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Week 1: Denver Gold at Washington Federals

September 06, 1987
70°
RFK Stadium (Washington, D. C., DC) Attendance: 56,557 (100%)
Gold 10 6 7 0 - 23
Federals 21 21 0 7 - 49

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Federals: 1-10-DEN 48 (13:21) 11-Scott Bieber pass complete to 87-Jason Laughlin for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 7 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-WAS 14 (11:44) 11-Scott Bieber pass INTERCEPTED by 99-Robert Givens at WAS 18. 99-Robert Givens to WAS 0 for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. WAS 7 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Federals: 1-3-DEN 3 (9:21) 11-Scott Bieber pass complete to 24-Cedric Ervin for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 14 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Federals: 2-2-DEN 2 (7:09) 33-Cory Martin ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 21 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-3-WAS 4 (0:28) 8-Anthony Schaefer 21 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 21 DEN 10
(Qtr 2) Federals: 2-5-DEN 5 (9:43) 11-Scott Bieber pass complete to 81-Robert Sullivan for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 28 DEN 10
(Qtr 2) Federals: 2-7-WAS 48 (3:06) 11-Scott Bieber pass complete to 88-Luther Ellis for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 35 DEN 10
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-10-WAS 27 (1:41) 8-Anthony Schaefer 44 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 35 DEN 13
(Qtr 2) Federals: 3-10-DEN 17 (0:37) 11-Scott Bieber pass complete to 87-Jason Laughlin for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 42 DEN 13
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-9-WAS 30 (0:03) 8-Anthony Schaefer 48 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 42 DEN 16
(Qtr 3) Gold: 3-3-DEN 27 (9:57) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 85-Jose Buford for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. WAS 42 DEN 23
(Qtr 4) Federals: 1-4-DEN 4 (1:06) 33-Cory Martin ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-John Bazile. WAS 49 DEN 23

Team Statistics

Federals Gold
First Downs 21 15
- Rushing 4 2
- Passing 13 11
- Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 515 415
- Offensive Plays 81 78
- Yards Per Play 6.36 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 166 32
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards Per Rush 5.35 2.00
Net Passing Yards 349 383
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 26 / 2 62 / 30 / 5
- Gross Passing Yards 349 383
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.98 6.18
- Yards Per Completion 13.42 12.77
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 7 / 20
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 49 5 / 58
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 22 2 / 24
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 58
Int Returns/Yards 5 / 45 2 / 18
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:01 29:56

Drive Charts

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:09 0:56 OWN 27 4 73 Touchdown
1 11:43 0:07 OWN 14 1 0 Interception
1 9:13 2:07 OPP 26 4 26 Touchdown
1 0:25 1:54 OWN 25 5 36 Interception
2 12:18 2:40 OPP 38 6 38 Touchdown
2 6:04 1:28 OWN 2 3 6 Punt
2 3:47 0:49 OWN 46 2 54 Touchdown
2 1:37 1:04 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:31 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 12:03 0:52 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
3 9:46 2:07 OWN 25 4 15 Punt
3 7:21 0:18 OWN 24 3 -5 Punt
3 3:33 3:09 OWN 20 7 34 Punt
4 14:51 0:58 OPP 49 3 10 Punt
4 12:50 2:53 OWN 31 6 37 Missed FG
4 9:39 5:11 OWN 11 9 36 Punt
4 3:12 1:25 OWN 44 3 1 Punt
4 1:05 0:03 OPP 4 1 4 Touchdown
4 0:29 0:29 OPP 37 1 7 Game

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:51 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
1 13:13 1:30 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
1 11:37 2:18 OPP 25 6 -75 Touchdown
1 9:18 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 7:06 6:41 OWN 26 10 70 Field Goal
2 13:30 1:12 OWN 29 3 9 Fumble
2 9:39 3:35 OWN 25 8 31 Punt
2 4:36 0:48 OWN 49 2 -1 Interception
2 2:58 1:21 OWN 27 6 46 Field Goal
2 0:33 0:33 OWN 25 3 45 Field Goal
3 13:29 1:26 OWN 14 3 3 Punt
3 11:10 1:25 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
3 7:39 0:18 OWN 29 3 0 Punt
3 7:03 3:30 OWN 36 6 23 Punt
3 0:23 0:32 OWN 8 3 -1 Punt
4 13:53 1:03 OWN 7 4 19 Punt
4 9:57 0:17 OWN 39 3 5 Punt
4 4:28 1:16 OWN 7 7 46 Interception
4 1:47 0:42 OWN 7 4 31 Interception
4 1:03 0:33 OWN 25 3 3 Interception

Rushing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Cory Martin 18 110 6.11 15 4 2
Robert Sullivan 5 34 6.80 14 1 0
Cedric Ervin 3 13 4.33 10 1 0
Jason Laughlin 4 9 2.25 4 0 0
Patrick Begay 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Huff 8 25 3.13 11 2 0
Richard Funkhouser 3 8 2.67 5 0 0
Jose Buford 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Jake Peralta 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
William Ruiz 3 -4 -1.33 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Scott Bieber 50 26 349 0 / 0 5 52 2 91.17

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Brewer 56 30 383 0 / 0 1 73 3 58.85
Walton Vasquez 6 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 2 0.00

Receiving Stats

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jason Laughlin 4 91 22.75 48 2
Luther Ellis 2 85 42.50 52 1
Cory Martin 7 50 7.14 15 0
Jeffrey Lynn 3 49 16.33 31 0
Allan Boyer 3 31 10.33 20 0
Cedric Ervin 2 16 8.00 13 1
Robert Sullivan 2 15 7.50 10 1
Efrain Mattie 3 12 4.00 7 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jose Buford 3 101 33.67 73 1
Matthew Kluesner 6 93 15.50 33 0
Richard Funkhouser 8 78 9.75 41 0
William Ruiz 3 45 15.00 32 0
Denver Siegel 4 42 10.50 30 0
Ronald Geter 3 11 3.67 7 0
Richard Huff 2 8 4.00 9 0
Jake Peralta 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Edwin Malik 0 3 0 0
Matthew Minor 0 5 0 1
Reid Davis 0 2 0 0
Jose Bryant 10 2 0 0
John Meyer 0 1 0 0
John Broussard 0 1 0 0
Larry Gonzalez 6 4 0 0
Hugh Rountree 0 2 0 1
Gene Gilbert 0 3 0 1
Cory Martin 4 1 0 0
Dusty Aranda 1 3 0 0
Elwood Valdez 0 4 0 0
Fred Hall 0 3 0 0
Dino Perez 0 3 0 2
Francis Vanhoose 0 2 0 0
Stephen Newton 0 3 0 0
Patrick Begay 1 5 0 0
Joseph Popovich 64 41 0 0
William Power 51 37 0 0
David Aybar 60 48 0 4
Wesley Griffin 33 19 0 0
Allan Boyer 0 18 0 2
Luther Ellis 0 28 0 0
Jason Laughlin 13 29 0 2
Eddie Long 47 33 0 2
Jeffrey Lynn 13 34 0 5
Cedric Ervin 1 1 0 0
David Zimmer 16 1 0 0
Ronnie Peres 7 1 0 0
Richard Bennett 38 20 0 1
William Kane 17 2 0 0
Efrain Mattie 12 18 0 2
Robert Sullivan 2 4 0 0
Robert Cosby 0 2 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jorge Knox 54 21 0 3
Étienne Boulay 0 3 0 0
Mark Jackson 4 1 0 0
Ronald Geter 0 3 0 1
Jake Peralta 0 4 0 0
William Ruiz 9 3 0 0
Richard Funkhouser 0 10 0 0
Denver Siegel 11 10 0 0
David Sawyer 12 4 0 0
John Pursel 0 3 0 0
Anthony Heredia 0 2 0 0
Robert Givens 0 3 0 0
Donald Woody 0 3 0 1
Norman Anderson 0 3 0 1
Julian Dejesus 0 2 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 4 0 0
Daniel Seaman 64 23 0 1
Douglas Ramos 0 4 0 0
John Jones 0 1 0 0
Matthew Kluesner 2 12 0 1
Jose Buford 0 9 0 0
Lawrence Rodriguez 17 3 0 0
Michael Flores 6 8 0 0
Clayton Nolan 14 14 0 0
Dean Park 18 8 0 0
Ronald Tatman 15 3 0 0
Richard Huff 14 3 0 0
Lloyd England 72 28 0 1
John Galbraith 70 28 0 1
George Sullivan 60 25 0 1
John Biggs 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Larry Gonzalez 1 40 40.00 0
Gene Gilbert 1 5 5.00 0
Allan Buchanan 2 0 0.00 0
Dino Perez 1 0 0.00 0

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Givens 1 18 18.00 1
Noel Gerrard 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Stephen Newton 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Andrew Brewer 1 0 0 0

Punting

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Wayne Lange 9 405 45.00 42.44 52 5

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 9 431 47.89 42.44 55 3

Kicking

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Bazile 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 - 7 / 7

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Anthony Schaefer 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 2 / 2

Punt Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jason Laughlin 2 22 11.0 13 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jake Peralta 2 24 12.0 16 0

Kick Return

Washington Federals

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jake Peralta 2 58 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
John Meyer 6 0
Robert Sanderson 6 0
Francis Vanhoose 6 0
Dusty Aranda 5 0
Dino Perez 4 0
Hugh Rountree 3 0
Gene Gilbert 3 0
Larry Gonzalez 3 0
Matthew Minor 2 0
Edwin Malik 2 0
Stephen Newton 1 0
Elwood Valdez 1 0
Michael Maurer 1 0
Fred Hall 1 0
John Broussard 1 0
Allan Buchanan 1 0
Cedric Ervin 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Douglas Ramos 8 0
Robert Givens 6 0
Jarrett Walsh 5 0
Étienne Boulay 5 0
Michael Flores 5 0
Norman Anderson 4 0
Donald Woody 4 0
John Pursel 4 0
John Jones 3 0
Clayton Nolan 2 0
Vernon Herron 2 0
Anthony Heredia 2 0
Clyde Raines 2 0
John Galbraith 1 0
James Guth 1 0
Patrick Goudy 1 0
Matthew Kluesner 1 0
Dean Park 1 0
Ronald Tatman 1 0