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Wild Card: Houston Gamblers at Chicago Blitz

December 23, 1990
70°
Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 66,944 (100%)
Gamblers 0 13 5 6 - 24
Blitz 6 0 0 13 - 19

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Blitz: 4-4-HOU 22 (6:07) 7-Leon Rupe 39 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 3 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 4-7-HOU 7 (1:07) 7-Leon Rupe 24 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 6 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-10-CHI 18 (12:03) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 87-Wesley Hull for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Vern McKinney. CHI 6 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-7-CHI 29 (7:33) 17-Vern McKinney 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 6 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-5-CHI 26 (2:41) 17-Vern McKinney 43 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 6 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-10-CHI 8 (7:27) 11-Ronald Brown sacked at CHI 0 for -8 yards (61-Charles Wallace). Sack allowed by 70-Chad Davis. SAFETY! (61-Charles Wallace) 70-Chad Davis was completely beat on that play. CHI 6 HOU 15
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-CHI 2 (2:44) 17-Vern McKinney 20 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 6 HOU 18
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 1-3-HOU 3 (11:45) 24-Ronald Miller ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Leon Rupe. CHI 13 HOU 18
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 2-11-HOU 30 (7:04) 11-Ronald Brown pass complete to 87-Jared Hutton for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-3-CHI 32 (2:47) 17-Vern McKinney 49 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 19 HOU 21
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-9-CHI 29 (1:51) 17-Vern McKinney 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 19 HOU 24

Team Statistics

Blitz Gamblers
First Downs 11 14
- Rushing 2 3
- Passing 8 9
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 268 303
- Offensive Plays 68 73
- Yards Per Play 3.94 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 31 89
- Rushing Attempts 19 27
- Yards Per Rush 1.63 3.30
Net Passing Yards 237 214
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 25 / 2 45 / 26 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 245 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 1 / 12
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.84 4.65
- Yards Per Completion 9.80 8.69
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 6 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 40 7 / 55
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 30
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 19 5 / 149
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 8 2 / 29
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 40
Time of Possession 27:00 33:01

Drive Charts

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:02 5:59 OWN 1 12 77 Field Goal
1 5:08 4:04 OPP 44 7 37 Field Goal
2 11:59 0:42 OWN 25 2 3 Interception
2 9:56 0:17 OWN 21 3 0 Punt
2 7:29 1:04 OWN 16 3 8 Punt
2 5:39 1:37 OWN 46 3 13 Interception
2 2:37 0:48 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 0:33 0:33 OWN 23 1 4 Half
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 13:02 3:17 OWN 6 5 20 Punt
3 8:15 0:50 OWN 8 3 -10 Safety
3 2:41 1:36 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 14:19 1:01 OWN 23 3 6 Punt
4 12:28 0:46 OWN 41 3 59 Touchdown
4 9:40 2:43 OPP 39 5 39 Touchdown
4 2:43 0:15 OWN 25 4 5 Downs
4 1:47 0:40 OWN 25 4 8 Downs

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:58 OWN 25 5 38 Punt
1 6:03 0:56 OWN 27 4 15 Fumble
1 1:04 4:05 OWN 26 10 74 Touchdown
2 11:17 1:21 OPP 37 3 6 Interception
2 9:39 2:10 OWN 34 5 37 Field Goal
2 6:25 0:46 OWN 48 2 4 Interception
2 4:02 1:25 OPP 31 3 5 Field Goal
2 1:49 1:16 OWN 26 3 10 Punt
3 14:12 1:10 OWN 27 4 15 Punt
3 9:45 1:30 OWN 38 3 7 Punt
3 7:24 4:43 OPP 49 7 46 Field Goal
3 1:06 1:47 OWN 30 3 -5 Punt
4 13:18 0:50 OWN 21 3 -9 Punt
4 11:43 2:02 OWN 28 4 13 Interception
4 6:57 4:15 OWN 37 10 32 Field Goal
4 2:28 0:41 OPP 30 3 1 Field Goal
4 1:06 1:06 OPP 32 2 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jay Kinder 12 25 2.08 8 0 0
Ronald Miller 7 6 0.86 4 0 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Lloyd Ellis 18 74 4.11 15 1 0
Francisco Russell 5 8 1.60 10 1 0
Ryan Dearing 2 7 3.50 9 0 0
Tony Dean 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ronald Brown 48 25 245 1 / 8 1 56 2 56.34

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 45 26 226 1 / 12 1 43 3 50.79

Receiving Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Frank Stout 5 103 20.60 56 0
Jason Rambo 6 50 8.33 14 0
Jay Kinder 8 44 5.50 11 0
Jared Hutton 1 30 30.00 30 1
Daniel Johnson 1 12 12.00 12 0
Joshua Jones 1 6 6.00 6 0
Ronald Miller 3 0 0.00 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lloyd Ellis 12 121 10.08 43 0
Wesley Hull 7 71 10.14 18 1
Jett Black 2 19 9.50 13 0
James Nash 3 11 3.67 6 0
Francisco Russell 1 2 2.00 2 0
Hugh Chance 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Chad Davis 58 28 1 3
Cesar Wolfe 48 22 0 1
Curtis Axelson 0 2 0 0
Eddie Brown 0 3 0 0
Reuben Patton 0 3 0 0
Jefferey Welch 0 1 0 0
Douglas Russell 6 3 0 0
Robert Stroble 0 2 0 0
John Duncan 0 1 0 0
David Spillman 0 1 0 0
Herbert Brigham 0 2 0 0
Errol Jaggers 0 1 0 0
Marc Buckwalter 0 2 0 0
Philip Lee 0 2 0 0
Jamie Knowles 3 3 0 0
Daniel Johnson 0 2 0 0
George Caraballo 0 2 0 0
Marion Cummings 0 2 0 0
Scott Bruno 0 2 0 1
Joshua Jones 22 10 0 1
Melvin Wall 10 12 0 2
Patrick Jackson 7 20 0 0
Michael Runyan 49 28 0 3
Ralph Oldham 53 26 0 6
Stephen Locke 49 27 0 0
Jason Rambo 5 17 0 0
Jay Kinder 10 0 0 0
Frank Stout 0 19 0 0
Ronald Miller 10 0 0 0
Walter Lemay 1 0 0 0
Jared Hutton 0 5 0 1
Andrew Manning 9 3 0 0
Steven Angelo 10 3 0 0
Shawn Valenti 10 1 0 0
Gene Gallagher 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Philip Johnson 55 39 1 3
Jonathan Fenn 0 6 0 1
Bruce Edwards 0 1 0 0
Alvin Fowler 0 1 0 0
Richard Simons 0 1 0 0
William Coppedge 0 1 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 4 2 0 1
Edward Mayberry 0 2 0 0
Michael Mills 5 3 0 0
Francisco Russell 2 6 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 2 0 0
Albert Bruner 0 6 0 0
Michael Skaggs 0 7 0 2
Larry Theberge 0 5 0 0
John Rogers 0 6 0 0
Paul Sabella 0 7 0 0
Luis Torres 0 5 0 1
Robert Turner 55 34 0 1
Philip King 0 5 0 0
Thomas Hutson 5 10 0 0
Wesley Hull 12 17 0 2
Andre Ochs 9 0 0 0
Mathew McNeil 12 1 0 0
James Nash 31 12 0 1
Gabriel Ahrens 0 8 0 0
Hugh Chance 0 22 0 1
Jett Black 0 21 0 0
Lloyd Ellis 3 5 0 1
Anthony Fulks 0 14 0 2
James Nation 57 31 0 4
Zane Baker 46 30 0 2
Thomas Knotts 58 27 0 2
Kevin Jones 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Marion Cummings 1 7 7.00 0
Eddie Brown 1 1 1.00 0
Marc Buckwalter 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Larry Theberge 1 29 29.00 0
Jonathan Fenn 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Marion Cummings 0 0 1 0
Reuben Patton 0 1 0 0
Chad Davis 0 0 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Nash 1 0 0 0
Larry Theberge 1 0 0 0

Punting

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Barkley 7 326 46.57 42.43 50 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 6 278 46.33 46.33 53 3

Kicking

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Leon Rupe 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 1 / 1

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Vern McKinney 5 / 5 4 / 4 0 / 0 49 1 / 1

Punt Return

Chicago Blitz

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Anthony Fulks 2 30 15.0 22 0

Kick Return

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jay Kinder 1 19 19.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Fulks 5 149 29.8 0

Defensive Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Tackles Sacks
Marion Cummings 9 0
George Caraballo 7 0
Scott Bruno 7 0
Marc Buckwalter 6 0
Herbert Brigham 4 0
Robert Stroble 3 0
Curtis Axelson 3 1
Douglas Russell 3 0
Philip Lee 3 0
Leon Rupe 2 0
Reuben Patton 2 0
John Duncan 2 0
Jefferey Welch 1 0
Ralph Beamon 1 0
Jason Rambo 1 0
Eddie Brown 1 0
Darrell Jude 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
William Russell 6 0
Philip King 5 0
Edward Mayberry 4 0
Thomas Snyder 3 0
Jonathan Fenn 3 0
John Rogers 3 0
Paul Sabella 3 0
Larry Theberge 3 0
Michael Skaggs 2 0
Zane Baker 2 0
Thomas Hutson 2 0
Luis Torres 2 0
Irvin Balzer 2 0
Charles Wallace 2 1
Albert Bruner 2 0
Richard Simons 2 0
Anthony Fulks 1 0
James Nash 1 0