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Week 7: Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Blitz

October 19, 1997
54°
Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 46,150 (69%)
Hornets 3 6 3 0 - 12
Blitz 7 0 0 11 - 18

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Hornets: 4-10-CHI 10 (8:20) 4-Fred Boyce 28 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 0 CHA 3
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 2-6-CHA 6 (2:49) 20-John Gates ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Evan Joseph. CHI 7 CHA 3
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 2-1-CHI 0 (0:30) 45-Dennis Baird ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 4-3-CHI 11 (1:51) 4-Fred Boyce 28 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 7 CHA 12
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 2-1-CHA 2 (10:21) 11-Ronald Brown pass complete to 85-Keith McGhee for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 33-Robert Krone ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! CHI 15 CHA 12
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-3-CHA 12 (0:16) 2-Evan Joseph 30 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 18 CHA 12

Team Statistics

Blitz Hornets
First Downs 18 18
- Rushing 10 6
- Passing 5 11
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 258 269
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards Per Play 3.97 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 170 72
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards Per Rush 4.72 2.77
Net Passing Yards 88 197
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 15 / 2 38 / 22 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 104 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.03 5.05
- Yards Per Completion 6.93 9.32
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 14 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 21 3 / 14
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 52
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:17 28:45

Drive Charts

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:17 5:32 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
2 13:42 1:28 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
2 9:29 4:55 OWN 10 9 32 Punt
2 0:29 0:29 OWN 25 2 7 Half
3 15:00 6:34 OWN 25 11 42 Interception
3 1:48 1:01 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 0:31 1:20 OWN 34 3 -16 Punt
4 14:05 2:19 OPP 45 5 12 Interception
4 11:42 1:24 OPP 31 3 31 Touchdown
4 6:28 6:15 OWN 3 14 85 Field Goal

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:43 OWN 32 11 58 Field Goal
1 2:45 4:04 OWN 25 7 36 Punt
2 12:13 2:45 OWN 25 6 19 Punt
2 4:33 4:05 OWN 16 12 84 Touchdown
3 8:26 6:38 OWN 36 11 53 Field Goal
3 0:47 0:16 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 14:10 0:06 OWN 35 1 0 Interception
4 11:46 0:04 OWN 26 1 0 Interception
4 10:18 3:50 OWN 16 10 41 Punt
4 0:14 0:14 OWN 25 2 5 Game

Rushing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Gates 25 115 4.60 19 2 1
Robert Krone 10 40 4.00 11 2 0
Ronald Brown 1 15 15.00 15 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
David Delgadillo 6 34 5.67 16 1 0
Kenneth Olson 10 31 3.10 8 0 0
Mark McDuffie 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Dennis Baird 7 2 0.29 8 0 1
Richard Cole 2 2 1.00 3 0 0

Passing Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ronald Brown 27 15 104 2 / 16 1 19 2 45.91

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Robert Ament 35 21 196 1 / 8 0 23 2 51.61
Jeremy McDonald 3 1 9 0 / 0 0 9 0 42.36

Receiving Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Keith McGhee 5 50 10.00 19 1
John Gates 3 16 5.33 8 0
Jason Rambo 1 11 11.00 11 0
Barry Dawson 2 9 4.50 6 0
John Huynh 1 9 9.00 9 0
Ian Gordon 2 8 4.00 5 0
Richard Weber 1 1 1.00 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wayne Haskell 4 36 9.00 12 0
Mary Ashcraft 3 33 11.00 16 0
Kenneth Olson 3 31 10.33 16 0
Hilton Langworthy 2 29 14.50 23 0
Keith Talley 2 21 10.50 17 0
Donald Sellars 1 17 17.00 17 0
Dennis Baird 2 9 4.50 7 0
Randall Liles 1 9 9.00 9 0
Richard Cole 1 9 9.00 9 0
Mark McDuffie 2 6 3.00 6 0
David Delgadillo 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Stephen Locke 35 36 1 2
Lionel Gunn 30 42 1 3
Ralph Oldham 35 46 0 3
Eric Campion 0 1 0 0
Julio Liggett 0 1 0 0
Eddie Brown 0 1 0 0
Earle Noble 0 1 0 0
Robert Krone 3 3 0 0
Dale Davis 0 2 0 0
Jose King 3 1 0 0
Robert Cobbs 6 0 0 0
Warren Northcutt 2 0 0 0
Darren McElyea 0 7 0 0
Jason Rambo 4 6 0 0
John Huynh 0 2 0 1
Chad Davis 10 2 0 0
John Gates 10 1 0 0
Ernest Sanchez 26 37 0 0
Keith McGhee 8 26 0 1
Ian Gordon 0 15 0 0
Richard Weber 14 23 0 0
Barry Dawson 0 21 0 0
Russell Cox 35 41 0 0
Aaron Cook 1 2 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Anthony Lear 39 34 1 3
Steven Conti 10 6 0 0
Dennis Baird 11 11 0 0
Randall Liles 0 6 0 0
Hilton Langworthy 6 5 0 0
Donald Sellars 0 6 0 0
Edward Meister 6 13 0 0
Mark McDuffie 10 2 0 0
Shelby Harris 0 2 0 0
Mary Ashcraft 7 12 0 0
Richard Cole 11 6 0 0
Keith Talley 0 12 0 1
Robert Buckner 9 5 0 0
Kenneth Olson 2 2 0 1
Joseph Hunter 0 1 0 0
Thomas McMeans 0 1 0 0
Richard Gilmore 8 2 0 0
David Delgadillo 6 4 0 0
Ervin Scannell 2 3 0 0
David Freels 0 2 0 0
Angel McKinney 0 3 0 0
Raphael Puckett 1 2 0 0
Jesse Jones 0 4 0 0
Charles Brothers 0 3 0 0
Joshua Salazar 0 3 0 1
Mike Woodward 0 3 0 0
Adam Tucker 0 2 0 0
James Glass 0 2 0 0
Jose Balderas 34 32 0 6
William Madore 35 27 0 1
Edward Conley 0 2 0 0
Leo Strickland 36 31 0 3
Jason Gregory 35 24 0 0
Wayne Haskell 3 19 0 1
James Brown 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Richard Hernadez 1 2 2.00 0
Abdul Strout 1 0 0.00 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Rodney James 1 1 1.00 0
Raphael Puckett 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Julio Liggett 0 0 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dennis Baird 1 0 0 0
William Madore 0 1 0 0

Punting

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Leslie Noah 4 194 48.50 48.50 55 1

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
James Dooley 4 172 43.00 37.75 46 2

Kicking

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Evan Joseph 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 1 / 1

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Fred Boyce 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 0 / 0

Punt Return

Chicago Blitz

Charlotte Hornets

Kick Return

Chicago Blitz

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
David Delgadillo 2 52 26.0 0

Defensive Stats

Chicago Blitz

Name Tackles Sacks
Douglas Russell 8 0
Abdul Strout 6 0
Rodney Pittman 6 0
Darryl Stein 5 0
Jose King 4 0
Kenneth Forbes 4 0
Mario Dent 3 0
Eric Campion 3 0
Julio Liggett 2 0
Clay Staten 2 0
Eddie Brown 2 0
Randy James 2 1
Evan Joseph 1 0
Richard Weber 1 0
Richard Hernadez 1 0
John Gates 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Rodney James 9 0
Jason Friedman 5 0
Angel McKinney 5 0
Richard Renfro 4 0
Charles Brothers 4 0
Adam Tucker 4 0
Shelby Harris 4 1
Mike Woodward 3 0
Joshua Salazar 3 1
James Brown 2 0
Leonard Dahlin 2 0
James Glass 1 0
Thomas McMeans 1 0
Jesse Jones 1 0
Edward Meister 1 0
Richard Cole 1 0