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The Jacksonville Sharks might not have QB Aaron Garcia an longer, but they are doing something that Garcia isn't this year: Playing in a conference championship game. It certainly was a tale of two games though, as the Sharks nearly blew the biggest lead in a playoff game in AFL history against the Georgia Force, who should be commended for erasing a 48-21 deficit in the second half. Still, in the end, a 51-yard field goal by K Marco Capozzoli proved to be the difference in a 58-56 triumph.
After twenty grueling weeks and 156 games, the longest AFL regular season has come to close. Lucky for you, this final regular season edition of Breaking it Down is perhaps the longest single article about the AFL in league history. Nearly 7,000 words of wisdom chock full of nuggets, morsels and all sorts of chewy and yummy AFL notes that'll fill you up while you're not watching live AFL playoff games in your living room this week.
The Cleveland Gladiators were the #2 ranked team in the American Conference this season, but on Sunday (July 31) they came up a little short to the visiting Georgia Force in a 50-41 playoff loss. The game was not without drama, however, and the final outcome was in questions until the final seconds of the game.
63, ORLANDO 48
· The Sharks never trailed and forced three turnovers, two of which resulted in touchdowns and the third ended the game.
· Jacksonville swept Orlando in the regular season and has won 13 straight games against American Conference opponents since losing to the Predators in the playoffs last season.
· The win is the first in the franchise s two-year AFL history (lost in first round to Orlando last year).
· For the second straight game, Sharks WR/KR Jeff Hughley took the opening kickoff 57 yards for a touchdown. He added another 57-yard scoring scamper to become just the fifth player in league history to post two kick returns for scores in the same game.