Rush playoff hopes alive and well
Published on May 9, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Chicago Rush News Release
As it enters the final week of the regular season, the Chicago Rush holds the fifth playoff spot in the Arena Football League's American Conference.
Chicago can clinch its sixth-consecutive postseason appearance with a win in Grand Rapids on Saturday. However, the Rush still can qualify for the playoffs even with a loss to the Rampage. In addition, if the Rush qualifies for the postseason the team can finish as the conference's fourth, fifth or sixth seed, depending on the outcome of other games.
Here is a look at the possibilities:
The Rush can clinch a playoff spot with -
- A Rush win over Grand Rapids.
- A Rush loss by less than 7 points to Grand Rapids.
- A Las Vegas win over Los Angeles.
- A Utah loss to Kansas City.
Seeding:
The Rush will clinch the fourth playoff seed with -
- A Rush win combined with a Nashville loss to Tampa Bay.
The Rush will clinch the fifth playoff seed with -
- A Rush win combined with a Nashville win.
- If the Rush loses to Grand Rapids and finished the season in a four-way tie with Utah, Grand Rapids and Las Vegas.
- If the Rush loses by less than seven points to Grand Rapids and ends the season in a three-way tie with Utah and Grand Rapids.
The Rush will clinch the sixth playoff seed with -
- If the Rush loses by less than seven points to Grand Rapids and ends the season in a three-way tie with Las Vegas and Grand Rapids.
- If the Rush loses by more than seven points to Grand Rapids and ends the season in a three-way tie with Utah and Grand Rapids.
Six teams from each conference will make the playoffs with the four division winners each receiving a first-round bye. The best four records from the remaining teams in each conference will receive Wild Card berths.
The Rush travels to Grand Rapids this weekend to play its final regular season game at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, against the Rampage. The game will be televised live on OLN cable beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and rebroadcast on Comcast Sports Net in Chicago at noon on Sunday.
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