Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | February 8 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | L 42–34 |
| 2 | February 15 | Dallas Desperados | Away | L 51–47 |
| 3 | February 21 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | W 56–34 |
| 4 | February 29 | Tampa Bay Storm | Away | L 40–37 |
| 5 | March 7 | Chicago Rush | Home | W 53–47 |
| 6 | March 13 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | L 43–41 |
| 7 | March 21 | Colorado Crush | Home | L 40–33 |
| 8 | March 28 | Austin Wranglers | Away | W 65–60 |
| 9 | April 4 | Dallas Desperados | Home | W 47–31 |
| 10 |  | Bye | Week |  |
| 11 | April 17 | Carolina Cobras | Away | L 63–59 |
| 12 | April 24 | New York Dragons | Home | W 60–58 |
| 13 | May 1 | Colorado Crush | Away | L 58–40 |
| 14 | May 8 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Home | L 63–35 |
| 15 | May 15 | Carolina Cobras | Home | L 46–43 |
| 16 | May 22 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 48–36 |
| 17 | May 30 | New York Dragons | Away | L 69–54 |
Question:
what is the total number of home games played?
Answer:
8