Week 12, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

53 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	7	10	-	23
Birmingham Texans	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 BIR - Bo Jackson 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 00:08 TBY - Mike Lansford 20 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:26 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal
2Q: 00:46 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 10:08 TBY - Perry Kemp 3 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 04:11 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 49 field goal
4Q: 06:06 TBY - Doug Cosbie 1 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 BIR - Bo Jackson 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 00:08 TBY - Mike Lansford 20 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:26 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal
2Q: 00:46 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 10:08 TBY - Perry Kemp 3 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 04:11 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 49 field goal
4Q: 06:06 TBY - Doug Cosbie 1 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal

Team Statistics TBY BIR
Record 4-7 1-10
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 250 257
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.57
Net Rushing Yards 57 153
- Rushing Attempts 13 46
- Yards per Rush 4.38 3.33
Net Passing Yards 193 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 6/44
- Yards per Pass Play 5.22 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:39 38:21

Team Statistics	TBY	BIR
Record	4-7	1-10
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	250	257
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.57
Net Rushing Yards	57	153
- Rushing Attempts	13	46
- Yards per Rush	4.38	3.33
Net Passing Yards	193	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	6/44
- Yards per Pass Play	5.22	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:39	38:21

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 33	3	12	Punt
1	7:22	5:03	OWN 18	7	24	Punt
1	0:55	0:53	OPP 10	3	7	Field Goal
2	11:41	0:08	OWN 19	1	2	Fumble
2	10:09	1:29	OWN 20	3	0	Fumble
2	7:20	2:28	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
2	3:16	0:38	OPP 42	3	-5	Punt
2	1:26	0:46	OPP 39	4	24	Field Goal
3	11:30	1:31	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	4:06	3:04	OWN 34	5	30	Punt
4	14:03	1:38	OWN 38	3	-10	Punt
4	8:15	2:17	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 39	4	50	Field Goal

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	5:42	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	2:19	1:24	OWN 26	3	-6	Fumble
1	0:02	3:21	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	11:33	1:24	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	8:40	1:20	OPP 20	3	5	Field Goal
2	4:52	1:36	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
2	2:38	1:12	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 31	2	8	Half
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	9:59	5:53	OWN 20	10	48	Field Goal
3	1:02	1:59	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	12:25	4:10	OWN 31	7	17	Punt
4	5:58	4:59	OWN 38	12	57	Missed FG

Game MVP: Dan Ralph, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	11	44	4.00	15	1	0
Bobby Morse	2	13	6.50	11	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	33	114	3.45	16	2	2
Paul Palmer	13	39	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	32	17	223	5/30	2	49	0	96.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	20	15	148	6/44	0	23	0	95.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	6	12	86	14.33	9	49	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4	34	17.00	23	33	1
WR Mike Jones	2	3	25	12.50	0	14	0
FB Speedy Neal	2	3	27	13.50	26	31	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	4	27	13.50	19	24	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
WR Tim Moffett	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Barry Word	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	5	5	50	10.00	14	15
TE Len Bias	5	5	58	11.60	50	23
WR Rickey Young	3	3	13	4.33	3	12
WR Doug Donley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Cris Carter	1	3	22	22.00	8	22
TE Tom Mullady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
C Harper LeBel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	2	0	0
Bobby Morse	1	0	0
Matt Groenig	1	0	0
Mike Jones	0	1	0
David Jones	0	1	0
Dan Ralph	0	1	0
Scott Perry	0	0	1
Kyle Clifton	0	0	1
John Washington	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Paul Palmer	1	0	0
Rickey Young	0	1	0
Tim Wilson	0	1	0
Gerald Williams	0	1	0
Darryl Holmes	0	1	0
Doug Dumler	0	0	1
Todd Bell	0	0	1
Pat Ogrin	0	0	1
Larry Roberts	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	6	276	46.0	36.0	65	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	176	29.3	28.7	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	4	4.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	2	39	19.5	0
Bobby Jones	2	36	18.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	53	26.5	0
Paul Palmer	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Brooks	6	5	0.5	34	18
S Chris Williams	6	4	0.0	37	20
ILB Kyle Clifton	6	2	0.0	36	19
CB Audrey McMillian	6	1	0.0	36	21
DT Dan Ralph	5	3	3.0	44	25
CB Rod Jones	5	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	2	1.0	34	18
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	2	0.5	20	5
DE Dennis Harrison	3	2	0.0	42	25
S Felix Wright	3	1	0.0	14	6
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Gary Thompson	3	0	0.0	26	18
CB Leonard Coleman	3	0	0.0	17	10
DT John Washington	2	2	1.0	46	26
S Scott Perry	2	3	0.0	12	7
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.0	12	8
S Matt Groenig	2	1	0.0	35	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	6	4

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Todd Bell	7	2	1.0	7	28
S Mike Burns	5	2	0.0	12	34
ILB Mike Hunt	5	1	0.0	13	35
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	2.0	6	24
S Darryl Holmes	2	2	0.0	11	28
CB J.C. Pearson	2	1	0.0	10	34
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0.0	11	36
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Linden King	1	0	1.0	3	5
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	1.0	10	26
DT Pat Ogrin	1	1	0.0	11	15
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dan Ralph	3.0	0	1	25
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	0	0	18
DT John Washington	1.0	0	0	26
DE Kevin Brooks	0.5	0	0	18
OLB Cornelius Bennett	0.5	0	0	5
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	0	8

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	2.0	1	3	24
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	0	3	26
OLB Linden King	1.0	0	0	5
S Todd Bell	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	0	1	35
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	0	1	3
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	0	1	34
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rod Jones	4	0	19
S Chris Williams	2	0	20
CB Audrey McMillian	2	0	21
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	18
CB Leonard Coleman	1	1	10
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	7
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	8
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	0	19
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	18
S Felix Wright	1	0	6

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	2	1	35
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	36
S Mike Burns	2	0	34
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	9
S Todd Bell	2	0	28
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	34
CB Brian Davis	2	0	23
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	7
S Tim Gordon	1	0	11
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Karl Nelson	2	3	8	1	31
David Jones	1	5	11	1	29
Steve Moore	1	2	12	0	23
Leotis Harris	1	1	10	2	22
Rob Fada	0	1	7	0	21
Trevor Matich	0	1	3	0	8
Allan Kennedy	0	0	2	1	14

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Oswald	5	9	37	1	18
Jim Dombrowski	4	9	39	1	20
Steve Wilson	3	10	44	2	22
Doug Dumler	3	6	42	2	26
Todd Peat	1	5	40	0	25
Tom Mullady	1	1	15	0	6
John Gesek	0	3	15	0	14
Jeff Sevy	0	2	8	0	5
Tim Wilson	0	1	17	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	1	17
Leonard Coleman	1	17
Felix Wright	1	17

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	3	18
Brian Davis	1	13
Doug Dumler	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Washington	---	---	46	26	9	81
Dan Ralph	---	---	44	25	3	72
Dennis Harrison	---	---	42	25	2	69
Matt Groenig	---	---	35	22	5	62
Gary Thompson	---	---	26	18	17	61
Chris Williams	---	---	37	20	3	60
Kyle Clifton	---	---	36	19	5	60
Audrey McMillian	---	---	36	21	3	60
Kevin Brooks	---	---	34	18	3	55
Ed Reynolds	---	---	34	18	2	54
Rod Jones	---	---	31	19	4	54
Joe Montana	13	37	---	---	---	50
Leonard Coleman	---	---	17	10	17	44
Anthony Carter	9	29	---	---	3	41
Tim Moffett	11	26	---	---	4	41
David Jones	11	29	---	---	---	40
Leotis Harris	10	22	---	---	7	39
Karl Nelson	8	31	---	---	---	39
Adam Schreiber	10	29	---	---	---	39
Rich Dixon	---	---	12	8	18	38
Mike Jones	4	19	---	---	15	38
Perry Kemp	7	30	---	---	1	38
Junior Miller	6	14	---	---	17	37
Rob Fada	7	21	---	---	9	37
Steve Moore	12	23	---	---	2	37
Felix Wright	---	---	14	6	17	37
Barry Word	11	22	---	---	2	35
Bobby Morse	2	9	---	---	23	34
Scott Perry	---	---	12	7	14	33
Barry Bennett	---	---	14	8	7	29
Doug Cosbie	7	14	---	---	7	28
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	20	5	3	28
Cecil Johnson	---	---	10	7	10	27
Allan Kennedy	2	14	---	---	9	25
Bobby Jones	1	8	---	---	13	22
Speedy Neal	5	8	---	---	8	21
Trevor Matich	3	8	---	---	9	20
Bill Ellenbogen	2	8	---	---	9	19
Adger Armstrong	2	6	---	---	11	19
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	4	---	10
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Cribbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	42	26	---	---	9	77
Bernie Kosar	46	26	---	---	---	72
Steve Wilson	44	22	---	---	---	66
Cris Carter	42	24	---	---	---	66
Todd Peat	40	25	---	---	---	65
Jim Dombrowski	39	20	---	---	1	60
Paul Oswald	37	18	---	---	4	59
Len Bias	35	17	---	---	3	55
Bo Jackson	33	15	---	---	6	54
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	9	34	9	52
Mike Hunt	---	---	13	35	2	50
Jack Del Rio	---	---	11	36	3	50
Mike Burns	---	---	12	34	3	49
Harper LeBel	24	9	---	---	15	48
J.C. Pearson	---	---	10	34	2	46
Brian Davis	---	---	10	23	13	46
Paul Palmer	13	9	---	---	24	46
Darryl Holmes	---	---	11	28	5	44
Skip McClendon	---	---	10	26	5	41
Gerald Carter	22	8	---	---	10	40
Tim Wilson	17	8	---	---	14	39
Todd Bell	---	---	7	28	4	39
Rickey Young	17	10	---	---	11	38
Tom Mullady	15	6	---	---	17	38
John Gesek	15	14	---	---	9	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	6	24	5	35
Gerald Williams	---	---	7	22	3	32
Rick Upchurch	2	9	---	---	18	29
Linden King	---	---	3	5	21	29
Pat Ogrin	---	---	11	15	1	27
Dennis Thurman	---	---	6	9	10	25
Doug Donley	10	15	---	---	---	25
John Goodman	---	---	6	14	4	24
Tim Gordon	---	---	3	11	9	23
Tom Morris	---	---	2	10	10	22
Steve Haworth	---	---	0	9	11	20
Dan Bunz	---	---	3	7	7	17
Eric Moran	5	0	---	---	9	14
Jeff Sevy	8	5	---	---	---	13
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	3	3	---	6
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	5	5
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	63	4.2
Middle	24	66	2.8
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	32	17	4	0	2	2	10	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	20	15	2	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	49	24.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	12	6	2	86	1	29
TE Doug Cosbie	4	2	0	34	1	14
WR Perry Kemp	4	2	0	27	1	30
WR Mike Jones	3	2	0	25	0	19
FB Speedy Neal	3	2	0	27	1	8
RB Barry Word	3	1	0	1	0	22
WR Tim Moffett	2	1	0	11	0	26
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0	12	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	5	5	0	50	0	15
TE Len Bias	5	5	0	58	1	17
WR Rickey Young	3	3	0	13	0	10
WR Cris Carter	3	1	0	22	1	24
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	5	0	15
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	1	2	2.00	4.00

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	7	30	4.29	3.45
Paul Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	11	4	17	1.55	6.97

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	1	15	5.00	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	3	1	1	0.33	8.50
WR Anthony Carter	3	2	13	4.33	7.17
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	3	1.50	6.75
WR Mike Jones	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Tim Moffett	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Barry Word	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	15	15.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	10	2	2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	3	0	0
FB Speedy Neal	2	1	1
RB Barry Word	2	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1
WR Mike Jones	1	0	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	2
TE Len Bias	2	2	2
WR Rickey Young	1	1	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	1
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)