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Memphis 17 at Los Angeles 23 OT
1984 Week 8 - Saturday, April 14, 1984
Memphis Showboats(2-5) at Los Angeles Express(2-5)(-7.5)
Attendance: 10,049, TV: ESPN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Steve Young, Los Angeles' rookie quarterback, won his first game in three starts when he scored on a one-yard plunge in overtime for the 23-17 home-field victory over Memphis. Tony Zendejas of the Express sent the game into overtime with a 27-yard field goal with one second left in regulation. Young completed 22 of 34 passes for 358 yards.
1 2 3 4 O F
MEM 7 3 7 0 0 - 17
LA 7 7 0 3 6 - 23
Scoring
MEM:Lewis 8 yd run (Duncan kick) - MEM 7, LA 0
LA: Townsell 81 yd pass from Young (Zendejas kick) - LA 7, MEM 7
LA: Nelson 5 yd run (Zendejas kick) - LA 14, MEM 7
MEM:Duncan 31 yd field goal - LA 14, MEM 10
MEM:Quarles 4 yd run (Duncan kick) - MEM 17, LA 14
LA: Zendejas 27 yd field goal - LA 17, MEM 17
LA: Young 1 yd run (no kick) - LA 23, MEM 17
Box Score
MEM LA
First Downs 11 26
Rushes-Yards 27-110 36-169
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 20-14-147-0 34-22-358-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-2 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 48-255 70-527
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 5-35 4-30
Turnovers 1 2
Time of Possession 28:16 34:35
Attendance = 10,049
MEMPHIS LOS ANGELES
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Lewis 20 14 147 0 0 91.0 Young 34 22 358 0 1 109.7
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Reid 18 81 4.5 0 Nelson 21 113 5.4 1
Lewis 3 15 5.0 1 Young 7 24 3.4 1
Quarles 4 14 3.5 1 Gray 6 24 4.0 0
Crawford 2 0 0.0 0 Boddie 2 8 4.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Carney 1 57 57.0 0 Townsell 9 249 27.7 1
Reid 5 55 11.0 0 Gunn 4 41 10.3 0
Crawford 6 21 3.5 0 Nelson 5 32 6.4 0
Shirk 1 13 13.0 0 Gray 3 31 10.3 0
Quarles 1 1 1.0 0 Boddie 1 5 5.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Crawford 2 95 47.5 0 Boddie 2 62 31.0 0
Sandilands 1 18 18.0 0 Gray 2 46 23.0 0
Shirk 1 7 7.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Sandilands 1 2 2.0 0 Allen 4 17 4.3 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Duncan 1-1 31 2-2 5 Zendejas 1-2 27 2-2 5
miss: -- miss: 34
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Partridge R 6 284 47.3 Partridge S 2 86 43.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Ussery 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None None
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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