Week 11, 1984

played in Jacksonville, FL

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Oilers	0	3	7	3	-	13
Jacksonville Bulls	7	0	3	0	-	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

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 Statistics BIR JAX
Record 2-8 4-6
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 8 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 256 264
- Offensive Plays 60 53
- Yards per Play 4.27 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 187 188
- Rushing Attempts 33 33
- Yards per Rush 5.67 5.70
Net Passing Yards 69 76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 1 19 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 101 81
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.56 3.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	BIR	JAX
Record	2-8	4-6
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	8	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	256	264
- Offensive Plays	60	53
- Yards per Play	4.27	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	187	188
- Rushing Attempts	33	33
- Yards per Rush	5.67	5.70
Net Passing Yards	69	76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 1	19 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	101	81
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.56	3.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	1:52	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt
1	5:09	1:44	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	1:03	3:31	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
2	7:39	1:53	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	3:58	1:25	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
2	1:36	1:31	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
3	12:34	1:32	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
3	5:21	5:29	OWN 28	8	51	Field Goal
4	12:48	2:08	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	8:53	4:18	OWN 26	6	13	Punt
4	3:16	3:04	OWN 26	7	40	Missed FG
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 34	1	-1	Game

Jacksonville Bulls
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 20	5	28	Interception
1	10:28	5:19	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	3:25	2:22	OWN 27	4	33	Punt
2	12:32	4:53	OWN 31	7	30	Punt
2	5:46	1:48	OWN 46	5	16	Punt
2	2:33	0:57	OPP 44	3	2	Punt
3	11:02	5:41	OWN 12	9	83	Field Goal
4	14:52	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:40	1:47	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	4:35	1:19	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
4	0:12	0:08	OWN 41	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	24	151	6.29	43	3
Barty Smith	5	26	5.20	10	1
Will Scarpitto	2	7	3.50	4	0
Charles Buchanan	2	3	1.50	4	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Morris	21	114	5.43	51	2
Tony Dorsett	9	52	5.78	13	2
Boomer Esiason	3	22	7.33	8	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Buchanan	22	14	101	5/32	1	22	1	70.4

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	19	13	81	1/5	1	29	2	54.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	3	3	1	0.33	0	3	0
RB Earl Campbell	3	4	19	6.33	21	11	1
WR Irving Fryar	3	5	37	12.33	13	22	0
WR Doug Donley	2	3	21	10.50	7	22	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE John Tice	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Charley Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Russ Francis	3	4	2	0.67	0	5	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	3	21	7.00	6	11	1
WR Ray Alexander	3	5	17	5.67	0	8	0
WR Tim Smith	2	3	37	18.50	30	29	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	2	1	1.00	1	1	0
TE McDonald Oden	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Carlos Pennywell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	1	1.00	0
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Barbaro	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Merlo	0	1	0	0
Loaird McCreary	0	0	1	0

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Schroy	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	256	36.6	31.7	44	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	7	307	43.9	31.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/3	1/2	1/2	50	1/1

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	28	14.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prentice McCray	2	16	8.0	0
Ken Schroy	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	64	21.3	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	6	4	0.0	17	10
OLB Jim Merlo	6	0	0.0	31	16
OLB Sam Merriman	5	1	0.5	28	15
CB David Martin	5	0	0.0	18	13
S Jimmy Allen	4	2	0.0	21	18
DE Bruce Clark	3	1	0.0	24	17
S Mike Burns	2	2	0.0	26	15
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0.0	22	15
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.0	12	9
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	0	0.0	13	8
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	19	10
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	16	8
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	0.0	11	9
DE Bill Neill	1	1	0.0	22	11
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	8	6
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.0	23	13
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	19	8
TE John Tice	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0	1	0.5	23	13
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	0	1	0.0	10	4

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joel Williams	10	1	0.0	28	17
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	6	1	0.0	25	21
S Ken Schroy	6	0	0.0	28	22
DE Howie Long	5	0	1.0	20	17
S Gary Barbaro	4	0	1.0	29	21
DT Joe Nash	4	0	1.0	20	14
CB Mike McCoy	3	3	0.0	21	24
OLB Matt Blair	3	0	0.0	14	19
CB Charles Williams	2	2	0.0	6	3
DT Wilson Faumuina	2	0	0.0	18	15
DE Toby Williams	1	2	1.0	19	17
DE Keith Willis	1	0	1.0	10	6
DT Bill Pickel	1	2	0.0	17	14
CB Tom Morris	1	1	0.0	19	18
S Darryl Meadows	1	1	0.0	4	7
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ray Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Al Richardson	0	1	0.0	19	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.5	0	13
OLB Sam Merriman	0.5	0	15
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	2	10

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Long	1.0	0	1	17
DE Keith Willis	1.0	0	1	6
DE Toby Williams	1.0	0	1	17
S Gary Barbaro	1.0	0	0	21
DT Joe Nash	1.0	0	0	14
DE Ed Jones	0.0	2	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	1	10
S Jimmy Allen	2	0	0	18
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0	16
CB David Martin	2	0	0	13
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0	15
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	2
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0	17
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0	13
ILB Robert Jackson	0	1	0	9
CB Bobby Watkins	0	0	1	8

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Barbaro	3	0	1	21
CB Mike McCoy	3	0	0	24
OLB Matt Blair	2	0	0	19
OLB Joel Williams	2	0	0	17
CB Tom Morris	1	1	0	18
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	1	0	21
S Ken Schroy	1	0	0	22
S Darryl Meadows	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	4	7	1	26	2	21
Kris Wheeler	3	5	0	28	0	21
Carlton Malone	2	4	0	30	1	22
Billy Ard	2	4	0	29	0	26
Stan Walters	1	6	0	32	1	25
Boobie Clark	0	2	0	23	0	17
Aaron Meyer	0	1	0	4	1	7
Barty Smith	0	1	0	17	0	16
Alan Willis	0	1	0	9	0	7

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Smith	3	6	14	0	10
Mark Cannon	2	5	19	1	10
Ken Jones	2	3	25	0	16
Robert Woods	1	5	29	0	18
Darryl Haley	1	4	30	0	18
Brian Millard	1	3	31	0	17
Russ Francis	1	1	22	0	15
McDonald Oden	1	1	17	0	13
Tim Wilson	0	1	17	0	7
John Tautolo	0	1	17	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Merlo	2	12
Loaird McCreary	1	17
Boobie Clark	1	7
Alan Willis	1	5

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	2	13
Tony Dorsett	1	22
McDonald Oden	1	13
Bobby Duckworth	1	13

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	32	25	---	---	10	67
Billy Ard	29	26	---	---	8	63
Charles Buchanan	33	27	---	---	---	60
Jim Merlo	---	---	31	16	12	59
John Tice	26	19	---	---	14	59
Irving Fryar	23	24	---	---	9	56
Kris Wheeler	28	21	---	---	6	55
Carlton Malone	30	22	---	---	---	52
Boobie Clark	23	17	---	---	7	47
Jim Sexton	26	21	---	---	---	47
Sam Merriman	---	---	28	15	2	45
Bob Pifferini	---	---	17	10	17	44
Mike Burns	---	---	26	15	3	44
Earl Campbell	25	18	---	---	---	43
Jerry Holmes	---	---	23	13	7	43
Bruce Clark	---	---	24	17	1	42
Jimmy Allen	---	---	21	18	1	40
David Martin	---	---	18	13	9	40
Steve Haworth	---	---	22	15	1	38
Barty Smith	17	16	---	---	4	37
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	23	13	1	37
Doug Donley	19	17	---	---	1	37
Terry Metcalf	11	10	---	---	15	36
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	19	10	7	36
Bill Neill	---	---	22	11	2	35
Bobby Watkins	---	---	19	8	8	35
Tommie Towns	12	10	---	---	9	31
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	10	4	16	30
Will Scarpitto	2	1	---	---	23	26
Skip Thomas	---	---	16	8	1	25
Jerry Robinson	---	---	13	8	4	25
Loaird McCreary	5	1	---	---	17	23
Ron Baker	7	6	---	---	10	23
Robert Jackson	---	---	11	9	3	23
Aaron Meyer	4	7	---	---	10	21
Rickey McBeal	---	---	12	9	---	21
Alan Willis	9	7	---	---	5	21
Jack Mildren	---	---	8	6	---	14
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Arneson	---	---	0	2	7	9
Charley Young	2	2	---	---	4	8
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Schroy	---	---	28	22	8	58
Darryl Haley	30	18	---	---	8	56
Gary Barbaro	---	---	29	21	4	54
Joel Williams	---	---	28	17	8	53
Boomer Esiason	33	20	---	---	---	53
Russ Francis	22	15	---	---	14	51
Ed Jones	---	---	24	21	5	50
Robert Woods	29	18	---	---	3	50
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	25	21	4	50
Ken Jones	25	16	---	---	8	49
Mike McCoy	---	---	21	24	3	48
Brian Millard	31	17	---	---	---	48
McDonald Oden	17	13	---	---	13	43
Ray Alexander	27	16	---	---	---	43
Tony Dorsett	11	9	---	---	22	42
Tim Smith	27	14	---	---	1	42
Toby Williams	---	---	19	17	6	42
Leonard Coleman	---	---	13	8	21	42
Tom Morris	---	---	19	18	4	41
Tim Lewis	---	---	19	21	1	41
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	18	15	7	40
Howie Long	---	---	20	17	3	40
Tim Wilson	17	7	---	---	15	39
Joe Nash	---	---	20	14	3	37
Carlos Pennywell	13	10	---	---	13	36
John Tautolo	17	11	---	---	8	36
Matt Blair	---	---	14	19	2	35
Joe Morris	22	11	---	---	---	33
Bill Pickel	---	---	17	14	1	32
Mark Cannon	19	10	---	---	2	31
John Smith	14	10	---	---	6	30
Al Richardson	---	---	19	4	5	28
Bobby Duckworth	7	5	---	---	13	25
Keith Willis	---	---	10	6	2	18
Royce McKinney	---	---	5	5	7	17
Charles Williams	---	---	6	3	7	16
Darryl Meadows	---	---	4	7	3	14
Prentice McCray	---	---	1	0	10	11
Mike Martin	2	0	---	---	9	11
Cecil Johnson	---	---	0	0	10	10
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Yeates	---	---	4	3	---	7
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rydell Malancon	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	76	9.5
Middle	23	107	4.7
Right	1	5	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	69	6.3
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	11	80	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Buchanan	22	14	2	1	2	2	2	3	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	19	13	1	0	1	1	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	5	3	0	37	1	24
RB Earl Campbell	4	3	0	19	0	18
WR Terry Metcalf	3	3	0	1	0	10
WR Doug Donley	3	2	0	21	1	17
TE John Tice	3	1	1	1	0	19
FB Boobie Clark	2	1	0	13	0	17
WR Charley Young	1	0	1	0	0	2
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	0	9	0	10

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	5	3	0	17	0	16
TE Russ Francis	4	3	0	2	0	15
WR Tim Smith	3	2	1	37	1	14
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	3	0	21	0	5
FB Tim Wilson	2	1	0	1	0	7
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE McDonald Oden	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	1	3	3.00	5.78
Joe Morris	1	4	4.00	5.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Buchanan	3	3	20	6.67	4.59

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	4	3	13	3.25	4.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	2	2.00	0.33
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	9	9.00	4.75

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Duckworth	2	2	12	6.00	7.00
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
WR Ray Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	2

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	3	1
Tony Dorsett	1	0
Boomer Esiason	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Buchanan	7	6	3

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Russ Francis	1	1	0
TE McDonald Oden	1	1	0
WR Tim Smith	1	0	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	0
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)