Exhibition Week 4, 1987

played in Los Angeles, CA

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Texans7303-13
Los Angeles Rams721176-51

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 BIR - Bo Jackson 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:12 LAS - Greg Bell 1 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 13:22 LAS - Jonathan Hayes 16 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 08:55 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 48 field goal
2Q: 07:06 LAS - Webster Slaughter 51 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:22 LAS - Jerry Rice 21 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 14:16 LAS - Van Jakes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 09:53 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 21 field goal
3Q: 04:47 LAS - Jerry Rice 9 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 11:45 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 52 field goal
4Q: 06:13 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 19 field goal
4Q: 00:21 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal

Team StatisticsBIRLAS
Record1-22-1
First Downs1229
- by Rushing28
- by Passing719
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards190500
- Offensive Plays5369
- Yards per Play3.587.25
Net Rushing Yards39117
- Rushing Attempts1522
- Yards per Rush2.605.32
Net Passing Yards151383
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 20 - 047 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards193383
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/420/0
- Yards per Pass Play3.978.15
Fumbles/Lost3/31/0
3rd Down Conversions1/116/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.75.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/286/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/14/22
Kick Returns/Yards5/1263/59
Interception Ret./Yards1/410/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 39
Time of Possession27:1732:43

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:554:19OWN 33767Touchdown
12:031:21OWN 2033Punt
213:164:29OWN 26743Field Goal
26:494:03OWN 39660Fumble
20:080:08OWN 201-2Half
315:000:58OWN 2039Punt
314:021:59OWN 203-2Punt
39:482:23OWN 2933Punt
34:362:26OWN 27413Fumble
31:190:26OPP 3630Missed FG
414:222:44OWN 49616Field Goal
49:201:20OWN 8319Fumble
46:071:12OWN 203-7Punt
40:140:14OWN 81-7Game
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:05OWN 283-3Punt
18:366:33OWN 301270Touchdown
10:422:26OPP 45545Touchdown
28:471:58OWN 20480Touchdown
22:462:38OWN 1999Touchdown
312:032:15OWN 43553Field Goal
37:252:49OWN 31569Touchdown
32:100:51OPP 40212Interception
30:531:31OWN 4348Downs
411:382:18OWN 39622Punt
48:001:53OPP 27525Field Goal
44:554:41OPP 48925Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson10313.10701
Robert Weathers4102.50500
Bernie Kosar1-2-2.00-200
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Bell11585.271321
Johnny Hector7355.001310
Steve Young4246.00800

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar31201937/42033081.8
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Young47323830/04511112.3

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson566913.8047330
WR Rickey Young356321.0023300
TE Len Bias35113.67360
FB Tim Wilson22147.004110
WR Gerald Carter253517.507200
WR Cris Carter25-5-2.500-10
TE Tom Mullady1122.00020
WR Mike Martin1111.00310
C Harper LeBel1133.00030
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Webster Slaughter121614111.7565511
WR Jerry Rice7128512.1413212
WR Ronnie Harmon575310.605190
TE Jay Novacek333812.6715180
TE Jonathan Hayes235226.0034361
WR Jerry Butler141313.003130
RB Johnny Hector11-1-1.000-10
TE Jamie Williams1122.00220

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Otis Wilson14141.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Gerald Carter1000
Bernie Kosar1000
Harper LeBel1000
Mike Hunt0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Johnny Hector1100
Dan Rains0100
Mike Charles0100
Lamonte Hunley0100
Darrol Ray0010
Bob Clasby0010
Shane Conlan0010
Van Jakes0001

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold515531.026.6420
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd27437.036.5431

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh2/32/31/2521/1
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mick Luckhurst3/31/10/0406/6

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Young111.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Deron Cherry3248.00
Jerry Butler1-2-2.00

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Cris Carter38428.00
Paul Palmer24221.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Jerry Butler24120.50
Van Jakes11818.00

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Todd Bell610.01635
OLB Jack Del Rio520.01626
CB Tom Morris500.01440
CB Brian Davis500.01530
ILB Otis Wilson440.01730
S Frank Reed430.01841
CB Steve Haworth400.01632
ILB Dan Bunz310.0420
ILB Mike Hunt300.01027
DE John Goodman300.01326
CB Dennis Thurman210.0415
OLB Kevin Murphy210.0612
OLB Linden King110.01319
S Mike Burns100.01429
DT Gerald Williams100.01529
DT Pat Ogrin020.0819
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Shane Conlan431.0723
DT Bob Clasby322.01124
S Darrol Ray300.0919
S Deron Cherry300.0725
CB Darrell Green300.01225
S Ronnie O'Bard300.01028
DE Bob Hamm201.01032
OLB Lamonte Hunley201.0721
DT Mike Charles200.51034
CB Terry Taylor220.01030
ILB John Harper210.0815
OLB Anthony Dickerson200.0105
ILB Dennis Gibson200.026
DE Ken Kennard101.0412
CB Van Jakes110.0729
CB Davlin Mullen110.0929
OLB Dan Rains100.0717
DE Sean McNanie100.01113
WR Ronnie Harmon10---------
DE Rulon Jones020.51431

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Skip McClendon0.011022
DE Larry Roberts0.003046
ILB Mike Hunt0.001027
DT Pat Ogrin0.001019
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bob Clasby2.001124
DE Bob Hamm1.001032
DE Ken Kennard1.000012
OLB Lamonte Hunley1.000021
ILB Shane Conlan1.000023
DE Rulon Jones0.504131
DT Mike Charles0.500234

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tom Morris60040
CB Brian Davis41030
OLB Jack Del Rio40026
S Frank Reed31041
S Todd Bell31035
ILB Otis Wilson30130
CB Dennis Thurman20015
CB Steve Haworth20032
OLB Kevin Murphy20012
OLB Linden King11019
ILB Dan Bunz11020
S Mike Burns10029
DE John Goodman01026
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Shane Conlan30023
CB Terry Taylor21030
S Darrol Ray20019
S Deron Cherry20025
CB Darrell Green20025
S Ronnie O'Bard20028
OLB Lamonte Hunley11021
OLB Anthony Dickerson1005
OLB Dan Rains10017
ILB John Harper10015
CB Van Jakes10029
CB Davlin Mullen10029
ILB Dennis Gibson1006

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski14014228
John Gesek1209026
Doug Dumler11011233
Steve Wilson03013125
Tim Wilson0209011
Jeff Sevy0108022
Harper LeBel0108016
Todd Peat00012231
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Traynowicz25021038
Rich Strenger24018034
Cleveland Green23012029
Leonard Mitchell22014031
Jay Novacek22012010
Jonathan Hayes1107013
David Carter01010021
Mickey Marvin01011029

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Steve Haworth319
Robert Weathers123
Mike Burns119
Dennis Thurman115
Tim Wilson13
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Dan Rains228
Jamie Williams119
Robert Clark119
Ronnie O'Bard115
Mike Singletary114

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry Roberts------1846569
Steve Haworth------16321967
Frank Reed------1841463
Mike Burns------14291962
Tom Morris------1440256
Bernie Kosar1538---------53
Cris Carter1330------1053
Doug Dumler1133------852
Todd Bell------1635---51
Linden King------13191850
Mike Hunt------10271350
Otis Wilson------1730350
Jim Dombrowski1428------850
Gerald Williams------1529448
Brian Davis------1530247
Jack Del Rio------1626446
Todd Peat1231------245
Harper LeBel816------2044
John Gesek926------843
Steve Wilson1325------442
John Goodman------1326342
Dennis Fisher825------841
Len Bias1123------438
Robert Weathers410------2337
Bo Jackson1126---------37
Skip McClendon------1322237
Rickey Young923------234
Dennis Thurman------4151534
Jesse Penn------1219---31
Jeff Sevy822---------30
Tom Mullady17------2230
Pat Ogrin------819128
Dan Bunz------420---24
Gerald Carter517------224
Doug Donley321---------24
Mike Martin16------1724
Tim Wilson911------323
Kevin Murphy------612321
James Pruitt00------1616
Jim Arnold00------88
Paul Palmer00------88
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------77
Glenn Carano00---------0
Fletcher Jenkins------00---0
Alonzo Mitz------00---0
Unknown00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Young2247---------69
Mark Traynowicz2138------362
Van Jakes------7292359
Davlin Mullen------9291856
Jerry Rice1640---------56
Ronnie Harmon1540---------55
Ronnie O'Bard------10281553
Dan Rains------7172852
Rich Strenger1834---------52
Rulon Jones------1431651
Bob Hamm------1032850
Cleveland Green1229------546
Mike Charles------1034246
Johnny Hector715------2446
Mickey Marvin1129------545
Leonard Mitchell1431---------45
Webster Slaughter1035---------45
Jerry Butler1128------544
Tyrone McGriff1227------544
Rob Monaco1226------543
Terry Taylor------1030242
Darrell Green------1225340
Greg Bell1525---------40
Deron Cherry------725739
Bob Clasby------1124136
Jay Novacek1210------1335
David Carter1021------233
Shane Conlan------723333
Jamie Williams67------1932
Robert Clark211------1932
Darrol Ray------919331
Lamonte Hunley------721129
John Harper------815427
Jonathan Hayes713------727
Sean McNanie------1113226
Ken Kennard------412218
Stephone Paige10------1718
Anthony Dickerson------105217
Mike Singletary------001414
Mick Luckhurst00------1313
Curt Warner46------212
Charles Alexander45------211
Dennis Gibson------26210
Dale Zorn00------33
John Kidd00------22
Mike Kruczek00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7162.3
Middle5173.4
Right284.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4205.0
Middle10484.8
Right8496.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar31204122640
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Young47324016601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen109656.5
Short (0-8 Yds)97364.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)83658.1
Long (19+ Yds)41276.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)26182168.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691318.2
Long (19+ Yds)112121.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Bo Jackson65069126
WR Rickey Young53063223
WR Gerald Carter52235117
TE Len Bias53011023
WR Cris Carter520-5030
FB Tim Wilson22014011
TE Tom Mullady110207
WR Mike Martin110106
C Harper LeBel1103016
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Webster Slaughter16120141235
WR Jerry Rice127085140
WR Ronnie Harmon75153040
WR Jerry Butler41013028
TE Jonathan Hayes32052113
TE Jay Novacek33038010
RB Johnny Hector110-1015
TE Jamie Williams110207

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson122.003.10
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Johnny Hector252.505.00
Greg Bell111.005.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar3382.676.23
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Young104444.408.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Tim Wilson1133.007.00
TE Tom Mullady1122.002.00
C Harper LeBel1133.003.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jerry Rice52234.607.08
TE Jonathan Hayes21168.0017.33
WR Webster Slaughter2152.508.81
WR Jerry Butler1000.003.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Robert Weathers10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Greg Bell10
Steve Young11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar941
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Steve Young1065

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Gerald Carter310
WR Rickey Young221
WR Cris Carter200
RB Bo Jackson100
TE Len Bias110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Jerry Rice643
WR Webster Slaughter322
WR Jerry Butler100

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck18,900 (25,300)
End Zone13,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine7,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats12,000 (16,100)
Club Seats14,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes8,000 (9,900)