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Houston 45 at Portland 7
1985 Week 11 - Monday, May 6, 1985
Houston Gamblers(7-3)(-9) at Portland Breakers(3-7)
Attendance: 18,457, TV: ESPN
PORTLAND, OR (AP) - Portland Coach Dick Conry says you won't find a better quarterback than Jim Kelly or a faster football team than the Houston Gamblers.
The combination of Kelly's arm and the Gamblers' blazing speed overwhelmed Coury's Breakers 45-7 Monday night, allowing Houston to regain sole possession of first place in the Western Conference of the United States Football League.
Richard Johnson,returning to full speed after a series of annoying injuries, caught a USFL record four scoring passes.
1 2 3 4 F
HOU 14 17 7 7 - 45
POR 0 7 0 0 - 7
Scoring
HOU:Johnson 11 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, POR 0
HOU:Johnson 49 pass from Kelly(Firtsch kick) - HOU 14, POR 0
HOU:Kelly 11 run(Fritsch kick) - HOU 21, POR 0
POR:Ricks 1 run(Mazzetti kick) - HOU 21, POR 7
HOU:Johnson 1 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 28, POR 7
HOU:Fritsch 35 FG - HOU 31, POR 7
HOU:Johnson 7 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 38, POR 7
HOU:Sanders 3 pass from Dillon(Fritsch kick) - HOU 45, POR 7
Box Score
HOU POR
First Downs 31 18
Rushes-Yards 15-107 25-109
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 56-40-405-1 35-7-93-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-20 1-6
Total Plays-Yards 71-512 60-202
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 12-91 5-24
Turnovers 3 2
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39
Attendance = 18,457
HOUSTON PORTLAND
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Kelly 45 32 348 1 4 113.94 Robinson 19 4 50 1 0 17.65
Dillon 11 8 77 0 1 122.16 Woodward 15 3 49 0 0 40.69
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Harrell 6 47 7.8 0 Jordan 14 81 5.8 0
Fowler 4 26 6.5 0 Williams 5 32 6.4 0
Kelly 3 20 6.7 1 Ricks 3 5 1.7 1
Dillon 2 14 7.0 0 Woodward 1 4 4.0 0
Jackson 3 -3 -1.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Johnson 10 167 16.7 4 Franz 1 28 28.0 0
Sanders 7 59 8.4 1 Hall 2 27 13.5 0
McNeil 5 58 11.6 0 Williams 2 18 9.0 0
Harrell 6 40 6.7 0 Allen 1 18 18.0 0
Fowler 3 35 11.7 0 Jackson 1 8 8.0 0
McGhee 3 21 7.0 0
Verdin 3 15 5.0 0
Barousse 2 17 8.5 0
Rhiem 1 8 8.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
McNeil 1 22 22.0 0 Clark 4 54 13.5 0
Verdin 1 6 6.0 0 Beverly 2 56 27.0 0
Ricks 1 17 17.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
McNeil 3 34 11.3 0 None - -- -- -
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Fritsch 1-1 35 6-6 9 Mazzetti 0-0 -- 1-1 1
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
None - -- -- Gossett 5 230 46.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Cooks 1 6 Bayles 1 6
McClain 0.5 6
Neal 0.5 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
W.Lewis 1 70 70.0 0 Restic 1 8 8.0 0
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