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Wild Card: Cleveland Thunderbolts at Los Angeles Express

December 25, 1983
59°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 90,000 (100%)
Thunderbolts 2 10 3 0 - 15
Express 0 7 0 9 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-10-LAX 1 (4:39) 20-Erin Zimmer ran for -2 yards. Tackle by 93-Arnold Obrien. SAFETY! (93-Arnold Obrien) LAX 0 CLE 2
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-1-CLE 0 (4:15) 38-Joe Wilson ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 7 CLE 2
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-10-LAX 47 (3:29) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 80-Christopher Henderson for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. LAX 7 CLE 9
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-6-LAX 14 (0:24) 7-Gary Spence 32 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 7 CLE 12
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-10-LAX 33 (11:09) 7-Gary Spence 51 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 7 CLE 15
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-3-CLE 16 (13:45) 1-Roger Ruzich 33 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 10 CLE 15
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-1-CLE 5 (0:20) 6-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Raymundo Edmonson for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Express Thunderbolts
First Downs 20 12
- Rushing 6 0
- Passing 12 10
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 344 269
- Offensive Plays 82 56
- Yards Per Play 4.20 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 113 40
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards Per Rush 3.65 2.35
Net Passing Yards 231 229
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 32 / 1 37 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.53 5.87
- Yards Per Completion 7.22 10.78
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 9 / 19 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 2 / 2 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 7 / 46 5 / 41
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 29 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:01 24:00

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:42 OWN 25 8 30 Punt
1 8:12 1:20 OWN 32 3 4 Punt
1 4:39 0:02 OWN 1 1 -3 Safety
1 4:32 0:45 OPP 21 3 -1 Missed FG
1 2:53 2:48 OWN 11 6 13 Punt
2 14:37 2:05 OWN 30 5 19 Punt
2 10:22 6:09 OWN 42 12 58 Touchdown
2 3:22 0:59 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 1:13 0:09 OWN 25 2 12 Interception
2 0:21 0:21 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 11:05 7:11 OWN 25 13 67 Fumble
3 1:55 3:14 OPP 48 6 33 Field Goal
4 9:23 2:12 OWN 38 3 7 Punt
4 4:19 4:04 OWN 18 15 82 Touchdown

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:18 2:05 OWN 11 3 9 Punt
1 6:53 2:14 OWN 19 5 30 Punt
1 4:37 0:05 OWN 22 1 0 Fumble
1 3:47 0:53 OWN 30 3 9 Punt
1 0:05 0:28 OWN 33 3 -5 Punt
2 12:32 2:10 OWN 8 3 5 Punt
2 4:13 0:52 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 2:23 1:10 OWN 32 3 -3 Punt
2 1:04 0:43 OPP 44 6 30 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:55 OWN 25 7 42 Field Goal
3 3:55 2:00 OWN 1 3 6 Punt
4 13:41 4:18 OWN 25 9 44 Missed FG
4 7:11 2:51 OWN 12 5 19 Punt
4 0:16 0:16 OWN 25 5 -10 Downs

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Erin Zimmer 17 67 3.94 12 2 0
Edward Hill 10 31 3.10 11 1 0
Jonathan Jenkins 2 9 4.50 5 0 0
William Mitchell 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Joe Wilson 1 0 0.00 0 0 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Samuel Draper 14 41 2.93 8 0 0
Paul Bullard 3 -1 -0.33 1 0 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 51 32 231 0 / 0 1 20 1 71.61

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Fred Murphy 37 23 248 2 / 19 1 47 0 90.82

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Munz 6 47 7.83 16 0
Jonathan Hagen 5 39 7.80 10 0
Dane Britt 5 35 7.00 13 0
Quincy White 2 28 14.00 20 0
William Yost 3 22 7.33 10 0
Edward Hill 2 20 10.00 18 0
Jonathan Jenkins 3 15 5.00 7 0
Erin Zimmer 4 13 3.25 6 0
Raymundo Edmonson 2 12 6.00 7 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Samuel Draper 8 102 12.75 28 0
Christopher Henderson 4 69 17.25 47 1
Jose Beamon 2 28 14.00 14 0
Randy Christmas 2 18 9.00 13 0
Chris Miller 2 15 7.50 11 0
Paul Bullard 1 6 6.00 6 0
Austin Gonzales 2 5 2.50 3 0
Jesse Thompson 1 5 5.00 5 0
Clarence Scott 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Raymundo Edmonson 13 32 0 0
Joe Wilson 1 8 0 2
Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0
Troy Irwin 0 2 0 0
Paul Moore 0 3 0 1
Stephen Farmer 0 2 0 1
Daniel Fenner 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Jenkins 0 2 0 0
William Yost 0 8 0 1
Edward Hill 6 4 0 0
Steve Murray 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Leonel Martinsen 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Hagen 0 2 0 0
David Steinman 2 3 0 0
Rick Burgos 9 1 0 0
Quincy White 2 26 0 2
Patrick Tobias 9 2 0 0
Christopher Spotts 6 1 0 0
Loren Williams 9 2 0 1
Jeremy Contreras 9 3 0 0
Erin Zimmer 13 2 0 0
Dane Britt 0 17 0 0
Robert Munz 0 14 0 0
John Cobb 51 46 0 1
Larry Palmer 52 35 0 3
John Corbin 58 35 0 2
Joseph Thill 55 42 0 4
William Mitchell 11 25 0 2
Leonardo Putnam 51 39 0 1
John Diehl 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Bruce Holland 39 26 1 3
Chris Miller 16 17 0 1
Michael Gray 0 2 0 0
Rafael White 0 1 0 0
Arnold Obrien 0 1 0 0
Wilfred Woolard 0 1 0 0
Jim Zarate 0 1 0 0
Clarence Scott 0 1 0 0
Donald Jackson 0 2 0 0
Kevin Hudson 0 2 0 0
Austin Gonzales 0 5 0 0
Paul Bullard 1 2 0 0
Steven Flanagan 1 0 0 0
Samuel Draper 5 0 0 0
Corey Zelaya 0 2 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 2 1 0 0
Peter Vargas 48 26 0 1
Jesse Thompson 4 7 0 1
Christopher Henderson 0 7 0 0
Jose Beamon 0 6 0 0
Douglas Trump 10 3 0 0
George Soto 12 3 0 0
Bryan Dunn 7 4 0 0
Randy Christmas 8 14 0 1
Edward Costa 10 2 0 0
Jonathan Martinez 41 24 0 0
Jason Nunn 52 32 0 2
Tom Moore 39 19 0 1
Michael Tran 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Wilfred Woolard 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dane Britt 1 0 0 0
Joshua Lilley 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jose Beamon 1 1 0 0
Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0
Michael Gray 0 0 1 0

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 6 251 41.83 41.83 45 4

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dan Carr 8 400 50.00 46.63 53 3

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gary Spence 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 51 1 / 1

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Dane Britt 4 29 7.3 10 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Troy Irwin 7 0
Paul Moore 6 0
Timothy Araujo 5 0
Walter Silva 4 0
Thomas Martin 4 0
David Phillips 3 0
Maurice Matzke 3 0
Jim Byrne 3 1
Daniel Fenner 3 0
Quincy White 1 0
David Steinman 1 0
Stephen Farmer 1 0
Dane Britt 1 0
Leonel Martinsen 1 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Richard Randall 10 0
Steven Flanagan 9 0
Rafael White 7 0
Michael Tran 5 0
Oliver Serrano 5 0
Arnold Obrien 4 0
Mark Kelly 4 0
Jim Zarate 3 0
Corey Zelaya 3 0
Charles Garcia 3 0
Wilfred Woolard 2 0
Michael Gray 2 0
George Soto 1 0
Douglas Trump 1 0
Kevin Hudson 1 0
Nathan McCabe 1 0
Charles Malizia 1 0
Jason Nunn 1 0
Jonathon Padilla 1 0