Week 7, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

67 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	17	10	0	-	27
Birmingham Texans	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:40 NED - Walter White 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bruce Clark 25 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
3Q: 10:26 NED - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
3Q: 07:05 NED - Benny Malone 41 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:42 BIR - Irving Fryar 90 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:57 BIR - Ron Davenport 14 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:40 NED - Walter White 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bruce Clark 25 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
3Q: 10:26 NED - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
3Q: 07:05 NED - Benny Malone 41 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:42 BIR - Irving Fryar 90 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:57 BIR - Ron Davenport 14 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics NED BIR
Record 4-2 1-6
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 269 337
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 106 135
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.12 5.00
Net Passing Yards 163 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 32 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 172 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 7/51
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/72 5/72
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	NED	BIR
Record	4-2	1-6
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	269	337
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	106	135
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.12	5.00
Net Passing Yards	163	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	32 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	172	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	7/51
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/72	5/72
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
1	9:48	2:19	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
2	14:07	4:35	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	5:45	2:23	OWN 9	5	36	Punt
2	0:53	0:48	OPP 32	4	23	Field Goal
3	13:20	3:00	OWN 39	7	46	Field Goal
3	8:49	2:26	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	4:09	2:03	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	1:22	1:31	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	10:31	0:55	OWN 19	2	-2	Fumble
4	8:04	2:15	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	3:49	1:14	50	3	4	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 40	3	5	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	1:31	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
1	7:29	8:22	OWN 4	16	52	Punt
2	9:32	3:47	OWN 15	6	31	Punt
2	3:22	1:36	OWN 10	4	15	Fumble
2	1:46	0:53	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
3	10:20	1:31	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	6:23	2:14	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	2:06	0:44	OWN 12	2	88	Touchdown
4	14:51	4:20	OWN 21	10	69	Interception
4	9:36	1:32	OPP 9	3	-5	Fumble
4	5:49	2:00	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	2:35	1:09	OWN 20	5	20	Fumble

Game MVP: Gary Campbell, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	21	67	3.19	16	1
Tony Nathan	10	36	3.60	16	1
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	0.50	2	0
Lin Dawson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	19	100	5.26	18	4
Ron Davenport	6	30	5.00	13	1
Tony Eason	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	26	12	172	2/9	1	28	0	80.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	32	19	253	7/51	2	90	2	79.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	8	77	19.25	0	28	0
TE Walter White	3	4	23	7.67	6	9	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	4	45	22.50	4	25	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	4	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Benny Malone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Walter Payton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	8	11	54	6.75	10	25	0
WR Irving Fryar	4	7	126	31.50	93	90	1
FB Ron Davenport	4	4	29	7.25	10	14	1
WR Gerald Carter	2	2	39	19.50	0	22	0
WR Doug Donley	1	5	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Charley Young	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0.00	0
CB Daryl Smith	1	12	12.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0
Tony Nathan	1	0	0	0
Bruce Clark	0	1	1	1
Reggie White	0	1	1	0
Benny Malone	0	1	0	1
Sam Hunt	0	1	0	0
Jim Young	0	1	0	0
Gary Campbell	0	0	1	0
Mark Murphy	0	0	1	0
Fred Bohannon	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	4	1	0
Ron Davenport	1	0	0
Steve August	0	1	0
Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0
Russell Gary	0	0	1
Carlton Williamson	0	0	1
Robert Weathers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	302	43.1	37.3	53	4

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	266	44.3	35.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	32	10.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	7	3.5	0
Charley Young	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	2	72	36.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	56	14.0	0
Charley Young	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	8	0	1.0	20	30
ILB Shane Nelson	8	3	0.0	23	35
OLB Gary Campbell	4	1	3.0	21	25
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	1.0	21	32
S Mark Murphy	3	2	1.0	17	23
DT Pete Koch	3	1	0.0	15	20
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	16	25
DE Reggie White	2	0	1.0	22	28
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	0.0	22	29
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Dan Lloyd	2	0	0.0	6	14
DE Jim Young	2	0	0.0	12	20
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	0.0	24	38
S Doug Greene	1	3	0.0	20	31
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	0.0	5	19
G Ron Solt	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	11	3	0.0	30	25
S Russell Gary	6	3	1.0	17	7
DT Pat Ogrin	3	0	1.0	13	9
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	2	0.0	22	18
CB Bryan Jennings	3	0	0.0	14	9
S Jeff Donaldson	2	3	0.0	17	19
ILB Mike Hunt	2	2	0.0	23	25
CB Steve Haworth	2	2	0.0	21	14
S Mike Burns	2	1	0.0	23	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0.0	13	7
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	0.0	21	19
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0.0	24	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	0.0	27	18
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	0.0	17	13
TE John Tice	1	0	---	---	---
S Eric Williams	1	0	0.0	19	18
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Mark Studaway	0	2	0.0	22	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	3.0	1	0	2	25
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	1	2	30
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	0	0	32
S Mark Murphy	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Dan Lloyd	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Pete Koch	0.0	0	1	0	20

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Russell Gary	1.0	0	7
DT Pat Ogrin	1.0	0	9
OLB Reggie Mathis	0.0	2	13
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	2	18
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	2	17
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	1	25
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	6	1	0	35
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	0	32
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0	5
S Fred Bohannon	1	1	0	25
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	1	25
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0	29
S Doug Greene	1	0	0	31
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0	38
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0	30
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0	23
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	0	19
CB Daryl Smith	0	0	1	25

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	25
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	14
S Russell Gary	2	0	7
S Mike Burns	1	1	25
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	22
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	9
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	7
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	1	9	28	0	24
Duval Love	1	6	24	1	20
Bill Story	1	4	22	1	16
Revie Sorey	1	4	25	0	18
Lin Dawson	1	1	16	0	21
Bob Rush	0	3	24	0	22
Wade Griffin	0	2	21	0	16
Stan Edwards	0	2	27	0	13
Don Maggs	0	1	26	0	24

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Baker	4	7	27	0	39
Jim Sexton	2	5	27	1	39
Carlton Malone	2	4	27	2	39
Steve August	1	6	27	3	39
Billy Ard	1	2	24	1	33
John Tice	0	1	25	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	3	13
Tony Nathan	2	23
Johnny Perkins	2	16
George Farmer	1	16
Duval Love	1	9

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	2	20
Robert Weathers	1	16
Carlton Williamson	1	10
Billy Ard	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rufus Bess	---	---	24	38	15	77
Sam Hunt	---	---	21	32	21	74
Steve Bartkowski	34	28	---	---	---	62
Shane Nelson	---	---	23	35	2	60
Stan Edwards	27	13	---	---	20	60
Ron Solt	28	24	---	---	5	57
Lin Dawson	16	21	---	---	18	55
Bob Rush	24	22	---	---	8	54
Duval Love	24	20	---	---	9	53
Herman Edwards	---	---	22	29	1	52
Doug Greene	---	---	20	31	1	52
Revie Sorey	25	18	---	---	8	51
Bruce Clark	---	---	20	30	---	50
Fred Bohannon	---	---	16	25	9	50
Don Maggs	26	24	---	---	---	50
Reggie White	---	---	22	28	---	50
Daryl Smith	---	---	24	25	---	49
Bill Story	22	16	---	---	9	47
Gary Campbell	---	---	21	25	1	47
Stanley Morgan	19	20	---	---	6	45
Walter White	21	17	---	---	6	44
Walter Payton	24	18	---	---	1	43
Tony Nathan	10	10	---	---	23	43
Wade Griffin	21	16	---	---	4	41
Mark Murphy	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jim Young	---	---	12	20	6	38
Ron Fernandes	---	---	12	19	6	37
Mike Wilson	20	16	---	---	1	37
Pete Koch	---	---	15	20	---	35
Lynn Swann	15	14	---	---	3	32
Benny Malone	14	10	---	---	3	27
Garcia Lane	---	---	5	19	---	24
Dan Lloyd	---	---	6	14	---	20
Johnny Perkins	2	1	---	---	16	19
George Farmer	2	0	---	---	16	18
Jerry Blanton	---	---	7	5	5	17
John Anderson	---	---	5	5	4	14
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	13	13
Greg Gaines	---	---	5	6	1	12
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Tice	25	33	---	---	15	73
Ron Davenport	23	30	---	---	20	73
Ron Baker	27	39	---	---	4	70
Jim Sexton	27	39	---	---	1	67
Carlton Malone	27	39	---	---	---	66
Steve August	27	39	---	---	---	66
Tony Eason	27	39	---	---	---	66
Carlton Williamson	---	---	30	25	10	65
Billy Ard	24	33	---	---	5	62
Irving Fryar	22	29	---	---	11	62
Mike Hunt	---	---	23	25	10	58
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	28	22	7	57
Earl Campbell	20	32	---	---	5	57
Mike Burns	---	---	23	25	3	51
Jerry Holmes	---	---	24	21	3	48
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	17	19	12	48
Sam Merriman	---	---	27	18	2	47
Jerry Robinson	---	---	22	18	6	46
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	21	19	4	44
Mark Studaway	---	---	22	17	4	43
Russell Gary	---	---	17	7	17	41
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	20	17	4	41
Doug Donley	14	26	---	---	---	40
Gerald Carter	8	20	---	---	11	39
Eric Williams	---	---	19	18	2	39
Reggie Mathis	---	---	17	13	7	37
Steve Haworth	---	---	21	14	2	37
Charley Young	11	13	---	---	12	36
Bryan Jennings	---	---	14	9	8	31
Terry Metcalf	5	10	---	---	13	28
Pat Ogrin	---	---	13	9	5	27
Jack Del Rio	---	---	13	7	5	25
Robert Weathers	0	0	---	---	16	16
Eric Moran	3	6	---	---	6	15
Harper LeBel	7	2	---	---	5	14
Niko Noga	---	---	3	5	1	9
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	40	2.7
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	4	26	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	77	5.5
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	26	12	5	1	1	4	8	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	32	19	3	2	1	3	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	49	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	93	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	140	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	8	4	1	77	2	20
WR Lynn Swann	4	2	0	45	2	14
TE Walter White	4	3	0	23	0	17
WR Mike Wilson	4	1	0	20	1	16
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0	7	0	10
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0	0	21

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	11	8	0	54	1	32
WR Irving Fryar	7	4	0	126	1	29
WR Doug Donley	5	1	1	5	0	26
FB Ron Davenport	4	4	0	29	0	30
WR Charley Young	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Gerald Carter	2	2	0	39	1	20
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	1	3	3.00	3.19

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	1	6	1.50	6.62

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	20	6.67	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Walter White	1	1	6	6.00	5.75
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	6	6.00	4.91
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0	0.00	18.00
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	14	14.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	3	1
Steve Bartkowski	1	0
Tony Nathan	1	0
Lin Dawson	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	6	6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	4	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	3	2	2
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)