2010 Spokane Shock season The 2010 Spokane Shock season was the fifth season for the franchise , and the first in the current incarnation of the Arena Football League , coming from the AF2 , which dissolved following the 2009 season . The team is coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena . Regular season schedule . The Shock , coming off of their ArenaCup X victory in the 2009 AF2 season , opened the 2010 season at home against the Iron on April 2 . Their final regular season game was on the road against the Sharks . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Milwaukee Iron . The Shock were unable to keep up with the Iron and dropped their first game of the season . Turnovers assisted their downfall , losing a fumble on their first possession , and giving up an interception that was returned for a touchdown on the final play of the 1st half . The Shock were able to get within a touchdown of the Iron , but turned the ball over again late in the 4th quarter which led to a Milwaukee touchdown , putting the game out of reach . Spokane was able to score a touchdown on their ensuing drive , but as they did , the clock read zeroes and the game was over . Making his AFL debut , quarterback Kyle Rowley completed 29 of 35 passes for 259 yards and 7 touchdowns , but also threw 3 interceptions . Huey Whittaker led all receivers with 97 yards and 4 touchdowns . Week 2 : at Utah Blaze . The Shock had their first win of the year after routing the host Utah Blaze . Spokane ' s defense did not allow a point in the 1st half , as the only two touchdowns scored by the Blaze were a pair of kickoff returns . Quarterback Kyle Rowley threw for 224 yards and 6 touchdowns . Markee White led all receivers with 118 yards and 2 touchdowns . Week 3 : vs . Bossier – Shreveport Battle Wings . The Shock defeated the Battle Wings in an offensive shootout for their second win of the year . The Shock ' s defense held the Battle Wings ' P . J . Berry to just 4 receptions and 2 touchdowns , forcing Bossier – Shreveport quarterback Raymond Philyaw to look for other receivers . In the 4th quarter , Roderick Mosley came up with an interception that he returned 9 yards for a touchdown , allowing the Shock to pull ahead by a score of 65 – 47 . The teams traded touchdowns for the rest of the game , and the clock eventually ran out on Bossier – Shreveport which gave the win to Spokane . Kyle Rowley finished the game with 316 yards and 8 touchdowns . All of his touchdown passes were to Raul Vijil , Markee White , or Huey Whittaker . Those three receivers combined for 301 yards . Week 5 : vs . Cleveland Gladiators . The Shock lost to the previously winless Gladiators at home in the final seconds of the game , giving up 5 touchdowns to Cleveland in the final quarter . There were four lead changes in the final minute of the game . Spokane took a 61 – 59 lead with 46 seconds to go on a 2 - yard touchdown reception by Huey Whittaker . Cleveland responded with a 27 - yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds left , going up 65 – 61 following a missed extra point . The Shock engineered a 5 - play drive that covered 45 yards and ended with a 4 - yard touchdown catch by Raul Vijil with 8 seconds remaining , and they went up 68 – 65 . However Cleveland ' s Brent Holmes took the ensuing kickoff 56 yards back for a touchdown , allowing the Gladiators to go up 72 – 68 with just 1 . 8 seconds left . Eddie Thompson received the final kickoff for the Shock as the clock ran out , but Spokane was allowed to run one final play thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Cleveland after their go - ahead score . Kyle Rowley ' s pass to Markee White fell incomplete , ending the game amidst the protests the Shock ' s fans , who wanted a defensive pass interference penalty called . Rowley had a season - high 375 passing yards in the game along with 9 touchdowns , but also threw 2 interceptions . Huey Whittaker was the leading receiver with 11 catches for 149 yards and 3 touchdowns . Week 15 : at Cleveland Gladiators . With their ninth straight win and a loss by the Arizona Rattlers , the Shock clinched the West Division . Week 16 : at Iowa Barnstormers . Improving their win streak to ten games , combined with a loss by the Chicago Rush , the Shock were certain to finish with the best record in the National Conference .