For the second year in a row, the Green Bay Blizzard will travel to
Quad City to take on the Steamwheelers in the 2nd Annual Happy Joe's
Pizza Bowl.

This year's contest will again be held in Quad City, on Thursday,
March 23rd, with a 7:15pm kickoff. Training Camp begins on Sunday,
March 12th and goes through Monday, March 27th, so the trip will
take place right in the middle of preseason workouts. The Blizzard
will head down on Monday, March 20th and spend the week taking part
in joint practices with the Steamwheelers. The preseason game will
be the culmination of both teams' efforts to prepare for the start
of the regular season.

Last season, the Blizzard came away with a thrilling 48-47 victory
that literally was won on the last play, a dramatic 1-yard TD plunge
by FB/LB Marcus Green.

As the game neared the final gun, the Steamwheelers had taken a 47-
42 lead on a Scott Power 1-yard touchdown run, and were attempting
to go up by 7 by attempting a two-point conversion. However, WR/DB
Lance Taylor came up big by soaring through the air to bat away a
pass from QB Matt Pike.

With only 0:52 left on the clock, the Blizzard moved swiftly down
the field and into within striking distance. In a classic finish,
the Blizzard called their final timeout with 0:03 left on the clock.
Head Coach Bob Landsee sent in the play, which was executed
perfectly. FB/LB Marcus Green took the handoff from QB Jatavis
Sanders and stormed through the line for the touchdown, the 48-47
win, and the Pizza Pan Trophy as the winners of the inaugural Happy
Joe's Pizza Bowl.

The preseason game, which was the first in the history of the
Blizzard franchise, was the inaugural Happy Joe's Pizza Bowl. Held
at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois, the game drew
nearly 2,500 fans, which were treated to an exciting game benefiting
those in need. Co-sponsored by Quad Cities F.I.S.T (Families in
Support of our Troops), every penny of the proceeds from the game
went to help ease the financial burden affecting the families of
soldiers serving abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces.