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December 10, 1978 68° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 85,632 (95%)
Wheels 7 7 3 14 6 - 37
Express 3 10 8 10 0 - 31
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-20-DET 20 (10:26) 1-Roger Ruzich 38 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 3-7-LAX 44 (7:01) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. LAX 3 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-3-DET 6 (3:32) 1-Roger Ruzich 23 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 6 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-DET 22 (3:26) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 13-David Ortiz for 78 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. LAX 6 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-19-DET 21 (1:14) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 88-Jose Queen for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 13 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-DET 13 (5:37) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 28-Jason Ferguson ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! LAX 21 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-12-LAX 27 (3:21) 2-Jose Fouche 44 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 21 DET 17
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-3-DET 33 (11:29) 1-Roger Ruzich 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 98-Walter Showalter was injured on the play. LAX 24 DET 17
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 3-10-LAX 19 (7:59) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. LAX 24 DET 24
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-10-DET 26 (4:32) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 31 DET 24
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-10-LAX 30 (1:29) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. LAX 31 DET 31
(OT) Wheels: 2-10-DET 44 (7:53) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Express Wheels
First Downs 20 19
- Rushing 3 5
- Passing 16 13
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 410 600
- Offensive Plays 76 82
- Yards Per Play 5.39 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 50 70
- Rushing Attempts 18 21
- Yards Per Rush 2.78 3.33
Net Passing Yards 360 530
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 34 / 2 59 / 31 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 417 546
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7 / 57 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.21 8.69
- Yards Per Completion 12.26 17.61
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 10 / 21
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.1 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 8 / 58 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 58 2 / 60
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:43 37:31
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:07 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
1 6:54 1:31 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 3:22 2:22 OWN 23 4 23 Punt
2 14:48 2:52 OWN 23 5 46 Interception
2 10:29 0:48 OWN 44 3 -14 Punt
2 6:49 3:20 OPP 47 6 42 Field Goal
2 3:15 2:08 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 0:38 0:38 OWN 7 1 -2 Half
3 14:12 2:01 OWN 27 3 7 Punt
3 7:08 1:34 OWN 35 5 65 Touchdown
3 3:17 2:12 OWN 25 4 8 Punt
4 14:10 2:46 OWN 23 5 44 Field Goal
4 7:54 3:27 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 2:59 1:03 OPP 32 3 -18 Interception
4 1:24 0:33 OWN 32 5 23 Punt
4 0:30 0:21 OWN 44 3 -5 Punt
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:53 2:31 OWN 24 5 -3 Field Goal
1 10:22 3:28 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
1 5:22 2:01 OWN 23 3 9 Punt
1 0:59 1:11 OWN 9 4 18 Punt
2 11:56 1:27 OWN 12 3 -2 Punt
2 9:41 2:52 OWN 24 6 17 Interception
2 3:29 0:14 OWN 22 1 78 Touchdown
2 1:07 0:29 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 12:10 5:02 OWN 16 12 55 Missed FG
3 5:34 2:16 OWN 25 6 48 Field Goal
3 1:06 1:55 OWN 18 7 52 Interception
4 11:25 3:31 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 4:27 1:29 OWN 25 4 7 Downs
4 1:55 0:31 OWN 21 5 79 Touchdown
4 0:51 0:20 OWN 7 3 -6 Punt
4 0:10 5:10 OWN 11 1 4 Half
OT 10:00 2:16 OWN 34 5 66 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Robert Sanders 13 49 3.77 12 2 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 4 2 0.50 2 0 0
#24 Shannon Smith 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 20 70 3.50 16 3 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 51 34 417 7 / 57 3 39 2 94.98
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 55 28 480 2 / 16 4 78 2 89.96
#6 Henry Prieto 4 3 66 0 / 0 1 56 0 156.25
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Jimmy Landon 7 93 13.29 23 1
#10 Robert Herrera 5 69 13.80 39 0
#11 Santiago Smith 4 65 16.25 26 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 6 64 10.67 21 0
#21 Jose Queen 5 56 11.20 21 1
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 3 29 9.67 14 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 2 29 14.50 18 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 1 8 8.00 8 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 1 4 4.00 4 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Zachary Powell 8 135 16.88 56 1
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 8 133 16.63 29 0
#13 John Risinger 5 102 20.40 44 2
#13 David Ortiz 1 78 78.00 78 1
#88 Paul Lee 2 57 28.50 30 1
#25 Matthew Mitchell 4 32 8.00 21 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 2 6 3.00 4 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#47 Jose Sherlock 70 23 3 4
#71 Leonardo Putnam 68 30 1 2
#68 Christopher Spotts 68 22 1 1
#28 Jason Ferguson 8 1 1 1
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 0 2 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 14 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 3 0 0
#54 Richard Owen 0 2 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 4 0 1
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 2 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 2 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 2
#91 David Seaman 0 2 0 0
#51 Scott Dotson 59 22 0 2
#21 Jose Queen 15 16 0 2
#36 Dennis McRae 13 11 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 5 7 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 59 31 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 16 7 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 12 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 11 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 12 0 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 13 0 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 2 1 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 5 1 0 0
#71 Ricky Houston 0 1 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 13 3 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 7 0 0
#24 Shannon Smith 4 1 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 4 0 1
#53 Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 1 0 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 1 0 0
#59 William Theis 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Benjamin Wheeler 58 31 1 6
#26 Robert Costello 6 1 1 1
#67 Ronald Davis 73 32 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 66 35 0 1
#84 Timothy Milligan 73 30 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 70 25 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 21 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 7 21 0 2
#37 Enrique Pacheco 23 5 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 35 22 0 1
#13 John Risinger 0 16 0 1
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 10 0 1
#51 George Odriscoll 6 0 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 12 0 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 8 0 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 6 1 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 5 3 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 3 0 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 1 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 2 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 2 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 3 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 3 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 1
#57 Edward Flores 0 2 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 2 0 0
#54 Robert Basso 4 0 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 6 0 1
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 1 0 1
#93 Christopher Turner 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Stephen Farmer 1 1 1.00 0
#59 William Theis 1 0 0.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Bradley Mondragon 2 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 1 1 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 0 1 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 0 0 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 8 377 47.13 47.38 50 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 6 295 49.17 48.50 55 1
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 50 2 / 2
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 44 4 / 4
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 2 58 29.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 2 60 30.0 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Randall Solis 8 0
#42 Walter Silva 8 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 6 0
#99 Thomas Martin 5 1
#59 William Theis 4 0
#98 Robert Falkner 3 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 2 0
#50 Donn Webb 2 0
#92 Louis Duron 2 1
#11 Santiago Smith 2 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 2 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 2 0
#46 Paul Moore 2 0
#91 David Seaman 2 0
#41 Allen Ellison 1 0
#48 Carlos Turner 1 0
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 David Peralta 9 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 8 0
#56 Bobby Wells 7 1
#48 Aaron Robinson 7 0
#45 Eric Spann 4 0
#57 Edward Flores 3 0
#93 Christopher Turner 3 3
#53 Donald Martinez 3 0
#58 Juan Frigo 2 1
#84 Zachary Powell 2 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 2 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 2 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 2 2
#96 William Williams 2 0
#90 Israel Rogers 1 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 0