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Chicago 29 at Denver 17
1984 Week 12 - Friday, May 11, 1984
Chicago Blitz(3-8) at Denver Gold(7-4)(-9)
Attendance: 45,299
DENVER -- Fullback Larry Canada bolted for two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Chicago Blitz exploded for 23 points in the final period to upset the Denver Gold 29-17.
Chicago snapped a two-game losing streak and raised its record to 4-8, while Pacific Division-leading Denver suffered its fourth straight loss and fell to 7-5.
The game was witnessed by 45,299, a figure that was swelled somewhat by a free concert after the game by the pop-rock group Chicago.
1 2 3 4 F
CHI 3 0 3 23 - 29
DEN 0 3 0 14 - 17
Scoring
CHI:Seibel 27 yd field goal - CHI 3, DEN 0
DEN:Speelman 47 yd field goal - DEN 3, CHI 3
CHI:Seibel 46 yd field goal - CHI 6, DEN 3
DEN:Mortensen 2 yd run (Speelman kick) - DEN 10, CHI 6
CHI:Canada 1 yd run (Seibel kick) - CHI 13, DEN 10
CHI:Seibel 47 yd field goal - CHI 16, DEN 10
CHI:Daniel 52 yd interception return (pass failed) - CHI 22, DEN 10
DEN:Sydney 5 yd pass from Mortensen (Speelman kick) - CHI 22, DEN 17
CHI:Canada 44 yd run (Seibel kick) - CHI 29, DEN 17
Box Score
CHI DEN
First Downs 15 20
Rushes-Yards 21-111 21-57
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 25-14-224-0 37-27-396-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-32 4-32
Total Plays-Yards 51-303 62-421
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-57 16-92
Turnovers 0 1
Time of Possession 26:26 33:34
Attendance = 45,299
CHICAGO DENVER
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Reeves 25 14 224 0 0 86.1 Mortensen 37 27 396 1 1 105.2
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Canada 7 71 10.1 2 Sydney 7 30 4.3 0
Worthy 13 22 1.7 0 Mortensen 4 12 3.0 1
Reeves 1 18 18.0 0 White 7 9 1.3 0
Matthews B 2 3 1.5 0
Johnson B 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Anderson 5 100 20.0 0 Wiliams 6 138 23.0 0
Lewis 2 45 22.5 0 Bailey 4 89 22.3 0
Worthy 2 38 19.0 0 White 8 62 7.8 0
Keel 2 27 13.5 0 Hicks 3 61 20.3 0
Haines 1 8 8.0 0 Arnold 2 29 14.5 0
Canada 2 6 3.0 0 Preston 1 8 8.0 0
Sydney 1 5 5.0 1
Niziolek 1 2 2.0 0
Johnson B 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
James 2 44 22.0 0 Harris 5 102 20.4 0
Daniel 1 11 11.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Daniel 1 8 8.0 0 None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Seibel 3-3 47 2-2 8 Speelman 1-3 47 2-2 5
miss: -- miss: 40,24
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gossett 3 147 49.0 Hobart 2 92 46.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Puha 1 9 Thornton 1 7
Times 1 9 Ogrin 1 7
Jostes 1 7 Johnson S 1 4
Morgan 1 7 Edwards 1 2
Turner 0.5 8.5
Newton 0.5 3.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Daniel 1 52 52.0 1 None
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