Week 16, 1985

played in Birmingham, AL

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	10	14	-	37
Birmingham Texans	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 BIR - Irving Fryar 18 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:45 STL - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
2Q: 13:46 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 29 field goal
2Q: 06:24 STL - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:31 STL - Vance Johnson 13 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:51 STL - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
3Q: 00:47 STL - Gary Johnson -1 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 07:50 STL - Frank Pollard 42 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 05:51 STL - Albert Lewis 39 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 BIR - Irving Fryar 18 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:45 STL - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
2Q: 13:46 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 29 field goal
2Q: 06:24 STL - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:31 STL - Vance Johnson 13 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:51 STL - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
3Q: 00:47 STL - Gary Johnson -1 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 07:50 STL - Frank Pollard 42 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 05:51 STL - Albert Lewis 39 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics STL BIR
Record 10-5 2-13
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 285
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 115 31
- Rushing Attempts 28 8
- Yards per Rush 4.11 3.88
Net Passing Yards 224 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 50 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/9 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/44 6/135
Interception Ret./Yards 2/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:29 25:31

Team Statistics	STL	BIR
Record	10-5	2-13
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	339	285
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	115	31
- Rushing Attempts	28	8
- Yards per Rush	4.11	3.88
Net Passing Yards	224	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	50 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/9	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/44	6/135
Interception Ret./Yards	2/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:29	25:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	1:41	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
1	5:38	3:01	OWN 31	6	33	Field Goal
2	13:39	7:20	OWN 26	12	63	Field Goal
2	3:37	1:45	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	1:52	1:27	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:14	OWN 29	11	55	Field Goal
3	5:25	4:38	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
4	14:40	1:12	OWN 48	4	11	Punt
4	11:53	4:24	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
4	3:36	1:48	OWN 34	3	8	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
1	9:26	3:48	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
1	2:37	3:58	OWN 20	7	68	Field Goal
2	6:19	2:42	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	3	0	Half
3	8:46	3:21	OWN 37	6	24	Punt
3	0:47	0:07	OWN 1	1	0	Fumble
3	0:40	1:00	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	13:28	1:35	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:29	1:47	OWN 31	3	-6	Interception
4	5:42	2:06	OWN 42	5	24	Interception
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 5	4	25	Game

Game MVP: Keith Ferguson, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	18	101	5.61	42	1	1
David Hughes	8	13	1.63	5	0	0
James Jones	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Tony Paige	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	4	13	3.25	10	1
Tony Eason	3	16	5.33	12	1
Ron Davenport	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	38	23	228	1/4	1	28	0	86.3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	50	29	277	3/23	1	37	2	63.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	12	59	9.83	0	20	0
WR Steve Watson	5	6	68	13.60	21	27	0
WR Vance Johnson	5	7	44	8.80	3	13	1
WR Mardye McDole	2	4	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Melvin Hoover	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	0
FB James Jones	1	1	28	28.00	7	28	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	7	8	70	10.00	19	17	0
WR Doug Donley	6	11	62	10.33	10	19	0
WR Gerald Carter	5	8	20	4.00	2	7	0
RB Earl Campbell	4	6	53	13.25	43	37	0
WR Irving Fryar	4	8	49	12.25	19	18	1
FB Ron Davenport	2	6	17	8.50	13	12	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
C Harper LeBel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	39	39.00	1
ILB Fredd Young	1	5	5.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Johnson	1	0	1
Walt Downing	1	0	0
James Jones	0	1	0
Fredd Young	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0
Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	234	46.8	41.8	57	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	199	39.8	34.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	4/4

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	1	8	8.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	2	32	16.0	0
Wayne Smith	1	12	12.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	89	22.3	0
Charley Young	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Woodard	8	1	0.5	6	38
ILB Fredd Young	8	4	0.0	6	45
DE Keith Ferguson	5	0	2.5	6	36
CB Albert Lewis	4	1	0.0	8	39
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0.0	7	43
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	7	40
CB Wayne Smith	2	1	0.0	8	42
S Rick Woods	2	1	0.0	5	35
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	0.0	2	12
S Leonard Smith	1	2	0.0	7	35
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	36
OLB Mike Woods	0	1	0.0	2	11
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0.0	5	39
CB Don McNeal	0	1	0.0	2	33

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	10	4	0.0	25	36
S Mike Burns	7	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Sam Merriman	4	1	0.5	28	39
ILB Mike Hunt	4	2	0.0	20	28
CB Steve Haworth	4	2	0.0	12	22
DE Fletcher Jenkins	4	1	0.0	18	26
CB David Martin	3	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Bob Brudzinski	3	0	0.0	25	30
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	0.5	20	31
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0.0	13	7
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0.0	20	29
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	2	0.0	13	25
S Eric Williams	1	2	0.0	13	23
S Russell Gary	1	1	0.0	6	14
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Mathis	0	2	0.0	18	16
DE Mark Studaway	0	1	0.0	18	23
CB Bryan Jennings	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	2.5	0	2	4	36
OLB Ken Woodard	0.5	0	1	0	38
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	1	1	39
CB Albert Lewis	0.0	0	1	1	39
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	18
CB Don McNeal	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0.0	0	1	0	4
S Rod McSwain	0.0	0	1	0	43
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	0	1	37
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	0	0	1	16

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	0.5	0	1	39
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.5	0	0	31
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	1	26
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0.0	0	1	30
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	0	1	28
CB Steve Haworth	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ken Woodard	8	1	0	38
ILB Fredd Young	7	2	1	45
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0	43
CB Albert Lewis	2	2	1	39
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0	42
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	0	12
S Rick Woods	2	0	0	35
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0	40
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	36
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0	4

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Burns	6	0	31
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	22
S Carlton Williamson	2	3	36
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	29
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	2	25
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	30
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	28
S Russell Gary	1	0	14
CB David Martin	1	0	17
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	26
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	39
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	7
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	8
S Eric Williams	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	5	10	1	25	0	36
John Scully	2	5	0	26	0	35
Leotis Harris	2	4	0	22	0	28
Eric Laakso	0	3	0	19	0	31
Luis Sharpe	0	3	0	26	0	34
Kelvin Clark	0	2	0	11	0	13
Dan Ross	0	1	0	15	0	9
Walt Downing	0	0	0	6	1	11

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moran	1	1	8	3	53
Steve August	0	2	8	0	53
Billy Ard	0	2	7	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
James Jones	2	13
Wayne Smith	2	12
Don McNeal	1	31
Mardye McDole	1	19
Melvin Hoover	1	15
Leotis Harris	1	7

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Metcalf	1	16
Russell Gary	1	15
Ron Davenport	1	13
Gerald Carter	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry McCarren	25	36	---	---	8	69
Joe Montana	28	39	---	---	---	67
Don McNeal	---	---	2	33	31	66
Wayne Smith	---	---	8	42	12	62
John Scully	26	35	---	---	---	61
Luis Sharpe	26	34	---	---	---	60
Mardye McDole	13	27	---	---	19	59
Leotis Harris	22	28	---	---	7	57
Rick Woods	---	---	5	35	14	54
Fredd Young	---	---	6	45	1	52
Rod McSwain	---	---	7	43	1	51
Eric Laakso	19	31	---	---	---	50
Albert Lewis	---	---	8	39	3	50
Roy Green	20	29	---	---	---	49
Jerry Gray	---	---	7	40	1	48
Vance Johnson	17	22	---	---	8	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	5	39	2	46
Ken Woodard	---	---	6	38	2	46
Shawn Miller	---	---	5	37	2	44
Keith Ferguson	---	---	6	36	1	43
David Hughes	8	15	---	---	19	42
Leonard Smith	---	---	7	35	---	42
Gary Johnson	---	---	4	36	1	41
Frank Pollard	20	21	---	---	---	41
Tony Paige	16	13	---	---	7	36
Rodney Holman	11	19	---	---	4	34
Kelvin Clark	11	13	---	---	8	32
Steve Watson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Dan Ross	15	9	---	---	5	29
Melvin Hoover	2	12	---	---	15	29
James Jones	5	9	---	---	13	27
Walt Downing	6	11	---	---	8	25
Ben Thomas	---	---	3	16	6	25
Mike Woods	---	---	2	11	11	24
Jeff Davis	---	---	2	12	10	24
Brad Shearer	---	---	3	18	2	23
Mark Boyer	0	1	---	---	19	20
Smiley Creswell	---	---	2	17	---	19
Tommie Ginn	3	3	---	---	8	14
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mark Brown	---	---	0	7	4	11
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	0	4	3	7
Bruce Collie	2	4	---	---	1	7
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	25	36	12	73
Sam Merriman	---	---	28	39	3	70
Eric Moran	8	53	---	---	5	66
Ron Baker	8	53	---	---	4	65
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	25	30	10	65
Irving Fryar	6	45	---	---	12	63
Jim Sexton	8	53	---	---	1	62
Steve August	8	53	---	---	---	61
Mike Hunt	---	---	20	28	13	61
Tony Eason	8	53	---	---	---	61
Mike Burns	---	---	24	31	3	58
Billy Ard	7	45	---	---	6	58
Gerald Carter	6	38	---	---	12	56
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	20	31	4	55
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	29	5	54
Charley Young	6	32	---	---	13	51
Earl Campbell	6	42	---	---	3	51
Ron Davenport	3	34	---	---	13	50
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	18	26	1	45
Mark Studaway	---	---	18	23	3	44
Reggie Mathis	---	---	18	16	9	43
Jerry Robinson	---	---	13	25	4	42
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	16	22	4	42
Eric Williams	---	---	13	23	5	41
Doug Donley	3	33	---	---	---	36
Russell Gary	---	---	6	14	15	35
David Martin	---	---	8	17	10	35
Steve Haworth	---	---	12	22	1	35
Harper LeBel	4	17	---	---	12	33
Terry Metcalf	2	9	---	---	16	27
Robert Weathers	3	7	---	---	17	27
Reggie Branch	1	8	---	---	17	26
Jack Del Rio	---	---	13	7	5	25
Pat Ogrin	---	---	10	8	5	23
Jamari Dorsey	1	8	---	---	6	15
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dick Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Norris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Niko Noga	---	---	0	1	1	2
Bryan Jennings	---	---	1	1	---	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	10	26	2.6
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	7	56	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	38	23	3	1	1	7	5	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	50	29	1	1	1	7	9	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	11	92	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	86	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	6	1	59	1	29
WR Vance Johnson	7	5	0	44	0	22
WR Steve Watson	6	5	0	68	1	18
WR Mardye McDole	4	2	0	3	0	27
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	10	0	21
TE Rodney Holman	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Melvin Hoover	2	1	0	15	0	12
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	1	0	9
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	0	0	15
FB James Jones	1	1	0	28	1	9

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	11	6	0	62	0	33
WR Charley Young	8	7	0	70	0	32
WR Gerald Carter	8	5	0	20	0	38
WR Irving Fryar	8	4	0	49	0	45
RB Earl Campbell	6	4	1	53	1	42
FB Ron Davenport	6	2	0	17	0	34
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0	6	0	9
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Hughes	3	5	1.67	1.63
Frank Pollard	2	4	2.00	5.61

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Davenport	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	1	13	3.25	6.00

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	3	28	5.60	5.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	13	6.50	6.29
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	4.92
WR Steve Watson	1	0	0	0.00	11.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	5.64
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	18	18.00	6.13
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	5	5.00	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
David Hughes	2	1
Frank Pollard	1	0
James Jones	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	1
Ron Davenport	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	15	10	9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	6	3	3
WR Steve Watson	2	1	1
WR Mardye McDole	2	2	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1	1
FB James Jones	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	3	2	2
WR Charley Young	2	2	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	1
FB Ron Davenport	2	0	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)