| 2018 Baltimore Brigade season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
| Head coach | Omarr Smith |
| Home field | Royal Farms Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–5 |
| League place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Lost ArenaBowl XXXI |
The 2018 Baltimore Brigade season is the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Brigade play home games at the Royal Farms Arena.
| 2018 Arena Football League standings | |||||||||||
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| Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK | |||
| (#)-Albany Empire | 8 | 4 | .667 | 646 | 564 | 4–3 | 4–1 | — | W3 | ||
| Baltimore Brigade | 7 | 5 | .583 | 605 | 562 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1 | L3 | ||
| Philadelphia Soul | 7 | 5 | .583 | 612 | 577 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 1 | L1 | ||
| Washington Valor | 2 | 10 | .167 | 482 | 642 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 6 | W1 | ||
(#) - clinched regular season title
| Baltimore Brigade staff | ||||||
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Front office
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers | Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers Defensive backs Kickers
| Injured reserve
Other league exempt
League suspension
Refused to report
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment Rookies in italics → More rosters | |||
The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018. [1]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Friday | April 13 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 61–56 | 1–0 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,358 | |
| 2 | Sunday | April 21 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 49–54 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,326 | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 28 | 3:00 PM EDT | Albany Empire | W 52–49 | 2–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 4,796 | |
| 4 | Friday | May 4 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 31–21 | 3–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 4,833 | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||||
| 6 | Saturday | May 19 | 3:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 42–41 | 4–1 | Capital One Arena | 7,198 | |
| 7 | Friday | May 25 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 54–35 | 5–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,035 | |
| 8 | Saturday | June 2 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | L 53–61 | 5–2 | Times Union Center | 8,056 | |
| 9 | Saturday | June 9 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | W 59–56 | 6–2 | Times Union Center | 8,767 | |
| 10 | Friday | June 15 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 72–42 | 7–2 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,105 | |
| 11 | Saturday | June 23 | 7:30 PM EDT | Albany Empire | L 49–56 | 7–3 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,552 | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 30 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 48–49 | 7–4 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,432 | |
| 13 | Saturday | July 7 | 3:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | L 35–42 | 7–5 | Capital One Arena | 6,116 | |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Location | Attendance |
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| Semifinal #1 | Sunday | July 15 | 6:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 57–45 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,164 |
| Semifinal #2 | Friday | July 20 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 53–41 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,139 |
| ArenaBowl XXXI | Saturday | July 28 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | L 55–69 | Royal Farms Arena | 8,183 |
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