Английская Википедия:ArenaBowl XXVIII

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ArenaBowl XXVIII was the championship game of the 2015 Arena Football League season. It was played between the American Conference Champion Jacksonville Sharks and the National Conference Champion San Jose SaberCats. The game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

This was the San Jose SaberCats' fourth ArenaBowl championship and fifth overall ArenaBowl appearance. It was the Jacksonville Sharks second ArenaBowl appearance, having won ArenaBowl XXIV in 2011.

The SaberCats finished the 2015 season with a combined 20-1 record, becoming the first team in league history to win twenty combined regular season and postseason games.

Venue

The game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California, as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus had booked the SaberCats' usual home arena of SAP Center from August 20 to 30.

Television

This was the second consecutive ArenaBowl televised on ESPN.

Background

Jacksonville Sharks

In Шаблон:Afly, the Sharks began the regular season with a 1–5 record, after having lost the first four games of the season. The Sharks then won their next five games and eventually finished the season with a 10-8 record, earning the third seed in the American Conference. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the Orlando Predators on the road in a 55–33 contest. They then won the conference finals on the road against the Philadelphia Soul by a score of 61–56.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	March 28	at New Orleans	L 50–51
2	April 3	Orlando	L 54–55
3	April 12	at Philadelphia	L 52–63
4	April 17	San Jose	L 68–48
5	April 24	Las Vegas	W 60–28
6	May 2	at Tampa Bay	L 28–63
7	May 8	at Cleveland	W 46–43
8	May 16	Philadelphia	W 55–47
9	May 23	at New Orleans	W 70–41
10	May 31	at Los Angeles	W 41–35
11	June 6	Orlando	W 66–51
12	June 12	at Tampa Bay	L 56–63
13	Bye
14	June 27	Cleveland	W 74–41
15	Bye
16	July 11	at Portland	L 48–72
17	July 18	Philadelphia	W 74–67
18	July 25	Tampa Bay	W 63–16
19	August 1	at Orlando	L 50–64
20	August 8	New Orleans	W 36-33
–	August 15	at Orlando	W 55–33
–	August 23	at Philadelphia	W 61-56

San Jose SaberCats

In Шаблон:Afly, the SaberCats began the regular season with eleven straight wins. They clinched their second consecutive (and tenth overall) division championship when the Portland Thunder lost on June 7. The SaberCats' undefeated streak was snapped when they lost at home to the Los Angeles Kiss, who had a 1–9 record entering the game. The SaberCats won their last six games to finish with a franchise-best record of 17–1, with home-field advantage for the playoffs. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the Portland Thunder at home by a score of 55–28. They then won the conference finals at home against the Arizona Rattlers in a 70–67 contest.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	March 30	at Las Vegas	W 59–41
2	April 4	Los Angeles	W 54–28
3	April 10	at Tampa Bay	W 36–27
4	April 17	at Jacksonville	W 68–48
5	April 25	Portland	W 64–45
6	May 2	at Arizona	W 56–34
7	May 9	Las Vegas	W 61–28
8	May 16	at Spokane	W 83–28
9	May 23	Cleveland	W 70–58
10	May 30	at Portland	W 61–42
11	June 5	Spokane	W 55–26
12	June 13	Los Angeles	L 42–48 (OT)
13	June 21	at Las Vegas	W 63–21
14	June 26	at Spokane	W 62–27
15	Bye
16	July 10	New Orleans	W 56–35
17	July 18	Portland	W 55–49 (OT)
18	Bye
19	July 31	Arizona	W 56–29
20	August 8	at Los Angeles	W 60–38
–	August 14	Portland	W 55–28
–	August 22	Arizona	W 70–67

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