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Denver 18 at New Orleans 20
1984 Week 9 - Sunday, April 22, 1984
Denver Gold(7-1) at New Orleans Breakers(6-2)(-7)
Attendance: 22,139, TV: ABC
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Buford Jordan, who has overshadowed the more heralded Marcus Dupree, had a 182-yard day -- the most ever by a Breakers runner -- and scored twice in New Orleans' 20-18 decioion over Denver.
First-round draft choice Jordan was the star for New Orleans, but a big play by the defense also figured in the win. Denver, 7-2, lined up for a two-point conversion that would have tied the game with 31 seconds left. Breakers Coach Dick Coury and defensive coordinator Doug Kay figured out the type of pass play the Gold would use and called the right defense to stop it.
"We stayed in a zone and it paid off,"Coury said. Jordan's longest run was a 61-yard sprint in the fourth quarter. Safety Steve Trimble caught him by his left sleeve and dragged him down.
1 2 3 4 F
DEN 3 0 3 12 - 18
NO 7 3 7 3 - 20
Scoring
NO: Jordan 9 yd run (Mazzetti kick) - NO 7, DEN 0
DEN:Speelman 39 yd field goal - NO 7, DEN 3
NO: Mazzetti 29 yd field goal - NO 10, DEN 3
NO: Jordan 13 yd run (Mazzetti kick) - NO 17, DEN 3
DEN:Speelman 31 yd field goal - NO 17, DEN 6
DEN:Speelman 26 yd field goal - NO 17, DEN 9
NO: Mazzetti 22 yd field goal - NO 20, DEN 9
DEN:Speelman 34 yd field goal - NO 20, DEN 12
DEN:Harris 18 yd pass from Mortensen (pass failed) - NO 20, DEN 18
Box Score
DEN NO
First Downs 19 19
Rushes-Yards 27-95 31-210
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 33-20-266-1 29-16-164-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-32 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 64-329 60-374
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-25 12-88
Turnovers 2 2
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56
Attendance = 22,139
DENVER NEW ORLEANS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Gagliano 22 12 146 1 0 56.3 Walton 29 16 164 1 0 57.3
Mortensen 11 8 120 0 1 138.4
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Sydney 13 51 3.9 0 Jordan 19 182 9.6 2
White 10 27 2.7 0 Schellen 7 20 2.9 0
Williams 1 8 8.0 0 Dupree 4 6 1.5 0
Gagliano 1 7 7.0 0 Steels 1 2 2.0 0
Mortensen 1 3 3.0 0
Johnson B 1 -1 -1.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Hicks 6 82 13.7 0 Ross 4 63 15.8 0
Harris 3 61 20.3 1 Lockett 2 29 14.5 0
White 4 43 10.8 0 Smith C 2 29 14.5 0
Bailey 2 26 13.0 0 Jordan 4 26 6.5 0
Johnson B 2 21 10.5 0 Brown 1 10 10.0 0
Williams 1 19 19.0 0 Dupree 2 4 2.0 0
Sydney 2 14 7.0 0 Bayle 1 3 3.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Harris 4 103 25.8 0 Good 4 78 19.5 0
Arnold 1 22 22.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Kimmel 1 0 0.0 0 Wilson 2 11 5.5 0
Johnson B 1 0 0.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Speelman 4-4 39 0-0 12 Mazzetti 2-2 29 2-2 8
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Speelman 2 76 38.0 Casarino 3 120 40.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Ah You 2 12
Merrell 1 10
Robinson 1 10
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Bungart 1 8 8.0 0 Smith T 1 37 37.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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