Week 1, 1988

played in Houston, TX

77 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	3	0	3	-	6
Houston Titans	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:06 HOU - Brian Brennan 8 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 40 field goal
4Q: 08:45 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:06 HOU - Brian Brennan 8 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 40 field goal
4Q: 08:45 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 223 261
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 3.72 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 48 99
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 1.78 3.54
Net Passing Yards 175 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 213 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/38 6/35
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/26 5/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	223	261
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	3.72	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	48	99
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	1.78	3.54
Net Passing Yards	175	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	213	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/38	6/35
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/26	5/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:22	29:38

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:01	4:43	OWN 6	7	17	Punt
1	1:42	2:00	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
2	12:55	3:11	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
2	7:53	1:34	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	2:59	2:34	OWN 30	8	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	6	29	Fumble
3	10:22	2:27	OWN 8	5	31	Punt
3	6:12	2:36	OWN 21	6	13	Punt
3	3:24	3:32	OPP 47	6	24	Field Goal
4	8:37	2:13	OWN 33	3	-10	Punt
4	3:40	1:42	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	1:21	0:39	OWN 13	3	8	Downs

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:59	OWN 33	7	10	Punt
1	5:18	3:36	OWN 44	6	26	Missed FG
2	14:42	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	9:44	1:51	OWN 14	5	13	Punt
2	6:19	3:20	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	11:59	1:37	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
3	7:55	1:43	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	3:36	0:12	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
4	14:52	6:15	OWN 18	14	81	Field Goal
4	6:24	2:44	OWN 41	7	20	Punt
4	1:58	0:37	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Simon Fletcher, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	19	29	1.53	10	1	0
Paul Palmer	8	19	2.38	10	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	14	46	3.29	8	0
Herschel Walker	12	55	4.58	25	3
Will Cureton	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	27	17	213	6/38	0	34	0	87.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	26	14	197	6/35	1	48	1	75.3

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	5	9	82	16.40	40	31
RB Bo Jackson	4	7	38	9.50	22	21
WR Frank Pillow	3	4	33	11.00	4	21
C Harper LeBel	2	2	8	4.00	0	8
WR Gerald Carter	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
C Mark Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	34	34.00	0	34

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	10	75	12.50	7	19	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	29	9.67	3	13	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	5	67	22.33	42	48	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	20	20.00	10	20	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gregg Garrity	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	2	1	0
Paul Palmer	1	1	0
Skip McClendon	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	1	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0
James Hasty	0	1	0
Simon Fletcher	0	0	2
Mike Richardson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	321	40.1	36.9	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	305	43.6	39.9	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	6	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	33	16.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	5	0	2.0	20	24
S Jeff Fuller	5	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Otis Wilson	4	1	1.0	12	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	1.0	20	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	1	1.0	24	25
S Kenny Easley	4	1	0.0	26	30
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0.0	22	22
CB Martin Mayhew	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE John Goodman	3	0	0.0	16	16
CB J.C. Pearson	2	2	0.0	17	23
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	1.0	12	23
OLB Jesse Penn	1	1	0.0	9	11
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	21	21
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	6	3
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0.0	22	24
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	7	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	10	0	1.0	19	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	0	2.5	15	22
S Martin Bayless	5	2	0.0	15	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Jamie Kimmel	4	0	1.0	15	10
DE Dexter Manley	3	2	0.5	19	23
CB Mickey Sutton	3	1	0.0	19	27
DT San Sileo	2	0	1.0	16	11
OLB Joel Williams	2	3	0.0	15	8
CB Mike Richardson	2	2	0.0	18	28
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	17	23
DT Mike Golic	1	3	0.0	12	23
OLB Rich Dixon	1	1	0.0	10	8
CB Kevin Williams	1	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.0	11	7
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	0.0	16	23
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	2	0.0	17	19
CB James Hasty	0	1	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	2.0	0	2	1	24
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Otis Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	0	0	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Jesse Penn	0.0	1	0	0	11

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.5	0	22
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	1	24
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1.0	0	10
DT San Sileo	1.0	0	11
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	23
DT Mike Golic	0.0	2	23
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeff Fuller	3	1	0	25
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0	22
S Kenny Easley	1	0	1	30
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	6
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	9
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0	3
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	13
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	29
OLB Jesse Penn	1	0	0	11
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	23
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	24
CB Martin Mayhew	0	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	27
S David Greenwood	2	1	23
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	28
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	23
OLB Joel Williams	1	0	8
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	8
S Martin Bayless	1	0	18
DT Mike Golic	1	0	23
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	23
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	9	26	0	31
Jim Sweeney	1	7	22	0	26
Steve Wilson	1	2	20	2	30
Kent Hill	0	5	21	2	24
Todd Peat	0	2	12	0	11
Tom Crockett	0	1	8	1	15
Mike Blanchard	0	1	23	1	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Williams	2	6	15	3	20
John Alt	2	3	17	1	22
Jeff Bostic	2	2	21	0	25
Rob Taylor	1	4	26	1	28
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	11	0	12
Ken Kaplan	0	4	20	1	24
Dave Studdard	0	3	22	0	21
George Lilja	0	2	19	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	1	23
Spencer Tillman	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Logan	1	23
Jessie Clark	1	15
Gregg Garrity	1	14
Bobby Kemp	1	11
Mike Richardson	1	4

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	26	30	14	70
Bernie Kosar	27	33	---	---	---	60
Jim Dombrowski	26	31	---	---	3	60
Steve Wilson	20	30	---	---	9	59
Bo Jackson	24	30	---	---	3	57
Gary Wilkins	20	21	---	---	16	57
Brian Davis	---	---	22	22	13	57
Jim Sweeney	22	26	---	---	7	55
Jack Del Rio	---	---	20	29	3	52
Gerald Williams	---	---	21	21	10	52
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	24	25	3	52
Len Bias	24	19	---	---	7	50
Mike Blanchard	23	27	---	---	---	50
Rush Brown	---	---	22	24	2	48
Jeff Fuller	---	---	20	25	2	47
Skip McClendon	---	---	20	24	2	46
Kent Hill	21	24	---	---	---	45
Harper LeBel	17	15	---	---	13	45
Cris Carter	17	27	---	---	---	44
J.C. Pearson	---	---	17	23	3	43
Spencer Tillman	12	18	---	---	13	43
Otis Wilson	---	---	12	9	20	41
Martin Mayhew	---	---	21	19	1	41
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	17	20	1	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	23	1	36
Paul Palmer	8	5	---	---	23	36
John Goodman	---	---	16	16	1	33
Todd Peat	12	11	---	---	10	33
Tom Crockett	8	15	---	---	10	33
Gerald Carter	12	19	---	---	---	31
Craig Curry	---	---	7	13	10	30
Jesse Penn	---	---	9	11	4	24
Frank Pillow	1	10	---	---	7	18
Mike Hunt	---	---	5	6	6	17
Tim Gordon	---	---	6	3	6	15
Darryl Holmes	---	---	8	6	1	15
Paul Oswald	3	1	---	---	10	14
Tom Morris	---	---	3	3	6	12
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mark Lewis	0	1	---	---	3	4
Greg Baty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Taylor	26	28	---	---	9	63
Will Cureton	28	32	---	---	---	60
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	27	10	56
Jeff Bostic	21	25	---	---	9	55
Marc Logan	16	16	---	---	23	55
Ken Kaplan	20	24	---	---	8	52
Dave Studdard	22	21	---	---	8	51
Bobby Kemp	---	---	16	23	11	50
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	28	4	50
Haywood Jeffires	19	21	---	---	10	50
Darryl Sims	---	---	17	23	9	49
George Lilja	19	20	---	---	9	48
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	15	10	23	48
Kevin Williams	---	---	11	22	14	47
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	24	3	46
Pepper Johnson	---	---	19	23	3	45
Gregg Garrity	13	17	---	---	14	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	23	1	43
Keith McKeller	20	14	---	---	9	43
David Greenwood	---	---	17	23	2	42
Simon Fletcher	---	---	15	22	3	40
John Alt	17	22	---	---	---	39
James Hasty	---	---	16	21	2	39
Ralph Williams	15	20	---	---	2	37
Henry Ellard	17	20	---	---	---	37
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	17	19	1	37
Brian Brennan	14	21	---	---	2	37
San Sileo	---	---	16	11	10	37
Pat Beach	10	12	---	---	14	36
Mike Golic	---	---	12	23	1	36
Martin Bayless	---	---	15	18	2	35
Jewerl Thomas	11	12	---	---	7	30
Jessie Clark	7	8	---	---	15	30
Herschel Walker	12	15	---	---	---	27
Randy McClanahan	---	---	11	7	6	24
Joel Williams	---	---	15	8	---	23
Rich Dixon	---	---	10	8	4	22
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	8	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Louis Lipps	1	3	---	---	2	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	5	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	9	22	2.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	27	17	4	3	1	2	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	26	14	2	2	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	105	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	5	0	82	1	27
RB Bo Jackson	7	4	1	38	1	30
WR Frank Pillow	4	3	0	33	1	10
WR Gerald Carter	3	1	0	7	0	19
C Harper LeBel	2	2	0	8	0	15
C Mark Lewis	1	1	0	11	0	1
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	0	34	1	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	6	1	75	0	20
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	3	1	67	1	21
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	0	29	0	21
TE Keith McKeller	3	1	0	6	0	14
WR Gregg Garrity	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	20	1	8
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	4	12	3.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	1	11	11.00	7.89

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	5	2	14	2.80	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Mark Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	8	4.00	7.25
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	6	3.00	2.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	8	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	2	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
WR Cris Carter	2	1	1
WR Frank Pillow	2	2	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	500 (3,300)