Week 13, 1985

played in Oakland, CA

41 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Birmingham Texans0070-7
Oakland Raiders7770-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:31 OAK - Steve Rivera 21 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:19 OAK - Tyrone Anthony 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 07:49 OAK - Randy McMillan 9 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 04:14 BIR - Charley Young 15 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team StatisticsBIROAK
Record2-103-9
First Downs822
- by Rushing39
- by Passing511
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards223379
- Offensive Plays5270
- Yards per Play4.295.41
Net Rushing Yards128138
- Rushing Attempts2942
- Yards per Rush4.413.29
Net Passing Yards95241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt21 - 12 - 126 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards106252
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/11
- Yards per Pass Play4.138.61
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions5/155/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.0
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/482/16
Punt Returns/Yards1/84/32
Kick Returns/Yards2/372/36
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 27
Time of Possession25:3334:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:321:38OWN 935Punt
19:382:26OPP 4440Punt
13:191:18OWN 204-3Punt
213:321:27OWN 436Punt
211:041:42OWN 2036Punt
27:064:42OWN 5939Punt
20:120:12OWN 201-1Half
315:002:21OWN 3438Punt
37:383:32OWN 28672Touchdown
31:151:15OWN 1338Punt
415:000:11OPP 3910Interception
412:093:56OWN 20628Punt
43:391:14OWN 37727Downs
Oakland Raiders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:28OWN 34514Punt
110:541:16OWN 41321Fumble
17:123:53OWN 2798Touchdown
12:013:29OWN 42615Punt
212:051:01OPP 3731Punt
29:222:16OWN 3533Punt
22:242:12OWN 251075Touchdown
312:395:01OWN 31197Touchdown
34:062:51OWN 27613Punt
414:492:40OWN 20623Punt
48:134:34OWN 6628Punt
42:252:25OWN 3661Game

Game MVP: John Elway, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell181106.114240
Ron Davenport9151.67500
Tony Eason231.50400
OaklandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
I.M. Hipp19613.211420
Tyrone Anthony17533.121921
John Elway3113.67800
Steve Rivera252.50300
Don Holmes188.00800

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Eason21121062/11115166.7
OaklandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway26172522/112410122.6

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Doug Donley46287.005110
WR Gerald Carter343812.670130
WR Charley Young131515.000151
RB Earl Campbell121111.008110
WR Irving Fryar1455.00050
FB Ron Davenport1166.00060
C Harper LeBel1133.00030
OaklandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Rivera679415.6750301
WR Calvin Muhammad345618.678310
TE Randy McMillan22126.00091
RB Tyrone Anthony22168.00690
WR Don Holmes243216.000160
RB I.M. Hipp1111.00010
TE Tim Sherwin144141.008410
TE Dave Casper0100.00000
WR Bobby Jones0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
OaklandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Michael Downs100.000

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Carlton Williamson0110
Billy Ard0100
Eric Williams0010
OaklandFumbRecovForceTD
Butch Johnson1000
Calvin Muhammad1000

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold939543.940.3553
OaklandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rich Camarillo731645.138.3574

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh0/00/00/001/1
OaklandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf188.00
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Johnson4328.00

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf23718.50
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Johnson23618.00

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Carlton Williamson1310.03423
S Mike Burns700.03619
ILB Mike Hunt420.02110
ILB Jerry Robinson410.02820
DE Mark Studaway410.02616
OLB Sam Merriman322.04228
OLB Jack Del Rio320.0269
S Russell Gary240.01412
OLB Bob Brudzinski220.03525
DT Pat Ogrin210.02710
S Jeff Donaldson210.01720
OLB Reggie Mathis200.02816
CB Jerry Holmes200.03015
CB David Martin200.0516
S Eric Williams200.02117
DT Jermaine Perkins100.01518
QB Tony Eason10---------
ILB Niko Noga100.033
DE Fletcher Jenkins020.02616
OaklandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bosco Baracus600.01816
DE Mike Butler511.02615
S Don Rogers410.02120
OLB Rob Niarne301.0117
CB Mario Clark300.01817
S Hanford Dixon300.02219
S Michael Downs220.02518
DT Rickey Hagood220.0219
DE Joe Campbell210.01114
DE Jumpy Geathers210.02117
OLB Mike Merriweather200.072
CB Allen Lyday200.099
CB Rob Yanchar200.0118
ILB Hal Garner110.02118
T Joe Devlin10---------
DT Ramsey Dardar100.01415
ILB Ronnie Washington100.085
S Johnnie Gray010.083

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Sam Merriman2.001028
DT Jermaine Perkins0.001018
DE Fletcher Jenkins0.001016
DE Mark Studaway0.001016
OaklandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mike Butler1.001115
OLB Rob Niarne1.00017
ILB Hal Garner0.010018
OLB Bosco Baracus0.010016
DT Rickey Hagood0.00109
DE Joe Campbell0.000114
DT Ramsey Dardar0.000115
DE Jumpy Geathers0.000117

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB David Martin30016
S Carlton Williamson21023
CB Jerry Holmes20015
S Eric Williams20017
OLB Jack Del Rio2009
ILB Mike Hunt11010
S Russell Gary11012
OLB Bob Brudzinski10025
S Mike Burns10019
ILB Jerry Robinson10020
S Jeff Donaldson10020
OaklandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bosco Baracus31016
S Hanford Dixon21019
CB Mario Clark10017
OLB Mike Merriweather1002
CB Allen Lyday1009
S Don Rogers10020
ILB Hal Garner10018
ILB Ronnie Washington1005
CB Rob Yanchar1008
CB Darryl Hemphill01014
S Michael Downs00118

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Sexton37029023
Steve August29029023
Ron Baker13029023
Carlton Malone05029223
Billy Ard01025020
Eric Moran010403
Harper LeBel01020013
OaklandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ted Albrecht47034024
Kevin Belcher210039024
Joe Devlin25039027
Tyrone McGriff1201709
Thomas Brahaney110304
Tootie Robbins06041228
Jeff Bleamer0401105
Tom Andrews04026019
Randy McMillan01030013

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Carlton Williamson312
Reggie Branch115
Dick Green19
Gerald Carter17
OaklandTacklesSTPlays
Allen Lyday25
Thomas Brahaney17

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Brudzinski------35251070
Sam Merriman------4228---70
Carlton Williamson------34231269
Mike Burns------3619358
Ron Baker2923------456
Jim Sexton2923------355
Billy Ard2520------954
Jerry Robinson------2820553
Carlton Malone2923---------52
Steve August2923---------52
Tony Eason2923---------52
Irving Fryar1921------1050
Reggie Mathis------2816448
Harper LeBel2013------1548
Jerry Holmes------3015247
Fletcher Jenkins------2616244
Jeff Donaldson------1720744
Mark Studaway------2616244
Ron Davenport2014------1044
Steve Haworth------2814143
Earl Campbell2218------242
Pat Ogrin------2710441
Jack Del Rio------269641
Russell Gary------14121339
Gerald Carter1813------738
Eric Williams------2117---38
Mike Hunt------2110536
Jermaine Perkins------1518---33
Doug Donley1616---------32
Robert Weathers65------2132
Reggie Branch85------1528
Charley Young138------627
David Martin------516526
Terry Metcalf32------1217
Eric Moran43------916
Jim Arnold00------99
Jamari Dorsey00------99
Dick Green00------99
Niko Noga------3317
John Norris------0156
Bubba Green------0033
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------22
Daryl Wilkerson------00---0
Charles Buchanan00---------0
Bryan Jennings------00---0
Zechariah Barber III00---------0
OaklandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tootie Robbins4128------776
John Elway4228---------70
Dave Casper3224------1268
Joe Devlin3927---------66
Randy McMillan3013------2063
Kevin Belcher3924---------63
I.M. Hipp2316------2261
Ted Albrecht3424---------58
Tom Andrews2619------752
Don Holmes3118---------49
Steve Rivera2814------244
Michael Downs------2518144
Bobby Jones2016------743
Don Rogers------2120142
Hal Garner------2118342
Mike Butler------2615---41
Hanford Dixon------2219---41
Tyrone Anthony1912------738
Jumpy Geathers------2117---38
Mario Clark------1817---35
Earl Jones------1816135
Bosco Baracus------1816135
Joe Campbell------1114934
Tyrone McGriff179------733
Tim Sherwin129------1233
Darryl Hemphill------1114732
Calvin Muhammad1210------1032
Rickey Hagood------219131
Butch Johnson38------1930
Ramsey Dardar------1415---29
Rob Yanchar------118928
Dennis Owens------1411---25
Jeff Bleamer115------723
Allen Lyday------99523
Rob Niarne------117220
Ronnie Washington------85619
Johnnie Gray------83718
Mike Merriweather------72918
Thomas Brahaney34------714
Robert Braziel------40610
Mark Jerue------0099
Jack Squirek------0088
Rich Camarillo00------77
Mercury Tchaikovski00------44
Rusty Lisch00---------0
George McIlhany00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left881.0
Middle16694.3
Right45213.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7233.3
Middle23532.3
Right11635.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Eason21120013251
OaklandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway26175023400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32175.7
Short (0-8 Yds)75253.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)64498.2
Long (19+ Yds)51153.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32103.3
Short (0-8 Yds)75527.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)106777.7
Long (19+ Yds)6411318.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Doug Donley64028016
WR Gerald Carter43038013
WR Irving Fryar4115021
WR Charley Young3101508
RB Earl Campbell21011018
FB Ron Davenport1106014
C Harper LeBel1103013
OaklandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Rivera76094314
TE Tim Sherwin4114119
WR Calvin Muhammad43056110
WR Don Holmes42032018
TE Randy McMillan22012013
RB Tyrone Anthony22016012
TE Dave Casper1010024
WR Bobby Jones1000016
RB I.M. Hipp1101016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell100.006.11
OaklandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tyrone Anthony111.003.12
Don Holmes188.008.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Eason22189.005.05
OaklandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway3193.009.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charley Young111515.005.00
C Harper LeBel1133.003.00
OaklandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Rivera1000.0013.43
TE Randy McMillan1199.006.00
TE Tim Sherwin1000.0010.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Earl Campbell31
Ron Davenport10
OaklandRushesConversions
I.M. Hipp22
Tyrone Anthony21
Steve Rivera10
John Elway10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Tony Eason1074
OaklandAttCompConversions
John Elway752

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Gerald Carter432
WR Doug Donley320
RB Earl Campbell211
WR Charley Young111
OaklandTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Rivera221
WR Don Holmes211
RB I.M. Hipp110
TE Tim Sherwin100
WR Calvin Muhammad110

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,300 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,200 (22,100)
End Zone15,200 (15,900)
Mezzanine8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,500 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes3,600 (3,700)