2010 Tampa Bay Storm season
# 2010 Tampa Bay Storm season

The 2010 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 23rd season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Tim Marcum and played their home games at the St. Pete Times Forum.

## Standings

South Divisionvte :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| z-Jacksonville Sharks | 12 | 4 | .750 | 893 | 806 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 7–1 | 5–3 |
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 11 | 5 | .687 | 926 | 812 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| x-Orlando Predators | 8 | 8 | .500 | 865 | 845 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| Alabama Vipers | 7 | 9 | 0.437 | 812 | 860 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 5–3 | 2–6 |

z - Clinched division and conference's best record x - Clinched playoff berth

## Regular season schedule

The Storm opened the season on the road against the Talons on April 3. Their first home game of the season was in Week 3 against the Vigilantes. The conclusion of the regular season was at the St. Pete Times Forum in Week 18 against the Predators in another edition of The War on I-4, on July 31.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | April 3 | 8:00 pm | at Tulsa Talons | L 48–54 | 0–1 | BOK Center | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Friday | April 16 | 7:30 pm | Dallas Vigilantes | W 54–41 | 1–1 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 4 | Sunday | April 25 | 5:00 pm | at Milwaukee Iron | L 61–72 | 1–2 | Bradley Center | |
| 5 | Saturday | May 1 | 7:30 pm | Arizona Rattlers | W 62–61 | 2–2 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 6 | Friday | May 7 | 8:00 pm | Jacksonville Sharks | L 43–46 | 2–3 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 7 | Saturday | May 15 | 8:05 pm | at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | W 48–44 | 3–3 | CenturyTel Center | |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | Friday | May 28 | 8:00 pm | at Orlando Predators | W 62–50 | 4–3 | Amway Arena | |
| 10 | Saturday | June 5 | 7:30 pm | Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | W 50–48 | 5–3 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 11 | Saturday | June 12 | 8:30 pm | at Alabama Vipers | W 61–55 | 6–3 | Von Braun Center | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 19 | 9:05 pm | at Utah Blaze | W 65–40 | 7–3 | Maverik Center | |
| 13 | Friday | June 25 | 8:00 pm | Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | W 78–39 | 8–3 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 14 | Friday | July 2 | 8:00 pm | Chicago Rush | W 68–60 | 9–3 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 15 | Friday | July 9 | 8:00 pm | at Dallas Vigilantes | W 56–34 | 10–3 | American Airlines Arena | |
| 16 | Saturday | July 17 | 7:05 pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 47–49 | 10–4 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 24 | 7:30 pm | Alabama Vipers | W 53–29 | 11–4 | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 31 | 7:30 pm | Orlando Predators | L 60–75 | 11–5 | St. Pete Times Forum | |

All times are EDT

## Playoff schedule

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 7 | 8:00 pm | at Tulsa Talons | W 68–38 | BOK Center |
| AC Championship | Saturday | August 14 | 7:30 pm | Orlando Predators | W 63–62 | St. Pete Times Forum |
| ArenaBowl XXIII | Friday | August 20 | 8:00 pm | at Spokane Shock | L 57–69 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |

All times are EDT

## Regular season

### Week 1: at Tulsa Talons

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 14 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 58 |
| Talons | 14 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 69 |

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

* Date: April 3
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 6,688
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin 17-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 10:54

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 17-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:33

Tulsa – Jeff Hughley 1-yard run (Tony Dodson kick), 4:32

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 42-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 3:00

2nd quarter

Tulsa – Jamar Watson 2-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 11:00

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 6:49

Tulsa – Jeff Hughley 32-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 4:49

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 5-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:54

Tulsa – Jamar Watson 3-yard run (Tony Dodson kick), 0:30

Tampa Bay – Garrett Rivas 37-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin 4-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 10:53

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 24-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:27

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 10-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 5:37

4th quarter

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 4-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 12:44

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:43

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:46

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 11-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Tony Dodson kick), 3:52

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 9-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Antwan Floyd pass no good), 1:00

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 25-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:30

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 25/44, 346 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT

Tulsa – Justin Allgood: 26/36, 274 yards, 8 TD

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 1 att, 4 yards

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin: 3 att, 18 yards

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons: 11 rec, 181 yards, 5 TD

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan: 9 rec, 120 yards, 4 TD :

In a game that saw neither team have consecutive scores until the 4th quarter, the Storm were defeated 69–58 after giving up two late touchdowns and being unable to mount a final comeback. The Storm committed just two turnovers in the game, but were unable to force any turnovers of their own. Quarterback Brett Dietz threw for 346 yards and 8 touchdowns, while wide receiver Tyrone Timmons had 181 yards on 11 catches and 5 touchdowns.

### Week 3: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vigilantes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Storm | 7 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 54 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: April 16
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 14,122
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Dallas – Kenny Henderson 52-yard kickoff return (Mark Lewis kick), 14:01

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 3-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:44

Dallas – Derek Lee 9-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 3:41

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 3-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 10:16

Dallas – Kenny Henderson 29-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 7:36

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 13-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:16

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:15

3rd quarter

Dallas – Collin Drafts 15-yard run (Mark Lewis kick), 6:43

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 44-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 4:36

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 14:08

Dallas – Derek Lee 34-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 12:36

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 20-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:54

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 5-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:15

Dallas – Kenny Henderson 9-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Collin Drafts pass no good), 0:19

Passing

Dallas – Collin Drafts: 21/30, 212 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 30/45, 320 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Dallas – Collin Drafts: 3 att, 27 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil: 2 att, 6 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Dallas – Derek Lee: 6 rec, 88 yards, 2 TD

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons: 11 rec, 108 yards, 4 TD :

A goal-line stand near the end of the 1st half helped the Storm earn their first win of the season. With under a minute left in the half, the Storm defense stopped Dallas on a 4th and goal from the 1-yard line. Following the change of possession, quarterback Brett Dietz found Tyrone Timmons in the end zone on the sixth play of the ensuing drive to give Tampa Bay the lead at halftime, which was also their first lead of the game. After trailing by a single point for a brief time in the 3rd quarter, the Storm quickly retook the lead and never gave it back to their opponent, defeating the Vigilantes 54–41. Dietz finished with 320 passing yards and 6 touchdowns. Timmons led all receivers with 108 yards and 4 touchdowns.

### Week 4: at Milwaukee Iron

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 61 |
| Iron | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 72 |

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

* Date: April 25
* Game time: 5:00 pm EDT
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Milwaukee – Damian Harrell 15-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 11:52

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards Edwards 17-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:22

Milwaukee – Anthony Jones 7-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 6:15

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:12

2nd quarter

Milwaukee – Damian Harrell 8-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 11:29

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 6:40

Milwaukee – Tyre Young 3-yard run (Robert Forstrom kick), 3:15

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 36-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:56

Milwaukee – Robert Forstrom 13-yard field goal

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 32-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 0:21

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 15-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:39

Milwaukee – Damian Harrell 4-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 9:03

Milwaukee – Anthony Jones 5-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 6:33

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 20-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:11

Milwaukee – Anthony Jones 6-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 1:17

4th quarter

Milwaukee – Chris Greisen 2-yard run (Robert Forstrom kick), 8:44

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 5:08

Milwaukee – Nate Forse 9-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Robert Forstrom kick), 3:48

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 35-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:55

Milwaukee – Tyre Young 1-yard run (Robert Forstrom kick no good), 0:44

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 21/34, 316 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT

Milwaukee – Chris Greisen: 26/41, 270 yards, 7 TD

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil: 1 att, 5 yards, 2 TD

Milwaukee – Tyre Young: 10 att, 44 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Cleannord Saintil: 9 rec, 128 yards, 4 TD

Milwaukee – Nate Forse: 8 rec, 120 yards, 4 TD :

Second half turnovers cost the Storm the game in which they led at halftime. Perhaps the most costly turnover was early in the 4th quarter when Tampa Bay had just been given a 1st and goal following a Milwaukee penalty. Cleannord Saintil fumbled the ball inside the Milwaukee 3-yard line, which was recovered by the Iron's Eric Turner. The Iron took full advantage of the miscue with a touchdown drive capped off by a Chris Greisen touchdown run. This put the Storm behind by 11 points, and they were unable to make up the deficit. Brett Dietz threw for 316 yards and 7 touchdowns in the loss, while Saintil led all receivers with 128 yards on 9 receptions and 4 receiving touchdowns.

### Week 5: vs. Arizona Rattlers

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rattlers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 61 |
| Storm | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 62 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: May 1
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 12,874
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 9 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:21

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 29 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 3:54

Arizona – Brennan Carvalho 1 yd run (Jason Witczak kick), 0:00

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 39 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:08

Arizona – Rod Windsor 15 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 9:15

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 29 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 4:43

Arizona – J.J. McKelvey 16 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 0:52

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 3 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:36

3rd quarter

Arizona – Rod Windsor 7 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 9:49

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 12 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:31

Arizona – Nick Davila 13 yd run (Atlas Herrion pass no good), 6:26

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 9 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 3:09

4th quarter

Arizona – J.J. McKelvey 10 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 13:09

Arizona – Anthony Mix 12 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 9:17

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 10 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 4:33

Arizona – Anthony Mix 26 yd pass from Nick Davila (Jason Witczak kick), 3:16

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 37 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Terrence Royal pass), 1:25

Arizona – J.J. McKelvey 3 yd pass from Nick Davila (Anthony Mix pass no good), 0:07

Passing

Arizona – Nick Davila: 27/47, 314 yards, 7 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 19/32, 288 yards, 9 TD

Rushing

Arizona – Rod Windsor: 1 att, 27 yards

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 1 att, 8 yards

Receiving

Arizona – J.J. McKelvey: 13 rec, 127 yards, 3 TD

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin: 9 rec, 184 yards, 5 TD :

The Storm led for almost the entire game, but continued to allow Arizona to creep back into it. Following a fumble recovered by the Rattlers in the 4th quarter, they tied the game at 48–48 on a 12-yard passing touchdown just a few plays later. The Storm would score a touchdown on their next drive with a 10-yard reception by Tyrone Timmons, however kicker Garrett Rivas missed the extra point. The Rattlers would find the end zone on their next play from scrimmage, and with a successful extra point, took their first lead of the night at 55–54. Tampa Bay would retake the lead on a 37-yard pass by Brett Dietz to DeAndrew Rubin. Instead of trying an extra point this time, the Storm went for a two-point conversion. The pass from Dietz to Terrence Royal was successful, putting the Storm ahead 62–55 with 1:25 left for the Rattlers. Arizona put together a 5-play, 46-yard drive in which they never faced a 3rd down, ending in a 3-yard passing touchdown with 7 seconds remaining. They went for two instead of the tie, which would have likely forced overtime, but their attempt was unsuccessful. The Storm recovered the onside kick that ensued and ran out the clock to end the game, winning 72–71. Dietz finished with 288 yards and a season-high 9 touchdowns. His most frequent receiver was DeAndrew Rubin, who caught 9 passes for 184 yards and 5 touchdowns.

For Tim Marcum, the win was his 200th in his career as a head coach in the AFL.

### Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sharks | 12 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
| Storm | 7 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 43 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: May 7
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 14,201
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 20-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 12:17

Jacksonville – Kirby Griffin 2-yard run (Mossimo Sbaccia kick no good), 8:24

Jacksonville – Sale' Key 22-yard pass from Aaron Garcia (Mossimo Sbaccia kick no good), 4:51

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 14:20

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson 18-yard pass from Aaron Garcia (Mossimo Sbaccia kick), 11:13

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 7:40

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson 1-yard run (Mossimo Sbaccia kick blocked), 1:59

Tampa Bay – Garrett Rivas 19-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 32-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:13

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson 28-yard pass from Aaron Garcia (Mossimo Sbaccia kick), 9:27

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 29-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 12:36

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson 10-yard pass from Aaron Garcia (Aaron Garcia pass no good)

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Drew Weatherford run no good), 1:00

Jacksonville – Sale' Key 4-yard pass from Aaron Garcia (Bernard Morris run), 0:36

Passing

Jacksonville – Aaron Garcia: 27/44, 342 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 22/35, 293 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson: 1 att, 1 yard, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 3 att, 1 yard, 1 TD

Receiving

Jacksonville – Jomo Wilson: 10 rec, 148 yards, 3 TD

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin: 8 rec, 147 yards, 2 TD :

The game, while low scoring, was tight throughout the night, as neither team led by more than 6 points at any time. The Storm were up by 5 points in the final minute after a Tyrone Timmons 11-yard touchdown catch, but Tampa Bay's defense gave up a touchdown on the Sharks' ensuing drive. Down 46–43 and having 36 seconds to work with on the clock, DeAndrew Rubin fumbled 15 yards from the end zone after catching a pass. The loose ball was recovered by the Sharks, who ran out the clock to end the game. It was Tampa Bay's fifth giveaway in the game. Brett Dietz threw 2 interceptions along with his 293 passing yards and 5 touchdowns. Despite the late turnover, Rubin was the team's leading receiver with 147 yards and a pair of touchdown receptions.

### Week 7: at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 6 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
| Battle Wings | 6 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 44 |

at CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana

* Date: May 15
* Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 4,784
* Referee: Scott Vaughn
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Bossier–Shreveport – P.J. Berry 36-yard pass from Raymond Philyaw (Nick Gatto kick no good), 4:29

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 2:31

2nd quarter

Bossier–Shreveport – P.J. Berry 2-yard pass from Raymond Philyaw (Nick Gatto kick no good), 11:48

Bossier–Shreveport – Nick Gatto 22-yard field goal, 7:48

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:50

Bossier–Shreveport – Byron Douzart 28-yard run (Nick Gatto kick), 2:32

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:10

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 6:00

Bossier–Shreveport – Willis Marshall 3-yard run (Nick Gatto kick), 0:20

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 18-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:59

Bossier–Shreveport – Randy Hymes 48-yard pass from Raymond Philyaw (Randy Hymes pass), 9:14

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 27-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:42

Bossier–Shreveport – Willis Marshall 2-yard run (Nick Gatto kick), 1:00

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 2-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:13

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 34/41, 398 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT

Bossier–Shreveport – Raymond Philyaw: 20/36, 245 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 6 att, 12 yards, 1 TD

Bossier–Shreveport – Byron Douzart: 5 att, 74 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin: 7 rec, 116 yards, 3 TD

Bossier–Shreveport – Randy Hymes: 6 rec, 115 yards, 1 TD :

### Week 9: at Orlando Predators

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
| Predators | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 50 |

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

* Date: May 28
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 10,924
* Referee: Greg Lefils
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Orlando – Carlos Martinez 46-yard field goal, 12:11

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:36

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 23-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:28

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 28-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:20

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 26-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:17

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 3-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 8:09

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 28-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:10

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 21-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:00

3rd quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 4-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick no good), 10:24

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 10-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 6:32

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 0:11

4th quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 26-yard pass from Nick Hill (Antoine "T.T." Toliver pass no good)

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:13

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 15-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 7:32

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 26-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 4:45

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 1-yard run (Carlos Martinez kick), 2:16

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:34

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 22/30, 304 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT

Orlando – Nick Hill: 31/47, 393 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 5 att, 0 yards, 2 TD

Orlando – Nick Hill: 3 att, 4 yards

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 104 yards, 3 TD

Orlando – Bobby Sippio: 12 rec, 170 yards, 3 TD :

### Week 10: vs. Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yard Dawgz | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 48 |
| Storm | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 50 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: June 5
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 16,200
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Oklahoma City – Timon Marshall 28-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andy Eminger kick), 10:30

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 14-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 7:31

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 9-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:24

2nd quarter

Oklahoma City – Timon Marshall 34-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andy Eminger kick), 13:24

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 7:31

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 10-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:00

Oklahoma City – Al Hunt 2-yard run (Andy Eminger kick), 0:00

3rd quarter

Oklahoma City – Anthony Hines 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andy Eminger kick), 9:44

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 19-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 7:52

Oklahoma City – Anthony Hines 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andy Eminger kick), 5:24

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 9-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:00

4th quarter

Oklahoma City – Kevin McCollough 46-yard interception return (Andy Eminger kick), 11:35

Tampa Bay – Safety, 3:36

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 40-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:30

Oklahoma City – Chad Cook 3-yard run (Chad Cook run no good), 0:09

Passing

Oklahoma City – Tommy Grady: 18/36, 192 yards, 4 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 18/35, 226 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Oklahoma City – Chad Cook: 4 att, 17 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 3 att, 43 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Oklahoma City – Timon Marshall: 6 rec, 87 yards, 2 TD

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 9 rec, 102 yards, 4 TD :

### Week 11: at Alabama Vipers

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 13 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 61 |
| Vipers | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 55 |

at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama

* Date: June 12
* Game time: 9:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 5,994
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick blocked), 9:17

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 23-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:11

Alabama – C.J. Johnson 6-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 1:09

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 14:16

Alabama – Dan Alexander 1-yard run (Brian Jackson kick), 8:57

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 30-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:02

Tampa Bay – Michael Hawthorne 10-yard interception return (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:20

Alabama – Larry Shipp 17-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick blocked), 0:38

Tampa Bay – Thomas Kaleita 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:06

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Garrett Rivas 13-yard field goal, 9:59

Alabama – Larry Shipp 23-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 6:07

Tampa Bay – James Bear 5-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:58

Alabama – Larry Shipp 22-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 2:45

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Garrett Rivas 15-yard field goal, 10:24

Alabama – C.J. Johnson 34-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 8:12

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:09

Alabama – Jeremy Grier 9-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 1:09

Alabama – Larry Shipp 38-yard pass from Kevin Eakin (Brian Jackson kick), 0:25

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 20/36, 258 yards, 6 TD

Alabama – Kevin Eakin: 32/44, 396 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Tampa Bay – James Bear: 2 att, 5 yards, 1 TD

Alabama – Kevin Eakin: 1 att, 5 yards

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 6 rec, 112 yards, 2 TD

Alabama – Larry Shipp: 14 rec, 208 yards, 4 TD :

### Week 12: at Utah Blaze

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 21 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 65 |
| Blaze | 6 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 40 |

at Maverik Center, West Valley City, Utah

* Date: June 19
* Game time: 9:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 4,525
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 36-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:46

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 41-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:11

Utah – Damian Walker 4-yard run (Ben Scott kick no good), 6:24

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 32-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:32

2nd quarter

Utah – Aaron Boone 3-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Ben Scott kick), 13:20

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 15-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:37

Utah – Aaron Boone 20-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Ben Scott kick), 10:33

Utah – Chris Francies 18-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Ben Scott kick), 4:08

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 16-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:08

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 14-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:48

Utah – Chris Solomona 7-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Ben Scott kick blocked), 7:51

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 23-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:06

Utah – Akamu Aki 14-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Ben Scott kick), 0:34

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 19-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:12

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:24

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 23/37, 323 yards, 9 TD, 1 INT

Utah – Brett Elliott: 19/33, 179 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 3 att, 10 yards

Utah – Damian Walker: 1 att, 4 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 14 rec, 195 yards, 5 TD

Utah – Aaron Boone: 10 rec, 106 yards, 2 TD :

### Week 13: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Battle Wings | 13 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 39 |
| Storm | 14 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 78 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: June 25
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 15,808
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Bossier–Shreveport – PJ Berry 26-yard pass from Jimmy Welker (PJ Berry run no good), 11:53

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 32-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:53

Bossier–Shreveport – James Jordan 28-yard pass from Jimmy Welker (Nick Gatto kick), 6:12

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 28-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:06

2nd quarter

Bossier–Shreveport – Jason Schule 24-yard run (Nick Gatto kick), 12:55

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 33-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 12:06

Tampa Bay – Safety, 9:59

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 17-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 7:46

Bossier–Shreveport – Christian Wise 34-yard pass from Jimmy Welker (Nick Gatto kick), 4:00

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:02

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 14-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:06

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Michael Hawthorne 0-yard fumble return (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:38

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 14-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 5:13

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:00

4th quarter

Bossier–Shreveport – P.J. Berry 28-yard pass from Jimmy Welker (Nick Gatto kick blocked)

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:01

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 24-yard pass from Drew Weatherford (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:42

Bossier–Shreveport – Jason Schule 1-yard run (Nick Gatto kick blocked), 0:55

Passing

Bossier–Shreveport – Jimmy Welker: 14/33, 239 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 22/30, 342 yards, 8 TD

Rushing

Bossier–Shreveport – Jason Schule: 4 att, 30 yards, 2 TD

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 5 att, 10 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Bossier–Shreveport – P.J. Berry: 4 rec, 72 yards, 2 TD

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 10 rec, 209 yards, 3 TD :

### Week 14: vs. Chicago Rush

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rush | 13 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 60 |
| Storm | 14 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 68 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: July 2
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 15,704
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Chicago – Allen Turner 42-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), 13:39

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 30-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:20

Chicago – Allen Turner 10-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick no good), 8:11

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:17

2nd quarter

Chicago – Allen Turner 4-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), 12:51

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:13

Chicago – Palauni Ma Sun 10-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), 3:53

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 23-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:18

Chicago – Clifton Smith 3-yard run (Chris Gould kick), 0:34

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:07

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 45-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:47

Chicago – Marco Thomas 13-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), 9:46

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 15-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:22

4th quarter

Chicago – Syvelle Newton 4-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick no good), 14:14

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 5-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 11:07

Chicago – Clifton Smith 2-yard run (DeJuan Alfonzo no good), 3:38

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:42

Tampa Bay – Erick McIntosh 30-yard fumble return (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 0:46

Chicago – Allen Turner 4-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), 0:01

Passing

Chicago – Russ Michna: 26/38, 334 yards, 7 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 24/31, 359 yards, 8 TD

Rushing

Chicago – Russ Michna: 5 att, 23 yards

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 1 att, 1 yard, 1 TD

Receiving

Chicago – Marco Thomas: 12 rec, 176 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 8 rec, 172 yards, 4 TD :

### Week 15: at Dallas Vigilantes

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Vigilantes | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

* Date: July 9
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 5,009
* Referee: Mark Windham
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 30-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:21

Dallas – Matt Fields 18-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 0:15

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:36

Dallas – Derek Lee 14-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 6:43

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 9-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 3:22

Dallas – Derek Lee 20-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 0:21

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 36-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:06

Dallas – Mark Lewis 29-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

Dallas – Matt Fields 19-yard pass from Collin Drafts (Mark Lewis kick), 10:41

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 21-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 7:26

Tampa Bay – Cliff Dukes 10-yard fumble return (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:09

Dallas – Mark Lewis 15-yard field goal, 0:37

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 28-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 5:22

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 3-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:00

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 20/31, 329 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT

Dallas – Collin Drafts: 25/42, 228 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 5 att, 10 yards, 1 TD

Dallas – Duke Pettijohn: 2 att, 5 yards

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 133 yards, 2 TD

Dallas – Derek Lee: 8 rec, 99 yards, 2 TD :

With their eighth consecutive win, the Storm clinched a playoff berth.

### Week 16: at Jacksonville Sharks

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Sharks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

* Date: July 17
* Game time: 7:05 pm EDT
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Jacksonville – Jason Willis 16-yard pass from Bernard Morris (Paul Edinger kick), 9:48

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 5-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 6:36

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 13-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 14:54

Jacksonville – Kirby Griffin 3-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 11:34

Jacksonville – Bernard Morris 19-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 2:09

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 25-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 13:59

Jacksonville – Jason Willis 9-yard pass from Bernard Morris (Paul Edinger kick), 8:26

Tampa Bay – Thomas Kaleita 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:52

4th quarter

Jacksonville – Dallas Baker 3-yard pass from Bernard Morris (Paul Edinger kick), 14:17

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 15-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 12:13

Jacksonville – Dee Webb 4-yard pass from Bernard Morris (Paul Edinger kick), 7:16

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:39

Jacksonville – Sale' Key 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick)

Tampa Bay – Lawrence Samuels 5-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Tyrone Timmons pass no good), 0:08

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 22/32, 297 yards, 7 TD

Jacksonville – Bernard Morris: 21/40, 228 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 2 att, 2 yards

Jacksonville – Bernard Morris: 8 att, 30 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 104 yards, 2 TD

Jacksonville – Jason Willis: 11 rec, 93 yards, 2 TD :

### Week 17: vs. Alabama Vipers

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vipers | 10 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| Storm | 0 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 53 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: July 24
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 15,685
* Referee: Tom Symonette
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Alabama – Brian Jackson 27-yard field goal, 6:48

Alabama – Dan Alexander 33-yard pass from Michael Johnson (Brian Jackson kick), 0:15

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 11:07

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 4-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:48

Tampa Bay – Safety, 8:01

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:39

Tampa Bay – Garrett Rivas 13-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:30

Alabama – Dan Alexander 32-yard run (Brian Jackson kick no good), 6:55

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 13-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:25

Tampa Bay – Michael Hawthorne 0-yard fumble return (Garrett Rivas kick), 3:02

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 14-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 14:18

Alabama – Dan Alexander 8-yard run (Brian Jackson kick no good), 7:22

Alabama – C.J. Johnson 11-yard pass from Jeffrey Mroz (Brian Jackson kick), 2:01

Passing

Alabama – Jeffrey Mroz: 6/12, 44 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 19/31, 240 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Alabama – Dan Alexander: 7 att, 74 yards, 2 TD

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz: 6 att, 7 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Alabama – Dan Alexander: 1 rec, 33 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 88 yards, 1 TD :

### Week 18: vs. Orlando Predators

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Predators | 28 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 75 |
| Storm | 7 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 60 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: July 31
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 17,302
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 14-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 10:50

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 42-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 8:05

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 28-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:49

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 17-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 4:31

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 21-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 1:01

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 10:45

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 4-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:58

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 2-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 0:41

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 27-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 0:08

Orlando – Carlos Martinez 34-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 8-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 9:03

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Tyrone Timmons pass), 4:17

Orlando – Nick Hill 4-yard run (Carlos Martinez kick), 1:44

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 2-yard run (Tyrone Timmons pass), 13:44

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 25-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 12:32

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Tyrone Timmons pass), 7:18

Orlando – Carlos Martinez 15-yard field goal, 4:40

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 21-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Kelvin Kinney pass), 2:01

Orlando – James Bryant 10-yard kickoff return (Carlos Martinez run no good), 1:08

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (DeAndrew Rubin pass), 0:14

Passing

Orlando – Nick Hill: 19/26, 284 yards, 8 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 32/49, 310 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

Orlando – Nick Hill: 4 att, 10 yards, 1 TD

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 1 att, 2 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Orlando – T.T. Toliver: 9 rec, 123 yards, 6 TD

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin: 17 rec, 245 yards, 3 TD :

The Storm looked to take their second win in The War on I-4 in 2010. They entered the game having already known the Jacksonville Sharks wrapped up the division championship with a win the night before. This meant that win or lose to the Preds, the Storm would be heading to Tulsa for the conference semifinals against the Talons.

Still, the Storm fell behind early against the Predators as quarterback Brett Dietz threw two interceptions in the 1st quarter, and Orlando capitalized on both turnovers with a pair of touchdown drives. In the second quarter, both teams scored two touchdowns each, but the Predators took a 45–20 lead into halftime with a 23-yard field goal as time expired. The closest Tampa Bay would get in the 2nd half was a 15-point deficit, after a 7-yard Hank Edwards touchdown reception with 14 seconds left in the 4th quarter, losing the game 75–60. Head coach Tim Marcum commented after the game, "It was a butt whipping, and we supplied the butt."

Dietz's 310 passing yards gave him 5,054 for the season, a new single-season record for Tampa Bay. His six touchdown passes raised his season total to 106, another single-season record that had already been surpassed by the quarterback in the weeks before. DeAndrew Rubin was the leading receiver in the game, and also set a couple of single-game records for the Storm with 17 receptions and 245 yards.

The game itself took an ugly turn shortly before halftime because of an altercation between fans and two Orlando players. Center Julius Wilson reportedly attempted to toss a football to his father in the stands behind the Predator bench, however a fan knocked the ball away from the hands of Wilson's father, and as other fans scrambled to get the ball, Wilson's father was knocked down. Receiver Bobby Sippio went into the seats as his own father was near the area of the incident. Wilson eventually went into the stands as well, and threw a punch at a fan, which resulted in a fight breaking out. Both players were ejected from the game and were given suspensions. Sippio, who was given a suspension of one game, appealed, allowing him to participate in the playoffs. Wilson was given a six game suspension that he was not allowed to appeal because it was not his first ejection that season. Ten fans were also escorted away. No arrests were made.

## Playoffs

### American Conference Semifinals: at Tulsa Talons

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 14 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 68 |
| Talons | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 38 |

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

* Date: August 7
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 17-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Marco Capozzoli kick no good), 13:01

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 3-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:32

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:23

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 38-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 11:23

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 2-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Marco Capozzoli kick)

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 30-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:59

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin 13-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Marco Capozzoli kick no good), 0:44

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson 11-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:06

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 9:41

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 10-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Marco Capozzoli kick), 5:55

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:47

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:01

4th quarter

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 38-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 12:29

Tulsa – Jeff Hughley 12-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Donovan Morgan pass no good), 7:01

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz 50-yard kickoff return (Garrett Rivas kick), 6:12

Tulsa – Donovan Morgan 6-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Jeff Hughley pass no good), 3:43

Passing

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 22/29, 263 yards, 7 TD

Tulsa – Justin Allgood: 20/43, 242 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Eric Ortiz: 4 att, 9 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin: 1 att, 25 yards

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Sedrick Robinson: 7 rec, 87 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa – Carlese Franklin: 8 rec, 121 yards, 1 TD :

### American Conference Championship: vs. Orlando Predators

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Predators | 7 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 62 |
| Storm | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

* Date: August 14
* Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
* Game attendance: 10,104
* Referee: Tom McCabe
* Recap

Game information :

1st quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 4-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:32

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 9-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:16

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:00

2nd quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 34-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 12:08

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin 22-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:43

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 6-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:33

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 1:00

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards 15-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 0:15

3rd quarter

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 9-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:43

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 8-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:45

Tampa Bay – Robert Powell 18-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Garrett Rivas kick), 2:11

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 35-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 0:26

4th quarter

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 30-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 13:22

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick no good), 8:54

Orlando – Bobby Sippio 4-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 6:11

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 7-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick), 1:00

Tampa Bay – Tyrone Timmons 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Terrence Royal pass), 0:49

Orlando – T.T. Toliver 6-yard pass from Nick Hill (Carlos Martinez kick no good), 0:45

Passing

Orlando – Nick Hill: 21/35, 265 yards, 9 TD

Tampa Bay – Brett Dietz: 24/46, 260 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Orlando – T.T. Toliver: 1 att, 3 yards

Tampa Bay – Terrence Royal: 7 att, 6 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Orlando – T.T. Toliver: 11 rec, 165 yards, 7 TD

Tampa Bay – DeAndrew Rubin: 10 rec, 116 yards, 2 TD :

### ArenaBowl XXIII: at Spokane Shock

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storm | 7 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 57 |
| Shock | 6 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 69 |

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

* Date: August 20
* Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
