by Howie Hanson The Arena Football One regular season enters another important weekend Saturday with three games carrying playoff implications and added urgency as teams begin separating themselves in the standings. Last week’s results continued reshaping the AF1 race. The Nashville Kats blitzed the Minnesota Monsters 58-28 Friday night at Amsoil Arena, while the Kentucky…
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The Numbers Game: Head-to-Head Tiebreakers Coming Fast & Furious
by Alana Klein Three out of the four games this weekend settled head-to-head tiebreakers, helping to determine the #1 seed and the other of which could end up deciding who keeps playing deeper into July. With the season at its midpoint and teams beginning to see opponents for a 2nd or 3rd (or 4th!) time, the head-to-heads…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 6
Washington Explodes Up the Board, Albany Makes History, and the League’s Middle Tier Gets Shaken Again Week 6 may not have changed the top four, but it completely reshaped the conversation underneath them. The biggest story of the week belongs to the Washington Wolfpack, who surged four spots after their second straight victory. A dominant…
Welcome to the Numbers Game: Alana Klein Joins AF1 Fan Zone
Hey everyone! It looks like I’m going to be contributing here a little bit, so a little bit about myself and where I’m from… I’m an Albany Firebirds fan who has been a season ticket holder for the past few seasons. I’ve lived in the Albany area for my entire life and a majority of…
Fan Zone Live! with Jared DeGroff, AF1 VP of Marketing and Communications
This week on Fan Zone Live!, we were joined by Jared DeGroff, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the AF1, to talk all things arena football from a league-level perspective. We’ll dive into what’s working behind the scenes this season, how the AF1 is building its brand and growing the game, and what fans…
How Sam Castronova Became Arena Football’s Defining Quarterback
by Howie Hanson Sam Castronova is the best quarterback in Arena Football One. Nobody in the modern arena game combines his production, efficiency, championships, league awards and sustained winning across multiple leagues. The numbers only strengthen the argument. Through his first two regular-season games with Albany this season, Castronova has completed 44 of 65 passes for…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 5
Albany Takes Command, Minnesota Earns Unanimous Respect, and the Bottom Five Collide in a Two-Point Spread Week 5 delivered something the AF1 hasn’t quite had yet this season: clarity at the very top, and absolute congestion everywhere else. While the elite tier continues to separate itself, the bottom half of the rankings is officially a…
Fan Zone Live! Wolfpack Rising with Coach JR Wells
The Washington Wolfpack are finally in the win column after a thrilling last-second touchdown gave them a 33-32 victory over the Beaumont Renegades. Now, Washington heads to Oregon for a rivalry showdown with the Lightning. This week on Fan Zone Live!, Wolfpack head coach JR Wells joins the show to talk about the dramatic win,…
AF1 Week 5: Monsters Escape, Firebirds Dominate
by Howie Hanson Minnesota 31, Michigan 28 OT Aiden Johnson connected on a 29-yard field goal on the Monsters’ first possession in overtime at The Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Minnesota quarterback Ja’Vonte Johnson threw two touchdown passes and completed 17 of 32 passes for 135 yards for Minnesota (3-1). Phoenix Sproles caught five passes for 56 yards and…
Rebound off the Net: Inside the AF1 w/Albany Firebirds MOATOS Jeff Levack
Joshua sits down with Albany Firebirds MOATOS (Manager of All the Other Stuff) Jeff Levack to talk Arena Football One, the Firebirds organization, and his long history in Albany arena football. From helping lead the Albany Empire to back-to-back championships to becoming one of the most recognizable voices in Capital Region sports media, Levack shares…