Week 3, 1974

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	0	7	7	-	14
Houston Oilers	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
1Q: 00:42 HOU - Billy Johnson 20 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 07:35 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:56 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
1Q: 00:42 HOU - Billy Johnson 20 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 07:35 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:56 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 1-1 1-2
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 302
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 77 66
- Rushing Attempts 25 19
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.47
Net Passing Yards 196 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 49 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 12/85 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 4/57
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:13 29:47

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	1-1	1-2
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	302
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	77	66
- Rushing Attempts	25	19
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.47
Net Passing Yards	196	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	49 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	12/85	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	4/57
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:13	29:47

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
1	12:26	1:33	OWN 11	3	-7	Punt
1	9:38	1:17	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
1	6:48	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	4:05	1:34	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
1	0:31	4:41	OWN 27	7	26	Punt
2	7:15	2:14	OPP 43	4	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:19	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
3	12:40	5:13	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
3	4:20	2:21	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
4	12:54	3:37	OWN 11	9	52	Punt
4	7:25	2:38	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 29	4	10	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	0:29	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
1	10:53	1:15	OPP 21	3	0	Field Goal
1	8:21	1:33	OPP 35	3	1	Punt
1	6:35	2:30	OWN 34	6	57	Fumble
1	2:31	2:00	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
2	10:50	3:35	OWN 4	11	39	Fumble
2	5:01	3:11	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	7:27	3:07	OWN 33	5	33	Punt
3	1:59	4:05	OWN 20	8	55	Interception
4	9:17	1:52	OWN 20	4	26	Fumble
4	4:47	3:38	OWN 22	16	49	Downs

Game MVP: Jack Reynolds, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Goodwin	16	60	3.75	12	1	2
David Goodwin	7	20	2.86	6	0	0
Steve Ramsey	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quinn Newsome	10	33	3.30	19	1
Kendall McKinley	7	33	4.71	14	2
Lynn Dickey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Bill Olds	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	34	20	223	4/27	0	32	1	66.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	49	27	252	3/16	1	28	1	67.7

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	41	10.25	12	19
WR Ken Bailey	4	6	43	10.75	10	21
WR Al Walker	3	4	47	15.67	9	26
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	20	10.00	4	12
RB David Goodwin	2	2	35	17.50	23	32
WR Hugh Stopek	2	4	16	8.00	0	8
TE Dustin Stone	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Ken Garcia	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Calvin Hickman	1	7	3	3.00	0	3

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Stark	7	9	83	11.86	8	28	0
WR Billy Johnson	5	11	76	15.20	5	21	1
WR Mercury Duncan	4	10	28	7.00	0	11	0
RB Kendall McKinley	3	4	5	1.67	0	4	0
FB Jon Keyworth	2	3	9	4.50	8	5	0
FB Bill Olds	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Paul Seymour	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	18	18.00	5	18	0
WR Irving Royer	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Cliff Taylor	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darnell Goodwin	2	1	0
Jack Reynolds	0	1	1
Boobie Clark	0	1	0
Jack Ham	0	1	0
Earl Dvorak	0	1	0
Bill Bradley	0	0	1
Willie Germany	0	0	1
Ron Pritchard	0	0	1
Gary Fair	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lynn Dickey	2	0	0
Quinn Newsome	1	1	0
Jon Keyworth	1	0	0
Butch Stark	1	0	0
Irving Royer	0	1	0
Dave Robinson	0	0	1
Ralph Trinidad	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	9	364	40.4	27.4	53	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	198	39.6	29.2	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	38	12.7	0
Kendall McKinley	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	39	19.5	0
Cliff Taylor	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	7	1	0.0	18	51
ILB Jack Reynolds	6	3	1.0	19	52
CB Terrance Dulaney	6	4	0.0	15	44
OLB Ron Pritchard	6	1	0.0	12	36
CB Ken Sawyer	5	1	0.0	19	52
S Bill Simpson	4	1	0.0	14	45
DE Nick Roman	2	1	1.0	16	51
DT Gary Fair	2	0	1.0	13	34
S Willie Germany	2	1	0.0	6	17
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	0.0	17	52
DT Otis Sistrunk	2	0	0.0	18	51
OLB Jack Ham	1	2	0.0	11	23
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	3	6
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Robinson	8	2	1.5	23	37
S Ron Brandon	7	2	0.5	24	38
CB Jeris White	7	0	0.0	20	37
OLB Jim Cheyunski	6	1	0.0	25	38
DE Elvin Bethea	4	2	1.5	23	38
DE Al Cowlings	4	4	0.5	21	35
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0.0	20	35
DT Curley Culp	2	0	0.0	21	37
OLB Ralph Trinidad	2	0	0.0	14	26
CB Jackie Wallace	1	3	0.0	14	32
CB Tommie Burns	1	1	0.0	18	33
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Irving Royer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ike Delgado	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Roman	1.0	2	0	1	51
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	1	1	52
DT Gary Fair	1.0	0	1	0	34
DT Otis Sistrunk	0.0	2	3	0	51
DT Dusty Oliver	0.0	0	1	0	2

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.5	2	1	1	38
OLB Dave Robinson	1.5	1	0	1	37
DE Al Cowlings	0.5	0	1	1	35
S Ron Brandon	0.5	0	0	0	38
OLB Ralph Trinidad	0.0	0	2	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ron Pritchard	6	0	0	36
CB Terrance Dulaney	5	0	0	44
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	0	52
S Bill Bradley	3	1	0	51
S Willie Germany	2	2	0	17
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	0	52
S Bill Simpson	2	0	1	45
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0	23
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	0	52
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeris White	7	1	0	37
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	1	35
S Ron Brandon	3	0	0	38
OLB Dave Robinson	2	1	0	37
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1	0	0	38
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	37
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0	13
OLB Ralph Trinidad	1	0	0	26
CB Tommie Burns	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	7	25	1	34
Pete Adams	1	4	19	0	23
Juan Bruce	1	2	15	1	30
Darryl Kenyon	1	1	12	1	18
Boobie Clark	0	4	19	1	25
Claude Minor	0	1	4	0	10
Dan Ryczek	0	1	6	0	11
Carlton Malone	0	1	10	0	8
Kris Wheeler	0	1	19	0	27
Larry Jarvis	0	1	15	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	2	4	1	18	0	48
Ron Saul	1	3	0	18	0	51
Dan Peiffer	1	2	0	3	0	9
Paul Seymour	1	1	0	8	0	14
Tom Banks	0	3	0	16	1	43
Kerry Webster	0	2	0	4	2	13
Bob Newton	0	2	0	15	0	39
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	0	18	0	50

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Harrison	3	17
David Goodwin	1	22
Ronnie Covington	1	15
Ken Bailey	1	10
Boobie Clark	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Prentice McCray	1	7
Nelson Munsey	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	19	52	3	74
Bill Bradley	---	---	18	51	4	73
Jack Reynolds	---	---	19	52	1	72
Bill Kollar	---	---	18	52	1	71
Earl Dvorak	---	---	17	52	2	71
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	18	51	1	70
Nick Roman	---	---	16	51	1	68
Steve Ramsey	25	38	---	---	---	63
Bill Simpson	---	---	14	45	1	60
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	15	44	1	60
Greg Sampson	25	34	---	---	---	59
Ron Pritchard	---	---	12	36	6	54
Calvin Hickman	22	30	---	---	---	52
Larry Jarvis	15	29	---	---	8	52
Boobie Clark	19	25	---	---	6	50
Ken Garcia	19	17	---	---	13	49
Gary Fair	---	---	13	34	1	48
Al Walker	13	26	---	---	9	48
Kris Wheeler	19	27	---	---	1	47
Juan Bruce	15	30	---	---	---	45
Darnell Goodwin	17	26	---	---	---	43
Hugh Stopek	14	20	---	---	9	43
Pete Adams	19	23	---	---	---	42
David Goodwin	8	12	---	---	22	42
Jack Ham	---	---	11	23	5	39
Dustin Stone	4	19	---	---	15	38
Darryl Kenyon	12	18	---	---	4	34
Ken Bailey	6	12	---	---	10	28
Carlton Malone	10	8	---	---	9	27
Willie Germany	---	---	6	17	---	23
Claude Minor	4	10	---	---	9	23
Dan Ryczek	6	11	---	---	6	23
Shane Harrison	---	---	0	0	17	17
Ronnie Covington	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mike Vardell	3	3	---	---	9	15
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	3	1	10	14
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	3	2	6	11
Craig Fulcher	---	---	3	6	---	9
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	2	0	7	9
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dusty Oliver	---	---	1	2	5	8
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	0	1	2	3
Will Wynn	---	---	1	0	---	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Brandon	---	---	24	38	19	81
Desmond Cribbs	18	50	---	---	6	74
Winston Hill	18	48	---	---	6	72
Lynn Dickey	19	52	---	---	---	71
Ron Saul	18	51	---	---	---	69
Butch Stark	12	39	---	---	14	65
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	25	38	---	63
Elvin Bethea	---	---	23	38	---	61
Nelson Munsey	---	---	20	35	5	60
Dave Robinson	---	---	23	37	---	60
Tom Banks	16	43	---	---	---	59
Curley Culp	---	---	21	37	1	59
Al Cowlings	---	---	21	35	1	57
Jackie Wallace	---	---	14	32	11	57
Jeris White	---	---	20	37	---	57
Bob Newton	15	39	---	---	---	54
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	14	26	14	54
Billy Johnson	11	32	---	---	10	53
Tommie Burns	---	---	18	33	---	51
Kendall McKinley	7	30	---	---	14	51
Mercury Duncan	11	36	---	---	---	47
Irving Royer	6	32	---	---	3	41
Jon Keyworth	10	20	---	---	5	35
Prentice McCray	---	---	12	13	7	32
Terry Nelson	12	18	---	---	1	31
Paul Seymour	8	14	---	---	9	31
Bill Olds	5	8	---	---	13	26
Quinn Newsome	11	15	---	---	---	26
Kerry Webster	4	13	---	---	6	23
Cliff Taylor	0	13	---	---	8	21
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	2	0	17	19
Dan Peiffer	3	9	---	---	6	18
Fred Sturt	3	7	---	---	6	16
Tom Gallimore	1	3	---	---	11	15
Maurice Patton	---	---	9	5	---	14
Mario Galloway	---	---	6	3	5	14
Leo Brooks	---	---	7	6	---	13
Vince Kendrick	1	0	---	---	10	11
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	4	2	5	11
Ike Delgado	---	---	8	2	---	10
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bert Askson	---	---	4	1	---	5
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	34	20	3	2	2	2	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	49	27	3	2	5	4	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	107	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	45	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	104	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	69	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	7	1	1	3	0	30
WR Ken Bailey	6	4	0	43	1	12
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	0	41	0	26
WR Hugh Stopek	4	2	0	16	0	20
WR Al Walker	4	3	1	47	1	26
TE Ken Garcia	3	1	0	12	0	17
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	0	20	0	25
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	0	6	0	19
RB David Goodwin	2	2	0	35	1	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	11	5	3	76	2	32
WR Mercury Duncan	10	4	0	28	0	36
WR Butch Stark	9	7	0	83	1	39
RB Kendall McKinley	4	3	0	5	0	30
WR Irving Royer	4	1	1	5	0	32
FB Jon Keyworth	3	2	0	9	0	20
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	1	18	0	18
FB Bill Olds	2	2	0	10	0	8
TE Paul Seymour	2	2	0	18	0	14
RB Cliff Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Goodwin	7	22	3.14	3.75
David Goodwin	1	-1	-1.00	2.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	1	1	12	12.00	6.56

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	2	2	24	12.00	5.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	12	12.00	10.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	20	20.00	6.91
WR Butch Stark	1	1	4	4.00	9.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Quinn Newsome	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	11	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	2
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	1
RB David Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	4	3	3
WR Mercury Duncan	3	1	0
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	0
FB Bill Olds	2	2	1
RB Kendall McKinley	2	1	1
RB Cliff Taylor	1	0	0
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)