DULUTH, Ga. —  Raymond Philyaw completed 20 of 29 passes for 295 yards and eight touchdowns to lead the Cleveland Gladiators to a 73-70 victory against the Georgia Force in the Arena Football League playoffs Monday night.
Cleveland will play at Philadelphia in the National Conference championship game Saturday, with a chance to play in the ArenaBowl in New Orleans on July 27.
Otis Amey had six catches for 130 yards and three touchdowns for Cleveland, and Robert Redd added five catches for 43 yards and three scores.
Chris Greisen was 29-for-39 for 343 yards and eight touchdown passes for Georgia.
Troy Bergeron had a
game-high 14 catches for 178 yards and four touchdowns. Tiger Jones caught four touchdown passes.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

DIVISIONAL ROUND
National Conference
Eastern Division
Saturday: Philadelphia 49, New York 48
Southern Division
Monday: Cleveland 73, Georgia 70
American Conference
Central Division
Sunday: Grand Rapids 58, Chicago 41
Western Division
Saturday: San Jose 64, Colorado 51
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
National Conference
Saturday: Cleveland
at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
American Conference
Saturday: Grand Rapids
at San Jose, 3:30 p.m.
ArenaBowl
At New Orleans
Sunday, July 27: Teams
to be determined, 3 p.m.

NEXT UP

WHO: Cleveland at Philadelphia
WHAT: Arena Football League, National Conference championship
WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m.
WHERE: Wachovia Center
TV/RADIO: ESPN; WKNR 850-AM 

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