Week 14, 1984

played in Detroit, MI

39 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	0	3	7	-	17
Detroit Lions	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 BIR - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Lynn Dickey (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 01:42 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
2Q: 11:39 DET - Rick Moser 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:32 DET - Jeff Chadwick 9 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 11:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 32 field goal
4Q: 00:52 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 BIR - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Lynn Dickey (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 01:42 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
2Q: 11:39 DET - Rick Moser 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:32 DET - Jeff Chadwick 9 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 11:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 32 field goal
4Q: 00:52 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics BIR DET
Record 2-11 6-7
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 213 208
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 3.38 3.01
Net Rushing Yards 85 122
- Rushing Attempts 23 40
- Yards per Rush 3.70 3.05
Net Passing Yards 128 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 16 - 4 24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 140 114
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 3.20 2.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 4/66
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 4/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time of Possession 26:03 33:57

Team Statistics	BIR	DET
Record	2-11	6-7
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	213	208
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	3.38	3.01
Net Rushing Yards	85	122
- Rushing Attempts	23	40
- Yards per Rush	3.70	3.05
Net Passing Yards	128	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 16 - 4	24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	140	114
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	3.20	2.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	4/66
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	4/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 40
Time of Possession	26:03	33:57

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	1:31	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
1	9:28	1:03	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
1	6:21	1:03	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	1:37	1:36	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
2	11:33	2:18	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	4:34	1:08	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
2	1:22	1:07	OWN 25	5	9	Interception
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	12:46	1:29	OPP 25	3	-3	Field Goal
3	7:39	3:26	OWN 25	5	30	Punt
3	2:22	1:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:44	0:23	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
4	11:24	5:55	OWN 26	11	53	Interception
4	3:03	2:22	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 14	3	4	Interception
1	12:05	2:37	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	8:25	2:04	OPP 40	4	15	Fumble
1	5:18	3:41	OWN 47	7	23	Field Goal
1	0:01	3:28	OPP 28	7	30	Touchdown
2	9:15	4:41	OWN 23	8	30	Punt
2	3:26	2:04	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 35	1	-5	Missed FG
3	13:57	1:11	OWN 23	3	2	Fumble
3	11:17	3:38	OWN 18	6	3	Punt
3	4:13	1:51	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
3	1:17	3:33	OWN 15	6	17	Punt
4	12:21	0:57	OPP 18	3	3	Field Goal
4	5:29	2:26	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 42	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Dwayne Crump, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	17	66	3.88	12	2
Barty Smith	5	16	3.20	8	0
Will Scarpitto	1	3	3.00	3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig James	23	80	3.48	9	0	0
Rick Moser	12	38	3.17	19	1	1
Vince Evans	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0	0
Albert Bentley	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	38	16	140	2/12	2	20	4	30.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Evans	24	15	114	5/28	1	18	1	70.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Fryar	6	11	67	11.17	12	20	1
WR Terry Metcalf	4	12	30	7.50	2	18	0
RB Earl Campbell	4	7	15	3.75	0	7	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Tommie Towns	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Doug Donley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	3	6	23	7.67	0	14	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	4	31	10.33	5	18	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	5	26	8.67	0	14	1
RB Craig James	2	2	3	1.50	1	3	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	4	14	7.00	1	9	0
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Holmes	1	19	19.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Dwayne Crump	2	28	14.00
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	0.00
S Ronnie Lott	1	3	3.00

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Recov	Force
Ed Galigher	1	0
Steve Haworth	1	0
Jim Merlo	0	1
Bruce Clark	0	1
Bobby Watkins	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Vince Evans	1	0
Craig James	1	0
Phil McConkey	1	0
Gerald McNeil	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	310	44.3	34.9	54	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	293	48.8	43.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	12	12.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	4	66	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	63	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Robert Jackson	7	1	0.0	18	15
CB Jerry Holmes	7	1	0.0	29	23
S Mike Burns	6	1	0.0	32	24
OLB Jim Merlo	5	1	2.0	34	23
ILB Jerry Robinson	5	1	0.0	17	7
DE Bruce Clark	4	0	1.0	22	18
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	1	1.0	23	18
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	21	16
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	1.0	17	12
S Jimmy Allen	2	3	0.0	31	22
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	0	0.0	24	25
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0.0	31	25
CB David Martin	1	2	0.0	24	17
S Jack Mildren	1	1	0.0	8	5
QB Lynn Dickey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ed Galigher	1	0	0.0	26	19
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	10	5
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	30	15
DT Rickey McBeal	0	2	0.0	18	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	5	1	1.0	15	28
S Fred Marion	4	5	1.0	20	36
CB Bobby Butler	4	2	0.0	17	24
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	1	0.0	19	32
S Ronnie Lott	4	0	0.0	23	38
S Dwayne Crump	3	1	0.0	11	25
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0.0	17	36
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	2	0.0	12	9
S Marvin Switzer	2	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Craig Bingham	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0.0	19	26
CB Herb Williams	1	2	0.0	18	35
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0.0	15	32
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	21	39
CB Preston Davis	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Craig Shaffer	0	2	0.0	8	11
DE Rick Bryan	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	2.0	0	23
ILB Bob Pifferini	1.0	0	18
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	18
CB Bobby Watkins	1.0	0	12
DT Ed Galigher	0.0	1	19
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	10
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	1.0	0	0	0	28
S Fred Marion	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	2	0	0	39
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	2	2	26
DE Jacob Green	0.0	1	1	1	19
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	5	0	1	23
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0	16
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0	15
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0	7
CB David Martin	1	0	0	17
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	5
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	12
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0	17
S Jimmy Allen	0	1	0	22

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	1	24
S Ronnie Lott	2	1	1	38
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	1	0	36
S Marvin Switzer	2	0	0	14
CB Herb Williams	1	2	0	35
S Fred Marion	1	1	0	36
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	2	25
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0	32
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	5
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0	28
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0	39
OLB Ed O'Neil	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	2	5	1	19	0	35
Jim Sexton	2	5	0	18	0	31
Alan Willis	1	3	0	7	1	14
Boobie Clark	1	2	0	18	0	27
Billy Ard	1	2	0	20	0	31
Stan Walters	0	4	0	23	0	39
Ron Baker	0	2	0	5	0	9
Carlton Malone	0	0	0	20	1	28

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Hallen	5	10	0	36	1	26
Guy McIntyre	4	9	0	36	1	29
Randy Grimes	1	5	0	28	1	23
Cody Risien	1	3	0	38	0	29
Rich Umphrey	1	3	0	20	0	8
Anthony Munoz	0	5	1	39	2	29
Brad Benson	0	1	0	3	0	1
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	36	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Fahnhorst	3	16
Jim Merlo	1	13
Ron Baker	1	8
Billy Ard	1	7
Kris Wheeler	1	5

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Moser	1	25
Phil McConkey	1	17
Jeff Chadwick	1	10
Brad Benson	1	9

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Merlo	---	---	34	23	13	70
Stan Walters	23	39	---	---	8	70
Lynn Dickey	23	40	---	---	---	63
Mike Burns	---	---	32	24	5	61
Kris Wheeler	19	35	---	---	5	59
Irving Fryar	17	31	---	---	11	59
Bob Pifferini	---	---	23	18	17	58
Billy Ard	20	31	---	---	7	58
David Martin	---	---	24	17	16	57
Sam Merriman	---	---	31	25	1	57
John Tice	20	30	---	---	7	57
Jimmy Allen	---	---	31	22	2	55
Jerry Holmes	---	---	29	23	2	54
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	30	15	8	53
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	24	25	3	52
Boobie Clark	18	27	---	---	6	51
Barty Smith	13	19	---	---	18	50
Jim Sexton	18	31	---	---	---	49
Carlton Malone	20	28	---	---	---	48
Terry Metcalf	8	23	---	---	16	47
Ed Galigher	---	---	26	19	1	46
Earl Campbell	17	27	---	---	---	44
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	17	3	43
Bruce Clark	---	---	22	18	1	41
Robert Jackson	---	---	18	15	7	40
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	16	2	39
Bobby Watkins	---	---	17	12	10	39
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	10	5	16	31
Rickey McBeal	---	---	18	10	2	30
Doug Donley	12	17	---	---	---	29
Tommie Towns	4	15	---	---	9	28
Jerry Robinson	---	---	17	7	3	27
Loaird McCreary	3	6	---	---	17	26
Aaron Meyer	3	13	---	---	8	24
Alan Willis	7	14	---	---	2	23
Ron Baker	5	9	---	---	8	22
Will Scarpitto	1	2	---	---	17	20
Mark Arneson	---	---	2	3	11	16
Jack Mildren	---	---	8	5	2	15
Charley Young	2	3	---	---	5	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cody Risien	38	29	---	---	9	76
Ronnie Lott	---	---	23	38	15	76
Anthony Munoz	39	29	---	---	4	72
Seth Hallen	36	26	---	---	9	71
Vince Evans	40	29	---	---	---	69
Jerome Sally	---	---	21	39	5	65
Guy McIntyre	36	29	---	---	---	65
Ozzie Newsome	36	21	---	---	7	64
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	17	36	11	64
Herb Williams	---	---	18	35	10	63
Randy Grimes	28	23	---	---	9	60
Fred Marion	---	---	20	36	1	57
Phil McConkey	22	16	---	---	17	55
Ed O'Neil	---	---	19	32	1	52
Dennis Boyd	---	---	15	32	3	50
Matt Millen	---	---	15	28	6	49
Craig James	26	23	---	---	---	49
Jeff Chadwick	18	20	---	---	10	48
Mike Mularkey	22	16	---	---	10	48
Dwayne Crump	---	---	11	25	11	47
Brian Sochia	---	---	19	26	2	47
Rick Moser	13	8	---	---	25	46
Bobby Butler	---	---	17	24	---	41
Albert Bentley	23	9	---	---	8	40
Jim Obradovich	12	5	---	---	18	35
Rick Bryan	---	---	13	21	---	34
Rich Umphrey	20	8	---	---	5	33
Preston Dennard	12	13	---	---	4	29
Jacob Green	---	---	7	19	---	26
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	12	9	2	23
Marvin Switzer	---	---	7	14	1	22
Craig Shaffer	---	---	8	11	3	22
Leo Lewis	3	1	---	---	17	21
Ken Margerum	11	10	---	---	---	21
Gerald McNeil	2	3	---	---	16	21
Greg Bracelin	---	---	1	5	9	15
Craig Bingham	---	---	6	5	4	15
Brad Benson	3	1	---	---	9	13
Preston Davis	---	---	4	5	---	9
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Razzano	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	48	4.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	14	45	3.2
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	38	16	1	2	1	6	4	4	4

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Evans	24	15	0	3	1	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	26	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	94	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	20	1.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Metcalf	12	4	0	30	0	23
WR Irving Fryar	11	6	0	67	1	31
RB Earl Campbell	7	4	0	15	0	27
WR Tommie Towns	4	0	0	0	0	15
TE Loaird McCreary	2	1	1	11	0	6
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	17	0	27
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0	0	17

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	6	3	1	23	13
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	3	0	26	20
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	3	0	31	21
WR Phil McConkey	4	2	0	14	16
RB Craig James	2	2	0	3	23
TE Mike Mularkey	2	1	0	3	16
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	0	14	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	2	0	0.00	3.88

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig James	4	16	4.00	3.48
Rick Moser	2	3	1.50	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	6	3	21	3.50	3.68

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Evans	4	2	12	3.00	4.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	3	1	1	0.33	2.14
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	18	18.00	2.50
TE Loaird McCreary	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	2	2.00	6.09

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	2	12	6.00	5.20
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Craig James	2	0
Albert Bentley	2	2
Vince Evans	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	13	6	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Evans	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	7	3	1
WR Irving Fryar	3	2	2
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	1
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	5	2	2
WR Phil McConkey	2	1	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)