Divisional Round: Wheels at Thunderbolts
December 30, 1979 39° Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 76,162 (94%)
Wheels 7 3 10 0 - 20
Thunderbolts 0 14 3 10 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-8-CLE 8 (2:24) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CLE 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-10-DET 10 (14:23) (Hot Read) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 13-Adam Velasco for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 7 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-9-CLE 20 (8:27) 2-Jose Fouche 38 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 7 DET 10
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-10-DET 10 (1:20) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 13-Adam Velasco for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 14 DET 10
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-2-DET 15 (7:16) 7-Gary Spence 33 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 17 DET 10
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-10-CLE 16 (3:43) 2-Jose Fouche 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 67-Joe Gomez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CLE 17 DET 13
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 2-1-CLE 34 (0:58) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CLE 17 DET 20
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-11-DET 27 (3:42) 7-Gary Spence 45 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 20 DET 20
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 3-10-DET 36 (1:05) 2-Lon Musso pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 27 DET 20
Team Statistics
Thunderbolts Wheels
First Downs 20 16
- Rushing 9 1
- Passing 11 15
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 452 324
- Offensive Plays 75 65
- Yards Per Play 6.03 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 175 20
- Rushing Attempts 29 14
- Yards Per Rush 6.03 1.43
Net Passing Yards 277 304
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 17 / 3 49 / 25 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 302 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 25 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.02 5.96
- Yards Per Completion 17.76 12.76
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 19 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 40 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 4 / 22
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 81 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 3 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:18 24:41
Drive Charts
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:30 5:41 OWN 27 13 58 Interception
1 6:08 0:14 OWN 35 3 0 Interception
1 2:20 3:00 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 11:54 3:32 OPP 40 6 -40 Field Goal
2 8:23 1:07 OWN 29 3 9 Punt
2 5:41 4:24 OWN 26 8 74 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:50 OWN 23 6 21 Punt
3 10:45 3:32 OWN 40 6 45 Field Goal
3 3:40 1:33 OWN 25 4 9 Interception
3 0:53 1:50 OWN 20 4 24 Punt
4 10:28 2:48 OWN 14 5 31 Punt
4 6:45 1:26 OWN 45 3 -4 Punt
4 4:31 0:52 OPP 26 3 -1 Field Goal
4 2:40 1:41 OWN 29 6 71 Touchdown
4 0:50 0:48 OPP 31 3 4 Missed FG
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:30 OWN 25 4 14 Interception
1 7:49 1:41 OWN 6 4 9 Punt
1 5:54 3:33 OWN 47 7 53 Touchdown
2 14:20 2:26 OWN 25 5 31 Interception
2 7:16 1:35 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
2 1:16 1:16 OWN 25 2 -1 Half
3 12:10 1:25 OWN 8 3 3 Punt
3 7:13 3:33 OWN 25 9 59 Field Goal
3 2:07 1:14 OWN 36 3 64 Touchdown
4 14:03 3:35 OWN 13 6 36 Punt
4 7:40 0:55 OWN 12 3 0 Punt
4 5:19 0:48 OWN 10 3 3 Interception
4 3:38 0:58 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 0:59 0:09 OWN 25 2 -8 Interception
4 0:03 0:03 OWN 35 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 16 84 5.25 15 5 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 10 71 7.10 17 5 0
#84 Chris Miller 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
#27 Paul Bullard 2 8 4.00 8 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 13 20 1.54 11 1 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 39 15 254 4 / 25 2 42 2 57.00
#2 Lon Musso 3 2 48 0 / 0 1 36 1 109.72
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 49 25 319 2 / 15 2 34 4 51.32
Receiving Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Jimmy Brown 5 89 17.80 42 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 51 17.00 31 2
#84 Brent Reichman 2 49 24.50 36 1
#14 Austin Gonzales 3 48 16.00 28 0
#29 William Womack 1 29 29.00 29 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 24 12.00 15 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 1 12 12.00 12 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 7 97 13.86 27 1
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 4 76 19.00 34 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 6 67 11.17 20 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 3 36 12.00 18 0
#13 David Ortiz 1 21 21.00 21 0
#26 Robert Costello 2 19 9.50 13 0
#84 Zachary Powell 2 3 1.50 3 0
Blocking Stats
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ralph Walker 52 30 1 3
#69 Antonio Preston 52 33 1 4
#61 Joel Harris 0 3 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 11 8 0 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 4 31 0 2
#58 Kevin Peck 57 36 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 15 0 1
#69 Myron Gonzales 57 36 0 4
#84 Chris Miller 14 12 0 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 21 0 0
#70 Edward Costa 46 42 0 2
#29 William Womack 11 14 0 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 12 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 8 6 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 11 4 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 10 7 0 1
#64 Charles Torres 9 0 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 3 0 0
#55 Charles Malizia 0 1 0 0
#45 Michael Gray 0 1 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 4 0 1
#66 Carrol Myers 0 3 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 2 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 0 3 0 0
#74 Bryan Dunn 0 4 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 2 3 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 2 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 4 1 0 0
#35 Johnny King 0 1 0 1
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 1
#60 Jim Zarate 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Ronald Davis 60 19 0 0
#84 Timothy Milligan 61 22 0 1
#63 Chad Mannings 57 20 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 60 26 0 2
#37 Enrique Pacheco 16 2 0 0
#87 Cesar Wear 18 5 0 0
#72 Thomas Waldon 55 17 0 6
#96 William Williams 0 2 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 1 2 0 0
#52 Richard Sharp 0 2 0 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 1 0 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
#45 Eric Spann 0 1 0 1
#79 Timothy Adams 0 2 0 0
#95 Michael McIntire 0 2 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 15 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 5 12 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 14 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 13 0 1
#26 Robert Costello 3 2 0 0
#51 George Odriscoll 10 0 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 10 0 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 4 2 0 1
#13 David Ortiz 0 3 0 0
#54 Robert Basso 4 0 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 7 3 0 0
#86 Raymond Sato 0 2 0 0
#34 Charles Clifton 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 George Ye 1 4 4.00 0
#37 Monte Cherry 2 0 0.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 -1 -1.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 2 2.00 0
#45 Eric Spann 1 0 0.00 0
#30 David Peralta 1 -1 -1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#94 George Ye 1 0 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#63 Chad Mannings 1 1 1 0
Punting
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 5 245 49.00 45.00 50 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 6 280 46.67 46.00 52 0
Kicking
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 45 3 / 3
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 2 / 2
Punt Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Monte Cherry 1 4 4.0 4 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 4 22 5.5 8 0
Kick Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 81 27.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Wayne Holland 6 1
#28 Oliver Serrano 5 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 5 0
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 4 0
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#32 Michael Woodham 2 0
#45 Michael Gray 2 1
#55 Corey Zelaya 2 0
#55 Charles Malizia 2 0
#60 Jim Zarate 2 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 1 0
#51 David Brooks 1 0
#94 George Ye 1 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Aaron Robinson 7 0
#56 Bobby Wells 7 1
#30 David Peralta 5 0
#34 Charles Clifton 5 0
#45 Eric Spann 4 0
#79 Timothy Adams 4 1
#92 Chad Brown 3 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 3 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 3 0
#96 William Williams 3 1
#52 Richard Sharp 2 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 2 0
#95 Michael McIntire 2 1
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 2 0
#13 John Risinger 1 0
#66 Ray Franklin 1 0