The Utah Blaze advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a thrilling 49-44 win over the Colorado Crush Saturday afternoon.

Utah failed to cover the 7.5-point spread, while the combined 93 points fell UNDER the posted total of 119.

Joe Germaine completed 17-of-27 for 158 yards, and J.J. McKelvey had 10 catches for 105 yards in the win.

John Dutton was good on 30-of-47 for 268 yards in a losing effort.