Two of the four teams in the Arena Football League with league-best 6-2 records will face off Friday night at Allstate Arena in Rosemont when the Jacksonville Sharks come to town to face the Rush.
The Chicago Rush is coming off back-to-back road wins at Dallas and Cleveland. The game will be broadcast nationally Friday as the Arena Football League game of the week on the NFL Network.
Quarterback Russ Michna has thrown for 2,329 yards and 41 touchdowns for the Rush. Jacksonville had a five-game winning streak snapped last week in Spokane.
The Chicago Rush is coming off back-to-back road wins at Dallas and Cleveland. The game will be broadcast nationally Friday as the Arena Football League game of the week on the NFL Network.
Quarterback Russ Michna has thrown for 2,329 yards and 41 touchdowns for the Rush. Jacksonville had a five-game winning streak snapped last week in Spokane.
ROSTER MOVES: The Rush added defensive lineman Quartez Vickerson
(Grand Valley State) in a trade with Oklahoma City. The 6-5, 305 pound
Vickerson played in four games for the Yard Dawgz, recording six tackles
and two sacks. The Rush sent offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman, who
played in three games for the Rush, to Oklahoma City and waived
defensive lineman Josh Beard.
Here is this week's coaches' poll ranking the AFL teams
WEEK 9
RK Team (1st place votes) W-L Pts Last Week
1 Milwaukee Iron(8) 6-2 128 2
2 Spokane Shock(2) 6-2 118 3
3 Jacksonville Sharks 6-2 115 1
4 Chicago Rush(1) 6-2 105 5
5 Tulsa Talons(2) 5-3 98 4
6 Arizona Rattlers 4-3 76 7
7 Tampa Bay Storm 4-3 62 9
8 Alabama Vipers 4-4 40 6
9 Cleveland Gladiators 3-5 32 8
10 Orlando Predators 3-4 28 11
11 Iowa Barnstormers 3-4 17 10
11 Dallas Vigilantes 1-6 17 13
13 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 3-5 16 13
14 Bossier-Shreveport BW 2-6 15 12
14 Utah Blaze 1-6 15 13
Rank Team Points FPV
1 Spokane Shock 141 9
2 Milwaukee Iron 132 4
3 Jacksonville Sharks 126 2
4 Chicago Rush 106
5 Tulsa Talons 90
6 Arizona Rattlers 71
7 Tampa Bay Storm 66
8 Alabama Vipers 31
9 Iowa Barnstormers 23
10 Cleveland Gladiators 16
Here is this week's coaches' poll ranking the AFL teams
WEEK 9
RK Team (1st place votes) W-L Pts Last Week
1 Milwaukee Iron(8) 6-2 128 2
2 Spokane Shock(2) 6-2 118 3
3 Jacksonville Sharks 6-2 115 1
4 Chicago Rush(1) 6-2 105 5
5 Tulsa Talons(2) 5-3 98 4
6 Arizona Rattlers 4-3 76 7
7 Tampa Bay Storm 4-3 62 9
8 Alabama Vipers 4-4 40 6
9 Cleveland Gladiators 3-5 32 8
10 Orlando Predators 3-4 28 11
11 Iowa Barnstormers 3-4 17 10
11 Dallas Vigilantes 1-6 17 13
13 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 3-5 16 13
14 Bossier-Shreveport BW 2-6 15 12
14 Utah Blaze 1-6 15 13
Rank Team Points FPV
1 Spokane Shock 141 9
2 Milwaukee Iron 132 4
3 Jacksonville Sharks 126 2
4 Chicago Rush 106
5 Tulsa Talons 90
6 Arizona Rattlers 71
7 Tampa Bay Storm 66
8 Alabama Vipers 31
9 Iowa Barnstormers 23
10 Cleveland Gladiators 16
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