Storm 48, Bobcats 22

July 26, 1997

With Analysis by Sam Wolfson

Team	Drive Started	Drive Ended	Plays	Yards	Result
Florida	15:00 1st Quarter	12:30 1st Quarter	4 Plays	0 Yards	Grant 58 yard FG good

Sam Sez: That's as long a kick as you'll ever see made in this league.

Tampa Bay

12:30 1st Quarter

5:26 1st Quarter

8 Plays

39 Yards

Bowden 5 yd TD run (PAT good)

Sam Sez: Florida killed themselves with penalties giving the Storm 2 cheap first downs when they would have had to kick.

Florida

5:26 1st Quarter

1:31 1st Quarter

5 Plays

40 Yards

Gordon 15 yd TD pass to Brown (PAT good)

Sam Sez: Clemente Gordon is very good when he has the time.

Tampa Bay

1:31 1st Quarter

0:00 1st Quarter

2 Plays

35 Yards

Willis 35 yard TD pass to Walker (PAT good)

Sam Sez: Walker sure looked like the fastest player in the AFL on that play.

Florida

15:00 2nd Quarter

12:27 2nd Quarter

3 Plays

38 Yards

Gordon 31 yd TD pass to Hamilton (PAT no good)

Sam Sez: This game is a lot more exciting than most people would have predicted.

Tampa Bay

12:27 2nd Quarter

8:29 2nd Quarter

6 Plays

13 Yards

Willis pass intercepted by Hadley

Sam Sez: Willis seemed to force that one.

Florida

8:29 2nd Quarter

6:04 2nd Quarter

4 Plays

0 Yards

Grant 64 yd FG short

Sam Sez: Good D by Tampa Bay; dropped return is a big mistake by Walker.

Tampa Bay

6:04 2nd Quarter

0:12 2nd Quarter

8 Plays

45 Yards

Bowden 1 yd TD run (PAT good)

Sam Sez: Great drive by Tampa Bay using almost the whole field and almost the whole clock.

Florida

0:12 2nd Quarter

0:00 2nd Quarter

3 Plays

10 Yards

Grant 50 yd FG no good

Sam Sez: Good, solid half all around for the Storm.

Tampa Bay

15:00 3rd Quarter

9:29 3rd Quarter

8 Plays

38 Yards

Turnover on Downs

Sam Sez: Bizarre play on 4th down, Storm got burned trying to draw the offsides call.

Florida

9:29 3rd Quarter

8:30 3rd Quarter

2 Plays

10 Yards

Gordon sacked by Rowland and fumbles, fumble recoverd by Rowland

Sam Sez: Great solo effort by Rowland.

Tampa Bay

8:30 3rd Quarter

7:21 3rd Quarter

1 Play

12 Yards

Willis 12 yd TD pass to Thomas (PAT no good)

Sam Sez: The Storm finaly seems to have taken control.

Florida

7:21 3rd Quarter

5:03 3rd Quarter

4 Plays

6 Yards

Grant 50 yd FG fake no good, Turnover on Downs

Sam Sez: Gutsy call backfires on Florida.

Tampa Bay

5:03 3rd Quarter

2:23 3rd Quarter

4 Plays

34 Yards

Bowden 1 yd TD run (PAT good)

Sam Sez: The Storm has dominated this quarter.

Florida

2:23 3rd Quarter

13:34 4th Quarter

5 Plays

38 Yards

Gordon pass intercepted by Perkins

Sam Sez: Tracy Perkins sets the single season INT record for the AFL with his 12th.

Tampa Bay

13:34 4th Quarter

12:05 4th Quarter

2 Plays

9 Yards

Willis pass intercepted by Hughes

Sam Sez: Bad throw by Willis, Hughes was the only one with a shot at it.

Florida

12:05 4th Quarter

10:16 4th Quarter

2 Plays

45 Yards

Gordon 38 yd TD pass to Hughes (2 pt. run fails)

Sam Sez: Two big plays in a row turned in by Hughes.

Tampa Bay

10:16 4th Quarter

6:11 4th Quarter

5 Plays

19 Yards

Willis 5 yd TD pass to Walker (PAT good)

Sam Sez: A 19 point lead will hopefully be more than enough for Tampa Bay.

Florida

6:11 4th Quarter

5:02 4th Quarter

2 Plays

8 Yards

Gordon sacked by Bowden and fumbles, recoverd by Sanders

Sam Sez: That play was icing on the cake.

Tampa Bay

5:02 4th Quarter

3:30 4th Quarter

1 Play

10 Yards

Bowden 5 yd TD run (PAT good)

Sam Sez: Another 4-pack for Bowden, very impressive!

Florida

3:30 4th Quarter

1:13 4th Quarter

4 Plays

-2 Yards

Grant 60 yd FG no good

Sam Sez: This game really give Tampa Bay a great shot at the playoffs.

Tampa Bay

1:13 4th Quarter

0:00 4th Quarter

2 Plays

7 Yards

END OF GAME

Sam Sez: Great win for the Storm to end the home schedule in the same positive fashion in which they began it in May.