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ArenaBowl XXVI came and went, and all around the Arena Football League seemed to revel in the celebration that was the league's championship game. The LA KISS have been formed, bringing the AFL back to one of the biggest markets in the country. Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz promised

If offense wins games and defense wins championships, the Arizona Rattlers are well on their way to a sixth ArenaBowl title. While the Arena Football League is a showcase for the offensive side of the football with teams frequently putting up 60+ points in a game, Arizona's defense is setting the bar astronomically high through the Rattlers' three wins to start the 2016 campaign.

The Washington Valor were handed their first loss of the season Saturday by the defending ArenaBowl champs, the Philadelphia Soul, in front of 12,122 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. A final score of 49-31 on a rainy evening in the nation's capital.

It's been a pretty abysmal start to the 2015 season for the Jacksonville Sharks special teams. Shortfalls in the kicking game have contributed heavily in these one point losses as the Sharks have started 0-2 for the first time in franchise history.

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.

With playoff fever at a frenzy, I decided to bring you some early Breaking it Down tidbits in this postseason update. There were three Arena games Friday night, all with massive playoff implication and all of which Sunshine State teams won. Let's look at those three games and the playoff implications heading into the rest of Week 15.

So many teams that are new to the Arena Football League have to deal with the best of the best, and if you are in the Western Conference, wins are a rarity. For the Los Angeles KISS, wins were not only scarce, but staying in games were just as difficult.

With the Arizona Rattlers offense still rolling, the team's defense decided to share the spotlight in a 61-32 victory over the Portland Thunder on May 11 at the Moda Center.

ORLANDO -- Tiger Jones has only been around the Arena Football League since 2008, but the argument could be made that he's been one of the best all-around pass catchers this league has ever had. With his fourth reception on Friday night, the Jacksonville Sharks' receiver moved into fifth place all-time in AFL history in receptions with 992.

Despite clinching their ninth division title, locking up their #2 playoff seed, playing against a Tampa Bay Storm team with a winning record that had major playoff implications on the line, and the defense having arguably its worst game in a matter of months, the San Jose SaberCats still managed to give their fans a beauty on Fan Appreciation Night in their regular season home finale.