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New Orleans 21 at New Jersey 31
1984 Week 16 - Sunday, June 10, 1984
New Orleans Breakers(8-7) at New Jersey Generals(11-4)(-6.5)
Attendance: 23,114, TV: ABC
E.RUTHERFORD, NJ (AP) - Herschel Walker and Maurice Carthon each scored a pair of touchdowns for New Jersey as the Generals clinched a wild card playoff berth with a 31-21 victory over New Orleans.
Walker scored on a 1-yard run and a 44-yard option pass from Rod Pegues while Carthon tallied on a pair of 1-yard runs.
June 10, 1984 New Jersey Generals - 31 New Orleans Breakers - 21 at Giants Stadium 23,114 New Orleans 7 3 3 8 -- 21 New Jersey 0 17 14 0 -- 31 1st Quarter NO - Walton 2 run (Mazzetti kick) 2nd Quarter NJ - Carthon 1 run (Ruzek kick) NJ - Walker 1 run (Ruzek kick) NO - FG Mazzetti 21 NJ - FG Ruzek 35 3rd Quarter NJ - Carthon 1 run (Ruzek kick) NO - FG Mazzetti 35 NJ - Walker 44 pass from Pegues (Ruzek kick) 4th Quarter NO - Jordan 2 run (C.Smith pass from Woodward) TEAM STATS: NEW ORLEANS NEW JERSEY First downs 23 25 Rushes-yards 20-53 38-150 Passing yards 268 250 Return yards 57 86 Passes 23-33-1 15-23-0 Sacks by 1-3 2-20 Punts 2-51 2-37 Fumbles-lost 4-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 7-46 6-55 Time of possession 25:41 34:19 INDIVIDUAL STATS: RUSHING = New Orleans: Jordan 11-34, Dupree 7-15, Walton 1-2, Woodward 1-2. New Jersey: Carthon 16-71, Walker 12-41, Pegues 5-11, Calhoun 3-9, White 1-9, Sipe 1-9. PASSING = New Orleans: Walton 17-23-1-205, Woodward 6-9-0-83, C.Smith 0-1-0-0. New Jersey: Sipe 14-22-0-209, Pegues 1-1-0-44. RECEIVING = New Orleans: Ross 7-108, Lockett 5-85, Jordan 3-8, Franz 2-30, C.Smith 2-25, Dupree 2-14, Steels 1-9, Brown 1-9. New Jersey: Knight 4-51, Walker 3-74, Bowers 3-70, Collins 2-31, Carthon 2-12, Spek 1-15. MISSED FIELD GOALS = none
Archived news report
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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