Week 15, 1987

played in Houston, TX

66 degrees, fair, calm

Birmingham Texans	0	7	3	3	-	13
Houston Titans	14	0	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:01 HOU - Marc Logan 29 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:30 BIR - Cris Carter 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 04:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
4Q: 08:44 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
4Q: 00:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:01 HOU - Marc Logan 29 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:30 BIR - Cris Carter 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 04:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
4Q: 08:44 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
4Q: 00:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 1-13 9-5
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 14 2
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 340 276
- Offensive Plays 75 49
- Yards per Play 4.53 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 97 220
- Rushing Attempts 32 39
- Yards per Rush 3.03 5.64
Net Passing Yards 243 56
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 1 10 - 5 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 264 56
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 4/16
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:41 26:19

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	1-13	9-5
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	14	2
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	340	276
- Offensive Plays	75	49
- Yards per Play	4.53	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	97	220
- Rushing Attempts	32	39
- Yards per Rush	3.03	5.64
Net Passing Yards	243	56
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 1	10 - 5 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	264	56
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	4/16
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:41	26:19

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	1:37	OWN 26	4	-5	Punt
1	9:21	2:46	OWN 26	4	11	Interception
1	5:43	5:19	OWN 18	8	29	Punt
2	12:11	1:20	OWN 43	3	-7	Punt
2	8:03	4:44	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	2:14	2:07	OWN 12	9	60	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	9:18	5:03	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
3	2:47	3:08	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
4	12:49	4:11	OWN 41	9	49	Field Goal
4	2:27	1:10	OWN 20	8	8	Downs
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	0	-10	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
1	11:33	2:12	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
1	6:35	0:52	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
1	0:24	3:13	OWN 4	8	53	Fumble
2	10:51	2:48	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
2	3:19	1:05	OWN 44	3	16	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 35	1	0	Half
3	12:53	3:35	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
3	4:15	1:28	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:39	1:50	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
4	8:38	6:11	OWN 32	8	29	Punt
4	1:17	1:09	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	23	56	2.43	13	1	0
Paul Palmer	9	41	4.56	14	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	32	158	4.94	16	6	0
Marc Logan	7	62	8.86	29	2	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	39	20	264	4/21	1	30	1	70.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	10	5	56	0/0	1	24	1	60.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	14	120	17.14	28	30	1
WR Rickey Young	5	8	75	15.00	0	27	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	22	7.33	22	15	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	5	16	8.00	0	9	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	20	20.00	5	20	0
WR Rick Upchurch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Doug Donley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	19	9.50	0	13	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	2	24	24.00	6	24	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Jackson	1	1	0	0
Darryl Holmes	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0
Frank Manumaleuga	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	224	44.8	44.4	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	257	42.8	31.7	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	7	3.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	45	22.5	0
Paul Palmer	1	26	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	41	20.5	0
Mike Friede	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Todd Bell	7	1	0.0	24	7
ILB Mike Hunt	6	6	0.0	35	8
S Mike Burns	4	0	0.0	32	8
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	1	0.0	32	9
CB Brian Davis	3	0	0.0	25	7
DE Skip McClendon	3	0	0.0	22	5
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	24	4
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.0	19	9
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	26	7
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	11	1
CB J.C. Pearson	1	3	0.0	29	8
OLB Linden King	1	1	0.0	14	3
ILB Dan Bunz	1	1	0.0	10	4
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	13	2
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	1	0.0	33	9
S Darryl Holmes	1	1	0.0	32	10
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0.0	6	3
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	9	0
CB Tom Morris	0	1	0.0	14	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	6	3	0.0	28	39
DE Dexter Manley	5	4	1.5	26	32
S Martin Bayless	5	2	0.0	28	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	1	1.0	28	41
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	0.0	22	10
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	0	0.0	17	20
DT Mike Golic	3	1	0.5	12	16
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	23	37
DT Bill Acker	3	1	0.0	20	27
S Kirk Springs	3	1	0.0	15	35
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	28	34
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	0.0	23	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	1.0	12	12
CB Tory Nixon	2	2	0.0	24	26
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	1	0.0	10	6
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	13	24
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	1	1	0	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	0	1	1	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.5	1	1	1	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	0	0	12
ILB Pepper Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Mike Golic	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	3	0	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	1	2	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	0	10
S Mike Burns	1	0	0	8
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	9
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	8
CB Brian Davis	0	1	1	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	1	39
S Martin Bayless	4	2	0	37
S David Greenwood	3	0	0	34
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0	41
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0	24
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0	35
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0	27
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	32
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	26
S Bobby Kemp	0	1	0	19
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	10	25	0	35
Steve Wilson	3	5	26	1	34
Tom Mullady	1	2	12	0	11
John Gesek	1	1	9	0	12
Paul Oswald	0	6	27	1	39
Doug Dumler	0	3	31	1	42
Jeff Sevy	0	2	12	1	19
Todd Peat	0	2	26	0	33
Eric Moran	0	1	4	0	1

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dennis McKnight	7	9	35	9
John Alt	3	7	36	10
Dave Studdard	3	4	28	8
Jeff Bostic	2	6	34	9
George Lilja	0	5	30	8
Rob Taylor	0	2	13	2
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	15	2
Pat Beach	0	1	29	7
Ralph Williams	0	1	11	3
Jessie Clark	0	1	15	6
Ken Kaplan	0	1	8	1
KD Dunn	0	1	19	5

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	10
Paul Palmer	1	21
Dennis Thurman	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	2	17
Kirk Springs	1	15
Dave Studdard	1	7
Jewerl Thomas	1	4

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	31	42	---	---	8	81
Bernie Kosar	32	43	---	---	---	75
Paul Oswald	27	39	---	---	3	69
Cris Carter	26	40	---	---	---	66
Jim Dombrowski	25	35	---	---	1	61
Steve Wilson	26	34	---	---	---	60
Todd Peat	26	33	---	---	---	59
Bo Jackson	23	28	---	---	4	55
Len Bias	25	26	---	---	3	54
Harper LeBel	20	17	---	---	14	51
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	33	9	8	50
Rickey Young	14	22	---	---	9	45
Mike Hunt	---	---	35	8	1	44
Darryl Holmes	---	---	32	10	2	44
Mike Burns	---	---	32	8	2	42
Jack Del Rio	---	---	32	9	1	42
Brian Davis	---	---	25	7	10	42
Gerald Carter	11	22	---	---	8	41
Paul Palmer	9	11	---	---	21	41
Tom Mullady	12	11	---	---	16	39
J.C. Pearson	---	---	29	8	1	38
Linden King	---	---	14	3	20	37
Gerald Williams	---	---	26	7	1	34
Todd Bell	---	---	24	7	2	33
Doug Donley	9	24	---	---	---	33
Jeff Sevy	12	19	---	---	---	31
Skip McClendon	---	---	22	5	4	31
Larry Roberts	---	---	19	9	2	30
Tim Wilson	8	9	---	---	12	29
Pat Ogrin	---	---	24	4	1	29
John Gesek	9	12	---	---	8	29
Tom Morris	---	---	14	3	8	25
Rick Upchurch	3	5	---	---	16	24
Dennis Thurman	---	---	13	2	8	23
Dan Bunz	---	---	10	4	6	20
John Goodman	---	---	16	3	1	20
Steve Haworth	---	---	6	3	10	19
Tim Gordon	---	---	11	1	7	19
Eric Moran	4	1	---	---	8	13
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	9	0	---	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Murphy	---	---	3	0	4	7
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Richardson	---	---	28	39	8	75
Pepper Johnson	---	---	28	41	3	72
David Greenwood	---	---	28	34	7	69
Martin Bayless	---	---	28	37	1	66
Kirk Springs	---	---	15	35	15	65
Riki Ellison	---	---	23	37	3	63
Dexter Manley	---	---	26	32	2	60
Tory Nixon	---	---	24	26	3	53
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	30	7	52
Bill Acker	---	---	20	27	3	50
Jeff Bostic	34	9	---	---	7	50
Will Cureton	39	10	---	---	---	49
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	23	24	2	49
John Alt	36	10	---	---	---	46
George Lilja	30	8	---	---	7	45
Mickey Sutton	---	---	13	24	8	45
Dennis McKnight	35	9	---	---	---	44
Dave Studdard	28	8	---	---	7	43
Henry Ellard	33	10	---	---	---	43
Pat Beach	29	7	---	---	5	41
Bobby Kemp	---	---	3	19	17	39
Simon Fletcher	---	---	17	20	1	38
Herschel Walker	32	6	---	---	---	38
Mike Golic	---	---	12	16	5	33
Randy McClanahan	---	---	12	12	8	32
Scott Studwell	---	---	22	10	---	32
Jessie Clark	15	6	---	---	11	32
KD Dunn	19	5	---	---	6	30
Louis Lipps	24	5	---	---	---	29
Marc Logan	7	4	---	---	15	26
Bill Matthews	---	---	5	4	15	24
Rob Taylor	13	2	---	---	7	22
Jewerl Thomas	15	2	---	---	4	21
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	6	4	20
Keith McKeller	4	2	---	---	14	20
Haywood Jeffires	14	2	---	---	3	19
Ralph Williams	11	3	---	---	2	16
Gregg Garrity	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ken Kaplan	8	1	---	---	5	14
Brian Brennan	3	1	---	---	8	12
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	4	4
Neil Lomax	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	21	54	2.6
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	107	6.7
Middle	7	41	5.9
Right	16	72	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	39	20	5	1	4	7	5	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	10	5	1	0	0	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	49	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	83	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	99	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	6	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	14	7	2	120	3	40
WR Rickey Young	8	5	0	75	1	22
WR Gerald Carter	5	2	1	16	0	22
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	0	22	0	28
WR Doug Donley	3	0	1	0	0	24
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0	0	5
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Len Bias	1	1	0	5	0	26
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	20	1	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	4	1	7	0	10
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	24	1	5
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	19	0	2
TE Pat Beach	1	1	6	0	7
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	-4	-4.00	2.43

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	1	7	1.17	6.77

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	1	1	7	7.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	2	1	7	3.50	8.57
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0	0.00	9.38
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	7	7.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	8	3
Marc Logan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	15	9	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	2
WR Cris Carter	4	2	2
WR Rickey Young	3	2	2
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	0
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)