The first round went to the Cleveland Gladiators, but now it’s time for round two and the Pittsburgh Power are hoping to land some haymakers in their quest to win the Eastern Division. Both teams squared off in the season opener and it was Cleveland (5-0) that stormed back from a 45-28 deficit to stun the Power (3-2) in front of their home crowd. It also cost coach Derek Stingley his job. Since then the Power have gone on a 3-1 roll with their only loss coming to the league’s other ... Read More

You couldn’t help but feel like Indiana Jones when looking at this week’s opponent. “Snakes, why does it have to be snakes?” Unlike the movies, the snakes beat the heroes as the Power fell to Arizona 73-69. Saturday night’s highly anticpated showdown between the Arizona Rattlers (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Power (3-2) lived up to the hype and more. Both offenses came to play but ultimately it was two-time defending champs making a few more plays to provide the final difference on the ... Read More

It’s always fun to debate who the best team in a league is. For the longest time in the Arena Football League, the point has hardly been debateable as the Arizona Rattlers have rattled off two straight league championships and have begun their quest for a three-peat with four straight victories. The next team in their way is the upstart Pittsburgh Power who are riding high after two blowout victories in a row and three overall to establish themselves as one of the early playoff contenders in ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Power have been on a hot streak as of late. A large part of their 3-1 record comes from their strong defensive play. This past win, which came on Friday, defensive back Virgil Gray set a franchise record by picking off three passes in a 56-14 win over the New Orleans VooDoo. He racked up 82 return yards on the three interceptions while adding two tackles and batting down a pass in the win. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound defensive back from Rhode Island has had an interception in ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Power (2-1) will go for their third win in a row as the New Orleans VooDoo (1-2) come to town. Both teams are coming off wins and hope to keep building momentum early in the 2014 season. Winning streaks are a bit of a rarity around Pittsburgh with this being their first two-game streak since 2011. The Power set a franchise record for winning margin in their 70-17 shellacking of the San Antonio Talons. They come into the matchup ranked 5th in the AFL at 57 points per game. ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Power (1-1) hit the road for their first away game of the season when they take on the winless San Antonio Talons (0-3). Pittsburgh is coming off a 48-47 win over a tough San Jose SaberCats squad, while San Antonio was gutted 63-22 in Jacksonville. San Antonio’s offense has struggled mightily, averaging only 35 points per game. The team cut Mitch Mustain this week and will look to go in a different direction with either Marcus Jackson or Shane Boyd as the starter this week. ... Read More

The Ron James era of Pittsburgh Power football began Saturday night with an exciting 48-47 victory over the San Jose SaberCats. In true arena football fashion, the game came down to basically the last play as the Sabercats (2-1) went for a two-point conversion and failed. Pittsburgh’s defense came to play today, forcing three interceptions, a fumble and a turnover-on downs while holding the SaberCats to 40 offensive points. San Jose added another special team’s touchdown with a net ... Read More