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Columbus 56 at Tampa Bay 55
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Columbus Destroyers Columbus Destroyers 142171456
Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm 142171355

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Post Game Articles

Respect… what is it, and where does it come from?
Rob Hammersmith, ArenaFan.com

I was taught that sometimes there are people that one should automatically respect, like police officers, firemen, and those serving in the armed forces. Though I may know nothing at all about such a person, their service commands an automatic respect.

First win in playoffs forged by key drive
Columbus Dispatch

Jerald Brown stuck his finger in front of the television camera as the Destroyers exited the field in Tampa, Fla., in triumph. Defiantly, the defensive back declared, "They said we couldn't do it, and we did it."

Storm ousted in "game of inches"
St. Petersburg Times

In a sport built on the frenetic action of a three-dimensional arcade game, it is the most fleeting of moments that bear the weight of postseason hopes.

Huge Hearts in the Eye of the Storm
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

If you could pick one game this season to sum up the Arena Football League to a person who had never watched it before, the game to pick would be Saturday’s Wild Card contest between the Tampa Bay Storm and Columbus Destroyers. This game had just abou

Can Storm make history?
St. Petersburg Times

The Storm can make history: Four teams have started 0-5 and rebounded to make the playoffs. None has ever appeared in an ArenaBowl. The Storm is also the first team in league history to start 0-5 and finish with a winning record.

Storm suffer heartbreak 56-55
Tampa Bay Storm Press Release

Columbus Destroyers defeat Tampa Bay Storm 56-55 in Wild Card Round
Columbus Destroyers Press Release

The Columbus Destroyers, presented by Germain, defeated the Tampa Bay Storm, 56-55, in front of 10,221 fans at St. Pete Times Forum Saturday afternoon. The win is the franchise's first in three playoff appearances. The game was broadcast live on Russell

Tampa Bay Storm to host AFL Wild Card round
Tampa Bay Storm Press Release

With a 9-2 finish on the 2007 AFL season the Tampa Bay Storm locked up the third seed in the National Conference and a home game in the Wild Card Round against the Columbus Destroyers on Saturday, June 30. Kickoff at the St. Pete Times Forum is set for 1

 
Between the Pads
Most Passing Yards
315 yards, Dietz, Tampa Bay
Most Receiving Yards
116 yards, Samuels, Tampa Bay
Most Rushing Yards
15 yards, Wells, Columbus
Most Passing TDs
6 TDs, Dietz, Tampa Bay
Most Receiving TDs
4 TDs, Shaw, Tampa Bay
Most Rushing TDs
1 TDs, Dietz, Tampa Bay
Longest TD Pass
30 yards, Nagy to Groce, Columbus
Longest TD Run
2 yards, Barre, Columbus
Most INTs Thrown
1 INTs, Dietz, Tampa Bay