Week 4, 1984

played in Pittsburgh, PA

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	0	0	3	-	3
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	17	0	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:22 PIT - Raul Allegre 20 field goal
2Q: 09:43 PIT - Mike Quick 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 05:16 PIT - David Overstreet 25 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Raul Allegre 30 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal
4Q: 06:09 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal
4Q: 02:13 PIT - Raul Allegre 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:22 PIT - Raul Allegre 20 field goal
2Q: 09:43 PIT - Mike Quick 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 05:16 PIT - David Overstreet 25 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Raul Allegre 30 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal
4Q: 06:09 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal
4Q: 02:13 PIT - Raul Allegre 33 field goal

Team Statistics BIR PIT
Record 0-4 2-2
First Downs 8 27
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 5 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 179 406
- Offensive Plays 47 76
- Yards per Play 3.81 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 55 137
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 2.75 3.81
Net Passing Yards 124 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.59 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/96 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 20:36 39:24

Team Statistics	BIR	PIT
Record	0-4	2-2
First Downs	8	27
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	5	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	179	406
- Offensive Plays	47	76
- Yards per Play	3.81	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	55	137
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	2.75	3.81
Net Passing Yards	124	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.59	6.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/96	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	20:36	39:24

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	2:26	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
1	2:16	1:58	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	9:36	1:49	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	4:51	2:41	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 36	4	3	Punt
3	6:03	6:08	OWN 41	11	45	Field Goal
4	10:55	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:02	0:37	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	2:05	1:52	OWN 20	11	55	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	9:02	6:46	OWN 19	13	78	Field Goal
1	0:18	5:42	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	7:47	2:56	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	2:10	2:03	OWN 31	6	56	Field Goal
3	12:23	6:20	OWN 25	12	49	Missed FG
4	14:55	4:00	OWN 30	8	28	Punt
4	9:35	3:33	OWN 35	9	55	Field Goal
4	5:25	3:20	OPP 27	5	11	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	11	23	2.09	10	1
Barty Smith	6	22	3.67	5	0
Tony Eason	3	10	3.33	6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	18	64	3.56	12	2
Kenny Lewis	16	76	4.75	14	2
Terry Bradshaw	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	26	12	130	1/6	0	30	0	61.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	39	27	273	1/4	1	26	0	97.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Metcalf	3	6	27	9.00	5	19
WR Tommie Towns	2	3	23	11.50	3	19
WR Irving Fryar	2	7	21	10.50	3	13
FB Boobie Clark	1	3	15	15.00	6	15
WR Charley Young	1	1	30	30.00	22	30
RB Earl Campbell	1	2	6	6.00	3	6
WR Doug Donley	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
TE John Tice	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	7	12	94	13.43	15	26	1
WR John Mistler	6	7	46	7.67	8	14	0
WR John Stallworth	5	8	50	10.00	4	15	0
WR Cedric Jones	4	5	52	13.00	11	21	0
FB Scott Dierking	3	3	9	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Merlo	0	0	2	0
Jerry Holmes	0	0	1	0
Jim Fahnhorst	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	TD
David Overstreet	1	1	1
Jackie Wallace	1	0	0
Ron Egloff	1	0	0
Kenny Lewis	1	0	0
Chris Ward	0	1	0
John Cannon	0	1	0
Gary Zimmerman	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	235	39.2	37.8	48	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	2	89	44.5	31.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	4/5	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	6	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	5	96	19.2	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	1	20	20.0	0
Beasley Reece	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	8	3	0.0	28	27
S Mike Burns	6	2	0.0	31	35
CB Jerry Holmes	5	0	0.0	23	22
CB David Martin	5	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Sam Merriman	4	1	1.0	29	31
S Russell Gary	4	2	0.0	11	10
CB Skip Thomas	4	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Jim Merlo	3	3	0.0	25	31
ILB Robert Jackson	3	2	0.0	9	6
CB Steve Haworth	3	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	0	0.0	16	15
DE Bruce Clark	3	0	0.0	23	30
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	2	0.0	17	18
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	1	0.0	8	9
S Jimmy Allen	2	0	0.0	27	32
DE Bill Neill	1	2	0.0	23	26
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0.0	29	31
CB Bobby Watkins	0	1	0.0	9	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	7	0	1.0	16	10
S Beasley Reece	4	1	0.0	18	24
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	0.0	19	25
CB Russell Carter	3	1	0.0	14	19
DT Darryl Grant	2	1	0.0	15	18
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0.0	3	12
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Lyman White	2	0	0.0	11	24
S James Britt	2	0	0.0	8	20
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	1	0.0	15	15
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	4	16
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE Mat Mendenhall	0	3	0.0	11	8
OLB Charles Bowser	0	3	0.0	9	3
DE John Cannon	0	1	0.0	16	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	0	0	0	31

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	1.0	0	0	10
DE Phil Dokes	0.0	2	1	14
S Beasley Reece	0.0	1	0	24
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	1	0	18
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	1	0	13
DE John Cannon	0.0	1	0	12
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	4	1	23
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	22
S Russell Gary	3	1	10
CB David Martin	3	0	21
S Mike Burns	2	1	35
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	27
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	6
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	2	9
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	1	15
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	31
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	32
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	31
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	11
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	32

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	3	1	19
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	25
OLB Lyman White	1	1	24
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	12
OLB Carl Ekern	1	0	10
S Beasley Reece	1	0	24
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	3
S Mike Jolly	1	0	16
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	15
S James Britt	1	0	20
CB Greg Best	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	1	7	20	0	27
Stan Walters	1	4	19	0	27
Ron Baker	1	1	2	0	0
Kris Wheeler	0	3	20	0	27
Billy Ard	0	2	17	0	22
Aaron Meyer	0	1	5	0	10
Carlton Malone	0	0	17	1	22

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	6	10	30	0	35
Ron Egloff	2	3	20	0	12
Dave Lutz	2	2	10	1	9
Ray Snell	1	5	27	0	29
Jeff Williams	1	3	24	0	33
Joel Hilgenberg	1	3	6	0	5
Jim Romano	1	2	22	0	20
Chris Ward	0	2	31	0	34
Clarence Kay	0	2	25	0	18
Gary Zimmerman	0	2	30	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Merlo	2	13
Terry Metcalf	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Beasley Reece	2	11
Carl Monroe	1	16
John Mistler	1	15
Mike Williams	1	15
Mike Jolly	1	10

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Burns	---	---	31	35	6	72
Jim Merlo	---	---	25	31	13	69
Sam Merriman	---	---	29	31	5	65
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	29	31	4	64
Jimmy Allen	---	---	27	32	4	63
Bob Pifferini	---	---	28	27	8	63
Steve Haworth	---	---	22	32	4	58
Bruce Clark	---	---	23	30	4	57
Stan Walters	19	27	---	---	7	53
Kris Wheeler	20	27	---	---	6	53
Bill Neill	---	---	23	26	4	53
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	23	5	49
Jerry Holmes	---	---	23	22	4	49
Alan Willis	20	27	---	---	1	48
Tony Eason	20	27	---	---	---	47
Billy Ard	17	22	---	---	7	46
John Tice	17	22	---	---	7	46
David Martin	---	---	16	21	3	40
Irving Fryar	15	18	---	---	7	40
Carlton Malone	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jerry Robinson	---	---	16	15	8	39
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	17	18	4	39
Barty Smith	14	13	---	---	11	38
Rickey McBeal	---	---	17	16	2	35
Earl Campbell	14	18	---	---	---	32
Tommie Towns	6	16	---	---	9	31
Bobby Watkins	---	---	9	11	10	30
Russell Gary	---	---	11	10	8	29
Boobie Clark	11	15	---	---	2	28
Terry Metcalf	7	10	---	---	11	28
Doug Donley	12	16	---	---	---	28
Robert Jackson	---	---	9	6	11	26
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	8	9	9	26
Aaron Meyer	5	10	---	---	7	22
Will Scarpitto	0	2	---	---	16	18
Morris Owens	4	3	---	---	10	17
Loaird McCreary	0	1	---	---	16	17
Niko Noga	---	---	7	9	1	17
Jack Mildren	---	---	5	5	2	12
Ron Baker	2	0	---	---	7	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charley Young	0	1	---	---	---	1
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Bradshaw	36	40	---	---	---	76
Chris Ward	31	34	---	---	7	72
Bruce Rasmussen	30	35	---	---	---	65
Gary Zimmerman	30	35	---	---	---	65
Jeff Williams	24	33	---	---	7	64
John Stallworth	28	33	---	---	1	62
Ray Snell	27	29	---	---	---	56
Mike Quick	23	33	---	---	---	56
Kenny Lewis	16	16	---	---	22	54
Beasley Reece	---	---	18	24	11	53
Scott Dierking	23	17	---	---	9	49
Jim Romano	22	20	---	---	7	49
Ron Egloff	20	12	---	---	14	46
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	19	25	2	46
Lyman White	---	---	11	24	9	44
Mike Williams	14	14	---	---	15	43
Clarence Kay	25	18	---	---	---	43
James Britt	---	---	8	20	13	41
David Overstreet	20	20	---	---	---	40
John Cannon	---	---	16	12	7	35
Darryl Grant	---	---	15	18	1	34
John Mistler	5	13	---	---	15	33
Russell Carter	---	---	14	19	---	33
Blaise Winter	---	---	10	18	4	32
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	12	16	31
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	15	15	1	31
Mike Jolly	---	---	4	16	10	30
Cedric Jones	5	18	---	---	7	30
Carl Ekern	---	---	16	10	2	28
Ron Fellows	---	---	13	15	---	28
Pat Ogrin	---	---	12	13	1	26
Dave Lutz	10	9	---	---	7	26
Carl Monroe	1	6	---	---	16	23
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	11	8	1	20
Greg Best	---	---	6	12	2	20
Joel Hilgenberg	6	5	---	---	7	18
Wayne Hammond	---	---	7	6	4	17
Phil Dokes	---	---	0	14	2	16
Ron McCartney	---	---	2	3	9	14
Ricardo Browning	---	---	7	5	1	13
Tom Cousineau	---	---	4	5	4	13
Charles Bowser	---	---	9	3	---	12
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	73	5.2
Middle	3	14	4.7
Right	17	53	3.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	26	12	1	1	2	4	7	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	39	27	3	1	4	7	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	109	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	7	2	1	21	0	18
WR Terry Metcalf	6	3	0	27	0	10
FB Boobie Clark	3	1	0	15	0	15
WR Tommie Towns	3	2	0	23	0	16
WR Doug Donley	3	1	0	7	0	16
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	1	6	0	18
WR Charley Young	1	1	0	30	1	1
TE John Tice	1	1	0	1	0	22

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	12	7	1	94	2	33
WR John Stallworth	8	5	1	50	0	33
WR John Mistler	7	6	0	46	0	13
WR Cedric Jones	5	4	0	52	1	18
FB Scott Dierking	3	3	0	9	0	17
TE Ron Egloff	2	1	1	15	0	12
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barty Smith	1	5	5.00	3.67
Tony Eason	1	6	6.00	3.33

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	5	2	0.40	3.56
Kenny Lewis	3	19	6.33	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	0	0	0.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	7	3	21	3.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	4	1	16	4.00	7.83
WR John Stallworth	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR John Mistler	1	1	2	2.00	6.57
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	3	3.00	10.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Barty Smith	1	1
Earl Campbell	1	0
Tony Eason	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	14	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	2	1	1
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0
WR Tommie Towns	2	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	0	0
TE John Tice	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	4	2	2
WR John Mistler	4	3	2
WR Cedric Jones	3	3	3
WR Mike Quick	2	1	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)