Week 7, 1984

played in Houston, TX

88 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	13	7	6	-	26
Houston Titans	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 10:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal
2Q: 02:10 BIR - Tommie Towns 30 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
3Q: 06:08 BIR - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 11:51 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
4Q: 08:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
4Q: 00:09 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 10:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 field goal
2Q: 02:10 BIR - Tommie Towns 30 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
3Q: 06:08 BIR - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 11:51 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
4Q: 08:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
4Q: 00:09 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 29 field goal

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 1-5 2-4
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 319 212
- Offensive Plays 60 56
- Yards per Play 5.32 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 161 67
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards per Rush 4.47 4.79
Net Passing Yards 158 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 1 40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 3.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/81 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:22 27:38

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	1-5	2-4
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	319	212
- Offensive Plays	60	56
- Yards per Play	5.32	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	161	67
- Rushing Attempts	36	14
- Yards per Rush	4.47	4.79
Net Passing Yards	158	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 1	40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	3.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/81	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:22	27:38

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	12:40	1:19	OPP 20	3	2	Missed FG
1	5:05	2:28	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
1	1:14	5:58	OWN 42	10	44	Field Goal
2	7:56	1:15	50	3	-4	Punt
2	4:48	2:48	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	0:17	0:17	OPP 37	1	4	Field Goal
3	10:33	1:58	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	8:19	2:21	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	2:25	5:41	OWN 11	11	56	Field Goal
4	9:57	0:15	OWN 18	1	-5	Interception
4	8:27	3:00	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	3:47	3:45	OWN 31	8	57	Field Goal

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	0:55	OWN 8	3	12	Fumble
1	11:21	6:16	OWN 29	12	68	Field Goal
1	2:37	1:23	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	10:16	2:20	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
2	6:41	1:53	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
2	2:00	1:43	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 11	7	34	Punt
3	8:35	0:16	OWN 46	2	0	Interception
3	5:58	3:33	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	11:44	1:47	OWN 20	4	32	Punt
4	9:42	1:15	OPP 25	5	22	Field Goal
4	5:27	1:40	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	2	Game

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	29	147	5.07	42	3
Barty Smith	6	15	2.50	5	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	8	35	4.38	10	1
Amos Lawrence	5	32	6.40	13	1
Doug Williams	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	22	16	173	2/15	2	30	1	106.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	40	26	160	2/15	0	25	1	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Fryar	6	7	47	7.83	13	15	1
RB Earl Campbell	4	6	42	10.50	23	23	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Tommie Towns	1	2	30	30.00	16	30	1
WR Morris Owens	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	21	21.00	2	21	0
TE John Tice	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Gerald Riggs	5	6	27	5.40	1	11
WR Henry Ellard	4	6	16	4.00	2	6
WR Gregg Garrity	4	4	39	9.75	14	19
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	11	3.67	2	10
TE Pat Beach	3	3	37	12.33	29	25
WR Brian Brennan	3	8	16	5.33	0	11
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	9	4.50	1	5
WR Louis Lipps	2	6	5	2.50	0	9
WR Willie McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Riki Ellison	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
Robert Jackson	0	1	0
Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0
Jerry Holmes	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0
Robert Jackson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	228	45.6	45.8	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	341	42.6	34.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	4/5	2/2	2/2	50	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	47	11.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Towns	2	51	25.5	0
Terry Metcalf	1	35	35.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	2	32	16.0	0
Henry Ellard	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB David Martin	6	1	0.0	9	28
ILB Bob Pifferini	5	1	1.0	12	25
S Mike Burns	4	1	0.0	11	36
ILB Jerry Robinson	4	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	10	35
S Jack Mildren	2	1	0.0	3	6
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	0.0	6	17
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0.0	8	32
S Russell Gary	2	0	0.0	1	10
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0.0	11	30
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	1	1.0	12	27
DE Bruce Clark	1	1	0.0	9	25
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.0	8	24
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	4	26
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0.0	11	20
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	1	9
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	7	28
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0.0	11	34
S Jimmy Allen	0	2	0.0	12	33

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	6	2	0.0	35	20
ILB Riki Ellison	6	1	0.0	22	11
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	5	1	0.0	21	13
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	0.0	23	19
S David Greenwood	4	3	0.0	34	22
S Charlie Phillips	4	2	0.0	15	7
DE Dexter Manley	4	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Robin Cole	3	1	1.0	17	13
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	2	0.0	29	22
DT Jerome Hynes	3	1	0.0	18	12
DT Bill Acker	2	3	0.0	27	16
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	1.0	20	15
ILB Gary Spani	1	2	0.0	9	6
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	21	14
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	24	15
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.0	10	5
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	1	27
ILB Bob Pifferini	1.0	0	25
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	4	28
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	25
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	1	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robin Cole	1.0	1	0	13
DE Ken Kennard	1.0	0	0	15
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	2	16
OLB Scott Studwell	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Martin	6	0	0	28
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0	32
S Mike Burns	3	0	0	36
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	25
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0	17
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	0	0	14
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0	9
S Jack Mildren	1	1	0	6
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0	24
CB Steve Haworth	1	1	0	30
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	1	35
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	10
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0	28
S Jimmy Allen	0	2	0	33

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	19
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	11
CB Jeris White	2	0	15
S Charlie Phillips	2	0	7
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	20
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	13
S David Greenwood	1	0	22
S Martin Bayless	1	0	18
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	5
DT Jerome Hynes	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	2	8	1	33	1	24
Kris Wheeler	2	8	0	29	0	19
Jim Sexton	2	4	0	27	0	22
Alan Willis	1	2	0	14	1	10
Aaron Meyer	1	1	0	11	0	5
Barty Smith	0	4	0	23	0	12
Carlton Malone	0	2	0	27	0	19
Billy Ard	0	2	0	29	0	19
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	25	0	9
Loaird McCreary	0	1	0	4	0	0
Ron Baker	0	1	0	10	0	2
John Tice	0	1	0	25	0	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McElroy	1	2	6	1	9
John Alt	1	1	10	0	36
Dave Studdard	0	4	10	0	39
Desmond Cribbs	0	3	6	0	7
Dennis McKnight	0	2	14	1	39
Robert Jackson	0	1	11	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Will Scarpitto	1	27
Terry Metcalf	1	17
John Tice	1	16
Jim Merlo	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Garrity	2	21
Robert Jackson	2	10
Amos Lawrence	1	19
Pat Beach	1	18
Willie McGee	1	16

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	33	24	---	---	10	67
Jim Merlo	---	---	10	35	15	60
Tony Eason	36	24	---	---	---	60
John Tice	25	19	---	---	16	60
Billy Ard	29	19	---	---	8	56
Bob Pifferini	---	---	12	25	18	55
Kris Wheeler	29	19	---	---	5	53
David Martin	---	---	9	28	16	53
Irving Fryar	27	19	---	---	4	50
Jim Sexton	27	22	---	---	---	49
Mike Burns	---	---	11	36	2	49
Jimmy Allen	---	---	12	33	2	47
Earl Campbell	30	17	---	---	---	47
Carlton Malone	27	19	---	---	---	46
Sam Merriman	---	---	11	34	1	46
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	7	28	9	44
Steve Haworth	---	---	11	30	3	44
Jerry Holmes	---	---	8	32	3	43
Boobie Clark	25	9	---	---	8	42
Barty Smith	23	12	---	---	7	42
Bill Neill	---	---	11	20	10	41
Terry Metcalf	11	12	---	---	17	40
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	12	27	1	40
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	24	4	36
Bruce Clark	---	---	9	25	2	36
Tommie Towns	9	15	---	---	10	34
Robert Jackson	---	---	6	17	10	33
Rickey McBeal	---	---	4	26	1	31
Alan Willis	14	10	---	---	3	27
Morris Owens	9	4	---	---	14	27
Doug Donley	16	11	---	---	---	27
Will Scarpitto	0	0	---	---	27	27
Aaron Meyer	11	5	---	---	10	26
Jerry Robinson	---	---	5	14	5	24
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	1	9	14	24
Loaird McCreary	4	0	---	---	19	23
Ron Baker	10	2	---	---	10	22
Russell Gary	---	---	1	10	8	19
Jack Mildren	---	---	3	6	6	15
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Watkins	---	---	3	3	---	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charley Young	1	2	---	---	---	3
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	34	22	11	67
Scott Studwell	---	---	35	20	5	60
Randy McClanahan	---	---	29	22	5	56
Doug Williams	14	42	---	---	---	56
Robert Jackson	11	34	---	---	10	55
Dennis McKnight	14	39	---	---	---	53
Jeff Bostic	10	35	---	---	7	52
Robin Cole	---	---	17	13	21	51
Martin Bayless	---	---	28	18	4	50
Dave Studdard	10	39	---	---	---	49
Bill Acker	---	---	27	16	3	46
Mike Richardson	---	---	23	19	4	46
John Alt	10	36	---	---	---	46
Pat Beach	10	17	---	---	18	45
Brian Brennan	6	31	---	---	8	45
Jeris White	---	---	24	15	5	44
Ken Kennard	---	---	20	15	9	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	22	16	4	42
Henry Ellard	8	26	---	---	7	41
Riki Ellison	---	---	22	11	6	39
Jewerl Thomas	6	16	---	---	16	38
Amos Lawrence	5	14	---	---	19	38
Gregg Garrity	1	16	---	---	21	38
Louis Lipps	5	33	---	---	---	38
Jerome Hynes	---	---	18	12	8	38
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	21	13	3	37
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	21	14	2	37
Jon Keyworth	7	13	---	---	14	34
Louis Wright	---	---	15	15	4	34
Terry Nelson	10	13	---	---	8	31
Larry Anderson	---	---	10	5	16	31
Gerald Riggs	8	22	---	---	---	30
Reggie McElroy	6	9	---	---	10	25
Willie McGee	1	7	---	---	16	24
Ralph Williams	3	11	---	---	10	24
Desmond Cribbs	6	7	---	---	10	23
Charlie Phillips	---	---	15	7	1	23
Gary Spani	---	---	9	6	6	21
Jitter Fields	---	---	6	5	9	20
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jessie Clark	3	2	---	---	1	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike McGraw	---	---	0	0	3	3
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	72	4.5
Middle	18	88	4.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	22	16	3	0	2	0	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	40	26	1	0	0	6	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	60	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	98	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	7	6	0	47	0	19
RB Earl Campbell	6	4	1	42	1	17
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0	15	0	12
WR Tommie Towns	2	1	1	30	1	15
WR Morris Owens	2	1	0	16	0	4
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	2	0	12
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	21	1	11
TE John Tice	1	1	0	0	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Brennan	8	3	16	0	31
RB Gerald Riggs	6	5	27	0	22
WR Henry Ellard	6	4	16	0	26
WR Louis Lipps	6	2	5	0	33
WR Gregg Garrity	4	4	39	0	16
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	11	0	13
TE Pat Beach	3	3	37	1	17
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	9	0	13
WR Willie McGee	1	0	0	0	7
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	7	9	1.29	5.07
Barty Smith	1	3	3.00	2.50
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	1	4	4.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	4	1.33	7.86

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	6	3	10	1.67	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Morris Owens	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	2	2.00	6.71

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	2	0.67	2.00
RB Gerald Riggs	2	1	3	1.50	4.50
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	5	5.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	3
Barty Smith	1	0
Tony Eason	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	4	1
Gerald Riggs	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	2
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	0
WR Morris Owens	1	0	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)