Event Date: June 6th, 1983
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Source: United Press International
Bob Lane threw two touchdown passes to tight end Darryl Mason to lead the Birmingham Stallions to a 36-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Bandits and a share of second place in the Central Division.
The triumph lifted the Lions into a tie for second place with Michigan, both with 10-4 records.
"It was an important win for us because now we havea legitimate shot at making the playoffs,” said coach Rollie Dotsch. “At this point I'd thought we'd have seven or eight wins not 10.”
In other Sunday games, Philadelphia swamped Michigan 41-3 and Los Angeles pounded Arizona 30-10.
In Philadelphia, Kelvin Bryant rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns as the Stars improved to (13-1) while the Panthers dropped to (10-4).
In Los Angeles, Tom Ramsey teamed with Kris Haines on a pair of touchdown receptions in the second quarter to lift the Express. A crowd of 13,826 -- the smallest in the Express' seven games at the 95,000-seat Coliseum -- saw Los Angeles improve their record at to (6-8).
On Saturday night, the New Jersey Generals posted their first win of the season as they edged Oakland by a score of 22-21. Herschel Walker scored a pair of touchdowns and veteran linebacker Rod Shoate returned a fumble 47 yards for a score late in the fourth quarter. Place-kicker Dave Betz sealed the win with a 37-yard field goal withjust 23 seconds remaining.
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