ArenaBowl XXXII
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AFL Commissioner Randall Boe also confirmed that the league's expansion plans for next season would be unveiled during the game;[1] however, these plans were pushed back to several weeks after the game[2] after Boe said that negotiations for the two new teams would not be finished in time.[3] The league ultimately filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 27 of that year, making the game the final one in the league's history.[4]
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Venue
As the higher seed, the No. 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center.[5]
2019 playoffs
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Teams
Albany Empire
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The Empire, led by head coach Rob Keefe, finished the regular season 10–2 and earned the No. 1 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 4 Baltimore home and away in the semifinal to advance to their first ArenaBowl.
Philadelphia Soul
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The Soul, led by head coach Clint Dolezel, finished the regular season 7–5 and earned the No. 3 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 2 Washington home and away in the semifinal to advance to their sixth ArenaBowl; they are 3–2 in previous appearances.
Series record
The all-time series between the Empire and the Soul dates back to the Empire's inaugural game on April 14, 2018. Entering the game, Albany led the series 4–3.
| Albany victories | Philadelphia victories |
| # | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 14, 2018 | Albany, NY | Philadelphia | 56–35 | ||||
| 2 | May 19, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | Albany | 41–36 | ||||
| 3 | June 16, 2018 | Albany, NY | Philadelphia | 75–74 | ||||
| 4 | July 7, 2018 | Albany, NY | Albany | 71–57 | ||||
| 5 | May 11, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Albany | 57–48 | ||||
| 6 | June 29, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia | 54–43 | ||||
| 7 | July 20, 2019 | Albany, NY | Albany | 72–27 | ||||
| Series: Albany leads 4–3 | ||||||||
Game summary
| Scoring summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr. | Time | Team | Scoring play | Score |
| 1 | 12:09 | Philadelphia | Darius Prince 34 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick good | Philadelphia 7, Albany 0 |
| 6:58 | Albany | Maurice Leggett 54 yard interception return; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 7, Albany 7 | |
| 4:58 | Philadelphia | B. J. Bunn 38 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick good | Philadelphia 14, Albany 7 | |
| 1:56 | Albany | Quentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 14, Albany 14 | |
| 2 | 9:59 | Albany | Quentin Sims 6 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 14, Albany 21 |
| 4:56 | Philadelphia | Darius Prince 4 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick good | Philadelphia 21, Albany 21 | |
| 3:23 | Albany | Quentin Sims 25 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 21, Albany 28 | |
| 0:22 | Albany | Quentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 21, Albany 35 | |
| 3 | 10:06 | Albany | Mykel Benson 8 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good | Philadelphia 21, Albany 42 |
| 4 | 13:09 | Philadelphia | Lonnie Outlaw 3 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick missed | Philadelphia 27, Albany 42 |
| 9:59 | Albany | Adrian Trevino 31 yard field goal | Philadelphia 27, Albany 45 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Albany | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| Statistics | PHI | ALB |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total yards | 300 | 208 |
| Rushes–yards | 7–0 | 5–8 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 200 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–39–1 | 16–25–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–25 | 3–9 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | Passing | Dan Raudabaugh | 26/39, 300 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Adrian Ferns | 5 car, 1 yd | |
| Receiving | B. J. Bunn | 10 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD | |
| Albany | Passing | Tommy Grady | 16/25, 200 yds, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Mykel Benson | 3 car, 14 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Quentin Sims | 9 rec, 93 yds, 4 TD |
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