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Portland 50 at Orlando 53
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Portland Steel Portland Steel 610142050
Orlando Predators Orlando Predators 137132053

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Post Game Articles

Preds avoid upset after Hippeard scores winning TD in final minute
Orlando Sentinel

No stopping Orlando Predators at the end
Orlando Sports Daily (blog)

Three plays later, quarterback Randy Hippeard dove into the end zone for the go-ahead score. Kent Richardson sealed the deal with an interception on the final drive, the first stop of the game, delivering an ugly 53-50 win for the Predators in their home opener Saturday.

Orlando Predators beat Portland Steel 53-50
WKMG Orlando

The Predators beat the Portland Steel 53-50 Saturday night at the Amway Center. The team is now 2-0 so far this season.

Portland falls just short of Steeling win in Orlando
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

ORLANDO -- Let's get this much right. The Orlando Predators were the better team on the field on Saturday night against the Portland Steel. The oddsmakers said they were the better team by 24.5-points, and if you just look at the talent on the field, this truly was a mismatch.

Predators Outlast Portland Steel, Start Season 2-0
Orlando Predators Press Release

The Orlando Predators (2-0) emerged with a 53-50 victory in a back-and-forth battle with the Portland Steel (0-2) in front of 10,732 fans at the Amway Center on Saturday night.

Portland Steel drop second straight contest in the final seconds against the Orlando Predators
Portland Steel Press Release

The Portland Steel drop their second game of the season to the Orlando Predators, 53-50.

Orlando Predators' wide receivers may be best in arena league
Orlando Sentinel

Arguably the deepest and most talented group of wide receivers in the Arena Football League has Orlando Predators coach Rob Keefe thinking about touchdowns. And food.

If you go: Orlando Predators vs. Portland Steel
Orlando Sentinel

Preds QB Randy Hippeard, who threw for seven touchdowns last week in a 76-25 victory against the Tampa Bay Storm, earned AFL offensive player-of-the-week honors.

 
Between the Pads
Most Passing Yards
228 yards, Hippeard, Orlando
Most Receiving Yards
110 yards, Thompkins, Orlando
Most Rushing Yards
9 yards, Hippeard, Orlando
Most Passing TDs
6 TDs, Hippeard, Orlando
Most Receiving TDs
3 TDs, Thompkins, Orlando
Most Rushing TDs
2 TDs, Kelly, Portland
Longest TD Pass
48 yards, Hippeard to Thompkins, Orlando
Longest TD Run
1 yards, Hippeard, Orlando
Most INTs Thrown
1 INTs, Southwick, Portland