Week 7, 1975

played in Birmingham, AL

77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Oilers	10	7	7	13	-	37
Birmingham Bombers	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 HOU - John Smith 25 field goal
1Q: 00:40 HOU - Roland Hooks 2 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:34 HOU - Mike Thomas 13 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 07:01 BIR - Boobie Clark 1 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:38 BIR - Rickey Young 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 12:51 HOU - Bob Stein 0 blocked punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 09:09 HOU - Roland Hooks 2 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:37 HOU - John Smith 21 field goal
4Q: 01:26 HOU - John Smith 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 HOU - John Smith 25 field goal
1Q: 00:40 HOU - Roland Hooks 2 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:34 HOU - Mike Thomas 13 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 07:01 BIR - Boobie Clark 1 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:38 BIR - Rickey Young 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 12:51 HOU - Bob Stein 0 blocked punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 09:09 HOU - Roland Hooks 2 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:37 HOU - John Smith 21 field goal
4Q: 01:26 HOU - John Smith 53 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BIR
Record 5-1 0-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 240 262
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 4.36 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 103 97
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.73
Net Passing Yards 137 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 18 - 0 35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 144 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 4.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OPP 45 OWN 18
Time of Possession 32:57 27:03

Team Statistics	HOU	BIR
Record	5-1	0-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	240	262
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	4.36	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	103	97
- Rushing Attempts	36	26
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.73
Net Passing Yards	137	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 18 - 0	35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	144	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	4.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OPP 45	OWN 18
Time of Possession	32:57	27:03

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
1	10:08	3:05	OPP 21	5	13	Field Goal
1	3:33	3:03	OPP 30	7	30	Touchdown
2	14:51	1:22	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
2	6:54	2:00	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 36	2	20	Half
3	9:46	4:23	OWN 23	7	24	Punt
3	2:33	8:31	OWN 24	15	76	Touchdown
4	7:06	4:35	OPP 26	6	22	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:40	OPP 31	3	-5	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	2:08	OWN 24	4	10	Fumble
1	7:03	3:30	OWN 18	6	30	Fumble
1	0:30	0:39	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
2	13:29	6:35	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	4:54	3:26	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	12:36	2:50	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
3	5:23	2:50	OWN 11	6	19	Punt
4	9:02	1:56	OWN 10	7	16	Downs
4	2:31	0:31	OWN 21	3	0	Interception
4	1:20	0:52	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Roland Hooks	21	71	3.38	8	2
Sam Green	11	22	2.00	6	0
Lynn Dickey	3	8	2.67	5	0
Jon Keyworth	1	2	2.00	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Young	13	35	2.69	6	0	1
Darnell Goodwin	11	57	5.18	14	3	0
Boobie Clark	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Pat Haden	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	18	18	144	1/7	1	22	0	118.5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	22	16	173	4/23	1	30	0	110.6
Elton Davis	13	2	24	1/9	0	16	1	7.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terry Nelson	5	5	22	4.40	1	10	0
WR Benny Malone	3	3	24	8.00	0	13	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	3	43	14.33	13	22	1
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	16	8.00	6	12	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Butch Stark	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Irving Royer	1	1	17	17.00	15	17	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	4	4	20	5.00	16	9	1
WR Rickey Young	4	4	41	10.25	19	15	0
TE Ken Garcia	3	4	31	10.33	0	15	0
WR Calvin Hickman	3	8	41	13.67	0	30	0
TE Marc Forbes	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	3	19	19.00	3	19	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	4	20	20.00	14	20	0
WR Al Walker	1	3	16	16.00	10	16	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Cheyunski	1	1	0
Larry Stallings	1	0	0
Robert Braziel	1	0	0
Elvin Bethea	0	1	0
Al Cowlings	0	1	0
Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0
Bob Stein	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov
Pat Haden	2	0
Rickey Young	2	0
Marc Forbes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	3	134	44.7	34.0	48	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	3	101	33.7	32.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	3	1.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	3	57	19.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	60	20.0	0
Al Walker	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Al Cowlings	6	0	0.5	23	35
S Ron Brandon	5	2	1.0	24	38
DT Curley Culp	4	3	1.5	23	38
S Prentice McCray	4	0	0.0	19	38
CB Tommie Burns	4	0	0.0	19	33
DE Elvin Bethea	3	3	1.0	23	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	2	1.0	26	40
ILB Bob Stein	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	20	36
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	0.0	23	38
OLB Larry Stallings	2	3	0.0	26	40
OLB Robert Braziel	2	2	0.0	24	21
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	7	18
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	3	2

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	8	4	0.0	36	19
DT Gary Fair	7	0	0.0	25	14
S Willie Germany	4	3	0.0	33	18
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	0.0	33	19
CB Ken Sawyer	4	1	0.0	29	17
CB Ronnie Covington	4	0	0.0	9	2
DE Bill Kollar	3	1	0.0	32	17
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	0	0.0	17	15
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	2	1.0	32	18
OLB Ron Pritchard	2	1	0.0	26	6
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	0.0	28	16
DT Otis Sistrunk	2	0	0.0	18	13
T Juan Bruce	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Blackburn	2	0	0.0	8	4
DT Dusty Oliver	1	2	0.0	22	6
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	18	6
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dave Graf	1	0	0.0	3	0
QB Pat Haden	1	0	---	---	---
S John Pitts	0	2	0.0	18	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Curley Culp	1.5	0	4	1	38
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1.0	0	0	0	40
S Ron Brandon	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Al Cowlings	0.5	1	1	2	35
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	1	0	40

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Garrison	1.0	0	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Prentice McCray	3	1	1	38
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0	38
CB Jeris White	3	1	0	36
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	0	33
OLB Jim Cheyunski	2	0	0	40
OLB Larry Stallings	1	3	0	40
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	0	10
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0	2
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0	21

Birmingham	Caught	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	4	17
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	15
OLB Jack Ham	2	19
CB Earl Dvorak	2	16
CB Gerald Blackburn	2	4
S Willie Germany	1	18
DE Bill Kollar	1	17
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	6
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	19
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Jackson	4	5	0	31	0	15
Winston Hill	2	6	1	34	0	14
Desmond Cribbs	1	5	0	34	0	18
Terry Nelson	1	3	0	27	0	10
Craig Hertwig	1	2	0	32	0	14
Dan Peiffer	1	1	0	2	1	5
Ron Saul	0	5	0	35	0	16
Jon Keyworth	0	4	0	27	0	9
Tom Banks	0	2	0	6	0	6
Paul Seymour	0	1	0	18	0	8

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	6	24	0	32
Pete Adams	2	3	23	1	38
Greg Sampson	1	8	23	1	37
Andy Dawson	1	3	20	2	29
Juan Bruce	1	1	22	1	31
Boobie Clark	0	2	16	0	19
Claude Minor	0	1	3	0	3
Darryl Kenyon	0	1	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon McAlister	4	14
Prentice McCray	1	11
Kendrick Sullivan	1	11

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Covington	1	18
Ken Bailey	1	14
Hugh Stopek	1	14
Frank LeMaster	1	13
Mike Vardell	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Prentice McCray	---	---	19	38	11	68
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	26	40	1	67
Larry Stallings	---	---	26	40	1	67
Ron Brandon	---	---	24	38	---	62
Curley Culp	---	---	23	38	---	61
Nelson Munsey	---	---	23	38	---	61
Al Cowlings	---	---	23	35	---	58
Jeris White	---	---	20	36	---	56
Lynn Dickey	36	19	---	---	---	55
Ron Saul	35	16	---	---	4	55
Desmond Cribbs	34	18	---	---	3	55
Terry Nelson	27	10	---	---	15	52
Tommie Burns	---	---	19	33	---	52
Winston Hill	34	14	---	---	3	51
Elvin Bethea	---	---	23	24	---	47
Robert Braziel	---	---	24	21	1	46
Craig Hertwig	32	14	---	---	---	46
Robert Jackson	31	15	---	---	---	46
Jon Keyworth	27	9	---	---	6	42
Sam Green	11	10	---	---	20	41
Irving Royer	21	15	---	---	3	39
Mike Thomas	23	15	---	---	---	38
Paul Seymour	18	8	---	---	7	33
Roland Hooks	25	8	---	---	---	33
Benny Malone	7	8	---	---	14	29
Leo Brooks	---	---	7	18	3	28
Butch Stark	18	7	---	---	---	25
Bob Stein	---	---	11	10	3	24
Steve Foley	---	---	3	21	---	24
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	2	17	22
Ike Delgado	---	---	2	1	16	19
Tom Banks	6	6	---	---	6	18
Orlando Whiteman	1	3	---	---	14	18
Larry Jarvis	6	7	---	---	5	18
Ed Williams	2	2	---	---	12	16
Vernon McAlister	---	---	0	0	14	14
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	3	0	11	14
Dan Peiffer	2	5	---	---	6	13
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	5	3	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	3	2	---	5
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Neils	---	---	1	0	2	3
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vincent Boutte	---	---	0	0	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Adams	23	38	---	---	---	61
Greg Sampson	23	37	---	---	---	60
Al Walker	16	30	---	---	13	59
Willie Germany	---	---	33	18	7	58
Jack Reynolds	---	---	36	19	3	58
Ken Sawyer	---	---	29	17	12	58
Jack Ham	---	---	33	19	4	56
Kris Wheeler	24	32	---	---	---	56
Juan Bruce	22	31	---	---	---	53
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	32	18	3	53
Bill Kollar	---	---	32	17	3	52
Andy Dawson	20	29	---	---	3	52
Calvin Hickman	20	31	---	---	1	52
Pat Haden	26	26	---	---	---	52
Earl Dvorak	---	---	28	16	3	47
Ken Bailey	11	22	---	---	14	47
Hugh Stopek	13	20	---	---	14	47
Darnell Goodwin	14	14	---	---	16	44
Ron Pritchard	---	---	26	6	10	42
Gary Fair	---	---	25	14	3	42
Rickey Young	13	28	---	---	1	42
Boobie Clark	16	19	---	---	6	41
Ken Garcia	14	18	---	---	6	38
Marc Forbes	10	14	---	---	14	38
John Pitts	---	---	18	15	1	34
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	18	13	2	33
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	17	15	1	33
Dusty Oliver	---	---	22	6	4	32
Ronnie Covington	---	---	9	2	18	29
Craig Fulcher	---	---	18	6	1	25
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	8	4	10	22
Mike Vardell	3	4	---	---	13	20
Darryl Kenyon	6	11	---	---	1	18
Carlton Malone	4	9	---	---	3	16
Frank LeMaster	---	---	1	1	13	15
Elton Davis	0	14	---	---	---	14
Dan Ryczek	2	8	---	---	2	12
Claude Minor	3	3	---	---	3	9
Bill Cooke	---	---	4	1	3	8
Will Wynn	---	---	4	2	---	6
Vincent Forbes	3	2	---	---	---	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug English	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dave Graf	---	---	3	0	---	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	19	42	2.2
Right	6	18	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	21	70	3.3
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	18	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	22	16	2	1	1	1	3	2	0
Elton Davis	13	2	0	0	1	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	72	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terry Nelson	5	5	22	0	10
WR Benny Malone	3	3	24	0	8
WR Mike Thomas	3	3	43	1	15
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	8	0	9
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	16	0	8
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	-1	0	8
WR Butch Stark	1	1	15	0	7
WR Irving Royer	1	1	17	0	15

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	8	3	1	41	1	31
FB Boobie Clark	4	4	0	20	0	19
TE Ken Garcia	4	3	0	31	0	18
WR Hugh Stopek	4	1	0	20	1	20
WR Rickey Young	4	4	0	41	0	28
TE Marc Forbes	3	1	0	9	0	14
WR Ken Bailey	3	1	0	19	0	22
WR Al Walker	3	1	1	16	0	30
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	7	16	2.29	3.38
Sam Green	2	-1	-0.50	2.00
Lynn Dickey	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Jon Keyworth	1	2	2.00	2.00

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Goodwin	4	4	1.00	5.18
Rickey Young	4	10	2.50	2.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	7	7	54	7.71	8.00

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	1	1	1	1.00	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benny Malone	2	2	19	9.50	8.00
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	21	10.50	14.33
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	3	3.00	4.40
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	12	12.00	8.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1	1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Hooks	2	2
Lynn Dickey	1	1
Sam Green	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	4	4
Darnell Goodwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	9	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elton Davis	4	1	1
Pat Haden	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	2	2	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	2
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	2	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	2	1	1
WR Al Walker	2	1	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)