Week 16, 1987

played in Carolina, NC

27 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	3	0	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	7	13	10	7	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 BIR - Cris Carter 64 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:38 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 1 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 09:33 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 06:28 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
2Q: 04:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
2Q: 00:58 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
3Q: 09:07 CAR - John Lee 32 field goal
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Carlos Carson 4 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Carlos Carson 1 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 06:09 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 BIR - Cris Carter 64 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:38 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 1 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 09:33 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 06:28 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
2Q: 04:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
2Q: 00:58 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
3Q: 09:07 CAR - John Lee 32 field goal
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Carlos Carson 4 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Carlos Carson 1 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 06:09 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal

Team Statistics BIR CAR
Record 1-14 10-5
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 289 388
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 5.45 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 98 147
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 5.16 3.87
Net Passing Yards 191 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 3 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/144 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 21:33 38:27

Team Statistics	BIR	CAR
Record	1-14	10-5
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	289	388
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	5.45	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	98	147
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	5.16	3.87
Net Passing Yards	191	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 3	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/144	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	21:33	38:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
1	8:26	2:10	OWN 7	4	8	Punt
1	2:27	0:50	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
2	9:24	1:36	OWN 24	3	-6	Fumble
2	6:23	2:07	OWN 34	8	38	Field Goal
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 27	3	29	Half
3	14:50	1:04	OPP 26	3	4	Interception
3	9:01	3:52	OWN 24	7	46	Missed FG
3	0:48	0:48	OWN 37	3	0	Interception
4	13:12	2:19	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	8:58	2:55	OWN 26	7	59	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 31	4	20	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	3:18	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
1	6:16	3:49	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
1	1:37	7:13	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
2	7:48	1:25	OPP 13	3	9	Field Goal
2	4:16	3:25	OWN 43	8	23	Field Goal
3	13:46	4:45	OWN 22	9	63	Field Goal
3	5:09	4:21	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:48	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
4	10:53	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:03	4:14	OWN 27	5	11	Punt

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	15	47	3.13	13	1	0
Paul Palmer	4	51	12.75	47	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	26	103	3.96	9	0	1
Napoleon McCallum	11	41	3.73	11	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	29	14	226	5/35	1	64	3	46.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	30	23	236	1/5	3	38	0	132.1
Jeff Kemp	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Carter	4	6	34	8.50	3	18	0
WR Doug Donley	3	5	39	13.00	10	16	0
WR Cris Carter	3	10	95	31.67	50	64	1
TE Len Bias	2	2	30	15.00	7	25	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	25	25.00	23	25	0
WR Rickey Young	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tom Mullady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	7	8	74	10.57	6	34	0
WR Carlos Carson	5	7	44	8.80	0	15	2
WR Byron Franklin	5	5	75	15.00	7	34	0
FB Ted Brown	3	3	42	14.00	26	38	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	1
TE Trey Junkin	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	12	12.00
OLB John Rade	1	0	0.00
OLB David Grayson	1	11	11.00

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0
Rick Upchurch	0	1	0
Tim Wilson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0
Mark Studaway	0	1	0
Sean Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	3	146	48.7	42.0	58	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	130	43.3	42.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	96	24.0	0
Rick Upchurch	2	48	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	45	22.5	0
Carlton Williamson	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	9	0	0.0	34	28
S Todd Bell	7	2	0.0	24	20
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	1	0.0	34	29
DE Skip McClendon	5	1	1.0	27	20
DT Pat Ogrin	5	2	0.0	19	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	5	1	0.0	31	30
OLB Linden King	3	1	0.0	13	8
CB J.C. Pearson	3	1	0.0	28	22
DT Gerald Williams	3	1	0.0	25	23
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0.0	30	21
DE John Goodman	2	1	0.0	18	14
S Mike Burns	1	5	0.0	28	26
CB Dennis Thurman	1	2	0.0	12	7
DE Larry Roberts	1	2	0.0	25	18
ILB Dan Bunz	1	1	0.0	10	15
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	16	16
WR Rickey Young	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	12	9
G Jim Dombrowski	1	0	---	---	---
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
S Darryl Holmes	0	1	0.0	20	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	4	2	2.5	14	30
CB Perry Williams	4	2	0.0	13	26
S Carlton Williamson	3	2	0.0	19	31
OLB John Rade	3	2	0.0	17	33
DE Mark Studaway	3	0	0.0	13	26
DE Sean Jones	2	2	2.0	13	28
S Solomon Wilcots	2	1	0.0	5	17
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	11	21
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	0.0	14	30
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Rich Miano	2	0	0.0	1	7
ILB Wayne Davis	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.5	8	16
S Eric Williams	1	1	0.0	16	18
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Bob Nelson	1	0	0.0	11	18
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	0	1	20
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	1	1	30
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	1	18
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	23

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.5	2	6	30
DE Sean Jones	2.0	1	1	28
DT Mark Shumate	0.5	0	0	16
OLB John Rade	0.0	2	2	33
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	1	0	7
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	4	0	28
CB Brian Davis	4	0	21
S Todd Bell	3	0	20
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	29
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	17
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	22
OLB Linden King	1	0	8
S Mike Burns	1	0	26
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	15
CB Tom Morris	1	0	9
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	30
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	23
CB Dennis Thurman	0	1	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Rade	2	0	1	33
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0	21
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0	26
S Rich Miano	2	0	0	7
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	0	17
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	0	31
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	0	1	15
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	30
ILB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	8
OLB Gary Plummer	0	1	0	30
OLB David Grayson	0	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	1	5	0	18	0	32
Steve Wilson	1	3	0	14	3	28
Tom Mullady	1	1	1	8	0	10
Len Bias	1	1	0	16	0	20
Paul Oswald	0	4	0	16	1	24
Doug Dumler	0	3	0	18	0	29
Todd Peat	0	1	0	17	1	31
Tim Wilson	0	1	0	4	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Roberts	4	5	32	0	27
Dave Lutz	3	6	37	1	30
Terry Tausch	3	6	28	0	21
Mike Baab	2	5	32	0	28
Keith Uecker	1	4	31	0	25
Geoff Reece	1	3	12	0	9
Ben Akbar	1	2	7	0	7
Karl Swanke	0	3	10	0	11
Ted Brown	0	1	22	0	15
Trey Junkin	0	1	23	0	18
Dan McQuaid	0	1	1	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Linden King	1	18
Tim Wilson	1	15
Steve Haworth	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	3	21
Lorenzo Hampton	1	21
Harvey Clayton	1	16
Wayne Davis	1	12
Solomon Wilcots	1	10

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Hunt	---	---	34	28	4	66
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	31	30	5	66
Jack Del Rio	---	---	34	29	2	65
Brian Davis	---	---	30	21	10	61
Mike Burns	---	---	28	26	6	60
Doug Dumler	18	29	---	---	6	53
Bernie Kosar	19	34	---	---	---	53
J.C. Pearson	---	---	28	22	3	53
Jim Dombrowski	18	32	---	---	1	51
Gerald Williams	---	---	25	23	3	51
Skip McClendon	---	---	27	20	3	50
Todd Peat	17	31	---	---	---	48
Bo Jackson	15	24	---	---	8	47
Larry Roberts	---	---	25	18	3	46
Todd Bell	---	---	24	20	1	45
Darryl Holmes	---	---	20	20	5	45
Cris Carter	17	27	---	---	---	44
Gerald Carter	8	21	---	---	14	43
Tim Gordon	---	---	16	16	11	43
Steve Wilson	14	28	---	---	---	42
Paul Oswald	16	24	---	---	2	42
Linden King	---	---	13	8	18	39
Pat Ogrin	---	---	19	17	3	39
Harper LeBel	13	17	---	---	9	39
Len Bias	16	20	---	---	3	39
Tom Mullady	8	10	---	---	17	35
Dennis Thurman	---	---	12	7	14	33
Paul Palmer	4	8	---	---	21	33
John Goodman	---	---	18	14	---	32
Rickey Young	6	15	---	---	9	30
Tim Wilson	4	8	---	---	15	27
Dan Bunz	---	---	10	15	1	26
John Gesek	5	15	---	---	6	26
Tom Morris	---	---	12	9	3	24
Doug Donley	4	17	---	---	---	21
Rick Upchurch	0	3	---	---	16	19
Steve Haworth	---	---	4	4	9	17
Jeff Sevy	6	10	---	---	---	16
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	6	4	1	11
Kevin Murphy	---	---	2	1	7	10
Eric Moran	1	1	---	---	6	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Folsom	28	21	---	---	18	67
Dave Lutz	37	30	---	---	---	67
Bill Kenney	32	31	---	---	---	63
Greg Roberts	32	27	---	---	4	63
Carlton Williamson	---	---	19	31	12	62
Mike Baab	32	28	---	---	2	62
Harvey Clayton	---	---	14	30	16	60
Keith Uecker	31	25	---	---	---	56
John Rade	---	---	17	33	6	56
Herman Heard	26	18	---	---	11	55
Trey Junkin	23	18	---	---	10	51
Terry Tausch	28	21	---	---	---	49
Gary Plummer	---	---	14	30	3	47
Mark Studaway	---	---	13	26	7	46
Dave Preston	20	21	---	---	4	45
Ted Brown	22	15	---	---	7	44
Sean Jones	---	---	13	28	3	44
Napoleon McCallum	22	19	---	---	3	44
Perry Williams	---	---	13	26	3	42
Craig Shaffer	---	---	13	21	2	36
Eric Williams	---	---	16	18	2	36
Stephen Baker	21	14	---	---	1	36
Byron Franklin	10	11	---	---	13	34
Bobby Watkins	---	---	11	21	2	34
Carlos Carson	15	17	---	---	---	32
Bob Nelson	---	---	11	18	3	32
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	5	17	10	32
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	9	15	5	29
Karl Swanke	10	11	---	---	6	27
Geoff Reece	12	9	---	---	5	26
Lorenzo Hampton	0	5	---	---	21	26
Mark Shumate	---	---	8	16	2	26
David Grayson	---	---	3	2	21	26
Wayne Davis	---	---	4	8	12	24
Cornell Burbage	3	1	---	---	18	22
Ben Akbar	7	7	---	---	6	20
Jackie Shipp	---	---	8	9	1	18
Fred Smerlas	---	---	7	7	---	14
Greg Meisner	---	---	5	7	---	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Howard Carson	---	---	5	4	2	11
Rich Miano	---	---	1	7	2	10
Jeff Kemp	6	1	---	---	---	7
Dan McQuaid	1	2	---	---	4	7
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	9	59	6.6
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	47	3.1
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	14	57	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	29	14	4	3	0	2	7	9	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	30	23	3	0	1	1	4	0	0
Jeff Kemp	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	89	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	68	22.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	3	95	2	27
WR Gerald Carter	6	4	34	0	21
WR Doug Donley	5	3	39	0	17
WR Rickey Young	3	0	0	0	15
TE Len Bias	2	2	30	1	20
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	3	0	3
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0	0	10
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	25	1	24

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	8	7	0	74	1	21
WR Carlos Carson	7	5	1	44	0	17
WR Byron Franklin	5	5	0	75	1	11
FB Ted Brown	3	3	0	42	1	15
TE Trey Junkin	3	1	0	1	0	18
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	0	5	0	19
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	0	5	0	14
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	2	2.00	3.13

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	7	19	2.71	3.96
Napoleon McCallum	3	10	3.33	3.73
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0.00	7.79

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	10	8	40	4.00	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	3	2	5	1.67	6.29
WR Dave Preston	2	2	13	6.50	9.25
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
FB Ted Brown	1	1	4	4.00	14.00
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	13	13.00	15.00
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	4	2
Napoleon McCallum	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	6	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	8	6	5
Jeff Kemp	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Byron Franklin	4	4	3
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	2
TE Trey Junkin	2	0	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (21,300)
End Zone 13,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (21,300)
End Zone	13,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,700)