1997 Results | Game Coverage
AFL Semifinal
Rattlers 49, Storm 46
Drive SummaryAugust 16, 1997
With Analysis by Sam Wolfson
| Team | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Plays | Yards | Result |
| Arizona | 15:00 1st Quarter | 14:54 1st Quarter | 0 Plays | 0 Yards | Cooper fumbles opening kickoff |
Sam Sez: Great start for the Storm.
| Tampa Bay | 14:54 1st Quarter | 12:23 1st Quarter | 4 Plays | 5 Yards | Fall 21 yd FG good |
Sam Sez: Big stop boosts Rattlers.
| Arizona | 12:23 1st Quarter | 9:41 1st Quarter | 3 Plays | 46 Yards | Bonner 30 yd TD pass to Shexnayder (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: Big play for the Arizona offense.
| Tampa Bay | 9:41 1st Quarter | 8:48 1st Quarter | 0 Plays | 56 Yards | Walker 56 yd KO return TD (PAT good) |
| Arizona | 8:48 1st Quarter | 1:01 1st Quarter | 10 Plays | 34 Yards | Bonner 1 yd TD run (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: This game is a real shootout.
| Tampa Bay | 1:01 1st Quarter | 9:10 2nd Quarter | 9 Plays | 45 Yards | Willis 2 yd TD pass to LaFrance (PAT no good) |
Sam Sez: Great drive by the Storm, but you don't want to give away free points in a game like this.
| Arizona | 9:10 2nd Quarter | 6:48 2nd Quarter | 3 Plays | 35 Yards | Kelly 3 yd TD run(PAT good) |
Sam Sez: The Storm's defense needs to step it up.
| Tampa Bay | 6:46 2nd Quarter | 6:18 2nd Quarter | 1 Play | 0 Yards | Willis pass intercepted by Carnell |
Sam Sez: Bad decision by PT.
| Arizona | 6:18 2nd Quarter | 0:56 2nd Quarter | 6 Plays | 22 Yards | Botched FG pass inc., turnover on downs |
Sam Sez: Great momentum booster for the Storm.
| Tampa Bay | 0:56 2nd Quarter | 0:00 2nd Quarter | 5 Plays | 22 Yards | Fall 19 yd FG Good |
Sam Sez: The Storm takes good momentum into the locker room.
| Tampa Bay | 15:00 3rd Quarter | 12:42 3rd Quarter | 3 Plays | 45 Yards | Willis 16 yd TD pass to Samuels (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: Great concentration by Samuels to catch that ball.
| Arizona | 12:42 3rd Quarter | 11:27 3rd Quarter | 1 Play | 22 Yards | Bonner 22 yd TD pass to Shexnayder (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: This game is turning into a classic.
| Tampa Bay | 11:27 3rd Quarter | 6:35 3rd Quarter | 6 Plays | 37 Yards | Fall 18 yd FG good |
Sam Sez: The Storm really needed to punch that one in.
| Arizona | 6:38 3rd Quarter | 3:50 3rd Quarter | 3 Plays | 37 Yards | Bonner 5 yd TD pass to Shexnayder (Fake PAT pass for 2 pt. conversion) |
Sam Sez: Great call by White on the fake PAT kick to give Arizona a 7 point lead.
| Tampa Bay | 3:50 3rd Quarter | 2:35 3rd Quarter | 1 Play | 33 Yards | Willis 33 yd TD pass to LaFrance (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: Great play for the Storm to tie this one up.
| Arizona | 2:35 3rd Quarter | 13:25 4th Quarter | 5 Plays | 34 Yards | Bonner 14 yd TD pass to Shexnayder (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: Arizona regains lead, but loses the dangerous Bonner.
| Tampa Bay | 13:25 4th Quarter | 10:36 4th Quarter | 4 Plays | 41 Yards | Bowden 1 yd TD run (PAT good) |
Sam Sez: It's up to the defense now.
| Arizona | 10:36 4th Quarter | 6:18 4th Quarter | 5 Plays | 11 Yards | Brenner 40 yd FG no good |
Sam Sez: Tampa Bay is right where they want to be. They're near the end of the game, and they have a chance to win it.
| Tampa Bay | 6:18 4th Quarter | 2:01 4th Quarter | 6 Plays | 38 Yards | Willis pass intercepted by Carnell |
Sam Sez: That bad pass by Willis could cost the Storm the season.
| Arizona | 2:01 4th Quarter | 0:00 4th Quarter | 7 Plays | 33 Yards | Brenner 26 yd FG NO GOOD |
Sam Sez: The Storm gets a repreive. That was an AWFUL kick.
| Tampa Bay | 15:00 1st OT | 0:29 1st OT | 7 Plays | 23 Yards | Fall 30 yd FG |
Sam Sez: The Storm has a lead, but in OT, you really need TDs. The defense will have to come up huge now.
| Arizona | 10:30 1st OT | 9:18 1st OT | 2 Plays | 10 Yards | Davis 12 yd TD pass to Gatewood |
Sam Sez:Disappointing end for the Storm. They gave their all against a superior team in a hostile environment. They really played like champions tonight, even if they didn't come out on top.