Week 1: Detroit Wheels at Boston Breakers

September 07, 1980
67°
Nickerson Field (Boston, MA) Attendance: 31,016 (62%)
Wheels 7 17 7 3 - 34
Breakers 0 7 7 3 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-4-DET 33 (14:22) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. BOS 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-8-BOS 8 (12:05) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 82-John Flores for 8 yards. 82-John Flores had to slow down a little to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. BOS 0 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Breakers: 2-6-DET 13 (4:58) 9-Michael Temples pass complete to 41-Mark Jackson to DET 0 for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. BOS 7 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-5-BOS 25 (1:46) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 26-Robert Costello for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. BOS 7 DET 21
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-BOS 37 (0:10) 2-Jose Fouche 54 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 7 DET 24
(Qtr 3) Breakers: 2-11-DET 16 (12:21) 9-Michael Temples pass complete to 40-Douglas Harada for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. BOS 14 DET 24
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-10-BOS 37 (4:16) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. BOS 14 DET 31
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-6-BOS 17 (11:44) 2-Jose Fouche 35 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 14 DET 34
(Qtr 4) Breakers: 4-7-DET 19 (5:51) 17-Willie Putnam 37 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 17 DET 34

Team Statistics

Breakers Wheels
First Downs 16 14
- Rushing 6 11
- Passing 8 2
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 454
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards Per Play 5.85 6.78
Net Rushing Yards 145 199
- Rushing Attempts 27 42
- Yards Per Rush 5.37 4.74
Net Passing Yards 206 255
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 18 / 3 24 / 14 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 1 / 5
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.24 10.20
- Yards Per Completion 12.22 18.57
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 10 9 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 20 4 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 41
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 91 1 / 26
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 3 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:26 32:29

Drive Charts

Boston Breakers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:12 1:31 OWN 19 3 -7 Punt
1 10:26 3:27 OWN 20 6 24 Punt
1 4:46 0:48 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
1 1:46 3:18 OWN 20 6 42 Interception
2 12:02 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 10:08 5:16 OWN 28 9 72 Touchdown
2 1:39 1:30 OWN 18 3 15 Fumble
2 0:05 0:05 OWN 13 1 6 Half
3 15:00 2:45 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 7:41 2:09 OWN 16 3 7 Punt
3 4:10 1:27 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 11:41 2:27 OWN 28 3 9 Punt
4 7:18 1:31 OWN 23 7 59 Field Goal
4 1:46 1:08 OWN 14 5 70 Interception

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:48 OWN 27 2 73 Touchdown
1 12:40 2:15 OWN 42 3 7 Punt
1 6:58 2:13 OWN 19 5 16 Punt
1 3:58 2:12 OWN 43 5 54 Interception
2 13:28 1:25 OWN 34 3 66 Touchdown
2 11:59 1:51 OPP 27 3 6 Missed FG
2 4:52 3:12 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 12:15 4:33 OWN 25 9 18 Punt
3 5:32 1:23 OWN 41 3 59 Touchdown
3 2:43 6:02 OWN 42 11 41 Field Goal
4 9:14 1:56 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 5:47 4:01 OWN 25 7 26 Punt
4 0:38 0:38 OWN 16 3 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Steven McCloud 16 81 5.06 13 3 0
Michael Temples 1 53 53.00 53 1 0
Douglas Harada 10 11 1.10 10 1 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Enrique Pacheco 16 100 6.25 51 2 0
Matthew Mitchell 14 64 4.57 16 2 0
Robert Costello 11 35 3.18 9 0 0
Mario Valencia 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael Temples 31 18 220 2 / 14 2 29 3 61.96

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 24 14 260 1 / 5 4 67 1 118.06

Receiving Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jake Howard 4 65 16.25 28 0
Wesley Watson 3 50 16.67 29 0
Louis Davis 2 35 17.50 18 0
Douglas Harada 3 25 8.33 16 1
Barry Farrell 1 23 23.00 23 0
Mark Jackson 2 11 5.50 13 1
Steven McCloud 2 6 3.00 4 0
William Delatorre 1 5 5.00 5 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Zachary Powell 6 193 32.17 67 2
Robert Costello 3 39 13.00 25 1
John Flores 1 8 8.00 8 1
Rigoberto Gonzales 1 6 6.00 6 0
Bobby Logan 1 6 6.00 6 0
Matthew Mitchell 1 5 5.00 5 0
David Ortiz 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Boston Breakers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Daniel Jaramillo 28 28 1 3
William Oates 0 3 0 0
Barry Farrell 0 2 0 0
Matthew Hard 0 3 0 1
Jerome Stevens 0 3 0 0
Hector Courtney 4 5 0 0
David Carswell 4 2 0 0
Martin Arellano 0 1 0 0
Peter Edge 0 1 0 0
William McDonald 0 3 0 0
Richard Marshall 3 6 0 0
James Montgomery 1 8 0 1
William Delatorre 0 12 0 0
Douglas Harada 9 6 0 1
Robert Zaragoza 12 0 0 1
Jerry Valerio 10 0 0 0
Don Thompson 9 0 0 0
Steven McCloud 7 1 0 0
Mark Jackson 19 26 0 3
Wesley Watson 0 9 0 0
Donald Farrer 40 36 0 0
Rafael McGill 35 23 0 3
Eddie Wilson 33 34 0 1
James Templeton 30 34 0 1
Louis Davis 3 24 0 1
Clint Leddy 1 3 0 0
Jake Howard 0 11 0 0
Roy Edelman 0 3 0 0
James Lord 0 4 0 0
Johnny Aguilar 0 5 0 0
Jason Hendon 0 4 0 0
Samuel Slay 0 1 0 0

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Timothy Milligan 34 50 1 1
Matthew Mitchell 5 14 1 2
Donald Martinez 0 4 0 1
Robert Basso 13 1 0 0
Richard Sharp 0 1 0 0
William Williams 0 1 0 0
Mark Daniels 2 2 0 0
Timothy Hanna 0 3 0 0
Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
Enrique Pacheco 1 4 0 0
Robbie Hammock 0 2 0 0
John Flores 5 17 0 1
Bobby Wells 0 4 0 0
Josh Daughtry 0 4 0 0
Thomas Waldon 11 12 0 1
Paul Lee 11 25 0 2
Robert Costello 5 19 0 2
George Odriscoll 10 0 0 0
Thomas Watson 32 34 0 2
Zachary Powell 0 41 0 4
Mathew McNeil 26 43 0 4
Rigoberto Gonzales 0 18 0 0
Bobby Logan 0 10 0 0
David Ortiz 0 7 0 0
Ronald Davis 36 46 0 3
Ray Franklin 0 6 0 0
Billy McKissick 31 49 0 3
Chuck Johnson 0 3 0 0
Bradley Mondragon 2 6 0 0
Chad Brown 0 3 0 0
David Peralta 1 7 0 1
Edward Flores 0 7 0 0
Christopher Turner 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Clint Leddy 1 1 1.00 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bradley Mondragon 1 5 5.00 0
David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0
Edward Flores 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Douglas Harada 1 0 0 0
Peter Edge 0 0 1 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Mario Valencia 1 1 0 0
Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
Aaron Robinson 0 0 1 0

Punting

Boston Breakers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
John Feldman 6 269 44.83 38.17 46 1

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Ernest Sanders 5 217 43.40 39.20 52 2

Kicking

Boston Breakers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 2 / 2

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jose Fouche 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 4 / 4

Punt Return

Boston Breakers

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Rigoberto Gonzales 5 41 8.2 9 0

Kick Return

Boston Breakers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
William Delatorre 4 91 22.8 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Matthew Mitchell 1 26 26.0 0

Defensive Stats