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Seattle Dragons’ 17-9 win over Tampa Bay Vipers
- Updated: February 16, 2020
It took two weeks, but the Seattle Dragons have their first win in the history of the franchise after upending the Tampa Bay Vipers 17-9 in the team’s home opener.
It wasn’t pretty, but Jim Zorn and company held on for the close win after struggling tremendously on offense throughout the contest.
Tampa Bay struck first with a field goal in the second quarter, which it carried into halftime for a 3-0 lead. The Vipers followed that up with an interception of Dragons quarterback Brandon Silvers that was returned for a touchdown, taking a 9-0 lead. But after that, it was all Seattle.
Silvers found receiver Keenan Reynolds for a big 68-yard touchdown, making it a 9-6 game.
A few minutes later, with Tampa Bay backed up to their end zone and facing a third-and-24, Vipers quarterback Taylor Cornelius was trying to throw a screen pass, but he didn’t get enough air under it. Dragons defensive end Marcell Frazier split a double team, leaped up to break up the pass and ended up catching it and taking it a short distance into the end zone for a pick-6.
Silvers found Reynolds again for a 2-point conversion, and Seattle had a 14-9 lead that it added a field goal to with just over a minute left, giving the Dragons a 17-9 advantage that they held for the rest of the game.
