Week 15, 1984

played in Birmingham, AL

49 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Titans	3	6	0	10	-	19
Birmingham Texans	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 BIR - Earl Campbell 4 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:49 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
2Q: 10:47 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 09:48 BIR - Jim Merlo 6 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 04:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
4Q: 10:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
4Q: 00:19 HOU - Louis Lipps 11 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 BIR - Earl Campbell 4 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:49 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
2Q: 10:47 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 09:48 BIR - Jim Merlo 6 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 04:52 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
4Q: 10:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
4Q: 00:19 HOU - Louis Lipps 11 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BIR
Record 3-11 3-11
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 356 271
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 5.31 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 63 172
- Rushing Attempts 13 43
- Yards per Rush 4.85 4.00
Net Passing Yards 293 99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 32 - 1 13 - 8 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 303 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 6/61
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	HOU	BIR
Record	3-11	3-11
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	356	271
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	5.31	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	63	172
- Rushing Attempts	13	43
- Yards per Rush	4.85	4.00
Net Passing Yards	293	99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 32 - 1	13 - 8 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	303	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	6/61
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	4:04	OWN 20	8	42	Downs
1	4:04	1:22	OPP 10	3	9	Field Goal
2	10:37	3:18	OWN 20	6	72	Field Goal
2	5:15	3:57	50	7	28	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 40	2	16	Half
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 18	5	8	Punt
3	10:22	0:46	OWN 17	2	-11	Fumble
3	9:36	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:45	4:45	OWN 20	10	54	Interception
4	13:40	0:31	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	12:35	2:07	OPP 43	6	22	Field Goal
4	3:44	1:48	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	1:21	1:08	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 40	1	2	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
1	5:09	1:05	OWN 38	3	-4	Interception
1	2:42	7:05	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
2	7:19	2:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	1:18	0:57	OPP 48	5	15	Missed FG
3	11:54	1:32	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
3	8:04	3:19	OWN 41	5	35	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:20	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	13:09	0:34	OWN 34	2	-1	Interception
4	10:28	6:44	OWN 23	9	39	Punt
4	1:56	0:35	OWN 25	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	9	36	4.00	9	0
Amos Lawrence	2	18	9.00	15	1
Doug Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	5	5.00	5	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	36	156	4.33	43	3	2
Barty Smith	4	6	1.50	3	0	0
Will Scarpitto	3	10	3.33	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	52	32	303	2/10	1	58	1	76.0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	13	8	111	2/12	0	38	2	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gerald Riggs	7	9	47	6.71	19	15	0
WR Louis Lipps	7	13	48	6.86	8	12	1
WR Gregg Garrity	6	10	106	17.67	66	58	0
WR Brian Brennan	5	9	35	7.00	8	17	0
WR Anthony Allen	3	3	20	6.67	0	9	0
TE Pat Beach	2	3	20	10.00	4	15	0
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	27	13.50	12	26	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Doug Donley	3	6	35	11.67	1	14
WR Irving Fryar	3	4	48	16.00	28	38
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	21	21.00	1	21
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Terry Metcalf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Scott Studwell	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Gary Spani	1	42	42.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Williams	1	0	0	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Merlo	0	1	0	1
Bruce Clark	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	151	37.8	31.3	47	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	176	35.2	31.2	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	26	26.0	0
Gerald Riggs	1	12	12.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Towns	2	50	25.0	0
Terry Metcalf	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	7	1	0.5	32	13
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	5	1.5	31	13
OLB Scott Studwell	5	2	0.0	40	15
S Martin Bayless	5	2	0.0	39	13
DE Dexter Manley	5	0	0.0	24	6
S Larry Anderson	3	5	0.0	26	14
S Charlie Phillips	3	2	0.0	30	12
OLB Robin Cole	3	1	0.0	19	12
CB Jitter Fields	3	1	0.0	31	12
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	1	0.0	27	2
CB Carl Howard	2	1	0.0	29	9
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	0.0	27	11
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	28	10
DT Jerome Hynes	2	0	0.0	20	5
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0.0	29	15
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0.0	22	2
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gary Spani	0	2	0.0	19	1

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB David Martin	7	0	0.0	9	36
OLB Sam Merriman	6	1	0.0	11	44
S Jimmy Allen	5	2	0.0	10	41
S Mike Burns	5	2	0.0	12	43
ILB Jerry Robinson	4	0	0.0	5	12
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	10	32
CB Steve Haworth	3	1	0.0	6	45
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	1.0	9	36
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	10	45
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0.0	9	34
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Bruce Clark	1	1	1.0	8	33
DT Ed Galigher	1	2	0.0	9	28
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	7	40
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	9	33
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.5	1	13
DT Bill Acker	0.5	1	13
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	6

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	1	2	0	36
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	1	3	0	44
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	0	1	1	33
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carl Howard	2	0	9
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	12
CB Louis Wright	1	0	15
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	12
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	13
S Larry Anderson	1	0	14
S Martin Bayless	1	0	13
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	15
ILB Gary Spani	0	1	1

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Martin	5	0	0	36
S Jimmy Allen	3	0	0	41
S Mike Burns	3	0	0	43
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0	32
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0	45
OLB Sam Merriman	3	0	0	44
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0	40
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	1	45
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	34
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	0	0	12
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0	19
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0	36
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	2	13	1	49
Jeff Bostic	1	2	9	0	48
Ralph Williams	1	2	11	0	45
John Alt	1	2	13	0	41
Pat Beach	1	1	9	0	22
Jewerl Thomas	0	2	4	0	17
Dave Studdard	0	1	12	1	46

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	4	11	2	36	1	13
Stan Walters	3	8	1	42	0	15
Alan Willis	2	3	1	13	0	4
Jim Sexton	1	9	0	29	0	12
Barty Smith	1	4	0	27	0	4
Billy Ard	1	3	0	37	1	13
Loaird McCreary	1	1	0	20	0	1
Carlton Malone	0	2	0	33	0	8
Ron Baker	0	1	0	14	0	3
John Tice	0	1	0	34	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Garrity	2	11
Larry Anderson	1	20
Pat Beach	1	18
Jewerl Thomas	1	16
Ralph Williams	1	5

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Merlo	2	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	13	54	---	---	---	67
Dennis McKnight	13	49	---	---	3	65
Jeff Bostic	9	48	---	---	6	63
Ralph Williams	11	45	---	---	5	61
Larry Anderson	---	---	26	14	20	60
Dave Studdard	12	46	---	---	---	58
Louis Lipps	11	47	---	---	---	58
Scott Studwell	---	---	40	15	2	57
Louis Wright	---	---	29	15	12	56
Jitter Fields	---	---	31	12	13	56
Robin Cole	---	---	19	12	23	54
John Alt	13	41	---	---	---	54
Martin Bayless	---	---	39	13	2	54
Gregg Garrity	8	34	---	---	11	53
Pat Beach	9	22	---	---	18	49
Bill Acker	---	---	32	13	1	46
Charlie Phillips	---	---	30	12	2	44
Ken Kennard	---	---	27	11	6	44
Randy McClanahan	---	---	31	13	---	44
Gerald Riggs	9	30	---	---	5	44
Brian Brennan	7	34	---	---	---	41
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	28	10	1	39
Carl Howard	---	---	29	9	1	39
Jewerl Thomas	4	17	---	---	16	37
Amos Lawrence	4	12	---	---	19	35
Anthony Allen	1	24	---	---	10	35
Jerome Hynes	---	---	20	5	7	32
Dexter Manley	---	---	24	6	1	31
Reggie McElroy	1	21	---	---	8	30
Jon Keyworth	4	15	---	---	10	29
Terry Nelson	8	18	---	---	3	29
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	27	2	---	29
Gary Spani	---	---	19	1	6	26
Mike McGraw	---	---	22	2	1	25
Henry Ellard	0	14	---	---	11	25
Melvin Jackson	2	14	---	---	8	24
Willie McGee	0	3	---	---	19	22
Desmond Cribbs	4	6	---	---	7	17
Jessie Clark	0	0	---	---	11	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Merlo	---	---	10	45	16	71
Stan Walters	42	15	---	---	7	64
David Martin	---	---	9	36	16	61
Mike Burns	---	---	12	43	4	59
Sam Merriman	---	---	11	44	4	59
Lynn Dickey	43	15	---	---	---	58
Billy Ard	37	13	---	---	7	57
Bob Pifferini	---	---	9	34	13	56
Kris Wheeler	36	13	---	---	5	54
Steve Haworth	---	---	6	45	3	54
Jimmy Allen	---	---	10	41	2	53
Skip Thomas	---	---	7	40	2	49
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	9	33	7	49
Jerry Holmes	---	---	10	32	6	48
John Tice	34	5	---	---	9	48
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	9	36	2	47
Earl Campbell	36	11	---	---	---	47
Barty Smith	27	4	---	---	14	45
Boobie Clark	38	1	---	---	5	44
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	33	3	44
Jim Sexton	29	12	---	---	---	41
Carlton Malone	33	8	---	---	---	41
Ed Galigher	---	---	9	28	3	40
Rickey McBeal	---	---	5	32	2	39
Loaird McCreary	20	1	---	---	18	39
Irving Fryar	19	12	---	---	8	39
Terry Metcalf	10	11	---	---	17	38
Robert Jackson	---	---	6	23	7	36
Tommie Towns	11	13	---	---	11	35
Bobby Watkins	---	---	4	19	10	33
Doug Donley	16	12	---	---	---	28
Aaron Meyer	11	7	---	---	7	25
Ron Baker	14	3	---	---	7	24
Will Scarpitto	3	1	---	---	18	22
Jerry Robinson	---	---	5	12	4	21
Alan Willis	13	4	---	---	1	18
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	1	4	13	18
Mark Arneson	---	---	2	3	11	16
Jack Mildren	---	---	1	11	2	14
Charley Young	1	4	---	---	7	12
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	1	1
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	6	33	5.5
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	73	5.2
Middle	28	94	3.4
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	52	32	3	1	6	1	8	2	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	13	8	2	0	0	0	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	35	22	201	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	20	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	66	22.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	13	7	0	48	0	47
WR Gregg Garrity	10	6	1	106	2	34
RB Gerald Riggs	9	7	1	47	0	30
WR Brian Brennan	9	5	3	35	0	34
TE Pat Beach	3	2	1	20	0	22
WR Anthony Allen	3	3	0	20	0	24
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	0	27	1	14
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	18

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	6	3	35	0	12
WR Irving Fryar	4	3	48	1	12
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0	11
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	21	1	13
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	1	1.00	4.00

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	6	18	3.00	4.33
Barty Smith	1	0	0.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	7	5	27	3.86	5.83

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	14	7.00	3.69
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	2	2.00	5.22
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	8	8.00	6.67
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	3	3.00	3.89

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	7	2
Jewerl Thomas	1	0
Amos Lawrence	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	6	4	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gerald Riggs	2	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	6	3	3
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)