ArenaBowl XXII

ArenaBowl XXII

San Jose SaberCats (American) Philadelphia Soul (National) 56 59
1 2 3 4 Total SJ 14 13 7 22 56 PHI 14 23 9 13 59
Date	July 27, 2008
Arena	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Matt D'Orazio, QB, Philadelphia Chris Jackson, WR, Philadelphia (Offensive Player of the Game) Gabe Nyenhuis, DL, Philadelphia (Defensive Player of the Game) Mike Brown, WR/DB, Philadelphia (Ironman of the Game)
Referee	Bill LeMonnier
Attendance	17,244
Winning coach	Bret Munsey
Losing coach	Darren Arbet
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Bob Wischusen, Ray Bentley, Stan Verrett and Marcellus Wiley
Nielsen ratings	0.9
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ArenaBowl XXII was played on July 27, 2008 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana (the host of ArenaBowl XXI). It was the 22nd and final championship game in the history of the original Arena Football League.^[1] This was the fourth neutral site ArenaBowl in AFL history and the second ArenaBowl in the state of Louisiana. It was the last ArenaBowl before the AFL's economic suspension, until 2010 when the AFL was reformed, continuing on with ArenaBowl XXIII.