Week 10, 1987

played in Baltimore, MD

51 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	14	7	3	-	24
Baltimore Colts	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 BAL - J.T. Smith 17 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 14:27 BIR - James Pruitt 4 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 08:53 BAL - Lionel Manuel 79 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 01:16 BIR - Len Bias 36 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 09:17 BAL - J.T. Smith 32 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 08:28 BIR - Bo Jackson 77 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 00:04 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 BAL - J.T. Smith 17 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 14:27 BIR - James Pruitt 4 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 08:53 BAL - Lionel Manuel 79 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 01:16 BIR - Len Bias 36 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 09:17 BAL - J.T. Smith 32 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 08:28 BIR - Bo Jackson 77 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 00:04 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal

Team Statistics BIR BAL
Record 1-8 5-4
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 386 422
- Offensive Plays 64 43
- Yards per Play 6.03 9.81
Net Rushing Yards 164 80
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 4.69 4.21
Net Passing Yards 222 342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 1 23 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 14.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Team Statistics	BIR	BAL
Record	1-8	5-4
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	386	422
- Offensive Plays	64	43
- Yards per Play	6.03	9.81
Net Rushing Yards	164	80
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	4.69	4.21
Net Passing Yards	222	342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 1	23 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	14.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	1:29	OWN 16	3	19	Fumble
1	9:51	2:59	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	6:33	7:17	OWN 35	14	65	Touchdown
2	12:33	2:39	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
2	8:39	1:37	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	4:51	3:48	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 34	5	16	Interception
3	9:05	0:52	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	3:45	3:45	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	7:55	2:10	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	3:20	3:20	OWN 31	10	68	Field Goal

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 45	3	48	Fumble
1	11:23	1:32	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
1	6:52	0:19	OWN 25	1	40	Fumble
2	14:16	1:43	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:54	1:15	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	7:02	2:11	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 27	2	6	Half
3	11:58	2:53	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
3	8:13	4:28	OWN 41	5	22	Punt
4	15:00	7:05	OWN 25	11	73	Missed FG
4	5:45	2:25	OWN 29	4	22	Interception

Game MVP: Jim Zorn, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	23	133	5.78	77	2	1
Paul Palmer	12	31	2.58	6	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	10	23	2.30	16	1	0
Mel Gray	8	40	5.00	13	1	0
J.T. Smith	1	17	17.00	17	1	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	24	18	255	5/33	2	38	1	119.3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Zorn	23	21	347	1/5	2	79	1	129.6

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	6	7	77	12.83	32	38	0
WR James Pruitt	5	7	77	15.40	0	35	1
TE Len Bias	3	4	57	19.00	22	36	1
WR Rickey Young	2	3	21	10.50	9	16	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	2	17	17.00	3	17	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	8	8	97	12.13	22	32	1
WR Dwight Clark	8	9	129	16.13	86	40	0
WR Lionel Manuel	3	3	109	36.33	64	79	1
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Burns	1	0	0.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Cofer	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Paul Palmer	1	0	0
Otis Wilson	0	1	2
Doug Dumler	0	1	0
Todd Bell	0	1	0
Steve Haworth	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwight Clark	2	0	0
J.T. Smith	1	0	0
Leo Lewis	0	1	0
Paul Moyer	0	1	0
Donnell Thompson	0	0	1
Jerry Ball	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	210	42.0	36.4	50	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	3	105	35.0	28.3	37	0

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	28	28.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Pennywell	2	53	26.5	0
Wentford Gaines	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	7	0	0.0	12	18
OLB Jack Del Rio	6	0	1.0	18	18
CB J.C. Pearson	4	0	0.0	17	19
S Todd Bell	3	0	0.0	13	20
CB Brian Davis	3	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Dan Bunz	2	2	0.0	17	22
CB Tom Morris	2	1	0.0	16	21
S Darryl Holmes	2	1	0.0	16	17
DE Skip McClendon	2	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Linden King	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR James Pruitt	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Burns	0	1	0.0	7	4
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Kevin Murphy	0	1	0.0	4	4
DT Gerald Williams	0	1	0.0	13	13

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	7	0	1.5	21	20
S Mark Moore	7	1	1.0	24	24
ILB John Offerdahl	7	8	0.0	25	24
DE Donnell Thompson	4	0	0.0	27	20
DT Dan Benish	3	1	0.0	31	21
ILB E.J. Junior	3	0	0.0	10	5
CB Eugene Daniel	3	0	0.0	28	24
DE Greg Townsend	2	2	1.5	20	16
DT Jerome Brown	2	3	1.0	26	24
S Durwood Roquemore	2	4	0.0	30	22
CB Wentford Gaines	2	2	0.0	19	17
OLB Mike Douglass	2	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	0.0	25	15
S Paul Moyer	2	0	0.0	12	11
DT Jerry Ball	2	0	0.0	16	12
S Rod Woodson	2	0	0.0	31	24
OLB Burnell Dent	1	1	0.0	5	2
C Dwight Stephenson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	0	0	18

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Townsend	1.5	0	0	16
DE Chris Doleman	1.5	0	0	20
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	1	1	24
S Mark Moore	1.0	0	0	24
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	1	0	20
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	5	0	18
CB J.C. Pearson	4	0	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	18
CB Brian Davis	3	0	17
ILB Dan Bunz	2	0	22
CB Tom Morris	1	0	21
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	13
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	17
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	16
S Mike Burns	0	1	4

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	3	0	0	12
CB Eugene Daniel	3	0	0	24
ILB John Offerdahl	2	1	0	24
S Mark Moore	2	0	0	24
S Rod Woodson	2	0	0	24
OLB Mike Cofer	1	1	1	15
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0	17
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0	20
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	22
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0	13
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	3	6	32	1	27
Paul Oswald	2	7	25	0	23
Jim Dombrowski	1	13	33	1	26
Steve Wilson	1	3	27	2	22
Tom Mullady	1	2	15	0	9
Tim Wilson	1	1	13	0	8
Todd Peat	0	3	29	1	24

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Smith	2	4	0	17	0	19
J.T. Turner	2	2	1	12	0	19
Paul Farren	1	4	0	16	0	17
Dwight Stephenson	1	2	0	18	0	21
Ken Lanier	0	2	0	9	1	12
Matt Suhey	0	2	0	6	0	11
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	11	0	8
Kevin Glover	0	1	0	2	0	5
Mike Knight	0	1	0	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Thurman	1	12
Steve Haworth	1	10
Brian Davis	1	9
Gerald Carter	1	7
Len Bias	1	2

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	1	15

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	32	27	---	---	6	65
Bernie Kosar	35	29	---	---	---	64
Jim Dombrowski	33	26	---	---	1	60
Todd Peat	29	24	---	---	---	53
Paul Oswald	25	23	---	---	3	51
Bo Jackson	23	23	---	---	4	50
Steve Wilson	27	22	---	---	---	49
Len Bias	23	18	---	---	2	43
Gerald Carter	16	18	---	---	7	41
Dan Bunz	---	---	17	22	1	40
Doug Donley	23	16	---	---	---	39
Tom Mullady	15	9	---	---	14	38
Brian Davis	---	---	12	17	9	38
Tom Morris	---	---	16	21	---	37
Jack Del Rio	---	---	18	18	1	37
J.C. Pearson	---	---	17	19	1	37
Todd Bell	---	---	13	20	2	35
Harper LeBel	17	9	---	---	9	35
Darryl Holmes	---	---	16	17	2	35
Paul Palmer	12	6	---	---	17	35
James Pruitt	9	18	---	---	7	34
Skip McClendon	---	---	15	16	2	33
Otis Wilson	---	---	12	18	2	32
Tim Wilson	13	8	---	---	10	31
John Gesek	14	10	---	---	6	30
Linden King	---	---	6	9	14	29
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	9	15	5	29
Rickey Young	14	14	---	---	---	28
Rick Upchurch	10	6	---	---	11	27
Dennis Thurman	---	---	7	8	12	27
Gerald Williams	---	---	13	13	1	27
Jeff Sevy	13	13	---	---	---	26
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	13	1	26
John Goodman	---	---	7	14	---	21
Mike Burns	---	---	7	4	8	19
Steve Haworth	---	---	3	2	10	15
Mike Hunt	---	---	1	6	5	12
Kevin Murphy	---	---	4	4	2	10
Tim Gordon	---	---	2	7	---	9
Eric Moran	2	0	---	---	6	8
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pat Ogrin	---	---	2	1	---	3
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	31	24	3	58
Dan Benish	---	---	31	21	2	54
Jerome Brown	---	---	26	24	4	54
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	30	22	1	53
Eugene Daniel	---	---	28	24	1	53
Mark Moore	---	---	24	24	5	53
John Offerdahl	---	---	25	24	1	50
Donnell Thompson	---	---	27	20	1	48
Wentford Gaines	---	---	19	17	9	45
Jim Zorn	19	24	---	---	1	44
J.T. Smith	16	15	---	---	12	43
Dwight Stephenson	18	21	---	---	4	43
Chris Doleman	---	---	21	20	2	43
Dwight Clark	17	21	---	---	4	42
Mike Smith	---	---	10	13	19	42
Mike Cofer	---	---	25	15	1	41
Greg Townsend	---	---	20	16	5	41
Lance Smith	17	19	---	---	---	36
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	12	8	35
Mel Gray	8	10	---	---	17	35
J.T. Turner	12	19	---	---	2	33
Jimmy Williams	---	---	10	13	10	33
Paul Farren	16	17	---	---	---	33
Jim Covert	13	19	---	---	---	32
Leo Lewis	4	12	---	---	15	31
Lionel Manuel	13	16	---	---	---	29
Jerry Ball	---	---	16	12	---	28
Mike Augustyniak	11	8	---	---	6	25
Joe Delaney	11	14	---	---	---	25
Ken Lanier	9	12	---	---	4	25
Mike Tice	4	9	---	---	11	24
Paul Moyer	---	---	12	11	---	23
Bob Perryman	5	3	---	---	12	20
E.J. Junior	---	---	10	5	4	19
Matt Suhey	6	11	---	---	---	17
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	---	---	14	15
Mike Knight	7	5	---	---	2	14
Kevin Glover	2	5	---	---	4	11
Burnell Dent	---	---	5	2	2	9
Mike Ruether	1	3	---	---	4	8
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Hodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Whisenhunt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	11	1.2
Middle	18	56	3.1
Right	8	97	12.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	9	60	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	24	18	3	0	0	2	3	1	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Zorn	23	21	7	0	1	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	144	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	136	15.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	118	19.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	56	18.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	7	6	77	1	16
WR James Pruitt	7	5	77	1	18
TE Len Bias	4	3	57	1	18
WR Rickey Young	3	2	21	0	14
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	17	0	18
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	6	0	23

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	9	8	1	129	3	21
WR J.T. Smith	8	8	0	97	2	15
WR Lionel Manuel	3	3	0	109	2	16
WR Leo Lewis	2	1	0	10	0	12
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	4	1.33	5.78
Paul Palmer	1	4	4.00	2.58

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	2	1	0.50	2.30
Mel Gray	2	3	1.50	5.00
J.T. Smith	1	17	17.00	17.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	4	22	4.40	10.63

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Zorn	2	2	17	8.50	15.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Young	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Doug Donley	1	1	7	7.00	11.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR James Pruitt	1	1	4	4.00	11.00
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	14.25

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	7	7.00	12.13
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	2	2
Bo Jackson	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	6	4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Zorn	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	5	4	2
WR James Pruitt	3	1	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	3	3	2
WR Lionel Manuel	2	2	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)