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Wild Card: Denver Gold at Michigan Panthers

December 26, 1982
19°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 80,311 (100%)
Gold 7 3 0 0 - 10
Panthers 7 7 3 15 - 32

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-4-MIC 4 (6:37) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 33-Matthew Kluesner to MIC 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Ralph Lopez. MIC 0 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-1-DEN 17 (3:25) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-James Harris for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 7 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 3-2-MIC 19 (9:13) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 11-Julio Prince to DEN 0 for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 14 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-17-MIC 17 (4:11) 1-Ralph Lopez 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 14 DEN 10
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-4-DEN 4 (9:49) 5-John Bibler 21 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 DEN 10
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-8-DEN 11 (9:44) 5-John Bibler 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 20 DEN 10
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-10-DEN 11 (7:16) 5-John Bibler 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 23 DEN 10
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-7-DEN 7 (2:00) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 89-Peter Lewis for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-4-DEN 4 (0:39) 5-John Bibler 21 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 32 DEN 10

Team Statistics

Panthers Gold
First Downs 24 16
- Rushing 8 3
- Passing 14 11
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 530 353
- Offensive Plays 79 56
- Yards Per Play 6.71 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 192 46
- Rushing Attempts 33 13
- Yards Per Rush 5.82 3.54
Net Passing Yards 338 307
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 29 / 1 42 / 24 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 348 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 1 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.35 7.14
- Yards Per Completion 12.00 13.38
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 9 / 18 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 29 3 / 31
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 43 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 51 2 / 46
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 23 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 4 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 20
Time of Possession 36:28 23:31

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:56 OWN 27 3 32 Interception
1 13:47 5:01 OWN 20 7 33 Punt
1 6:32 3:13 OWN 27 8 73 Touchdown
1 1:14 2:40 OWN 29 5 15 Punt
2 10:37 1:37 OWN 12 3 88 Touchdown
2 4:07 1:40 OWN 25 4 23 Punt
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 49 1 17 Half
3 13:20 3:33 OPP 50 8 46 Field Goal
3 8:50 5:39 OWN 20 11 59 Missed FG
3 0:00 5:19 OWN 10 9 79 Field Goal
4 9:37 1:33 OPP 43 3 8 Punt
4 7:25 0:12 OPP 11 3 0 Field Goal
4 6:42 4:45 OPP 50 9 50 Touchdown
4 0:55 0:19 OPP 19 4 15 Field Goal

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:04 0:17 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
1 8:46 2:14 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
1 3:19 2:05 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 13:34 2:57 OWN 6 6 40 Punt
2 9:01 4:53 OWN 16 8 67 Field Goal
2 2:28 2:27 OWN 6 7 53 Missed FG
3 15:00 1:40 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 9:47 0:56 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 3:11 3:11 OWN 28 5 32 Punt
4 9:41 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 8:04 0:38 OWN 7 4 10 Downs
4 7:13 0:31 OWN 25 2 24 Interception
4 1:57 1:02 OWN 25 6 15 Interception
4 0:36 0:36 OWN 18 2 20 Game

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Charles Ahumada 22 137 6.23 15 7 0
Dustin McKeown 8 37 4.63 12 1 0
Darrell Trotter 2 10 5.00 11 1 0
William Bartels 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Corey True 9 25 2.78 12 1 0
Matthew Kluesner 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Duane Cunningham 2 8 4.00 6 0 0
Joseph Dailey 1 3 3.00 3 0 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jerry Ruiz 45 29 348 1 / 10 3 80 1 100.97

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 39 24 321 1 / 14 1 50 2 74.84
David Judkins 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 1 0.00

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Julio Prince 3 108 36.00 80 1
George Berndt 5 48 9.60 15 0
Dustin McKeown 2 46 23.00 41 0
Cristobal Robinson 4 44 11.00 20 0
Gerald Miller 3 43 14.33 18 0
James Harris 4 30 7.50 17 1
Roy Weeks 1 9 9.00 9 0
Charles Ahumada 2 7 3.50 6 0
Peter Lewis 1 7 7.00 7 1
Darrell Trotter 4 6 1.50 4 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Duane Cunningham 4 84 21.00 32 0
Joseph Garner 4 74 18.50 46 0
Matthew Kluesner 5 63 12.60 50 1
Corey True 3 33 11.00 24 0
Ronald Tatman 3 28 9.33 12 0
Daniel Tedrow 2 23 11.50 12 0
Joseph Dailey 2 13 6.50 8 0
Jose Buford 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Patrick Eveland 45 36 1 5
David Rodman 53 44 0 1
George Berndt 0 16 0 2
Manuel West 0 1 0 0
Roy Weeks 2 2 0 0
Michael Kay 0 2 0 0
Clifford Blackburn 0 3 0 1
John Brown 0 2 0 0
Jamie Westbury 5 5 0 0
Dwayne Walker 0 4 0 0
William Bartels 0 2 0 0
Peter Lewis 0 9 0 0
Elvis Thomas 16 5 0 0
Jason Derosa 12 5 0 0
William Downing 7 4 0 0
Charles Ahumada 14 6 0 1
Gerald Miller 0 24 0 2
Arthur Bowie 4 5 0 1
Julio Prince 0 25 0 0
Solomon Waguespack 52 35 0 2
Jose Miller 52 35 0 2
Marion Long 45 30 0 1
James Harris 12 23 0 1
Timothy Hunziker 1 3 0 0
Robert Kimball 0 3 0 0
Dustin McKeown 4 4 0 0
Paul Declue 0 6 0 0
Cristobal Robinson 0 16 0 1
Alton Pastor 0 3 0 0
Darrell Trotter 26 26 0 1
Samuel Heard 0 4 0 1
William Puckett 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jonathan Crabtree 41 15 1 1
Robert Newton 0 1 0 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 5 0 1
Duane Cunningham 0 1 0 0
Gregory Hubbard 0 2 0 0
Julian Dejesus 0 2 0 0
Michael Flores 0 3 0 1
Gregory Garrison 0 2 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 2 0 0
Timothy Despres 0 4 0 0
Don Wilkerson 0 2 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 2 0 0
Daniel Tedrow 0 5 0 0
John Perkins 2 2 0 0
Jose Buford 0 7 0 0
Joseph Dailey 2 4 0 0
Freddie Gilbert 0 1 0 0
Charles Martin 9 3 0 0
Greg Brady 7 3 0 0
Joseph Garner 0 9 0 0
Corey True 7 4 0 1
Joseph Frost 13 4 0 0
Ronald Tatman 6 14 0 0
Matthew Kluesner 17 13 0 2
Daniel Seaman 46 19 0 1
Gilbert Christensen 46 17 0 1
Paul Allen 46 19 0 0
Ronald Sapp 49 20 0 0
Étienne Boulay 6 9 0 1
Jared Kelly 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Tomas Hypes 1 23 23.00 0
David Oxford 1 0 0.00 0
Juan Jacobson 1 0 0.00 0

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Roy Wiley 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Charles Ahumada 1 0 0 0
Marion Long 0 1 0 0
Jose Miller 0 0 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 2 1 0 0
Roy Wiley 0 0 1 0
Michael Flores 0 1 0 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julius Horowitz 4 181 45.25 38.50 56 2

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Desantiago 6 279 46.50 36.67 65 3

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Bibler 4 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 2 / 2

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ralph Lopez 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 1 / 1

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Peter Lewis 3 43 14.3 34 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 1 4 4.0 4 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Peter Lewis 2 51 25.5 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 2 46 23.0 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul Declue 11 0
Arthur Bowie 5 0
Clifford Blackburn 4 0
Steven Turnbull 4 0
Samuel Heard 4 0
Robert Kimball 3 0
Alton Pastor 2 1
Timothy Hunziker 2 0
James Harris 1 0
Delbert Hurley 1 0
Robert Bynum 1 0
David Oxford 1 0
Tomas Hypes 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Don Wilkerson 8 0
Étienne Boulay 7 0
Julian Dejesus 7 0
Kirk Wall 7 0
Roy Wiley 6 0
Michael Flores 5 0
Freddie Gilbert 3 1
Gregory Garrison 3 0
Gregory Hubbard 3 0
Joseph Dailey 3 0
Blaine Hernandez 3 0
James Guth 2 0
Robert Newton 2 0
Thomas Desantiago 1 0
Nathan Branch 1 0
Donald Lopez 1 0
Leonel Martinsen 1 0
Robert Falkner 1 0
Joseph Garner 1 0
Matthew Kluesner 1 0
Timothy Despres 1 0