# ArenaBowl XXIX

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.

## 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.

## 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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