Week 2, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	9	7	7	-	23
Birmingham Texans	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:03 BIR - Frank Pillow 28 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 13:39 CHI - Pat Leahy 43 field goal
2Q: 02:43 CHI - Emery Moorehead 4 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point failed)
3Q: 09:13 CHI - Mark Ingram 15 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 13:33 CHI - Garry James 6 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 04:16 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:03 BIR - Frank Pillow 28 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 13:39 CHI - Pat Leahy 43 field goal
2Q: 02:43 CHI - Emery Moorehead 4 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point failed)
3Q: 09:13 CHI - Mark Ingram 15 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 13:33 CHI - Garry James 6 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 04:16 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal

Team Statistics CHI BIR
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 327 228
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.88 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 141 38
- Rushing Attempts 37 13
- Yards per Rush 3.81 2.92
Net Passing Yards 186 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/75 5/23
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	CHI	BIR
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	327	228
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.88	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	141	38
- Rushing Attempts	37	13
- Yards per Rush	3.81	2.92
Net Passing Yards	186	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/75	5/23
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	2:58	OWN 21	7	16	Punt
1	7:53	2:34	OWN 2	5	20	Punt
1	1:52	3:21	OWN 41	6	33	Field Goal
2	11:29	3:58	OWN 22	9	23	Punt
2	6:13	3:38	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
3	8:25	1:36	OPP 29	3	-10	Punt
3	0:50	2:25	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	8:48	2:13	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
4	4:08	2:29	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 2	2	-2	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	11:08	3:15	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
1	5:19	3:27	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	13:31	2:02	OWN 32	6	10	Punt
2	7:31	1:18	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	2:35	2:01	OWN 21	5	5	Punt
3	9:07	0:42	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
3	6:49	5:59	OWN 20	10	57	Missed FG
4	13:25	4:37	OWN 28	8	28	Punt
4	6:35	2:27	OPP 41	5	26	Field Goal
4	1:39	0:48	OWN 6	4	-4	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Pelleur, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roger Craig	23	116	5.04	19	4
Steve Sewell	6	12	2.00	5	0
Steve Pelleur	4	3	0.75	4	0
Buford McGee	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
James Saxon	2	11	5.50	8	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Palmer	7	24	3.43	8	0	0
Bo Jackson	6	14	2.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	29	20	191	1/5	3	46	0	121.4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	42	26	212	3/22	1	28	0	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Roger Craig	4	4	37	9.25	14	17	0
TE Emery Moorehead	3	3	17	5.67	2	8	1
WR Mark Ingram	3	3	28	9.33	1	15	1
TE Hoby Brenner	2	5	20	10.00	2	11	0
WR Garry James	2	2	10	5.00	6	6	1
FB James Saxon	2	2	15	7.50	9	11	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	4	56	28.00	46	46	0
FB Buford McGee	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Steve Sewell	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ernie Jones	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	7	9	38	5.43	14	11	0
WR Tim Brown	6	14	55	9.17	13	19	0
WR Gerald Carter	3	6	39	13.00	6	21	0
C Harper LeBel	3	3	13	4.33	0	5	0
WR Cris Carter	3	3	9	3.00	4	4	0
RB Spencer Tillman	3	5	30	10.00	19	19	0
WR Frank Pillow	1	1	28	28.00	29	28	1
RB Paul Palmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scott Merserau	0	1	0	0
Kenneth Sims	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	7	324	46.3	35.4	51	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	268	44.7	43.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	1	9	9.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	3	89	29.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Tillman	2	45	22.5	0
Paul Palmer	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scott Case	7	0	0.0	11	37
ILB Brian Noble	4	0	0.0	9	8
S Robert Moore	4	0	0.0	4	28
S Tom Tunnell	4	0	0.0	10	37
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	1	0.0	9	26
S Stacey Toran	3	1	0.0	9	30
CB Carl Carter	3	0	0.0	6	34
OLB Stan David	2	1	1.0	8	30
ILB Vaughan Johnson	2	2	0.0	11	43
S Mike Lush	2	1	0.0	5	33
DE Kenneth Sims	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Steve Kaufusi	2	0	0.0	6	19
DT Scott Merserau	1	0	1.0	7	26
DE Rueben Davis	1	0	1.0	4	16
CB Mark Collins	1	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Ron Burton	0	1	0.0	6	10
OLB Troy Johnson	0	1	0.0	5	15

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	10	0	0.0	30	25
S Kenny Easley	8	2	0.0	33	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	4	1.0	36	27
CB Craig Curry	4	0	0.0	9	15
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0.0	6	7
DT Gerald Williams	2	2	0.0	29	18
CB Martin Mayhew	2	2	0.0	30	20
DT Rush Brown	2	1	0.0	27	26
S Jeff Fuller	2	1	0.0	22	21
DE John Goodman	2	0	0.0	17	12
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	27	18
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	0.0	25	22
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	1	0.0	25	18
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0.0	23	12
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	22	23
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	23	18
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0.0	17	12
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rueben Davis	1.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Stan David	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Scott Merserau	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Jerry Aiken	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE Tony Degrate	0.0	0	2	1	29
DE Kenneth Sims	0.0	0	1	0	22

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	1	1	1	22
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Scott Case	7	1	37
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	0	26
S Robert Moore	3	0	28
S Tom Tunnell	3	0	37
CB Carl Carter	2	1	34
ILB Brian Noble	2	0	8
ILB Vaughan Johnson	2	0	43
CB Mark Collins	1	1	29
S Mike Lush	1	1	33
OLB Stan David	1	0	30
S Stacey Toran	1	0	30
OLB Ron Burton	0	1	10
OLB Troy Johnson	0	1	15

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Craig Curry	3	1	15
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	1	27
S Kenny Easley	3	0	26
CB Tom Morris	2	1	7
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	25
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	7
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	12
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	23
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	18
S Tim Gordon	1	0	12
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	22
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Perry	5	7	30	1	22
Will Grant	2	4	33	0	29
Doug Dawson	1	8	32	0	21
Jim Mills	1	6	31	0	23
Curt DiGiacomo	1	6	30	0	23
Dale Hellestrae	1	1	4	0	1
Art Plunkett	0	1	7	0	8

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Blanchard	1	3	0	10	1	36
Jim Sweeney	1	2	0	8	0	37
Todd Peat	1	2	0	7	0	19
Jim Dombrowski	0	4	1	12	0	38
Steve Wilson	0	1	0	12	1	37
Tom Crockett	0	1	0	5	0	17
Kent Hill	0	0	0	9	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Lush	3	17
Steve Sewell	1	15
Scott Case	1	10
Art Plunkett	1	8

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hunt	1	22
Tom Morris	1	9
Tim Gordon	1	9
Todd Peat	1	7

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Pelleur	37	30	---	---	---	67
Tom Tunnell	---	---	10	37	18	65
Will Grant	33	29	---	---	---	62
Roger Craig	30	20	---	---	10	60
Curt DiGiacomo	30	23	---	---	6	59
Scott Case	---	---	11	37	10	58
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	11	43	2	56
Mike Lush	---	---	5	33	17	55
Robert Moore	---	---	4	28	23	55
Jim Mills	31	23	---	---	---	54
Doug Dawson	32	21	---	---	---	53
Hoby Brenner	24	21	---	---	7	52
Gerald Perry	30	22	---	---	---	52
Emery Moorehead	22	14	---	---	15	51
Garry James	18	18	---	---	14	50
Buford McGee	17	14	---	---	13	44
Tony Degrate	---	---	9	29	4	42
Carl Carter	---	---	6	34	2	42
Mark Collins	---	---	11	29	1	41
Stacey Toran	---	---	9	30	1	40
Stan David	---	---	8	30	1	39
Ernie Jones	24	15	---	---	---	39
Kenneth Sims	---	---	10	22	6	38
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	9	26	2	37
Scott Merserau	---	---	7	26	2	35
Steve Sewell	7	10	---	---	15	32
Jerry Aiken	---	---	3	23	6	32
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	6	19	5	30
James Saxon	10	10	---	---	9	29
Sterling Sharpe	17	11	---	---	---	28
Ron Burton	---	---	6	10	9	25
Brian Noble	---	---	9	8	7	24
Art Plunkett	7	8	---	---	8	23
Mitch Frerotte	5	9	---	---	8	22
Mark Ingram	10	12	---	---	---	22
Ryan Mitchell	7	7	---	---	8	22
Rueben Davis	---	---	4	16	1	21
Troy Johnson	---	---	5	15	1	21
Stacy Robinson	6	5	---	---	9	20
Jack Hill	6	7	---	---	2	15
Dale Hellestrae	4	1	---	---	8	13
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Skow	---	---	0	0	---	0
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	33	26	10	69
Jack Del Rio	---	---	36	27	2	65
Bo Jackson	8	43	---	---	10	61
Bernie Kosar	13	45	---	---	---	58
Gerald Williams	---	---	29	18	9	56
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	30	25	1	56
Brian Davis	---	---	27	18	10	55
Steve Wilson	12	37	---	---	5	54
Rush Brown	---	---	27	26	---	53
Jim Dombrowski	12	38	---	---	3	53
Gerald Carter	11	41	---	---	---	52
Jim Sweeney	8	37	---	---	7	52
Martin Mayhew	---	---	30	20	2	52
J.C. Pearson	---	---	22	23	3	48
Skip McClendon	---	---	25	22	1	48
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	25	18	4	47
Mike Blanchard	10	36	---	---	---	46
Jeff Fuller	---	---	22	21	2	45
Harper LeBel	8	23	---	---	14	45
Tim Brown	9	36	---	---	---	45
Kent Hill	9	35	---	---	---	44
Larry Roberts	---	---	23	18	2	43
Otis Wilson	---	---	23	12	5	40
Paul Palmer	7	10	---	---	22	39
Tim Gordon	---	---	17	12	9	38
Mike Hunt	---	---	6	7	22	35
Craig Curry	---	---	9	15	11	35
Spencer Tillman	5	25	---	---	5	35
Todd Peat	7	19	---	---	7	33
Gary Wilkins	5	11	---	---	16	32
Tom Crockett	5	17	---	---	8	30
John Goodman	---	---	17	12	---	29
Greg Baty	5	20	---	---	---	25
Tom Morris	---	---	5	7	9	21
Frank Pillow	1	7	---	---	10	18
Paul Oswald	2	6	---	---	8	16
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	15	15
Mark Lewis	3	0	---	---	11	14
Cris Carter	3	9	---	---	---	12
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	2	4	6
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Darryl Holmes	---	---	1	1	---	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	9	55	6.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	29	20	1	1	3	3	1	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	42	26	2	1	3	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	57	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	62	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	16	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Hoby Brenner	5	2	2	20	0	21
RB Roger Craig	4	4	0	37	0	20
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	2	0	56	1	11
TE Emery Moorehead	3	3	0	17	0	14
WR Mark Ingram	3	3	0	28	0	12
WR Ernie Jones	3	0	0	0	0	15
RB Steve Sewell	2	1	1	2	0	10
WR Garry James	2	2	0	10	0	18
FB James Saxon	2	2	0	15	0	10
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0	6	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Brown	14	6	0	55	0	36
RB Bo Jackson	9	7	1	38	0	43
WR Gerald Carter	6	3	1	39	1	41
RB Spencer Tillman	5	3	1	30	0	25
C Harper LeBel	3	3	0	13	0	23
WR Cris Carter	3	3	0	9	0	9
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Frank Pillow	1	1	0	28	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	2	-2	-1.00	0.75
Steve Sewell	2	2	1.00	2.00
Roger Craig	1	12	12.00	5.04

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	0	0.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	6	4	29	4.83	6.59

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	0	0	0.00	5.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Garry James	2	2	10	5.00	5.00
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	4	4.00	5.67
WR Mark Ingram	1	1	15	15.00	9.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0	0.00	3.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	5	3
Steve Sewell	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	10	6	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Ingram	3	3	2
WR Ernie Jones	2	0	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	0	0
RB Roger Craig	1	1	0
WR Garry James	1	1	1
FB James Saxon	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	5	2	2
RB Spencer Tillman	3	3	2
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)