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The Albany Empire snapped a two-game losing streak as they handed the Baltimore Brigade their first home loss of the season, 56-49, in front of 5,552 at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night. The win moved Albany within a game of Baltimore for first place.
Grand Rapids Rampage defensive lineman Rahim Abdullah has been around some football fields in his career. However he's a rookie in his latest gridiron stop. Abdullah is making his debut in the Arena Football League this season after stops in college football, the NFL and the Canadian Football League. He's having to learn a different game in arena football.
As I think back to the 2016 AFL season, I'll remember a number of awesome moments both on and off the field. Joe Hills scoring eight touchdowns in a game. T.T Toliver essentially rewriting the record books. Nick Davila quietly putting up one of the best seasons a quarterback has ever had in this league. The Amway Center standing as one in the #OrlandoUnited campaign.
It was supposed to be the culmination of one of the greatest seasons ever by an Arena Football team. A win at home in ArenaBowl XXVII would have brought the city of Cleveland its first pro sports championship since the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title in 1964.
Tonight is real. When Cleveland hosts Philadelphia in the first round of the 2014 Arena Football League postseason tonight, it will be real. All season long, it felt unreal. There was the start. How could a Gladiators team that lost 12 of its first 14 last year, that didn't win its third game until July, go into Memorial Day 2014 undefeated?