1997 Results | Game Coverage

Firebirds 53, Storm 31

Box Score

June 6, 1997 - Pepsi Arena, Albany, N.Y. 

                 1     2     3     4     T
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Tampa Bay       13     6    12     0    31             
Albany          17    16     7    13    53
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                              TB       ALB
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Total First Downs             17        14
     By Rushing                2         1
     By Passing               14        10
     By Penalty                1         3
Third Down Efficiency        4-7       4-6
Total Net Yards              248       277
     Total Plays              44        33
     Avg. Per Play           5.9       8.4
Net Yards Rushing             41        34
     Total Rushes              7         3
     Avg. Per Rush           5.9      11.3
Net Yards Passing            207       243
     Sacked-Yds Lost         1-6       0-0
     Gross Yards Passing     213       243
     Attempts-Completions  37-19     30-19
     Had Intercepted           1         3
     Avg. Per Pass Play      5.4       8.1
Total Return Yardage         130        92
     Missed FG Ret-Yds      1-20      1-10
     KO Ret-Yds            7-110      4-82
     INT Ret-Yds             0-0       1-0
Penalties-Yards            10-73     11-50
Fumbles-No.-Lost             2-2       1-1
1-PT PAT Made-Att            1-4       5-6
2-PT PAT Made-Att            0-1       0-1
3-PT FG Made-Att             0-2       2-3
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0
Time of Possession:        28:34     31:26

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Albany - Greg Hopkins 21 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 3:20.
  • Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 3:20 elapsed.
  • Key play: Pawlawski 18 pass to E. Brown.

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 8 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Terry Belden kick), 8:14.

  • Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 4:54 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Willis 9 pass to LaFrance; Jones 7 run.

    Albany - Eddie Brown 30 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 8:55.

  • Drive: 1 plays, 30 yards, 0:41 elapsed.
  • Key play: Belden's kickoff sails out of bounds, giving ALB the ball at their 20.

    Tampa Bay - Les Barley 23 run (kick failed), 10:42.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 1:46 elapsed.
  • Key play: Willis 22 pass to Williams.

    Albany - Pete Elezovic 37 FG, 13:11.

  • Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:28 elapsed.
  • Key play: Belden boots another kickoff out of bounds; again gives ALB the ball at their 20.

    Second Quarter

    Albany - Eddie Brown 44 pass from Mike Pawlawski (kick failed), 3:53.
  • Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 2:33 elapsed.
  • Key play: Stingley intercepts White pass to set up drive.

    Albany - Greg Hopkins 11 pass from Mike Pawlawski (Pete Elezovic kick), 11:34.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 2:24 elapsed.
  • Key play: Moore recovers fumbled TB snap to set up drive.

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 4 pass from Dan White (kick failed), 14:49.

  • Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:15 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Willis 19 pass to LaFrance; Willis two 11 passes to Thomas.

    Albany - Pete Elezovic 42 FG, 15:00.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:11 elapsed.
  • Key play: Pawlawski 12 pass to Brown.

    Third Quarter

    Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 19 pass from Dan White (kick failed), 2:30.
  • Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 2:30 elapsed.
  • Key plays: LaFrance 27 kickoff return; White 10 pass to Samuels.

    Albany - Charlie Davidson 5 pass from Eddie Brown (Pete Elezovic kick), 4:57.

  • Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 2:27 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Pawlawski 14 pass to Baker; Dukes 13 run.

    Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 14 pass from Dan White (pass failed), 11:40.

  • Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 6:43 elapsed.
  • Key plays: White 17 and 9 passes to LaFrance.

    Fourth Quarter

    Albany - Chad Dukes 7 run (Pete Elezovic kick), 7:40.
  • Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 6:00 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Pawlawski 13 pass to E. Brown on 3rd-and-10; Dukes 14 run.

    Albany - Eddie Brown 19 pass from Mike Pawlawski (run failed), 14:00.

  • Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 4:25 elapsed.
  • Key play: Rose recovers fumbled center snap to start drive; Pawlawski 9 pass to E. Brown.

    Individual Statistics

    Passing

    Tampa Bay

    Peter Tom Willis: 5-8-0, 59 yds., 1 TD; Dan White: 14-29-1, 154 yds., 3 TD.

    Albany

    Mike Pawlawski: 18-29-0, 238 yds., 5 TD; Eddie Brown: 1-1-0, 5 yds., 1 TD.

    Rushing

    Tampa Bay

    Les Barley: 2-23, 1 TD; Tony Jones: 5-18.

    Albany

    Chad Dukes: 3-34, 1 TD.

    Receiving

    Tampa Bay

    George LaFrance: 9-100, 3 TD; Stevie Thomas: 4-47, 1 TD; Lawrence Samuels: 2-27; Wayne Williams: 2-25; Larry Kennedy: 1-11; Flint Fleming: 1-3.

    Albany

    Eddie Brown: 10-161, 3 TD; Greg Hopkins: 4-43, 2 TD; Michael Baker: 1-14; Charlie Davidson: 2-9, 1 TD; Tony Stinnett: 1-9; Tony Bowick: 1-7.

    Kickoff Returns

    Tampa Bay

    George LaFrance: 5-90.

    Albany

    Michael Baker: 3-57; Derek Stingley: 1-25.

    Missed Field Goal Returns

    Tampa Bay

    George LaFrance: 1-20.

    Albany

    Michael Baker: 1-10.

    Interceptions

    Tampa Bay

    None.

    Albany

    Derek Stingley: 1-0.

    Sacks

    Tampa Bay

    None.

    Albany

    Kyle Moore: 1-6.
    Attendance - 9,348. Time of game: 2:25.

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