Ben Nelson tied a post-season record with six touchdown catches as the San Jose SaberCats defeated the Arizona Rattlers, 62-48, at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. in a American Conference Divisional Round playoff game. The SaberCats will now play in the Conference Championship next Saturday, June 3 at 3 pm ET on NBC.
Nelson finished with 12 catches for 202 yards and 6 TDs. The 202 receiving yards was the third-highest total in postseason history.
San Jose QB Mark Grieb was 24 of 34 for 320 yards, 8 TDs and 1 INT.
For Arizona, Sherdrick Bonner was 23 of 42 for 338 yards, 6 TDs and 1 INT.
Damien Groce had 7 catches for 159 yards and 2 TDs, while Randy Gatewood had 3 TD receptions.