ArenaBowl XX ArenaBowl XX , held on Sunday , June 11 , 2006 , was played to determine the championship of the 2006 season of the Arena Football League . For the second consecutive year , the game was played at the neutral site of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas , Nevada . It pitted the National Conference Champions , the Orlando Predators , against the American Conference Champions , the Chicago Rush . The Chicago Rush won 69 - 61 . This game was televised on " AFL on NBC " , and was the final game played under the AFL ' s contract with NBC . = = Game Summary First Quarter . The Chicago Rush got off to a 10 - 0 lead after the first quarter . The Rush received the opening kickoff and quarterback Matt D ' Orazio scored on a one - yard run to cap off the first drive . The Orlando Predators fumbled on their first drive , Chicago recovered the loose ball and turned it into a field goal . Second Quarter . The Predators finally got on board in the second quarter . Orlando quarterback Joe Hamilton connected with Javarus Dudley over the air to cut Chicago ' s lead to 10 - 7 . The Orlando made up for its first possession fumble , recovering a Rush fumble on the ensuing kickoff . The Predators turned the turnover into a touchdown to take their first lead , 14 - 10 . The games traded touchdowns throughout the second quarter , in a fast paced period that saw seven touchdowns alone . Late in the quarter , Rush wide receiver Bobby Sippio caught an eight yard pass from D ' Orazio , and Chicago retook a 31 - 28 lead . Orlando had one final chance to try a long field goal attempt . The kick was no good , and the Predators were called for a penalty that gave Chicago one un - timed down on offense . The Rush elected to try a 51 yard field goal from kicker Dan Frantz . Frantz hit the kick , giving Chicago a 34 - 28 lead at the break . It was the fourth straight time Frantz had connected on a long field goal on the last play of the first half , doing so in all three of Chicago ' s previous playoff games . Third Quarter . The game turned in the third quarter . Orlando was set to return the second half kickoff , but the ball took a funny bounce off the net , and the Rush recovered . It set Chicago ' s offense up for another D ' Orazio rushing touchdown , and Chicago led 41 - 28 . On the Predator ' s next drive , Hamilton was picked off by Rush defensive back Dennison Robinson . Robinson returned the interception 44 yards for a touchdown , giving Chicago a 48 - 28 lead . The Predators got on the board to end the quarter , a Hamilton pass to Dudley to make it 48 - 34 after Orland missed the extra point . Fourth Quarter . The Rush answered with a touchdown of its own to start the final quarter , a 31 yard reception to Sippio . Forced to try to score in a hurry and play catch up , Orlando got a stop on the Rush and scored back to back drives , cutting the score to one - possession 55 - 47 with 4 : 04 left in the game . Chicago answered , going up 62 - 47 on a touchdown pass from D ' Orazio to Etu Molden . The play was designed for the ball to be intentionally thrown off the net , and Molden caught the deflection , sliding in the endzone . Orlando would not go home easily . The Predators continued to answer the Rush scores . Three times in the fourth quarter , Orlando cut the Rush lead to one score and scored two touchdowns in the game ' s final 33 seconds , but that was as close as it could get . Chicago ended the game with its Victory Pass play . Lining up , D ' Orazio took the snap and ran around behind the line of scrimmage , finally throwing the ball high into the stands when the pressure came , and the Rush ended the game ahead 69 - 61 . Scoring summary . First Quarter . CHI - 12 : 00 - Matt D ' Orazio 1 yd TD run ( Dan Frantz kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) CHI - 1 : 49 - Dan Frantz 23 yd FG ( CHI 10 - 0 ) Second Quarter . ORL - 14 : 22 - 4 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to Javarus Dudley ( Jay Taylor kick ) ( CHI 10 - 7 ) ORL - 11 : 56 - 7 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to Javarus Dudley ( Taylor kick ) ( ORL 14 - 10 ) CHI - 10 : 38 - 24 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to Etu Molden ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 17 - 14 ) ORL - 8 : 39 - Khalil Carter 36 yd TD run ( Taylor kick ) ( ORL 21 - 17 ) CHI - 4 : 39 - 3 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to Bobby Sippio ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 24 - 21 ) ORL - 2 : 10 - 30 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to DeAndrew Rubin ( Taylor kick ) ( ORL 28 - 24 ) CHI - 0 : 06 - 8 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to Bobby Sippio ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 31 - 28 ) CHI - 0 : 00 - Dan Frantz 51 yd FG ( CHI 34 - 28 ) Third Quarter . CHI - 14 : 31 - Matt D ' Orazio 5 yd TD run ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 41 - 28 ) CHI - 9 : 07 - Dennison Robinson 44 yd interception return TD ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 48 - 28 ) ORL - 7 : 58 - 45 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to Javarus Dudley ( kick failed ) ( CHI 48 - 34 ) Fourth Quarter . CHI - 13 : 09 - 31 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to Bobby Sippio ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 55 - 34 ) ORL - 9 : 00 - 11 yd TD pass from Jake Eaton to Jimmy Fryzel ( Taylor kick ) ( CHI 55 - 41 ) ORL - 4 : 04 - Joe Hamilton 5 yd TD run ( kick failed ) ( CHI 55 - 47 ) CHI - 1 : 58 - 2 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to Etu Molden ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 62 - 47 ) ORL - 0 : 33 - 1 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to Javarus Dudley ( Taylor kick ) ( CHI 62 - 54 ) CHI - 0 : 27 - 15 yd TD pass from Matt D ' Orazio to DeJuan Alfonzo ( Frantz kick ) ( CHI 69 - 54 ) ORL - 0 : 13 - 29 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton to Charlie Davidson ( Taylor kick ) ( CHI 69 - 61 )