Week 3, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

87 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	6	7	10	7	-	30
Birmingham Texans	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
1Q: 02:06 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
1Q: 00:06 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
2Q: 07:27 OAK - Randy McMillan 10 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:53 BIR - Cris Carter 30 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 01:53 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 08:03 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 46 field goal
3Q: 01:35 OAK - Steve Kreider 10 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 06:01 OAK - Tyrone Anthony 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 02:45 BIR - Doug Donley 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
1Q: 02:06 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
1Q: 00:06 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
2Q: 07:27 OAK - Randy McMillan 10 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:53 BIR - Cris Carter 30 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 01:53 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 08:03 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 46 field goal
3Q: 01:35 OAK - Steve Kreider 10 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 06:01 OAK - Tyrone Anthony 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 02:45 BIR - Doug Donley 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics OAK BIR
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 367 338
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.40 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 196 102
- Rushing Attempts 40 22
- Yards per Rush 4.90 4.64
Net Passing Yards 171 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 0 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/3
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 5/123
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:29 24:31

Team Statistics	OAK	BIR
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	367	338
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.40	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	196	102
- Rushing Attempts	40	22
- Yards per Rush	4.90	4.64
Net Passing Yards	171	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 0	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/3
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	5/123
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:29	24:31

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	2:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:51	5:52	OWN 34	9	64	Field Goal
1	1:50	1:50	OPP 18	3	6	Field Goal
2	10:42	3:23	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	5:37	1:23	OWN 18	3	15	Fumble
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	5	20	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
3	12:18	4:23	OWN 32	8	39	Field Goal
3	5:19	3:51	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	14:43	2:08	OWN 36	6	20	Punt
4	11:14	5:23	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
4	2:36	1:32	OWN 48	5	16	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 32	4	31	Punt
1	9:49	1:58	OWN 27	4	49	Field Goal
2	15:00	4:18	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	7:19	1:42	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	4:14	2:27	OPP 33	5	5	Field Goal
3	13:30	1:12	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	7:55	2:36	OWN 34	4	37	Missed FG
3	1:28	1:45	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
4	12:35	1:21	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	5:51	3:15	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	7	18	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jess McClure	18	88	4.89	21	4	0
James Wilder	9	41	4.56	11	1	0
Randy McMillan	8	50	6.25	25	2	1
John Elway	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Tyrone Anthony	2	8	4.00	7	0	1
Mark Carrier	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	12	30	2.50	12	1	0
Paul Palmer	10	72	7.20	49	1	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	27	15	178	1/7	1	26	0	88.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	31	17	251	3/15	2	48	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Carrier	7	10	84	12.00	13	22	0
WR Steve Kreider	2	3	21	10.50	0	11	1
RB Jess McClure	2	2	21	10.50	6	14	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	26	26.00	2	26	0
TE Randy McMillan	1	2	11	11.00	9	11	0
RB James Wilder	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Mark Pattison	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Dokie Williams	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brent Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	5	6	60	12.00	10	31	0
RB Bo Jackson	4	5	45	11.25	33	26	0
WR Cris Carter	3	8	51	17.00	10	30	1
WR Gerald Carter	2	4	17	8.50	2	15	0
WR Doug Donley	2	4	49	24.50	18	48	1
WR Rickey Young	1	2	29	29.00	0	29	0
WR James Pruitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jess McClure	1	0	0
Tyrone Anthony	0	1	0
Mike Merriweather	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Palmer	1	0	0
Gerald Williams	0	1	0
Jack Del Rio	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	4	181	45.3	37.3	54	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	195	39.0	31.8	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Rivera	2	7	3.5	0
Earl Jones	1	9	9.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erroll Tucker	3	52	17.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	89	22.3	0
James Pruitt	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Don Rogers	6	2	0.0	16	29
DE Jumpy Geathers	5	1	1.0	17	31
DT Rickey Hagood	4	1	0.5	12	20
S Earl Jones	3	1	0.0	13	33
ILB Hal Garner	3	1	0.0	10	2
CB Erroll Tucker	3	1	0.0	10	30
DT Dennis Owens	2	1	1.5	15	14
S Michael Downs	2	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Mike Merriweather	2	1	0.0	12	6
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Dave Ahrens	2	0	0.0	12	28
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	0.0	15	5
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	7	12
S Mark Jerue	1	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Carl Williams	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Richard Byrd	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Fred Stokes	0	1	0.0	15	22

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	8	1	0.0	27	20
DE Skip McClendon	7	0	0.0	27	17
OLB Jack Del Rio	6	1	0.0	35	27
CB Tom Morris	6	0	0.0	28	18
CB J.C. Pearson	6	0	0.0	29	22
DE Larry Roberts	3	2	1.0	20	17
S Todd Bell	3	5	0.0	29	19
S Mike Burns	2	1	0.0	12	10
DE John Goodman	2	1	0.0	21	12
S Tim Gordon	2	1	0.0	9	10
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	21	14
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	21	18
CB Brian Davis	1	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Linden King	1	0	0.0	11	5
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	9	4
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	18	9
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0.0	11	8
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Dan Bunz	0	1	0.0	36	25
OLB Kevin Murphy	0	1	0.0	5	4
S Darryl Holmes	0	1	0.0	32	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Owens	1.5	0	0	0	14
DE Jumpy Geathers	1.0	0	1	1	31
DT Rickey Hagood	0.5	1	0	0	20
DT Ramsey Dardar	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	0	1	12

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	3	1	17
ILB Dan Bunz	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	1	0	4
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	1	0	9
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Don Rogers	3	0	29
S Earl Jones	2	0	33
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	5
OLB Mike Merriweather	2	0	6
OLB Carl Williams	2	0	7
CB Erroll Tucker	2	0	30
S Michael Downs	1	1	32
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	12
S Mark Jerue	1	0	28
CB Lewis Billups	1	0	27

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	27
CB J.C. Pearson	4	0	22
CB Brian Davis	2	1	20
CB Tom Morris	2	0	18
S Tim Gordon	2	0	10
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	17
CB Dennis Thurman	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Cowan	3	7	0	28	1	20
John Clay	2	5	0	29	0	24
Blake Green	2	5	0	15	0	8
Kevin Belcher	2	4	1	32	0	25
Bob Landsee	2	4	0	20	0	11
Brent Jones	2	3	0	36	0	20
Tootie Robbins	1	4	0	40	0	28
Randy McMillan	1	3	0	25	0	19
Ted Albrecht	0	3	0	36	0	24

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	7	1	20	0	32
Doug Dumler	1	8	0	19	0	31
Todd Peat	1	2	0	22	0	30
Paul Oswald	0	2	0	21	0	27
Steve Wilson	0	1	0	16	1	25
Tim Wilson	0	1	0	8	0	10
John Gesek	0	1	0	6	0	12
Jeff Sevy	0	0	0	6	2	10

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Erroll Tucker	2	28
Victor Hicks	1	19
Randy McMillan	1	16
Mark Jerue	1	15
Mark Pattison	1	15
Mike Merriweather	1	11

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	11
Paul Palmer	1	24
Tom Mullady	1	19
Harper LeBel	1	18
Brian Davis	1	12

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tootie Robbins	40	28	---	---	7	75
John Elway	40	28	---	---	---	68
Erroll Tucker	---	---	10	30	28	68
Kevin Belcher	32	25	---	---	7	64
Earl Jones	---	---	13	33	16	62
Brent Jones	36	20	---	---	6	62
Ted Albrecht	36	24	---	---	---	60
Randy McMillan	25	19	---	---	16	60
Mark Jerue	---	---	12	28	15	55
Marcus Cowan	28	20	---	---	7	55
Mark Carrier	30	14	---	---	10	54
John Clay	29	24	---	---	1	54
Michael Downs	---	---	17	32	4	53
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	17	31	3	51
Dokie Williams	32	15	---	---	---	47
Bosco Baracus	---	---	17	27	3	47
Don Rogers	---	---	16	29	1	46
Lewis Billups	---	---	17	27	2	46
Jess McClure	28	18	---	---	---	46
James Wilder	12	10	---	---	23	45
Dave Ahrens	---	---	12	28	4	44
Victor Hicks	10	12	---	---	19	41
Fred Stokes	---	---	15	22	4	41
Bob Landsee	20	11	---	---	6	37
Rickey Hagood	---	---	12	20	4	36
Dennis Owens	---	---	15	14	5	34
Steve Kreider	14	16	---	---	1	31
Blake Green	15	8	---	---	7	30
Mike Merriweather	---	---	12	6	11	29
Steve Rivera	5	7	---	---	16	28
Hanford Dixon	---	---	15	5	6	26
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	10	14	---	24
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	7	12	4	23
Tyrone Anthony	7	3	---	---	12	22
Carl Williams	---	---	5	7	10	22
Mark Pattison	1	6	---	---	15	22
Hal Garner	---	---	10	2	---	12
Mike Lambrecht	---	---	4	3	4	11
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Byrd	---	---	5	3	---	8
John Misko	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Lewis	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ronnie Washington	---	---	1	1	---	2
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Bunz	---	---	36	25	3	64
Jack Del Rio	---	---	35	27	2	64
Doug Dumler	19	31	---	---	8	58
Brian Davis	---	---	26	20	12	58
Bernie Kosar	22	34	---	---	---	56
Jim Dombrowski	20	32	---	---	2	54
J.C. Pearson	---	---	29	22	2	53
Dennis Thurman	---	---	21	14	17	52
Otis Wilson	---	---	27	20	5	52
Darryl Holmes	---	---	32	18	2	52
Todd Peat	22	30	---	---	---	52
Paul Oswald	21	27	---	---	3	51
Todd Bell	---	---	29	19	1	49
Tom Morris	---	---	28	18	3	49
Cris Carter	21	28	---	---	---	49
Skip McClendon	---	---	27	17	2	46
Bo Jackson	12	26	---	---	6	44
Harper LeBel	12	12	---	---	18	42
Gerald Williams	---	---	21	18	3	42
Steve Wilson	16	25	---	---	---	41
Gerald Carter	9	16	---	---	16	41
Larry Roberts	---	---	20	17	3	40
Paul Palmer	10	6	---	---	24	40
Len Bias	13	20	---	---	6	39
Linden King	---	---	11	5	21	37
Rickey Young	11	18	---	---	7	36
Mike Burns	---	---	12	10	14	36
John Goodman	---	---	21	12	3	36
Doug Donley	8	23	---	---	---	31
Steve Haworth	---	---	11	8	11	30
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	13	11	6	30
Tom Mullady	4	6	---	---	19	29
Pat Ogrin	---	---	18	9	---	27
Tim Wilson	8	10	---	---	8	26
John Gesek	6	12	---	---	8	26
Tim Gordon	---	---	9	10	4	23
Mike Hunt	---	---	9	4	9	22
James Pruitt	2	5	---	---	15	22
Jeff Sevy	6	10	---	---	---	16
Eric Moran	0	3	---	---	8	11
Kevin Murphy	---	---	5	4	2	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	22	130	5.9
Right	12	31	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	85	8.5
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	27	15	2	0	2	3	7	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	31	17	5	5	4	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	41	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	32	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	41	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	138	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Carrier	10	7	0	84	1	14
WR Dokie Williams	4	0	0	0	0	15
WR Steve Kreider	3	2	0	21	0	16
TE Randy McMillan	2	1	0	11	0	19
RB James Wilder	2	1	1	2	0	10
WR Mark Pattison	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB Jess McClure	2	2	0	21	0	18
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	26	1	12
TE Brent Jones	1	0	1	0	0	20

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	8	3	2	51	1	28
TE Len Bias	6	5	1	60	1	20
RB Bo Jackson	5	4	0	45	1	26
WR Gerald Carter	4	2	0	17	0	16
WR Doug Donley	4	2	0	49	1	23
WR Rickey Young	2	1	0	29	1	18
WR James Pruitt	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randy McMillan	6	19	3.17	6.25
John Elway	2	6	3.00	3.00
Tyrone Anthony	2	8	4.00	4.00
James Wilder	1	7	7.00	4.56
Jess McClure	1	0	0.00	4.89

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	4	2	21	5.25	6.59

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	4	2	11	2.75	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Kreider	2	2	21	10.50	7.00
TE Randy McMillan	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Mark Carrier	1	0	0	0.00	8.40

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	2	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Doug Donley	1	1	1	1.00	12.25
TE Len Bias	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	1	0
John Elway	1	0
Tyrone Anthony	1	1
Jess McClure	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	4	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Carrier	4	3	2
WR Steve Kreider	1	1	1
RB James Wilder	1	0	0
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0
WR Mark Pattison	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch
WR Cris Carter	3	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	1
RB Bo Jackson	2	1
TE Len Bias	2	2
WR Rickey Young	1	0
WR James Pruitt	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)