1998 Results | Game Coverage

Storm 62, ThunderBears 46

Box Score

July 2, 1998 - Compaq Center, Houston, Tex. 


                 1     2     3     4     T
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Tampa Bay        7    21    21    13    62
Houston         17     7    13     9    46
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                             TB        HOU
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Total First Downs             18        17
     By Rushing                4         0
     By Passing               13        14
     By Penalty                1         3
Third Down Efficiency        2-4       4-9
Total Net Yards              348       234
     Total Plays              41        48
     Avg. Per Play           8.5       4.9
Net Yards Rushing             50         5
     Total Rushes             11         1
     Avg. Per Rush           4.5       5.0
Net Yards Passing            298       229
     Sacked-Yds Lost         1-3      3-17
     Gross Yards Passing     301       246
     Attempts-Completions  29-23     44-21
     Had Intercepted           1         3
     Avg. Per Pass Play     10.0       5.2
Total Return Yardage          86       171
     Missed FG Ret-Yds       0-0      1-10
     KO Ret-Yds             5-75     8-144
     INT Ret-Yds            3-11      1-17
Penalties-Yards             6-38      6-30
Fumbles-No.-Lost             2-2       2-0
1-PT PAT Made-Att            8-8       4-6
2-PT PAT Made-Att            0-1       0-0
3-PT FG Made-Att             0-1       2-5
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Houston - Clint Dolezel 12 pass to Rodney Blockshear (Kyle Bryant kick), 3:45.
  • Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 3:45 elapsed.
  • Key play: Dolezel 15 pass to Blackshear.

    Houston - Kyle Bryant 22 FG, 6:14.

  • Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:29 elapsed.
  • Key play: Thunderbears recover own kickoff at Storm 7.

    Tampa Bay - Les Barley 5 run (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 10:00.

  • Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:46 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Willis 14 pass to Worthman; Willis 16 pass to Thomas.

    Houston - Clint Dolezel 24 pass to Robert Hall (Kyle Bryant kick), 14:34.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 4:34 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Dolezel two 12 passes to Blackshear.

    Second Quarter

    Tampa Bay - Peter Tom Willis 33 pass to Lawrence Samuels (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 7:15.
  • Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 1:12 elapsed.

    Houston - Clint Dolezel 11 pass to Mitchell Benson (Kyle Bryant kick), 11:12.

  • Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:57 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Dolezel 13 and 12 passes to Hall.

    Tampa Bay - Peter Tom Willis 14 pass to George LaFrance (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 13:50.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 2:38 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 17 pass to Thomas.

    Tampa Bay - Peter Tom Willis 6 pass to George LaFrance (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 14:42.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:17 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Bryant FG attempt goes out of bounds, giving TB ball at the 20; Willis 23 pass to Thomas.

    Third Quarter

    Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 5 run (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 4:45.
  • Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 4:45 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Willis 11 pass to Thomas; Houston called for pass interference moving the ball to the HOU 16.

    Tampa Bay - Les Barley 6 run (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 6:50.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 1:40 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Worthman intercepts Dolezel pass to set up drive; Willis 13 pass to Worthman.

    Houston - Clint Dolezel 22 pass to Robert Hall (kick failed), 8:41.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 1:51 elapsed.

    Houston - Bernard Holmes 17 interception return (Kyle Bryant kick),11:26.

    Tampa Bay - Les Barley 9 run (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 13:56.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 2:30 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 20 pass to Williams.

    Fourth Quarter

    Houston - Kyle Bryant 38 FG, 1:59.
  • Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 3:03 elapsed.
  • Key play: Dolezel 22 pass to Blackshear.

    Tampa Bay - Peter Tom Willis 29 pass to George LaFrance (pass failed), 4:24.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 2:25 elapsed.
  • Key play: Bowden 8 run.

    Houston - Clint Dolezel 12 pass to Bernard Holmes (kick failed), 13:47.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 4:27 elapsed.
  • Key play: Interference penalty on Perkins moves ball to TB 17; Dolezel 10 pass to Hill.

    Tampa Bay - Peter Tom Willis 7 pass to George LaFrance (Bjorn Nittmo kick), 14:08.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:21 elapsed.
  • Key play: TB recovers onside kick at HOU 9.

    Individual Statistics

    Passing

    Tampa Bay

    Peter Tom Willis: 23-29-1, 301 yds., 5 TD.

    Houston

    Clint Dolezel: 21-44-3, 246 yds., 5 TD.

    Rushing

    Tampa Bay

    Andre Bowden: 6-27, 1 TD; Les Barley: 4-22, 3 TD; Peter Tom Willis: 1-1.

    Houston

    Shawn Washington: 1-5.

    Receiving

    Tampa Bay

    Stevie Thomas: 8-117; George LaFrance: 6-69, 4 TD; Lawrence Samuels: 3-50, 1 TD; Antoine Worthman: 3-32; Wayne Williams: 1-20; Wayne Walker: 2-13.

    Houston

    Robert Hall: 7-98, 2 TD; Rod Blackshear: 6-77, 1 TD; Bernard Holmes: 5-43, 1 TD; Mitchell Benson: 1-11, 1 TD; Lloyd Hill: 1-10; Ben Bronson: 1-7.

    Kickoff Returns

    Tampa Bay

    George LaFrance: 2-40; Wayne Walker: 3-35.

    Houston

    Rod Blackshear: 7-121; Ben Bronson: 1-23.

    Missed Field Goal Returns

    Tampa Bay

    None.

    Houston

    Thomas McGaughey: 1-10.

    Interceptions

    Tampa Bay

    Johnnie Harris: 2-11; Antoine Worthman: 1-0.

    Houston

    Bernard Holmes: 1-17, 1 TD.

    Sacks

    Tampa Bay

    Les Barley: 2-11; Willie Wyatt: 1-6.

    Houston

    Junior Soli: 1-3.
    Attendance - 3,691. Time of game: 2:30.

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