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Louisville Fire
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By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
The Quad City Steamwheelers somehow salvaged the perfect game-ending situation from a mistake-filled performance Saturday
night in Louisville.
"Down 6 points, with the ball, 50 seconds left and all of your timeouts," QC interim coach Troy Biladeau said by cell phone.
"In arena football, you couldn't ask for more. All we had to do was score and kick the extra point, and we win the game."
Instead, the 'Wheelers failed to get a first down, then the Fire also burned QC with a final-play touchdown to claim a
head-to-head playoff tiebreaker, in a 54-42 decision at Louisville's Freedom Hall.
The setback dropped the 'Wheelers (8-6) into a three-way tie for the Midwest Division with Louisville and Green Bay, a
77-40 winner Saturday over Cincinnati.
Both Louisville and Green Bay own a head-to-head point-differential tiebreaker with QC heading into the final two games
of the regular-season.
Louisville and Green Bay do play next week. QC finishes with division basement-dweller Cincinnati (Friday) and Fort Wayne
(July 26).
"It's a heartbreaker because now we don't fully control our own destiny," Biladeau said after a see-saw contest featuring
eight lead changes.
"Our last two games are at home, but now just winning isn't enough. We have to do a little scoreboard watching, too. We're
in a dogfight now."
The fact the 'Wheelers were in position to lament a tight loss was a miracle to begin with.
QC committed four turnovers, and Louisville also scored a safety when 'Wheelers quarterback J.J. Raterink was sacked in
the end zone.
"We played well defensively," Biladeau said. "We made some big plays to keep us alive."
After the sack, QC trailed 35-27 heading into the final period.
The deficit increased to 48-35 after QC's Kris Peters dropped a wide-open touchdown pass and Raterink fumbled away the
next snap.
"That would have definitely been a huge play for us," Biladeau said about one of the few balls Peters didn't catch in a
12-reception, 175-yard, 2-TD night.
Louisville scored on the resulting possession, after an interception by Kevin Adams was waived off because rookie jack
linebacker Malik Jackson was ruled out of the box.
However, the 'Wheelers answered back with Jack Walker Jr. hauling in a 6-yard Raterink TD pass off the catch net with 1:33
remaining.
Louisville recovered the on-side kick, but QC's defense stiffened one last time, forcing a 22-yard field-goal try, which
Dave Hendrix missed wide left.
"Then we just didn't execute," said Biladeau, QC's defensive coordinator, who filled in for Sean Ponder during a 3-game
league suspension for tripping an opposing player. "This is not the way I wanted (my head-coaching reign) to end. But the
team needed the `W' more than I did."
Raterink finished 28-for-41 for 289 yards, 3 TDs and 3 interceptions. All four turnovers were charged to Raterink.
"It wasn't his best game," Biladeau said. "But, like I told him afterward, we win as a team, and we lose as a team. We're
not going to do any finger-pointing around here."
Walker added 12 grabs for 82 yards to Peters' effort.
NFL veteran defensive ends Jermaine Petty and Shonn Bell led QC's defense. Petty had two sacks, forced a fumble and blocked
a field goal. Bell had a tackle for loss, plus a fumble recovery.
"It was a great game," Biladeau said. "We'd make a big play, then they'd make a big play. They just made one more than
we did."
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Quad City Steamwheel vs Louisville Fire (Jul 14, 2007 at Louisville, Kentucky)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Quad City Steamwheel 7 20 0 15 - 42 Record: (8-6)
Louisville Fire..... 12 14 9 19 - 54 Record: (8-6)
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:29 LOU - JONES, Tiger 9 yd pass from STEELE, Joel (HENDRIX, Dave kick failed), 6-42 3:23, QCS 0 - LOU 6
05:29 QCS - PETERS, Kris 34 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick), 3-48 2:13, QCS 7 - LOU 6
03:35 LOU - JONES, Tiger 29 yd pass from STEELE, Joel, 2-34 1:04, QCS 7 - LOU 12
2nd 08:14 QCS - KERR, Nikolas 4 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick), 4-31 2:41, QCS 14 - LOU 12
05:52 LOU - JONES, Tiger 35 yd pass from STEELE, Joel (HENDRIX, Dave kick), 3-45 1:40, QCS 14 - LOU 19
02:24 QCS - RATERINK, J.J. 1 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick failed), 5-38 3:16, QCS 20 - LOU 19
00:27 LOU - STALLINGS, Tony 4 yd run (HENDRIX, Dave kick), 6-29 1:04, QCS 20 - LOU 26
00:00 QCS - KERR, Nikolas 2 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick), 6-45 0:27, QCS 27 - LOU 26
3rd 06:49 LOU - FORNEY, Demetri 1 yd run (HENDRIX, Dave kick), 3-16 1:47, QCS 27 - LOU 33
04:40 LOU - ZECK, Nick safety, , QCS 27 - LOU 35
4th 14:44 QCS - PETERS, Kris 31 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (WALKER Jr., Jac pass from RATERINK, J.J.), 2-42 1:22, QCS 35
- LOU 35
10:54 LOU - PAYNE, Quorey 34 yd pass from STEELE, Joel (HENDRIX, Dave kick), 5-45 3:02, QCS 35 - LOU 42
05:58 LOU - PAYNE, Quorey 10 yd run, 2-23 1:36, QCS 35 - LOU 48
01:54 QCS - WALKER Jr., Jac 6 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick), 5-32 3:28, QCS 42 - LOU 48
00:00 LOU - JONES, Tiger 7 yd pass from STEELE, Joel, 3-18 0:22, QCS 42 - LOU 54
QCS LOU
FIRST DOWNS................... 23 22
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 6-10 13-33
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 275 283
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 41-28-3 38-26-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 49-285 52-316
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-9 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 6-91 4-70
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 3-6
Fumbles-Lost.................. 3-2 3-1
Penalties-Yards............... 8-46 6-39
Possession Time............... 28:58 31:02
Third-Down Conversions........ 2 of 6 3 of 9
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 2 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-5 5-8
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-4 2-14
RUSHING: Quad City Steamwheel-KERR, Nikolas 4-10; RATERINK, J.J. 2-0.
Louisville Fire-STEELE, Joel 4-18; PAYNE, Quorey 1-10; STALLINGS, Tony 2-5;
FORNEY, Demetri 4-2; GREEN, Nate 1-0; ADLER, Shane 1-minus 2.
PASSING: Quad City Steamwheel-RATERINK, J.J. 28-41-3-289; TEAM
0-0-0-minus 14. Louisville Fire-STEELE, Joel 25-37-0-282; ADLER, Shane 1-1-0-5;
TEAM 0-0-0-minus 4.
RECEIVING: Quad City Steamwheel-PETERS, Kris 12-175; WALKER Jr., Jac
12-82; ANTHONY, Tom 4-32. Louisville Fire-JONES, Tiger 11-134; MATTHEWS, Lawre
7-60; PAYNE, Quorey 3-53; STALLINGS, Tony 3-28; DEWALT, Lonnell 2-12.
INTERCEPTIONS: Quad City Steamwheel-None. Louisville Fire-MIDLAM, Rusty
2-8; FORBES, Matt 1-minus 2.
FUMBLES: Quad City Steamwheel-RATERINK, J.J. 2-1. Louisville Fire-FORBES,
Matt 1-0; ADLER, Shane 1-0; STEELE, Joel 1-1.
Stadium: Freedom Hall 15,646 Attendance: 9746
Kickoff time: 7:15 End of Game: 9:51 Total elapsed time: 2:36
Officials: Referee: Matt Austin; Umpire: Conrad Carney; Linesman: Tony Josselyn;
Line judge: Tommy Walsh; Back judge: Jabir Walker; Scorer: Deuce Hillerich;
Schutt OFF Player - Joel Steele LOU
ADT DEF Player - Rusty Midlam LOU
US Army Ironam - Nikolas Kerr QCS
Cutters Catch - Kris Peters QCS
Quad City Steamwheel vs Louisville Fire (Jul 14, 2007 at Louisville, Kentucky)
SACKS (UA-A): Quad City Steamwheel-PETTY, Jermaine 1-0. Louisville
Fire-ZECK, Nick 1-0; FORNEY, Demetri 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Quad City Steamwheel-STEPTER, Lavar 4-6; JACKSON, Malik
5-2; DAVIS, Jordan 4-4; ADAMS, Kevin 4-4; BELL, Shonn 1-6; KERR, Nikolas 2-0;
MACREA, Jeff 1-2; PETTY, Jermaine 0-3; KAULULAAU, Kika 0-2; MISIPEKA, Trevo 0-1;
ENDEMANN, Andy 0-1; RATERINK, J.J. 0-1. Louisville Fire-MIDLAM, Rusty 6-5;
FORBES, Matt 6-4; GREEN, Nate 4-1; DEWALT, Lonnell 3-2; JONES, Jerome 2-2;
MATTHEWS, Lawre 1-2; ZECK, Nick 1-1; STALLINGS, Tony 0-2; FORNEY, Demetri 0-2;
PAYNE, Quorey 0-1; LONG, Tim 0-1; WALKER, Jerome 0-1; SPEAKS, Keller 0-1;
WASHINGTON, Joe 0-1.
Game Starters:
Quad City Steamwheel
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 11 RATERINK, J.J.
WR 6 PETERS, Kris
WR 24 WALKER Jr., Jac
WR 28 ANTHONY, Tom
FB 16 KERR, Nikolas
OL 60 ENDEMANN, Andy
OL 72 JAHNKE, Chris
OL 91 MISIPEKA, Trevo
K 8 NAEHU, Kimo
POS ## DEFENSE
DB 4 ADAMS, Kevin
DB 5 STEPTER, Lavar
DB 9 DAVIS, Jordan
LB 3 MACREA, Jeff
LB 10 JACKSON, Malik
DL 12 BELL, Shonn
DL 40 PETTY, Jermaine
DL 78 KAULULAAU, Kika
Louisville Fire
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 14 STEELE, Joel
WR 1 MATTHEWS, Lawre
WR 2 JONES, Tiger
WR 7 DEWALT, Lonnell
FB 21 FORNEY, Demetri
C 65 WASHINGTON, Joe
G 77 LONG, Tim
TE 96 COLEMAN, Thomas
K 10 HENDRIX, Dave
POS ## DEFENSE
DB 3 FORBES, Matt
DB 4 GREEN, Nate
DB 12 MIDLAM, Rusty
LB 1 MATTHEWS, Lawre
LB 11 JONES, Jerome
DL 21 FORNEY, Demetri
DL 44 SPEAKS, Keller
DL 45 ZECK, Nick
Player participation:
Quad City Steamwheel: 2-PIKE, Matt, 98-PAHUA, Ryan.
Louisville Fire: 5-STALLINGS, Tony, 6-ADLER, Shane, 8-WALKER, Jerome, 20-MILES, Gordon, 22-PAYNE, Quorey, 59-YAUCH, Eddie.
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final)
AF2 - 2007 Season
Quad City Steamwheel vs Louisville Fire (Jul 14, 2007 at Louisville, Kentucky)
Quad City Steamwheel
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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KERR, Nikolas 4 10 0 10 2 4 2.5
RATERINK, J.J. 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.0
Totals... 6 11 1 10 3 4 1.7
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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RATERINK, J.J. 41-28-3 289 3 34 2
TEAM 0-0-0 -14 0 0 0
Totals... 41-28-3 275 3 34 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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PETERS, Kris 12 175 2 34
WALKER Jr., Jac 12 82 1 13
ANTHONY, Tom 4 32 0 11
Totals... 28 289 3 34
MFGs Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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PETERS, Kris 0 0 0 6 91 25 0 0 0
Totals... 0 0 0 6 91 25 0 0 0
All-purpose Rush Rcv KR FGR IR Total
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PETERS, Kris 0 175 91 0 0 266
WALKER Jr., Jac 0 82 0 0 0 82
ANTHONY, Tom 0 32 0 0 0 32
KERR, Nikolas 10 0 0 0 0 10
Totals... 10 289 91 0 0 390
Field goal attempts
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Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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NAEHU, Kimo 6 320 2 0 53.3
Louisville Fire
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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STEELE, Joel 4 18 0 18 0 9 4.5
PAYNE, Quorey 1 10 0 10 1 10 10.0
STALLINGS, Tony 2 5 0 5 1 4 2.5
FORNEY, Demetri 4 3 1 2 1 2 0.5
GREEN, Nate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
ADLER, Shane 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals... 13 36 3 33 3 10 2.5
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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STEELE, Joel 37-25-0 282 5 35 1
ADLER, Shane 1-1-0 5 0 5 0
TEAM 0-0-0 -4 0 0 0
Totals... 38-26-0 283 5 35 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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JONES, Tiger 11 134 4 35
MATTHEWS, Lawre 7 60 0 19
PAYNE, Quorey 3 53 1 34
STALLINGS, Tony 3 28 0 13
DEWALT, Lonnell 2 12 0 13
Totals... 26 287 5 35
MFGs Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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PAYNE, Quorey 0 0 0 1 9 9 0 0 0
STALLINGS, Tony 0 0 0 2 40 22 0 0 0
FORBES, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0
MIDLAM, Rusty 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8
GREEN, Nate 0 0 0 1 21 21 0 0 0
Totals... 0 0 0 4 70 22 3 6 8
All-purpose Rush Rcv KR FGR IR Total
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JONES, Tiger 0 134 0 0 0 134
STALLINGS, Tony 5 28 40 0 0 73
PAYNE, Quorey 10 53 9 0 0 72
MATTHEWS, Lawre 0 60 0 0 0 60
GREEN, Nate 0 0 21 0 0 21
STEELE, Joel 18 0 0 0 0 18
DEWALT, Lonnell 0 12 0 0 0 12
MIDLAM, Rusty 0 0 0 0 8 8
FORNEY, Demetri 2 0 0 0 0 2
ADLER, Shane -2 0 0 0 0 -2
FORBES, Matt 0 0 0 0 -2 -2
Totals... 33 287 70 0 6 396
Field goal attempts
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HENDRIX, Dave 3rd 09:29 24 yds - Blocked
HENDRIX, Dave 4th 00:42 22 yds - Missed
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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HENDRIX, Dave 8 357 3 0 44.6
FUMBLES: Quad City Steamwheel-RATERINK, J.J. 2-1. Louisville Fire-ADLER, Shane 1-0; FORBES,
Matt 1-0; STEELE, Joel 1-1.
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Statistics (Final)
AF2 - 2007 Season
Quad City Steamwheel vs Louisville Fire (Jul 14, 2007 at Louisville, Kentucky)
Quad City Steamwheel
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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5 STEPTER, Lavar 4 6 7.0 . . . . . . / .
10 JACKSON, Malik 5 2 6.0 . . . . . . / .
9 DAVIS, Jordan 4 4 6.0 . . . . 1 . / .
4 ADAMS, Kevin 4 4 6.0 . . . . 2 . / .
12 BELL, Shonn 1 6 4.0 1.0/2 . . . 1 . / .
16 KERR, Nikolas 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . / .
3 MACREA, Jeff 1 2 2.0 . . 1-0 . . . / .
40 PETTY, Jermaine . 3 1.5 1.5/1 1 . . . 1 1.0/4 .
78 KAULULAAU, Kika . 2 1.0 0.5/1 . . . . . / .
60 ENDEMANN, Andy . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
91 MISIPEKA, Trevo . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
11 RATERINK, J.J. . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
6 PETERS, Kris . . . . . 0-9 . . . / .
Louisville Fire
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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12 MIDLAM, Rusty 6 5 8.5 . . . 2-8 1 . / .
3 FORBES, Matt 6 4 8.0 . . . 1--2 1 . / .
4 GREEN, Nate 4 1 4.5 . . . . 1 . / .
7 DEWALT, Lonnell 3 2 4.0 1.0/1 . . . . . / .
11 JONES, Jerome 2 2 3.0 . . . . . . / 1
1 MATTHEWS, Lawre 1 2 2.0 . . . . . . / .
45 ZECK, Nick 1 1 1.5 . . 1-0 . . . 1.0/13 1
5 STALLINGS, Tony . 2 1.0 . . . . . . / .
21 FORNEY, Demetri . 2 1.0 . 1 . . . . 1.0/1 .
44 SPEAKS, Keller . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / 1
65 WASHINGTON, Joe . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
8 WALKER, Jerome . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
22 PAYNE, Quorey . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
77 LONG, Tim . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .
6 ADLER, Shane . . . . . 1-0 . . . / .
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