Regular Season Week 1: Bandits at Generals
September 08, 1985 80° Giants Stadium
Attendance: 74,554 (93%)
Bandits 0 0 0 14 - 14
Generals 3 10 7 6 - 26
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-7-TAM 31 (1:17) 3-Lucio Grant 48 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 3 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-4-TAM 4 (6:04) 3-Lucio Grant 21 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 6 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-3-TAM 3 (0:35) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 44-Magic Johnson for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 13 TAM 0
(Qtr 3) Generals: 1-10-TAM 23 (6:45) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 12-Aaron Paul for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 20 TAM 0
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-5-TAM 5 (9:43) 3-Lucio Grant 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 23 TAM 0
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-1-TAM 36 (3:06) 3-Lucio Grant 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 26 TAM 0
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 25 (3:03) 8-Melvin Driggers pass complete to 17-Thomas Whitley for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Leon Rupe. NJG 26 TAM 7
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 32 (1:47) 8-Melvin Driggers pass complete to 17-Thomas Whitley for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Leon Rupe. NJG 26 TAM 14
Team Statistics
Generals Bandits
First Downs 28 3
- Rushing 12 0
- Passing 13 1
- Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 444 218
- Offensive Plays 83 33
- Yards Per Play 5.35 6.61
Net Rushing Yards 197 17
- Rushing Attempts 50 9
- Yards Per Rush 3.94 1.89
Net Passing Yards 247 201
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 26 / 2 24 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.48 8.38
- Yards Per Completion 9.50 14.36
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 9 / 16 0 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 7 / 37
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 28 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 45:44 14:17
Drive Charts
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:31 OWN 25 6 42 Interception
1 9:54 8:41 OWN 21 13 47 Field Goal
2 14:49 3:01 OWN 16 6 30 Punt
2 10:16 4:14 OWN 43 6 53 Field Goal
2 3:41 3:11 OWN 30 10 70 Touchdown
3 11:01 4:21 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
3 5:39 4:17 OWN 25 8 34 Interception
3 0:23 5:42 OWN 32 10 63 Field Goal
4 9:06 6:04 OWN 25 9 39 Field Goal
4 2:51 1:05 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 1:37 1:37 OWN 45 5 13 Game
Bandits
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:29 1:34 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
1 1:13 1:24 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
2 11:48 1:32 OWN 7 3 8 Punt
2 6:02 2:21 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 0:31 0:31 OWN 25 1 1 Half
3 15:00 3:59 OWN 25 8 38 Missed FG
3 6:40 1:01 OWN 27 3 5 Punt
3 1:22 1:00 OWN 32 3 -2 Punt
4 9:40 0:34 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 3:02 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 1:46 0:10 OWN 32 1 68 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Rudi Johnson 23 92 4.00 11 1 0
#2 Magic Johnson 18 80 4.44 25 2 0
#34 Fred Dunagan 3 22 7.33 9 0 0
#81 Calvin Hobbes 3 3 1.00 6 0 0
#5 Ric Flair 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Bandits
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Jimmy Clark 8 12 1.50 6 0 0
#25 Duane Stokes 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Ric Flair 33 26 247 0 / 0 2 24 2 92.80
Bandits
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Melvin Driggers 24 14 201 0 / 0 2 75 0 113.37
Receiving Stats
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#46 Todd Christensen 6 72 12.00 18 0
#12 Aaron Paul 3 43 14.33 23 1
#43 Rudi Johnson 4 35 8.75 24 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 4 33 8.25 14 0
#89 Justin Timberlake 3 33 11.00 19 0
#39 Radar O'Reilly 2 13 6.50 8 0
#2 Magic Johnson 3 12 4.00 7 1
#45 Johnny Fever 1 6 6.00 6 0
Bandits
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Thomas Whitley 6 167 27.83 75 2
#12 Edward Conner 3 21 7.00 12 0
#11 Joesph Wagner 1 6 6.00 6 0
#89 John McDougal 1 5 5.00 5 0
#84 Andrew Hickman 1 1 1.00 1 0
#25 Duane Stokes 1 1 1.00 1 0
#29 Jimmy Clark 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Kent Hull 40 54 0 2
#69 Steve Niehaus 40 54 0 2
#55 Elvis Presley 41 52 0 2
#75 Don "Donkey" Kong 39 48 0 0
#73 Dusty Baker 40 52 0 2
#39 Radar O'Reilly 16 29 0 1
#85 Chad Ochocinco 0 27 0 2
#43 Rudi Johnson 6 6 0 0
#12 Aaron Paul 0 16 0 1
#46 Todd Christensen 3 46 0 2
#2 Magic Johnson 5 4 0 0
#34 Fred Dunagan 0 2 0 0
#86 Dokie Williams 0 9 0 0
#89 Justin Timberlake 0 26 0 1
#19 Louis Eckhart 0 5 0 0
#21 Bob Marley 0 3 0 0
#99 Indiana Jones 0 4 0 0
#90 Jeff Hanneman 0 4 0 0
#45 Johnny Fever 0 11 0 1
#81 Calvin Hobbes 0 4 0 0
#79 Everett Bowers 8 0 0 0
#57 Tony Berryhill 4 1 0 0
#52 Ponyboy Curtis 9 8 0 0
#26 Vann McElroy 2 3 0 1
#97 Carlos Zambrano 0 2 0 0
#55 Allen Maloney 0 2 0 1
#29 Charlie Hustle 0 1 0 0
#91 Bon Scott 0 2 0 0
#70 Jimmy Hoffa 1 0 0 0
#31 Boris Becker 0 2 0 0
Bandits
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Virgil Tindell 0 2 0 0
#61 Eric Rodriquez 0 2 0 1
#71 Francisco Bailey 0 1 0 0
#67 Ronald Davis 31 16 0 1
#64 William Dillon 34 18 0 0
#75 Arthur Audette 33 16 0 1
#76 Michael Hall 31 14 0 0
#74 David Caldwell 23 13 0 1
#11 Joesph Wagner 0 3 0 0
#25 Duane Stokes 5 8 0 0
#87 Jonathan Sullivan 11 7 0 0
#82 Burt Johnston 9 7 0 0
#61 Brian Buckley 9 6 0 0
#52 David Wilcox 5 5 0 0
#29 Jimmy Clark 6 2 0 0
#12 Edward Conner 0 3 0 0
#83 Thomas Whitley 0 1 0 0
#31 Richard Dyer 0 1 0 0
#59 David Brown 3 0 0 0
#61 Antonio Nelson 2 0 0 0
#98 William Lewis 0 1 0 0
#44 Lewis Lum 0 3 0 1
#90 Jim Grisby 0 2 0 0
#90 William Morris 0 1 0 0
#36 Mark Rogers 0 2 0 0
#54 Lyle Brown 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bandits
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 Charles Mooney 1 0 0.00 0
#33 Keith Weber 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Bob Marley 0 1 0 0
Bandits
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Clark W. Griswold 2 96 48.00 44.50 49 1
Bandits
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Nicholas Houston 7 317 45.29 41.86 53 1
Kicking
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 2 / 2
Bandits
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Leon Rupe 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 2 / 2
Punt Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Aaron Paul 3 20 6.7 13 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 1 8 8.0 8 0
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Edward Conner 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#29 Jimmy Clark 1 35 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Indiana Jones 4 0
#36 Walter Moore 4 0
#90 Jeff Hanneman 3 0
#21 Bob Marley 3 0
#32 Bruce Dickinson 2 0
#91 Bon Scott 2 0
#26 Vann McElroy 2 0
#43 Rudi Johnson 1 0
#74 Tony Perez 1 0
#96 James Lockette 1 0
#86 Dokie Williams 1 0
#44 Marty McFly 1 0
Bandits
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Mark Rogers 13 0
#28 Clifford Swank 13 0
#90 Jim Grisby 10 0
#42 Craig Smith 7 0
#93 Charles Mooney 6 0
#25 Kendrick Mobley 6 0
#52 Stephen Taylor 4 0
#71 Francisco Bailey 4 0
#61 Eric Rodriquez 3 0
#82 Burt Johnston 2 0
#54 Josef Bryant 2 0
#64 William Dillon 1 0
#24 Joel Harness 1 0
#58 Virgil Tindell 1 0
#33 Keith Weber 1 0
#52 David Wilcox 1 0
#12 Edward Conner 1 0