Max Meylor threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for 2 extra to guide the Arizona Rattlers previous the Inexperienced Bay Blizzard 62-51 to win the 2026 Indoor Soccer League championship.
The groups traded touchdowns for a lot of the sport till the Rattlers lastly received the separation they wanted halfway by way of the fourth quarter after they recovered a botched snap by the Blizzard on an extra-point try for 2 factors. As an alternative of the sport being tied, Arizona led 48-45 after which went down and scored one other landing on the making certain possession to take management of the sport.
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Arizona received its second championship up to now three years. The Rattlers upset the defending champion Vegas Knight Hawks within the convention semifinals after which beat the No. 1 seed San Diego Strike Drive to win the Western Convention earlier than knocking out the East champion Blizzard.
Meylor threw for 103 yards and ran for 90 to associate with his 5 touchdowns. Kymani Clark additionally rushed for a pair of TDs.
Blizzard quarterback Liam Thompson, who was named the 2026 IFL MVP earlier within the week, threw 4 landing passes and ran for one more rating. He fumbled into the top zone whereas attempting for a sixth landing that Arizona recovered with 26 seconds left to ice the sport.
This was the second straight 12 months Inexperienced Bay misplaced within the title recreation.
