2007 Berlin Thunder season
- ← 2006
- Berlin Thunder
The 2007 Berlin Thunder season was the ninth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach John Allen in his first year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.[1]
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 1 | Chris Thompson | CB | Nicholls State |
2 | 7 | Lauvale Sape | DT | Utah |
3 | 18 | Seante Williams | DE | Jacksonville State |
4 | 19 | Jabari Levey | T | South Carolina |
5 | 30 | Chris Harrell | CB | Penn State |
6 | 31 | Matt Henshaw | TE | Florida State |
7 | 42 | Steve Paris | S | Iowa State |
8 | 43 | Damien Rhodes | RB | Syracuse |
9 | 54 | Keon Raymond | CB | Middle Tennessee |
10 | 55 | Quartez Vickerson | DT | Grand Valley State |
11 | 66 | Steven Vieira | G | UCLA |
12 | 67 | Samario Houston | LB | Catawba |
13 | 78 | Jameel Dumas | LB | Syracuse |
14 | 79 | Jay McCareins | CB | Princeton |
15 | 90 | Robin Meadow | T | Washington |
16 | 91 | Sha-Ron Edwards | RB | Illinois State |
17 | 102 | Bernard Opoku | S | Jacksonville |
18 | 103 | Bobby Payne | DE | Middle Tennessee |
19 | 114 | Daniel Martz | C | Alabama |
20 | 115 | Jason Flowers | CB | Toledo |
21 | 126 | Tim Clarke | LB | Lenoir–Rhyne |
22 | 127 | Mike Mendenhall | DE | Temple |
23 | 133 | Scott Mitchell | WR | Kentucky |
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Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 15–3 | 1–0 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
2 | Sunday, April 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 7–16 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 30,657 |
3 | Saturday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–14 | 1–2 | Olympic Stadium | 11,942 |
4 | Saturday, May 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 31–28 | 2–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,084 |
5 | Sunday, May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 10–24 | 2–3 | Olympic Stadium | 11,995 |
6 | Sunday, May 20 | 5:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 7–35 | 2–4 | Commerzbank-Arena | 30,125 |
7 | Saturday, May 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 7–17 | 2–5 | AOL Arena | 18,337 |
8 | Saturday, June 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 22–25 | 2–6 | Olympic Stadium | 11,882 |
9 | Friday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 17–24 | 2–7 | Olympic Stadium | 12,114 |
10 | Friday, June 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 20–21 | 2–8 | Olympic Stadium | 11,893 |
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Standings
NFL Europa League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 14
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 71 °F (21.7 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 30,355
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Scott Graham and Doug Graber
Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 22
- Game time: 4:02 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 30,657
- Referee: Don Carey
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Scott Graham and Doug Graber
Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 28
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 11,942
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (DirecTV): Scott Graham and DeAngelo Hall
Week 4: at Cologne Centurions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Cologne | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 5
- Game time: 6:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 10,084
- Referee: John Parry
Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 13
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 11.995
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Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Frankfurt | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 20
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 30,125
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Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
Berlin | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 2
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 11,882
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Week 9: vs Rhein Fire
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Berlin | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Friday, June 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 12,114
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, June 15
- Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), partly cloudy, light rain
- Game attendance: 11,893
- Referee: Tom Symonette
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Michael Reghi and Doug Graber
Honors
- Chris Barclay, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4)
- Carlton Brewster, All-NFL Europa League team selection
- Andrew Jacas, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1)
- Chris Thompson, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 10)
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Notes
- ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
References
- ^ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Berlin Thunder verpasst fünften Platz" (in German). Rheinische Post. June 16, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "NFL Europa: Fire schlägt Galaxy" (in German). Rheinische Post. May 12, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Europa: Frankfurt und Köln auf World-Bowl-Kurs" (in German). Rheinische Post. May 19, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "7. Spieltag der NFL Europa: Spitzenkampf zwischen Galaxy und Centurions" (in German). Rheinische Post. May 26, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Berlin Thunder vs. Frankfurt Galaxy" (in German). football-aktuell.de. May 26, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Football: Berlin Thunder enttäuscht" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. June 9, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ World Bowl XV Media Guide.
- ^ "Honors handed out". NFLEurope.com. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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- Founded in 1999
- Folded in 2007
- Based in Berlin, Germany
- Franchise
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- Olympic Stadium
- Wes Chandler
- Peter Vaas
- Rick Lantz
- John Allen