# 2024 IFL National Championship

The 2024 IFL National Championship was an indoor American football championship game played to determine the champion of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season. A rematch of the 2021 United Bowl three years prior, the Western Conference champion Arizona Rattlers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Massachusetts Pirates 53–16, securing their first championship since the 2017 United Bowl, second in the IFL, and seventh overall as a franchise.
The game was played on August 17, 2024, at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada. It was the final of a three-year partnership between the IFL and the venue to be the host of the IFL National Championship. The game was televised in the United States by the CBS Sports Network.

## Game summary
### First half

After the Rattlers won the coin toss and deferred possession to the second half, the Pirates received the opening kickoff, which was muffed by Jimmie Robinson before he was tackled by Omari Alexander in the end zone for a 1-point rouge to give the Rattlers an early 1–0 lead. The Pirates were given possession of the football at their 5-yard line, driving down to the Rattlers' 2-yard line before Alexander forced Robinson to fumble with Dillion Winfrey recovering it. The Rattlers would drive down the field in five plays, with the drive ending in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Dalton Sneed to Jamal Miles, extending the Rattlers' lead to 8–0. The Pirates would attempt a 32-yard field goal on the following possession, failing to convert, giving the Rattlers the ball at their 15-yard line. They would give the ball to Shannon Brooks for a 13-yard rush to end the first quarter.
To start the second quarter, the Rattlers would push the ball downfield with their 6-play drive ending in a 6-yard rushing touchdown by Brooks. The Pirates' next possession ended with a turnover on downs on fourth and goal at the Arizona 7-yard line. Sneed would end the ensuing drive by rushing for a 10-yard touchdown. Four plays later, Pirates' quarterback Alejandro Bennifield threw an interception to Davontae Merriweather to set the Rattlers up at their 7-yard line. They would add seven more points on a Brooks 1-yard touchdown run to extend their lead to 29–0 going into halftime.

### Box score

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Rattlers | 8 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 53 |
at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada
* Date: August 17, 2024
* Game time: 3:11 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor arena)
* Game attendance: 1,977
* Referee: Abram Anaya
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Floyd Simmons (play-by-play), Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MAS | ARI |
| 1 | 15:00 | — | — | — | ARI | Jimmie Robinson tackled in the end zone by Omari Alexander for a rouge | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 6:47 | 5 | 48 | 3:18 | ARI | Jamal Miles 9-yard touchdown reception from Dalton Sneed, Dawson Evitts kick good | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 12:38 | 5 | 45 | 3:13 | ARI | Shannon Brooks 6-yard touchdown run, Dawson Evitts kick good | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 3:20 | 3 | 43 | 1:15 | ARI | Dalton Sneed 10-yard touchdown run, Dawson Evitts kick good | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | 0:10 | 5 | 43 | 0:44 | ARI | Shannon Brooks 1-yard touchdown run, Dawson Evitts kick good | 0 | 29 |
| 3 | 9:15 | 8 | 22 | 5:45 | ARI | 23-yard field goal by Dawson Evitts | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | 8:30 | 2 | 35 | 0:45 | MAS | Jimmie Robinson 3-yard touchdown run, Henry Nell drop kick good | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | 4:45 | 5 | 25 | 2:59 | ARI | Jamal Miles 2-yard touchdown reception from Dalton Sneed, Dawson Evitts kick good | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | 9:23 | 4 | 45 | 2:24 | ARI | Shannon Brooks 12-yard touchdown run, Dawson Evitts kick good | 8 | 46 |
| 4 | 5:40 | 1 | 14 | 0:25 | ARI | Garrett Kettle 14-yard touchdown run, Dawson Evitts kick good | 8 | 53 |
| 4 | 4:20 | 1 | 12 | 0:40 | MAS | Teo Redding 12-yard touchdown reception from Alejandro Bennifield, Henry Nell drop kick good | 16 | 53 |
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