IFL Bay Area Panthers

Panthers Fall to Vegas 62-43

Published on May 4, 2024 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Bay Area Panthers News Release


SAN JOSE - -Ja'Rome Johnson ran for five touchdowns and threw for three more as the Vegas Knight Hawks beat the Bay Area Panthers 62-43 to become the only undefeated team in the Indoor Football League.

Bay Area (5-1) lost for the first time and ended a streak of 10 straight wins going back to a road loss at Frisco on June 24. It was the worst loss for the franchise since a 65-33 loss at Vegas on July 2, 2022.

Felix Harper threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jazeric Peterson and was intercepted twice before Daquan Neal led the Panthers to a pair of TD drives in the fourth quarter.

Next for the Panthers is a road game at Northern Arizona before traveling to Arizona before coming home to face San Antonio on May 25

With the victory, Vegas (6-0) surpassed last year's win total and leads Bay Area by one game in the Western Conference. The Knight Hawks next host San Diego on Friday, May 10.



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