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Los Angeles 27 at Houston 24 OT
1984 Week 10 - Monday, April 30, 1984
Los Angeles Express(3-6) at Houston Gamblers(6-3)(-7.5)
Attendance: 30,727, TV: ESPN
HOUSTON (AP) -- The game was billed as a match between two of the United State Football League's best young quarterbacks, but a rookie place kicker stole the show.
Tony Zendejas, who had missed two earlier attempts, kicked a 42-yard field goal wilh 10:19 remaining in overtime Monday night to lift the Los Angeles Express to a 27-24 victory over the Houston Gamblers.
Zendejas sent the game into overtime with a 42-yard field goal with four seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Houston's Toni Fritsch had given the Gamblers a 24-21 edge with a 26-yard field goal midway through the final quarter.
Houston's Jim Kelly set team records with 380 yards and 37 completions and 50 attempts. Steve Young also was impressive for Los Angeles as he completed 17 of 28 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns.
1 2 3 4 O F
LA 7 7 0 10 3 - 27
HOU 7 7 0 10 0 - 24
Scoring
HOU:Johnson 7 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, LA 0
LA: Boddie 4 yd pass from Young (Zendejas kick) - LA 7, HOU 7
LA: Weaver 28 yd fumble return (Zendejas kick) - LA 14, HOU 7
HOU:Sanders 14 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 14, LA 14
HOU:Fowler 4 yd run (Fritsch kick) - HOU 21, LA 14
LA: Townsell 17 yd pass from Young (Zendejas kick) - LA 21, HOU 21
HOU:Fritsch 25 yd field goal - HOU 24, LA 21
LA: Zendejas 41 yd field goal - LA 24, HOU 24
LA: Zendejas 42 yd field goal - LA 27, HOU 24
Box Score
LA HOU
First Downs 25 26
Rushes-Yards 36-182 20-65
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 30-17-211-0 50-37-380-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-20 7-33
Total Plays-Yards 69-373 77-412
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 8-90 10-84
Turnovers 0 4
Time of Possession 34:52 29:49
Attendance = 30,727
LOS ANGLES HOUSTON
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Young 28 17 211 0 2 107.9 Kelly 50 37 380 2 2 92.1
Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Nelson 18 89 4.9 0 Fowler 11 32 2.9 1
Young 6 56 9.3 0 Kelly 7 23 3.3 0
Gray 12 37 3.1 0 Sanders 2 10 5.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Townsell 5 75 15.0 1 Johnson R 15 142 9.5 1
Scott 3 48 16.0 0 Sanders 10 98 9.8 1
Boddie 4 45 11.3 1 McNeil 7 84 12.0 0
Sherrod 2 23 11.5 0 Fowler 2 29 14.5 0
Gray 2 13 6.5 0 Verdin 2 21 10.5 0
Moore 1 7 7.0 0 Moser 1 6 6.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Gray 4 56 14.0 0 Verdin 5 98 19.6 0
Boddie 1 26 26.0 0 McLain 1 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Gunn 1 12 12.0 0 None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Zendejas 2-4 42 3-3 9 Fritsch 1-2 25 3-3 6
miss: 60,50 miss: 31
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Partridge 4 151 37.8 Walters 3 133 44.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Williams 4 18 Myers 1.5 13.5
Weaver 2 10 Mitchell 1 4
Jenkins 1 5 Fitzpatrick 0.5 2.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Mitchell 1 18 18.0 0 None
West 1 14 14.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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