Exhibition Week 5, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans0730-10
New Orleans Saints77147-35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 NOS - Danny Pittman 3 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:25 NOS - Larry Heater 23 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:18 BIR - Doug Donley 18 pass from Zechariah Barber III (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 09:57 NOS - Larry Heater 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:11 NOS - Dropkick Murphy 16 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:44 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal
4Q: 12:50 NOS - Dropkick Murphy 5 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team StatisticsBIRNOS
Record1-33-1
First Downs1126
- by Rushing413
- by Passing711
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards228417
- Offensive Plays4166
- Yards per Play5.566.32
Net Rushing Yards97243
- Rushing Attempts1746
- Yards per Rush5.715.28
Net Passing Yards131174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 19 - 120 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards131174
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/00/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.468.70
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions2/813/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.34.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/455/33
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/21
Kick Returns/Yards5/902/41
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/04/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 31
Time of Possession21:3638:24

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:33OWN 22516Punt
17:563:57OWN 19638Punt
215:002:06OWN 203-12Punt
28:091:55OWN 1137Punt
23:422:31OWN 20980Touchdown
39:480:44OWN 202-3Interception
37:533:17OWN 39534Field Goal
412:424:42OWN 23838Punt
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:273:31OWN 47753Touchdown
13:593:59OWN 20733Punt
212:544:45OWN 38962Touchdown
26:142:32OWN 25420Punt
21:111:11OWN 3028Half
315:005:12OWN 27973Touchdown
39:041:11OPP 22322Touchdown
34:366:54OWN 131387Touchdown
48:008:00OWN 41254Game

Game MVP: Larry Heater, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson12675.582820
Robert Weathers5306.001010
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Heater301605.332332
Dropkick Murphy14725.141622
Randall Cunningham2115.50600

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Zechariah Barber III24191310/0118185.9
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Joachim1081010/00260108.8
Randall Cunningham109730/01170130.4

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson88334.131880
C Harper LeBel33279.000100
FB Tim Wilson22147.0012100
WR Gerald Carter24168.00480
WR Mike Martin23168.000140
WR Doug Donley121818.0012181
WR James Pruitt1177.00270
Unknown0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Pittman45143.50091
WR Ernest Givins44358.750220
TE Joe Rose334414.6727170
RB Larry Heater22126.00090
TE Ethan Horton222814.000190
WR Rick Parros111515.000150
FB Billy Jackson112626.000260
WR Roger Carr0100.00000
FB Dropkick Murphy0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Carl Lews100.000

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Jerry Robinson0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Larry Heater1000
Ron Baker0100

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold522545.036.8611
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon210251.031.0550

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh1/11/10/0441/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen0/00/00/005/5

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Martin35518.30
Walter Packer23517.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr24120.50

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio820.03916
CB J.C. Pearson720.03215
ILB Jerry Robinson600.03613
S Mike Burns510.03013
ILB Mike Hunt430.03513
S Eric Williams430.03417
DT Gerald Williams320.02413
DT Pat Ogrin300.0228
S Russell Gary220.01911
ILB Niko Noga220.084
CB Walter Packer210.03115
DE Mark Studaway210.0154
DE Larry Roberts200.02611
CB Shane Thomas200.0246
S Domingo Bryant120.03513
DE Fletcher Jenkins110.0209
DE Alonzo Mitz110.03116
OLB Kevin Murphy110.0189
OLB Bob Brudzinski100.01810
WR Doug Donley10---------
CB Jerry Robinson100.094
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor410.01111
S Bob Glazebrook400.01215
OLB Fred Robinson310.0918
S Rod Kush300.087
ILB Alvin Toles300.056
S Greg Bright210.01113
DE Doug McDougald210.0915
DE Kevin Fagan210.01418
CB Gill Byrd200.0718
CB Issiac Holt200.01418
S Carl Lews200.0611
CB Don Griffin200.01117
ILB Cliff Odom120.01116
OLB Chip Banks120.01415
S Tom Flynn110.01015
ILB Kurt Gouveia100.0712

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski0.010010
DE Alonzo Mitz0.001016
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor0.001011
ILB Cliff Odom0.000116

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB J.C. Pearson70015
S Eric Williams20017
CB Shane Thomas2006
OLB Bob Brudzinski10010
S Mike Burns10013
ILB Jerry Robinson10013
S Russell Gary10011
OLB Jack Del Rio10016
CB Jerry Robinson1004
ILB Mike Hunt01013
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bob Glazebrook20015
OLB Lawrence Taylor20011
CB Gill Byrd20018
OLB Fred Robinson20018
CB Issiac Holt20018
ILB Alvin Toles2006
CB Don Griffin20017
ILB Cliff Odom11016
S Rod Kush1007
OLB Chip Banks10015
S Tom Flynn10015
DE Kevin Fagan10018
S Carl Lews00111

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Sexton24111020
Mark Dennard22011021
Steve August15115022
Eric Moran12010019
Jim Dombrowski12017021
Frank Hamilton02010011
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Baker68036014
Dan Fike27033016
Steve Wilson26033012
John Tautolo25126011
Jeff Dellenbach25124012
Hubert Oliver23019015
Joe Walter23029011
Tremain Rogers0401709
Ron McNair03032015

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Mike Martin111
Russell Gary110
Walter Packer19
Domingo Bryant18
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Fred Robinson29
Emanuel King117
Hubert Oliver116
Bob Glazebrook112

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Domingo Bryant------3513856
Walter Packer------3115955
Jack Del Rio------3916---55
Eric Williams------3417---51
Jerry Robinson------3613150
Mike Hunt------3513149
J.C. Pearson------3215249
Alonzo Mitz------3116148
Mike Burns------3013245
Jim Dombrowski1721------644
Zechariah Barber III1724---------41
Russell Gary------19111040
Mark Dennard1121------638
Gerald Carter1117------1038
Gerald Williams------2413138
Steve August1522---------37
Larry Roberts------2611---37
Eric Moran1019------635
Shane Thomas------246434
Jim Sexton1120------233
Bob Brudzinski------1810533
Tim Wilson612------1533
Bo Jackson1320---------33
Fletcher Jenkins------209231
Harper LeBel1015------631
Pat Ogrin------228---30
James Pruitt716------730
Doug Donley1315---------28
Kevin Murphy------189128
Robert Weathers55------1727
Mike Martin510------1126
Tom Mullady76------1023
Frank Hamilton1011---------21
Niko Noga------84820
Mark Studaway------154---19
Unknown------241016
Dennis Fisher52------613
Jerry Robinson------94---13
Don Bailey64------111
Earl Gant60---------6
Jim Arnold00------66
John Norris------0055
Charley Young00------44
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------44
Gary Marangi00---------0
Jack Thompson00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ethan Horton3818------561
Ron Baker3614------252
Hubert Oliver1915------1650
Dan Fike3316------150
Steve Joachim3910---------49
Larry Heater3210------749
Ron McNair3215---------47
Steve Wilson3312------146
Dropkick Murphy3211---------43
Joe Walter2911------242
Issiac Holt------1418941
Ernest Givins2714---------41
Bob Glazebrook------12151239
Joe Rose199------1139
John Tautolo2611------239
Jeff Dellenbach2412------238
Kevin Fagan------1418638
Fred Robinson------918936
Danny Pittman2410---------34
Roger Carr126------1432
Rick Parros196------732
John Woodcock------1317131
Chip Banks------1415130
Cliff Odom------1116229
Don Griffin------1117129
Rod Kush------871328
Gill Byrd------718227
Tremain Rogers179---------26
Tom Flynn------1015126
Greg Bright------1113125
Doug McDougald------915125
Lawrence Taylor------1111123
Keith Baldwin------89522
Kurt Gouveia------712221
Tony Colorito------713---20
Randall Cunningham710---------17
Emanuel King------001717
Carl Lews------611---17
Billy Jackson41------1116
Kris Haines40------1115
Alvin Toles------56314
Morten Andersen00------66
Mike Saxon00------22
Willie McClendon00---------0
Joe Dufek00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4246.0
Middle13735.6
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left141128.0
Middle17694.1
Right15624.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Zechariah Barber III24190111111
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Joachim1082001100
Randall Cunningham1090000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1010505.0
Short (0-8 Yds)95404.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)54418.2
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1411825.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)222412.0
Long (19+ Yds)336722.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Bo Jackson88033020
WR Gerald Carter42116017
WR Mike Martin32016010
C Harper LeBel33027015
FB Tim Wilson22014012
WR Doug Donley21018015
WR James Pruitt1107016
Unknown100004
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Pittman54014010
WR Ernest Givins44035114
TE Joe Rose3304409
RB Larry Heater22012010
TE Ethan Horton22028018
WR Roger Carr100006
WR Rick Parros1101506
FB Billy Jackson1102611
FB Dropkick Murphy1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Heater4133.255.33
Dropkick Murphy4369.005.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Zechariah Barber III111818.005.46
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham2273.507.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Doug Donley111818.009.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Danny Pittman1133.002.80
WR Ernest Givins1144.008.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Bo Jackson30
New OrleansRushesConversions
Dropkick Murphy65
Larry Heater44

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Zechariah Barber III552
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Steve Joachim333
Randall Cunningham221

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
RB Bo Jackson220
FB Tim Wilson111
WR Mike Martin110
WR James Pruitt111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Pittman221
WR Rick Parros111
TE Joe Rose111
WR Ernest Givins111

SectionAttendance
Stadium31,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck10,400 (21,400)
End Zone6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine3,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,300 (3,300)