Week 17, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

30 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	0	7	0	0	-	7
Birmingham Texans	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 21 field goal
2Q: 14:10 BIR - Bo Jackson 3 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:44 BAL - J.T. Smith 26 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 07:31 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
3Q: 00:21 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 21 field goal
2Q: 14:10 BIR - Bo Jackson 3 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:44 BAL - J.T. Smith 26 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 07:31 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
3Q: 00:21 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal

Team Statistics BAL BIR
Record 10-6 2-14
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 304 292
- Offensive Plays 52 69
- Yards per Play 5.85 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 49 180
- Rushing Attempts 15 49
- Yards per Rush 3.27 3.67
Net Passing Yards 255 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 2 18 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:01 35:59

Team Statistics	BAL	BIR
Record	10-6	2-14
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	304	292
- Offensive Plays	52	69
- Yards per Play	5.85	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	49	180
- Rushing Attempts	15	49
- Yards per Rush	3.27	3.67
Net Passing Yards	255	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 2	18 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:01	35:59

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 43	6	19	Fumble
1	6:41	2:20	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	14:02	1:33	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
2	7:25	1:48	OWN 26	4	11	Interception
2	3:53	1:47	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
2	1:26	0:41	OPP 27	3	9	Missed FG
3	13:10	6:53	OWN 18	11	80	Fumble
3	4:56	0:46	OPP 39	2	19	Interception
3	0:14	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:56	2:04	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	4:34	0:55	OPP 47	5	21	Downs
4	1:53	1:11	OWN 20	5	61	Fumble

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	4:52	OWN 46	9	50	Field Goal
1	4:21	5:19	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
2	12:29	5:04	OWN 21	8	57	Field Goal
2	5:37	1:44	OWN 41	3	-12	Punt
2	2:06	0:40	OWN 28	3	-1	Fumble
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 25	2	27	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
3	6:17	1:21	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	4:10	3:56	OWN 42	7	37	Field Goal
4	13:49	4:53	OWN 26	10	43	Interception
4	6:52	2:18	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	3:39	1:46	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
BobbyJoe Edmonds	14	51	3.64	10	1	0
Lionel Manuel	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	35	162	4.63	21	6	1
Paul Palmer	13	19	1.46	7	0	0
Bernie Kosar	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Zorn	32	22	286	5/31	1	39	2	80.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	18	9	127	2/15	0	33	1	50.0

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	9	10	149	16.56	40	39	1
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	4	6	32	8.00	20	21	0
WR Dwight Clark	3	6	56	18.67	6	30	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	17	8.50	2	9	0
WR Lionel Manuel	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	4	6	91	22.75	44	33
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	24	8.00	18	11
WR Rickey Young	1	4	3	3.00	4	3
TE Len Bias	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Tom Mullady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Doug Donley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eugene Daniel	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	27	27.00	0
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Zorn	2	0	0
J.T. Smith	1	0	0
Chris Doleman	0	1	0
Doug English	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0
John Goodman	0	1	1
Mike Hunt	0	1	0
Darryl Holmes	0	1	0
Mike Burns	0	0	1
Skip McClendon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	4	194	48.5	41.0	56	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	248	49.6	38.8	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	22	11.0	0
Rod Woodson	1	12	12.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	80	26.7	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	20	20.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	12	3	0.0	39	17
DE Donnell Thompson	5	0	1.0	35	17
S Rod Woodson	5	1	0.0	45	20
S Durwood Roquemore	4	3	0.0	39	18
S Mark Moore	4	2	0.0	36	14
DE Chris Doleman	4	1	0.0	30	8
S Paul Moyer	4	0	0.0	31	16
DT Doug English	3	2	1.0	24	12
CB Wentford Gaines	3	1	0.0	33	18
DT Jerome Brown	3	1	0.0	38	15
OLB Mike Cofer	3	0	0.0	27	14
DT Jerry Ball	2	2	0.0	32	10
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	0.0	10	3
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	0.0	43	17
OLB Mike Douglass	1	3	0.0	27	6
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	1	0.0	15	2
G Kevin Glover	1	0	---	---	---
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	---	---	---
G Mike Knight	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Todd Bell	8	0	1.0	10	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	6	1	0.0	14	34
S Mike Burns	5	0	0.0	13	30
S Darryl Holmes	4	0	0.0	10	27
DE John Goodman	3	1	0.5	11	18
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0.0	15	33
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	2.0	11	25
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	9	27
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	0.0	1	14
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	1.0	6	30
DT Gerald Williams	1	2	0.5	8	22
ILB Dan Bunz	1	1	0.0	5	5
CB J.C. Pearson	1	1	0.0	13	31
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	5	15
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Doug English	1.0	1	1	0	12
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	1	0	1	17
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	1	0	8

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	2.0	0	25
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	4	30
S Todd Bell	1.0	0	26
DE John Goodman	0.5	0	18
DT Gerald Williams	0.5	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	3	1	0	20
S Paul Moyer	2	0	0	16
S Durwood Roquemore	1	1	0	18
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0	14
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	0	17
S Mark Moore	1	0	0	14
CB Eugene Daniel	0	0	1	17

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Burns	4	1	0	30
S Darryl Holmes	4	0	0	27
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	1	1	34
S Todd Bell	3	0	0	26
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0	14
ILB Mike Hunt	2	0	0	33
CB Brian Davis	1	0	1	27
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	0	5
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0	15
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	2	4	11	2	26
Lance Smith	1	2	13	1	31
Mike Tice	1	1	8	0	20
Paul Farren	0	3	14	0	29
Mike Knight	0	2	4	0	11
Kevin Glover	0	1	2	1	6
Dwight Stephenson	0	1	14	0	36
Jim Covert	0	1	13	0	30
Ken Lanier	0	0	3	1	15

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	12	37	1	16
Doug Dumler	2	10	47	0	19
Paul Oswald	2	7	44	0	15
Todd Peat	2	7	47	0	15
Jeff Sevy	1	5	17	0	9
Tim Wilson	1	3	27	0	6
Len Bias	1	1	40	0	14
Steve Wilson	0	2	36	1	16
John Gesek	0	1	15	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Wentford Gaines	1	21
Joe Delaney	1	10
Lionel Manuel	1	6

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	3	10
Tom Mullady	1	15
Dennis Fisher	1	8
Gerald Carter	1	6
Bo Jackson	1	3

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	45	20	11	76
Wentford Gaines	---	---	33	18	21	72
Eugene Daniel	---	---	43	17	2	62
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	39	18	2	59
John Offerdahl	---	---	39	17	3	59
Mark Moore	---	---	36	14	8	58
Jerome Brown	---	---	38	15	3	56
Dwight Stephenson	14	36	---	---	5	55
Paul Moyer	---	---	31	16	7	54
Jim Zorn	15	37	---	---	1	53
Donnell Thompson	---	---	35	17	1	53
BobbyJoe Edmonds	15	37	---	---	---	52
Greg Townsend	---	---	30	13	7	50
J.T. Smith	12	30	---	---	7	49
Jerry Ball	---	---	32	10	3	45
Lionel Manuel	9	29	---	---	6	44
Lance Smith	13	31	---	---	---	44
Doug English	---	---	24	12	7	43
Dwight Clark	14	28	---	---	1	43
Mike Cofer	---	---	27	14	2	43
Jim Covert	13	30	---	---	---	43
Paul Farren	14	29	---	---	---	43
J.T. Turner	11	26	---	---	3	40
Chris Doleman	---	---	30	8	1	39
Mike Douglass	---	---	27	6	5	38
Mike Tice	8	20	---	---	10	38
Leo Lewis	5	14	---	---	14	33
Jimmy Williams	---	---	15	2	11	28
Mike Augustyniak	3	13	---	---	7	23
Ken Lanier	3	15	---	---	5	23
Bob Perryman	5	7	---	---	10	22
E.J. Junior	---	---	10	3	7	20
Mike Knight	4	11	---	---	2	17
Kevin Glover	2	6	---	---	5	13
Carlos Pennywell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Matt Suhey	4	5	---	---	2	11
Joe Delaney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mel Gray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Ruether	1	1	---	---	5	7
Burnell Dent	---	---	5	0	---	5
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Floyd Hodge	0	2	---	---	---	2
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Whisenhunt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	47	19	---	---	8	74
Bernie Kosar	49	20	---	---	---	69
Paul Oswald	44	15	---	---	4	63
Todd Peat	47	15	---	---	---	62
Cris Carter	41	17	---	---	---	58
Jim Dombrowski	37	16	---	---	1	54
Len Bias	40	14	---	---	---	54
Steve Wilson	36	16	---	---	---	52
Bo Jackson	36	12	---	---	3	51
Mike Hunt	---	---	15	33	1	49
Jack Del Rio	---	---	14	34	1	49
Brian Davis	---	---	9	27	10	46
J.C. Pearson	---	---	13	31	1	45
Mike Burns	---	---	13	30	1	44
Tim Wilson	27	6	---	---	10	43
Harper LeBel	22	7	---	---	12	41
Skip McClendon	---	---	11	25	3	39
Tom Mullady	20	3	---	---	15	38
Todd Bell	---	---	10	26	2	38
Gerald Carter	19	12	---	---	6	37
Larry Roberts	---	---	6	30	1	37
Darryl Holmes	---	---	10	27	---	37
Rickey Young	17	12	---	---	7	36
Paul Palmer	13	3	---	---	18	34
John Gesek	15	10	---	---	8	33
John Goodman	---	---	11	18	3	32
Gerald Williams	---	---	8	22	1	31
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	10	15	5	30
Dennis Thurman	---	---	5	15	7	27
Tom Morris	---	---	4	15	8	27
Jeff Sevy	17	9	---	---	---	26
Steve Haworth	---	---	1	14	10	25
Tim Gordon	---	---	7	11	6	24
Pat Ogrin	---	---	8	14	1	23
Rick Upchurch	1	4	---	---	14	19
Linden King	---	---	1	4	14	19
Doug Donley	9	10	---	---	---	19
Dan Bunz	---	---	5	5	5	15
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	4	10	---	14
Eric Moran	2	0	---	---	8	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	1	2	3
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	59	4.5
Middle	24	96	4.0
Right	11	26	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Zorn	32	22	6	1	0	3	4	0	2

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	18	9	3	0	0	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	39	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	87	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	20	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	10	9	149	4	30
WR Dwight Clark	6	3	56	1	28
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	6	4	32	1	37
WR Lionel Manuel	4	2	12	0	29
WR Leo Lewis	3	1	13	0	14
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	17	0	13
TE Mike Tice	1	1	7	0	20

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	6	4	91	3	17
WR Rickey Young	4	1	3	0	12
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	24	0	12
TE Len Bias	2	1	9	0	14
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0	0	3
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0	12
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	7	21	3.00	4.63
Paul Palmer	1	2	2.00	1.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Zorn	1	0	0	0.00	8.94

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	1	9	4.50	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	1	9	4.50	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	1
Paul Palmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Zorn	7	4	2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	0
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	1	1
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1
TE Len Bias	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)