Week 10, 1985

played in Miami, FL

84 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	21	10	6	3	-	40
Miami Dolphins	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 BIR - Earl Campbell 62 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 10:09 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 40 field goal
1Q: 07:55 BIR - Ron Davenport 7 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 07:38 BIR - Earl Campbell 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:59 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 04:11 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 28 field goal
2Q: 00:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 53 field goal
3Q: 12:21 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 00:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 42 field goal
4Q: 10:46 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 BIR - Earl Campbell 62 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 10:09 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 40 field goal
1Q: 07:55 BIR - Ron Davenport 7 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 07:38 BIR - Earl Campbell 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:59 BIR - Earl Campbell 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 04:11 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 28 field goal
2Q: 00:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 53 field goal
3Q: 12:21 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 00:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 42 field goal
4Q: 10:46 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 33 field goal

Team Statistics BIR MIA
Record 2-7 2-7
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 313 324
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.05 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 227 84
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 5.68 5.60
Net Passing Yards 86 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 9 - 0 48 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 105 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.91 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 6/130
Interception Ret./Yards 3/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:08 29:52

Team Statistics	BIR	MIA
Record	2-7	2-7
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	313	324
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.05	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	227	84
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	5.68	5.60
Net Passing Yards	86	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 9 - 0	48 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	105	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.91	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	6/130
Interception Ret./Yards	3/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:08	29:52

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OWN 38	1	62	Touchdown
1	10:02	2:16	OPP 38	4	38	Touchdown
1	7:38	0:06	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
1	2:56	3:43	OWN 24	8	33	Punt
2	9:52	4:02	OWN 42	12	58	Touchdown
2	4:03	3:28	OWN 21	6	40	Fumble
2	0:27	0:27	OPP 46	3	10	Field Goal
3	14:31	2:15	OWN 48	6	24	Field Goal
3	10:41	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:59	4:40	OWN 38	8	37	Field Goal
4	13:30	1:16	OWN 35	3	-11	Punt
4	11:34	0:56	OPP 8	3	2	Field Goal
4	8:59	2:12	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	1:52	1:18	OWN 23	3	3	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	4:06	OWN 37	6	40	Field Goal
1	7:46	0:08	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
1	7:32	4:36	OWN 32	8	51	Missed FG
2	14:13	4:21	OWN 12	10	53	Missed FG
2	5:50	1:47	OWN 34	7	55	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:08	OWN 39	1	5	Interception
3	15:00	0:29	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
3	12:16	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:04	4:05	OWN 35	9	34	Missed FG
3	0:19	1:49	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	12:14	0:40	OWN 30	2	3	Interception
4	10:38	1:39	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	6:47	4:55	OWN 35	9	49	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 29	2	13	Game

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	30	200	6.67	62	5	3
Ron Davenport	10	27	2.70	11	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Del Rodgers	8	42	5.25	10	1
George Rogers	6	27	4.50	9	0
Tony Clements	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	19	9	105	3/19	1	22	0	82.1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	48	28	256	2/16	0	31	3	46.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Ron Davenport	3	5	33	11.00	18	13	1
WR Charley Young	2	3	14	7.00	5	11	0
WR Doug Donley	2	3	34	17.00	0	22	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	12	12.00	9	12	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	6	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Gerald Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Pete Mandley	6	7	68	11.33	29	21
FB Mike Hogan	4	4	23	5.75	5	11
RB George Rogers	4	6	16	4.00	6	6
TE Mark Bavaro	4	5	33	8.25	4	13
WR Rich Martini	3	4	39	13.00	12	31
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	30	15.00	6	21
WR Jeff Groth	2	9	15	7.50	6	12
WR Clint Sampson	2	4	15	7.50	0	10
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	17	17.00	14	17
WR Ray Butler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Del Rodgers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Holmes	2	2	1.00	0
S Russell Gary	1	29	29.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Reggie Mathis	0	1	0
Russell Gary	0	0	1
Sam Merriman	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Del Rodgers	1	0	0
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Bill Elko	0	1	0
Lionel Washington	0	1	0
Tom Briehl	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	224	44.8	40.6	53	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	133	44.3	41.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	4/4	3/3	1/1	53	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/6	1/3	0/1	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	2	8	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	14	7.0	0
Sean Thomas	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	2	44	22.0	0
Terry Metcalf	1	29	29.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	6	130	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	6	0	0.0	13	46
CB Steve Haworth	5	2	0.0	7	29
S Carlton Williamson	5	1	0.0	13	41
OLB Sam Merriman	5	1	0.0	15	50
CB Jerry Holmes	4	1	0.0	10	32
S Eric Williams	4	0	0.0	8	31
S Russell Gary	3	0	0.0	5	18
ILB Mike Hunt	2	2	1.0	9	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	1.0	12	42
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	0.0	8	31
CB David Martin	2	0	0.0	9	22
ILB Niko Noga	2	0	0.0	1	11
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	1	0.0	8	39
DE Mark Studaway	1	1	0.0	8	24
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	0	2	0.0	4	15

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	5	2	2.0	32	16
DE Glen Collins	5	2	1.0	30	19
S Bill Graham	5	2	0.0	23	16
S Brett Maxie	4	2	0.0	20	9
ILB Calvin Daniels	4	1	0.0	29	15
ILB Billy Ray Smith	3	2	0.0	21	8
DE Keith Gary	3	1	0.0	26	13
DE Doug Hollie	3	1	0.0	24	12
DT Sean Lilly	3	1	0.0	20	11
S Bryan Hicks	2	1	0.0	24	16
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0.0	17	7
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0.0	25	10
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0.0	28	17
CB Sean Thomas	2	0	0.0	19	13
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0.0	27	17
DT Bill Elko	1	1	0.0	20	11
T Fred Dean	1	0	---	---	---
RB George Rogers	1	0	---	---	---
RB Del Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---
C Gerry Feehery	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tom Briehl	1	0	0.0	14	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	2	0	42
ILB Mike Hunt	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	3	0	50
ILB Niko Noga	0.0	1	0	11
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	1	0	24
ILB Jerry Robinson	0.0	0	1	39

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	2.0	0	0	2	16
DE Glen Collins	1.0	0	2	1	19
OLB Vernon Maxwell	0.0	1	1	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Burns	5	2	0	46
CB Jerry Holmes	4	1	2	32
CB Steve Haworth	4	1	0	29
S Eric Williams	4	1	0	31
OLB Sam Merriman	3	0	0	50
CB David Martin	2	0	0	22
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	0	41
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0	18
ILB Niko Noga	1	1	0	11
S Russell Gary	1	0	1	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	0	42

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Calvin Daniels	2	2	15
S Bryan Hicks	2	0	16
CB Sean Thomas	1	1	13
DE Keith Gary	1	0	13
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	15
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	8
S Brett Maxie	1	0	9
CB Lester Hayes	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Baker	5	10	0	40	2	22
Steve August	4	10	1	40	1	22
Billy Ard	1	9	0	38	0	22
John Tice	1	1	0	33	0	14
Ron Davenport	1	1	0	33	0	18
Jim Sexton	0	6	0	40	0	22
Carlton Malone	0	3	0	40	0	22

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Wolfley	3	3	9	0	33
Dennis Harrah	1	2	11	0	30
Billy Bryan	1	2	10	0	37
Ross Murray	1	1	12	1	27
Joe Conwell	1	1	7	1	35
Gerry Feehery	0	3	12	0	25
Fred Dean	0	2	10	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	3	20
Reggie Branch	2	18
Russell Gary	2	16
Gerald Carter	2	13

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	2	20
Bruce Hardy	1	20
Brooks Williams	1	6
Randall Morris	1	6

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	13	41	19	73
Sam Merriman	---	---	15	50	6	71
Ron Davenport	33	18	---	---	20	71
Billy Ard	38	22	---	---	9	69
Mike Burns	---	---	13	46	8	67
John Tice	33	14	---	---	20	67
Ron Baker	40	22	---	---	3	65
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	12	42	11	65
Jim Sexton	40	22	---	---	2	64
Carlton Malone	40	22	---	---	---	62
Steve August	40	22	---	---	---	62
Jerry Robinson	---	---	8	39	15	62
Tony Eason	40	22	---	---	---	62
Irving Fryar	38	19	---	---	4	61
Jerry Holmes	---	---	10	32	8	50
Earl Campbell	30	15	---	---	2	47
Gerald Carter	20	14	---	---	13	47
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	8	31	6	45
Reggie Mathis	---	---	10	28	6	44
David Martin	---	---	9	22	13	44
Eric Williams	---	---	8	31	4	43
Doug Donley	28	14	---	---	---	42
Steve Haworth	---	---	7	29	6	42
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	12	26	4	42
Russell Gary	---	---	5	18	16	39
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	6	28	4	38
Mark Studaway	---	---	8	24	5	37
Mike Hunt	---	---	9	18	3	30
Pat Ogrin	---	---	7	19	2	28
Reggie Branch	6	4	---	---	18	28
Charley Young	11	9	---	---	7	27
Robert Weathers	0	0	---	---	23	23
Jack Del Rio	---	---	4	15	3	22
Terry Metcalf	1	3	---	---	16	20
Niko Noga	---	---	1	11	2	14
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	12	12
Eric Moran	2	0	---	---	9	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	1	1
Frank Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryan Jennings	---	---	0	0	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	15	50	---	---	---	65
Carl Banks	---	---	32	16	15	63
Rich Martini	9	34	---	---	17	60
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	27	17	16	60
Glen Collins	---	---	30	19	10	59
Billy Bryan	10	37	---	---	9	56
Sean Thomas	---	---	19	13	22	54
Fred Dean	10	34	---	---	9	53
Craig Wolfley	9	33	---	---	9	51
Del Rodgers	8	23	---	---	20	51
Pete Mandley	11	27	---	---	11	49
Lee Davis	---	---	28	17	4	49
Calvin Daniels	---	---	29	15	3	47
Joe Conwell	7	35	---	---	5	47
Jeff Groth	12	29	---	---	4	45
Bryan Hicks	---	---	24	16	5	45
Keith Gary	---	---	26	13	6	45
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	20	15	9	44
Brett Maxie	---	---	20	9	14	43
Sylvester Croom	4	29	---	---	9	42
Bill Graham	---	---	23	16	3	42
Dennis Harrah	11	30	---	---	---	41
Gerry Feehery	12	25	---	---	4	41
Ross Murray	12	27	---	---	---	39
Lionel Washington	---	---	25	10	3	38
Dave Simmons	---	---	17	7	13	37
Clint Sampson	4	17	---	---	16	37
Mark Bavaro	11	26	---	---	---	37
Doug Hollie	---	---	24	12	---	36
George Rogers	7	27	---	---	1	35
Bill Elko	---	---	20	11	4	35
Lester Hayes	---	---	21	10	3	34
Sean Lilly	---	---	20	11	2	33
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	21	8	2	31
Mike Hogan	3	12	---	---	15	30
Bruce Hardy	2	8	---	---	20	30
Brooks Williams	3	20	---	---	6	29
Dennis Bligen	2	16	---	---	11	29
Tom Briehl	---	---	14	7	3	24
Ray Butler	3	11	---	---	2	16
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	10	10
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitch Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	83	5.9
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	11	83	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	19	9	1	0	2	4	3	4	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	48	28	3	1	2	7	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	1	11	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	55	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	96	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	6	1	1	12	0	19
FB Ron Davenport	5	3	0	33	0	18
WR Charley Young	3	2	0	14	0	9
WR Doug Donley	3	2	1	34	1	14
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	0	12	0	15
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0	0	14

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Groth	9	2	0	15	0	29
WR Pete Mandley	7	6	0	68	1	27
RB George Rogers	6	4	1	16	0	27
TE Mark Bavaro	5	4	0	33	0	26
FB Mike Hogan	4	4	0	23	0	12
WR Rich Martini	4	3	0	39	1	34
WR Clint Sampson	4	2	0	15	0	17
WR Ray Butler	3	0	1	0	0	11
RB Del Rodgers	3	0	0	0	0	23
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	0	30	1	20
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	17	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	5	16	3.20	6.67
Ron Davenport	1	3	3.00	2.70

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	2	10	2.00	5.53

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	5	1	4	0.80	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ron Davenport	2	1	7	3.50	6.60
WR Charley Young	1	1	3	3.00	4.67
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	3	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Ray Butler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB George Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	0
Ron Davenport	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Del Rodgers	1	0
Tony Clements	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	5	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Ron Davenport	4	2	2
WR Charley Young	2	1	1
WR Doug Donley	2	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Groth	3	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	3	2	1
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0
WR Rich Martini	1	1	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	1
RB Del Rodgers	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)