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March 14, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Utah Blaze News Release


THE QUICK FACTS:
Game: Utah Blaze (3-4) at Grand Rapids Rampage (2-5).
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2006.
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. (MT).
Site: Van Andel Arena (10,594)
Officials: Referee: David Lambros; Umpire: Al Granado;
Head Linesman: Bill Ward; Line Judge: Brian Matthews; Back Judge: Joe Duncan
Television: FSN Utah with Fred McLeod (play-by-play) and Rob Rubick (commentary)
Radio: Utah's flagship station 1280 The Zone will broadcast the game live with Ryan Hatch (play-by-play) and Keith Embray (commentary).
Blaze Coaches' Show: Ryan Hatch hosts the Blaze Coaches' Show every Wednesday night on 1280 The Zone at 7-8 p.m.
Internet: Log on to www.1280thezone.com to hear a live webcast of Saturday's game.
Series Record: First meeting between both teams
Coaches: Utah, Danny White (14th season; 124-59 regular season, 144-69 overall). Grand Rapids Sparky McEwen, (2nd season: 6-17 regular season, 6-17 overall).
League Stats:
http://www.aflmedia.com/public/leaders/confstat.htm

OVERVIEW: The Blaze fueled the expansion fire last weekend with their first win in franchise history at the Delta Center, overwhelming the visiting Nashville Kats, 63-34. The Blaze forced a team-record seven turnovers and had four rushing touchdowns. Utah looks to take its first-place scoring offense and winning road record (2-1) into Grand Rapids and keep pace with the three-way tie (Las Vegas and Arizona) for first place in the Western Division. The Rampage return home and look to snap a three-game losing streak on the road after losing to Las Vegas, 66-41, last weekend and will face another Western Conference foe. Grand Rapids owns a winning home record (2-1) while both wins came against Western Conference opponents, Los Angeles and San Jose.

THE SERIES: This will mark the first meeting between the two teams. Blaze head coach DANNY WHITE is 3-1 against the Rampage in his head coaching career including 3-0 on the road and this will mark the first meeting against McEwen.

WHAT'S AHEAD: After the short week to prepare for the Rampage, the Blaze will play three of their next four games against divisional opponents at the Delta Center. The only road game will come on April 1, when Utah will travel across the country to take on Tampa Bay. The home games against Las Vegas (March 24), Arizona (April 7) and Los Angeles (April 15) will be crucial for the Blaze to break ahead of the current three-way divisional tie.

THE SCHEDULES:

2006 Utah Blaze (3-4)
Date Opponent Result Score
Jan. 28 @ San Jose Won 48-35
Feb. 4 DALLAS Lost 53-56
Feb. 11 NEW YORK Lost 81-84
Feb. 18 @ Arizona Lost 38-45
Feb. 25 @ Los Angeles Won 68-66
Mar. 4 SAN JOSE Lost 50-65
Mar. 10 NASHVILLE Won 63-34
Game Opponent Time (MT) TV
Mar. 16 @ Grand Rapids 5:00 pm 1280/FSN
Mar. 24 LAS VEGAS 7:00 p.m. 1280/KJZZ
Apr. 1 @ Tampa Bay 5:30 p.m. 1280
Apr. 7 ARIZONA 7:00 p.m. 1280/FSN
Apr. 15 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m. 1280/KJZZ
Apr. 21 @ Colorado 7:00 p.m. 1280
Apr. 28 @ Las Vegas 8:30 p.m. 1280
May 6 @ Chicago 6:00 p.m. 1280/FSN
May 12 KANSAS CITY 7:00 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

2006 Grand Rapids Rampage (2-5)
Game Opponent Result Score
Jan. 29 @ Columbus Lost 30-53
Feb. 3 TAMPA BAY Lost 43-51
Feb. 12 LOS ANGELES Won 66-41
Feb. 19 SAN JOSE Won 66-52
Feb. 25 @ Nashville Lost 31-47
Mar. 5 @ Colorado Lost 54-66
Mar. 10 @ Las Vegas Lost 41-66
Game Opponent Time (ET) TV
Mar. 16 UTAH 7:00 p.m. FSN
Mar. 26 @ Chicago 3:00 p.m.
Apr. 1 @ New York 7:00 p.m.
Apr. 8 COLORADO 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 15 @ Dallas 9:00 p.m.
Apr. 23 ARIZONA 2:00 p.m.
Apr. 29 NASHVILLE 8:00 p.m.
May 7 @ Austin 3:00 p.m.
May 13 CHICAGO 4:00 p.m.

NOTABLES: 2005 AFLWA Offensive player of the Year OS SIAHA BURLEY looks to establish some new expansion records in 2006. Burley, who had 117 receptions for 1,542 yards and a league-leading 45 touchdowns in 2005, figures to be a threat to re-write the books... The expansion records Burley will be chasing are held by former Detroit Fury OS ROBERT GORDON who tallied 125 receptions for 1,630 yards and 42 touchdowns in 2001... Burley currently leads the league with 65 catches, 892 yards, and is in second place with 22 touchdowns for 132 points... Burley is currently attempting to break all major AFL single-season receiving records and is on pace for 148 receptions (MARCUS NASH, Las Vegas, 2004 holds the record at 154), 2,038 yards (CALVIN SCHEXNAYDER, Arizona, 1998 holds the AFL record at 1,982 yards) and 50 touchdowns (five players are currently tied with 46)... Burley set the single-game expansion record for receiving yards (259) and tied the single-game touchdown mark (6) in week three against New York... QB JOE GERMAINE set the single-game expansion mark for completions (35) and tied the single-game expansion mark for touchdowns (10)... Germaine is currently on pace to record 580 attempts (JOHN KALEO, Austin Wranglers, 2004 holds the expansion record at 565 attempts), 393 completions (KALEO, Austin, 2004 holds the expansion record at 352), 4,983 yards (MARK GRIEB, San Jose, 2005 holds the AFL single-season record at 4,796) and 85 TDs (ANDY KELLY, Nashville Kats, 1997 hold the expansion record with 82 TDs).

LAST WEEK:

DEFENSE FUELS BLAZE BLOWOUT, 63-34
Seven Turnovers, Game Plan Keys First Home Win

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Blaze (3-4) finally broke through and posted a home victory when they handed the Nashville Kats (4-3) a 63-34 loss at the Delta Center on Friday night in front of 14,052 fans to remain in first place in the Western Division.

"This was a great shot in the arm for us," said head coach/general manager DANNY WHITE. "We beat a good team tonight, and to beat them in that fashion is a real confidence builder for us. It was the complete game we have been looking for all year."

The Blaze came into the game with one of the best offenses in the league, but used a unique blend of rushing, screen passes and quick slants to keep the Nashville defense on their heels.

Offensive Player of the Game, FB/LB CHRIS ROBINSON, led the team with six carries for 19 yards and two touchdowns. Ironman of the Game WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT led the receiving corps with three catches for 58 yards, a touchdown pass off a screen and an interception off the wall. ADT Defensive Player of the Game OL/DL BRYAN HENDERSON finished with a sack, a tackle for a loss, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble.

In fact, two of the teams five receiving touchdowns came from offensive linemen as OL/DL JOHN CULP recorded his first receiving touchdown in a Blaze uniform, while Henderson added the other.

The Blaze game out hot as FB/LB KEVIN CLEMENS started the scoring with two one-yard plunges before the Kats first snap. Clemens scored on Utah's first possession and the ensuing kickoff bounced off the goal post into the WR/LB TOM PACE's hands and scored again for a quick 14-0 lead they would never relinquish.

AFL Offensive Player of the Month for February SIAHA BURLEY was held to just four catches for 40 yards and only one touchdown.

"If they want to lose and stop me from scoring, I will take it every time," Burley said. "I can't sleep when we lose. I had six touchdowns against New York and I couldn't sleep because we lost."

Utah QB JOE GERMAINE finished 14-of-20 passing for 160 yards with two touchdowns before being relieved by JASON GESSER, who finished 4-of-7 passing for 32 yards and two touchdowns.

THE IFS...:
If Utah defeats Grand Rapids it would...
*Maintain Utah's road winning record (3-1)
*Give Utah a perfect record against Central Division opponents (2-0).
*Give Utah a 4-4 (.500) all-time regular-season record.
*Maintain Utah's tie for the Western Division lead and possibly the division lead if Arizona and Las Vegas lose.

THE COACHES:
Utah - Danny White, 14th season
124-59 (.678) reg. season; 144-69 (.676) overall
3-1 career vs. Grand Rapids
White is currently in his 14th season as an AFL head coach and first with the Blaze. White has compiled a record of 142-68 and advanced to the AFL Playoffs in 12 of the previous 13 years (hasn't missed the postseason since 1992). Prior to joining the Blaze, White was the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers for 13 seasons (1992-2004). The AFL Hall of Fame coach has two titles (1994 and 1997) to his credit and has made five ArenaBowl appearances (1994, 97, 2002-04). During his last season in Arizona in 2004, White compiled a 13-6 record and made his third straight ArenaBowl appearance. White, won AFL "Coach of the Year" award in 1993. White officially became the head coach of the Blaze on April 21, 2005. He played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys (1976-88) and helped lead the Cowboys to the postseason five times and won three NFC East titles during his tenure as starting QB. In his first year as a starter (1980), White set the club single-season record for touchdown passes (28) and then broke the record (29) in 1983. Those records still stand as the top two single-season marks in franchise history. He still owns eight Cowboy records and is the member of FOUR Halls of Fame (Arizona Sports, Arizona State, College Football and Arena Football).

Grand Rapids - Sparky McEwen, 2nd season
6-17 (.353) reg. season, 6-17 overall (.353)
0-0 career vs. Utah
2006 marks McEwen's second season as Rampage Head Coach & Director of Football Operations. During his first season, he was tasked with rebuilding a team that was statistically one of the worst in AFL history the year before. In light of that fact, his 4-12 record for the 2005 season is not a true measure of the accomplishments that McEwen is capable of as a professional head coach. The 2005 Rampage improved dramatically in nearly every offensive category and set some AFL records in the process. After a bumpy 1-11 start, McEwen won three of his last four games, including wins over the top three American Conference seeded teams in the playoffs (Colorado, Los Angeles and Chicago); Colorado would go on to become the ArenaBowl champions that year.

Under McEwen's guidance, the Rampage were the most improved team in the AFL, averaging 11.3 more points and 45.7 more offensive yards per game than the previous year. The team also set team single-game records for most total yards (420 vs. Austin) and most rushing yards (122 at Colorado), while shattering team single-season marks for rushing attempts (164), rushing yards (766), average yards per rush (4.7) and rushing touchdowns (35).

Grand Rapids also set a new AFL record for the most rushing yards in a single season (766) and average yards per rush (4.7) thanks to the strong running of Michael Bishop and Chris Avery. With that accomplishment, Avery and Bishop became just the third set of teammates to finish first and second in rushing yards in league history. The previous season, Bishop ran just eight times for 51 yards in five games. In his first start under McEwen, the former Heisman Trophy runner-up became the first player in league history to run for 100 yards in a single game. In the season finale, Bishop would set another AFL record for the most rushing yards in a single season (459). Bishop became the first Rampage player in team history to be named AFL Offensive Player of the Week when he contributed to the defeat of the eventual ArenaBowl champion Colorado Crush by tossing 80.7% of his passes for 310 yards and five scores to go along with 32 rushing yards and two more TDs on the ground.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES
Date Action
Feb. 7 Awarded OL/DL Ernest Grant (Georgia) and OL/DL Sean Guthrie (Orlando) from waivers. Placed WR/LB Sale Key on the IR. Waived WR/DB Erin Damond.
Feb. 9 Signed WR/DB Justin Taplin. Activated WR/LB Ryan Dennard from the IR. Placed OL/DL Ernest Grant and OL/DL Sean Guthrie on the Refused to Report List.
Feb. 10 Placed OL/DL Jason Andersen on the IR.
Feb. 16 Signed DS Sullivan Beard. Awarded FB/LB Josh White (Austin) from waivers. Activated OL/DL Ernest Grant from the Refused to Report List. Activated and waived OL/DL Patrick Hughes. Placed DS Kevin Moffett on the IR.
Feb. 17 Traded FB/LB Josh White to Dallas for past considerations.
Feb. 20 Awarded OL/DL John Culp (Columbus) from waivers. Activated OL/DL Jason Andersen and placed him on recallable waivers.
Feb. 21 Released FB/LB Jermaine Younger.

INJURY REPORT - League rules stipulate that players on IR must be inactive for at least two weeks. WR/LB SALE KEY and DS KEVIN MOFFETT are eligible to be activated to the active roster in time for Utah's March 16 game at Grand Rapids.

Player Injury Status
Joe Germaine Right middle finger OUT (IR)
Sale Key Right ankle OUT (IR)
Kevin Moffett Hamstring OUT (IR)

SIAHA RELIEF: OS SIAHA BURLEY, currently leads the AFL in receptions (65) and receiving yards (892) and is in second place in TDs (22) and points (132).

OH MY DARLING ‘CLEMEN'TIME: RB/LB KEVIN CLEMENS leads the team with five rushing touchdowns, which also puts him in a second place tie in the AFL. Clemens scored two first quarter rushing touchdowns against Nashville. His feats were matched by RB/LB CHRIS ROBINSON, who had two fourth quarter rushing touchdowns against the Kats. It marked the first time in Blaze history that a player had scored more than once on the ground and both feats were accomplished in a single quarter. Robinson set Blaze records with 6 attempts and 19 yards on the ground and was named Offensive Player of the Game for his efforts.

SPEAKING OF LEADING THE AFL... The Utah Blaze currently lead the Arena Football League in average attendance (15,591) and have drawn 62,365 fans in just four games. The Blaze have recorded two sellouts (Dallas on Feb. 4 and San Jose on March 4.)

LUCKY 1,300 - STEVE VIDETICH became the AFL's all-time scoring leader for kickers (surpassing MIKE BLACK's 1,253) this season and currently has 1,309 points.

ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING (KICKING)
Rank Player Points
1. Steve Videtich, Utah 1,309
2. Mike Black 1,253
3. Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles 1,220
4. Clay Rush, Colorado 1,107
5. Steve McLaughlin 792

THE ‘O' SHOW: WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT string of 60-yards receiving halted against Nashville at eight games dating back to last season, when he tallied a team-high 58 yards receiving His last game under the 60-yard mark was Week 15 as a member of the Arizona Rattlers in a 61-43 win over the Chicago Rush. Bryant was named Ironman of the Game by throwing a touchdown, recording an interception and receiving three catches for 58 yards, including a game-high 35 yard reception.

SETTING THE PACE: WR/LD Tom Pace currently has 600 all-purpose yards and they derive from a variety of ways. He has two rushing yards, 326 receiving yards, 266 kickoff yards, and six interception return yards. He has also scored six touchdowns against Central Division opponents in his career.

SCORING MACHINE: The Blaze currently lead the league in touchdowns scored with 54. Utah is third in the league in rushing touchdowns with 14 coming on the ground. The Blaze are also tied for first-place with Dallas on average yards per pass play at 8.1 yards per attempt. The Blaze move the ball extremely well and lead the league in first downs with 157, and 124 those first downs came on passing attempts, also tops in the AFL.

2006 LEAGUE TEAM RANKINGS
Category Blaze (Rank) Rampage (Rank)
Scoring Offense 57.6 (1) 47.3 (15)
Scoring Defense 55.0 (14) 53.7 (12)
Total Offense 314.3 (2) 257.6 (16)
Total Defense 398.9 (13) 273.0 (7)
Pass Offense 302.6 (2) 248.4 (14)
Pass Defense 290.0 (16) 245.1 (5)
Rushing Offense 11.7 (14) 9.1 (18)
Rushing Defense 8.9 (2) 27.9 (17)
Interceptions 5 (t-15) 9 (t-4)
Kickoff Return Avg. 15.1 (17) 18.6 (4)
Def. KO Return Avg. 16.5 (4) 18.5 (13)
Turnover Margin +1 (t-9) -1 (11)
3rd Down Conversions 55.6% (4) 36.7% (16)
4th Down Conversions 50.0% (t-8) 50.0% (t-8)
Sacks By 5 (12) 7 (t-9)
Sacks Against 15 (17) 6 (9)

BLAZE LEADERS IN 2006
Player Category No.
Germaine, Joe Total Offense 2183
Germaine Completion Pct. 67.7
Germaine Pass TDs 37
Germaine Passer Rating 122.5
Germaine Passing Yards 2180
Germaine Pass Completions 172
Germaine Pass Yards/Game 311.9
Burley, Siaha Scoring 132
Burley Touchdowns 22
Burley Receptions 65
Burley Receiving Yards 892
Burley TD Receptions 22
Clemens, Kevin Rush TDs 5
Burley KO Returns 18
Burley KOR Yards 275
Woods, Thal Tackles 23.5
Hunter, Kelvin Interceptions 3

STORYLINES:

UTAH'S BURLEY EARNS AFL MONTHLY HONORS
Offensive Specialist Takes Offensive Player of the Month

The Arena Football League Office announced Utah Blaze OS SIAHA BURLEY (6-0, 185, Central Florida) as Offensive Player of the Month for February.

Through six games, Burley led the AFL in scoring (126), touchdowns (21), all-purpose yards (1,113), receptions (61) and receiving yards (852). Utah is 3-4 and leads the Western Division.

"This is a tremendous honor," Burley said. "This is an award that wasn't earned alone. My teammates and coaches were all a part of this and hopefully we will continue to play together toward the common goal of winning an ArenaBowl title."

HEY COACH! Blaze head coach DANNY WHITE is currently in four Halls of Fame (Arizona Sports, Arizona State University, College Football and Arena Football). He has 13 years of experience in the AFL and owns two ArenaBowl titles (1994 and 1997), while not having a losing season since 1992. But, did you know that the assistant coaching staff has a combined total of 33 years of Arena Football experience?

Offensive/Defensive Line coach, FLINT FLEMING, played in six ArenaBowls and has three titles (1990, 1992 and 1997) during his 16 years in Arena Football. He was also named to the AFL's 15th Anniversary Team. Offensive coordinator and future AFL Hall of Famer, HUNKIE COOPER, is the AFL's all-time all-purpose yards leader (20,587), two-time Ironman of the Year (1999-2000) and AFL MVP (1993) during his 13 years in the AFL. Assistant Offensive/Defensive Line coach, LINDSAY HASSELL, played four years with the Oklahoma Wranglers (2000-01) and Arizona Rattlers (2002-03).

Despite being in his first season of coaching Arena Football, assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, LEE LESLIE, brings 21 years of coaching experience, including 14 championship titles and a year of coaching in the NIFL (Utah Warriors).

CLIMBING THE CHARTS - Head coach DANNY WHITE picks up where he left off after a year absence from the AFL coaching ranks. The AFL Hall of Fame coach is currently No. 2 on the league's all-time coaches win list. Below is a list of the all-time winningest coaches:

ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES
Coach, Team Victories This Week
Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 178 NEW YORK
Danny White, Utah 144 @Grand Rapids
Mike Hohensee, Chicago 98 @ Nashville
Mike Dailey, Colorado 94 @ Los Angeles
Perry Moss 86 --
Darren Arbet, San Jose 84 GEORGIA

WEEKLY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose QB Joe Germaine, Utah
DALLAS OS Terrill Shaw, Dallas
NEW YORK QB Aaron Garcia, New York
@ Arizona OS Damien Groce, Arizona
@ Los Angeles QB Sonny Cumbie, Los Angeles
SAN JOSE QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
NASHVILLE RB Chris Robinson, Utah
@ Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS
@ Tampa Bay
ARIZONA
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose DS Kelvin Hunter, Utah
DALLAS DS Jermaine Jones, Dallas
NEW YORK DS DaShane Dennis, New York
@ Arizona DS Joe Todd, Arizona
@ Los Angeles DS Ricky Sharpe, Los Angeles
SAN JOSE DS Clevan Thomas, San Jose
NASHVILLE DL Bryan Henderson, Utah
@ Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS
@ Tampa Bay
ARIZONA
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY

IRONMAN OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose WR/DB Orshawante Bryant, Utah
DALLAS WR/DB Will Pettis, Dallas
NEW YORK WR/LB Mike Horacek, New York
@ Arizona WR/DB Randy Gatewood, Arizona
@ Los Angeles WR/LB Greg Hopkins, LA
SAN JOSE WR/LB James Roe, San Jose
NASHVILLE WR/DB Orshawante Bryant, Utah
@ Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS
@ Tampa Bay
ARIZONA
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY

THE BLAZE RECORD WHEN...:

Scoring Allowing
0 - 9 points 0-0 0-0
10-19 points 0-0 0-0
20-29 points 0-0 0-0
30-39 points 0-1 2-0
40-49 points 1-0 0-1
50-59 points 0-2 0-1
60-69 points 2-0 1-1
70-79 points 0-0 0-0
80+ points 0-1 0-1

GAMES DECIDED BLAZE COACH WHITE
by 7 or fewer points 2-3 44-25
by 3 or fewer points 2-2 20-12

Leading/Tied after the 1st 2-1 85-22
Trailing after the 1st 0-3 38-37

Leading/Tied at Half 2-1 98-21
Trailing at Half 0-3 25-38

Leading/Tied after the 3rd 2-0 108-16
Trailing after the 3rd 0-4 15-43

Lead/Tied Turnover Ratio 2-3 94-25
Trailed Turnover Ratio 1-1 30-34

Scoring More Than 10 3-4 124-59
Scoring More Than 20 3-4 124-58
Scoring More Than 30 3-4 122-51
Scoring More Than 40 3-4 116-31
Scoring More Than 50 2-3 88-17
Scoring More Than 60 2-1 36-4
Scoring More Than 70 0-1 11-1
Scoring More Than 80 0-1 3-1
Scoring More Than 90 0-0 0-0

Monday games 0-0 3-1
Wednesday games 0-0 1-0
Thursday games 0-0 6-2
Friday games 1-0 32-13
Saturday games 2-4 64-31
Sunday games 0-0 18-12

vs. West 2-2 42-21
vs. Central 1-0 27-9
vs. South 0-0 19-9
vs. East 0-2 21-10


2006 STANDINGS

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Western Division
Team W L Pct PF PA
Utah 3 4 .429 401 385
Las Vegas 3 4 .429 367 376
Arizona 3 4 .429 297 337
San Jose 2 5 .286 367 394
Los Angeles 2 5 .286 335 397
Central Division
Team W L Pct PF PA
Colorado 6 1 .857 390 362
Nashville 4 3 .571 353 292
Chicago 3 4 .429 362 373
Grand Rapids 2 5 .286 331 376

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
Team W L Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 1 .857 393 316
New York 4 3 .571 390 416
Philadelphia 3 3 .500 294 288
Columbus 3 4 .429 299 328
Southern Division
Team W L Pct PF PA
Austin 5 2 .714 367 331
Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 372 393
Georgia 4 3 .571 392 309
Orlando 4 3 .571 344 335
Kansas City 1 5 .167 241 287

All Times Mountain
WEEK 7 RESULTS

Georgia 68 COLUMBUS 50
Colorado 49 CHICAGO 42
UTAH 63 Nashville 34
ARIZONA 60 Orlando 57
LAS VEGAS 66 Grand Rapids 41
Dallas 64 TAMPA BAY 35
Los Angeles 75 SAN JOSE 61
New York 59 AUSTIN 56

WEEK 8
Thursday, March 16
Utah at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m. (FSN Utah)

Friday, March 17
Chicago at Nashville, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m.
Georgia at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 18
Philadelphia at Columbus, 5 p.m.
New York at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Austin, 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 19
Dallas at Orlando, 10 a.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

WEEK 9
Friday, March 24
Kansas City at New York, 5:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Utah, 7 p.m. (KJZZ)
Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 25
San Jose at Nashville, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Austin, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 26
Tampa Bay at Georgia, 1 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Chicago, 1 p.m.

WEEK 10
Friday, March 31
Austin at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 1
Grand Rapids at New York, 5 p.m.
Utah at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. (FSN Utah)
Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Georgia at Kansas City, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 2
Chicago at Orlando, 10 a.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 4 p.m.



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