Saturday, July 30, 2011

AFL Playoffs: Champs Detroned; Narrow Win For Rush; Sharks Top Orlando In In-State Playoff

The opening round of the Arena Football League playoffs got under way on Friday as three of the four conference semifinal games took place.

National Conference:

At Phoenix, Arizona:

The Arizona Rattlers dominated the defending champions Spokane Shock 62-33 at home.  Nick Davila completed 15 of 24 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns for the rattlers.

At Chicago:

The Chicago Rush rush nosed out the visiting Dallas Vigilantes 54-51 as Derek Lee caught the game-winning touchdown pass against his former team with 3:04 remaining.  The Rush stopped a late Dallas drive on fourth-and-goal with less than one minute remaining.

American Conference:

At Jacksonville, Florida:

Quarterback Aaron Garcia threw only 19 passes, but completed 15 of them, four for touchdowns as the Jacksonville Sharks downed the visiting Orlando Predators 63-48.

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