Week 2, 1987

played in Atlanta, GA

83 degrees, fair, calm

Birmingham Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 ATL - Jamie Mueller 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Dalton Hilliard 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:11 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal
2Q: 00:24 ATL - Robert Lavette 27 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 ATL - Jamie Mueller 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Dalton Hilliard 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:11 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 field goal
2Q: 00:24 ATL - Robert Lavette 27 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal

Team Statistics BIR ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 11 25
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 244 376
- Offensive Plays 50 69
- Yards per Play 4.88 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 51 176
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 2.68 5.87
Net Passing Yards 193 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 36 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 5.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/50 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/79 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:21 37:39

Team Statistics	BIR	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	11	25
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	244	376
- Offensive Plays	50	69
- Yards per Play	4.88	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	51	176
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	2.68	5.87
Net Passing Yards	193	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	36 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	5.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/50	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/79	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:21	37:39

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:53	2:04	OWN 14	3	-5	Punt
1	2:22	2:35	OWN 18	5	25	Punt
2	11:54	1:40	OPP 47	4	-1	Punt
2	6:25	3:19	OWN 31	9	66	Field Goal
2	1:47	0:45	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 20	11	24	Punt
3	5:41	1:56	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
4	14:16	1:54	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	9:43	2:06	OWN 7	4	12	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 17	6	68	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:07	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
1	5:49	3:27	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	14:47	2:53	OWN 16	6	47	Interception
2	10:14	3:49	OWN 3	7	28	Punt
2	3:06	1:19	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	1:02	0:54	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
3	9:44	4:03	OWN 11	7	28	Punt
3	3:45	4:29	OWN 29	9	40	Field Goal
4	12:22	2:39	OWN 39	4	7	Punt
4	7:37	5:52	OWN 46	10	50	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	13	44	3.38	13	2
Paul Palmer	4	6	1.50	2	0
Bernie Kosar	2	1	0.50	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Hilliard	19	90	4.74	12	2	1
Jamie Mueller	8	39	4.88	14	2	0
Robert Lavette	2	43	21.50	27	2	1
Zach Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	29	18	206	2/13	0	37	0	83.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	36	29	223	3/23	1	23	1	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	4	7	94	23.50	50	37
TE Len Bias	3	5	16	5.33	2	10
WR Rickey Young	2	3	20	10.00	14	11
WR Gerald Carter	2	6	10	5.00	0	8
WR James Pruitt	2	2	8	4.00	3	5
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Doug Donley	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
C Harper LeBel	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	31	31.00	21	31

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	5	6	47	9.40	19	23	0
WR Scott Schwedes	5	7	37	7.40	0	21	0
TE Kellen Winslow	4	4	41	10.25	18	20	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	4	4	28	7.00	11	14	0
WR Dwight Stone	4	6	32	8.00	8	17	0
WR Zach Thomas	2	3	10	5.00	0	12	0
RB Robert Lavette	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Tommie Agee	2	2	16	8.00	13	10	0
RB Jamie Mueller	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Todd Bell	1	25	25.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Roberts	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dalton Hilliard	1	0	0	0
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	8	349	43.6	40.9	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	198	49.5	48.3	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	5	2.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	3	16	5.3	0
William Judson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg
Paul Palmer	3	57	19.0
Dennis Thurman	1	10	10.0
James Pruitt	1	12	12.0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	31	31.0	0
William Judson	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	9	3	1.0	24	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	1	1.0	26	31
ILB Dan Bunz	6	1	1.0	22	33
S Tim Gordon	5	0	0.0	7	12
DE Skip McClendon	5	0	0.0	21	25
S Mike Burns	4	1	0.0	14	23
S Darryl Holmes	4	1	0.0	26	27
CB J.C. Pearson	3	1	0.0	19	19
CB Tom Morris	2	2	0.0	22	27
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	20	24
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Linden King	2	0	0.0	5	14
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE John Goodman	1	3	0.0	17	21
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	3	0.0	17	24
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	0.0	16	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Onzy Elam	1	0	0.0	8	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	1	0.0	18	26
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	1.0	17	19
CB Jim Burroughs	4	1	0.0	3	17
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	1.0	15	20
S Terry Wright	3	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	4	0.0	11	20
DT Charlie Johnson	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB William Judson	2	0	0.0	13	24
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0.0	17	16
CB Reggie Sutton	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Antonio Gibson	1	2	0.0	15	26
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Terry Unrien	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.0	12	27
CB Allen Lyday	1	0	0.0	8	15
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Steve Hamilton	1	0	0.0	7	17
T Jeff Criswell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Dan Bunz	1.0	0	33
ILB Otis Wilson	1.0	0	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	31
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	1	24
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	1.0	0	2	1	19
OLB Gary Cobb	1.0	0	1	1	20
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	1	1	1	17
S Terry Wright	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Hugh Green	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Bunz	4	0	0	33
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	0	0	31
S Tim Gordon	4	0	0	12
S Mike Burns	3	0	0	23
ILB Otis Wilson	3	0	0	25
S Darryl Holmes	2	1	0	27
CB Tom Morris	2	0	0	27
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0	19
S Todd Bell	1	0	1	24
OLB Linden King	1	0	0	14
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0	9
OLB Kevin Murphy	1	0	0	8
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	25
CB Brian Davis	0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jim Burroughs	4	1	17
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	26
S Terry Wright	3	0	19
CB William Judson	2	0	24
CB Sam Seale	2	0	16
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	20
S Antonio Gibson	1	0	26
DT Terry Unrien	1	0	18
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	2	4	18	0	26
Doug Dumler	1	5	18	0	29
Steve Wilson	0	3	18	0	25
Paul Oswald	0	2	15	1	28
John Gesek	0	2	6	0	10
Tim Wilson	0	1	7	0	11
Bo Jackson	0	0	15	1	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Steinkuhler	4	7	0	29	0	29
Derrel Gofourth	4	5	0	26	0	37
Dan Alexander	2	6	0	24	1	33
Jeff Criswell	2	5	0	27	1	33
Tommie Agee	1	1	1	17	0	22
Revie Sorey	0	4	0	20	1	20
Curt Marsh	0	2	0	23	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	11
Paul Palmer	1	20
Dennis Thurman	1	13
Tim Wilson	1	12
Brian Davis	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kellen Winslow	2	12
Allen Lyday	2	12
Tommie Agee	1	13
Thornton Chandler	1	12
William Judson	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Del Rio	---	---	26	31	3	60
Dennis Thurman	---	---	15	29	13	57
Dan Bunz	---	---	22	33	1	56
Doug Dumler	18	29	---	---	8	55
Darryl Holmes	---	---	26	27	2	55
Jim Dombrowski	18	26	---	---	9	53
Otis Wilson	---	---	24	25	3	52
Tom Morris	---	---	22	27	2	51
Bernie Kosar	19	31	---	---	---	50
Skip McClendon	---	---	21	25	4	50
Brian Davis	---	---	16	23	10	49
Paul Oswald	15	28	---	---	5	48
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	17	24	6	47
Cris Carter	16	29	---	---	2	47
Todd Bell	---	---	20	24	2	46
Gerald Carter	15	19	---	---	11	45
Mike Burns	---	---	14	23	7	44
Todd Peat	17	27	---	---	---	44
Steve Wilson	18	25	---	---	---	43
John Goodman	---	---	17	21	2	40
Bo Jackson	15	20	---	---	5	40
J.C. Pearson	---	---	19	19	2	40
Larry Roberts	---	---	16	21	3	40
Len Bias	13	19	---	---	7	39
Gerald Williams	---	---	13	19	4	36
Harper LeBel	9	12	---	---	14	35
Paul Palmer	4	10	---	---	20	34
Linden King	---	---	5	14	13	32
Tim Wilson	7	11	---	---	12	30
Tom Mullady	3	8	---	---	16	27
Steve Haworth	---	---	7	9	11	27
Kevin Murphy	---	---	9	8	6	23
John Gesek	6	10	---	---	7	23
Tim Gordon	---	---	7	12	3	22
Rickey Young	4	11	---	---	5	20
Onzy Elam	---	---	8	7	5	20
Doug Donley	6	12	---	---	---	18
James Pruitt	3	4	---	---	9	16
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	6	8	---	14
Jeff Sevy	3	9	---	---	---	12
Dennis Fisher	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Ogrin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Gofourth	26	37	---	---	5	68
Tommy Kramer	27	39	---	---	---	66
Jeff Criswell	27	33	---	---	6	66
Curt Marsh	23	37	---	---	5	65
Dan Alexander	24	33	---	---	6	63
John Jefferson	20	26	---	---	16	62
Kellen Winslow	21	29	---	---	12	62
Dean Steinkuhler	29	29	---	---	---	58
Tommie Agee	17	22	---	---	13	52
Dalton Hilliard	20	28	---	---	---	48
Robert Lavette	11	14	---	---	21	46
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	18	26	2	46
Revie Sorey	20	20	---	---	5	45
Zach Thomas	12	18	---	---	15	45
Antonio Gibson	---	---	15	26	2	43
William Judson	---	---	13	24	5	42
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	12	27	1	40
Mel Owens	---	---	17	19	3	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	15	20	2	37
Terry Rennaker	---	---	11	20	4	35
Jim Burroughs	---	---	3	17	15	35
Allen Lyday	---	---	8	15	12	35
Terry Wright	---	---	13	19	3	35
Sam Seale	---	---	17	16	1	34
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	19	---	33
Scott Schwedes	14	19	---	---	---	33
Thornton Chandler	11	8	---	---	12	31
Dwight Stone	12	19	---	---	---	31
Steve Hamilton	---	---	7	17	6	30
Terry Unrien	---	---	11	18	1	30
Alex Moyer	---	---	2	6	17	25
Glen Kozlowski	4	5	---	---	14	23
Ken Rose	---	---	6	12	4	22
Don Fielder	---	---	7	4	9	20
Hugh Green	---	---	4	7	6	17
Reggie Sutton	---	---	4	8	5	17
Joe Klecko	---	---	6	8	2	16
Jamie Mueller	8	7	---	---	1	16
Don Graham	---	---	6	7	1	14
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	0	6	6	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Karl Baldischwiler	1	6	---	---	1	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed Luther	3	0	---	---	---	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	15	107	7.1
Right	9	50	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	29	18	3	4	0	1	4	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	36	29	3	0	2	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	7	4	94	2	29
WR Gerald Carter	6	2	10	0	19
TE Len Bias	5	3	16	0	19
WR Rickey Young	3	2	20	0	11
C Harper LeBel	2	1	10	0	12
WR James Pruitt	2	2	8	0	4
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	5	0	8
WR Doug Donley	1	1	4	0	12
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	8	0	20
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	31	1	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes	7	5	0	37	1	19
WR John Jefferson	6	5	1	47	1	26
WR Dwight Stone	6	4	0	32	0	19
TE Kellen Winslow	4	4	0	41	1	29
RB Dalton Hilliard	4	4	0	28	0	28
WR Zach Thomas	3	2	0	10	0	18
RB Robert Lavette	2	2	0	10	0	14
FB Tommie Agee	2	2	0	16	0	22
RB Jamie Mueller	2	1	1	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Hilliard	4	25	6.25	4.74
Jamie Mueller	1	2	2.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	4	1	10	2.50	7.10

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	5	5	22	4.40	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Harper LeBel	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	13.43

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	1	-3	-3.00	7.83
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	7	7.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	1	1
Dalton Hilliard	1	0
Jamie Mueller	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	9	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	3	2
WR Gerald Carter	2	2	0
TE Len Bias	2	1	1
WR Rickey Young	1	1	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	3	3
WR Dwight Stone	3	2	1
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	1
FB Tommie Agee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)