ArenaBowl XIX

ArenaBowl XIX

Georgia Force (National) Colorado Crush (American) 48 51
1 2 3 4 Total GEO 7 13 7 21 48 COL 10 14 7 20 51
Date	June 12, 2005
Arena	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada
MVP	Willis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado Willis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado (Offensive Player of the Game) Ahmad Hawkins, DS, Colorado (Defensive Player of the Game) Willis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado (Ironman of the Game)
Attendance	10,822
Winning coach	Mike Dailey
Losing coach	Doug Plank
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, Lewis Johnson and Marty Snider
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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]}