Week 2, 1986

played in Birmingham, AL

63 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	10	7	7	-	24
Birmingham Texans	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:03 WAS - Ray Wersching 53 field goal
2Q: 02:11 WAS - Mike Rozier 4 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:43 BIR - Harper LeBel 17 pass from Zechariah Barber III (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 12:46 WAS - Willard Reeves 30 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 05:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
4Q: 12:26 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 7 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:03 WAS - Ray Wersching 53 field goal
2Q: 02:11 WAS - Mike Rozier 4 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:43 BIR - Harper LeBel 17 pass from Zechariah Barber III (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 12:46 WAS - Willard Reeves 30 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 05:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
4Q: 12:26 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 7 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics WAS BIR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 320 250
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 200 138
- Rushing Attempts 39 28
- Yards per Rush 5.13 4.93
Net Passing Yards 120 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 0 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 3.39
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	WAS	BIR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	320	250
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	200	138
- Rushing Attempts	39	28
- Yards per Rush	5.13	4.93
Net Passing Yards	120	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 0	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	3.39
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	1:53	OWN 20	4	16	Fumble
1	8:20	4:45	OWN 5	9	31	Punt
1	0:54	1:37	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	10:47	2:49	OWN 44	5	20	Field Goal
2	6:51	0:12	OPP 11	1	-6	Fumble
2	5:29	3:25	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	4:54	2:48	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	14:51	2:31	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	10:13	4:58	OWN 30	8	34	Fumble
4	3:27	2:23	OWN 37	6	17	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 35	4	25	Punt
1	9:40	1:20	OPP 36	3	-7	Punt
1	3:35	2:41	OWN 2	5	12	Punt
2	14:17	3:30	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
2	7:58	1:07	OWN 10	2	1	Fumble
2	6:39	1:10	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	2:04	1:28	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	12:33	7:39	OWN 26	14	48	Field Goal
3	2:06	2:15	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	12:20	2:07	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	5:15	1:48	OWN 36	5	20	Interception
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 4	6	24	Game

Game MVP: Doug Dumler, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	20	103	5.15	30	2	0
Willard Reeves	18	98	5.44	30	1	1
Bert Jones	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	20	112	5.60	20	4	0
Robert Weathers	8	26	3.25	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	23	16	126	1/6	2	27	0	111.8

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zechariah Barber III	31	19	123	2/11	1	25	1	67.0

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Rozier	5	6	57	11.40	36	27	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	6	20	6.67	0	10	1
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	6	3.00	2	7	0
TE Bobby Micho	2	2	16	8.00	13	11	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE John Tice	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Gary Clark	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	7	9	43	6.14	2	25	0
WR Doug Donley	4	4	14	3.50	1	8	0
WR James Pruitt	2	5	16	8.00	4	11	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	12	12.00	13	12	0
WR Mike Martin	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	1
TE Mark Granger	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tim Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Romes	1	3	3.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Jones	1	0	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
Willard Reeves	1	0	0
Tom Pridemore	0	1	0
Jeff Merrow	0	0	1
Sam Merriman	0	0	1
Anthony Jones	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Martin	1	0	0
Zechariah Barber III	1	0	0
Mark Granger	1	0	0
Bob Brudzinski	0	1	1
Russell Gary	0	1	1
Jack Del Rio	0	1	0
Gerald Williams	0	1	0
Dennis Fisher	0	1	0
Mike Hunt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	4	203	50.8	47.3	62	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	279	39.9	34.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	3	19	6.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	1	26	26.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	4	75	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	6	1	0.5	23	29
S Tom Pridemore	6	2	0.0	20	29
ILB Neal Olkewicz	6	1	0.0	25	24
S Joey Browner	4	4	0.5	25	27
DT Tim Krumrie	4	2	0.0	19	27
DT Keith Millard	4	0	0.0	20	15
DE Jeff Merrow	3	0	1.0	9	10
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0.0	23	26
S Charles Romes	3	0	0.0	24	24
S Benny Perrin	1	3	0.0	14	19
OLB Andy Headen	1	1	0.0	3	7
OLB Gregg Carr	1	1	0.0	2	3
DE Gerald Robinson	1	1	0.0	15	23
CB JC Watts	1	1	0.0	15	21
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Mike Williams	1	0	0.0	13	24
TE John Tice	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Joe Kelly	0	3	0.0	7	4
OLB Reggie Williams	0	1	0.0	5	4
DE Leslie O'Neal	0	1	0.0	19	23

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	8	3	0.0	23	16
OLB Jack Del Rio	8	1	0.0	33	20
S Mike Burns	7	1	0.0	29	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	5	1	0.0	29	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	3	2	1.0	13	11
S Russell Gary	3	0	0.0	17	8
S Domingo Bryant	2	3	0.0	31	18
DT Gerald Williams	2	2	0.0	20	12
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	1	0.0	20	14
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	1	0.0	21	11
DE Larry Roberts	2	1	0.0	24	14
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0.0	26	18
DT Pat Ogrin	1	1	0.0	20	12
ILB Niko Noga	1	1	0.0	7	3
CB J.C. Pearson	1	1	0.0	30	15
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	15	10
S Eric Williams	1	0	0.0	26	15
WR James Pruitt	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Thomas	1	0	0.0	21	15
DE Mark Studaway	0	2	0.0	19	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	1.0	0	0	0	10
S Joey Browner	0.5	0	0	0	27
OLB Sam Merriman	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Gerald Robinson	0.0	1	2	1	23
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Reggie Williams	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Keith Millard	0.0	0	1	0	15

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	11
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	1	16
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	5	0	29
S Tom Pridemore	3	0	29
ILB Neal Olkewicz	3	0	24
S Charles Romes	1	1	24
OLB Reggie Williams	1	0	4
S Benny Perrin	1	0	19
S Joey Browner	1	0	27
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	7
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	10
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	3
CB JC Watts	1	0	21

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Burns	4	0	22
CB Walter Packer	3	0	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	11
S Domingo Bryant	2	0	18
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	20
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	16
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	18
S Eric Williams	1	0	15
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	14
S Russell Gary	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	6	14	1	37	0	21
Keith Shelton	4	5	0	16	0	12
Jim Lachey	3	7	2	33	0	19
Billy Ard	1	5	0	31	0	20
Ken Reeves	1	2	0	32	1	18
John Tice	1	1	0	27	0	13
David Jordan	0	3	0	32	0	23
Cleveland Green	0	1	0	7	0	5

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	5	27	1	27
Eric Moran	2	2	27	0	19
Jim Sexton	1	7	22	0	20
Tim Wilson	1	4	10	0	14
Mark Dennard	1	4	21	0	28
Don Bailey	1	3	6	1	13
Steve August	1	2	26	0	28
Frank Hamilton	1	1	10	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	3	14
Benny Perrin	1	15
Mike Williams	1	8

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Mullady	2	15
Mark Granger	1	15
Domingo Bryant	1	11

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Gibson	---	---	23	26	21	70
Doug Dumler	37	21	---	---	5	63
Bert Jones	39	24	---	---	---	63
Billy Ard	31	20	---	---	5	56
David Jordan	32	23	---	---	1	56
Joey Browner	---	---	25	27	1	53
Sam Merriman	---	---	23	29	1	53
Jim Lachey	33	19	---	---	---	52
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	25	24	2	51
Tom Pridemore	---	---	20	29	1	50
Ken Reeves	32	18	---	---	---	50
Charles Romes	---	---	24	24	1	49
John Tice	27	13	---	---	9	49
Benny Perrin	---	---	14	19	15	48
Gary Clark	31	17	---	---	---	48
Tim Krumrie	---	---	19	27	1	47
Mike Williams	---	---	13	24	8	45
Anthony Jones	22	8	---	---	14	44
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	19	23	2	44
JC Watts	---	---	15	21	8	44
Mike Rozier	25	18	---	---	---	43
Gerald Robinson	---	---	15	23	3	41
Keith Millard	---	---	20	15	5	40
Bobby Micho	12	11	---	---	13	36
Duriel Harris	11	8	---	---	15	34
Willard Reeves	18	13	---	---	3	34
Keith Shelton	16	12	---	---	4	32
Mervyn Fernandez	17	14	---	---	---	31
Sean McNanie	---	---	13	10	7	30
Walter Abercrombie	21	8	---	---	---	29
Maurice Carthon	11	6	---	---	11	28
Reggie Williams	---	---	5	4	16	25
Rickey McBeal	---	---	11	8	1	20
Jeff Merrow	---	---	9	10	---	19
Ralph Ortega	---	---	3	6	8	17
Cleveland Green	7	5	---	---	5	17
Tracy Porter	0	4	---	---	11	15
Joe Kelly	---	---	7	4	4	15
Mike Smith	7	2	---	---	5	14
Amos Lawrence	0	0	---	---	13	13
Andy Headen	---	---	3	7	---	10
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gregg Carr	---	---	2	3	1	6
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Dombrowski	27	27	---	---	8	62
Zechariah Barber III	28	33	---	---	---	61
Domingo Bryant	---	---	31	18	11	60
Mark Dennard	21	28	---	---	7	56
Jack Del Rio	---	---	33	20	2	55
Steve August	26	28	---	---	---	54
Mike Burns	---	---	29	22	3	54
Eric Moran	27	19	---	---	8	54
Bo Jackson	20	30	---	---	1	51
James Pruitt	17	25	---	---	9	51
Jerry Robinson	---	---	29	18	2	49
Shane Thomas	---	---	21	15	12	48
Walter Packer	---	---	26	18	2	46
Gerald Carter	20	18	---	---	8	46
Jim Sexton	22	20	---	---	3	45
J.C. Pearson	---	---	30	15	---	45
Mike Hunt	---	---	23	16	5	44
Tom Mullady	15	12	---	---	15	42
Eric Williams	---	---	26	15	1	42
Larry Roberts	---	---	24	14	3	41
Robert Weathers	10	10	---	---	20	40
Mike Martin	11	17	---	---	12	40
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	13	11	12	36
Kevin Murphy	---	---	21	11	4	36
Tim Wilson	10	14	---	---	11	35
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	20	14	1	35
Doug Donley	19	15	---	---	---	34
Harper LeBel	11	16	---	---	7	34
Gerald Williams	---	---	20	12	2	34
Russell Gary	---	---	17	8	8	33
Pat Ogrin	---	---	20	12	1	33
Mark Granger	7	8	---	---	15	30
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	15	10	4	29
Mark Studaway	---	---	19	10	---	29
Frank Hamilton	10	16	---	---	1	27
Dennis Fisher	1	14	---	---	8	23
Don Bailey	6	13	---	---	2	21
Niko Noga	---	---	7	3	1	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Robinson	---	---	5	2	1	8
Charley Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Norris	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	0	1	1
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	26	128	4.9
Right	5	49	9.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	45	11.3
Middle	15	39	2.6
Right	9	54	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	23	16	1	1	2	2	2	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zechariah Barber III	31	19	1	0	2	0	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	68	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	27	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	8	28	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	21	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	3	0	20	0	14
WR Mike Rozier	6	5	0	57	1	18
WR Gary Clark	3	1	1	6	0	17
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	0	6	0	8
TE Bobby Micho	2	2	0	16	0	11
RB Willard Reeves	2	1	1	12	0	13
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0	2	0	4
TE John Tice	1	1	0	7	0	13

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	9	7	1	43	1	30
WR James Pruitt	5	2	0	16	0	25
WR Doug Donley	4	4	0	14	0	15
WR Mike Martin	3	1	1	10	0	17
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	0	1	0	18
TE Mark Granger	2	1	0	0	0	8
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	0	10	0	12
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	0	12	0	10
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	17	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willard Reeves	2	7	3.50	5.44

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Weathers	1	3	3.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	2	11	5.50	5.48

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zechariah Barber III	2	2	23	11.50	3.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	7	7.00	3.33
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	4	4.00	9.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Harper LeBel	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	4.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	4	2
Willard Reeves	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Weathers	2	1
Bo Jackson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	4	3	1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zechariah Barber III	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0
WR Gary Clark	1	1	1
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	1
WR James Pruitt	2	1	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	1
WR Mike Martin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)