August 14, 2017
ArenaBowl XXX on Saturday, August 26 with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
LAS VEGAS – The Arena Football League has announced the ArenaBowl XXX matchup between the #1-seed Philadelphia Soul and the #2-seed Tampa Bay Storm. The league's 30th championship game will be played on Saturday, August 26th at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game can be seen live on abc6 locally in Philadelphia. ArenaBowl XXX will also be streamed to a worldwide audience on AFLNow (AFL App and www.arenafootball.com/live) and Twitter.
Last Saturday, the defending champion Soul defeated the Baltimore Brigade 69-54 to advance to their second straight ArenaBowl and fourth championship appearance in six seasons.
By virtue of Tampa Bay’s win tonight over the Cleveland Gladiators, 73-59, they have reached the ArenaBowl 10 times in the organization's history, which ties an AFL record (10 – Arizona Rattlers).
ARENABOWL XXX
Saturday, August 26 at 7:00 p.m. ET – Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
#2 Tampa Bay Storm (10-4; 1-0) at #1 Philadelphia Soul (13-1; 1-0)
AFLNow, Twitter and abc6 (Philadelphia Only)
ABOUT THE AFL
The Arena Football League is now in its 30 th Anniversary Season in 2017. Since its inception in 1987, the Arena Football League has showcased a fast-paced and exciting game to millions of fans in a myriad of markets across the country. Teams slated for 2017 include: Baltimore, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Washington D.C. CBS Sports Network nationally broadcasts AFL games each week during the regular season. ArenaBowl XXX takes place on Saturday, August 26 and can be seen on AFLNow and Twitter. For all the latest news and discussion on the Arena Football League, follow the AFL on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aflarenaball).
Kevin Lowery ·
You have got to be kidding me...
The Areana Bowl isn't even being broadcast on TV???
You can only stream the game live???
It's bad enough the playoff game between Tampa and Cleveland wasn't on TV, but the Areana Bowl...that's just plain sad.
I know a bunch of teams left and they are trying to restructure and get new teams in the league but this doesn't exactly get your name and your brand out there when your "Super Bowl" isn't even broadcast.
I love taking my 10 year old son to games. I have been a season ticket holder for 3 years and going to most games for the last 5 years. Very entertaining and a good clean fun night out, but this is just embarrassing for the league.
The Areana Bowl isn't even being broadcast on TV???
You can only stream the game live???
It's bad enough the playoff game between Tampa and Cleveland wasn't on TV, but the Areana Bowl...that's just plain sad.
I know a bunch of teams left and they are trying to restructure and get new teams in the league but this doesn't exactly get your name and your brand out there when your "Super Bowl" isn't even broadcast.
I love taking my 10 year old son to games. I have been a season ticket holder for 3 years and going to most games for the last 5 years. Very entertaining and a good clean fun night out, but this is just embarrassing for the league.
Dan Lehman ·
It's
being broadcast in the Philadelphia area on ABC. The Philadelphia
market already has a broadcasting arrangement for the AFL games so its
already setup for Arena Bowl. Other teams in other markets may not have
the support. If you arent near Philadelphia, stream it. Not to mention,
when it comes to supporting the league like you have been for a while,
streaming is much cheaper. I'm more inclined to stream then watch on TV
anyway, it is 2017 ya know.
Michael Maiers ·
Perhaps
in Tampa, they can can get Spectrum Sports to get the video feed an
sync it to the radio broadcast? Are you listening Mr. Brooks?
Kenneth Saroka ·
CBS
Sports Network is going to be very busy on August 26th as it is the
first weekend of NCAA football....now that makes the network real money.
Kenneth Saroka ·
What
got this league in trouble many years ago was bringing in the big bucks
owners (some of which owned NFL teams like New Orleans' Tom
Benson---some owned NHL teams or the buildings like Kroenke in Denver).
These guys couldn't see themsleves with small teams like Iowa, Grand
Rapids, Spokane....and they did not want an AF2 development league
(isn't that what the NCAA is for??). They thought they could sell out
arenas all the time......the shutdown in 2009 proved them wrong.
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