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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Arena Football League Office announced Utah Blaze QB ANDY KELLY (6-3, 220, Tennessee) as Co-Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14. This marks the 13th time and the sixth different team with which Kelly has earned an AFL weekly award.
Kelly, who is in 13th AFL season, completed 25-of-33 passes for 312 yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions in Utah’s 63-52 victory against the Las Vegas Gladiators on Saturday night. He also passed New York’s AARON GARCIA (757) to become the League’s all-time leader in touchdown passes with a career total of 762. If you add his 19 touchdown passes from his NFL Europe playing days, Kelly is the all-time professional football touchdown passing leader with 781. (DAN MARINO holds the NFL mark with 420.)
“This is really a team honor,” Kelly said. “The individual recognition and awards are nice, but getting the victory and making the playoffs would be more rewarding.”
In just three games with Utah (6-8), Kelly is 3-0 as the starter and has helped lift the Blaze into playoff contention. Kelly, who is an April Player of the Month candidate, has completed 73-of-103 passes (61.4%) for 911 yards with 21 touchdowns and one interception.
Other weekly winners included: Colorado Crush OS DAMIAN HARRELL (Co-Offensive), New York Dragons WR/LB MIKE HORACEK (Ironman) and Columbus Destroyers WR/DB B.J. BARRE (ADT Defensive).
The Blaze continue their charge toward the postseason when they travel to play the Chicago Rush at Allstate Arena this week and return to the Delta Center to face expansion Kansas City on May 12. Tickets for the game are available at www.utahblaze.com, the Delta Center box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (801) 325-SEAT or at all Ticketmaster outlets.
WEEK 15 ARENA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
The Drive to ArenaBowl XX Las Vegas continues to heat up as teams compete for postseason berths and seeding with just two regular-season games remaining.
Four teams - Dallas (12-2), Orlando (9-5), Colorado (10-4) and San Jose (8-6) - have all clinched playoff spots. Dallas also has sealed a first-round bye, home-field advantage through the Conference Championship Round and the best record in the American Conference. Colorado has already locked up the best record in the Central Division and earned a bye for the first round of the playoffs.
Following are the playoff scenarios for Week 15:
The COLORADO CRUSH can clinch the best record in the American Conference with:
1. Colorado win
The SAN JOSE SABERCATS can clinch the Western Division title with:
1. San Jose win
2. Arizona loss
The ARIZONA RATTLERS can clinch an American Conference playoff spot with:
1. Arizona win
2. Grand Rapids loss
3. Utah loss
The UTAH BLAZE can clinch an American Conference playoff spot with:
1. Utah win + Las Vegas loss
2. Utah win + Grand Rapids loss
The ORLANDO PREDATORS can clinch the Southern Division title and a first-round bye with:
1. Orlando win
The NEW YORK DRAGONS can clinch a National Conference playoff spot with:
1. New York win
2. Philadelphia loss
3. Austin loss + Columbus loss
4. Austin loss + Orlando win
The GEORGIA FORCE can clinch a National Conference playoff spot with:
1. Georgia win + Philadelphia loss
2. Georgia win + Columbus loss
The AUSTIN WRANGLERS can clinch a National Conference playoff spot with:
1. Austin win + Philadelphia loss
2. Austin win + Georgia loss
3. Austin win + Tampa Bay loss
The COLUMBUS DESTOYERS can clinch a National Conference playoff spot with:
1. Columbus win + Philadelphia loss
--AFL--
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