03-10-2004 Temp:75 Wind:0-5 MVP:Brown,T 1984 Chicago Fire (1-0) 10 3 10 3 26 1984 Gastonia Gladiators (0-1) 0 14 0 0 14 1 Chicago TD Simms 6 pass to Clayton (Johnson,N) (11-82-7:17) 7:33 7-0 1 Chicago FG Johnson,N 32 (5-37-3:48) 2:05 10-0 2 Gastonia TD Davis,M fumble recovery (Haji-Sheik) (0-0-0:00) 12:13 10-7 2 Chicago FG Johnson,N 43 (6-35-3:14) 0:27 13-7 2 Gastonia TD James,C 73 run (Haji-Sheik) (1-73-0:10) 0:03 13-14 3 Chicago TD Simms 6 pass to Clayton (Johnson,N) (9-81-3:17) 7:30 20-14 3 Chicago FG Johnson,N 48 (6-16-4:42) 0:39 23-14 4 Chicago FG Johnson,N 42 (3-4-0:45) 1:56 26-14 ChF Gas First Downs 24 5 Rushes 51-225 21-116 Passes 26-18-178 15-5-33 Sacked 4-26 4-31 Fumble 3 1 Penalties 3-35 5-25 Turnovers 2 1 Time 43:44 16:16 Third Down 9-19 2-12 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 377 118 Injuries: 1984 Chicago Fire Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Brown,T 14 104 7.4 4 6 22 0 Brown,T 5 0 40 8.0 0 2 11 0 Jackson,E 30 99 3.3 3 6 11 0 Clayton 4 0 54 13.5 1 3 35 2 Love,R 1 16 16.0 1 1 16 0 Manuel 3 0 33 11.0 0 1 16 0 Crutchfiel 4 9 2.3 0 0 8 0 Thompson,L 2 0 21 10.5 0 2 11 0 Munchak 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Jackson,E 2 0 12 6.0 0 1 8 0 Simms 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0 0 Hardy 2 0 18 9.0 0 1 12 0 51 225 4.4 8 14 22 0 18 0 178 9.9 1 10 35 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Simms 26 18 69.2 178 9.9 35 3 1 0 0.0 4 2 7.7 113.9 26 18 69.2 178 9.9 35 3 1 0 0.0 4 2 7.7 113.9 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Johnson,N 2 2 100.0 4 4 100.0 100.0 0.0 48 14 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Hansen 4 170 52 3 0 1 0 0 27.5 42.5 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Nelms 2 48 24.0 29 0 Nelms 5 0 65 13.0 30 0 Murphy 1 13 13.0 13 0 5 0 65 13.0 30 0 3 61 20.3 29 0 Fumbles Simms 1 Jackson, 1 Manuel 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Clark,B 3 Burt 2 Brown,G 1 Murphy 2 Buttle 1 Wilson,B 1 Brown,G 1 Clark,B 1 Singleta 1 Irvin 1 Hardy 1 Buttle 1 Ross 1 Tackles Singleta 8 Brown,G 3 Irvin 2 Maas,B 2 Neill 1 Murphy Clark,B 5 Lewis,C 3 Wilson,B 2 Cannon,J 1 Ross 1 Burt Buttle 5 Dead Mon 2 Ahrens 2 Rudolph 1 Shell,T 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1984 Gastonia Gladiators Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD James,C 13 102 7.8 2 1 73 1 Jones,J 3 0 19 6.3 0 1 11 0 Abercrombi 6 10 1.7 0 0 3 0 Jones,M 1 0 9 9.0 0 1 9 0 Jones,J 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 Curtis 1 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Dufek 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 5 2 33 6.6 0 3 11 0 21 116 5.5 2 1 73 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Dufek 15 5 33.3 33 6.6 11 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 42.4 15 5 33.3 33 6.6 11 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 42.4 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Haji-Sheik 2 2 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Prestridge 8 372 61 1 0 1 5 65 35.9 46.5 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Lang 6 136 22.7 29 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 136 22.7 29 0 Fumbles James,C 1 Lewis,Ro 0 Gunter 0 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Manley 2 Manley 1 Blackmon 2 Breeden 1 Hopkins 1 Merriwea 1 Marshall 1 Nelson,S 2 Merriwea 1 Smith,L 1 Davis,M 1 Merriwea 1 Manley 1 Nelson,S 1 Tackles Manley 15 Hopkins 6 Breeden 3 Pelluer 3 Davis,M 2 Van Merriwea 15 Scott,R 5 Dixon 3 Smith,L 2 McDonald 2 McAlis Nelson,S 13 Blackmon 3 Marshall 3 Williams 2 Baldwin 2 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 ChF Nelms return of 19 KO-deep 1 10 own18 14:50 ChF Jackson,E 7 sweepL bas-sZ 2 3 own25 14:12 ChF Jackson,E -1 trapL run-sZ 3 4 own24 13:18 ChF Brown,T 14 sweepL bas-tZ dlI 1 10 own38 13:08 ChF Jackson,E 2 offtackleR run-Z 2 8 own40 12:10 ChF Jackson,E 11 pitchL Bz1-Z agg 1 10 opp49 11:14 ChF Simms to Brown,T 11 S-hitch bas-dM 1 10 opp38 10:24 ChF Jackson,E 0 pitchL run-Z 2 10 opp38 10:18 ChF Brown,T 19 pitchL bas-M 1 10 opp19 9:24 ChF Simms to Brown,T 7 S-hitch bas-M dlR 2 3 opp12 8:35 ChF Jackson,E 6 pitchL run-Z 1 6 opp6 7:40 ChF Simms to Clayton 6 TD S-slant run-sM 7-0 KO 7:33 Gas Lang return of 15 KO-deep 1 10 own16 7:26 Gas Pen/Offset dive bas-Z 1 10 own16 7:20 Gas Abercrombi 3 sweepR bas-Z 2 7 own19 6:41 Gas James,C 0 offtackleR pas-Z 3 7 own19 6:03 Gas Dufek to Jones,M X S-cross pas-Z 4 7 own19 5:58 Gas Punt Prestridge 43,Nelms 10 Pt-deep 1 10 own48 5:53 ChF Jackson,E 6 sweepL pas-Z 2 4 opp46 5:46 ChF Brown,T 22 trapL run-M 1 10 opp24 4:50 ChF Brown,T -1 offtackleL Bz3-dZ 2 11 opp25 3:57 ChF Brown,T 6 pitchL bas-Z 3 5 opp19 2:58 ChF Simms to Manuel 4 S-hitch bas-M con 4 1 opp15 2:05 ChF FG Johnson,N 32 good FG 10-0 KO 2:01 Gas kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 2:01 Gas James,C -1 offtackleR bas-Z 2 11 own19 1:22 Gas James,C 2 dive pas-Z 3 9 own21 0:39 Gas Dufek sacked by Clark,B M-cross pas-Z 4 16 own14 0:02 Gas Punt Prestridge 47,Nelms 12 Pt-deep 2nd Quarter 1 10 opp49 15:00 ChF Crutchfiel -3 pitchL run-tM 2 13 own48 14:18 ChF Simms to Thompson,L X S-slant bas-Z 3 13 own48 14:14 ChF Simms to Clayton X B-post pas-dZ 4 13 own48 14:09 ChF Punt Hansen 52,Thomas,Z 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 14:02 Gas Abercrombi 0 offtackleL bas-Z 2 10 own20 13:21 Gas Dufek to Jones,M X L-hitch pas-Z 3 10 own20 13:17 Gas Dufek to Curtis X M-cross pas-Z 4 10 own20 13:11 Gas Punt Prestridge 47,Nelms 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own33 13:07 ChF Jackson,E 0 trapL run-M 2 10 own33 12:28 ChF Simms to Thompson,L X S-hitch bas-M dlI 3 10 own33 12:21 ChF Simms to Manuel 13 TD Fmb M-seam pas-Z 10-7 KO 12:13 ChF Murphy return of 13 KO-deep 1 10 own12 12:03 ChF Simms to Brown,T 6 B-post pas-Z 2 4 own18 11:22 ChF Jackson,E 0 offtackleL bas-Z 3 4 own18 10:42 ChF Brown,T 7 pitchL bas-M 1 10 own25 10:37 ChF Simms sacked by Manley M-seam run-M 2 18 own17 9:58 ChF Simms to Brown,T 8 M-out pas-Z 3 10 own25 9:16 ChF Simms to Hardy 12 M-hitch Bz1-M 1 10 own37 8:35 ChF Brown,T 4 offtackleL bas-Z dlI 2 6 own41 7:58 ChF Jackson,E 6 Fmb sweepL pas-M 1 10 own48 7:51 ChF Crutchfiel 4 offtackleL bas-sM 2 6 opp48 6:56 ChF Crutchfiel 0 offtackleR bas-Z dlR 3 6 opp48 6:05 ChF Simms to Thompson,L X S-flat pas-Z dlR 4 6 opp48 5:57 ChF Punt Hansen 48,Thomas,Z 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 5:50 Gas Abercrombi 2 dive bas-Z 2 8 own22 5:08 Gas Dufek sacked by Clark,B M-cross bas-Z 3 14 own16 4:25 Gas Dufek sacked by Clark,B L-straight pas-Z 4 26 own4 3:45 Penalty Pt-deep 1 10 own39 3:41 ChF Jackson,E 10 pitchL Bz1-M 1 10 own49 2:44 ChF Jackson,E 4 pitchL bas-M 2 6 opp47 2:02 ChF Brown,T 13 pitchL pas-Z 1 10 opp34 2:00 ChF Brown,T 5 pitchL key-sZ 2 5 opp29 1:18 ChF Simms sacked by Manley S-slant bas-Z 3 9 opp33 1:12 ChF Simms to Clayton 7 M-seam Bz1-M 4 2 opp26 0:27 ChF FG Johnson,N 43 good FG 13-7 KO 0:23 Gas Lang return of 27 KO-deep 1 10 own27 0:13 Gas James,C 73 TD dive pas-Z 13-14 KO 0:03 ChF Nelms return of 29 KO-deep 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Gas Lang return of 29 KO-deep 1 10 own34 14:51 Gas Pen-Gas10 offtackleL bas-Z 1 20 own24 14:47 Gas Dufek to Jones,M X B-post pas-Z 2 20 own24 14:43 Gas Pen-Gas5 S-hitch pas-Z 2 25 own19 14:43 Gas James,C 0 sweepL pas-Z 3 25 own19 14:39 Gas Dufek to Jones,M X B-post pas-dZ 4 25 own19 14:32 Gas Punt Prestridge 46,Nelms 11 Pt-deep 1 10 own46 14:25 ChF Jackson,E 1 pitchL bas-Z 2 9 own47 14:18 ChF Simms to Clayton X M-out bas-Z 3 9 own47 14:13 ChF Simms to Hardy 6 M-seam pas-Z 4 3 opp47 13:17 ChF Punt Hansen 31,Thomas,Z 0 Pt-side 1 10 own16 13:10 Gas James,C -2 pitchL bas-Z 2 12 own14 13:03 Gas Pen-ChF15 B-post pas-Z 1 10 own29 12:59 Gas James,C 3 draw bas-Z 2 7 own32 12:20 Gas Abercrombi 2 trapL bas-Z 3 5 own34 11:35 Gas James,C 4 draw pas-Z 4 1 own38 10:53 Gas Punt Prestridge 43,Nelms 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own19 10:47 ChF Pen-Gas5 B-post dou-sM con 1 5 own24 10:47 ChF Simms to Jackson,E 4 B-post run-Z 2 1 own28 9:51 ChF Simms to Clayton 35 L-out run-Z 1 10 opp37 9:40 ChF Jackson,E 0 pitchR run-M 2 10 opp37 9:35 ChF Crutchfiel 8 pitchL pas-dM 3 2 opp29 9:28 ChF Simms to Jackson,E 8 S-flat bas-M 1 10 opp21 8:35 ChF Jackson,E 10 pitchL bas-M 1 10 opp11 8:31 ChF Jackson,E 5 pitchL bas-dZ 2 5 opp6 7:38 ChF Simms to Clayton X M-fade bas-sZ agg 3 5 opp6 7:34 ChF Simms to Clayton 6 TD S-slant pas-M 20-14 KO 7:30 Gas Lang return of 27 KO-deep 1 10 own27 7:23 Gas Abercrombi 1 trapL bas-Z 2 9 own28 6:44 Gas Dufek to Curtis 5 S-hitch bas-Z 3 4 own33 6:03 Gas James,C 3 sweepR run-Z 4 1 own36 5:26 Gas Punt Prestridge 41,Nelms 30 Pt-deep 1 10 opp47 5:21 ChF Pen-ChF5 offtackleL run-Z 1 15 own48 5:21 ChF Jackson,E 0 pitchL bas-Z dlR 2 15 own48 5:16 ChF Brown,T 5 pitchL pas-M agg 3 10 opp47 4:25 ChF Simms to Manuel 16 M-seam pas-sZ 1 10 opp31 3:27 ChF Munchak 0 pitchR bas-Z agg 2 10 opp31 2:29 ChF Brown,T 4 pitchL bas-M 3 6 opp27 1:31 ChF Simms sacked by Marshall,L S-flat pas-M 4 10 opp31 0:39 ChF FG Johnson,N 48 good FG 23-14 KO 0:34 Gas Lang return of 19 KO-deep 1 10 own24 0:24 Gas James,C 6 trapR bas-Z 4th Quarter 2 4 own30 15:00 Gas Abercrombi 2 offtackleR bas-Z 3 2 own32 14:24 Gas Dufek to Jones,M 9 M-cross run-Z 1 10 own41 13:53 Gas James,C -2 sweepR bas-Z 2 12 own39 13:48 Gas Dufek to Curtis X M-cross pas-Z 3 12 own39 13:41 Gas Dufek to Curtis X L-slant pas-Z 4 12 own39 13:37 Gas Punt Prestridge 61,Nelms 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 13:32 ChF Brown,T 4 pitchL run-M 2 6 own24 12:51 ChF Jackson,E -1 offtackleR Bz3-M 3 7 own23 12:14 ChF Simms -3 Fmb S-screen pas-Z 1 10 opp20 12:09 Gas Dufek to James,C X M-hitch bas-Z 2 10 opp20 12:02 Gas James,C 12 Fmb sweepR pas-Z 1 10 own8 11:54 ChF Jackson,E 2 offtackleL bas-M 2 8 own10 11:01 ChF Jackson,E 4 pitchR run-Z 3 4 own14 10:57 ChF Jackson,E 6 sweepL key-M 1 10 own20 10:53 ChF Simms to Thompson,L X S-slant dou-sM 2 10 own20 10:46 ChF Jackson,E 7 pitchL pas-sM 3 3 own27 10:41 ChF Simms to Brown,T 8 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 own35 9:48 ChF Simms to Thompson,L 11 S-hitch bas-Z agg dl 1 10 own46 8:52 ChF Simms to Thompson,L 10 S-hitch run-sM agg d 1 10 opp44 8:00 ChF Jackson,E 2 pitchL run-M 2 8 opp42 7:03 ChF Jackson,E 6 pitchL bas-Z 3 2 opp36 6:08 ChF Jackson,E 0 pitchL run-M 4 2 opp36 6:02 ChF Brown,T 5 pitchL Bz1-Z 1 10 opp31 5:08 ChF Pen-Gas5 offtackleL bas-Z 1 5 opp26 5:08 ChF Simms sacked by Merriweath B-post Bz1-M agg 2 15 opp36 4:13 ChF Brown,T -3 pitchL bas-Z 3 18 opp39 4:08 ChF Simms to Thompson,L X B-post bas-M dlI 4 18 opp39 4:00 ChF Punt Hansen 39,Thomas,Z 0 Pt-side 1 10 own20 3:54 Gas Jones,J 2 offtackleR bas-Z 2 8 own22 3:25 Gas James,C 4 dive pas-Z 3 4 own26 2:55 Gas Dufek to Jones,J 3 S-out pas-Z 4 1 own29 2:48 Gas Dufek to Holman X M-out goa-tZ 1 10 opp29 2:41 ChF Jackson,E 1 offtackleL run-Z dlR 2 9 opp28 2:02 ChF Jackson,E 2 offtackleL run-M 3 7 opp26 2:00 ChF Jackson,E 1 pitchL run-Mi 4 6 opp25 1:56 ChF FG Johnson,N 42 good FG 26-14 KO 1:49 Gas Lang return of 19 KO-deep 1 10 own20 1:39 Gas Dufek to Jones,J 11 M-out pre-vZ 1 10 own31 1:29 Gas Dufek 2 M-out pre-vZ 2 8 own33 1:23 Gas Dufek sacked by Brown,G S-hitch pre-vZ 3 14 own27 1:17 Gas Dufek to Jones,M X L-out pre-vZ 4 14 own27 1:13 Gas Dufek to Jones,J 5 S-out pre-vZ 1 10 opp32 1:09 ChF Jackson,E 1 trapL run-Z 2 9 opp31 1:05 ChF Jackson,E 1 offtackleL run-sZi dlR 3 8 opp30 0:28 ChF Love,R 16 trapL bas-Z 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