Georgia Force opens season with 48-31 win over Orlando Predators

ATLANTA - Nate Coggins and Nick Ward each returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, leading the Georgia Force to a 48-31 win over the Orlando Predators on Saturday night.

Georgia's Matt Nagy also tossed three TD passes to Chris Jackson and one to Derek Lee. Jackson had nine catches for 117 yards and Nagy finished 23-of-38 for 256 yards.

Coggins intercepted a Joe Hamilton pass and ran 18 yards to give the Force a 41-31 lead with 35 seconds left. Ward added a 20-yard interception return with 15 seconds to play to make it 48-31.

Hamilton completed 20 of 40 passes for 189 yards and three scores for the Predators.

The matchup was the season opener for both teams.

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