Regular Season Week 8: Pirates at Blues
October 26, 1997 51° State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 53,898 (72%)
Pirates 0 3 3 6 - 12
Blues 0 0 0 15 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Pirates: 4-1-MEM 22 (6:24) 1-Roy Smith 39 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 30-Christopher Leigh was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 0 T.B 3
(Qtr 3) Pirates: 4-19-MEM 40 (3:26) 1-Roy Smith 57 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 T.B 6
(Qtr 4) Blues: 1-3-T.B 3 (5:07) 39-Bert Smith ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Ernest Davis. MEM 7 T.B 6
(Qtr 4) Pirates: 1-1-MEM 1 (1:13) 21-Paul Johnson ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Blues: (1:10) 1-Roy Smith kicks 68 yards from T.B 35 to MEM -3. 37-Raymond Ross for 103yards. TOUCHDOWN! 39-Bert Smith ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 15 T.B 12
Team Statistics
Blues Pirates
First Downs 14 17
- Rushing 6 13
- Passing 7 4
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 208 256
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards Per Play 3.78 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 88 158
- Rushing Attempts 24 44
- Yards Per Rush 3.67 3.59
Net Passing Yards 120 98
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 19 / 2 21 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 128 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.87 4.45
- Yards Per Completion 6.74 7.07
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 11 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.0 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 1 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 15 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 103 1 / 30
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:55 35:03
Drive Charts
Blues
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:09 2:39 OWN 22 6 15 Punt
1 1:38 2:16 OPP 41 5 13 Interception
2 12:58 1:31 OWN 33 3 25 Interception
2 6:21 3:15 OWN 25 8 36 Downs
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 7 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:07 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 9:21 0:51 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
3 3:22 3:24 OWN 25 8 45 Downs
4 11:48 6:44 OWN 25 14 75 Touchdown
4 1:10 0:14 OWN 0 1 65 Punt
4 0:40 0:40 OPP 33 2 9 Game
Pirates
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:51 OWN 22 12 63 Missed FG
1 4:30 2:52 OWN 17 5 8 Interception
2 14:22 1:25 OWN 21 3 2 Punt
2 11:26 5:05 OWN 33 8 45 Field Goal
2 3:06 1:52 OWN 46 3 8 Punt
3 12:53 3:31 OWN 22 5 17 Punt
3 8:30 5:08 OWN 32 8 28 Field Goal
4 14:57 3:09 OWN 30 6 7 Punt
4 5:04 3:54 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
4 0:55 0:16 OWN 25 4 8 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blues
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Bert Smith 16 49 3.06 16 1 1
#37 Raymond Ross 7 39 5.57 19 1 0
#10 Morris Gipson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Pirates
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Ryan Silva 19 78 4.11 20 6 0
#21 Paul Johnson 24 78 3.25 10 1 1
#8 Ryan Jones 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Blues
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Morris Gipson 30 19 128 1 / 8 0 16 2 44.86
Pirates
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Ryan Jones 21 15 106 1 / 8 0 33 1 62.80
Receiving Stats
Blues
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Arthur Logston 4 41 10.25 16 0
#88 Stephen Sturgis 2 22 11.00 12 0
#37 Raymond Ross 2 20 10.00 13 0
#80 Randy Lang 2 17 8.50 9 0
#85 Leonard Carlson 2 10 5.00 7 0
#39 Bert Smith 3 8 2.67 5 0
#28 Stephen Ortiz 2 4 2.00 4 0
#86 Micheal Bentz 1 3 3.00 3 0
#17 Greg Smith 1 3 3.00 3 0
Pirates
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Joel Marion 2 39 19.50 33 0
#17 Harold Blackwell 4 35 8.75 23 0
#21 Paul Johnson 5 18 3.60 11 0
#87 Javier Conley 1 9 9.00 9 0
#27 Ryan Silva 3 5 1.67 6 0
Blocking Stats
Blues
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Mike Pedersen 35 33 1 2
#88 Stephen Sturgis 1 17 0 0
#52 Robert Hunter 31 31 0 1
#82 Arthur Logston 8 23 0 2
#61 Ernest Wolfe 32 32 0 1
#77 Kenneth Rodriguez 32 29 0 3
#65 Robert Bateman 25 25 0 1
#86 Micheal Bentz 0 12 0 0
#28 Stephen Ortiz 19 14 0 0
#80 Randy Lang 0 15 0 0
#81 John Carr 2 1 0 0
#63 Zack Martin 4 1 0 0
#79 Elijah Thompson 6 2 0 0
#95 Jason McNew 0 2 0 0
#75 Jack Anderson 0 1 0 0
#39 Bert Smith 1 1 0 0
#85 Leonard Carlson 0 9 0 0
#20 Todd Saldivar 0 3 0 0
#30 Christopher Leigh 0 2 0 0
#37 Raymond Ross 1 0 0 0
#33 Paul Williams 2 1 0 0
#34 Jeffery Leblanc 0 2 0 0
#21 Jose Goodman 0 2 0 0
#96 Ryan Moran 0 1 0 0
#43 Louis Spruill 0 2 0 0
#53 Andrew Lavelle 0 2 0 0
#64 Andrew Hughes 3 2 0 1
#72 Sylvester Cook 4 2 0 0
#70 Walter Casey 0 1 0 0
#99 Franklin Jones 0 1 0 0
Pirates
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Arthur Smith 26 46 1 1
#34 Loren Wright 0 1 0 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 0 3 0 0
#77 Gregory Parker 0 1 0 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 0 2 0 1
#51 Michael Cruse 0 1 0 0
#52 Rick Brumfield 0 2 0 1
#56 Jay Roy 0 2 0 0
#63 Daniel Fennell 0 1 0 0
#54 Vern Aaron 2 1 0 0
#53 Ronald Anderson 0 2 0 0
#21 Paul Johnson 7 16 0 1
#71 Edgar Pfister 25 29 0 4
#81 Joel Marion 9 31 0 1
#80 Robert Wilson 0 15 0 0
#62 Christopher Escobar 30 50 0 3
#60 Michael Martin 30 38 0 3
#85 Daniel Williams 3 16 0 0
#74 Jose Boston 30 51 0 4
#11 George Harper 0 19 0 0
#87 Javier Conley 0 18 0 0
#27 Ryan Silva 8 18 0 2
#17 Harold Blackwell 0 16 0 0
#66 Garth Clark 8 0 0 0
#61 Billy Ferguson 7 0 0 0
#67 Guadalupe Sewell 5 0 0 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 0 1 0 0
#65 Raymond Lemons 2 9 0 1
#28 Felipe Winslow 0 1 0 0
#90 Wesley Strong 0 1 0 0
#88 John Lennon 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Blues
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Todd Saldivar 1 0 0.00 0
Pirates
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#52 Rick Brumfield 1 0 0.00 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blues
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#96 Ryan Moran 0 0 1 0
Pirates
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Ryan Silva 1 0 0 0
Punting
Blues
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Roy Moreno 3 141 47.00 47.00 47 1
Pirates
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Saul Campbell 4 205 51.25 41.25 68 1
Kicking
Blues
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Ernest Davis 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Pirates
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roy Smith 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 57 0 / 0
Punt Return
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Randy Lang 2 15 7.5 9 0
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#37 Raymond Ross 1 103 103.0 1
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 1 30 30.0 0
Defensive Stats
Blues
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Todd Saldivar 8 0
#99 Franklin Jones 7 0
#96 Ryan Moran 7 0
#69 Carl Cothern 7 1
#21 Jose Goodman 6 0
#33 Paul Williams 6 0
#30 Christopher Leigh 3 0
#49 Ken Quinn 3 0
#73 Alfredo Russell 3 0
#75 Jack Anderson 3 0
#36 Daniel Clements 1 0
#13 William Ennis 1 0
#56 David Gentile 1 0
#82 Arthur Logston 1 0
#95 Jason McNew 1 0
#88 Stephen Sturgis 1 0
#43 Louis Spruill 1 0
#53 Andrew Lavelle 1 0
#35 Peter Scott 1 0
Pirates
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Grady Crooker 5 0
#43 Clifford Tate 5 0
#53 Ronald Anderson 4 0
#28 Felipe Winslow 4 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 4 0
#51 Michael Cruse 3 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 3 0
#90 Wesley Strong 3 1
#35 Joseph Cleveland 2 0
#52 Rick Brumfield 2 0
#59 Kenneth Baker 2 0
#77 Gregory Parker 2 0
#27 Ryan Silva 1 0
#54 Vern Aaron 1 0
#34 Loren Wright 1 0
#81 Joel Marion 1 0