Exhibition Week 4, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Philadelphia Eagles	0	7	7	10	-	24
Birmingham Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:21 PHI - Joe Cribbs 6 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:29 BIR - Robert Weathers 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:42 PHI - Joe Cribbs 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:16 PHI - Matt Bahr 22 field goal
4Q: 05:00 PHI - Mark Duper 45 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:21 PHI - Joe Cribbs 6 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:29 BIR - Robert Weathers 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:42 PHI - Joe Cribbs 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:16 PHI - Matt Bahr 22 field goal
4Q: 05:00 PHI - Mark Duper 45 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics PHI BIR
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 385 300
- Offensive Plays 62 57
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 149 118
- Rushing Attempts 35 34
- Yards per Rush 4.26 3.47
Net Passing Yards 236 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.74 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/34 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/67 3/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 17
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	PHI	BIR
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	385	300
- Offensive Plays	62	57
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	149	118
- Rushing Attempts	35	34
- Yards per Rush	4.26	3.47
Net Passing Yards	236	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.74	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/34	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/67	3/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 17
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:47	3:36	OWN 35	7	42	Missed FG
1	1:58	4:39	OWN 31	9	32	Punt
2	10:37	2:24	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 36	5	23	Half
3	15:00	3:24	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
3	10:06	1:21	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
3	5:39	2:16	OWN 5	5	25	Punt
3	0:18	4:08	OWN 33	7	62	Field Goal
4	9:09	4:28	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 24	7	24	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:13	OWN 6	14	70	Missed FG
1	3:11	1:13	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	12:19	1:42	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	8:13	6:52	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
3	11:36	1:30	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:45	3:06	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	3:23	3:05	OWN 8	4	26	Punt
4	11:10	2:01	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	4:41	2:22	OWN 16	9	60	Downs

Game MVP: Jeff Rutledge, Philadelphia Eagles

Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Jackson	17	88	5.18	17	2	0
Joe Cribbs	16	46	2.88	9	0	2
Jeff Rutledge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
John Spagnola	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Branch	19	68	3.58	9	0	0
Robert Weathers	14	48	3.43	17	1	1
Tony Eason	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	20	11	194	1/7	1	45	0	105.0
Ron Jaworski	5	4	55	1/6	0	22	0	112.5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	23	15	182	0/0	0	21	0	89.4

Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	5	7	70	14.00	23	27	0
WR Mark Duper	4	7	103	25.75	47	45	1
WR Otis Grant	2	4	22	11.00	1	16	0
WR James Lofton	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE John Spagnola	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Pete Holohan	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	23	23.00	7	23	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irving Fryar	5	9	49	9.80	16	17
WR Doug Donley	4	4	65	16.25	38	21
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	35	11.67	7	16
WR Tommie Towns	2	3	28	14.00	0	18
TE Reggie Branch	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Robert Weathers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	3	122	40.7	31.7	55	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	219	36.5	30.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Pinkney	3	23	7.7	0
Wally Francis	1	11	11.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	1	42	42.0	0
Reggie Pinkney	1	25	25.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	21	10.5	0
Charley Young	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Kelso	6	1	27	18
DE Elois Grooms	6	0	20	10
S Bill Bates	5	3	18	11
CB Kerry Glenn	5	0	19	17
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	1	20	13
DE Dennis Harrison	3	0	25	14
CB Charles Jefferson	2	3	25	14
OLB Mel Land	2	1	15	10
OLB Ed Brady	2	1	22	10
CB Reggie Pinkney	2	0	21	12
DE Sylvester Hicks	2	0	14	13
DE David Logan	2	0	9	9
S Keith Bostic	2	0	7	8
DT Jimmy Webb	1	3	23	13
S Bruce Halford	1	2	21	17
CB Bill Jackson	1	2	16	15
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	14	10
OLB Rich Milot	1	0	8	7
S Brenard Wilson	1	0	6	5
DT Ben Rudolph	0	2	19	11
OLB Curtis Townsend	0	1	5	2
DT Charles Martin	0	1	20	14

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Russell Gary	7	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Bob Brudzinski	5	0	1.0	28	21
S Carlton Williamson	5	3	0.0	32	23
S Mike Burns	4	1	0.0	26	21
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	0	1.0	22	17
ILB Mike Hunt	3	2	0.0	18	16
CB David Martin	3	2	0.0	23	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	3	2	0.0	21	15
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0.0	19	13
DT Pat Ogrin	3	0	0.0	26	20
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0.0	18	12
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0.0	23	19
ILB Niko Noga	2	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.0	15	6
OLB Jesse Penn	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Jerry Holmes	0	3	0.0	24	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Philadelphia	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jimmy Webb	1	0	0	13
DE Dennis Harrison	0	2	1	14
DE David Logan	0	1	0	9
DE Sylvester Hicks	0	0	1	13

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jermaine Perkins	1.0	1	0	17
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	0	21
ILB Jerry Robinson	0.0	1	1	13
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kerry Glenn	3	1	17
S Mark Kelso	3	0	18
S Bill Bates	1	2	11
S Bruce Halford	1	0	17
CB Reggie Pinkney	1	0	12
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	13
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	10
OLB Mel Land	1	0	10
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	15
S Keith Bostic	1	0	8
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	10

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Russell Gary	3	1	21
CB David Martin	3	0	21
S Carlton Williamson	2	1	23
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	12
S Mike Burns	2	0	21
OLB Jesse Penn	2	0	5
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Homer Elias	3	4	2	19	1	16
Henry Lawrence	3	4	2	19	0	13
Jerry Sisemore	3	4	0	28	0	20
Tom Thayer	2	7	0	21	0	23
Steve Sylvester	1	5	0	20	0	16
Buddy Aydelette	1	3	0	23	1	21
Earl Ferrell	1	3	0	21	0	5
Derek Kennard	0	2	0	15	0	11
Crawford Ker	0	2	0	16	0	11

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Sexton	2	9	34	23
Carlton Malone	2	7	34	23
Ron Baker	2	6	34	23
Eric Moran	2	2	17	6
Steve August	1	4	34	23
Billy Ard	1	2	17	17
Harper LeBel	1	2	14	6
Ron Davenport	0	1	17	13

Special Teams Tackles

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Ferrell	2	11
Reggie Pinkney	1	22
John Spagnola	1	10

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	3	13
Jesse Penn	2	9
John Tice	1	12

Participation

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Spagnola	28	20	---	---	10	58
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	21	12	22	55
Jeff Rutledge	28	21	---	---	---	49
Buddy Aydelette	23	21	---	---	5	49
Wally Francis	18	18	---	---	12	48
Jerry Sisemore	28	20	---	---	---	48
Earnest Jackson	18	12	---	---	18	48
Charles Jefferson	---	---	25	14	8	47
Tom Thayer	21	23	---	---	3	47
Mark Kelso	---	---	27	18	1	46
Bruce Halford	---	---	21	17	7	45
Mark Duper	23	20	---	---	---	43
Dennis Harrison	---	---	25	14	2	41
Pete Holohan	21	10	---	---	10	41
Steve Sylvester	20	16	---	---	4	40
Otis Grant	16	14	---	---	9	39
Jimmy Webb	---	---	23	13	2	38
Charles Martin	---	---	20	14	4	38
Kerry Glenn	---	---	19	17	2	38
Earl Ferrell	21	5	---	---	11	37
Ed Brady	---	---	22	10	5	37
Randy Gradishar	---	---	20	13	2	35
Homer Elias	19	16	---	---	---	35
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	14	13	6	33
Bill Jackson	---	---	16	15	2	33
Henry Lawrence	19	13	---	---	---	32
Elois Grooms	---	---	20	10	2	32
Daryl Hunt	---	---	14	10	7	31
Derek Kennard	15	11	---	---	5	31
Ben Rudolph	---	---	19	11	---	30
Bill Bates	---	---	18	11	1	30
Mel Land	---	---	15	10	4	29
Joe Cribbs	17	12	---	---	---	29
Crawford Ker	16	11	---	---	2	29
Mark Clayton	12	16	---	---	---	28
Rich Milot	---	---	8	7	10	25
Darryl Caldwell	14	4	---	---	5	23
David Logan	---	---	9	9	1	19
Curtis Townsend	---	---	5	2	10	17
Keith Bostic	---	---	7	8	---	15
James Lofton	1	8	---	---	5	14
Ron Jaworski	7	6	---	---	---	13
Brenard Wilson	---	---	6	5	---	11
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	2	2

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Sexton	34	23	---	---	4	61
Ron Baker	34	23	---	---	3	60
Carlton Williamson	---	---	32	23	4	59
Carlton Malone	34	23	---	---	---	57
Steve August	34	23	---	---	---	57
Tony Eason	34	23	---	---	---	57
John Tice	24	18	---	---	12	54
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	28	21	3	52
Russell Gary	---	---	23	21	8	52
Pat Ogrin	---	---	26	20	4	50
Mike Burns	---	---	26	21	1	48
Robert Weathers	20	11	---	---	17	48
Jerry Holmes	---	---	24	21	2	47
David Martin	---	---	23	21	2	46
Jerry Robinson	---	---	19	13	11	43
Sam Merriman	---	---	23	19	1	43
Ron Davenport	17	13	---	---	13	43
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	22	17	---	39
Mike Hunt	---	---	18	16	5	39
Billy Ard	17	17	---	---	5	39
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	21	15	3	39
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	15	13	10	38
Irving Fryar	19	18	---	---	---	37
Mark Studaway	---	---	20	13	3	36
Gerald Carter	19	9	---	---	7	35
Reggie Branch	19	15	---	---	---	34
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	15	14	4	33
Harper LeBel	14	6	---	---	13	33
Steve Haworth	---	---	18	12	2	32
Terry Metcalf	16	4	---	---	10	30
Doug Donley	16	14	---	---	---	30
Eric Moran	17	6	---	---	7	30
Tommie Towns	6	7	---	---	8	21
Jack Del Rio	---	---	15	6	---	21
Jesse Penn	---	---	6	5	9	20
Niko Noga	---	---	9	4	4	17
Charley Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bubba Green	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Norris	---	---	0	0	3	3
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	10	52	5.2
Right	15	53	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	21	80	3.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	20	11	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
Ron Jaworski	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	23	15	2	1	0	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	90	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	131	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	61	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	7	5	0	70	1	18
WR Mark Duper	7	4	1	103	3	20
WR Otis Grant	4	2	1	22	0	14
WR James Lofton	2	1	0	12	0	8
TE John Spagnola	2	1	0	5	0	20
TE Pete Holohan	2	1	0	14	0	10
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	0	23	1	16

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	9	5	49	0	18
WR Doug Donley	4	4	65	2	14
WR Tommie Towns	3	2	28	0	7
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	35	0	9
RB Robert Weathers	2	0	0	0	11
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	18
TE Reggie Branch	1	1	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Cribbs	5	11	2.20	2.88
Earnest Jackson	2	4	2.00	5.18

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Branch	3	10	3.33	3.58
Robert Weathers	2	3	1.50	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	4	3	19	4.75	9.70

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	1	1	2	2.00	10.00
WR James Lofton	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
TE John Spagnola	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0	0.00	14.71

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Cribbs	1	1
Earnest Jackson	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Weathers	6	2
Reggie Branch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	8	5	3
Ron Jaworski	2	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	3	2	1
WR Mark Duper	3	2	1
WR James Lofton	2	1	1
WR Otis Grant	2	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	2	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	1
RB Robert Weathers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)