Exhibition Week 5, 1985

played in Atlanta, GA

79 degrees, fair, calm

Birmingham Texans	0	0	3	0	3	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
3Q: 09:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 07:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
OT: 06:54 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 09:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 07:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
OT: 06:54 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal

Team Statistics BIR ATL
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 217 317
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 3.68 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 150 108
- Rushing Attempts 34 35
- Yards per Rush 4.41 3.09
Net Passing Yards 67 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 15 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 100 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.68 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 32:04 36:09

Team Statistics	BIR	ATL
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	217	317
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	3.68	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	150	108
- Rushing Attempts	34	35
- Yards per Rush	4.41	3.09
Net Passing Yards	67	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 15 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	100	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.68	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	32:04	36:09

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:21	1:56	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
1	4:18	4:18	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	8:41	0:22	OWN 34	2	-10	Fumble
2	6:57	1:40	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	2:50	2:50	OWN 2	6	37	Half
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 19	11	75	Field Goal
3	5:11	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	1:30	1:41	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	7:51	2:48	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	2:14	0:49	OWN 42	3	-13	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 12	1	-5	Half
OT1	15:00	8:13	OWN 32	13	65	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:39	OWN 23	12	63	Missed FG
1	6:25	2:07	OWN 38	5	22	Punt
2	15:00	6:19	OWN 6	14	67	Missed FG
2	8:19	1:22	OPP 13	3	-1	Missed FG
2	5:17	2:27	OWN 42	4	10	Punt
3	9:25	4:14	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
3	3:22	1:52	OPP 46	5	38	Missed FG
4	14:49	6:58	OWN 27	12	58	Field Goal
4	5:03	2:49	OWN 35	6	30	Missed FG
4	1:25	1:16	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	26	120	4.62	18	3	0
Ron Davenport	8	30	3.75	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	27	83	3.07	23	2
Robert Lavette	7	21	3.00	10	1
Tommy Kramer	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	19	15	100	6/33	0	19	0	88.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Tommy Kramer	19	13	151	1/5	22	92.2
Bradyn Pyle	10	6	52	0/0	27	73.8
Ed Luther	3	1	11	0/0	11	45.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	6	9	46	7.67	41	17
WR Gerald Carter	3	4	15	5.00	0	6
WR Charley Young	2	2	28	14.00	4	19
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	2	2.00	2	2
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Jefferson	4	8	20	5.00	3	11
TE Kellen Winslow	4	7	60	15.00	37	22
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	43	10.75	30	27
WR Jerry Butler	3	6	32	10.67	8	15
WR Mercury Duncan	2	4	23	11.50	4	12
WR Anthony Hancock	2	2	30	15.00	11	17
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Force
Tony Eason	1	0
Fletcher Jenkins	0	1
Sam Merriman	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mercury Duncan	1	0	0
Robert Lavette	1	0	0
John Jefferson	0	1	0
Pete Kugler	0	1	0
Don Bailey	0	1	0
Lawrence Pillers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	251	35.9	33.3	40	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	176	44.0	34.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/6	0/2	0/1	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	2	42	21.0	0
Terry Metcalf	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	19	19.0	0
John Jefferson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	12	3	0.0	32	31
OLB Sam Merriman	7	3	0.0	29	30
ILB Jerry Robinson	5	1	0.0	25	24
S Russell Gary	5	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Mike Hunt	4	1	0.0	13	6
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	26	22
CB David Martin	3	1	0.0	23	23
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	0	0.0	31	25
DE Fletcher Jenkins	3	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0.5	28	23
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0.0	24	17
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	0.0	10	21
S Mike Burns	1	6	0.0	30	24
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	2	0.0	11	10
DE Daryl Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	17	13
T Steve August	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Mark Studaway	0	2	0.5	18	20
DT Pat Ogrin	0	2	0.0	19	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	7	2	0.0	26	19
DE Lawrence Pillers	5	4	2.0	29	23
CB William Judson	5	0	0.0	23	14
S Darrol Ray	4	3	0.0	22	14
OLB Mike Singletary	4	1	0.0	23	19
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	2.5	25	20
CB Dwight Hicks	3	2	0.0	28	21
OLB Mel Owens	3	1	0.0	16	13
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	0.0	14	10
DT Pete Kugler	3	0	0.0	19	14
OLB Alex Moyer	3	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	0	1.0	3	4
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	0.0	15	9
CB Henry Monroe	2	0	0.0	16	12
DE Don Fielder	2	0	0.0	19	9
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	2	0.0	18	11
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	19	15
CB Sam Seale	1	1	0.0	12	12
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Rulon Jones	0	1	0.5	21	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0.5	5	1	23
DE Mark Studaway	0.5	0	0	20
DE Daryl Wilkerson	0.0	1	0	13
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charlie Johnson	2.5	0	1	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	2.0	2	0	23
OLB Terry Rennaker	1.0	0	0	4
DE Rulon Jones	0.5	1	0	18
DE Don Fielder	0.0	1	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	6
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	0	24
CB David Martin	3	0	23
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	22
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	17
S Russell Gary	1	1	24
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	31
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	25
S Mike Burns	1	0	24
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	19
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	30
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	9
S Tommy Marvaso	0	1	21

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
OLB Gary Cobb	3	10
CB William Judson	3	14
CB Henry Monroe	2	12
CB Dwight Hicks	2	21
S Deron Cherry	2	19
OLB Alex Moyer	2	12
OLB Mel Owens	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Baker	4	9	34	1	25
Jim Sexton	2	10	34	2	25
Carlton Malone	2	3	34	0	25
John Tice	2	3	30	0	19
Ron Davenport	2	2	30	0	12
Steve August	1	3	34	2	25
Billy Ard	1	3	31	1	19
Eric Moran	1	1	3	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Dillon	3	6	27	0	24
Don Bailey	2	11	32	0	27
Dan Alexander	2	5	29	0	27
Curt Marsh	2	3	17	0	27
Derrel Gofourth	1	1	22	0	18
Karl Baldischwiler	0	3	25	0	21
Kellen Winslow	0	3	35	0	31
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	23	1	21
Charles Alexander	0	1	17	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	1	18
Harper LeBel	1	12
Eric Moran	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	1	17
Chris Brewer	1	10
Henry Monroe	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	32	31	18	81
Sam Merriman	---	---	29	30	7	66
Ron Baker	34	25	---	---	6	65
Jerry Robinson	---	---	25	24	13	62
John Tice	30	19	---	---	13	62
Jim Sexton	34	25	---	---	2	61
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	31	25	5	61
Carlton Malone	34	25	---	---	---	59
Steve August	34	25	---	---	---	59
Mike Burns	---	---	30	24	5	59
Billy Ard	31	19	---	---	9	59
Tony Eason	34	25	---	---	---	59
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	28	23	5	56
David Martin	---	---	23	23	10	56
Ron Davenport	30	12	---	---	13	55
Jerry Holmes	---	---	26	22	5	53
Earl Campbell	26	22	---	---	---	48
Russell Gary	---	---	17	24	5	46
Steve Haworth	---	---	24	17	4	45
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	10	21	11	42
Pat Ogrin	---	---	19	18	5	42
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	19	19	4	42
Mark Studaway	---	---	18	20	4	42
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	17	13	10	40
Harper LeBel	16	10	---	---	12	38
Gerald Carter	12	19	---	---	5	36
Irving Fryar	23	13	---	---	---	36
Charley Young	14	15	---	---	5	34
Reggie Mathis	---	---	11	10	5	26
Doug Donley	15	11	---	---	---	26
Jack Del Rio	---	---	12	9	2	23
Mike Hunt	---	---	13	6	2	21
Robert Weathers	0	0	---	---	18	18
Eric Moran	3	6	---	---	9	18
Terry Metcalf	4	2	---	---	9	15
Tommie Towns	0	2	---	---	7	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bubba Green	---	---	1	4	2	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	0	2	2
Niko Noga	---	---	0	0	1	1
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kellen Winslow	35	31	---	---	9	75
Don Bailey	32	27	---	---	10	69
John Jefferson	28	29	---	---	11	68
Dan Alexander	29	27	---	---	10	66
Karl Baldischwiler	25	21	---	---	10	56
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	29	23	2	54
Curt Marsh	17	27	---	---	10	54
Marcus Allen	28	25	---	---	1	54
Hardy Dillon	27	24	---	---	---	51
Dwight Hicks	---	---	28	21	1	50
Deron Cherry	---	---	26	19	3	48
Dean Steinkuhler	23	21	---	---	4	48
Charlie Johnson	---	---	25	20	2	47
Derrel Gofourth	22	18	---	---	6	46
Anthony Hancock	14	17	---	---	15	46
Tommy Kramer	24	20	---	---	---	44
Tim Fox	---	---	19	15	9	43
Mike Singletary	---	---	23	19	1	43
Rulon Jones	---	---	21	18	2	41
Sam Seale	---	---	12	12	17	41
Charles Alexander	17	15	---	---	7	39
Darrol Ray	---	---	22	14	3	39
William Judson	---	---	23	14	1	38
Jerry Butler	11	17	---	---	9	37
Robert Lavette	7	8	---	---	21	36
Don Fielder	---	---	19	9	7	35
Pete Kugler	---	---	19	14	1	34
Henry Monroe	---	---	16	12	5	33
Mel Owens	---	---	16	13	4	33
Alex Moyer	---	---	15	12	5	32
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	18	11	2	31
Russell Davis	14	5	---	---	11	30
Joe Klecko	---	---	15	9	4	28
Chris Brewer	13	5	---	---	10	28
Gary Cobb	---	---	14	10	3	27
Dirt Winston	---	---	11	6	6	23
Mercury Duncan	8	13	---	---	---	21
Bradyn Pyle	10	10	---	---	---	20
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	4	3	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hugh Green	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tim Golden	---	---	0	0	7	7
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ed Luther	1	3	---	---	---	4
Manute Bol	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	16	70	4.4
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	18	47	2.6
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	19	15	0	0	0	0	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Tommy Kramer	19	13	1	1	2	3	0
Bradyn Pyle	10	6	1	1	1	2	0
Ed Luther	3	1	0	0	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	28	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	109	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	9	6	46	22
WR Gerald Carter	4	3	15	19
WR Charley Young	2	2	28	15
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	3	2
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	2	13
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	12
C Harper LeBel	1	1	6	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	4	20	0	29
TE Kellen Winslow	7	4	60	1	31
WR Jerry Butler	6	3	32	0	17
WR Mercury Duncan	4	2	23	0	13
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	43	1	25
WR Anthony Hancock	2	2	30	0	17
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	4	3	0.75	4.62
Ron Davenport	2	9	4.50	3.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	4	-3	-0.75	3.07
Robert Lavette	2	7	3.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	1	3	1.50	5.26

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	0	0	0.00	7.95
Ed Luther	2	0	0	0.00	3.67
Bradyn Pyle	1	1	3	3.00	5.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	5.11
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	3	3.00	3.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	8.57
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	3	3.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	8	4	2
Bradyn Pyle	5	3	2
Ed Luther	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	2	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	1
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (7,500)