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Storm 79 - Soul 83

FINAL | Amale Motor Oil Field | Attendance 9,229

GAME RECAP

Quarterback Dan Raudabaugh’s four-yard pass to Donovan Morgan with 14 seconds remaining was enough to carry the Philadelphia Soul to an 83-79 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Storm on the Amalie Motor Oil Field at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. It was the sixth straight win for the Soul (13-3).

The Storm (6-9) held a 72-69 lead with 37 seconds left in the game, but Raudabaugh connected on a 40-yard pass to Tiger Jones to set up the winning score.

Tampa Bay built a 10-point margin, 65-55, when Nick Hill connected with De’Cody Fagg for seven-yards early in the fourth period, but the Soul rallied for back-to-back scores. Raudabaugh hit Tiger Jones from 22 yards  out and then a fumble gave Philly the ball again and Larry Brackins hauled in a 10-yarder to give the Soul a 69-65 margin with 6:06 to go.

Hill, in only his fourth game this season -- second at home -- finished an eight-play drive at the end of the 3rd quarter on a one-yard run that put the Storm ahead 58-55.

The Storm led for the first time, 34-28, following a 2-yard run by Hill with 49 seconds left in the second quarter. The Soul came right back and scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 49 seconds on passes from Radabugh to Jones and Morgan. Tampa Bay had one last play in the half, following a Soul personal foul with no time on the clock. Juan Bongarra connected on a 42 yarder, his longest field goal of the season. It also tied his career long when he was a Tulsa last season.

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Score By Quarters 

Team
1st 
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
Soul
21
20
14
28
83
Storm
7
30
21
21
79

STATS: TEAM LEADERS

Soul    Storm 
Passing CP/AT  Yds TD INT   Passing CP/AT  Yds TD INT
Dan Raudabaugh 24/27 415 11 1   Nick Hill 27/42 313 5 0
Rushing ATT Yds TD LG   Rushing ATT Yds TD LG
Melik Brown 3 7 0 5   Nick Hill 9 42 3 12
            Terrence Royal 3 2 1 1
            Terence Crosby 1 2 0 2
Receiving  REC Yds TD LG   Receiving  REC Yds TD LG
Tiger Jones 12 204 6 45   Michael Lindsey 9 105 2 44
Donovan Morgan 9 141 4 45   De'Cody Fagg 8 68 1 20
Jeff Hughley 2 10 0 6   Joe Hills 7 84 2 25
Larry Brackins 1 10 1 10   Terence Crosby 1 12 0 12
            George Bussey 1 23 0 23
            Amarri Jackson 1 21 0 21
Kick Returns No. Avg TD LG   Kick Returns No. Avg. TD LG
Jeff Hughley 7 22.7 1 56   Michael Lindsey 4 16.8 0 21

STATS: TEAM COMPARISON

Soul  
 
Storm
20
First Downs
22
0
Rushing
6
20
Passing
16
0
Penalties
0
7
Net Yards Rushing
46
3
Attempts
13
7
Yards Gained
46
0
Yards Lost
0
408
Net Yards Passing
302
37
Attempted
42
24
Completed
27
1
Intercepted
0
41
Total Offensive Plays
57
415
Total Net Yards 
348
10.1
Average Gain Per Play
6.1
1-1
Fumbles: No./ Lost
2-2
6-22
Penalties: Number/Lost
4-24
0-0
MFG Returns No. /Yards
0-0
7-159
Kickoff Returns No. / Yards
9-169
0-0
Interceptions: No./Yards
1-1
0-0
Fumble Returns: No./Yards
1-10
-3
Miscellaneous Yards 
0
23:53
Possession Time
36:06
2-4
3rd Down Conversions
6-11
1-2
4th Down Conversions
2-3
1-7
Sacks By: No. /Yards
2-11

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter

Time Scoring Play TBY-PHI
11:08 PHI - JONES, Tiger 15 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 0-7
07:57 TBY - ROYAL, Terrence 1 yd run (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 7-7
05:26 PHI - JONES, Tiger 45 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 7-14
01:11 PHI - BRACKINS, Larry 6 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 7-21

 

2nd Quarter

Time Scoring Play TBY-PHI
13:20 TBY - HILL, Nick 3 yd run (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 14-21
11:25 TBY - PHILLIPS, Pernell 10 yd fumble recover (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 21-21
09:10 PHI - MORGAN, Donovan 45 yd reception from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 21-28
06:29 TBY - LINDSEY, Michael 44 yd pass from HILL, Nick (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 28-28
03:22 TBY - HILL, Nick 2 yd run (WASIL, Stephen pass failed) 34-28
00:49 PHI - JONES, Tiger 14 yd reception from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 34-35
00:01 PHI - JONES, Tiger 14 yd reception from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick failed) 34-41
00:00 TBY - BONGARRA, Juan 42 yd field goal 37-41

 

3rd Quarter

Time Scoring Play TBY-PHI
11:40 TBY - HILLS, Joe 6 yd pass from HILL, Nick (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 44-41
10:47 PHI - HUGHLEY, Jeff 56 yd kickoff return (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 44-48
09:48 TBY - LINDSEY, Michael 56 yd kickoff return (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 51-48
08:23 PHI - MORGAN, Donovan 45 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 51-55
02:16 TBY - HILL, Nick 1 yd run (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 58-55

 

4th Quarter

Time Scoring Play TBY-PHI
12:58 TBY - FAGG, De'Cody 7 yd pass from HILL, Nick (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 65-55
11:45 PHI - JONES, Tiger 22 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 65-69
06:06 PHI - BRACKINS, Larry 10 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 72-69
01:39 TBY - LINDSEY, Michael 14 yd pass from HILL, Nick (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 72-69
00:55 PHI - JONES, Tiger 9 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 72-76
00:37 TBY - HILLS, Joe 6 yd pass from HILL, Nick (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 79-76
00:14 PHI - MORGAN, Donovan 4 yd pass from RAUDABAUGH, Dan (HUGHES, Connor kick good) 79-83

POST-GAME COVERAGE

GAME NOTES

  • The two teams combined to score 162 points, the most combined points scored in any Storm game, the previous high during a Storm game was at San Jose as the teams combined to score 143 June 14, 2008.
  • The 162 points is the highest total scored in a single game this season, and is the fifth highest scoring game in AFL history.
  • The 83 points by Philadelphia ties the single most points allowed in Storm history, coincidently, the previous time 83 points was scored occurred early this season in a loss to the Soul in Philadelphia.
  • The 79 points scored by Tampa Bay was the highest total this season for the Storm and the third highest total in franchise history. …The franchise high is 83 points against New England May 7, 1988 when the team was in Pittsburgh. This the second time Tampa Bay eclipsed 70 points this season after having done so March 30 at home defeating the Jacksonville Sharks 71-69
  • Tampa Bay is now 14-2 when scoring 70 or more points in a game; however the team is 0-13 when allowing 70 or more points in a game.
  • In the third quarter the teams returned kickoffs back-to-back for touchdowns.
  • WR Michael Lindsey, in his first game back from IR, returned his fourth career kickoff return for a touchdown. …The Storm has now returned six kickoffs for a touchdown this season and entered the game tied for third in the AFL with five.
  • Lindsey finished the game with a team high nine catches and 105 yards receiving and added 169 yards on eight kickoff returns.
  • Lindsey totaled 274 all-purpose yards, the third highest single-game total this season and the 14th highest single-game total in team history.
  • DL Pernell Phillips returned a fumble recovery 10 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. That is the seventh fumble recovery returned for a touchdown this season for Tampa Bay, the most in the AFL.
  • This was also QB Nick Hill’s fourth consecutive game with more than 300 yards passing. …He now has 1,362 yards in his first three games.
  • Hill also rushed for a touchdown in his fourth consecutive game, he now has eight rushing touchdowns in four games.
  • FB/DL Terrence Royal also added a touchdown on the ground, his first of the season. This the second time this season that the Storm have scored four rushing touchdowns on the ground.
  • Newcomer DB Martel Moody made his Storm debut. The local Tampa high school product (Jefferson H.S.) corralled his first interception in the third quarter.
  • Tampa Bay rushed for 46 yards, a season-high, including a season-high 42 yards by Nick Hill. …The 42 yards rushing is the 12th highest single-game total in franchise history.
  • Soul WR Tiger Jones had 12 catches for 204 yards, he is the first receiver to surpass 200 receiving yards this season against the Storm. Also making him the first receiver this season in the AFL to surpass 2,000 yards receiving. He becomes the first receiver in AFL history to record back-to-back 2,000 yard seasons.
  • Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh passed for 415 yards that is the single most passing yards allowed by the Storm.
  • The Soul had a total of 415 yards of offense; they are the first team to surpass 400 total yards against the Storm.

PRE-GAME COVERAGE

LAST TIME OUT

Ageless quarterback Aaron Garcia, who entered his 17th Arena Football League season in 2012, passed for six first-half touchdowns and finished with eight as San Antonio built a 43-21 halftime lead and went on to a 71-49 victory over the Tampa Bay Storm (6-8) Saturday night on the Amalie Motor Oil Field at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. It was the eighth straight win for the Talons (11-3), leaders of the National Conference Central Division.

Garcia, who will turn 42 in October, has passed for more than 50,000 yards and 1,000 TDs in his career. He was 18-of-23 passing in the first half and finished 27-of-35 for 259 yards.

Storm quarterback Nick Hill, 27, reached the 10,000 yards passing milestone Saturday, collecting 353 yards on 28-of-42 passing and 5 TDs. He did this in only the third game of his third season. It was also his third consecutive game with 300 or more yards passing.

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