Exhibition Week 2, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

78 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	3	0	0	-	3
Birmingham Texans	13	7	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 35 field goal
1Q: 03:12 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
1Q: 00:32 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 02:14 BIR - Shockmain Horne 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:09 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 19 field goal
4Q: 12:05 BIR - Gerald Carter 80 punt return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 35 field goal
1Q: 03:12 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
1Q: 00:32 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 02:14 BIR - Shockmain Horne 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:09 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 19 field goal
4Q: 12:05 BIR - Gerald Carter 80 punt return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 03:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 field goal

Team Statistics LAS BIR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 196 298
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 3.63 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 41 179
- Rushing Attempts 12 49
- Yards per Rush 3.42 3.65
Net Passing Yards 155 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 2 19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/36 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.69 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/85
Kick Returns/Yards 6/139 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:14 36:46

Team Statistics	LAS	BIR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	196	298
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	3.63	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	41	179
- Rushing Attempts	12	49
- Yards per Rush	3.42	3.65
Net Passing Yards	155	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 2	19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/36	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.69	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/85
Kick Returns/Yards	6/139	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:14	36:46

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	1:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	3:06	1:55	OWN 25	3	6	Interception
1	0:24	2:10	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	8:12	1:33	OWN 6	4	27	Punt
2	2:07	2:04	50	10	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 22	8	29	Punt
3	9:19	2:17	OWN 44	4	40	Missed FG
3	4:13	3:06	OWN 27	5	7	Punt
4	14:44	2:48	OWN 30	6	11	Punt
4	11:56	1:32	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
4	8:32	0:41	OWN 47	4	-6	Downs
4	3:03	0:22	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	4	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 30	9	52	Field Goal
1	8:00	4:54	OWN 40	10	50	Field Goal
1	1:11	0:47	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
2	13:14	5:02	OWN 8	9	40	Punt
2	6:39	4:32	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:40	1:21	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	7:02	2:49	OWN 23	6	19	Punt
3	1:07	1:23	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
4	10:24	1:52	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	7:51	4:48	OPP 41	6	21	Field Goal
4	2:41	2:22	OWN 48	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: J.C. Pearson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	8	30	3.75	11	1
Johnny Hector	3	7	2.33	3	0
Curt Warner	1	4	4.00	4	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	28	85	3.04	12	2	1
Paul Palmer	20	96	4.80	17	2	0
Bernie Kosar	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	26	12	130	4/36	0	32	1	45.4
Steve Young	12	6	61	0/0	0	28	1	30.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	19	11	119	0/0	1	29	0	93.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Butler	4	9	29	7.25	4	17
WR Stephone Paige	4	4	23	5.75	12	12
WR Jerry Rice	3	9	18	6.00	0	9
TE Jay Novacek	2	4	41	20.50	0	32
FB Charles Alexander	1	2	18	18.00	5	18
WR Otis Grant	1	1	16	16.00	11	16
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	21	21.00	0	21
C Jeff Spek	1	4	28	28.00	3	28
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB Greg Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Carter	2	5	23	11.50	3	20	0
TE Len Bias	2	6	26	13.00	1	19	0
WR Tim Brown	2	3	36	18.00	0	29	0
WR Shockmain Horne	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Pearson	2	38	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Charles Romes	1	0
Johnny Hector	1	0
Dan Alexander	0	1
Mel Owens	0	1
Jonathan Hayes	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hunt	0	0	2	0
Skip McClendon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	7	296	42.3	36.0	51	5

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	256	42.7	38.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/2	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	3	23	7.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Carter	2	85	42.5	1
Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	4	97	24.3	0
Charles Romes	2	42	21.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Tillman	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	7	0	0.0	30	11
ILB Dennis Gibson	6	3	0.0	26	9
S Roland Mitchell	5	3	0.0	40	17
S Charles Romes	5	1	0.0	30	13
DE Rulon Jones	5	0	0.0	33	17
DT Bob Clasby	5	0	0.0	40	12
OLB Mel Owens	3	2	0.0	19	8
CB Davlin Mullen	3	1	0.0	21	12
CB Terry Taylor	3	1	0.0	34	9
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	3	0.0	46	19
DT Gary Lewis	2	2	0.0	35	13
OLB Gary Cobb	2	1	0.0	7	0
S Darrol Ray	2	1	0.0	29	12
ILB Shane Conlan	2	0	0.0	23	10
DE Sean McNanie	1	3	0.0	42	16
DT Johnny Robinson	1	2	0.0	20	8
CB Darrell Green	1	1	0.0	32	17
DT Wilson Faumuina	1	0	0.0	23	5
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	---	---	---
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0.0	3	0
C Jeff Spek	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	4	0	1.0	9	31
CB Brian Davis	4	1	0.0	8	24
S Darryl Holmes	4	0	0.0	6	25
CB J.C. Pearson	3	1	0.0	9	38
S Tim Gordon	3	1	0.0	8	26
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0.0	9	35
DE Skip McClendon	2	1	1.5	11	38
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	1.0	9	26
CB Tom Morris	2	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	1	0.5	5	30
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	0.0	5	29
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.0	10	24
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0.0	1	18
Unknown	1	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Otis Wilson	0	2	0.0	7	12
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	7	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Lewis	0.0	0	1	0	13

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.5	0	0	0	38
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	1	2	1	31
DT Gerald Williams	1.0	0	2	0	26
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0.5	0	0	0	30
ILB Otis Wilson	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	3	1	29
CB Brian Davis	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roland Mitchell	3	1	17
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	9
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	19
S Charles Romes	1	0	13
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	11
CB Darrell Green	1	0	17
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	16
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	9
CB Davlin Mullen	0	2	12

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tim Gordon	3	2	0	26
CB J.C. Pearson	3	1	2	38
CB Brian Davis	3	0	0	24
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0	35
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	0	25
S Jeff Fuller	1	1	0	18
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0	8
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	38
Unknown	1	0	0	4
ILB Mike Hunt	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	1	3	8	2	28
Jeff Spek	1	1	7	0	15
Dan Alexander	0	2	8	1	23
Mickey Marvin	0	2	7	0	23
Cleveland Green	0	1	6	0	24
Tyrone McGriff	0	1	7	0	26
Jay Novacek	0	1	12	0	29
Paul Gruber	0	1	10	0	29
Frank Winters	0	0	2	1	13

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Blanchard	4	10	0	49	19
Jim Dombrowski	3	10	0	34	15
Tom Crockett	3	7	0	49	19
Steve Wilson	3	4	1	21	12
Jim Sweeney	2	8	0	28	7
Todd Peat	2	4	0	38	13
Kent Hill	1	5	0	26	10

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Davlin Mullen	2	30
Curt Warner	1	16

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hunt	5	31
Jesse Penn	1	14
Harper LeBel	1	11
Len Bias	1	11
Darryl Holmes	1	8

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cecil Johnson	---	---	46	19	16	81
Davlin Mullen	---	---	21	12	30	63
Sean McNanie	---	---	42	16	3	61
Charles Romes	---	---	30	13	17	60
Rulon Jones	---	---	33	17	10	60
Darrell Green	---	---	32	17	11	60
Roland Mitchell	---	---	40	17	2	59
Bob Clasby	---	---	40	12	1	53
Jonathan Hayes	9	25	---	---	17	51
Terry Taylor	---	---	34	9	7	50
Gary Lewis	---	---	35	13	1	49
Mel Owens	---	---	19	8	20	47
Darrol Ray	---	---	29	12	2	43
Mike Singletary	---	---	30	11	2	43
Jerry Butler	5	22	---	---	14	41
Jay Novacek	12	29	---	---	---	41
Jeff Spek	7	15	---	---	18	40
Dan Alexander	8	23	---	---	8	39
Mickey Marvin	7	23	---	---	9	39
Cleveland Green	6	24	---	---	9	39
Johnny Hector	3	18	---	---	18	39
Paul Gruber	10	29	---	---	---	39
Dennis Gibson	---	---	26	9	3	38
Mike Kruczek	7	30	---	---	---	37
Jumbo Elliott	8	28	---	---	---	36
Shane Conlan	---	---	23	10	2	35
David Carter	5	23	---	---	6	34
Johnny Robinson	---	---	20	8	6	34
Tyrone McGriff	7	26	---	---	---	33
Greg Bell	9	23	---	---	---	32
Curt Warner	2	12	---	---	16	30
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	23	5	1	29
Geoff Reece	7	21	---	---	---	28
Charles Alexander	8	14	---	---	6	28
Jerry Rice	3	23	---	---	---	26
Frank Winters	2	13	---	---	4	19
Otis Grant	0	7	---	---	11	18
Steve Young	5	12	---	---	---	17
James Haynes	---	---	6	1	9	16
Stephone Paige	0	12	---	---	3	15
Webster Slaughter	2	10	---	---	---	12
Gary Cobb	---	---	7	0	1	8
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deron Cherry	---	---	3	0	1	4
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Bias	46	18	---	---	11	75
Tom Crockett	49	19	---	---	2	70
Bernie Kosar	49	19	---	---	---	68
Mike Blanchard	49	19	---	---	---	68
Harper LeBel	38	18	---	---	11	67
Todd Peat	38	13	---	---	9	60
Gary Wilkins	32	11	---	---	16	59
Jim Dombrowski	34	15	---	---	9	58
Mike Hunt	---	---	8	17	31	56
Paul Palmer	21	10	---	---	24	55
Skip McClendon	---	---	11	38	3	52
J.C. Pearson	---	---	9	38	3	50
Martin Mayhew	---	---	9	35	2	46
Gerald Williams	---	---	9	26	9	44
Kent Hill	26	10	---	---	7	43
Jack Del Rio	---	---	5	29	8	42
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	10	30	2	42
Jim Sweeney	28	7	---	---	6	41
Larry Roberts	---	---	9	31	1	41
Tim Brown	30	10	---	---	---	40
Darryl Holmes	---	---	6	25	8	39
Rush Brown	---	---	7	29	2	38
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	5	30	3	38
Kenny Easley	---	---	10	24	3	37
Tim Gordon	---	---	8	26	3	37
Gerald Carter	22	9	---	---	5	36
Steve Wilson	21	12	---	---	1	34
Bo Jackson	28	4	---	---	1	33
Craig Curry	---	---	5	18	9	32
Brian Davis	---	---	8	24	---	32
Shockmain Horne	14	12	---	---	---	26
Otis Wilson	---	---	7	12	6	25
Tom Morris	---	---	3	8	12	23
Jeff Fuller	---	---	1	18	3	22
Unknown	5	2	---	---	12	19
Frank Pillow	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jesse Penn	---	---	1	0	14	15
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Lewis	9	1	---	---	---	10
Paul Oswald	0	0	---	---	9	9
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	7	7
Unknown	---	---	1	4	1	6
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	59	4.5
Middle	24	94	3.9
Right	11	28	2.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	26	12	2	0	4	3	5	2	1
Steve Young	12	6	1	0	0	2	2	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	19	11	2	0	4	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	98	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	68	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Butler	9	4	1	29	0	22
WR Jerry Rice	9	3	0	18	0	23
WR Stephone Paige	4	4	0	23	0	12
C Jeff Spek	4	1	0	28	1	15
TE Jay Novacek	4	2	1	41	1	29
FB Charles Alexander	2	1	1	18	0	14
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	25
WR Otis Grant	1	1	0	16	0	7
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	21	1	18
RB Greg Bell	1	0	1	0	0	23
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	0	-3	0	10

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	6	2	3	26	0	18
WR Gerald Carter	5	2	0	23	1	9
WR Tim Brown	3	2	1	36	1	10
WR Shockmain Horne	2	2	0	9	0	12
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	12	0	18
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	8	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	7	26	3.71	3.04
Paul Palmer	1	2	2.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	2	1	3	1.50	5.00

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	4	2	6	1.50	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	3	3.00	5.75
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	3	3.00	4.60
WR Shockmain Horne	1	1	3	3.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	2	1
Johnny Hector	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1
Paul Palmer	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	7	3	1
Steve Young	3	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	2	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	4	1	1
TE Len Bias	3	0	0
WR Shockmain Horne	2	2	2
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)