 With the partial collapse of the CIFL in the 2014 season and the exodus of several of its teams to X-League Indoor Football the following offseason, the Explosion were left without a league to play in.On October 13, 2014, the Explosion announced they would be joining the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).The team experienced a reversal of fortune upon joining the PIFL, losing all but one of their league games in their first season in the league.