Chattanooga: Sanders happy in AFL playoffs
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Odds are, Chris Sanders won’t get in the game tonight when his Dallas Desperados host the New York Dragons in the wild-card round of the Arena Football League playoffs.

Soul, Dallas put perfect marks on line in matchup
Cherry Hill Courier Post
When the Soul host the Dallas Desperados at the Wachovia Spectrum at 8 tonight, it will be the first time in league history that two undefeated teams have met this late in the season.

Soul out to win battle of unbeatens
Philadelphia Inquirer
The quarterbacks for the Soul and the Dallas Desperados took some friendly jabs at each other last week during a teleconference in advance of tonight's clash of the Arena Football League's two unbeatens.

AFL Monday Night Football preview: Dallas at Philadelphia
Covers
I don’t make many comparisons between the NFL and Arena Football, but this is one time where comparisons make perfect sense. This will mark the first time in 22 years of the AFL in which two undefeated teams will meet this late in the season (ironically, also in Week 9).

Injured Dallas QB expects start vs. Gladiators
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The Dallas Desperados were expected to sputter without quarterback Clint Dolezel, who separated his right shoulder in Week¤1. Dolezel is, after all, the Arena Football League's all-time leader with 872 touchdown passes.

Dallas rallies to win on safety near end
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fittingly, the defense scored the winning points as former Dallas Cowboys lineman Colston Weatherington blocked Chris Onorato's field-goal attempt, and the ball rolled out of the end zone for a safety with 2:01 remaining as Dallas defeated the New York Dragons 33-31 in an Arena Football League game Sunday.

Desperados snap SaberCats' streak
Dallas Morning News
The San Jose SaberCats are one of the best home teams in the Arena Football League, but that didn't much matter against one of the strongest road teams in recent years.

Desperados get big road win
Fort Worth Star Telegram
From practically the opening kickoff, quarterbacks Chris Sanders and Mark Grieb took turns firing touchdown passes.

Dallas Desperados get a test of their road success
Dallas Morning News
The Desperados have the best road record in the Arena Football League since 2005 at 19-6.

ArenaBowl 21.5 Tonight
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
Tonight in San Jose, arguably the the best team from each conference will battle in what could very well be a preview of ArenaBowl XXII. It will feature the defending ArenaBowl champion (San Jose) and the best regular season team in the league since 2006 (Dallas).

Dallas Desperados poised to go on the defensive
Dallas Morning News
Will McClay played in the Arena Football League from 1989-92. In all but three years since, he has been a coach, including the last five as the Desperados' head coach.

Former Flower Mound Marcus QB happy to find a home with Dallas Desperados
Dallas Morning News
When the Orlando Predators came to visit the Dallas Desperados in 2005, the Sanders clan was perched in Ross Perot's suite, set by happenstance adjacent to Jerry Jones' box at American Airlines Center. Debbie Sanders' eldest son, Chris, an Orlando backup quarterback and Flower Mound Marcus alum, played in a mop-up role.