ArenaBowl XXXIII and a Season Like No Other
Randy Snow, ArenaFan.com

What a season it was for the Arena Football League (AFL). After being dormant since the end of the 2019 season, the AFL returned in 2024 with high hopes by fans who have loved this league since the first time they ever attended a game. I include myself among those fans.

After delayed and postponed flights, Billings Outlaws finally make it home — with ArenaBowl trophy
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The CrowdStrike software update meant more time with the ArenaBowl trophy for Billings Outlaws coach Cedric Walker.

Isaac Harker and Duane Brown connect for 5 touchdowns as Billings Outlaws win ArenaBowl
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It might be called the Red Door, but blue and black were the dominant colors at the west end establishment on Friday afternoon.

ArenaBowl XXXIII Preview - Albany and Billings with big dreams of a championship
Brian Belefski, ArenaFan.com

In a season filled with tumultuous scheduling, franchises folding and questions abound, the AFL did it.

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Firebirds come up short in ArenaBowl XXXIII
Times Union

In their return season in the relaunched Arena Football League, the Albany Firebirds came up short in their quest to claim a championship.

AFL, Firebirds refute report that ArenaBowl XXXIII in trouble
Times Union

It’s been a wild reboot season for the Arena Football League. It looks likely to stay that way right to the end.

Orozco to miss ArenaBowl XXXIII
Times Union

Earlier this week, Albany Firebirds coach and general manager Damon Ware described the process of determining the team’s active roster for ArenaBowl XXXIII as “brutal,” since several players won’t be able to suit up for the championship game.

Despite contrary report, ArenaBowl still on; Outlaws owner Titus relives frustrating year
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It’s been a wild, wild ride with more ups and downs and twists than even the biggest amusement park roller-coaster in this year of the relaunched, first-year Arena Football League.