Week 8, 1990

played in Birmingham, AL

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	10	10	7	0	-	27
Birmingham Texans	0	3	9	15	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 CIN - Stanley Wilson 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CIN - Gary Anderson 46 field goal
2Q: 11:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
2Q: 07:34 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CIN - Michael Irvin 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 12:19 CIN - Stanley Wilson 25 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 04:57 BIR - Cris Carter 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Bernie Kosar pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:25 BIR - Matt Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 02:13 BIR - Charles Alexander 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:38 BIR - Cris Carter 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Paul Palmer run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 CIN - Stanley Wilson 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CIN - Gary Anderson 46 field goal
2Q: 11:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
2Q: 07:34 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CIN - Michael Irvin 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 12:19 CIN - Stanley Wilson 25 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 04:57 BIR - Cris Carter 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Bernie Kosar pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:25 BIR - Matt Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 02:13 BIR - Charles Alexander 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:38 BIR - Cris Carter 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Paul Palmer run for conversion)

Team Statistics CIN BIR
Record 5-2-1 4-2-1
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 431 320
- Offensive Plays 83 80
- Yards per Play 5.19 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 170 116
- Rushing Attempts 44 35
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.31
Net Passing Yards 261 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 3 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.69 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/20 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/48 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/59 5/139
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 37:50 37:10

Team Statistics	CIN	BIR
Record	5-2-1	4-2-1
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	431	320
- Offensive Plays	83	80
- Yards per Play	5.19	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	170	116
- Rushing Attempts	44	35
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.31
Net Passing Yards	261	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 3	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.69	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/20	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/48	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/59	5/139
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	37:50	37:10

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	3:54	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	6:57	6:42	OWN 20	12	51	Field Goal
2	11:39	4:10	OWN 29	7	40	Field Goal
2	5:25	5:14	OWN 19	15	81	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
3	4:48	0:38	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
3	3:18	2:20	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	14:53	2:48	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
4	11:00	2:19	OWN 46	5	19	Interception
4	6:24	0:30	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	2:07	0:34	OPP 40	3	7	Missed FG
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 16	3	24	Half
OT1	13:28	2:00	OPP 47	5	19	Interception
OT1	9:47	1:44	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
OT1	5:41	2:04	OWN 37	3	9	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	9:53	2:56	OWN 37	5	28	Interception
1	0:15	3:36	OWN 29	7	44	Field Goal
2	7:29	2:04	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	12:03	7:15	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
3	4:10	0:52	OPP 20	3	5	Field Goal
3	0:58	1:05	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	12:05	1:05	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
4	8:41	2:17	OPP 37	4	-1	Fumble
4	5:54	3:47	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
4	1:33	1:05	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
OT1	11:28	1:41	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
OT1	8:03	2:22	OWN 2	6	17	Punt
OT1	3:37	3:37	OWN 2	7	18	Game

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	35	146	4.17	40	3	1
Owen Gill	9	24	2.67	4	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	27	107	3.96	38	2
Paul Palmer	7	10	1.43	3	0
Bernie Kosar	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	39	22	261	0/0	2	25	3	62.0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	41	23	223	4/19	3	41	1	85.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	5	16	76	15.20	22	23	1
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	47	11.75	32	25	1
WR Rod Barksdale	4	8	52	13.00	15	19	0
WR Willie Gault	3	3	44	14.67	4	20	0
RB Bruce King	3	3	24	8.00	4	13	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	3	9	4.50	5	7	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Clayton	7	10	39	5.57	3	11	0
WR Cris Carter	7	15	107	15.29	24	41	2
TE Len Bias	3	5	28	9.33	14	12	0
TE Dick Simpson	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	4	30	30.00	0	30	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William White	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.00
CB Donnell Woolford	1	23	23.00
S Le Roy Butler	1	31	31.00

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Strauthers	0	1	0	0
Dean Hamel	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	257	51.4	51.0	59	4

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	300	42.9	39.9	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/3	2/3	0/1	48	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	21	7.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	59	14.8	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	5	139	27.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	7	2	0.0	31	36
OLB Michael Knight	6	1	3.0	32	40
S Devon Mitchell	6	2	0.0	22	32
CB William White	5	1	0.0	25	29
DE Jeff Lageman	4	2	0.0	24	22
DT Bill Maas	4	0	0.0	24	26
DT Dean Hamel	3	1	1.0	12	20
OLB Lamar Lathon	3	2	0.0	30	32
CB Kevin Ross	3	1	0.0	26	34
DT Tom Magee	3	1	0.0	14	13
S David Tate	3	1	0.0	27	31
DE Les Miller	3	0	0.0	21	32
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	1	0.0	14	10
OLB Ed Brady	2	1	0.0	10	19
S Kenneth Johnson	1	1	0.0	17	27
CB Bill S Preston	1	1	0.0	13	23
QB Ken O'Brien	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	11	23
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	24	34
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
C Tim Grunhard	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	2	0.0	37	32
OLB Templeton Peck	8	0	0.0	34	28
CB Martin Mayhew	7	6	0.0	34	32
CB Everson Walls	6	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	4	0.0	36	27
OLB Jack Del Rio	5	3	0.0	41	35
S Kenny Easley	5	2	0.0	39	35
CB Brian Davis	4	0	0.0	21	21
ILB E.J. Junior	3	2	0.0	25	25
DE Warren Powers	3	0	0.0	29	19
S Bennie Thompson	2	1	0.0	14	14
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0.0	31	22
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	0.0	16	14
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	0.0	28	25
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	29	20
DE Greg Brown	1	0	0.0	15	20
QB Bernie Kosar	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	3.0	1	3	3	40
DT Dean Hamel	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Les Miller	0.0	2	1	1	32
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	2	1	26
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	2	0	23

Birmingham	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	5	0	35
DE Greg Brown	2	0	20
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	4	0	0	36
CB Kevin Ross	3	1	0	34
S Devon Mitchell	3	1	0	32
CB William White	3	0	1	29
OLB Ed Brady	2	0	0	19
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0	23
OLB Lamar Lathon	2	0	0	32
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0	13
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0	27
S David Tate	1	0	0	31
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	0	22

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Templeton Peck	4	1	0	28
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	1	32
CB Martin Mayhew	4	0	0	32
S Kenny Easley	3	0	1	35
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0	25
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	21
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	1	22
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	25
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	14
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Will Wolford	4	9	38	34
Ronnie Lee	3	4	15	15
Leo Goeas	1	7	37	31
Tim Grunhard	1	5	39	35
Roy Jones Jr	1	3	30	26
Dan Majerle	1	3	35	27
Jay Hilgenberg	0	6	23	18
Don Mosebar	0	5	30	30
David Williams	0	2	38	32

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sweeney	2	11	33	0	36
Todd Peat	2	6	32	0	39
Carlton Haselrig	2	5	33	1	41
Vlade Divac	2	3	29	1	36
Brian Johnston	2	2	14	1	26
Charles Alexander	0	3	19	0	14
Tom Crockett	0	2	30	1	38
Len Bias	0	2	29	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Jones Jr	2	19
Sam Seale	1	22
John Jefferson	1	21
Owen Gill	1	21
Ed Brady	1	18

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Richardson	2	15
Mitchell Price	2	13
Le Roy Butler	1	19
Len Bias	1	17
Bennie Thompson	1	14

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Majerle	35	27	---	---	27	89
Ken O'Brien	44	39	---	---	---	83
Michael Irvin	44	39	---	---	---	83
Sam Seale	---	---	24	34	22	80
Tim Grunhard	39	35	---	---	4	78
Roy Jones Jr	30	26	---	---	19	75
Michael Knight	---	---	32	40	2	74
Leo Goeas	37	31	---	---	6	74
Will Wolford	38	34	---	---	---	72
Stanley Wilson	35	28	---	---	8	71
David Williams	38	32	---	---	---	70
Al Smith	---	---	31	36	2	69
Lamar Lathon	---	---	30	32	5	67
Rod Barksdale	36	30	---	---	---	66
Kevin Ross	---	---	26	34	2	62
Don Mosebar	30	30	---	---	---	60
David Tate	---	---	27	31	2	60
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	17	27	15	59
Devon Mitchell	---	---	22	32	2	56
Les Miller	---	---	21	32	3	56
William White	---	---	25	29	2	56
Bill Maas	---	---	24	26	3	53
Jeff Lageman	---	---	24	22	4	50
Jay Hilgenberg	23	18	---	---	7	48
Ed Brady	---	---	10	19	18	47
Willie Gault	11	14	---	---	19	44
Rob Awalt	12	10	---	---	21	43
Owen Gill	9	11	---	---	21	41
Ronnie Lee	15	15	---	---	8	38
Tom Magee	---	---	14	13	9	36
Bill S Preston	---	---	13	23	---	36
Tom Strauthers	---	---	11	23	1	35
Dean Hamel	---	---	12	20	---	32
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	14	10	2	26
Carleton Bailey	---	---	4	3	15	22
John Jefferson	0	0	---	---	21	21
John McClane	---	---	4	9	7	20
Bruce King	8	9	---	---	---	17
Titus Dixon	0	0	---	---	13	13
Alex Gordon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dean Steinkuhler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Haddix	0	1	---	---	2	3
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	37	32	19	88
Len Bias	29	38	---	---	17	84
Carlton Haselrig	33	41	---	---	9	83
Jack Del Rio	---	---	41	35	4	80
Bernie Kosar	35	45	---	---	---	80
Cris Carter	30	43	---	---	7	80
Todd Peat	32	39	---	---	8	79
Kenny Easley	---	---	39	35	4	78
Jim Sweeney	33	36	---	---	9	78
Templeton Peck	---	---	34	28	15	77
Bo Jackson	30	38	---	---	7	75
Martin Mayhew	---	---	34	32	4	70
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	36	27	7	70
Tom Crockett	30	38	---	---	2	70
Vlade Divac	29	36	---	---	---	65
Larry Roberts	---	---	28	25	7	60
E.J. Junior	---	---	25	25	7	57
Donnell Woolford	---	---	31	22	1	54
Everson Walls	---	---	25	25	3	53
Gerald Williams	---	---	29	20	3	52
Paul Palmer	13	17	---	---	22	52
Brian Davis	---	---	21	21	9	51
Warren Powers	---	---	29	19	3	51
Mark Clayton	18	32	---	---	---	50
Brian Johnston	14	26	---	---	9	49
Dick Simpson	22	17	---	---	9	48
Daryl Turner	10	18	---	---	18	46
Bennie Thompson	---	---	14	14	14	42
Charles Alexander	19	14	---	---	7	40
Greg Brown	---	---	15	20	3	38
Rush Brown	---	---	15	19	2	36
Skip McClendon	---	---	16	14	1	31
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	9	10	9	28
Eric Richardson	1	7	---	---	15	23
J.C. Pearson	---	---	4	5	13	22
Spencer Tillman	2	1	---	---	19	22
Mitchell Price	---	---	0	0	13	13
Jim Dombrowski	4	6	---	---	1	11
Scott Beavers	0	3	---	---	7	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Mott	---	---	2	1	1	4
Phil Epps	1	0	---	---	2	3
Richard Tardits	---	---	0	0	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	46	2.7
Middle	8	59	7.4
Right	19	65	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	9	15	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	39	22	4	2	2	2	8	1	3

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	41	23	3	2	0	2	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	128	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	76	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	94	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	16	5	1	76	2	39
WR Rod Barksdale	8	4	1	52	0	30
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	0	47	1	28
WR Willie Gault	3	3	0	44	1	14
RB Bruce King	3	3	0	24	0	9
FB Dan Majerle	3	2	0	9	0	27
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	0	9	0	26

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	15	7	107	2	43
WR Mark Clayton	10	7	39	0	32
TE Len Bias	5	3	28	0	38
RB Bo Jackson	4	1	30	1	38
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	2	0	18
TE Dick Simpson	2	2	10	0	17
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	3	0	14
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	1	4	4.00	4.17

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	4	15	3.75	3.96
Paul Palmer	1	2	2.00	1.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	2	13	6.50	6.69

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	11	6	29	2.64	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	6	6.00	6.50
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	7	7.00	4.75

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Clayton	3	2	5	1.67	3.90
WR Cris Carter	3	2	13	4.33	7.13
TE Len Bias	2	1	8	4.00	5.60
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	7	3
Owen Gill	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	12	9	8

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	15	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	1	1
WR Willie Gault	2	2	2
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	1
WR Rod Barksdale	2	2	2
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Clayton	6	3	1
WR Cris Carter	5	3	3
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	1
WR Daryl Turner	1	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
TE Len Bias	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)