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The Georgia Force host the Orlando Predators Sunday afternoon in an Arena Football League South Division matchup at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Force (7-8) will be trying to end a two-game skid while the Predators (2-12) are in search of their first road win in eight games this season.

It took five months to get here, but the day has finally come. ArenaBowl XXVIII will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET at Stockton Arena between the San Jose SaberCats and the Jacksonville Sharks. Who is going to win the biggest game of the year? Our ArenaFan staff weighs in with its selections.

The Grand Rapids Rampage (6-10, regular season; now 8-10 overall) defeated the Chicago Rush (11-5 regular season; now 11-6 overall) in Arena Football League second round playoff action.

Flashback to the year 2000 when the Los Angeles Avengers were seven games into their inaugural season. Just like the Los Angeles KISS, they had struggled to compete against some of the top teams in the league. All but one of their losses were by double digits, quarterbacks Todd Marinovich and Scott Semptimphelter were finding things difficult to maintain a starting spot, and their overall offense had sputtered game after game.

The last two games for the Arizona Rattlers have been two of the greatest in league history. Arizona scored 70 points and held a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter in each contest. Both were decided on the final play of the game with Arizona losing each time.

Orlando Predators quarterback Nick Hill threw for 331 yards and eight touchdowns to help his squad open up the Amway Center with a dominating 68-53 win over the Utah Blaze on Saturday in front of 12,186 at the New Jungle.

Dan Raudabaugh wasn't sharp. The secondary had too many plays with busted coverage. The special teams didn't do a particularly great job defending kickoffs. Yet in the end, the Philadelphia Soul found a way to win when they weren't at their best on Saturday night by a 56-51 count over the Tampa Bay Storm.

The Blaze got doubled upon losing 68-34 to a Spokane Shock team that looked light years ahead of the Blaze. A Shock team that had as many pass completions as the Blaze had attempts, a Shock team that had enough points to win the game by halftime. a Shock team that had more kick return yards than the Blaze had passing yards.

Week 10 saw Aaron Garcia get off to a mediocre start for the KISS. The Spokane quarterbacks got roughed up in Arizona and several teams had low-scoring outings. It made for a rough week in fantasy as well.

Two weeks have elapsed since the last time that we handed out our ever-so-popular awards, which can only mean one thing: We get a bonus helping of Dubious Distinctions right now!