Week 8, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

73 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	3	10	-	23
Birmingham Texans	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CIN - Terry LeCount 15 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:24 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 field goal
2Q: 07:30 CIN - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
3Q: 09:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal
3Q: 01:59 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal
4Q: 10:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 05:49 CIN - Larry Wilcox 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 02:17 CIN - Gary Anderson 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CIN - Terry LeCount 15 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:24 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 field goal
2Q: 07:30 CIN - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
3Q: 09:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal
3Q: 01:59 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal
4Q: 10:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 05:49 CIN - Larry Wilcox 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 02:17 CIN - Gary Anderson 52 field goal

Team Statistics CIN BIR
Record 4-4 1-6
First Downs 13 12
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 306 232
- Offensive Plays 58 52
- Yards per Play 5.28 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 85 87
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 2.74 2.72
Net Passing Yards 221 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 19 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 221 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.19 7.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13

Team Statistics	CIN	BIR
Record	4-4	1-6
First Downs	13	12
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	306	232
- Offensive Plays	58	52
- Yards per Play	5.28	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	85	87
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	2.74	2.72
Net Passing Yards	221	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	19 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	221	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.19	7.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:47	29:13

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
1	7:24	2:07	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	1:53	1:26	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
2	11:17	3:55	OWN 26	8	60	Field Goal
2	4:55	1:52	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 6	4	29	Half
3	9:17	2:14	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
3	4:52	1:24	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	3:22	1:29	OPP 20	4	18	Field Goal
4	10:51	5:11	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	4:00	1:51	OPP 40	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 26	4	1	Downs

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	2:00	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	5:17	3:24	OWN 1	6	31	Punt
1	0:27	4:10	OWN 47	7	33	Field Goal
2	7:22	2:27	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	3:03	1:16	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:43	OWN 30	10	67	Field Goal
3	7:03	2:11	OWN 14	3	-2	Punt
3	3:28	0:06	OWN 20	1	0	Fumble
3	1:53	6:02	OWN 42	9	52	Field Goal
4	5:40	1:40	OWN 21	3	4	Interception
4	2:09	1:06	OWN 20	5	40	Interception

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	21	57	2.71	18	2
Allen Rice	6	27	4.50	8	0
Ken O'Brien	4	1	0.25	4	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	27	83	3.07	10	1
Barty Smith	4	3	0.75	2	0
Will Scarpitto	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	27	20	221	0/0	2	33	0	122.6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	13	12	123	1/8	0	45	0	106.1
J.J. Jones	6	1	30	0/0	0	30	2	8.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Johnson	5	6	32	6.40	7	13	0
WR Terry LeCount	4	4	59	14.75	19	19	1
WR Drew Hill	4	8	68	17.00	26	33	0
WR Larry Wilcox	3	4	35	11.67	15	19	1
TE Keith Krepfle	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Willie Gault	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	3	4	38	12.67	31	30
TE John Tice	3	4	34	11.33	25	19
WR Irving Fryar	3	4	24	8.00	1	19
WR Doug Donley	2	3	10	5.00	5	5
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	45	45.00	33	45
WR Morris Owens	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Tommie Towns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Doug Barnett	1	0
Mike Harden	0	1
Lance Mehl	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov
Barty Smith	1	0
Earl Campbell	1	0
Jim Sexton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	5	243	48.6	44.2	62	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	244	48.8	44.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg
Lyle Blackwood	2	11	5.5
Randy Hughes	1	10	10.0
Willie Gault	1	0	0.0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	2	46	23.0	0
Randy Hughes	2	24	12.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	10	3	0.0	27	16
OLB Reggie Mathis	7	0	0.0	19	8
ILB Lance Mehl	4	1	1.0	23	17
ILB Rik Bonness	3	2	0.0	20	11
DT Bill Maas	3	1	0.0	14	10
CB Mike Harden	3	0	0.0	18	14
DE Neil Elshire	3	0	0.0	24	13
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	0	0.0	12	5
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Mike Perko	2	0	0.0	19	11
DT Quenton Ballard	2	0	0.0	16	6
OLB Ken Jolly	2	0	0.0	9	3
S Randy Hughes	1	2	0.0	17	11
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Frank Warren	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Bubba Baker	0	2	0.0	25	15
CB Kevin Ross	0	2	0.0	24	15

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	5	0	0.0	25	21
S Jack Mildren	4	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	2	0.0	18	7
OLB Jim Merlo	3	1	0.0	21	20
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	17	17
S Russell Gary	3	1	0.0	13	11
S Jimmy Allen	3	0	0.0	18	18
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0.0	21	21
DE Bill Neill	2	3	0.0	20	15
CB David Martin	2	2	0.0	22	17
OLB Sam Merriman	2	2	0.0	23	23
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	0.0	18	12
DE Bruce Clark	2	1	0.0	22	17
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	15	16
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	1	0.0	6	4
CB Bobby Watkins	1	1	0.0	1	4
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	23	19
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lance Mehl	1.0	0	0	17
DE Neil Elshire	0.0	2	0	13
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	0	1	15

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reggie Mathis	3	0	0	8
ILB Rik Bonness	2	1	0	11
CB Mike Harden	2	0	0	14
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	0	17
S Lyle Blackwood	1	0	0	16
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0	13
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0	9
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0	10
CB Kevin Ross	0	1	2	15

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jimmy Allen	2	1	18
S Mike Burns	2	0	21
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	17
S Russell Gary	2	0	11
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	21
S Jack Mildren	1	0	6
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	19
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	16
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	13
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	12
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	7
CB David Martin	1	0	17
DE Bill Neill	1	0	15
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	4
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jay Hilgenberg	2	4	30	26
Ray Donaldson	1	6	25	26
Keith Dorney	1	3	27	24
Darrell Austin	0	3	25	22
Andrew Gissinger	0	3	13	11
Michael Haddix	0	3	16	14
Tyrell Sampson	0	2	9	6
Steve Moore	0	2	24	18
Keith Krepfle	0	1	18	9

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlton Malone	3	3	1	19	0	13
Stan Walters	2	8	0	31	1	18
Ron Baker	2	2	0	10	0	6
Boobie Clark	1	2	0	21	0	11
Jim Sexton	1	1	0	22	0	15
Kris Wheeler	0	6	0	29	0	18
Billy Ard	0	6	0	25	0	16
Alan Willis	0	2	0	10	0	6
Barty Smith	0	1	0	16	0	7
Aaron Meyer	0	1	0	14	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Mack	2	22
Dextor Clinkscale	2	15
Mike Harden	1	20
Keith Krepfle	1	16

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Fahnhorst	4	12
Will Scarpitto	1	18
David Martin	1	16
Jim Merlo	1	12
Russell Gary	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Dorney	27	24	---	---	8	59
Ken O'Brien	31	27	---	---	---	58
Jay Hilgenberg	30	26	---	---	---	56
Darrell Austin	25	22	---	---	8	55
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	27	16	9	52
Mike Harden	---	---	18	14	20	52
Ray Donaldson	25	26	---	---	---	51
Drew Hill	26	20	---	---	1	47
Stanley Wilson	23	22	---	---	1	46
Rik Bonness	---	---	20	11	13	44
Lance Mehl	---	---	23	17	4	44
Keith Krepfle	18	9	---	---	16	43
Bubba Baker	---	---	25	15	3	43
Ken Coffey	---	---	24	14	4	42
Steve Moore	24	18	---	---	---	42
Michael Haddix	16	14	---	---	11	41
Kevin Ross	---	---	24	15	2	41
Neil Elshire	---	---	24	13	3	40
Larry Wilcox	19	18	---	---	---	37
Willie Gault	9	13	---	---	14	36
Randy Hughes	---	---	17	11	5	33
Pete Johnson	12	16	---	---	5	33
Mike Perko	---	---	19	11	3	33
Andrew Gissinger	13	11	---	---	8	32
Barney Bussey	---	---	15	9	8	32
Terry LeCount	15	12	---	---	4	31
Reggie Mathis	---	---	19	8	3	30
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	7	8	15	30
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	9	10	10	29
Kevin Mack	4	2	---	---	22	28
Bill Maas	---	---	14	10	3	27
Greg Meisner	---	---	13	9	3	25
Quenton Ballard	---	---	16	6	3	25
Tyrell Sampson	9	6	---	---	8	23
Leonard Thompson	5	4	---	---	13	22
Doug Barnett	---	---	8	7	7	22
Allen Rice	8	5	---	---	9	22
Cliff Thrift	---	---	12	5	3	20
Ken Jolly	---	---	9	3	8	20
Ted Fritsch	2	2	---	---	8	12
Frank Warren	---	---	7	5	---	12
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	2	3	4	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	31	18	---	---	8	57
Bob Pifferini	---	---	23	19	14	56
David Martin	---	---	22	17	16	55
Jim Merlo	---	---	21	20	12	53
Kris Wheeler	29	18	---	---	6	53
Mike Burns	---	---	25	21	4	50
Sam Merriman	---	---	23	23	4	50
John Tice	26	13	---	---	11	50
Billy Ard	25	16	---	---	8	49
Irving Fryar	23	17	---	---	6	46
Tony Eason	31	14	---	---	---	45
Steve Haworth	---	---	21	21	2	44
Earl Campbell	27	16	---	---	---	43
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	22	17	3	42
Bill Neill	---	---	20	15	7	42
Bruce Clark	---	---	22	17	2	41
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	16	19	6	41
Robert Jackson	---	---	18	12	10	40
Jimmy Allen	---	---	18	18	2	38
Boobie Clark	21	11	---	---	5	37
Jim Sexton	22	15	---	---	---	37
Jerry Holmes	---	---	17	17	3	37
Barty Smith	16	7	---	---	13	36
Skip Thomas	---	---	15	16	5	36
Russell Gary	---	---	13	11	10	34
Tommie Towns	10	11	---	---	11	32
Carlton Malone	19	13	---	---	---	32
Jerry Robinson	---	---	18	7	6	31
Aaron Meyer	14	8	---	---	8	30
Doug Donley	15	14	---	---	---	29
Rickey McBeal	---	---	14	13	1	28
Terry Metcalf	6	6	---	---	15	27
Loaird McCreary	8	1	---	---	18	27
Ron Baker	10	6	---	---	8	24
Morris Owens	7	3	---	---	13	23
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	6	4	12	22
Will Scarpitto	1	1	---	---	18	20
Alan Willis	10	6	---	---	1	17
Jack Mildren	---	---	6	6	2	14
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.J. Jones	1	6	---	---	---	7
Bobby Watkins	---	---	1	4	1	6
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charley Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	8	36	4.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	23	58	2.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	27	20	2	2	3	1	1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	13	12	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
J.J. Jones	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	29	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	121	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	23	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	64	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	20	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Hill	8	4	1	68	2	20
TE Pete Johnson	6	5	1	32	0	16
WR Larry Wilcox	4	3	1	35	0	18
WR Terry LeCount	4	4	0	59	0	12
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	0	13	0	9
WR Willie Gault	1	1	0	4	0	13
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	7	0	14
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	0	3	0	22

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	4	3	38	1	16
TE John Tice	4	3	34	0	13
WR Irving Fryar	4	3	24	0	17
WR Doug Donley	3	2	10	0	14
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	0	0	11
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	45	1	11
WR Morris Owens	1	1	2	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	2	18	9.00	2.71

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	6	14	2.33	3.07
Barty Smith	1	0	0.00	0.75
Will Scarpitto	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	4	2	34	8.50	8.19

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	2	1	19	9.50	8.75
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	15	15.00	14.75
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	2	0
Allen Rice	2	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	9	6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	6	5	2
J.J. Jones	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pete Johnson	3	3	0
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	2	1	1
WR Drew Hill	2	2	2
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	1
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	2	2	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	0
WR Morris Owens	1	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)