Week 6, 1985

played in Buffalo, NY

69 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	0	11	3	-	14
Buffalo Bills	10	13	0	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 BUF - Gary Anderson 13 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 03:16 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal
2Q: 11:32 BUF - Mike Young 30 pass from Kyle Mackey (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Carson Long 39 field goal
2Q: 00:25 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
3Q: 10:50 BIR - Earl Campbell 18 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Eason pass to Harper LeBel for conversion)
3Q: 01:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 51 field goal
4Q: 11:42 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 52 field goal
4Q: 07:04 BUF - Gary Anderson 33 run (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 BUF - Gary Anderson 13 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 03:16 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal
2Q: 11:32 BUF - Mike Young 30 pass from Kyle Mackey (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Carson Long 39 field goal
2Q: 00:25 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
3Q: 10:50 BIR - Earl Campbell 18 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Eason pass to Harper LeBel for conversion)
3Q: 01:36 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 51 field goal
4Q: 11:42 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 52 field goal
4Q: 07:04 BUF - Gary Anderson 33 run (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics BIR BUF
Record 1-5 2-4
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 13 11
- by Passing 4 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 265 330
- Offensive Plays 60 57
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 137 209
- Rushing Attempts 34 38
- Yards per Rush 4.03 5.50
Net Passing Yards 128 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 2 18 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/81 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

Team Statistics	BIR	BUF
Record	1-5	2-4
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	13	11
- by Passing	4	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	265	330
- Offensive Plays	60	57
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	137	209
- Rushing Attempts	34	38
- Yards per Rush	4.03	5.50
Net Passing Yards	128	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 2	18 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/81	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:50	29:10

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	4:28	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	3:10	2:34	OWN 5	4	29	Punt
2	11:17	5:29	OWN 13	8	30	Punt
2	3:17	1:30	OWN 31	5	5	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 26	1	1	Half
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	7:21	5:50	OWN 12	11	54	Field Goal
3	0:26	3:51	OWN 39	7	26	Field Goal
4	6:48	2:20	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	2:37	1:24	OWN 24	6	17	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
1	7:45	4:35	OWN 8	9	73	Field Goal
1	0:36	4:19	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	5:48	2:31	OWN 31	7	47	Field Goal
2	1:47	1:28	OPP 29	3	5	Field Goal
3	10:39	3:18	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	1:31	1:05	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	11:35	4:47	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	4:28	1:51	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 48	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Gary Anderson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	26	115	4.42	19	3
Ron Davenport	7	19	2.71	6	0
Tony Eason	1	3	3.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	28	176	6.29	33	7	2
Cedric Minter	8	32	4.00	12	2	0
Kyle Mackey	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	24	16	139	2/11	1	26	2	60.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Mackey	18	10	126	1/5	1	30	0	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	5	5	50	10.00	35	24	1
WR Irving Fryar	5	8	67	13.40	23	26	0
TE John Tice	3	3	5	1.67	0	4	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Charley Young	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Logan	2	4	32	16.00	0	19	0
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Mike Young	2	3	47	23.50	0	30	1
WR Archie Griffin	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Hill	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0
Steve August	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reggie White	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	148	37.0	33.8	42	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	177	44.3	39.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	2/2	2/2	52	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	5	81	16.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	2	48	24.0	0
Rod Hill	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	6	0	0.0	14	8
S Carlton Williamson	5	3	0.0	35	19
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0.0	31	16
DE Fletcher Jenkins	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Sam Merriman	3	1	0.0	28	14
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	26	11
S Russell Gary	3	0	0.0	13	4
S Eric Williams	3	0	0.0	23	13
DE Mark Studaway	2	0	1.0	22	10
ILB Mike Hunt	2	2	0.0	19	8
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	1	0.0	35	14
S Mike Burns	2	1	0.0	27	15
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	1	0.0	28	14
ILB Niko Noga	2	1	0.0	14	4
CB Bryan Jennings	2	1	0.0	11	6
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeff Donaldson	0	1	0.0	25	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	6	1	1.0	17	6
OLB Johnny Rembert	6	0	0.0	30	25
DE Reggie White	5	0	1.0	28	23
S Mike Prior	5	3	0.0	24	16
OLB Bruce Scholtz	5	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Keena Turner	5	0	0.0	27	12
S Shaun Gayle	4	0	0.0	30	23
CB Wayne Davis	2	1	0.0	18	8
DE Bubba Emanuel	2	1	0.0	15	13
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	0.0	25	15
OLB Ron Crosby	2	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Don Blackmon	1	1	0.0	7	4
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0.0	29	20
DE Mike Hamby	1	1	0.0	21	13
S Freddy Koepfer	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	16	18
CB Rod Hill	0	1	0.0	15	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Mark Studaway	1.0	1	10
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0.0	1	14
ILB Jerry Robinson	0.0	1	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	1	1	23
ILB Scott Radecic	1.0	0	0	1	6
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	1	1	1	22
DE Bubba Emanuel	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	0	19
S Eric Williams	1	1	13
S Mike Burns	1	0	15
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	16
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	14
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	11
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	8
CB Bryan Jennings	1	0	6

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	4	1	0	25
OLB Keena Turner	3	0	0	12
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	0	6
DE Reggie White	1	1	0	23
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	1	20
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0	18
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0	22
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0	6
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	8
DE Bubba Emanuel	1	0	0	13
CB Rod Hill	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	4	7	34	0	26
Steve August	3	6	34	1	26
Carlton Malone	3	5	34	1	26
Billy Ard	3	4	26	0	21
Ron Baker	1	7	34	0	26
Ron Davenport	1	2	26	0	21
John Tice	1	1	31	0	21
Eric Moran	0	1	8	0	5

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Mosebar	4	7	35	0	16
Frank Hamilton	3	4	12	0	6
Brad Edelman	2	7	36	0	17
Ron Mattes	2	6	35	0	15
Bob Olderman	2	4	28	1	15
Tim Wrightman	1	3	26	0	14
Ted McKnight	1	2	24	0	12
Sid Abramowicz	1	2	28	0	15
Wayne Radloff	1	1	3	0	3
Thomas Hopkins	0	1	3	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Weathers	1	21
Harper LeBel	1	15
Bryan Jennings	1	12
Carlton Williamson	1	11
Mike Burns	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Pattison	2	16
Shaun Gayle	1	17
Ted McKnight	1	14
D.D. Hoggard	1	12

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Tice	31	21	---	---	15	67
Carlton Williamson	---	---	35	19	11	65
Ron Baker	34	26	---	---	4	64
Jerry Robinson	---	---	31	16	16	63
Jim Sexton	34	26	---	---	1	61
Carlton Malone	34	26	---	---	---	60
Steve August	34	26	---	---	---	60
Tony Eason	34	26	---	---	---	60
Ron Davenport	26	21	---	---	13	60
Irving Fryar	25	22	---	---	10	57
Billy Ard	26	21	---	---	6	53
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	35	14	2	51
Reggie Mathis	---	---	28	14	8	50
Harper LeBel	20	11	---	---	15	46
Mike Burns	---	---	27	15	3	45
Sam Merriman	---	---	28	14	3	45
Earl Campbell	27	17	---	---	---	44
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	26	14	2	42
Jerry Holmes	---	---	26	11	4	41
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	25	8	8	41
Eric Williams	---	---	23	13	3	39
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	15	15	6	36
Mark Studaway	---	---	22	10	4	36
Charley Young	13	14	---	---	7	34
Gerald Carter	9	10	---	---	13	32
Russell Gary	---	---	13	4	15	32
Mike Hunt	---	---	19	8	2	29
Bryan Jennings	---	---	11	6	12	29
Steve Haworth	---	---	14	11	3	28
Terry Metcalf	7	1	---	---	17	25
Doug Donley	12	13	---	---	---	25
Jack Del Rio	---	---	14	8	1	23
Pat Ogrin	---	---	12	5	5	22
Robert Weathers	0	0	---	---	21	21
Eric Moran	8	5	---	---	6	19
Niko Noga	---	---	14	4	---	18
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	30	23	17	70
Kyle Mackey	38	19	---	---	3	60
Johnny Rembert	---	---	30	25	2	57
Reggie White	---	---	28	23	5	56
Don Mosebar	35	16	---	---	4	55
Eric Sievers	31	15	---	---	8	54
Brad Edelman	36	17	---	---	1	54
Ted McKnight	24	12	---	---	14	50
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	27	22	1	50
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	29	20	1	50
Ron Mattes	35	15	---	---	---	50
Bob Olderman	28	15	---	---	4	47
Rod Hill	---	---	15	18	13	46
Mike Prior	---	---	24	16	6	46
Keena Turner	---	---	27	12	5	44
Tim Wrightman	26	14	---	---	4	44
Sid Abramowicz	28	15	---	---	---	43
Mike Dawson	---	---	25	15	2	42
Archie Griffin	24	12	---	---	4	40
Gary Anderson	29	11	---	---	---	40
Mike Hamby	---	---	21	13	2	36
Kenny Johnson	---	---	16	18	1	35
Wayne Davis	---	---	18	8	8	34
Bubba Emanuel	---	---	15	13	4	32
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	6	13	12	31
Steve Hamilton	---	---	15	14	1	30
Daryl Turner	9	4	---	---	15	28
Dave Logan	16	11	---	---	---	27
Scott Radecic	---	---	17	6	2	25
Frank Hamilton	12	6	---	---	7	25
John Frank	5	1	---	---	18	24
Cedric Minter	9	8	---	---	7	24
Mike Young	17	7	---	---	---	24
Freddy Koepfer	---	---	10	12	1	23
Allen Carter	0	0	---	---	22	22
Don Blackmon	---	---	7	4	11	22
Jim Collins	---	---	10	6	3	19
Ron Crosby	---	---	4	5	9	18
Morlon Poole	10	4	---	---	3	17
Mark Pattison	0	0	---	---	16	16
Thomas Hopkins	3	4	---	---	7	14
Wayne Radloff	3	3	---	---	7	13
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	64	4.3
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	86	4.5
Middle	5	52	10.4
Right	13	72	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	24	16	2	0	0	2	3	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Mackey	18	10	1	3	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	18	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	1	3	0.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	55	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	66	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	8	5	67	1	22
RB Earl Campbell	5	5	50	1	17
WR Charley Young	4	0	0	0	14
WR Gerald Carter	3	2	9	0	10
TE John Tice	3	3	5	0	21
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	0	21

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Logan	4	2	0	32	0	11
WR Archie Griffin	3	1	0	9	0	12
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	1	15	0	15
WR Mike Young	3	2	0	47	1	7
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	0	14	0	14
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	0	7	0	4
RB Cedric Minter	1	1	0	2	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Davenport	1	1	1.00	2.71

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	13	13.00	6.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	18	18.00	5.79

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Mackey	3	0	0	0.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	18	18.00	10.00

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	1	3.00
TE Eric Sievers	1	5.00
WR Daryl Turner	1	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	3
Tony Eason	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	5	4
Cedric Minter	3	0
Kyle Mackey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Mackey	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	3	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	0
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	1
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)