Week 14, 1985

played in Los Angeles, CA

70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	3	6	0	0	-	9
Los Angeles Rams	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:07 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal
2Q: 13:26 LAS - Hugh Stopek 11 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 05:57 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal
2Q: 03:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 42 field goal
3Q: 02:36 LAS - Joe Danelo 21 field goal
4Q: 10:40 LAS - Curt Warner 3 run (Joe Danelo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:07 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal
2Q: 13:26 LAS - Hugh Stopek 11 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 05:57 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal
2Q: 03:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 42 field goal
3Q: 02:36 LAS - Joe Danelo 21 field goal
4Q: 10:40 LAS - Curt Warner 3 run (Joe Danelo extra point)

Team Statistics BIR LAS
Record 2-11 7-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 260 342
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 141 91
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.64
Net Passing Yards 119 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 1 38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 136 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/75 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Team Statistics	BIR	LAS
Record	2-11	7-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	260	342
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	141	91
- Rushing Attempts	38	25
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.64
Net Passing Yards	119	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 1	38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	136	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/75	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:21	26:39

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 34	5	8	Punt
1	8:59	6:57	OWN 5	12	84	Field Goal
2	13:20	7:30	OWN 26	15	73	Field Goal
2	5:18	2:02	OPP 34	3	9	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	8:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:21	2:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	2:29	1:58	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	14:47	1:10	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	10:33	5:42	OWN 24	10	30	Punt
4	3:06	1:11	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 48	7	37	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	2:57	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
1	2:02	3:42	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	5:50	0:32	OWN 29	1	5	Fumble
2	3:16	2:43	OWN 21	9	65	Missed FG
3	15:00	6:47	OWN 10	14	89	Interception
3	8:00	1:39	OPP 33	5	18	Interception
3	4:19	1:50	OWN 47	5	49	Field Goal
3	0:31	0:44	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	13:37	3:04	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
4	4:51	1:45	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:55	0:40	OWN 18	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	27	125	4.63	22	4
Ron Davenport	8	12	1.50	4	0
Tony Eason	3	4	1.33	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	18	74	4.11	10	1	0
Curt Warner	5	12	2.40	3	0	1
Curtis Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Steve Young	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	25	15	136	2/17	0	21	1	58.1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	38	18	251	0/0	1	40	2	55.9

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Doug Donley	5	8	69	13.80	15	21
WR Irving Fryar	4	7	27	6.75	0	14
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	14	7.00	5	10
WR Charley Young	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	2	16	16.00	3	16
C Harper LeBel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	7	13	90	12.86	28	18	0
WR Hugh Stopek	3	8	54	18.00	14	40	1
WR Stephone Paige	3	4	30	10.00	6	14	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	4	30	15.00	15	24	0
RB Curt Warner	2	2	37	18.50	0	32	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Dennis Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Johnny Hector	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Greg Bell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hunt	0	1	1	0
Ron Davenport	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Craig Cassady	1	0
Greg Bell	1	0
Jerry Reese	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	259	43.2	35.2	53	0

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	4	208	52.0	43.8	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	33	16.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	3	20	6.7	0
Craig Cassady	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	48	24.0	0
Charley Young	2	45	22.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	4	5	0.0	23	33
ILB Jerry Robinson	4	1	0.0	17	23
CB Steve Haworth	4	1	0.0	17	19
OLB Sam Merriman	3	4	0.0	25	38
OLB Bob Brudzinski	3	1	0.0	22	35
S Eric Williams	3	1	0.0	16	22
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	0	0.0	19	31
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0.0	19	24
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	18	30
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	1	0.0	10	24
S Mike Burns	2	0	0.0	21	27
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	6	8
S Jeff Donaldson	1	1	0.0	9	24
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.0	6	11

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	11	2	0.0	30	23
S Ray Ellis	6	1	0.0	25	19
ILB Kim Bokamper	5	0	0.0	9	7
DE Greg Brown	5	0	0.0	23	18
CB Davlin Mullen	4	2	0.0	25	19
CB Myron Dupree	4	0	0.0	28	22
DE Mike Johnson	3	0	1.0	20	12
DT Mike Charles	3	2	0.0	26	17
CB Darrell Green	3	0	0.0	32	27
OLB Lamonte Hunley	3	0	0.0	24	15
DE John Cannon	2	1	0.5	19	16
OLB Anthony Dickerson	2	1	0.0	22	13
QB Steve Young	2	0	---	---	---
S Craig Cassady	1	2	0.0	28	23
DT Bob Golic	1	1	0.0	23	12
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Perry Brooks	0	3	0.5	17	12
S Jerry Reese	0	1	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	2	35
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	38
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	31
OLB Reggie Mathis	0	1	20
DE Mark Studaway	0	1	21

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Johnson	1.0	0	1	12
DT Perry Brooks	0.5	0	0	12
DE John Cannon	0.5	0	0	16
DE Greg Brown	0.0	1	1	18
DE Curtis Anderson	0.0	0	1	14
DT Mike Charles	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	3	3	1	30
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	0	0	23
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0	19
S Mike Burns	2	0	0	27
ILB Mike Hunt	2	0	0	24
S Eric Williams	2	0	0	22
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	1	11
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0	31
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0	38
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	24
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	1	0	35
OLB Reggie Mathis	0	1	0	20

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	3	2	0	27
ILB Avon Riley	3	0	0	23
S Ray Ellis	2	1	0	19
CB Davlin Mullen	2	0	0	19
OLB Lamonte Hunley	2	0	0	15
S Craig Cassady	1	0	1	23
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	0	7
CB Myron Dupree	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	5	10	1	38	1	27
Jim Sexton	3	6	0	38	1	27
Carlton Malone	1	9	0	38	0	27
Ron Baker	1	4	0	38	0	27
Billy Ard	0	6	0	34	0	23

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mark Traynowicz	2	2	0	7	14
Gary Puetz	1	4	1	21	29
Gene Sanders	1	3	0	18	28
Greg Christy	1	2	0	8	12
Bo Buetow	1	1	0	6	8
Pete Adams	0	7	0	22	33
Rob Monaco	0	3	0	19	30
Andy Frederick	0	1	0	24	36
Jay Novacek	0	1	0	11	9

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Weathers	2	21
Ron Davenport	2	12
Harper LeBel	1	16
Russell Gary	1	13
Mike Burns	1	2

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Davlin Mullen	2	13
Dennis Franklin	1	16
Billy Taylor	1	13
Rob Monaco	1	6
Curt Warner	1	3

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Baker	38	27	---	---	3	68
Carlton Williamson	---	---	23	33	12	68
Billy Ard	34	23	---	---	9	66
Jim Sexton	38	27	---	---	---	65
Carlton Malone	38	27	---	---	---	65
Steve August	38	27	---	---	---	65
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	22	35	8	65
Tony Eason	38	27	---	---	---	65
Sam Merriman	---	---	25	38	2	65
Ron Davenport	30	20	---	---	12	62
Irving Fryar	34	20	---	---	6	60
Earl Campbell	29	19	---	---	8	56
Mike Hunt	---	---	19	24	10	53
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	19	31	1	51
Jerry Holmes	---	---	18	30	3	51
Mike Burns	---	---	21	27	2	50
Gerald Carter	21	21	---	---	8	50
Harper LeBel	22	11	---	---	16	49
Reggie Mathis	---	---	17	20	5	42
Jerry Robinson	---	---	17	23	---	40
Eric Williams	---	---	16	22	2	40
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	10	24	4	38
Steve Haworth	---	---	17	19	2	38
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	9	24	5	38
Mark Studaway	---	---	13	21	2	36
Russell Gary	---	---	7	15	13	35
Charley Young	15	13	---	---	5	33
Robert Weathers	6	6	---	---	21	33
Reggie Branch	13	5	---	---	15	33
Doug Donley	15	17	---	---	---	32
David Martin	---	---	5	12	7	24
Terry Metcalf	5	3	---	---	14	22
Jack Del Rio	---	---	6	11	4	21
Pat Ogrin	---	---	6	8	5	19
Eric Moran	4	4	---	---	9	17
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamari Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Niko Noga	---	---	5	1	2	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Norris	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryan Jennings	---	---	0	0	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Green	---	---	32	27	8	67
Steve Young	25	38	---	---	---	63
Craig Cassady	---	---	28	23	10	61
Andy Frederick	24	36	---	---	---	60
Stephone Paige	17	31	---	---	10	58
Davlin Mullen	---	---	25	19	13	57
Gary Puetz	21	29	---	---	6	56
Avon Riley	---	---	30	23	3	56
Jerry Rice	22	34	---	---	---	56
Pete Adams	22	33	---	---	---	55
Rob Monaco	19	30	---	---	6	55
Myron Dupree	---	---	28	22	3	53
Jerry Reese	---	---	15	15	22	52
Gene Sanders	18	28	---	---	2	48
Ray Ellis	---	---	25	19	2	46
Greg Brown	---	---	23	18	3	44
Mike Charles	---	---	26	17	1	44
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	24	15	3	42
John Cannon	---	---	19	16	6	41
Greg Bell	20	20	---	---	---	40
Bob Golic	---	---	23	12	4	39
Mike Johnson	---	---	20	12	7	39
Curtis Brown	16	10	---	---	11	37
Curtis Anderson	---	---	21	14	2	37
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	22	13	1	36
Jonathan Hayes	17	11	---	---	6	34
Hugh Stopek	8	25	---	---	---	33
Brian Cabral	---	---	11	6	16	33
Perry Brooks	---	---	17	12	3	32
Jimmy Cefalo	4	18	---	---	7	29
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	20	7	1	28
Dennis Franklin	0	11	---	---	16	27
Mark Traynowicz	7	14	---	---	6	27
Greg Christy	8	12	---	---	6	26
Kim Bokamper	---	---	9	7	9	25
Jeremy Wolf	3	5	---	---	13	21
Jay Novacek	11	9	---	---	1	21
Bo Buetow	6	8	---	---	4	18
Curt Warner	5	10	---	---	3	18
Johnny Hector	2	6	---	---	8	16
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	13	13
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	69	5.8
Middle	17	35	2.1
Right	8	38	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	25	15	1	3	0	3	1	4	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	38	18	3	1	3	6	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	37	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	87	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	8	5	69	1	17
WR Irving Fryar	7	4	27	0	20
WR Charley Young	2	1	6	0	13
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	16	0	21
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	14	0	20
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1	0	19
C Harper LeBel	1	1	3	0	11

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	13	7	1	90	0	34
WR Hugh Stopek	8	3	0	54	1	25
WR Jimmy Cefalo	4	2	1	30	1	18
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	0	30	0	31
RB Curt Warner	2	2	0	37	1	10
RB Greg Bell	2	0	1	0	0	20
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	0	10	0	10
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	3	4	1.33	4.63
Tony Eason	1	2	2.00	1.33

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	3	5	1.67	4.11
Curt Warner	2	6	3.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	8	5	24	3.00	5.44

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	13	3	34	2.62	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	2	1	1	0.50	8.63
WR Irving Fryar	2	2	10	5.00	3.86
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
C Harper LeBel	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Stopek	4	1	11	2.75	6.75
WR Jerry Rice	3	1	17	5.67	6.92
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	1	6	6.00	7.50
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	2
Tony Eason	1	0
Ron Davenport	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	2	2
Curt Warner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	6	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	2	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	2	0
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	2
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	2	1
WR Jerry Rice	3	1	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)