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Week 16: Denver Gold at Michigan Panthers

December 18, 1977
38°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 54,649 (68%)
Gold 14 3 0 0 - 17
Panthers 19 6 0 28 - 53

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-DEN 23 (13:37) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 17-Joseph Dailey for 77 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. MIC 0 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-2-DEN 15 (9:12) 4-Michael London pass complete to 88-David Billy for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. DEN 53-Eric Aaron was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 7 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 2-10-DEN 48 (7:48) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 15-Ryan Woods for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. MIC 7 DEN 14
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-MIC 26 (7:36) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 14 DEN 14
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-27-DEN 8 (6:10) 9-Dustin Nichols sacked at DEN -2 for -10 yards (43-Byron Flanagan) SAFETY! (43-Byron Flanagan) MIC 16 DEN 14
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 4-6-DEN 15 (2:35) 5-Richard Lamar 34 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 54-William Kyle was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 19 DEN 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-10-DEN 12 (12:58) 5-Richard Lamar 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 22 DEN 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-1-DEN 1 (4:53) 5-Richard Lamar 19 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 25 DEN 14
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-12-MIC 23 (1:26) 11-Robert Allison 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 25 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-DEN 22 (14:24) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 32 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-5-DEN 5 (9:34) 34-Roy Weeks ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 39 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-5-MIC 38 (6:14) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 62 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 46 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-MIC 45 (4:43) 34-Roy Weeks ran for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 53 DEN 17

Team Statistics

Panthers Gold
First Downs 20 11
- Rushing 1 0
- Passing 17 11
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 627 293
- Offensive Plays 74 70
- Yards Per Play 8.47 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 84 -8
- Rushing Attempts 18 11
- Yards Per Rush 4.67 -0.73
Net Passing Yards 543 301
- Att/Comp/Int 54 / 35 / 0 48 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 559 394
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 11 / 93
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.70 5.10
- Yards Per Completion 15.97 19.70
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 13 2 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 39
Punt Returns/Yards 8 / 58 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 90 2 / 56
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 3 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:42 25:15

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:23 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 13:25 4:17 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 7:41 0:15 OWN 26 1 74 Touchdown
1 6:05 3:33 OWN 43 6 41 Field Goal
1 0:25 2:31 OWN 30 6 58 Field Goal
2 11:23 6:32 OWN 35 11 64 Field Goal
2 1:22 0:24 OWN 27 4 15 Punt
3 13:26 0:58 OWN 38 3 4 Punt
3 11:05 1:44 OWN 44 3 9 Punt
3 8:17 2:52 OWN 32 6 37 Punt
3 2:24 3:05 OWN 8 6 92 Touchdown
4 13:20 0:18 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 11:24 0:56 OWN 44 3 1 Punt
4 10:12 0:41 OPP 23 3 23 Touchdown
4 8:17 2:13 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
4 4:43 0:10 OWN 45 1 55 Touchdown
4 3:29 1:35 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 1:15 1:15 OWN 31 2 4 Game

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:37 0:12 OWN 23 1 77 Touchdown
1 9:08 1:28 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 7:25 1:20 OWN 25 3 -28 Safety
1 2:32 2:07 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
2 12:55 1:31 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 4:51 3:29 OWN 25 9 52 Field Goal
2 0:58 0:58 OWN 18 2 0 Half
3 15:00 1:34 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
3 12:28 1:23 OWN 20 3 -6 Punt
3 9:21 1:04 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 5:25 3:01 OWN 5 5 38 Punt
4 14:19 0:59 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
4 13:01 1:37 OWN 41 7 43 Downs
4 10:28 0:15 OWN 23 4 7 Downs
4 9:31 1:14 OWN 28 5 33 Punt
4 6:04 1:21 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
4 4:32 1:04 OWN 25 4 11 Punt
4 1:54 0:38 OWN 24 3 5 Punt

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Roy Weeks 10 71 7.10 55 1 2
James Roberson 3 8 2.67 9 0 0
Steven Napier 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Bryan Salinas 4 0 0.00 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Roy Rumph 11 -8 -0.73 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 54 35 559 2 / 16 4 74 0 123.92

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 34 16 330 8 / 66 2 77 0 101.35
Adam Cates 14 4 64 3 / 27 0 27 0 46.13

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerald Miller 9 241 26.78 74 3
Julio Prince 15 163 10.87 28 0
Nathan Farmer 2 62 31.00 35 0
Samuel Slay 2 34 17.00 19 0
Darrell Trotter 3 33 11.00 16 0
David Billy 1 15 15.00 15 1
Roy Weeks 2 6 3.00 4 0
Steven Napier 1 5 5.00 5 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joseph Dailey 5 121 24.20 77 1
Ryan Woods 3 108 36.00 52 1
Felix Perez 6 92 15.33 26 0
Roy Rumph 3 46 15.33 28 0
Donald Dahlquist 1 16 16.00 16 0
Matthew Burgess 1 6 6.00 6 0
Francesco Chang 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Robinson 58 30 0 2
Jason Derosa 19 11 0 0
Christopher Besser 0 5 0 0
Joseph Estrada 1 5 0 1
Douglas Couey 0 1 0 0
Steven Napier 2 0 0 0
David Wicker 0 2 0 0
Michael Kay 0 3 0 0
Dwayne Walker 0 3 0 0
Manuel West 0 3 0 0
Richard Sharp 0 4 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 2 0 0
Alton Pastor 1 4 0 0
Stanley Thomas 0 7 0 2
Dennis McRae 10 6 0 0
Samuel Slay 0 3 0 0
Arturo James 72 29 0 0
Nathan Farmer 0 6 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 9 0 0
Julio Prince 0 10 0 0
Bryan Salinas 17 11 0 0
James Roberson 17 3 0 0
Arthur Bowie 5 8 0 1
Timothy Gates 20 12 0 0
David Billy 16 10 0 0
Darrell Trotter 8 10 0 1
Elvis Thomas 66 19 0 4
Roy Weeks 22 4 0 0
David Rodman 72 23 0 0
Daniel Bond 57 33 0 3
Marion Long 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Glenn 59 21 2 2
Thomas Abbas 52 22 2 6
Jonathan Crabtree 63 19 1 1
Hector Courtney 54 19 0 3
John Short 4 3 0 0
Roy Rumph 8 1 0 0
Matthew Burgess 0 2 0 0
Francesco Chang 7 3 0 0
Michael Rider 0 2 0 0
Eric Aaron 0 2 0 0
Marvin Waldron 0 2 0 0
Eugene Pacheco 0 3 0 1
Dustin Nichols 0 2 0 0
Anthony Smith 0 3 0 1
Bill Ryan 0 2 0 1
Joseph Dailey 0 7 0 0
Ryan Woods 0 6 0 0
Felix Perez 0 9 0 0
Paul Wright 21 1 0 0
Don Wilkerson 2 2 0 0
Tom Campbell 12 2 0 0
William Reaves 19 0 0 0
Dennis Poteete 6 8 0 0
Don Thompson 16 0 0 0
Adam Kerr 3 11 0 0
Donald Dahlquist 9 7 0 0
Keith Barge 62 18 0 1
Frank Castillo 7 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Denver Gold

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roy Weeks 1 0 0 0
Michael London 1 0 0 0
Daniel Bond 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
David Aguila 0 0 1 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 8 344 43.00 36.25 58 1

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Wesley Bradley 11 530 48.18 39.00 59 1

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Richard Lamar 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 6 / 6

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Allison 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 2 / 2

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steven Napier 8 58 7.3 11 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joseph Dailey 1 7 7.0 7 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Steven Napier 3 90 30.0 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Joseph Dailey 2 56 28.0 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Delbert Hurley 6 0
Alton Pastor 5 0
Christopher Chen 4 0
Michael Kay 4 2
Douglas Couey 4 1
Arthur Bowie 4 2
Dwayne Walker 3 2
Byron Flanagan 3 2
David Oxford 2 0
Stanley Thomas 2 1
Charles Stanfield 2 0
Walter Daniels 1 0
Nicholas Hixson 1 0
Scott Smith 1 1
Issac Espinoza 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Roy Wiley 13 0
Don Wilkerson 7 0
William Kyle 5 0
Blaine Hernandez 4 0
Ronald Green 4 0
John Short 4 1
Marvin Waldron 3 0
Anthony Smith 2 0
Bradley Leon 2 0
Ronald Rutledge 2 0
David Aguila 2 0
Dave Farrell 2 0
Michael Rider 2 0
Eugene Pacheco 2 0
Eric Aaron 2 0
Robert Allison 1 0
Dustin Nichols 1 0
George Turner 1 1
David Mathews 1 0
Don Thompson 1 0