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Week 17: Tampa Bay 59 at Dallas 57
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Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm 72491959
Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados 170132757
Date: Sunday May 30, 2004, Game Time: 4:00 pm ET
Arena: American Airlines Center
Attendance: 7,836
Off. Player of the Game: Freddie Solomon (TAM)
Def. Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TAM)
Ironman of the Game: David Saunders (TAM)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
10:44Dallas DesperadosTDSippio 22 yd pass from Dreisbach (Martinez kick)Dallas Desperados 7-0
07:28Dallas DesperadosTDSippio 40 yd interception return (Martinez kick)Dallas Desperados 14-0
05:33Tampa Bay StormTDSaunders 37 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick)Dallas Desperados 14-7
00:11Dallas DesperadosFGMartinez 42 yd field goalDallas Desperados 17-7
2nd Quarter
09:04Tampa Bay StormTDToliver 10 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick)Dallas Desperados 17-14
06:59Tampa Bay StormTDSolomon 9 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick)Tampa Bay Storm 21-17
03:08Tampa Bay StormTDSaunders 11 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick)Tampa Bay Storm 28-17
00:02Tampa Bay StormFGBrache 28 yd field goalTampa Bay Storm 31-17
3rd Quarter
13:25Dallas DesperadosTDPettijohn 1 yd fumble return (Martinez kick)Tampa Bay Storm 31-24
08:37Tampa Bay StormFGBrache 16 yd field goalTampa Bay Storm 34-24
06:27Dallas DesperadosTDSippio 12 yd pass from Dreisbach (Martinez kick failed)Tampa Bay Storm 34-30
03:12Tampa Bay StormTDDell 7 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick failed)Tampa Bay Storm 40-30
4th Quarter
13:52Dallas DesperadosTDShelley 5 yd pass from Dreisbach (Martinez kick)Tampa Bay Storm 40-37
11:07Tampa Bay StormTDSolomon 12 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick)Tampa Bay Storm 47-37
06:34Dallas DesperadosTDShelley 21 yd pass from Dreisbach (Martinez kick)Tampa Bay Storm 47-44
04:00Tampa Bay StormTDDell 18 yd pass from Stafford (Brache kick failed)Tampa Bay Storm 53-44
00:48Dallas DesperadosTDShelley 26 yd pass from Dreisbach (Martinez kick)Tampa Bay Storm 53-51
00:38Tampa Bay StormTDWhite 14 yd run (Brache kick failed)Tampa Bay Storm 59-51
00:00Dallas DesperadosTDSippio 10 yd pass from Dreisbach (Dreisbach pass failed)Tampa Bay Storm 59-57
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
  Tampa BayDallas
First Downs2018
Rushing Yards195
Passing Yards259277
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
Fumble Return Yards10
Penalties/Yards8/4811/69
Time of Possession31:2528:35
3rd Down Conv.1/23/7
4th Down Conv.0/02/2
Individual Statistics
Tampa Bay Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Shane Stafford203025971
Dallas Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Scott Dreisbach234027761
Tampa Bay Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Freddie Solomon7802
David Saunders4672
TT Toliver4561
Clif Dell3332
Lawrence Samuels2230
Dallas Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Jason Shelley81253
Bobby Sippio61033
Andrew Layton3260
Scott Dreisbach1-50
Ja`Mar Toombs130
Chad Pegues140
Tampa Bay Rushing
 RushYdsTD
David White5171
Shane Stafford220
Dallas Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Scott Dreisbach330
Duke Pettijohn140
Ja`Mar Toombs1-20
Tampa Bay Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Ignacio Brache5/72/20/00/0
Dallas Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Carlos Martinez6/71/30/00/0
Tampa Bay Returns
 KORetMFGRet
TT Toliver4/65/00/0/0
Freddie Solomon1/23/01/11/0
Umar Muhammad0/0/01/0/0
Carlos James0/0/01/0/0
Dallas Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Will Pettis4/86/00/0/0
Bobby Sippio1/17/00/0/0
Andrew Layton1/10/00/0/0
Jeff Chase0/0/01/0/0
Tampa Bay Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Jonathan Ordway7/010.0/00/0
David Saunders5/000.0/00/0
Nyle Wiren3/010.0/00/0
TT Toliver2/000.0/00/0
Lawrence Samuels1/010.0/00/0
David White1/000.0/00/0
Mike Lawson1/000.0/00/0
Ernest Certain0/100.0/00/1
Dallas Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Jermaine Jones6/000.0/00/0
Duke Pettijohn5/000.0/00/1
Derek Stingley5/000.0/00/0
Ben Huff2/000.0/00/0
Ernest Allen1/000.0/00/0
Eddie Canonico1/000.0/00/0
Carlos Martinez1/000.0/00/0
Will Pettis1/000.0/00/0
Corey Mayfield0/100.0/00/0
Cee Weatherington0/100.0/00/0
Bobby Sippio0/000.0/00/0
Tampa Bay Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Lawrence Samuels180
Dallas Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Bobby Sippio1401