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Wild Card: Cleveland Thunderbolts at Denver Gold

December 25, 1988
16°
Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO) Attendance: 72,366 (95%)
Thunderbolts 0 7 6 3 - 16
Gold 7 16 21 14 - 58

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-2-CLE 2 (11:10) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 86-Richard Funkhouser for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 7 CLE 0
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-1-CLE 2 (15:00) 8-Anthony Schaefer 19 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 CLE 0
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-10-CLE 26 (14:43) 8-Anthony Schaefer 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 13 CLE 0
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-6-CLE 29 (14:01) 6-Joseph Haight pass complete to 80-James Bull for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. DEN 13 CLE 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-1-CLE 1 (8:24) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 86-Richard Funkhouser for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 20 CLE 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-2-CLE 28 (1:46) 8-Anthony Schaefer 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 23 CLE 7
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-DEN 28 (14:55) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 85-Jose Buford for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 30 CLE 7
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-6-DEN 8 (7:39) 7-Gary Spence 26 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 30 CLE 10
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-DEN 35 (6:06) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 86-Richard Funkhouser for 65 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 37 CLE 10
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-3-DEN 30 (2:29) 7-Gary Spence 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 37 CLE 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-11-DEN 24 (1:49) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 85-Jose Buford for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 44 CLE 13
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-10-DEN 37 (14:04) 7-Gary Spence 54 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 44 CLE 16
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-10-DEN 39 (12:37) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 86-Richard Funkhouser for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 51 CLE 16
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-4-CLE 15 (3:40) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 85-Jose Buford for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. DEN 58 CLE 16

Team Statistics

Gold Thunderbolts
First Downs 15 15
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 9 10
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 624 358
- Offensive Plays 67 72
- Yards Per Play 9.31 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 117 64
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards Per Rush 4.18 3.56
Net Passing Yards 507 294
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 28 / 0 53 / 27 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 507 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 13.00 5.44
- Yards Per Completion 18.11 11.22
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 13 4 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 14 5 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 36 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:22 27:39

Drive Charts

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:05 2:58 OWN 19 5 81 Touchdown
1 9:39 1:35 OWN 24 3 7 Punt
1 5:50 5:52 OWN 12 10 86 Field Goal
2 14:54 0:15 OPP 26 3 0 Field Goal
2 13:49 1:24 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 11:34 3:14 OPP 32 6 32 Touchdown
2 6:49 5:06 OWN 19 12 53 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:16 OWN 28 1 72 Touchdown
3 7:37 1:42 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 2:25 0:47 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 13:59 1:33 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 11:50 1:21 OWN 26 3 11 Fumble
4 8:51 3:28 OWN 23 5 19 Punt
4 4:53 1:17 OPP 21 3 21 Touchdown
4 2:07 1:34 OWN 28 3 9 Punt

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:55 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 11:07 1:27 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 8:04 2:14 OWN 30 4 9 Punt
2 14:58 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 14:39 0:50 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 12:25 0:52 OWN 0 2 10 Fumble
2 8:20 1:31 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 1:42 1:42 OWN 25 3 0 Half
3 14:44 7:08 OWN 25 13 67 Field Goal
3 5:55 3:30 OWN 25 6 45 Field Goal
3 1:38 2:38 OWN 25 8 38 Field Goal
4 12:26 0:37 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 10:29 1:38 OPP 41 6 28 Downs
4 5:24 0:30 OWN 16 3 -3 Interception
4 3:37 1:30 OWN 25 8 49 Downs
4 0:33 0:33 OWN 16 3 10 Game

Rushing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Funkhouser 19 79 4.16 9 0 0
Richard Huff 7 22 3.14 9 0 0
Jose Buford 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
William Ruiz 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Samuel Draper 14 39 2.79 14 2 0
Bobby Colley 4 25 6.25 13 1 0

Passing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Brewer 39 28 507 0 / 0 7 76 0 153.58

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Haight 51 27 303 1 / 9 1 71 2 61.15
Allen Rose 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 0 39.58

Receiving Stats

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jose Buford 9 269 29.89 76 3
Richard Funkhouser 10 171 17.10 65 4
Ralph Beaudry 6 53 8.83 14 0
Jake Peralta 3 14 4.67 6 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Bull 3 111 37.00 71 1
George Butler 7 65 9.29 15 0
Bobby Colley 3 51 17.00 22 0
Wayne Boutwell 4 28 7.00 10 0
Jeffrey Beauchesne 4 18 4.50 8 0
Samuel Draper 2 17 8.50 13 0
Mark Howe 2 9 4.50 7 0
Jose Beamon 2 4 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jorge Knox 40 39 0 2
Julian Dejesus 0 4 0 0
Glenn Gillespie 3 0 0 0
Jerry Hyder 0 1 0 0
Noel Gerrard 0 1 0 0
Anthony Heredia 0 1 0 0
Étienne Boulay 0 1 0 0
Jarrett Walsh 0 1 0 0
John Pursel 0 2 0 0
Douglas Ramos 0 1 0 0
John Jones 0 1 0 1
Donald Woody 0 3 0 1
Michael Flores 0 2 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 2 0 0
Timothy Despres 0 2 0 0
Louis Laine 3 0 0 0
Richard Huff 2 1 0 0
Dean Park 49 38 0 1
Lawrence Rodriguez 16 1 0 0
Robert Givens 4 4 0 0
Ralph Beaudry 11 29 0 2
Clayton Nolan 14 2 0 0
Mark Jackson 13 3 0 1
Matthew Kluesner 1 3 0 0
Rick Griffin 1 5 0 0
Jake Peralta 0 16 0 0
Lloyd England 46 34 0 1
Richard Funkhouser 9 5 0 0
George Sullivan 35 31 0 3
Denver Siegel 30 27 0 0
Jose Buford 0 11 0 0
Daniel Seaman 47 32 0 0
William Ruiz 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Louis Cooper 53 26 1 6
Patrick Wingfield 54 25 0 1
Jeffrey Beauchesne 20 20 0 0
Brandon Johnson 0 1 0 0
Michael Tran 0 1 0 0
Carlos Lebowitz 0 1 0 0
Mark Howe 2 2 0 0
Peter Vargas 1 0 0 0
Wayne Boutwell 0 8 0 0
Eric Taft 3 1 0 0
Bobby Colley 8 8 0 1
James Bull 0 7 0 0
Jose Beamon 0 15 0 1
Tom Moore 12 3 0 1
Jonathan Martinez 53 29 0 1
George Butler 10 21 0 0
Dennis Miller 9 3 0 0
Timothy McKenzie 9 6 0 0
Benjamin Hamilton 5 1 0 0
Jason Nunn 12 4 0 0
Vernon Holloway 8 2 0 0
Samuel Draper 17 3 0 0
Bruce Holland 58 26 0 0
Kenneth Burgess 42 21 0 1
Juan Jackson 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Hyder 1 0 0.00 0
Douglas Ramos 1 0 0.00 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Fumble Stats

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Richard Funkhouser 1 0 0 0
John Jones 0 0 1 0
Anthony Heredia 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Samuel Draper 1 0 0 0
Richard Randall 0 1 0 0
Michael Tran 0 0 1 0

Punting

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 4 199 49.75 48.25 68 3

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Brott 5 243 48.60 48.00 52 3

Kicking

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Anthony Schaefer 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 7 / 7

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gary Spence 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 54 1 / 1

Punt Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jake Peralta 1 3 3.0 3 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Bull 1 7 7.0 7 0

Kick Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jake Peralta 1 36 36.0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Defensive Stats

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Douglas Ramos 7 0
Julian Dejesus 6 0
Robert Givens 4 0
Vernon Herron 4 0
Donald Woody 4 0
John Jones 3 0
Michael Flores 3 0
James Liston 2 0
Étienne Boulay 2 0
Noel Gerrard 2 0
Norman Anderson 1 0
Timothy Despres 1 0
Jarrett Walsh 1 0
John Pursel 1 0
Denver Siegel 1 0
Gary Myers 1 1
Dean Park 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Brandon Johnson 9 0
Richard Randall 8 0
Antonio Scherer 7 0
Timothy McKenzie 6 0
Michael Tran 6 0
Juan Jackson 4 0
Eric Taft 3 0
Carlos Lebowitz 2 0
George Butler 1 0
James Bull 1 0
Rafael White 1 0
Donald Jackson 1 0
Manuel Caceres 1 0
Paul Johnson 1 0
Jose Beamon 1 0