“When the whistle blew for the last part of the game, I looked around like, ‘We can do something really special here,’” Strike Force veteran kicker Ernesto Lacayo added. Strike Force quarterback Nate Davis, an ageless 39, turned in another vintage performance, throwing five touchdown passes — all to receiver Jalen Sample — without committing a turnover. I’ve said many times he’s our Dan Marino of arena football, but the difference is we’ve got to make sure he gets a championship.” Next up, the Strike Force will host the Arizona Rattlers in the Western Conference Championship on Sunday at Frontwave Arena. The Strike Force won that game 49-48, and the IFL later acknowledged officials missed a pre-snap penalty on the final play that would have ended the contest.