Exhibition Week 4, 1984

played in Portland (OR), OR

69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	3	0	7	6	-	16
Portland (OR) Seahawks	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 22 field goal
2Q: 11:59 POR - Dennis Gentry 2 run (Dean Biasucci extra point)
2Q: 00:10 POR - Dean Biasucci 51 field goal
3Q: 05:06 BIR - Charley Young 8 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 09:06 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
4Q: 01:55 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 22 field goal
2Q: 11:59 POR - Dennis Gentry 2 run (Dean Biasucci extra point)
2Q: 00:10 POR - Dean Biasucci 51 field goal
3Q: 05:06 BIR - Charley Young 8 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 09:06 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
4Q: 01:55 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal

Team Statistics BIR POR
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 17 7
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 4 5
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 258 165
- Offensive Plays 68 50
- Yards per Play 3.79 3.30
Net Rushing Yards 195 67
- Rushing Attempts 52 21
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.19
Net Passing Yards 63 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 14 - 8 - 2 27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 74 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 38:04 21:56

Team Statistics	BIR	POR
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	17	7
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	4	5
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	258	165
- Offensive Plays	68	50
- Yards per Play	3.79	3.30
Net Rushing Yards	195	67
- Rushing Attempts	52	21
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.19
Net Passing Yards	63	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	14 - 8 - 2	27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	74	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	38:04	21:56

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	5:44	OWN 41	11	36	Interception
1	6:12	4:48	OWN 41	7	54	Field Goal
2	11:49	4:06	OWN 39	6	6	Interception
2	5:49	1:51	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
2	3:05	2:43	OWN 2	5	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	11:13	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:07	3:11	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
3	2:51	1:36	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	0:07	6:08	OWN 46	11	44	Field Goal
4	5:59	1:49	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
4	3:21	1:31	OPP 34	5	15	Field Goal
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	7:35	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	1:24	4:35	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	7:43	1:54	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	3:58	0:53	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	0:22	0:19	OPP 38	1	4	Field Goal
3	13:11	1:58	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	9:59	1:52	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
3	4:56	2:05	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	1:15	1:08	OPP 46	4	7	Interception
4	8:59	3:00	OWN 33	5	22	Punt
4	4:10	0:49	OWN 49	3	2	Interception
4	1:50	1:36	OWN 15	8	20	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Sexton, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	24	121	5.04	22	4
Will Scarpitto	14	42	3.00	12	1
Terry Metcalf	13	33	2.54	6	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Byner	14	46	3.29	10	1	0
Dennis Gentry	6	18	3.00	7	0	1
Jim Kelly	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	14	8	74	2/11	1	29	2	55.9

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	27	14	108	2/10	0	45	2	31.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	19	9.50	13	13	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Charley Young	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	1
WR Morris Owens	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE John Tice	1	1	29	29.00	15	29	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tommie Towns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rocky Klever	3	3	10	3.33	11	13
C Tony Hunter	3	4	59	19.67	51	45
WR Earnest Gray	2	5	2	1.00	0	3
WR Clarence Weathers	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
WR Wesley Walker	1	2	5	5.00	5	5
TE Jamie Williams	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Mitch Brookins	1	3	6	6.00	1	6
C Jeff Spek	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
FB Alfred Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Earnest Byner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Holmes	1	31	31.00	0
CB David Martin	1	11	11.00	0

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	0.00	0
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Will Scarpitto	1	0	0	0
Jim Sexton	0	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Smith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	233	38.8	37.3	48	0

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	8	362	45.3	41.0	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Biasucci	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	2	17	8.5	0
Doug Donley	1	17	17.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Brown	1	9	9.0	0
Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Owens	2	50	25.0	0
Tommie Towns	1	26	26.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cedric Brown	2	46	23.0
Dennis Gentry	1	17	17.0
Clarence Weathers	1	14	14.0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	4	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Robert Jackson	4	1	0.0	8	10
S Russell Gary	4	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	2	0.0	14	23
S Jimmy Allen	3	1	0.0	15	19
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	1.0	14	18
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0.0	10	9
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	10	16
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	1.0	10	17
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	2	0.0	7	9
CB David Martin	1	1	0.0	7	14
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0.0	8	9
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0.0	20	25
QB Tony Eason	1	0	---	---	---
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	0.0	11	18

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dave Pear	8	7	0.0	39	13
S Nolan Cromwell	8	2	0.0	48	14
OLB Mike Johnson	6	3	0.0	38	12
DE Steve McMichael	6	2	0.0	46	14
DT Curtis Green	5	3	0.0	31	8
DE Doug Hollie	4	2	2.0	33	10
DE Doug Smith	4	0	0.0	25	8
OLB Johnie Cooks	3	6	0.0	35	9
ILB Jim Haslett	3	2	0.0	23	4
S Bud Brown	3	0	0.0	38	10
ILB Dennis Johnson	2	1	0.0	14	4
OLB Bryan Hinkle	2	1	0.0	29	12
S Cedric Brown	2	0	0.0	17	8
DT Bob Clasby	2	0	0.0	34	11
CB Dave Brown	1	1	0.0	24	8
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	---	---	---
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Mitch Brookins	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rickey McBeal	1.0	0	17
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	0	18
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	1	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	25
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	18
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	12

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug Hollie	2.0	0	0	0	10
DE Steve McMichael	0.0	0	2	2	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Russell Gary	3	0	0	27
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	23
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0	10
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0	16
CB David Martin	1	0	1	14
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	0	19
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	15
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	0	0	9
S Mike Burns	1	0	0	26
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	0	18
CB Jerry Holmes	0	0	1	18

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0	14
DE Steve McMichael	2	0	0	14
OLB Mike Johnson	2	0	0	12
CB Dave Brown	1	0	0	8
ILB Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	4
ILB Jim Haslett	0	1	0	4
CB Anthony Washington	0	0	1	9
CB Elvis Patterson	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	8	15	1	48	1	15
Kris Wheeler	3	11	1	47	0	15
Ron Baker	3	5	0	35	0	9
Stan Walters	2	6	0	47	0	12
Billy Ard	2	5	0	32	0	10
Aaron Meyer	1	4	0	34	0	12
Boobie Clark	0	2	0	29	0	4
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	17	1	7
Loaird McCreary	0	1	0	24	0	4
John Tice	0	1	0	41	0	11

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark May	2	4	1	21	1	29
Bob Rush	1	2	0	3	0	8
Bubba Paris	0	3	0	21	1	29
Ellis Gardner	0	3	0	18	0	21
Dave Lafary	0	2	0	11	0	10
Bruce Kozerski	0	2	0	15	0	17
Burgess Robinson	0	1	0	6	0	12
Ron Hallstrom	0	1	0	10	0	19
Rocky Klever	0	1	0	8	0	8
Alfred Anderson	0	1	0	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Fahnhorst	2	17
Boobie Clark	1	16
Barty Smith	1	16
Jim Merlo	1	11
David Martin	1	8

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Williams	2	17
Jeff Spek	2	8
Dennis Gentry	1	23
Cedric Brown	1	19

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	47	12	---	---	9	68
Tony Eason	52	16	---	---	---	68
Kris Wheeler	47	15	---	---	5	67
Jim Sexton	48	15	---	---	2	65
John Tice	41	11	---	---	11	63
Barty Smith	34	5	---	---	16	55
Aaron Meyer	34	12	---	---	9	55
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	20	25	8	53
Ron Baker	35	9	---	---	9	53
Russell Gary	---	---	17	27	8	52
Billy Ard	32	10	---	---	8	50
Boobie Clark	29	4	---	---	16	49
Mike Burns	---	---	19	26	2	47
Loaird McCreary	24	4	---	---	13	41
Bob Pifferini	---	---	14	23	1	38
Jim Merlo	---	---	11	15	11	37
Jerry Holmes	---	---	17	18	2	37
Irving Fryar	25	9	---	---	3	37
Bill Neill	---	---	11	16	9	36
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	10	9	17	36
Sam Merriman	---	---	14	18	4	36
Jimmy Allen	---	---	15	19	1	35
Charley Young	20	11	---	---	4	35
Ken Bordelon	---	---	7	9	19	35
Earl Campbell	24	11	---	---	---	35
Bobby Watkins	---	---	10	16	9	35
Terry Metcalf	14	3	---	---	17	34
Bruce Clark	---	---	15	18	---	33
Doug Donley	20	9	---	---	4	33
Tommie Towns	9	6	---	---	16	31
Skip Thomas	---	---	11	18	---	29
David Martin	---	---	7	14	8	29
Rickey McBeal	---	---	10	17	1	28
Mark Arneson	---	---	8	9	8	25
Robert Jackson	---	---	8	10	7	25
Carlton Malone	17	7	---	---	---	24
Morris Owens	6	5	---	---	11	22
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	7	12	1	20
Will Scarpitto	14	2	---	---	---	16
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alan Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Robinson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve McMichael	---	---	46	14	9	69
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	48	14	1	63
Mark May	21	29	---	---	9	59
Elvis Patterson	---	---	30	14	14	58
Dave Pear	---	---	39	13	2	54
Mike Johnson	---	---	38	12	4	54
Bud Brown	---	---	38	10	3	51
Bob Clasby	---	---	34	11	5	50
Jim Kelly	21	29	---	---	---	50
Bubba Paris	21	29	---	---	---	50
Johnie Cooks	---	---	35	9	5	49
Jim Haslett	---	---	23	4	21	48
Anthony Washington	---	---	35	9	3	47
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	29	12	5	46
Ellis Gardner	18	21	---	---	7	46
Tony Hunter	16	23	---	---	6	45
Cedric Brown	---	---	17	8	19	44
Doug Hollie	---	---	33	10	---	43
Curtis Green	---	---	31	8	3	42
Dennis Gentry	8	10	---	---	23	41
Clarence Weathers	13	15	---	---	11	39
Ron Hallstrom	10	19	---	---	9	38
Mitch Brookins	8	14	---	---	15	37
Earnest Byner	15	20	---	---	2	37
Doug Smith	---	---	25	8	3	36
Van Jakes	---	---	25	6	3	34
Dave Brown	---	---	24	8	1	33
Earnest Gray	13	20	---	---	---	33
Wesley Walker	11	14	---	---	7	32
Bruce Kozerski	15	17	---	---	---	32
Rocky Klever	8	8	---	---	13	29
Burgess Robinson	6	12	---	---	9	27
Dave Lafary	11	10	---	---	2	23
Dennis Johnson	---	---	14	4	5	23
Jeff Spek	6	9	---	---	8	23
Alfred Anderson	6	11	---	---	4	21
Bob Rush	3	8	---	---	9	20
Jamie Williams	1	1	---	---	17	19
Kirk Springs	---	---	4	2	8	14
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Glen Redd	---	---	4	0	4	8
Dean Biasucci	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Paine	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Phipps	0	0	---	---	1	1
Russell Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	30	104	3.5
Right	10	49	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	14	8	1	0	1	1	2	2	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	27	14	1	2	4	1	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	29	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	84	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	23	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	3	1	0	3	0	9
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0	5	0	3
WR Charley Young	2	1	0	8	0	11
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	0	19	0	11
WR Morris Owens	1	1	0	11	0	5
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	0	-1	0	4
TE John Tice	1	1	0	29	1	11

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Gray	5	2	2	2	0	20
C Tony Hunter	4	3	0	59	1	23
TE Rocky Klever	3	3	0	10	0	8
WR Clarence Weathers	3	2	1	12	0	15
WR Mitch Brookins	3	1	1	6	0	14
C Jeff Spek	3	1	0	4	0	9
WR Wesley Walker	2	1	0	5	0	14
WR Earnest Byner	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Jamie Williams	1	1	0	10	0	1
FB Alfred Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Scarpitto	4	6	1.50	3.00
Terry Metcalf	2	9	4.50	2.54
Earl Campbell	1	5	5.00	5.04

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dennis Gentry	2	4	2.00	3.00
Earnest Byner	2	5	2.50	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	3	10	3.33	5.29

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charley Young	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Walker	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Will Scarpitto	3	2
Terry Metcalf	2	0
Earl Campbell	2	1

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Dennis Gentry	1	0
Earnest Byner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	2	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	3	1	1
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Walker	2	1	1
WR Earnest Gray	1	1	0
C Tony Hunter	1	0	0
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	0
TE Jamie Williams	1	1	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	0	0
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0
C Jeff Spek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)