Week 2, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

64 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	3	0	3	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:05 ATL - Mack Herron 2 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 02:06 BIR - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Ricky Fisher 35 field goal
4Q: 03:06 BIR - Bucky Wallace 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:05 ATL - Mack Herron 2 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 02:06 BIR - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Ricky Fisher 35 field goal
4Q: 03:06 BIR - Bucky Wallace 52 field goal

Team Statistics BIR ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 14 10
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 258 176
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 3.97 3.09
Net Rushing Yards 100 45
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 3.45 1.61
Net Passing Yards 158 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 1 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 3/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 46
Time of Possession 33:15 26:45

Team Statistics	BIR	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	14	10
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	258	176
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	3.97	3.09
Net Rushing Yards	100	45
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	3.45	1.61
Net Passing Yards	158	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 1	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	3/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 46
Time of Possession	33:15	26:45

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	5:01	OWN 14	9	51	Punt
1	5:27	7:14	OWN 24	11	53	Missed FG
2	5:59	4:01	OWN 16	8	63	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 33	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	8:51	4:06	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	3:02	1:10	OWN 6	3	-2	Interception
3	1:03	1:11	OWN 20	4	27	Fumble
4	13:27	2:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:16	3:18	OWN 4	6	17	Punt
4	4:12	1:12	OPP 28	3	-7	Field Goal
4	2:11	1:52	OWN 9	8	14	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
1	8:19	2:52	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	13:13	7:14	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
2	1:58	1:34	OWN 49	5	25	Missed FG
3	13:22	4:31	OWN 37	9	25	Punt
3	4:45	1:43	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	1:52	0:49	OPP 21	3	3	Field Goal
4	14:52	1:25	OPP 47	3	3	Punt
4	11:26	2:10	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
4	5:58	1:46	OPP 47	3	-1	Fumble
4	3:00	0:49	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Coy Bacon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rickey Young	15	62	4.13	25	2
Darnell Goodwin	10	36	3.60	10	1
Pat Haden	3	3	1.00	3	0
Mike Vardell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Vince Wilkerson	15	18	1.20	7	0
Mack Herron	12	29	2.42	7	1
Reuben Fields	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	32	22	187	4/29	0	19	1	70.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	28	16	135	1/4	0	29	0	69.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Young	8	10	47	5.88	15	11
TE Marc Forbes	3	4	25	8.33	0	13
WR Ken Bailey	3	4	39	13.00	16	19
WR Hugh Stopek	3	4	34	11.33	6	17
WR Calvin Hickman	2	3	26	13.00	10	17
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Al Walker	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
FB Mike Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lionel Summers	5	6	38	7.60	2	15
WR Jim Robinson	4	6	47	11.75	2	29
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	18	9.00	7	15
WR Charley Young	2	4	18	9.00	0	11
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Russ Francis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Len Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Robert Miller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Young	3	0	0
Pete Adams	0	1	0
Otis Sistrunk	0	1	0
Vincent Forbes	0	1	0
Bill Kollar	0	0	1
Ronnie Covington	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reuben Fields	1	0	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0
John Zook	0	1	0
Jim Robinson	0	1	0
Charlie Ford	0	0	1
Tom MacLeod	0	0	1
Nate Crane	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	5	208	41.6	30.0	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	7	292	41.7	36.0	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	1/2	1/1	52	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	0	0.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	65	32.5	0
Bernie Jackson	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	10	3	0.0	28	29
S Bill Bradley	6	2	0.0	28	29
DE Bill Kollar	4	1	1.0	25	29
OLB Jack Ham	4	3	0.0	28	29
DT Gary Fair	4	0	0.0	24	19
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0.0	25	26
S Bill Simpson	2	2	0.0	19	22
CB Ronnie Covington	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Craig Fulcher	2	0	0.0	11	4
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	0	0.0	18	25
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	0	9
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	0.0	15	7
DT Otis Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	17	25
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	0.0	12	5
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Earl Dvorak	0	1	0.0	26	28

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charlie Ford	7	1	0.0	19	21
CB Allan Ellis	6	2	0.0	23	35
OLB John Pergine	6	2	0.0	27	32
S Bernie Jackson	6	0	0.0	16	30
DE John Zook	5	1	1.0	28	34
ILB Tom MacLeod	4	1	0.0	26	33
DE Coy Bacon	3	3	3.0	27	36
S Ralph McGill	3	3	0.0	26	35
DT Dave Pear	3	0	0.0	19	21
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	22	33
ILB Steve Shull	2	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Richie Minter	2	0	0.0	10	4
S Nate Crane	1	1	0.0	4	2
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	23	34
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0.0	16	17
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0.0	5	4
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Van Terry	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT Dave Rowe	0	1	0.0	10	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	1	3	1	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	2	29
DT Otis Sistrunk	0.0	0	1	0	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	3.0	0	1	2	36
DE John Zook	1.0	1	2	3	34
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	3	0	29
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	26
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	1	29
CB Ronnie Covington	2	1	25
S Bill Simpson	2	0	22
OLB Jack Ham	1	1	29
S Willie Germany	1	0	9
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	7
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	5	0	35
CB Charlie Ford	4	0	21
S Bernie Jackson	4	0	30
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	33
OLB John Pergine	2	0	32
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	0	33
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	3
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	4
CB Van Terry	1	0	12
DT Dave Pear	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	2	6	1	26	1	28
Juan Bruce	2	4	0	23	0	29
Andy Dawson	1	7	0	22	1	26
Mike Vardell	1	3	0	14	0	10
Pete Adams	0	2	0	25	1	28
Carlton Malone	0	2	0	12	0	10
Dan Ryczek	0	1	0	3	0	8
Vincent Forbes	0	1	0	4	0	8
Greg Sampson	0	0	0	23	1	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Kunz	2	4	24	0	26
Jon Morris	1	9	27	0	28
Matt Atkins	1	3	24	0	19
Kyle Mathis	1	2	8	0	8
Jeff Van Note	0	4	25	1	27
Mark Van Eeghen	0	2	19	0	19
Len Garrett	0	1	18	0	19
Travis Roach	0	1	21	0	22
Dave Burk	0	1	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Bailey	2	12
Darnell Goodwin	1	23
Ken Garcia	1	11
John Pitts	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Ford	2	12

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Haden	29	36	---	---	---	65
Bill Bradley	---	---	28	29	3	60
Jack Ham	---	---	28	29	2	59
Jack Reynolds	---	---	28	29	2	59
Hugh Stopek	22	25	---	---	12	59
Darnell Goodwin	14	20	---	---	23	57
Marc Forbes	22	22	---	---	13	57
Bill Kollar	---	---	25	29	2	56
Greg Sampson	23	33	---	---	---	56
Earl Dvorak	---	---	26	28	2	56
Ken Sawyer	---	---	25	26	4	55
Andy Dawson	22	26	---	---	7	55
Kris Wheeler	26	28	---	---	1	55
Ronnie Covington	---	---	15	25	14	54
Pete Adams	25	28	---	---	---	53
Rickey Young	23	28	---	---	2	53
Ken Garcia	21	20	---	---	11	52
Juan Bruce	23	29	---	---	---	52
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	17	25	4	46
Bill Simpson	---	---	19	22	4	45
Gary Fair	---	---	24	19	2	45
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	18	25	2	45
Al Walker	10	20	---	---	14	44
Calvin Hickman	15	20	---	---	3	38
Mike Vardell	14	10	---	---	9	33
Ken Bailey	4	15	---	---	12	31
Carlton Malone	12	10	---	---	8	30
Ron Pritchard	---	---	15	7	3	25
Darryl Kenyon	7	10	---	---	8	25
Dusty Oliver	---	---	12	5	5	22
Bill Cooke	---	---	10	4	6	20
Dan Ryczek	3	8	---	---	8	19
Willie Germany	---	---	0	9	6	15
Craig Fulcher	---	---	11	4	---	15
Vincent Forbes	4	8	---	---	3	15
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	1	0	13	14
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	1	3	7	11
John Pitts	---	---	2	1	7	10
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Graf	---	---	0	0	7	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank LeMaster	---	---	0	0	5	5
Doug English	---	---	0	0	5	5
Will Wynn	---	---	3	0	---	3
Elton Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Coy Bacon	---	---	27	36	3	66
Ralph McGill	---	---	26	35	5	66
John Zook	---	---	28	34	3	65
Allan Ellis	---	---	23	35	4	62
John Pergine	---	---	27	32	3	62
Tom MacLeod	---	---	26	33	2	61
Randy Crowder	---	---	23	34	2	59
George Kunz	24	26	---	---	9	59
Bernie Jackson	---	---	16	30	11	57
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	22	33	2	57
Reuben Fields	28	29	---	---	---	57
Jon Morris	27	28	---	---	1	56
Charlie Ford	---	---	19	21	12	52
Mark Van Eeghen	19	19	---	---	14	52
Jeff Van Note	25	27	---	---	---	52
Travis Roach	21	22	---	---	8	51
Vince Wilkerson	16	16	---	---	15	47
Matt Atkins	24	19	---	---	---	43
Len Garrett	18	19	---	---	5	42
Dave Pear	---	---	19	21	1	41
Charley Young	19	19	---	---	---	38
Randy Logan	---	---	16	17	2	35
Russ Francis	15	14	---	---	6	35
Jim Robinson	14	18	---	---	---	32
Van Terry	---	---	7	12	12	31
Mack Herron	12	13	---	---	5	30
Dave Burk	8	13	---	---	9	30
Lionel Summers	13	15	---	---	---	28
Willie Frazier	6	6	---	---	15	27
Kyle Mathis	8	8	---	---	9	25
Ken Mitchell	---	---	2	4	17	23
Dave Rowe	---	---	10	3	6	19
Richie Minter	---	---	10	4	3	17
Nate Crane	---	---	4	2	10	16
Carl Wafer	---	---	5	4	6	15
Ted Fritsch	3	2	---	---	9	14
Jorge Ballard	---	---	6	3	5	14
Robert Miller	7	6	---	---	---	13
Dick Gordon	1	0	---	---	10	11
Ken Grandberry	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Shull	---	---	3	3	3	9
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	2	2
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	19	47	2.5
Right	4	35	8.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	16	2.0
Middle	17	27	1.6
Right	2	4	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	32	22	0	2	1	0	4	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	28	16	1	3	0	3	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	76	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	54	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rickey Young	10	8	0	47	28
TE Marc Forbes	4	3	0	25	22
WR Ken Bailey	4	3	0	39	15
WR Hugh Stopek	4	3	0	34	25
WR Calvin Hickman	3	2	1	26	20
WR Al Walker	3	1	0	9	20
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0	2	20
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	0	0	10
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	5	20

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Summers	6	5	38	0	15
WR Jim Robinson	6	4	47	1	18
WR Charley Young	4	2	18	0	19
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	2	18	0	19
RB Vince Wilkerson	3	1	0	0	16
TE Russ Francis	2	1	6	0	14
WR Robert Miller	2	0	0	0	6
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	8	0	6
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Young	1	-1	-1.00	4.13

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	3	5	1.67	2.42
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0.00	1.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	5	3	25	5.00	4.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Charley Young	1	1	11	11.00	4.50
TE Russ Francis	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	3	2
Mike Vardell	1	0
Pat Haden	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	4	3
Vince Wilkerson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	13	8	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	3	2	1
WR Rickey Young	3	3	2
WR Calvin Hickman	2	2	1
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
TE Marc Forbes	1	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	3	1	1
WR Robert Miller	2	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	1
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)