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| All Games | 5-10 | -9.4 | 4-10 | 6-8 | 50.2 | 27.1 | 306.5 | (6.2) | 3.5 | 55.5 | 26.5 | 267.6 | (6.4) | 1.9 | | Road Games | 2-5 | -3.7 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 46.9 | 26.4 | 280.4 | (5.6) | 3.1 | 51.7 | 27.4 | 249.1 | (6.1) | 1.6 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3.6 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 46.3 | 20.7 | 356.3 | (6.8) | 3.3 | 66.7 | 29.3 | 302.0 | (7.8) | 1.7 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 50.2 | 27.1 | 20.9 | 32:59 | 8-21 | (2.7) | 25-42 | 59.4% | 285 | (6.9) | 49-307 | (6.2) | (6.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 51.9 | 26.5 | 19.9 | 31:54 | 8-21 | (2.8) | 23-38 | 60.8% | 269 | (7.1) | 45-290 | (6.4) | (5.6) | | Offense Road Games | 46.9 | 26.4 | 20.3 | 33:60 | 7-9 | (1.3) | 25-43 | 58.6% | 271 | (6.3) | 50-280 | (5.6) | (6) | | Defense (All Games) | 55.5 | 26.5 | 18.9 | 28:01 | 7-23 | (3.1) | 21-34 | 60.5% | 245 | (7.1) | 42-268 | (6.4) | (4.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 54.6 | 28 | 19.6 | 29:20 | 7-20 | (2.7) | 22-35 | 62.1% | 261 | (7.4) | 43-281 | (6.5) | (5.1) | | Defense Road Games | 51.7 | 27.4 | 18.1 | 28:09 | 7-24 | (3.4) | 20-34 | 59.7% | 225 | (6.7) | 41-249 | (6.1) | (4.8) |
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| All Games | 10-5 | +3.4 | 8-7 | 5-9 | 59.3 | 31.5 | 306.3 | (7) | 2.0 | 47.7 | 23.5 | 281.1 | (6.6) | 2.5 | | Home Games | 4-4 | -1.5 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 56.6 | 30.7 | 303.2 | (6.7) | 1.7 | 49.9 | 23.6 | 293.5 | (6.6) | 2.5 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 59.3 | 33.3 | 268.7 | (7.7) | 0.7 | 37.7 | 18.3 | 289.0 | (6.1) | 3.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 59.3 | 31.5 | 19.6 | 30:12 | 11-32 | (3) | 23-33 | 68.2% | 274 | (8.2) | 44-306 | (7) | (5.2) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 53.6 | 28.2 | 19.7 | 30:24 | 8-23 | (2.9) | 23-36 | 62.5% | 263 | (7.3) | 44-287 | (6.5) | (5.3) | | Offense Home Games | 56.6 | 30.7 | 18.4 | 30:13 | 11-27 | (2.6) | 23-34 | 65.8% | 276 | (8) | 45-303 | (6.7) | (5.4) | | Defense (All Games) | 47.7 | 23.5 | 17.5 | 30:12 | 7-15 | (2.2) | 21-36 | 58.5% | 267 | (7.4) | 43-281 | (6.6) | (5.9) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 51.2 | 26.1 | 19.4 | 30:46 | 7-21 | (2.9) | 22-36 | 61.0% | 261 | (7.2) | 43-282 | (6.5) | (5.5) | | Defense Home Games | 49.9 | 23.6 | 17.9 | 30:32 | 7-13 | (1.8) | 21-37 | 58.5% | 280 | (7.6) | 44-293 | (6.6) | (5.9) |
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| 5/18/2013 | IOWA | 43-34 | W | -9 | T | 105 | U | 8-17 | 20-39-218 | 2 | 1-0 | 15-35-150 | 2 | | 5/25/2013 | @ SAN JOSE | 34-35 | L | 8 | W | 112 | U | 6--4 | 25-49-285 | 3 | 1--2 | 22-38-240 | 2 | | 6/3/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 41-42 | L | -4 | L | 97.5 | U | 6-9 | 26-38-232 | 5 | 12-25 | 16-30-203 | 2 | | 6/8/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 43-67 | L | 5 | L | 105 | O | 6-11 | 23-43-237 | 2 | 7-8 | 23-36-310 | 0 | | 6/15/2013 | JACKSONVILLE | 62-55 | W | -9 | L | 97 | O | 13-42 | 20-35-228 | 3 | 7-28 | 24-40-296 | 2 | | 6/21/2013 | @ SPOKANE | 41-80 | L | 10 | L | 115 | O | 9--2 | 30-45-362 | 5 | 9-61 | 22-29-247 | 1 | | 6/29/2013 | SAN JOSE | 49-57 | L | 6.5 | L | 109.5 | U | 13-46 | 25-39-302 | 2 | 6-18 | 26-40-269 | 2 | | 7/6/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | 49-63 | L | -3.5 | L | 104 | O | 14-76 | 25-38-285 | 3 | 7-26 | 16-25-285 | 2 | | 7/12/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/20/2013 | @ IOWA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/27/2013 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 5/18/2013 | ORLANDO | 61-51 | W | -9 | W | 114 | U | 13-21 | 21-27-251 | 2 | 4-14 | 23-43-292 | 3 | | 5/25/2013 | @ TAMPA BAY | 73-55 | W | -3 | W | 113 | O | 9-15 | 20-23-292 | 2 | 11-48 | 19-35-232 | 1 | | 6/1/2013 | ARIZONA | 57-64 | L | -1.5 | L | 121 | P | 4-10 | 20-33-308 | 3 | 11-8 | 28-48-362 | 3 | | 6/8/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | 65-56 | W | -15 | L | 108 | O | 13-41 | 30-42-317 | 1 | 6-4 | 16-30-301 | 2 | | 6/15/2013 | @ PITTSBURGH | 59-21 | W | -11 | W | 107 | U | 12-65 | 23-39-244 | 4 | 0-0 | 20-38-274 | 7 | | 6/22/2013 | IOWA | 54-30 | W | -11 | W | 107.5 | U | 12-50 | 12-15-142 | 1 | 5--11 | 28-47-269 | 4 | | 6/29/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 66-57 | W | -11.5 | L | 103 | O | 9-44 | 25-28-279 | 1 | 9-42 | 27-41-334 | 2 | | 7/6/2013 | CHICAGO | 58-26 | W | -6.5 | W | 112 | U | 10-9 | 20-30-282 | 0 | 8-16 | 17-32-217 | 4 | | 7/12/2013 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/20/2013 | @ SAN JOSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/27/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | UTAH: The Utah Blaze, blessed with one of the most electric attacks in the Arena Football League in 2012, experienced a fair amount of turnover in their receiving corps during the offseason. Tysson Poots, one of the toughest young receivers in the game, bolted to division rival Arizona. Similarly, Alvance Robinson, who posted 1,015 receiving yards in 10 games with the Blaze last season, has been assigned to another ArenaBowl contender in Philadelphia. The Blaze didn't waste time mourning, however, bringing in potent weapons in L.J. Castile, who recorded 1,196 receiving yards for New Orleans last season, and Jared Jenkins, who reeled off 119 receptions for 1,610 yards as a rookie with the Milwaukee Mustangs last year. Castile and Jenkins will join Aaron Lesue ' who more than doubled his touchdown total from 27 in 2011 to 56 last season ' in providing Utah with a three-headed monster at the receiver position. Where it matters most, however, the Blaze have remained stable, with quarterback Tommy Grady coming back after a record-breaking year in Salt Lake City and Ben Stallings, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, returning to Utah for a third year. So long as the Blaze have Tommy 'The Tower' Grady, who accumulated an unbelievable 5,870 passing yards and 142 touchdowns last season, they will be head and shoulders above most defenses in the AFL ' literally and figuratively. On the defensive side of the ball, 'Sack Lake City' took a bit of a hit themselves with the departure of Mike Lewis, who compiled 23 sacks during his two years in Utah. Utah will now rely on Mike Alston to help keep offensive lines from doubling up on Caesar Rayford, who is the franchise record holder with 23.5 career sacks, and Keenan Mace, who flashed All-Arena potential as a rookie nose guard last season. With Mace and Rayford still donning the orange and black, the Blaze should be able to generate an above-average pass rush, which when combined with experienced defensive backs in Al Phillips and Josh Ferguson should lead to poise in their pass defense. Phillips and Ferguson will need to emerge as leaders, however, given that the Blaze have five rookie defensive backs on their roster at the moment, and veteran leader David Hyland remains a free agent. While the spotlight will surely shine on the Blaze as they attempt to wrest West Division supremacy from the Rattlers, attention should also be paid to an emerging rivalry between Utah and Spokane, from which the Blaze took offensive lineman Shannon Tevaga, as well as Alston and Ferguson. | | PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia Soul will begin the 2013 season just as they closed out the 2012 season: facing off with the Arizona Rattlers. This time, however, the Soul will be without a few key components of that ArenaBowl XXV squad. Most notably, Clint Dolezel takes over for Doug Plank at head coach for Philadelphia. Dolezel served as the team's offensive coordinator last season, guiding the Soul to the top-ranked scoring offense in the League. The three top performers for that scoring unit ' quarterback Dan Raudabaugh, fullback Derrick Ross and receiver Tiger Jones ' all return for their third seasons with Dolezel. Absent from the Philadelphia lineup, however, will be Donovan Morgan, who was traded to the New Orleans VooDoo over the offseason, and Jeff Hughley, who returned to Jacksonville in free agency. Filling in will be receivers Andrae Thurman and Jackie Chambers. The team also acquired a pair of Robinsons ' Armand and Alvance ' from Kansas City and Utah, respectively. Chambers, an All-Ironman team selection from a year ago, will likely take over the kick return duties, while the other three will look to fill the holes left by Morgan and long-time veteran Larry Brackins, who remains a free agent. On the defensive side of the ball, Second Team All-Arena defensive lineman Bryan Robinson figures to lead the charge again this season. Philadelphia will also return eight-year veteran defensive lineman Dustin Barno and the team's leading tackler, Jack linebacker Joe Goosby. The Soul will be without 2012 Defensive Back of the Year, Kent Richardson, who was placed on Other League Exempt after signing with the Cleveland Browns. Fortunately, Philadelphia retains Rayshaun Kizer, who is averaging 13 interceptions a year in his AFL career. Kizer will lead what Philadelphia fans hope will once again be a very opportunistic secondary. In the kicking game, the team added AFL veteran Carlos Martinez. Though the Soul attempted just one field goal in 2012, the trusty leg of last season's leader in three-point conversions should be a welcome asset. |
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