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Wild Card: Houston Gamblers at Los Angeles Express

December 27, 1987
61°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 89,303 (99%)
Gamblers 13 6 7 10 - 36
Express 0 10 7 7 - 24

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-4-LAX 20 (12:43) 19-Daniel McCormack 38 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-10-LAX 4 (5:08) 7-Robert Burns pass INTERCEPTED by 55-Luis Torres at LAX 0. 55-Luis Torres to LAX 0 for -0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. LAX 0 HOU 10
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-13-LAX 34 (4:14) 19-Daniel McCormack 51 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 HOU 13
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-1-LAX 26 (12:16) 19-Daniel McCormack 43 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 HOU 16
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-1-HOU 1 (7:24) 7-Robert Burns pass complete to 26-Chuck Mayfield for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Mario Price. LAX 7 HOU 16
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-7-LAX 30 (2:00) 19-Daniel McCormack 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 7 HOU 19
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-9-HOU 9 (0:02) 5-Mario Price 28 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 10 HOU 19
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-2-LAX 2 (9:42) 89-Ryan Dearing ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. LAX 10 HOU 26
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-5-LAX 41 (8:49) 7-Robert Burns pass complete to 11-Dane Britt for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Mario Price. LAX 17 HOU 26
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 3-6-HOU 41 (7:31) 7-Robert Burns sacked at LAX 48 for -11 yards (91-Ronnie Stahl) 7-Robert Burns FUMBLES (91-Ronnie Stahl) recovered by HOU-61-Charles Wallace for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. LAX 17 HOU 33
(Qtr 4) Express: 2-8-LAX 27 (6:56) (Hot Read) 7-Robert Burns pass complete to 13-Stephen Tavera for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Mario Price. LAX 24 HOU 33
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-3-LAX 11 (2:43) 19-Daniel McCormack 29 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 24 HOU 36

Team Statistics

Express Gamblers
First Downs 23 18
- Rushing 12 7
- Passing 10 11
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 474 363
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards Per Play 6.87 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 165 104
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards Per Rush 7.50 3.59
Net Passing Yards 309 259
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 25 / 4 36 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 19 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.57 7.19
- Yards Per Completion 13.12 12.33
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 11 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 2 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 6 / 36
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 16 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 21 2 / 45
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:45 32:14

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:39 4:43 OWN 25 8 52 Fumble
1 5:11 0:05 OWN 4 2 0 Interception
1 4:09 2:11 OWN 25 7 28 Punt
2 12:12 4:52 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 1:56 1:56 OWN 25 7 66 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:07 OWN 24 6 35 Interception
3 9:39 1:00 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 7:06 0:53 OWN 17 3 4 Punt
3 5:56 3:29 OWN 15 6 36 Punt
3 0:20 2:17 OWN 37 4 8 Punt
4 10:21 3:02 OWN 25 7 34 Punt
4 2:40 0:10 OWN 25 3 0 Interception

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:21 OWN 14 6 65 Field Goal
1 7:56 2:45 OWN 21 5 18 Punt
1 5:06 0:03 OPP 25 1 0 Interception
1 5:03 0:54 OPP 31 3 -3 Field Goal
1 1:59 4:46 OWN 15 7 59 Field Goal
2 7:21 5:24 OWN 28 9 42 Field Goal
3 11:53 2:15 OWN 35 6 65 Touchdown
3 8:38 1:32 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
3 6:12 0:16 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
3 2:27 2:07 OWN 5 3 8 Punt
4 13:03 2:42 OWN 20 6 12 Punt
4 7:19 0:35 OPP 25 2 -75 Touchdown
4 6:44 4:04 OPP 49 6 38 Field Goal
4 2:30 2:30 OPP 27 7 22 Game

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Daniel Franks 13 121 9.31 14 8 0
Chuck Mayfield 5 35 7.00 12 1 0
Erin Zimmer 4 9 2.25 6 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ryan Dearing 20 80 4.00 13 1 1
Albert Buckland 5 19 3.80 8 0 0
Wesley Hull 2 5 2.50 5 0 0
Tony Dean 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Robert Burns 45 25 328 2 / 19 3 73 4 63.94

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 36 21 259 0 / 0 0 39 0 80.67

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joel Davis 10 88 8.80 27 0
Dane Britt 4 74 18.50 59 1
Stephen Tavera 1 73 73.00 73 1
Chuck Mayfield 4 42 10.50 17 1
Erin Zimmer 2 27 13.50 16 0
Marlon Stanton 1 13 13.00 13 0
Daniel Franks 1 7 7.00 7 0
Michael Leonard 1 2 2.00 2 0
William Yost 1 2 2.00 2 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wesley Hull 4 49 12.25 34 0
Fredrick Skeen 2 48 24.00 39 0
Ryan Dearing 5 46 9.20 20 0
Gabriel Ahrens 2 37 18.50 20 0
Albert Buckland 2 26 13.00 15 0
Anthony Fulks 2 24 12.00 12 0
Willie Nelson 3 16 5.33 11 0
Richard Glasscock 1 13 13.00 13 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Larry Palmer 47 31 1 2
Michael Leonard 8 14 0 0
Rick Burgos 11 3 0 0
Arthur Bowen 0 3 0 0
Troy Irwin 0 1 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 2 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Stephen Farmer 0 1 0 1
Daryl Barney 0 1 0 0
Marlon Stanton 0 6 0 0
Chuck Mayfield 1 5 0 0
James Quintana 6 1 0 0
Steven Hill 4 2 0 1
Joseph Thill 8 1 0 0
William Kohler 47 28 0 1
Harry Bridgers 6 0 0 0
Stephen Tavera 0 2 0 0
Edward Hill 0 5 0 0
Daniel Franks 5 3 0 0
Erin Zimmer 8 15 0 0
Dwayne Finch 46 30 0 3
Fred Pearl 47 28 0 1
Joel Davis 0 14 0 0
John Cobb 55 32 0 0
William Yost 0 29 0 0
Dane Britt 0 21 0 0
John Quigley 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Irvin Balzer 0 2 0 0
Anthony Fulks 0 9 0 1
Ronnie Stahl 0 1 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 4 0 0
Luis Torres 0 2 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 2 0 0
Edward Mayberry 0 3 0 0
Richard Glasscock 2 3 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 19 0 0
Robert Sokol 0 1 0 0
Wesley Hull 9 21 0 0
Fredrick Skeen 13 14 0 1
Carl Lawlor 13 7 0 1
Willie Nelson 0 19 0 2
Philip King 0 4 0 0
Ryan Dearing 9 6 0 0
Zachary Hinkson 49 36 0 3
Albert Buckland 23 19 0 0
Zane Baker 42 36 0 4
Thomas Knotts 49 32 0 0
Philip Johnson 45 30 0 0
Raymond Huang 3 5 0 0
Michael Skaggs 0 4 0 1
John Rogers 0 2 0 0
Paul Sabella 2 2 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 3 0 0
Danny Keating 49 35 0 1
Jonathan Short 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Luis Torres 1 0 0.00 1
Philip King 1 0 0.00 0
Jonathan Fenn 2 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Daniel Franks 1 0 0 0
Robert Burns 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dennis Taylor 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 0 1 0
Ronnie Stahl 0 0 1 0
Charles Wallace 0 1 0 1
Gabriel Ahrens 0 1 0 0

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 4 185 46.25 39.00 64 2

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 258 51.60 48.60 57 3

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Mario Price 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 3 / 3

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 5 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 1 51 3 / 3

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Dane Britt 2 16 8.0 11 0

Houston Gamblers

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Dane Britt 1 21 21.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Fulks 2 45 22.5 0

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Arthur Bowen 11 0
Edwin Tillis 9 0
Troy Irwin 7 0
Steven Hill 4 0
Lyle Maldanado 4 0
Geoffrey Fairchild 4 0
Daryl Barney 2 0
Ken McNulty 2 0
Stephen Coleman 2 0
Edward Hill 1 0
Joseph Taylor 1 0
Bobby Leopold 1 0
Marvin Barber 1 0
Thomas Martin 1 0
Joel Davis 1 0
William Kohler 1 0
Stephen Farmer 1 0
Michael Leonard 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Sokol 7 0
Philip King 7 0
Paul Sabella 6 0
Jonathan Fenn 5 0
Michael Skaggs 5 0
David Phillips 4 0
John Rogers 4 0
Luis Torres 2 1
Dennis Taylor 1 0
Don Wilkerson 1 0
Willie Nelson 1 0
Fredrick Skeen 1 0
Edward Mayberry 1 0
Ronnie Stahl 0 1