PHOENIX — The Arizona Rattlers jumped out to a 34-0 first-half lead before needing to hang on for a 68-55 win over the LA KISS Sunday at US Airways Center. In fact, the Rattlers (13-3) came within one second of pitching a rare first-half shutout, but Nick Davila was intercepted by defensive back Josh Victorian, […]
Quarterback Shane Boyd completed 23-of-39 passes for 263 yards and seven touchdowns in his Arizona Rattlers debut, leading the short-handed three-time defending ArenaBowl champions to a 59-47 win over the Spokane Shock at Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday night. Boyd, who is playing for his fourth different AFL team in the last four seasons, was pressed […]
The Arizona Rattlers will be without the services of Anttaj Hawthorne for the next month. The defensive tackle was suspended for four games by the Arena Football League Wednesday for a late hit on San Jose SaberCats quarterback Erik Meyer in a 56-34 loss last Saturday night at US Airways Center. The play happened with […]
Nick Davila completed 19-of-22 passes for 192 yards and threw six touchdowns to four different receivers in the first half, and the Arizona Rattlers cruised to an easy 68-30 win over the L.A. KISS at Honda Center in Anaheim Saturday night. The Rattlers (4-1) scored on their first possession of the night when Davila hit […]
PHOENIX — Normally, an Arizona Rattlers’ victory is fueled by the offense. But that wasn’t the case Saturday night. The Arizona defense stopped the Portland Thunder on four of their first five possessions as the Rattlers pushed their record to 3-1 with a 65-47 win at US Airways Center. On Portland’s first possession, quarterback Kyle […]
One of the things that makes Arena Football different from its outdoor relatives is the fact that a ball that strikes off of a rebound net is live and can either be caught by the offense or returned by the defense. The Arizona Rattlers got a rude reminder of that rule Saturday night. Gerald Young […]
PHOENIX — It wasn’t exactly the smooth, unstoppable offense we’re used to seeing, but the Arizona Rattlers did just enough right to score a 60-43 win over the Spokane Shock at US Airways Center Saturday night. Quarterback Nick Davila, working with an all new corps of receivers, completed 21-of-36 passes for 246 yards and four […]
