Exhibition Week 3, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	0	0	0	-	0
Birmingham Texans	3	21	0	3	-	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

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 Statistics CHI BIR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 9 2
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 236 255
- Offensive Plays 57 59
- Yards per Play 4.14 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 40 167
- Rushing Attempts 12 43
- Yards per Rush 3.33 3.88
Net Passing Yards 196 88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 1 16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 88
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/67 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	CHI	BIR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	9	2
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	236	255
- Offensive Plays	57	59
- Yards per Play	4.14	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	40	167
- Rushing Attempts	12	43
- Yards per Rush	3.33	3.88
Net Passing Yards	196	88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 1	16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	88
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/67	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	2:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	4:11	0:59	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	0:42	3:16	OWN 17	7	25	Fumble
2	12:26	1:48	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
2	5:38	0:45	OWN 28	3	35	Fumble
2	4:53	1:25	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:30	OWN 3	3	34	Fumble
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	12	Half
3	15:00	8:08	OWN 21	13	67	Interception
3	5:10	3:05	OWN 28	7	30	Punt
4	10:43	0:57	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
4	7:44	1:10	OWN 18	4	1	Downs
4	4:07	1:22	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 2	1	0	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	8:43	4:32	OWN 32	10	54	Field Goal
1	3:12	2:30	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	10:38	5:00	OWN 40	8	39	Missed FG
2	3:28	1:38	OWN 42	8	55	Fumble
3	6:52	1:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	2:05	6:22	OWN 20	11	48	Missed FG
4	9:46	2:02	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	6:34	2:27	OPP 19	3	5	Field Goal
4	2:45	2:24	OWN 35	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Bruce Clark, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roger Craig	7	5	0.71	4	0
Gerry Ellis	3	20	6.67	10	1
Dale Zorn	1	3	3.00	3	0
Buford McGee	1	12	12.00	12	1

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	20	90	4.50	12	2
Terry Metcalf	13	41	3.15	9	0
Will Scarpitto	10	36	3.60	13	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	34	22	176	2/15	0	43	1	65.3
Matt Cavanaugh	8	6	41	1/6	0	16	0	85.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	16	11	88	0/0	0	17	0	82.3

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Hoby Brenner	9	12	28	3.11	0	8
WR Dave Logan	4	7	34	8.50	11	16
RB Roger Craig	4	5	57	14.25	36	43
WR Gerald Carter	3	5	47	15.67	15	18
RB Gerry Ellis	3	4	5	1.67	2	3
WR Ken Payne	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
WR Doug Winslow	2	3	19	9.50	11	12
FB Buford McGee	1	1	15	15.00	9	15
WR Harold Jaeger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dave Little	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE John Tice	2	2	15	7.50	0	9
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Terry Metcalf	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
FB Barty Smith	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
WR Charley Young	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Morris Owens	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Earl Campbell	1	2	9	9.00	9	9
WR Irving Fryar	1	2	17	17.00	10	17

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Russell Gary	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dale Zorn	1	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	0	0
Gerald Carter	1	0	0
Fred Acorn	0	1	0
Adrian Tice	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Loaird McCreary	1	0	0	0
Bruce Clark	0	1	1	1
Rickey McBeal	0	1	0	1
David Martin	0	1	0	1
Jim Merlo	0	0	1	0
Sam Merriman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	7	323	46.1	39.0	55	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	217	43.4	39.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/4	0/1	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	-1	-1.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	3	19	6.3	0
Doug Donley	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	3	49	16.3	0
Ken Payne	1	18	18.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Chuck Ehin	6	2	0.0	32	11
OLB Brad Van Pelt	5	1	0.0	28	8
S Tony Peters	5	1	0.0	22	5
OLB Linden King	5	0	0.0	23	9
DT Rick Ackerman	4	4	0.0	40	16
ILB John Harper	4	4	0.0	32	9
DT Edmund Nelson	4	2	0.0	31	10
S Tom Holmoe	4	1	0.0	28	12
S James Marshall	3	1	0.0	25	12
S Stacey Toran	3	1	0.0	25	13
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0.0	16	4
ILB Steve Neils	2	0	0.0	15	8
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0.0	23	8
OLB Byron Hunt	1	2	0.0	7	5
DE Kenneth Sims	1	1	0.0	24	10
QB Dale Zorn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Adrian Tice	1	0	0.0	18	6
CB Scott Case	1	0	0.0	25	8
OLB Ray Kiddoo	0	1	0.0	15	6
OLB Cliff Lewis	0	1	0.0	15	4
DE Don Smerek	0	1	0.0	3	1

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	7	0	0.0	12	44
S Russell Gary	5	2	0.0	12	40
CB Bobby Watkins	5	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Bob Pifferini	4	1	0.0	5	32
ILB Ken Bordelon	4	0	0.0	3	16
OLB Sam Merriman	3	0	1.0	9	29
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	3	2	0.0	6	16
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	2.0	4	30
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	0.0	10	39
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	0.0	10	28
S Jimmy Allen	2	0	0.0	10	35
CB David Martin	1	2	0.0	4	29
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	8	20
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0.0	8	25
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	0.0	3	17
DT Rickey McBeal	0	1	0.0	5	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	0	2	0	8
DE Kenneth Sims	0.0	0	1	0	10

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	2.0	1	1	0	30
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	0	1	1	29
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	0	0	19
ILB Bob Pifferini	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Mark Arneson	0.0	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S James Marshall	2	0	12
ILB John Harper	2	0	9
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	8
CB Marvin Cobb	1	0	8
S Tony Peters	1	0	5
OLB Linden King	1	0	9
ILB Adrian Tice	1	0	6
S Tom Holmoe	1	0	12
CB Scott Case	1	0	8
OLB Cliff Lewis	0	1	4

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Watkins	5	2	0	32
S Mike Burns	5	0	0	44
S Russell Gary	3	0	1	40
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	0	0	32
S Jimmy Allen	2	1	0	35
ILB Ken Bordelon	2	0	0	16
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0	16
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0	29
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	17
CB David Martin	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Slater	1	2	4	0	24
Andra Franklin	1	1	5	0	17
Pete Rostosky	1	1	3	0	25
Doug Dawson	0	2	9	0	28
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	7	1	29
Art Plunkett	0	1	9	1	21
Gene Killian	0	1	7	0	29
Will Grant	0	1	9	0	23
Jim Mills	0	1	8	0	26
Blake Moore	0	0	4	1	20

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jim Sexton	4	13	1	40	14
Stan Walters	2	8	1	41	16
Kris Wheeler	2	7	0	42	14
Ron Baker	2	4	0	30	10
Billy Ard	1	4	0	22	11
Barty Smith	1	3	0	23	7
Carlton Malone	1	2	0	13	6
John Tice	1	2	0	35	12

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Neils	1	15
Andra Franklin	1	14
Dave Little	1	14
James Marshall	1	10

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Metcalf	1	23
Jim Fahnhorst	1	15
Jim Merlo	1	12
Morris Owens	1	11
Barty Smith	1	8

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Ackerman	---	---	40	16	4	60
Edmund Nelson	---	---	31	10	8	49
Hoby Brenner	8	33	---	---	7	48
James Marshall	---	---	25	12	10	47
Chuck Ehin	---	---	32	11	4	47
John Harper	---	---	32	9	4	45
Dale Zorn	8	36	---	---	---	44
Dan Stonebarger	7	29	---	---	7	43
Marvin Cobb	---	---	23	8	12	43
Gene Killian	7	29	---	---	6	42
Dave Logan	8	24	---	---	10	42
Gerald Carter	8	29	---	---	5	42
Tom Holmoe	---	---	28	12	2	42
Fred Acorn	---	---	26	11	5	42
Dave Little	2	26	---	---	14	42
Stacey Toran	---	---	25	13	4	42
Gerry Ellis	4	19	---	---	18	41
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	28	8	4	40
Steve Neils	---	---	15	8	15	38
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	15	6	17	38
Doug Dawson	9	28	---	---	---	37
Andra Franklin	5	17	---	---	14	36
Scott Case	---	---	25	8	3	36
Doug Winslow	7	17	---	---	11	35
Linden King	---	---	23	9	3	35
Will Grant	9	23	---	---	3	35
Kenneth Sims	---	---	24	10	1	35
Tony Peters	---	---	22	5	7	34
Mark Slater	4	24	---	---	6	34
Jim Mills	8	26	---	---	---	34
Ken Payne	7	18	---	---	8	33
Pete Rostosky	3	25	---	---	4	32
Blake Moore	4	20	---	---	7	31
Art Plunkett	9	21	---	---	---	30
Adrian Tice	---	---	18	6	5	29
Roger Craig	8	21	---	---	---	29
Kirk Robbins	---	---	16	4	5	25
Cliff Lewis	---	---	15	4	3	22
Buford McGee	2	19	---	---	1	22
Matt Cavanaugh	4	9	---	---	---	13
Byron Hunt	---	---	7	5	1	13
Don Smerek	---	---	3	1	5	9
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harold Jaeger	1	2	---	---	2	5
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	41	16	---	---	9	66
Kris Wheeler	42	14	---	---	6	62
Tony Eason	43	16	---	---	---	59
Russell Gary	---	---	12	40	6	58
Mike Burns	---	---	12	44	1	57
Jim Sexton	40	14	---	---	2	56
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	10	39	7	56
John Tice	35	12	---	---	9	56
Ron Baker	30	10	---	---	9	49
Bobby Watkins	---	---	10	32	7	49
Loaird McCreary	26	7	---	---	15	48
Jimmy Allen	---	---	10	35	---	45
Aaron Meyer	27	9	---	---	8	44
Billy Ard	22	11	---	---	9	42
Sam Merriman	---	---	9	29	3	41
Terry Metcalf	13	4	---	---	23	40
Bill Neill	---	---	8	25	7	40
Jerry Holmes	---	---	10	28	1	39
David Martin	---	---	4	29	6	39
Bob Pifferini	---	---	5	32	1	38
Barty Smith	23	7	---	---	8	38
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	6	16	15	37
Boobie Clark	28	5	---	---	3	36
Ken Bordelon	---	---	3	16	15	34
Bruce Clark	---	---	4	30	---	34
Jim Merlo	---	---	3	17	12	32
Irving Fryar	20	8	---	---	1	29
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	20	---	28
Charley Young	12	10	---	---	6	28
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	9	19	---	28
Tommie Towns	8	5	---	---	14	27
Rickey McBeal	---	---	5	22	---	27
Earl Campbell	20	4	---	---	---	24
Will Scarpitto	10	8	---	---	6	24
Morris Owens	9	3	---	---	11	23
Robert Jackson	---	---	4	14	5	23
Doug Donley	11	7	---	---	2	20
Carlton Malone	13	6	---	---	---	19
Mark Arneson	---	---	0	8	7	15
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Robinson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	30	111	3.7
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	34	22	1	2	2	3	3	2	1
Matt Cavanaugh	8	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	16	11	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	23	166	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	50	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	36	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	35	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Hoby Brenner	12	9	2	28	0	33
WR Dave Logan	7	4	0	34	0	24
WR Gerald Carter	5	3	0	47	0	29
RB Roger Craig	5	4	0	57	1	21
RB Gerry Ellis	4	3	1	5	0	19
WR Ken Payne	3	2	0	12	0	18
WR Doug Winslow	3	2	0	19	0	17
WR Harold Jaeger	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Dave Little	1	0	0	0	0	26
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0	15	0	19

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Charley Young	3	1	1	5	10
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0	3	4
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	0	9	4
TE John Tice	2	2	0	15	12
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	0	17	8
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	5	5
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	7	7
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	0	15	5
WR Morris Owens	1	1	0	1	3
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	0	11	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	2	4	2.00	3.15
Will Scarpitto	2	4	2.00	3.60
Earl Campbell	1	1	1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	0	0	0.00	5.18

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	1	11	5.50	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Dale Zorn	1	0
Gerry Ellis	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Will Scarpitto	3	0
Earl Campbell	2	1
Terry Metcalf	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	8	5	3
Matt Cavanaugh	3	2	1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Hoby Brenner	3	1	0
WR Dave Logan	2	2	2
RB Gerry Ellis	2	1	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	1
TE Dave Little	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	1
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	1
WR Morris Owens	1	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)