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April 5, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Tampa Bay Storm News Release


ORLANDO PREDATORS (7-3)
at
TAMPA BAY STORM (5-4)
April 9, 2005 7:30 pm Sun Sports
St. Pete Times Forum (19,200)
Tampa, Fla.

STORM/PREDATORS PREVIEW
The Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators will renew the most storied rivalry in the Arena Football League. The Predators won the previous meeting this season, 61-46, at the TD Waterhouse Center. Despite out-gaining Orlando 242-208 the Storm still dropped their 18th game to the Predators in franchise history. The defeat allowed Orlando to even up the all-time series. Tampa Bay still leads the all-time regular season series, 15-14. In the last meeting Shane Stafford threw for 241 yards on 24 completions. Lawrence Samuels recorded his second 100-yard performance of the season with 11 catches for 119 yards. Tramain Jones made his first interception of the season, the eighth of his career. The teams have combined to win seven of the 18 ArenaBowls in AFL history. The Storm have won five championships while Orlando has claimed two. Orlando leads the all-time postseason series 3-4. The teams have met in two ArenaBowls, with the Storm claiming the championship in 1995 and Orlando downing the Storm in ArenaBowl XII. A Tampa Bay win in the game would allow the Storm to pull even with Orlando in the Southern Division standings.

TAMPA BAY VS. GEORGIA RECAP
The Tampa Bay Storm continued their excellent play at home as they improved to 5-0 during the 2005 campaign and ended a two-game losing streak with a 48-38 win against the Southern Division leading Georgia Force Saturday night in front of 15,114 fans at the St. Pete Times Forum. One week after going 3-for-7 in the redzone in a loss at Los Angeles, Tampa Bay came alive from inside the 10 against Georgia going 6-for-8. The Storm responded well overall on offense, almost doubling their point total of 29 from the previous week. The Storm also recovered a season-high three fumbles and intercepted one Matt Nagy pass for a total of four takeaways. It was the first division lost of the season for the Force.

THE SERIES
Overall record: Tied, 18-18
Regular Season: Storm lead, 15-14
Playoffs: Predators lead, 3-4
Last Meeting: Orlando won 61-46 (February 11, 2005)

RADIO – 620 AM WDAE
Jack Harris, play-by-play
Jason Dixon, analyst

SPANISH RADIO – 680 AM
Neil Fernandez, play-by-play
Enrique Olie, analyst

TV – Sun Sports
Rick Peckham, play-by-play
James Bates, analyst

2005 STORM SCHEDULE/RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 30 San Jose SaberCats W, 63-33
Feb. 6 Austin Wranglers W, 62-45
Feb. 11 at Orlando Predators L, 46-61
Feb. 25 at New Orleans VooDoo L, 42-48 OT
Mar. 6 Grand Rapids Rampage W, 70-50
Mar. 13 Arizona Rattlers W, 59-56
Mar. 20 at Philadelphia Soul L, 63-69
Mar. 26 at Los Angeles Avengers L, 28-59
April 2 Georgia Force W, 48-38
April 9 Orlando Predators 7:30 pm
April 17 at Austin Wranglers 1:00 pm
April 24 at Nashville Kats 1:00 pm
April 30 New Orleans VooDoo 7:30 pm
May 8 at Georgia Force 1:00 pm
May 15 New York Dragons 1:00 pm
May 22 at Columbus Destroyers 3:00 pm
All times Eastern and subject to change

Renewing The War
The Storm and the Orlando Predators renew the most storied and intense rivalry in the Arena Football League. This will be the 37th meeting between the two teams in their 14-year history. They have split the all-time series, with each team winning 18 games. The Storm lead the regular season series 15-14. The Storm have not been swept in a season series with the Predators since the 2001 season.

The Goings On
The Storm and quarterback Shane Stafford are hosting a food/toy drive for Metropolitan Ministries this week and prior to their game on May 15 against the New York Dragons. Fans can bring non-perishable items and unwrapped toys to the plaza at the St. Pete Times Forum.

Following the game pro wrestling will hit the plaza at the St. Pete Times Forum WWE Superstar Jerry "the King" Lawler will battle current NWA Champion Bruce Steele. Other matches will be TNA's Raven taking on Lex Lovett, tag-team Double Deuce going to the mats against "Iceman" Buck Quartermain and Rod Steel w/ "Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi and more.

Leading at the Half
The Storm have been unstoppable this season when leading at the half, going 4-0. They are 128-16 all-time when leading after two quarters. Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 239-220 in the first half this season, including 146-125 in the second quarter.

The Storm led San Jose 35-14 in the season opener, Austin 21-14 in the second game of the season, 35-28 over Arizona and 38-31 in Week 10's win over division foe Georgia. They entered the second half tied at 20 against Grand Rapids and went on to win, 70-50.

Reeling in the Yards
The Storm have had a receiver rack up 100 yards in all but one of their nine games this season. The only game in which they failed to have a 100-yard receiver was in Week 5 at New Orleans.

Lawrence Samuels and Freddie Solomon have provided all eight of Tampa Bay's 100-yard receiving games, each hitting the century mark four times.

The Longest Yards
WR/DB Anthony Derricks and DS Jonathan Ordway each have the longest returns in the AFL this season. Derricks owns the longest kickoff return of the season for his 58-yard return for a touchdown March 13 versus Arizona. Ordway's 49-yard interception return for a touchdown versus Austin on February 6 is the longest interception return in the league this season.

Finishing Strong
The Storm's struggles on the road are not something new to the organization. Last season it took Tampa Bay until Week 8 to get their first road win of the season. Their opponent in that game was the Georgia Force. The Storm won, 53-24, and went on to win six of their last eight games to make the postseason.

Tampa Bay defeated Georgia, 48-38, in Week 10 to improve to 5-4 overall and 5-0 at home. They will return to the road for two games following this week's match-up with Orlando.

Seeing Red-Zone
The Storm have been money in the red zone this season, both offensively and defensively. The Tampa Bay offense ranks fifth in the league, having scored in the red zone 44 of 52 times for a percentage of 84.6. They have scored 38 touchdowns and six field goals in the red zone this year. They have failed to convert eight times, one on a fumble, three on interceptions, one on a missed field goal and three more when they turned the ball over on downs. Half of their failed red zone attempts happened in Week 9 at Los Angeles.

The defense leads the league in red zone defense as they allow opponents to score 65.9 percent of the time. Opponents have scored 27 of 41 times in the red zone against the Storm this season. Opposing kickers are 1-for4 on field goals in the red zone against the Storm. The Tampa Bay defense has created six turnovers inside the 10-yard line.

Striking First
Tampa Bay has scored first in eight of it's nine games. The only time the Storm has allowed the first points of the game was in Week 2 vs. Austin. Tampa Bay is 4-4 this season when it scores first and is 91-24 in the franchise's history. The Storm have drawn first blood in seven consecutive games.

On the Final Play
Tampa Bay has played in three games this season in which the outcome was decided on the final play of the game. The bad news is that the Storm are 1-2 in those games. It started in New Orleans in Week 4 when it appeared David Saunders had crossed the goal line on the final play, but the Storm didn't get the call. In Week 6 versus Arizona it took a Matt George field goal as time expired to win the game and in Week 8 in Philadelphia a Shane Stafford pass to the endzone fell to the turf.

That's Just Offensive
The Storm are the AFL's fourth most potent team when it comes to scoring points. Tampa Bay puts up 53.4 points per game, 6.5 points behind the league leader. They also have the third highest rated passing attack, averaging 295.2 yards per game. They have a passer rating of 116.5, good for fourth in the league.

Home Sweet Home
The Storm are the only 5-0 team at home this season, and are one of three teams that are undefeated at home this season. They average 60.4 points per game at home and allow just 44.4 per contest. On the road the Storm average 44.8 points per game and allow 59.3

The Storm have won the last two meetings against the Predators at the St. Pete Times Forum. Going into this season the Storm had won three consecutive games against Orlando. That streak was snapped in Week 3 of the season when the Predators downed the Storm 61-46.

Ordway Climbs to the Top
Defensive specialist Jonathan Ordway finds himself leading the AFL in passes defended. He has 16 pass breakups and three interceptions to date this year. His 16 breakups are also first in the league. Two interceptions came in Week 2 vs. Austin as the Tampa native ran one back for a touchdown, tying the team record for longest interception return. He added his third pick in Week 8 at Los Angeles.

Double-Derricks
WR/DB Anthony Derricks is tied for third in the league in fumbles recovered. He has jumped on two loose balls. Both of his fumble recoveries came in Week 10's victory over the Georgia Force. He also ranks seventh in the league in kickoff returns. He has racked up 418 return yards on 20 attempts for an average of 20.9 and one touchdown.

A Quarter for the Quarterback
QB Shane Stafford has been strong in the fourth quarter this season. Stafford ranks second in the AFL in fourth quarter performance. He has completed, 71 of 107, passes for 775 yards and 17 touchdowns in the final quarter for a rating of 123.2.

The Magic Number
The Storm are 44-2 in franchise history when they score 60 points or more with one loss coming Week 8 in Philadelphia. They have scored 60 points or more on four separate occasions this season and won all contests excluding the loss to the Soul. They put up 63 points in Week 1 vs. San Jose, 62 in Week 2 vs. Austin and 70 in Week 6 vs. Grand Rapids. Tampa Bay also improved to 9-0 all-time when they score 70 points or more. The last time the Storm scored 70 points in a game before this season was July 7, 2001 vs. Houston when they won 70-47.

Dude, You're Getting a Dell
Tampa Bay Storm WR/DB Clif Dell has become a touchdown scoring machine this season, as 45 percent of his receptions have been touchdown grabs. Dell has hauled in 40 receptions to date, finding the endzone 18 times.

Dell, who moved over from his WR/DB position to fill in for injured offensive specialist Freddie Solomon for three games earlier this year, leads the Storm in scoring (110 points) and touchdown receptions and ranks third on the team with 40 catches for 427 yards.

His performance against the VooDoo in Week 4 (8 catches for 62 yards and three touchdowns) marked the third time this season that the seven-year AFL veteran scored at least three touchdowns in a game. Dell's performance at New Orleans also allowed him to move up on the Storm career receiving charts. The third-year Storm receiver has passed Eddie Brown and Bobby Byrd this season and moved into seventh place on the Storm career receptions list (106). He also moved into seventh place on the Storm receiving yards list (1,360), passing Byrd and Wayne Walker. Dell is now tied for sixth on the Storm receiving touchdowns list (35) after passing Charles Wilson.

Dell recorded a touchdown in every game this season until Week 9 when he was held out of the endzone. He had scored a touchdown in every game dating back to May 23 last season vs. New Orleans. He got back on track in Week 10 with two touchdown catches against the Force.

Stat-ford Keeps Numbers Up
Shane Stafford had a career day in Week 8's loss to the Soul. He put up a career single-game high with 348 yards through the air. He also completed 31 of 45 passes for seven touchdowns. He has completed better than 60 percent of his passes for five consecutive games. The Storm have gone 3-2 over that span. He has completed better than 60 percent of his passes for a total of seven games this season with the Storm posting a 5-2 record in those games.

He has completed more than 60 percent in all games at the St. Pete Times Forum and has completed 56.3 percent of his passes in road games this year.

The UConn grad is the league's fifth rated passer with a rating of 116. He also ranks second in pass attempts with 362 and in completions with 239. He is third in the AFL in yards per game with 299.3 and in passing touchdowns with 52.

There's a New Sheriff in Town
Storm WR/LB Lawrence Samuels, this season, became the Storm's all-time leading receiver with 538. In Week 8 Samuels passed Stevie Thomas, who entered the weekend as the Storm's all-time receptions leader with 519. Samuels also ranks second on the all-time receiving yards list with 6,696 and third on the all-time receiving touchdowns list with 95.

Samuels set a personal record in Week 7 when he made 12 catches, a career best for receptions in a game. He also put up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown.

He is currently tied for seventh in the AFL for catches this season with 71.

Without K-2
It may not be a coincidence that Storm OL/DL Kelvin Kinney has either not played in, or not finished all but one of the Storm's losses this season. He was injured in the Storm's Week 4 loss to New Orleans and missed the following game in Orlando because of the injury. In Week 8 at Philadelphia Kinney was ejected from the game due to an altercation in the second quarter. The Storm lost the game on the final play.

King Solomon
With his nine catch, 148-yard performance in Week 6, OS Freddie Solomon eclipsed the 3,000 yard mark with the Storm. He now ranks fourth all-time behind Stevie Thomas, Lawrence Samuels and George LaFrance.

Second To None
The Storm set a franchise record in Week 6 vs. Grand Rapids by putting up 50 points in the second half. Following a first half in which Tampa Bay scored 20 points, they came out firing in the second half and scored 14 points in the third quarter and 36 in the fourth. The previous record of 47 points was set on June 4, 2000 vs. the Florida Bobcats.

Kickin' It
The Storm allowed their first field goal in Week 6 vs. Grand Rapids. The Rampage's Peter Martinez put a 43-yard attempt through the uprights for the first one against Tampa Bay this season. Martinez was one for five. Tampa Bay also managed a block in Week 6 and in Week 8. After nine games played Tampa Bay has allowed three field goals on 16 attempts.

California Dreaming
The Storm set a franchise low for points scored through three quarters in Week 9's 59-28 loss to the Los Angeles Avengers at Staples Center. Through three quarters Tampa Bay had scored just seven points. They were held scoreless in the second and third quarters after scoring on their opening drive. The previous low was 10 points that they scored through three quarters May 17, 1997 against Orlando.

The five turnovers that the Storm gave up in the game were also a season high.

For the Record Books
Quarterback Shane Stafford shattered a pair Storm passing records in the game against New Orleans in Week 5. Stafford finished with 32 completions in 54 attempts, throwing for 278 yards and five touchdowns. The 32 completions and 54 attempts were both single-game Storm records. The previous record for completions, 31, was set by Scott Milanovich in 2002. The previous record for attempts was 52 passes thrown by Jay Gruden in 1994 and Milanovich in 2002.

Kicking With Confidence
Tampa Bay Storm kicker Matt George has done what not many kickers in recent years have been able to do – stay out of head coach Tim Marcum's doghouse. He has connected on his last 27 extra point attempts dating back to Week 6 against Grand Rapids.

After going through 10 kickers during the past two seasons, George has solidified himself as one of the top kickers in the league. Through nine games, George ranks fourth in the AFL in scoring among kickers with 83 points. He has connected on 59-of-63 extra point attempts and eight of 18 field goals.

George made his first game-winning field goal of the season in Week 7 vs. Arizona when his 20-yard kick gave the Storm a 59-56 win as time expired.

Struggling on the Ground
The Tampa Bay Storm running game has struggled this season. The Storm have averaged just 8.9 yards per game on the ground, good for 17th in the AFL. Tampa Bay has just nine rushing touchdowns this year, with Stafford and Umar Muhammad being the only players with multiple touchdowns on the ground.

The Storm have been outrushed in eight of the nine games this season and own a 4-4 overall record in those games. Overall, Tampa Bay is 51-46 in games when the opponent has totaled more rushing yards in the game.

The Storm rushing defense has been solid this season. Tampa Bay, which ranks fourth in the AFL in rushing defense, held the AFL's leading rusher, Michael Bishop, to 20 yards in Week 6's victory over Grand Rapids. Going into the game Bishop had 194 rushing yards in three games, an average of 64.7 yards per game. He had rushed for four touchdowns, as many as the Storm had rushed for as a team.

Tampa Bay is averaging 16.6 yards rushing allowed per game to date this year.

Hitting the Century Mark
Storm wide receiver Lawrence Samuels reached a career milestone in Week 5 against New Orleans. Samuels hauled in his 100th career receiving touchdown on a seven-yard third quarter touchdown strike from Shane Stafford. The touchdown was his only TD grab of the game, in which he finished with seven receptions for 59 yards. Samuels is putting together another great season for the Storm in 2005. He is the team leader in receptions and receiving yards, catching 71 passes for 847 yards.

European Departures
Aside from the injuries, the Storm have also been raided by NFL Europe this season. Tampa Bay lost lineman Clint Mitchell before the start of the regular season. Mitchell was expected to be a contributor on the line of scrimmage this season. Mitchell was drafted by the Amsterdam Admirals in the free agent draft. Tampa Bay also lost WR/DB Lawrence Richardson and lineman DeMarco McNeil, both of whom were on the team's practice squad, to NFL Europe. Richardson was taken in the draft by the expansion Hamburg Sea Devils, and McNeil signed as a free agent with the Berlin Thunder.

Stafford Gets Honored for Record Setting Day
Tampa Bay Storm quarterback Shane Stafford was recognized twice for helping lead the Storm to their big win against San Jose. Stafford was named the AFL Player of the Week by the Arena Football League Writers Association on Monday, and then on Tuesday he was honored as the league's Offensive Player of the Week.

The fourth-year Storm quarterback tied a team record and career high with eight touchdown passes and set a personal best with 28 completions in the game. Stafford finished the contest with 273 yards on 28 of 35 passing. He had no interceptions to go along with his eight touchdowns. Stafford led the Storm offense to 10 consecutive scoring drives in the game. The Tampa Bay offense scored on every drive that Stafford engineered in the contest.

The AFLPA honor and the AFL award marked the second time in his career that each organization bestowed their respective awards on Stafford. He was also named the AFLWA Player of the Week and the AFL Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Storm to a victory over the Los Angeles Avengers in Week 14 of last season.

Second Place All to Himself
Storm lineman Nyle Wiren's half a sack and safety against San Jose in Week 1 gave him 15 sacks for his career. It also allowed Wiren to take over sole possession of second place on the team's career sacks list. Wiren entered the season with 14.5 career sacks and was tied for second place on the list with Lynn Rowland. Wiren now stands behind only Andre Bowden, who has 33 career sacks. He recorded his 16th career sack in Week 6 vs. Grand Rapids.

Wiren's defensive play picked up right where he left off last season. The eighth-year player had his best season in 2004, recording a career-high six sacks. He also earned second-team All-AFL honors.

First Timers
The Tampa Bay Storm's 20-man roster for the season opener featured six players making their Storm debuts, including three rookies. AFL veterans Anthony Derricks, Jarrod Penright, and Ricky Hall all played in their first game for the Storm, as did rookies Lynaris Elpheage, Ronney Daniels, and Omar Smith. Additionally, another player, QB Stoney Case, saw his first-ever AFL game action. Case spent the 2004 season with the Storm but never dressed for a game.

Hey Rook
The Storm have always been a veteran-laden team under head coach Tim Marcum. The same is the case this season, but the Storm opening day roster did include an inordinate number of rookies. This season's opening day roster included rookies Kenny Christian, Ronney Daniels, Lynaris Elpheage, Herb Haygood, DeMarcus Johnson, Elfrid Payton, Lawrence Richardson, and Omar Smith.

Elpheage, Smith, Payton, and Johnson were all included on the team's 24-man roster, while Daniels, Haygood, and Richardson started the season on the team's injured reserve list. Kenny Christian was on the team's practice squad to start the year.

Going to the ‘Birds
The Storm roster includes a certain Midwestern flare this season. That's because the roster features four players – Ricky Hall, Jarrod Penright, Mike Sutton, and Anthony Derricks – who played for the Indiana Firebirds last season. In addition, Storm assistant coach Mark Stoute served as an assistant coach for the Firebirds in 2004.

The Storm signed Hall and Derricks as AFL free agents, the only AFL free agents signed by the Storm in the offseason who did not previously play for Tampa Bay. Penright and Sutton were acquired by the Storm through the 2004 Dispersal Draft. Additionally, Jeff Cogell, a member of the team's practice squad, also played for Indiana in 2004 and was acquired by Tampa Bay from Indiana in the Dispersal Draft.

Tough Day at the Office
The Storm suffered some potentially devastating injuries during their scrimmage against the Orlando Predators on January 22. The scrimmage, which served as the final day of training camp for both teams, produced numerous injuries for the Storm.

No injury, however, was as costly as the torn MCL suffered by WR/DB T.T. Toliver. Toliver, an All-Ironman selection a season ago, was the Storm's starting WR/DB and the team's top kick returner. In 2004, Toliver led the team with 2,095 all-purpose yards and 1,233 kickoff return yards. He finished second on the team in scoring (108 points) and third in receptions (64) and receiving yards (749). Defensively he was third in the team with 55.5 tackles and finished tied for the team lead with three interceptions.

Aside from the injury to Toliver, the Storm lost FB/LB David White to a high ankle sprain, OL/DL Rod Williams with a finger injury, and OL/DL Rashied Simmons to a neck injury. Tampa Bay entered the scrimmage with WR/LB David Saunders out with an ankle injury.

Tons of Experience on the Sideline
If there's one thing the Storm coaching staff has, it is Arena Football coaching experience. Headed by Tim Marcum, the AFL's all-time winningest coach, the three-man coaching staff has a total of 37 years of AFL coaching experience entering the season.

Marcum has 16 seasons under his belt, all as a head coach. He enters his 11th season in Tampa Bay, and prior to that served as the head coach of the Detroit Drive and Denver Dynamite. Under his guidance his teams have won seven ArenaBowl titles and have played in 10 of the 18 championship games.

Storm assistant coach Dave Ewart is in his third season with the Storm and his 11th season in the AFL. Prior to joining the Storm he served as head coach of the Florida Bobcats. He has also been the head coach of the Texas Terror and St. Louis Stampede and served as an assistant with the Bobcats, Stampede, New England Sea Wolves, and Cleveland
Thunderbolts.

Assistant coach Mark Stoute is in his first season with the Storm and his 12th year in the AFL. He is a former head coach of the Toronto Phantoms and was an assistant with the Indiana Firebirds, New England Sea Wolves, Florida Bobcats, Charlotte Rage, and Connecticut Coyotes.

O'Hara Named Offensive Coordinator
Tampa Bay Storm quarterback Pat O'Hara has been named the team's offensive coordinator. The AFL veteran will continue to serve as one of the team's backup quarterbacks in addition to his coaching duties.

O'Hara is in his 11th AFL season and his third season with the Storm. He is best remembered by Storm fans for relieving quarterback John Kaleo in the second half of ArenaBowl XVII and leading the Storm to their fifth ArenaBowl championship.

O'Hara owns three ArenaBowl rings and has played in five championship games. He spent the first six seasons of his career with the Orlando Predators, where he won ArenaBowl championships in 1998 and 2000. He also was with the Toronto Phantoms in 2001 and 2002.

O'Hara has thrown for more than 13,000 yards and 200 touchdowns in his AFL career. His career totals include 988 completions in 1,749 attempts for 13,383 yards and 231 touchdowns.

Lights, Camera, Action
Five members of the Tampa Bay Storm spent the summer shooting the remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam
Sandler and Burt Reynolds. Nyle Wiren, Clif Dell, Louis Williams, and Matt George all had on-screen roles. Wiren served
as the body double for former professional Wrestler Steve Austin, and also performed numerous stunts for the movie.
O'Hara worked behind the scenes, helping to find and hire all of the athletes for the movie. He also assisted in designing
the plays that were run in the movie. Additionally, he assisted in "coaching up" Sandler for his role as a quarterback in
the movie.

STORM RECORD WHEN ...

ALL TIME 2005
Leading after 1st quarter 90-20 2-2
Trailing after 1st quarter 44-37 0-2
Tied after 1st quarter 22-10 3-0
Leading after 2nd quarter 128-16 4-0
Trailing after 2nd quarter 15-46 0-4
Tied after 2nd quarter 12-6 1-0
Leading after 3rd quarter 129-11 5-1
Trailing after 3rd quarter 21-53 0-3
Tied after 3rd quarter 6-4 0-0

Tampa Bay scores first 91-24 4-4
Opponent scores first 66-44 1-0
Tampa Bay more tot. yards 114-33 4-3
Opponent more tot. yards 42-35 1-1
Tampa Bay more pass yards 106-36 4-3
Opponent more pass yards 50-32 1-1
Tampa Bay more rush yards 106-21 1-0
Opponent more rush yards 51-45 4-3
Tampa Bay more turnovers 27-50 1-2
Opponent more turnovers 124-14 3-1

Tampa Bay 300 yd passer 16-13 2-2
Opponent 300 yd passer 15-11 0-2
Tampa Bay 30 yd rusher 34-3 0-0
Opponent 30 yd rusher 9-9 0-0
Tampa Bay 100 yd receiver 80-36 5-3
Opponent 100 yd receiver 49-35 3-2
Tampa Bay 200 yd receiver 0-0 0-0
Opponent 200 yd receiver 1-2 0-0
Tampa Bay two 30 yd rushers 4-1 0-0
Opponent two 30 yd rushers 1-1 0-0
Tampa Bay two 100 yd rec. 4-4 0-0
Opponent two 100 yd rec. 3-2 0-0
Tampa Bay 300+ pass yds 15-13 2-2
Opponent 300+ pass yds 17-11 1-2
Tampa Bay 50+ rush yds 24-2 0-0
Opponent 50+ rush yds 10-8 0-0
Tampa Bay 70+ points 9-0 1-0
Opponent 70+ points 0-2 0-0
Tampa Bay 60+ points 44-2 3-1
Opponent 60+ points 7-15 0-2
Tampa Bay 50+ points 92-12 4-1
Opponent 50+ points 38-36 2-3
Tampa Bay 40+ points 134-31 5-3
Opponent 40+ points 67-57 3-4

Games decided 17+ points 68-17 3-1
Games decided 3 pts or less 19-11 1-0
TB holds opp. under 20 pts 23-0 0-0
TB held under 40 points 25-35 0-1
TB held to 30 pts or less 8-10 0-1

Home 88-29 5-0
Away 67-40 0-4
Overtime 5-6 0-1
Thursday 3-3 0-0
Friday 35-16 0-2
Saturday 83-34 1-1
Sunday 28-15 4-1
Monday 6-1 0-0
January 2-0 1-0
February 4-6 1-2
March 8-5 2-2
April 10-9 1-0
May 33-12 0-0
June 36-15 0-0
July 40-12 0-0
August 22-8 0-0
September 1-0 0-0

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME
Week 1: Shane Stafford, TB
Week 2: Clif Dell, TB
Week 3: Michael Brown, ORL
Week 4: bye
Week 5: Jacques Rumph, NOV
Week 6: Shane Stafford, TB
Week 7: Shane Stafford, TB
Week 8: Tony Graziani, PHI
Week 9: Lonnie Ford, LA
Week 10: Shane Stafford, TB
Week 11:
Week 12:
Week 13:
Week 14:
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME
Week 1: Tramain Jones, TB
Week 2: Jonathan Ordway, TB
Week 3: Rupert Grant, ORL
Week 4: bye
Week 5: Chris Pointer, NOV
Week 6: Jonathan Ordway, TB
Week 7: Tramain Jones, TB
Week 8: Eddie Moten, PHI
Week 9: Greg Hopkins, LA
Week 10: Mike Sutton, TB
Week 11:
Week 12:
Week 13:
Week 14:
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:


IRONMAN OF THE GAME
Week 1: Lawrence Samuels, TB
Week 2: Lawrence Samuels, TB
Week 3: Idris Price, ORL
Week 4: bye
Week 5: B.J. Cohen, NOV
Week 6: T.T. Toliver, TB
Week 7: Anthony Derricks, TB
Week 8: Keita Crespina, PHI
Week 9: Kevin Ingram, LA
Week 10: Lynarise Elpheage, TB
Week 11:
Week 12:
Week 13:
Week 14:
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:


LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS
Shane Stafford, Week 1 Offensive Player
of the Week
Jonathan Ordway, Week 2 Defensive
Player of the Week
Shane Stafford, Week 6 AFLWA Player of the Week
Lawrence Samuels, AFLWA Ironman of the Mid-Year

TALE OF THE TAPE

STORM FORCE
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 4 54.7 10 48.1
Scoring Defense 12 51.0 1 43.2
Total Offense 4 304.1 12 271.6
Total Defense 8 280.3 3 256.1
Passing Offense 3 292.2 14 238.1
Passing Defense 9 263.8 3 239.0
Rushing Offense 17 8.9 3 33.5
Rushing Defense 4 16.6 7 (T) 17.1


TRACKING THE STORM

Following the week listed, the Storm ranked:

TOTAL TOTAL
OFF. DEF.
Week 1: 9 13
Week 2: 8 9
Week 3: 12 3
Week 4: 12 3
Week 5: 14 6
Week 6: 11 8
Week 7: 8 7
Week 8: 5 8
Week 9: 3 9
Week 10: 4 8

2005 STORM INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

SCORING
24, Freddie Solomon, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

PASSING YARDS
348, Shane Stafford, March 20 at Philadelphia

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
8, Shane Stafford, January 30 vs San Jose

RECEPTIONS
12, Lawrence Samuels, March 13 vs. Arizona

RECEIVING YARDS
148, Freddie Solomon, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
4, Clif Dell, February 6 vs Austin; Freddie Soloman, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

RUSHES
8, Umar Muhammad, April 2 vs. Georgia

RUSHING YARDS
16, Jarrod Penright, February 11 at Orlando

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
2, Umar Muhammad, March 20 at Philadelphia

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
98, Anthony Derricks, February 11 at Orlando

MFG RETURN YARDS
53, T.T. Toliver, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
176, Freddie Solomon, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

TACKLES
11.0, Tramain Jones, January 30 vs San Jose

FUMBLE RECOVERIES
2, Anthony Derricks, April 2 vs. Georgia

SACKS
1.0, 7 times

TACKLES FOR LOSS
2.0, Umar Muhammad, March 6 vs. Grand Rapids

INTERCEPTIONS
2, Lawrence Samuels, January 30 vs. San Jose; Jonathan Ordway, February 6 vs. Austin

PASS BREAK-UPS
4, Jonathan Ordway, March 13 vs. Arizona

MOVING UP THE STORM CAREER CHARTS

Career Receptions
1. Lawrence Samuels 538
2. Stevie Thomas 519
3. George LaFrance 391
4. Freddie Solomon 246
5. James Bowden 160
6. David Saunders 153

Career Receiving Yards
1. Stevie Thomas 7,784
2. Lawrence Samuels 6,696
3. George LaFrance 5,392
4. Freddie Solomon 3,375
5. James Bowden 2,064
6. David Saunders 1,764

Career Receiving Touchdowns
2. George LaFrance 127
3. Lawrence Samuels 95
4. Freddie Solomon 72
5. David Saunders 38
6. James Bowden 35

Career Rushing Yards
4. Lynn Bradford 289
5. David White 273
6. Tony Jones 230

Career Rushing TDs
3. Cedric McKinnon 25
4. David White 23

Career Sacks
1. Andre Bowden 33.0
2. Nyle Wiren 16.0
3. Lynn Rowland 14.5
4. Deatrich Wise 13.5
5. Les Barley 12.5
6. Sylvester Bembery 12.0
6. Joe March 12.0
6. Rod Williams 12.0
9. Darion Conner 11.0

Career Pass Breakups
4. Corey Dowden 36
5. Lawrence Samuels 35

Career Tackles
1. Tracey Perkins 348.0
2. Lawrence Samuels 324.5

Career Interceptions
1. Tracey Perkins 34
2. Lawrence Samuels 21

Career Kickoff Return Yards
2. James Bowden 2,210
3. TT Toliver 2,052
4. Freddie Solomon 1,513



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