Week 13, 1987

played in Buffalo, NY

52 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	14	0	3	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	7	10	10	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 07:05 BIR - Rick Upchurch 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 04:40 BIR - Gerald Carter 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:26 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
2Q: 01:27 BUF - Bobby Duckworth 11 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 12:10 BUF - Daryl Turner 2 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 07:50 BUF - Carson Long 45 field goal
3Q: 00:49 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 07:05 BIR - Rick Upchurch 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 04:40 BIR - Gerald Carter 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:26 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
2Q: 01:27 BUF - Bobby Duckworth 11 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 12:10 BUF - Daryl Turner 2 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 07:50 BUF - Carson Long 45 field goal
3Q: 00:49 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 51 field goal

Team Statistics BIR BUF
Record 1-11 2-10
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 169 330
- Offensive Plays 50 67
- Yards per Play 3.38 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 72 151
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 3.13 4.87
Net Passing Yards 97 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 2 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 111 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 5/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.59 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/132 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:08 33:52

Team Statistics	BIR	BUF
Record	1-11	2-10
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	169	330
- Offensive Plays	50	67
- Yards per Play	3.38	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	72	151
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	3.13	4.87
Net Passing Yards	97	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 2	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	111	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	5/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.59	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/132	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:08	33:52

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	4:20	OPP 36	6	36	Touchdown
1	5:59	1:30	OPP 4	3	4	Touchdown
1	0:49	0:57	OWN 14	3	7	Interception
2	12:21	1:45	OWN 30	3	4	Interception
2	8:31	2:43	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	1:16	0:43	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 5	2	10	Fumble
3	12:02	2:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	7:45	7:03	OWN 20	11	46	Field Goal
4	10:17	1:48	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	2:20	1:24	OWN 32	8	21	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
1	6:49	0:50	OWN 16	1	-4	Fumble
1	4:29	3:40	OWN 32	6	12	Punt
2	14:52	2:31	OPP 25	5	21	Field Goal
2	10:36	2:05	OWN 47	5	16	Punt
2	5:48	4:32	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 30	1	3	Half
3	13:27	1:25	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
3	9:46	2:01	OWN 47	5	25	Field Goal
3	0:42	5:25	OWN 17	8	29	Punt
4	8:29	6:09	OWN 30	9	45	Missed FG
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 47	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Gary Anderson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	18	54	3.00	16	1
Paul Palmer	4	14	3.50	5	0
Bernie Kosar	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	22	133	6.05	32	2	1
Cedric Minter	6	19	3.17	8	0	0
Kevin Sweeney	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	25	15	111	2/14	2	20	2	63.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Sweeney	31	18	202	5/23	2	40	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	4	9	34	8.50	0	12	0
WR Rickey Young	3	3	15	5.00	5	6	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	12	4.00	9	7	0
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	21	10.50	0	15	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	1
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Len Bias	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Daryl Turner	6	9	106	17.67	36	40	1
WR Mike Young	4	6	41	10.25	11	14	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	5	34	11.33	8	12	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	4	12	4.00	0	10	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Stan Rome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	4	4.00	0
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Young	1	0	0
Skip McClendon	0	1	0
Mike Hunt	0	0	1
Pat Ogrin	0	0	1
Steve Haworth	0	0	1
Gerald Williams	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Sweeney	2	0	0
Daryl Turner	1	1	0
Mike Prior	1	0	0
Terry Dion	0	1	1
Wes Phillips	0	1	0
Anthony Bell	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	175	43.8	41.3	53	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	117	39.0	28.3	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	12	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	112	37.3	0
Paul Palmer	1	20	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Harvey	4	76	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Pearson	8	1	0.0	26	25
ILB Mike Hunt	7	1	1.5	26	33
S Todd Bell	6	4	0.0	24	24
DE Skip McClendon	4	0	0.5	20	30
DT Gerald Williams	3	0	1.0	22	23
CB Tom Morris	3	1	0.0	11	11
DT Pat Ogrin	2	2	1.5	18	25
CB Brian Davis	2	2	0.5	13	26
ILB Dan Bunz	2	2	0.0	13	11
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0.0	27	31
S Darryl Holmes	2	1	0.0	23	24
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0.0	2	5
S Mike Burns	1	2	0.0	27	31
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	13	13
OLB Linden King	1	0	0.0	9	12
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	14	10
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	10	25
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	3	0.0	30	26
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	7	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	6	2	0.0	20	26
S Mike Prior	6	2	0.0	16	22
ILB Scott Radecic	5	2	0.0	20	25
ILB Jim Collins	4	0	0.0	10	1
DE Reggie White	3	0	0.0	16	21
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	16	18
DT Dino Mangiero	2	0	1.0	11	11
DE Mike Fultz	2	2	0.5	12	16
S Shaun Gayle	2	1	0.0	20	26
DE Terry Dion	1	1	0.5	9	8
CB Rod Hill	1	1	0.0	13	25
S Rick Woods	1	1	0.0	7	14
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	7	6
C Mark Cannon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Bell	0	2	0.0	18	9
DE Eric Dorsey	0	2	0.0	14	19
S Maurice Harvey	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	1.5	0	0	0	33
DT Pat Ogrin	1.5	0	0	0	25
DT Gerald Williams	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Skip McClendon	0.5	2	3	1	30
CB Brian Davis	0.5	0	0	0	26
OLB Linden King	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	0	1	0	26

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dino Mangiero	1.0	0	0	11
DE Mike Fultz	0.5	1	0	16
DE Terry Dion	0.5	0	0	8
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.C. Pearson	4	1	25
ILB Mike Hunt	3	1	33
CB Brian Davis	2	1	26
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	5
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	24
S Mike Burns	1	0	31
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	11
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	10
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	23
S Tim Gordon	1	0	13

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	1	1	26
S Mike Prior	3	0	0	22
S Shaun Gayle	2	2	0	26
CB Wayne Davis	2	0	1	18
DE Terry Dion	1	0	0	8
S Rick Woods	1	0	0	14
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	1	5	20	1	23
Paul Oswald	1	5	18	0	21
Jim Dombrowski	1	2	21	0	23
Tim Wilson	1	1	11	0	12
Doug Dumler	0	5	19	1	25
Tom Mullady	0	1	9	0	7
Len Bias	0	1	18	0	18
John Gesek	0	1	11	0	12
Todd Peat	0	1	21	0	24

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Cannon	3	3	1	22	0	25
Ron Mattes	2	5	0	25	2	29
Larry Moriarty	2	3	1	15	0	15
Wes Phillips	1	4	0	12	1	18
Joe Bostic	1	4	0	27	0	28
Harry Swayne	1	3	0	28	1	34
Jeff Bregel	0	2	0	22	1	24
Wayne Radloff	0	2	0	9	0	11
Steve Wallace	0	2	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Davis	3	11
Steve Haworth	2	8
Rick Upchurch	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Minter	2	20
Rod Hill	1	14
Don Blackmon	1	10
Jeff Bregel	1	6

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Hunt	---	---	26	33	3	62
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	30	26	6	62
Mike Burns	---	---	27	31	3	61
Jack Del Rio	---	---	27	31	2	60
J.C. Pearson	---	---	26	25	3	54
Skip McClendon	---	---	20	30	4	54
Todd Bell	---	---	24	24	3	51
Bernie Kosar	23	27	---	---	---	50
Brian Davis	---	---	13	26	11	50
Doug Dumler	19	25	---	---	5	49
Gerald Williams	---	---	22	23	4	49
Darryl Holmes	---	---	23	24	2	49
Jim Dombrowski	21	23	---	---	2	46
Pat Ogrin	---	---	18	25	2	45
Todd Peat	21	24	---	---	---	45
Cris Carter	18	26	---	---	---	44
Steve Wilson	20	23	---	---	---	43
Bo Jackson	19	17	---	---	7	43
Paul Oswald	18	21	---	---	3	42
Linden King	---	---	9	12	16	37
Larry Roberts	---	---	10	25	2	37
Len Bias	18	18	---	---	1	37
Tim Gordon	---	---	13	13	10	36
Rickey Young	8	16	---	---	10	34
Tom Mullady	9	7	---	---	15	31
Tim Wilson	11	12	---	---	7	30
Harper LeBel	12	7	---	---	11	30
John Gesek	11	12	---	---	5	28
Dan Bunz	---	---	13	11	3	27
Dennis Thurman	---	---	4	10	13	27
Gerald Carter	9	9	---	---	9	27
Paul Palmer	4	7	---	---	16	27
Tom Morris	---	---	11	11	4	26
John Goodman	---	---	14	10	1	25
Rick Upchurch	2	4	---	---	14	20
Doug Donley	5	12	---	---	---	17
Steve Haworth	---	---	2	5	8	15
Jeff Sevy	5	7	---	---	---	12
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	7	1	---	8
Kevin Murphy	---	---	2	0	6	8
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Moran	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Sweeney	31	36	---	---	3	70
Harry Swayne	28	34	---	---	4	66
Joe Bostic	27	28	---	---	6	61
Eric Sievers	20	24	---	---	14	58
Daryl Turner	17	28	---	---	10	55
Ron Mattes	25	29	---	---	---	54
Rod Hill	---	---	13	25	14	52
Jeff Bregel	22	24	---	---	6	52
Mark Cannon	22	25	---	---	4	51
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	26	2	48
Scott Radecic	---	---	20	25	3	48
Shaun Gayle	---	---	20	26	1	47
Bobby Duckworth	13	19	---	---	14	46
Gary Anderson	24	20	---	---	---	44
Mike Young	23	21	---	---	---	44
Cedric Minter	7	16	---	---	20	43
Mike Prior	---	---	16	22	5	43
Zeke Mowatt	13	15	---	---	13	41
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	18	21	1	40
Reggie White	---	---	16	21	1	38
Wes Phillips	12	18	---	---	6	36
Larry Moriarty	15	15	---	---	5	35
Wayne Davis	---	---	16	18	1	35
Eric Dorsey	---	---	14	19	---	33
Maurice Harvey	---	---	10	12	10	32
Dan Ross	11	14	---	---	6	31
Rick Woods	---	---	7	14	10	31
Anthony Bell	---	---	18	9	3	30
Mike Fultz	---	---	12	16	1	29
Dino Mangiero	---	---	11	11	4	26
Terry Dion	---	---	9	8	5	22
Steve Wallace	10	11	---	---	1	22
Kenny Johnson	---	---	7	9	5	21
Wayne Radloff	9	11	---	---	1	21
Stan Rome	12	7	---	---	---	19
George Farmer	0	1	---	---	16	17
Don Blackmon	---	---	3	3	10	16
Jim Collins	---	---	10	1	3	14
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	3	3	8	14
Rickey McBeal	---	---	7	6	---	13
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leonard Jackson	---	---	3	2	3	8
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	69	5.3
Middle	1	2	2.0
Right	15	83	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	25	15	1	1	2	3	2	1	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Sweeney	31	18	2	2	1	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	24	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	58	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	4	0	34	0	26
WR Rickey Young	3	3	0	15	0	16
WR Gerald Carter	3	1	0	2	0	9
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	0	12	0	17
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	0	20	1	4
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	0	21	0	7
TE Len Bias	2	0	2	0	0	18
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	7	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daryl Turner	9	6	0	106	2	28
WR Mike Young	6	4	0	41	0	21
WR Bobby Duckworth	5	3	0	34	0	19
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	3	0	12	0	15
TE Eric Sievers	2	0	1	0	0	24
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	0	7	0	15
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Cedric Minter	1	1	0	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	1	1.00	3.00
Paul Palmer	1	1	1.00	3.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	3	12	4.00	6.05
Kevin Sweeney	1	2	2.00	-0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	22	11.00	4.44

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Sweeney	9	5	46	5.11	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	20	20.00	10.00
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	2	2.00	0.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Daryl Turner	4	2	15	3.75	11.78
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	2	22	7.33	6.80
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Young	1	1	9	9.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	1
Bernie Kosar	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	1	0
Kevin Sweeney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Sweeney	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	1
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	1
WR Rickey Young	1	1	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Turner	5	4	3
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	3	3
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)