Week 14, 1975

played in Birmingham, AL

32 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	10	7	3	-	34
Birmingham Bombers	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 NOS - Henry Childs 16 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 05:25 NOS - Jim Kiick 5 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 02:00 BIR - Ken Bailey 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 08:57 NOS - Ross Robertson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:13 NOS - Larry Wilcox 9 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 06:55 BIR - Hugh Stopek 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:08 NOS - Jim Kiick 4 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 08:53 BIR - Hugh Stopek 8 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NOS - Ross Robertson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 NOS - Henry Childs 16 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 05:25 NOS - Jim Kiick 5 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 02:00 BIR - Ken Bailey 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 08:57 NOS - Ross Robertson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:13 NOS - Larry Wilcox 9 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 06:55 BIR - Hugh Stopek 9 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:08 NOS - Jim Kiick 4 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 08:53 BIR - Hugh Stopek 8 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NOS - Ross Robertson 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS BIR
Record 3-10 3-10
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 14 19
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 296 391
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 52 97
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 2.00 4.62
Net Passing Yards 244 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 49 - 30 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 257 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.39 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 4/60 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	NOS	BIR
Record	3-10	3-10
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	14	19
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	296	391
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	52	97
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	2.00	4.62
Net Passing Yards	244	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	49 - 30 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	257	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.39	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	4/60	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
1	12:00	0:10	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
1	9:03	3:48	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	1:54	3:03	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	12:07	3:15	50	6	46	Field Goal
2	5:32	2:10	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	2:05	1:01	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 22	1	3	Half
3	14:27	3:16	OWN 37	6	24	Punt
3	6:46	2:09	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	2:32	1:32	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:17	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	8:44	3:15	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
4	3:56	1:52	OPP 24	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 18	1	-1	Game

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	2:47	OWN 18	5	14	Punt
1	5:15	3:21	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	13:51	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:52	3:20	OWN 20	6	26	Interception
2	3:22	1:17	OWN 34	4	34	Interception
2	1:04	0:56	OWN 29	3	10	Interception
3	15:00	0:33	OPP 41	1	4	Fumble
3	11:11	4:25	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	4:37	2:05	OWN 18	5	13	Interception
3	1:00	1:00	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	13:43	4:59	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	5:29	1:33	OWN 15	6	9	Downs
4	2:04	1:40	OWN 25	9	57	Downs

Game MVP: John Hadl, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	16	47	2.94	20	1
Matt Muhammad	8	7	0.88	5	0
John Hadl	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Marc LaBounty	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Young	16	66	4.13	15	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	5	31	6.20	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	31	24	257	2/13	4	25	0	140.7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	49	30	299	1/5	3	33	4	64.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Grim	4	5	49	12.25	11	17	0
RB Jim Kiick	4	6	36	9.00	19	22	2
TE Henry Childs	3	4	34	11.33	0	16	1
WR Tony Galloway	3	5	36	12.00	2	15	0
WR Richard Sims	3	4	47	15.67	7	25	0
WR Larry Wilcox	3	3	37	12.33	0	15	1
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	11	5.50	2	6	0
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	7	3.50	4	4	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hugh Stopek	9	16	85	9.44	0	18	2
WR Ken Bailey	5	11	67	13.40	11	33	1
WR Rickey Young	5	7	45	9.00	36	14	0
WR Calvin Hickman	4	7	34	8.50	7	18	0
FB Boobie Clark	3	3	12	4.00	7	7	0
WR Darrin Baker	3	4	51	17.00	8	31	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Jack Mildren	2	0	0.00
CB Alex Kirk	1	29	29.00
CB Louis Wright	1	31	31.00

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Muhammad	1	0	0
Billy Newsome	0	1	0
Billy Wilhide	0	1	0
Chester Kuehl	0	1	0
Henry Childs	0	0	1
Joe Federspiel	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Force
Bill Bradley	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	1	0
Tyrell Garrison	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Eischeid	7	323	46.1	36.4	65	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	3	106	35.3	30.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	2	16	8.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Bradley	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	2	42	21.0	0
Jim Kiick	1	15	15.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Covington	3	56	18.7	0
Ken Sawyer	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	8	1	0.0	20	49
DE Billy Newsome	7	0	0.5	21	49
CB Alex Kirk	7	0	0.0	16	46
ILB Joe Federspiel	6	2	0.0	20	48
OLB Fulton Kuykendall	6	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Tommy Nobis	5	2	0.0	10	30
S Jack Mildren	3	1	0.0	18	47
CB Robbie Magana	2	1	0.0	20	49
S Lenny Richard	2	0	0.0	5	27
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	1	0.5	20	49
DT Derland Moore	1	1	0.0	19	50
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	16	22
CB Louis Wright	0	1	0.0	21	49

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	12	2	1.0	25	33
S Bill Bradley	5	4	0.0	25	33
OLB Ron Pritchard	5	1	0.0	16	13
CB Earl Dvorak	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB Ken Sawyer	3	3	0.0	25	33
S Bill Simpson	3	1	0.0	15	23
DT Otis Sistrunk	3	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Jack Ham	2	3	1.0	24	33
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	0.0	8	19
WR Ken Bailey	2	0	---	---	---
S John Pitts	1	1	0.0	4	4
DE Bill Cooke	1	1	0.0	24	31
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	26	32
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	---	---	---
T Juan Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	0	0.0	22	32
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	0.5	1	1	0	49
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.5	1	1	0	49

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Ham	1.0	0	0	1	33
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Bill Cooke	0.0	1	1	0	31
S Bill Bradley	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Tyrell Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alex Kirk	5	0	1	46
S Tommy Myers	4	3	0	49
OLB Tommy Nobis	4	0	0	30
OLB Fulton Kuykendall	4	0	0	23
CB Robbie Magana	3	1	0	49
DE Billy Newsome	3	0	0	49
DT Harris Malinowski	2	0	0	4
S Lenny Richard	2	0	0	27
S Jack Mildren	1	0	2	47
DT Derland Moore	1	0	0	50
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0	49
CB Louis Wright	0	3	1	49

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	3	1	33
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	33
OLB Ron Pritchard	3	0	13
S Bill Simpson	3	0	23
DT Otis Sistrunk	3	0	11
S Bill Bradley	2	0	33
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	29
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	19
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	33
S John Pitts	1	0	4
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Demarie	1	7	1	19	0	23
Cas Banaszek	1	2	0	20	0	29
Bruce Rasmussen	1	1	0	10	0	10
Stephen Johnstone	0	4	0	25	2	28
Clarence Hironaka	0	3	0	19	0	29
Thurman Cowley	0	3	0	16	0	19
Randy Rasmussen	0	2	0	19	0	22
Sam Cunningham	0	1	0	13	0	17
Marc LaBounty	0	1	0	8	0	7
Billy Wilhide	0	1	0	14	0	7

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Adams	4	5	19	1	48
Kris Wheeler	3	5	17	0	41
Greg Sampson	2	4	20	0	47
Dan Ryczek	1	2	4	0	9
Boobie Clark	0	2	11	0	20
Juan Bruce	0	2	19	0	40
Carlton Malone	0	1	2	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Strachan	4	14
Matt Muhammad	1	23
Henry Childs	1	19
Marc LaBounty	1	17

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
John Pitts	1	15
Darrin Baker	1	15
Shane Harrison	1	14
Marc Forbes	1	13
Mike Vardell	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Kirk	---	---	16	46	17	79
Tommy Myers	---	---	20	49	5	74
Joe Federspiel	---	---	20	48	2	70
Derland Moore	---	---	19	50	1	70
Billy Newsome	---	---	21	49	---	70
Louis Wright	---	---	21	49	---	70
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	20	49	---	69
Robbie Magana	---	---	20	49	---	69
Jack Mildren	---	---	18	47	---	65
Henry Childs	19	26	---	---	19	64
John Hadl	26	33	---	---	---	59
Clarence Hironaka	19	29	---	---	6	54
Stephen Johnstone	25	28	---	---	---	53
Cas Banaszek	20	29	---	---	1	50
Randy Rasmussen	19	22	---	---	9	50
Matt Muhammad	8	18	---	---	23	49
Thurman Cowley	16	19	---	---	9	44
John Demarie	19	23	---	---	---	42
Larry Wilcox	20	19	---	---	3	42
Tommy Nobis	---	---	10	30	---	40
Ricardo Browning	---	---	16	22	2	40
Fulton Kuykendall	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jim Kiick	18	15	---	---	4	37
Bob Grim	9	13	---	---	13	35
Sam Cunningham	13	17	---	---	4	34
Tony Galloway	9	20	---	---	5	34
Richard Sims	11	22	---	---	---	33
Marc LaBounty	8	7	---	---	17	32
Lenny Richard	---	---	5	27	---	32
Bruce Rasmussen	10	10	---	---	9	29
Billy Wilhide	14	7	---	---	5	26
Chester Kuehl	---	---	0	2	21	23
J.B. Aarhus	2	5	---	---	9	16
Mike Strachan	1	1	---	---	14	16
Carl Gersbach	---	---	1	2	10	13
Ike Harris	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tracy Hanks	---	---	0	1	9	10
Mike Eischeid	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harris Malinowski	---	---	4	4	---	8
Jim White	---	---	1	1	2	4
Karl Lorch	---	---	2	1	---	3
Mario Nakamura	---	---	0	0	3	3
Doug Plank	---	---	0	1	---	1
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Haden	21	50	---	---	---	71
Ken Sawyer	---	---	25	33	10	68
Pete Adams	19	48	---	---	---	67
Bill Bradley	---	---	25	33	9	67
Greg Sampson	20	47	---	---	---	67
Bill Cooke	---	---	24	31	9	64
Ken Bailey	15	36	---	---	11	62
Jack Ham	---	---	24	33	3	60
Jack Reynolds	---	---	25	33	2	60
Craig Fulcher	---	---	26	32	2	60
Juan Bruce	19	40	---	---	---	59
Kris Wheeler	17	41	---	---	---	58
Andy Dawson	16	38	---	---	2	56
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	22	32	1	55
Rickey Young	16	37	---	---	---	53
Earl Dvorak	---	---	22	29	1	52
Calvin Hickman	17	33	---	---	---	50
Dusty Oliver	---	---	18	26	2	46
Hugh Stopek	12	29	---	---	5	46
Darrin Baker	6	25	---	---	15	46
Darnell Goodwin	8	16	---	---	20	44
Ronnie Covington	---	---	8	19	16	43
Ken Garcia	12	21	---	---	10	43
Bill Simpson	---	---	15	23	3	41
Ron Pritchard	---	---	16	13	8	37
Marc Forbes	5	19	---	---	13	37
Boobie Clark	11	20	---	---	4	35
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	18	11	1	30
Mike Vardell	3	14	---	---	11	28
John Pitts	---	---	4	4	15	23
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	3	1	17	21
Darryl Kenyon	5	12	---	---	1	18
Dan Ryczek	4	9	---	---	3	16
Carlton Malone	2	10	---	---	3	15
Shane Harrison	---	---	0	0	14	14
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	1	2	10	13
Willie Germany	---	---	3	6	3	12
Frank LeMaster	---	---	1	0	10	11
Doug English	---	---	4	2	2	8
Dave Graf	---	---	2	0	6	8
Claude Minor	1	3	---	---	3	7
Vincent Forbes	2	2	---	---	1	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Elton Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	5	3	0.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	47	11.8
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Hadl	31	24	2	0	1	2	2	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	49	30	2	2	2	7	2	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	60	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	140	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	43	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	12	125	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	17	3	82	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jim Kiick	6	4	0	36	1	15
WR Bob Grim	5	4	0	49	0	13
WR Tony Galloway	5	3	0	36	0	20
TE Henry Childs	4	3	0	34	0	26
WR Richard Sims	4	3	1	47	1	22
WR Larry Wilcox	3	3	0	37	0	19
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	11	0	17
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	0	7	0	18

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek	16	9	2	85	0	29
WR Ken Bailey	11	5	0	67	1	36
WR Calvin Hickman	7	4	0	34	0	33
WR Rickey Young	7	5	0	45	0	37
WR Darrin Baker	4	3	0	51	1	25
FB Boobie Clark	3	3	0	12	0	20
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	5	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	3	8	2.67	2.94
Matt Muhammad	2	-1	-0.50	0.88

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Hadl	8	8	51	6.38	8.29

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	7	6	44	6.29	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jim Kiick	3	3	14	4.67	6.00
TE Henry Childs	1	1	16	16.00	8.50
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
WR Bob Grim	1	1	4	4.00	9.80
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	9	9.00	12.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Stopek	4	4	30	7.50	5.31
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	9	9.00	6.09
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	3	0
Matt Muhammad	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Hadl	11	11	6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	1
WR Richard Sims	2	2	1
WR Larry Wilcox	2	2	1
TE Henry Childs	1	1	1
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	4	2	2
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	1
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
WR Rickey Young	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)