ArenaBowl XXX was the championship game of the
2017 Arena Football League season
The 2017 Arena Football League season was the 30th season in the history of the Arena Football League (AFL). Prior to the start of the season, the league contracted to five teams. Due to this, for the first time since 1991, the league was not di ...
. The game was broadcast on AFLNow,
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and
WPVI-TV
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. It was played between the
Philadelphia Soul
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and
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The ...
at the
Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to:
* Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California
* Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California
* Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California
* Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
* Wells Fargo C ...
in Philadelphia. It was the Soul's third ArenaBowl championship and fifth appearance while it was the Storm's tenth appearance. The Soul set an ArenaBowl record for largest comeback victory after overcoming a 20–7 deficit.
Box score
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August 2017 sports events in the United States
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