Week 4, 1985

played in Baltimore, MD

82 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	7	3	0	-	10
Baltimore Colts	14	3	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 BAL - Joe Delaney 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 04:22 BAL - J.T. Smith 7 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 05:49 BIR - Terry Metcalf 1 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
3Q: 10:57 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 48 field goal
4Q: 01:49 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 BAL - Joe Delaney 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 04:22 BAL - J.T. Smith 7 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 05:49 BIR - Terry Metcalf 1 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
3Q: 10:57 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 48 field goal
4Q: 01:49 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 23 field goal

Team Statistics BIR BAL
Record 0-4 4-0
First Downs 7 23
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 122 396
- Offensive Plays 51 78
- Yards per Play 2.39 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 52 183
- Rushing Attempts 14 47
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.89
Net Passing Yards 70 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 13 - 0 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 84 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.89 6.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 5/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 19:18 40:42

Team Statistics	BIR	BAL
Record	0-4	4-0
First Downs	7	23
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	122	396
- Offensive Plays	51	78
- Yards per Play	2.39	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	52	183
- Rushing Attempts	14	47
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.89
Net Passing Yards	70	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 13 - 0	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	84	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.89	6.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	5/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	19:18	40:42

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	12:14	1:53	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	4:14	1:39	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	0:43	2:34	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
2	7:37	1:57	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	13:40	1:01	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
3	11:57	1:05	OPP 33	3	2	Field Goal
3	8:49	1:42	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	1:06	2:01	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	11:12	0:53	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	9:06	2:53	OWN 3	6	13	Punt
4	1:44	0:41	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	1:13	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
1	10:21	6:07	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
1	2:35	1:52	OWN 26	5	57	Missed FG
2	13:09	5:32	OWN 14	10	53	Missed FG
2	5:40	5:40	OWN 44	10	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:39	0:42	OWN 36	2	0	Interception
3	10:52	2:03	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	7:07	6:01	OWN 16	10	41	Punt
4	14:05	2:53	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
4	10:19	1:13	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	6:13	4:29	OWN 46	9	48	Field Goal
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 10	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Joe Delaney, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	11	41	3.73	13	1	0
Ron Davenport	3	11	3.67	5	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	33	135	4.09	21	3	1
Lynn Cain	12	51	4.25	25	2	0
Joe Theismann	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	34	13	84	3/14	1	16	0	56.2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	31	18	213	0/0	1	33	1	76.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	4	9	16	4.00	13	12	0
WR Irving Fryar	3	8	40	13.33	6	16	0
TE John Tice	2	2	17	8.50	0	16	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	7	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Doug Donley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
C Harper LeBel	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	6	13	72	12.00	24	26	1
WR Dwight Clark	6	7	103	17.17	30	33	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Rick Parros	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Williams	1	30	30.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	9	381	42.3	39.6	51	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	5	266	53.2	40.2	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/4	0/1	0/1	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	25	12.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	5	25	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	44	22.0	0
Charley Young	1	21	21.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	21	5	41	29
ILB Jerry Robinson	6	1	35	22
S Eric Williams	5	0	30	19
OLB Reggie Mathis	3	2	31	22
DT Pat Ogrin	3	2	16	10
DE Fletcher Jenkins	3	0	28	18
ILB Mike Hunt	2	4	22	12
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	2	46	24
DE Mark Studaway	2	2	28	18
S Russell Gary	2	1	24	12
OLB Sam Merriman	2	1	32	25
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	31	21
S Mike Burns	2	0	29	22
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	28	19
CB Lorenzo Shanle	1	3	17	17
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	2	18	8
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	26	18
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	9	10

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	7	0	0.0	14	33
S Durwood Roquemore	4	0	0.0	9	31
OLB Mike Cofer	3	1	0.0	8	17
DE Donnell Thompson	2	1	0.5	12	32
CB Eugene Daniel	2	2	0.0	14	29
DT Doug English	2	1	0.0	9	21
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Chris Doleman	1	1	1.5	13	26
DE Eric Williams	1	1	0.5	5	20
DT John Dutton	1	0	0.5	8	21
S Bruce Laird	1	0	0.0	5	27
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0.0	10	31
DT James White	1	0	0.0	9	22
G J.T. Turner	1	0	---	---	---
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB Pat Thomas	0	2	0.0	11	28
OLB Mike Douglass	0	1	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	2	2	25
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	22

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.5	0	0	0	26
DE Donnell Thompson	0.5	2	2	5	32
DT John Dutton	0.5	1	3	0	21
DE Eric Williams	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT James White	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	5	1	0	29
S Eric Williams	3	0	1	19
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0	24
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0	22
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0	19
S Russell Gary	1	1	0	12
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0	22
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0	10
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	8
S Mike Burns	0	1	0	22

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	3	2	33
OLB Mike Cofer	2	1	17
CB Eugene Daniel	2	1	29
CB Wentford Gaines	2	0	31
CB Mike Smith	1	1	17
DT Doug English	1	0	21
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	31
DE Eric Williams	1	0	20
DT James White	0	1	22
OLB Jimmy Williams	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	1	2	14	0	37
Harper LeBel	1	1	9	0	18
Billy Ard	0	4	12	0	33
Carlton Malone	0	3	14	1	37
Steve August	0	2	14	1	37
Ron Baker	0	2	14	1	37

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tim Stokes	3	7	0	24	16
J.T. Turner	2	11	0	35	23
Dan Doornink	2	3	0	18	5
Dwight Stephenson	1	5	1	30	23
Paul Farren	1	4	0	40	25
Kevin Glover	1	2	0	24	15
Lance Smith	1	2	0	13	8
Matt Suhey	1	1	0	10	11
Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	0	17	8
Jim Covert	0	4	0	36	29
Mike Ruether	0	3	0	17	8
Ken Lanier	0	2	0	16	8

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Weathers	2	22
Ron Davenport	2	16
Russell Gary	1	16
Harper LeBel	1	15

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Butler	2	12
Lionel Manuel	1	14
Mike Augustyniak	1	12
Rick Parros	1	11

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	41	29	17	87
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	46	24	7	77
Jerry Robinson	---	---	35	22	11	68
Sam Merriman	---	---	32	25	4	61
Reggie Mathis	---	---	31	22	7	60
Jim Sexton	14	37	---	---	5	56
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	31	21	3	55
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	26	18	11	55
Ron Baker	14	37	---	---	3	54
Mike Burns	---	---	29	22	3	54
Billy Ard	12	33	---	---	9	54
John Tice	10	28	---	---	15	53
Russell Gary	---	---	24	12	16	52
Eric Williams	---	---	30	19	3	52
Ron Davenport	11	25	---	---	16	52
Carlton Malone	14	37	---	---	---	51
Steve August	14	37	---	---	---	51
Jerry Holmes	---	---	28	19	4	51
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	28	18	5	51
Tony Eason	14	37	---	---	---	51
Mark Studaway	---	---	28	18	5	51
Irving Fryar	11	28	---	---	8	47
Lorenzo Shanle	---	---	17	17	9	43
Steve Haworth	---	---	26	14	2	42
Harper LeBel	9	18	---	---	15	42
Earl Campbell	11	27	---	---	---	38
Gerald Carter	6	23	---	---	8	37
Mike Hunt	---	---	22	12	2	36
Pat Ogrin	---	---	16	10	4	30
Jack Del Rio	---	---	18	8	4	30
Doug Donley	8	16	---	---	---	24
Charley Young	2	16	---	---	5	23
Robert Weathers	0	1	---	---	22	23
Niko Noga	---	---	9	10	---	19
Terry Metcalf	2	3	---	---	12	17
Eric Moran	2	4	---	---	10	16
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bryan Jennings	---	---	0	1	---	1
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	47	31	---	---	---	78
J.T. Smith	37	26	---	---	10	73
Lionel Manuel	32	20	---	---	14	66
Jim Covert	36	29	---	---	---	65
Paul Farren	40	25	---	---	---	65
J.T. Turner	35	23	---	---	4	62
Dwight Stephenson	30	23	---	---	5	58
Dwight Clark	29	27	---	---	1	57
Mike Augustyniak	26	14	---	---	12	52
E.J. Junior	---	---	14	33	2	49
Lynn Cain	12	12	---	---	24	48
Joe Delaney	34	14	---	---	---	48
Kevin Glover	24	15	---	---	9	48
Wentford Gaines	---	---	10	31	5	46
Pat Thomas	---	---	11	28	7	46
Donnell Thompson	---	---	12	32	1	45
Jimmy Williams	---	---	6	15	24	45
Tim Stokes	24	16	---	---	4	44
Eugene Daniel	---	---	14	29	1	44
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	9	31	1	41
James White	---	---	9	22	8	39
Chris Doleman	---	---	13	26	---	39
Rick Parros	15	12	---	---	11	38
Ken Whisenhunt	17	8	---	---	13	38
Mike Smith	---	---	5	17	15	37
Paul Moyer	---	---	10	18	7	35
Eric Williams	---	---	5	20	10	35
Mike Ruether	17	8	---	---	9	34
Bruce Laird	---	---	5	27	1	33
Ken Lanier	16	8	---	---	9	33
Doug English	---	---	9	21	2	32
Matt Suhey	10	11	---	---	11	32
John Dutton	---	---	8	21	---	29
Dan Doornink	18	5	---	---	6	29
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	17	1	26
Lance Smith	13	8	---	---	5	26
Mike Douglass	---	---	5	14	2	21
Keith Butler	---	---	0	4	12	16
Floyd Hodge	5	6	---	---	---	11
Mel Gray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike McDonald	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Leiding	---	---	1	1	5	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	83	5.2
Middle	24	72	3.0
Right	5	31	6.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	34	13	0	2	3	7	6	5	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	31	18	3	2	1	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	10	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	20	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	54	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	106	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	59	19.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	33	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	9	4	3	16	27
WR Irving Fryar	8	3	0	40	28
WR Gerald Carter	7	1	0	8	23
FB Ron Davenport	3	1	0	-4	25
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0	6	16
TE John Tice	2	2	0	17	28
C Harper LeBel	2	0	0	0	18
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0	1	3

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	13	6	0	72	1	26
WR Dwight Clark	7	6	0	103	2	27
WR Lionel Manuel	3	1	0	11	0	20
FB Matt Suhey	2	1	0	4	0	11
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	5	0	12
WR Rick Parros	1	1	0	7	0	12
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	0	1	0	0	14
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0	-1	0	14
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	0	12	0	6
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	5	14	2.80	4.09
Joe Theismann	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	2	9	4.50	2.47

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	1	7	3.50	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	8	8.00	1.14

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	7	7.00	5.54
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	4	0
Joe Theismann	1	0
Lynn Cain	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	13	5	2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	11	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	4	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	3	1	0
WR Irving Fryar	3	2	2
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0
TE John Tice	1	1	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	2	2
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	2
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1	1
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	1
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	1
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	0	0

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

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