The franchise will play its home games at the Pepsi Center.
The franchise played in Birmingham from the 1992-1993 season until the 2000-2001 season.
The franchise has played four post-season games since then and lost them all.
It was the first time that the two franchises had played each other since 1984.
The series was the eighth time the two franchises played each other for the championship.
The franchise played two seasons as an independent and folded after the 1923 season.
For more than a century this franchise has represented - and played with - the emotions of so many football fans.
The franchise played just eight games and lost them all, before folding on December 17, 1958.
All games a franchise plays against the traveling team are played at the franchise's ballpark.
Prior to 1995, the franchise played under several different names and affiliations.