2006 Amsterdam Admirals season The 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League . The 2006 season of the Amsterdam Admirals started off full of hope . The previous season headcoach Bart Andrus and his team had managed to lay their hands on the coveted World Bowl trophee - for the first time in the Admirals ' history - after beating Berlin Thunder 27 to 21 in World Bowl XIII . Furthermore , Gibran Hamdan had returned as starting quarterback after being injured halfway the 2005 season , ready to be the focal point of a passing offense . After an initial loss in week 1 to their World Bowl XIII opponent Berlin Thunder , quarterback Gibran Hamdan , together with key players such as wide receivers Skyler Fulton , Noriaki Kinoshita , Chad Lucas and special teams players Glenn Pakulak and Ryan Killeen , led the Admirals to 6 straight wins before suffering two broken ankles in week 7 against the Hamburg Sea Devils . After that the well - oiled Admirals offense lost steam when second - string quarterback Jared Allen took over . Despite this , Allen and his team managed to defeat the 2006 NFLE league number two team Frankfurt Galaxy in week 9 on Galaxy home soil , resulting in the Amsterdam Admirals clinching their World Bowl berth . Finally the Admirals met Frankfurt Galaxy again in week 11 in Düsseldorf in LTU Arena , the spot of World Bowl XIII . The hope from beating Galaxy in week 9 , however , quickly dissipated when it became clear that the Admirals ' offensive line without Hamdan was no match for Galaxy ' s rushing offensive line powered by running back Roger " the rabbit " Robinson . After four quarters the Admirals hadn ' t managed to claim their second World Bowl victory with a final score of 22 to just 7 . Despite the disappointment of losing , the season of 2006 also saw many highlight like when Skyler Fulton established a new league record by catching for 100 + yards in 6 out of 10 games . Fulton fell just 32 yards short of breaking the individual record for most yards gained in a season , set at 1023 yards in 1996 by Scottish Claymores wide receiver Sean LaChapelle ( Fulton received for 992 yards ) . He would surely have broken this record if not for a hamstring injury towards the end of the season . Game summaries . Week 1 : vs Berlin Thunder . During the first game of the season the Admirals met their 2005 World Bowl XIII adversary Berlin Thunder for a rematch on the grass of their home base , the Amsterdam ArenA . After going three and out on their first possession Glenn Pakulak punted the ball to the Thunder 20 from where it was carried to the 26 for Thunder ' s first down . Thunder ' s offense opened with good drives when second - year running back Little John Flowers carried 5 times for 22 yards and picked up an important 13 yards on third - and - six , bringing the ball to first - and - six . Flowers also covered the last six yards on the next run for a touchdown and the extra point by Xavier Beitia . All this was witnessed by the cold Admirals fans - it was already a chilly 0°C / 32°F at kickoff - who hadn ' t seen the last chilling event for the night . On their next possession . the Amsterdam Admirals carried the ball from their own 32 to Berlin ' s 21 , where it was fumbled by running back Larry Croom and recovered by Berlin . Berlin took advantage of the turnover as they began another scoring drive with Berlin quarterback Campbell avoiding what seemed like an unavoidable sack to complete a 16 - yard pass to wide receiver Keron Henry . Berlin running back Marty Johnson pulled off an 18 - yard dash before - in the second quarter now - Campbell connected with his wide receiver Musinski on a 27 - yard scoring play , followed by another successful PAT kick by Xavier Beitia : 14 - 0 . After driving up to the Berlin 39 , the Admirals found themselves stuck on 3 - and - 1 and 4 - and - 1 . Pakulak was brought out once again and punted the pig ' s skin into the end zone for a touchback . Berlin Thunder had success again and made it to Amsterdam ' s 9 - yard line , but were faced with 4 - and - 2 . They decided to roll the dice . Apparently they rolled a pair of sixes , since the pass connected for yet another touchdown . Berlin failed to come up with the extra point though , when the snap failed to connect . 20 - 0 , it was indeed getting very cold on the Amsterdam stands . The chill was complete when inside the two - minute warning when Admirals quarterback Reggie Robertson was intercepted by defensive end Christian Mohr , who ran the ball back 34 yards to the Admirals ’ two - yard line . Berlin Thunder got stuck on the Admirals ' 1 - yard line on their 4th and decided to roll the dice again for a touchdown attempt , comfortable in their 20 - 0 lead . This time however , they rolled snake eyes and fumbled the ball after which Derrick Ballard ran a league record 95 yard fumble - run to score as time expired in the first half . Ryan Killeen kicked the ball between the uprights for the extra point : 20 - 7 On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter , Berlin got into scoring position again when they ended up with 4 - and - 15 on the Amsterdam 19 . Beitia kicked the ball in for the third times with a 36 - yard field goal , making it 23 - 7 . The Admirals must have figured it was high time to bring out the magic because right after Croom gained 9 yards , Hamdan connected with wide receiver Craig Bragg ( who was wide open ) on a 56 - yard passing play taking the ball to the Berlin two - yard line . Croom then forced his way into the end zone and Killeen followed with the extra point : 23 - 14 . Admirals fans were getting a bit warmer . The next scoring play came from Berlin Thunder once again when , after one of Hamdan ' s passes hit an offensive lineman , Berlin drove up the field and Beitia came into position again for a 27 - yard field goal . After intercepting another pass near the end of the 3rd quarter , Berlin drove the ball up to the 1 - yard line before scoring another touchdown in the 4th quarter . The Admirals brought out the magic again when Japanese national player Noriaki Kinoshita scored on an explosive 59 - yard punt return down the left sideline . Hamdan then fired off a 54 - yard scoring pass to his favourite wide receiver Skyler Fulton , with the pair hooking up again for a two - point conversion . With 3 : 04 left on the clock , the Admirals had closed the gap to 4 point : 33 - 29 . The last bit of hope of Amsterdam dwindled , however , when Berlin ' s Campbell threw a 13 - yard pass on 3rd down , giving them enough time to drain the game clock . The warmed - up Admirals fans had to admit defeat when the game clock ticked down to zero and the score on the big board was still 33 - 29 . Week 2 : at Cologne Centurions . After losing to Berlin at home in week 1 , it was up to the Admirals to even the score at Cologne . Cologne began their opening drive after Amsterdam ' s Diamond Ferri stopped Bratton at the 26 - yard line . Cologne ' s quarterback Kliff Kingsbury opened big with an 18 - yard pass to running back Russell on the first play . However , the Amsterdam defense fought back , forcing Cologne to punt after going 3 - and - 5 when Tony Brown sacked the quarterback . A 48 - yard punt and a fair catch by Noriaki Kinoshita set the Admirals back at their 6 - yard line . On the first play however , Hamdan outdid Kingsbury when he connected through the air with the same Kinoshita for a 48 - yard gain . To make matters worse for the Centurions , they were penalized 30 yards for roughing the passer , making it a 78 - yard gain on the first play and taking the ball to Cologne ' s 16 . Another penalty – this time for pass interference - gave Amsterdam a first down at the 9 . On third down and 6 yards to go , Cologne ' s Thomas Houchin intercepted a pass by Hamdan in the endzone , running it back to his own 16 . On the next drive , Cologne was again stopped after their second first down and punted the ball the Amsterdam ' s 25 . Amsterdam got handed a first down again when , with 2 - and - 14 after a false start , Cologne was penalized again for roughing the passer , giving the Admirals their first down . However , after three incomplete passes and 4 - and - 10 at Cologne ' s 26 near the end of the first quarter , Amsterdam brought Ryan Killeen into position for a 44 - yard field goal , which he scored . With a successful drive by Alex Haynes - rushing the ball for 38 yards on 4 tries - Cologne got stuck again at 4 - and - 4 at Amsterdam ' s 28 . Going for the field goal , Cologne ' s kick got blocked and picked up by Admirals cornerback Justin Perkins who returned it 72 yards for a touchdown , giving the visitors a 10 - 0 lead . After another penalty for offensive holding , the Centurions countered with a big play , with second quarterback Boyd completing a 55 - yard pass , followed by Haynes ending up in Amsterdam ' s endzone after rushing for 9 and 22 yards . 10 - 7 . The Admirals had a case of déjà - vu when on their second down Diamond Ferri fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Centurion right tackle Dixon . After driving up to Amsterdam ' s 28 with the help of a roughing - the - passer penalty , Cologne once again attempted a 46 - yard field goal . This time it greeted the uprights left and right , squaring the score at 10 - 10 . The Cologne Centurions quickly got possession of the ball again . A 25 yard connection between quarterback Boyd and tight end Trent Smith after Amsterdam ' s defense choked on a faked handoff to Russell , took the ball to Amsterdam ' s 17 . Cologne ' s touchdown plans were however once again ruined when tackle Obeng ' s offensive holding set them back 10 yards and the Centurions got stuck at 4 - and - 18 . Tim Duncan was brought in again and secured Cologne ' s second field goal of the afternoon . One minute into the second half , Cologne safety Brandon Pinderhughes hit Hamdan hard from behind , forcing a fumble and giving Cologne the ball at the Amsterdam 29 . It was the same story all over again , though , when they couldn ' t get another first down . When Duncan was called upon again , his kick failed , going wide right from 44 yards . This miss proved to be costly immediately afterwards . On their second down , Hamdan spotted Skyler Fulton wide open down the right sideline and threw a perfect pass for a 65 - yard touchdown , giving the Admirals the lead again at 17 - 13 after Killeen secured the extra point . Next , Cologne drive made it all the way to Amsterdam ' s 6 - yard where they once again were withheld from a touchdown by the Admirals defensive line . Duncan then missed a costly second time on the 24 - yard field goal to leave Cologne stranded four points behind the visitors , 17 - 13 . A 12 - yard rush up the middle by Ferri and a 35 - yard pass by Hamdan to Chad Lucas gave Amsterdam a first down at the 24 - yard line . Three plays later they also got stuck at 4 - and - 9 and Killeen ' s successful 41 - yard field goal widened the gap to 20 - 13 . Cologne ' s defense held Amsterdam ' s offense at bay and managed to block Glenn Pakulak ' s punt in the 4th quarter , only 14 yards from Amsterdam ' s endzone . Quick thinking by Admirals safety Atari Bigby saved the Admirals from a possible score - evening touchdown run by kicking the ball out of bounds at the back of the endzone , giving the Centurions a safety instead . After the free kick , the Cologne Centurions came back dangerously when they ran the ball all the way back to the Amsterdam 9 after a 25 - yard pass to Russell by Kingsbury . When Kingsbury was sacked by Amsterdam defensive end Earl Cochran and penalized for intentional grounding , it forced Cologne to go for the kick again with 4 - and - 19 . Tim Duncan then missed his fourth field goal with 3 : 02 remaining , condemning Cologne to defeat and giving Amsterdam their first win with 20 - 15 on the board . Roster . Totals ' Acquired ' : KEY TO ' ACQUIRED ' COLUMN : Source :