Cleveland CB Brady Kizer returned a fumble 33 yards for a TD and WR Jose Beamon returned a kickoff 96 yards for a TD. The Cleveland defense limited the VooDoo to 13 yards rushing as WLB Richard Randall made 13 tackles.
The New Orleans loss left Houston (8-0) as the only unbeaten team in the USFL/WFL. The Gamblers rolled past the Florida Blazers, 38-9. Cleveland (5-3) pulled into a second-place tie with the Chicago Blitz in the Midwest Division, one game behind the Michigan Panthers. The Thunderbolts were coming off a 13-10 loss to the San Jose SaberCats.
In other Week 8 games:
- Oakland RB Stephen Demmer had his second 110-yard kickoff return of the season as the Invaders surprised the Portland Storm, 17-7. No other player in USFL/WFL history has returned two kickoffs for 110 yards each. Portland (6-2) still holds a two-game lead in the West Division.
- Michigan CB Robert Kimball intercepted two passes and the Panthers forced 12 Birmingham turnovers in beating the Stallions, 26-14. The win enabled Michigan to take sole possession of first place in the Midwest Division.
- Washington RB Cory Martin ran for 239 yards and two TDs and caught a TD pass as the Federals whipped the Southern California Sun, 47-6. Martin's performance was No. 8 on the league's all-time single game rushing list.
- Jacksonville QB Charles Evans was 37-for-51 passing for 430 yards and four TDs as the Bulls outlasted the Memphis Showboats, 37-28. Memphis WR Jerome Betancourt caught five passes for 190 yards (38 yards per catch).
- The Denver Gold scored twice in the last 4 minutes, but New Jersey held on for a 30-25 victory that improved the Generals to 7-1. Stephan Labelle fired three TD passes and the New Jersey defense intercepted Denver QB Dustin Nichols four times.
