The last time Mark Grieb threw a pass in a game it was intercepted and returned for a touchdown as time expired against Tampa Bay in the 2011 season finale. It was a fitting end to the worst season in San Jose SaberCats history.
Seven of the eight playoff teams have been decided as well as two division titles. Three total teams clinched playoff berths, while two were eliminated. Jacksonville and Tampa Bay swapped places despite losing AFL all-time leading passer Aaron Garcia and Spokane's road until ArenaBowl XXIII will be at home. This and my top offensive player of the year await you in the Week 16 edition of Breaking it Down.
One of the more interesting features of this year s AFL experience is how every team is like an expansion team. Each has a handful of AFL veterans sprinkled in with rookies and players from other leagues. Each team has a new start and new faces, and each team will have to prove their worth to their fans, because what fans were accustomed to may not be what they get.
Spokane became the first team to win titles in the af2 and AFL in grand fashion by beating the most storied franchise, the Tampa Bay Storm, in Arena Football history in ArenaBowl XXIII. Shock QB Kyle Rowley was responsible for all ten of the team's touchdowns en route to being named MVP. Over twenty ArenaBowl records were either set or tied in the first AFL championship game since 2008. Check out the only breakdown of the stats, history and significance of this game anywhere in the world right in the ArenaBowl XXIII edition of Breaking it Down.
The Orlando Predators are in disarray, and something needs to be done and done right this very moment, or the 2010 season for the squad is absolutely going to fall apart and the franchise is going to miss the postseason for the time since 1991.