Week 1, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars01400-14
Birmingham Texans0700-7

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)

Team StatisticsJAXBIR
Record1-00-1
First Downs1715
- by Rushing58
- by Passing106
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards233225
- Offensive Plays5759
- Yards per Play4.093.81
Net Rushing Yards68113
- Rushing Attempts2737
- Yards per Rush2.523.05
Net Passing Yards165112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 21 - 120 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards174127
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/92/15
- Yards per Pass Play5.505.09
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions9/145/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.48.3
4th Down Conversions0/02/2
Penalties/Yards4/358/67
Punt Returns/Yards3/311/6
Kick Returns/Yards1/293/70
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/5
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 25
Time of Possession28:3631:24

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:09OWN 201133Interception
17:392:3350727Missed FG
13:295:43OWN 291371Touchdown
27:104:13OWN 39861Touchdown
21:021:02OWN 1313Half
313:032:22OWN 35514Punt
30:481:22OWN 2237Punt
412:022:01OWN 4137Punt
47:013:30OWN 4767Punt
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:512:12OWN 123-10Punt
15:061:37OWN 3039Punt
212:465:36OWN 231177Touchdown
22:571:555030Punt
315:001:57OWN 3433Punt
310:419:53OWN 201665Missed FG
414:262:24OWN 373-21Punt
410:013:00OWN 1953Punt
43:313:31OWN 21374Game

Game MVP: Joe Morris, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Morris22552.501112
Tony Dorsett5132.60800
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell25803.201520
Will Scarpitto10252.50700
Tony Eason284.00500

Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason28211742/9040175.6
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Eason20161272/151300109.8

Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Carlos Pennywell566112.2024180
TE Russ Francis465914.7525400
WR Tim Smith47225.50380
RB Tony Dorsett3362.00030
RB Joe Morris22199.5010110
FB Tim Wilson1255.00750
RB Cliff Austin1111.00110
WR Ray Alexander1111.00010
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Metcalf576412.8031300
RB Earl Campbell33186.00990
WR Irving Fryar333010.006151
FB Boobie Clark2231.50040
WR Doug Donley2273.50370
WR Morris Owens1155.00250
TE John Tice0100.00000

Interception Statistics

JacksonvilleIntsYardsAvgTD
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Skip Thomas155.000

Fumble Statistics

JacksonvilleFumbRecovForceTD
Gary Barbaro0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Tony Eason1000
Ron Baker0100

Punting Statistics

JacksonvillePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zenon Andrusyshyn416842.035.5512
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold626243.738.5562

Kicking Statistics

JacksonvilleFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bill Capece0/10/10/002/2
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh0/10/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Schroy33110.30
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf166.00

Kick Return Statistics

JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Martin12929.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf25226.00
Tommie Towns11818.00

Defensive Statistics

JacksonvilleTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ken Schroy910.03317
S Gary Barbaro431.03422
DE Toby Williams411.02212
CB Mike McCoy410.01920
OLB Gary Reasons410.02019
OLB Cecil Johnson400.01717
DT Wilson Faumuina320.02313
OLB Joel Williams320.0217
OLB Dennis Fowlkes310.0184
CB Tim Lewis220.02815
DE Howie Long210.02514
DT Joe Nash210.01813
S Darryl Meadows210.074
CB Royce McKinney200.045
OLB Al Richardson200.0151
CB Charles Williams110.0105
DE Keith Willis110.066
DE Ed Jones100.03316
WR Tim Smith10---------
CB Tom Morris100.02216
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Burns710.02325
ILB Bob Pifferini620.02527
CB Jerry Holmes410.01822
DE Lee Roy Selmon311.01320
CB David Martin300.01521
DE Bill Neill300.01722
CB Steve Haworth300.01819
CB Skip Thomas230.01717
S Jimmy Allen210.01924
OLB Jim Merlo210.02425
ILB Robert Jackson200.01010
DE Bruce Clark200.01823
CB Bobby Watkins200.024
OLB Sam Merriman200.01015
DT Rickey McBeal121.01510
ILB Jim Fahnhorst110.037
ILB Jerry Robinson100.0108
DE Fletcher Jenkins100.02015
S Russell Gary020.0911
ILB Niko Noga010.0115

Pass Rush Statistics

JacksonvilleSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Gary Barbaro1.000022
DE Toby Williams1.000012
DE Ed Jones0.000216
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon1.000120
DT Rickey McBeal1.000010
DE Bruce Clark0.010023
DE Bill Neill0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

JacksonvilleCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mike McCoy30020
OLB Joel Williams2007
CB Tim Lewis20015
S Ken Schroy11017
CB Tom Morris11016
S Gary Barbaro10022
DT Wilson Faumuina10013
OLB Cecil Johnson10017
CB Charles Williams1005
S Darryl Meadows1004
CB Leonard Coleman1006
OLB Gary Reasons10019
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB David Martin30021
S Mike Burns21025
CB Jerry Holmes21022
CB Skip Thomas20117
S Jimmy Allen20024
ILB Bob Pifferini20027
CB Steve Haworth20019
OLB Jim Merlo10025
ILB Robert Jackson10010
ILB Jerry Robinson1008
ILB Jim Fahnhorst1007
CB Bobby Watkins1004
OLB Sam Merriman10015

Blocking Statistics

JacksonvilleKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Darryl Haley47024025
Ken Jones25024023
Brian Millard16024029
John Smith1306111
Mark Cannon13021019
Robert Woods11024122
John Tautolo02012021
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kris Wheeler312037122
Alan Willis38037022
Billy Ard24031119
Stan Walters14036022
Barty Smith1202109
Ron Baker02031019
Boobie Clark0102408
Babe Morgan010603
Aaron Meyer010100

Special Teams Tackles

JacksonvilleTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Pennywell115
Leonard Coleman113
Tony Dorsett110
Bobby Duckworth14
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Barty Smith113
Jim Fahnhorst112
Boobie Clark111
Terry Metcalf110

Participation

JacksonvilleRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ken Schroy------3317858
Gary Barbaro------3422258
Russ Francis2324------1057
Boomer Esiason2730---------57
Brian Millard2429------154
Darryl Haley2425------453
Ken Jones2423------552
Ed Jones------3316251
Robert Woods2422------248
Tim Smith1926------247
Ray Alexander2027---------47
Tim Lewis------2815245
Mike McCoy------1920342
Carlos Pennywell1116------1542
Joe Morris2220---------42
Howie Long------2514241
Mark Cannon2119------141
Gary Reasons------2019241
Cecil Johnson------1717640
Toby Williams------2212539
Wilson Faumuina------2313238
Tom Morris------2216---38
John Tautolo1221------538
Joe Nash------1813334
Leonard Coleman------1561334
Joel Williams------217533
Tim Wilson1312------429
Cliff Austin95------1226
Bill Pickel------1510126
Tony Dorsett510------1025
Dennis Fowlkes------184325
John Smith611------421
Charles Williams------105520
Artie Francis46------919
Al Richardson------151117
Bobby Duckworth94------417
Royce McKinney------45514
Darryl Meadows------74314
Keith Willis------66---12
Prentice McCray------2057
Matt Blair------0066
Mike Martin00------66
Zenon Andrusyshyn00------55
Bill Capece00------44
Mike Nott00---------0
Tom Ramsey00---------0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Stan Walters3622------765
Kris Wheeler3722------362
Alan Willis3722------160
Tony Eason3722---------59
Jim Merlo------2425958
Billy Ard3119------757
John Tice3017------653
Bob Pifferini------2527---52
Ron Baker3119---------50
Mike Burns------2325250
David Martin------1521945
Will Scarpitto1810------1644
Jimmy Allen------1924---43
Boobie Clark248------1143
Barty Smith219------1343
Bill Neill------1722443
Bruce Clark------1823---41
Jerry Holmes------1822141
Fletcher Jenkins------2015540
Earl Campbell2613---------39
Steve Haworth------1819138
Irving Fryar2213------338
Skip Thomas------1717337
Terry Metcalf1412------1036
Lee Roy Selmon------1320134
Sam Merriman------1015934
Tommie Towns1112------730
Rickey McBeal------1510126
Robert Jackson------1010525
Doug Donley1312---------25
Russell Gary------911525
Jerry Robinson------108422
Jim Fahnhorst------371222
Babe Morgan63------716
Niko Noga------115---16
Morris Owens53------614
Carlton Malone63---------9
Aaron Meyer10------78
Bobby Watkins------2417
Jim Arnold00------77
Charley Young11---------2
Steve Mike-Mayer00------22
Jack Mildren------0011
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------11
J.J. Jones00---------0
Charles Buchanan00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13302.3
Middle671.2
Right8313.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11413.7
Middle23703.0
Right320.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason28211022111
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Eason20161102020

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1110403.6
Short (0-8 Yds)106414.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)659315.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen444511.3
Short (0-8 Yds)88415.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)54418.2
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim Smith74022026
TE Russ Francis64059124
WR Carlos Pennywell65161016
RB Tony Dorsett3306010
FB Tim Wilson2115012
RB Joe Morris22019020
RB Cliff Austin110105
WR Ray Alexander1101027
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry Metcalf75064112
RB Earl Campbell33018013
WR Irving Fryar33030013
FB Boobie Clark220308
WR Doug Donley2207012
WR Morris Owens110503
TE John Tice1000017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Morris7131.862.50
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell133.003.20
Will Scarpitto122.002.50
Tony Eason155.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason1155.006.21
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Eason111515.006.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Tim Wilson1155.002.50
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Fryar111515.0010.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleRushesConversions
Joe Morris42
BirminghamRushesConversions
Tony Eason21
Earl Campbell10
Will Scarpitto10

Third Down Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason987
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Tony Eason874

Third Down Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargCatchConversions
TE Russ Francis322
WR Carlos Pennywell333
RB Tony Dorsett221
WR Tim Smith111
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Metcalf322
WR Irving Fryar332
FB Boobie Clark110
WR Doug Donley110

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)