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Divisional Round: Pittsburgh Maulers at Tampa Bay Bandits

December 31, 1978
79°
Tampa Stadium (Tampa, FL) Attendance: 70,218 (95%)
Maulers 0 14 31 7 - 52
Bandits 7 21 21 17 - 66

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Bandits: 2-6-PIT 41 (11:23) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 7 PIT 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 3-6-TAM 6 (10:45) 13-Michael White pass complete to 84-Javier Rudolph for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 7 PIT 7
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 24 (10:35) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 81-George Begay for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 14 PIT 7
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-10-TAM 27 (5:10) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 39-Ralph Allen for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 21 PIT 7
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 2-1-TAM 48 (3:02) 13-Michael White pass complete to 84-Javier Rudolph for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 21 PIT 14
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-10-TAM 25 (2:50) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 28 PIT 14
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 4-1-TAM 36 (10:32) 8-Bret Curley 53 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 28 PIT 17
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 3-10-TAM 44 (9:06) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 86-Joesph Wagner for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 35 PIT 17
(Qtr 3) Maulers: (8:57) 15-Thomas Hummell kicks 74 yards from TAM 35 to PIT -9. 27-John Murray for 110yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 35 PIT 24
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 25 (8:41) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 42 PIT 24
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 3-7-TAM 20 (6:54) 13-Michael White pass complete to 86-John Gordon for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 42 PIT 31
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 2-4-TAM 20 (3:27) 13-Michael White pass complete to 84-Javier Rudolph for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 42 PIT 38
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 2-10-PIT 43 (1:51) 37-James Haigh ran for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 49 PIT 38
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 3-13-TAM 31 (0:49) 13-Michael White pass complete to 86-John Gordon for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. TAM 49 PIT 45
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 3-1-PIT 13 (12:13) 16-Tyrone Harvell pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 56 PIT 45
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-1-PIT 0 (6:02) 15-Thomas Hummell 18 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 59 PIT 45
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 2-18-TAM 28 (4:18) 13-Michael White pass complete to 84-Javier Rudolph for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 69-Tim Kaufman was injured on the play. TAM 59 PIT 52
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-PIT 20 (2:00) 39-Ralph Allen ran for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 66 PIT 52

Team Statistics

Bandits Maulers
First Downs 20 15
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 16 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 869 516
- Offensive Plays 72 76
- Yards Per Play 12.07 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 158 93
- Rushing Attempts 15 27
- Yards Per Rush 10.53 3.44
Net Passing Yards 711 423
- Att/Comp/Int 54 / 33 / 1 44 / 26 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 731 463
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 20 5 / 40
- Yards Per Pass Play 12.47 8.63
- Yards Per Completion 22.15 17.81
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 11 7 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 12 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 32 3 / 176
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 10
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:45 28:00

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:04 2:48 OWN 26 5 74 Touchdown
1 9:36 2:42 OWN 25 4 11 Punt
1 2:44 2:57 OWN 11 6 41 Punt
2 13:13 2:32 OWN 26 5 -26 Touchdown
2 10:41 0:18 OWN 24 1 76 Touchdown
2 6:27 1:30 OWN 10 4 90 Touchdown
2 2:54 0:15 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 1:04 1:04 OWN 18 2 10 Half
3 15:00 1:36 OWN 25 5 35 Fumble
3 10:28 1:31 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 6:49 0:57 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
3 5:01 0:41 OWN 30 2 15 Interception
3 3:22 1:39 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 0:44 3:35 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 10:18 4:18 OWN 24 9 75 Field Goal
4 4:13 2:17 OPP 48 6 48 Touchdown
4 1:05 1:05 OPP 30 2 0 Game

Pittsburgh Maulers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:56 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 11:16 1:40 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 6:55 4:11 OWN 16 6 28 Punt
2 14:47 1:34 OWN 17 3 8 Punt
2 10:24 3:56 OWN 30 7 31 Punt
2 4:57 2:03 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 2:39 1:35 OWN 25 4 12 Punt
3 13:24 2:56 OWN 38 5 26 Field Goal
3 8:40 0:10 OPP 25 1 -75 Touchdown
3 8:31 1:42 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 5:52 0:51 OWN 19 3 0 Punt
3 4:20 0:58 OPP 47 3 47 Touchdown
3 1:43 0:59 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 12:09 1:51 OWN 25 6 6 Punt
4 6:00 1:47 OWN 27 6 73 Touchdown
4 1:56 0:51 OWN 25 7 23 Downs

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ralph Allen 10 98 9.80 23 5 1
James Haigh 2 52 26.00 43 1 1
Frank Owens 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
Luis Gero 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Murray 8 54 6.75 21 2 0
Cliff Thomas 14 31 2.21 13 2 0
Robert Ensley 5 8 1.60 8 0 0

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 39 24 605 3 / 20 6 76 1 134.35
Tyrone Harvell 15 9 126 0 / 0 1 38 0 109.31

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael White 41 24 453 3 / 24 6 51 0 136.48
Scott Deal 3 2 10 2 / 16 0 12 0 71.53

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Edward Conner 8 309 38.63 75 4
George Begay 8 162 20.25 76 1
Ralph Allen 3 85 28.33 73 1
Joesph Wagner 2 78 39.00 56 1
Michael Popa 4 50 12.50 22 0
Ernest Seal 4 36 9.00 19 0
James Montgomery 2 6 3.00 4 0
James Haigh 2 5 2.50 3 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Javier Rudolph 9 208 23.11 51 4
John Gordon 3 72 24.00 31 2
Robert Ensley 2 58 29.00 46 0
Robert Richards 2 40 20.00 24 0
Dennis McLean 2 37 18.50 36 0
Robert Diaz 4 24 6.00 8 0
Barry Farrell 1 15 15.00 15 0
Vito Moffat 2 11 5.50 6 0
Eric Metcalf 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0

Blocking Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Christopher Shaw 0 4 0 0
Al Schwartz 0 4 0 1
Frank Owens 0 4 0 0
James Haigh 8 4 0 0
Stephen Proctor 0 1 0 0
Corey Garcia 0 1 0 0
William Oates 0 1 0 0
John Hernandez 0 2 0 0
Joseph Poulsen 0 1 0 0
Ernest Seal 0 6 0 0
Jim Stewart 3 2 0 1
George Begay 0 12 0 1
Howard Dailey 0 2 0 0
Bradley Davis 67 31 0 1
Ralph Allen 20 2 0 0
James Templeton 10 0 0 0
John Burke 17 2 0 0
Edward Conner 0 19 0 2
Michael Popa 0 13 0 0
Jimmy Manning 30 11 0 0
James Montgomery 15 17 0 0
William Dillon 55 22 0 2
James Smith 69 28 0 0
Brandon Roberge 68 28 0 0
Joseph Frost 68 30 0 0
Joesph Wagner 0 1 0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Sidney Woosley 52 21 1 1
Robert Diaz 13 23 1 1
Jon Brantley 19 7 1 1
Andre Adkins 51 35 1 3
Bradley Martinez 0 1 0 0
George Grant 0 1 0 0
Marvin Anderson 0 1 0 0
Charles Miller 0 1 0 0
Brian Lowe 0 2 0 1
John Hunter 0 1 0 0
Guadalupe Pierce 0 3 0 0
Terry Goodwin 0 2 0 0
John Murray 8 2 0 0
Barry Farrell 0 4 0 0
Arthur Phillips 0 3 0 0
Charles Yerby 0 2 0 0
Paul Brooks 0 4 0 1
Luther Gilbert 0 3 0 0
Arthur Shipman 0 3 0 1
Nathaniel Miles 0 2 0 0
John Gordon 0 7 0 0
George Rice 0 4 0 0
Raymond Weems 17 2 0 0
Cliff Thomas 7 5 0 0
Tim Kaufman 50 37 0 1
Larry Fazio 54 40 0 0
Pete Gabriel 65 38 0 7
Robert Richards 3 27 0 1
Javier Rudolph 0 18 0 2
Morton Wright 7 3 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 4 0 0
Leonel Martinsen 8 3 0 0
Michael Mills 25 5 0 0
Dennis McLean 11 9 0 0
Eric Metcalf 0 8 0 0
Jeff Orr 6 4 0 0
Vito Moffat 0 16 0 0
Robert Ensley 3 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Arthur Shipman 1 10 10.00 0

Fumble Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Haigh 2 0 0 0
Ralph Allen 1 0 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 1 0 0
Corey Garcia 0 0 1 0
Jim Stewart 0 1 0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
John Murray 1 0 0 0
Morton Wright 0 1 0 0
Jeff Orr 0 0 1 0
George Grant 0 1 0 0
Nathaniel Miles 0 0 1 0
Paul Brooks 0 1 0 0

Punting

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 3 128 42.67 42.00 50 2

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julian Nolan 8 359 44.88 44.38 49 2

Kicking

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 9 / 9

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bret Curley 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 7 / 7

Punt Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Haigh 2 12 6.0 7 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Murray 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Haigh 1 32 32.0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Murray 3 176 58.7 1

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
David Wilcox 7 0
Christopher Shaw 6 0
Terry Crum 5 0
Brian Newberry 5 0
Corey Garcia 4 0
Phillip Carr 4 0
John Hernandez 4 0
Joseph Poulsen 3 1
Martin Wildermuth 3 0
William Lewis 3 1
Douglas Mullins 2 2
Jim Stewart 2 0
David Asuncion 2 0
Daniel Middleton 2 1
Howard Dailey 1 0
James Smith 1 0
Al Schwartz 1 0
Bradley Davis 1 0
Julian Kimmel 1 0
Lewis Lum 1 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Tackles Sacks
Bradley Martinez 9 0
Brian Lowe 7 1
Paul Brooks 4 0
Michael Large 4 0
Arthur Shipman 3 0
Randy Ertel 3 0
Charles Yerby 3 0
Nathaniel Miles 2 1
George Rice 2 0
George Grant 1 1
Guadalupe Pierce 1 0
Morton Wright 1 0
John Hunter 1 0
Barry Farrell 1 0