2022 NAFL Championship Game

The  was the final game of the 2021 North American Football League season and a game popularly known as the Arlington Sling or the Arlington Lob. The game saw the 11-4 (3-0) No. 3 Lexington Huskies of the East take on the 10-5 (2-0) No. 2 San Diego Wolves of the West. Both teams had pulled off upsets in their respective Conference Championship games.

For the entire duration of the game, the two teams were only one score separated from one another. At halftime, San Diego led, 27-21. The Huskies reclaimed their earlier lead by scoring a touchdown to make the game 28-27. The Wolves answered with two field goals, making the score 33-28. In the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored a touchdown on their first play and were leading 35-33. With 2 minutes remaining, Wolves quarterback Maevarau Rodriguez threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to make the score 39-35. Rodriguez debated with his coach Luis Manarago about going for two, however ultimately lost and the Wolves quicked the extra-point to make the game 40-35.

When the Huskies got the ball, they were stopped three times in a row, and were forced to fight through a 4th down and 13. Huskies receiver Deylon Jackson sped past the defenders and caught the ball for a first down, and gained 33 yards out of his catch. However, there were two holding calls on the play, sending the Huskies back all the way to their 18-yard line. With no timeouts and little time left on the clock, the Huskies called a hail mary play. Quarterback Antwan Richards threw a 82-yard touchdown pass to Deylon Jackson, and the Huskies won 41-40. The game was dubbed the "Arlington Sling Game" by the press.