Regular Season Week 7: Wheels at Express
October 19, 1997 62° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 73,202 (81%)
Wheels 3 3 7 0 - 13
Express 3 6 3 3 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-3-DET 31 (7:15) 1-Mario Price 49 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-1-LAX 32 (4:51) 5-Kent Olden 49 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 DET 3
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-5-DET 16 (13:40) 1-Mario Price 34 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 6 DET 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-8-LAX 37 (11:21) 5-Kent Olden 54 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 98-Emilio Shealey was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 6 DET 6
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-7-DET 39 (2:43) 1-Mario Price 57 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 9 DET 6
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-1-DET 11 (9:36) 1-Mario Price 28 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 12 DET 6
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-7-LAX 7 (4:37) 45-James Fischer ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Kent Olden. LAX 12 DET 13
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-4-DET 26 (1:46) 1-Mario Price 44 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 15 DET 13
Team Statistics
Express Wheels
First Downs 22 17
- Rushing 10 5
- Passing 11 9
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 380 265
- Offensive Plays 72 50
- Yards Per Play 5.28 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 180 99
- Rushing Attempts 34 13
- Yards Per Rush 5.29 7.62
Net Passing Yards 200 166
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 23 / 0 35 / 20 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 204 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 4 2 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.26 4.49
- Yards Per Completion 8.87 9.25
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 15 1 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 3 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 37:02 22:59
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:26 4:15 OWN 20 9 49 Field Goal
1 4:47 6:11 OWN 25 11 59 Field Goal
2 11:17 2:02 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 7:26 4:47 OWN 20 7 40 Field Goal
2 1:42 1:42 OWN 11 3 18 Half
3 15:00 5:27 OWN 25 10 64 Field Goal
3 4:33 1:38 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 1:21 2:48 OWN 26 5 30 Fumble
4 10:53 3:23 OWN 27 6 30 Missed FG
4 5:15 3:33 OWN 20 12 54 Field Goal
4 1:16 1:16 OWN 48 3 27 Game
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:34 OWN 25 8 27 Punt
1 7:11 2:24 OWN 25 5 43 Field Goal
2 13:37 2:20 OWN 25 6 38 Field Goal
2 9:14 1:48 OWN 19 5 9 Punt
2 2:39 0:57 OWN 25 4 29 Punt
3 9:33 5:00 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 2:55 1:34 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
4 13:33 2:40 OWN 42 5 27 Interception
4 7:30 2:15 50 3 5 Punt
4 1:43 0:27 OWN 25 3 27 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Gary Sappington 16 99 6.19 12 3 0
#29 Ronnie Nix 13 59 4.54 22 1 0
#6 David Tavarez 2 11 5.50 11 1 0
#30 Herman Stevens 2 7 3.50 5 0 0
#23 Raymond Straight 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 James Fischer 8 51 6.38 15 2 1
#33 Carlton Allen 3 33 11.00 16 2 0
#71 Thomas Love 2 15 7.50 13 1 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 David Tavarez 37 23 204 1 / 4 0 22 0 76.86
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Gabriel Flanagan 32 20 185 2 / 19 0 30 1 65.23
#12 Ricky Copeland 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 1 0.00
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#72 Stephen Tye 4 56 14.00 22 0
#22 Gary Sappington 4 41 10.25 16 0
#19 Gordon Auyeung 3 33 11.00 17 0
#80 Sidney Chavis 4 30 7.50 8 0
#84 Robert Lott 2 23 11.50 14 0
#86 David Plante 2 19 9.50 12 0
#30 Herman Stevens 4 2 0.50 1 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#44 James Fischer 6 76 12.67 30 0
#71 Thomas Love 2 31 15.50 28 0
#89 Marlon Snyder 4 27 6.75 11 0
#5 Scott Duke 3 24 8.00 12 0
#10 Matthew Houston 3 19 6.33 12 0
#80 Eric Hollar 1 6 6.00 6 0
#85 David Gerber 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Richard Fuentes 47 40 1 2
#63 Richard Crown 45 41 0 0
#73 Mariano Jones 45 34 0 0
#67 Andrew Ratner 45 40 0 3
#22 Gary Sappington 3 3 0 0
#30 Herman Stevens 17 17 0 0
#69 Warren Whittaker 45 33 0 4
#84 Robert Lott 3 29 0 0
#86 David Plante 0 12 0 0
#81 Patrick Peavey 0 18 0 0
#19 Gordon Auyeung 0 24 0 1
#14 Corey Gibbons 0 6 0 0
#68 Michael Felten 8 0 0 0
#76 Cornell Manning 9 4 0 0
#52 Stephen Wyant 6 0 0 0
#72 Stephen Tye 8 15 0 0
#23 Raymond Straight 1 5 0 2
#29 Ronnie Nix 7 2 0 0
#78 Eduardo Kappel 1 3 0 0
#75 Thomas Walker 1 0 0 0
#47 Shaun Smith 1 1 0 0
#73 Kevin Exley 0 2 0 0
#40 Alfredo Stewart 0 1 0 0
#57 Rex Christian 0 1 0 1
#80 Sidney Chavis 0 1 0 0
#55 Emilio Shealey 0 1 0 0
#57 Timothy Jackson 0 1 0 1
#59 Fred Gargano 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Byron Meyer 45 22 1 1
#72 Rodney Moore 11 3 1 1
#80 Eric Hollar 0 8 0 0
#10 Matthew Houston 3 15 0 0
#67 James Blevins 42 20 0 1
#66 David Bryant 34 20 0 1
#79 John McCormick 44 22 0 0
#5 Scott Duke 0 11 0 1
#71 Thomas Love 22 10 0 0
#74 Kirk Hawkins 37 14 0 0
#44 James Fischer 11 5 0 0
#33 Carlton Allen 4 3 0 0
#79 Roger Gray 8 0 0 0
#60 Jose Moore 10 2 0 0
#75 David Leonard 5 1 0 0
#89 Marlon Snyder 0 9 0 0
#88 Anthony Fulks 0 5 0 0
#61 Scott Anthony 3 0 0 0
#85 David Gerber 0 1 0 0
#41 Albert Palmeri 0 1 0 1
#47 Philip Locke 0 1 0 0
#43 Edward Stone 0 1 0 0
#90 Henry Witten 0 1 0 0
#98 Ronald Skipper 0 1 0 1
#92 Donald Hoard 0 1 0 0
#69 Damon Edwards 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 George Long 1 1 1.00 0
#44 Richard Blanco 1 0 0.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#29 Ronnie Nix 1 0 0 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#99 Ryan Benjamin 0 1 0 0
#90 Henry Witten 0 0 1 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Dwain Yu 2 94 47.00 46.50 47 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Elmo Avila 5 232 46.40 36.80 51 1
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Mario Price 5 / 6 3 / 4 1 / 2 57 0 / 0
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Kent Olden 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Eric Hollar 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Alfredo Stewart 7 0
#45 Thomas Hudock 7 0
#44 Richard Blanco 3 0
#57 Rex Christian 3 0
#42 Nathan Villanueva 2 0
#59 Fred Gargano 2 0
#55 Jefferey Venable 2 0
#41 Ronald Smith 2 0
#54 Matthew Bracken 1 1
#47 Shaun Smith 1 0
#55 Emilio Shealey 1 1
#35 William Hamilton 1 0
#92 Francis Strong 1 0
#30 Herman Stevens 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#43 Edward Stone 9 0
#90 Henry Witten 9 0
#47 Philip Locke 7 0
#41 Albert Palmeri 6 0
#92 Wayne Osullivan 6 0
#98 Ronald Skipper 4 0
#92 Donald Hoard 3 1
#26 Matthew Pickney 3 0
#38 Phillip Savage 2 0
#68 Willie Haygood 2 0
#37 Charles Conroy 2 0
#32 Ronald Wigington 2 0
#89 Marlon Snyder 2 0
#29 David Seals 1 0