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This week the teams of the IFL return to action as the 15th season of the Indoor Football League begins. There will be a two-game slate of games, and three of the top 5 teams from the IFL’s Pre-Season Coaches Polls play in Week 1 of the 2023 IFL season. The Arizona Rattlers, Frisco Fighters, and Quad City Steamwheelers have been selected as favorites to compete for the IFL National Championship in August. These three teams also share the distinction of having their season end in 2022 with losses but look to bounce back after a busy off-season.


Game #1


Visiting Team: Arizona Rattlers

Home Team: Quad City Steamwheelers


Location: Vibrant Arena, Moline, Illinois

Date and Time: Friday, March 17th at 8:05 pm EST

Where to Watch: The game will be live-streamed on
https://goifl.com/

This season’s opening game between the Arizona Rattlers and the Quad City Steamwheelers features #1 and #5 ranked teams in the Pre-Season Coaches poll. It also features a battle between the #1 ranked IFL quarterback Drew Powell (Arizona Rattlers) and #2 ranked IFL quarterback EJ Hilliard (Quad City Steamwheelers) according to the IFL’s Pre-Season Quarterback Power Rankings. The Rattlers and Steamwheelers ended the 2022 season, losing close games to the Northern Arizona Wranglers in the post-season, and are looking to win the IFL National Championship in 2023.

During the 2022 season, the Arizona Rattlers were a 14-4 team with the #1 ranked Offense and #1 ranked, and they were 9 out of the ten last games of the season. During the Western Conference Championship game, they were upset at home by the Northern Arizona Wranglers by a score of 52 to 51. However, the Wranglers went on to win the IFL National Championship game after defeating the Rattlers.

The Quad City Steamwheelers had an 11-8 record during the 2022 season, but they won 5 out of 7 games to end the season. They also scored road upsets against the Massachusetts Pirates and Frisco Fighters on their way to the IFL National Championship game. Unfortunately, like the Rattlers, the Steamwheelers lost that championship game to the Northern Arizona Wranglers 47 to 45.

The Steamwheelers and Rattlers come into the season with their starting quarterbacks from 2022, the top two quarterbacks in the IFL as the season begins. The Rattlers Drew Powell threw had 217 completions on 326 pass attempts for 2,630 yards while scoring 53 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Powell also ran for 734 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2022. The Steamwheelers EJ Hilliard had 143 completions on 241 pass attempts for 1,810 yards and 35 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Hilliard also ran for 681 yards and 25 touchdowns. In addition to the quarterbacks, both teams bring back their top wide receiver and key lineman on both sides of the ball.

With both teams having a short training camp after a long off-season, it will take some time for both offenses to get into mid-season form. While the IFL is an offense-driven league, and both offenses should come out scoring, there could be issues with offensive efficiency and penalties. Both teams expect to play for a championship in 2023, which should be a recipe for an exciting opening game.

Prediction: Arizona Rattlers 44 Quad City Steamwheelers 40
 

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This week the teams of the IFL return to action as the 15th season of the Indoor Football League begins. There will be a two-game slate of games, and three of the top 5 teams from the IFL’s Pre-Season Coaches Polls play in Week 1 of the 2023 IFL season. The Arizona Rattlers, Frisco Fighters, and Quad City Steamwheelers have been selected as favorites to compete for the IFL National Championship in August. These three teams also share the distinction of having their season end in 2022 with losses but look to bounce back after a busy off-season.


Game #1


Visiting Team: Arizona Rattlers

Home Team: Quad City Steamwheelers


Location: Vibrant Arena, Moline, Illinois

Date and Time: Friday, March 17th at 8:05 pm EST

Where to Watch: The game will be live-streamed on
https://goifl.com/

This season’s opening game between the Arizona Rattlers and the Quad City Steamwheelers features #1 and #5 ranked teams in the Pre-Season Coaches poll. It also features a battle between the #1 ranked IFL quarterback Drew Powell (Arizona Rattlers) and #2 ranked IFL quarterback EJ Hilliard (Quad City Steamwheelers) according to the IFL’s Pre-Season Quarterback Power Rankings. The Rattlers and Steamwheelers ended the 2022 season, losing close games to the Northern Arizona Wranglers in the post-season, and are looking to win the IFL National Championship in 2023.

During the 2022 season, the Arizona Rattlers were a 14-4 team with the #1 ranked Offense and #1 ranked, and they were 9 out of the ten last games of the season. During the Western Conference Championship game, they were upset at home by the Northern Arizona Wranglers by a score of 52 to 51. However, the Wranglers went on to win the IFL National Championship game after defeating the Rattlers.

The Quad City Steamwheelers had an 11-8 record during the 2022 season, but they won 5 out of 7 games to end the season. They also scored road upsets against the Massachusetts Pirates and Frisco Fighters on their way to the IFL National Championship game. Unfortunately, like the Rattlers, the Steamwheelers lost that championship game to the Northern Arizona Wranglers 47 to 45.

The Steamwheelers and Rattlers come into the season with their starting quarterbacks from 2022, the top two quarterbacks in the IFL as the season begins. The Rattlers Drew Powell threw had 217 completions on 326 pass attempts for 2,630 yards while scoring 53 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Powell also ran for 734 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2022. The Steamwheelers EJ Hilliard had 143 completions on 241 pass attempts for 1,810 yards and 35 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Hilliard also ran for 681 yards and 25 touchdowns. In addition to the quarterbacks, both teams bring back their top wide receiver and key lineman on both sides of the ball.

With both teams having a short training camp after a long off-season, it will take some time for both offenses to get into mid-season form. While the IFL is an offense-driven league, and both offenses should come out scoring, there could be issues with offensive efficiency and penalties. Both teams expect to play for a championship in 2023, which should be a recipe for an exciting opening game.

Prediction: Arizona Rattlers 44 Quad City Steamwheelers 40
Nice write-up @MAGAking1 ?
 

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This week the teams of the IFL return to action as the 15th season of the Indoor Football League begins. There will be a two-game slate of games, and three of the top 5 teams from the IFL’s Pre-Season Coaches Polls play in Week 1 of the 2023 IFL season. The Arizona Rattlers, Frisco Fighters, and Quad City Steamwheelers have been selected as favorites to compete for the IFL National Championship in August. These three teams also share the distinction of having their season end in 2022 with losses but look to bounce back after a busy off-season.


Game #1


Visiting Team: Arizona Rattlers

Home Team: Quad City Steamwheelers


Location: Vibrant Arena, Moline, Illinois

Date and Time: Friday, March 17th at 8:05 pm EST

Where to Watch: The game will be live-streamed on
https://goifl.com/

This season’s opening game between the Arizona Rattlers and the Quad City Steamwheelers features #1 and #5 ranked teams in the Pre-Season Coaches poll. It also features a battle between the #1 ranked IFL quarterback Drew Powell (Arizona Rattlers) and #2 ranked IFL quarterback EJ Hilliard (Quad City Steamwheelers) according to the IFL’s Pre-Season Quarterback Power Rankings. The Rattlers and Steamwheelers ended the 2022 season, losing close games to the Northern Arizona Wranglers in the post-season, and are looking to win the IFL National Championship in 2023.

During the 2022 season, the Arizona Rattlers were a 14-4 team with the #1 ranked Offense and #1 ranked, and they were 9 out of the ten last games of the season. During the Western Conference Championship game, they were upset at home by the Northern Arizona Wranglers by a score of 52 to 51. However, the Wranglers went on to win the IFL National Championship game after defeating the Rattlers.

The Quad City Steamwheelers had an 11-8 record during the 2022 season, but they won 5 out of 7 games to end the season. They also scored road upsets against the Massachusetts Pirates and Frisco Fighters on their way to the IFL National Championship game. Unfortunately, like the Rattlers, the Steamwheelers lost that championship game to the Northern Arizona Wranglers 47 to 45.

The Steamwheelers and Rattlers come into the season with their starting quarterbacks from 2022, the top two quarterbacks in the IFL as the season begins. The Rattlers Drew Powell threw had 217 completions on 326 pass attempts for 2,630 yards while scoring 53 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Powell also ran for 734 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2022. The Steamwheelers EJ Hilliard had 143 completions on 241 pass attempts for 1,810 yards and 35 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Hilliard also ran for 681 yards and 25 touchdowns. In addition to the quarterbacks, both teams bring back their top wide receiver and key lineman on both sides of the ball.

With both teams having a short training camp after a long off-season, it will take some time for both offenses to get into mid-season form. While the IFL is an offense-driven league, and both offenses should come out scoring, there could be issues with offensive efficiency and penalties. Both teams expect to play for a championship in 2023, which should be a recipe for an exciting opening game.

Prediction: Arizona Rattlers 44 Quad City Steamwheelers 40
the Wheelers lost the opening night shoot-out 60-53 ?
 

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the Wheelers lost the opening night shoot-out 60-53 ?

Shit I missed that part.....my mind thought it was NEXT fri....duh
 

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Quite a bit of drama for the final playoff spot in the North

St. Louis released these playoff scenarios to the media on Sunday night.

St Louis is motivated to run up the score vs Orlando....they play at noon on Sat and Seattle plays on Sunday eve.

Below are the current Battlehawk playoff scenarios through rule 4 of the XFL tiebreakers…
STL wins/SEA loses…STL in the playoffs
STL loses/SEA wins…SEA in the playoffs
STL loses/SEA loses…STL in the playoffs as our fourth loss is a non-divisional matchup (ORL), while SEA would have four divisional losses (DC-2, STL, VGS)
STL wins/SEA wins…STL needs to score 19 more points vs ORL than SEA scores against Vegas AND STL must still rank first in total points against to win Tiebreaker 4, which is best combined ranking among division teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
Points For vs Division as of 4/16
STL 196
SEA 215 (+19)
Points Against vs Division as of 4/16
STL 174
SEA 168
 

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