Week 3, 1984

played in Kansas City, MO

78 degrees, stormy, 51 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	7	3	0	-	10
Kansas City Chiefs	7	3	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 KCY - Kenny King 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 12:00 BIR - Will Scarpitto 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:59 KCY - Nick Lowery 39 field goal
3Q: 11:25 KCY - Stanford Jennings 45 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 05:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal
4Q: 09:58 KCY - Stanford Jennings 6 run (Nick Lowery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 KCY - Kenny King 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 12:00 BIR - Will Scarpitto 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:59 KCY - Nick Lowery 39 field goal
3Q: 11:25 KCY - Stanford Jennings 45 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 05:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal
4Q: 09:58 KCY - Stanford Jennings 6 run (Nick Lowery extra point)

Team Statistics BIR KCY
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 6 3
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 213 250
- Offensive Plays 54 57
- Yards per Play 3.94 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 68 148
- Rushing Attempts 30 37
- Yards per Rush 2.27 4.00
Net Passing Yards 145 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 1 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 163 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/38 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:02 32:58

Team Statistics	BIR	KCY
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	6	3
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	213	250
- Offensive Plays	54	57
- Yards per Play	3.94	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	68	148
- Rushing Attempts	30	37
- Yards per Rush	2.27	4.00
Net Passing Yards	145	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 1	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	163	102
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/38	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:02	32:58

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:58	4:51	OWN 5	8	35	Punt
1	1:03	4:13	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	5:51	2:39	OWN 24	3	14	Punt
2	1:10	0:53	OWN 32	4	30	Interception
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 23	4	-1	Punt
3	11:07	5:53	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
3	2:50	1:30	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	9:51	1:45	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	5:52	1:49	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	2:07	1:59	OWN 10	9	7	Downs

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:02	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
1	3:07	2:04	OWN 37	5	18	Downs
2	11:50	5:59	OWN 38	11	40	Field Goal
2	3:12	2:02	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	13:11	2:04	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	5:14	2:24	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	1:20	6:29	OPP 38	10	38	Touchdown
4	8:06	2:14	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
4	4:03	1:56	OPP 44	3	5	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 17	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Stanford Jennings, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	22	42	1.91	10	1	0
Will Scarpitto	6	15	2.50	6	0	1
Tony Eason	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanford Jennings	23	113	4.91	45	2	2
Kenny King	12	37	3.08	8	0	1
June Jones	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	21	12	163	3/18	0	40	1	62.2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
June Jones	20	15	102	0/0	0	20	0	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	4	5	69	17.25	63	35
WR Irving Fryar	4	5	62	15.50	32	40
WR Terry Metcalf	2	3	25	12.50	0	18
WR Doug Donley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE John Tice	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Boobie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tommie Towns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Morris Owens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Stanford Jennings	4	4	11	2.75	4	6
WR Mike Thomas	2	3	20	10.00	3	11
RB Kenny King	2	2	3	1.50	3	3
WR Steve Kreider	2	2	13	6.50	0	7
FB Mark Brammer	2	2	14	7.00	1	12
WR Darrin Nelson	2	4	21	10.50	0	13
TE Henry Childs	1	2	20	20.00	0	20
WR Butch Woolfolk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sam Merriman	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kenny King	1	0	0	0
June Jones	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	240	40.0	35.8	48	0

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	4	195	48.8	47.3	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	6	6.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	60	20.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	2	55	27.5	0
James Griffin	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	9	3	0.0	32	17
ILB Bob Pifferini	7	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Robert Jackson	5	2	0.0	11	6
ILB Jerry Robinson	5	1	0.0	17	8
OLB Sam Merriman	4	2	0.0	28	18
S Jimmy Allen	3	1	0.0	33	17
DE Lee Roy Selmon	3	1	0.0	28	14
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	3	0	0.0	9	3
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	31	15
DE Bruce Clark	2	1	0.0	25	12
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	0.0	20	13
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	0.0	24	13
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	---	---	---
S Russell Gary	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Rickey McBeal	0	2	0.0	19	10
CB Steve Haworth	0	1	0.0	23	12
ILB Niko Noga	0	1	0.0	9	2

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Carson	5	1	0.0	22	14
OLB Clay Matthews	5	0	0.0	15	20
S Dennis Smith	5	0	0.0	19	23
DE Casey Merrill	4	2	2.0	16	23
CB Bobby Jackson	4	0	0.0	19	22
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0.0	19	16
DE Mike Stensrud	2	2	0.5	21	23
DE Jeff Bryant	2	1	0.5	13	7
S Dave Duerson	2	2	0.0	20	19
DE William Gay	2	1	0.0	14	1
ILB Bill Matthews	2	1	0.0	13	7
S Dick Jauron	2	0	0.0	22	19
DT James Hunter	2	0	0.0	10	1
OLB Cal Peterson	1	2	0.0	17	4
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB David Little	1	0	0.0	10	2
CB Vernon Dean	1	0	0.0	20	14
S James Griffin	0	2	0.0	17	22
DE Wilbur Young	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	12

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Casey Merrill	2.0	0	2	23
DE Mike Stensrud	0.5	0	1	23
DE Jeff Bryant	0.5	0	0	7
OLB Clay Matthews	0.0	1	0	20
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	16
S Mike Burns	3	17
ILB Robert Jackson	3	6
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	8
S Jimmy Allen	1	17
OLB Jim Merlo	1	15
CB Jerry Holmes	1	13
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	3

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Jackson	3	2	0	22
OLB Clay Matthews	3	0	1	20
S Mike Haynes	2	0	0	16
OLB Cal Peterson	1	0	0	4
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	0	14
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0	7
S Dave Duerson	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	4	6	27	0	19
Billy Ard	1	7	28	1	22
Stan Walters	1	6	28	2	22
Carlton Malone	1	3	25	0	23
Aaron Meyer	1	1	7	0	3
Ron Baker	0	3	21	0	21
Boobie Clark	0	1	20	0	10
Barty Smith	0	1	15	0	10
Alan Willis	0	1	14	0	10

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Brian Holloway	3	5	1	19	12
Bruce Matthews	2	6	1	22	7
Herbert Scott	2	4	0	24	15
Tom Glassic	2	4	0	23	12
Johnny Davis	2	3	0	28	11
Adam Lingner	1	4	0	19	14
Mike Kenn	1	2	0	30	11
Jim Cooper	0	4	0	26	17
Buddy Cutler	0	3	1	22	12

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Fahnhorst	1	13
Jim Merlo	1	9
Morris Owens	1	8
Stan Walters	1	7
Jerry Robinson	1	4

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Dick Jauron	4	25

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	28	22	---	---	7	57
Billy Ard	28	22	---	---	6	56
Jim Merlo	---	---	31	15	9	55
Tony Eason	30	24	---	---	---	54
Kris Wheeler	27	19	---	---	7	53
Jimmy Allen	---	---	33	17	1	51
Mike Burns	---	---	32	17	2	51
Bob Pifferini	---	---	25	16	9	50
Ron Baker	21	21	---	---	7	49
Sam Merriman	---	---	28	18	3	49
Carlton Malone	25	23	---	---	---	48
Earl Campbell	24	21	---	---	---	45
David Martin	---	---	21	10	12	43
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	28	14	---	42
Irving Fryar	18	18	---	---	6	42
Will Scarpitto	14	5	---	---	20	39
Boobie Clark	20	10	---	---	8	38
Bruce Clark	---	---	25	12	1	38
Jerry Holmes	---	---	24	13	1	38
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	21	12	5	38
John Tice	22	11	---	---	5	38
Skip Thomas	---	---	20	13	4	37
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	12	1	36
Barty Smith	15	10	---	---	7	32
Bill Neill	---	---	18	12	1	31
Terry Metcalf	8	10	---	---	11	29
Rickey McBeal	---	---	19	10	---	29
Jerry Robinson	---	---	17	8	4	29
Tommie Towns	5	15	---	---	8	28
Loaird McCreary	10	2	---	---	14	26
Robert Jackson	---	---	11	6	8	25
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	9	3	13	25
Alan Willis	14	10	---	---	---	24
Doug Donley	10	12	---	---	---	22
Russell Gary	---	---	4	5	9	18
Aaron Meyer	7	3	---	---	7	17
Morris Owens	4	5	---	---	8	17
Niko Noga	---	---	9	2	2	13
Jack Mildren	---	---	5	3	---	8
Bobby Watkins	---	---	4	2	1	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charley Young	0	1	---	---	2	3
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Jauron	---	---	22	19	25	66
Bobby Jackson	---	---	19	22	25	66
June Jones	37	20	---	---	---	57
Johnny Davis	28	11	---	---	11	50
Stanford Jennings	28	18	---	---	2	48
James Griffin	---	---	17	22	8	47
Jim Cooper	26	17	---	---	3	46
Mike Kenn	30	11	---	---	5	46
Casey Merrill	---	---	16	23	7	46
Mike Stensrud	---	---	21	23	1	45
Dennis Smith	---	---	19	23	2	44
Herbert Scott	24	15	---	---	1	40
Tom Glassic	23	12	---	---	5	40
Dave Duerson	---	---	20	19	1	40
Buddy Cutler	22	12	---	---	5	39
Harry Carson	---	---	22	14	2	38
Wilbur Young	---	---	17	17	3	37
Mike Thomas	10	12	---	---	14	36
Vernon Dean	---	---	20	14	2	36
Darrin Nelson	21	15	---	---	---	36
Mike Haynes	---	---	19	16	---	35
Clay Matthews	---	---	15	20	---	35
Kenny King	12	4	---	---	19	35
Adam Lingner	19	14	---	---	2	35
Mark Brammer	21	7	---	---	6	34
Bruce Matthews	22	7	---	---	4	33
Jim Ryan	---	---	14	3	15	32
Henry Childs	21	9	---	---	1	31
Brian Holloway	19	12	---	---	---	31
Butch Woolfolk	14	9	---	---	8	31
Steve Kreider	17	13	---	---	---	30
Bill Matthews	---	---	13	7	8	28
Cal Peterson	---	---	17	4	1	22
Mickey Shuler	10	0	---	---	12	22
Jeff Bryant	---	---	13	7	1	21
Dan Bunz	---	---	12	7	1	20
David Little	---	---	10	2	4	16
William Gay	---	---	14	1	---	15
James Hunter	---	---	10	1	3	14
Bob Chandler	3	2	---	---	2	7
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keith Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	5	0.5
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	7	72	10.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	21	12	2	0	1	2	4	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
June Jones	20	15	1	2	1	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	69	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	60	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	13	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	5	4	0	69	1	21
WR Irving Fryar	5	4	0	62	1	18
WR Terry Metcalf	3	2	0	25	0	10
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	1	0	0	15
WR Morris Owens	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE John Tice	2	1	0	8	0	11
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	4	2	0	21	0	15
RB Stanford Jennings	4	4	0	11	0	18
WR Mike Thomas	3	2	0	20	0	12
TE Henry Childs	2	1	0	20	1	9
RB Kenny King	2	2	0	3	0	4
WR Steve Kreider	2	2	0	13	0	13
FB Mark Brammer	2	2	0	14	0	7
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	5	16	3.20	1.91
Will Scarpitto	2	1	0.50	2.50
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	5.50

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	5	11	2.20	4.91
Kenny King	3	8	2.67	3.08
June Jones	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0.00	7.76

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
June Jones	1	1	6	6.00	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	6	6.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	1	1
Tony Eason	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Stanford Jennings	8	4
Kenny King	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	4	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
June Jones	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	2	1
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	0
TE John Tice	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Henry Childs	2	1	0
WR Darrin Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)