2019 season of a professional American football league
Sports season
The2019 AAF season was the only season in the history of theAlliance of American Football (AAF),[ 1] which began on February 9, 2019. A ten-week regular season was scheduled for each of the league's eight teams.
On April 2, multiple sources indicated thatThomas Dundon , the controlling owner of the AAF, had followed through on threats made in the previous week and suspended the AAF's operations, against the will of its founders.[ 2] [ 3] By the end of the week, the AAF front office had confirmed the suspension of operations and allowed players to opt-out of their contracts to sign with other leagues.[ 4] The league filed forChapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[ 1]
At the time the season ended, eight out of ten scheduled weeks had been played, and theOrlando Apollos , with a league best 7–1 record two games ahead of its nearest competitors, had clinched no less than a share of the regular season's best record, regardless of how the rest of the schedule would have played out. A four-team playoff was scheduled to start on April 21, with a championship game on April 27. Initially scheduled forSam Boyd Stadium on the outskirts ofLas Vegas, Nevada , the title game was moved to theFord Center at The Star inFrisco, Texas ,[ 5] before the league ceased operations.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
The Alliance of American Football had eight teams competing during its inaugural season.
The Orlando Apollos clinched a playoff berth on March 24,[ 6] and top seed in the Eastern Conference on March 30.[ 7] The Birmingham Iron clinched a playoff berth on March 31.[ 8]
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Each team had a ten-game regular season schedule, consisting of six in-conference games (home-and-away against each of the other three teams) and four out-of-conference games (one game against each of four teams; two home and two away). Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 9 were scheduled with out-of-conference games.[ 10] Each team played one preseason exhibition game against an out-of-conference opponent. All of the preseason scrimmage games were held January 27–28 at theAlamodome , in conjunction with the league's training camp.
Week 1 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) February 9, 8:00 p.m. ET Atlanta Legends 6-40 Orlando Apollos Spectrum Stadium 20,191 CBS 3.30 February 9, 8:00 p.m. ET San Diego Fleet 6-15 San Antonio Commanders Alamodome 27,857 CBS 3.30 February 10, 4:00 p.m. ET Memphis Express 0-26 Birmingham Iron Legion Field 17,039 CBSSN N/A February 10, 8:00 p.m. ET Salt Lake Stallions 22-38 Arizona Hotshots Sun Devil Stadium 11,751 NFL Network 0.60
Week 2 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) February 16, 2:00 p.m. ET Salt Lake Stallions 9-12 Birmingham Iron Legion Field 17,319 TNT 1.00 February 16, 8:00 p.m. ET Arizona Hotshots 20-18 Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 11,980 NFL Network 0.40 February 17, 4:00 p.m. ET Orlando Apollos 37-29 San Antonio Commanders Alamodome 29,176 CBSSN N/A February 17, 8:00 p.m. ET Atlanta Legends 12-24 San Diego Fleet SDCCU Stadium 20,019 NFL Network 0.40
Week 3 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) February 23, 3:00 p.m. ET Arizona Hotshots 15-23 Salt Lake Stallions Rice-Eccles Stadium 10,412 B/R Live N/A February 23, 8:00 p.m. ET Memphis Express 17-21 Orlando Apollos Spectrum Stadium 20,394 NFL Network 0.50 February 24, 4:00 p.m. ET Birmingham Iron 28-12 Atlanta Legends Georgia State Stadium 10,717 CBSSN N/A February 24, 8:00 p.m. ET San Antonio Commanders 11-31 San Diego Fleet SDCCU Stadium 14,789 NFL Network 0.50
Week 4 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) March 2, 4:00 p.m. ET San Diego Fleet 23-26 Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 13,621 B/R Live N/A March 2, 8:00 p.m. ET Orlando Apollos 20-11 Salt Lake Stallions Rice-Eccles Stadium 9,302 NFL Network 0.50 March 3, 4:00 p.m. ET San Antonio Commanders 12-11 Birmingham Iron Legion Field 6,539 CBSSN N/A March 3, 8:00 p.m. ET Atlanta Legends 14-11 Arizona Hotshots Sun Devil Stadium 8,865 NFL Network 0.40
Week 5 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) March 9, 2:00 p.m. ET Orlando Apollos 31-14 Birmingham Iron Legion Field 13,310 TNT 0.50 March 9, 8:00 p.m. ET Salt Lake Stallions 25-27 San Diego Fleet SDCCU Stadium 20,823 NFL Network 0.30 March 10, 4:00 p.m. ET Memphis Express 20-23 Atlanta Legends Georgia State Stadium 10,829 CBSSN N/A March 10, 8:00 p.m. ET San Antonio Commanders 29-25 Arizona Hotshots Sun Devil Stadium 9,351 NFL Network N/A
Week 6 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) March 16, 4:00 p.m. ET Memphis Express 9-22 Salt Lake Stallions Rice-Eccles Stadium 8,150 B/R Live N/A March 16, 8:00 p.m. ET Arizona Hotshots 22-17 Orlando Apollos Spectrum Stadium 18,358 NFL Network 0.40 March 17, 4:00 p.m. ET San Antonio Commanders 37-6 Atlanta Legends Georgia State Stadium 10,619 CBSSN N/A March 17, 8:00 p.m. ET Birmingham Iron 32-29 San Diego Fleet SDCCU Stadium 20,986 NFL Network N/A
Week 7 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) March 23, 2:00 p.m. ET Orlando Apollos 36-6 Atlanta Legends Georgia State Stadium 11,416 TNT 0.30 March 23, 8:00 p.m. ET Salt Lake Stallions 15-19 San Antonio Commanders Alamodome 30,345 NFL Network N/A March 24, 4:00 p.m. ET San Diego Fleet 15-32 Arizona Hotshots Sun Devil Stadium 9,760 CBSSN N/A March 24, 8:00 p.m. ET Birmingham Iron 25-31 (OT) Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 13,758 NFL Network N/A
Week 8 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) March 30, 2:00 p.m. ET Orlando Apollos 34-31 Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 12,417 TNT 0.50 March 30, 8:00 p.m. ET San Diego Fleet 3-8 Salt Lake Stallions Rice-Eccles Stadium 8,405 NFL Network N/A March 31, 4:00 p.m. ET Atlanta Legends 9-17 Birmingham Iron Legion Field 17,328 CBSSN N/A March 31, 8:00 p.m. ET Arizona Hotshots 23-6 San Antonio Commanders Alamodome 23,504 NFL Network N/A
Week 9 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) April 6, 12:00 p.m. ET Memphis Express ---- San Antonio Commanders Alamodome ----- CBS ---- April 6, 8:00 p.m. ET San Diego Fleet ---- Orlando Apollos Spectrum Stadium ----- NFL Network ---- April 7, 4:00 p.m. ET Salt Lake Stallions ---- Atlanta Legends Georgia State Stadium ----- B/R Live ---- April 7, 8:00 p.m. ET Birmingham Iron ---- Arizona Hotshots Sun Devil Stadium ----- NFL Network ----
Week 10 Date and time Away team Result Home team Stadium Attendance Broadcast Viewership(millions) April 12, 8:00 p.m. ET San Antonio Commanders ---- Salt Lake Stallions Rice-Eccles Stadium ----- B/R Live ---- April 13, 8:00 p.m. ET Atlanta Legends ---- Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ----- NFL Network ---- April 14, 3:30 p.m. ET Birmingham Iron ---- Orlando Apollos Spectrum Stadium ----- CBSSN ---- April 14, 8:00 p.m. ET Arizona Hotshots ---- San Diego Fleet SDCCU Stadium ----- NFL Network ----
Following the 10-week regular season, the top two teams in each conference were due to face each other in conference championship games, hosted by the higher seeded team. These semifinals were scheduled for April 21.[ 11] The winners would then meet in the league championship game on April 27 at a neutral site. Originally, the title game had been set forSam Boyd Stadium nearLas Vegas, Nevada announced October 23, 2018,[ 12] but was changed toFord Center at The Star inFrisco, Texas on March 20, 2019,[ 5] before the season was ended.
Announced attendance figures for each home game. In the weekly columns, dashes (—) indicate away games, while bold font indicates the highest attendance of each team. Games marked "N/A" were not played.
Team / Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Average San Antonio Commanders 27,857 29,176 — — — — 30,345 23,504 — — 110,882 27,721 Orlando Apollos 20,191 — 20,394 — — 18,358 — — — — 58,943 19,648 San Diego Fleet — 20,019 14,789 — 20,823 20,986 — — — — 76,617 19,154 Birmingham Iron 17,039 17,319 — 6,539 13,310 — — 17,328 — — 71,535 14,307 Memphis Express — 11,980 — 13,621 — — 13,758 12,417 — — 51,776 12,944 Atlanta Legends — — 10,717 — 10,829 10,619 11,416 — — — 43,581 10,895 Arizona Hotshots 11,751 — — 8,865 9,351 — 9,760 — — — 39,727 9,932 Salt Lake Stallions — — 10,412 9,302 — 8,150 — 8,405 — — 36,269 9,067 Total 76,838 78,494 56,312 38,327 54,313 58,113 65,279 61,654 489,330 Average 19,210 19,624 14,078 9,582 13,578 14,528 16,320 15,414 15,292
Updated through games of March 31, 2019. Source:[ 13]
Players of the week [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] Records reflect statistics through the eight regular season games played by all teams.[ 21]
The league used theeight-official system (with the center judge), also seen inNCAA college football . There were six officiating crews, staffed with officials fromFBS conferences.[ 22]
The officiating crews included one formerNFL official—Jimmy DeBell , a back judge on the Smith crew—and three former NFL players:Nate Jones (side judge, Cruse crew),Terry Killens (umpire, Blake crew), andMike Morton (umpire, Cruse crew).[ 22]
CBS Sports ,Turner Sports andNFL Network served as the Alliance's broadcast partners for the 2019 season. The CBS Sports deal was announced at the time the league launched, while the Turner Sports and NFL Network contracts were announced less than two weeks before the season began.[ 23]
CBS Sports carried the two inaugural games (February 9) regionally via theCBS broadcast network, and was due to carry the championship game broadcast nationwide on the same network. CBS later added one conference championship game and one Week 9 regular season game to their schedule,[ 24] neither of which was played.CBS Sports Network carried a game of the week on Sunday afternoons.[ 11] The Turner Sports contract included one regular season game (February 16) and a conference championship game onTNT , and a Saturday afternoon game of the week onBleacher Report 's live streaming service,B/R Live . The network had the option to change which service it broadcast its games on, with TNT adding three midseason Saturday afternoon games from B/R Live. Had the league survived the full season, B/R Live would have carried a Sunday afternoon game for Week 9, swapping a game with CBS.[ 11] In Week 10, B/R Live was due to carry the league's one game of the season scheduled for a Friday.[ 25] NFL Network carried the remainder of the league's games, a Saturday night game and a Sunday night game each week. In millions of viewers
One decimal place is shown in table but three decimal places are used in all calculations. None ofCBS Sports Network 's broadcasts register in the Nielsen Ratings and thus viewership estimates for those games are not available.
Local radio coverage [ edit ] Each AAF team had a local radio partner, andSirius XM Radio carried a game of the week package.[ 34]
Signees to other professional leagues [ edit ] On April 4, the AAF announced players could leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams following the reported suspension of league football operations. The following 99 players signed with NFL teams:
Nine players who were under contract with AAF teams at the time the league ceased operations made initial NFL 53-man active rosters on August 31, 2019: offensive tackleBrandon Greene with theCarolina Panthers ,[ 123] quarterbackGarrett Gilbert and running backD'Ernest Johnson with theCleveland Browns ,[ 124] cornerbackDe'Vante Bausby and defensive tackleMike Purcell with theDenver Broncos ,[ 125] long snapperCole Mazza with theLos Angeles Chargers ,[ 126] kickerTaylor Bertolet with theNew York Jets ,[ 127] cornerbackKameron Kelly with thePittsburgh Steelers ,[ 128] and offensive tackleDaniel Brunskill with theSan Francisco 49ers .[ 129]
The following players signed withCanadian Football League (CFL) teams:
The AAF reportedly blocked AAF players from signing with CFL teams, claiming their AAF contracts were "assets in potential bankruptcy proceedings."[ 134] Plummer, Gilchrist, and Braverman had signed contracts with AAF teams, but had not yet been activated to the roster from their respective teams' rights lists at the time that the AAF suspended football operations. By April 18, CFL players were allowed to sign AAF players.[ 135]
The following players signed withArena Football League (AFL) teams:
Wide receiverMalachi Jones received first-team All-Arena, Receiver of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year honors at the conclusion of the2019 AFL season , which was also the AFL's final season before shutting down afterwards.[ 138] Wide receiverFabian Guerra was named co-Rookie of the Year as well.[ 139]
The following three players signed withNational Arena League (NAL) teams:
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