ALBANY, NY – In front of a raucous home crowd numbering 12,000 plus (source: 7m), on the twentieth anniversary of the capital region’s last Arena Football League (AFL) Championship, the Albany Empire would not be denied. Despite giving up the first touchdown of the game to the Philadelphia Soul, the […]
Soul Nip Valor in Second Leg of Playoffs, Advance to ArenaBowl
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Coming into this afternoon’s contest against the Washington Valor, the Philadelphia Soul had a 36-point advantage in aggregate scoring thanks to a 69-33 win last week. In the second leg, a much closer contest still allowed the Soul to advance. Subsequently, I was all riveted for the […]
Albany To Host Arena Bowl 32 After Sweep Against Baltimore
The Albany Empire (2-0) defeated the Baltimore Brigade (0-2), 62-21, in front of 5,282 fans at the Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night. Taking both games of the home-and-home series and winning the aggregate score, 123-47, the Empire advance to ArenaBowl 32. As the top overall seed in the playoffs, […]
Third Time’s the Charm, as Soul Bury Valor in Rout
WASHINGTON D.C. – After losing to the Valor in a close game on the road, and falling in a mistake-filled game at home, the expectation was that the matchup between the two and three-seed teams in this year’s Arena Football playoffs would be a back and forth battle. It took […]
Brigade Take Down Blackjacks in A.C.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Baltimore Brigade defeated the Atlantic City Blackjacks, 35-28, after a back-and-forth fourth quarter at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall to close the regular season Sunday afternoon. The Brigade finished the regular season 7-5 and enter the 2019 AFL playoffs as the fourth seed to take on the […]