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New Jersey 30 at Tampa Bay 24 OT
1985 Week 14 - Sunday, May 26, 1985
New Jersey Generals(8-5) at Tampa Bay Bandits(9-4)(-4)
Attendance: 44,539, TV: ABC
TAMPA(AP) - Holder Rick Partridge picked up a dropped snap on a field goal attempt and ran 9 yards for the winning touchdown at 3:53 of overtime Sunday, rallying the New Jersey Generalsto a 30-24 triumph over the Tampa Bay Bandits.
Partridge, the Generals' punter, mishandled the snap from center when putting the ball down for an attempted 27-yard field goal by Roger Ruzek. He then picked up the ball and scooted down the left sidelines for the TD as the Generals completed a majestic comeback before an estimated Tampa crowd of 32,000.
The score was set up by Doug Flutie's 49-yard pass to Clarence Collins to the Bandits' 18.
May 26, 1985 New Jersey Generals - 30 (OT) Tampa Bay Bandits - 24 at Tampa Stadium 44,539 New Jersey 7 7 0 10 6 -- 30 Tampa Bay 7 7 7 3 0 -- 24 1st Qtr ---- NJ - Walker 12 run (Ruzek kick) TB - G.Anderson 8 pass from Reaves (Andrushyshyn kick) 2nd 2nd Qtr ---- NJ - Walker 4 run (Ruzek kick) TB - G.Anderson 1 run (Andrushyshyn kick) 3rd Qtr ---- TB - Harvey 21 pass from Reaves (Andrushyshyn kick) 4th Qtr ---- NJ - Walker 2 run (Ruzek kick) TB - FG Andrushyshyn 29 NJ - FG Ruzek 40 Overtime -- NJ - Partridge 9 run TEAM STATS NEW JERSEY TAMPA BAY First Downs 22 27 Rushes-Yards 46-240 36-154 Passing Yards 160 314 Return Yards 14 20 Passes 11-18-1 19-38-3 Sacks By 1-9 1-1 Punts 4-54 3-45 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-1 Penalties-Yards 9-29 10-28 Time of Possession 30:27 33:26 INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING = New Jersey: Walker 30-166, Carthon 10-35, Flutie 4-30, Partridge 1-9, Harmon 1-0. Tampa Bay: G.Anderson 25-104, Boone 10-45, Reaves 1-5. PASSING = New Jersey: Flutie 11-18-1-161. Tampa Bay: Reaves 19-38-3-323. RECEIVING = New Jersey: Bowers 3-32, Collins 2-70, Spek 1-22, Carthon 1-17, Walker 2-12, Broughton 1-9, Harmon 1-(-1). Tampa Bay: G.Anderson 5-85, Gillespie 4-82, Harvey 4-60, Brodsky 3-47, Jackson 2-20, Price 1-29. MISSED FIELD GOALS = None
Archived news report
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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