Just something to keep in mind in the last week of the regular season...
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Eight teams battle for final six playoff spots in week 17
Tuesday June 17, 2008
NEW YORK – The
Cleveland Gladiators (8-7),
Colorado Crush (5-10),
Grand Rapids Rampage (5-10),
Los Angeles Avengers (5-10),
New Orleans VooDoo (8-7),
New York Dragons (8-7),
Orlando Predators (9-7) and
Utah Blaze (5-10) are all in contention for the final six playoff positions this weekend as the Mitsubishi Motors Drive to ArenaBowl XXII makes its final push toward the finish line.
The
Chicago Rush (10-5) can clinch home-field advantage throughout the American Conference playoffs with a win or a
San Jose SaberCats (10-5) loss. The SaberCats need to win, coupled with a Chicago Rush loss, to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The
Philadelphia Soul (12-3) can clinch the Mitsubishi Motors Eastern Division title and home-field advantage throughout the National Conference playoffs with a win or a
Dallas Desperados (12-3) loss. The Dallas Desperados can clinch the Eastern Division title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win combined with a Soul loss.
Following is each team’s postseason-clinching scenario for Week 17:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE:
The CHICAGO RUSH clinch home-field advantage in the American Conference with the following scenarios:
1) Chicago Rush win
2) San Jose SaberCats loss
The COLORADO CRUSH clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) Colorado Crush win
2) Los Angeles Avengers loss
3) Grand Rapids Rampage loss
The GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) Grand Rapids Rampage win
2) Los Angeles Avengers loss
The SAN JOSE SABERCATS clinch home-field advantage in the American Conference with the following scenario:
1) San Jose SaberCats win + Chicago Rush loss
The LOS ANGELES AVENGERS clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) Los Angeles Avengers win + Colorado Crush loss
2) Los Angeles Avengers win + Grand Rapids Rampage loss
3) Los Angeles Avengers win + Utah Blaze loss
4) Utah Blaze loss + Grand Rapids Rampage win + Colorado Crush win
The UTAH BLAZE clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) Utah Blaze win
2) Colorado Crush loss
3) Grand Rapids Rampage loss
NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
The CLEVELAND GLADIATORS clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenario:
1) Cleveland Gladiators win
The DALLAS DESPERADOS clinch the Eastern Division and home-field advantage in the National Conference with the following scenario:
1) Dallas Desperados win + Philadelphia Soul loss
The NEW ORLEANS VOODOO clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) New Orleans VooDoo win
2) Cleveland Gladiators loss
The NEW YORK DRAGONS clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) New York Dragons win
2) Cleveland Gladiators loss
3) New Orleans VooDoo loss
The ORLANDO PREDATORS clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:
1) New Orleans VooDoo loss
2) New York Dragons loss
3) Cleveland Gladiators loss
The PHILADELPHIA SOUL clinch the Eastern Division and home-field advantage in the National Conference with the following scenarios:
1) Philadelphia Soul win
2) Dallas Desperados loss
Following is each team’s scenario for hosting a Wild Card Round game:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE:
The ARIZONA RATTLERS have clinched a first-round home game.
The COLORADO CRUSH clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) Colorado Crush win + Utah Blaze loss
The GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) Grand Rapids Rampage win + Utah Blaze loss + Colorado Crush loss
The LOS ANGELES AVENGERS clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) Los Angeles Avengers win + Grand Rapids Rampage loss + Colorado Crush loss
NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
The DALLAS DESPERADOS have clinched at least a first-round home game.
The PHILADELPHIA SOUL has clinched at least a first-round home game.
The CLEVELAND GLADIATORS clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) Cleveland Gladiators win + New York Dragons loss + New Orleans VooDoo loss
The ORLANDO PREDATORS clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) New York Dragons loss + Cleveland Gladiators loss
The NEW ORLEANS VOODOO clinch a first-round home game with the following scenarios:
1) New Orleans VooDoo win + New York Dragons win
2) New Orleans VooDoo win + Cleveland Gladiators win
The NEW YORK DRAGONS clinch a first-round home game with the following scenario:
1) New York Dragons win + New Orleans VooDoo loss
hno: Rattlers fumble a kick return, sorry for the dud guys, this one could not have started any worst. I might have a play at halftime but this is outright pathetic. I might just count my losses and wash my hands for the night!! :WTF:
