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Wild Card: Tampa Bay Bandits at New Jersey Generals

December 29, 1985
49°
Giants Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) Attendance: 80,242 (100%)
Bandits 0 0 7 13 - 20
Generals 14 6 14 0 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-3-TAM 3 (9:59) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 84-Calvin Hobbes for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 7 TAM 0
(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-1-TAM 1 (1:44) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 39-Radar O'Reilly to TAM 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 14 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-11-TAM 19 (8:17) 3-Lucio Grant 36 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 17 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-3-TAM 28 (0:14) 3-Lucio Grant 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 20 TAM 0
(Qtr 3) Generals: 1-10-TAM 41 (9:33) 32-Rudi Johnson ran for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 27 TAM 0
(Qtr 3) Generals: 3-5-TAM 23 (5:26) (Hot Read) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 85-Chad Ochocinco for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 34 TAM 0
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 14 (2:01) 8-Melvin Driggers pass complete to 17-Thomas Whitley for 86 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Leon Rupe. TAM 78-Michael Hall was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NJG 34 TAM 7
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-6-NJG 6 (8:48) 7-Leon Rupe 25 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 34 TAM 10
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 43 (1:57) 8-Melvin Driggers pass complete to 17-Thomas Whitley for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Leon Rupe. NJG 34 TAM 17
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-5-NJG 14 (0:38) 7-Leon Rupe 33 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 34 TAM 20

Team Statistics

Generals Bandits
First Downs 27 6
- Rushing 12 1
- Passing 13 5
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 540 323
- Offensive Plays 88 50
- Yards Per Play 6.14 6.46
Net Rushing Yards 274 14
- Rushing Attempts 59 5
- Yards Per Rush 4.64 2.80
Net Passing Yards 266 309
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 22 / 0 44 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 266 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 3
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.17 6.87
- Yards Per Completion 12.09 17.33
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 10 / 17 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 4 / 26
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 23 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 61 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 47:03 12:55

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:04 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 6:31 4:49 OWN 44 11 56 Touchdown
1 0:50 7:36 OWN 21 12 60 Field Goal
2 7:57 3:55 OWN 40 6 19 Punt
2 2:26 2:16 OWN 44 8 28 Field Goal
3 12:23 2:58 OWN 15 6 85 Touchdown
3 8:46 3:26 OWN 30 7 70 Touchdown
3 4:15 2:15 OWN 9 5 48 Punt
3 1:49 2:31 OWN 25 5 21 Fumble
4 13:59 4:14 OWN 14 6 14 Punt
4 8:45 2:48 OWN 28 4 21 Punt
4 5:18 3:22 OWN 44 5 20 Missed FG
4 1:48 1:14 OWN 32 5 -18 Field Goal
4 0:35 0:35 OWN 45 4 13 Game

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:56 3:26 OWN 25 8 33 Interception
1 1:41 0:51 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 8:14 0:17 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
2 4:01 1:35 OWN 7 3 10 Punt
2 0:10 0:10 OWN 25 1 3 Half
3 15:00 2:37 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 9:24 0:38 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
3 5:20 1:05 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
3 2:00 0:11 OWN 14 1 86 Touchdown
4 14:18 0:19 OWN 45 3 0 Punt
4 9:45 1:00 OWN 26 5 67 Field Goal
4 5:57 0:38 OWN 8 3 8 Punt
4 1:56 0:08 OWN 43 1 57 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Rudi Johnson 32 182 5.69 41 7 1
Magic Johnson 20 76 3.80 11 2 0
Marcus Allen 6 16 2.67 9 0 0
Ric Flair 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jimmy Clark 4 14 3.50 8 0 0
Duane Stokes 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ric Flair 29 22 266 0 / 0 3 50 0 138.00

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Melvin Driggers 41 18 312 1 / 3 2 86 1 76.47
Christopher Pringle 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 0 39.58

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Justin Timberlake 7 108 15.43 31 0
Magic Johnson 4 71 17.75 50 0
Radar O'Reilly 5 34 6.80 19 1
Chad Ochocinco 2 32 16.00 23 1
Calvin Hobbes 3 21 7.00 11 1
Aaron Paul 1 0 0.00 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Whitley 5 171 34.20 86 2
Edward Conner 2 77 38.50 70 0
Burt Johnston 6 48 8.00 14 0
Andrew Hickman 3 15 5.00 6 0
Duane Stokes 1 3 3.00 3 0
Richard Dyer 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kent Hull 35 63 0 3
Marcus Allen 1 0 0 0
Carlos Zambrano 0 1 0 0
Walter Moore 2 1 0 1
Rod Martin 0 3 0 0
Dokie Williams 0 4 0 0
Mikhail Gorbachev 0 3 0 0
Andre The Giant 0 1 0 1
Bon Scott 0 2 0 0
Eddie Head 11 1 0 0
Bernardo Schoenberger 0 2 0 0
Allen Maloney 0 2 0 0
Indiana Jones 0 1 0 0
Vann McElroy 0 2 0 0
Marty McFly 0 1 0 0
Dustin Diamond 0 1 0 0
Ernest Huggins 0 3 0 0
Jeff Hanneman 0 4 0 0
Steve Niehaus 36 58 0 3
Chad Ochocinco 0 35 0 0
Aaron Paul 0 26 0 0
Justin Timberlake 0 44 0 1
Don "Donkey" Kong 40 68 0 5
Dusty Baker 32 51 0 2
Calvin Hobbes 1 54 0 2
Elvis Presley 40 66 0 4
Radar O'Reilly 10 34 0 1
Lars Ulrich 0 2 0 0
Rudi Johnson 7 6 0 1
Tony Berryhill 10 9 0 0
Magic Johnson 3 4 0 1
Todd Christensen 1 16 0 0
Everett Bowers 12 3 0 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 0
Bruce Dickinson 0 2 0 0
Charlie Hustle 0 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jimmy Clark 10 1 1 1
Ronald Davis 55 19 0 0
Lyle Brown 0 1 0 0
Steven Maciejewski 2 1 0 0
Antonio Nelson 3 0 0 0
Brian Buckley 5 0 0 0
Mark Rogers 0 1 0 0
Clifford Swank 0 1 0 0
William Morris 1 0 0 0
John McDougal 0 2 0 0
David Wilcox 3 3 0 0
David Brown 17 4 0 1
Christopher Harland 12 9 0 0
Jonathan Sullivan 11 3 0 0
William Dillon 55 13 0 0
Richard Dyer 5 0 0 0
Edward Conner 0 3 0 1
David Caldwell 48 17 0 1
Thomas Whitley 0 3 0 0
Burt Johnston 16 6 0 1
Duane Stokes 16 5 0 0
Michael Hall 34 11 0 0
Arthur Audette 55 17 0 0
Joesph Wagner 0 7 0 0
Andrew Hickman 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
James Lockette 1 1 1.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Rudi Johnson 2 0 0 0
Magic Johnson 1 0 0 0
Aaron Paul 1 1 0 0
Radar O'Reilly 0 1 0 0
Elvis Presley 0 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Kendrick Mobley 0 1 2 0
Craig Smith 0 0 1 0
Lewis Lum 0 1 1 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clark W. Griswold 4 150 37.50 37.50 46 3

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicholas Houston 8 363 45.38 43.13 48 3

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lucio Grant 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 45 4 / 4

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Leon Rupe 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 2 / 2

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Aaron Paul 4 23 5.8 8 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Aaron Paul 2 61 30.5 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Defensive Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Lars Ulrich 4 0
Indiana Jones 3 0
Bob Marley 2 0
Marty McFly 2 0
Bruce Dickinson 2 0
Bernardo Schoenberger 2 0
Dustin Diamond 1 0
Carlos Zambrano 1 0
Tony Perez 1 0
James Lockette 1 1
Rod Martin 1 0
Charlie Hustle 1 0
Aaron Paul 1 0
Bon Scott 1 0
Walter Moore 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Clifford Swank 13 0
William Morris 13 0
Kendrick Mobley 9 0
Charles Mooney 7 0
Craig Smith 6 0
Stephen Taylor 5 0
Mark Rogers 5 0
Virgil Tindell 4 0
Eric Rodriquez 4 0
David Wilcox 3 0
Jonathan Sullivan 3 0
Lewis Lum 2 0
William Lewis 2 0
Duane Stokes 1 0
Lyle Brown 1 0
John McDougal 1 0
Francisco Bailey 1 0