deportes: The Orlando Storm open the postseason on June 7 against the DC Defenders at Daytona Stadium. The No. 1 seed brings an 8-2 record into a relocated playoff game after Inter&Co Stadium was unavailable that weekend.
The matchup gives Orlando a rematch with the reigning champions, who finished 5-5 and grabbed the fourth seed. It also puts the league's top scoring offense on the same field as a team that allowed only 186 points during the regular season.
Jack Plummer Against DC
Jack Plummer enters as Orlando's starting quarterback and MVP front-runner, and he already handled this opponent well. He passed for at least 203 yards and two touchdowns in both regular-season meetings, both of which Orlando won.
Those wins came in Week 9, 27-19, and Week 10, 29-23. In each game, Orlando held DC's quarterbacks to under 200 passing yards and a 50% completion percentage.
DC's Slump and Speed
DC's path looks different from the start of the season, when it opened 5-1 before dropping four straight. The Defenders still scored a league-best 281 points, and Deon Jackson led the league in rushing and touchdowns.
Jason Bean started DC's last game of the regular season against Orlando and is expected to start in the first round of the postseason. Anthony Becht said in midweek media availability that containing the quarterback will be central for Orlando, which also saw Jordan Ta'amu go down in Week 8 with an undisclosed season-ending injury.
Orlando's Run Game Test
Jashaun Corbin gives Orlando another layer. He finished the season with 131 rushing attempts for 438 yards and three touchdowns, though he managed 85 yards and no touchdowns on 28 carries across the last two games against DC.
Orlando was one of only two teams to hold opponents under 200 points this season, a mark that fits the No. 1 seed's profile heading into a playoff bracket where the same opponent already asked real questions twice. Daytona Stadium now hosts the next answer.
