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Week 2: Chicago Blitz at Washington Federals

September 14, 1997
69°
RFK Stadium (Washington, D. C., DC) Attendance: 51,795 (91%)
Blitz 0 9 0 3 0 - 12
Federals 0 7 2 3 3 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 2) Blitz: 3-1-WAS 0 (12:32) 33-Robert Krone ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Evan Joseph. WAS 0 CHI 7
(Qtr 2) Federals: 1-10-CHI 43 (5:13) 6-Tristan Arnold pass complete to 87-William Sheppard for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Steve Jones. WAS 66-Donald Thompson was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. WAS 7 CHI 7
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 1-10-WAS 10 (2:57) 6-Tristan Arnold sacked at WAS -2 for -11 yards (92-Kenneth Forbes). Sack allowed by 76-Mark Morehead. SAFETY! (92-Kenneth Forbes) WAS 7 CHI 9
(Qtr 3) Federals: 3-12-CHI 7 (12:37) 11-Ronald Brown sacked at CHI -4 for -11 yards (91-Elwood Valdez). Sack allowed by 71-Lionel Gunn. SAFETY! (91-Elwood Valdez) WAS 9 CHI 9
(Qtr 4) Federals: 4-1-CHI 20 (11:18) 12-Steve Jones 37 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 12 CHI 9
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-2-WAS 2 (1:31) 2-Evan Joseph 21 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 12 CHI 12
(OT) Federals: 1-10-CHI 19 (0:50) 12-Steve Jones 36 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 15 CHI 12

Team Statistics

Federals Blitz
First Downs 14 14
- Rushing 7 4
- Passing 6 7
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 288 237
- Offensive Plays 71 68
- Yards Per Play 4.06 3.49
Net Rushing Yards 132 66
- Rushing Attempts 30 20
- Yards Per Rush 4.40 3.30
Net Passing Yards 156 171
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 25 / 2 42 / 25 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 34 6 / 53
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.80 3.56
- Yards Per Completion 7.60 8.96
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 19 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 40 7 / 52
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 3 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 89 2 / 71
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 23 2 / 34
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:41 32:33

Drive Charts

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:37 1:24 OWN 14 3 -1 Punt
1 8:56 4:29 OWN 37 6 20 Punt
2 12:30 1:39 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 8:34 3:27 OWN 22 6 78 Touchdown
2 2:57 0:03 OWN 10 1 -12 Safety
2 2:07 1:17 OPP 42 3 -10 Punt
3 15:00 1:40 OWN 37 4 18 Punt
3 12:34 1:37 OWN 30 3 3 Interception
3 9:37 1:31 OWN 23 3 9 Punt
3 3:18 7:03 OWN 7 11 73 Field Goal
4 10:54 6:09 OWN 30 12 48 Interception
4 1:28 1:28 OWN 26 5 18 Punt
OT 10:00 1:26 OWN 24 3 -1 Punt
OT 6:26 1:37 OWN 46 3 4 Punt
OT 2:38 1:51 OWN 43 5 39 Field Goal

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:23 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 12:13 3:17 OWN 42 6 25 Interception
1 4:26 6:56 OWN 20 17 80 Touchdown
2 10:51 2:17 OWN 17 3 9 Punt
2 5:07 2:11 OWN 25 4 32 Punt
2 2:53 0:46 OWN 40 2 1 Interception
2 0:51 0:51 OWN 4 2 3 Half
3 13:20 0:47 OWN 9 3 -14 Safety
3 10:57 1:20 OPP 25 3 9 Missed FG
3 8:06 4:48 OWN 27 8 34 Punt
4 11:15 0:20 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
4 4:45 3:17 OWN 22 8 76 Field Goal
OT 8:34 2:08 OWN 24 3 -15 Punt
OT 4:49 2:12 OWN 20 3 -9 Punt

Rushing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Alfred Buster 19 73 3.84 17 2 0
Jayson Shepherd 8 39 4.88 9 0 0
Jonathon Fuller 3 20 6.67 9 0 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Gates 16 54 3.38 8 0 0
Robert Krone 4 12 3.00 8 0 1

Passing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tristan Arnold 37 25 190 4 / 34 1 43 2 66.27

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ronald Brown 42 25 224 6 / 53 0 45 2 54.07

Receiving Stats

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Alfred Buster 10 65 6.50 10 0
William Sheppard 2 50 25.00 43 1
Jayson Shepherd 4 29 7.25 11 0
James Larson 3 18 6.00 7 0
Ronald Matthews 2 14 7.00 10 0
Matthew Cuevas 1 13 13.00 13 0
Andrew Favela 1 6 6.00 6 0
Jonathon Fuller 2 -5 -2.50 -2 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Keith McGhee 11 100 9.09 45 0
Darren McElyea 3 45 15.00 23 0
John Huynh 3 31 10.33 16 0
John Gates 3 20 6.67 9 0
Robert Krone 1 12 12.00 12 0
Jason Rambo 1 9 9.00 9 0
Barry Dawson 1 5 5.00 5 0
Richard Weber 2 2 1.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Todd Chipman 40 35 2 3
Mark Morehead 45 34 1 6
Ronald Peterson 41 38 1 4
Alfred Buster 5 5 0 0
Robert Tejeda 0 1 0 0
William Williams 0 1 0 0
Jack Blankenship 0 12 0 0
Jayson Shepherd 3 6 0 0
Ronald Matthews 0 13 0 0
Jefferey Welch 0 8 0 4
Eddie Moore 6 1 0 0
Robert Mann 0 5 0 0
Kevin Armistead 0 4 0 0
Ernesto Rose 0 4 0 1
Charles Tyson 0 3 0 0
Timothy McVeigh 1 4 0 0
Charles Peterson 0 1 0 0
Luke Heilman 0 4 0 0
Kevin Sanchez 0 5 0 0
James Larson 18 27 0 3
Warren Waldrop 0 5 0 0
Elwood Valdez 0 2 0 0
James Bass 12 6 0 0
Michael Shelton 12 2 0 0
Theodore Paladino 7 3 0 0
Donald Thompson 14 1 0 0
Jonathon Fuller 19 12 0 2
John Larochelle 51 31 0 1
Andrew Favela 10 20 0 1
Paul Sok 45 38 0 0
William Sheppard 0 19 0 0
Jack Cruz 0 2 0 0

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Lionel Gunn 48 33 3 4
Russell Cox 58 28 1 1
Richard Weber 23 13 1 1
Ernest Sanchez 48 22 1 2
Ralph Oldham 58 30 0 3
Kenneth Forbes 0 3 0 0
Ralph Beamon 0 2 0 1
Sammy Montz 0 3 0 0
Darryl Stein 0 3 0 0
Rodney Pittman 0 3 0 0
Eric Campion 0 2 0 0
Eddie Brown 0 1 0 0
Abdul Strout 0 2 0 0
Douglas Russell 0 2 0 0
Mario Dent 0 2 0 0
John Noble 0 2 0 0
Robert Krone 3 2 0 1
Paul Horton 0 2 0 0
John Huynh 0 7 0 1
Philip Lee 0 3 0 0
Warren Northcutt 3 0 0 0
Stephen Locke 58 25 0 0
Dale Davis 0 5 0 1
Earle Noble 0 1 0 0
Barry Dawson 0 3 0 0
Ian Gordon 0 12 0 1
Jason Rambo 5 12 0 0
John Gates 11 1 0 0
Jose King 7 4 0 0
Robert Cobbs 10 1 0 0
Chad Davis 9 0 0 0
Keith McGhee 15 20 0 0
Darren McElyea 0 8 0 0
Aaron Cook 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jack Cruz 1 21 21.00 0
Robert Tejeda 1 2 2.00 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Douglas Russell 2 34 17.00 0

Fumble Stats

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Alfred Buster 1 1 0 0
Robert Mann 0 1 0 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Douglas Russell 0 0 1 0

Punting

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Mario James 9 431 47.89 39.78 57 3

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Leslie Noah 7 312 44.57 44.43 53 3

Kicking

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Steve Jones 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 1 / 1

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Evan Joseph 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 21 1 / 1

Punt Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Andrew Favela 2 3 1.5 3 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Gates 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Andrew Favela 3 91 30.3 0
Robert Mann 1 -2 -2.0 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Gates 2 71 35.5 0

Defensive Stats

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
William Williams 10 1
Kevin Armistead 6 0
Charles Peterson 6 0
Jefferey Welch 5 0
Robert Mann 4 0
Theodore Paladino 3 1
Billy McCaa 3 0
Robert Tejeda 3 0
Elwood Valdez 3 3
Luke Heilman 2 0
Jack Cruz 2 0
Donald Reddy 2 0
Steve Jones 1 0
Tristan Arnold 1 0
Antoine Snowden 1 0
Ernesto Rose 1 0
Kevin Sanchez 1 1

Chicago Blitz

Name Tackles Sacks
Mario Dent 9 0
Douglas Russell 9 0
Abdul Strout 8 0
Darryl Stein 7 0
John Noble 6 1
Rodney Pittman 5 0
Richard Hernadez 4 0
Sammy Montz 3 0
Eric Campion 3 2
Jose King 3 0
John Huynh 2 0
Kenneth Forbes 2 1
Keith McGhee 1 0
Evan Joseph 1 0
Jack Long 1 0
Clay Staten 1 0
Ralph Beamon 1 0