The defense took control from there, forcing three interceptions and getting a stop on the first possession and never looking back. Morris added three rushing touchdowns too.Īfter a slow start, he picked the Tampa Bay Storm’s defense apart, finding receivers wide open on multiple occasions and using his speed to get past defenders around the goalline, adding a new dynamic to the Predators’ offense. Morris threw for 131 yards on 16-for-23 passing as Orlando only needed 165 yards of total offense to win. It was the first of eight scores Morris would be responsible for in a 56-33 win over the rival Tampa Bay Storm at Amway Center on Friday. The touching tribute before the game and the symbolic silence of the team walking onto the floor before finally the team’s trademark song played before kickoff, set the tone for the team.įrom the beginning the Predators marched 44 yards down the field in five plays, Bernard Thompkins bouncing and dashing past defenders to set up the first score, a nine-yard quarterback draw for Morris, playing for an injured Randy Hippeard. You could see that with the way we rallied around the football tonight.” If it’s a small part or a big part, we want to let the city know that no one is alone. “Our whole outlook on things as far as dealing with the city is we want to uplift the city as much as we can,” quarterback Bernard Morris said. “We want to do our part. It was a meaningful moment and a performance that showed the Predators’ and the city’s strength.
The Predators were together as a team and together with their city. Friday though the Predators all walked through the tunnel and onto the field in arms. The team always enters the field locked in arms before running through the smoke and special effects.
It was a tragedy that hit close to home for the Predators as two season ticket holders, including women’s football team Orlando Anarchy coach Cory James Connell, were enjoying the Predators’ win over the Cleveland Gladiators just hours before the shooting. This was an unusually muted entrance for the first game for the Predators at Amway Center since the horrific shooting at Pulse night club two weeks ago. Their introduction has always involved fire, smoke and pyrotechnics, a firework launching with each cord of Guns ‘n Rose’s “Welcome to the Jungle.” Brandon Thompkins led the Orlando Predators in receptions as they defeated the Tampa Bay Storm at Amway Center on June 24, 2016.
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