ArenaBowl XXIX

ArenaBowl XXIX
56	42
Date	August 26, 2016
Arena	Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
MVP	Shaun Kauleinamoku, Philadelphia Maurice Purify, Arizona (Offensive Player of the Game); Tracy Belton, Philadelphia (Defensive Player of the Game); Shaun Kauleinamoku, Philadelphia (Playmaker of the Game);
Attendance	13,390
Winning coach	Clint Dolezel
Losing coach	Kevin Guy
TV in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ari Wolfe, Sherdrick Bonner and Tina Cervasio
	← XXVIII ; ArenaBowl ; XXX → ;

ArenaBowl XXIX was the championship game of the 2016 Arena Football League season. It was played between the American Conference Champion Philadelphia Soul and the National Conference Champion Arizona Rattlers. The game was played at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

This was the Arizona Rattlers' tenth ArenaBowl appearance and the Philadelphia Soul's fourth appearance. It was the Soul's second ArenaBowl victory.^[1]

Venue

The game was played at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona due to the Rattlers' usual home arena of Talking Stick Resort Arena being the site of a WNBA game between the Phoenix Mercury and Dallas Wings on the same day.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Television

This was the third consecutive ArenaBowl televised on ESPN.

Background

The Philadelphia Soul finished the regular season with a 13–3 record and the number one seed in the American Conference. The Soul then beat the Tampa Bay Storm in the American Conference Semifinals and the Jacksonville Sharks in the American Conference Championship. The Arizona Rattlers finished the regular season with a 13–3 record and the number one seed in the National Conference. The Rattlers then beat the Portland Steel in the National Conference Semifinals and the Cleveland Gladiators in the National Conference Championship.

Box score

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Soul (AC)	28	7	7	14	56
Rattlers (NC)	7	14	14	7	42

at Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona

Date: August 26, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 13,390
Referee: Tom McCabe

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	ARI
1	12:36	4	45	2:24	PHI	Darius Reynolds 16-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good	7	0
1	9:00				PHI	Hollis 49-yard fumble return touchdown, Frevert kick good	14	0
1	7:55				PHI	Belton net recovery touchdown off kickoff, Frevert kick good	21	0
1	5:24	4	41	2:31	ARI	Purify 16-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good	21	7
1	1:20	4	45	3:22	PHI	McDaniel 22-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good	28	7
2	13:54	3	32	1:58	ARI	Benson 1-yard touchdown run, Pertuit kick good	28	14
2	1:54	3	45	2:02	PHI	Reynolds 25-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good	35	14
2	0:02	5	31	0:48	ARI	Benson 1-yard touchdown run, Pertuit kick good	35	21
3	12:24	4	38	0:00	ARI	Windsor 3-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good	35	28
3	4:38	9	48	7:02	PHI	Kauleinamoku 12-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good	42	28
3	3:01	2	11	0:58	ARI	Windsor 2-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good	42	35
4	14:50	3	41	1:08	ARI	Purify 6-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good	42	42
4	10:27	6	45	3:42	PHI	Kauleinamoku 11-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick no good	48	42
4	4:04	3	30	1:42	PHI	Kauleinamoku 30-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, 2-point run by McDaniel good	56	42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							56	42

Source:^[5]

References

^ "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56–42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Klapper, Clayton (August 14, 2016). "Arizona Rattlers to host ArenaBowl XXIX in Glendale on August 26". abc15.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Sunnucks, Mike (August 17, 2016). "Football fix: Glendale to host ArenaBowl, Cards' last practice on same day". bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ Obert, Richard (August 17, 2016). "Rattlers expect large crowd for ArenaBowl in Glendale". azcentral.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Arizona Rattlers (Aug 26, 2016)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[1] "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56–42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Klapper, Clayton (August 14, 2016). "Arizona Rattlers to host ArenaBowl XXIX in Glendale on August 26". abc15.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Sunnucks, Mike (August 17, 2016). "Football fix: Glendale to host ArenaBowl, Cards' last practice on same day". bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[4] Obert, Richard (August 17, 2016). "Rattlers expect large crowd for ArenaBowl in Glendale". azcentral.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[5] "Philadelphia Soul vs Arizona Rattlers (Aug 26, 2016)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

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