Regular Season Week 8: Federals at Blitz
October 23, 1977 57° Soldier Field
Attendance: 53,878 (80%)
Federals 10 7 14 10 - 41
Blitz 17 14 7 10 - 48
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 2-8-CHI 27 (14:27) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 85-George Allen for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 7 WAS 0
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 1-10-CHI 22 (12:13) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 85-George Allen for 78 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 14 WAS 0
(Qtr 1) Federals: 4-1-CHI 31 (8:29) 16-Daniel Hall 49 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 14 WAS 3
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 4-5-WAS 8 (2:19) 11-Matthew Eno 27 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 17 WAS 3
(Qtr 1) Federals: 3-16-WAS 27 (0:02) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 18-Joseph Baker for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Daniel Hall. CHI 17 WAS 10
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 1-10-WAS 39 (9:59) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 13-Chester Landes for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 24 WAS 10
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 3-10-WAS 25 (9:01) 9-Joe Richardson pass INTERCEPTED by 44-David Feng at WAS 40. 44-David Feng to WAS 0 for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 31 WAS 10
(Qtr 2) Federals: 1-10-CHI 39 (6:05) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 81-Jacob Scully for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Daniel Hall. CHI 31 WAS 17
(Qtr 3) Federals: 1-10-WAS 25 (15:00) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 82-Roger Saddler for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Daniel Hall. CHI 31 WAS 24
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 3-10-WAS 10 (8:10) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 13-Chester Landes for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 38 WAS 24
(Qtr 3) Federals: 1-10-CHI 13 (2:35) 28-John Horn ran for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Daniel Hall. CHI 38 WAS 31
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 2-10-WAS 10 (13:33) 15-Daniel McKee pass tipped by 35-Richard Brazier, complete to 84-Wendell Pinegar for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 45 WAS 31
(Qtr 4) Federals: 4-5-CHI 15 (10:02) 16-Daniel Hall 32 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 45 WAS 34
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-4-WAS 24 (5:53) 11-Matthew Eno 43 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 48 WAS 34
(Qtr 4) Federals: 1-10-CHI 24 (3:25) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 84-Danny Merrill for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Daniel Hall. CHI 48 WAS 41
Team Statistics
Blitz Federals
First Downs 21 16
- Rushing 7 5
- Passing 13 11
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 536 552
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards Per Play 8.51 9.52
Net Rushing Yards 99 106
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards Per Rush 3.09 4.42
Net Passing Yards 437 446
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 22 / 0 33 / 22 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 452 452
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 14.10 13.12
- Yards Per Completion 20.55 20.55
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 12 4 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 2 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 33 2 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 40 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 20
Time of Possession 35:59 24:01
Drive Charts
Blitz
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:44 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 12:12 0:11 OWN 22 1 78 Touchdown
1 8:24 6:09 OWN 25 11 67 Field Goal
1 0:00 2:06 OWN 25 4 15 Punt
2 11:24 1:34 OWN 39 3 61 Touchdown
2 8:50 2:51 OPP 25 5 -75 Touchdown
2 5:59 4:47 OWN 25 8 35 Punt
3 14:50 6:43 OWN 35 12 65 Touchdown
3 2:31 4:03 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 9:59 4:09 OWN 25 7 51 Field Goal
4 3:19 1:26 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 1:16 1:16 OWN 45 3 0 Game
Federals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:16 2:04 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 12:01 3:37 OWN 25 5 44 Field Goal
1 2:16 2:16 OWN 12 5 88 Touchdown
2 12:54 1:30 OWN 14 3 0 Punt
2 9:50 0:59 OWN 25 3 0 Interception
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 7 2 13 Half
3 15:00 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 8:06 5:35 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 13:28 3:30 OWN 25 6 60 Field Goal
4 5:50 2:30 OWN 16 8 84 Touchdown
4 1:53 0:38 OWN 22 8 34 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 20 73 3.65 11 3 0
#37 Ray Bryant 9 26 2.89 12 2 0
#15 Daniel McKee 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Federals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 John Horn 17 72 4.24 13 3 1
#83 Gary Munch 7 34 4.86 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Daniel McKee 29 22 452 2 / 15 5 78 0 156.97
Federals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Joe Richardson 33 22 452 1 / 6 4 75 1 136.68
Receiving Stats
Blitz
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 George Allen 3 163 54.33 78 2
#16 Chester Landes 7 109 15.57 39 2
#86 John Ayala 6 90 15.00 21 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 4 58 14.50 22 1
#17 Thomas Coley 1 22 22.00 22 0
#34 Eric Wilkinson 1 10 10.00 10 0
Federals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Roger Saddler 3 150 50.00 75 1
#82 Joseph Baker 3 94 31.33 73 1
#12 Danny Merrill 5 67 13.40 24 1
#85 Jacob Scully 4 65 16.25 39 1
#84 Matt Ellis 4 60 15.00 32 0
#87 Jake Howard 1 10 10.00 10 0
#80 Steven Melin 2 6 3.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Blitz
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Dale Smith 40 32 0 1
#61 Brian Buckley 39 32 0 1
#79 John Jackson 42 37 0 4
#74 Dale Jarrett 42 35 0 5
#86 John Ayala 0 18 0 0
#16 Chester Landes 0 18 0 0
#87 George Allen 10 31 0 0
#34 Eric Wilkinson 15 21 0 2
#75 Andre Ochs 31 34 0 1
#34 Bruce Fine 9 0 0 0
#89 Michael Leonard 8 10 0 0
#37 Ray Bryant 4 1 0 0
#64 Ronald Stanfill 8 0 0 0
#67 Aaron Dutton 11 0 0 0
#70 Timothy Sims 11 0 0 0
#52 Jeff Melton 0 2 0 1
#94 Cesar Collins 0 3 0 0
#97 Peter Horton 0 1 0 0
#80 Frederick Hays 1 0 0 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 0 9 0 1
#41 George Keyes 0 3 0 1
#17 Thomas Coley 0 2 0 0
#13 Robert Ross 0 4 0 0
#44 David Feng 3 1 0 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 0 2 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 2 0 1
#54 Brad Meriwether 0 1 0 0
#79 Dustin Hoy 0 1 0 0
#95 William Kennedy 0 1 0 0
#92 Elton Engler 0 1 0 0
#50 Jerry Shen 0 1 0 0
Federals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Joel Lossett 37 28 1 4
#68 Samuel Gragg 33 26 0 1
#84 Matt Ellis 0 7 0 1
#85 Jacob Scully 12 25 0 0
#68 Daniel Dailey 37 24 0 1
#61 Stephen Coppock 39 29 0 1
#50 Ted Jarrett 42 32 0 2
#89 James West 17 20 0 0
#82 Roger Saddler 0 10 0 0
#80 Steven Melin 9 10 0 0
#83 Gary Munch 12 2 0 0
#64 Freddie Brown 12 0 0 0
#76 Arthur Schneider 10 0 0 0
#43 John Horn 6 5 0 0
#37 Carlton Smith 9 4 0 0
#56 Travis Curcio 3 2 0 0
#92 Garland Gipson 0 2 0 0
#82 Joseph Baker 0 3 0 0
#83 Johnny Aguilar 1 5 0 0
#12 Danny Merrill 0 3 0 0
#65 Steven Chapman 5 0 0 0
#56 John Hughes 0 1 0 0
#87 Jake Howard 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blitz
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 David Feng 1 40 40.00 1
Federals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Blitz
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Anthony Crow 0 0 1 0
#95 William Kennedy 0 0 1 0
Federals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 John Horn 1 0 0 0
#80 Steven Melin 1 0 0 0
#68 Daniel Dailey 0 1 0 0
#37 Carlton Smith 0 1 0 0
Punting
Blitz
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Simon Jones 3 122 40.67 40.67 46 0
Federals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 George Hill 2 99 49.50 48.00 51 0
Kicking
Blitz
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Matthew Eno 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 6 / 6
Federals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Daniel Hall 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 5 / 5
Punt Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 1 4 4.0 4 0
Federals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 1 33 33.0 0
Federals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Roger Saddler 2 35 17.5 0
Defensive Stats
Blitz
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Jeff Melton 7 0
#43 Dennis Canning 5 0
#44 David Feng 5 0
#53 Leroy Obrien 4 0
#94 Cesar Collins 3 0
#54 Brad Meriwether 3 1
#92 Elton Engler 2 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 2 0
#42 William McKenzie 2 0
#35 Anthony Crow 2 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 1 0
#95 William Kennedy 1 0
#97 Peter Horton 1 0
#50 Jerry Shen 1 0
#49 Robert Davis 1 0
#94 Willard Clark 1 0
#56 Kyle Nicholas 1 0
Federals
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Travis Curcio 9 1
#21 Corey Norwood 6 0
#35 Richard Brazier 6 0
#36 Arthur Stewart 5 0
#99 Jessie Draper 4 0
#97 Tyler Helton 4 0
#39 Robert Ridley 3 0
#47 Richard Nelson 2 0
#44 Elmer Bunting 2 0
#94 Jeremy Mullen 2 0
#56 John Hughes 2 1
#71 Matthew McGinley 2 0
#95 Brian Gould 1 0
#42 Joseph Whitcher 1 0
#89 James West 1 0