Exhibition Week 3, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Chicago Bears0000-0
Birmingham Texans32103-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal
2Q: 12:41 BIR - Rickey McBeal 42 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:02 BIR - David Martin 63 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:32 BIR - Bruce Clark 37 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 04:15 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal

Team StatisticsCHIBIR
Record1-11-1
First Downs1215
- by Rushing311
- by Passing92
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards236255
- Offensive Plays5759
- Yards per Play4.144.32
Net Rushing Yards40167
- Rushing Attempts1243
- Yards per Rush3.333.88
Net Passing Yards19688
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 28 - 116 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards21788
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/210/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.365.50
Fumbles/Lost3/31/1
3rd Down Conversions5/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.84.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/672/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/-14/30
Kick Returns/Yards4/670/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/00/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 19OWN 34
Time of Possession26:0433:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:062:23OWN 2036Punt
14:110:59OWN 203-8Punt
10:423:16OWN 17725Fumble
212:261:48OWN 1232Punt
25:380:45OWN 28335Fumble
24:531:25OWN 1636Punt
21:501:30OWN 3334Fumble
20:200:20OWN 20112Half
315:008:08OWN 211367Interception
35:103:05OWN 28730Punt
410:430:57OWN 393-2Punt
47:441:10OWN 1841Downs
44:071:22OWN 253-2Punt
40:210:21OWN 210Game
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:54OWN 20734Punt
18:434:32OWN 321054Field Goal
13:122:30OWN 32521Punt
210:385:00OWN 40839Missed FG
23:281:38OWN 42855Fumble
36:521:42OWN 2036Punt
32:056:22OWN 201148Missed FG
49:462:02OWN 2439Punt
46:342:27OPP 1935Field Goal
42:452:24OWN 3536Punt

Game MVP: Bruce Clark, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Roger Craig750.71400
Gerry Ellis3206.671010
Dale Zorn133.00300
Buford McGee11212.001210
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell20904.501220
Terry Metcalf13413.15900
Will Scarpitto10363.601310

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dale Zorn34221762/15043165.3
Matt Cavanaugh86411/6016085.9
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Eason1611880/0017082.3

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Hoby Brenner912283.11080
WR Dave Logan47348.5011160
RB Roger Craig455714.2536430
WR Gerald Carter354715.6715180
RB Gerry Ellis3451.67230
WR Ken Payne23126.00090
WR Doug Winslow23199.5011120
FB Buford McGee111515.009150
WR Harold Jaeger0100.00000
TE Dave Little0100.00000
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE John Tice22157.50090
FB Boobie Clark1155.00050
WR Terry Metcalf1233.00130
FB Barty Smith1177.00570
WR Charley Young1355.00050
WR Tommie Towns111515.000150
WR Morris Owens1111.00110
TE Loaird McCreary111111.000110
RB Earl Campbell1299.00990
WR Irving Fryar121717.0010170

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
S Russell Gary100.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Dale Zorn1000
Matt Cavanaugh1000
Gerald Carter1000
Fred Acorn0100
Adrian Tice0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Loaird McCreary1000
Bruce Clark0111
Rickey McBeal0101
David Martin0101
Jim Merlo0010
Sam Merriman0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Finzer732346.139.0551
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold521743.439.6572

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh2/40/10/0313/3

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Payne1-1-1.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Charley Young3196.30
Doug Donley11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Winslow34916.30
Ken Payne11818.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Chuck Ehin620.03211
OLB Brad Van Pelt510.0288
S Tony Peters510.0225
OLB Linden King500.0239
DT Rick Ackerman440.04016
ILB John Harper440.0329
DT Edmund Nelson420.03110
S Tom Holmoe410.02812
S James Marshall310.02512
S Stacey Toran310.02513
S Kirk Robbins210.0164
ILB Steve Neils200.0158
CB Marvin Cobb200.0238
OLB Byron Hunt120.075
DE Kenneth Sims110.02410
QB Dale Zorn10---------
ILB Adrian Tice100.0186
CB Scott Case100.0258
OLB Ray Kiddoo010.0156
OLB Cliff Lewis010.0154
DE Don Smerek010.031
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Burns700.01244
S Russell Gary520.01240
CB Bobby Watkins500.01032
ILB Bob Pifferini410.0532
ILB Ken Bordelon400.0316
OLB Sam Merriman301.0929
ILB Jim Fahnhorst320.0616
DE Bruce Clark202.0430
DE Lee Roy Selmon210.01039
CB Jerry Holmes210.01028
S Jimmy Allen200.01035
CB David Martin120.0429
CB Skip Thomas110.0820
DE Bill Neill100.0825
OLB Jim Merlo010.0317
DT Rickey McBeal010.0522

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Steve Neils0.00208
DE Kenneth Sims0.001010
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bruce Clark2.011030
OLB Sam Merriman1.001129
DE Fletcher Jenkins0.010019
ILB Bob Pifferini0.001032
ILB Mark Arneson0.00018

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S James Marshall20012
ILB John Harper2009
ILB Steve Neils1008
CB Marvin Cobb1008
S Tony Peters1005
OLB Linden King1009
ILB Adrian Tice1006
S Tom Holmoe10012
CB Scott Case1008
OLB Cliff Lewis0104
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bobby Watkins52032
S Mike Burns50044
S Russell Gary30140
ILB Bob Pifferini30032
S Jimmy Allen21035
ILB Ken Bordelon20016
CB Jerry Holmes20028
ILB Jim Fahnhorst20016
OLB Sam Merriman20029
OLB Jim Merlo10017
CB David Martin10029

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Slater1204024
Andra Franklin1105017
Pete Rostosky1103025
Doug Dawson0209028
Dan Stonebarger0107129
Art Plunkett0109121
Gene Killian0107029
Will Grant0109023
Jim Mills0108026
Blake Moore0004120
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Sexton413140014
Stan Walters28141016
Kris Wheeler27042014
Ron Baker24030010
Billy Ard14022011
Barty Smith1302307
Carlton Malone1201306
John Tice12035012

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Steve Neils115
Andra Franklin114
Dave Little114
James Marshall110
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Terry Metcalf123
Jim Fahnhorst115
Jim Merlo112
Morris Owens111
Barty Smith18

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rick Ackerman------4016460
Edmund Nelson------3110849
Hoby Brenner833------748
James Marshall------25121047
Chuck Ehin------3211447
John Harper------329445
Dale Zorn836---------44
Dan Stonebarger729------743
Marvin Cobb------2381243
Gene Killian729------642
Dave Logan824------1042
Gerald Carter829------542
Tom Holmoe------2812242
Fred Acorn------2611542
Dave Little226------1442
Stacey Toran------2513442
Gerry Ellis419------1841
Brad Van Pelt------288440
Steve Neils------1581538
Ray Kiddoo------1561738
Doug Dawson928---------37
Andra Franklin517------1436
Scott Case------258336
Doug Winslow717------1135
Linden King------239335
Will Grant923------335
Kenneth Sims------2410135
Tony Peters------225734
Mark Slater424------634
Jim Mills826---------34
Ken Payne718------833
Pete Rostosky325------432
Blake Moore420------731
Art Plunkett921---------30
Adrian Tice------186529
Roger Craig821---------29
Kirk Robbins------164525
Cliff Lewis------154322
Buford McGee219------122
Matt Cavanaugh49---------13
Byron Hunt------75113
Don Smerek------3159
Dave Finzer00------77
Harold Jaeger12------25
Pat Leahy00------11
Unknown------00---0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Stan Walters4116------966
Kris Wheeler4214------662
Tony Eason4316---------59
Russell Gary------1240658
Mike Burns------1244157
Jim Sexton4014------256
Lee Roy Selmon------1039756
John Tice3512------956
Ron Baker3010------949
Bobby Watkins------1032749
Loaird McCreary267------1548
Jimmy Allen------1035---45
Aaron Meyer279------844
Billy Ard2211------942
Sam Merriman------929341
Terry Metcalf134------2340
Bill Neill------825740
Jerry Holmes------1028139
David Martin------429639
Bob Pifferini------532138
Barty Smith237------838
Jim Fahnhorst------6161537
Boobie Clark285------336
Ken Bordelon------3161534
Bruce Clark------430---34
Jim Merlo------3171232
Irving Fryar208------129
Skip Thomas------820---28
Charley Young1210------628
Fletcher Jenkins------919---28
Tommie Towns85------1427
Rickey McBeal------522---27
Earl Campbell204---------24
Will Scarpitto108------624
Morris Owens93------1123
Robert Jackson------414523
Doug Donley117------220
Carlton Malone136---------19
Mark Arneson------08715
Jim Arnold00------99
Steve Mike-Mayer00------66
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------44
Alan Willis00---------0
J.J. Jones00---------0
Jerry Robinson------00---0
Charles Buchanan00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-1-0.3
Middle8394.9
Right122.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8324.0
Middle301113.7
Right5244.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dale Zorn34221223321
Matt Cavanaugh860010000
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Eason16110011300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)27231666.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)134503.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63172.8
Short (0-8 Yds)65366.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)43358.8
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Hoby Brenner129228033
WR Dave Logan74034024
WR Gerald Carter53047029
RB Roger Craig54057121
RB Gerry Ellis4315019
WR Ken Payne32012018
WR Doug Winslow32019017
WR Harold Jaeger100002
TE Dave Little1000026
FB Buford McGee11015019
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young3115010
WR Terry Metcalf210304
RB Earl Campbell210904
TE John Tice22015012
WR Irving Fryar2101708
FB Boobie Clark110505
FB Barty Smith110707
WR Tommie Towns1101505
WR Morris Owens110103
TE Loaird McCreary1101107

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terry Metcalf242.003.15
Will Scarpitto242.003.60
Earl Campbell111.004.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dale Zorn1000.005.18
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Eason21115.505.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Doug Winslow1000.006.33
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Loaird McCreary111111.0011.00
RB Earl Campbell1000.004.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Dale Zorn10
Gerry Ellis11
BirminghamRushesConversions
Will Scarpitto30
Earl Campbell21
Terry Metcalf11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Dale Zorn853
Matt Cavanaugh321
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Tony Eason742

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
TE Hoby Brenner310
WR Dave Logan222
RB Gerry Ellis210
WR Ken Payne110
WR Doug Winslow111
WR Gerald Carter111
TE Dave Little100
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Fryar211
WR Terry Metcalf110
WR Charley Young100
WR Tommie Towns111
WR Morris Owens110
RB Earl Campbell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)