Quarterback Leon Murray was 17-of-30 for 258 yards and five TDs, with two interceptions in helping lead the Kats to their first win since the season's opening week. Three of his scoring tosses went to Offensive MVP Travis McGriff, who had four catches for 138 yards. His TD receptions were of 34, 45 and 47 yards.
The Rampage stormed out to a 13-point halftime lead on a 3-yard TD run by quarterback Michael Bishop and a pair of TD passes by the rookie signal caller.
The Kats got in the end zone in the first half on a five-yard pass from Murray to Darryl Hammond on their first possession, and on a 34-yard scoring toss from Murray to McGriff in the second period, but Nashville still trailed by two scores at the intermission.
Murray was intercepted by Damon Mason in the end zone on the Kats' first drive of the second half, and things looked bleak for the Kats. But Hammond returned the favor a few plays later when he picked off Bishop. Nashville cashed in on the opportunity when Lindsay Fleshman scored on a six-yard run on the next possession to cut the lead to six points. It was the first of 26 unanswered points the team would run up in a juggernaut of a second half.
From there, the Kats forced another defensive stop and tied the game on a 47-yard TD strike from Murray to McGriff, then got another INT from Khalil Carter before Murray hit McGriff for a 45-yard score that gave Nashville its first lead.
After Levelle Brown recovered a Bishop fumble on the next Rampage possession, he followed it up with a dazzling 27-yard TD reception in which he somersaulted into the end zone.
Bishop had a dismal day for the Rampage, completing 18-of-33 throws for two TDs and a pair of interceptions. After leading Grand Rapids to TDs on their first four possessions, Bishop could not lead the Rampage to a TD the rest of the game, going eight consecutive drives without reaching the end zone.
The Kats were able to get the 'W", even though Gary Kral has missed a pair of field goals and two PAT attempts.
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