Week 3, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	14	0	-	24
Birmingham Texans	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal
2Q: 13:41 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CIN - Gary Anderson 47 field goal
3Q: 09:24 CIN - Terry LeCount 14 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 00:55 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal
2Q: 13:41 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CIN - Gary Anderson 47 field goal
3Q: 09:24 CIN - Terry LeCount 14 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 00:55 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BIR
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 372 345
- Offensive Plays 66 79
- Yards per Play 5.64 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 191 136
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 6.16 5.44
Net Passing Yards 181 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 181 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 16/100 8/51
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37

Team Statistics	CIN	BIR
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	372	345
- Offensive Plays	66	79
- Yards per Play	5.64	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	191	136
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	6.16	5.44
Net Passing Yards	181	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	181	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	16/100	8/51
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:23	28:37

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:32	OWN 24	5	26	Punt
1	6:26	1:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	3:43	1:32	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
1	0:08	1:36	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
2	11:49	0:47	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
2	8:50	2:49	OPP 49	6	13	Punt
2	2:19	2:05	OWN 20	8	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	5:39	4:54	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:46	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	10:53	2:50	OPP 48	5	22	Missed FG
4	6:07	2:36	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	1:15	0:37	OPP 46	3	9	Missed FG

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	10:43	4:17	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
1	5:19	1:36	OWN 32	5	7	Punt
1	2:11	2:03	OWN 24	4	14	Fumble
2	13:32	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	11:02	2:12	OWN 2	5	20	Punt
2	6:01	3:42	OWN 20	11	39	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 23	1	-2	Half
3	9:15	3:36	OWN 18	9	39	Interception
3	0:45	0:52	OWN 20	2	40	Fumble
4	13:07	2:14	OWN 20	7	28	Downs
4	8:03	1:56	OWN 33	9	27	Downs
4	3:31	2:16	OWN 20	10	26	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 44	3	30	Game

Game MVP: Stanley Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	22	142	6.45	28	5	1
Allen Rice	8	44	5.50	13	1	0
Ken O'Brien	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	17	108	6.35	32	3
Ron Davenport	5	21	4.20	13	1
Tony Eason	3	7	2.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	35	19	181	0/0	2	18	0	87.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	50	26	232	4/23	0	27	1	56.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry LeCount	5	8	73	14.60	7	18	1
WR Drew Hill	3	7	22	7.33	4	11	0
RB Stanley Wilson	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	1
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
FB Kevin Mack	2	4	26	13.00	4	14	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Stan Rome	1	1	18	18.00	8	18	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Willie Gault	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Allen Rice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Doug Donley	7	12	63	9.00	14	22
WR Irving Fryar	6	14	82	13.67	50	27
WR Charley Young	4	7	20	5.00	0	9
RB Earl Campbell	4	6	21	5.25	4	7
WR Gerald Carter	3	7	29	9.67	0	12
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
C Harper LeBel	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Ross	1	13	13.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Ken Jolly	1	0
Bill Maas	1	0
Lance Mehl	0	2
Neil Elshire	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov
Earl Campbell	2	0
Tony Eason	1	0
Harper LeBel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	7	348	49.7	36.4	56	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	204	40.8	31.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/3	1/3	0/1	47	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	3	25	8.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Hughes	1	18	18.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lance Mehl	10	2	0.0	18	41
CB Reggie Phillips	6	0	0.0	6	37
S Lyle Blackwood	5	1	0.0	18	49
OLB Michael Knight	4	3	0.0	23	52
DT Bill Maas	4	2	0.0	17	31
DT Mike Perko	4	0	0.0	13	29
DE Greg Meisner	3	1	2.0	14	37
DE Bubba Baker	3	3	1.5	24	49
CB Kevin Ross	3	2	0.0	19	40
DE Neil Elshire	2	0	0.5	20	43
S Randy Hughes	2	0	0.0	18	45
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	0	0.0	2	13
CB Ken Coffey	1	2	0.0	22	39
OLB Ron McCartney	1	1	0.0	12	14
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.0	7	10
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0.0	8	6

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	7	3	0.0	28	28
S Russell Gary	5	1	0.0	28	30
S Mike Burns	5	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	2	0.0	14	11
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0.0	20	23
DT Pat Ogrin	3	1	0.0	15	14
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	0	0.0	17	22
DE Fletcher Jenkins	3	0	0.0	16	17
S Eric Williams	3	0	0.0	12	6
CB Lorenzo Shanle	3	0	0.0	21	26
CB Steve Haworth	2	3	0.0	18	23
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	1	0.0	25	28
S Carlton Williamson	1	2	0.0	28	34
OLB Sam Merriman	1	2	0.0	26	31
DE Mark Studaway	1	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	0.0	18	22
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryan Jennings	1	0	0.0	24	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Meisner	2.0	0	2	0	37
DE Bubba Baker	1.5	1	7	5	49
DE Neil Elshire	0.5	0	0	1	43
ILB Lance Mehl	0.0	0	1	0	41
S Randy Hughes	0.0	0	0	1	45

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	3	0	22
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	0	31
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	1	1	28
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	0	23
OLB Reggie Mathis	0	1	0	22
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Phillips	6	0	0	37
ILB Lance Mehl	5	0	0	41
OLB Michael Knight	3	1	0	52
S Lyle Blackwood	3	0	0	49
S Randy Hughes	2	1	0	45
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	1	40
CB Mike Harden	1	2	0	16
CB Ken Coffey	1	1	0	39
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	0	0	13
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0	14
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0	10
S Dextor Clinkscale	0	1	0	16
S Barney Bussey	0	1	0	9

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Burns	5	0	25
CB Lorenzo Shanle	4	0	26
S Russell Gary	3	0	30
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	23
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	11
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	28
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	23
S Eric Williams	1	0	6
CB Bryan Jennings	1	0	25
ILB Mike Hunt	0	2	28

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jay Hilgenberg	3	8	29	34
Keith Dorney	3	4	20	29
Pete Johnson	3	3	20	24
Montique Anderson	2	6	31	35
Louis Bullard	1	2	20	28
Bob Fisher	1	1	11	10
Ray Donaldson	0	3	31	35
Lomas Brown	0	2	11	7
Steve Moore	0	1	11	6

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	3	5	25	0	54
John Tice	2	2	22	0	38
Ron Baker	1	6	25	2	54
Billy Ard	1	4	22	0	42
Carlton Malone	1	2	25	2	54
Jim Sexton	1	2	25	0	54
Ron Davenport	0	1	24	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Harden	1	17
Allen Rice	1	16
Pete Johnson	1	15
Dextor Clinkscale	1	14

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Branch	1	20
Ron Davenport	1	15
Harper LeBel	1	11
Billy Ard	1	6

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba Baker	---	---	24	49	6	79
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	18	49	9	76
Montique Anderson	31	35	---	---	10	76
Michael Knight	---	---	23	52	---	75
Randy Hughes	---	---	18	45	3	66
Ray Donaldson	31	35	---	---	---	66
Ken O'Brien	31	35	---	---	---	66
Neil Elshire	---	---	20	43	2	65
Ken Coffey	---	---	22	39	2	63
Jay Hilgenberg	29	34	---	---	---	63
Lance Mehl	---	---	18	41	2	61
Kevin Ross	---	---	19	40	1	60
Pete Johnson	20	24	---	---	15	59
Louis Bullard	20	28	---	---	10	58
Drew Hill	18	26	---	---	12	56
Greg Meisner	---	---	14	37	1	52
Michael Haddix	19	18	---	---	15	52
Terry LeCount	18	23	---	---	10	51
Keith Dorney	20	29	---	---	---	49
Stanley Wilson	23	24	---	---	1	48
Bill Maas	---	---	17	31	---	48
Reggie Phillips	---	---	6	37	1	44
Mike Perko	---	---	13	29	1	43
Mike Harden	---	---	6	16	17	39
Kevin Mack	16	22	---	---	---	38
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	7	16	14	37
Allen Rice	8	11	---	---	16	35
Ron McCartney	---	---	12	14	6	32
Quenton Ballard	---	---	13	16	---	29
Bob Fisher	11	10	---	---	7	28
Lomas Brown	11	7	---	---	10	28
Steve Moore	11	6	---	---	10	27
Willie Gault	14	10	---	---	---	24
Cliff Thrift	---	---	7	10	6	23
Barney Bussey	---	---	6	9	8	23
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	2	13	7	22
Speedy Neal	6	5	---	---	7	18
Stan David	---	---	2	2	13	17
Ken Jolly	---	---	8	6	3	17
Derek Shields	2	1	---	---	10	13
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stan Rome	2	2	---	---	---	4
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Baker	25	54	---	---	2	81
Jim Sexton	25	54	---	---	1	80
Carlton Malone	25	54	---	---	---	79
Steve August	25	54	---	---	---	79
Tony Eason	25	54	---	---	---	79
Ron Davenport	24	35	---	---	15	74
John Tice	22	38	---	---	13	73
Carlton Williamson	---	---	28	34	10	72
Billy Ard	22	42	---	---	6	70
Mike Hunt	---	---	28	28	10	66
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	25	28	10	63
Lorenzo Shanle	---	---	21	26	15	62
Russell Gary	---	---	28	30	3	61
Sam Merriman	---	---	26	31	4	61
Irving Fryar	20	39	---	---	---	59
Bryan Jennings	---	---	24	25	8	57
Earl Campbell	19	35	---	---	---	54
Harper LeBel	14	25	---	---	11	50
Jerry Robinson	---	---	20	23	5	48
Reggie Mathis	---	---	18	22	7	47
Gerald Carter	5	32	---	---	10	47
Steve Haworth	---	---	18	23	3	44
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	17	22	4	43
Mike Burns	---	---	14	25	4	43
Charley Young	10	26	---	---	6	42
Doug Donley	10	32	---	---	---	42
Mark Studaway	---	---	13	19	5	37
Pat Ogrin	---	---	15	14	6	35
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	16	17	2	35
Jack Del Rio	---	---	14	11	6	31
Eric Williams	---	---	12	6	10	28
Eric Moran	3	12	---	---	6	21
Reggie Branch	0	0	---	---	20	20
Terry Metcalf	1	1	---	---	14	16
Robert Weathers	0	7	---	---	9	16
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bubba Green	---	---	2	0	---	2
Niko Noga	---	---	1	1	---	2
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	1	0	---	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	56	5.6
Middle	13	83	6.4
Right	8	52	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	75	8.3
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	35	19	0	3	0	3	8	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	50	26	3	0	5	7	10	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	11	139	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Terry LeCount	8	5	73	23
WR Drew Hill	7	3	22	26
RB Stanley Wilson	4	3	18	24
FB Kevin Mack	4	2	26	22
WR Willie Gault	3	1	4	10
TE Pete Johnson	2	1	3	24
TE Bob Fisher	2	1	11	10
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	6	18
RB Allen Rice	2	0	0	11
WR Stan Rome	1	1	18	2

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	14	6	1	82	2	39
WR Doug Donley	12	7	0	63	1	32
WR Charley Young	7	4	2	20	0	26
WR Gerald Carter	7	3	2	29	0	32
RB Earl Campbell	6	4	0	21	0	35
C Harper LeBel	2	1	0	12	0	25
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	0	38
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	5	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	5	8	1.60	6.45
Allen Rice	2	9	4.50	5.50

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	6	5	54	9.00	5.17

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0.00	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry LeCount	3	3	45	15.00	9.13
WR Drew Hill	1	1	8	8.00	3.14
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	1	1.00	4.50
FB Kevin Mack	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	3	2
Allen Rice	2	0
Ken O'Brien	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Davenport	2	2
Tony Eason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	10	6	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry LeCount	3	3	3
WR Willie Gault	3	1	0
WR Drew Hill	2	0	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	1
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	5	2	2
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	1
WR Doug Donley	3	2	1
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
TE John Tice	1	0	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)