Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	6	0	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	10	0	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 NOS - Jim Kiick 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
1Q: 04:42 NOS - Jim Bakken 43 field goal
2Q: 14:10 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal
2Q: 02:29 BIR - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
3Q: 07:13 NOS - Jim Bakken 50 field goal
4Q: 02:11 NOS - Jim Bakken 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 NOS - Jim Kiick 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
1Q: 04:42 NOS - Jim Bakken 43 field goal
2Q: 14:10 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal
2Q: 02:29 BIR - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
3Q: 07:13 NOS - Jim Bakken 50 field goal
4Q: 02:11 NOS - Jim Bakken 35 field goal

Team Statistics BIR NOS
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 328 311
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 5.86 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 56 130
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 2.95 3.42
Net Passing Yards 272 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	BIR	NOS
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	328	311
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	5.86	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	56	130
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	2.95	3.42
Net Passing Yards	272	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	3:08	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
1	4:35	5:31	OWN 15	9	61	Field Goal
2	11:26	2:01	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	7:39	5:15	OWN 12	10	72	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	7:06	2:32	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	0:05	3:32	OWN 1	8	50	Punt
4	8:44	2:55	OWN 31	5	40	Missed FG
4	2:03	1:01	OWN 20	6	25	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
1	6:46	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:38	1:03	OPP 25	3	-1	Field Goal
2	14:04	2:38	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	9:25	1:46	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	2:24	2:15	OWN 20	9	44	Missed FG
3	12:42	5:36	OWN 11	10	56	Field Goal
3	4:34	4:29	OWN 17	8	26	Punt
4	11:33	2:49	OWN 1	6	28	Punt
4	5:49	3:46	OWN 36	8	46	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 45	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kiick, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Goodwin	10	24	2.40	10	1
Darnell Goodwin	8	27	3.38	7	0
Andy Sutter	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Kiick	21	79	3.76	12	3	1
Matt Muhammad	16	52	3.25	24	1	0
Archie Manning	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	24	17	203	2/12	0	34	0	96.3
Andy Sutter	11	7	81	0/0	0	23	0	85.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	16	11	99	0/0	0	24	0	85.1
John Hadl	11	7	82	0/0	0	22	0	86.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Bailey	6	7	73	12.17	10	24
WR Calvin Hickman	5	6	49	9.80	8	15
WR Al Walker	4	4	47	11.75	6	16
TE Dustin Stone	3	4	51	17.00	0	34
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	14	7.00	10	9
WR Hugh Stopek	2	7	38	19.00	11	23
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
TE Bucky Harris	1	2	6	6.00	6	6
FB Boobie Clark	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Galloway	6	10	59	9.83	3	15
RB Jim Kiick	5	6	39	7.80	6	22
WR Ike Harris	3	4	42	14.00	4	20
TE Eric Cook	2	2	14	7.00	0	7
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	24	24.00	19	24
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Richard Sims	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Walker	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Childs	0	1	0	0
Tommy Nobis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	5	227	45.4	40.8	48	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	5	243	48.6	47.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	3/4	2/3	1/2	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	4	2.0	0
Bill Bradley	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Covington	2	38	19.0	0
Ken Sawyer	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	1	21	21.0	0
Ike Harris	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	9	2	34	22
DT Gary Fair	7	1	32	18
S Bill Bradley	6	3	34	24
OLB Jack Ham	4	2	17	12
OLB Ron Pritchard	4	2	31	21
S Bill Simpson	4	2	26	22
CB Terrance Dulaney	4	1	25	18
DE Bill Kollar	4	0	35	24
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	32	23
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	1	29	25
S Willie Germany	2	0	6	7
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	13	8
CB Earl Dvorak	1	0	33	25
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	6	4
ILB Shane Harrison	1	0	4	5
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	5	3
DE Nick Roman	0	1	9	3
DT Craig Fulcher	0	1	34	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	9	2	0.0	17	35
S Tommy Myers	7	1	0.0	19	37
CB Robbie Magana	5	1	0.0	13	30
S Tracy Hanks	4	1	0.0	16	30
DE Billy Newsome	3	0	1.0	19	35
CB Alex Kirk	3	2	0.0	19	36
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	1	0.0	18	32
S Lenny Richard	3	1	0.0	4	12
DE Mario Nakamura	2	2	1.0	17	33
DT Ricardo Browning	2	1	0.0	18	30
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	1	0.0	17	36
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	17	32
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	2	24
OLB Jack Ham	1	12
DT Craig Fulcher	1	23
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	1.0	1	35
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	0	33
ILB Joe Federspiel	0.0	1	32
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	36
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	23
S Bill Simpson	3	0	22
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	0	18
S Bill Bradley	1	0	24
S Willie Germany	1	0	7
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	12
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	21
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	22
DT Gary Fair	1	0	18
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	4
ILB Shane Harrison	1	0	5
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	3
CB Earl Dvorak	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	8	1	35
S Tommy Myers	3	1	37
CB Alex Kirk	3	0	36
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	2	32
CB Robbie Magana	2	0	30
S Tracy Hanks	2	0	30
DE Billy Newsome	1	0	35
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	6
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	11
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	2	3	15	0	20
Claude Minor	2	2	4	0	17
Boobie Clark	1	2	8	0	12
Pete Adams	1	1	13	1	25
Larry Jarvis	0	3	9	0	20
Darryl Kenyon	0	2	10	1	17
Jake Kupp	0	2	6	0	12
Bucky Harris	0	1	7	0	13
Kris Wheeler	0	1	11	0	25
Juan Bruce	0	1	13	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clarence Hironaka	4	5	20	14
John Demarie	3	12	28	24
Terry Owens	1	4	24	15
Thurman Cowley	1	4	27	18
Randy Rasmussen	1	3	24	15
Bruce Rasmussen	1	2	29	22
J.B. Aarhus	0	3	33	24
Sam Cunningham	0	2	23	12
Eric Cook	0	2	20	14

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
David Goodwin	1	19
Ken Bailey	1	14
Shane Harrison	1	13
Al Walker	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Muhammad	1	21
Chester Kuehl	1	20
Eric Cook	1	15
Tommy Nobis	1	12
Thurman Cowley	1	9
Henry Childs	1	8

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Bradley	---	---	34	24	7	65
Bill Kollar	---	---	35	24	4	63
Ken Sawyer	---	---	32	23	8	63
Earl Dvorak	---	---	33	25	4	62
Craig Fulcher	---	---	34	23	4	61
Jack Reynolds	---	---	34	22	4	60
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	29	25	3	57
Ron Pritchard	---	---	31	21	3	55
Gary Fair	---	---	32	18	3	53
Bill Simpson	---	---	26	22	3	51
David Goodwin	10	22	---	---	19	51
Al Walker	11	27	---	---	9	47
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	25	18	3	46
Hugh Stopek	10	22	---	---	11	43
Ken Bailey	5	22	---	---	14	41
Calvin Hickman	16	24	---	---	1	41
Dustin Stone	12	18	---	---	10	40
Jack Ham	---	---	17	12	10	39
Pete Adams	13	25	---	---	---	38
Steve Ramsey	12	26	---	---	---	38
Kris Wheeler	11	25	---	---	---	36
Greg Sampson	15	20	---	---	---	35
Larry Jarvis	9	20	---	---	4	33
Doug Crusan	6	18	---	---	8	32
Juan Bruce	13	19	---	---	---	32
Bucky Harris	7	13	---	---	11	31
Darryl Kenyon	10	17	---	---	4	31
Claude Minor	4	17	---	---	8	29
Boobie Clark	8	12	---	---	8	28
Dan Ryczek	8	12	---	---	8	28
Darnell Goodwin	9	16	---	---	2	27
Jake Kupp	6	12	---	---	8	26
Mike Vardell	7	9	---	---	8	24
Willie Germany	---	---	6	7	10	23
Dusty Oliver	---	---	13	8	1	22
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	5	2	15	22
Ronnie Covington	---	---	6	4	12	22
Shane Harrison	---	---	4	5	13	22
Andy Sutter	7	11	---	---	3	21
Nick Roman	---	---	9	3	6	18
Will Wynn	---	---	5	5	5	15
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	5	3	5	13
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	3	3	5	11
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Kirk	---	---	19	36	16	71
Tony Galloway	36	27	---	---	3	66
J.B. Aarhus	33	24	---	---	9	66
Tommy Myers	---	---	19	37	5	61
John Demarie	28	24	---	---	6	58
Billy Newsome	---	---	19	35	3	57
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	17	36	3	56
Robbie Magana	---	---	13	30	13	56
Joe Federspiel	---	---	18	32	5	55
Dave Wilcox	---	---	17	35	3	55
Thurman Cowley	27	18	---	---	9	54
Mario Nakamura	---	---	17	33	4	54
Ike Harris	26	18	---	---	8	52
Bruce Rasmussen	29	22	---	---	1	52
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	17	32	3	52
Sam Cunningham	23	12	---	---	16	51
Ricardo Browning	---	---	18	30	3	51
Matt Muhammad	16	12	---	---	21	49
Eric Cook	20	14	---	---	15	49
Tracy Hanks	---	---	16	30	3	49
Randy Rasmussen	24	15	---	---	9	48
Richard Sims	19	17	---	---	11	47
Henry Childs	22	16	---	---	8	46
Archie Manning	25	16	---	---	4	45
Clarence Hironaka	20	14	---	---	8	42
Terry Owens	24	15	---	---	---	39
Jim Kiick	22	15	---	---	1	38
Bob Grim	6	4	---	---	17	27
John Hadl	13	11	---	---	---	24
Chester Kuehl	---	---	2	2	20	24
Lenny Richard	---	---	4	12	6	22
Tommy Nobis	---	---	1	2	12	15
Harris Malinowski	---	---	4	6	5	15
Sammy Everett	---	---	4	11	---	15
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	2	7	11
Jim White	---	---	2	4	4	10
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cas Banaszek	5	3	---	---	---	8
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Karl Lorch	---	---	0	2	---	2
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	25	2.1
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	17	64	3.8
Right	7	14	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	24	17	2	0	1	4	2	0	0
Andy Sutter	11	7	1	2	0	0	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	16	11	2	2	1	0	2	0	0
John Hadl	11	7	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	70	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	134	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	57	11.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	54	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Bailey	7	6	0	73	1	22
WR Hugh Stopek	7	2	1	38	1	22
WR Calvin Hickman	6	5	0	49	0	24
TE Dustin Stone	4	3	0	51	1	18
WR Al Walker	4	4	0	47	0	27
FB Boobie Clark	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	0	14	0	16
TE Bucky Harris	2	1	0	6	0	13
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	0	6	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Galloway	10	6	1	59	0	27
RB Jim Kiick	6	5	0	39	1	15
WR Ike Harris	4	3	0	42	1	18
WR Richard Sims	3	0	0	0	0	17
TE Eric Cook	2	2	0	14	0	14
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0	24	1	12
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Goodwin	1	1	1.00	2.40

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	3	12	4.00	3.76
Matt Muhammad	3	4	1.33	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	1	1	3	3.00	8.46

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	3	3.00	8.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
David Goodwin	3	2
Andy Sutter	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Muhammad	4	1
Jim Kiick	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	8	6	2
Andy Sutter	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	5	5	3
John Hadl	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	3	3	1
WR Hugh Stopek	3	1	1
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	0
WR Al Walker	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Harris	2	2	2
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	1
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0
WR Richard Sims	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)