ArenaBowl XIX

ArenaBowl XIX
DateJune 12, 2005
ArenaThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada
MVPWillis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado
Attendance10,822
Winning coachMike Dailey
Losing coachDoug Plank
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersTom Hammond, Pat Haden, Lewis Johnson and Marty Snider

ArenaBowl XIX was the 2005 championship game of the Arena Football League (AFL), and was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. The first neutral-site title game in AFL history drew 10,822 fans to see the Colorado Crush defeat the Georgia Force 51–48 to claim the Foster ArenaBowl Trophy. ArenaBowl XIX is widely considered one of the greatest games played.[citation needed]