Arena Football Power Rankings: Week 2
At least Portland (0-2) isn’t dead last anymore.
The Thunder now have the lowest-scoring offense in the league at just 35 points per game (compared to No. 1 San Jose’s 67 PPG). Monday’s 40-36 loss to Iowa could have been Portland’s first victory. But Darron Thomas and Co. went 0-4 on their final four plays before turning the ball over on downs.
The team has a bye week to work on things before heading to Los Angeles April 5th.
Check out the remaining Arena Football League teams in our Weekly AFL Power Rankings: Week 2.
Each week we’ll rank all 14 Arena Football League teams against each other. Using their record, strength of schedule, points scored and points allowed, we’ve come up with the perfect formula to pit these teams against each other.
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RANK,TEAM,REC,TREND,PREV,COMMENTS
1,,2-0,—,1,”Another dominating win by the Sabercats keeps San Jose in the No. 1 slot. Week 3’s matchup against Pittsburgh appaears to make holding the top spot easy.”~~This Week: 3/29 at Pittsburgh
2,,2-0,+ 2,4,”In a rematch of last year’s National Conference championship, QB Nick Davila moced into 10th place on the league’s all-time passing TD list.”~~This Week: BYE
3,,1-0,—,3,”Cleveland had last week off.”~~This Week: 3/29 at New Orleans
4,,2-0,+ 1,5,”The Storm mounted a huge rally in the second half capped off with Amarri Jackson’s game-winning TD reception.”~~This Week: 3/29 vs Orlando
5,,2-0,+ 2,7,”Down by 16 at the start of the 4th quarter, the Predators rallied to tie and forced overtime en route to a thrilling 69-63 victory. It’s their first 2-0 start since 2011.”~~This Week: 3/29 at Tampa Bay
6,,1-1,– 4,2,”Last season’s MVP, Spokane QB Erik Meyer could not find his groove against the Rattlers. The rematch of last season’s National Conference Championship was a nationally broadcasted spanking.”~~This Week: BYE
7,,1-1,– 1,6,”The KISS allowed a huge rally to Orlando in the 4th quarter but tied the game with seconds remaining to force overtime. Unfortunately, their luck ran out in the OT.”~~This Week: BYE
8,,1-1,+ 5,13,”The week’s biggest jump has Iowa up 5 spots after a low-scoring affair in Portland, where the Barnstormers narrowly defeated Portland 40-36.”~~This Week: BYE
9,,0-1,+ 1,10,”Jacksonville had last week off.”~~This Week: 3/29 vs San Antonio
10,,0-2,– 1,9,”Through two games the 0-2 Talons have lost by a combined six points. They’re second in the league in defense, allowing just 44.5 points per game.”~~This Week: 3/29 at Jacksonville
11,,0-1,—,11,”New Orleans had last week off.”~~This Week: 3/29 vs Cleveland
12,,0-1,—,12,”Pittsburgh had last week off.”~~This Week: 3/29 vs San Jose
13,,0-2,+ 1,14,”Portland looked to wrap up their first franchise win in front of the home crowd but a late defensive stand by Iowa knocked them down for good. Portland is dead last in points per game (35.0).”~~This Week: BYE
14,,0-1,– 6,8,”The Soul dropped six spots this week after letting the No. 1 Sabercats score on every offensive possession. Philly has lost by a combined 44 points in their first two games.”~~This Week: BYE
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