Week 15, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

45 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Baltimore Stallions	6	10	14	10	-	40
Birmingham Oilers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 27 field goal
1Q: 01:08 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 19 field goal
2Q: 05:12 BAL - Dwight Clark 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 50 field goal
3Q: 09:00 BAL - Dwight Clark 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 06:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
3Q: 01:35 BAL - J.T. Smith 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 14:00 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 23 field goal
4Q: 08:18 BAL - Dwight Clark 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 27 field goal
1Q: 01:08 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 19 field goal
2Q: 05:12 BAL - Dwight Clark 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:05 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 50 field goal
3Q: 09:00 BAL - Dwight Clark 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 06:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
3Q: 01:35 BAL - J.T. Smith 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 14:00 BAL - Mick Luckhurst 23 field goal
4Q: 08:18 BAL - Dwight Clark 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics BAL BIR
Record 12-2 2-12
First Downs 28 6
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 21 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 495 127
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 6.97 2.54
Net Rushing Yards 63 68
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 2.10 2.43
Net Passing Yards 432 59
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 0 20 - 6 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 437 70
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 10.54 2.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/36 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 6/142
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:35 22:25

Team Statistics	BAL	BIR
Record	12-2	2-12
First Downs	28	6
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	21	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	495	127
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	6.97	2.54
Net Rushing Yards	63	68
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	2.10	2.43
Net Passing Yards	432	59
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 0	20 - 6 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	437	70
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	10.54	2.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/36	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	6/142
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	37:35	22:25

Drive Charts

Baltimore Stallions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	1:19	OPP 17	3	7	Field Goal
1	9:51	2:44	OWN 16	5	10	Punt
1	4:16	3:15	OWN 38	6	60	Field Goal
2	14:12	2:21	OWN 6	5	30	Punt
2	7:52	2:46	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	3:20	2:07	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 24	3	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:06	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	6:24	5:00	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:30	1:38	OPP 24	4	18	Field Goal
4	11:59	3:49	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	4:23	1:54	OWN 10	3	-6	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 41	3	1	Game

Birmingham Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	4	4	Fumble
1	12:08	2:17	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
1	7:07	2:51	OPP 49	6	18	Interception
1	1:01	1:49	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	11:51	3:59	OWN 23	6	16	Punt
2	5:06	1:46	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	1:13	0:33	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	8:54	2:30	OWN 28	6	51	Field Goal
3	1:24	0:54	OWN 39	2	-15	Fumble
4	13:52	1:53	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
4	8:10	3:47	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
4	2:29	0:48	OPP 45	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Stallions

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	17	31	1.82	14	1	0
Lynn Cain	13	32	2.46	8	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	21	57	2.71	16	2
Ron Davenport	6	6	1.00	6	0
Tony Eason	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	40	30	437	1/5	4	39	0	143.4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	20	6	70	2/11	0	42	1	20.8

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	12	15	151	12.58	13	36	1
WR Dwight Clark	10	11	162	16.20	21	32	3
WR Floyd Hodge	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	30	30.00	11	30	0
WR Rick Parros	1	5	9	9.00	4	9	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	3	39	39.00	9	39	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3
WR Charley Young	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Earl Campbell	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
WR Doug Donley	1	3	20	20.00	4	20
WR Irving Fryar	1	6	42	42.00	30	42
WR Gerald Carter	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pat Thomas	1	20	20.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Recov	Force
Chris Doleman	1	1
James White	1	0
Eric Williams	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	177	44.3	35.3	47	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	337	48.1	44.4	71	4

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	6	6.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	30	10.0	0
Charley Young	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	1	19	19.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	77	25.7	0
Charley Young	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	6	1	0.0	24	20
DE Eric Williams	3	0	0.5	7	7
DT John Dutton	3	1	0.0	20	12
S Paul Moyer	3	1	0.0	19	19
CB Mike Smith	3	1	0.0	14	14
DT James White	3	0	0.0	23	19
S Durwood Roquemore	3	0	0.0	17	13
S Bruce Laird	2	2	0.0	21	10
CB Wentford Gaines	2	0	0.0	25	18
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	0.0	17	17
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	1.0	16	10
DE Robert Smith	1	2	0.5	18	14
CB Eugene Daniel	1	2	0.0	23	21
DT Doug English	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Donnell Thompson	0	4	0.0	23	22

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Robinson	7	0	0.0	19	32
S Carlton Williamson	6	4	0.0	28	34
OLB Bob Brudzinski	5	1	1.0	25	34
CB David Martin	5	0	0.0	7	21
DT Jermaine Perkins	4	3	0.0	22	30
CB Steve Haworth	4	2	0.0	13	23
OLB Sam Merriman	4	1	0.0	30	41
ILB Mike Hunt	4	0	0.0	15	15
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	20	18
S Russell Gary	2	1	0.0	12	15
S Eric Williams	2	1	0.0	20	29
S Jeff Donaldson	2	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0.0	13	21
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	9	12
S Mike Burns	1	2	0.0	20	34
ILB Niko Noga	1	1	0.0	1	8
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	22	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	1	1	1	10
DE Robert Smith	0.5	1	1	0	14
DE Eric Williams	0.5	0	0	0	7
S Paul Moyer	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	0	3	3	22

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	1	34
ILB Jerry Robinson	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	1	0	41
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	0	1	30
OLB Reggie Mathis	0.0	0	1	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pat Thomas	2	1	1	19
S Durwood Roquemore	1	2	0	13
CB Wentford Gaines	1	1	0	18
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0	19
CB Eugene Daniel	1	0	0	21
CB Mike Smith	0	1	0	14

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Burns	4	0	34
OLB Sam Merriman	4	0	41
CB Steve Haworth	3	1	23
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	0	32
S Jeff Donaldson	3	0	24
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	34
S Russell Gary	2	0	15
CB David Martin	2	0	21
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	34
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	21
S Eric Williams	1	0	29
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	3	10	1	29	0	38
Ken Lanier	2	4	0	22	0	34
Kevin Glover	1	3	0	17	0	16
Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	18	0	14
Jim Covert	0	6	0	26	1	33
J.T. Turner	0	3	0	20	0	31
Lance Smith	0	2	0	23	0	36
Mike Ruether	0	1	0	12	0	15

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	2	9	28	0	22
Jim Sexton	1	4	28	2	22
Billy Ard	1	2	23	0	19
Eric Moran	0	5	12	0	10
Ron Baker	0	4	28	0	22
Carlton Malone	0	2	20	0	14
Harper LeBel	0	1	17	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Doornink	3	15
Lynn Cain	2	18
Mike Smith	1	20
Keith Butler	1	14
Mike Douglass	1	10
Lionel Manuel	1	10
Dwight Stephenson	1	8

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	1	10
Eric Moran	1	6

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Smith	27	37	---	---	15	79
Dwight Stephenson	29	38	---	---	8	75
Joe Theismann	30	41	---	---	---	71
Lance Smith	23	36	---	---	7	66
Dwight Clark	25	31	---	---	6	62
Jim Covert	26	33	---	---	---	59
Lionel Manuel	18	31	---	---	10	59
Ken Lanier	22	34	---	---	---	56
J.T. Turner	20	31	---	---	1	52
Donnell Thompson	---	---	23	22	7	52
Paul Moyer	---	---	19	19	12	50
Mike Smith	---	---	14	14	20	48
Wentford Gaines	---	---	25	18	4	47
Lynn Cain	13	14	---	---	18	45
E.J. Junior	---	---	24	20	1	45
James White	---	---	23	19	2	44
Eugene Daniel	---	---	23	21	---	44
Kevin Glover	17	16	---	---	8	41
Joe Delaney	17	22	---	---	---	39
Pat Thomas	---	---	18	19	1	38
John Dutton	---	---	20	12	4	36
Bruce Laird	---	---	21	10	5	36
Mike Augustyniak	18	14	---	---	3	35
Mike Cofer	---	---	17	17	1	35
Mike Ruether	12	15	---	---	8	35
Rick Parros	5	16	---	---	13	34
Dan Doornink	9	9	---	---	15	33
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	17	13	2	32
Robert Smith	---	---	18	14	---	32
Matt Suhey	6	13	---	---	10	29
Ken Whisenhunt	4	8	---	---	16	28
Jimmy Williams	---	---	10	3	14	27
Chris Doleman	---	---	16	10	1	27
Keith Butler	---	---	4	2	14	20
Mickey Shuler	7	5	---	---	6	18
Mike Douglass	---	---	5	2	10	17
Eric Williams	---	---	7	7	---	14
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ted Banker	1	2	---	---	8	11
Floyd Hodge	1	5	---	---	2	8
Doug English	---	---	3	0	4	7
Mike McDonald	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jeff Leiding	---	---	1	0	4	5
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	28	34	13	75
Sam Merriman	---	---	30	41	4	75
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	25	34	9	68
Jerry Robinson	---	---	19	32	12	63
Mike Burns	---	---	20	34	4	58
Ron Baker	28	22	---	---	7	57
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	22	30	3	55
Jim Sexton	28	22	---	---	---	50
Steve August	28	22	---	---	---	50
Billy Ard	23	19	---	---	8	50
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	22	27	1	50
Tony Eason	28	22	---	---	---	50
Eric Williams	---	---	20	29	1	50
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	18	24	7	49
Ron Davenport	21	17	---	---	10	48
Irving Fryar	17	20	---	---	10	47
Harper LeBel	17	13	---	---	17	47
Earl Campbell	21	18	---	---	6	45
Reggie Mathis	---	---	13	21	10	44
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	18	5	43
Mark Studaway	---	---	20	21	2	43
Russell Gary	---	---	12	15	15	42
Steve Haworth	---	---	13	23	6	42
David Martin	---	---	7	21	12	40
Gerald Carter	17	12	---	---	10	39
Mike Hunt	---	---	15	15	6	36
Robert Weathers	8	5	---	---	22	35
Charley Young	13	12	---	---	9	34
Carlton Malone	20	14	---	---	---	34
Jack Del Rio	---	---	14	12	4	30
Eric Moran	12	10	---	---	6	28
Doug Donley	17	9	---	---	---	26
Pat Ogrin	---	---	9	12	5	26
Reggie Branch	6	3	---	---	16	25
Terry Metcalf	3	1	---	---	14	18
Niko Noga	---	---	1	8	1	10
Jamari Dorsey	1	1	---	---	8	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Norris	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bryan Jennings	---	---	2	0	---	2
Bubba Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zechariah Barber III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	18	21	1.2
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	40	30	7	1	1	2	4	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	20	6	2	0	0	5	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	73	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	9	243	20.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	12	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	62	20.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	15	12	0	151	2	37
WR Dwight Clark	11	10	0	162	3	31
WR Rick Parros	5	1	1	9	0	16
WR Lionel Manuel	3	1	0	39	1	31
WR Floyd Hodge	2	2	0	14	0	5
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0	30	1	5
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	0	7	0	13
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0	10	0	22
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	0	15	0	8

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	6	1	42	1	20
RB Earl Campbell	4	1	7	0	18
WR Gerald Carter	3	0	0	0	12
WR Doug Donley	3	1	20	1	9
WR Charley Young	2	1	2	0	12
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	-1	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	3	6	2.00	1.82
Lynn Cain	2	3	1.50	2.46

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	12	6	69	5.75	10.93

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	4	2	23	5.75	10.07
WR Dwight Clark	3	3	41	13.67	14.73
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Lionel Manuel	2	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Cain	3	0
Joe Delaney	3	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	0
Ron Davenport	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	6	5	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	2
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	1
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)