2010 Arizona Rattlers season The Arizona Rattlers season was the 19th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League . The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center . The Rattlers made the playoffs with a 10 – 6 record , fourth best in the National Conference , but were defeated by the top - seeded Spokane Shock in the conference semifinals , 49 – 57 . Regular season schedule . The Rattlers opened their season on the road against the Gladiators on April 3 . They will host the Rush on April 17 for their first home game of the season . The conclusion of the regular season was at home on July 31 against the Barnstormers . Regular season . Week 1 : at Cleveland Gladiators . The Rattlers ' special teams returned 7 kickoffs for 212 yards and 3 returned for touchdowns against a Gladiators team that gave up only one kickoff return for a touchdown in the last season they competed . Arizona ' s Rod Windsor was the most common target for quarterback Nick Davila , with 13 catches for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns . Davila himself completed 26 passes for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns . Week 4 : vs . Tulsa Talons . Rod Windsor ' s eighth touchdown of the night was the game winner for the Rattlers . On the final play of the game , on an untimed down , Windsor received a pass from Nick Davilla and hustled down the left side of the field , escaping two Tulsa defenders before reaching the end zone . Both teams went back - and - forth throughout the contest , with neither leading by more than one score at any point . The Rattlers finished with 419 yards of total offense , provided mostly by Nick Davilla who threw for 413 yards and 8 touchdowns . Windsor finished with 230 receiving yards , 6 touchdown receptions , and 2 rushing touchdowns . With the win , the Rattlers gave the Talons their first loss , while improving their own record to 2 – 1 . Week 5 : at Tampa Bay Storm . Although they trailed nearly the entire night , the Rattlers stayed in it , but came up short in the end . Tied at 48 – 48 , the Rattlers gave up a touchdown to the Storm , however the Storm ' s kicker missed the extra point . Arizona scored on the next play from scrimmage , and following a successful extra point , took a 55 – 54 lead . Tampa Bay would take the lead back on a 37 - yard passing touchdown , but rather than try another extra point , attempted a two - point conversion and made it , giving them a 62 – 55 lead . On Arizona ' s next drive covered 48 yards in just over a minute , ending with a touchdown with 7 seconds left . Instead of kicking an extra point , which would have tied the game , the Rattlers opted to go for two . Nick Davilla ' s pass to Anthony Mix was incomplete , although the Rattlers felt a defensive interference penalty should have been called on the play which would have given them a second chance at the conversion . No penalty was called however , and Arizona ' s ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Storm , effectively ending the game . Davilla finished the game with 314 yards and 7 touchdowns . J . J . McKelvey caught for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns . Week 16 : vs . Utah Blaze . The win , coupled with a loss by the Iowa Barnstormers , clinched a playoff berth for the Rattlers .