Week 1, 1986

played in Birmingham, AL

85 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	3	0	3	17	-	23
Birmingham Texans	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 BAL - Eddie Murray 28 field goal
3Q: 05:43 BAL - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
4Q: 14:11 BAL - Mel Gray 1 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 07:50 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
4Q: 06:28 BAL - J.T. Smith 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:13 BAL - Eddie Murray 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 BAL - Eddie Murray 28 field goal
3Q: 05:43 BAL - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
4Q: 14:11 BAL - Mel Gray 1 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 07:50 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
4Q: 06:28 BAL - J.T. Smith 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:13 BAL - Eddie Murray 51 field goal

Team Statistics BAL BIR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 15 5
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 409 203
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 6.70 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 79 100
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 2.93 3.85
Net Passing Yards 330 103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 330 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.71 3.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/55 3/11
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 5/104
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	BAL	BIR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	15	5
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	409	203
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	6.70	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	79	100
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	2.93	3.85
Net Passing Yards	330	103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	330	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.71	3.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/55	3/11
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	5/104
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 10	7	53	Punt
1	9:07	4:19	OWN 27	7	62	Field Goal
1	0:21	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:33	3:42	OWN 11	7	36	Punt
2	1:34	1:21	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	13:31	0:15	OPP 4	2	0	Interception
3	11:21	5:45	OWN 35	12	63	Field Goal
3	3:08	4:03	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	7:45	1:28	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
4	3:45	2:37	OWN 30	7	36	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	1:36	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	4:48	4:27	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
2	13:58	7:25	OWN 12	12	77	Fumble
2	2:51	1:17	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 16	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 29	3	1	Interception
3	13:16	1:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:36	2:28	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	14:05	6:20	OWN 20	12	58	Field Goal
4	6:17	2:32	OWN 40	8	30	Downs
4	1:08	0:52	OWN 28	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	17	47	2.76	17	1	0
Mel Gray	7	24	3.43	8	0	1
Joe Theismann	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	17	48	2.82	16	2
Robert Weathers	8	50	6.25	21	2
Zechariah Barber III	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	34	21	330	0/0	1	67	1	91.5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zechariah Barber III	31	21	117	2/14	0	16	1	60.8

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	6	12	105	17.50	6	33	1
WR Dwight Clark	5	10	120	24.00	77	67	0
WR Lionel Manuel	4	5	61	15.25	5	23	0
RB Joe Delaney	3	3	14	4.67	7	9	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	19	19.00	12	19	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	8	10	43	5.38	29	11
WR Mike Martin	5	6	14	2.80	0	7
WR Gerald Carter	4	8	33	8.25	10	13
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	4	6
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
WR Doug Donley	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR James Pruitt	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Fuller	1	26	26.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lionel Manuel	1	1	0
Paul Moyer	0	1	0
Doug English	0	0	1
Donnell Thompson	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zechariah Barber III	1	0	0
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Mike Martin	0	1	0
Russell Gary	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	195	48.8	38.5	62	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	233	46.6	38.0	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	23	7.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Burns	1	-1	-1.0	0
Mike Martin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	1	28	28.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	5	104	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	7	5	0.0	21	32
S Durwood Roquemore	6	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Jimmy Williams	5	0	0.0	7	9
CB Mike Smith	5	0	0.0	26	33
DE Chris Doleman	4	2	1.0	17	19
OLB Mike Cofer	4	1	0.0	16	20
S Kyle Morrell	4	0	0.0	18	33
DT Doug English	2	0	1.0	14	17
S Paul Moyer	2	3	0.0	26	33
DE Robert Smith	2	1	0.0	7	13
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	0.0	19	20
DT Terry Unrien	2	0	0.0	9	13
CB Wentford Gaines	1	7	0.0	21	27
QB Joe Theismann	1	0	---	---	---
DT James White	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	0.0	5	0
DT John Dutton	0	2	0.0	14	24
S Mike Fuller	0	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Mike Douglass	0	1	0.0	11	6

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	8	1	0.0	20	31
CB Walter Packer	5	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Mike Hunt	3	1	0.0	19	21
S Eric Williams	3	1	0.0	17	23
S Domingo Bryant	3	1	0.0	16	30
DE Larry Roberts	3	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	2	0.0	16	23
ILB Niko Noga	2	2	0.0	10	2
CB J.C. Pearson	2	2	0.0	19	20
S Russell Gary	2	1	0.0	14	8
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	1	0.0	12	16
DE Mark Studaway	1	1	0.0	14	13
G Jim Dombrowski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	18	17
CB Shane Thomas	1	0	0.0	13	18
CB Jerry Robinson	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	0	0	3	19
DT Doug English	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	1	0	0	20
ILB E.J. Junior	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Terry Unrien	0.0	0	1	0	13

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0	17
DE Larry Roberts	0	1	1	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	1	0	15
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	0	17
OLB Kevin Murphy	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	5	0	0	32
OLB Jimmy Williams	3	0	0	9
OLB Mike Cofer	3	0	0	20
CB Mike Smith	3	0	0	33
S Paul Moyer	2	0	0	33
S Kyle Morrell	1	1	0	33
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0	27
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	28
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	0	19
DT Terry Unrien	1	0	0	13
S Mike Fuller	0	0	1	12

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	2	1	33
S Mike Burns	3	0	0	31
S Eric Williams	2	1	0	23
S Domingo Bryant	2	1	0	30
CB J.C. Pearson	2	1	0	20
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0	15
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	26
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	0	0	23
CB Shane Thomas	1	1	0	18
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	21
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lance Smith	2	7	25	28
Paul Farren	2	5	20	29
Dwight Stephenson	1	4	19	34
Kevin Glover	1	3	9	7
J.T. Turner	0	2	21	27
Mike Augustyniak	0	2	14	19
Ken Lanier	0	1	17	12

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Dennard	3	4	20	0	24
Jim Sexton	1	6	20	1	25
Steve August	1	4	24	0	27
Don Bailey	1	2	6	0	8
Frank Hamilton	1	2	12	0	17
Eric Moran	0	2	18	1	26
Jim Dombrowski	0	2	21	0	31
Dennis Fisher	0	2	9	0	7
Tim Wilson	0	1	12	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Weathers	2	17
Kyle Morrell	2	11
Mel Gray	1	19
Matt Suhey	1	14
Dwight Clark	1	10

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Domingo Bryant	2	8
Russell Gary	1	13
Tim Wilson	1	12

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Smith	26	34	---	---	12	72
Mike Smith	---	---	26	33	12	71
Kyle Morrell	---	---	18	33	11	62
Joe Theismann	27	34	---	---	---	61
Paul Moyer	---	---	26	33	1	60
Dwight Clark	18	31	---	---	10	59
Dwight Stephenson	19	34	---	---	6	59
J.T. Turner	21	27	---	---	7	55
E.J. Junior	---	---	21	32	2	55
Wentford Gaines	---	---	21	27	5	53
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	22	28	3	53
Lance Smith	25	28	---	---	---	53
Paul Farren	20	29	---	---	---	49
Matt Suhey	11	18	---	---	14	43
Joe Delaney	18	22	---	---	2	42
John Dutton	---	---	14	24	2	40
Mel Gray	9	12	---	---	19	40
Mike Augustyniak	14	19	---	---	6	39
Donnell Thompson	---	---	19	20	---	39
Jim Covert	14	24	---	---	---	38
Ken Whisenhunt	12	12	---	---	14	38
Mike Cofer	---	---	16	20	1	37
Chris Doleman	---	---	17	19	1	37
Ken Lanier	17	12	---	---	7	36
Lionel Manuel	19	17	---	---	---	36
Doug English	---	---	14	17	4	35
Mike Fuller	---	---	9	12	13	34
Jimmy Williams	---	---	7	9	11	27
James White	---	---	12	9	4	25
Mike Douglass	---	---	11	6	8	25
Greg Townsend	---	---	9	14	---	23
Kevin Glover	9	7	---	---	7	23
Terry Unrien	---	---	9	13	1	23
Robert Smith	---	---	7	13	2	22
Clarence Weathers	0	2	---	---	17	19
Mike Ruether	8	3	---	---	7	18
Floyd Hodge	8	3	---	---	---	11
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Knight	2	6	---	---	1	9
Eugene Daniel	---	---	0	0	5	5
John Offerdahl	---	---	5	0	---	5
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Burnell Dent	---	---	3	1	---	4
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Bracken	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zechariah Barber III	26	33	---	---	---	59
Jim Dombrowski	21	31	---	---	6	58
Mike Burns	---	---	20	31	5	56
Domingo Bryant	---	---	16	30	8	54
Jack Del Rio	---	---	18	33	1	52
Steve August	24	27	---	---	---	51
Mark Dennard	20	24	---	---	6	50
Eric Moran	18	26	---	---	6	50
Bo Jackson	18	30	---	---	2	50
Mike Hunt	---	---	19	21	8	48
Walter Packer	---	---	18	26	3	47
Gerald Carter	16	24	---	---	7	47
Jim Sexton	20	25	---	---	1	46
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	14	15	17	46
James Pruitt	14	19	---	---	10	43
Shane Thomas	---	---	13	18	12	43
Jerry Robinson	---	---	16	23	3	42
Eric Williams	---	---	17	23	2	42
J.C. Pearson	---	---	19	20	3	42
Mike Martin	11	19	---	---	11	41
Tim Wilson	12	13	---	---	12	37
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	13	21	3	37
Gerald Williams	---	---	18	17	2	37
Tom Mullady	11	18	---	---	7	36
Doug Donley	18	18	---	---	---	36
Larry Roberts	---	---	15	18	3	36
Russell Gary	---	---	14	8	13	35
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	12	16	6	34
Harper LeBel	13	11	---	---	9	33
Kevin Murphy	---	---	14	16	1	31
Pat Ogrin	---	---	11	17	1	29
Mark Studaway	---	---	14	13	2	29
Frank Hamilton	12	17	---	---	---	29
Robert Weathers	9	3	---	---	14	26
Mark Granger	5	5	---	---	13	23
Dennis Fisher	9	7	---	---	6	22
Niko Noga	---	---	10	2	7	19
Don Bailey	6	8	---	---	---	14
Jerry Robinson	---	---	6	6	---	12
Earl Gant	3	5	---	---	2	10
Charley Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Norris	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	2	3	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	14	37	2.6
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	34	21	7	1	0	6	4	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zechariah Barber III	31	21	0	2	2	1	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	82	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	122	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	29	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	12	6	105	3	34
WR Dwight Clark	10	5	120	2	31
WR Lionel Manuel	5	4	61	2	17
RB Joe Delaney	3	3	14	0	22
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	1	3	0	19
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	19	0	18
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	8	0	3

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	10	8	0	43	30
WR Gerald Carter	8	4	2	33	24
WR Mike Martin	6	5	0	14	19
WR Doug Donley	3	1	0	6	18
WR James Pruitt	2	1	0	-1	19
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	6	13
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	0	16	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	4	0	0.00	2.76
Mel Gray	1	1	1.00	3.43

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	3	3.00	2.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	7	3	23	3.29	9.71

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zechariah Barber III	1	1	3	3.00	3.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	4	1	4	1.00	8.75
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	11	5.50	12.00
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	4.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	3	1
Joe Theismann	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	9	4	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zechariah Barber III	12	10	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	3	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	2	0	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	1
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	1
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	3	2	2
WR Mike Martin	3	3	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	1
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0
WR James Pruitt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)