USFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
11-06-2006  Temp:73 Wind:0-10   MVP:Jones,J
                                                                                                    
1984 New Jersey (4-2)   7   3   3   8      21
1984 Birmingham (3-1)   3  14   6  14      37
                                                                                                    
1 BIR FG Miller 24 (14-61-8:56) 5:56                                        0-3                     
1 NJG TD Walker 2 run (Ruzek) (4-84-1:51) 3:54                              7-3                     
2 BIR TD Perry 1 run (Miller) (9-75-2:55) 12:26                             7-10                    
2 BIR TD Stoudt 43 pass to Jones (Miller) (7-69-3:29) 7:11                  7-17                    
2 NJG FG Ruzek 37 (13-57-6:27) 0:36                                        10-17                    
3 BIR TD Stoudt 13 pass to Smith (no good) (8-40-3:39) 10:22               10-23                    
3 NJG FG Ruzek 37 (10-47-4:18) 5:54                                        13-23                    
4 BIR TD Stoudt 21 pass to Cribbs (Miller) (8-60-5:49) 14:51               13-30                    
4 NJG TD Sipe 2 pass to Knight (2 - Speck) (16-76-6:08) 8:34               21-30                    
4 BIR TD Stoudt 57 pass to Jones (Miller) (3-67-1:21) 7:02                 21-37                    

LEGION FIELD (AP):- The Generals blew into town running high on a 4 game winning streak.  Birmingham advanced to the finals after losing to Oakland and having Oakland voluntarily move to the loser bracket after a player eligibility issue.  The Stallions struck first and struck often.  Cliff Stoudt was unconscious as the Generals decided to make him beat them and take Joe Cribbs and the running game out of the equation.  As usual NJ relied on the legs of one Herschel Walker, who dragged defenders for 188 yards on the ground.  Birmingham neutralized the Generals passing game and won this one by 16 to take the USFL Tournament Championship.  Alabama Crimson Tide alum Joey Jones starred on his home college field as the game's MVP. Contributed by DistantReplay.
                   NJG        BIR                                                                   
First Downs         17         25                                                                   
Rushes          39-218      29-92                                                                   
Passes       19-12-116  27-21-351                                                                   
Sacked             0-0        1-7                                                                   
Fumble               1          0                                                                   
Penalties         6-46       6-42                                                                   
Turnovers            1          0                                                                   
Time             26:58      33:01                                                                   
Third Down        8-13       7-10                                                                   
Fourth Down        1-2        0-0                                                                   
Net Offense        334        436                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Injuries:Justin(NJG-2), Harper(NJG-1), Battaglia(BIR-1)                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1984 84 New Jersey Generals                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Rushing    Att  Yds  Ave 10  FD Lg TD  Receiving   Rec Dp  Yds  Ave 25 FD Lg TD                     
Walker      32  188  5.9  3   7 74  1  Walker        5  0   45  9.0  0  4 13  0                     
Carthon      6   25  4.2  0   1  7  0  Carthon       2  0   17  8.5  0  1 13  0                     
Sipe         1    5  5.0  0   0  5  0  McConnaugh    2  0   23 11.5  0  1 16  0                     
            39  218  5.6  3   8 74  1  Collins       1  1   13 13.0  0  1 13  0                     
                                       Knight        1  0    2  2.0  0  1  2  1                     
                                       Speck         1  0   16 16.0  0  1 16  0                     
                                                    12  1  116  9.7  0  9 16  1                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Passing     Att Cmp    C%  Yds  Ave  Lg  Bd 25  In    I%   Sk  TD   TD%  Rate                       
Sipe         19  12  63.2  116  9.7  16   1  0   1   5.3    0   1   5.3  75.8                       
             19  12  63.2  116  9.7  16   1  0   1   5.3    0   1   5.3  75.8                       
                                                                                                    
Kicking      XPA XPM   XP%  FGA FGM   FG%    40+   50+   Lg   Pts                                   
Ruzek          1   1 100.0    2   2 100.0    0.0   0.0   37     7                                   
                                                                                                    
Punting        No Yards  Lg TB BK 20   Ret  Yds    Net   Gross                                      
Grupp           2    84  44  0  0  0     1    9   37.5    42.0                                      
                                                                                                    
Kick Returns  No Yards  Ave   Lg TD      Punt Returns No FC Yards  Ave  Lg TD                       
Hackett        5    81  16.2  26  0      Williams      1  0     5  5.0   5  0                       
Pegus          2    31  15.5  18  0                    1  0     5  5.0   5  0                       
               7   112  16.0  26  0                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Fumbles                                                                                             
Walker    1                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Sacks        Hurries      Stuffs       Deflections  Forced Fmb   Fumble Rec                         
Mattiace  1  Byrne     1  Lockette  2  Justin    2               Collins   1                        
             Lockette  1  Leapold   2  Weddingt  1                                                  
                          Mattiace  1  Lockette  1                                                  
                          Byrne     1                                                               
                          Weddingt  1                                                               
                                                                                                    
Tackles                                                                                             
Leapold    7  LeClair     4  Byrne       3  Harper      3  Weddingt    2  McConnau    1             
Mattiace   6  Williams    4  Joyce       3  Horn        3  Shoate      2  Hackett     1             
Lockette   4  Barbaro     4  Justin      3  Dumont      2  Johnson,    1                            
                                                                                                    
Ints      No Yds  Ave  Lg TD                                                                        
           0   0  0.0   0  0                                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1984 84 Birmingham Stallions                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Rushing    Att  Yds  Ave 10  FD Lg TD  Receiving   Rec Dp  Yds  Ave 25 FD Lg TD                     
Perry        9   47  5.2  2   4 10  1  Smith,J       7  0   98 14.0  0  7 16  1                     
Cribbs      15   29  1.9  1   1 14  0  Jones,J       5  0  146 29.2  3  4 57  2                     
Gant         2   15  7.5  1   1 10  0  Cribbs        4  0   62 15.5  0  4 21  1                     
Stoudt       3    1  0.3  0   0  3  0  Perry         3  0   27  9.0  0  2 12  0                     
            29   92  3.2  4   6 14  1  Toler         1  0   13 13.0  0  0 13  0                     
                                       Mason         1  0    5  5.0  0  1  5  0                     
                                                    21  0  351 16.7  3 18 57  4                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Passing     Att Cmp    C%  Yds  Ave  Lg  Bd 25  In    I%   Sk  TD   TD%  Rate                       
Stoudt       27  21  77.8  351 16.7  57   0  3   0   0.0    1   4  14.8 158.3                       
             27  21  77.8  351 16.7  57   0  3   0   0.0    1   4  14.8 158.3                       
                                                                                                    
Kicking      XPA XPM   XP%  FGA FGM   FG%    40+   50+   Lg   Pts                                   
Miller         5   4  80.0    1   1 100.0    0.0   0.0   24     7                                   
                                                                                                    
Punting        No Yards  Lg TB BK 20   Ret  Yds    Net   Gross                                      
Parsons         1    35  35  0  0  0     1    5   30.0    35.0                                      
                                                                                                    
Kick Returns  No Yards  Ave   Lg TD      Punt Returns No FC Yards  Ave  Lg TD                       
Mansfield      4    92  23.0  29  0      Fredrick      1  1     9  9.0   9  0                       
Gant           1     9   9.0   9  0                    1  1     9  9.0   9  0                       
               5   101  20.2  29  0                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Fumbles                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Sacks        Hurries      Stuffs       Deflections  Forced Fmb   Fumble Rec                         
             Pureifor  1  Cugliari  1  Roe       1  Cugliari  1                                     
                          Spencer   1  Woodberr  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Tackles                                                                                             
Spencer    7  Clanton     6  Fields      4  Pureifor    3  Walton      2                            
Anderson   6  Evans       5  Bohannon    4  Woodberr    3  Boren       1                            
Roe        6  Cugliari    4  Boyd        4  Gentry      2                                           
                                                                                                    
Ints      No Yds  Ave  Lg TD                                                                        
Spencer    1   0  0.0   0  0                                                                        
           1   0  0.0   0  0                                                                        
                                                                                                    

                 1st Quarter                                                                        
  KO       15:00 BIR Mansfield ret of 27  -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own32 14:52 BIR Cribbs -1            B1 OffTkl-L             B1  Z  Basic/C                    
2 11 own31 13:52 BIR Stoudt-Jones 7       B1 S-Flat               B1  M  Basic/A                    
3  4 own38 13:44 BIR Stoudt-Mason 5       B1 S-Slant              B1 tM  Pass                       
1 10 own43 12:51 BIR Cribbs -1            B1 Trap-L               B1  M  Run                        
2 11 own42 11:58 Pen/Offset/ob            B1 Sweep-L              B1 tZ  Pass                       
2 11 own42 11:49 BIR Stoudt-Cribbs 20     B1 S-Hitch              B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp38 10:56 BIR Cribbs 0             B1 OffTkl-L             B1  Z  Run-Cribbs                 
2 10 opp38 10:01 BIR Pen10(McKinnley)     B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Run-Cribbs                 
2 20 opp48  9:54 BIR Stoudt-Perry 9       B1 S-Hitch              B1 tZ  Pass                       
3 11 opp39  9:07 BIR Stoudt-Smith 13      B1 S-Slant              B1 tZ  Pass/Bz4                   
1 10 opp26  8:05 BIR Stoudt-Smith 13      B1 M-Out                B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp13  7:56 BIR Stoudt 3             B1 S-Flat               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  7 opp10  6:55 BIR Cribbs 3             B1 Trap-L               B1  M  Run/C                      
3  4  opp7  5:59 BIR Stoudt-Mason X       B1 S-Hitch              Qu tM  Pass                       
4  4  opp7  5:56 BIR FG Miller 24 good    -- FG                   --                          0-3   
  KO        5:50 NJG Hackett ret of 5     -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own16  5:45 NJG Walker 74            B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp10  4:50 NJG Walker 6             B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Run-Carthon                
2  4  opp4  4:06 NJG Pen2(Pureifory)      B1 S-Hitch              B1 tMi Run-Walker/Bz3/Li/A        
2  2  opp2  4:06 NJG Sipe-Collins X       B1 S-Out                B1 tMi Run-Carthon/Bz3/Li/A       
3  2  opp2  4:01 NJG Walker 2/TD          B1 Dive                 B1 sMi Run-Walker/Li/A      7-3   
  KO        3:54 BIR Mansfield ret of 16  -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own23  3:47 BIR Stoudt-Jones X       B1 L-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 own23  3:40 BIR Cribbs -3            B1 Draw                 B1  Z  Basic                      
3 13 own20  2:42 BIR Stoudt-Smith X       B1 M-Slant              B1  Z  Pass                       
4 13 own20  2:34 Penalty                  -- Pt-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own35  2:28 NJG Walker 0             B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 own35  1:52 NJG Walker 5             B1 OffTkl-L             B1 sZ  Pass                       
3  5 own40  1:08 NJG Walker 4             B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Basic/Bz1                  
4  1 own44  0:27 NJG Grupp 40,Fredrick 9  -- Pt-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own25  0:21 NJG Pen5(Justin)         B1 S-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 own30  0:17 BIR Cribbs 4             B1 Sweep-R              B1 tZ  Pass                       
2  6 own34  0:08 BIR Stoudt-Jones 28      B1 M-Seam               B1 tZ  Run-Cribbs/Bz4/A           
                 2nd Quarter                                                                        
1 10 opp38 15:00 BIR Stoudt-Cribbs X      B1 S-Flat               B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 opp38 14:56 BIR Cribbs 14            B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Pass                       
1 10 opp24 14:11 BIR Stoudt-Smith 12      B1 S-Slant              B1 tZ  Pass                       
1 10 opp12 14:00 BIR Pen5(Mattiace)       B1 S-Flat               B1 tZ  Pass                       
1  5  opp7 14:00 BIR Stoudt-Perry 6       B1 S-Flat               B1  M  Dbl-Jones,J                
1  1  opp1 13:16 BIR Cribbs 0             B1 Trap-L               B1 tM  Goalline                   
2  1  opp1 12:35 BIR Perry 1/TD           B1 Dive                 B1 tM  Run-Cribbs/Bz4/A     7-10  
  KO       12:26 NJG Hackett ret of 10    -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own16 12:21 NJG Walker 0             B1 OffTkl-L             B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 own16 11:38 NJG Carthon 6            B1 OffTkl-L             B1  Z  Key-Walker                 
3  4 own22 10:54 NJG Walker 3             B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Stuff                      
4  1 own25 10:45 NJG Grupp 44,Fredrick 0  -- Pt-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own31 10:40 BIR Stoudt-Mason X       B1 S-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 own31 10:36 BIR Stoudt-Jones 11      B1 S-Flat               B1 tZ  Pass                       
1 10 own42 10:25 BIR Cribbs 0             B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 own42  9:30 BIR Pen10(Battaglia)     B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Pass/A                     
2 20 own32  9:21 BIR Perry 9              B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Pass                       
3 11 own41  8:19 BIR Stoudt-Smith 16      B1 M-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp43  7:28 BIR Stoudt-Jones 43/TD   B1 B-Fly                B1  Z  Stuff                7-17  
  KO        7:11 NJG Hackett ret of 15    -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own23  7:03 NJG Sipe-McConnau 7      B1 S-Hitch              B1  Z  Basic                      
2  3 own30  6:23 NJG Walker 3             B1 Sweep-R              B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
3  0 own33  5:43 NJG Walker 4             B1 Dive                 B1  Z  Run-Sipe                   
1 10 own37  4:59 NJG Carthon 6            B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  4 own43  4:15 NJG Walker 4             B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Key-Walker                 
1 10 own47  3:34 NJG Sipe-Carthon 13      B1 L-Hitch/Dump         B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp40  2:48 NJG Walker 2             B1 Dive                 B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
2  8 opp38  2:03 NJG Walker 5             B1 Dive                 B1 sZ  Pass                       
3  3 opp33  1:56 NJG Sipe-Walker 7        B1 S-Hitch              B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 opp26  1:35 NJG Pen10(Hull)          B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
1 20 opp36  1:28 NJG Sipe-Walker 7        B1 M-Seam               B1 sZ  Pass                       
2 13 opp29  1:25 NJG Walker 9             B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass/Bz3                   
3  4 opp20  1:16 NJG Carthon 0            B1 Draw                 B1 sZ  Basic/A                    
4  4 opp20  0:36 NJG FG Ruzek 37 good     -- FG                   --     Block                10-17 
  KO        0:30 BIR Gant ret of 9        -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own12  0:24 BIR Cribbs 7             B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Pass                       
                 3rd Quarter                                                                        
  KO       15:00 NJG Hackett ret of 26    -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own31 14:51 NJG Walker 4             B1 Trap-R               B1 sZ  Basic                      
2  6 own35 14:05 NJG Sipe-INT-Spencer     B1 L-Hitch/Dump         B1  Z  Basic                      
1 10 opp40 14:01 BIR Stoudt-Smith X       B1 M-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
2 10 opp40 13:53 BIR Cribbs 3             B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic/C                    
3  7 opp37 13:10 BIR Stoudt-Smith 16      B1 M-Slant              Ni  Z  Pass                       
1 10 opp21 12:25 BIR Stoudt-Perry 12      B1 M-Seam/Dump          B1  Z  Basic                      
1  9  opp9 11:38 BIR Pen10(McKinnley)     B1 Trap-R               B1 tZ  Goalline                   
1 19 opp19 11:30 BIR Stoudt-Toler 13      P1 S-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
2  6  opp6 11:19 BIR Sk-Mattiace -7       P1 S-Flat               B1 tZ  Run-Cribbs/Bz4/A           
3 13 opp13 10:29 BIR Stoudt-Smith 13/TD   P1 M-Out                Qu tZ  Pass                 10-23 
  KO       10:22 NJG Hackett ret of 25    -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own33 10:12 NJG Walker 3             B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Basic                      
2  7 own36  9:27 NJG Carthon 7            B1 Trap-R               B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 own43  8:45 NJG Walker 4             B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
2  6 own47  8:37 NJG Walker 7             B1 Trap-L               B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 opp46  8:06 NJG Walker 3             B1 Dive                 B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
2  7 opp43  7:57 NJG Walker 4             B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass                       
3  3 opp39  7:17 NJG Sipe-Speck 16        B1 M-Hitch              B1  Z  Run-Carthon                
1 10 opp23  6:39 NJG Walker -1            B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
2 11 opp24  6:07 NJG Walker 4             B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass                       
3  7 opp20  5:59 NJG Sipe-Walker X        B1 S-Slant              B1 sZ  Pass                       
4  7 opp20  5:54 NJG FG Ruzek 37 good     -- FG                   --     Block                13-23 
  KO        5:48 BIR Mansfield ret of 29  -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own40  5:40 BIR Cribbs 3             B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  7 own43  4:42 BIR Perry 5              B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Basic/A                    
3  2 own48  3:46 BIR Perry 5              B1 OffTkl-L             B1 tZ  Pass/A                     
1 10 opp47  2:51 BIR Cribbs 3             B1 OffTkl-L             B1  Z  Basic                      
2  7 opp44  1:54 BIR Perry 10             B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Basic/A                    
1 10 opp34  1:47 BIR Cribbs -2            B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Stuff                      
2 12 opp36  0:52 BIR Stoudt-Smith 15      B1 M-Slant              B1  Z  Basic                      
                 4th Quarter                                                                        
1 10 opp21 15:00 BIR Stoudt-Cribbs 21/TD  B1 S-Flat               B1  Z  Stuff                13-30 
  KO       14:51 NJG Pegus ret of 18      -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own24 14:42 NJG Walker 3             B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Basic                      
2  7 own27 14:04 NJG Sipe 5               B1 S-Out                B1  Z  Basic                      
3  2 own32 13:34 NJG Walker 2             B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
1 10 own34 12:57 NJG Sipe-Speck X         B1 M-Slant              B1 sZ  Pass                       
2 10 own34 12:48 NJG Walker 7             B1 Sweep-R              B1  Z  Basic/Bz1                  
3  3 own41 12:16 NJG Sipe-Walker 13       B1 S-Hitch              B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
1 10 opp46 11:37 NJG Sipe-McConnau 16     B1 M-Hitch              B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
1 10 opp30 10:59 NJG Pen5(Harris)         B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Basic                      
1 15 opp35 10:59 NJG Walker 4             B1 Sweep-L              B1  Z  Basic                      
2 11 opp31 10:27 NJG Sipe-Collins X       B1 M-Hitch              B1 sZ  Pass                       
3 11 opp31 10:19 NJG Walker 3             B1 Dive                 B1 sZ  Pass                       
4  8 opp28 10:10 NJG Sipe-Walker 12       B1 M-Seam               B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 opp16  9:49 NJG Sipe-McConnau X      B1 M-Straight           B1  Z  Run-Walker                 
2 10 opp16  9:40 NJG Walker 10            B1 Pitch-L              B1  Z  Basic                      
1  6  opp6  9:21 NJG Sipe-Carthon 4       B1 S-Slant              B1  Z  Run-Carthon                
2  2  opp2  9:05 NJG Carthon 0            B1 Draw                 B1  Z  Run-Carthon                
3  2  opp2  8:41 NJG Sipe-Knight 2/TD     B1 M-Out                B1  Z  Run-Pegus            21-30 
  KO        8:34 BIR Mansfield ret of 20  -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own33  8:23 BIR Perry 1              B1 Trap-R               B1 tM  Run/A                      
2  9 own34  7:27 BIR Stoudt-Cribbs 9      B1 M-Slant/Dump         B1 tZ  Basic/A                    
1 10 own43  7:19 BIR Stoudt-Jones 57/TD   B1 B-Fly                B1  Z  Stuff                21-37 
  KO        7:02 NJG Pegus ret of 13      -- KO-deep              --     Return                     
1 10 own19  6:53 NJG Carthon 6            B1 Dive                 B1 sZ  Pass                       
2  4 own25  6:30 NJG Sipe-Walker 6        B1 S-Hitch              B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 own31  6:09 NJG Walker 3             B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass                       
2  7 own34  5:41 NJG Sipe-Collins 13      B1 M-Hitch              B1 sZ  Pass                       
1 10 own47  5:18 NJG Walker -7/F          B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass/Bz3                   
2 17 own40  4:52 NJG Walker 4             B1 Pitch-L              B1 sZ  Pass                       
3 13 own44  4:28 NJG Walker 10            B1 Pitch-R              B1 sZ  Pass                       
4  3 opp46  4:20 NJG Sipe-Carthon X       B1 M-Out                B1 sZ  Basic/A                    
1 10 own46  4:11 BIR Perry 2              B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  8 own48  4:02 BIR Cribbs -1            B1 Trap-R               B1  Z  Stuff                      
3  9 own47  3:52 BIR Stoudt-Cribbs 12     B1 Screen               B1  Z  Basic/C                    
1 10 opp41  3:03 BIR Perry 4              B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  6 opp37  2:55 BIR Gant 10              B1 Trap-R               B1 tZ  Run-Cribbs/Bz4/A           
1 10 opp27  2:10 BIR Perry 10             B1 Trap-L               B1 tZ  Run-Cribbs/Bz4/A           
1 10 opp17  2:00 BIR Gant 5               B1 Trap-L               B1  Z  Basic                      
2  5 opp12  1:15 BIR Stoudt -1            B1 QbKneel              R2  Z  Stuff                      
3  6 opp13  0:29 BIR Stoudt -1            B1 QbKneel              R2 tZ  Goalline