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Week 13: Houston Gamblers at New Jersey Generals

November 27, 1983
38°
Giants Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) Attendance: 80,242 (100%)
Gamblers 0 7 0 23 - 30
Generals 5 14 3 10 - 32

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-10-HOU 8 (11:48) 4-William Trombly sacked at HOU 0 for -9 yards (96-James Lockette). Sack allowed by 65-Christopher Jarman. SAFETY! (96-James Lockette) NJG 2 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-6-HOU 6 (5:50) 3-Lucio Grant 24 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 5 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 46 (14:15) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. NJG 5 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-1-HOU 0 (7:48) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 85-Chad Ochocinco for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 64-Jimmy Hoffa was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NJG 12 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-HOU 10 (1:26) 32-Rudi Johnson ran to HOU 0 for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 19 HOU 7
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-2-HOU 4 (3:44) 3-Lucio Grant 21 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 22 HOU 7
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-1-NJG 1 (10:01) 19-Daniel McCormack 19 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 22 HOU 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-8-HOU 13 (7:37) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 22-Robert Kistler for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 29 HOU 10
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 25 (7:33) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. NJG 29 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-8-NJG 24 (3:41) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 24-Chase Miles for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. NJG 29 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-10-HOU 34 (1:10) 3-Lucio Grant 51 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 32 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 31 (1:02) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 24-Chase Miles for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Generals Gamblers
First Downs 20 11
- Rushing 8 4
- Passing 12 4
- Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 397 414
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards Per Play 5.44 8.45
Net Rushing Yards 162 62
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards Per Rush 4.63 3.26
Net Passing Yards 235 352
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 30 / 0 27 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 380
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.18 11.73
- Yards Per Completion 7.83 20.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 3 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 49 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 9 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 70 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 39:41 20:16

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:13 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
1 11:45 5:58 OWN 41 9 53 Field Goal
1 3:44 3:35 OWN 29 6 27 Punt
2 14:14 0:08 OPP 46 1 -54 Touchdown
2 14:06 6:22 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 6:08 4:45 OWN 18 9 82 Touchdown
2 0:34 0:34 OWN 20 2 6 Half
3 10:43 3:39 OWN 20 8 49 Missed FG
3 6:59 3:17 OPP 25 5 21 Field Goal
4 9:59 1:35 OWN 26 3 7 Punt
4 8:20 0:47 OPP 15 2 15 Touchdown
4 7:22 2:45 OWN 25 4 24 Punt
4 3:34 1:25 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 1:54 0:48 OPP 34 3 -1 Field Goal
4 0:50 0:50 OPP 43 2 0 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:47 0:02 OWN 8 1 -9 Safety
1 5:47 2:03 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 0:09 0:54 OWN 7 3 -1 Punt
2 7:45 1:36 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 1:23 0:49 OWN 25 6 35 Punt
3 15:00 4:17 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
3 7:03 0:04 OWN 38 1 0 Fumble
3 3:42 8:43 OWN 25 14 74 Field Goal
4 8:23 0:04 OWN 15 1 0 Interception
4 7:33 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 4:37 1:02 OWN 11 3 89 Touchdown
4 2:10 0:16 OWN 29 4 5 Downs
4 1:06 0:15 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Rudi Johnson 12 73 6.08 11 4 1
Magic Johnson 13 70 5.38 13 3 0
Robert Kistler 3 11 3.67 5 0 0
Ric Flair 5 8 1.60 6 0 0
Stephan Labelle 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 14 48 3.43 16 2 0
James Connelly 5 14 2.80 9 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Stephan Labelle 38 30 235 0 / 0 2 22 0 109.98

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
William Trombly 23 17 375 3 / 28 4 75 1 137.23
Tony Dean 4 2 5 0 / 0 0 3 0 56.25

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Magic Johnson 4 59 14.75 22 0
Justin Timberlake 7 57 8.14 12 0
Robert Kistler 6 37 6.17 15 1
Steve Jobs 3 28 9.33 16 0
Chad Ochocinco 3 19 6.33 16 1
Kenneth William 2 12 6.00 8 0
Johnny Fever 1 11 11.00 11 0
Leroy Selmon 1 9 9.00 9 0
Radar O'Reilly 3 3 1.00 2 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Edwards 4 135 33.75 75 2
Chase Miles 2 93 46.50 69 2
Willie Nelson 3 90 30.00 64 0
Mark Lambert 3 29 9.67 13 0
James Connelly 4 26 6.50 11 0
Gabriel Ahrens 2 4 2.00 2 0
Quincy Turley 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kent Hull 48 36 0 3
Carlos Zambrano 0 2 0 0
Jeff Hanneman 0 3 0 0
Kenneth William 0 5 0 0
Rudi Johnson 3 0 0 0
Johnny Fever 1 8 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 1 0 0
Ernest Huggins 0 1 0 0
Steve Jobs 0 2 0 0
James Worthy 0 2 0 0
James McDevitt 3 1 0 0
Tony Berryhill 3 1 0 0
Ponyboy Curtis 3 3 0 1
James Lockette 0 1 0 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 0
John Joyce 0 1 0 0
Robert Kistler 0 1 0 0
Lars Ulrich 0 3 0 1
Indiana Jones 0 2 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 44 36 0 1
Magic Johnson 4 3 0 0
Steve Niehaus 49 40 0 2
Elvis Presley 45 42 0 1
Aaron Paul 0 18 0 1
Don "Donkey" Kong 48 44 0 4
Radar O'Reilly 12 23 0 1
Leroy Selmon 5 29 0 1
Justin Timberlake 0 24 0 0
Chad Ochocinco 0 30 0 4
Bernardo Schoenberger 0 2 0 0
Dustin Diamond 3 2 0 1
Eddie Head 12 7 0 1
Dusty Baker 12 2 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 3 0 1
Daniel Tosh 0 2 0 0
Bruce Dickinson 0 4 0 0
Bon Scott 0 3 0 0
Ric Flair 1 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Christopher Jarman 35 25 1 2
Martin Cabrera 31 22 1 5
Zane Baker 26 19 1 2
Carl Lawlor 34 24 0 2
Stuart Plemons 14 3 0 0
James Connelly 4 2 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 6 0 0
Antone Posey 5 1 0 0
Thomas Knotts 0 5 0 0
Chase Miles 3 6 0 0
Irvin Balzer 1 0 0 0
Luis Davidson 14 2 0 0
Douglas Cormier 14 4 0 1
Keith Barge 31 25 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 12 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 9 0 1
Mark Lambert 3 3 0 0
Quincy Turley 14 19 0 0
Danny Keating 10 15 0 0
Daniel Carter 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Lars Ulrich 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Aaron Paul 1 0 0 0
Ernest Huggins 0 1 0 0
Carlos Zambrano 0 0 1 0
Chad Ochocinco 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
William Trombly 1 0 0 0
Malcolm Nazario 0 1 1 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clark W. Griswold 5 176 35.20 42.80 53 4

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 236 47.20 35.60 58 1

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lucio Grant 3 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 51 3 / 3

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 3 / 3

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Aaron Paul 1 9 9.0 9 0

Houston Gamblers

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Aaron Paul 2 70 35.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Defensive Stats