Regular Season Week 1: Wheels at Blitz
September 04, 1977 83° Soldier Field
Attendance: 59,335 (89%)
Wheels 3 20 0 0 3 - 26
Blitz 7 3 7 6 0 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-12-CHI 23 (4:56) 2-Jose Fouche 40 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 0 DET 3
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 1-10-DET 26 (2:12) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 82-Michael Leonard for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 7 DET 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-CHI 10 (14:12) 37-Enrique Pacheco ran for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-5-CHI 42 (11:09) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger to CHI 0 for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CHI 7 DET 16
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-2-CHI 2 (7:19) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CHI 7 DET 23
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 2-1-DET 11 (0:04) 11-Matthew Eno 30 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 70-Timothy Sims was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHI 10 DET 23
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 3-2-DET 2 (10:50) 34-Bruce Fine ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 17 DET 23
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-6-DET 27 (11:40) 11-Matthew Eno 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 20 DET 23
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-12-DET 27 (4:14) 11-Matthew Eno 45 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 23 DET 23
(OT) Wheels: 1-5-CHI 5 (2:00) 2-Jose Fouche 23 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 23 DET 26
Team Statistics
Blitz Wheels
First Downs 19 19
- Rushing 9 3
- Passing 9 16
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 372 475
- Offensive Plays 81 69
- Yards Per Play 4.59 6.88
Net Rushing Yards 190 95
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards Per Rush 6.13 5.28
Net Passing Yards 182 380
- Att/Comp/Int 46 / 26 / 2 46 / 28 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 417
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 27 5 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.64 7.45
- Yards Per Completion 8.04 14.89
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 6 / 36
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 144 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 11 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:01 37:01
Drive Charts
Blitz
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:06 4:16 OWN 20 7 26 Punt
1 4:53 2:48 OWN 36 6 64 Touchdown
2 14:08 1:28 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
2 11:03 0:21 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
2 7:15 2:14 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
2 2:12 2:11 OWN 44 9 45 Field Goal
3 15:00 4:13 OPP 37 9 37 Touchdown
3 8:37 1:43 OWN 26 3 1 Punt
3 4:55 3:39 OWN 31 6 16 Punt
4 14:53 3:17 OWN 42 7 31 Field Goal
4 8:51 4:41 OWN 11 8 62 Field Goal
4 2:42 0:47 OWN 34 3 8 Punt
4 0:43 0:35 OWN 16 5 41 Interception
OT 10:00 2:15 OWN 25 4 25 Punt
OT 6:44 1:28 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
OT 2:04 0:05 OWN 2 1 0 Interception
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:54 OWN 25 6 31 Punt
1 7:51 2:58 OWN 10 8 67 Field Goal
1 2:04 2:56 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 12:40 1:36 OWN 12 3 88 Touchdown
2 10:42 3:27 OWN 32 7 68 Touchdown
2 5:01 2:49 OWN 30 5 34 Missed FG
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 10:47 2:11 OWN 29 5 36 Interception
3 6:54 1:59 OWN 29 3 -11 Punt
3 1:16 1:23 OWN 9 3 2 Punt
4 11:36 2:45 OWN 25 4 7 Punt
4 4:10 1:29 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 1:55 1:12 OWN 12 5 24 Punt
4 0:07 5:07 OWN 30 1 5 Half
OT 7:45 1:01 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
OT 5:16 3:13 OWN 20 7 41 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 24 128 5.33 16 5 1
#37 Ray Bryant 7 62 8.86 23 3 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 17 86 5.06 17 4 1
#26 Robert Costello 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Daniel McKee 46 26 209 4 / 27 1 26 2 57.25
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 46 28 417 5 / 37 2 52 1 96.01
Receiving Stats
Blitz
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 John Ayala 10 76 7.60 22 0
#16 Chester Landes 6 49 8.17 18 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 3 31 10.33 16 0
#89 Michael Leonard 1 26 26.00 26 1
#87 George Allen 3 17 5.67 9 0
#34 Bruce Fine 2 5 2.50 10 0
#13 Robert Ross 1 5 5.00 5 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 7 112 16.00 42 1
#84 Zachary Powell 6 112 18.67 42 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 5 92 18.40 52 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 5 72 14.40 25 1
#88 Paul Lee 2 19 9.50 14 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 3 10 3.33 5 0
Blocking Stats
Blitz
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Dale Smith 58 40 3 8
#75 Andre Ochs 50 44 1 1
#61 Brian Buckley 53 43 0 0
#79 John Jackson 64 37 0 1
#58 Willie Salisbury 63 38 0 1
#87 George Allen 16 24 0 0
#34 Eric Wilkinson 20 23 0 1
#89 Wendell Pinegar 0 18 0 1
#86 John Ayala 0 25 0 0
#16 Chester Landes 0 19 0 0
#34 Bruce Fine 17 10 0 1
#44 David Feng 8 5 0 0
#64 Ronald Stanfill 14 1 0 0
#67 Aaron Dutton 14 2 0 0
#70 Timothy Sims 14 0 0 0
#52 Jeff Melton 0 4 0 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 0 5 0 0
#94 Cesar Collins 0 4 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 5 0 1
#79 Dustin Hoy 0 5 0 1
#95 William Kennedy 0 4 0 1
#92 Elton Engler 0 5 0 0
#50 Jerry Shen 0 4 0 0
#89 Michael Leonard 5 7 0 0
#37 Ray Bryant 3 5 0 0
#13 Robert Ross 0 2 0 0
#17 Thomas Coley 0 1 0 0
#49 Robert Davis 0 2 0 0
#54 Brad Meriwether 0 1 0 0
#41 George Keyes 0 2 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#84 Timothy Milligan 65 27 2 6
#77 Levi Smith 51 25 1 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 22 6 1 2
#88 Paul Lee 10 5 1 1
#67 Ronald Davis 65 34 0 2
#70 Thomas Watson 64 32 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 57 24 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 17 0 2
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 22 0 1
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 13 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 5 22 0 2
#81 John Provencal 25 9 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 8 3 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 15 5 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 14 0 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 7 0 0 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 2 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 4 0 3
#92 Chad Brown 0 3 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 2 0 1
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 1 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 2 0 0
#49 Walter Daniels 0 2 0 1
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 2 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 1 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 3 0 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blitz
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#52 Jeff Melton 1 11 11.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Bradley Mondragon 1 0 0.00 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blitz
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Blitz
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Simon Jones 9 439 48.78 42.67 57 0
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 8 384 48.00 44.50 55 1
Kicking
Blitz
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Matthew Eno 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 2 / 2
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 40 2 / 3
Punt Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 3 11 3.7 7 0
Kick Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#86 John Ayala 4 144 36.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Blitz
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Jeff Melton 9 0
#94 Cesar Collins 8 4
#95 William Kennedy 7 0
#92 Elton Engler 6 1
#44 David Feng 6 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 4 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 4 0
#43 Dennis Canning 3 0
#53 Leroy Obrien 2 0
#79 Dustin Hoy 2 0
#16 Chester Landes 1 0
#49 Robert Davis 1 0
#86 John Ayala 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Chuck Johnson 7 0
#49 Walter Daniels 7 0
#30 David Peralta 7 0
#53 Donald Martinez 7 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 6 0
#96 William Williams 5 2
#24 Bradley Mondragon 4 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 4 0
#57 Edward Flores 4 0
#92 Chad Brown 3 1
#58 Juan Frigo 2 1
#99 Josh Daughtry 2 0
#45 Eric Spann 2 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 1 0