![]() Arizona defensive back Dillion Winfrey, the IFL Defensive Player of the Year, intercepted Bennifield. The Rattlers would return the favor with 1:56 to play in the quarter. Hartley added the point after and Massachusetts led 7-0. Justin Stockton carried the ball the final two yards for a touchdown. Bennifield led the team on an eight-play, 45-yard march. The ball was intercepted by Santos Ramirez and the Pirates cashed in. On the second play of the game, defensive back Aarion Maxey-Penton deflected a pass by Rattlers’ quarterback Drew Powell. ![]() The Pirates entered the game with the fewest points allowed per game (33.1) and it was their defense that got them started. Arizona, which was the top seed, also finished 14-3. Second seeded Massachusetts ended the season on an 11-game winning streak with a final overall record of 14-3. Pirates quarterback Alejandro Bennifield was the game’s Most Valuable Player as he was 10 of 23 passing for 83 yards and a touchdown (with two interceptions) and he was also the Pirates’ leading rusher with 56 yards on ten carries with two scores. PHOENIX, AZ – Garrett Hartley kicked a game winning 31-yard field goal in overtime as the Massachusetts Pirates defeated the Arizona Rattlers 37-34 to win the United Bowl claiming the 2021 Indoor Football League Championship at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday evening. Pirates IFL Champs Beat Arizona 37-34 in United Bowl – Presented by Steward Health
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