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December 25, 1988 16° Mile High Stadium
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#86 Richard Funkhouser 19 79 4.16 9 0 0
#82 Richard Huff 7 22 3.14 9 0 0
#87 Jose Buford 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
#14 William Ruiz 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#10 Samuel Draper 14 39 2.79 14 2 0
#27 Bobby Colley 4 25 6.25 13 1 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Andrew Brewer 39 28 507 0 / 0 7 76 0 153.58
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Joseph Haight 51 27 303 1 / 9 1 71 2 61.15
#4 Allen Rose 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Jose Buford 9 269 29.89 76 3
#86 Richard Funkhouser 10 171 17.10 65 4
#89 Ralph Beaudry 6 53 8.83 14 0
#89 Jake Peralta 3 14 4.67 6 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 James Bull 3 111 37.00 71 1
#37 George Butler 7 65 9.29 15 0
#27 Bobby Colley 3 51 17.00 22 0
#46 Wayne Boutwell 4 28 7.00 10 0
#86 Jeffrey Beauchesne 4 18 4.50 8 0
#10 Samuel Draper 2 17 8.50 13 0
#11 Mark Howe 2 9 4.50 7 0
#81 Jose Beamon 2 4 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Jorge Knox 40 39 0 2
#61 Dean Park 49 38 0 1
#71 Daniel Seaman 47 32 0 0
#87 Jose Buford 0 11 0 0
#43 Denver Siegel 30 27 0 0
#79 George Sullivan 35 31 0 3
#86 Richard Funkhouser 9 5 0 0
#73 Lloyd England 46 34 0 1
#89 Jake Peralta 0 16 0 0
#82 Rick Griffin 1 5 0 0
#49 Matthew Kluesner 1 3 0 0
#78 Mark Jackson 13 3 0 1
#63 Clayton Nolan 14 2 0 0
#89 Ralph Beaudry 11 29 0 2
#99 Robert Givens 4 4 0 0
#70 Lawrence Rodriguez 16 1 0 0
#82 Richard Huff 2 1 0 0
#59 Julian Dejesus 0 4 0 0
#79 Louis Laine 3 0 0 0
#54 Timothy Despres 0 2 0 0
#90 Clyde Raines 0 2 0 0
#69 Michael Flores 0 2 0 0
#37 Donald Woody 0 3 0 1
#56 John Jones 0 1 0 1
#38 Douglas Ramos 0 1 0 0
#92 John Pursel 0 2 0 0
#45 Jarrett Walsh 0 1 0 0
#22 Étienne Boulay 0 1 0 0
#44 Anthony Heredia 0 1 0 0
#49 Noel Gerrard 0 1 0 0
#53 Jerry Hyder 0 1 0 0
#79 Glenn Gillespie 3 0 0 0
#14 William Ruiz 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Louis Cooper 53 26 1 6
#74 Patrick Wingfield 54 25 0 1
#79 Jonathan Martinez 53 29 0 1
#53 Kenneth Burgess 42 21 0 1
#78 Bruce Holland 58 26 0 0
#10 Samuel Draper 17 3 0 0
#36 Vernon Holloway 8 2 0 0
#75 Jason Nunn 12 4 0 0
#51 Benjamin Hamilton 5 1 0 0
#95 Timothy McKenzie 9 6 0 0
#54 Dennis Miller 9 3 0 0
#37 George Butler 10 21 0 0
#81 Jose Beamon 0 15 0 1
#65 Tom Moore 12 3 0 1
#86 Jeffrey Beauchesne 20 20 0 0
#15 James Bull 0 7 0 0
#27 Bobby Colley 8 8 0 1
#79 Eric Taft 3 1 0 0
#46 Wayne Boutwell 0 8 0 0
#54 Peter Vargas 1 0 0 0
#11 Mark Howe 2 2 0 0
#48 Carlos Lebowitz 0 1 0 0
#42 Michael Tran 0 1 0 0
#41 Brandon Johnson 0 1 0 0
#33 Juan Jackson 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#53 Jerry Hyder 1 0 0.00 0
#38 Douglas Ramos 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#86 Richard Funkhouser 1 0 0 0
#56 John Jones 0 0 1 0
#44 Anthony Heredia 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Samuel Draper 1 0 0 0
#59 Richard Randall 0 1 0 0
#42 Michael Tran 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Robert Rankin 4 199 49.75 48.25 68 3
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Thomas Brott 5 243 48.60 48.00 52 3
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Anthony Schaefer 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 7 / 7
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Jake Peralta 1 3 3.0 3 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 James Bull 1 7 7.0 7 0
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Jake Peralta 1 36 36.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#38 Douglas Ramos 7 0
#59 Julian Dejesus 6 0
#99 Robert Givens 4 0
#22 Vernon Herron 4 0
#37 Donald Woody 4 0
#56 John Jones 3 0
#69 Michael Flores 3 0
#49 Noel Gerrard 2 0
#22 Étienne Boulay 2 0
#50 James Liston 2 0
#92 John Pursel 1 0
#51 Norman Anderson 1 0
#54 Timothy Despres 1 0
#45 Jarrett Walsh 1 0
#43 Denver Siegel 1 0
#63 Gary Myers 1 1
#61 Dean Park 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Brandon Johnson 9 0
#59 Richard Randall 8 0
#29 Antonio Scherer 7 0
#95 Timothy McKenzie 6 0
#42 Michael Tran 6 0
#33 Juan Jackson 4 0
#79 Eric Taft 3 0
#48 Carlos Lebowitz 2 0
#37 George Butler 1 0
#15 James Bull 1 0
#25 Rafael White 1 0
#77 Donald Jackson 1 0
#64 Manuel Caceres 1 0
#56 Paul Johnson 1 0
#81 Jose Beamon 1 0