ArenaBowl VII
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| Date | August 21, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP |
Jay Gruden, QB, Tampa Bay
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| Attendance | 12,989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Lary Kuharich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losing coach | Tim Marcum | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Mees, Rick 'Doc' Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
ArenaBowl '93 (or ArenaBowl VII) was the Arena Football League's seventh Arena Bowl. The game featured the #3 Tampa Bay Storm (9-3) of the National Conference against the #1 Detroit Drive (11-1) of the American Conference. The Storm defeated the Drive by the score of 51–31, winning their second ArenaBowl in team history, and their second one in three years.[1]
Game summary
In the first quarter, the Storm struck first with kicker Arden Czyzewski getting a 24-yard field goal, while Quarterback Jay Gruden completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB Stevie Thomas.
In the second quarter, Detroit managed to get on the board with kicker John Langeloh getting a 21-yard field goal, yet the Storm answered with Czyzewski nailing a 47-yard field goal and OL/DL Keith Browner recovering a Drive fumble in their endzone for a touchdown. Detroit would answer with QB Gilbert Renfoe completing a 27-yard touchdown pass to OS George LaFrance, yet Tampa Bay replied with Gruden completing an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Amod Field. The Drive would managed to get another touchdown as Renfoe completed a two-yard pass to OL/DL James Goode, while the Storm wrapped up the half with Czyzewski kicking a 26-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, with Tampa Bay in command, even back-up QB Bobby Byrd got a touchdown pass in as he completed a nine-yard strike to Browner, while Detroit answered with Renfoe completing a 34-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Grantis Bell.
In the fourth quarter, the Storm continued on its lead with Gruden completing a seven-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB "Downtown" Eddie Brown. All that was left of the Drive's comeback hopes was FB/LB Tony Burse getting a one-yard touchdown run. Tampa Bay would wrap up the game with FB/LB Les Barley getting a four-yard touchdown run.
With the win, the Storm would get its second ArenaBowl title in three seasons.
Scoring summary
1st Quarter
- TB - FG Czyzewski 24
- TB - Thomas 15 pass from Gruden (Czyzewski kick)
2nd Quarter
- DET - FG Langelog 21
- TB - FB Czyzewski 47
- TB - Browner 0 fumble recovery (Czyzewski kick)
- DET - LaFrance 27 pass from Renfoe (Langelog kick)
- TB - Field 18 pass from Gruden (Czyzewski kick)
- DET - Goode 2 pass from Renfoe (Langelog kick)
- TB - FG Czyzewski 26
3rd Quarter
- TB - Browner 9 pass from Byrd (Czyzewski kick)
- DET - Bell 34 pass from Renfroe (Langeloh kick)
4th Quarter
- TB - Brown 7 pass from Gruden (Czyzewski kick)
- DET - Burse 1 run (Langeloh kick)
- TB - Barley 4 run (Czyzewski kick)
References
- ↑ "Tampa Bay tops Detroit for title". Star-News. August 22, 1993. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
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