Columbus meets San Jose in Arena Bowl XXI

On July 29, Sunday, the only football we have will end, leaving us with nothing but baseball.

Yep, Arena Football's annual spectacle, Arena Bowl, will be played on the 29th of July as the Columbus Destroyers and the San Jose Sabercats meet for Arena Bowl XXI.

Oh yeah, I did mean Columbus, and yep, this is the same Columbus Destroyers who lost five of their final six regular season games before entering the 2007 Arena Football playoffs. Guess what, after winning three straight playoff games, the Destroyers reached Arena Football's biggest stage and will now be looking to end their Cinderella story this year with Arena Bowl championship rings.

The Columbus Destroyers are now drawing comparisons to the Arena Bowl XX champions, Chicago Rush, last year's champions of Arena Football. The Rush also finished the regular season at a dismal 7-9 before catching fire in the playoffs to win the Arena Bowl XX.

The Destroyers will be looking to do the exact same thing.

''In the playoffs, it is about getting hot at the right time,'' said Columbus Destroyers quarterback Matt Nagy. ''We really struggled at the end of the season, but we won our last game and have started to play consistently on offense and stopped turning the ball over.''

As for the other side of the field, the San Jose Sabercats will be coming to the Arena Bowl XXI after sending the defending Arena Bowl champions from Chicago home. The Sabercats beat the Chicago Rush, 61-49, to reach the final battle of the Arena Football year.

Dubbed as ''the most consistent winners'' in Arena Football, the San Jose Sabercats are not really THAT excited until they win the championship. Unlike of course the Columbus Destroyers, who really have no business whatsoever being at Arena Bowl XXI on the 29th of July.

Who will win Arena Bowl XXI between the Columbus Destroyers and the San Jose Sabercats? AcesAce Sportsbook has the odds.

Columbus Destroyers +6.5

San Jose Sabercats -6.5

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2007 AFL Football Playoffs Arena Bowl XXI