ArenaBowl XXVII













































ArenaBowl XXVII
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Arizona Rattlers
(National)
Cleveland Gladiators
(American)
72 32

























1 2 3 4 Total
ARI 14 30 14 14 72
CLE 6 7 6 13 32
Date August 23, 2014
Arena
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
MVP
Nick Davila, Arizona


  • Nick Davila, Arizona (Offensive Player of the Game)


  • Cliff Dukes, Arizona (Defensive Player of the Game)
Attendance 18,410
Winning coach Kevin Guy
Losing coach Steve Thonn
TV in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers
Ari Wolfe, Anthony Herron, Sherdrick Bonner, J. B. Long

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ArenaBowl XXVII was the 27th edition of the championship in the Arena Football League. The National Conference champion Arizona Rattlers defeated the American Conference champion Cleveland Gladiators, 72–32. The game was played on August 23, 2014 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, the home of the Gladiators.


This was the fourth consecutive ArenaBowl appearance for the Arizona Rattlers, and their third consecutive ArenaBowl championship. For the Cleveland Gladiators, this was the first ArenaBowl in the franchise's 18-year history.




Contents






  • 1 Venue


  • 2 Television


  • 3 Background


    • 3.1 Arizona Rattlers


    • 3.2 Cleveland Gladiators




  • 4 Box score


  • 5 References





Venue


ArenaBowl XXVII was played at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, after it was announced that the ArenaBowl would return to the practice of being hosted by the team with the better regular season record.[1] With the best record of any team in the AFL in 2014, Cleveland was assured of hosting ArenaBowl XXVII by winning the conference championship. The ArenaBowl was played on a busy sports day in Cleveland, as the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League played a home preseason game at FirstEnergy Stadium and the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball had a home game at adjacent Progressive Field all at the same time.[2][3]



Television


In December 2013, it was announced that ESPN had acquired the rights to broadcast arena football games, including ArenaBowl XXVI. This was the first ArenaBowl to be televised on ESPN since 2008, prior to the year-long hiatus taken by the AFL.[4]



Background



Arizona Rattlers


See also: 2014 Arizona Rattlers season

The Rattlers came into the game as two-time defending champions, appearing in their fourth consecutive ArenaBowl, and ninth overall, tying them with the Tampa Bay Storm for most ArenaBowl appearances. In trying to win their third consecutive ArenaBowl championship, the only team in ArenaBowl history that had done so was the Detroit Drive, having won the third in ArenaBowl IV. In 2014, the Rattlers began the regular season with a 14–0 record, the best start to a season by any team in AFL history.[5] Their first loss came in week 16 when they lost to the rival San Jose SaberCats. Despite losing last three of their last four games, the Rattlers finished the season 15–3, as they did the season prior. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the expansion Portland Thunder in a close 52–48 contest. They hosted the San Jose SaberCats in the conference championship, beating them more decisively, 72–56.






















































West Division

  • v

  • t

  • e



Team
W
L
PCT
PF
PA
DIV
CON
Home
Away

z-Arizona Rattlers
 15
 3
 .833
 1151
 905
 4–0
 11–2
 9–0
 6–3

San Antonio Talons
 3
 15
 .167
 743
 1017
 1–3
 1–5
 0–9
 3–6

Los Angeles Kiss
 3
 15
 .167
 633
 957
 1–3
 3–9
 2–7
 1–8

z - Clinched division and conference's best record









































































































































Week
 Date
 Opponent
 Result
1
 March 15
 Philadelphia
W 62–55 (OT)
2
 March 23
 Spokane
W 68–49
3
 Bye
4
 April 5
 Jacksonville
W 63–38
5
 April 12
 at San Jose
W 57–51
6
 April 19
 Pittsburgh
W 73–69
7
 April 26
 San Antonio
W 69–59
8
 May 3
 at Jacksonville
W 70–61
9
 May 10
 at Portland
W 61–32
10
 May 17
 Spokane
W 70–38
11
 May 25
 at Los Angeles
W 70–25
12
 May 31
 San Jose
W 51–42
13
 June 6
 at Portland
W 70–59
14
 June 14
 at San Antonio
W 70–34
15
 June 21
 Los Angeles
W 83–47
16
 June 27
 at San Jose
L 33–62
17
 Bye
18
 July 12
 at Spokane
L 66–73
19
 July 20
 Portland
W 65–55
20
 July 26
 at Orlando
W 50–56
–
 August 3
 Portland
W 52–48
–
 August 10
 San Jose
W 72–56


Cleveland Gladiators


See also: 2014 Cleveland Gladiators season

The Gladiators reached the ArenaBowl for the first time in franchise history. Before moving to Cleveland for the 2008 season, they had previously played in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The closest the team had ever come to reaching the ArenaBowl since moving to Cleveland was in 2008 when they lost the conference championship. They began the 2014 season with a 9–0 record, one of the best starts to a season in league history.[6] In week 12, their hopes of an undefeated season were ended, but it proved to be the only blemish on their win-loss record, as they finished the season with a league-best 17–1 record. The 17 wins is a league record for a team in a single season. Not all of these wins came easy, however. Cleveland won five games in the regular season on the final play of the game. In the conference semifinals, they notched their sixth last-second win of the season. This one came against the Philadelphia Soul on a field goal as time expired to win by a 39–37 score. In the conference championship, they faced the Orlando Predators. Cleveland defeated Orlando 56–46 to reach the ArenaBowl for the first time in franchise history.


































































East Division

  • v

  • t

  • e



Team
W
L
PCT
PF
PA
DIV
CON
Home
Away

z-Cleveland Gladiators
 17
 1
 .944
 991
 782
 7–1
 12–1
 9–0
 8–1

x-Pittsburgh Power
 15
 3
 .833
 1015
 778
 6–2
 11–2
 8–1
 7–2

x-Philadelphia Soul
 9
 9
 .500
 1021
 949
 2–5
 7–7
 7–2
 2–7

Iowa Barnstormers
 6
 12
 .333
 848
 1046
 0–7
 2–10
 3–6
 3–6

x - Clinched playoff berth
z - Clinched division and conference's best record









































































































































Week
 Date
 Opponent
 Result
1
 March 15
 at Pittsburgh
W 63–53
2
 Bye
3
 March 29
 at New Orleans
W 37–26
4
 April 4
 Iowa
W 54–47
5
 April 12
 at Los Angeles
W 40–30
6
 April 19
 at Spokane
W 52–50
7
 April 26
 Pittsburgh
W 55–28
8
 Bye
9
 May 10
 Los Angeles
W 45–42
10
 May 17
 at Iowa
W 63–46
11
 May 23
 Philadelphia
W 54–52
12
 May 31
 at Pittsburgh
L 34–48
13
 June 7
 Iowa
W 86–49
14
 June 14
 New Orleans
W 62–46
15
 June 21
 at Philadelphia
W 69–68
16
 June 27
 Tampa Bay
W 48–41
17
 July 5
 Portland
W 61–40
18
 July 12
 at San Antonio
W 50–47 (OT)
19
 July 19
 Jacksonville
W 62–20
20
 July 26
 at Tampa Bay
W 56–49
–
 August 2
 Philadelphia
W 39–37
–
 August 10
 Orlando
W 56–46


Box score





























1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers (NC) 14 30 14 14 72
Gladiators (AC) 6 7 6 13 32

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio




  • Date: August 23, 2014


  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT


  • Game attendance: 18,410


  • Referee: Reggie Smith








Scoring summary






































































































































































































Quarter
 Time
Drive
 Team
 Scoring information
 Score

Plays
 Yards
TOP
 ARI
 CLE
1
 13:31
 2
 45
 1:29
 ARI
Windsor 41-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 7
 0
1
 7:35
 —
 —
 —
 ARI
 Interception returned 46 yards for touchdown by Reed, Ratanamorn kick good
 14
 0
1
 2:28
 6
 40
 4:17
 CLE
Taylor 9-yard touchdown reception from Austin, Pettrey kick no good
 14
 6
2
 14:19
 4
 45
 2:21
 ARI
Jackson 11-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 21
 6
2
 12:47
 1
 –9
 0:48
 ARI
 Austin tackled in end zone for a safety by Dukes
 23
 6
2
 10:51
 4
 30
 2:01
 ARI
Poots 12-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 30
 6
2
 5:05
 6
 25
 3:27
 ARI
 Reed 5-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 37
 6
2
 0:38
 5
 35
 1:35
 CLE
Lewis 15-yard touchdown reception from Austin, Pettrey kick good
 37
 13
2
 0:32
 1
 10
 0:04
 ARI
 Windsor 10-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 44
 13
3
 11:02
 3
 5
 1:37
 ARI
 Reed 3-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 51
 13
3
 6:49
 1
 30
 0:13
 ARI
 Windsor 30-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 58
 13
3
 1:50
 6
 36
 3:52
 CLE
Goodman 30-yard touchdown reception from Austin, 2-point pass intercepted
 58
 19
4
 13:17
 4
 45
 2:01
 ARI
 Poots 15-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 65
 19
4
 8:44
 5
 45
 3:38
 CLE
 Goodman 5-yard touchdown reception from Dieker, Pettrey kick no good
 65
 25
4
 5:54
 4
 45
 2:05
 ARI
 Jackson 12-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Ratanamorn kick good
 72
 25
4
 1:45
 5
 30
 3:15
 CLE
 Goodman 6-yard touchdown reception from Dieker, Pettrey kick good
 72
 32

"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
 72
 32



References





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  3. ^ Boone, Faith (August 22, 2014). "MAP: Where to park for the Browns, Indians or Gladiators games this weekend". NewsNet5.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.


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  5. ^ "LA KISS fall to unbeaten Rattlers, 83-47". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.


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