1198 days. It took 1198 days but the Pittsburgh Power have finally clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history. Three years, three months and 10 days after playing their inaugural game against the Philadelphia Soul, the Pittsburgh Power (11-3) punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 57-27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers. The Power seem to like having Iowa (6-8) as the opponent for key moments in franchise history as they also beat the Barnstormers by 30 points for the first win ... Read More

You can finally put a one in the loss column for Cleveland. The Pittsburgh Power (8-3) welcomed the Cleveland Gladiators (9-1) to the ranks of the beaten with a 48-34 win Saturday night behind a strong defensive effort. The win was the fifth consecutive victory for the Power, a franchise record. Arvell Nelson and Al Phillips, the Riddell Defensive Player of the Game, had two interceptions each and the Power also forced two turnovers on downs to hand the Gladiators their first loss of the ... Read More

The hunter became the hunted in Orlando Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Power (7-3) bagged their prey and won 62-61 over the Orlando Predators (6-4). Power quarterback Tommy Grady found Hank Edwards for a touchdown with one second left to put the final stamp on a great game for Pittsburgh. In a game where both offenses put up some big numbers, this one was ultimately decided by the kickers. Julian Rauch had one of his extra points blocked but it was two misses by his counterpart Mark Lewis ... Read More

KISS is known for their hit song “I want to rock and roll all night.” Last night James Bryant rocked Aaron Garcia on the first play from scrimmage and the Pittsburgh Power (6-3) rolled to a 50-26 victory over the Los Angeles KISS (2-7) to earn their third consecutive win. It’s not often a game is over on the first play but when James Bryant broke through the line untouched and flattened Aaron Garcia to cause a fumble it set the tone early. Anthony Hoke pounced on the loose football and the ... Read More

It wasn’t pretty but it was still mission accomplished on the road for the Pittsburgh Power. The Pittsburgh Power (5-3) are coming home with an important win after defeating the Spokane Shock (5-3) 52-41 Friday night in a game that was too close for comfort for the Power. Pittsburgh was up 17 late in the third quarter before giving up two touchdowns in the blink of an eye (one offensive and one defensive) to see Spokane climb to within four points. The key to this game was the inconsistent ... Read More

Welcome to Deaf Valley. The Pittsburgh Power (4-3) are looking for their second win in a row as they travel to Spokane to take on the Spokane Shock (5-2). Both teams had convincing wins last week and both rank in the top 5 in the AFL Coaches Poll. Spokane enters the game ranked 3rd in the AFL coaches poll but will try to find a way to win without their quarterback and reigning league MVP Erik Meyer who suffered a broken collarbone last week against Los Angeles. Spokane also lost their ... Read More

Consol Energy Center finally belongs to the Pittsburgh Power again. The Pittsburgh Power (4-3) led wire to wire for a crucial 65-57 divisional win over the Philadelphia Soul (3-4) in front of the home crowd Saturday night. This was the first win for Pittsburgh at home over Philadelphia in franchise history. Tommy Grady had a stellar game controlling the Power offense, finishing the night 32 of 45 for 316 yards, eight touchdowns and zero interceptions. His favorite target on the night was ... Read More

It’s time to stop the bleeding. The Pittsburgh Power (3-3) return home this week to take on the Philadelphia Soul (3-3) in a key divisional matchup. The Power are in the middle of a two-game losing streak that saw them lose on the road to both of the league’s undefeated teams. Philadelphia is riding a three-game winning streak after an 0-3 start. Pittsburgh will be looking for their first win over Philadelphia at home in franchise history. Power quarterback Tommy Grady has to shake off ... Read More

Cleveland 2, Pittsburgh 0. No it wasn’t a forfeit, that is just the season standings between the two teams after a 55-28 drubbing of the Power which is as sound of a beating as you’ll see the Pittsburgh Power (3-3) take all season. I spent most of the drive back from Cleveland searching for the perfect word to describe it and about 25 minutes from home my son started blurting out one of his recent favorite words, cattywampus. Cattywampus is a perfect description of what Power fans saw ... Read More