ArenaBowl XXIX

ArenaBowl XXIX was the championship game of the 2016 Arena Football League season. It was played between the American Conference Champion Philadelphia Soul and the National Conference Champion Arizona Rattlers. The game was played at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

ArenaBowl XXIX

Philadelphia Soul (American) Arizona Rattlers (National) 56 42
1 2 3 4 Total PHI 28 7 7 14 56 ARI 7 14 14 7 42
Date	August 26, 2016
Arena	Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
MVP	Shaun Kauleinamoku, Philadelphia Maurice Purify, Arizona (Offensive Player of the Game) Tracy Belton, Philadelphia (Defensive Player of the Game) Shaun Kauleinamoku, Philadelphia (Playmaker of the Game)
Attendance	13,390
Winning coach	Clint Dolezel
Losing coach	Kevin Guy
TV in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ari Wolfe, Sherdrick Bonner and Tina Cervasio
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This was the Arizona Rattlers' tenth ArenaBowl appearance and the Philadelphia Soul's fourth appearance. It was the Soul's second ArenaBowl victory.^[1]

Venue

The game was played at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona due to the Rattlers' usual home arena of Talking Stick Resort Arena being the site of a WNBA game between the Phoenix Mercury and Dallas Wings on the same day.^[2][3][4]

Television

This was the third consecutive ArenaBowl televised on ESPN.

Background

The Philadelphia Soul finished the regular season with a 13–3 record and the number one seed in the American Conference. The Soul then beat the Tampa Bay Storm in the American Conference Semifinals and the Jacksonville Sharks in the American Conference Championship. The Arizona Rattlers finished the regular season with a 13–3 record and the number one seed in the National Conference. The Rattlers then beat the Portland Steel in the National Conference Semifinals and the Cleveland Gladiators in the National Conference Championship.

Box score

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Soul (AC)	28	7	7	14	56
Rattlers (NC)	7	14	14	7	42

at Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: August 26, 2016
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 13,390
• Referee: Tom McCabe

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI ARI 1 12:36 4 45 2:24 PHI Darius Reynolds 16-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good 7 0 1 9:00 PHI Hollis 49-yard fumble return touchdown, Frevert kick good 14 0 1 7:55 PHI Belton net recovery touchdown off kickoff, Frevert kick good 21 0 1 5:24 4 41 2:31 ARI Purify 16-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good 21 7 1 1:20 4 45 3:22 PHI McDaniel 22-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good 28 7 2 13:54 3 32 1:58 ARI Benson 1-yard touchdown run, Pertuit kick good 28 14 2 1:54 3 45 2:02 PHI Reynolds 25-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good 35 14 2 0:02 5 31 0:48 ARI Benson 1-yard touchdown run, Pertuit kick good 35 21 3 12:24 4 38 0:00 ARI Windsor 3-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good 35 28 3 4:38 9 48 7:02 PHI Kauleinamoku 12-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick good 42 28 3 3:01 2 11 0:58 ARI Windsor 2-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good 42 35 4 14:50 3 41 1:08 ARI Purify 6-yard touchdown reception from Davila, Pertuit kick good 42 42 4 10:27 6 45 3:42 PHI Kauleinamoku 11-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, Frevert kick no good 48 42 4 4:04 3 30 1:42 PHI Kauleinamoku 30-yard touchdown reception from Raudabaugh, 2-point run by McDaniel good 56 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 56 42

Source:^[5]

References

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3. Sunnucks, Mike (August 17, 2016). "Football fix: Glendale to host ArenaBowl, Cards' last practice on same day". bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
4. Obert, Richard (August 17, 2016). "Rattlers expect large crowd for ArenaBowl in Glendale". azcentral.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
5. "Philadelphia Soul vs Arizona Rattlers (Aug 26, 2016)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved September 15, 2017.