1998 Results | Game Coverage

Kats 54, Storm 52

Box Score

May 9, 1998 - Ice Palace, Tampa, Fla. 

                 1     2     3     4     T
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Nashville       20    13     7    14    54
Tampa Bay        7    10    14    21    52
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                            NASH        TB
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Total First Downs             13        14
     By Rushing                1         1
     By Passing               10        12
     By Penalty                2         1
Third Down Efficiency        5-9       4-8
Total Net Yards              226       304
     Total Plays              48        44
     Avg. Per Play           4.7       6.9
Net Yards Rushing             10         1
     Total Rushes             11         6
     Avg. Per Rush           0.9       0.2
Net Yards Passing            216       303
     Sacked-Yds Lost         0-0       1-5
     Gross Yards Passing     221       303
     Attempts-Completions  36-19     38-18
     Had Intercepted           1         2
     Avg. Per Pass Play      6.0       8.0
Total Return Yardage         164       218   
     Missed FG Ret-Yds       1-7      3-55
     KO Ret-Yds            9-153     8-145
     INT Ret-Yds             2-4      1-18
Penalties-Yards            10-31     12-32
Fumbles-No.-Lost             1-0       2-2
1-PT PAT Made-Att            6-7       7-7
2-PT PAT Made-Att            0-0       0-0
3-PT FG Made-Att             2-5       1-2
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0
Time of Possession:        31:14     28:46

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Nashville - Andre Allen 1 run (kick failed), 4:53.
  • Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 4:53 elapsed.
  • Key play: Turner 23 kickoff return; Kelly 21 and 10 passes to Fleming..

    Tampa Bay - Wayne Walker 20 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 7:38.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 2:45 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 20 pass to Thomas.

    Nashville - Earnest Fields 1 run (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 12:14.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 4:36 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Kelly 10 pass to Jones; Kelly 11 pass to Fleming.

    Nashville - Bill Rutledge 7 pass from Andy Kelly (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 13:52.

  • Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 1:06 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Fields recovers fumbled snap by Willis to set up drive.

    Second Quarter

    Tampa Bay - Bjorn Nittmo 20 FG, 2:06.
  • Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:14 elapsed.
  • Key play: Walker 26 kickoff return; Willis 11 pass to Worthman.

    Nashville - Bill Rutledge 46 pass from Andy Kelly (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 3:17.

  • Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 1:11 elapsed.

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 16 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 11:05.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 2:24 elapsed.
  • Key play: LaFrance 38 MFG return.

    Nashville - Jorge Cimadevilla 36 FG, 14:09.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 3:04 elapsed.
  • Key play: Kelly 9 pass to Rutledge.

    Nashville - Jorge Cimadevilla 43 FG, 15:00.

  • Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 0:19 elapsed.
  • Key play: Kelly 15 pass to Fleming.

    Third Quarter

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 11 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 4:29.
  • Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 4:29 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 13 pass to Thomas; Bowden 1 run on 4th-and-1 keeps drive alive.

    Tampa Bay - Lawrence Samuels 8 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 7:29.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 1:46 elapsed.
  • Key play: Perkins intercepts Kelly pass and returns it 18 yards to set up drive.

    Nashville - Bill Rutledge 8 pass from Andy Kelly (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 12:32.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 5:03 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Kelly pass to Turner, Kelly 6 pass to Hammond dropped but ruled complete.

    Fourth Quarter

    Tampa Bay - Antoine Worthman 45 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 3:38.
  • Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 2:45 elapsed.

    Nashville - Tyronne Jones 23 pass from Andy Kelly (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 5:42.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 2:04 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Fleming 23 return of short kickoff sets up drive.

    Nashville - Lonnie Turner 14 pass from Andy Kelly (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 5:42.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 1:55 elapsed.
  • Key plays: C. Johnson 4 interception return sets up drive.

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 45 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 11:05.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 2:36 elapsed.

    Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 7 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 14:49.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:35 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 41 pass to Thomas on 4th-and-15.

    Individual Statistics

    Passing

    Nashville

    Andy Kelly: 19-36-1, 221 yds., 5 TD.

    Tampa Bay

    Peter Tom Willis: 18-38-2, 303 yds., 7 TD.

    Rushing

    Nashville

    Andre Allen: 7-8, 1 TD; Earnest Fields: 3-4, 1 TD; Andy Kelly: 1-0.

    Tampa Bay

    Andre Bowden: 4-4; Les Barley: 1-(-1); Peter Tom Willis: 1-(-2).

    Receiving

    Nashville

    Bill Rutledge: 7-87, 3 TD; Cory Fleming: 5-65; Tyronne Jones: 3-35, 1 TD; Lonnie Turner: 2-26, 1 TD; Darryl Hammond: 1-7; Tracy Hayworth: 1-1.

    Tampa Bay

    Stevie Thomas: 7-107, 1 TD; George LaFrance: 4-83, 3 TD; Antoine Worthman: 3-69, 1 TD; Lawrence Samuels: 2-16, 1 TD; Wayne Walker: 1-20, 1 TD; Alvoid Mays: 1-8.

    Kickoff Returns

    Nashville

    Lonnie Turner: 6-108; Tyronne Jones: 1-23; Corey Fleming: 1-22.

    Tampa Bay

    Wayne Walker: 4-84; George LaFrance: 4-61.

    Missed Field Goal Returns

    Nashville

    Lonnie Turner: 1-7.

    Tampa Bay

    George LaFrance: 3-55.

    Interceptions

    Nashville

    Corey Johnson: 2-4.

    Tampa Bay

    Tracey Perkins: 1-18.

    Sacks

    Nashville

    None.

    Tampa Bay

    Lynn Rowland: 1-0.5; Willie Wyatt: 1-0.5.
    Attendance - 9,629. Time of game: 2:38.

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