The midpoint of the season sees only one division truly competitive. While three teams battle for two spots in the Central, four teams are vying for the wild card spot in the East. New Jersey won again to pass Pittsburgh. Boston won and Washington lost to set each team only 1 game apart from one another. Meanwhile, Philadelphia won again to all but clinch the division title.

Chicago, Houston, and Oakland, all playoff teams right now won as well. However, Los Angeles lost, setting up a potential battle for first place in the West. Last, but not least, both Michigan and Jacksonville won their games to close out the results for the week.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 9 (1984)

Week 9 Scores

Friday

Los Angeles Express 10, Chicago Blitz 34

Memphis Showboats 7, Jacksonville Bulls 28

Saturday

Arizona Wranglers 27, Houston Gamblers 52

Oklahoma Outlaws 21, Birmingham Stallions 42

Sunday

Denver Gold 24, Boston Breakers 27

New Jersey Generals 27, Pittsburgh Maulers 10

Philadelphia Stars 26, San Antonio Gunslingers 16

Washington Federals 9, Oakland Invaders 10

Monday

Tampa Bay Bandits 20, Michigan Panthers 27

Week 9 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Jim Kelly, QB, Houston Gamblers. Kelly edged out Chicago quarterback Greg Landry on yardage. They both threw 4 touchdowns in their game, but Kelly threw for 441 yards, giving him the majority of votes this week.

Defense: Tim Lucas, Oakland Invaders. Lucas ruled the day in a defensive struggle in Oakland. He got 13 tackles, 2 stuffs, and 3 forced fumbles against the Federals.

Special Teams: Marcus Bonner, KR, San Antonio Gunslingers. Bonner returned 5 kicks for 170 yards and a 96 yard touchdown in the San Antonio loss to Philadelphia.