Week 14, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

56 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	6	0	6	-	15
Birmingham Texans	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
1Q: 01:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
2Q: 09:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 00:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
4Q: 04:04 NOS - Bill Johnson 3 run (Bill Johnson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:04 BIR - Tom Mullady 48 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
1Q: 01:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
2Q: 09:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 00:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
4Q: 04:04 NOS - Bill Johnson 3 run (Bill Johnson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:04 BIR - Tom Mullady 48 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics NOS BIR
Record 7-6 1-12
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 359 213
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 137 57
- Rushing Attempts 44 24
- Yards per Rush 3.11 2.38
Net Passing Yards 222 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 0 23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/55 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:19 22:41

Team Statistics	NOS	BIR
Record	7-6	1-12
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	359	213
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	137	57
- Rushing Attempts	44	24
- Yards per Rush	3.11	2.38
Net Passing Yards	222	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 0	23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/55	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:19	22:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	7:08	5:30	OWN 36	10	60	Field Goal
2	14:51	5:03	OWN 37	9	52	Field Goal
2	8:00	0:08	OWN 22	1	6	Fumble
2	5:08	4:56	OWN 20	13	61	Field Goal
3	9:35	6:10	OWN 40	12	38	Missed FG
3	1:59	4:37	OWN 39	9	43	Fumble
4	11:09	7:12	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:45	OPP 40	3	3	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	5:11	OWN 41	8	42	Field Goal
1	1:38	1:47	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
2	9:48	1:48	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
2	7:52	2:44	OPP 28	6	16	Interception
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 36	1	8	Half
3	15:00	5:25	OWN 17	10	50	Missed FG
3	3:25	1:26	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	12:22	1:13	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
4	3:57	3:09	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	25	76	3.04	32	2	1
Larry Heater	15	42	2.80	8	0	0
Randall Cunningham	4	19	4.75	6	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	17	41	2.41	9	0	0
Paul Palmer	7	16	2.29	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	20	228	1/6	0	29	0	102.7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	23	14	176	4/20	1	48	1	81.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Odessa Turner	5	7	61	12.20	7	21
WR Rick Parros	4	4	50	12.50	4	18
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	23	7.67	0	10
WR Danny Pittman	2	3	27	13.50	2	14
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	16	8.00	0	12
FB Dropkick Murphy	2	2	14	7.00	7	8
RB Larry Heater	1	1	8	8.00	4	8
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	29	29.00	19	29
TE Joe Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Young	3	3	26	8.67	2	18	0
WR Cris Carter	3	8	47	15.67	6	18	0
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	55	27.50	24	48	1
WR Gerald Carter	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
TE Len Bias	2	2	18	9.00	0	9	0
WR Doug Donley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rick Upchurch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Heater	2	1	0
Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	1
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1
Kurt Gouveia	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	2	1	0
Rickey Young	1	0	0
Mike Hunt	0	1	0
Larry Roberts	0	1	0
Cris Carter	0	1	0
Paul Oswald	0	1	0
Brian Davis	0	0	2
Jack Del Rio	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	2	65	32.5	22.5	37	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	193	48.3	42.5	55	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/4	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	3	23	7.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	22	22.0	0
John Floyd	1	23	23.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	9	2	1.0	19	20
ILB Kurt Gouveia	5	2	0.0	15	20
CB Gill Byrd	4	1	0.0	16	23
DE Kevin Fagan	3	0	2.0	19	19
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	1.0	10	3
CB Issiac Holt	2	2	0.0	16	25
CB Don Griffin	2	1	0.0	9	10
S Greg Bright	2	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	5	7
ILB Alvin Toles	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	16	19
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Eric Wilson	1	1	0.0	5	5
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0.0	18	20
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	0.0	20	15
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Cleveland Elam	0	1	0.0	4	12

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	8	2	0.0	40	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	1	1.0	38	23
CB J.C. Pearson	7	3	0.0	30	19
S Todd Bell	6	5	0.0	36	21
CB Brian Davis	6	2	0.0	28	19
ILB Dan Bunz	6	0	0.0	16	7
S Darryl Holmes	5	3	0.0	33	16
S Mike Burns	4	3	0.0	41	23
DT Gerald Williams	3	3	0.0	33	16
DE Skip McClendon	3	1	0.0	30	18
DE Larry Roberts	3	0	0.0	33	19
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	2	0.0	32	22
CB Tom Morris	1	1	0.0	10	10
OLB Linden King	1	0	0.0	16	8
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	23	16
QB Bernie Kosar	1	0	---	---	---
S Tim Gordon	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	2.0	0	2	2	19
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	1	3
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT John Woodcock	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	1	0	19

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	0	23
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	1	2	18
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0	23
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	0	0	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	20
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	25
CB Don Griffin	1	0	1	10
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	7
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	2
ILB Alvin Toles	1	0	0	7

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brian Davis	5	1	19
S Mike Burns	3	0	23
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	25
CB J.C. Pearson	3	0	19
ILB Dan Bunz	2	0	7
CB Tom Morris	1	1	10
S Todd Bell	1	0	21
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	4
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	19
CB Dennis Thurman	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	12	1	36	1	25
Dan Fike	2	3	0	39	0	26
Ed Simmons	1	9	0	40	0	23
John Tautolo	1	5	0	40	0	25
Ron McNair	1	4	0	37	0	22
Ethan Horton	1	2	0	35	0	21
Ron Baker	0	2	0	16	0	8
Joe Rose	0	1	0	7	0	5
Tremain Rogers	0	1	0	4	0	4
Mike Kelley	0	1	0	8	0	2
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	21	0	12

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Oswald	2	6	20	1	22
Doug Dumler	1	3	19	1	24
Tom Mullady	1	1	10	0	8
Todd Peat	0	4	22	0	24
Jim Dombrowski	0	3	19	0	26
John Gesek	0	3	11	0	8
Steve Wilson	0	2	21	2	22
Tim Wilson	0	1	11	0	4
Eric Moran	0	1	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hubert Oliver	2	11
Emanuel King	1	9

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Davis	4	12
Rick Upchurch	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Tautolo	40	25	---	---	6	71
Randall Cunningham	44	27	---	---	---	71
Jeff Dellenbach	36	25	---	---	6	67
Dan Fike	39	26	---	---	---	65
Ed Simmons	40	23	---	---	---	63
Ethan Horton	35	21	---	---	4	60
Ron McNair	37	22	---	---	---	59
Issiac Holt	---	---	16	25	9	50
Ernest Givins	32	18	---	---	---	50
Bill Johnson	28	19	---	---	---	47
Rick Parros	26	19	---	---	1	46
Greg Bright	---	---	20	22	2	44
Larry Heater	16	8	---	---	18	42
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	20	3	42
Gill Byrd	---	---	16	23	3	42
Kevin Fagan	---	---	19	19	4	42
Dropkick Murphy	21	12	---	---	9	42
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	18	20	2	40
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	15	20	4	39
Doug McDougald	---	---	20	15	3	38
Carl Lews	---	---	16	20	2	38
Odessa Turner	18	20	---	---	---	38
Curt Jarvis	---	---	16	19	2	37
Danny Pittman	25	7	---	---	2	34
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	11	9	13	33
Tony Colorito	---	---	15	14	2	31
Ron Baker	16	8	---	---	6	30
Don Griffin	---	---	9	10	10	29
Joe Rose	7	5	---	---	14	26
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	7	13	25
John Woodcock	---	---	9	13	2	24
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	10	12	1	23
Hubert Oliver	7	5	---	---	11	23
Cleveland Elam	---	---	4	12	4	20
John Floyd	5	1	---	---	12	18
Alvin Toles	---	---	9	7	2	18
Mike Kelley	8	2	---	---	6	16
Chip Banks	---	---	10	3	1	14
Tremain Rogers	4	4	---	---	6	14
Emanuel King	---	---	2	2	9	13
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	12	12
Eric Wilson	---	---	5	5	1	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Burns	---	---	41	23	5	69
Mike Hunt	---	---	40	25	4	69
Jack Del Rio	---	---	38	23	4	65
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	32	22	8	62
Todd Bell	---	---	36	21	3	60
Brian Davis	---	---	28	19	12	59
J.C. Pearson	---	---	30	19	5	54
Larry Roberts	---	---	33	19	1	53
Darryl Holmes	---	---	33	16	3	52
Bernie Kosar	24	27	---	---	---	51
Skip McClendon	---	---	30	18	3	51
Gerald Williams	---	---	33	16	1	50
Doug Dumler	19	24	---	---	6	49
Jim Dombrowski	19	26	---	---	2	47
Todd Peat	22	24	---	---	---	46
Paul Oswald	20	22	---	---	2	44
Steve Wilson	21	22	---	---	---	43
Pat Ogrin	---	---	23	16	2	41
Bo Jackson	17	18	---	---	6	41
Cris Carter	18	23	---	---	---	41
Len Bias	18	17	---	---	2	37
Linden King	---	---	16	8	12	36
Tim Gordon	---	---	14	13	9	36
Gerald Carter	11	15	---	---	8	34
Harper LeBel	12	13	---	---	8	33
Tom Mullady	10	8	---	---	13	31
Paul Palmer	7	7	---	---	14	28
Rickey Young	7	12	---	---	7	26
Tim Wilson	11	4	---	---	11	26
John Gesek	11	8	---	---	5	24
Dan Bunz	---	---	16	7	---	23
John Goodman	---	---	12	9	2	23
Tom Morris	---	---	10	10	2	22
Dennis Thurman	---	---	6	6	9	21
Doug Donley	7	13	---	---	---	20
Steve Haworth	---	---	6	4	10	20
Rick Upchurch	2	5	---	---	12	19
Jeff Sevy	5	8	---	---	---	13
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	6	3	1	10
Eric Moran	3	1	---	---	6	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Murphy	---	---	1	0	5	6
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	64	12.8
Middle	22	51	2.3
Right	17	22	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	20	2	0	1	3	2	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	23	14	1	1	1	1	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	127	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	41	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	65	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	7	5	0	61	1	20
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	1	23	0	18
WR Rick Parros	4	4	0	50	0	19
WR Danny Pittman	3	2	0	27	0	7
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	16	0	21
FB Dropkick Murphy	2	2	0	14	0	12
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	8	0	8
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	29	1	19

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	8	3	0	47	0	23
WR Rickey Young	3	3	0	26	0	12
WR Gerald Carter	3	2	0	17	0	15
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	0	55	1	8
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0	6	0	13
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1	7	0	18
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	18	0	17
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	5	5	1.00	3.04
Larry Heater	4	12	3.00	2.80

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	4	2.00	2.41
Paul Palmer	1	0	0.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	8	2.67	8.77

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0.00	7.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	8.71

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	5.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	2
Randall Cunningham	2	2
Larry Heater	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	8	7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	2
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	2	1	1
WR Doug Donley	2	1	1
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
WR Rickey Young	1	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	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)