SaberCats travel to Colorado for playoff opener
May 22, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 22, 2005) â The San Jose SaberCats will begin defense of their Arena Football League title by traveling to Colorado to face the American Conference's top-seeded Crush as the Drive to ArenaBowl XIX Las Vegas begins with four divisional round playoff games on Sunday, May 29.
San Jose clinched a playoff berth with its 54-48 win over Georgia on May 21 and was bumped to the No. 4 seed in the American Conference by virtue of Chicago's win at Nashville. The second-seeded Los Angeles Avengers will host No. 3 Chicago.
Georgia had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the National Conference and will host fourth-seeded Tampa Bay while the Eastern Division winning New York Dragons will host Orlando.
All games will be televised regionally on NBC beginning at 12:30 p.m. (PT).
The SaberCats have never lost to Colorado going 4-0 all-time, including an 89-41 win in Denver on April 22. This will be the first home playoff game for the Crush and the first postseason meeting between the clubs.
Following is the schedule of games for the first round of the playoffs:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
#4 San Jose SaberCats (9-7) at #1 Colorado Crush (10-6)
Sunday, May 29, 12:30 p.m. PT (NBC)
#3 Chicago Rush (9-7) at #2 Los Angeles Avengers (10-6)
Sunday, May 29, 12:30 p.m. PT (NBC)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
#4 Tampa Bay Storm (10-6) at #1 Georgia Force (11-5)
Sunday, May 29, at 3:30 p.m. PT (NBC)
#3 Orlando Predators (10-6) at #2 New York Dragons (10-6)
Sunday, May 29 at 12:30 p.m. PT (NBC)
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