Week 1, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	0	14	0	0	-	14
Birmingham Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:56 JAX - Joe Morris 2 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 07:16 BIR - Irving Fryar 15 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 03:04 JAX - Joe Morris 1 run (Bill Capece extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:56 JAX - Joe Morris 2 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 07:16 BIR - Irving Fryar 15 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 03:04 JAX - Joe Morris 1 run (Bill Capece extra point)

Team Statistics JAX BIR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 233 225
- Offensive Plays 57 59
- Yards per Play 4.09 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 68 113
- Rushing Attempts 27 37
- Yards per Rush 2.52 3.05
Net Passing Yards 165 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 1 20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	JAX	BIR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	233	225
- Offensive Plays	57	59
- Yards per Play	4.09	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	68	113
- Rushing Attempts	27	37
- Yards per Rush	2.52	3.05
Net Passing Yards	165	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 1	20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 20	11	33	Interception
1	7:39	2:33	50	7	27	Missed FG
1	3:29	5:43	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	7:10	4:13	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 1	3	13	Half
3	13:03	2:22	OWN 35	5	14	Punt
3	0:48	1:22	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	12:02	2:01	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	7:01	3:30	OWN 47	6	7	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	2:12	OWN 12	3	-10	Punt
1	5:06	1:37	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	12:46	5:36	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	2:57	1:55	50	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	10:41	9:53	OWN 20	16	65	Missed FG
4	14:26	2:24	OWN 37	3	-21	Punt
4	10:01	3:00	OWN 19	5	3	Punt
4	3:31	3:31	OWN 2	13	74	Game

Game MVP: Joe Morris, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Morris	22	55	2.50	11	1	2
Tony Dorsett	5	13	2.60	8	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	25	80	3.20	15	2
Will Scarpitto	10	25	2.50	7	0
Tony Eason	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	28	21	174	2/9	0	40	1	75.6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	20	16	127	2/15	1	30	0	109.8

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Pennywell	5	6	61	12.20	24	18
TE Russ Francis	4	6	59	14.75	25	40
WR Tim Smith	4	7	22	5.50	3	8
RB Tony Dorsett	3	3	6	2.00	0	3
RB Joe Morris	2	2	19	9.50	10	11
FB Tim Wilson	1	2	5	5.00	7	5
RB Cliff Austin	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	5	7	64	12.80	31	30	0
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	18	6.00	9	9	0
WR Irving Fryar	3	3	30	10.00	6	15	1
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Doug Donley	2	2	7	3.50	3	7	0
WR Morris Owens	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Barbaro	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0
Ron Baker	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	4	168	42.0	35.5	51	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	262	43.7	38.5	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Schroy	3	31	10.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	1	29	29.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	52	26.0	0
Tommie Towns	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Schroy	9	1	0.0	33	17
S Gary Barbaro	4	3	1.0	34	22
DE Toby Williams	4	1	1.0	22	12
CB Mike McCoy	4	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Gary Reasons	4	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Cecil Johnson	4	0	0.0	17	17
DT Wilson Faumuina	3	2	0.0	23	13
OLB Joel Williams	3	2	0.0	21	7
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	3	1	0.0	18	4
CB Tim Lewis	2	2	0.0	28	15
DE Howie Long	2	1	0.0	25	14
DT Joe Nash	2	1	0.0	18	13
S Darryl Meadows	2	1	0.0	7	4
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	15	1
CB Charles Williams	1	1	0.0	10	5
DE Keith Willis	1	1	0.0	6	6
DE Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	33	16
WR Tim Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	22	16

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	7	1	0.0	23	25
ILB Bob Pifferini	6	2	0.0	25	27
CB Jerry Holmes	4	1	0.0	18	22
DE Lee Roy Selmon	3	1	1.0	13	20
CB David Martin	3	0	0.0	15	21
DE Bill Neill	3	0	0.0	17	22
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0.0	18	19
CB Skip Thomas	2	3	0.0	17	17
S Jimmy Allen	2	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	24	25
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0.0	18	23
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0.0	10	15
DT Rickey McBeal	1	2	1.0	15	10
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	1	0.0	3	7
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	20	15
S Russell Gary	0	2	0.0	9	11
ILB Niko Noga	0	1	0.0	11	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Knock	PPlay
S Gary Barbaro	1.0	0	22
DE Toby Williams	1.0	0	12
DE Ed Jones	0.0	2	16

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	0	0	1	20
DT Rickey McBeal	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Bill Neill	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike McCoy	3	0	20
OLB Joel Williams	2	0	7
CB Tim Lewis	2	0	15
S Ken Schroy	1	1	17
CB Tom Morris	1	1	16
S Gary Barbaro	1	0	22
DT Wilson Faumuina	1	0	13
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	17
CB Charles Williams	1	0	5
S Darryl Meadows	1	0	4
CB Leonard Coleman	1	0	6
OLB Gary Reasons	1	0	19

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Martin	3	0	0	21
S Mike Burns	2	1	0	25
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	0	22
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	1	17
S Jimmy Allen	2	0	0	24
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	27
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0	19
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	25
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0	10
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0	8
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	7
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	4
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Haley	4	7	24	0	25
Ken Jones	2	5	24	0	23
Brian Millard	1	6	24	0	29
John Smith	1	3	6	1	11
Mark Cannon	1	3	21	0	19
Robert Woods	1	1	24	1	22
John Tautolo	0	2	12	0	21

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	12	37	1	22
Alan Willis	3	8	37	0	22
Billy Ard	2	4	31	1	19
Stan Walters	1	4	36	0	22
Barty Smith	1	2	21	0	9
Ron Baker	0	2	31	0	19
Boobie Clark	0	1	24	0	8
Babe Morgan	0	1	6	0	3
Aaron Meyer	0	1	1	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	1	15
Leonard Coleman	1	13
Tony Dorsett	1	10
Bobby Duckworth	1	4

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Barty Smith	1	13
Jim Fahnhorst	1	12
Boobie Clark	1	11
Terry Metcalf	1	10

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Schroy	---	---	33	17	8	58
Gary Barbaro	---	---	34	22	2	58
Russ Francis	23	24	---	---	10	57
Boomer Esiason	27	30	---	---	---	57
Brian Millard	24	29	---	---	1	54
Darryl Haley	24	25	---	---	4	53
Ken Jones	24	23	---	---	5	52
Ed Jones	---	---	33	16	2	51
Robert Woods	24	22	---	---	2	48
Tim Smith	19	26	---	---	2	47
Ray Alexander	20	27	---	---	---	47
Tim Lewis	---	---	28	15	2	45
Mike McCoy	---	---	19	20	3	42
Carlos Pennywell	11	16	---	---	15	42
Joe Morris	22	20	---	---	---	42
Howie Long	---	---	25	14	2	41
Mark Cannon	21	19	---	---	1	41
Gary Reasons	---	---	20	19	2	41
Cecil Johnson	---	---	17	17	6	40
Toby Williams	---	---	22	12	5	39
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	23	13	2	38
Tom Morris	---	---	22	16	---	38
John Tautolo	12	21	---	---	5	38
Joe Nash	---	---	18	13	3	34
Leonard Coleman	---	---	15	6	13	34
Joel Williams	---	---	21	7	5	33
Tim Wilson	13	12	---	---	4	29
Cliff Austin	9	5	---	---	12	26
Bill Pickel	---	---	15	10	1	26
Tony Dorsett	5	10	---	---	10	25
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	18	4	3	25
John Smith	6	11	---	---	4	21
Charles Williams	---	---	10	5	5	20
Artie Francis	4	6	---	---	9	19
Al Richardson	---	---	15	1	1	17
Bobby Duckworth	9	4	---	---	4	17
Royce McKinney	---	---	4	5	5	14
Darryl Meadows	---	---	7	4	3	14
Keith Willis	---	---	6	6	---	12
Prentice McCray	---	---	2	0	5	7
Matt Blair	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	36	22	---	---	7	65
Kris Wheeler	37	22	---	---	3	62
Alan Willis	37	22	---	---	1	60
Tony Eason	37	22	---	---	---	59
Jim Merlo	---	---	24	25	9	58
Billy Ard	31	19	---	---	7	57
John Tice	30	17	---	---	6	53
Bob Pifferini	---	---	25	27	---	52
Ron Baker	31	19	---	---	---	50
Mike Burns	---	---	23	25	2	50
David Martin	---	---	15	21	9	45
Will Scarpitto	18	10	---	---	16	44
Jimmy Allen	---	---	19	24	---	43
Boobie Clark	24	8	---	---	11	43
Barty Smith	21	9	---	---	13	43
Bill Neill	---	---	17	22	4	43
Bruce Clark	---	---	18	23	---	41
Jerry Holmes	---	---	18	22	1	41
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	20	15	5	40
Earl Campbell	26	13	---	---	---	39
Steve Haworth	---	---	18	19	1	38
Irving Fryar	22	13	---	---	3	38
Skip Thomas	---	---	17	17	3	37
Terry Metcalf	14	12	---	---	10	36
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	13	20	1	34
Sam Merriman	---	---	10	15	9	34
Tommie Towns	11	12	---	---	7	30
Rickey McBeal	---	---	15	10	1	26
Robert Jackson	---	---	10	10	5	25
Doug Donley	13	12	---	---	---	25
Russell Gary	---	---	9	11	5	25
Jerry Robinson	---	---	10	8	4	22
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	3	7	12	22
Babe Morgan	6	3	---	---	7	16
Niko Noga	---	---	11	5	---	16
Morris Owens	5	3	---	---	6	14
Carlton Malone	6	3	---	---	---	9
Aaron Meyer	1	0	---	---	7	8
Bobby Watkins	---	---	2	4	1	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charley Young	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jack Mildren	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	30	2.3
Middle	6	7	1.2
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	23	70	3.0
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	28	21	1	0	2	2	1	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	20	16	1	1	0	2	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	40	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	93	15.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	45	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Smith	7	4	0	22	0	26
TE Russ Francis	6	4	0	59	1	24
WR Carlos Pennywell	6	5	1	61	0	16
RB Tony Dorsett	3	3	0	6	0	10
FB Tim Wilson	2	1	1	5	0	12
RB Joe Morris	2	2	0	19	0	20
RB Cliff Austin	1	1	0	1	0	5
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	0	1	0	27

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Metcalf	7	5	64	1	12
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	18	0	13
WR Irving Fryar	3	3	30	0	13
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	3	0	8
WR Doug Donley	2	2	7	0	12
WR Morris Owens	1	1	5	0	3
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Morris	7	13	1.86	2.50

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	1	3	3.00	3.20
Will Scarpitto	1	2	2.00	2.50
Tony Eason	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	1	1	5	5.00	6.21

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	15	15.00	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	15	15.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	4	2

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	9	8	7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Russ Francis	3	2	2
WR Carlos Pennywell	3	3	3
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	1
WR Tim Smith	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	3	2	2
WR Irving Fryar	3	3	2
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)