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Portland 17 at Baltimore 26
1985 Week 9 - Sunday, April 21, 1985
Portland Breakers(3-5) at Baltimore Stars(3-4-1)(-10.5)
Attendance: 14,832
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -Kelvin Bryant rushed for two touchdowns and 185 yards to lead the Baltimore Stars past the Portland Breakers, 26-17, in United States Football League action Sunday.
It was Bryant's first action since injuring his right hamstring against Birmingham four weeks ago. It was also his season-high rushing effort, coming on 25 carries.
The victory improved the defending champion Stars' record to 4-4-1. Portland, 0-5 on the road, dropped to 3-6.
Baltimore used two big plays to gain a 14-0 first-quarter advantage. On Portland's first possession, Antonio Gibson intercepted Matt Robinson and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown. Four minutes later, Bryant took a lateral and ran 82 yards down the left sideline for the Stars' second touchdown. The play was the longest run from scrimmage in Stars' history.
Portland cut the lead to 14-7 on an 85-yard pass from Robinson to Frank Lockett, but Baltimore got two field goals from David Trout to make It 30-7 at halftime.
Bryant's second touchdown, a three-yard run In the third quarter, made it 26-7.
Portland took advantage of a fumbled punt by Baltimore's Garcia Lane in the fourth quarter on the Stars' 11-yard line. It took Robinson two plays to find David Bayle for a touchdown. Portland added a fourth-quarter field goal by Tim Mazzetti.
Photo taken by Richie Franklin
1 2 3 4 F
POR 0 7 7 3 - 17
BAL 14 6 6 0 - 26
Scoring
BAL:Gibson 50 interception return(Trout kick) - BAL 7, POR 0
BAL:Bryant 82 run(Trout kick) - BAL 14, POR 0
BAL:Trout 42 FG - BAL 17, POR 0
POR:Lockett 85 pass from Robinson(Mazzetti kick) - BAL 17, POR 7
BAL:Trout 22 FG - BAL 20, POR 7
BAL:Bryant 3 run(run failed) - BAL 26, POR 7
POR:Bayle 8 pass from Robinson(Mazzetti kick) - BAL 26, POR 14
POR:Mazzetti 43 FG - BAL 26, POR 17
Box Score
POR BAL
First Downs 13 19
Rushes-Yards 18-98 44-252
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 33-13-183-4 17-8-83-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 3-29
Total Plays-Yards 51-281 61-335
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 9-50 4-24
Turnovers 4 3
Time of Possession 27:54 32:06
Attendance = 14,832
PORTLAND BALTIMORE
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Robinson 32 13 212 4 2 44.79 Fusina 17 8 100 1 0 41.30
Woodward 1 0 0 0 0 --
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Williams 7 34 4.9 0 Bryant 25 185 7.4 2
Robinson 1 29 29.0 0 Harrison 1 22 22.0 0
Beverly 4 13 3.3 0 Riley 4 19 4.8 0
Jordan 4 10 2.5 0 Harvin 6 14 2.3 0
Ricks 1 7 7.0 0 Thomas 8 12 1.5 0
Jackson 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Lockett 4 139 34.8 1 Fitzkee 4 54 13.5 0
A.Allen 2 19 9.5 0 Riley 2 26 13.0 0
Franz 2 16 8.0 0 Harvin 1 15 15.0 0
Jackson 1 16 16.0 0 Dunek 1 5 5.0 0
Hall 3 14 4.7 0
Bayle 1 8 8.0 1
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Ricks 3 34 11.3 0 McCants 3 67 22.3 0
Jackson 2 25 12.5 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Hall 2 22 11.0 0 Caver 1 39 39.0 0
Lane 2 12 6.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Mazzetti 1-1 43 2-2 5 Trout 2-3 42 2-2 8
miss: -- miss: 47
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gossett 5 247 49.4 Landeta 3 140 46.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Brannon 1 10 Walker 1 13
Neil 1 7 Johnson 1 10
Lush 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Restic 1 8 8.0 0 Gibson 1 50 50.0 1
Hardee 1 18 18.0 0
Johnson 1 10 10.0 0
Lush 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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