Regular Season Week 1: Thunderbolts at Blitz
September 05, 1976 61° Soldier Field
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 13 53 4.08 11 1 0
#37 Ray Bryant 3 23 7.67 18 1 1
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 24 114 4.75 26 5 2
#15 Bert Eichelberger 11 90 8.18 42 3 0
#6 Brandon Robertson 3 7 2.33 6 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Blitz
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Daniel McKee 29 14 186 8 / 58 0 38 2 40.30
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Brandon Robertson 32 22 277 1 / 6 1 36 2 79.82
Receiving Stats
Blitz
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 George Allen 3 68 22.67 38 0
#13 Robert Ross 2 46 23.00 24 0
#86 John Ayala 4 34 8.50 15 0
#16 Chester Landes 2 27 13.50 21 0
#34 Bruce Fine 2 8 4.00 8 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 1 3 3.00 3 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 9 94 10.44 21 1
#14 Miguel Owens 3 58 19.33 27 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 4 54 13.50 36 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 2 48 24.00 27 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 13 6.50 10 0
#16 Wesley Watson 1 7 7.00 7 0
#13 Adam Velasco 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Blitz
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Willie Salisbury 45 20 2 3
#79 John Jackson 44 21 1 2
#70 Timothy Sims 46 21 1 1
#65 Dale Smith 40 20 0 0
#34 Bruce Fine 4 4 0 1
#61 Brian Buckley 43 21 0 0
#37 Ray Bryant 3 4 0 0
#87 George Allen 21 20 0 0
#64 Ronald Stanfill 9 0 0 0
#95 William Kennedy 4 3 0 1
#16 Chester Landes 0 9 0 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 0 2 0 0
#86 John Ayala 0 11 0 0
#89 Michael Leonard 2 4 0 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 0 3 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 2 0 0
#97 Peter Horton 0 4 0 0
#92 Elton Engler 0 3 0 1
#50 Jerry Shen 0 3 0 0
#13 Robert Ross 0 7 0 0
#28 Richard Marshall 1 1 0 0
#74 Dale Jarrett 2 0 0 0
#67 Aaron Dutton 2 0 0 0
#63 Paul Greene 0 1 0 0
#57 Romeo Golden 0 1 0 0
#44 David Feng 0 1 0 0
#52 Jeff Melton 0 1 0 1
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ralph Walker 35 47 0 2
#79 Donald Dalton 33 47 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 22 0 2
#69 Antonio Preston 41 47 0 1
#58 Kevin Peck 36 43 0 1
#51 Edward Jackson 43 50 0 6
#84 Brent Reichman 0 19 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 9 17 0 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 10 40 0 5
#86 Todd Stephenson 0 6 0 0
#14 Miguel Owens 0 27 0 1
#13 Adam Velasco 6 4 0 1
#29 William Womack 7 6 0 0
#16 Wesley Watson 0 4 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 9 3 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 6 0 0 0
#51 John Shim 9 1 0 0
#33 James Cruz 5 0 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 10 5 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 9 2 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 3 2 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 0 2 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 1 0 0
#32 Michael Woodham 0 1 0 1
#57 Stephen Taylor 0 1 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 1 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blitz
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 Ronald Williams 1 2 2.00 0
#97 Peter Horton 1 1 1.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Brady Kizer 1 0 0.00 0
#37 Monte Cherry 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blitz
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#52 Jeff Melton 0 1 0 0
#44 David Feng 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 0 0 0
Punting
Blitz
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Simon Jones 7 349 49.86 45.71 62 3
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 4 201 50.25 42.75 63 1
Kicking
Blitz
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Roland Ellis 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 1 / 1
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 2 / 3
Punt Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 2 8 4.0 8 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#86 John Ayala 1 25 25.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Blitz
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Jeff Melton 7 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 7 0
#97 Peter Horton 6 1
#44 David Feng 6 0
#92 Elton Engler 6 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 4 0
#63 Paul Greene 4 0
#95 William Kennedy 4 0
#49 Robert Davis 4 0
#79 Dustin Hoy 4 0
#25 Ronald Williams 3 0
#35 Anthony Crow 3 0
#94 Willard Clark 1 0
#50 Jerry Shen 1 0
#16 Chester Landes 1 0
#87 George Allen 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Michael Rodriguez 8 0
#57 Wayne Holland 5 1
#55 Corey Zelaya 4 1
#57 Stephen Taylor 3 2
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 1
#37 Monte Cherry 2 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 2 0
#35 Johnny King 2 0
#92 George Simmons 1 1
#84 Brent Reichman 1 0
#58 Kevin Peck 1 0
#32 Michael Woodham 1 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 0
#46 Brady Kizer 1 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 1 0
#72 William Booth 1 0
#91 Bob Gomez 1 0
#97 Jed Hott 1 1
#53 Todd David 1 0
#94 George Ye 1 1