Week 8, 1987

played in Cincinnati, OH

60 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	0	0	8	-	15
Cincinnati Bengals	0	21	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 BIR - Paul Palmer 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 14:32 CIN - Clarence Weathers 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 07:00 CIN - Stanley Wilson 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 02:43 CIN - Allen Rice 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:29 CIN - Michael Haddix 21 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Gary Anderson 57 field goal
4Q: 00:42 BIR - Tom Mullady 26 pass from Bernie Kosar (Bo Jackson run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 BIR - Paul Palmer 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 14:32 CIN - Clarence Weathers 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 07:00 CIN - Stanley Wilson 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 02:43 CIN - Allen Rice 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:29 CIN - Michael Haddix 21 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Gary Anderson 57 field goal
4Q: 00:42 BIR - Tom Mullady 26 pass from Bernie Kosar (Bo Jackson run for conversion)

Team Statistics BIR CIN
Record 0-7 2-6
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 248 435
- Offensive Plays 53 64
- Yards per Play 4.68 6.80
Net Rushing Yards 94 181
- Rushing Attempts 28 38
- Yards per Rush 3.36 4.76
Net Passing Yards 154 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 2 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 9.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/26 9/92
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	BIR	CIN
Record	0-7	2-6
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	248	435
- Offensive Plays	53	64
- Yards per Play	4.68	6.80
Net Rushing Yards	94	181
- Rushing Attempts	28	38
- Yards per Rush	3.36	4.76
Net Passing Yards	154	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 2	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	9.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/26	9/92
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:10	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	7:52	4:20	OWN 26	8	33	Punt
2	14:22	2:18	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	6:50	2:00	OWN 7	3	4	Interception
2	2:36	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:12	4:39	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
3	3:50	1:27	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
4	13:20	3:18	OWN 4	6	23	Punt
4	8:26	1:15	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	4:42	0:29	OWN 39	2	17	Interception
4	2:16	1:49	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	0:58	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
1	3:32	4:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	12:04	5:14	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	4:50	2:14	OPP 38	8	38	Touchdown
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 35	6	31	Half
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	5:33	1:43	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
3	2:23	4:03	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
4	10:02	1:36	OWN 28	3	50	Fumble
4	7:11	2:29	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	4:13	1:57	OWN 38	4	22	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 44	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	18	57	3.17	13	1	0
Paul Palmer	10	37	3.70	10	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	22	82	3.73	11	2	1
Allen Rice	10	68	6.80	33	2	1
Michael Haddix	3	29	9.67	21	1	1
Ken O'Brien	3	2	0.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	23	16	170	2/16	1	27	2	69.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	25	19	261	1/7	1	33	0	122.3

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	4	4	18	4.50	1	9	0
TE Tom Mullady	3	3	53	17.67	20	26	1
WR Rick Upchurch	2	2	22	11.00	0	18	0
WR Doug Donley	2	4	39	19.50	8	27	0
WR James Pruitt	2	3	24	12.00	0	15	0
TE Len Bias	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Rickey Young	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Gerald Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Hill	7	10	139	19.86	52	33	0
WR Rod Barksdale	4	7	52	13.00	0	17	0
WR Willie Gault	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	10	5.00	10	9	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	42	21.00	15	24	0
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bret Clark	1	3	3.00	0
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Pruitt	1	0	0
Len Bias	0	1	0
Brian Davis	0	1	0
Kevin Murphy	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stanley Wilson	1	0	0	0
Barney Bussey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	285	40.7	33.3	49	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	4	185	46.3	41.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	1/1	1/1	57	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	21	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	2	8	4.0	0
Terry LeCount	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	48	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Todd Bell	11	1	0.0	27	18
ILB Otis Wilson	7	0	0.0	27	18
DE Fletcher Jenkins	5	0	1.0	20	16
S Mike Burns	4	2	0.0	12	9
ILB Dan Bunz	3	4	0.0	28	21
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	3	0.0	33	22
CB Tom Morris	2	3	0.0	26	22
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	2	0.0	17	7
CB J.C. Pearson	2	1	0.0	25	17
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.0	22	14
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	29	16
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	22	8
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	8	8
DE Skip McClendon	1	1	0.0	30	18
WR Rickey Young	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Linden King	1	0	0.0	12	7
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	16	11
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	21	15
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	0.0	14	18

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	8	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Michael Knight	5	2	0.0	21	24
CB Reggie Phillips	3	1	1.0	23	22
DT Mike Perko	3	2	0.5	15	11
S Kenneth Johnson	3	4	0.0	24	21
S Barney Bussey	3	0	0.0	13	15
DT Bill Maas	3	0	0.0	10	8
DT Tom Magee	3	0	0.0	25	22
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	1	0.0	9	4
OLB Alex Gordon	2	1	0.0	13	5
CB Mike Harden	2	0	0.0	19	21
CB Mark Harper	2	0	0.0	15	15
DE Neil Elshire	1	3	0.5	18	19
S Devon Mitchell	1	2	0.0	18	21
DT Dean Hamel	1	1	0.0	11	6
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0.0	7	2
S Bret Clark	1	0	0.0	16	14
DE Les Miller	1	0	0.0	16	17
TE Aaron Tiller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Quenton Ballard	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1.0	1	16
OLB Linden King	0.0	1	7
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	1	14
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	1	18

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
CB Reggie Phillips	1.0	0	0	22
DE Neil Elshire	0.5	0	1	19
DT Mike Perko	0.5	0	0	11
ILB Al Smith	0.0	1	0	20
DT Tom Magee	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	4	0	18
S Todd Bell	3	1	18
CB Tom Morris	2	0	22
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	0	7
S Tim Gordon	2	0	8
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	22
OLB Linden King	1	0	7
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	16
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	17
CB Brian Davis	1	0	16

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0	20
S Barney Bussey	2	0	0	15
CB Reggie Phillips	2	0	0	22
CB Mark Harper	2	0	0	15
CB Mike Harden	1	1	0	21
S Bret Clark	1	0	1	14
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0	4
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0	2
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	0	24
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0	21
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	0	5
S Kenneth Johnson	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	2	7	1	25	1	24
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	1	26	0	23
Jeff Sevy	1	3	0	10	0	5
Steve Wilson	1	1	0	20	0	25
Tom Mullady	1	1	0	10	0	7
Todd Peat	0	5	0	27	1	20
Tim Wilson	0	2	0	10	0	4
Paul Oswald	0	2	0	20	0	22
John Gesek	0	1	0	12	0	6

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	3	7	0	35	1	23
Damian Johnson	3	5	0	28	0	23
Mark Bortz	2	8	0	32	0	25
Keith Dorney	1	3	0	14	0	11
Gregg Swartwoudt	1	3	0	27	0	19
Darrick Brilz	1	2	0	33	0	21
Jay Hilgenberg	1	1	1	7	0	3
Michael Haddix	1	1	0	27	0	25
Rob Awalt	0	3	0	26	0	14
Roberto Rohrer	0	2	0	14	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	2	20
Dennis Thurman	1	15
Steve Haworth	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Barney Bussey	1	9
Jay Hilgenberg	1	5
Stanley Wilson	1	2

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Del Rio	---	---	33	22	2	57
Brian Davis	---	---	29	16	12	57
Doug Dumler	25	24	---	---	7	56
Bernie Kosar	28	25	---	---	---	53
Dan Bunz	---	---	28	21	1	50
Jim Dombrowski	26	23	---	---	1	50
Skip McClendon	---	---	30	18	2	50
Otis Wilson	---	---	27	18	3	48
Tom Morris	---	---	26	22	---	48
Todd Peat	27	20	---	---	---	47
Todd Bell	---	---	27	18	1	46
Steve Wilson	20	25	---	---	---	45
Paul Oswald	20	22	---	---	2	44
Dennis Thurman	---	---	16	11	15	42
Gerald Carter	15	18	---	---	9	42
J.C. Pearson	---	---	25	17	---	42
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	20	16	5	41
Len Bias	21	19	---	---	1	41
Bo Jackson	18	15	---	---	6	39
Gerald Williams	---	---	21	15	2	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	22	14	1	37
Linden King	---	---	12	7	17	36
John Goodman	---	---	21	13	1	35
Paul Palmer	10	5	---	---	20	35
Tom Mullady	10	7	---	---	16	33
James Pruitt	11	12	---	---	9	32
Tim Gordon	---	---	22	8	2	32
Darryl Holmes	---	---	14	18	---	32
Mike Burns	---	---	12	9	10	31
Doug Donley	19	12	---	---	---	31
Harper LeBel	10	10	---	---	11	31
Kevin Murphy	---	---	17	7	5	29
Rickey Young	11	16	---	---	1	28
Tim Wilson	10	4	---	---	13	27
John Gesek	12	6	---	---	7	25
Rick Upchurch	5	7	---	---	12	24
Steve Haworth	---	---	6	6	10	22
Mike Hunt	---	---	8	8	3	19
Jeff Sevy	10	5	---	---	---	15
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Moran	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Ogrin	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken O'Brien	38	26	---	---	---	64
Mike Harden	---	---	19	21	23	63
Michael Haddix	27	25	---	---	8	60
Drew Hill	25	21	---	---	12	58
Will Wolford	35	23	---	---	---	58
Mark Bortz	32	25	---	---	---	57
Darrick Brilz	33	21	---	---	3	57
Damian Johnson	28	23	---	---	5	56
Rod Barksdale	28	23	---	---	---	51
Stanley Wilson	27	21	---	---	2	50
Rob Awalt	26	14	---	---	10	50
Tom Magee	---	---	25	22	---	47
Gregg Swartwoudt	27	19	---	---	---	46
Reggie Phillips	---	---	23	22	---	45
Michael Knight	---	---	21	24	---	45
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	24	21	---	45
Al Smith	---	---	19	20	3	42
Terry LeCount	20	6	---	---	15	41
Devon Mitchell	---	---	18	21	---	39
Neil Elshire	---	---	18	19	---	37
Barney Bussey	---	---	13	15	9	37
Bret Clark	---	---	16	14	7	37
Allen Rice	11	5	---	---	19	35
Les Miller	---	---	16	17	2	35
Willie Gault	10	5	---	---	19	34
Keith Dorney	14	11	---	---	5	30
Mark Harper	---	---	15	15	---	30
Aaron Tiller	11	8	---	---	11	30
Mike Perko	---	---	15	11	---	26
Ken Jolly	---	---	7	2	16	25
Roberto Rohrer	14	5	---	---	5	24
Jeff Tupper	---	---	10	6	7	23
Bill Maas	---	---	10	8	4	22
Dean Hamel	---	---	11	6	3	20
Alex Gordon	---	---	13	5	---	18
Clarence Weathers	1	1	---	---	14	16
Jay Hilgenberg	7	3	---	---	5	15
Cliff Thrift	---	---	9	4	1	14
Anthony Steels	4	1	---	---	5	10
Quenton Ballard	---	---	3	2	4	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bubba Baker	---	---	3	0	---	3
Cap Boso	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	103	6.1
Middle	6	32	5.3
Right	13	49	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	23	16	3	1	2	1	0	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	25	19	5	0	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	40	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	2	8	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	226	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Young	4	1	0	3	0	16
WR Doug Donley	4	2	0	39	1	12
RB Bo Jackson	4	4	0	18	0	15
TE Tom Mullady	3	3	0	53	2	7
WR James Pruitt	3	2	1	24	0	12
WR Rick Upchurch	2	2	0	22	0	7
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	11	0	19
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	1	0	0	18

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Hill	10	7	139	4	21
WR Rod Barksdale	7	4	52	0	23
WR Willie Gault	2	2	13	0	5
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	10	0	21
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	42	1	14
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	0	25
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	5	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Palmer	2	9	4.50	3.70

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	2	5	2.50	3.73
Allen Rice	2	8	4.00	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	3	15	5.00	10.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	0
Paul Palmer	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	6	2
Allen Rice	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	7	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Young	3	0	0
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	2
WR Doug Donley	2	2	2
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Hill	2	1	1
WR Rod Barksdale	2	1	1
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)