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Houston 17 at Tampa Bay 20
1984 Week 1 - Sunday, February 26, 1984
Houston Gamblers(0-0) at Tampa Bay Bandits(0-0)(-10.5)
Attendance: 42,915
TAMPA (AP) - Jim Kelly, who signed last year with Houston after being drafted in the first round by the NFL Buffalo Bills, completed 24 0f 41 passes for 229 yards as the expansion Gamblers threw a scare into the heavily-favored Bandits.
But Gary Anderson, who joined Tampa Bay at midseason last year, picked up 114 yards, including 12 on a burst up the middle with 2:33 left, to pull out the game. "It's much better than last year," Anderson said. "I've had time to get my stuff down."
There were 42,915 at Tampa Stadium, 478 more than attended last year's opener.
1 2 3 4 F
HOU 7 0 7 3 - 17
TB 0 14 0 6 - 20
Scoring
HOU:Sanders 9 yd pass from Kelly (Brockhaus kick) - HOU 7, TB 0
TB: Andrusyshyn 25 yd field goal - HOU 7, TB 3
TB: Andrusyshyn 32 yd field goal - HOU 7, TB 6
TB: G. Anderson 2 yd run (Gillespie pass from Reaves) - TB 14, HOU 7
HOU:Harrell 7 yd pass from Kelly (Brockhaus kick) - HOU 14, TB 14
HOU:Brockhaus 26 yd field goal - HOU 17, TB 14
TB: G. Anderson 12 yd run (kick failed) - TB 20, HOU 17
Box Score
HOU TB
First Downs 18 28
Rushes-Yards 17-87 36-137
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 41-24-229-2 42-25-308-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-10
Total Plays-Yards 58-316 79-435
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 7-49 6-56
Turnovers 2 2
Time of Possession 22:47 37:13
Attendance = 42,915
HOUSTON TAMPA BAY
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Kelly 41 24 229 2 2 70.1 Reaves 42 25 308 1 0 72.3
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Harrell 10 57 5.7 0 Anderson G 26 114 4.4 2
Kelly 4 17 4.3 0 Boone 5 21 4.2 0
Sanders 3 13 4.3 0 Gillespie 2 8 4.0 0
Grayson 1 0 0.0 0
Reaves 2 -6 -3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Sanders 7 64 9.1 1 Anderson G 6 100 16.7 0
Johnson 6 44 7.3 0 Truvillion 4 73 18.3 0
Harrell 5 44 8.8 1 Gillespie 6 70 11.7 0
Moser 3 37 12.3 0 Boone 4 33 8.3 0
McGhee 2 25 12.5 0 Brodsky 1 20 20.0 0
Rush 1 15 15.0 0 Harvey 2 8 4.0 0
Grayson 2 4 2.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Johnson 3 61 20.3 0 Grayson 2 27 13.5 0
Rush 2 27 13.5 0 Bailey 1 20 20.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
McNeil 1 13 13.0 0 None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Brockhaus 1-1 26 2-2 5 Andrusyshyn 2-3 32 0-1 6
miss: -- miss: 31
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Walters 4 139 34.8 Andrusyshyn 2 74 37.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Crosby 1 10 None
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Dykes 1 18 8.0 0 George 1 27 27.0 0
Williams 1 17 17.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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