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The Berlin Thunder is a franchise in NFL Europe, which is a springtime American football league serving primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. Most of the players are young American professional players assigned by NFL teams to receive additional game experience and coaching. Coaching staffs are predominantly provided by the NFL for developmental purposes as well. American players and coaches have their living expenses paid for by the league while in Europe in addition to their salaries. They currently play their home games at Olympic Stadium.
The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season.
The Thunder have won the World Bowl 3 times: 2001, 2002 and 2004 (a year that they went 9-1).
They also made it to the World Bowl in 2005, but were narrowly defeated by the Amsterdam Admirals. The final score was 27-21.
Berlin's previous two quarterbacks, Rohan Davey (2004) and Dave Ragone (2005), were each named NFL Europe Offensive MVPs. Linebacker Rich Scanlon (2005) was named NFL Europe Defensive MVP.
On April Fools Day 2006, the Thunder recorded their very first tie in franchise history. Trailing the Hamburg Sea Devils 17-0 at halftime, the Thunder erased their deficit to tie it up, going into overtime. Unfortunately, neither team could come up with a point in the extra period. This was only the second tie in the history of NFL Europe. The previous tie came in the 1992 season between the Birmingham Fire and the London Monarchs. The final score for that game was, ironically, also 17-17.
Season-By-Season
Notable Players
- David Akers - K
- Rohan Davey- QB
- Ben Hamilton - C
- David Kimball - K
- Brian Waters - OG
External links
American football in Germany | NFL Europe teams | Sport in Berlin
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