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Chicago 13 at Memphis 23
1984 Week 2 - Sunday, March 4, 1984
Chicago Blitz(0-1)(-4) at Memphis Showboats(0-1)
Attendance: 10,152
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Rookie quarterback Walter Lewis threw for three touchdowns in the rain and mud Sunday as the Memphis Showboats torpedoed United States Football League rival Chicago 23-13.
It was the Showboats' first USFL victory after a 17-9 season opener loss to Philadelphia. Chicago is now 0-2 following a 20-18 lows to Michigan last week.
Memphis' tough defense, headed by White, never allowed the Blitz to mount a serious offense until the game was out of reach in the fourth period.
It wasn't until Vince Evans connected with Marcus Anderson for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 10:08 left that the Blitz got beyond the Memphis 40.
The Showboats held the Blitz to only 33 yards rushing. Evans finished with 288 yards passing, but he got 181 of those yards in the final period when it was too late.
1 2 3 4 F
CHI 0 0 0 13 - 13
MEM 0 17 6 0 - 23
Scoring
MEM:Middleton 16 yd pass from Lewis (Duncan kick) - MEM 7, CHI 0
MEM:Reid 7 yd pass from Lewis (Duncan kick) - MEM 14, CHI 0
MEM:Duncan 34 yd field goal - MEM 17, CHI 0
MEM:Crawford 14 yd pass from Lewis (kick failed) - MEM 23, CHI 0
CHI:Anderson 38 yd pass from Evans (Seibel kick) - MEM 23, CHI 7
CHI:Ford 1 yd run (pass failed) - MEM 23, CHI 13
Box Score
CHI MEM
First Downs 13 16
Rushes-Yards 17-33 47-178
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-14-288-1 19-9-142-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-23 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 51-298 66-320
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 3-0
Penalties-Yards 9-78 5-60
Turnovers 4 0
Time of Possession 24:38 35:22
Attendance = 10,152
CHICAGO MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Evans 32 14 288 1 1 73.4 Lewis 18 9 142 0 3 116.2
Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Canada 6 15 2.5 0 Reid 18 88 4.9 0
Ford 8 10 1.3 1 Middleton 7 35 5.0 0
Evans 2 6 3.0 0 Quarles 11 34 3.1 0
Stone 1 2 2.0 0 Lewis 4 11 2.8 0
Penaranda 5 10 2.0 0
Williams 1 4 4.0 0
Duncan 1 -4 -4.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Anderson 5 180 36.0 1 Crawford 5 81 14.2 1
MaGee 2 30 15.0 0 Carney 2 38 19.0 0
Ferguson 1 26 26.0 0 Middleton 1 16 16.0 1
Keel 2 21 10.5 0 Reid 1 7 7.0 1
Flowers 2 12 6.0 0
Canada 1 12 12.0 0
Ford 1 7 7.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Daniel 3 49 16.3 0 Crawford 2 41 20.5 0
Stroth 1 10 10.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Daniel 4 11 2.8 0 Crawford 3 25 8.3 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Seibel 0-1 -- 1-1 5 Duncan 1-3 34 2-3 0
miss: 42 miss: 47,32
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gossett 5 213 42.6 Partridge 5 194 38.8
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Jeffers 1 13
White 1 10
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Stewart 1 5 5.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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