Week 6, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

57 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	7	0	3	-	24
Birmingham Texans	0	3	8	7	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CLE - Charlie Wade 14 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:55 CLE - Wayne Capers 3 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 08:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal
2Q: 06:38 CLE - Charlie Wade 67 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 04:13 BIR - Doug Donley 15 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Eason pass to Terry Metcalf for conversion)
4Q: 14:23 BIR - Mike Burns 84 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 05:56 CLE - John Smith 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CLE - Charlie Wade 14 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:55 CLE - Wayne Capers 3 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 08:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal
2Q: 06:38 CLE - Charlie Wade 67 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 04:13 BIR - Doug Donley 15 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Eason pass to Terry Metcalf for conversion)
4Q: 14:23 BIR - Mike Burns 84 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 05:56 CLE - John Smith 31 field goal

Team Statistics CLE BIR
Record 2-4 0-5
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 398 276
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 133 127
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 4.29 6.35
Net Passing Yards 265 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 2 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 277 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 3.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 10/62
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 2/84
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	CLE	BIR
Record	2-4	0-5
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	398	276
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	133	127
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	4.29	6.35
Net Passing Yards	265	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 2	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	277	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	3.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	10/62
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	2/84
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	3:01	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	6:30	2:46	OPP 22	7	22	Touchdown
1	1:56	5:50	OWN 29	10	36	Punt
2	8:16	1:56	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	2:40	2:31	OWN 22	8	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	10:51	1:32	OWN 47	5	23	Interception
3	4:03	4:52	OWN 19	11	53	Interception
4	14:11	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	10:05	4:17	OWN 28	7	58	Field Goal
4	4:38	2:53	OWN 20	6	12	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	13:27	0:51	OPP 33	2	2	Interception
1	9:35	3:05	OWN 26	5	-4	Fumble
1	3:44	1:48	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	11:06	2:50	OWN 20	5	53	Field Goal
2	6:20	3:40	OWN 25	12	60	Missed FG
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	12:54	2:03	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
3	9:19	5:16	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
4	13:11	3:06	OWN 34	5	4	Punt
4	5:48	1:10	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 33	9	48	Game

Game MVP: Art Still, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charles White	16	64	4.00	15	3
Freeman McNeil	12	53	4.42	12	1
Vince Thompson	2	12	6.00	10	1
Gary Huff	1	4	4.00	4	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	16	113	7.06	48	3
Barty Smith	3	12	4.00	7	0
Will Scarpitto	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	37	25	277	2/12	3	67	2	94.1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	37	20	177	5/28	1	19	1	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Wade	5	6	122	24.40	25	67	2
FB Vince Thompson	4	4	21	5.25	15	11	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	3	12	4.00	0	8	0
RB Charles White	3	4	11	3.67	0	6	0
RB Freeman McNeil	3	6	16	5.33	0	12	0
WR Wayne Capers	3	5	28	9.33	1	17	1
WR Kenny Jackson	3	4	55	18.33	36	31	0
WR Phil Epps	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Stephen Starring	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	6	10	42	7.00	8	12	0
WR Doug Donley	4	6	35	8.75	6	15	1
TE John Tice	3	3	23	7.67	15	11	0
WR Irving Fryar	3	6	20	6.67	4	12	0
WR Terry Metcalf	2	5	28	14.00	8	19	0
WR Tommie Towns	2	5	29	14.50	0	19	0
FB Boobie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Charley Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roland James	1	20	20.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Burns	1	84	84.00	1
S Russell Gary	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tim Gray	1	0	0
Roland James	0	1	0
John Lee	0	0	1
Patrick Allen	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Scarpitto	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Loaird McCreary	0	1	0
Billy Ard	0	1	0
Jim Merlo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	157	39.3	34.3	46	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	210	42.0	37.4	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Gray	2	23	11.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Gray	3	49	16.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Towns	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	6	0	0.0	14	29
CB Johnnie Poe	6	0	0.0	15	19
S Bob Jury	5	1	0.0	16	41
DE Art Still	4	0	2.5	9	27
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	2	0.0	13	26
DE Byron Darby	3	0	0.0	14	26
CB Patrick Allen	3	0	0.0	15	31
DE John Lee	2	0	1.5	12	26
DT John Grant	2	2	1.0	15	28
CB Sid Justin	2	3	0.0	17	38
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	1	0.0	7	4
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0.0	7	22
S Todd Bell	1	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0.0	6	12
S Roland James	1	0	0.0	12	35
WR Phil Epps	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0.0	17	35
DT Donnie Humphrey	0	1	0.0	6	4

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	8	3	1.0	20	35
DE Bruce Clark	5	1	0.0	23	31
ILB Bob Pifferini	4	2	0.0	25	21
DE Lee Roy Selmon	4	2	0.0	22	28
S Jimmy Allen	4	1	0.0	26	28
ILB Robert Jackson	4	1	0.0	17	18
DE Bill Neill	4	1	0.0	18	23
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Sam Merriman	3	2	1.0	23	31
S Mike Burns	3	2	0.0	23	29
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	1	0.0	6	13
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	1	0.0	15	20
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0.0	19	25
S Jack Mildren	1	1	0.0	8	10
S Russell Gary	1	1	0.0	7	13
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.0	21	23
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	15	17
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB David Martin	0	1	0.0	19	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Art Still	2.5	1	0	2	27
DE John Lee	1.5	0	1	0	26
DT John Grant	1.0	0	3	0	28
DT Mark Duda	0.0	0	2	0	35
S Roland James	0.0	0	1	0	35

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	1.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Jim Merlo	1.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnnie Poe	5	1	0	19
OLB George Andrews	3	1	0	29
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0	22
S Bob Jury	2	0	0	41
CB Sid Justin	2	0	0	38
CB Patrick Allen	2	0	0	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	1	0	26
S Roland James	1	0	1	35
DT John Grant	1	0	0	28
S Tim Gray	1	0	0	29

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jimmy Allen	4	1	0	28
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	0	24
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0	13
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0	35
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	21
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0	18
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0	31
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0	25
S Mike Burns	1	0	1	29
S Russell Gary	1	0	1	13
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0	28
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0	23
CB Skip Thomas	0	2	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	3	4	20	0	26
Vince Thompson	3	4	15	0	11
John Ayers	2	5	21	0	27
Willie Parker	1	3	25	0	29
Bennie Cunningham	1	3	23	0	25
Roy Foster	0	5	21	1	25
Irv Eatman	0	3	24	1	30
Leon Gray	0	3	22	0	25

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	4	6	18	0	27
Stan Walters	2	4	18	3	39
Billy Ard	2	2	19	0	33
Carlton Malone	1	2	18	0	30
Ron Baker	1	1	2	0	17
Kris Wheeler	0	2	14	1	37
Aaron Meyer	0	1	4	0	12
Alan Willis	0	1	7	0	15
John Tice	0	1	15	0	32
Barty Smith	0	0	8	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Sid Justin	1	23
Tim Gray	1	11
Johnnie Poe	1	6

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Merlo	4	12
Robert Jackson	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Justin	---	---	17	38	23	78
Bob Jury	---	---	16	41	15	72
Gary Huff	31	39	---	---	---	70
Charlie Wade	21	27	---	---	14	62
Bennie Cunningham	23	25	---	---	8	56
Willie Parker	25	29	---	---	---	54
John Ayers	21	27	---	---	6	54
Mark Duda	---	---	17	35	2	54
Irv Eatman	24	30	---	---	---	54
Kenny Jackson	22	28	---	---	4	54
Tim Gray	---	---	12	29	11	52
Jim Ritcher	20	26	---	---	6	52
Roy Foster	21	25	---	---	6	52
Freeman McNeil	13	17	---	---	18	48
Leon Gray	22	25	---	---	---	47
Roland James	---	---	12	35	---	47
Patrick Allen	---	---	15	31	1	47
George Andrews	---	---	14	29	3	46
Todd Bell	---	---	12	27	7	46
Byron Darby	---	---	14	26	6	46
John Grant	---	---	15	28	2	45
Keith Van Horne	16	23	---	---	6	45
A.J. Duhe	---	---	13	26	5	44
John Lee	---	---	12	26	2	40
Art Still	---	---	9	27	4	40
Johnnie Poe	---	---	15	19	6	40
Phil Epps	16	21	---	---	1	38
Ed Bradley	---	---	7	22	8	37
Charles White	17	18	---	---	2	37
Francis Hartings	6	13	---	---	15	34
Vince Thompson	15	11	---	---	7	33
Stephen Starring	10	12	---	---	11	33
Stan Holloway	---	---	6	12	8	26
Jim Clack	6	10	---	---	6	22
Wayne Capers	6	15	---	---	---	21
Steve Pleasant	6	8	---	---	5	19
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	6	4	3	13
Lucius Sanford	---	---	7	4	---	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
William Fuller	---	---	1	3	1	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eugene Marve	---	---	0	0	4	4
Leo Barker	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Merlo	---	---	20	35	12	67
Stan Walters	18	39	---	---	7	64
Tony Eason	20	42	---	---	---	62
Jimmy Allen	---	---	26	28	3	57
Bob Pifferini	---	---	25	21	11	57
Billy Ard	19	33	---	---	5	57
Kris Wheeler	14	37	---	---	5	56
Bruce Clark	---	---	23	31	2	56
David Martin	---	---	19	23	14	56
Sam Merriman	---	---	23	31	2	56
John Tice	15	32	---	---	9	56
Mike Burns	---	---	23	29	3	55
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	22	28	2	52
Jerry Holmes	---	---	26	24	2	52
Irving Fryar	16	30	---	---	5	51
Carlton Malone	18	30	---	---	---	48
Earl Campbell	16	32	---	---	---	48
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	23	2	46
Steve Haworth	---	---	19	25	2	46
Jim Sexton	18	27	---	---	---	45
Robert Jackson	---	---	17	18	10	45
Bill Neill	---	---	18	23	4	45
Terry Metcalf	5	22	---	---	13	40
Tommie Towns	8	23	---	---	9	40
Boobie Clark	12	19	---	---	8	39
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	15	20	4	39
Barty Smith	8	21	---	---	6	35
Rickey McBeal	---	---	15	17	2	34
Doug Donley	10	22	---	---	---	32
Russell Gary	---	---	7	13	8	28
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	6	8	13	27
Ron Baker	2	17	---	---	7	26
Will Scarpitto	1	3	---	---	20	24
Aaron Meyer	4	12	---	---	7	23
Alan Willis	7	15	---	---	1	23
Morris Owens	7	3	---	---	11	21
Jack Mildren	---	---	8	10	2	20
Jerry Robinson	---	---	6	13	1	20
Loaird McCreary	2	0	---	---	16	18
Bobby Watkins	---	---	2	9	1	12
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charley Young	0	3	---	---	---	3
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	22	107	4.9
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	10	73	7.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	37	25	2	3	2	4	1	1	2

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	37	20	0	3	2	3	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	60	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	94	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Wade	6	5	1	122	1	27
RB Freeman McNeil	6	3	0	16	0	17
WR Wayne Capers	5	3	1	28	0	15
RB Charles White	4	3	0	11	0	18
FB Vince Thompson	4	4	0	21	0	11
WR Phil Epps	4	1	0	12	0	21
WR Kenny Jackson	4	3	0	55	1	28
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	3	0	12	0	25
WR Stephen Starring	1	0	0	0	0	12

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	10	6	0	42	32
WR Doug Donley	6	4	1	35	22
WR Irving Fryar	6	3	0	20	30
WR Terry Metcalf	5	2	1	28	22
WR Tommie Towns	5	2	0	29	23
TE John Tice	3	3	0	23	32
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0	19
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles White	2	11	5.50	4.00
Freeman McNeil	2	5	2.50	4.42

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	8	4	21	2.63	7.49

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	1	15	3.75	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	14	7.00	20.33
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	3	1.50	5.60
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Charles White	1	1	2	2.00	2.75
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	2	1	15	7.50	5.83
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	3	1
Vince Thompson	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Will Scarpitto	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	12	8	8

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Freeman McNeil	3	1	1
WR Kenny Jackson	3	2	2
WR Charlie Wade	2	2	2
WR Wayne Capers	2	2	2
RB Charles White	1	1	1
WR Stephen Starring	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	4	3	0
WR Terry Metcalf	3	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	1
TE John Tice	1	1	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)