1998 Results | Game Coverage
Storm 81, Red Dogs 42
Drive SummaryMay 30, 1998
With Analysis by Sam Wolfson
| Team | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Plays | Yards | Result |
| New Jersey | 15:00 1st Quarter | 12:20 1st Quarter | 4 Plays | 4 Yards | Missed 44 yd FG |
Sam Sez: Big sack by Bowden; defense looks strong.
| Tampa Bay | 12:20 1st Quarter | 6:55 1st Quarter | 7 Plays | 45 Yards | Bowden 1-yd TD run (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Good call by Marcum to go on 4th and goal.
| New Jersey | 6:55 1st Quarter | 3:57 1st Quarter | 4 Plays | 14 Yards | Garcia pass intercepted by Samuels. |
Sam Sez: The Storm defense is really firing on all cylinders right now.
| Tampa Bay | 3:57 1st Quarter | 2:56 Quarter | 1 Play | 19 Yards | Willis 19-yd TD pass to Samuels (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Great two-way effort by Samuels.
| New Jersey | 2:56 1st Quarter | 13:34 2nd Quarter | 7 Plays | 45 Yards | Garcia 14-yd TD pass to Willis (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: New Jersey needed that one to stay in the game.
| Tampa Bay | 13:34 2nd Quarter | 12:17 2nd Quarter | 1 Play | 45 Yards | Willis 42-yd TD pass to LaFrance (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Perfect pass by Willis, and LaFrance did the rest.
| New Jersey | 12:17 2nd Quarter | 11:05 2nd Quarter | 1 Play | 37 Yards | Garcia 37-yd TD pass to Willis (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: Storm defense needs to tighten the screws a bit.
| Tampa Bay | 11:05 2nd Quarter | 8:08 2nd Quarter | 4 Plays | 11 Yards | Nittmo 40-yd FG. |
Sam Sez: Nittmo is having a great game.
| New Jersey | 8:08 2nd Quarter | 6:23 2nd Quarter | 3 Plays | -6 Yards | Garcia sacked by Houghton in endzone for safety. |
Sam Sez: The Storm defense did just what it needed to on that drive.
| Tampa Bay | 6:23 2nd Quarter | 4:36 2nd Quarter | 1 Play | 45 Yards | Willis 34-yd TD pass to LaFrance (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Has George LaFrance found the Fountain of Youth?
| New Jersey | 4:36 2nd Quarter | 3:00 2nd Quarter | 1 Play | 40 Yards | Garcia 37-yd TD pass to Willis (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: This kind of action is what the AFL is all about.
| Tampa Bay | 3:00 2nd Quarter | 1:00 2nd Quarter | 2 Plays | 32 Yards | Willis 32-yd TD pass to LaFrance (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: I knew LaFrance was great, but this is just amazing.
| New Jersey | 1:00 2nd Quarter | 0:50 2nd Quarter | 2 Plays | 5 Yards | Garcia fumble recovered by Storm. |
Sam Sez: Another opportunistic play by the defense.
| Tampa Bay | 0:50 2nd Quarter | 0:03 2nd Quarter | 4 Plays | 5 Yards | Nittmo 27-yd FG. |
Sam Sez: Nittmo continues his great kicking tonight.
| New Jersey | 0:03 2nd Quarter | 0:00 2nd Quarter | 0 Plays | 0 Yards | End of Half. |
Sam Sez: Great all around effort by the Storm in this first half.
| Tampa Bay | 15:00 3rd Quarter | 11:11 3rd Quarter | 6 Plays | 30 Yards | Nittmo misses FG. |
Sam Sez: Hopefully this doesn't let New Jersey back into the game.
| New Jersey | 11:11 3rd Quarter | 9:20 3rd Quarter | 2 Plays | 3 Yards | Barley TD on fumble recovery (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: That could be the last straw for New Jersey.
| New Jersey | 9:20 3rd Quarter | 8:28 3rd Quarter | 0 Plays | 0 Yards | Alvoid Mays TD on fumble recovery. |
Sam Sez: Great play by Johnnie Harris to force that fumble.
| New Jersey | 8:28 3rd Quarter | 3:33 3rd Quarter | 5 Plays | 30 Yards | Pope 2-yd run for TD (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: Way too many penalties on that drive; even Marcum got in on the yellow laundry parade.
| Tampa Bay | 3:33 3rd Quarter | 0:48 3rd Quarter | 5 Plays | 24 Yards | Nittmo 36-yd FG. |
Sam Sez: Storm could break their single-game scoring tonight.
| New Jersey | 0:48 3rd Quarter | 14:09 4th Quarter | 2 Plays | 28 Yards | Foggie 21-yd TD pass to Ashley (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: Storm can't call off the Dogs quite yet.
| Tampa Bay | 14:09 4th Quarter | 12:20 4th Quarter | 2 Plays | 9 Yards | Willis 9-yd TD pass to Thomas (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Storm is just 3 points from their all time high.
| New Jersey | 12:20 4th Quarter | 10:51 4th Quarter | 2 Plays | 8 Yards | Foggie pass intercepted by Harris. |
Sam Sez: Storm's going for the record now.
| Tampa Bay | 10:51 4th Quarter | 7:04 4th Quarter | 4 Plays | 27 Yards | Martin 16-yd TD pass to Samuels (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Nice showing by Bryan Martin to lead the Storm to the record.
| New Jersey | 7:04 4th Quarter | 5:01 4th Quarter | 2 Plays | 0 Yards | Samuels TD on fumble recovery (Nittmo PAT). |
Sam Sez: Storm is closing in on the all-time AFL record.
| New Jersey | 5:01 4th Quarter | 2:24 4th Quarter | 4 Plays | 45 Yards | Foggie 17-yd TD pass to Brown (Videtich PAT). |
Sam Sez: Just doesn't matter! Just doesn't matter!
| Tampa Bay | 2:24 4th Quarter | 0:00 4th Quarter | 4 Plays | 21 Yards | End of Game. |
Sam Sez: Maybe the best all-around game in Storm history.