2010 Utah Blaze season The 2010 Utah Blaze season is the 4th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League . The team was coached by Ernesto Purnsley , who was fired on June 1 , 2010 , with Ron James named as his replacement . Home games are played at the Maverik Center , which was known as the " E Center " prior to being renamed on June 8 , 2010 . The Blaze missed out on the postseason after finishing the season 2 – 14 , the worst record in the league . Regular season schedule . The Blaze did not open their season in the league ' s opening week , but instead in Week 2 at home against the Shock on April 9 . They visited the Vipers on July 31 for their final regular season game . Regular season . Week 2 : vs . Spokane Shock . The Blaze did not open the season well , never scoring more than twice in any quarter during the game . Quarterback Michael Affleck completed only 4 passes for 42 yards by halftime . At halftime the Blaze trailed 35 – 14 . Brett Elliott replaced Affleck at the start of the 3rd quarter . Elliott fared slightly better , completing 10 of 17 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns , but it was not enough to get the Blaze back into the game , as they lost to the former AF2 team by 34 points . Week 3 : vs . Alabama Vipers . Utah came up short in a game that featured several lead changes . Both teams exchanged touchdowns until the Vipers had consecutive scores in the 3rd quarter . The Blaze were able to cut the deficit to 49 – 46 going into the 4th quarter , but did not score again until the final minute of the game . By that time , the game out of reach , and the Blaze dropped to 0 – 2 . Brett Elliott , who came into the previous week ' s game after halftime , got the start in this game , throwing for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns . None of Utah ' s receivers caught for over 100 yards . Week 4 : at Chicago Rush . The Blaze remained winless after being defeated by the undefeated Rush . Utah was the first to score in the game , but it was their only lead of the night . The Rush answered with a 34 - yard touchdown pass to tie , and took the lead on a 1 - yard run following a blocked field goal attempt by Utah . At halftime , the Blaze trailed 28 – 14 . In the 3rd quarter , after an onside kick by the Rush following another touchdown went out of bounds , the Blaze scored a touchdown on the very next play , cutting the deficit to 35 – 20 , but it was the closest they would get to Chicago , eventually losing by a final score of 63 – 40 . Brett Elliott finished with 316 passing yards and 5 touchdowns . Chris Francies was the leading receiver with 129 yards on 9 receptions and 3 touchdowns . Week 5 : vs . Bossier – Shreveport Battle Wings . The Blaze earned their first win of the year by defeating the Battle Wings , thanks in part to their defense . With a 24 – 20 lead in the 2nd quarter , Bossier – Shreveport looked to take the lead on what would be their last drive of the 1st half . Facing a 4th down just 2 yards away from the end zone , the Battle Wings got a new set of downs following a costly pass interference penalty by the Blaze defense . However Utah was able to keep the Battle Wings out of the end zone with a goal - line stand . Missing a field goal on the last play of the quarter , the score remained 24 – 20 at halftime . On the Battle Wings ' first drive of the 3rd quarter , the Blaze came up with an interception , and the offense capitalized on the takeaway with a touchdown . The defense continued to come up with stops in the 4th quarter which allowed the offense to continue to build on its lead and secure the victory . Brett Elliott threw for 237 yards and had 8 total touchdowns in the game . With 97 yards and 2 touchdowns , Chris Francies was the leading receiver .