AAFA 2025 Season WK 12 Thursday Night Throwdown – Honolulu Islanders (2-8) @ Omaha Nighthawks (9-1)
[Music] ladies and gentlemen on your feet and welcome your home team [Applause] hackett gets set to kick it away he’ll down it in the end zone they’ll start at the 20 yd line now we have a first down and 10 to [Applause] go searching for an open man he’s going to run for it and he’s got and he’s tackled right around the 38 yd line by Williams first down 10 to go [Applause] ops for a short throw he’s wrestled down around the 42 yd line by Monroe watson gains about four yards there it’s second down and six number 15 hands it off they get three yards on the play that was because the defense filled up all the gaps the back was looking for somewhere to run but by bringing the run blitz they took away all the holes and stopped them for a minimal gain the offense needs about three yardds to get the first here on third down passes short right side well it’s always great to have a big arm but you have to be able to control it on occasion he wants to consistently throw that ball hard and that’s just not always the right pass it’s fourth down looks like they’re going to punt it away here and it’s in the end zone for a touchback they’ll set up shop at the 20 and we’ll have a first down and 10 good coverage downfield moves to his right they can’t complete the pass and now the offense will be looking at second down they take over at the 20 surveys the field buys some time in the pocket alustin records his first sack of the season looking at third and long now after the sack and looks left throws he thinks he hauled it in but we’ll see what the officials say it’s ruled a catch i like it when the officials get together to make a call like that because really that one could have gone either way so it’s fourth down the home team are lining up to punt it away watson takes it at the 25 you know I like that return nothing flashy but it was really effective the thing I hate to see are guys that are dancing around back there trying to be a playmaker when they’re really not at least he got up the field got a few yards that’s what I like to see he’s dropped down around the 32 yd line by Williams [Applause] brings up second and nine they spot it at their own 32 [Applause] short throw to the right breaks a tackle he’s all alone he gets knocked out of bounds at the 41 yd line it’s first and 10 ball on their own 41 steps and throws to the left side [Applause] [Music] that’ll make it second down with 10 to go price takes a hand off breaks through up the gut and he’s finally dropped at the 30 patience patience patience anytime you see a play broken like that you have to allow those big blockers to pull out in front get up in the hole and if the running back goes too fast or gets in too big a hurry it doesn’t work that time his patience was the difference first down and 10 they spot the rock on the 30 price takes the give he’s tackled around the 20 yd line by Williams yeah really not much the defense could do there the backside really blocked down they came around to the play side with those big offensive linemen that one looked easy now we have a first down and 10 to go ball on the 20 price on the run he’s brought down at about the 11 by Williams so second down the offense needs about four for the first and they’ll run him again and he’s tackled right around the 12 yd line by number 53 [Applause] so now they’re just 10 yardds away [Applause] they’ll throw for the first he’s wrestled down right around the four yd line by Arnold you know it really wasn’t a horrible call that time by the defense but anytime you have to try and stop an offense like this in those medium yardage situations you really have to come up in the coverage first down goal to goal play fake in heavy traffic scrambles for positive yards and when you get this close to the goal line even those quarterbacks get a little braver than usual nice run that time defense extra point is good honolulu up seven points number three is just about ready to kick this one away stanley is deep looking to return the kickoff here we go he’ll return it from the four yd line gets to about the 24 before going down alustin was there for the [Applause] stop the offense will take over at the 24 yd line first down 10 to go short throw to the left he’s dropped down at about the 29 yd line by Jones that incompletion will bring up second down it’s now second and five number 11 with the drop play nothing makes a defensive coordinator cringe more than seeing that kind of run because then it sets up the play action and there’s almost no way to stop an offense if you can’t stop the run and you have to deal with play action from their own 44 yd line looking for a man looks right throws that wide receiver is fast but he’s not that fast my goodness let’s get him the football from their own 44 yd line [Applause] gives it to the back two yards that’ll bring up third down with eight yds to go ball on their own 46 dumps it out left he’s tackled at about the 41 by number 23 and we’ll have a first down and 10 he rolls out to his right scrambling away from the rush he’s brought down around the 19 yd line by number [Applause] 55 it’s first and 10 and it looked like someone on the offensive line jumped and it’s so embarrassing to jump off sides for an offensive player because you know the snap count but I swear there’s so many things going through your mind especially if the guy across from you is beating you in the head all day sometimes you just forget edwards gets it on the inside and he’s tackled right around the 18 yd line by number 52 [Applause] we’ve got second and nine yardds to go and the ball on the 18 yd line number 11 hands it off third down and nine ball on the 18 he’s going to his right throws it looks like he was able to bring it down in bounds they’ll discuss it so after confirring they give him the catch and this for the tie and the point after is good time winds down here in the first with the score the home team seven the visiting team seven hackett looks ready to kick it away stanley stands back to field the kick he makes it out to about the 21 yd line sparks was there to bring him down they’ll take over at the 21 first down and 10 has a man short to his left i wish all our fans could see what’s happening down the field on all our television broadcast because so much of the game now is won and lost in the secondary now we have a first down and 10 to go [Applause] dumps it out right he’s wrestled down at about the 39 yd line by Fletcher at the end of the first quarter it’s knotted up they’ll need about three yards here on second down [Applause] price on the inside handoff he’s dropped down right around the 48 yd line by Fletcher first down 10 to go tucks and runs he’s free boy in that kind of situation you just think that if they’re going to pick up the first down on you they’re going to have to do it throwing the football but that time the quarterback got out in the open field and got it done and we’ll have a first down and 10 the ball is on the 39 yd line looking fires it to the left second down for the offense after that incomplete pass it’s now second down 10 yds to go they spotted on the 39 price on the delay great stiff arm on the defender he’s tackled at about the 31 by Cooper short yardage situation here they’ll need a little less than a yard to convert price gets it on the counter he’s brought down around the 24 yd line by Cooper it’s first and 10 price the ball carrier and he’s tackled at about the 15 yd line by number 28 that’ll bring up second down a couple of yards needed to convert price on the give breaks one and scores good initial push that time by the guys on the offensive line but he looked a little quicker than what I knew he was that was a nice run barnett hits the PAT it’s now a seven-point game honolulu is up a score number three is ready to kick this one off stanley is back to receive the kick and he’ll return it from way back at the three he brings it back to the 23 number 24 was there for the stop martin seems to be a little shaken up on the play let’s go they’ll start at the 23 yd line first down and 10 he’s looking towards the left side so they’ll face a second and 10 ball on their own 23 looks left here’s a short pass a burst of speed and he’s in the open he’s wrestled down right around the 40 yd line by Morris [Music] now we have a first down and 10 to go the ball is on their own 40 play fake and rolls out has a man out to his right it is an incomplete pass from their own 40 yd line still looking for an open man passes out to the left he’s dropped down around the 49 yd line by Olston looks like a gain of nine on the pass play that’ll make it third down the offense needs about three feet for the first [Applause] checks down to the short pass he’s tackled around the 46 yd line by number 28 they line up at the 46 they hand it off he’s brought down around the 38 yd line by Jones and two yards away here on second down he didn’t get back to the line well you know the safeties are going to attack the line of scrimmage against the run but you just don’t expect them to get there so soon that they’re going to make the tackle in the back field and looking at a third and six right here fires a strike to the right and he’s tackled around the 31 yd line by Morris first down 10 to go ball on the 31 yd line number 11 hands off he’s wrestled down around the 29 yd line by Finley second down eight yds to go flips out short he’s dropped down around the 13 yd line by number 23 and we’ll have a first down and 10 the ball is on the 12 yd line number 11 gives it up the middle just about three yards there they’re now threatening inside the 10 holston again he’s tackled right around the eight yd line by Hall the offense sets up seven yds away from the score has a man to his right he’s pushed out of bounds at the four let’s just make They’ll line this up and it will be about a 21 y this one might have been a false start on the offense let’s get the call rogers is guilty of moving early they call on the field goal unit and the kick is good so after that kick the score is now the home team 10 the visiting team 14 [Applause] The home team gets ready to kick it away stanley is deep looking to return the kickoff he makes it out to the 20 number 15 was there to bring him down they’ll set up shop at the 20 it’s first and 10 he goes down sack [Applause] so the sack on first down sets him back a bit brings up a second down and 13 [Applause] price takes the give that’s a three-yd gain third down now 10 yardds for the first ball on the 20 yd line short throw to the right [Applause] it’s fourth down they’ll line up to punt this one away stanley gets the ball at the 27 he makes it out to the 36 number 24 was there for the stop you know I like that return nothing flashy but it was really effective the thing I hate to see are guys that are dancing around back there trying to be a playmaker when they’re really not at least he got up the field got a few yards that’s what I like to see has a man short to his left he thinks he hauled it in but we’ll see what the officials say so after confirring they’re going to say he was out of bounds good try that was a really good try but let’s give the officials credit they got it right looking for a man that brings up third and 10 good coverage downfield nearly picked off he should have had that one and it’ll be fourth down following the pass deflection well at the end of the game you go back and you basically say what happened on third down and you have a pretty good indication of how that game came out good play by the defense fourth down the home team lining up to punt feels the punt at the 19 yd line number 53 was there to bring him down and we have a flag on the play and that flag was thrown in the neighborhood of holding number 28 is flag for a hold on the play first down and 10 ball on their own 15 they’re setting up the screen he’s brought down around the 20 yd line by Palmer screen passes like that are real confidence builders for the quarterback they get a completion a nice little gain and they know they’re not going to get hit and he’s tackled at about the 27 by Morrison throws to his left he’s wrestled down at about the 41 by Arnold defense Now we have a first down and 10 to go and looks left throws he’s dropped down right around the 50 yd line by Morrison snap decision to throw the ball there but it was the right read and perfect timing that frustrates the heck out of a defense short yardage situation here second and a yard he’s going to his right throws he’s tackled at about the 37 yd line by Monroe swings it out for a screen he lost yardage on the play you bring a little pressure and it impacts quarterbacks and we saw it there dumps it out left and the pass is incomplete stanley is rocked and it causes an incompletion and that’s so frustrating as a wide receiver you know you’re going to get hit on the play just wrap it up make the catch and go to the ground third down and long coming up here price gets the call again he’s brought down around the 40 yd line by number 97 it’s fourth down and the punt unit onto the field to kick it away and we’ve come to halftime here the score at the halfway mark is 1410 we’ll have to see how both teams respond as the second half kickoff is just seconds away the stop was made by number 52 first down 10 to go ball on their own 25 searching for an open man right through his hands he almost had the pick they’ll face second down and 10 ball on their own 25 and looking right he lets it go and he drops the short [Applause] pick here they have a third down and 10 to go ball on their own 25 still looking for an open man not much point in going for this one i expect to see him put it away here so after the sack it’s now fourth down and long watson fields it at the 40 that was really a good effort there wasn’t a ton of room for him to run but he was able to get up the field get a few yards you never get upset with a punt return guy like that it wasn’t spectacular but he got the job done and we’ll have a first down and 10 he takes off he loses the football the home team has the football the defense makes something happen to force the game’s first turnover the offense will start at the 48 yd line it’s first and 10 number 11 will hand it off so they’ll face a second and 10 throws middle of the field and I love to watch this wide receiver work he is so patient with his routes he gets down low into his cuts and he really understands what the defense is trying to do to take him away and he is working them over and so far in this one as you can see this player has been the impact performer of the game so far first down and 10 the Pickkin is on the 37 yd line he’s looking down the middle throws stanley thought he had a secure catch yeah he got rocked and the ball rolled there was nothing left after that hit they line up at the 37 he’s looking towards the left side it’s almost picked off kohl’s was the intended receiver they’re facing a third and 10 flips out short and he’s tackled around the 23 yd line by number 59 they line up at the 23 he’s searching for a receiver he’s got it touchdown that’s one of those great throws where the receiver was covered when he actually made the throw but he threw it to a spot and the timing was perfect for the touchdown trying to go up by three though kick the extra point the pat is up and good the home team is up by three points hackett is ready to kick this one off stanley is back to receive the kick a good job there by the quarterback to fit that ball in there with good coverage yeah and the defensive back didn’t really do anything wrong there the quarterback just made a good throw we’ll see if he starts to play him a bit more aggressively maybe initiate some contact and get that receiver out of his comfort zone going forward [Music] they’ll start this drive at the 19 now we have a first down and 10 to [Applause] go ops for a short throw well it’s always great to have a big arm but you have to be able to control it on occasion he wants to consistently throw that ball hard and that’s just not always the right pass that’ll make it second down with 10 to go ball on their own 18 throws to his right he tipped the ball away james was his intended target [Applause] third down and 10 coming up here looks to the right he’s going for it all he drops the easy pick and the pass will fall incomplete fourth down coming up and those are the kind of big third down plays you have to have on defense to get the ball back and give your team a chance on offense [Music] fourth down looks like they’re going to punt it away [Applause] here stanley fields the ball at the 34 he makes it out to about the 47 yd line number 24 was there for the stop he was just a couple of steps away from breaking that one all the way this coverage team better start stepping up or he’s going to take one in for six [Applause] goes through his progression has a man out to his right anytime you give up that quick pressure like that very seldom are those passes completed second down and seven yds to go looks left here’s a short pass he’s going to be tackled for a loss back to the line but nothing more oh boy it’s third down 10 yardds for first surveys the field throws it up top down the left side chris that was a pretty nice defensive stand yeah they just kind of looked out of sync from the very beginning there and I thought first down really set the tone for that entire series so it’s fourth down the home team ready to putt this one away and he takes it at the 12 man those guys were flying down the field he didn’t have a chance on that one his blocker’s got to do something for that poor guy out there or he’s going to get killed the offense will take over at the 16 first down 10 to go [Applause] incomplete pass he just threw that one away he was in danger of getting sacked but he did the smart thing and threw the ball away and Gus that awareness is something he’s really known for or when trouble’s coming he has the good sense to get rid of it and take the loss of down rather than the loss of yards on a sack and really over the course of a game this helps keep them out of a lot of second and third and long situations not to mention keeps him from taking unnecessary shots as well it’s now second down 10 yds to go price off the left side they’re looking at third and nine short throw to the left he’s wrestled down at about the 23 yd line by Morrison that’ll be a sevenyd pickup it’s fourth down they’ll line up to punt this one away stanley fields it at the 26 he really didn’t have any room to work on that punt return yeah that certainly wasn’t one of his best efforts there maybe if he would have gotten a little more help from his blockers he could have broken one out of there you know sometimes it just takes one good block to create a seam to get one up the field passes out to his right he’s dropped down at about the 35 yd line by number 55 and a good job selling the run on that play made things happen that time great fake by the quarterback second down and they’re going to need just about three yards to pick up the first and it looked like someone on the offensive line jumped well if you want to know why pee-wee football coaches make you run a lap if you jump off sides it’s because it can really have a negative impact on your offense just like that one looking for a man the pass falls incomplete they can’t hook up on that pass now the offense will be facing third down that’ll bring up third down with eight yds to go good coverage downfield throws it deep down the left side pass is tipped and caught he’s knocked out of bounds at the 17 [Applause] it’s a big gain through the air sets up the offense with another first and 10 edwards on the run he’s tackled right around the 12 yd line by Finley a gain of six and they line up at the 10 searching for an open man steps up and immediately goes down doing this so third and nine coming up right here he’s brought down around the 12 yd line by Rucker they call on the field goal unit the kick is good so the score now the home team 20 the visiting team 14 hackit will be kicking off stanley stands back to field the kick and we have a flag on the play the stop was made by Neil and I have a feeling this one is coming back well the defense was out there battling on that one but that was exactly the kind of break this offense needed they’ll set up shot at the eight and we’ll have a first down and 10 price takes the give well you know you’ve got an aggressive safety when he’s making tackles for a loss behind the line of scrimmage typically these guys are trying to not give up a big play in the passing game now when you see somebody in the back field that’s impressive from back at the six-yd line he’s going to his right throws benjamin was the intended receiver on the play third down and 12 to go [Applause] looks right throws he gunned that one in there for the first down didn’t he he really did and when you watch a guy throw a ball that hard they don’t move their arm any faster you see him driving off that back leg that was a pretty pass a close call here was he in was he out if he was in did he have control of the football before going out the funny thing is I don’t even know that the officials mind being challenged on their calls on the sideline because they are so tough trying to watch the hands and the feet and everything at the same time this is just among the toughest calls that officials have to make and upon further review they conclude he didn’t have possession you know I don’t think you’re ever going to convince that receiver that he didn’t make that catch in bounds so we’ll just have to move on without him he’s not happy stanley will take it at the 47 alustin was there to bring him down that was really a good effort there wasn’t a ton of room for him to run but he was able to get up the field get a few yards you never get upset with a punt return guy like that it wasn’t spectacular but he got the job done still looking for an open man it looks like he was able to bring it down in bounds they’ll discuss it they’re not going to give it to him that’s a big one that’s a good one too he took a stab at a great catch but that time just didn’t happen and he’s tackled around the 42 yd line by Lindell the offense is now looking at third and five a lot of movement down there on the offensive line and we’ll replay third down tough spot for the quarterback now after that penalty because now the possibility of seeing that added pressure is really heightened edwards gets a call he’s wrestled down around the 47 yd line by number 59 fourth down the home team lining up to punt and it’s in the end zone for a touchback and now this offense will set up with excellent field position with a chance to cut into this lead the offense will start at the 20 first down and 10 looks like someone on the offense tried to get an early start miller is guilty of moving early first down 15 to go following the penalty price takes a hand off stiff arms and the defender still makes the tackle gashes the defense for a pickup of nine it’s second down and six ball on their own 24 inside Gib he’s dropped down around the 37 yd line by Fletcher why are we doing this now we have a first down and 10 to go ball on their own 37 has a scene down the middle and the pass falls incomplete [Applause] they’ll face second down and 10 finds a hole up the middle he’s tackled around the 49 yd line by Cooper yeah I have to admit that one surprised me and I think it surprised the defense as well may have even surprised the fullback that he saw that kind of a hole big pickup and a first down and that’s the end of the third quarter the score is 204 it’s first and 10 so the ball on the 49 dumps it out left there he goes he’ll just jog into the end zone whoa watch out touchdown there’s just something about a ball that you know if you catch it it’s six points and if you don’t you’re going to be the go to the game it just makes you focus a little bit more and this kick will put them up by one point after is good honolulu is up just one point number three is just about ready to kick this one away monroe is back to receive the kick and takes off from his own goal line he makes it to the 23 yd line number 23 was there for the [Applause] stop they’ll take over at the 23 yd line first down 10 to go up the middle uses a stiff arm but the defender is still able to drop it a nice pickup of eight yds that’ll bring up second down a couple of yards needed to convert goes through his progression flips out short he’s brought down around the 43 yd line by number 28 and we’ll have a first down and 10 on their own let’s say 43 he’s searching for a receiver so they’ll face a second and 10 looking for a big gain down the middle and he’s tackled at about the 47 yd line by number 52 first down and 10 he’s looking down the middle throws throws deep he’s got a man and when you get a wide receiver with that kind of talent on the outside he is a threat to take it all the way on any play they’ll have first and 10 once again after that big gain through the [Applause] air it’s broken up by the defender the goal line only a dozen yards away now dumps it short he’s got it touchdown they take a late lead this quarterback has a tremendous understanding of what this defense is trying to do to him he’s simply moving defenders around with his eyes and finding the open guy he is really playing beautiful football right now well they will go for two here short throw to the right it’s almost picked off should they have gone for two here Chris no I think that was the right call at this point in the ball game you definitely wanted to try to go for two it’s about a 5050 proposition they know the odds just didn’t get it that time the home team gets ready to kick it away watson is deep looking to return the kickoff hold on there is a flag down and that was the last thing the offense needed here’s the call on the field and the tackle was made by Martin they’ll get the ball here at the nine now we have a first down and 10 to go decides to run he finds a lane he’s wrestled down at about the 11 by Palmer second and five coming up here ball on their own 14 [Applause] number 15 hands it off straight ahead another conservative call when the clock is ticking yeah and really the way the game is played these days if you’re good enough throwing the football you can make conservative pass calls that are essentially like run plays third down now they’ll need about three yards to convert for a new set of downs number 15 hands off he’s dropped down right around the 26 yd line by Fletcher it’s first and 10 [Applause] has a man to his right he tipped the ball away [Applause] that’ll make it second down with 10 to go the ball is on their own 26 number 15 gives it up the middle they need to do a better job of managing the clock here yeah I guess they’re thinking we don’t want to completely abandon the running game at this point but at some point you have to start putting a few points on that scoreboard it’s now third and six [Applause] short pass to his left [Applause] too close to call here comes the Jane game he did get enough for the first perfect throw that time the timing and the accuracy of that throw is what allowed this offense to convert that first down first down 10 to go roth on the delay he’s tackled right around the 42 yd line by Martin and just about four yds away here on second down hands it to the back he doesn’t get back to the line and when the defense gets that kind of penetration it just disrupts everything for an offense they have to get that guy blocked facing another third down situation they’ve converted two so far on this drive surveys the field nearly picked off he should have had that one and the pass was knocked away at the last minute i don’t know if that’s the guy I want to pick on on third down when you have to have a conversion he is tough from their own 40 yd line goes into the end zone for a touchback with only a one possession lead this one is definitely not yet in the books at this point in the game you just go execute your game plan don’t get too conservative forget that the scoreboard says you’re winning just go play offense he’s going to his right throws he’s brought down right around the 30 yd line by Morris gain of 10 on the pass completion second down and very short yardage here [Applause] has a man open in the middle and he’s tackled around the 36 yd line by number 59 and we’ll have a first down and 10 ball on their own 36 this one might have been a false start on the offense let’s get the call i think those are just embarrassing you go back to the huddle and you hang your head and you give it I’m sorry sorry sometimes those linemen look like little kids when they come back after penalties edwards on the draw they’ll need about three yards here on second down barely gets it off well the defense didn’t get the sack but they got the next best thing and that was a bad throw the offense needs about three yardds to get the first here on third down they’ll throw for the first he’s wrestled down around the 47 yd line by number 52 first down and 10 ball is on the 47 searching for an open man passes short right side and that’s one of those that the wide out goes back to the huddle thinking he stinks this guy’s terrible then as soon as he sees his quarterback he says “Don’t worry about it we’ll get it next time it’s now second down 10 yds to go edwards gets another handoff he lost yardage on the play it’s third down and 11 to go edwards gets the ball is this a first down well here comes the measurement [Music] they say he was stopped short fourth down well that was a long yardage situation so I’m sure nobody on the defense was thinking run there and even if you do run it typically there’s no way you’re going to pick up the first down but that time they came awfully close kramer is guilty of moving early fourth down the home team lining up to punt here comes the punt no it’s a pass flips it out short to his left right through his hands he almost had the pick [Applause] now we have a first down and 10 to go ball on their own 42 they give it off here he’s dropped down around the 44 yd line by Cook again they go with the run you know I understand you can’t completely abandon the running game but my goodness let’s go let’s pick it up you’ve got to put some points up it’s second down and eight to go the give to the tailback he’s tackled right around the 48 yd line by Arnold and with that we have reached the two-minute warning we will be back after this break from your local stations you are watching the NFL on EA Sports third down it’s short situation here we have two minutes left to play in this game throws middle of the field he’s brought down at about the 25 yd line by Palmer they go to their hurry up offense scrambled for positive yards who says quarterbacks aren’t athletes he looked pretty good on that play nice job found the hole got up field got down without getting injured good play alexa to run for the first down a gain of six they go with a no huddle dumps it out left and he’s tackled around the five yd line by Arnold and when I saw the quarterback drop back that time I really thought they had something going but they closed quickly and made a nice play defensively to bring up this third down the pass is tipped and the pass will fall incomplete fourth down coming up and those are the kind of big third down plays you have to have on defense to get the ball back and give your team a chance on offense we’re down to our final minute of this game the pocket collapsing he takes off number 11 can hear the crowd in the end zone seats from this starting field position edwards gets the ball left side hammered in the back field the trainers are going to assist him off the field so not a very good sign there but hopefully he’s okay facing a second and 11 looks like someone on the offense tried to get an early start and it’s so embarrassing to jump off sides for an offensive player because you know the snap count but I swear there’s so many things going through your mind especially if the guy across from you is beating you in the head all day sometimes you just forget [Applause] It’s second down now and 13 to go edwards the ball carry gains nine third and five right here they break the huddle at their own 10 [Applause] edwards on the run well the offense really unable to do their job here they were unable to keep control of the football now they’re going to have to punt it away and give the other team one final shot it’s fourth down the home team are lining up to punt it away [Applause] watson fields it at the 48 that was really a good effort there wasn’t a ton of room for him to run but he was able to get up the field get a few yards you never get upset with a punt return guy like that it wasn’t spectacular but he got the job done so they line up at the 47 looking fires it to the left bailey was the intended receiver on the play [Applause] so they’ll face a second and 10 ball on the 47 yd line and looks left throws [Applause] it’s third and long and at this stage of the game there isn’t much doubt that they’ll be looking to air it out to convert takes the snap and he’s in trouble it’s a quarterback [Applause] sack looks left loads it up it’s almost picked off well I certainly understand they felt like they needed to take a shot there it just didn’t work out give the defense a little credit for making the play [Music] [Music] it’s first and 10 so the ball on the 45 and he’ll just kneel it here that’s going to do it we have highlights coming right up so don’t go anywhere and let’s take a look at the Gatorade performer of the game
ABOUT THE ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (AAFA): The AAFA was formed from the framework of the World Football League that started in 1974. In the spring of 1975, wealthy Texas businessman Walter McKinney, purchased the entire league with plans to create the first ever spring football starting in the spring of 1976. Leveraging a national TV deal with ABC Sports and with a much stronger portfolio of sponsors, the newly named AAFA kicked off with a 16-game regular season on Sunday February 29th, 1976 with 16 teams: Arizona (Tempe) Firebirds, Birmingham Vulcans, Boston Bulls, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Winds, Florida Blazers, Jacksonville Express, Memphis Southmen, Portland Thunder, San Antonio Wings, Shreveport Steamers, Southern California (Anaheim) Sun, New York Stars, Philadelphia Freedom, Washington Ambassadors.
Timeline for Franchise Adds and Relocations:
1978: Hawaiians moves to Seattle (Tridents), Boston moves to Houston (Bulls)
1982: Jacksonville moves to Utah (Express)
1983 Expansion: Denver Peaks and Michigan (Pontiac) Rhinos
1984: Washington moves to Jacksonville (Sharks), Charlotte moves to Pittsburgh (Hornets)
1986 Expansion: Baltimore Stallions and Oakland Outlaws
1991 Expansion: Columbus Centurions and Oklahoma (Tulsa) Renegades
1994 Expansion: Carolina (Raleigh) Aces and Las Vegas Posse
1996: Las Vegas moves to Sacramento (Gold)
1997 Expansion: Honolulu Islanders and Milwaukee Machine
1999: Carolina moves to St. Louis (Bombers)
2001 Expansion: Austin Wranglers and San Diego Destroyers
2006 Expansion: Hartford Knights and Omaha Nighthawks
2011 Expansion: Albuquerque Vipers and Virginia (Norfolk) Marauders
2025: San Diego Destroyers rebrand as San Diego Fleet.
2025 marks the league’s 50th season…
For the 2025 Schedule and Standings, click this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/…
For Historical Standings, click here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/…
