2017 Arena Football League season - wikipedia 2017 Arena Football League season This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jd22292 ( talk contribs ) at 05 : 39, 29 August 2017 ( → ‎ Schedule and playoffs : Title change to avoid confusion ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision. Revision as of 05 : 39, 29 August 2017 by Jd22292 ( talk contribs ) ( → ‎ Schedule and playoffs : Title change to avoid confusion ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) 2017 Arena Football League season League Arena Football League Sport Arena football Duration April 7, 2017 -- August 5, 2017 Regular season Season champions Philadelphia Soul Season MVP Randy Hippeard, TAM League postseason # 1 vs # 4 champions Philadelphia Soul # 1 vs # 4 runners - up Baltimore Brigade # 2 vs # 3 champions Tampa Bay Storm # 2 vs # 3 runners - up Cleveland Gladiators ArenaBowl XXX Champions Philadelphia Soul Runners - up Tampa Bay Storm Finals MVP Darius Prince, PHI AFL seasons ← 2016 2018 → The 2017 Arena Football League season is the 30th season in the history of the Arena Football League ( AFL ). Prior to the start of the season, the league contracted to five teams. The 14 - game regular season began on April 7, 2017, when the two new teams, the Baltimore Brigade and the Washington Valor, faced off in the Verizon Center, and ended on August 5, 2017, when the Tampa Bay Storm lost against the Philadelphia Soul. ArenaBowl XXX was held on August 26, 2017, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, as the Soul repeated as champs by beating the Storm by a score of 44 -- 40. Contents 1 League business 1.1 Teams 1.2 Schedule and playoff changes 2 Regular season standings 3 Playoffs 3.1 Semifinals 3.2 ArenaBowl XXX 4 Awards 4.1 Players of the week 4.2 1st Team All - Arena 4.3 2nd Team All - Arena 5 Attendances 6 References League business Teams On February 10, 2016, The Washington Post and radio station WTOP - FM first broke the story that Monumental Sports & Entertainment ( Ted Leonsis, chairman ) were `` close to a deal '' to bring a new expansion franchise to the Verizon Center. On March 10, 2016, AFL commissioner Scott Butera announced that the deal was finalized and that the new Washington, D.C., team would begin play in 2017. On July 14, 2016, the team name was revealed as the Washington Valor. There was also talk for franchises to return to San Antonio and St. Louis as well as a potential new team for Sacramento. However, when the 2017 schedule was announced, there was no mention of any San Antonio, St. Louis, or Sacramento teams. On October 12, 2016, the Orlando Predators announced they had left the league due to the reduced number of teams and other pending disagreements with the league. Hours later, the Jacksonville Sharks also announced they would be leaving the AFL and later joined the National Arena League. The next day, it was reported that the Arizona Rattlers were in the planning stages to also leave the AFL for the Indoor Football League for 2017. In the same report, it was stated the Los Angeles Kiss and Portland Steel had apparently folded after both teams failed to return calls or respond to inquiries into 2017 season ticket purchases. Later on October 13, the league held a teleconference with the remaining team owners and issued a statement the next morning declaring that the league would continue in the long - term, although the league did not expressly commit to playing in 2017 at that time. On October 14, the AFL held a dispersal draft with the five remaining teams selecting players from the Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Portland rosters. The Rattlers then officially left the AFL for the IFL on October 17, leaving the AFL with four teams. They were the sixth AFL team to leave for the IFL since the 2010 relaunch. On November 14, the AFL announced that it had granted a second franchise to Washington Valor owner Ted Leonsis to be based out of Baltimore for the 2017 season bringing the league up to five teams. On January 25, after the announcement of the schedule, MSE announced that the team would be called the Baltimore Brigade. Schedule and playoff changes On January 5, 2017, the schedule was announced. The five teams played 14 games through 18 weeks, with four bye weeks for each team and no divisions. Each team played each other three or four times throughout the season. The postseason saw a structure change, with four teams advancing. The top seed hosted the fourth seed and the second seed hosted the third seed in a semifinal round, each match for a spot in ArenaBowl XXX on August 26. Regular season standings 2017 Arena Football League standings view talk edit Team Overall Points Records W L PCT PF PA Home Away GB STK Philadelphia Soul 13 1. 929 817 590 7 -- 0 6 -- 1 -- W3 Tampa Bay Storm 10 4. 714 710 662 6 -- 1 4 -- 3 3.0 L1 Cleveland Gladiators 5 9. 357 696 715 3 -- 4 2 -- 5 8.0 W1 Baltimore Brigade 4 10. 286 620 749 3 -- 4 1 -- 6 9.0 L4 Washington Valor 3 11. 214 565 692 2 -- 5 1 -- 6 10.0 W1 - playoff position secured Playoffs Semifinals ArenaBowl XXX 1 Philadelphia 69 4 Baltimore 54 1 Philadelphia 44 2 Tampa Bay 40 2 Tampa Bay 73 3 Cleveland 59 Semifinals All times listed are in EDT. Date Kickoff Away Score Home Game site Recap August 12 4 : 00 p.m. Baltimore Brigade 54 -- 69 Philadelphia Soul Wells Fargo Center August 14 7 : 00 p.m. Cleveland Gladiators 59 -- 73 Tampa Bay Storm Amalie Arena ArenaBowl XXX Main article : ArenaBowl XXX Date Kickoff Away Score Home Game site Recap August 26 7 : 00 p.m. Tampa Bay Storm 40 -- 44 Philadelphia Soul Wells Fargo Center Awards Players of the week The following were named the top performers during the 2017 season : Week Offensive Player of the Week Defensive Player of the Week 1 Mike Washington ( Valor ) Caesar Rayford ( Storm ) 2 Darius Reynolds ( Soul ) Dexter Davis Jr. ( Brigade ) 3 Randy Hippeard ( Storm ) Alvin Ray Jackson ( Storm ) 4 Ryan McDaniel ( Soul ) Dwayne Hollis ( Soul ) 5 Randy Hippeard ( Storm ) Paul Stephens ( Storm ) 6 Joe Hills ( Storm ) Sean Daniels ( Soul ) 7 Joe Hills ( Storm ) Joe Goosby ( Soul ) 8 Shane Carden ( Brigade ) Josh Victorian ( Brigade ) 9 Arvell Nelson ( Gladiators ) Rayshaun Kizer ( Gladiators ) 10 Dan Raudabaugh ( Soul ) LaRoche Jackson ( Storm ) 11 Darius Reynolds ( Soul ) Kenny Veal ( Gladiators ) 12 Shaun Kauleinamoku ( Soul ) Kent Richardson ( Soul ) 13 Kendrick Ings ( Storm ) Tracy Belton ( Valor ) 14 Shane Carden ( Brigade ) Varmah Sonie ( Brigade ) 15 Dan Raudabaugh ( Soul ) James Romain ( Soul ) 16 T.T. Toliver ( Valor ) Alvin Ray Jackson ( Storm ) 17 Mykel Benson ( Soul ) Derrick Summers ( Gladiators ) 18 Darius Reynolds ( Soul ) Robert Hayes ( Brigade ) 1st Team All - Arena Further information : 2017 All - Arena Team Source : Position Player Team QB Randy Hippeard Tampa Bay FB Mykel Benson Philadelphia WR Joe Hills Tampa Bay WR Darius Renyolds Philadelphia WR Kendrick Ings Tampa Bay C Raymond McNeil Tampa Bay OL Wayne Tribue Philadelphia OL Anthony Parker Washington DE Khreem Smith Baltimore DE Sean Daniels Philadelphia DT Justin Lawrence Philadelphia MLB Beau Bell Philadelphia JLB Alvin Ray Jackson Tampa Bay DB Tracy Belton Washington DB Dwayne Hollis Philadelphia DB James Romain Philadelphia K Adrian Trevino Philadelphia Special Teams Kendrick Ings Tampa Bay 2nd Team All - Arena Source : Position Player Team QB Dan Raudabaugh Philadelphia FB Jeramie Richardson Cleveland WR Quentin Sims Cleveland WR Shaun Kauleinamoku Philadelphia WR Michael Preston Cleveland C Kody Afusia Baltimore OL Dionte Savage Washington OL Aslam Sterling Cleveland DE Nick Seither Cleveland DE Robert Hayes Baltimore DT Willie McGinnis Cleveland MLB Derrick Summers Cleveland JLB Joe Goosby Philadelphia DB Frederick Obi Cleveland DB Varmah Sonie Baltimore DB Josh Victorian Baltimore K Pat Clarke Baltimore Special Teams Brandon Thompkins Baltimore Attendances Source : Team Home average Washington Valor 11,041 Cleveland Gladiators 10,173 Philadelphia Soul 9,680 Tampa Bay Storm 9,668 Baltimore Brigade 5,679 Overall average 9,248 References ^ Jump up to : `` Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule ''. arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` 2017 Arena Football League Schedule ''. afldigital.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Ted Leonsis close to securing Arena Football League team to play at Verizon Center, Jonathan O'Connell and Dan Steinberg, Washington Post, February 10, 2016 Jump up ^ Ted Leonsis to announce D.C. is getting an Arena Football League team, Scott Allen, The Washington Post, March 10, 2016 Jump up ^ AFL Lands New Team in Nation 's Capital, ArenaFootball.com, March 10, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Washington Valor Announced As Team Name ''. arenafootball.com. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ESPN analyst, Philadelphia Soul owner Ron Jaworski talks arena football, makes Super Bowl 50 prediction ''. The Trentonian. Jump up ^ `` The Orlando Predators have chosen to suspend team operations ''. Orlando Predators. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` SHARKS MOVING TO RIVAL LEAGUE ''. Jacksonville Sharks. October 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Source : Rattlers Leaving AFL to Join Spokane in IFL ''. KHQ - TV. October 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` As Washington franchise prepares to join, Arena League 's future uncertain ''. The Washington Post. October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` AFL Holds Dispersal Draft ''. AFL. October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` IFL Announces Addition of Arizona Rattlers ''. IFL. October 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Monumental Sports & Entertainment Acquires AFL Team to Play in Baltimore ''. Monumental Sports & Entertainment. November 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Baltimore Brigade Announced as AFL Title Name ''. ArenaFootball.com. January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Postseason Procedures ''. arenafootball.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Philadelphia Soul Advance to ArenaBowl XXX ''. arenafootball.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tampa Bay Defeats Cleveland, 73 - 59, Heads To ArenaBowl XXX ''. arenafootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX ''. arenafootball.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 1 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. April 11, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 2 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. April 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 3 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 4 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 5 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 6 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 7 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 8 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 9 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 10 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 11 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 12 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 13 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 14 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 15 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 16 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 17 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Awards Week 18 Players of the Week ''. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` AFL Announces All - Arena First and Second Teams ''. AFL. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ `` 2017 Arena Football League Attendance Chart ''. arenafan.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017. Arena Football League seasons 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ( season cancelled ) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 AFL season Teams Baltimore Brigade Cleveland Gladiators Philadelphia Soul Tampa Bay Storm Washington Valor Related articles : 2017 Arena Football League season ArenaBowl XXX 2017 All - Arena Team Arenas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Arena_Football_League_season&oldid=797788298 '' Categories : 2017 Arena Football League season Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia This version of the page has been revised. Besides normal editing, the reason for revision may have been that this version contains factual inaccuracies, vandalism, or material not compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. About Wikipedia

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