# 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season

The 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his second year, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2006 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | Uyi Osunde | DE | Connecticut |
| 2 | 9 | Rayshun Reed | CB | Troy |
| 3 | 16 | Jordan Kramer | LB | Idaho |
| 4 | 21 | Ricky Bryant | WR | Hofstra |
| 5 | 28 | Scott Genord | LB | Cal-Fullerton |
| 6 | 33 | Ivory McCoy | DE | Michigan State |
| 7 | 40 | Davern Williams | DT | Troy |
| 8 | 45 | Marcel Willis | WR | Auburn |
| 9 | 52 | Byron Hardmon | LB | Florida |
| 10 | 56 | Kevin Lewis | DT | Virginia Tech |

## 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 | 6:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 10–14 | 0–1–0 | AOL Arena | 15,243 |
| 2 | Saturday, March 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–31 | 0–2–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,713 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | T 17–17 | 0–2–1 | AOL Arena | 15,837 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 21–31 | 0–3–1 | LTU arena | 18,224 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–17 | 0–4–1 | AOL Arena | 12,281 |
| 6 | Sunday, April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 17–20 | 0–5–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,238 |
| 7 | Saturday, April 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–18 | 0–6–1 | AOL Arena | 15,224 |
| 8 | Sunday, May 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 38–14 | 1–6–1 | Olympic Stadium | 16,762 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 13–10 | 2–6–1 | AOL Arena | 16,823 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 34–21 | 3–6–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 15,937 |

## 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: vs Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cologne | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Hamburg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
* Date: Saturday, March 18
* Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,243
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hamburg | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, March 25
* Game time: 7:09 p.m. CET
* Game weather: 40 °F (4.4 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 26,713
* Referee: Carl Cheffers

### Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder

| 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: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hamburg | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 8
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), roof closed
* Game attendance: 18,224
* Referee: Alberto Riveron

### Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 15
* Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 12,281
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad

### Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
* Date: Sunday, April 23
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 9,238

### Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 29
* Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), overcast
* Game attendance: 15,224
* Referee: Terry Brown

### Week 8: at Berlin Thunder

| 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: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 14
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 16,823
* Referee: Alberto Riveron

### Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hamburg | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, May 20
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: roof closed
* Game attendance: 15,937
* Referee: Jerome Boger

## 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, Hamburg had three players selected. The selections were:
* Scott McCready, national player
* Rayshun Reed, cornerback
* Scott Scharff, defensive end