2006 Berlin Thunder season

2006 Berlin Thunder season
General manager	Joe Cealera
Head coach	Rick Lantz
Home stadium	Olympic Stadium Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	2–7–1
Division place	6th
Playoffs	did not qualify
←  2005 Berlin Thunder 2007  →

The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his third year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium and Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	5	A. J. Lindsay	DT	Temple
2	11	Joe Mimucci	DT	Delaware
3	14	Kevin Harrison	LB	Eastern Michigan
4	23	Willie Ford	CB	Syracuse
5	26	Little John Flowers	RB	Michigan State
6	35	Ben Moa	RB	Utah
7	38	Reggie Love	LB	Duke
8	47	Quentin Swain	LB	Florida Atlantic
9	50	Marty Johnson	RB	Utah

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Berlin Thunder staff

	Front office General Manager – Joe Cealera Head coaches Head Coach – Rick Lantz Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Don Eck Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Mike Miller National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller Tight Ends – Vince Marrow			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Charles Jones Defensive Line – Phil Banko Defensive Backs – Bill Hurley Assistant Defensive Backs – Dwayne Stukes Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Matt Pippin

Roster

2006 Berlin Thunder roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Lang Campbell  2 B. J. Symons  4 Brian Wrobel Running backs 45 Jonathan Evans FB 24 Derek Farmer 31 Little John Flowers 34 Marty Johnson Wide receivers 82 Keron Henry 85 C. J. Jones 16 Brandon Middleton 87 Lance Moore 84 Rich Musinski Tight ends 46 Ben Moa 81 Jason Randall		Offensive linemen 74 Chad Beasley G 65 Toby Cecil C 78 Mike Erickson G 72 Patrick Estes T 76 Julius Franklin G 75 Tom Kaleita T 57 Joel Rodriguez C Defensive linemen 98 Kevin Carberry DT 90 Jason Davis DT 93 Jeff Green DE 91 Elton Patterson DE 95 Samuel Taulealea DT		Linebackers 54 Kevin Harrison OLB 51 Quentin Swain MLB 59 Jermaine Taylor OLB 56 Andre Torrey OLB Defensive backs 27 Jamaal Brimmer S 33 Anthony Floyd S 21 Robert Redd CB 20 Antwaun Rogers CB 25 Duvol Thompson CB 26 James Thornton CB Special teams  3 Xavier Beitia K  1 Brian Simnjanovski P		National players 89 Klaus Alinen TE 29 Oliver Flemming S 88 Alejandro Gamez WR 66 Masakazu Goda C/G 48 Jonathan Hurtado OLB 38 Sergey Ivanov S 16 Christopher Liess WR 99 Lorn Mayers DT 92 Christian Mohr DE 86 Sebastian Schneider TE 97 Daniel Watts DE Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 18	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 33–29	1–0–0	Amsterdam ArenA	16,341
2	Saturday, March 25	6:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 0–22	1–1–0	Olympic Stadium	13,105
3	Saturday, April 1	6:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	T 17–17 OT	1–1–1	AOL Arena	15,837
4	Saturday, April 8	6:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 31–38	1–2–1	Olympic Stadium	11,443
5	Monday, April 17	6:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 24–13	2–2–1	Olympic Stadium	13,559
6	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–18	2–3–1	Commerzbank-Arena	26,812
7	Saturday, April 29	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 24–27	2–4–1	LTU arena	20,598
8	Sunday, May 7	4:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	L 14–38	2–5–1	Olympic Stadium	16,762
9	Sunday, May 14	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	L 7–25	2–6–1	RheinEnergieStadion	12,438
10	Saturday, May 20	6:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 13–14	2–7–1	Jahn-Sportpark	14,225

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	259	234	2–3–0	5–0–0	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	172	160	4–1–0	3–2–0	W1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	207	165	4–1–0	2–3–0	W1
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	151	170	2–3–0	2–3–0	L1
Hamburg Sea Devils	3	6	1	.350	194	193	1–3–1	2–3–0	W3
Berlin Thunder	2	7	1	.250	180	241	1–4–0	1–3–1	L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	13	6	7	33
Amsterdam	0	7	7	15	29

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, March 18
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
• Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), roof open, partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 16,341
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	6	7	0	9	22
Berlin	0	0	0	0	0

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, March 25
• Game time: 6:07 p.m. CET
• Game weather: 39 °F (3.9 °C), cloudy with light rain
• Game attendance: 13,105
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Berlin	0	0	7	10	0	17
Hamburg	0	17	0	0	0	17

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 1
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,837
• Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	14	14	3	38
Berlin	7	14	0	10	31

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 8
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), cloudy skies
• Game attendance: 11,443
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	0	7	6	13
Berlin	0	10	7	7	24

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Monday, April 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 13,559
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Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	7	3	7	17
Frankfurt	0	3	6	9	18

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 22
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 26,812
• Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	3	7	14	24
Rhein	0	14	3	10	27

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 29
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 20,598
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	7	14	3	14	38
Berlin	0	7	0	7	14

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 16,762
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Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	0	7	0	7
Cologne	14	3	2	6	25

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 14
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 12,438
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Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	7	7	0	14
Berlin	6	7	0	0	13

at Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 20
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy with showers, windy
• Game attendance: 14,225
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. ^[16] Overall, Berlin had three players selected. The selections were:

• Chad Beasley, guard
• Anthony Floyd, safety
• Christian Mohr, national player

Notes

1. All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

References

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