# 2007 Rhein Fire season

The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the team's 13-year existence.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2007 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Troy Reddick | T | Auburn |
| 2 | 10 | Wally Dada | CB | Washington State |
| 3 | 15 | Jesse Boone | C | Utah |
| 4 | 22 | Aaron Harris | LB | Texas |
| 5 | 27 | Erik Jensen | TE | Iowa |
| 6 | 34 | DeJuan Skinner | T | West Texas A&M |
| 7 | 39 | Calvin Carlyle | S | Oregon State |
| 8 | 46 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
| 9 | 51 | Scott Farley | S | Williams |
| 10 | 58 | Earvin Johnson | TE | UNLV |
| 11 | 63 | Derrick Strong | DE | Illinois |
| 12 | 70 | Zach Ville | DE | Missouri |
| 13 | 75 | Brennan Schmidt | DT | Virginia |
| 14 | 82 | Jimmy Dixon | FB | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | 87 | Chris Hawkins | CB | Marshall |
| 16 | 94 | Taylor Schmidt | C | San Diego State |
| 17 | 99 | Steve Franklin | G | Syracuse |
| 18 | 106 | Michael Franklin | RB | San Diego State |
| 19 | 111 | Jeff Green | DE | Florida A&M |
| 20 | 118 | Quentin Swain | LB | Florida Atlantic |
| 21 | 123 | John Glass | T | Rutgers |
| 22 | 130 | Cal Murray | RB | Miami (OH) |
| 23 | 131 | Mike Andrews | LB | Youngstown State |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 3–15 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
| 2 | Friday, April 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,611 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 6–14 | 1–2 | LTU arena | 21,347 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 9–34 | 1–3 | AOL Arena | 19,347 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 27–24 | 2–3 | LTU arena | 27,349 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 17–20 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 22,154 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–23 | 2–5 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 |
| 8 | Sunday, June 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 41–38 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 20,355 |
| 9 | Friday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 24–17 | 4–5 | Olympic Stadium | 12,114 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 13–17 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 22,980 |

## Standings

NFL Europa League :
| 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 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Friday, April 20
* Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 14,611
* Referee: Terry Brown
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Rich Ackerman and Jon Ritchie

### Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cologne | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rhein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 21,347

### Week 4: at Hamburg Sea Devils

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Hamburg | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 6
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 19,347

### Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 12
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 27,349

### Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cologne | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 19
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 22,154

### Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 26
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,789

### Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| Rhein | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Sunday, June 3
* Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,355
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Chris Carrino and Jerry Porter

### Week 9: at Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 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

### Week 10: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hamburg | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at LTU arena
* Date: Saturday, June 16
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 22,980

## Honors

* Danny Baugher, All-NFL Europa League team selection
* Blake Costanzo, All-NFL Europa League team selection
* Jamar Enzor, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
* Carlos Hendricks, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8)
* Derek Rehage, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6)
* P.K. Sam, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)