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11,017 fans packed into the stadium for the city's first ever ArenaBowl and its second Arena Football championship game. Previously, the 2008 ArenaCup ended in a disaster, as the Tennessee Valley Vipers ripped the hearts out of the Shock with a 56-55 overtime defeat.
Maurice Purify's 8-yard TD reception from QB Nick Davila proved to be the difference in a wild, record-setting game on Saturday night. The Arizona Rattlers are on their way to ArenaBowl XXV to face the Philadelphia Soul after beating the Utah Blaze 75-69 on Saturday night in what proved to be a record-setting National Conference Championship Game.