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Although nobody knew exactly what head coach Lawrence Samuels would get out of his team in the first couple weeks of a new season, the results are just what everyone hoped for. The Tampa Bay Storm, now 2-0 for the first time since 2008, used an impressive defensive effort on Friday night to shock the Talons 48-45 in the closing seconds.
Props to you, AFL schedule makers. Not only did you manage to have the Tampa Bay Storm play two games in a span of five days, with a flight to and from Philadelphia squeezed in there, but you also chose Friday the 13th to feature the 60th edition of the War on I-4. The undefeated Orlando Predators hosting the 30-point underdog, and winless Storm. What could possibly go wrong?
For the first time since 2010, the Tampa Bay Storm will host a playoff game on their own turf. Escaping with a thrilling 55-51 win over the Washington Valor on Saturday night at Amalie Arena, the Storm improved to 8-2 and picked up their fourth straight victory over Washington to wrap-up the season sweep.
If the headline seems familiar, you can thank the Tampa Bay Storm for yet another resilient, last-minute comeback victory on Saturday night this time at home against the Washington Valor.
With a 41-33 victory over the Washington Valor on Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Storm improved to 4-1 for the first time in nearly two decades and have now won three consecutive games for the first time since the 2014 season.