2010 Chicago Rush season The 2010 Chicago Rush season was the 10th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League . The team was coached by Mike Hohensee and played their home games at Allstate Arena . For the 10th consecutive season , the Rush qualified for the playoffs . In the conference semifinals , they lost to the Milwaukee Iron , 54 – 64 . Regular season schedule . The Rush opened their season on the road against the Barnstormers on April 2 . Their first home game of the season will take place on April 9 as they host the Gladiators . They concluded their regular season in Week 17 visiting the Shock on July 23 , one week earlier than the rest of the league , as the Rush had their second of two bye weeks in Week 18 . Regular season . Week 1 : at Iowa Barnstormers . In the league ' s season opener , the Rush were the first to score when DeJuan Alfonzo intercepted a pass and took it 9 yards back for a touchdown . The Rush held a 17 – 0 lead after the 1st quarter . The 2nd quarter saw more of the two teams trading scores , but the Rush still led the game at halftime 34 – 22 . The Rush were the only team to score in the 3rd quarter , a 14 - yard touchdown pass from Russ Michna to Allen Turner . The Barnstormers were able to cut the Rush ' s lead to 10 points in the 4th quarter , but Chicago was able to close them out , winning the game by a final score of 61 – 43 . The Chicago defense forced six turnovers , including four on Iowa ' s first four possessions of the game . Quarterback Russ Michna threw for 261 yards and 6 touchdowns . Samie Parker led in the receiving department with 104 yards and 2 touchdowns . Josh Ferguson and Nygel Rogers each had two interceptions . Week 2 : vs . Cleveland Gladiators . The entire game was closely contended , with the score tied at the end of each of the first three quarters , and neither team led by more than a touchdown all night . With 45 seconds left , and the game tied 56 – 56 , quarterback Russ Michna led the Rush on a 7 - play , 33 yard drive that ended with a 12 - yard field goal by Chris Gould to take the lead with two seconds in the game . After a touchback following the ensuing kickoff , the Gladiators completed a pass , but failed to even get the ball past midfield , ending the game . Michna finished with 315 passing yards , completing 22 of 27 passes with 8 touchdowns . Week 4 : vs . Utah Blaze . The Rush improved to 4 – 0 by defeating the winless Blaze at home . Utah took the ball first and scored a touchdown , but it was the only time they would lead in the game . On their first play from scrimmage , the Rush found the end zone on a 34 - yard passing touchdown . When Utah got the ball again , the Rush ' s Clifton Smith blocked a field goal attempt , and then scored a touchdown on a 1 - yard run on Chicago ' s ensuing drive . At halftime , the Rush led 28 – 14 . They received the ball to begin the 3rd quarter and marched up the field for a touchdown , scored on a 3 - yard running play . Chicago attempted an onside kick following this score , but it went out of bounds , putting the Blaze 10 yards away from the end zone . Utah only needed one play to score another touchdown and cut their deficit to 35 – 20 , but the Rush did not allow the game to get any closer the rest of the night , winning 63 – 40 . Russ Michna threw for 330 yards , a season high , and 7 total touchdowns . For the second consecutive week , Nichiren Flowers was the leading receiver with 129 yards and 3 touchdowns . Chicago held Utah to 40 points , a season - best for the Rush , and the defense stopped three fourth - down attempts by the Blaze offense . Week 6 : at Milwaukee Iron . At halftime , the game was tied at 27 – 27 , but the Rush allowed 34 points in the 3rd quarter alone , a deficit that proved to large to overcome , resulting in the first loss of the season for Chicago . After giving up a touchdown to Milwaukee on the opening drive of the 3rd quarter , the Rush turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions . Two of those giveaways were passes by Russ Michna that were intercepted and returned for touchdowns , while another was a fumble recovered by the Iron in the end zone . At the start of the 4th quarter , the Rush were in a 61 – 34 hole . Losing by a final score of 71 – 48 , it was the most points the Rush had given up in a single game since 2004 . The team ' s 6 turnovers tied a franchise record set in 2001 . Michna ' s 354 passing yards surpassed the season - high he had totaled in the previous week , and had six touchdowns in the game , four in the air and two on the ground . Kenny Higgins had 157 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 catches , leading all receivers . Week 15 : vs . Arizona Rattlers . After a close win against Arizona , the Rush clinched a playoff berth .