ArenaBowl XXIII
Led by quarterback Brett Dietz, who threw for 5,054 yards and 106 touchdowns in the regular season (both franchise records), they finished 11–5, 2nd in the South division, and 3rd in the American Conference.NFL Network delivered live coverage outside of the United States to these countries: Canada Mexico United Kingdom The AFL had a taped delayed broadcast available in the following countries: France Ireland Italy Germany Greece Hungary Russia Bulgaria Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Turkey Denmark Ukraine Croatia These were the radio broadcasting groups present: Washington State:Spokane- 700am ESPN Radio 700 ESPN The Ticket Florida :Tampa Bay- 1250am Impact Radio WHNZ Tampa Bay This was the 2010 playoff grid to determine ArenaBowl Champion: In the opening round of the playoffs, Spokane defeated the Arizona Rattlers 57–49,[2] while the Storm took care of the Tulsa Talons 68–38.[4] In another close contest, the Storm knocked off rival Orlando 63–62 in the first playoff meeting of The War on I-4 since 2003, winning the American Conference Championship and punching their ticket to ArenaBowl XXIII.[5] The Tampa Bay Storm received the opening kickoff, driving 45 yards in 11 plays to take a 7–0 lead on a three-yard run by Eric Ortiz.Tampa had a chance to add three points as the first half expired, but Garrett Rivas's field goal was blocked.That game between the Georgia Force and Colorado Crush was the AFL's first neutral site ArenaBowl with 10,822 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.