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Denver 42 at Arizona 28

1985 Week 12 - Sunday, May 12, 1985
Denver Gold(7-4)(-3.5) at Arizona Outlaws(4-7)
Attendance: 5,731

TEMPE,AZ - Denver Iinebacker Mike McKibben returned a fourth quarter interception 45 yards for a touchdown to break 28-28 tie and give the Gold a 42-28 victory over Arizona.

McKibben's score came just 4:18 after Arizona linebacker Vic Koenning's club-record 77-yard interception return tied the score at 28-28.

Bill Johnson, who finished with 148 yards on 20 carries, closed out Denver's scoring with a 1-yard run with 4:50 remaining as the Gold improved their record to 8-4.

Archived news report
Archived news report

Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn

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