AAF: Orlando rips Atlanta, clinches playoff berth
De'Veon Smith rushed for three touchdowns Saturday as the visiting Orlando Apollos cruised to a 36-6 win over the Atlanta Legends to clinch an Alliance of American Football playoff berth.
Orlando (6-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season last week and handed Atlanta (2-5) its second consecutive defeat.
Garrett Gilbert passed for 217 yards and threw a touchdown to Charles Johnson for the Apollos, who also got a 65-yard pick-six from Deji Olatoye. Smith scored on runs of 1, 1 and 4 yards and added a successful two-point conversion.
Aaron Murray's 8-yard touchdown pass to Malachi Jones cut Orlando's lead to 8-6 on the first play of the second quarter, but the Apollos responded with 28 unanswered points.
--Field Level Media
