This year was the 26th season of the Arena Football League and was a another great one. Fourteen teams were in play this season, seven in each conference. From the end of March until Arena Bowl XXVI in Mid-August we saw many great catches, clutch plays, and exciting finishes that had us as fans sitting on the edge of our seats throughout it all. Each conference's playoff races were compelling and came down until the final week to be decided. We saw Philadelphia win the east division and the American Conference for the second straight year by defeating Jacksonville who won its fourth straight south division title. Chicago returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence by winning another central division crown. Orlando and Tampa Bay each ended postseason droughts of their own. Spokane and San Jose also made their returns to the postseason in the National Conference. The Arizona Rattlers officially established themselves as a destiny by winning a third straight west division crown, the National Conference for the third year in a row, and by winning a second straight Arena Bowl with their 48-39 victory in Arena Bowl XXVI that concluded an 18-3 season. This season provided 133 games and approximately 8,000 minutes of action that lasted all us Arena Football fans 22 weeks of enjoyment of the game known as the 50-yard indoor war. Now that the season has concluded its time to take a look at the final accolades.
- Arena Bowl XXVI Champions: Arizona Rattlers
- Arena Bowl MVP: Rod Windsor, Arizona Wide Receiver - 10 receptions for 145 yards and 2 TDs
Major 2013 Individual Awards:
- AFL MVP: Erik Meyer, Spokane Quarterback
- Russell Offensive Player of the Year: Erik Meyer, Spokane Quarterback
- Riddell Defensive Player of the Year: Clevan Thomas, San Jose Defensive Back
- Kicker of the Year: Garrett Lindholm, Arizona Kicker
- NET10 Rookie of the Year: Mario Urrutia, Utah Wide Receiver
- Cutters Wide Receiver of the Year: Adron Tennell, Spokane Wide Receiver
- NET10 Head Coach of the Year: Bob McMillen, Chicago
- J.Lewis Small Playmaker of the Year: Reggie Gray, Chicago Wide Receiver
All Arena Teams:
First Team Offense: First Team Defense:
- QB: Erik Meyer, Spokane - DE: Bryan Robinson, Philadelphia
- FB: Derrick Ross, Philadelphia - NG: Tim McGill, San Antonio
- WR: Joe Hills, Tampa Bay - DE: Joe Sykes, San Antonio
- WR: Tiger Jones, Philadelphia - MAC: Francis Maka, San Jose
- WR: Adron Tennell, Spokane - JACK: Jamar Ransom, San Antonio
- C: Brennen Carvalho, Philadelphia - DB: Virgil Gray, Arizona
- OL: Christian Johnson, Philadelphia - DB: Terrance Smith, Jacksonville
- OL: Rich Ranglin, San Jose - DB: Clevan Thomas, San Jose
- K: Garrett Lindholm, Arizona - KR: Terrance Sanders, Spokane
Second Team Offense: Second Team Defense:
- QB: Nick Davila, Arizona - DE: Mike Lewis, Iowa
- FB: Odie Armstrong, Arizona - NG: Jason Stewart, San Jose
- WR: Rod Windsor, Arizona - DE: Jerry Turner, Jacksonville
- WR: Reggie Gray, Chicago - MAC: Aaron Robbins, Jacksonville
- WR: Jeron Harvey, Jacksonville - JACK: Huey Whittaker, San Jose
- C: Billy Eisenhardt, Arizona - DB: Arkeith Brown, Arizona
- OL: Michael Huey, Arizona - DB: Rayshaun Kizer, Philadelphia
- OL: George Bussey, San Jose - DB: Fred Shaw, San Antonio
- K: Carlos Martinez, Philadelphia - KR: Dominic Jones, Orlando
For more on these awards:
http://www.arenafan.com/history/?histleague=1&page=awards
http://www.arenafootball.com/
The 2013 AFL season is in the books and the Arizona Rattlers have been crowned the Arena Bowl XXVI Champions! Thank You everyone for reading and hope you enjoyed all the action and analysis, see you in March 2014!
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