LAS VEGAS – The Washington Valor (1-9) hosts the Albany Empire (6-4) on Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena on AFL Now and AFL Facebook Watch Page. Albany is one game behind Baltimore for first-place. A win against Washington and a Baltimore loss this weekend, will put the Empire in position to get the 1 seed.
The first-place Baltimore Brigade (7-3) travel to take on the Philadelphia Soul (6-4) on Saturday, June 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center on AFL Now and AFL Facebook Watch Page. The Brigade can clinch the 1 seed this weekend with a win over Philadelphia and an Albany loss. Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh was activated from injured reserve earlier this week.
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WEEK 12 MATCHUPS
| ALBANY EMPIRE (6-4) AT WASHINGTON VALOR (1-9) | ||
| Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET (AFL Now & AFL Facebook Watch Page) | ||
| ALBANY | WASHINGTON | |
| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER | Albany leads 3-0 | |
| STREAKS | W1 | L2 |
| LAST WEEK | W 56-49 at Brigade | L 63-28 vs Soul |
| LAST REG. SEASON MEETING | 5/26/18 Empire 48 vs Valor 21 | |
| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) | 256.9 (2) | 232.4 (4) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) | 252.9 (3) | 251.8 (2) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) | 52.0 (2) | 39.9 (4) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) | 46.6 (2) | 55.2 (4) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) | +10 (1) | -10 (4) |
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: EMPIRE: QB Tommy Grady completed 14-of-20 passes for 199 yards and seven TDs last week…Grady has gone 188-of-288 passes for 2,465 yards, five INTs, and 66 TDs this season… Grady continues to throw TD passes to his two favorite receivers…WR Malachi Jones hauled in seven catches for 87 yards and three TDs…The Rookie has 66 receptions for 977 yards and 23 TDs along with 36 rushing yards and five TDs in 2018…WR Joe Hills caught six receptions for 76 yards and three TDs against the Brigade in Week 11…Hills has 70 receptions for 887 yards and 27 TDs in nine game…In FB Mykel Benson’s first game with Albany, he rushed for 25 yards and one TD…DB Marrio Norman lead the Empire defense last week with 10 total tackles…On the season, Norman has tallied 57 total tackles, seven pass breakups, nine passes defended, and two INTs…VALOR: QB Arvell Nelson completed 19-of-32 passes for 177 yards, one INT and two TDs, along with rushing for 30 yards and two TDs last week…In four games with Washington, Nelson has gone for 77-of-136 passes for 959 yards, six INTs and 17 TDs, along with 77 rushing yards and five TDs…WR Reggie Gray continues to be the Valor’s leading receiver…Last week, Gray hauled in seven catches for 62 yards and one TD…On the season, Gray has 59 receptions for 670 yards and 15 TDs…WR Jared Dangerfield was another target for Nelson…Dangerfield caught eight passes 66 yards and one TD…The rookie has hauled in 25 receptions for 250 yards and three TDs in 2018…LB Alvin Ray Jackson recorded 4.5 total tackles and one pass breakup in Week 11…In six games this year, Jackson has tallied 18.5 total tackles, one tackle for-a-loss, three pass breakups, three passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery
| BALTIMORE BRIGADE (7-3) AT PHILADELPHIA SOUL (6-4) | ||
| Saturday, June 30 at 7 p.m. ET (AFL Now & AFL Facebook Watch Page) | ||
| BALTIMORE | PHILADELPHIA | |
| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER | Philadelphia leads 4-3 | |
| STREAKS | L1 | W2 |
| LAST WEEK | L 56-49 vs Empire | W 63-28 at Valor |
| LAST REG. SEASON MEETING | 5/25/18 Brigade 54 vs Soul 35 | |
| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) | 247.5 (3) | 274.5 (1) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) | 255.5 (4) | 251.1 (1) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) | 52.2 (1) | 50.6 (3) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) | 47.1 (3) | 45.8 (1) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) | +4 (2) | -4 (3) |
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: BRIGADE: QB Randy Hippeard went 24-of-41 for 292 yards and five TDs along with four rushing yards and one TD last week…For the season, Hippeard has completed 229-of-326 passes for 2,383 yards, five INTs, and 52 TDs…WR Brandon Collins caught 10 passes for 131 yards and three scores…For 2018, Collins has 47 receptions for 506 yards and 11 TDs…WR Brandon Thompkins hauled in eight receptions for 82 yards and one TD against the Empire…Thompkins leads the League in all-purpose yards with 1,500 (21 rushing, 669 receiving, 810 kick return)…FB Rory Nixon rushed for four yards and one TD in Week 11…Nixon has rushed for 63 yards in 2018 and eight TDs… DB Joe Powell recorded 3.5 total tackles and one pass breakup last week…Powell leads the Brigade defense with 40.5 total tackles, 0.5 tackles for-a-loss, 10 passes defended, seven pass breakups, and three INTs… SOUL: In his third start under center for the Soul, Austin went for 11-of-18 passes for 174 yards, one INT and three TDs…Austin has completed 55-of-91 throws for 813 yards, three INTs and 19 TDs in three games with the Soul…WR Aaron Wascha has proved to be a top target for Austin the last few weeks…The rookie hauled in four receptions for 85 yards and two TDs…WR Darius Prince continues to be the top receiver for the Soul…Prince caught seven passes for 107 yards and two TDs in Week 11…The duo have combined for 113 catches for 1,467 yards and 36 TDs in 2018…FB Jeramie Richardson recorded 37 rushing yards and four TDs in Week 10, earning him Offensive Player of the Week honors…In 2018, Richardson has rushed for 125 yards and eight TDs…DB Dwayne Hollis earned the Week 11 Defensive Player of the Week with his 10 total tackles and one fumble recovery…He leads the Soul defense with 51.5 total tackles, seven pass breakups, seven passes defended, and one fumble recovery
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