"Henson will be ready to play in next week's crucial game at Hamburg,"
RHEIN FIRE (5-3)
at HAMBURG SEA DEVILS (1-6-1)
AOL Arena, Hamburg, Sunday May 14, 4:00 p.m. SERIES NOTES
Overall: Rhein leads 2-1
At Hamburg: Hamburg leads 1-0
At Rhein: Rhein leads 2-0
Streak: Rhein 2
This Season: Hamburg 21 at Rhein 31 (Week 4)
TELEVISION
US: LIVE/NFL Network (10:00 a.m. ET, Sunday May 14)
GERMANY/NETHERLANDS: LIVE/NASN (4:00 p.m. CET, Sunday May 14)
UK: DELAY/NASN (6:00 p.m. BST, Monday May 15)
Joining play-by-play announcer RICH ACKERMAN in the broadcast booth is former Seattle Seahawks quarterback BROCK HUARD.
COACHES
JIM TOMSULA is in his first season as an NFLEL head coach and has five wins to his name. Won a World Bowl ring as defensive coordinator of the Berlin Thunder in 2004… JACK BICKNELL is in his 14th season in NFL Europe and has taken his league-leading regular season victory total to 67 with a win in Berlin last week. Has one World Bowl ring in his collection having led Barcelona to glory in 1997.
GAME NOTES
The Fire needs a victory keep the pressure on those ahead of them in the World Bowl race, while the Sea Devils are looking to end a testing season on a high… The matchup sees the league's number six-ranked offense (Hamburg: 280.5 yards per game) take on NFL Europe's leading defense (Rhein: 268.9 yards per game)… Hamburg has yet to win on home soil this season, going 0-3-1 at the AOL Arena. The Fire is one of four teams with at least two road wins this season… Rhein leads NFL Europe with a +6 turnover ratio (20 takeaways to 14 giveaways)… Hamburg scored more points (38) during last week's win over Berlin than they did in the previous two games (34)… Rhein's quarterbacks have been sacked 14 times this season - the second-highest figure in NFL Europe… Hamburg and Rhein have both scored 2 touchdowns this season on returns and recoveries… The Fire has been among the most efficient teams in NFL Europe on third down, converting 39.4 percent of 104 attempts to rank second in the league… Hamburg quarterbacks have thrown 12 interceptions this season - the second-highest total in NFL Europe this spring… Rhein's offense has fumbled 16 times this season - the second-highest amount in the league… Rhein has committed 61 penalties this term, which is the second-highest in NFL Europe… Hamburg has struggled to produce big plays this season with just 19 covering 20+ yards (4 rush, 15 pass)… After opening the year at 4-0, the Fire has lost three of its last four contests… Rhein is averaging 5.1 yards per offensive play this term to rank third in NFL Europe, while Hamburg is averaging a league-low 4.7 yards per offensive play… Rhein ranks second in the league with an average time of possession of 32:03… Hamburg ranks fifth in NFLEL with an average of 29:24 minutes of possession per game… Rhein's 176 points scored is the second-highest total in the NFL Europe League… Rhein's defense has intercepted 10 passes this season - second-highest in NFLEL… In the first meeting between the teams this season, QB DREW HENSON (Dallas Cowboys) threw for 192 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Fire emerged victorious by a 31-21 scoreline. CB ANTWAIN SPANN (New England Patriots) scored on a key 30-yard interception return for the Fire, canceling out a 63-yard interception return for a touchdown by Sea Devils CB RAYSHUN REED.
