Week 13, 1988

played in Cincinnati, OH

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	7	3	0	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	3	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:59 BIR - Larry Roberts 14 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CIN - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
3Q: 03:54 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Gary Anderson 47 field goal
4Q: 12:44 CIN - Stanley Wilson 9 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:59 BIR - Larry Roberts 14 fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CIN - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
3Q: 03:54 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Gary Anderson 47 field goal
4Q: 12:44 CIN - Stanley Wilson 9 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics BIR CIN
Record 5-7 7-5
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 285 239
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 129 134
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.62
Net Passing Yards 156 105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/41
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/33 3/95
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	BIR	CIN
Record	5-7	7-5
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	285	239
- Offensive Plays	64	54
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	129	134
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.62
Net Passing Yards	156	105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/41
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/33	3/95
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:05	OWN 15	11	77	Fumble
1	7:34	2:00	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	2:22	1:30	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	3:54	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
2	6:00	2:49	OWN 29	5	23	Punt
2	1:51	0:34	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 1	1	0	Half
3	9:42	5:55	OWN 13	10	70	Field Goal
4	14:53	1:27	OWN 12	2	4	Interception
4	12:35	3:06	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
4	4:50	4:29	OWN 43	14	53	Missed FG

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:55	1:21	OWN 14	4	9	Punt
1	5:34	3:12	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
1	0:52	0:59	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
2	10:59	0:13	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
2	10:46	4:46	OWN 41	9	47	Interception
2	3:11	1:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	1:17	0:46	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	5:18	OPP 45	8	41	Field Goal
3	3:47	3:54	OWN 29	7	41	Field Goal
4	13:26	0:51	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
4	9:29	4:39	OWN 18	8	46	Fumble
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Stanley Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	25	74	2.96	19	2	0
Paul Palmer	7	55	7.86	19	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	20	96	4.80	15	2	1
Owen Gill	7	32	4.57	13	1	0
Michael Irvin	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Scott Secules	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	30	20	168	2/12	0	24	1	67.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Secules	23	14	118	2/13	0	26	1	56.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	6	9	55	9.17	9	14
TE Len Bias	4	6	27	6.75	4	12
WR Tim Brown	4	5	25	6.25	8	12
RB Bo Jackson	2	4	17	8.50	5	12
WR Gerald Carter	1	2	24	24.00	0	24
C Harper LeBel	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Greg Baty	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	18	18.00	7	18

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Hill	4	6	36	9.00	2	15
WR Michael Irvin	4	7	41	10.25	2	26
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	9	4.50	1	8
WR Rod Barksdale	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Rob Awalt	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jeff Fuller	1	27	27.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Michael Knight	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0
Larry Roberts	0	1	1	1
Jesse Penn	0	1	0	0
Jack Del Rio	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Wilson	1	0	0
Scott Secules	1	0	0
Bill Maas	0	1	0
Devon Mitchell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	228	38.0	30.2	48	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	222	44.4	40.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	1	0	0.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	33	11.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	3	95	31.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	8	4	1.0	25	24
S Kenny Easley	8	3	0.0	28	25
ILB Mike Hunt	4	1	0.0	8	9
ILB Otis Wilson	4	0	0.0	8	11
DE Alonzo Mitz	3	0	0.5	22	18
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	0	0.0	28	20
DT Rush Brown	2	3	0.5	27	22
CB Martin Mayhew	2	3	0.0	22	21
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0.0	14	17
CB Craig Curry	1	1	0.0	25	21
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	24	18
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	15	6
S Darryl Holmes	1	1	0.0	4	3
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	6	6
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	16	14
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0.0	17	19
WR Tim Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jesse Penn	0	1	0.0	2	0

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	12	3	0.0	25	28
CB Ed Berry	7	0	0.0	20	26
CB William White	5	1	0.0	15	22
S Bret Clark	4	2	0.0	32	32
OLB Michael Knight	4	2	0.0	29	30
S David Tate	4	1	0.0	23	25
DT Quenton Ballard	3	0	1.0	16	8
DE Neil Elshire	3	1	0.0	15	10
DT Dean Hamel	3	1	0.0	28	24
DE Bubba Baker	2	1	0.0	15	9
DE Les Miller	2	0	0.0	17	23
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	1.0	32	32
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	1	0.0	3	2
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	18	11
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0.0	19	23
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0.0	16	19
G Roberto Rohrer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Strauthers	0	2	0.0	17	22
ILB Ty Allert	0	1	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	2	0	24
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.5	0	1	0	18
DT Rush Brown	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	1	1	19
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0.0	0	1	0	20

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Quenton Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	8
S Devon Mitchell	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Bill Maas	0.0	1	0	0	23
ILB Al Smith	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Les Miller	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	0	0	2	30
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0	9
S Kenny Easley	3	0	0	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	0	24
CB Craig Curry	1	1	0	21
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	1	17
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	11
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	6
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	0	21

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ed Berry	4	0	26
S Bret Clark	3	0	32
CB William White	3	0	22
OLB Michael Knight	2	1	30
ILB Al Smith	2	0	28
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	11
DT Dean Hamel	1	0	24
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	19
DE Les Miller	1	0	23
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	2
S David Tate	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	11	27	0	28
Todd Peat	4	8	29	0	26
Steve Wilson	3	5	26	0	27
John Jones	1	3	14	1	11
Paul Oswald	0	3	14	0	12
Kent Hill	0	2	26	0	29
Tom Crockett	0	0	24	1	27

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Laster	4	7	26	1	18
Don Mosebar	2	3	23	0	23
Will Wolford	1	9	27	0	23
Jay Hilgenberg	0	4	13	0	13
Rob Awalt	0	2	25	0	17
Roberto Rohrer	0	1	18	1	10
Damian Johnson	0	1	19	0	17
Gregg Swartwoudt	0	1	19	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	1	20
Mike Hunt	1	17
Gary Wilkins	1	15
Kenny Easley	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Cap Boso	1	14
Kenneth Johnson	1	14
Owen Gill	1	12
Roy Jones Jr	1	6

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	28	25	11	64
Bernie Kosar	32	32	---	---	---	64
Len Bias	26	28	---	---	10	64
Cris Carter	28	31	---	---	4	63
Todd Peat	29	26	---	---	7	62
Tim Brown	30	29	---	---	---	59
Jim Dombrowski	27	28	---	---	2	57
Steve Wilson	26	27	---	---	3	56
Kent Hill	26	29	---	---	1	56
Martin Mayhew	---	---	22	21	10	53
Rush Brown	---	---	27	22	3	52
Jack Del Rio	---	---	25	24	3	52
Brian Davis	---	---	23	15	13	51
Tom Crockett	24	27	---	---	---	51
Bo Jackson	25	24	---	---	1	50
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	28	20	2	50
Craig Curry	---	---	25	21	2	48
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	22	18	8	48
Gerald Williams	---	---	24	18	1	43
Gary Wilkins	12	11	---	---	15	38
Harper LeBel	13	12	---	---	12	37
Skip McClendon	---	---	17	19	1	37
Paul Palmer	7	8	---	---	20	35
Mike Hunt	---	---	8	9	17	34
Larry Roberts	---	---	16	14	3	33
John Jones	14	11	---	---	8	33
Jeff Fuller	---	---	14	17	1	32
Paul Oswald	14	12	---	---	6	32
Otis Wilson	---	---	8	11	5	24
Greg Baty	14	9	---	---	---	23
Tim Gordon	---	---	15	6	2	23
Tom Morris	---	---	5	6	9	20
John Goodman	---	---	6	6	---	12
Frank Pillow	0	3	---	---	9	12
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gerald Carter	5	5	---	---	---	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Blanchard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darryl Holmes	---	---	4	3	---	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jesse Penn	---	---	2	0	3	5
Brian Forde	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bret Clark	---	---	32	32	14	78
Devon Mitchell	---	---	32	32	2	66
Michael Knight	---	---	29	30	2	61
Dean Hamel	---	---	28	24	2	54
Scott Secules	29	25	---	---	---	54
Al Smith	---	---	25	28	---	53
Rob Awalt	25	17	---	---	10	52
Don Laster	26	18	---	---	7	51
Don Mosebar	23	23	---	---	5	51
Will Wolford	27	23	---	---	---	50
David Tate	---	---	23	25	2	50
William White	---	---	15	22	13	50
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	16	19	14	49
Ed Berry	---	---	20	26	1	47
Stanley Wilson	22	23	---	---	1	46
Bill Maas	---	---	19	23	4	46
Michael Irvin	22	24	---	---	---	46
Les Miller	---	---	17	23	3	43
Tom Strauthers	---	---	17	22	3	42
Damian Johnson	19	17	---	---	6	42
Dan Majerle	19	15	---	---	8	42
Gregg Swartwoudt	19	21	---	---	---	40
Ed Brady	---	---	18	11	8	37
Drew Hill	12	14	---	---	9	35
Roberto Rohrer	18	10	---	---	6	34
Jay Hilgenberg	13	13	---	---	7	33
Rod Barksdale	14	13	---	---	4	31
Bubba Baker	---	---	15	9	6	30
Willie Gault	10	5	---	---	12	27
Neil Elshire	---	---	15	10	1	26
Quenton Ballard	---	---	16	8	1	25
Roy Jones Jr	9	9	---	---	6	24
Owen Gill	7	2	---	---	12	21
Allen Rice	1	0	---	---	19	20
Cap Boso	2	3	---	---	14	19
Carleton Bailey	---	---	3	2	12	17
Ty Allert	---	---	7	4	2	13
Clarence Weathers	2	0	---	---	10	12
John McClane	---	---	5	2	3	10
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Ross	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	67	5.6
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	62	4.8
Middle	2	6	3.0
Right	13	68	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	30	20	1	2	3	0	1	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Secules	23	14	1	0	0	1	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	44	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	6	1	55	0	31
TE Len Bias	6	4	2	27	0	28
WR Tim Brown	5	4	0	25	0	29
RB Bo Jackson	4	2	0	17	0	24
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	0	24	1	5
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	-2	0	12
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	18	0	8

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	7	4	41	1	24
WR Drew Hill	6	4	36	0	14
TE Rob Awalt	4	1	7	0	17
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	9	0	23
WR Rod Barksdale	2	1	10	0	13
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	7	0	9
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	1	0.33	2.96
Paul Palmer	3	26	8.67	7.86

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	4	19	4.75	4.80
Owen Gill	1	2	2.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	1	9	3.00	5.60

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Secules	1	0	0	0.00	5.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Cris Carter	1	1	9	9.00	6.11

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	7	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Secules	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
TE Len Bias	2	1	1
WR Cris Carter	2	2	2
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	1
WR Tim Brown	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	2	1
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	1
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	1
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)