Week 11, 1984

played in Jacksonville, FL

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Oilers0373-13
Jacksonville Bulls7030-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 JAX - Bobby Duckworth 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 00:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
3Q: 11:11 BIR - Earl Campbell 9 pass from Charles Buchanan (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 05:29 JAX - Bill Capece 22 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal

Team StatisticsBIRJAX
Record2-84-6
First Downs1514
- by Rushing69
- by Passing84
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards256264
- Offensive Plays6053
- Yards per Play4.274.98
Net Rushing Yards187188
- Rushing Attempts3333
- Yards per Rush5.675.70
Net Passing Yards6976
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 14 - 119 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards10181
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/321/5
- Yards per Pass Play2.563.80
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions5/143/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.36.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/356/41
Punt Returns/Yards2/284/34
Kick Returns/Yards3/641/18
Interception Ret./Yards2/11/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 32
Time of Possession30:3329:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:201:52OWN 463-4Punt
15:091:44OWN 2930Punt
11:033:31OWN 20823Punt
27:391:53OWN 337Punt
23:581:25OWN 20318Interception
21:361:31OWN 20747Field Goal
315:002:26OWN 32524Punt
312:341:32OPP 20320Touchdown
35:215:29OWN 28851Field Goal
412:482:08OWN 2633Punt
48:534:18OWN 26613Punt
43:163:04OWN 26740Missed FG
40:040:04OWN 341-1Game
Jacksonville Bulls
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:40OWN 20528Interception
110:285:19OWN 281072Touchdown
13:252:22OWN 27433Punt
212:324:53OWN 31730Punt
25:461:48OWN 46516Punt
22:330:57OPP 4432Punt
311:025:41OWN 12983Field Goal
414:522:04OWN 2038Punt
410:401:47OWN 3931Punt
44:351:19OWN 403-4Punt
40:120:08OWN 4110Interception

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Oilers

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell241516.294330
Barty Smith5265.201010
Will Scarpitto273.50400
Charles Buchanan231.50400
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Morris211145.435120
Tony Dorsett9525.781320
Boomer Esiason3227.33800

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Charles Buchanan22141015/32122170.4
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason1913811/5129254.8

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Metcalf3310.33030
RB Earl Campbell34196.3321111
WR Irving Fryar353712.3313220
WR Doug Donley232110.507220
FB Boobie Clark121313.003130
WR Tommie Towns1199.00390
TE John Tice1311.00010
WR Charley Young0100.00000
JacksonvilleCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Russ Francis3420.67050
WR Bobby Duckworth33217.006111
WR Ray Alexander35175.67080
WR Tim Smith233718.5030290
FB Tim Wilson1211.00110
TE McDonald Oden1133.00030
WR Carlos Pennywell0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Bob Pifferini111.000
CB Bobby Watkins100.000
JacksonvilleIntsYardsAvgTD
S Gary Barbaro199.000

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Merlo0100
Loaird McCreary0010
JacksonvilleFumbRecovForceTD
Ken Schroy1000

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold725636.631.7441
JacksonvillePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zenon Andrusyshyn730743.931.3533

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh2/31/21/2501/1
JacksonvilleFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bill Capece1/10/00/0221/1

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf22814.00
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Prentice McCray2168.00
Ken Schroy2189.00

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf36421.30
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Martin11818.00

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini640.01710
OLB Jim Merlo600.03116
OLB Sam Merriman510.52815
CB David Martin500.01813
S Jimmy Allen420.02118
DE Bruce Clark310.02417
S Mike Burns220.02615
CB Steve Haworth210.02215
DT Rickey McBeal200.0129
ILB Jerry Robinson200.0138
DE Fletcher Jenkins200.01910
CB Skip Thomas110.0168
ILB Robert Jackson110.0119
DE Bill Neill110.02211
ILB Mark Arneson100.002
S Jack Mildren100.086
CB Jerry Holmes100.02313
CB Bobby Watkins100.0198
TE John Tice10---------
DE Lee Roy Selmon010.52313
ILB Jim Fahnhorst010.0104
JacksonvilleTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Joel Williams1010.02817
OLB Dennis Fowlkes610.02521
S Ken Schroy600.02822
DE Howie Long501.02017
S Gary Barbaro401.02921
DT Joe Nash401.02014
CB Mike McCoy330.02124
OLB Matt Blair300.01419
CB Charles Williams220.063
DT Wilson Faumuina200.01815
DE Toby Williams121.01917
DE Keith Willis101.0106
DT Bill Pickel120.01714
CB Tom Morris110.01918
S Darryl Meadows110.047
FB Tim Wilson10---------
WR Ray Alexander10---------
OLB Al Richardson010.0194

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon0.500013
OLB Sam Merriman0.500015
DE Fletcher Jenkins0.002010
JacksonvilleSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Howie Long1.000117
DE Keith Willis1.00016
DE Toby Williams1.000117
S Gary Barbaro1.000021
DT Joe Nash1.000014
DE Ed Jones0.002021

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini20110
S Jimmy Allen20018
OLB Jim Merlo20016
CB David Martin20013
CB Steve Haworth20015
ILB Mark Arneson1002
DE Bruce Clark10017
CB Jerry Holmes10013
ILB Robert Jackson0109
CB Bobby Watkins0018
JacksonvilleCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gary Barbaro30121
CB Mike McCoy30024
OLB Matt Blair20019
OLB Joel Williams20017
CB Tom Morris11018
OLB Dennis Fowlkes11021
S Ken Schroy10022
S Darryl Meadows1007

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Sexton47126221
Kris Wheeler35028021
Carlton Malone24030122
Billy Ard24029026
Stan Walters16032125
Boobie Clark02023017
Aaron Meyer010417
Barty Smith01017016
Alan Willis010907
JacksonvilleKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Smith36014010
Mark Cannon25019110
Ken Jones23025016
Robert Woods15029018
Darryl Haley14030018
Brian Millard13031017
Russ Francis11022015
McDonald Oden11017013
Tim Wilson0101707
John Tautolo01017011

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Jim Merlo212
Loaird McCreary117
Boobie Clark17
Alan Willis15
JacksonvilleTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Pennywell213
Tony Dorsett122
McDonald Oden113
Bobby Duckworth113

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Stan Walters3225------1067
Billy Ard2926------863
Charles Buchanan3327---------60
Jim Merlo------31161259
John Tice2619------1459
Irving Fryar2324------956
Kris Wheeler2821------655
Carlton Malone3022---------52
Boobie Clark2317------747
Jim Sexton2621---------47
Sam Merriman------2815245
Bob Pifferini------17101744
Mike Burns------2615344
Earl Campbell2518---------43
Jerry Holmes------2313743
Bruce Clark------2417142
Jimmy Allen------2118140
David Martin------1813940
Steve Haworth------2215138
Barty Smith1716------437
Lee Roy Selmon------2313137
Doug Donley1917------137
Terry Metcalf1110------1536
Fletcher Jenkins------1910736
Bill Neill------2211235
Bobby Watkins------198835
Tommie Towns1210------931
Jim Fahnhorst------1041630
Will Scarpitto21------2326
Skip Thomas------168125
Jerry Robinson------138425
Loaird McCreary51------1723
Ron Baker76------1023
Robert Jackson------119323
Aaron Meyer47------1021
Rickey McBeal------129---21
Alan Willis97------521
Jack Mildren------86---14
Jim Arnold00------1010
Mark Arneson------0279
Charley Young22------48
Steve Mike-Mayer00------44
Tom De Paso------0044
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------33
Lynn Dickey00---------0
J.J. Jones00---------0
JacksonvilleRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ken Schroy------2822858
Darryl Haley3018------856
Gary Barbaro------2921454
Joel Williams------2817853
Boomer Esiason3320---------53
Russ Francis2215------1451
Ed Jones------2421550
Robert Woods2918------350
Dennis Fowlkes------2521450
Ken Jones2516------849
Mike McCoy------2124348
Brian Millard3117---------48
McDonald Oden1713------1343
Ray Alexander2716---------43
Tony Dorsett119------2242
Tim Smith2714------142
Toby Williams------1917642
Leonard Coleman------1382142
Tom Morris------1918441
Tim Lewis------1921141
Wilson Faumuina------1815740
Howie Long------2017340
Tim Wilson177------1539
Joe Nash------2014337
Carlos Pennywell1310------1336
John Tautolo1711------836
Matt Blair------1419235
Joe Morris2211---------33
Bill Pickel------1714132
Mark Cannon1910------231
John Smith1410------630
Al Richardson------194528
Bobby Duckworth75------1325
Keith Willis------106218
Royce McKinney------55717
Charles Williams------63716
Darryl Meadows------47314
Prentice McCray------101011
Mike Martin20------911
Cecil Johnson------001010
Zenon Andrusyshyn00------88
Jeff Yeates------43---7
Bill Capece00------44
Rydell Malancon------0044
Mike Nott00---------0
Tom Ramsey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8769.5
Middle231074.7
Right155.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11696.3
Middle11393.5
Right11807.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Charles Buchanan22142122231
JacksonvilleAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason19131011202

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54183.6
Short (0-8 Yds)107373.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)73466.6
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44-1-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)139826.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1000.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Fryar53037124
RB Earl Campbell43019018
WR Terry Metcalf3301010
WR Doug Donley32021117
TE John Tice3111019
FB Boobie Clark21013017
WR Charley Young101002
WR Tommie Towns1109010
JacksonvilleTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Alexander53017016
TE Russ Francis4302015
WR Tim Smith32137114
WR Bobby Duckworth3302105
FB Tim Wilson210107
WR Carlos Pennywell1000010
TE McDonald Oden1103013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Dorsett133.005.78
Joe Morris144.005.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Charles Buchanan33206.674.59
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason43133.254.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf1122.000.33
WR Tommie Towns1199.009.00
RB Earl Campbell1199.004.75
JacksonvilleTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bobby Duckworth22126.007.00
FB Tim Wilson1111.000.50
WR Ray Alexander1000.003.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Earl Campbell32
JacksonvilleRushesConversions
Joe Morris31
Tony Dorsett10
Boomer Esiason11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Charles Buchanan763
JacksonvilleAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason541

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
RB Earl Campbell221
WR Irving Fryar222
WR Terry Metcalf110
WR Charley Young100
WR Doug Donley110
JacksonvilleTargCatchConversions
TE Russ Francis110
TE McDonald Oden110
WR Tim Smith100
WR Bobby Duckworth110
WR Ray Alexander111

SectionAttendance
Stadium47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,100 (21,400)
End Zone10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)