Week 2, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

63 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Portland (OR) Seahawks	7	7	3	3	-	20
Birmingham Texans	3	3	0	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 POR - Earnest Byner 11 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 05:20 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 24 field goal
2Q: 06:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal
2Q: 00:31 POR - Jamie Williams 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:47 POR - Scott Norwood 48 field goal
4Q: 08:55 BIR - Doug Donley 62 pass from Tony Eason (Ron Davenport run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:46 POR - Scott Norwood 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 POR - Earnest Byner 11 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 05:20 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 24 field goal
2Q: 06:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal
2Q: 00:31 POR - Jamie Williams 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:47 POR - Scott Norwood 48 field goal
4Q: 08:55 BIR - Doug Donley 62 pass from Tony Eason (Ron Davenport run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:46 POR - Scott Norwood 36 field goal

Team Statistics POR BIR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 212 273
- Offensive Plays 54 61
- Yards per Play 3.93 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 126 80
- Rushing Attempts 38 26
- Yards per Rush 3.32 3.08
Net Passing Yards 86 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 14 - 12 - 0 29 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 96 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 6/41
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 5.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/39 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 4/56
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	POR	BIR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	212	273
- Offensive Plays	54	61
- Yards per Play	3.93	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	126	80
- Rushing Attempts	38	26
- Yards per Rush	3.32	3.08
Net Passing Yards	86	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	14 - 12 - 0	29 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	96	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	6/41
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	5.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/39	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	4/56
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:34	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
1	5:14	3:45	OWN 24	6	7	Punt
2	13:44	1:50	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
2	6:45	4:34	OWN 48	7	48	Fumble
2	1:12	0:41	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	0:31	0:06	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 40	4	27	Missed FG
3	10:54	3:15	50	6	19	Field Goal
3	2:38	1:45	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	4:07	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
4	8:41	5:07	OWN 26	6	10	Punt
4	2:12	0:32	OPP 26	3	7	Field Goal

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 19	3	5	Interception
1	10:36	5:22	OWN 35	10	58	Field Goal
1	1:29	2:45	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
2	11:54	5:09	OPP 39	9	38	Field Goal
2	2:11	0:59	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	11:48	0:54	OWN 40	2	-1	Interception
3	7:39	5:01	OWN 27	8	32	Punt
3	0:53	1:04	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	10:42	2:01	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
4	3:34	1:22	OWN 21	5	5	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 26	8	46	Game

Game MVP: Nolan Cromwell, Portland (OR) Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Byner	25	97	3.88	17	2	1
Joe Washington	10	14	1.40	5	0	0
Alfred Anderson	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
Mike Guman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	20	72	3.60	18	2
Ron Davenport	5	9	1.80	3	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	14	12	96	2/10	1	21	0	119.0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	29	15	234	6/41	1	62	2	61.5

Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	11	5.50	1	8	0
C Tony Hunter	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Jamie Williams	2	2	37	18.50	16	21	1
RB Joe Washington	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Earnest Gray	1	2	20	20.00	2	20	0
FB Mike Guman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Clarence Weathers	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	4	7	66	16.50	4	26	0
RB Earl Campbell	4	6	23	5.75	17	12	0
WR Doug Donley	3	7	76	25.33	56	62	1
WR Irving Fryar	3	4	48	16.00	3	26	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Terry Metcalf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
C Harper LeBel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nolan Cromwell	2	15	7.50	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Washington	1	1	0
Earnest Byner	1	0	0
Jamie Williams	0	1	0
Mike Johnson	0	0	1
Doug Smith	0	0	1
Jeff Spek	0	0	1
Mike Gray	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	2	0	0
Earl Campbell	1	1	0
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
Reggie Mathis	0	1	1
Billy Ard	0	1	0
John Tice	0	1	0
Russell Gary	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	6	235	39.2	35.3	50	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	166	41.5	37.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	2/3	1/2	0/1	48	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Brown	2	15	7.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	4	106	26.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	56	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	6	2	0.0	25	34
OLB Johnie Cooks	6	0	0.0	25	28
DE Doug Smith	4	0	2.0	19	18
DE Bob Hamm	4	1	1.5	17	27
DT Mike Gray	3	1	1.5	16	27
DT Bob Clasby	3	4	0.5	17	22
DE Steve McMichael	3	2	0.5	23	31
S Terry Kinard	3	2	0.0	23	33
OLB Mike Johnson	3	1	0.0	18	28
CB Elvis Patterson	3	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Bryan Hinkle	2	0	0.0	17	8
CB Van Jakes	2	0	0.0	10	16
ILB Glen Redd	1	1	0.0	8	7
CB Lonnie Young	1	1	0.0	16	22
DT Tim Webster	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Ward Bownes	0	1	0.0	14	30

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	9	1	0.5	36	15
OLB Reggie Mathis	6	1	0.0	24	13
DT Jermaine Perkins	5	2	0.0	24	12
DE Fletcher Jenkins	4	2	0.5	27	11
OLB Bob Brudzinski	4	0	0.0	33	11
ILB Mike Hunt	4	0	0.0	16	5
OLB Sam Merriman	3	2	1.0	31	13
S Mike Burns	3	0	0.0	28	10
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	3	0.0	16	1
CB Steve Haworth	2	2	0.0	23	9
S Russell Gary	2	1	0.0	5	5
DE Mark Studaway	2	1	0.0	23	10
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	15	4
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
CB David Martin	1	0	0.0	27	15
CB Lorenzo Shanle	1	0	0.0	20	11
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	3	0.0	31	13
S Tommy Marvaso	0	1	0.0	10	8
CB Jerry Holmes	0	1	0.0	23	9
ILB Niko Noga	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Doug Smith	2.0	0	1	18
DE Bob Hamm	1.5	0	2	27
DT Mike Gray	1.5	0	0	27
DE Steve McMichael	0.5	1	0	31
DT Bob Clasby	0.5	1	0	22
DT Tim Webster	0.0	1	1	15

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	1	13
S Carlton Williamson	0.5	0	15
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.5	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elvis Patterson	3	0	0	26
CB Van Jakes	2	0	0	16
OLB Bryan Hinkle	1	1	0	8
S Nolan Cromwell	1	0	2	34
DE Steve McMichael	1	0	0	31
ILB Glen Redd	1	0	0	7
OLB Johnie Cooks	1	0	0	28
DE Bob Hamm	1	0	0	27
S Terry Kinard	1	0	0	33
OLB Mike Johnson	1	0	0	28
DE Doug Smith	1	0	0	18
CB Lonnie Young	1	0	0	22

Birmingham	Caught	PPlay
OLB Reggie Mathis	4	13
S Carlton Williamson	3	15
S Mike Burns	2	10
ILB Mike Hunt	1	5
S Russell Gary	1	5
CB Steve Haworth	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Kozerski	1	8	1	32	0	15
Tom Glassic	1	7	0	35	0	9
Mike Guman	1	5	0	25	0	9
Bubba Paris	1	2	0	32	1	15
Ellis Gardner	0	6	0	32	0	11
Broderick Thompson	0	5	0	36	1	13
Brett Moritz	0	2	0	9	0	8
Tony Hunter	0	1	0	24	0	14
Jamie Williams	0	1	0	23	0	10
Alfred Anderson	0	1	0	11	0	4

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	2	4	26	0	35
Carlton Malone	1	9	26	2	35
Ron Baker	1	5	26	2	35
Jim Sexton	1	2	26	1	35
Ron Davenport	1	2	19	0	22
Harper LeBel	0	2	19	0	14
Billy Ard	0	1	21	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Gentry	2	19
Jeff Spek	2	18
Cedric Brown	1	15
Jamie Williams	1	14
Rocky Klever	1	8

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	3	10
Tommy Marvaso	2	15
David Martin	1	11

Participation

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	25	34	2	61
Steve McMichael	---	---	23	31	6	60
Terry Kinard	---	---	23	33	1	57
Bruce Kozerski	32	15	---	---	9	56
Johnie Cooks	---	---	25	28	2	55
Jim Kelly	38	16	---	---	---	54
Tom Glassic	35	9	---	---	9	53
Ellis Gardner	32	11	---	---	9	52
Mike Johnson	---	---	18	28	4	50
Bubba Paris	32	15	---	---	2	49
Broderick Thompson	36	13	---	---	---	49
Elvis Patterson	---	---	20	26	2	48
Ward Bownes	---	---	14	30	4	48
Jamie Williams	23	10	---	---	14	47
Mike Gray	---	---	16	27	2	45
Bob Hamm	---	---	17	27	---	44
Van Jakes	---	---	10	16	17	43
Mike Guman	25	9	---	---	8	42
Bob Clasby	---	---	17	22	2	41
Lonnie Young	---	---	16	22	2	40
Tony Hunter	24	14	---	---	1	39
Doug Smith	---	---	19	18	2	39
Jeff Spek	16	3	---	---	18	37
Earnest Byner	27	8	---	---	---	35
Earnest Gray	23	10	---	---	---	33
Clarence Weathers	10	7	---	---	15	32
Tim Webster	---	---	12	15	5	32
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	17	8	3	28
Milt McColl	---	---	2	7	16	25
Alfred Anderson	11	4	---	---	10	25
Brett Moritz	9	8	---	---	7	24
Wesley Walker	13	5	---	---	5	23
Jessie Hester	7	2	---	---	13	22
Don Laster	8	4	---	---	9	21
Joe Washington	11	8	---	---	---	19
Glen Redd	---	---	8	7	4	19
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	19	19
Cedric Brown	---	---	1	2	15	18
Cornell Forte	6	5	---	---	---	11
Rocky Klever	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bud Brown	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jim Morrissey	---	---	0	2	2	4
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Sexton	26	35	---	---	3	64
Ron Baker	26	35	---	---	3	64
Jerry Robinson	---	---	31	13	18	62
Carlton Malone	26	35	---	---	---	61
Steve August	26	35	---	---	---	61
Carlton Williamson	---	---	36	15	10	61
Tony Eason	26	35	---	---	---	61
John Tice	19	25	---	---	12	56
Ron Davenport	19	22	---	---	15	56
Billy Ard	21	29	---	---	5	55
David Martin	---	---	27	15	11	53
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	33	11	6	50
Earl Campbell	21	29	---	---	---	50
Sam Merriman	---	---	31	13	3	47
Harper LeBel	19	14	---	---	13	46
Irving Fryar	21	22	---	---	1	44
Reggie Mathis	---	---	24	13	6	43
Mike Burns	---	---	28	10	3	41
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	27	11	3	41
Lorenzo Shanle	---	---	20	11	10	41
Gerald Carter	8	20	---	---	11	39
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	24	12	2	38
Mark Studaway	---	---	23	10	3	36
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	9	3	35
Jerry Holmes	---	---	23	9	2	34
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	10	8	15	33
Charley Young	4	23	---	---	5	32
Doug Donley	17	14	---	---	---	31
Terry Metcalf	2	6	---	---	16	24
Mike Hunt	---	---	16	5	3	24
Pat Ogrin	---	---	15	4	5	24
Jack Del Rio	---	---	16	1	5	22
Robert Weathers	0	0	---	---	21	21
Eric Moran	5	6	---	---	6	17
Russell Gary	---	---	5	5	1	11
Tommie Towns	0	0	---	---	10	10
Niko Noga	---	---	6	1	3	10
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	1	1
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	20	51	2.6
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	4	29	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	14	12	2	1	0	0	1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	29	15	5	0	3	1	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	44	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	4	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	95	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	11	0	5
WR Earnest Gray	2	1	20	1	10
C Tony Hunter	2	2	5	0	14
WR Clarence Weathers	2	1	8	0	7
TE Jamie Williams	2	2	37	1	10
RB Joe Washington	1	1	4	0	8
FB Mike Guman	1	1	2	0	9
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	1	0	4
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	8	0	2

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	7	4	0	66	2	23
WR Doug Donley	7	3	1	76	1	14
RB Earl Campbell	6	4	0	23	0	29
WR Irving Fryar	4	3	0	48	1	22
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	1	0	0	6
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	0	21	1	20
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	0	25
C Harper LeBel	1	0	1	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Byner	6	26	4.33	3.88

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	4	15	3.75	3.60
Ron Davenport	1	2	2.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	1	1	16	16.00	6.86

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	1	6	1.50	8.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Williams	1	1	16	16.00	18.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	6	3.00	12.00
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	10.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Byner	4	1
Joe Washington	1	0
Mike Guman	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	9	8	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	1
RB Joe Washington	1	1	1
WR Earnest Gray	1	0	0
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0
C Tony Hunter	1	1	0
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	1
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	0
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	4	3	2
WR Doug Donley	3	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)