2010 Milwaukee Iron season The 2010 Milwaukee Iron season was the second season for the franchise , and the first in the Arena Football League , coming from the AF2 , which dissolved following the 2009 season . The team was coached by Bob Landsee and played their home games at Bradley Center . For the opening round of the playoffs , the Iron played at U . S . Cellular Arena . The Iron won the Midwest Division to qualify for the playoffs , and defeated the Chicago Rush in the conference semifinals , 64 – 54 . Advancing to the National Conference Championship , their season ended after losing on the road to the top - seeded Spokane Shock , 57 – 60 . Regular season schedule . The Iron started their season on the road against the Shock on April 2 . Their first home game took place on April 16 against the Barnstormers . The conclusion of their regular season will be in Cleveland against the Gladiators on July 31 . Regular season . Week 1 : at Spokane Shock . The Iron took down the previous year ' s ArenaCup champions behind the arm of Chris Greisen . Scoring was scarce in the 1st quarter , with each team putting only a touchdown on the board . In the 2nd quarter , both teams combined for five touchdowns in the final minute before halftime , with the Iron intercepting a pass and returning for a touchdown as time expired , allowing them to take a 34 – 21 lead . In the 2nd half , the two teams matched one touchdown with another until the 4th quarter when the Shock made it a one - possession game . However a late interception by the Iron , followed by a touchdown on the ensuing drive , sealed the win for them , despite giving up a touchdown to Spokane as time expired . Chris Greisen threw for 317 yards and 9 touchdowns and did not throw a single interception . Nate Forse was the leading receiver for the Iron with 128 yards and 3 touchdowns . Week 3 : vs . Iowa Barnstormers . Two Midwestern foes found themselves head to head this weekend . The Iowa Barnstormers traveled to Milwaukee , Wisconsin to take on the Iron in their first of two meetings this season . Milwaukee won their home opener in front of the crowd of 5 , 032 Iron faithful . QB Chris Greisen continued his dominance at the quarterback position , throwing 25 - of - 36 for 382 yards and seven touchdowns . Greisen has yet to throw an interception this season . While Greisen continues to shine , it is his offensive counterparts that are successful in bringing the ball into the end zone . WRs Nate Forse and Anthony “ Tiger ” Jones have proven to be Greisen ’ s perfect receiving duo . Jones brought in three touchdowns on 12 catches for 171 yards this weekend , while Forse made 10 catches for 146 yards and three scores . Greisen ’ s seventh touchdown was caught by Alvance Robinson . Not to be outdone , Milwaukee ’ s defense also helped to hold off and Barnstormers serge . Marcus Everett intercepted QB Ryan Vena ’ s first possession of the game , eventually leading to an Iron score . Milwaukee managed to pull ahead 13 - 0 before the Barnstormers got into the game . WR Todd Blythe , known for his athletic catches , caught a pass deep in the corner of the end zone to bring the score to 6 - 13 , but Milwaukee would never once trail throughout the game . Iowa ’ s QB Vena was intercepted twice , including a game - highlighting play . Milwaukee ’ s Virgil Gray nabbed an erratic Vena pass in the end zone , not only disrupting a score for the Barnstormers , but also proceeded to run the ball back 58 yards for a score of his own . Despite two players leaving with injuries in the second half , Milwaukee was able to hold off the Barnstormers and come away with the 17 - point win . Week 4 : vs . Tampa Bay Storm . Trailing at halftime for the first time in the season by a score of 34 – 31 , the Iron capitalized on Tampa Bay ' s turnovers to stay undefeated and keep up with the also undefeated Chicago Rush . One key turnover for Milwaukee was a fumble recovery inside their own 5 - yard line after the defense had just been flagged for an illegal defense , which gave the Storm an automatic 1st down instead of facing 4th and goal . Following the turnover , quarterback Chris Greisen led the Iron to the end zone by taking it there himself for his first rushing touchdown of the season . Taking an 11 - point lead in the 4th quarter , the Iron were ahead for good . Griesen finished with 270 passing yards and 8 total touchdowns . Carlton Brown and Perry Kyles each had an interception on defense . Week 5 : at Alabama Vipers . The Iron suffered their first loss of the season after dropping a close game to the Vipers . After a high - scoring 2nd quarter , Milwaukee led 40 – 35 at halftime , but after 3 quarters they trailed by just one point . A fumble by Anthony Jones was recovered by the Vipers on the Iron ' s first drive of the 4th quarter , allowing the Vipers to add to their lead on the ensuing drive . The Iron pulled to within 8 points following an 8 - yard receiving touchdown by Jones , but on Alabama ' s next drive , Larry Shipp scored on a 48 - yard rushing play to increase the Vipers ' lead to 75 – 60 with 1 : 14 left . The Iron put together another touchdown drive ending on a 14 - yard pass to Nate Forse with 39 seconds on the clock , but Milwaukee ' s onside kick attempt was recovered by the Vipers , who ran out the clock to end the game . Chris Greisen completed 33 passes for 360 yards and 9 touchdowns . Nate Forse was the leading receiver for the second consecutive game with 207 yards and 4 touchdowns . Week 6 : vs . Chicago Rush . Though the game was tied 27 – 27 at halftime , the Iron took control of the game in the 3rd quarter . They scored on the opening drive of the half with a 38 - yard touchdown catch by Alvance Robinson . Later , Marcus Everett intercepted a pass and returned it 6 yards for a touchdown . On the ensuing kickoff , Tyre Young stripped the ball from the Chicago returner . Nate Forse recovered the fumble in the end zone for another Iron touchdown . On the Rush ' s next drive , Marcus Everett picked off a pass with one hand and returned it 46 yards for the score . On the final play of the quarter , Chris Greisen hooked up with Forse for a 20 - yard passing touchdown , giving the Iron a 61 – 34 lead . Milwaukee went on to win the game 71 – 48 , giving Chicago their first loss of the season , and moving the Iron into first place in the Midwest Division . Greisen finished with 339 yards and 5 touchdowns , while Forse caught for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns . Young had 5 carries in the game , two of which were touchdowns . Week 7 : vs . Utah Blaze . In their first ever nationally televised game , it took overtime for the Iron to defeat the blaze . Milwaukee won the overtime coin toss but decided to give Utah the ball first . Utah ' s Aaron Boone caught his seventh touchdown of the game to give his team a 55 - 48 lead . Greisen , who threw for 308 yards and six touchdowns , then hit a wide - open Jones in the middle of the field for a 43 - yard touchdown to make the score 55 - 54 . Greisen then connected with Nate Forse for the two - point conversion to end the game . Overshadowed in the crazy ending was the fact Milwaukee wide receiver Damian Harrell set the Arena Football League all - time record for career receiving yards . He had six catches for 75 yards to increase his all - time total to 13 , 398 yards . Week 8 : at Orlando Predators . Orlando quarterback Nick Hill connected with Bobby Sippio for the winning touchdown with four seconds left as the Orlando Predators knocked off the Milwaukee Iron in a game that saw three touchdowns in the final 25 seconds . Hill scored on a two - yard run with 25 seconds left to give the Predators a 51 - 47 lead . The Iron answered when Chris Greisen hit Tiger Jones for a 35 - yard touchdown pass with 14 seconds to play to make it 54 - 51 . But Milwaukee ' s defense could not hold and Orlando pulled out the victory . Milwaukee receiver Damian Harrell became the AFL ' s all - time leader for receptions . He entered the game needing seven catches and finished with 13 receptions for a season - high 144 yards and three touchdowns . Week 9 : vs . Dallas Vigilantes . In a battle of the two preseason favorites , Milwaukee quarterback Chris Greisen threw for 295 yards and six touchdowns in a 63 - 38 blowout of the Vigilantes . The Iron never trailed in Antoine Burns ' s season debut after returning from the DL . Burns caught eight passes for a team - high 3 touchdowns and 121 yards and filled in nicely for Damian Harrell , who did not play because of a sore hamstring . Nate Forse caught 10 passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns as well . Week 16 : vs . Orlando Predators . With the win , the Iron clinched a playoff berth . Week 17 : at Iowa Barnstormers . By defeating the Barnstormers and because of a loss by the Chicago Rush in the same week , the Iron clinched the Midwest Division .