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Annual league championship game
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.
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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.
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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
Period
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, 2016Game time : 7:00 p.m.
EDT Game attendance : 13,390Referee : Tom McCabe
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
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 :
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References
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"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 . {{
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^ 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 . {{
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^ 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 .
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"Philadelphia Soul vs Arizona Rattlers (Aug 26, 2016)" . www.afldigital.com . Arena Football League. Retrieved September 15, 2017 .
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