Week 7, 1974

played in Birmingham, AL

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	0	7	-	14
Birmingham Bombers	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:02 DET - Frank Lewis 12 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 08:37 DET - Tyrell Fleming 6 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 01:57 BIR - Bill Kollar 8 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:02 DET - Frank Lewis 12 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 08:37 DET - Tyrell Fleming 6 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 01:57 BIR - Bill Kollar 8 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics DET BIR
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 258 250
- Offensive Plays 62 74
- Yards per Play 4.16 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 153 94
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 4.37 4.09
Net Passing Yards 105 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 111 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 3.89 3.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	DET	BIR
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	258	250
- Offensive Plays	62	74
- Yards per Play	4.16	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	153	94
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	4.37	4.09
Net Passing Yards	105	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	111	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	3.89	3.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:47	OWN 11	5	27	Punt
1	9:06	1:51	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	5:38	1:07	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	2:05	5:10	OWN 20	10	43	Punt
2	9:50	4:58	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
3	8:39	5:03	OWN 20	8	44	Missed FG
3	2:15	2:51	OWN 14	5	41	Punt
4	12:57	4:30	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
4	5:30	1:41	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	2:05	0:14	OWN 5	2	3	Fumble
4	1:51	0:39	OWN 23	3	1	Punt

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
1	11:01	1:55	OWN 43	4	19	Fumble
1	7:15	1:37	OWN 23	4	11	Punt
1	4:31	2:26	OWN 38	6	9	Punt
2	11:55	2:05	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:52	4:52	OWN 11	13	60	Half
3	13:10	4:31	OWN 6	9	26	Punt
3	3:36	1:21	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	14:24	1:27	OWN 5	5	3	Punt
4	8:27	2:57	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
4	3:49	1:44	OPP 39	9	34	Downs
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 35	7	47	Game

Game MVP: Tim Rossovich, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	21	98	4.67	26	5	0
Tyrone Hall	14	55	3.93	21	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Goodwin	12	46	3.83	11	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	11	48	4.36	18	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	26	15	111	1/6	2	17	0	93.5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	46	23	187	5/31	0	20	0	60.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Lewis	6	7	42	7.00	17	12	1
WR Wally Francis	3	8	23	7.67	0	10	0
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	28	14.00	8	17	0
FB Eddie Ray	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Carlos Spencer	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Lamont Marrow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Boobie Clark	7	9	38	5.43	21	14
TE Ken Garcia	4	4	32	8.00	8	13
WR Calvin Hickman	3	8	35	11.67	0	14
WR Al Walker	3	8	30	10.00	13	20
TE Dustin Stone	2	4	15	7.50	6	12
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
WR Hugh Stopek	2	7	22	11.00	2	13
WR Ken Bailey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Spencer	2	0	0
Tyrone Hall	1	0	0
Eddie Ray	0	1	0
Charlie Sanders	0	1	0
Skip Thomas	0	1	0
Greg Wojcik	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Goodwin	1	0	0	0
Bill Kollar	0	1	0	1
Bill Bradley	0	0	1	0
Jack Reynolds	0	0	1	0
Earl Dvorak	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	8	300	37.5	34.0	52	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	8	369	46.1	41.9	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Stevenson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	3	14	4.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	35	17.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Covington	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	9	0	0.0	13	46
OLB Charlie Weaver	8	1	0.5	22	51
DE Tim Rossovich	7	0	2.0	20	49
DT Herb Orvis	6	1	1.5	19	49
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	4	0.0	21	51
S Charlie West	4	2	0.0	17	47
OLB Larry Ball	3	0	0.0	10	5
CB Lem Barney	3	0	0.0	21	51
DT Bob Pollard	2	1	0.5	17	27
S Chuck Crist	2	0	0.0	8	24
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	6	1
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0.0	12	5
DE Sherman White	0	1	0.5	18	50
S Mel Phillips	0	4	0.0	20	51
DE Bill Gergory	0	1	0.0	6	3
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	0.0	23	51

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	16	4	1.0	35	26
S Bill Bradley	6	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Jack Ham	6	3	0.0	35	27
DE Nick Roman	3	1	0.0	31	24
DT Gary Fair	3	1	0.0	28	18
DE Bill Kollar	3	0	0.0	33	26
S Bill Simpson	3	0	0.0	24	23
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	0.0	31	26
S Willie Germany	1	2	0.0	5	6
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	0.0	29	24
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	30	24
DT Dusty Oliver	1	1	0.0	13	5
CB Terrance Dulaney	1	1	0.0	19	19
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	11	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Rossovich	2.0	0	0	4	49
DT Herb Orvis	1.5	0	0	1	49
DE Sherman White	0.5	1	2	0	50
DT Bob Pollard	0.5	0	1	0	27
OLB Charlie Weaver	0.5	0	1	0	51

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	0	26
DE Nick Roman	0.0	2	1	24
S Bill Simpson	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	7	0	46
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	0	51
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	0	51
S Charlie West	2	3	47
S Chuck Crist	2	1	24
DE Tim Rossovich	2	0	49
CB Lem Barney	1	3	51
OLB Larry Ball	0	1	5
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	51

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	1	26
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	27
S Bill Simpson	2	0	23
S Bill Bradley	1	2	27
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	7
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	24
CB Earl Dvorak	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	4	9	1	29	0	23
Eddie Ray	2	6	0	20	0	16
John Didion	1	7	0	25	0	23
Sam Adams	1	2	0	26	1	18
Emmanuel Zanders	1	2	0	30	0	25
Chuck Wingle	1	1	0	3	0	2
Ronnie Carroll	0	2	0	31	0	24
Paul Fersen	0	2	0	9	0	7
Dan Neal	0	2	0	10	0	4
Paul Howard	0	1	0	6	0	2
Charlie Sanders	0	1	0	32	0	26

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Bruce	3	6	20	0	38
Pete Adams	2	4	23	2	41
Greg Sampson	2	4	22	0	47
Dan Ryczek	1	1	1	0	11
Kris Wheeler	0	4	22	1	40
Darryl Kenyon	0	2	16	1	36
Jake Kupp	0	1	7	1	20
Ken Garcia	0	1	16	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	1	13
Chuck Wingle	1	5
Lem Barney	1	1

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Germany	3	7
Shane Harrison	1	18
Ken Bailey	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed O'Neil	---	---	21	51	11	83
Skip Thomas	---	---	23	51	---	74
Charlie West	---	---	17	47	10	74
Lem Barney	---	---	21	51	1	73
Charlie Weaver	---	---	22	51	---	73
Mel Phillips	---	---	20	51	---	71
Tim Rossovich	---	---	20	49	---	69
Herb Orvis	---	---	19	49	---	68
Sherman White	---	---	18	50	---	68
Doug Wyatt	---	---	13	46	9	68
Charlie Sanders	32	26	---	---	8	66
Emmanuel Zanders	30	25	---	---	9	64
Bill Demory	35	27	---	---	---	62
Ronnie Carroll	31	24	---	---	---	55
John Didion	25	23	---	---	7	55
Don Morrison	29	23	---	---	---	52
Wally Francis	25	19	---	---	6	50
Eddie Ray	20	16	---	---	10	46
Tyrell Fleming	20	15	---	---	11	46
Sam Adams	26	18	---	---	---	44
Bob Pollard	---	---	17	27	---	44
Tyrone Hall	14	15	---	---	14	43
Frank Lewis	22	16	---	---	4	42
Chuck Crist	---	---	8	24	8	40
Larry Ball	---	---	10	5	21	36
Carlos Spencer	21	12	---	---	---	33
Lamont Marrow	16	14	---	---	---	30
Tom Luken	9	9	---	---	9	27
Paul Fersen	9	7	---	---	9	25
Greg Wojcik	---	---	12	5	8	25
Bill Gergory	---	---	6	3	8	17
Paul Howard	6	2	---	---	9	17
Dan Neal	10	4	---	---	2	16
Chester Crites	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	0	13	13
Chuck Wingle	3	2	---	---	5	10
Merv Krakau	---	---	6	1	2	9
Earl Thomas	2	0	---	---	7	9
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Artie Prior	---	---	0	0	8	8
Kris Stevenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dominic Bruce	---	---	0	0	4	4
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Ramsey	23	51	---	---	---	74
Greg Sampson	22	47	---	---	---	69
Pete Adams	23	41	---	---	1	65
Bill Bradley	---	---	34	27	3	64
Jack Ham	---	---	35	27	2	64
Jack Reynolds	---	---	35	26	1	62
Hugh Stopek	17	34	---	---	11	62
Kris Wheeler	22	40	---	---	---	62
Bill Kollar	---	---	33	26	1	60
Earl Dvorak	---	---	31	26	2	59
David Goodwin	12	26	---	---	20	58
Calvin Hickman	22	36	---	---	---	58
Darryl Kenyon	16	36	---	---	6	58
Juan Bruce	20	38	---	---	---	58
Ken Sawyer	---	---	29	24	4	57
Nick Roman	---	---	31	24	1	56
Craig Fulcher	---	---	30	24	1	55
Boobie Clark	13	33	---	---	8	54
Ken Garcia	16	21	---	---	16	53
Bill Simpson	---	---	24	23	3	50
Gary Fair	---	---	28	18	1	47
Dustin Stone	6	26	---	---	13	45
Al Walker	9	24	---	---	11	44
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	19	19	3	41
Darnell Goodwin	11	25	---	---	1	37
Jake Kupp	7	20	---	---	8	35
Ken Bailey	3	20	---	---	10	33
Ronnie Covington	---	---	6	3	15	24
Ron Pritchard	---	---	9	7	5	21
Mike Vardell	6	10	---	---	5	21
Carlton Malone	3	13	---	---	3	19
Shane Harrison	---	---	0	1	18	19
Willie Germany	---	---	5	6	7	18
Claude Minor	1	9	---	---	8	18
Dan Ryczek	1	11	---	---	6	18
Dusty Oliver	---	---	13	5	---	18
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	6	3	8	17
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	11	2	4	17
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	0	0	16	16
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	4	3	8	15
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	0	2	2	4
Will Wynn	---	---	2	1	---	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	18	91	5.1
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	26	15	0	3	1	4	3	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	46	23	1	2	6	9	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	77	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	20	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	83	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	8	3	1	23	19
WR Frank Lewis	7	6	0	42	16
WR Tyrell Fleming	3	1	0	6	15
FB Eddie Ray	2	1	0	2	16
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	0	28	15
RB Carlos Spencer	2	1	0	4	12
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	0	6	26
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Boobie Clark	9	7	0	38	0	33
WR Calvin Hickman	8	3	2	35	0	36
WR Al Walker	8	3	1	30	1	24
WR Hugh Stopek	7	2	2	22	0	34
TE Dustin Stone	4	2	1	15	0	26
TE Ken Garcia	4	4	0	32	0	21
WR Ken Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	0	15	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	2	1	0.50	4.67

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	2	18	9.00	4.27

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	4	1	14	3.50	4.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	14	7.00	4.38
TE Dustin Stone	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	3.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Hall	3	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Goodwin	1	0
David Goodwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	11	7	5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	1	0
WR Frank Lewis	2	2	1
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	2
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	1	1
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	5	1	0
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	2	1	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)