Exhibition Week 4, 1983

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	3	13	6	3	-	25
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 STL - Sherman Smith 6 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
2Q: 08:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
2Q: 02:33 BIR - Boobie Clark 7 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:02 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
3Q: 09:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 25 field goal
3Q: 07:58 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 40 field goal
4Q: 12:41 STL - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
4Q: 02:45 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 STL - Sherman Smith 6 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
2Q: 08:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
2Q: 02:33 BIR - Boobie Clark 7 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:02 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
3Q: 09:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 25 field goal
3Q: 07:58 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 40 field goal
4Q: 12:41 STL - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
4Q: 02:45 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 49 field goal

Team Statistics BIR STL
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 356 165
- Offensive Plays 72 48
- Yards per Play 4.94 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 118 35
- Rushing Attempts 40 10
- Yards per Rush 2.95 3.50
Net Passing Yards 238 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 3.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/5 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 26
Time of Possession 39:37 20:23

Team Statistics	BIR	STL
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	356	165
- Offensive Plays	72	48
- Yards per Play	4.94	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	118	35
- Rushing Attempts	40	10
- Yards per Rush	2.95	3.50
Net Passing Yards	238	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	3.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/5	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 26
Time of Possession	39:37	20:23

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	6:28	OWN 26	13	57	Field Goal
1	0:42	7:26	OWN 18	13	72	Field Goal
2	7:08	4:44	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 14	4	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:30	OPP 47	9	39	Field Goal
3	8:51	1:00	OPP 19	3	-4	Field Goal
3	6:18	3:41	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
4	12:33	3:37	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
4	7:30	2:29	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
4	5:01	2:24	OPP 39	3	7	Field Goal
4	2:22	0:35	OPP 44	3	6	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:46	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	2:46	2:04	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	8:16	1:08	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	2:24	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:30	0:39	OWN 20	3	-1	Fumble
3	7:51	1:33	OWN 27	3	11	Punt
3	2:37	5:04	OWN 26	10	45	Field Goal
4	8:56	1:26	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	2:37	0:15	50	1	0	Interception
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	10	68	Game

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	28	75	2.68	9	0	0
Will Scarpitto	12	43	3.58	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	5	8	1.60	9	0
Sherman Smith	3	8	2.67	8	0
Mark Malone	1	10	10.00	10	1
James Jones	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	32	24	238	0/0	1	44	0	105.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Malone	18	9	68	2/12	0	12	1	36.3
Joe Montana	10	6	59	2/15	1	28	0	110.0
Scott Bull	6	3	30	0/0	0	18	0	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Scott	5	5	35	7.00	0	14	0
RB Earl Campbell	5	6	54	10.80	32	22	0
FB Boobie Clark	4	6	17	4.25	0	8	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	7	70	17.50	45	44	0
WR Nat Moore	2	4	30	15.00	13	22	0
FB John Riggins	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE John Tice	2	2	25	12.50	13	14	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sherman Smith	5	6	33	6.60	21	10	1
WR Billy Ryckman	4	4	49	12.25	33	28	0
WR Mike Friede	3	10	31	10.33	9	18	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	3	14	7.00	7	8	0
WR Roy Green	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Steve Folsom	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB James Jones	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Holmes	1	12	12.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Freddie Scott	1	1	0
Stan Walters	0	1	0
Bill Neill	0	1	0
Kris Wheeler	0	0	1
Sam Merriman	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Sherman Smith	1	0
Mark Malone	1	0
Kent Kremer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	157	39.3	22.5	46	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	242	48.4	48.4	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	6/6	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	0	0.0	0
Freddie Scott	1	0	0.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	10	10.0	0
Sherman Smith	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	60	30.0	0
Darrin Baker	1	30	30.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	4	105	26.3	0
Sherman Smith	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	4	1	1.0	10	32
OLB Sam Merriman	4	0	1.0	9	30
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	0.0	5	30
ILB Mark Arneson	3	1	1.0	9	32
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	6	21
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0.0	9	30
S Mike Wagner	2	0	0.0	7	27
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	5	19
DE Bill Neill	1	3	1.0	6	17
DT Dave Pureifory	1	1	0.0	4	16
S Russell Gary	1	1	0.0	5	16
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	4	18
S Mike Burns	1	0	0.0	7	30

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	7	3	0.0	35	27
OLB Kervin Wyatt	7	2	0.0	27	17
DT Kent Kremer	7	0	0.0	32	23
OLB Jeff Davis	5	1	0.0	36	28
OLB Bob Breunig	5	0	0.0	15	12
DE John Goodman	5	0	0.0	26	13
DE Keith Ferguson	4	2	0.0	22	17
S Bernie Jackson	4	1	0.0	24	19
S Chris Williams	3	2	0.0	17	17
CB Tim Washington	3	2	0.0	21	24
DT Dave Pear	2	2	0.0	25	19
OLB Mike Woods	2	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0.0	9	5
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0.0	30	17
CB Walter Packer	1	4	0.0	15	24
DT John Woodcock	1	2	0.0	19	20
DE Elvis Franks	1	2	0.0	14	19
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	20	10
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	4	4
S John Sanders	0	2	0.0	8	10
CB Wayne Smith	0	1	0.0	31	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	0	3	32
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	0	2	30
ILB Mark Arneson	1.0	0	0	32
DE Bill Neill	1.0	0	0	17
ILB Merv Krakau	0.0	1	0	18
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	2	25

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dave Pear	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	3	2	0	30
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	1	21
ILB Mark Arneson	2	0	0	32
S Mike Wagner	2	0	0	27
S Mike Burns	1	1	0	30
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	9
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	18
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0	32
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	16
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0	19
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0	30
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0	30

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	4	0	12
OLB Kervin Wyatt	4	0	17
S Leonard Smith	4	0	27
S Chris Williams	3	0	17
OLB Mike Woods	2	1	9
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	19
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	28
CB Walter Packer	1	0	24
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	23
CB Tim Washington	1	0	24
S Bernie Jackson	0	1	19
CB Wayne Smith	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jim Sexton	8	14	1	40	32
Billy Ard	3	3	0	39	26
Kris Wheeler	1	8	0	40	32
Stan Walters	1	6	0	38	30
Rich Coady	1	3	0	15	15
Aaron Meyer	0	3	0	28	24
John Tice	0	2	0	33	26
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	12	11

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Fisher	1	1	1	3	0	17
Dennis Lick	1	1	0	5	0	25
Angelo Fields	1	1	0	7	0	22
Larry McCarren	0	2	0	9	0	32
Reggie McKenzie	0	2	0	7	0	21
Tommie Ginn	0	1	0	5	1	22
John Scully	0	1	0	6	1	22
Dan Dierdorf	0	0	0	8	2	29

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	12
Gregg Bingham	1	19
Darrin Baker	1	14
Bobby Watkins	1	9
Kris Wheeler	1	8
Freddie Scott	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	2	22
Kevin Long	1	16
Steve Folsom	1	16
Billy Taylor	1	15
Bob Breunig	1	10
Angelo Fields	1	6

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Wheeler	40	32	---	---	8	80
Stan Walters	38	30	---	---	10	78
Jim Sexton	40	32	---	---	1	73
Billy Ard	39	26	---	---	8	73
Tony Eason	40	32	---	---	---	72
John Tice	33	26	---	---	13	72
Aaron Meyer	28	24	---	---	2	54
Wilbert Montgomery	29	20	---	---	5	54
Will Scarpitto	16	12	---	---	25	53
Ken Sawyer	---	---	5	30	16	51
Steve Haworth	---	---	9	30	12	51
Earl Campbell	28	22	---	---	---	50
John Riggins	20	14	---	---	14	48
Freddie Scott	22	20	---	---	6	48
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	10	32	3	45
Mark Arneson	---	---	9	32	3	44
Boobie Clark	12	11	---	---	19	42
Sam Merriman	---	---	9	30	3	42
Rich Coady	15	15	---	---	10	40
Mike Burns	---	---	7	30	2	39
Nat Moore	19	18	---	---	1	38
Darrin Baker	12	11	---	---	14	37
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	28	---	36
Mike Wagner	---	---	7	27	1	35
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	18	10	32
Mike Siani	9	6	---	---	16	31
Bruce Clark	---	---	5	25	1	31
Gregg Bingham	---	---	2	9	19	30
Jerry Holmes	---	---	6	21	2	29
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	5	19	5	29
Bill Neill	---	---	6	17	1	24
Russell Gary	---	---	5	16	---	21
Dave Pureifory	---	---	4	16	---	20
Bobby Watkins	---	---	2	6	9	17
Jack Mildren	---	---	3	11	2	16
Ted Choma	---	---	3	12	1	16
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tremain Rogers	0	1	---	---	9	10
Ted Washington	---	---	1	4	4	9
Rickey McBeal	---	---	0	5	3	8
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	5	5
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Davis	---	---	36	28	5	69
Leonard Smith	---	---	35	27	4	66
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	27	17	19	63
Walter Packer	---	---	15	24	22	61
Kent Kremer	---	---	32	23	5	60
Bernie Jackson	---	---	24	19	13	56
Wayne Smith	---	---	31	18	5	54
Tim Washington	---	---	21	24	6	51
Dave Pear	---	---	25	19	6	50
Albert Lewis	---	---	30	17	3	50
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	17	7	46
Chris Williams	---	---	17	17	12	46
Larry McCarren	9	32	---	---	4	45
John Woodcock	---	---	19	20	4	43
Billy Ryckman	4	25	---	---	14	43
John Goodman	---	---	26	13	3	42
Dan Dierdorf	8	29	---	---	---	37
Bob Breunig	---	---	15	12	10	37
Roy Green	5	29	---	---	3	37
Elvis Franks	---	---	14	19	4	37
Dennis Lick	5	25	---	---	6	36
Angelo Fields	7	22	---	---	6	35
Gary Johnson	---	---	20	10	4	34
Sherman Smith	3	14	---	---	17	34
John Scully	6	22	---	---	6	34
Mike Friede	8	24	---	---	---	32
Mardye McDole	4	12	---	---	16	32
Tommie Ginn	5	22	---	---	3	30
Steve Folsom	3	11	---	---	16	30
Kevin Long	2	11	---	---	16	29
Reggie McKenzie	7	21	---	---	---	28
Alfred Jenkins	8	19	---	---	---	27
Mark Malone	6	20	---	---	---	26
Frank Pollard	7	19	---	---	---	26
Rodney Holman	4	11	---	---	9	24
Mike Woods	---	---	10	9	2	21
James Jones	2	15	---	---	4	21
Ed Fisher	3	17	---	---	---	20
John Sanders	---	---	8	10	2	20
Joe Montana	4	12	---	---	---	16
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	5	1	15
Mark Brown	---	---	4	4	4	12
Scott Bull	0	6	---	---	1	7
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	46	3.3
Middle	23	63	2.7
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	2	17	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	32	24	3	2	0	3	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Mark Malone	18	9	0	0	4	4	1
Joe Montana	10	6	1	0	0	3	0
Scott Bull	6	3	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	154	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	72	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	30	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	4	70	1	20
FB Boobie Clark	6	4	17	0	11
RB Earl Campbell	6	5	54	1	22
WR Freddie Scott	5	5	35	0	20
WR Nat Moore	4	2	30	1	18
FB John Riggins	2	2	7	0	14
TE John Tice	2	2	25	0	26

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Friede	10	3	31	0	24
RB Sherman Smith	6	5	33	0	14
WR Billy Ryckman	4	4	49	1	25
WR Roy Green	3	1	12	0	29
RB Frank Pollard	3	2	14	0	19
TE Steve Folsom	2	1	5	0	11
TE Rodney Holman	2	1	6	0	11
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0	19
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0	12
FB James Jones	1	1	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	4	13	3.25	2.68
Will Scarpitto	1	1	1.00	3.58

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	9	5	22	2.44	7.44

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	1	6	6.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	3	2	3	1.00	2.83
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	0	0	0.00	10.00
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	16	8.00	9.00
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	7	3
Will Scarpitto	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
James Jones	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	8	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Malone	5	1	1
Joe Montana	2	0	0
Scott Bull	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	3	2	1
WR Nat Moore	3	2	2
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	2
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
TE John Tice	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Friede	3	0	0
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	0	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	1
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)