New Jersey 14 at Pittsburgh 10

1984 Week 9 - Sunday, April 22, 1984
New Jersey Generals(6-2)(-6) at Pittsburgh Maulers(2-6)
Attendance: 14,418, TV: ABC

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Herschel Walker had his best game of the season Sunday, rushing for 152 yards on 25 carries in the rain at Pittsburgh as the New Jersey Generals downed the Maulers 14-10 before only 14,418 fans.

New Jersey trailed 2-7 Pittsburgh 10-0 going into the fourth-quarter. But Walker went in from the 4 and Maurice Carthon's 16-yard scoring run with just over five minutes left won it. The Generals, 7-2, staged a last-minute goalline stand to preserve the victory.

"The weather was terrible," Walker said. "It was so wet. My shoes felt like they weighed 10 pounds apiece." The anticipated duel between Walker and Rozier, the last two Heisman Trophy winners, never materialized. Rozier left in the second quarter with a mild concussion after gaining 20 yards on five carries.

Complete Game

Highlights

April 22, 1984
New Jersey Generals - 14
Pittsburgh Maulers - 10
at Three Rivers Stadium
14,418

New Jersey	0	0	0	14    --	14
Pittsburgh	0	10	0	0      --	10

1st Quarter	none
2nd Quarter	PITT - FG Lee 42
		PITT - Lawrence 4 run (Lee kick)
3rd Quarter	none
4th Quarter	NJ - Walker 4 run (Ruzek kick)
		NJ - Carthon 16 run (Ruzek kick)

TEAM STATS:		NEW JERSEY	PITTSBURGH
First downs		19		15
Rushes-yards		38-212		38-133
Passing yards		298		186
Return yards		25		16
Passes			15-7-1		15-7-0
Sacks by			3-22		2-21
Punts			3-30		6-40
Fumbles-lost		5-3		2-0
Penalties-yards		6-26		5-40
Time of possession		30:20		29:40

INDIVIDUAL STATS:
RUSHING = New Jersey: Walker 25-152, Carthon 12-59, Sipe 1-1.  Pittsburgh: Holman 10-46, 
	Lawrence 16-40, Rozier 5-20, Flowers 1-18, Carano 2-10, Miller 3-1, Coles 1-(-2).
PASSING = New Jersey: Sipe 7-15-1-107.  Pittsburgh: Carano 7-15-0-75.
RECEIVING = New Jersey: Bowers 3-62, Walker 2-30, McConnaughey 1-8, Collins 1-7.  Pittsburgh:
	Flowers 2-30, Raugh 2-21, Anderson 1-13, Miller 1-8, Lawrence 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS = none

Archived news report
Archived news report

Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn

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