Storm 63, Firebirds 42

1998 Results | Game Coverage

Storm 63, Firebirds 42

Box Score

June 20, 1998 - Ice Palace, Tampa, Fla.

                 1     2     3     4     T
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Albany          14     7     6    15    42 
Tampa Bay       14    13    12    24    63 
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                             ALB        TB
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Total First Downs             19        18
     By Rushing                1         2
     By Passing               16        13
     By Penalty                2         3
Third Down Efficiency        3-7       4-6
Total Net Yards              273       301
     Total Plays              45        39
     Avg. Per Play           6.1       7.7
Net Yards Rushing              8        27
     Total Rushes              7        10
     Avg. Per Rush           1.1       2.7
Net Yards Passing            265       274
     Sacked-Yds Lost         0-0      2-13
     Gross Yards Passing     278       274
     Attempts-Completions  36-22     29-21
     Had Intercepted           0         0
     Avg. Per Pass Play      7.0       9.4
     INT Ret-Yds             0-0       0-0
Penalties-Yards            11-35      9-26
Fumbles-No.-Lost             3-1       1-1
1-PT PAT Made-Att            4-5       6-8
2-PT PAT Made-Att            1-1       0-1
3-PT FG Made-Att             0-3       1-1
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0
Time of Possession:        34:03     25:57

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Albany - Eddie Brown 11 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 1:05.

Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 1:05 elapsed.

Key play: Dukes 46 kickoff return.

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 41 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 2:18.

Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 1:13 elapsed.

Albany - Greg Hopkins 27 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 10:56.

Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:33 elapsed.

Key play: Pawlawski 11 pass to E. Brown.

Tampa Bay - Les Barley 2 run (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 14:12.

Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 3:16 elapsed.

Key plays: LaFrance 28 kickoff return; Willis 20 pass to Samuels; Barley 11 run.

Second Quarter

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 5 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 9:52.

Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:56 elapsed.

Key plays: Willis 17 pass to Walker; Willis 12 pass to Barley; Willis 11 pass to Thomas.

Albany - Eddie Brown 29 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 12:07.

Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 2:15 elapsed.

Key play: Jones fumbles on 2nd down before hitting turf but officials rule play dead.

Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 1 run (kick failed), 14:48.

Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:41 elapsed.

Key plays: Willis 27 pass to Walker; Willis 8 pass to LaFrance.

Third Quarter

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 27 pass from Peter Tom Willis (pass failed), 4:03.

Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 4:03 elapsed.

Key plays: Albany called for 11 yards of penalties.

Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 5 pass from Peter Tom Willis (kick failed), 13:14.

Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 3:37 elapsed.

Key plays: Willis 20 and 11 passes to Samuels.

Albany - Eddie Brown 17 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 12:07.

Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 1:15 elapsed.

Key play: Dukes 38 kickoff return.

Fourth Quarter

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 5 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 2:30.

Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 3:01 elapsed.

Key plays: Willis 10 and 9 passes to Thomas.

Albany - Mike Pawlawski 1 run (Eddie Brown pass from Mike Pawlawski), 6:10.

Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 3:40 elapsed.

Key plays: Pawlawski 11 pass to Hopkins; Pawlawski 20 pass to E. Brown.

Tampa Bay - Lawrence Samuels 8 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 9:03.

Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 2:53 elapsed.

Key play: Albany whistled for illegal touching on onside kickoff try to set up drive.

Tampa Bay - Bjorn Nittmo 40 FG, 14:06.

Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:27 elapsed.

Albany - Stan Petry 24 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 14:53.

Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:43 elapsed.

Key play: Pawlawski 11 pass to Hopkins.

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 5 kickoff return (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 14:54.

Individual Statistics

Attendance - 10, 297. Time of game: 2:34.