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Week 16: Birmingham Stallions at Denver Gold

December 19, 1976
41°
Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO) Attendance: 56,721 (74%)
Stallions 5 6 0 0 - 11
Gold 0 21 3 6 - 30

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Stallions: 3-9-DEN 6 (9:55) 9-Dustin Nichols sacked at DEN 0 for -6 yards (57-Tommie Harrington). Sack allowed by 58-Donald Glenn. SAFETY! (57-Tommie Harrington) DEN 0 BIR 2
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-5-DEN 15 (7:12) 6-Roger Reed 32 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 BIR 5
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-4-BIR 26 (14:05) (Hot Read) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 81-Duane Cunningham for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 7 BIR 5
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-9-DEN 13 (8:23) 6-Roger Reed 30 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (DEN 93-Sean Frisina) (Declined) DEN 7 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-3-BIR 40 (5:43) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 80-Dennis Poteete was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 14 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Gold: 3-10-DEN 32 (3:49) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 10-Felix Perez for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 21 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-24-DEN 30 (1:02) 6-Roger Reed 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 21 BIR 11
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-4-BIR 29 (10:46) 11-Robert Allison 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 24 BIR 11
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-10-BIR 42 (13:11) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Gold Stallions
First Downs 8 11
- Rushing 3 0
- Passing 5 10
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 311 279
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards Per Play 5.27 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 66 14
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards Per Rush 2.20 0.52
Net Passing Yards 245 265
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 10 / 1 35 / 20 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 27 4 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.45 6.79
- Yards Per Completion 27.20 14.55
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 2 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 8 / 65
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 54 4 / 34
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 59 2 / 42
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22

Drive Charts

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 10:41 0:49 OWN 5 3 -6 Safety
1 7:09 1:36 OWN 27 3 0 Punt
1 1:15 1:26 OWN 33 4 22 Punt
2 14:44 0:45 OPP 31 2 31 Touchdown
2 12:38 0:05 OWN 27 1 0 Interception
2 8:20 2:44 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 3:57 0:18 OWN 32 3 68 Touchdown
2 0:58 0:58 OWN 28 2 2 Half
3 12:49 2:07 OWN 49 4 22 Field Goal
3 8:34 1:39 OWN 37 3 -3 Punt
3 3:56 2:00 OWN 32 4 4 Punt
3 0:20 2:17 OWN 31 6 69 Touchdown
4 11:36 0:49 OWN 28 3 2 Punt
4 8:25 2:02 OWN 4 3 3 Punt
4 5:24 3:33 OWN 24 7 7 Punt
4 1:27 0:20 OWN 29 3 4 Punt

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:50 2:10 OWN 33 3 6 Punt
1 9:52 2:44 OWN 33 5 52 Field Goal
1 5:33 4:18 OWN 29 7 44 Missed FG
2 14:49 0:04 OWN 15 1 0 Interception
2 13:59 1:21 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 12:34 4:14 OPP 48 7 35 Field Goal
2 5:36 1:39 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 3:39 2:41 OWN 25 7 45 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 -12 Punt
3 10:42 2:08 OWN 12 3 9 Punt
3 6:55 2:59 OWN 2 5 27 Punt
3 1:56 1:35 OWN 16 3 9 Punt
4 13:03 1:27 OWN 25 4 1 Punt
4 10:47 2:21 OWN 28 4 25 Punt
4 6:23 0:59 OWN 34 3 5 Punt
4 1:51 0:25 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
4 1:06 1:06 OWN 32 3 3 Game

Rushing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Duane Cunningham 19 47 2.47 17 2 0
Carlos Miller 10 17 1.70 11 1 0
Francesco Chang 1 2 2.00 2 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Willie Clemente 7 10 1.43 7 0 0
Jordan Devers 16 5 0.31 8 0 0
Lorenzo Grant 4 -1 -0.25 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 25 10 272 4 / 27 4 68 1 103.67

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Agustin Crook 30 17 252 2 / 13 0 32 1 70.42
Karl Moore 5 3 39 2 / 13 0 16 0 84.58

Receiving Stats

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 4 114 28.50 42 2
Felix Perez 3 95 31.67 68 1
Robert Johnson 1 27 27.00 27 0
Duane Cunningham 1 26 26.00 26 1
Brad Harris 1 10 10.00 10 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lee Rice 8 144 18.00 32 0
Tom Stein 3 48 16.00 18 0
Matthew Morgan 4 45 11.25 19 0
Bruno Fredericks 1 22 22.00 22 0
Jordan Devers 1 20 20.00 20 0
William Stromberg 2 12 6.00 7 0
Willie Clemente 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Glenn 39 38 1 2
Jonathan Crabtree 43 39 1 1
Francesco Chang 4 21 0 0
Dustin Nichols 0 2 0 1
John Smith 0 3 0 0
Felix Perez 0 3 0 0
Carlos Miller 7 3 0 0
Duane Cunningham 7 1 0 1
Frank Castillo 4 0 0 0
Larry Patterson 4 0 0 0
Ronald Green 0 1 0 0
Don Wilkerson 0 3 0 0
Mathew Snow 0 3 0 0
Marvin Waldron 0 2 0 0
Eugene Pacheco 0 5 0 0
John Short 0 2 0 1
Donald Lopez 0 3 0 0
John Herrera 0 2 0 0
Dennis Poteete 9 14 0 0
Paul Wright 13 0 0 0
Tom Campbell 12 0 0 0
Paul Davis 6 4 0 2
Andrew Madrigal 11 2 0 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 14 0 0
Brad Harris 0 18 0 1
Allen Bateman 30 37 0 4
Kenneth South 28 36 0 0
Henry Ramos 0 7 0 0
Robert Johnson 1 27 0 4
William Reaves 42 30 0 4
Sean Frisina 0 2 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Anthony Quinn 39 33 2 5
Tom Stein 20 24 1 1
Thomas Nedd 53 29 0 2
Charles Stark 0 3 0 1
Leslie Knudson 1 1 0 0
Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
Tommie Harrington 0 1 0 0
Willie Clemente 5 9 0 0
Eric Benson 0 2 0 0
Robert Clayton 16 2 0 0
William Stromberg 3 7 0 0
Lee Rice 0 11 0 0
Carlos Johnson 0 2 0 0
Matthew Morgan 0 14 0 1
Keith Marsh 0 3 0 1
Earl Murtagh 44 33 0 0
Christopher Taylor 4 3 0 1
Francis Deleon 23 3 0 0
Mark Stetler 11 6 0 0
Jordan Devers 5 4 0 0
Bruno Fredericks 0 16 0 0
Lorenzo Grant 18 15 0 0
Ben Arnold 47 37 0 5
Milton Keeton 39 34 0 3
Noel Kaiser 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Roy Wiley 1 0 0.00 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Dusty Edwards 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Duane Cunningham 1 0 0 0
Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
Kenneth South 1 1 0 0
Robert Johnson 0 1 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Tommie Harrington 0 0 1 0
Keith Marsh 0 0 1 0

Punting

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Ernest Sanders 9 436 48.44 44.78 63 1

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 11 532 48.36 43.55 55 2

Kicking

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Allison 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 3 / 3

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Reed 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 47 0 / 0

Punt Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 6 54 9.0 12 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruno Fredericks 2 22 11.0 12 0
Jordan Devers 2 12 6.0 9 0

Kick Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 2 59 29.5 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jordan Devers 2 42 21.0 0

Defensive Stats

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Donald Lopez 10 0
Ronald Green 7 0
Sean Frisina 5 0
Mathew Snow 4 1
Bill Ryan 4 0
Don Wilkerson 4 0
Paul Davis 3 0
Eugene Pacheco 3 0
Marvin Waldron 3 0
John Smith 3 0
John Short 3 2
Roy Wiley 2 0
William Kyle 2 1
Dennis Poteete 1 0
Andrew Madrigal 1 0
Michael Sonnenberg 1 0
David Aguila 1 0
Bradley Leon 1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
Ivan Alexander 6 0
Wallace Andrews 5 0
Keith Marsh 5 0
Mark Stetler 4 0
James Morejon 4 2
Barrett Hughes 4 0
Carlos Johnson 4 0
James Greer 4 0
Dusty Edwards 3 0
Tommie Harrington 2 1
Charles Stark 2 0
Christopher Taylor 2 1
Lorenzo Grant 2 0
Matthew Morgan 1 0
Charles Beach 1 0
Noel Kaiser 1 0