ArenaBowl XXVI

ArenaBowl XXVI was the 26th edition of the championship in the Arena Football League. It was a big game where the National Conference champion Arizona Rattlers beat the American Conference champion Philadelphia Soul with a score of 48–39. The game happened on August 17, 2013, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, which is where the Orlando Predators play.

These two teams had met in the championship the year before in ArenaBowl XXV, and the Arizona Rattlers had won that game too. This was the first time two teams had faced each other in the ArenaBowl two years in a row.

The events around ArenaBowl XXVI were put together by Ryan Johnston and his company, InterPhase Entertainment, LLC. They handled many special activities, including an awards party and a concert by the band KISS the night before the big game. The ArenaBowl was shown live on CBS for everyone to watch.

Venue

The event was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

ArenaBowl XXVI took place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. All 14 teams in the league voted to hold the game there. This was the second time in a row that the ArenaBowl was played at a neutral site and the seventh time in the league’s history. For the city of Orlando, it was the first ArenaBowl since 2000, when the Orlando Predators won against the Nashville Katz at the old Amway Arena.

Television

ArenaBowl XXVI was shown on CBS. This was part of a two-year deal where the league and the network agreed to broadcast weekly regular season games and two postseason games on the CBS Sports Network.

Background

Philadelphia Soul

Arizona Rattlers

See also: 2013 Arizona Rattlers season

The Rattlers were the defending champions, having beaten Philadelphia in the last year's final. This year, they had a great season and finished very strong. They won their playoff games and returned to the championship for the eighth time, marking their third year in a row in the big game.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	March 23	at Arizona	L 52–66
2	Bye
3	April 6	at Orlando	W 61–33
4	April 13	at Iowa	W 54–43
5	April 20	Cleveland	L 57–64 (OT)
6	April 27	Jacksonville	L 53–55
7	May 4	at Chicago	W 72–41
8	May 11	Pittsburgh	L 48–53
9	May 18	Orlando	W 61–51
10	May 25	at Tampa Bay	W 73–55
11	June 1	Arizona	L 57–64
12	June 8	New Orleans	W 65–56
13	June 15	at Pittsburgh	W 59–21
14	June 22	Iowa	W 54–30
15	June 29	at Cleveland	W 66–57
16	July 6	Chicago	W 56–28
17	July 12	Utah	W 69–39
18	July 20	at San Jose	W 65–43
19	July 27	at San Antonio	L 28–42
–	August 3	Orlando	W 59–55
–	August 10	at Jacksonville	W 75–59

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	March 23	Philadelphia	W 66–52
2	March 29	at Utah	W 77–49
3	April 6	San Jose	W 73–47
4	April 12	at Spokane	L 49–66
5	April 20	San Antonio	W 83–40
6	April 28	Orlando	W 82–42
7	May 4	at Jacksonville	W 58–48
8	May 11	Utah	W 65–49
9	May 19	at Chicago	W 56–49
10	May 25	Iowa	W 70–26
11	June 1	at Philadelphia	W 64–57
12	June 8	at San Antonio	W 70–21
13	June 15	Spokane	W 59–42
14	June 22	at San Jose	W 42–72
15	Bye
16	July 6	at Orlando	W 84–56
17	July 13	New Orleans	W 79–42
18	July 20	Chicago	L 42–63
19	July 27	at Iowa	W 84–45
–	August 4	San Jose	W 59–49
–	August 10	Spokane	W 65–57

Box score

The 26th championship game in the Arena Football League happened on August 17, 2013. The Arizona Rattlers won against the Philadelphia Soul with a score of 48–39. The game was held at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, which is where the Orlando Predators play their home games.

Date	August 17, 2013
Stadium	Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Attendance	12,039 fans
Network	CBS

Venue

Television

Background

Philadelphia Soul

Arizona Rattlers

Box score

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