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It was an evening of firsts for the Spokane Shock. The first regular season game to be played outdoors. The Shock scored the first touchdown, forced the first fumble, snatched

ORLANDO -- Let's get this much right. The Orlando Predators were the better team on the field on Saturday night against the Portland Steel. The oddsmakers said they were the better team by 24.5-points, and if you just look at the talent on the field, this truly was a mismatch.

The 2015 AFL regular season is said and done with, and as is the case each and every year, many records have been set and milestones have been reached.

The 2013 season was a roller coaster for the Spokane Shock. They started hot with a five-game winning streak and then cooled considerably with a three-game losing streak. They rebounded and finished the season on a 10-1 run to finish the regular season with a 14-4 record. They won a nail-biter against the now-defunct Chicago Rush in their opening playoff game followed by a crushing defeat to the Arizona Rattlers. Their sights are still set on the ArenaBowl for 2014.

The historically dominant Orlando Predators found their way back on top last season, as they won their first division title since 2006 in a year where everything looked like it was going to go wrong.

Just like any sport, many personnel handle their teams like a business. Every week, they make so many decisions that affect so many lives, whether it would be trading someone to a new city, letting someone go, or placing them on reassignment.

The game between Orlando and Los Angeles reminded me of a playful story I once heard as a kid. Here is a man who carried six gallons of milk across town. While he was carrying the milk, he was planning on selling it, hoping to make a lot of money in order to help for his family, or buy the things he needed.

Apparently, someone forgot to tell us all that Week 9 was opposite week. After a week in which everything seemed to go against the grain, Week 10 featured restored order across the Arena Football League, as the world returned to its axis, and the teams which we've thought to be the best in the league all year long have gone back to playing like it.

Say your city has been deprived of a sports team for years. Say you have been craving something that nearly every major market has around the nation. It isn't what you had expected, but it is something to hold you over in the mean time.

The Spokane Shock are playoff bound. Following a much needed bye week, the Shock defeated the Tampa Bay Storm by a score of 63-49. Spokane showed some rust early in the game, but managed to rebound in the second half to topple the American Conference foe. They improve to 11-4 and maintain a second place spot in the division.