Exhibition Week 3, 1983

played in Chicago, IL

47 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	0	6	0	-	13
Chicago Bears	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 BIR - Earl Campbell 10 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 06:03 CHI - Pat Leahy 45 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CHI - Pat Leahy 36 field goal
3Q: 05:45 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal
3Q: 00:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 BIR - Earl Campbell 10 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 06:03 CHI - Pat Leahy 45 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CHI - Pat Leahy 36 field goal
3Q: 05:45 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal
3Q: 00:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 47 field goal

Team Statistics BIR CHI
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 213
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 5.07 3.33
Net Rushing Yards 174 90
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.50
Net Passing Yards 166 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 1 39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 182 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 2.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	BIR	CHI
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	213
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	5.07	3.33
Net Rushing Yards	174	90
- Rushing Attempts	36	20
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.50
Net Passing Yards	166	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 1	39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	182	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	2.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	9:30	1:27	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	5:23	5:23	OPP 48	10	34	Fumble
2	11:59	1:15	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	5:57	1:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:45	0:56	OWN 28	3	27	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:10	0:51	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	9:21	3:43	OWN 24	6	49	Field Goal
3	3:25	2:57	OWN 27	6	43	Field Goal
4	14:36	1:29	OWN 42	4	14	Fumble
4	12:13	3:33	OWN 19	9	50	Downs
4	7:08	2:29	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	5	11	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	2:59	OWN 23	5	19	Punt
1	8:03	2:40	OWN 19	3	-4	Punt
2	15:00	3:01	OWN 14	6	11	Punt
2	10:44	4:47	OWN 26	9	46	Field Goal
2	4:11	1:26	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	1:49	1:30	OWN 27	7	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 11	5	15	Punt
3	11:19	1:58	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	5:38	2:13	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
3	0:28	0:52	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	13:07	0:54	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	8:40	1:32	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	4:39	2:56	OWN 22	12	69	Interception

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	20	144	7.20	36	5	1
Will Scarpitto	10	22	2.20	7	0	0
Tony Eason	6	8	1.33	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerry Ellis	11	40	3.64	9	0
Marion Barber	6	38	6.33	21	1
Matt Cavanaugh	1	3	3.00	3	0
Unknown	1	5	5.00	5	0
Roger Craig	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	28	16	182	3/16	0	35	1	61.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	23	11	71	1/5	0	14	1	36.7
Matt Cavanaugh	16	10	86	4/29	0	21	0	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	5	53	10.60	26	21
WR Nat Moore	4	5	28	7.00	2	10
WR Mike Siani	3	4	66	22.00	17	35
WR Freddie Scott	1	5	2	2.00	1	2
WR Darrin Baker	1	3	18	18.00	4	18
RB Earl Campbell	1	2	4	4.00	2	4
TE John Tice	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Boobie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB John Riggins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Gerry Ellis	5	8	25	5.00	11	11
TE Hoby Brenner	5	7	49	9.80	14	20
WR Ken Payne	3	7	26	8.67	3	15
WR Doug Winslow	3	6	19	6.33	0	8
WR Gerald Carter	3	6	34	11.33	3	21
WR Tony Galloway	1	3	4	4.00	6	4
RB Marion Barber	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Boyd Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Robbins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
Will Scarpitto	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Gregg Bingham	0	1	0
Steve Haworth	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Winslow	1	0	0
Ken Payne	0	1	0
Don Smerek	0	1	0
Kenneth Sims	0	1	0
Brad Van Pelt	0	0	1
David Gray	0	0	1
Charles Jefferson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	204	40.8	38.4	52	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Giacomarro	10	395	39.5	35.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Scott	2	32	16.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	8	8.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	4	47	11.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	9	2	0.5	17	39
CB Jerry Holmes	6	0	0.0	12	27
S Mike Burns	5	5	0.0	18	38
DE Bill Neill	4	1	1.0	11	24
OLB Ted Choma	3	0	2.0	10	22
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0.0	14	34
ILB Merv Krakau	3	0	0.0	11	16
DT Dave Pureifory	3	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Sam Merriman	2	1	1.5	14	30
S Jack Mildren	2	0	0.0	6	14
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	3	0.0	14	26
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	6	16
FB John Riggins	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0.0	14	30
S Russell Gary	1	0	0.0	5	15
ILB Ted Washington	0	2	0.0	6	11
CB Steve Haworth	0	1	0.0	9	20

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Linden King	8	1	0.0	26	23
OLB Brad Van Pelt	7	1	1.0	29	26
CB Charles Jefferson	5	0	0.0	22	26
ILB John Harper	3	4	1.0	26	18
S Kirk Robbins	3	4	0.0	32	24
OLB Cliff Lewis	3	2	0.0	21	13
S Tony Peters	3	1	0.0	17	22
CB David Gray	3	1	0.0	25	17
DE Don Smerek	3	1	0.0	23	18
CB Marvin Cobb	3	0	0.0	23	13
DE Kenneth Sims	2	1	1.0	25	27
ILB Adrian Tice	2	1	0.0	12	13
S Tom Holmoe	2	1	0.0	7	14
DT Chuck Ehin	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	1	0.0	11	14
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	22	17
S James Marshall	1	1	0.0	22	17
Unknown	1	0	0.0	7	24
DT Bubba Green	0	1	0.0	14	14
DT Edmund Nelson	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ted Choma	2.0	1	0	22
OLB Sam Merriman	1.5	0	0	30
DE Bill Neill	1.0	0	0	24
ILB Mark Arneson	0.5	0	1	39
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	0	36
OLB Gregg Bingham	0.0	0	1	16
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	26

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenneth Sims	1.0	1	0	27
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1.0	0	1	26
ILB John Harper	1.0	0	0	18
Unknown	0.0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	5	0	0	39
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	0	34
CB Jerry Holmes	2	2	0	27
S Mike Burns	2	1	0	38
ILB Merv Krakau	2	0	0	16
DE Bill Neill	2	0	0	24
OLB Ted Choma	1	1	0	22
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	16
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0	30
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	15
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	1	25
CB Steve Haworth	0	1	0	20

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Jefferson	5	1	0	26
ILB Adrian Tice	2	1	0	13
S Tony Peters	1	1	0	22
S Kirk Robbins	1	0	1	24
CB Marvin Cobb	1	0	0	13
OLB Linden King	1	0	0	23
CB David Gray	1	0	0	17
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	0	13
DE Don Smerek	1	0	0	18
DT Chuck Ehin	1	0	0	13
ILB John Harper	1	0	0	18
Unknown	0	4	0	24
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0	14
S Tom Holmoe	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	3	11	1	34	2	30
Jim Sexton	2	6	0	36	1	30
Kris Wheeler	2	2	0	36	0	30
Billy Ard	1	3	0	27	0	24
John Riggins	1	2	0	21	0	16
Boobie Clark	1	1	0	14	0	10
Aaron Meyer	1	1	0	28	0	29
Rich Coady	0	4	0	18	0	11

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Killian	2	4	16	1	38
Ray Pinney	2	3	13	0	29
Solomon Freelon	1	3	14	1	36
Jim Mills	1	3	18	1	35
Art Plunkett	1	1	12	1	25
Andra Franklin	0	2	12	0	13
Alberto White	0	1	15	1	28
Jesse Burgess	0	1	12	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	3	21
Freddie Scott	1	15
Rich Coady	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Jefferson	1	19
James Marshall	1	15
Gene Killian	1	12

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	34	30	---	---	7	71
Kris Wheeler	36	30	---	---	5	71
Jim Sexton	36	30	---	---	1	67
Tony Eason	36	31	---	---	---	67
John Tice	26	19	---	---	16	61
Mark Arneson	---	---	17	39	4	60
Aaron Meyer	28	29	---	---	3	60
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	13	36	11	60
Mike Burns	---	---	18	38	3	59
John Riggins	21	16	---	---	19	56
Billy Ard	27	24	---	---	4	55
Ken Sawyer	---	---	14	34	3	51
Wilbert Montgomery	23	18	---	---	9	50
Steve Haworth	---	---	9	20	21	50
Freddie Scott	15	17	---	---	15	47
Mike Wagner	---	---	14	30	3	47
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	14	26	7	47
Sam Merriman	---	---	14	30	3	47
Will Scarpitto	18	14	---	---	14	46
Gregg Bingham	---	---	6	16	22	44
Earl Campbell	25	18	---	---	---	43
Jerry Holmes	---	---	12	27	2	41
Bruce Clark	---	---	13	26	1	40
Skip Thomas	---	---	11	25	3	39
Ted Choma	---	---	10	22	7	39
Darrin Baker	18	12	---	---	9	39
Boobie Clark	14	10	---	---	13	37
Rich Coady	18	11	---	---	7	36
Bill Neill	---	---	11	24	1	36
Merv Krakau	---	---	11	16	6	33
Nat Moore	14	18	---	---	1	33
Dave Pureifory	---	---	9	20	1	30
Mike Siani	6	13	---	---	9	28
Bobby Watkins	---	---	7	15	6	28
Russell Gary	---	---	5	15	7	27
Ted Washington	---	---	6	11	6	23
Jack Mildren	---	---	6	14	2	22
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	10	10
Tremain Rogers	1	1	---	---	7	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rickey McBeal	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Jefferson	---	---	22	26	19	67
Gene Killian	16	38	---	---	12	66
Kirk Robbins	---	---	32	24	3	59
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	29	26	3	58
Jim Mills	18	35	---	---	3	56
Alberto White	15	28	---	---	12	55
Kenneth Sims	---	---	25	27	3	55
James Marshall	---	---	22	17	15	54
Jesse Burgess	12	29	---	---	11	52
Solomon Freelon	14	36	---	---	---	50
Ray Pinney	13	29	---	---	8	50
Cliff Lewis	---	---	21	13	16	50
Ken Payne	12	28	---	---	9	49
Linden King	---	---	26	23	---	49
Hoby Brenner	14	28	---	---	7	49
Art Plunkett	12	25	---	---	12	49
Doug Winslow	10	29	---	---	9	48
John Harper	---	---	26	18	1	45
David Gray	---	---	25	17	2	44
Tony Peters	---	---	17	22	3	42
Don Smerek	---	---	23	18	1	42
Brad Shearer	---	---	22	17	2	41
Boyd Brown	5	14	---	---	19	38
Gerald Carter	13	25	---	---	---	38
Marvin Cobb	---	---	23	13	1	37
Andra Franklin	12	13	---	---	12	37
Gerry Ellis	12	24	---	---	---	36
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	11	14	8	33
Matt Cavanaugh	13	20	---	---	---	33
Tony Galloway	6	18	---	---	7	31
Bubba Green	---	---	14	14	3	31
Unknown	---	---	7	24	---	31
Greg Hawthorne	3	4	---	---	23	30
Adrian Tice	---	---	12	13	5	30
Chuck Ehin	---	---	13	13	4	30
Marion Barber	7	20	---	---	2	29
Tom Holmoe	---	---	7	14	8	29
Rod Rhodes	---	---	12	7	4	23
Terry Carrol	1	9	---	---	10	20
Rick Ackerman	---	---	11	4	4	19
Roger Craig	5	8	---	---	5	18
Ralph Giacomarro	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Unknown	1	1	---	---	3	5
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Edmund Nelson	---	---	2	0	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	1	23	23.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	28	16	3	3	1	5	1	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	23	11	0	2	2	4	1	0	1
Matt Cavanaugh	16	10	2	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	43	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nat Moore	5	4	0	28	0	18
WR Freddie Scott	5	1	1	2	0	17
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	5	0	53	1	18
WR Mike Siani	4	3	0	66	2	13
WR Darrin Baker	3	1	0	18	0	12
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	0	4	0	18
TE John Tice	2	1	0	11	0	19
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB John Riggins	1	0	0	0	0	16

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Gerry Ellis	8	5	0	25	0	24
WR Ken Payne	7	3	2	26	0	28
TE Hoby Brenner	7	5	0	49	1	28
WR Doug Winslow	6	3	0	19	0	29
WR Gerald Carter	6	3	0	34	1	25
WR Tony Galloway	3	1	1	4	0	18
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Marion Barber	1	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	3	17	5.67	7.20

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Unknown	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	3	0	0	0.00	3.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	1	0	0	0.00	16.50

Chicago	Target	Overall Avg
TE Boyd Brown	1	0.00
WR Doug Winslow	1	3.17
WR Gerald Carter	1	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Will Scarpitto	2	2
Earl Campbell	1	1
Tony Eason	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	1	0
Gerry Ellis	1	0
Marion Barber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	3	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	8	3	1
Matt Cavanaugh	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Baker	2	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	0
TE John Tice	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Winslow	3	0	0
RB Gerry Ellis	3	2	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	0
TE Hoby Brenner	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)