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GAMEDAY PROGRAM 6 World Championships 12 Championship Appearances 24 Playoff Appearances 27th Year of Rattlers Football No. 5 Duke City Gladiators (8-7) vs. No. 1 Arizona Rattlers (13-2) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021, 3:05 P.M. MST FOOTPRINT CENTER - PHOENIX, AZ 2021 IFL PLAYOFFS ROUND-2 ALL-TIME POSTSEASON SERIES VS. DUKE CITY: 0-0 LIVE STATS: GOIFL.com SCHEDULE QUICK HITS BROADCAST DETAILS Conquered and Avenged : The Ari- Home Game Television zona Rattlers head into IFL Round-2 with confidence. Arizona eliminated No. 8 Sioux Falls last Sunday, 69-42. Arizona’s 69 points scored is a sea- son-high. The win also ensured the Channel 44 OTA Storm will miss the United Bowl for Cox Channel 116 the first time in 10 seasons. Regular Season Review: The Rat- tlers beat the Duke City Gladia- Home Game Radio tors twice this season, and it was the first meetings between the franchises ever. During the game in Albuquerque on June 19, the Rattlers rushed a season-high 27 times, scored four touchdowns and amassed 133 yards on the ground. The July 31 rematch saw Rattlers QB Drew Powell score five rush- Internet Stream ing touchdowns in Phoenix, that matched his season-high (Sioux Falls/July 24). IFL OFFICIALS Snake Pit Success: Since 2019, the Rattlers are undefeated (15-0) Referee Reed Brotherton at home during the regular sea- Head Linesman David Ross son. Since 2014, Arizona is 76-16 Line Judge Tom Drzazgowski in Phoenix. This season, Arizona’s Umpire Jake Shumate averaging 54.1 PPG at the Snake Pit. Back Judge Kainan Kieser So, STAND UP 9th man, it’s all you. SOCIAL MEDIA @ArizonaRattlers @ArizonaRattlers /AZRattlers @CoachKGuy @HeadCoachKevinGuy /CoachKevinGuy @AZRattlers Page 1 GAMEDAY PROGRAM BRING YOUR RATTLERS GAME TICKET INTO BIG NATE’S AND RECEIVE A FREE CRISPY TREAT WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY PLATE! BEST BBQ IN THE VALLEY! BNFBBQ.COM P: 480-525-7291 E: [email protected] Page 2 GAMEDAY PROGRAM gameday program TEAM AND SERIES NOTES In the Drivers Seat: The Rattlers All-IFL Squads: The Rattlers They’re Gonna Score: The Glad- entered the 2021 IFL Playoffs as matched their 2019 All-IFL total iators offense is not one to be the No. 1 seed in the league. This in players selected with nine. taken lightly. Duke City had the is the third time Arizona’s earned 2021 1st-Team selections are DL IFL’s number one passing offense the IFL Playoffs top seed. Nik D’Avanzo, OL Jahair Jones, during the 2021 regular season. QB Nate Davis averaged 207.2 Yes, We Are Entertained: This is WR Jarrod Harrington and DB a matchup of the Indoor Football Dillion Winfrey. The 2nd-Team of passing yards a game, throwing League’s top two regular season Rattlers is comprised of C Ste- for 2,901 yards in total. Davis led offenses. The Duke City Gladia- ven Gurrola, OL Lamar Mady, K the league 79 passing TDs, but tors averaged 52.6 PPG. The Ar- Ernesto Lacayo, DB Tyrell Pear- his 64.1% completion rate is sec- izona Rattlers are next with 50.6 son and QB Drew Powell. ond only to Arizona’s Drew Pow- ell (69.4). Nate Davis’ favorite tar- PPG. So, sparks are definitely go- IFL Playoffs Update: The winner ing to fly. Rattlers DB Dillion Win- of this Round-2 game will face get is wide receiver Dello Davis. frey has the skill to turn things in the No. 2 ranked Massachusetts During the season, the wideout Arizona’s favor, though. Winfrey Pirates in the 2021 United Bowl. nabbed 31 receiving touchdowns, had an IFL-high 11 interceptions If Arizona wins, it will host the 975 receiving yards and averaged during the 2021 season, including championship. If Duke City wins, 69.6 receiving yards a game, all a game-high three vs. the Tucson it will travel to Massachusetts to IFL season-highs. Davis has not Sugar Skulls back on July 8. play for it all. met Rattlers DB Davonte Merri- weather yet, though. GLADIATORS TEAM COMPARISON * denotes per game value 2021 Offense 1st (52.6 PPG) Scoring Offense* 2nd (50.6 PPG) 1st (105) Touchdowns Scored* 2nd (99) 1st (248.6 YPG) Total Offense* 3rd (242.8 YPG) 11th (42.3 YPG) Rush Offense* 1st (117.8 YPG) 1st (206.4 YPG) Pass Offense* 9th (125.0 YPG) 2021 Defense 10th (47.1 PPG) Scoring Defense* 2nd (35.8 PPG) 9th (220.1 YPG) Yards Allowed/Game 4th (209.9 YPG) 10th (88.5 YPG) Rush Defense* 3rd (67.6 YPG) 5th (131.6 YPG) Pass Defense* 7th (142.3 YPG) T-5th (10) Interceptions 2nd (17) 5th (15) Sacks 2nd (20) 2021 Special Teams 7th (79.3) PAT % 1st (92.1) 9th (33.3) Field Goal % 1st (60) 10th (15.0) Kickoff Returns* 8th (15.4) 2021 Statistics 2nd (53.6) Penalties - Yards* 3rd (46.1) 3rd (57.8) Opp. Penalty - Yards* 9th (41.7) 6th (45.4) 3rd Down Conversion 1st (55.3) 7th (43.8) Opp. 3rd Down Conversion 2nd (37.6) Page 3 GAMEDAY PROGRAM TRAVELING THE TRAVELING BUTCHER IS 3 BUSINESSES IN 1. 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Phone: (858) 722-8381 All-Time Home Record ............................................190-64 (.748) Email: [email protected] All-Time Away Record ..............................................138-81 (.630) • At the time the AFL folded, Website: AZRattlers.com the Rattlers led all active World Championships ................................................................... 6 teams wiht a (.677) all-time Credentials: 1994, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 winning percentage. Media members may request game or season credentials by emailing Conference Championships ........................................................ 7 • The Rattlers only trailed the [email protected]. Each (Prior to 2004 the AFL did not have a Conference Championship) now defunct Detroit Drive individual will be contacted directly via 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (.828) in AFL all-time winning email. percentage. Division Championships ............................................................. 12 Team Information 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, • Arizona is tied for the most 2015, 2016*, 2017* ArenaBowl titles won with First Season: 1992 Tampa Bay (5) All-Time Record: 319-144 (.689) All-Time Postseason Record: 38-19 (.667) *Deemed regular season conference champion World Championships: 6 Conference Championships: 7 Playoff Appearances .................................................................... 24 Division Championships: 12 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, Consecutive Wins: 18 (July 27, 2013 - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, June 21, 2014) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 First Team All-Arena Selections: 31 Second Team All-Arena Selections: 26 11+ Win Seasons ............................................................................. 14 AFL League Awards: 39 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, AFL Hall of Fame Members: 6 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Rattlers Football by Decade 2010’s ..............................................................................150-38 (.798) 2000’s ........................................................................... 90-66 (.576) 1990’s ..............................................................................79-38 (.675) Rattlers Head Coaches Kevin Guy ...........................2008-Present .................224-72 (.757) Gene Nudo .........................2006-2007 ..................... 13-21 (.382) Todd Shell ..........................2005 .....................................7-9 (.438) Danny White .....................1992-2004 ....................141-65 (.684) 2019 Season in Review Regular Season Record: 14-0 (1.000) Playoff Record: 1-1 (.500) Home: 7-1 (.875), 0-1 (.000) Playoffs Away: 4-2 (.667), 0-0 (.000) Playoffs Average Home Attendance: 13,684 INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS GP Record Win% PF PA Streak Arizona Rattlers 14 12-2 .857 708 501 W5 Massachusetts Pirates 14 11-3 .786 621 463 W8 Frisco Fighters 13 10-3 .769 531 481 L1 Duke City Gladiators 14 7-7 .500 737 660 W1 Iowa Barnstormers 12 6-6 .500 498 521 L1 Spokane Shock 12 6-6 .545 516 484 L4 Bismarck Bucks 15 7-8 .467 609 622 L2 Sioux Falls Storm 13 6-7 .462 569 556 W1 Tucson Sugar Skulls 14 6-8 .429 558 602 W2 Green Bay Blizzard 14 5-9 .357 513 610 L4 Northern AZ Wranglers 14 1-13 .071 437 737 L8 Page 5 GAMEDAY PROGRAM Save 68%! Say “I want DEAL68!” at the register of any of our THREE valley-wide locations and get 68% off one dozen of our amazing, classic, “BEST IN TOWN”, freshly made Flour Tortillas! Page 6 GAMEDAY PROGRAM Page 7 GAMEDAY PROGRAM footballhead coach Coaching Staff Kevin Guy President, Head Coach The 2021 season will be Kevin Guy’s 20th season points per game. The Rattlers also fielded one of coaching Indoor/Arena football, and his 12th as the the league’s most stingy defenses, allowing only Rattlers Head Coach. Guy also enters his first year 48.1 points per game, second to Philadelphia’s 46.6. as president of the team, after spending 15 seasons Guy also saw eight of his players receive All-Arena as the Rattlers’ general manager. honors, including two first-teamers. On March 31, 2019, Guy earned his 200th career In 2012, Guy led Arizona to its first ArenaBowl victory as a head coach as the Rattlers defeated championship in more than a decade.