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Wild Card: Houston Gamblers at Michigan Panthers

December 28, 1986
35°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 76,396 (95%)
Gamblers 14 0 7 8 - 29
Panthers 14 10 0 10 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-7-HOU 7 (9:26) 47-Darrick Dutra ran to HOU 0 for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 39 (8:30) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MIC 7 HOU 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-HOU 14 (4:55) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 47-Darrick Dutra for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 14 HOU 7
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-8-HOU 27 (4:16) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 22-Mark Lambert for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MIC 14 HOU 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-10-HOU 21 (8:58) 5-John Bibler 39 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 HOU 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 3-10-HOU 19 (1:09) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 13-James Hills for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 24 HOU 14
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-10-MIC 27 (4:18) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MIC 24 HOU 21
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-7-HOU 7 (12:43) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 47-Darrick Dutra for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. MIC 31 HOU 21
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-MIC 8 (10:57) 16-Jerry Ruiz sacked at MIC -1 for -9 yards (96-Irvin Balzer) SAFETY! (96-Irvin Balzer) MIC 31 HOU 23
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 3-10-MIC 26 (6:58) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 22-Mark Lambert for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-2-HOU 32 (1:49) 5-John Bibler 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 34 HOU 29

Team Statistics

Panthers Gamblers
First Downs 22 22
- Rushing 6 4
- Passing 14 14
- Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 432 519
- Offensive Plays 70 76
- Yards Per Play 6.17 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 127 74
- Rushing Attempts 18 17
- Yards Per Rush 7.06 4.35
Net Passing Yards 305 445
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 31 / 2 58 / 30 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 324 456
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 19 1 / 11
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.87 7.54
- Yards Per Completion 10.45 15.20
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 13 8 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 47 4 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 2 / 65
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 30 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:41 31:22

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:38 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 8:20 3:31 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 4:03 4:52 OWN 25 8 70 Interception
2 11:17 2:22 OWN 47 7 32 Field Goal
2 5:27 0:47 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
2 1:53 0:47 OPP 36 6 36 Touchdown
2 0:06 0:06 OWN 20 1 11 Half
3 11:23 1:24 OWN 20 3 20 Interception
3 9:16 1:24 OPP 50 3 8 Punt
3 4:11 3:08 OWN 25 7 33 Punt
4 14:51 2:13 OWN 29 6 71 Touchdown
4 10:57 0:03 OWN 8 1 -10 Safety
4 6:51 1:42 OWN 25 4 -9 Punt
4 2:28 0:44 OWN 43 4 25 Field Goal

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:22 1:02 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 4:50 0:46 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 14:12 2:55 OWN 20 6 27 Interception
2 8:55 3:28 OWN 25 5 29 Punt
2 4:40 2:48 OWN 31 6 32 Interception
2 1:05 0:59 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 15:00 3:37 OWN 25 8 62 Missed FG
3 9:59 0:44 OPP 44 2 -11 Interception
3 7:51 3:40 OWN 8 8 92 Touchdown
3 1:04 1:12 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 12:38 1:42 OWN 25 4 23 Punt
4 10:54 4:03 OWN 35 11 65 Touchdown
4 5:09 2:41 OWN 37 5 12 Interception
4 1:45 1:45 OWN 25 8 46 Game

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Nicholas Dorey 12 104 8.67 24 6 0
Darrick Dutra 6 23 3.83 11 1 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 13 50 3.85 15 2 0
Wesley Hull 3 14 4.67 9 0 0
Ronald Diaz 1 10 10.00 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jerry Ruiz 50 31 324 2 / 19 3 21 2 84.08

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 58 30 456 1 / 11 4 73 4 72.20

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Hills 5 72 14.40 21 1
Nicholas Dorey 7 72 10.29 19 0
Darrick Dutra 7 50 7.14 14 2
Charles Ahumada 3 47 15.67 19 0
Cristobal Robinson 3 43 14.33 20 0
Albert Barraza 3 35 11.67 15 0
Cory Martin 2 5 2.50 3 0
Peter Lewis 1 0 0.00 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Edwards 11 226 20.55 61 2
Mark Lambert 8 175 21.88 73 2
Wesley Hull 2 14 7.00 7 0
Willie Nelson 2 13 6.50 11 0
Gerald Miller 1 13 13.00 13 0
James Orourke 3 12 4.00 8 0
Lonnie Mohr 2 2 1.00 2 0
Fredrick Skeen 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Marion Long 59 29 1 3
James Robinson 59 24 0 2
Steven Turnbull 0 2 0 1
Mark Owens 1 2 0 1
William Woodbury 0 3 0 0
John Brown 0 2 0 0
Stewart Fairchild 0 1 0 0
Jerry Green 0 1 0 0
Timothy Hunziker 0 2 0 0
Michael McIntire 4 2 0 0
Martin McMeans 4 2 0 0
William Roberts 0 2 0 0
Robert Kimball 0 3 0 0
Paul Declue 4 4 0 1
Alton Pastor 0 4 0 0
Andrew Montoya 6 1 0 0
Delbert Hurley 0 1 0 0
Peter Lewis 2 5 0 0
George Berndt 0 1 0 0
Michael Pearce 0 1 0 0
Charles Ahumada 0 17 0 0
Darrick Dutra 0 3 0 0
Albert Barraza 23 14 0 0
Cristobal Robinson 0 13 0 1
James Hills 4 16 0 0
Nicholas Dorey 8 3 0 1
Cory Martin 0 18 0 0
Solomon Waguespack 55 26 0 2
Jose Miller 58 23 0 2
Patrick Eveland 56 21 0 0
Robert Walker 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Philip Johnson 61 28 1 1
Andre Adkins 49 26 0 1
Luis Torres 0 4 0 0
Paul Sabella 0 2 0 1
Robert Sokol 0 2 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 2 0 0
Brian Lowe 0 2 0 0
Zane Baker 4 2 0 0
Philip King 0 1 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 4 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 4 6 0 1
Mark Lambert 6 4 0 0
Larry Theberge 0 2 0 2
Alexander Morrison 0 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 4 0 0
James Beasley 0 2 0 0
Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 1
Christopher Jarman 64 33 0 1
James Orourke 0 9 0 0
Thomas Knotts 18 7 0 0
George Orr 2 0 0 0
Keith Barge 10 5 0 0
Wesley Hull 9 7 0 0
Fredrick Skeen 9 18 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 8 0 1
Gabriel Ahrens 0 15 0 1
Bruce Edwards 0 16 0 0
Carl Lawlor 13 4 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 26 15 0 3
Danny Keating 53 28 0 0
James Tompkins 60 27 0 0
Ronald Diaz 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mark Owens 1 28 28.00 0
Clifford Blackburn 1 2 2.00 0
Timothy Hunziker 2 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Edward Mayberry 1 1 1.00 0
Paul Sabella 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Nicholas Dorey 2 1 0 0
Darrick Dutra 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Edward Mayberry 0 0 1 0
Luis Torres 0 0 1 0
Philip King 0 0 1 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julius Horowitz 4 170 42.50 37.25 48 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 4 189 47.25 40.50 49 2

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Bibler 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 4 / 4

Houston Gamblers

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

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Mark Williams 1 8 8.0 8 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Philip King 1 1 1.0 1 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Mark Williams 1 26 26.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Philip King 2 65 32.5 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Timothy Hunziker 10 0
Michael McIntire 6 0
Clifford Blackburn 5 0
Steven Turnbull 5 0
Jerry Green 4 0
Paul Declue 4 0
Jesse Barnett 3 0
Robert Kimball 2 0
William Woodbury 2 0
Mark Owens 2 0
Alton Pastor 2 1
John Brown 2 0
Martin McMeans 1 0
Bryan Odom 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul Sabella 11 0
Edward Mayberry 6 0
Philip King 6 0
James Beasley 6 0
John Rogers 3 0
David Phillips 2 0
Robert Sokol 2 0
Charles Wallace 2 1
Irvin Balzer 2 1
Jonathan Fenn 2 0
Luis Torres 2 0
Larry Theberge 1 0
Timothy Adams 1 0
James Orourke 1 0
Alexander Morrison 1 0
Willie Nelson 1 0
Bruce Edwards 1 0
Jonathan Short 1 0