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Seven of the eight playoff teams have been decided as well as two division titles. Three total teams clinched playoff berths, while two were eliminated. Jacksonville and Tampa Bay swapped places despite losing AFL all-time leading passer Aaron Garcia and Spokane's road until ArenaBowl XXIII will be at home. This and my top offensive player of the year await you in the Week 16 edition of Breaking it Down.

Two years ago, Ron James came to a podium in an upper conference room at the Maverick Center and made some spectacular comments on the future of the team. Having just taken a two year contract extension after taking over as the Utah Blaze Head Coach, James illustrated his vision of the team and the type of players it would take to reach that goal.

Spokane became the first team to win titles in the af2 and AFL in grand fashion by beating the most storied franchise, the Tampa Bay Storm, in Arena Football history in ArenaBowl XXIII. Shock QB Kyle Rowley was responsible for all ten of the team's touchdowns en route to being named MVP. Over twenty ArenaBowl records were either set or tied in the first AFL championship game since 2008. Check out the only breakdown of the stats, history and significance of this game anywhere in the world ri...

With just a week to go in the regular season, all eight playoff teams have been decided and Spokane locked up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Rod Windsor added another league single-season record to his record-breaking rookie campaign. Also, Dallas named its new head coach at halftime. This and much more awaits in the 17th weekly edition of Breaking it Down.

Week 15 was one of the biggest in determining the playoffs thus far. Four teams punched their tickets to the postseason, while another was punched out. One of these fantastic four wrapped up a division crown and another team moved into playoff position. This and some historic moments will be highlighted in this edition of Breaking it Down.

Aaron LeSue was really the one of the only good things to come out of the 2010 Utah Blaze season. LeSue made his mark with his backflips off of the Maverick Center wall and with his high flying over the wall touchdown catch. He was an energetic, highlight generating receiver in a year where there was no energy or highlights on the Blaze.

Week Nine featured the renewal of league's two greatest rivalries (Arizona-San Jose, Tampa Bay-Orlando). All four division leaders won against division rivals. Utah and Georgia battled in the week's highest scoring and most exciting game that was decided in the final seconds. Recaps of these games, my weekly ramblings and more Hall of Fame thoughts awaiting in Volume Three, Issue Nine of Breaking it Down.

There's one common rule at any of the numerous casinos that adorn the shores of Atlantic City; the house always wins. The Atlantic City Blackjacks have taken that idea to heart.

The beginning of the 2015 Arena Football Season is a bittersweet one for me. While I absolutely love the sport, this marks the first season I will have to try and stay interested without my hometown team to root for.

And then there were four. The top two seeds in the National Conference advanced while the bottom two seeds in the American Conference won on the road. Milwaukee and Spokane are left in the National, while the league's greatest rivalry will meet for the eighth time in the postseason in the American side (Orlando and Tampa Bay). The divisional round was the highest scoring of any four-team playoff round in league history. This and more are featured in the Divisional Playoff edition of Breakin...