AFL Press ReleaseHistoric AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011
Wednesday October 27, 2010
Regular Season Play Spans Over 20 Weeks
TULSA, Okla. – The Arena Football League 2011 Season will kick off the second weekend of March. This is the first season the AFL will be playing with an 18-game regular season schedule, making it the longest season in AFL history.
Week 1 includes seven games stretched over a four day period starting on Friday, March 11, 2011. The first game of the season will be two new teams and in-state rivals Philadelphia Soul at Pittsburgh Power with kickoff time at 7 p.m. CST.
The AFL’s reigning 2010 ArenaBowl Champions, the Spokane Shock, will open their regular season by playing at the San Jose SaberCats, wrapping up the first night of the 2011 AFL Season.
The NFL Network will once again broadcast the Friday Night Game of the Week. The NFL Network Schedule will be released shortly.
Eighteen teams make-up the 24th Arena Football Season, including new teams in Atlanta, Kansas City, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
2011 AFL Schedule
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Week 1 |
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Friday, Mar 11 |
STADIUM |
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Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Spokane vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Saturday, Mar 12 |
STADIUM |
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Jacksonville vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Kansas City vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Sunday, Mar 13 |
STADIUM |
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Tulsa vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Monday, Mar 14 |
STADIUM |
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Chicago vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Week 2 |
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Friday, Mar 18 |
STADIUM |
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Philadelphia vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Orlando vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Kansas City vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Saturday, Mar 19 |
STADIUM |
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Milwaukee vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Tulsa vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Georgia vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Iowa vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Cleveland vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Tampa Bay vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Week 3 |
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Thursday, Mar 24 |
STADIUM |
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Utah vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Friday, Mar 25 |
STADIUM |
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San Jose vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Spokane vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Saturday, Mar 26 |
STADIUM |
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New Orleans vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Cleveland vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Monday, Mar 28 |
STADIUM |
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Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Arizona vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Week 4 |
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Friday, Apr 1 |
STADIUM |
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Iowa vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Kansas City vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Jacksonville vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Saturday, Apr 2 |
STADIUM |
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Orlando vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Chicago vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Georgia vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Tulsa vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Dallas vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Monday, Apr 4 |
STADIUM |
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Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Week 5 |
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Friday, Apr 8 |
STADIUM |
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Utah vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Dallas vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Saturday, Apr 9 |
STADIUM |
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Iowa vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Philadelphia vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Week 6 |
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Friday, Apr 15 |
STADIUM |
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New Orleans vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Milwaukee vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, Apr 16 |
STADIUM |
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Orlando vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Chicago vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Arizona vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Jacksonville vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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San Jose vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Spokane vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Week 7 |
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Friday, Apr 22 |
STADIUM |
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Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Saturday, Apr 23 |
STADIUM |
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Utah vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Cleveland vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Georgia vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Spokane vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Philadelphia vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Dallas vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Iowa vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Sunday, Apr 24 |
STADIUM |
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Kansas City vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Week 8 |
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Friday, Apr 29 |
STADIUM |
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Tulsa vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Saturday, Apr 30 |
STADIUM |
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New Orleans vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Pittsburgh vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Philadelphia vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Orlando vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Dallas vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Tampa Bay vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Arizona vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Week 9 |
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Friday, May 6 |
STADIUM |
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Milwaukee vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Iowa vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Utah vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Tampa Bay vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, May 7 |
STADIUM |
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New Orleans vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Spokane vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Arizona vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Chicago vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Week 10 |
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Friday, May 13 |
STADIUM |
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Iowa vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Tulsa vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Georgia vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, May 14 |
STADIUM |
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Chicago vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Cleveland vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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San Jose vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Dallas vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Milwaukee vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Week 11 |
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Friday, May 20 |
STADIUM |
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Arizona vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Tampa Bay vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Saturday, May 21 |
STADIUM |
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Philadelphia vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Jacksonville vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Kansas City vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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San Jose vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Sunday, May 22 |
STADIUM |
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Dallas vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Week 12 |
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Friday, May 27 |
STADIUM |
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Tulsa vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Utah vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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New Orleans vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, May 28 |
STADIUM |
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Cleveland vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Pittsburgh vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Spokane vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Orlando vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Georgia vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Week 13 |
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Friday, Jun 3 |
STADIUM |
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Jacksonville vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, Jun 4 |
STADIUM |
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San Jose vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Tampa Bay vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Orlando vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Chicago vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Arizona vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Week 14 |
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Friday, Jun 10 |
STADIUM |
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Philadelphia vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Saturday, Jun 11 |
STADIUM |
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Iowa vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Georgia vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Kansas City vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Jacksonville vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Utah vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Week 15 |
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Thursday, Jun 16 |
STADIUM |
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San Jose vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Friday, Jun 17 |
STADIUM |
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New Orleans vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Tulsa vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Orlando vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Saturday, Jun 18 |
STADIUM |
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Dallas vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Milwaukee vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Chicago vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Pittsburgh vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Sunday, Jun 19 |
STADIUM |
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Cleveland vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Week 16 |
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Friday, Jun 24 |
STADIUM |
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Kansas City vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Saturday, Jun 25 |
STADIUM |
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San Jose vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Spokane vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Georgia vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Arizona vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Dallas vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Sunday, Jun 26 |
STADIUM |
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Iowa vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Week 17 |
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Friday, Jul 1 |
STADIUM |
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Utah vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Pittsburgh vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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Tulsa vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Saturday, Jul 2 |
STADIUM |
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Spokane vs. Arizona |
ARI |
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Philadelphia vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Cleveland vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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Jacksonville vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Week 18 |
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Friday, Jun 8 |
STADIUM |
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Milwaukee vs. New Orleans |
NO |
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Cleveland vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Saturday, Jul 9 |
STADIUM |
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Chicago vs. Georgia |
GEO |
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Kansas City vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Dallas vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Orlando vs. San Jose |
SJ |
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Utah vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Tampa Bay vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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Sunday, Jul 10 |
STADIUM |
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Arizona vs. Pittsburgh |
PIT |
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Week 19 |
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Friday, Jul 15 |
STADIUM |
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Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Jacksonville vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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Saturday, Jul 16 |
STADIUM |
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Chicago vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Iowa vs. Milwaukee |
MIL |
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San Jose vs. Spokane |
SPO |
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Georgia vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
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Orlando vs. Tulsa |
TUL |
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New Orleans vs. Utah |
UTA |
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Week 20 |
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Friday, Jul 22 |
STADIUM |
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Utah vs. Cleveland |
CLE |
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Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia |
PHI |
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Spokane vs. Jacksonville |
JAX |
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Saturday, Jul 23 |
STADIUM |
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Milwaukee vs. Chicago |
CHI |
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Arizona vs. Dallas |
DAL |
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Georgia vs. Iowa |
IOW |
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Tulsa vs. Kansas City |
KC |
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New Orleans vs. Orlando |
ORL |
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San Jose vs. Tampa Bay |
TB |
