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Week 1: Cleveland Thunderbolts at Chicago Blitz

September 05, 1976
61°
Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 64,587 (96%)
Thunderbolts 6 7 7 3 - 23
Blitz 0 0 7 3 - 10

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-8-CHI 8 (5:48) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-3-CHI 3 (0:29) 6-Brandon Robertson pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CHI 0 CLE 13
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 1-4-CLE 4 (7:12) 37-Ray Bryant ran to CLE 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. CHI 7 CLE 13
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-3-CHI 3 (1:48) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CHI 7 CLE 20
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-4-CHI 17 (11:21) 17-Dustin Henry 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 7 CLE 23
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-18-CLE 37 (6:23) 7-Roland Ellis 55 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 10 CLE 23

Team Statistics

Blitz Thunderbolts
First Downs 9 24
- Rushing 3 9
- Passing 6 13
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 204 478
- Offensive Plays 53 75
- Yards Per Play 3.85 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 76 207
- Rushing Attempts 16 42
- Yards Per Rush 4.75 4.93
Net Passing Yards 128 271
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 14 / 2 32 / 22 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 186 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8 / 58 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.46 8.21
- Yards Per Completion 13.29 12.59
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 13 7 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1 / 2 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 5 / 34
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 8 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 3 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:02 36:01

Drive Charts

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:33 OWN 25 6 1 Punt
1 5:44 1:35 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 2:08 2:08 OWN 15 4 33 Punt
2 14:14 2:18 OWN 48 3 4 Punt
2 8:19 2:15 OPP 41 3 -2 Punt
2 0:26 0:26 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 11:08 4:00 OWN 20 7 80 Touchdown
3 6:22 1:22 OWN 41 3 6 Punt
3 1:45 1:49 OWN 20 4 13 Interception
4 11:17 1:32 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 7:35 1:17 OWN 47 5 16 Field Goal
4 2:10 0:16 OWN 20 3 21 Interception
4 1:34 1:31 OWN 15 8 30 Downs

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:27 5:43 OWN 23 11 77 Touchdown
1 4:09 2:02 OWN 23 4 22 Punt
1 0:00 0:46 OWN 7 2 24 Interception
2 11:56 3:37 OWN 8 6 22 Fumble
2 6:04 5:39 OWN 2 16 98 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:52 OWN 25 6 65 Missed FG
3 7:09 0:47 OWN 25 3 27 Interception
3 5:00 3:15 OWN 20 7 80 Touchdown
4 14:56 3:39 OWN 45 7 38 Field Goal
4 9:45 2:10 OWN 9 3 5 Punt
4 6:18 4:08 OWN 25 6 13 Punt
4 1:54 0:20 OWN 33 3 1 Punt
4 0:03 0:03 OPP 24 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Bruce Fine 13 53 4.08 11 1 0
Ray Bryant 3 23 7.67 18 1 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Adam Velasco 24 114 4.75 26 5 2
Bert Eichelberger 11 90 8.18 42 3 0
Brandon Robertson 3 7 2.33 6 0 0
Fred Stevenson 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0
Romeo Martinez 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Daniel McKee 29 14 186 8 / 58 0 38 2 40.30

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Brandon Robertson 32 22 277 1 / 6 1 36 2 79.82

Receiving Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
George Allen 3 68 22.67 38 0
Robert Ross 2 46 23.00 24 0
John Ayala 4 34 8.50 15 0
Chester Landes 2 27 13.50 21 0
Bruce Fine 2 8 4.00 8 0
Wendell Pinegar 1 3 3.00 3 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Brent Reichman 9 94 10.44 21 1
Miguel Owens 3 58 19.33 27 0
Jim Aguirre 4 54 13.50 36 0
Bert Eichelberger 2 48 24.00 27 0
Jesse Thompson 2 13 6.50 10 0
Wesley Watson 1 7 7.00 7 0
Adam Velasco 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Willie Salisbury 45 20 2 3
John Jackson 44 21 1 2
Timothy Sims 46 21 1 1
Dale Smith 40 20 0 0
Peter Horton 0 4 0 0
David Feng 0 1 0 0
Romeo Golden 0 1 0 0
Paul Greene 0 1 0 0
Aaron Dutton 2 0 0 0
Dale Jarrett 2 0 0 0
Richard Marshall 1 1 0 0
Robert Ross 0 7 0 0
Jerry Shen 0 3 0 0
Elton Engler 0 3 0 1
Michael Leonard 2 4 0 0
Robert Gonzales 0 2 0 0
Kenneth Flowers 0 3 0 0
Bruce Fine 4 4 0 1
John Ayala 0 11 0 0
Wendell Pinegar 0 2 0 0
Chester Landes 0 9 0 0
William Kennedy 4 3 0 1
Ronald Stanfill 9 0 0 0
George Allen 21 20 0 0
Ray Bryant 3 4 0 0
Brian Buckley 43 21 0 0
Jeff Melton 0 1 0 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Ralph Walker 35 47 0 2
Bob Gomez 6 0 0 0
George Ye 0 1 0 0
Brady Kizer 0 1 0 0
Stephen Taylor 0 1 0 0
Michael Woodham 0 1 0 1
George Simmons 0 1 0 0
Myron Gonzales 0 2 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Bert Eichelberger 3 2 0 0
Wayne Holland 9 2 0 0
Fred Stevenson 10 5 0 0
James Cruz 5 0 0 0
John Shim 9 1 0 0
Monte Cherry 9 3 0 0
Donald Dalton 33 47 0 1
Wesley Watson 0 4 0 0
William Womack 7 6 0 0
Adam Velasco 6 4 0 1
Miguel Owens 0 27 0 1
Todd Stephenson 0 6 0 0
Jesse Thompson 10 40 0 5
Romeo Martinez 9 17 0 1
Brent Reichman 0 19 0 0
Edward Jackson 43 50 0 6
Kevin Peck 36 43 0 1
Antonio Preston 41 47 0 1
Jim Aguirre 0 22 0 2
Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ronald Williams 1 2 2.00 0
Peter Horton 1 1 1.00 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Brady Kizer 1 0 0.00 0
Monte Cherry 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jeff Melton 0 1 0 0
David Feng 0 0 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Adam Velasco 1 0 0 0

Punting

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Simon Jones 7 349 49.86 45.71 62 3

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dan Carr 4 201 50.25 42.75 63 1

Kicking

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 1 / 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dustin Henry 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 2 / 3

Punt Return

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Fine 2 8 4.0 8 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Kick Return

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Ayala 1 25 25.0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Defensive Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Tackles Sacks
Jeff Melton 7 0
Kenneth Flowers 7 0
Peter Horton 6 1
David Feng 6 0
Elton Engler 6 0
Robert Gonzales 4 0
Paul Greene 4 0
William Kennedy 4 0
Robert Davis 4 0
Dustin Hoy 4 0
Ronald Williams 3 0
Anthony Crow 3 0
Willard Clark 1 0
Jerry Shen 1 0
Chester Landes 1 0
George Allen 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Michael Rodriguez 8 0
Wayne Holland 5 1
Corey Zelaya 4 1
Stephen Taylor 3 2
Steven Flanagan 3 0
Johnny King 2 0
Monte Cherry 2 0
Oliver Serrano 2 0
Geoffrey Knight 2 1
Brent Reichman 1 0
Kevin Peck 1 0
Michael Woodham 1 0
Jim Aguirre 1 0
Brady Kizer 1 0
Gabriel Decker 1 0
William Booth 1 0
George Simmons 1 1
Bob Gomez 1 0
Jed Hott 1 1
Todd David 1 0
George Ye 1 1