ArenaBowl XXVIII was the championship game of the 2015 Arena Football League season.
The Sharks then won their next five games and eventually finished the season with a 10-8 record, earning the third seed in the American Conference.
They clinched their second consecutive (and tenth overall) division championship when the Portland Thunder lost on June 7.
The SaberCats' undefeated streak was snapped when they lost at home to the Los Angeles Kiss, who had a 1–9 record entering the game.
The SaberCats won their last six games to finish with a franchise-best record of 17–1, with home-field advantage for the playoffs.