Avengers to Host Blaze in Opening Round of AFL Playoffs
June 25, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Los Angeles Avengers News Release
LOS ANGELES -- By virtue of the Dallas Desperados' 77-58 victory over the Colorado Crush on Monday night, the Los Angeles Avengers will host the Utah Blaze in the first round of the 2007 Arena Football League Playoffs on Monday, July 2. Kickoff at STAPLES Center is set for 7 p.m. (PT).
The contest will be televised live on ESPN2.
Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, the STAPLES Center Box Office, online at ticketmaster.com or laavengers.com, or by calling 888-AVENGERS.
Los Angeles (9-7), the No. 4-seed in the American Conference, concluded its regular season last Saturday at STAPLES Center with a 47-37 loss to Utah, which is the No. 5-seed in the American Conference.
The Avengers, who have earned playoff berths in five of their last six seasons, did not qualify last year after going 5-11.
Twelve of the AFL's 19 teams advance to the playoffs, six from each conference. The league's four division winners earn the top two seeds in each conference and first-round byes. ArenaBowl XXI will be played on Sunday, July 29, in New Orleans.
2007 AFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
WILDCARD ROUND Friday, June 29 - Orlando Predators at Philadelphia Soul, 4:30 p.m. (PT), ESPN Saturday, June 30 - Columbus Destroyers at Tampa Bay Storm, 9 a.m. (PT), ESPN Saturday, June 30 - Colorado Crush at Kansas City Brigade, noon (PT), ESPN Monday, July 2 - Utah Blaze at Los Angeles Avengers, 7 p.m. (PT), ESPN2
DIVISIONAL ROUND Saturday, July 7 - TBD at San Jose SaberCats, noon (PT), ESPN Saturday, July 7 - TBD at Dallas Desperados, 5 p.m. (PT), ESPN Sunday, July 8 - TBD at Georgia Force, 4 p.m. (PT), ESPN2 Monday, July 9 - TBD at Chicago Rush, 5:30 p.m. (PT), ESPN2
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday, July 14 - Conference Championship Game, 9 a.m. (PT), ESPN Saturday, July 14 - Conference Championship Game, noon (PT), ESPN
ARENABOWL XXI Sunday, July 29 - ArenaBowl XXI in New Orleans, 11 a.m. (PT), ABC
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