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Chicago 21 at Washington 20
1984 Week 6 - Saturday, March 31, 1984
Chicago Blitz(0-5)(-6.5) at Washington Federals(0-5)
Attendance: 7,373
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Quarterback Vince Evans ran 6 yards for a touchdown with 1:05 remaining to lift the Chicago Blitz to their first victory of the U.S. Football League season Saturday, a 21-20 triumph over the still winless Washington Federals.
The Blitz, 1-5, who had lost three times this year on the final play of the game, courted disaster again but escaped when Washington's Greg Porter's attempted 21-yard field goal with six seconds to play was foiled by a a bad snap from center.
The Federals had taken a 20-14 lead with five minutes to play on Curtis Bledsoe's 80-yard run, the longest run from scrimmage in the history of the franchise. Porter's point after attempt was blocked.
Evans, who completed 16 of 38 passes for 278 yards, then marched the Blitz 78 yards in 3:43 for the winning score.
A key play on the drive was an 18-yard bootleg by Evans on fourth and nine from the Washington
23.
1 2 3 4 F
CHI 0 7 0 14 - 21
WAS 0 7 0 13 - 20
Scoring
CHI:Ferguson 1 yd run (Seibel kick) - CHI 7, WAS 0
WAS:G. Taylor 4 yd pass from Hohensee (Porter kick) - WAS 7, CHI 7
WAS:Walters 23 yd pass from Hohensee (Porter kick) - WAS 14, CHI 7
CHI:Keel 15 yd pass from Evans (Seibel kick) - CHI 14, WAS 14
WAS:Bledsoe 80 yd run (kick blocked) - WAS 20, CHI 14
CHI:Evans 6 yd run (Seibel kick) - CHI 21, WAS 20
Box Score
CHI WAS
First Downs 30 21
Rushes-Yards 22-124 26-157
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 39-16-278-2 31-23-322-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-4
Total Plays-Yards 61-402 59-475
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 7-3
Penalties-Yards 6-50 5-64
Turnovers 2 4
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29
Attendance = 7,373
CHICAGO WASHINGTON
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Evans 38 16 278 2 1 54.5 Hohensee 31 23 322 1 2 115.3
Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Canada 8 56 8.0 0 Bledsoe 14 114 8.1 1
Ferguson 9 36 4.0 1 Taylor B 9 30 3.3 0
Evans 2 24 12.0 1 Robinson 2 11 5.5 0
Ford 4 8 2.0 0 Claitt 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Anderson 7 137 19.6 0 Walters 7 128 18.3 1
Lewis 2 55 27.5 0 Taylor G 7 105 15.0 1
Haines 2 38 19.0 0 Taylor B 3 29 9.7 0
Ford 1 21 21.0 0 Simmons 3 26 8.7 0
Keel 1 15 15.0 1 Bledsoe 2 20 10.0 0
Ferguson 1 8 8.0 0 Oden 1 14 14.0 0
Canada 1 7 7.0 0
Stone 1 -3 -3.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Ford 4 75 18.8 0 Robinson 3 80 26.7 0
Taylor G 1 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None Robinson 2 20 10.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Seibel 0-1 -- 3-3 3 Porter 0-1 -- 2-3 2
miss: 34 miss: 33
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gossett 4 161 40.3 Smigelsky 2 89 44.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Gabrielsen 1 3 None
Apuna 1 1
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Norris 1 11 11.0 0 Guess 2 30 15.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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