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Week 1: New Jersey Generals at Boston Breakers

September 05, 1976
76°
Nickerson Field (Boston, MA) Attendance: 33,879 (68%)
Generals 7 7 0 7 - 21
Breakers 7 13 3 6 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 3-7-NJG 42 (12:33) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 83-Roy Copeland for 58 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. BOS 0 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) Breakers: 2-9-NJG 9 (7:28) 21-Matthew Brinkley ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Timothy Riley. BOS 7 NJG 7
(Qtr 2) Breakers: 4-1-NJG 0 (12:48) 12-Timothy Riley 19 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 10 NJG 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-BOS 48 (12:00) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 82-Clarence Collins for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. BOS 10 NJG 14
(Qtr 2) Breakers: 4-7-NJG 28 (7:53) 12-Timothy Riley 46 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 13 NJG 14
(Qtr 2) Breakers: 2-3-NJG 3 (1:01) 43-Nicholas Wingfield ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Timothy Riley. BOS 20 NJG 14
(Qtr 3) Breakers: 4-22-NJG 31 (8:09) 12-Timothy Riley 50 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 23 NJG 14
(Qtr 4) Breakers: 4-6-NJG 19 (13:32) 12-Timothy Riley 37 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 26 NJG 14
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-1-NJG 35 (12:48) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 87-Damon Rosato for 65 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. BOS 26 NJG 21
(Qtr 4) Breakers: 4-7-NJG 7 (7:51) 12-Timothy Riley 26 yard field goal is GOOD. BOS 29 NJG 21

Team Statistics

Breakers Generals
First Downs 24 12
- Rushing 8 3
- Passing 14 9
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 429 417
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards Per Play 5.96 7.45
Net Rushing Yards 142 77
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards Per Rush 3.94 3.85
Net Passing Yards 287 340
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 22 / 0 36 / 19 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 317 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 30 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.97 9.44
- Yards Per Completion 14.41 17.89
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 5 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 6 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 1 / 32
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 4 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 37:39 22:21

Drive Charts

Boston Breakers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:24 5:00 OWN 26 9 74 Touchdown
1 6:27 1:32 OWN 20 4 18 Punt
1 1:02 3:15 OWN 21 8 78 Field Goal
2 11:52 4:03 OWN 25 6 47 Field Goal
2 2:51 1:52 OWN 43 9 57 Touchdown
2 0:26 0:26 OWN 6 1 3 Half
3 15:00 6:55 OWN 25 12 42 Field Goal
3 7:15 3:37 OWN 32 5 19 Punt
3 0:11 1:42 OPP 38 4 19 Field Goal
4 12:39 4:50 OWN 25 7 68 Field Goal
4 6:49 2:46 OWN 33 4 18 Punt
4 1:42 1:41 OWN 49 3 0 Game

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:36 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 7:25 0:58 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
1 4:55 3:53 OWN 16 6 14 Punt
2 12:46 0:54 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 7:49 4:59 OWN 25 8 39 Missed FG
2 0:58 0:32 OWN 25 6 32 Interception
3 8:05 0:51 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 3:37 3:27 OWN 8 7 29 Interception
4 13:28 0:50 OWN 26 2 74 Touchdown
4 7:49 1:00 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 4:03 2:21 OWN 8 9 39 Downs

Rushing Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Nicholas Wingfield 21 79 3.76 12 1 1
Matthew Brinkley 12 63 5.25 12 3 1
Eric Pierce 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 13 68 5.23 20 2 0
Maurice Carthon 4 5 1.25 6 0 0
Jeff Speck 3 4 1.33 4 0 0

Passing Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Eric Pierce 32 22 317 4 / 30 0 43 0 100.65

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Doug Fluty 36 19 340 0 / 0 3 65 2 90.05

Receiving Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Jeffers 6 89 14.83 26 0
Nicholas Wingfield 5 74 14.80 43 0
Jeremiah Henderson 4 56 14.00 25 0
Matthew Brinkley 2 32 16.00 21 0
Jeff King 2 31 15.50 16 0
William Delatorre 2 30 15.00 16 0
Jonathan Miller 1 5 5.00 5 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Damon Rosato 5 95 19.00 65 1
Tom McConnaughey 6 76 12.67 21 0
Roy Copeland 1 58 58.00 58 1
Herschel Walker 3 53 17.67 27 0
Clarence Collins 1 48 48.00 48 1
Leroy Selmon 1 5 5.00 5 0
Maurice Carthon 1 5 5.00 5 0
Cody Adkins 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Boston Breakers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Bobby Slocum 46 40 1 3
Raymond Cole 46 40 1 1
Donald Lopez 46 44 0 6
Nicholas Wingfield 17 6 0 0
Jeremy Derby 0 1 0 0
Jesse White 0 2 0 0
Sean Huskins 0 2 0 0
Earl Skinner 0 3 0 0
Curtis Sandoval 1 11 0 0
Clayton Vasquez 0 2 0 0
Jonathan Miller 0 3 0 0
Alton Garner 2 2 0 0
Matthew Brinkley 9 0 0 0
James Correia 10 1 0 0
Lee Jarrett 7 0 0 0
William Delatorre 0 28 0 1
Jeff King 0 10 0 1
Robert Bowman 0 1 0 0
Joseph Gregory 34 38 0 1
James Boss 13 31 0 2
Clint Leddy 0 2 0 0
Dan Gordan 0 1 0 0
Roy Edelman 0 2 0 0
James Lord 3 1 0 1
Ryan Willey 0 4 0 0
Jeremiah Henderson 10 25 0 0
Robert Jeffers 0 27 0 0
Charles Bukowski 44 40 0 2
Richard Nixon 1 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dennis Self 37 20 0 0
Maurice Carthon 5 2 0 0
Seth Green 1 0 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 1 0 0
Tom Woodland 0 1 0 0
Mike Williams 0 1 0 0
Gregory Johnson 0 1 0 0
James Lockette 0 1 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 1 0 0
Stuart Haney 2 0 0 0
Daniel Tosh 0 2 0 0
Kerry Justin 0 2 0 2
John Preston 0 2 0 0
Gary Barbaro 4 1 0 0
Steve Niehaus 8 0 0 0
Clarence Collins 0 20 0 1
Frank Naylor 5 0 0 0
John Jewell 7 0 0 0
Greg Brady 4 0 0 0
Tom McConnaughey 0 4 0 0
Herschel Walker 11 0 0 0
Roy Copeland 0 2 0 1
Jeff Speck 18 13 0 0
Leroy Selmon 8 24 0 3
Jimmy Hoffa 41 24 0 0
Lawrence Bruce 38 26 0 1
John Piche 43 28 0 0
Kent Hull 41 34 0 2
Damon Rosato 0 16 0 0
Marcus Anderson 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Bowman 1 1 1.00 0
Nathan Smith 1 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Fumble Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Matthew Brinkley 1 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Tom Woodland 0 0 1 0

Punting

Boston Breakers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eric Beach 3 130 43.33 42.33 49 2

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 4 198 49.50 43.00 55 0

Kicking

Boston Breakers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Timothy Riley 5 / 5 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 2 / 2

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ralph Lopez 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 - 3 / 3

Punt Return

Boston Breakers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nicholas Wingfield 1 6 6.0 6 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Boston Breakers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Nicholas Wingfield 1 26 26.0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 32 32.0 0

Defensive Stats

Boston Breakers

Name Tackles Sacks
Ryan Willey 7 0
Nathan Smith 7 0
Roy Edelman 6 0
Robert Bowman 5 0
Kyle Henrich 3 0
James Lord 3 0
Jesse White 2 0
Daniel Fenner 2 0
Daniel Holt 2 0
Clint Leddy 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Mike Williams 7 0
Gary Barbaro 7 0
Tony Perez 5 0
Gregory Johnson 5 0
John Preston 5 0
Daniel Tosh 4 1
Jim LeClair 4 1
John Joyce 4 0
Mike Weddington 4 0
James Lockette 3 1
Russ Armstrong 3 0
Kerry Justin 2 0
Albert Donaldson 2 0
Damon Rosato 2 0
Jim Byrne 2 1
Tom Woodland 1 0
Jerry Holmes 1 0