Exhibition Week 2, 1984

played in Los Angeles, CA

71 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	3	0	0	7	-	10
Los Angeles Rams	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
2Q: 14:50 LAS - Stephone Paige 5 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:21 LAS - Greg Bell 5 pass from Ken Stabler (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 10:58 BIR - Irving Fryar 11 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:08 LAS - Gary Puetz 45 fumble return (Joe Danelo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
2Q: 14:50 LAS - Stephone Paige 5 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:21 LAS - Greg Bell 5 pass from Ken Stabler (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 10:58 BIR - Irving Fryar 11 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:08 LAS - Gary Puetz 45 fumble return (Joe Danelo extra point)

Team Statistics BIR LAS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 238 167
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards per Play 3.17 2.93
Net Rushing Yards 87 86
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 2.90 3.58
Net Passing Yards 151 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 0 31 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 90
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.36 2.45
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 6/28 6/86
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 2/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:04 23:56

Team Statistics	BIR	LAS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	238	167
- Offensive Plays	75	57
- Yards per Play	3.17	2.93
Net Rushing Yards	87	86
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	2.90	3.58
Net Passing Yards	151	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 0	31 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	90
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.36	2.45
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	6/28	6/86
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	2/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:04	23:56

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:47	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	9:56	1:10	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
1	7:22	3:30	OWN 49	6	34	Field Goal
2	14:41	3:42	OWN 38	6	10	Punt
2	10:02	2:44	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
2	6:51	1:58	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	4:04	1:56	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	1:21	1:09	OWN 28	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	9:11	1:57	OWN 20	4	-1	Fumble
3	6:14	2:40	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	0:37	1:36	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
4	14:01	3:09	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
4	9:27	3:42	OWN 31	7	27	Punt
4	3:00	1:20	OWN 42	7	32	Downs
4	1:04	1:01	OWN 37	6	12	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
1	11:15	1:19	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	8:46	1:24	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
1	3:52	4:11	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
2	10:59	0:57	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	7:18	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	4:53	0:49	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
2	2:08	0:47	OWN 44	3	-9	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 18	1	11	Half
3	11:58	2:47	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
3	7:14	1:00	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
3	3:34	2:57	OWN 19	6	17	Punt
4	10:52	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	5:45	2:45	OWN 5	5	22	Punt
4	1:40	0:36	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Darrell Green, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	19	73	3.84	15	2
Barty Smith	8	1	0.13	4	0
Will Scarpitto	2	10	5.00	7	0
Tony Eason	1	3	3.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curt Warner	13	42	3.23	13	1
Johnny Hector	7	39	5.57	15	2
Curtis Brown	2	5	2.50	4	0
Ken Stabler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Steve Young	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	41	21	173	4/22	1	20	0	70.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	22	8	66	2/9	1	33	0	60.0
Ken Stabler	9	3	24	0/0	1	14	0	79.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	6	8	54	9.00	2	20	0
WR Irving Fryar	4	10	48	12.00	9	17	1
WR Tommie Towns	3	9	30	10.00	0	15	0
RB Earl Campbell	3	4	7	2.33	0	4	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE John Tice	2	3	21	10.50	1	11	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Morris Owens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	4	8	23	5.75	0	14	1
WR Freddie Solomon	2	5	20	10.00	2	16	0
RB Greg Bell	2	2	7	3.50	3	5	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	3	33	33.00	15	33	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	5	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Joe Rose	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Johnny Hector	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barty Smith	1	1	0
Tommie Towns	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Stan Walters	0	1	0
Loaird McCreary	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0
Gary Puetz	0	1	0	1
Marques Thompson	0	1	0	0
Ken Sawyer	0	0	1	0
Greg Brown	0	0	1	0
Johnny Hector	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	11	487	44.3	36.5	58	5

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Roberts	12	506	42.2	38.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Towns	4	13	3.3	0
Morris Owens	2	15	7.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	57	19.0	0
Dennis Franklin	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Owens	3	91	30.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	2	16	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	4	1	0.0	16	20
ILB Mark Arneson	4	0	0.0	11	18
DE Lee Roy Selmon	3	0	0.0	12	24
S Mike Burns	3	0	0.0	22	33
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	1.0	13	15
DT Ed Galigher	2	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	15	28
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	19	25
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	1.0	17	22
S Russell Gary	1	3	0.0	19	29
DE Bill Neill	1	1	0.0	20	28
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
CB David Martin	1	0	0.0	11	16
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	17	26
OLB Tom De Paso	0	1	0.0	5	4

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	10	0	0.0	23	41
OLB Anthony Dickerson	6	2	0.5	12	31
S Brent Sexton	5	3	0.0	24	41
OLB Greg Gaines	5	1	0.0	21	16
DT Bob Golic	4	1	1.0	22	25
DE Kobe Winston	4	2	0.5	21	24
ILB Avon Riley	3	5	0.0	27	34
S Tommy Marvaso	3	3	0.0	21	38
CB Davlin Mullen	3	2	0.0	20	31
DE Greg Brown	2	4	1.0	24	36
CB Darrell Green	2	1	1.0	24	39
S Scott Burk	2	1	0.0	24	39
DE Marques Thompson	1	1	0.0	17	23
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Perry Brooks	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Stan David	1	0	0.0	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	3	22
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1.0	0	0	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	1	24
DE Bill Neill	0.0	0	4	28
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	2	15

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Golic	1.0	2	0	25
DE Greg Brown	1.0	0	1	36
CB Darrell Green	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Anthony Dickerson	0.5	1	0	31
DE Kobe Winston	0.5	0	0	24
DE Marques Thompson	0.0	2	0	23
ILB Avon Riley	0.0	1	0	34
DT Mike Charles	0.0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	19
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	8
S Russell Gary	1	1	29
CB Bobby Watkins	1	1	26
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	5
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	18
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	28
S Mike Burns	1	0	33
DE Bruce Clark	0	1	22

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Dickerson	5	1	31
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	41
S Brent Sexton	3	0	41
OLB Greg Gaines	3	0	16
CB Davlin Mullen	3	0	31
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	38
CB Darrell Green	1	3	39
S Scott Burk	1	0	39
OLB Brian Cabral	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	6	8	28	0	40
Kris Wheeler	1	6	28	0	44
Stan Walters	1	5	21	1	37
Aaron Meyer	1	2	21	1	31
Carlton Malone	1	1	15	1	23
Billy Ard	0	4	22	0	28
Boobie Clark	0	1	24	0	39
Barty Smith	0	1	17	0	24
John Tice	0	1	20	0	25
Ron Baker	0	0	15	1	22

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Adams	3	4	12	0	17
Andy Frederick	1	3	20	0	24
Gene Sanders	1	2	15	1	28
Bob Patton	0	4	17	0	24
Gary Puetz	0	3	16	0	20
Bo Buetow	0	2	9	1	10
Al Speer	0	2	15	0	18
Curtis Brown	0	2	13	0	10
Dean Lang	0	1	16	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Loaird McCreary	3	19
John Tice	2	26
Stan Walters	2	12
Morris Owens	1	15

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Taylor	3	30
Johnny Hector	2	16
Greg Bell	1	16
Curtis Brown	1	11
Gregg Bingham	1	7
Brent Sexton	1	7

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boobie Clark	24	39	---	---	17	80
Kris Wheeler	28	44	---	---	6	78
Tony Eason	30	45	---	---	---	75
Jim Sexton	28	40	---	---	6	74
John Tice	20	25	---	---	26	71
Stan Walters	21	37	---	---	12	70
Irving Fryar	21	29	---	---	16	66
Aaron Meyer	21	31	---	---	12	64
Billy Ard	22	28	---	---	12	62
Russell Gary	---	---	19	29	14	62
Mike Burns	---	---	22	33	1	56
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	19	25	12	56
Will Scarpitto	10	16	---	---	30	56
Bobby Watkins	---	---	17	26	12	55
Barty Smith	17	24	---	---	9	50
Ron Baker	15	22	---	---	12	49
Bill Neill	---	---	20	28	---	48
Tommie Towns	8	27	---	---	12	47
Earl Campbell	22	24	---	---	---	46
Jim Merlo	---	---	9	11	25	45
Skip Thomas	---	---	15	28	---	43
Charley Young	18	24	---	---	---	42
Bruce Clark	---	---	17	22	---	39
Carlton Malone	15	23	---	---	---	38
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	12	24	1	37
Sam Merriman	---	---	16	20	1	37
Mark Arneson	---	---	11	18	7	36
Jerry Holmes	---	---	16	19	1	36
David Martin	---	---	11	16	6	33
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	13	15	4	32
Ed Galigher	---	---	14	17	---	31
Morris Owens	5	11	---	---	15	31
Loaird McCreary	5	6	---	---	19	30
Rickey McBeal	---	---	11	15	---	26
Robert Jackson	---	---	7	8	11	26
Jimmy Allen	---	---	10	5	---	15
Tom De Paso	---	---	5	4	4	13
Bob Pifferini	---	---	0	0	12	12
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ken Bordelon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Doug Donley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Alan Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Burk	---	---	24	39	19	82
Ken Sawyer	---	---	23	41	15	79
Mike Charles	---	---	25	44	7	76
Brent Sexton	---	---	24	41	7	72
Darrell Green	---	---	24	39	4	67
Avon Riley	---	---	27	34	2	63
Bob Golic	---	---	22	25	14	61
Greg Brown	---	---	24	36	1	61
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	21	38	1	60
Gene Sanders	15	28	---	---	12	55
Davlin Mullen	---	---	20	31	4	55
Bob Patton	17	24	---	---	12	53
Gary Puetz	16	20	---	---	11	47
Johnny Hector	12	18	---	---	16	46
Stephone Paige	12	17	---	---	17	46
Al Speer	15	18	---	---	12	45
Greg Gaines	---	---	21	16	8	45
Kobe Winston	---	---	21	24	---	45
Dean Lang	16	24	---	---	4	44
Andy Frederick	20	24	---	---	---	44
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	12	31	1	44
Joe Rose	15	16	---	---	11	42
Marques Thompson	---	---	17	23	---	40
Freddie Solomon	15	24	---	---	---	39
Greg Bell	7	13	---	---	16	36
Steve Young	12	24	---	---	---	36
Curtis Brown	13	10	---	---	11	34
Brian Cabral	---	---	4	7	22	33
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	30	30
Curt Warner	13	17	---	---	---	30
Pete Adams	12	17	---	---	---	29
Jimmy Cefalo	11	15	---	---	2	28
Bo Buetow	9	10	---	---	9	28
Hugh Stopek	12	14	---	---	---	26
Stan David	---	---	11	12	3	26
Jeremy Wolf	8	11	---	---	6	25
Dave Garay	2	4	---	---	19	25
Gregg Bingham	---	---	3	11	7	21
Ken Stabler	12	9	---	---	---	21
Dennis Franklin	0	6	---	---	11	17
Perry Brooks	---	---	5	3	4	12
George Roberts	0	0	---	---	12	12
Andrew Melontree	---	---	2	0	4	6
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kim Bokamper	---	---	0	0	3	3
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	41	21	1	2	4	6	7	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	22	8	1	0	5	1	8	0	0
Ken Stabler	9	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	31	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	103	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	23	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	63	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	10	4	1	48	0	29
WR Tommie Towns	9	3	1	30	0	27
WR Charley Young	8	6	0	54	1	24
RB Earl Campbell	4	3	0	7	0	24
FB Boobie Clark	3	2	0	12	0	39
TE John Tice	3	2	1	21	0	25
WR Morris Owens	2	0	1	0	0	11
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	1	0	24

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	8	4	1	23	0	17
WR Freddie Solomon	5	2	0	20	0	24
WR Jimmy Cefalo	5	1	2	9	0	15
WR Hugh Stopek	3	1	2	33	1	14
TE Joe Rose	3	1	0	-2	0	16
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Greg Bell	2	2	0	7	0	13
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	14	4.67	4.22

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	3	2	10	3.33	2.67
Steve Young	1	1	5	5.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	11	11.00	4.80

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	2	2	10	5.00	2.88
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Greg Bell	1	1	5	5.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Curt Warner	3	0
Curtis Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	16	8	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	6	1	1
Ken Stabler	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	5	2	1
WR Tommie Towns	4	0	0
WR Charley Young	2	2	1
TE John Tice	2	1	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	4	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	2	0	0
RB Greg Bell	2	2	2
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)