Indoor Football League Week 3 viewer's guide

Week 3 of the Indoor Football League will kick off this weekend, with a four-game slate featuring the defending champions and the No. 2 team in the IFL coaches' poll.

IFL Players of the Week

Green Bay Blizzard quarterback Liam Thompson is the Week 2 Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row after he posted seven touchdowns in a monster performance against Fishers Freight. San Diego Strike Force defensive back Elijah Reed earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, and while Quad City Steamwheelers kicker Jan Bogdan was named Special Teams Player of the Week.

IFL Coaches Poll

(from IFL.com)

1. Green Bay Blizzard

2. San Diego Strike Force

3. Orlando Pirates

4. Fishers Freight

5. Quad City Steamwheelers

6. Vegas Knight Hawks

7. Arizona Rattlers

8. Tulsa Oilers

9. Jacksonville Sharks

10. NAZ Wranglers

11. New Mexico Chupacabras

12. Tucson Sugar Skulls

13. San Antonio Gunslingers

14. Iowa Barnstormers

Week 3 schedule, how to watch

(Yahoo Sports Network is streaming 64 IFL games this season. Here's everything you need to know on how to watch.)

Saturday, March 28

5 p.m.: San Diego Strike Force at Arizona Rattlers – Desert Diamond Arena (Yahoo Sports)
9 p.m.: Jacksonville Sharks at NAZ Wranglers – Findlay Toyota Center (Overnght)

Sunday, March 29

4 p.m.: Tulsa Oilers at San Antonio Gunslingers – Freeman Coliseum (Overnght)
7:30 p.m.: Vegas Knight Hawks at Tucson Sugar Skulls – Tucson Arena (Yahoo Sports)

The 1-0 San Diego Strike Force will face the Arizona Rattlers on Saturday, coming off a thrilling 42-40 win against the Northern Arizona Wranglers. The game went down to the wire, with the Rattlers missing a two-point conversion that would have forced overtime. Leading the Strike Force is running back Edward Vander, a power back who contributed four touchdowns and rushed for 63 yards.

Looking to avenge their loss, the 0-1 Northern Arizona Wranglers face the Jacksonville Sharks, who will make their debut on Saturday. Quarterback Ramone Atkins leads the Wranglers; he finished with 174 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns and three interceptions against the Strike Force.

The Tulsa Oilers and San Antonio Gunslingers will also be making their debut on Sunday, while the Vegas Knight Hawks and Tucson Sugar Skulls will look to get their first win of the season.

The 0-1 Vegas Knight Hawks lost to the Green Bay Blizzard in the Hall of Fame game after Blizzard quarterback and Week 1’s Player of the Week Liam Thompson threw a go-ahead touchdown with 4:25 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Las Vegas Knight Hawks are the defending IFL champions.

IFL standings

Eastern Conference
Green Bay Blizzard (2-0)
Orlando Pirates (1-0)
Fishers Freight (1-1)
Quad City Steamwheelers (1-1)
Jacksonville Sharks (0-0)
Tulsa Oilers (0-0)
Iowa Barnstormers (0-1)

Western Conference
San Diego Strike Force (1-0)
Arizona Rattlers (0-0)
San Antonio Gunslingers (0-0)
Tuscon Sugar Skulls (0-0)
Vegas Knight Hawks (0-1)
New Mexico Chupacabras (0-1)
Northern Arizona Wranglers (0-1)