Week 14, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

56 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

New Orleans Saints3606-15
Birmingham Texans3007-10

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)

Team StatisticsNOSBIR
Record7-61-12
First Downs2312
- by Rushing92
- by Passing139
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards359213
- Offensive Plays7151
- Yards per Play5.064.18
Net Rushing Yards13757
- Rushing Attempts4424
- Yards per Rush3.112.38
Net Passing Yards222156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 20 - 023 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards228176
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/64/20
- Yards per Pass Play8.225.78
Fumbles/Lost3/23/0
3rd Down Conversions11/165/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.66.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards5/556/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/230/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/453/60
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/30/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 27
Time of Possession37:1922:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:41OWN 2536Punt
17:085:30OWN 361060Field Goal
214:515:03OWN 37952Field Goal
28:000:08OWN 2216Fumble
25:084:56OWN 201361Field Goal
39:356:10OWN 401238Missed FG
31:594:37OWN 39943Fumble
411:097:12OWN 301270Touchdown
40:480:45OPP 4033Punt
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:195:11OWN 41842Field Goal
11:381:47OWN 273-8Punt
29:481:48OWN 10516Punt
27:522:44OPP 28616Interception
20:120:12OWN 3618Half
315:005:25OWN 171050Missed FG
33:251:26OWN 293-2Punt
412:221:13OWN 1832Punt
43:573:09OWN 61294Touchdown
40:030:03OWN 2010Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson25763.043221
Larry Heater15422.80800
Randall Cunningham4194.75600
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson17412.41900
Paul Palmer7162.29700

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham26202281/60290102.7
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar23141764/20148181.1

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Odessa Turner576112.207210
WR Rick Parros445012.504180
WR Ernest Givins35237.670100
WR Danny Pittman232713.502140
TE Ethan Horton22168.000120
FB Dropkick Murphy22147.00780
RB Larry Heater1188.00480
RB Bill Johnson112929.0019290
TE Joe Rose0100.00000
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rickey Young33268.672180
WR Cris Carter384715.676180
TE Tom Mullady225527.5024481
WR Gerald Carter23178.50090
TE Len Bias22189.00090
WR Doug Donley1266.00060
RB Bo Jackson1277.00070
WR Rick Upchurch0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Don Griffin100.000
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Larry Heater2100
Bob Glazebrook1000
Lawrence Taylor0010
Kevin Fagan0010
Kurt Gouveia0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Bernie Kosar2100
Rickey Young1000
Mike Hunt0100
Larry Roberts0100
Cris Carter0100
Paul Oswald0100
Brian Davis0020
Jack Del Rio0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon26532.522.5370
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold419348.342.5550

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen3/40/00/0360/0
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh1/20/10/1341/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Glazebrook3237.70
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Glazebrook12222.00
John Floyd12323.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Upchurch36020.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor921.01920
ILB Kurt Gouveia520.01520
CB Gill Byrd410.01623
DE Kevin Fagan302.01919
OLB Chip Banks201.0103
CB Issiac Holt220.01625
CB Don Griffin210.0910
S Greg Bright200.02022
OLB Fred Robinson200.057
ILB Alvin Toles200.097
DT Curt Jarvis200.01619
S Bob Glazebrook110.0119
OLB Eric Wilson110.055
CB Lorenzo Lynch110.01820
DT John Woodcock100.0913
DE Doug McDougald100.02015
OLB Emanuel King100.022
DE Cleveland Elam010.0412
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mike Hunt820.04025
OLB Jack Del Rio711.03823
CB J.C. Pearson730.03019
S Todd Bell650.03621
CB Brian Davis620.02819
ILB Dan Bunz600.0167
S Darryl Holmes530.03316
S Mike Burns430.04123
DT Gerald Williams330.03316
DE Skip McClendon310.03018
DE Larry Roberts300.03319
DE Alonzo Mitz120.03222
CB Tom Morris110.01010
OLB Linden King100.0168
CB Dennis Thurman100.066
DT Pat Ogrin100.02316
QB Bernie Kosar10---------
S Tim Gordon010.01413

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Fagan2.002219
OLB Chip Banks1.00013
OLB Lawrence Taylor1.000020
DE Doug McDougald0.010015
DT John Woodcock0.001013
DT Curt Jarvis0.001019
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio1.000023
DE Skip McClendon0.001218
ILB Mike Hunt0.001025

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gill Byrd31023
ILB Kurt Gouveia30020
OLB Lawrence Taylor20020
CB Issiac Holt20025
CB Don Griffin10110
OLB Fred Robinson1007
OLB Emanuel King1002
ILB Alvin Toles1007
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brian Davis51019
S Mike Burns30023
ILB Mike Hunt30025
CB J.C. Pearson30019
ILB Dan Bunz2007
CB Tom Morris11010
S Todd Bell10021
CB Steve Haworth1004
DE Larry Roberts10019
CB Dennis Thurman0106

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Dellenbach212136125
Dan Fike23039026
Ed Simmons19040023
John Tautolo15040025
Ron McNair14037022
Ethan Horton12035021
Ron Baker0201608
Joe Rose010705
Tremain Rogers010404
Mike Kelley010802
Dropkick Murphy01021012
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Paul Oswald26020122
Doug Dumler13019124
Tom Mullady1101008
Todd Peat04022024
Jim Dombrowski03019026
John Gesek0301108
Steve Wilson02021222
Tim Wilson0101104
Eric Moran010301

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Hubert Oliver211
Emanuel King19
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Brian Davis412
Rick Upchurch112

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Tautolo4025------671
Randall Cunningham4427---------71
Jeff Dellenbach3625------667
Dan Fike3926---------65
Ed Simmons4023---------63
Ethan Horton3521------460
Ron McNair3722---------59
Issiac Holt------1625950
Ernest Givins3218---------50
Bill Johnson2819---------47
Rick Parros2619------146
Greg Bright------2022244
Larry Heater168------1842
Lawrence Taylor------1920342
Gill Byrd------1623342
Kevin Fagan------1919442
Dropkick Murphy2112------942
Lorenzo Lynch------1820240
Kurt Gouveia------1520439
Doug McDougald------2015338
Carl Lews------1620238
Odessa Turner1820---------38
Curt Jarvis------1619237
Danny Pittman257------234
Bob Glazebrook------1191333
Tony Colorito------1514231
Ron Baker168------630
Don Griffin------9101029
Joe Rose75------1426
Fred Robinson------571325
John Woodcock------913224
Sylvester Hicks------1012123
Hubert Oliver75------1123
Cleveland Elam------412420
John Floyd51------1218
Alvin Toles------97218
Mike Kelley82------616
Chip Banks------103114
Tremain Rogers44------614
Emanuel King------22913
Kris Haines00------1212
Eric Wilson------55111
Morten Andersen00------99
Steve Joachim00------44
Mike Saxon00------22
Warren Moon00---------0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Burns------4123569
Mike Hunt------4025469
Jack Del Rio------3823465
Alonzo Mitz------3222862
Todd Bell------3621360
Brian Davis------28191259
J.C. Pearson------3019554
Larry Roberts------3319153
Darryl Holmes------3316352
Bernie Kosar2427---------51
Skip McClendon------3018351
Gerald Williams------3316150
Doug Dumler1924------649
Jim Dombrowski1926------247
Todd Peat2224---------46
Paul Oswald2022------244
Steve Wilson2122---------43
Pat Ogrin------2316241
Bo Jackson1718------641
Cris Carter1823---------41
Len Bias1817------237
Linden King------1681236
Tim Gordon------1413936
Gerald Carter1115------834
Harper LeBel1213------833
Tom Mullady108------1331
Paul Palmer77------1428
Rickey Young712------726
Tim Wilson114------1126
John Gesek118------524
Dan Bunz------167---23
John Goodman------129223
Tom Morris------1010222
Dennis Thurman------66921
Doug Donley713---------20
Steve Haworth------641020
Rick Upchurch25------1219
Jeff Sevy58---------13
Fletcher Jenkins------63110
Eric Moran31------610
Jim Arnold00------66
Kevin Murphy------1056
Dennis Fisher00------66
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------55
Glenn Carano00---------0
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left56412.8
Middle22512.3
Right17221.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5122.4
Middle16432.7
Right320.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham26202013220
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar23141111431

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2184.0
Short (0-8 Yds)129726.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)11912711.5
Long (19+ Yds)112121.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen11-2-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)75415.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)106727.2
Long (19+ Yds)526513.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Odessa Turner75061120
WR Ernest Givins53123018
WR Rick Parros44050019
WR Danny Pittman3202707
TE Ethan Horton22016021
FB Dropkick Murphy22014012
RB Larry Heater110808
TE Joe Rose100005
RB Bill Johnson11029119
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cris Carter83047023
WR Rickey Young33026012
WR Gerald Carter32017015
TE Tom Mullady2205518
WR Doug Donley2106013
RB Bo Jackson2117018
TE Len Bias22018017
WR Rick Upchurch100005

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Johnson551.003.04
Larry Heater4123.002.80
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson242.002.41
Paul Palmer100.002.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham3182.678.77
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar1000.007.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Joe Rose1000.000.00
FB Dropkick Murphy1188.007.00
WR Odessa Turner1000.008.71
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cris Carter1000.005.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Bill Johnson32
Randall Cunningham22
Larry Heater10
BirminghamRushesConversions
Paul Palmer21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1087
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar1044

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ernest Givins322
WR Odessa Turner211
RB Larry Heater110
WR Danny Pittman111
RB Bill Johnson111
TE Ethan Horton111
FB Dropkick Murphy111
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Cris Carter311
WR Gerald Carter211
WR Doug Donley211
WR Rick Upchurch100
WR Rickey Young111
RB Bo Jackson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,900 (21,400)
End Zone8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)