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Rattlers Remain Atop Week 9 vPower Rankings

May 15, 2013 - Arena Football League (AFL) News Release


CHICAGO - The Arizona Rattlers (7-1) remain atop the latest Arena Football vPower Rankings, as tabulated on AFLFieldPass.com, following a 65-49 victory over the Utah Blaze (3-4) in Week 8.

It was the second time this season the Rattlers defense came up big against reigning AFL MVP Tommy Grady and his Blaze squad. Seven of Grady's AFL-high 17 interceptions have come at the hands of the opportunistic Rattlers, who lead the League with a +19 turnover margin. The defending ArenaBowl champions will square off next with the Chicago Rush (4-4) on Sunday, May 19. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. ET.

Coming in at No. 2 this week are the San Jose SaberCats (5-2), who are 3-0 with Russ Michna under center this season. The team's most recent victory came against the visiting Tampa Bay Storm (5-3) in Week 8, when the SaberCats defense held the League's leading rusher, Storm quarterback Adrian McPherson, to just five yards in San Jose's 64-34 victory.

The SaberCats will be challenged by another Florida team in Week 9, as they travel to Jacksonville for a matchup with the No. 3-ranked Sharks (6-2). After starting the season 6-0, the Sharks have dropped two straight and will look to rebound against a red hot SaberCats squad in Week 9. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 18.

Following a lopsided 62-16 victory over the New Orleans VooDoo (1-6) in Week 8, the Iowa Barnstormers (4-4) move up five spots to No. 4 in this week's vPower Rankings. The win also moved Iowa back into the lead for the Central Division, as they hold a point differential tiebreaker over the Chicago Rush (4-4). Iowa will look to get above .500 for the first time since the beginning of April when they travel to Salt Lake City for a matchup with the Utah Blaze on Saturday, May 18. Kickoff is set for 9:00 p.m. ET.

The Spokane Shock (5-3) helped make history in Week 8, but could not finish off the Orlando Predators (2-5), falling to future Hall of Famer Aaron Garcia and the Predators, 83-82, in the second-highest scoring game in AFL history. The two teams combined for a League-record 103 first half points in the contest. After beginning the season 5-0, the Shock have lost three straight and will look to get back on track against the New Orleans VooDoo this Friday night. Kickoff is set for 10:00 p.m. ET.

AFL Field Pass is the online fan club of the NET10 Wireless Arena Football League. The AFL vPower Rankings are calculated on AFLFieldPass.com using vPower™, a scoring system based on winning percentage, strength of schedule, scoring percentage, and win-streak. The scale is normalized from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest).

Week 9 AFL vPower Rankings

Team RECORD WIN PCT SCORING STREAK vPOWER LAST

1. Arizona Rattlers 7-1 0.875 37.5445 0.09 100 1

2. San Jose SaberCats 5-2 0.714 35.8558 0.09 84.2 4

3. Jacksonville Sharks 6-2 0.750 36.6104 0.00 74.9 2

4. Iowa Barnstormers 4-4 0.500 35.3374 0.07 65.5 9

5. Spokane Shock 5-3 0.625 36.0149 0.00 64.8 5

6. Tampa Bay Storm 5-3 0.625 33.9506 0.00 58.4 3

7. Philadelphia Soul 3-4 0.429 35.2473 0.00 49.6 7

8. San Antonio Talons 3-4 0.429 32.0012 0.05 47.3 10

9. Chicago Rush 4-4 0.500 32.8081 0.00 46.7 8

10. Utah Blaze 3-4 0.429 34.1678 0.00 46.2 6

11. Orlando Predators 2-5 0.286 29.9473 0.07 34.6 11

12. Cleveland Gladiators 2-5 0.286 29.5677 0.05 30.3 12

13. Pittsburgh Power 2-5 0.286 27.8692 0.05 25 14

14. New Orleans VooDoo 1-6 0.143 25.3414 0.00 0 13

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