The Predators went into the Armadillos game focused and composed and came away with a big win. It started off bad and the Predators fell behind but came back in a big way to secure a 27-15 victory. It took every Predator contributing to get the win. Whether they were throwing, catching, pulling, blocking or decoying the Predators came together for the win and put them into 4th in the standings.
Right from the start the Predators were playing decent D but got caught in man coverage and gave up a long TD putting them down 0-8 early on. They came back in a big way when #7 Brown fond #27 Clapper for the first TD of the game. After a big turnover on downs the Predators found themselves in scoring position on 4th down when #7 Brown found #33 Price in the back of the end zone to put the Predators ahead. The Armadillos came back quick when the found the Predators in man D again and scorched them for a big play, putting them very close to scoring territory. They eventually scored making it 13-15 at half time.
At the start of the second half the Predators moved the ball down field but after a costly turnover things weren't looking good. But the defense made a stop on 3 straight plays from the two yard line giving them the ball back. It was the series of the game and a huge reason why they came away with the victory. All the Predators in the secondary were making pulls and stops all night and the entire unit should be applauded for the effort.
Once the Predators got the ball back the moved it again. The entire night they used options, laterals, multiple passers as they moved the ball down field. They seamed to create some chemistry in the huddle on this night. They ended up scoring again when #27 Clapper scored his second TD of the game, making him the 4th Predator in team history with multiple TDs in a game. At this point in the game the Predators D had figured out the Armadillos funky offense that gave them a headache and stopped it with ease at this point. But don't get me wrong, the Predators struggled with this O but talked about it and tried to figure it out as a team and did. If the Predators can continue to talk both offensively and defensively and do the things that continually make them better then they can be a team to reckon with. #45 Price capped the game off when #33 Price found him on short catch and run for a TD.
It was a big game and something that can encourage the Predators. With big games coming up we will see what Predator team shows up. Will it be the inconsistent one we've seen in the past or will the Predators get nasty and continue to grow for the future.
