# 2006 Berlin Thunder season

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 | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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 | 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 |

## 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 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

### Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| 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

| 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

| 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

### Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

| 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

### Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| 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. Overall, Berlin had three players selected. The selections were:
* Chad Beasley, guard
* Anthony Floyd, safety
* Christian Mohr, national player