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Orlando 17 at Portland 23
1985 Week 4 - Saturday, March 16, 1985
Orlando Renegades(0-3) at Portland Breakers(1-2)(-17.5)
Attendance: 25,885
PORTLAND, OR (AP) - Running back Buford Jordan rambled for 175 yards and Tim Mazzetti kicked three field goals Saturday night as the Portland Breakers held on for a 23-17 victory over winless Orlando.
The Renegades nearly pulled off a miracle finish as Victor Jackson raced 71 yards on a punt return, bouncing the ball off the turf and catching it en route, before Portland's Robert Pennywell made a desperation, game-saving tackle at the Breakers' 14-yard line as the game ended.
The bruising 230-pound Jordan, who topped the 100-yardmark for the third week in a row, carried the ball 19 times and scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 25-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
Portland (2-2) dominated the statistics, but turnovers, including two Jordan fumbles, helped the Renegades stay close.
1 2 3 4 F ORL 0 0 3 14 - 17 POR 0 9 3 11 - 23 Scoring POR:Beverley 35 pass from Robinson(pass failed) - POR 6, ORL 0 POR:Mazzetti 35 FG - POR 9, ORL 0 ORL:Brockhaus 37 FG - POR 9, ORL 3 POR:Mazzetti 30 FG - POR 12, ORL 3 POR:Mazzetti 43 FG - POR 15, ORL 3 ORL:Parrish 95 kickoff return(Brockhaus kick) - POR 15, ORL 10 POR:Jordan 25 run(Beverley pass from Robinson) - POR 23, ORL 10 ORL:Bledsoe 1 run(Brockhaus kick) - POR 23, ORL 17 Box Score ORL POR First Downs 13 17 Rushes-Yards 31-94 35-250 Passing (A-C-Y-I) 18-10-56-1 16-9-158-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-32 0-0 Total Plays-Yards 49-150 51-408 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 5-30 6-40 Turnovers 1 4 Time of Possession 31:23 28:37 Attendance = 25,885 ORLANDO PORTLAND Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Golsteyn 13 6 34 1 0 20.99 Robinson 16 9 158 2 1 71.35 Collier 5 4 22 0 0 85.00 Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Bledsoe 16 76 4.8 1 Jordan 19 175 9.2 1 Odom 6 17 2.8 0 Williams 14 70 5.0 0 Collier 3 5 1.7 0 Ricks 1 3 3.0 0 Harrison 3 5 1.7 0 Robinson 1 2 2.0 0 Miller 3 -9 -3.0 0 Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Walters 3 32 10.7 0 Lockett 2 60 30.0 0 Flowers 1 8 8.0 0 Beverley 1 35 35.0 1 Bledsoe 2 7 3.5 0 Willis 1 26 26.0 0 Harrison 1 5 5.0 0 Williams 2 19 9.5 0 Miller 1 4 4.0 0 Ross 2 14 7.0 0 Odom 2 2 1.0 0 Jordan 1 4 4.0 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Parrish 4 153 38.3 1 Jackson 2 47 23.5 0 Miller 1 26 26.0 0 Ricks 1 36 36.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD V.Jackson 1 71 71.0 0 Hall 1 26 26.0 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Brockhaus 1-2 37 2-2 5 Mazzetti 3-3 43 0-0 9 miss: 39 miss: -- Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave Cater 5 192 38.4 Gossett 1 40 40.0 Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds None - -- Hughes 1 11 Neil 1 11 Storr 1 10 Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Gray 1 28 28.0 0 Jones 1 5 5.0 0 Freeman 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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