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Week 13: Tampa Bay Bandits at Chicago Blitz

November 30, 1975
41°
Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 66,944 (100%)
Bandits 0 14 7 0 - 21
Blitz 21 10 14 13 - 58

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Blitz: (15:00) 15-Thomas Hummell kicks 62 yards from TAM 35 to CHI 3. 86-John Ayala for 97yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 7 TAM 0
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 2-2-CHI 28 (10:42) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 13-Chester Landes for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 60-Peter Mays was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHI 14 TAM 0
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 2-3-TAM 9 (8:16) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 82-Michael Leonard for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 21 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 1-3-TAM 3 (15:00) 28-John Alexander ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 79-John Jackson was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHI 28 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 3-2-CHI 18 (10:07) 7-Richard Bryant ran to CHI 7 for 12 yards. 7-Richard Bryant FUMBLES (38-Daniel Potter) recovered by TAM-7-Richard Bryant to CHI 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. CHI 50-Jerry Shen was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHI 28 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 4-1-TAM 17 (5:53) 7-Roland Ellis 34 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 31 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-7-CHI 7 (1:17) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. CHI 31 TAM 14
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 2-7-TAM 35 (7:46) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 86-John Ayala for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 38 TAM 14
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-10-CHI 31 (6:22) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 84-Danny Smith for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. CHI 38 TAM 21
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 1-15-TAM 25 (4:47) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 13-Chester Landes for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 45 TAM 21
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 2-10-TAM 25 (13:43) 4-Paul Robinson pass INTERCEPTED by 25-Ronald Williams at TAM 29. 25-Ronald Williams to TAM 0 for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 52 TAM 21
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-2-TAM 14 (7:15) 7-Roland Ellis 32 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 44-Elmer Bunting was injured on the play. CHI 55 TAM 21
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-1-TAM 34 (2:00) 7-Roland Ellis 51 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 58 TAM 21

Team Statistics

Blitz Bandits
First Downs 14 20
- Rushing 7 6
- Passing 6 14
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 461 409
- Offensive Plays 58 72
- Yards Per Play 7.95 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 183 104
- Rushing Attempts 41 16
- Yards Per Rush 4.46 6.50
Net Passing Yards 278 305
- Att/Comp/Int 17 / 16 / 1 53 / 29 / 6
- Gross Passing Yards 278 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 20
- Yards Per Pass Play 16.35 5.45
- Yards Per Completion 17.38 11.21
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 21 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 19 2 / 19
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 131 3 / 71
Int Returns/Yards 6 / 60 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 2 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:04 23:44

Drive Charts

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:46 3:30 OPP 25 6 -26 Punt
1 11:17 0:45 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
1 9:02 0:50 OPP 16 2 16 Touchdown
1 8:08 2:44 OPP 36 5 24 Interception
1 3:59 4:01 OWN 43 7 57 Touchdown
2 10:00 4:10 OWN 25 6 58 Field Goal
2 1:13 1:13 OWN 25 5 50 Half
3 10:17 2:38 OWN 34 5 66 Touchdown
3 6:16 1:34 OWN 27 4 73 Touchdown
3 2:54 2:09 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
3 0:24 1:39 OWN 29 3 3 Punt
4 13:35 0:58 OPP 24 4 -41 Interception
4 12:36 3:07 OWN 25 5 12 Punt
4 9:18 2:06 OPP 23 3 8 Field Goal
4 5:48 2:05 OWN 10 3 9 Punt
4 3:38 1:42 OPP 43 3 9 Field Goal
4 0:53 0:53 OWN 36 2 -6 Game

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:32 1:30 OWN 25 3 6 Interception
1 8:12 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 5:25 1:25 OWN 9 3 9 Punt
2 14:58 4:58 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
2 5:50 4:37 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 4:43 OWN 25 8 48 Missed FG
3 7:40 1:24 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 4:42 1:48 OWN 23 5 34 Punt
3 0:45 0:21 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
4 13:45 0:11 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
4 9:30 0:12 OWN 16 3 0 Interception
4 7:12 1:24 OWN 25 6 16 Punt
4 3:43 0:05 OWN 38 1 0 Interception
4 1:56 1:03 OWN 21 3 4 Punt

Rushing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Bruce Fine 28 121 4.32 13 5 0
John Alexander 12 62 5.17 40 1 1
Christian Martens 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Bryant 6 56 9.33 13 3 0
Paul Joyce 9 49 5.44 12 3 0
Jimmy Manning 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Daniel McKee 17 16 278 0 / 0 4 72 1 133.82

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 33 20 215 0 / 0 2 31 2 74.68
Paul Robinson 20 9 110 3 / 20 0 23 4 22.92

Receiving Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chester Landes 3 94 31.33 72 2
John Ayala 3 59 19.67 35 1
Robert Ross 4 37 9.25 17 0
Michael Leonard 2 34 17.00 25 1
Stephen Causey 1 28 28.00 28 0
Bruce Fine 2 18 9.00 12 0
Jim Aguirre 1 8 8.00 8 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Daryl Smythe 7 113 16.14 23 0
Danny Smith 5 58 11.60 31 1
Michael Popa 8 54 6.75 12 1
Jerry Nalls 3 29 9.67 22 0
George Begay 2 28 14.00 21 0
Roberto Collins 2 26 13.00 15 0
Devin Bennett 1 11 11.00 11 0
Jimmy Manning 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeff Melton 0 5 0 0
Robert Ross 0 12 0 2
Charles Gilcrease 0 1 0 0
Robert Davis 0 4 0 1
Ronald Williams 0 2 0 2
John Ayala 0 23 0 0
Chester Landes 0 23 0 0
Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
Stephen Causey 0 11 0 0
Frederick Hays 11 0 0 0
David Didomenico 2 3 0 0
Jim Aguirre 0 3 0 1
John Alexander 1 1 0 0
John Fuentes 2 2 0 2
James Beveridge 0 1 0 0
Anthony Crow 0 1 0 0
Henry Haynes 9 27 0 1
Timothy Sims 29 48 0 1
Bruce Fine 3 5 0 0
Elton Engler 0 5 0 0
David Feng 4 3 0 1
Kenneth Flowers 0 5 0 0
Robert Gonzales 0 3 0 0
Dustin Hoy 0 5 0 0
William Kennedy 0 5 0 0
William Basel 0 2 0 0
Jerry Shen 0 4 0 1
Christian Martens 14 10 0 1
Michael Leonard 12 31 0 1
Peter Mays 10 0 0 0
Brian Buckley 30 41 0 1
John Jackson 29 41 0 5
Dale Jarrett 31 45 0 3
Ronald Stanfill 29 47 0 3
Nathan Mosier 0 1 0 1

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Wayne Williams 62 26 2 2
John Burke 64 17 1 1
Daryl Smythe 0 18 0 0
Devin Bennett 0 1 0 1
William Lynn 0 3 0 1
Stephen Proctor 0 3 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 5 0 0
William Oates 0 4 0 0
William Williams 0 3 0 0
Richard Bryant 2 5 0 0
Roberto Collins 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Manning 4 0 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 1 0 0
Ronald Roney 0 1 0 0
Stanley Vassallo 0 1 0 0
Roy Edelman 0 4 0 0
Danny Smith 15 15 0 1
Mathew Funk 10 0 0 0
Michael Robertson 5 3 0 0
Don Thompson 19 6 0 0
Jerry Nalls 0 4 0 0
Paul Joyce 10 3 0 0
Michael Popa 0 21 0 0
James Smith 66 32 0 1
George Begay 0 16 0 0
Brandon Roberge 65 19 0 1
Joseph Frost 66 24 0 2
Martin Wildermuth 0 2 0 1

Interception Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kenneth Flowers 1 29 29.00 0
Ronald Williams 1 29 29.00 1
Robert Davis 2 2 1.00 0
Anthony Crow 1 0 0.00 0
William Kennedy 1 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jeffrey Hollingsworth 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Daniel Potter 0 0 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Richard Bryant 1 1 0 1

Punting

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Simon Jones 4 194 48.50 44.25 53 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 6 285 47.50 37.00 51 1

Kicking

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 7 / 7

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Punt Return

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Fine 1 11 11.0 11 0
Ronald Williams 1 8 8.0 8 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Daryl Smythe 2 19 9.5 10 0

Kick Return

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Ayala 2 131 65.5 1

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Daryl Smythe 3 71 23.7 0

Defensive Stats