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  "at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida"
  
  The Storm opened their season with a lousy performance March 2 against their rivals the Orlando Predators.Kicker Bill Gramatica missed four extra point attempts while Predators player DeAndrew Rubin scored on two long plays to give Orlando a 14–0 lead that would hold up for the entire game as they won going away 52–27.