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December 25, 1977 24° Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 56,424 (96%)
Generals 7 0 3 10 - 20
Maulers 0 3 0 7 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-2-PIT 2 (3:20) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 86-Tom McConnaughey for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. PIT 0 NJG 7
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 4-8-NJG 15 (2:40) 8-Bret Curley 33 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 3 NJG 7
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-1-PIT 29 (8:11) 5-Ralph Lopez 48 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 3 NJG 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-3-PIT 3 (15:00) 5-Ralph Lopez 22 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 3 NJG 13
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 3-9-PIT 47 (13:02) 13-Michael White pass complete to 31-Eric Metcalf for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 10 NJG 13
(Qtr 4) Generals: 3-2-PIT 2 (4:43) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 84-Leroy Selmon for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. PIT 10 NJG 20
Team Statistics
Maulers Generals
First Downs 15 18
- Rushing 6 6
- Passing 8 10
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 352 379
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards Per Play 5.42 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 81 124
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards Per Rush 2.89 4.00
Net Passing Yards 271 255
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 20 / 0 32 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.32 7.73
- Yards Per Completion 13.90 13.10
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 2 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 14 5 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 24 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36
Drive Charts
Maulers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:43 1:24 OWN 23 3 6 Punt
1 9:32 2:19 OWN 5 5 13 Punt
1 3:16 2:05 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 14:50 2:16 OWN 3 5 19 Punt
2 10:36 7:58 OWN 26 12 60 Field Goal
2 1:34 1:34 OWN 7 3 46 Half
3 15:00 2:16 OWN 21 6 17 Punt
3 8:07 3:43 OWN 25 8 68 Fumble
4 14:58 2:06 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 11:54 1:28 OWN 23 3 7 Punt
4 4:40 2:15 OWN 25 10 52 Downs
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:17 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 12:19 2:47 OWN 29 5 23 Punt
1 7:13 3:57 OWN 32 7 68 Touchdown
1 1:11 1:21 OWN 29 3 10 Punt
2 12:34 1:58 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
2 2:37 1:04 OWN 25 5 25 Punt
3 12:44 4:37 OWN 17 8 54 Field Goal
3 4:24 4:26 OWN 2 7 95 Field Goal
4 12:52 0:58 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 10:26 5:46 OWN 21 13 79 Touchdown
4 2:25 2:25 OWN 31 7 21 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Cliff Thomas 14 51 3.64 11 2 0
#24 Robert Ensley 12 31 2.58 17 1 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 2 -1 -0.50 1 0 0
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Herschel Walker 21 110 5.24 21 5 0
#33 Maurice Carthon 8 15 1.88 9 0 0
#2 Doug Fluty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#35 Lonnie Wooding 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Michael White 34 20 278 1 / 7 1 53 0 94.98
#3 Brandon Rocha 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Doug Fluty 19 10 135 1 / 7 1 30 0 93.09
#18 Stephan Labelle 13 10 127 0 / 0 1 27 0 132.53
Receiving Stats
Maulers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Eric Metcalf 4 88 22.00 53 1
#89 Vito Moffat 5 47 9.40 17 0
#86 John Gordon 3 43 14.33 19 0
#83 Robert Diaz 2 43 21.50 35 0
#15 Robert Richards 1 31 31.00 31 0
#24 Robert Ensley 2 13 6.50 8 0
#88 Bobby King 1 6 6.00 6 0
#87 Dustin Adams 1 4 4.00 4 0
#29 Cliff Thomas 1 3 3.00 3 0
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Clarence Collins 5 88 17.60 27 0
#86 Tom McConnaughey 4 51 12.75 30 1
#17 Damon Rosato 2 37 18.50 27 0
#25 Herschel Walker 1 23 23.00 23 0
#33 Maurice Carthon 2 21 10.50 12 0
#73 Jeff Speck 1 19 19.00 19 0
#80 Leroy Selmon 4 16 4.00 6 1
#17 Steve Jobs 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Maulers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#89 Vito Moffat 0 15 0 0
#60 Sidney Woosley 37 30 0 0
#50 Andre Adkins 39 39 0 1
#75 Herman Winn 34 39 0 3
#69 Tim Kaufman 38 34 0 0
#72 Larry Fazio 42 38 0 1
#15 Robert Richards 0 24 0 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 4 14 0 0
#86 John Gordon 0 17 0 1
#83 Robert Diaz 11 24 0 1
#63 Jon Brantley 7 1 0 0
#78 Raymond Weems 11 4 0 0
#98 Leonel Martinsen 6 2 0 0
#53 Jeff Orr 6 1 0 0
#76 Pete Gabriel 8 0 0 0
#78 Michael Mills 8 1 0 0
#87 Dustin Adams 9 6 0 0
#24 Robert Ensley 4 0 0 0
#88 Bobby King 0 5 0 0
#10 Albert Holly 0 4 0 0
#82 Dennis McLean 2 3 0 0
#21 Calvin Ladner 0 1 0 0
#42 Arthur Shipman 0 1 0 1
#47 Randy Ertel 0 1 0 0
#38 Charles Smith 0 1 0 0
#52 Luther Gilbert 0 1 0 0
#33 Paul Brooks 0 1 0 0
#58 Eric Reed 0 1 0 0
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Elvis Presley 43 38 1 2
#82 Clarence Collins 0 13 0 1
#73 Jeff Speck 12 26 0 1
#17 Damon Rosato 0 23 0 0
#58 Kent Hull 41 38 0 3
#65 John Piche 43 37 0 3
#70 Jimmy Hoffa 39 35 0 0
#69 Steve Niehaus 43 34 0 2
#80 Leroy Selmon 10 35 0 2
#25 Herschel Walker 4 2 0 0
#27 Gregory Johnson 6 1 0 1
#63 John Jewell 14 2 0 0
#86 Tom McConnaughey 0 9 0 0
#33 Maurice Carthon 7 0 0 0
#10 Cody Adkins 0 5 0 0
#17 Marcus Anderson 0 4 0 0
#17 Steve Jobs 0 4 0 1
#50 Frank Naylor 4 0 0 0
#57 Lawrence Bruce 4 0 0 0
#63 Bobby Leopold 0 2 0 0
#98 Dustin Diamond 0 1 0 0
#91 Freddie Gilbert 0 1 0 0
#25 Mike Williams 0 1 0 0
#35 Daniel Tosh 0 1 0 1
#63 Doug Mackie 0 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Maulers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Maulers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#24 Robert Ensley 1 0 0 0
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Gregory Johnson 0 0 1 0
#45 Jerry Holmes 0 1 0 0
Punting
Maulers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Julian Nolan 6 286 47.67 47.00 50 1
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Maurice Lester 6 278 46.33 46.50 58 1
Kicking
Maulers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Bret Curley 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 1
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Ralph Lopez 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 2 / 2
Punt Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Eric Metcalf 1 0 0.0 0 0
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#33 Maurice Carthon 1 5 5.0 5 0
Kick Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Robert Ensley 1 24 24.0 0
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Maulers
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Randy Ertel 6 0
#44 Bradley Martinez 6 0
#55 Brian Lowe 6 0
#36 Morton Wright 4 0
#92 Nathaniel Miles 3 1
#21 Calvin Ladner 3 0
#99 George Grant 3 0
#90 John Hunter 3 0
#38 Charles Smith 3 0
#98 Leonel Martinsen 3 0
#97 Marvin Anderson 2 0
#25 Charles Yerby 2 0
#33 Paul Brooks 2 0
#37 Michael Large 2 0
#86 John Gordon 1 0
#42 Arthur Shipman 1 0
#58 Eric Reed 1 0
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Jim LeClair 8 0
#27 Gregory Johnson 5 0
#25 Mike Williams 5 0
#47 John Joyce 5 0
#98 Dustin Diamond 4 0
#63 Bobby Leopold 4 0
#45 Jerry Holmes 3 1
#26 Gary Barbaro 3 0
#35 Daniel Tosh 3 0
#96 James Lockette 3 0
#23 Kerry Justin 2 0
#91 Freddie Gilbert 2 0
#66 Tom Woodland 1 0
#74 Tony Perez 1 0