Week 17, 1975

played in Birmingham, AL

33 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	0	0	0	0	-	0
Birmingham Bombers	7	3	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:40 BIR - Rickey Young 6 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
4Q: 14:21 BIR - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
4Q: 02:32 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:40 BIR - Rickey Young 6 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
4Q: 14:21 BIR - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
4Q: 02:32 BIR - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal

Team Statistics BAL BIR
Record 5-11 4-12
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 217 190
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 3.56 3.06
Net Rushing Yards 112 90
- Rushing Attempts 23 44
- Yards per Rush 4.87 2.05
Net Passing Yards 105 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 2 18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.76 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/54 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:18 33:42

Team Statistics	BAL	BIR
Record	5-11	4-12
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	217	190
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	3.56	3.06
Net Rushing Yards	112	90
- Rushing Attempts	23	44
- Yards per Rush	4.87	2.05
Net Passing Yards	105	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 2	18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.76	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/54	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:18	33:42

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 32	4	11	Punt
1	9:15	1:01	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	0:32	4:45	OWN 34	8	35	Punt
2	9:51	2:39	OWN 40	5	12	Fumble
2	4:54	2:05	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
2	1:54	0:51	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	12:15	5:36	OWN 10	10	44	Punt
3	5:13	0:12	OWN 48	1	24	Fumble
4	14:14	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	11:16	2:47	OWN 30	8	35	Interception
4	6:11	2:05	OWN 11	8	19	Downs
4	2:26	0:54	OWN 25	3	15	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 23	2	11	Game

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:39	OWN 16	6	25	Punt
1	8:14	7:42	OWN 34	15	66	Touchdown
2	10:47	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:12	2:18	OWN 48	3	-9	Punt
2	2:49	0:55	OPP 25	3	-1	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 3	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 12	4	19	Punt
3	6:39	1:26	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
3	5:01	5:47	OWN 43	12	54	Field Goal
4	12:49	1:33	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	8:29	2:18	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
4	4:06	1:40	OPP 30	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:32	1:12	OPP 49	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Bill Bradley, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	14	92	6.57	24	3
Tom Bailey	7	13	1.86	10	1
Joe Theismann	2	7	3.50	6	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Young	29	61	2.10	11	1	1
Darnell Goodwin	15	29	1.93	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	37	20	112	1/7	0	18	2	37.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	18	12	100	0/0	0	19	0	80.8

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Stevens	7	10	43	6.14	3	14
WR Brad Kimberly	4	8	36	9.00	4	18
TE Gary Parris	3	4	27	9.00	0	14
RB Tommy Thompson	3	4	-1	-0.33	0	2
FB Bill Brown	2	2	6	3.00	0	6
RB Tom Bailey	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
RB Mike Collier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Emmett Edwards	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Walker	4	4	24	6.00	0	8
WR Hugh Stopek	3	4	31	10.33	1	14
WR Rickey Young	3	4	36	12.00	21	19
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Marc Forbes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Darrin Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Bradley	2	40	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Thompson	2	0	0
Tom Bailey	1	0	0
Po James	1	0	0
Bruce Taylor	1	0	0
Benny Barnes	0	1	0
Conrad Dobler	0	1	0
Mike Hennigan	0	1	0
Rusty Tillman	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Young	1	1	0
Earl Dvorak	0	1	0
Bill Cooke	0	1	0
Craig Fulcher	0	0	2
Terrance Dulaney	0	0	1
Darrin Baker	0	0	1
Al Walker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	7	269	38.4	30.3	49	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	8	363	45.4	38.6	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	5	54	10.8	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	76	25.3	0
Bruce Laird	1	26	26.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wayne Colman	10	1	0.0	40	17
ILB Rusty Tillman	8	3	0.0	42	18
S Bruce Laird	6	4	0.0	40	18
DT John Dutton	5	1	0.0	41	17
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	4	0	0.0	32	12
CB Bruce Taylor	4	0	0.0	42	17
CB Rick Volk	3	1	0.0	28	12
DT Zack Lang	3	1	0.0	21	8
DE Joe Schmiesing	3	0	0.0	26	11
CB Harold Powell	2	1	0.0	27	10
DE Rubin Carter	1	3	0.0	41	17
CB Benny Barnes	1	1	0.0	25	12
S Ray Brown	1	1	0.0	8	4
DE Fred Cook	1	1	0.0	21	8
ILB Mike Curtis	1	1	0.0	8	3
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0.0	20	6
RB Tommy Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Harrison	6	1	0.0	22	34
S Bill Bradley	5	2	0.0	22	38
OLB Jack Ham	5	1	0.0	23	38
DT Craig Fulcher	5	0	0.0	22	37
CB Ken Sawyer	4	1	0.0	19	38
CB Earl Dvorak	4	0	0.0	20	36
S Willie Germany	3	1	0.0	7	20
S Bill Simpson	3	0	0.0	19	37
DE Bill Cooke	2	1	1.0	22	38
CB Terrance Dulaney	2	1	0.0	18	37
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	1	0.0	20	37
OLB Ron Pritchard	2	0	0.0	8	2
DT Otis Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	6	2
DT Dusty Oliver	0	2	0.0	14	18
OLB Dave Graf	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1	17
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	12
DE Rubin Carter	1	17

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Cooke	1.0	0	3	1	38
DT Dusty Oliver	0.0	1	1	0	18
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Tyrell Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bruce Taylor	2	1	17
OLB Wayne Colman	2	0	17
S Bruce Laird	2	0	18
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	0	18
CB Harold Powell	2	0	10
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	6
DT Zack Lang	1	0	8

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Dvorak	4	0	0	36
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0	38
S Bill Bradley	2	1	2	38
OLB Jack Ham	2	1	0	38
S Willie Germany	2	0	0	20
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0	37
ILB Shane Harrison	2	0	0	34
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	0	2
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0	37
CB Terrance Dulaney	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	3	3	19	0	35
Cornell Forte	2	4	22	0	30
Tim Stokes	1	2	20	1	30
Bill Brown	1	2	14	0	18
Kendall Blair	1	1	4	0	3
Conrad Dobler	0	3	23	0	38
Gary Parris	0	3	21	0	31
Elbert Drungo	0	2	14	0	28
Donnie Green	0	1	9	0	10

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	13	0	37	17
Kris Wheeler	3	7	2	38	15
Juan Bruce	2	3	0	34	14
Pete Adams	1	7	0	30	16
Andy Dawson	1	5	0	30	17
Claude Minor	1	2	0	7	1
Vincent Forbes	0	5	0	14	2
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	31	9
Darryl Kenyon	0	1	0	14	1

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Bailey	1	13
Mike Collier	1	11
Donnie Green	1	7
Conrad Dobler	1	6

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Baker	3	17
Darnell Goodwin	1	23
Broderick Kimsey	1	19
John Pitts	1	18
Al Walker	1	12
Dan Ryczek	1	10
Bill Bradley	1	1

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	42	17	11	70
Conrad Dobler	23	38	---	---	6	67
Bruce Laird	---	---	40	18	7	65
Gary Parris	21	31	---	---	13	65
Rusty Tillman	---	---	42	18	3	63
Wayne Colman	---	---	40	17	4	61
Joe Theismann	23	38	---	---	---	61
Rubin Carter	---	---	41	17	3	61
John Dutton	---	---	41	17	2	60
John Fitzgerald	19	35	---	---	5	59
Cornell Forte	22	30	---	---	---	52
Tim Stokes	20	30	---	---	---	50
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	26	11	10	47
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	32	12	2	46
Tom Bailey	9	22	---	---	13	44
Benny Barnes	---	---	25	12	7	44
Rick Volk	---	---	28	12	4	44
Carlos Stevens	15	28	---	---	1	44
Elbert Drungo	14	28	---	---	---	42
Juan Jamison	17	19	---	---	6	42
Brad Kimberly	8	19	---	---	13	40
Harold Powell	---	---	27	10	2	39
Bill Brown	14	18	---	---	6	38
Zack Lang	---	---	21	8	9	38
Emmett Edwards	10	22	---	---	5	37
Chip Myrtle	---	---	20	6	9	35
Fred Cook	---	---	21	8	2	31
Tommy Thompson	14	16	---	---	---	30
Ken Gannon	---	---	12	6	11	29
Mike Hennigan	---	---	4	1	22	27
Donnie Green	9	10	---	---	7	26
Ray Brown	---	---	8	4	11	23
Po James	3	2	---	---	16	21
Morris Stroud	3	8	---	---	9	20
Mike Curtis	---	---	8	3	6	17
Mike Collier	1	5	---	---	11	17
Kendall Blair	4	3	---	---	7	14
Harvey Goodman	1	8	---	---	2	11
Bob McCaffrey	3	8	---	---	---	11
Bill Dulac	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Fontenot	---	---	6	1	---	7
Ken Geddes	---	---	0	0	4	4
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Cooke	---	---	22	38	7	67
Jack Ham	---	---	23	38	1	62
Pat Haden	44	18	---	---	---	62
Bill Bradley	---	---	22	38	1	61
Ken Sawyer	---	---	19	38	2	59
Craig Fulcher	---	---	22	37	---	59
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	20	37	---	57
Bill Simpson	---	---	19	37	---	56
Andy Dawson	30	17	---	---	9	56
Earl Dvorak	---	---	20	36	---	56
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	18	37	1	56
Shane Harrison	---	---	22	34	---	56
Kris Wheeler	38	15	---	---	2	55
Greg Sampson	37	17	---	---	---	54
Boobie Clark	31	9	---	---	12	52
Ken Garcia	28	7	---	---	16	51
Al Walker	25	14	---	---	12	51
Hugh Stopek	30	9	---	---	11	50
Juan Bruce	34	14	---	---	---	48
Pete Adams	30	16	---	---	---	46
Darnell Goodwin	15	7	---	---	23	45
Calvin Hickman	31	13	---	---	1	45
Marc Forbes	15	11	---	---	15	41
Rickey Young	29	11	---	---	---	40
Dusty Oliver	---	---	14	18	2	34
Willie Germany	---	---	7	20	6	33
Darrin Baker	11	5	---	---	17	33
Carlton Malone	10	4	---	---	11	25
John Pitts	---	---	3	0	18	21
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	0	1	19	20
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	2	14	20
Claude Minor	7	1	---	---	11	19
Dan Ryczek	6	3	---	---	10	19
Darryl Kenyon	14	1	---	---	3	18
Ron Pritchard	---	---	8	2	7	17
Vincent Forbes	14	2	---	---	---	16
Mike Vardell	3	3	---	---	8	14
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	6	2	5	13
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug English	---	---	3	1	---	4
Dave Graf	---	---	1	2	1	4
David Goodwin	2	1	---	---	---	3
Elton Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	17	93	5.5
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	38	2.0
Middle	23	45	2.0
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	37	20	0	5	1	2	6	1	2

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	18	12	0	0	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	11	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	13	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	70	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	18	2.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	29	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	10	7	0	43	28
WR Brad Kimberly	8	4	0	36	19
WR Emmett Edwards	5	0	1	0	22
TE Gary Parris	4	3	0	27	31
RB Tommy Thompson	4	3	0	-1	16
RB Tom Bailey	3	1	0	1	22
FB Bill Brown	2	2	0	6	18
RB Mike Collier	1	0	0	0	5

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek	4	3	1	31	9
WR Al Walker	4	4	0	24	14
WR Rickey Young	4	3	0	36	11
WR Calvin Hickman	2	0	1	0	13
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	0	9
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0	9	7
TE Marc Forbes	1	0	0	0	11
WR Darrin Baker	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Young	6	17	2.83	2.10
Darnell Goodwin	1	2	2.00	1.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	1	0	0	0.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Theismann	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	7	2
Darnell Goodwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	12	9	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	4	2	0
WR Brad Kimberly	3	3	2
FB Bill Brown	2	2	0
TE Gary Parris	1	1	1
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0
WR Emmett Edwards	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Stopek	2	2	1
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0
TE Marc Forbes	1	0	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	1	1
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0

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)