Week 3, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

63 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Denver Broncos	21	7	7	0	-	35
Birmingham Texans	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 DEN - Rod Bernstine 42 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DEN - George Wonsley 2 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 01:49 DEN - Aaron Jones 61 fumble return (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 19 field goal
2Q: 01:55 DEN - Rod Bernstine 6 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
3Q: 07:02 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 30 field goal
3Q: 00:23 DEN - Ken Ruettgers 59 fumble return (Paul McFadden extra point)
4Q: 07:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 DEN - Rod Bernstine 42 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DEN - George Wonsley 2 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 01:49 DEN - Aaron Jones 61 fumble return (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 19 field goal
2Q: 01:55 DEN - Rod Bernstine 6 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
3Q: 07:02 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 30 field goal
3Q: 00:23 DEN - Ken Ruettgers 59 fumble return (Paul McFadden extra point)
4Q: 07:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics DEN BIR
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 3 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 230 450
- Offensive Plays 53 75
- Yards per Play 4.34 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 172 153
- Rushing Attempts 38 23
- Yards per Rush 4.53 6.65
Net Passing Yards 58 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 14 - 8 - 1 48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 63 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.87 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/117 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 19
Time of Possession 26:55 33:05

Team Statistics	DEN	BIR
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	3	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	230	450
- Offensive Plays	53	75
- Yards per Play	4.34	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	172	153
- Rushing Attempts	38	23
- Yards per Rush	4.53	6.65
Net Passing Yards	58	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	14 - 8 - 1	48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	63	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.87	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/117	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 19
Time of Possession	26:55	33:05

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
1	11:52	2:08	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
1	8:36	4:53	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
2	14:55	3:59	OWN 34	5	13	Punt
2	7:36	2:28	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
2	3:32	1:45	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 16	1	1	Half
3	11:27	1:53	OWN 18	4	19	Interception
3	6:57	2:22	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
3	1:56	1:40	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	6:53	2:53	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	2:45	0:35	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 44	2	-3	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:19	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	9:44	1:08	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	3:43	2:10	OWN 20	4	41	Fumble
1	1:33	1:38	OWN 20	4	78	Field Goal
2	10:56	3:20	OWN 5	8	54	Punt
2	5:08	1:36	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	1:47	1:42	OWN 11	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 11	8	24	Punt
3	9:34	2:37	OPP 43	4	30	Field Goal
3	4:35	2:39	OWN 26	5	25	Punt
3	0:16	8:23	OWN 12	15	88	Touchdown
4	4:00	1:15	OWN 30	6	30	Downs
4	2:10	1:21	OWN 5	6	51	Interception

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rod Bernstine	16	92	5.75	42	2	2
George Wonsley	15	58	3.87	13	1	1
Jim Harbaugh	4	6	1.50	7	0	0
Tom Rathman	2	16	8.00	14	1	0
Steve Smith	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	15	132	8.80	29	5	1
Paul Palmer	5	18	3.60	7	0	0
Bernie Kosar	3	3	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	14	8	63	1/5	0	22	1	38.7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	48	28	319	4/22	0	72	1	69.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	20	10.00	6	22
WR Kelvin Martin	2	3	15	7.50	8	12
FB Tom Rathman	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
RB Rod Bernstine	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Steve Smith	1	2	5	5.00	7	5
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	17	17.00	4	17
WR Eugene Goodlow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Hassan Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Brown	10	16	100	10.00	0	20
RB Bo Jackson	7	9	61	8.71	30	19
WR Cris Carter	4	7	81	20.25	47	72
WR Gerald Carter	3	7	43	14.33	12	21
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	15	7.50	3	9
RB Spencer Tillman	2	5	19	9.50	8	12
C Mark Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Frank Pillow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	26	26.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Ruettgers	1	0	1
Aaron Jones	1	0	1
Rick Dennison	0	1	0
David Hollis	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0
Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	298	42.6	39.3	48	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	310	44.3	40.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul McFadden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duriel Harris	3	6	2.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duriel Harris	3	83	27.7	0
Marion Barber	1	34	34.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Tillman	2	38	19.0	0
Paul Palmer	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Russell Gary	8	1	0.0	10	32
S Thomas Everett	6	2	0.0	22	45
ILB Pat Swilling	6	1	0.0	12	17
S Alvin Walton	4	2	0.0	20	46
DE Earl Wilson	3	0	1.5	14	38
CB Tim McKyer	3	2	0.0	19	38
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	0.0	8	18
CB Mark Lee	3	0	0.0	19	39
DE Leonard Griffin	2	0	1.0	14	22
DE Aaron Jones	2	1	0.5	12	30
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	2	0.0	17	37
DT Mike Perko	2	2	0.0	23	52
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	10	24
DE Markus Koch	2	0	0.0	12	25
ILB Rick Dennison	1	3	1.0	19	38
CB Richard Johnson	1	2	0.0	6	16
DT Scott Kellar	1	1	0.0	8	17
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0.0	5	13
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0.0	3	25

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	6	5	0.0	37	14
DE Skip McClendon	5	1	0.0	26	11
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	4	0.0	34	11
S Jeff Fuller	3	3	0.0	27	10
S Tim Gordon	3	1	0.0	11	10
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	0.0	37	13
DE Larry Roberts	2	2	0.5	21	9
DT Rush Brown	2	1	0.5	35	11
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	25	9
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	0.0	17	7
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	0	0.0	26	11
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	0.0	23	8
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	9	3
CB Tom Morris	1	1	0.0	7	5
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	34	12
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	10	1
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	13	7
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	26	12
C Paul Oswald	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Wilson	1.5	0	2	1	38
DE Leonard Griffin	1.0	0	2	0	22
ILB Rick Dennison	1.0	0	0	1	38
DE Aaron Jones	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Mike Perko	0.0	1	2	0	52
DT Scott Kellar	0.0	1	0	0	17

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	0.5	0	11
DE Larry Roberts	0.5	0	9
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	2	11
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Russell Gary	8	0	0	32
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	0	18
ILB Pat Swilling	3	0	0	17
CB Mark Lee	2	2	0	39
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0	38
CB David Hollis	2	1	0	24
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	1	37
S Thomas Everett	2	0	0	45
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0	13
DE Earl Wilson	1	0	0	38
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0	46
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	25
CB Richard Johnson	0	2	0	16
ILB Rick Dennison	0	1	0	38

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tim Gordon	3	0	0	10
CB Brian Davis	1	1	0	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	1	13
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	3
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0	5
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	7
S Kenny Easley	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	4	6	28	0	14
Ken Ruettgers	3	7	34	0	13
Joe Milinchik	2	6	32	0	14
Tom Rathman	1	5	19	0	8
Ellison Onizuka	1	3	35	0	13
Ken Griffey	1	1	31	0	14
Doug Riesenberg	0	3	38	0	14
Dan Rosado	0	1	4	1	2
Jerry Bell	0	1	13	0	1
Kani Kauahi	0	1	19	0	4

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	8	2	20	0	41
Todd Peat	1	4	0	12	0	28
Steve Wilson	1	2	0	19	1	46
Kent Hill	1	2	0	17	1	43
Jim Sweeney	1	2	0	17	0	34
Tom Crockett	1	1	0	9	1	17
Greg Baty	0	2	0	12	0	21
Mike Blanchard	0	0	0	19	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marion Barber	1	24
David Hollis	1	20
Larry McGrew	1	12
Tom Rathman	1	12
Alvin Walton	1	12

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	3	11
Paul Palmer	1	25
Harper LeBel	1	19
Frank Pillow	1	12
Brian Davis	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	20	46	12	78
Mike Perko	---	---	23	52	2	77
Thomas Everett	---	---	22	45	8	75
Mark Lee	---	---	19	39	2	60
Rick Dennison	---	---	19	38	2	59
Tim McKyer	---	---	19	38	1	58
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	17	37	2	56
Ellison Onizuka	35	13	---	---	7	55
Earl Wilson	---	---	14	38	2	54
David Hollis	---	---	10	24	20	54
Jim Harbaugh	38	15	---	---	---	53
Doug Riesenberg	38	14	---	---	---	52
Ken Ruettgers	34	13	---	---	4	51
Bill Fralic	28	14	---	---	5	47
Kelvin Martin	25	11	---	---	11	47
Joe Milinchik	32	14	---	---	---	46
Ronnie Harmon	24	11	---	---	10	45
Winston Moss	---	---	3	25	17	45
Ken Griffey	31	14	---	---	---	45
Leonard Griffin	---	---	14	22	7	43
Russell Gary	---	---	10	32	---	42
Aaron Jones	---	---	12	30	---	42
Markus Koch	---	---	12	25	3	40
George Wonsley	19	6	---	---	14	39
Tom Rathman	19	8	---	---	12	39
Richard Johnson	---	---	6	16	14	36
Pat Swilling	---	---	12	17	3	32
Jerry Bell	13	1	---	---	17	31
Larry McGrew	---	---	5	13	12	30
Johnny Meads	---	---	8	18	3	29
Kani Kauahi	19	4	---	---	5	28
Scott Kellar	---	---	8	17	3	28
Rod Bernstine	19	9	---	---	---	28
Duriel Harris	5	1	---	---	20	26
Steve Smith	10	3	---	---	12	25
Marion Barber	0	0	---	---	24	24
Hassan Jones	15	7	---	---	---	22
Eugene Goodlow	10	4	---	---	---	14
Dan Rosado	4	2	---	---	7	13
Edwin Bailey	0	1	---	---	7	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Jackson	21	48	---	---	13	82
Bernie Kosar	23	52	---	---	---	75
Steve Wilson	19	46	---	---	4	69
Jim Dombrowski	20	41	---	---	4	65
Kenny Easley	---	---	37	14	11	62
Mike Blanchard	19	43	---	---	---	62
Kent Hill	17	43	---	---	---	60
Harper LeBel	9	32	---	---	19	60
Jim Sweeney	17	34	---	---	8	59
Gerald Carter	18	37	---	---	---	55
Tim Brown	17	37	---	---	---	54
Gerald Williams	---	---	34	12	7	53
Jack Del Rio	---	---	37	13	---	50
Todd Peat	12	28	---	---	9	49
Gary Wilkins	9	21	---	---	18	48
J.C. Pearson	---	---	26	12	9	47
Rush Brown	---	---	35	11	---	46
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	34	11	1	46
Brian Davis	---	---	25	9	11	45
Cris Carter	12	27	---	---	---	39
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	26	11	1	38
Jeff Fuller	---	---	27	10	---	37
Skip McClendon	---	---	26	11	---	37
Paul Palmer	5	7	---	---	25	37
Spencer Tillman	9	22	---	---	6	37
Mike Hunt	---	---	9	3	24	36
Tom Crockett	9	17	---	---	9	35
Greg Baty	12	21	---	---	---	33
Martin Mayhew	---	---	23	8	---	31
Otis Wilson	---	---	17	7	6	30
Larry Roberts	---	---	21	9	---	30
Craig Curry	---	---	13	7	7	27
Tim Gordon	---	---	11	10	2	23
Tom Morris	---	---	7	5	10	22
Frank Pillow	3	5	---	---	12	20
Paul Oswald	2	8	---	---	9	19
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	17	17
Mark Lewis	0	3	---	---	10	13
John Goodman	---	---	10	1	---	11
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	1	6	7
Sam Kennedy	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	6	6
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	18	126	7.0
Right	12	29	2.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	14	101	7.2
Right	2	32	16.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	14	8	1	0	0	2	3	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	48	28	3	1	2	8	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	126	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	92	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	3	2	15	0	11
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	20	1	11
FB Tom Rathman	2	1	3	0	8
RB Rod Bernstine	2	1	3	0	9
FB Steve Smith	2	1	5	0	3
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0	0	4
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0	0	7
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	17	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Brown	16	10	2	100	1	37
RB Bo Jackson	9	7	0	61	0	48
WR Gerald Carter	7	3	0	43	1	37
WR Cris Carter	7	4	0	81	1	27
RB Spencer Tillman	5	2	0	19	0	22
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	0	15	0	7
C Mark Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Frank Pillow	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	3	15	5.00	5.75
George Wonsley	1	2	2.00	3.87
Jim Harbaugh	1	7	7.00	1.50
Steve Smith	1	0	0.00	0.00

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Palmer	2	12	6.00	3.60
Bernie Kosar	1	1	1.00	1.00
Bo Jackson	1	1	1.00	8.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	1	6	2.00	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0.00	6.14
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	11.57
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	6	6.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	3	2
Rod Bernstine	3	1
Jim Harbaugh	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1
Paul Palmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	4	2	1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)