Exhibition Week 3, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

48 degrees, fair, calm

Birmingham Bombers	7	10	0	0	-	17
Detroit Lions	6	3	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 BIR - Al Walker 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 06:49 DET - Bill Demory 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point failed)
2Q: 14:15 BIR - Rickey Young 4 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 03:41 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
2Q: 00:27 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 BIR - Al Walker 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 06:49 DET - Bill Demory 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point failed)
2Q: 14:15 BIR - Rickey Young 4 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 03:41 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
2Q: 00:27 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal

Team Statistics BIR DET
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 226 260
- Offensive Plays 58 54
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 113 83
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 3.32 3.46
Net Passing Yards 113 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 132 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/57
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:50 31:10

Team Statistics	BIR	DET
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	226	260
- Offensive Plays	58	54
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	113	83
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	3.32	3.46
Net Passing Yards	113	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	132	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/57
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:50	31:10

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	2:45	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
1	6:41	7:33	OWN 23	14	77	Touchdown
2	3:35	3:13	OWN 19	8	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
3	11:41	2:22	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
3	6:24	2:44	OWN 7	5	10	Punt
3	3:34	1:54	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	13:58	1:32	OWN 21	3	-7	Punt
4	7:03	2:05	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	3:23	3:23	OWN 14	9	27	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	5:24	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	14:08	10:33	OWN 27	17	71	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:08	1:27	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	9:19	2:55	OWN 42	5	51	Fumble
3	3:40	0:06	OPP 43	1	2	Fumble
3	1:40	2:42	OWN 33	5	19	Punt
4	12:26	5:23	OWN 31	9	47	Missed FG
4	4:58	1:35	OWN 21	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Pat Haden, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Goodwin	18	61	3.39	9	0	0
Rickey Young	14	56	4.00	11	1	1
Elton Davis	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	12	52	4.33	16	2	0
Jess Phillips	9	26	2.89	19	1	0
Charles Swift	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Bill Demory	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	16	13	123	1/7	1	24	0	119.5
Elton Davis	5	1	9	2/12	0	9	0	39.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Swift	17	14	126	3/20	0	26	0	97.5
Bill Demory	10	9	71	0/0	0	13	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Darnell Goodwin	3	3	10	3.33	10	6	0
WR Calvin Hickman	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Al Walker	3	5	56	18.67	1	24	1
WR Hugh Stopek	2	5	27	13.50	1	15	0
WR Rickey Young	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Marc Forbes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frank Lewis	7	7	86	12.29	33	26
RB Carlos Spencer	3	3	23	7.67	17	14
WR Jack Dolbin	3	5	17	5.67	6	9
WR Wally Francis	2	3	20	10.00	16	13
RB Jess Phillips	2	2	0	0.00	0	2
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	14	7.00	0	8
TE Charlie Sanders	2	2	16	8.00	0	9
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	21	10.50	4	12
TE Earl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Elton Davis	1	0	0
Boobie Clark	0	1	0
Bill Simpson	0	1	0
Karlos Rasmussen	0	1	0
Darryl Kenyon	0	1	0
Bill Bradley	0	0	1
Ron Pritchard	0	0	1
Ken Garcia	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Force
Lem Barney	1	0
Jess Phillips	1	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0
Sherman White	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	6	271	45.2	35.7	55	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	3	136	45.3	41.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	1/2	0/0	0/0	19	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	13	6.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	30	15.0	0
Charlie West	1	27	27.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	63	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	53	26.5	0
Lem Barney	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	9	2	0.0	20	27
OLB Ron Pritchard	7	3	0.0	21	24
S Bill Bradley	5	1	0.0	22	26
DT Craig Fulcher	3	3	0.0	23	27
CB Earl Dvorak	3	1	0.0	23	26
S Bill Simpson	3	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	14	10
CB Ronnie Covington	3	0	0.0	14	22
DE Bill Kollar	2	4	1.0	21	27
DT Gary Fair	2	0	1.0	20	25
DE Bill Cooke	2	0	1.0	21	29
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	4	3
S John Pitts	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Otis Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	0.0	1	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	9	1	0.0	31	23
DT Herb Orvis	5	3	0.0	27	23
S Mel Phillips	4	3	0.0	30	23
S Doug Wyatt	4	3	0.0	24	21
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	2	0.0	28	23
DT Mike Tilleman	3	1	1.0	18	16
DT Bob Pollard	3	0	0.5	11	5
DE Sherman White	2	0	1.0	28	22
OLB Larry Ball	2	2	0.0	15	5
CB Lem Barney	2	1	0.0	30	22
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	31	23
OLB Mike Varty	2	1	0.0	5	3
S Charlie West	2	1	0.0	25	18
DE Bill Gergory	1	1	0.5	6	2
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	6	1
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0.0	11	4
S Chuck Crist	0	1	0.0	11	5
DE Roger Stillwell	0	1	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	1	27
DT Gary Fair	1.0	0	25
DE Bill Cooke	1.0	0	29
CB Earl Dvorak	0.0	1	26

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.0	1	1	2	22
DT Mike Tilleman	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Bill Gergory	0.5	0	0	0	2
DT Bob Pollard	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ron Pritchard	4	0	24
ILB Jack Reynolds	4	0	27
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	26
S Bill Bradley	2	1	26
S Bill Simpson	2	0	25
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	2	0	10
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	22
S John Pitts	1	0	4
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	28
DT Otis Sistrunk	1	0	5
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	0	23
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	0	23
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	23
S Mel Phillips	1	1	23
CB Lem Barney	1	0	22
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	2	6	22	0	18
Juan Bruce	2	5	22	0	18
Carlton Malone	2	3	24	1	12
Andy Dawson	2	3	17	0	14
Pete Adams	1	3	20	0	14
Dan Ryczek	1	1	10	0	4
Kris Wheeler	0	5	24	0	20
Vincent Forbes	0	3	14	2	10
Darryl Kenyon	0	2	17	0	10
Boobie Clark	0	1	12	0	6

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	3	3	14	0	18
Emmanuel Zanders	2	2	14	0	19
Ronnie Carroll	1	3	15	0	18
John Didion	1	3	16	0	15
Sam Adams	1	2	15	0	15
Charlie Sanders	1	2	24	0	25
Paul Fersen	0	2	10	1	12
Paul Howard	0	1	10	1	11
Pat Donovan	0	1	9	1	12
Dan Neal	0	1	8	0	15
Earl Thomas	0	1	3	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
John Pitts	2	10
Darnell Goodwin	1	17
Ken Garcia	1	14
Ken Bailey	1	13
Marc Forbes	1	12

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Coslet	3	12
Jack Dolbin	1	13
Tom Luken	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	22	28	8	58
Bill Bradley	---	---	22	26	5	53
Craig Fulcher	---	---	23	27	3	53
Darnell Goodwin	23	13	---	---	17	53
Bill Cooke	---	---	21	29	2	52
Earl Dvorak	---	---	23	26	2	51
Bill Kollar	---	---	21	27	2	50
Jack Reynolds	---	---	20	27	3	50
Hugh Stopek	22	17	---	---	10	49
Ron Pritchard	---	---	21	24	2	47
Gary Fair	---	---	20	25	2	47
Ken Garcia	19	14	---	---	14	47
Ronnie Covington	---	---	14	22	10	46
Kris Wheeler	24	20	---	---	2	46
Ken Bailey	14	17	---	---	13	44
Juan Bruce	22	18	---	---	4	44
Bill Simpson	---	---	16	25	2	43
Marc Forbes	19	10	---	---	12	41
Greg Sampson	22	18	---	---	---	40
Calvin Hickman	21	13	---	---	4	38
Al Walker	18	15	---	---	5	38
Rickey Young	22	15	---	---	1	38
Pete Adams	20	14	---	---	2	36
Carlton Malone	24	12	---	---	---	36
Andy Dawson	17	14	---	---	5	36
Darryl Kenyon	17	10	---	---	7	34
Pat Haden	15	17	---	---	---	32
Vincent Forbes	14	10	---	---	7	31
Boobie Clark	12	6	---	---	8	26
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	14	10	2	26
Elton Davis	19	7	---	---	---	26
Dan Ryczek	10	4	---	---	4	18
Willie Germany	---	---	4	6	6	16
John Pitts	---	---	1	4	10	15
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	8	5	---	13
Frank LeMaster	---	---	4	3	3	10
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	1	4	5	10
Jack Ham	---	---	0	2	7	9
Dusty Oliver	---	---	2	3	2	7
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	3	1	3	7
Will Wynn	---	---	3	3	---	6
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	1	3	---	4
Doug English	---	---	0	0	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	24	21	18	63
Charlie Sanders	24	25	---	---	8	57
Skip Thomas	---	---	31	23	1	55
Charlie Weaver	---	---	31	23	1	55
Lem Barney	---	---	30	22	2	54
Mel Phillips	---	---	30	23	1	54
Tim Rossovich	---	---	29	23	1	53
Ed O'Neil	---	---	28	23	1	52
Herb Orvis	---	---	27	23	1	51
Sherman White	---	---	28	22	1	51
Charlie West	---	---	25	18	6	49
Jack Dolbin	14	22	---	---	13	49
Jess Phillips	13	13	---	---	18	44
Wally Francis	16	15	---	---	8	39
Charles Swift	18	20	---	---	---	38
Frank Lewis	9	18	---	---	10	37
Emmanuel Zanders	14	19	---	---	3	36
Larry Ball	---	---	15	5	14	34
Mike Tilleman	---	---	18	16	---	34
Ronnie Carroll	15	18	---	---	---	33
Lamont Marrow	15	16	---	---	2	33
John Didion	16	15	---	---	1	32
Don Morrison	14	18	---	---	---	32
Carlos Spencer	13	18	---	---	---	31
Sam Adams	15	15	---	---	---	30
Tom Luken	9	15	---	---	5	29
Paul Fersen	10	12	---	---	5	27
Eddie Ray	8	11	---	---	8	27
Paul Howard	10	11	---	---	5	26
Dan Neal	8	15	---	---	3	26
Bruce Coslet	5	8	---	---	12	25
Chuck Crist	---	---	11	5	9	25
Pat Donovan	9	12	---	---	1	22
Greg Wojcik	---	---	11	4	6	21
Bill Demory	6	10	---	---	---	16
Bob Pollard	---	---	11	5	---	16
Earl Thomas	3	4	---	---	8	15
Merv Krakau	---	---	6	1	7	14
Roger Stillwell	---	---	7	1	6	14
Danny Colbert	---	---	1	1	11	13
Mike Varty	---	---	5	3	3	11
Bill Gergory	---	---	6	2	---	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnnie Gray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	8	25	3.1
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	16	13	2	0	0	1	2	4	0
Elton Davis	5	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Swift	17	14	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Demory	10	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	30	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek	5	2	27	0	17
WR Al Walker	5	3	56	2	15
WR Calvin Hickman	4	3	18	0	13
RB Darnell Goodwin	3	3	10	0	13
WR Rickey Young	2	2	12	0	15
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	9	0	6
TE Marc Forbes	1	0	0	0	10

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	7	7	0	86	1	18
WR Jack Dolbin	5	3	1	17	0	22
WR Wally Francis	3	2	0	20	0	15
RB Carlos Spencer	3	3	0	23	0	18
RB Jess Phillips	2	2	0	0	0	13
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	14	0	11
TE Charlie Sanders	2	2	0	16	0	25
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	0	21	0	16
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Young	4	8	2.00	4.00
Darnell Goodwin	1	9	9.00	3.39

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	4	4	1.00	4.33
Jess Phillips	2	2	1.00	2.89
Bill Demory	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	2	2	18	9.00	7.69

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	2	15	7.50	7.10
Charles Swift	2	1	9	4.50	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Al Walker	1	1	9	9.00	11.20

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	12.29
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	9	9.00	8.00
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	5	5.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Goodwin	2	2
Rickey Young	2	1
Elton Davis	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	3	3
Carlos Spencer	3	1
Bill Demory	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	6	5	5
Elton Davis	3	0	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Swift	3	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	5	3	3
WR Hugh Stopek	2	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	1
WR Rickey Young	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch
WR Frank Lewis	1	1
RB Jess Phillips	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)