As we begin the final week of July, we also have the last week of the AFL season to entertain us. Entering week nineteen there are still some things up for grabs in each conference's playoff picture. For the final time in 2013 -- fourteen teams, seven games, let's go!
Spokane Shock 61, Pittsburgh Power 43
The Power made a cross-country trip to Deaf Valley to face the playoff ready Shock on the final Friday night game of the season. Scenarios: Spokane: with a win and an Arizona loss have a case for the west division, but as of now they are locked into the national conference three seed. Pittsburgh: already eliminated from playoff contention.
The Power entered a rowdy environment and were un-phased on their opening drive that spanned nine plays, five minutes and resulted in a three-yard touchdown pass from Shane Austin to Christian Wise. Spokane only needed two plays to strike back, as Erik Meyer's first completion of the night was a 37-yard deep ball that found a wide-open Adron Tennell for six. The quick score was the beginning of a very quick string of 20 unanswered points by Spokane. Kamar Jorden made a net recovery in the Power end zone on the ensuing kickoff and Terrance Taylor intercepted Austin on the first snap of the following drive in his own end zone to quickly provide the points. Shane Austin got Pittsburgh back into the game with consecutive completions to Christian Wise that went totaled 45 yards and a second touchdown. Just when it looked as if Spokane was going to respond with another six of their own, the Power defense made a critical goal-line stand to begin the second quarter. The stand by the black and gold started a streak of five consecutive stops by the defenses; featuring an interception by Terence Moore and Sergio Gilliam. The scoring resumed with 5:52 left in the quarter when Mike Washington hauled in a 25-yard touchdown that gave a 21-20 lead to Pittsburgh. After seeing Spokane quickly multiply their lead earlier, it was the Power's turn to do so, as on Spokane's next play Kirby Griffin sacked Meyer in his own end zone for a safety and six plays later Washington caught a four-yard score. Erik Meyer quickly found Brandon Thompkins for a 45-yard touchdown to close the gap to 30-27 in the final minute of the half. Pittsburgh had 46 seconds to work with and it proved to be enough for Shane Austin to complete three of four passes, extending the Power's lead to 36-27 on a nine-yard screen pass to Jason Thomas who rumbled in for six. Spokane began the second half trailing by nine, but completely turned the game around with a dominating 30 minutes of Arena Football. Erik Meyer led a five-play, 43-yard drive that cut the gap to two on a nineteen-yard grab by Adron Tennell. James Ruffin and Beau Bell combined for a fourth-down sack that capped off a stop on downs, and the Shock reclaimed the lead at 7:15 in the third quarter on Tennell's thirteen-yard touchdown. A seven-play, five-minute drive went nowhere for the Power, and a 40 seconds into the fourth quarter found themselves trailing 47-36 after a one-yard run by Erik Meyer. Pittsburgh's third series of the second half produced the same result as the previous two when Richard Dodd-Masters intercepted Shane Austin at Spokane's four-yard line. Three plays and two completions later Meyer tossed a 24-yard score to Adron Tennell that expanded the lead to eighteen with under ten minutes to play. Austin and Meyer each traded touchdown passes over the next seven minutes to keep the margin at eighteen with 1:50 remaining. Pittsburgh's final possession of the season ended in appropriate fashion, a turnover on downs when Shane Austin completed a four-yard pass to Julian Talley that was stopped six yards shy of the marker. Arvell Nelson took the final snap of the night and plunged forward for a yard to finalize the Shock's 61-43 victory. Spokane takes a big amount of momentum into the playoffs with a dominating second half that led to their 14th win of the season, while the Power finish 4-14.
Stat Leaders:
Pittsburgh (4-14) Spokane (14-4)
Shane Austin 32-61, 315 yds, 6TD, 3 Int Erik Meyer 18-30, 249 yds, 6TD, 2 Int; Rush TD
Christian Wise 13 rec, 143 yds, 2 TD Adron Tennell 10 rec, 131 yds, 5 TD
Mike Washington 9 rec, 86 yds, 2 TD Brandon Thompkins 6 rec, 104 yds, TD
Sergio Gilliam/Alvin Ray Jackson Int each Paul Stephens 10 tackles
Kirby Griffin sack and safety Terrance Taylor Int-ret TD
Jacksonville Sharks 52, Tampa Bay Storm 44
Two south division foes squared-off in the Shark Tank, in what could be a preview of a first round playoff game. Scenarios: Jacksonville: with a win and a Philadelphia loss clinch home field in the American Conference. Tampa Bay: with a win or an Orlando loss clinch the three seed.
Bernard Morris got the start for the Sharks and began the game with five straight completions, but the streak and opening drive stopped at five when his sixth pass was intercepted by Jean Fanor at Tampa Bay's seven-yard line. Shane Boyd made his first start of the season for Tampa Bay and gave them an early 7-0 lead with a pair of completions and a one-yard touchdown run. Morris answered back with three straight completions on Jacksonville's second series and tied the game on a one-yard run of his own to cap off a six-play scoring drive. Boyd had the Storm on them move with two quick completions, but back-to-back misfires setup a third-and-ten to begin the second period. Shane Boyd took the snap and tried to scramble when he couldn't find an open receiver, but Jamaal Fudge stayed in the jack-box and applied a hit that allowed him to force and recover a fumble. The Sharks' third possession was an eventful one that after a pair of incompletions saw Bernard Morris be injured on a play that featured four penalties; three by Tampa Bay. Kyle Rowley was forced into the game, and put on a show for the Shark Tank faithful. Rowley's first pass was a fourteen-yard completion to Markee White, which setup Shamar Graves for a three-yard run on the next play that gave Jacksonville its first lead. Shane Boyd and Kyle Rowley traded a touchdown pass and run on their next two possessions which kept the difference at seven. Tampa Bay had the last crack of the first half with 29 seconds to go, but Juan Bongarra's 30-yard field goal went wide to the left to send the Sharks into the break up by 28-21. Boyd began the third quarter with a pair of completions to Joe Hills, the second a nineteen-yard touchdown. Kyle Rowley got the Sharks started on a good note on their seven-play scoring drive to begin the half, completing three straight passes for 36 yards to Shamar Graves that allowed Marco Capozzoli to attempt and make a 22-yard field goal. Jacksonville created some space when Tracy Belton intercepted a Shane Boyd pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown with 3:48 left in the third. The Sharks quickly added another defensive touchdown when Derrick Summers forced a fumble while sacking Boyd two plays into Tampa Bay's next drive and Jamaal Fudge scooped up the lose ball and returned it for a score. The Sharks held 45-28 lead until 4:28 in the fourth quarter when Jason Cherry was the recipient of an eight-yard touchdown, that with Boyd's two-point run cut the deficit to nine. Jacksonville recovered Bongarra's immediate onside kick and Rowley found Graves for an eleven-yard score to bolster the lead back to sixteen with two minutes to play. After each defense made a quick stop, Shane Boyd found Jason Cherry for a six-yard touchdown and hit Joe Hills for another conversion to make it an eight-point game with twelve seconds remaining. The thought of a wild finish vanished when Josh Philipart recovered the onside attempt and Kyle Rowley gained three yards on what would be the last play of the game to secure a 52-44 win for the Sharks. Both teams are headed to the playoffs, as the win moved Jacksonville to 12-6 and put pressure on Philadelphia to win in San Antonio to determine who would get home field advantage in the American Conference. The Storm will literally limp into the playoffs with a 7-11 record, losing eight out of their last nine games. Shamar Graves had a great return-debut for the Sharks, leading the team with thirteen catches for 108 yards and a pair of scores.
Stat Leaders:
Tampa Bay (7-11) Jacksonville (12-6)
Shane Boyd 27-42, 315 yds, 4TD, Kyle Rowley 13-16, 123 yds, 3 Total TD
Int; 2 Rush TD Bernard Morris 8-11, 73 yds, Rush TD, Int
Joe Hills 11 rec, 144 yds, TD Shamar Graves 13 rec, 108 yds, 2 Total TD
Jason Cherry 10 rec, 116 yds, 2 TD Josh Philipart 6 rec, 52 yds, TD
Rashaad Barksdale 13 tackles Tracy Belton Int
Jean Fanor Int, Fumb Rec Jamaal Fudge 2 Fumb Rec
Marco Capozzoli 1-1 FG (22). 7-7 PAT
Orlando Predators 71, New Orleans VooDoo 42
A divisional meeting between two teams with losing records held the most at stake in week nineteen. The VooDoo traveled into the Jungle knowing that it was win or go home. Scenarios: Orlando: clinch a playoff berth with a win, since Tampa Bay lost they would get the top A.C. wild card spot. eliminated with a loss. New Orleans: clinched the final A.C. wild card spot with a win, eliminated with a loss.
Chris Dixon started the action with a 22-yard completion to Courtney Smith, but fumbled four plays later as he was being sacked by Prentice Purnell. Aaron Garcia got the Preds on the board with three quick completions to Prechae Rodriguez, the third of which a 20-yard touchdown. Larry Beavers had a lightning-quick answer of his own when he returned the following kick 58 yards for a score. Garcia ended a five-play scoring drive with a 31-yard strike to Maurice Williams, but his counterpart Chris Dixon answered with a fifteen-yard touchdown to Donovan Morgan that tied the game at fourteen. Orlando carried an eleven-play, six-and-half minute drive into the second quarter that gave them the lead on T.T. Toliver's three-yard touchdown. Cortez Stubbs picked off Dixon two plays later and Mykel Benson ended the ensuing five-play drive with a one-yard run that pushed the lead to 28-14. Chris Dixon threw a pair of touchdowns on New Orleans' next two possessions, that sandwiched a 20-yard field goal by Mark Lewis, resulting in a 31-28 Orlando lead 34 seconds before halftime. Aaron Garcia had plenty of time, in which he directed a seven-play, 47-yard drive that gave the Preds a nine-point advantage on his three-yard strike Maurice Williams. The second half got off to a fast start for Orlando when Dominic Jones had a 31-yard return on the opening kick and Garcia connected with Toliver for a 26-yard touchdown on the next play. The half also began well for New Orleans, as Chris Dixon led a five-play drive that cut the margin back to nine on Donovan Morgan's 25-yard touchdown. Orlando answered with a five-play scoring drive of its own that concluded on a two-yard receiver-sweep by Prechae Rodriguez. The Predator defense earned the first stop for either side of the half when they forced Dixon to throw four straight incompletions from inside the red zone. Orlando grew the lead to 22 on the first play of the final period when Aaron Garcia hit Maurice Williams in stride for a 23-yard touchdown. Chris Dixon kept the VooDoo in it with a five-play, 39-yard drive that he capped off on a two-yard scamper with 10:35 remaining. Garcia completed all four passes on a penalty-filled four-play, three-minute drive that replenished the lead on Rodriguez's two-yard touchdown grab. New Orleans' playoff hopes ended on their next drive when Chris Dixon was stopped two yards shy of the first down on a fourth-and-seven. Maurice Williams caught a 29-yard touchdown in the final minute to cement a 71-42 victory that earned the 20th playoff appearance in Orlando Predator history. The loss eliminates New Orleans, and because Tampa Bay lost Orlando clinches the final berth and gets the three seed based on a better conference record.
Stat Leaders:
New Orleans (5-13) Orlando (7-11)
Chris Dixon 17-34, 200 yds, 3TD, Aaron Garcia 34-43, 375 yds, 8TD, Int
Int; 31 rush yds, TD Maurice Williams 15 rec, 165 yds, 4 TD
Donovan Morgan 6 rec, 87 yds, 2 TD Prechae Rodriguez 8 rec, 105 yds, 2 TD
Courtney Smith 6 rec, 63 yds T.T. Toliver 5 rec, 69 yds, 2 TD
Larry Beavers 9 kick ret, 204 yds, TD Cortez Stubbs Int
DeMarcus Robinson 13 tackles Prentice Purnell sack, FF
Dwight McClean Int Mark Lewis 1-1 FG (20), 8-10 PAT
Arizona Rattlers 84, Iowa Barnstormers 45
The Rattlers traveled to Iowa looking for an AFL-best fifteenth win. Scenarios: Arizona: a win gives them the west division outright. Iowa: already eliminated.
The defending champs desperately needed to bounce back from a sloppy performance against Chicago and didn't waste any time in doing so. Arizona got the ball to start the game, and on the first play Nick Davila hit an open Rod Windsor who sprinted along the right sidelines and broke a tackle that turned a simple fifteen-yard gain into a 45-yard touchdown. The Barnstormers' opening possession went well, but a nine-play drive ended empty when Marquis Floyd intercepted J.J. Raterink's fourth-and-goal pass. Davila quickly completed a pair of passes, the second of which a 34-yard touchdown to Windsor. The game really got out of hand when Raterink's next throw found the hands of Virgil Gray who returned it 45 yards for a score, giving the snakes a 21-0 advantage at the five-minute mark of the first quarter. Iowa got on the board when Marco Thomas scampered into the end zone on a two-yard receiver-sweep to end the first quarter. Despite Arizona's dominate start the Stormers, for a moment, got themselves back in the game when the defense made a goal-line stand. The opportunity was all for none when Virgil Gray grabbed his second interception four plays later and returned it 40 yards for another pick-six. The Rattler defense forced four incompletions from J.J. Raterink on the next Iowa series to earn another stop, and Tyson Poots hauled in a two-yard touchdown two plays later to grow the lead to 35-6. Brian Reader came into the game on the next series and completed his first two passes in what finished to be a four-play scoring drive highlighted by Darius Reynolds' 38-yard touchdown. Nick Davila completed three of four passes on the final drive of the first half and gave the Rattlers a 42-12 lead with a seven-yard touchdown to Poots. Arizona is already hard enough to beat, and with a 30-point lead are nearly impossible to defeat. The Rattlers outscored Iowa 42-33 in a calm second half that saw Brian Reader get extensive action and Jason Murrietta throw a pair of touchdowns. The Rattlers carry a tidal wave of momentum into the postseason with a 84-45 victory that wraps up a third-straight west division crown and the AFL's best record at 15-3.
Stat Leaders:
Arizona (15-3) Iowa (6-12)
Nick Davila 16-22, 222 yds, 6TD, Int Brian Reader 10-18, 197 yds, 4TD
Rod Windsor 6 rec, 148 yds, 3 TD; J.J. Raterink 5-16, 53 yds, 3 Int
18 rush yds Marco Thomas 32 total yds, Rush TD
Tyson Poots 9 rec, 85 yds, 4 TD Jesse Schmidt 5 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD
Virgil Gray 2 Int, 2 Int-ret TD Darius Reynolds 4 rec, 83 yds, 2 TD
Rattler D: 4 sacks, 3 Int, 3 Fumb Rec Jason Simpson Int-ret TD
Arkeith Brown Kick-ret TD
Garrett Lindholm 12-12 PAT
Utah Blaze 48, Cleveland Gladiators 46
The Blaze hosted the Gladiators in the final game of each team's 2013 campaign. Both teams have long been eliminated from the postseason picture. Since nothing was at-stake in this game, we will have a short summary.
Tommy Grady started the game with two quick completions, netting the game's first point on a one-yard toss to Ben Stallings. After Arness Ikner and Marrio Norman traded interceptions, Chris Dieker gave Cleveland a 7-6 lead on a 27-yard strike to Thyron Lewis. Utah's third possession ended abruptly when Todd Storm caused a fumble while sacking Grady, which setup up a four-yard touchdown run by Dieker that gave the Glads a 13-6 lead to take into the second quarter. The Gladiator defense made another stop, but it went to waste as Tony Tatum intercepted Dieker's immediate pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. Each offense traded a five-play touchdown drive and a failed possession over the next four series of the half. The Gladiators received the final possession with 33 seconds at their disposal. A pair of completions to Carlese Franklin for 32 yards setup a 28-yard field goal try by Craig Camay with a single second left. Camay's kick was blocked by Lavon McCoy and David Hyland scooped it up and ran it back for a touchdown, giving the Blaze an ecstatic 27-20 halftime advantage. Cleveland had a jump start to the second half when Joe Phinisee recovered an onside kick and returned it for a score to tie the game at 27, but this would be the Glads only points of the third quarter. Tommy Grady put together one of his best periods of the season, completing six of seven passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns that gave the Blaze a 41-27 lead heading into the final frame. Danny Southwick took over the reins for Cleveland in the second half, and got them back in the game with a twelve-yard touchdown to Thyron Lewis to begin the fourth. Marrio Norman racked up another interception on Utah's ensuing series, and a 35-yard score by Lewis had the Gladiators within two points with 10:17 remaining. Southwick's two-point pass fell to the ground, keeping Utah up by two. The lead quickly grew to nine when LeVaughn Macon returned the ensuing kickoff 54 yards for a touchdown, making it 48-39 with nine minutes left. After both defenses made another stop, Southwick and Lewis connected for a third time on a fifteen-yard pass that cut the margin back to two with one minute remaining. Chase Deadder recovered the last-chance onside kick and Tommy Grady gained one-yard on three consecutive runs that allowed the Blaze to end 2013 on a high note with a 48-46 home win.
Stat Leaders:
Cleveland (4-14) Utah (7-11)
Chris Dieker 12-23, 156 yds, 2TD, Tommy Grady 16-32, 158 yds, 3TD, 3 Int
2 Int; 11 rush yds, TD Mario Urrutia 7 rec, 74 yds, 2 TD
Danny Southwick 7-14, 119 yds, 3TD Chase Deadder 5 rec, 35 yds
Carlese Franklin 9 rec, 123 yds, TD LaVaughn Macon 6 kick ret, 186 yds, TD
Thyron Lewis 6 rec, 111, 4 TD Arness Ikner/Tony Tatum Int each
Dominick Goodman 4 rec, 41 yds Michael Johnson/Mike Alston sack each
Marrio Norman 3 Int
San Antonio Talons 42, Philadelphia Soul 28
On the CBS Sports Network game of the week, the Soul traveled to the Alamo knowing that a win would lock up home field in the American Conference. Scenarios: San Antonio: playing for pride, already eliminated. Philadelphia: a win clinches home field in the American Conference, a loss gives them the two-seed.
Entering this matchup the Talons signed a pair of AFL rookies, Robert Kent and Marcus Jackson, who both saw significant time in this season finale. Robert Kent got the start and began the night in a flash by completing his first pass to Dallas Baker for 38 yards and then scoring on a five-yard quarterback-draw. Dan Raudabaugh completed two of three passes on an opening four-play drive that resulted in a 31-yard score by Emery Sammons. Kent began San Antonio's second series with a 27-yard completion to Baker, but this time was unable to produce points after over-throwing Jomo Wilson on fourth down. A pair of completions had the Soul at San Antonio's eight-yard line, but on first and goal Raudabaugh's pass towards Larry Brackins was intercepted by Fred Shaw. Robert Kent would complete three passes in a row on the ensuing possession, but once again was unable to find the open target on fourth down. Back-to-back completions by Dan Raudabaugh had the Soul inside San Antonio's three-yard line, but Tim McGill feel on a mishandled snap to end another promising drive. For the third straight drive the Talons turned it over on downs but nearly got the ball right back when Joe Sykes intercepted a screen pass, except he fumbled during the return to keep possession with Philadelphia. Raudabaugh took advantage of the second opportunity and found Andrae Thurman for an eight-yard touchdown that gave the Soul a 14-6 edge midway in the second quarter. LaRico Stevenson intercepted what would be Robert Kent's last pass of the night on the next play, and Larry Brackins was the recipient of a five-yard touchdown four plays later to extend the lead to 21-6. After four ineffective series, it was time for Marcus Jackson to enter the game. Jackson completed back-to-back screen passes to Jomo Wilson that moved the ball to the Talon's 21-yard line at the one-minute warning. On the first play inside the timing rules, Jackson scrambled down the middle for a 28-yard to Soul's one, where Chad Cook pounded in a score on the next snap to cut the margin to 21-13 at the break. The Soul began the third quarter with the ball, but ended up going four-and-out when Dan Raudabaugh's fourth-down pass fell out of the reach of Tiger Jones. The Talons looked to be in early trouble when an incompletion and a sack created a third-and-fifteen, but Marcus Jackson showed us and the Philadelphia Soul how versatility can really change a game. On third down, Jackson completed a thirteen-yard pass to Dallas Baker, and picked up the first down on a two-yard quarterback-draw. Two plays later, Jackson would score on a one-yard run that cut the deficit to two midway through the third quarter. Carlton Brown made the first of three second-half interceptions on Raudabaugh's next pass, and Jackson scored on another two-yard touchdown run to cap off a five-play drive that saw him complete all three of passes and give San Antonio its first lead. After each side traded a turnover, Philadelphia went on a six-play, 45-yard drive that put them back on top with Tiger Jones' nine-yard touchdown grab. The Talons didn't trail for long, as after a pair of ineffective plays Marcus Jackson aired-out a 43-yard deep ball on third-and-seven that fell into the arms of Brent Holmes for a score. Carlton Brown ended the Soul's next drive with an end zone interception. Marcus Jackson led San Antonio on a six-play, 41-yard drive that put the game out of reach when he ran an quarterback-draw into the end zone for a nine-yard score with 50 seconds left in the game. Dan Raudabaugh found Emery Sammons for a 25-yard gain, but was picked off for the fifth time three plays to seal the deal for the boys of the Alamo. Despite missing the playoffs, San Antonio can call it year with a 10-8 record and maybe a quarterback for the future, while the loss by Philadelphia gives home field advantage to the Jacksonville Sharks in the American Conference.
Stat Leaders:
Philadelphia (12-6) San Antonio (10-8)
Dan Raudabaugh 22-37, 281 yds, 4TD, 5 Int Marcus Jackson 9-15, 117 yds, TD, Int;
Andrae Thurman 7 rec, 102 yds, TD 6 rush, 43 yds, 3 TD
Tiger Jones 9 rec, 93 yds, TD Chad Cook 8 rush, 20 yds, TD
Emery Sammons 4 rec, 67 yds, TD Dallas Baker 6 rec, 97 yds
LaRico Stevenson 2 Int Brent Holmes 3 rec, 90 yds, TD
Brandon Perkins 9 tackles, sack Jomo Wilson 5 rec, 26 yds
Joe Goosby 9 tackles Carlton Brown 3 Int
Joe Sykes 5 tackles (4 TFL), sack, Int, FF
San Jose Sabercats 65, Chicago Rush 40
The final game in H.P. Pavilion for the 2013 season featured a matchup of playoff teams in the visiting Chicago Rush and the host San Jose Sabercats. Scenarios: San Jose: already locked into the fourth seed in the National Conference. Chicago: already clinched the central division based on a greater point spread verse common opponents than San Antonio.
This game got off to an exciting, but rare start as Reggie Gray returned the opening kick 57 yards for a touchdown, but Francis Maka blocked the extra point and Steve Octavien scooped it up to score the defensive PAT. Russ Michna completed two of his first three passes and found Jason Willis for a sixteen-yard score that gave the Cats an early 9-6 advantage. Carson Coffman and Michna each traded touchdown drives on the ensuing possessions to keep the game within one score. Coffman was on the verge of leading another touchdown drive, but failed to when his pass from San Jose's three-yard line was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Clevan Thomas; giving San Jose a 23-12 lead heading into the second quarter. Coffman responded by leading a seven-play, 41-yard drive on the Rush's next series that kept them in reach on a four-yard run by Taurus Johnson. Russ Michna answered back with two twenty-yard completions, the second was a touchdown to James Roe. Carson Coffman quickly had Chicago back in the red zone with consecutive completions of his own but was sacked on second and goal by Jason Stewart, and intercepted in the end zone by J.C. Neal on third and goal. Jason Willis hauled in his second score on a 24-yard pass that would give San Jose a 37-19 lead at the intermission. Down by three scores, the Rush were in desperate need of a defensive stop to start the third quarter and got it when Alex Magee forced and recovered a fumble while sacking Michna on the last snap of a four-play drive. Carson Coffman seized the opportunity and completed seven of nine passes on a ten-play, 47-yard drive that gave Chicago a chance on Taurus Johnson's four-yard touchdown catch. Russ Michna responded with a flawless five-play drive that saw him complete all five of his passes and extend the lead back to eighteen on an eight-yard toss to James Roe. Again, Coffman quickly had Chicago in scoring position, but on the second snap of the fourth quarter a fumbled snap ended any chance of a much-needed score. Two plays later, Michna fired an eighteen-yard strike to Huey Whittaker that pushed the advantage to 51-26 early in the fourth. Any hopes of a furious comeback attempt by Chicago went to the wayside when Clevan Thomas recorded his second interception and made an incredible return to score his second pick-six of the night and seal the win for the Sabercats. San Jose looked primed for the postseason with a very impressive 65-40 home win of the central division champion Rush. Chicago will face Spokane on Thursday night (August 1) and San Jose will travel to Arizona on Sunday, August 4th to play in their respective National Conference semifinal games.
Stat Leaders:
Chicago (10-8) San Jose (13-5)
Carson Coffman 20-36, 223 yds, 2TD, 3 Int Russ Michna 19-24, 257 yds, 5TD
Reggie Gray 7 rec, 96 yds, 2 Total TD Jason Willis 8 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD
Taurus Johnson 7 rec, 80 yds, 3 Total TD James Roe 6 rec, 65 yds, 2 TD
Landon Cox 8 rec, 80 yds Huey Whittaker 6 rec, 63 yds, TD
Alex Magee/Tyus Jackson sack each Clevan Thomas 2 Int, 2 Int ret-TD
Vic Hall 9 tackles Jason Stewart 3 sacks
Sabercat D: 4 takaways, 5 sacks
Nich Pertuit 9-9 PAT
Week 19 Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week: Aaron Garcia, Quarterback Orlando
- Aaron Garcia stepped up big in the clutch. He completed 34 of 43 passes for 375 yards and eight touchdowns to lead Orlando to a playoff-clinching 71-42 win in week nineteen. With Garcia at the helm, the Preds will make their 20th playoff appearance in franchise history on August 3rd when the go to Philadelphia in an American Conference Semifinal.
Defensive Player of the Week: Jason Stewart, Defensive Lineman San Jose
- Jason Stewart was a one-man wrecking crew along the front three in the 'Cats 65-40 win over Chicago. Stewart recorded three sacks and forced a fumble to help San Jose enter the postseason on the right foot.
Playmaker of the Week: LaVaughn Macon, Wide Receiver Utah
- LaVaughn Macon recorded a total of 228 all-purpose yards in the Blaze's 48-46 win over Cleveland, but did the most damage as a returner. On six returns he totaled 186 yards, including the game-sealing 54-yard kick return touchdown that assured Utah a 7-11 finish in 2013.
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