Week 4, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	14	7	14	3	-	38
Birmingham Texans	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 BAL - Joe Delaney 10 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 02:00 BAL - Joe Delaney 3 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 05:48 BAL - Kenny Lofton 11 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 05:37 BAL - Dwight Clark 9 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 02:36 BAL - John Offerdahl 83 interception return (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 BAL - Joe Delaney 10 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 02:00 BAL - Joe Delaney 3 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 05:48 BAL - Kenny Lofton 11 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 05:37 BAL - Dwight Clark 9 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 02:36 BAL - John Offerdahl 83 interception return (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 47 field goal

Team Statistics BAL BIR
Record 3-1 0-4
First Downs 22 9
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 427 230
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 6.67 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 112 45
- Rushing Attempts 35 16
- Yards per Rush 3.20 2.81
Net Passing Yards 315 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 1 39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 328 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 10.86 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 5/84 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 5/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/96 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:22 21:38

Team Statistics	BAL	BIR
Record	3-1	0-4
First Downs	22	9
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	427	230
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	6.67	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	112	45
- Rushing Attempts	35	16
- Yards per Rush	3.20	2.81
Net Passing Yards	315	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 1	39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	328	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	10.86	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	5/84	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	5/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/96	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	38:22	21:38

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 37	2	63	Touchdown
1	11:40	1:30	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	7:49	5:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:38	2:10	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	12:03	1:14	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	10:20	4:43	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	2:44	0:58	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	1:02	0:42	OWN 45	3	11	Interception
3	13:10	3:15	OWN 41	6	16	Punt
3	8:49	3:22	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
4	13:59	3:33	OWN 2	5	69	Missed FG
4	9:17	7:23	OWN 12	11	58	Field Goal

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	2:08	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
1	10:10	2:21	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
1	1:51	2:13	OWN 22	5	12	Punt
2	12:28	0:25	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	10:49	0:29	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	5:07	2:23	OWN 23	6	15	Punt
2	1:46	0:44	OWN 34	3	14	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 30	1	8	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:55	1:06	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	5:27	3:04	OWN 20	8	36	Interception
3	2:23	3:24	OWN 24	6	32	Punt
4	10:26	1:09	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	5	53	Game

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	19	65	3.42	10	1	2
Mel Gray	14	43	3.07	11	2	0
Joe Theismann	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Bob Perryman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	12	35	2.92	13	1	0
Paul Palmer	4	10	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	26	19	324	2/13	2	53	1	124.5
Mark Rypien	1	1	4	0/0	0	4	0	83.3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	39	17	190	1/5	0	28	2	37.4

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Clark	10	13	182	18.20	55	53	1
WR J.T. Smith	4	4	82	20.50	7	28	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Kenny Lofton	2	6	22	11.00	0	11	1
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	21	21.00	1	21	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	7	12	83	11.86	53	28
WR Cris Carter	4	12	52	13.00	14	23
WR Tim Brown	4	11	42	10.50	0	21
C Harper LeBel	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
TE Greg Baty	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Spencer Tillman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB John Offerdahl	1	83	83.00	1
S Rod Woodson	1	13	13.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Pearson	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Theismann	1	1	0
Leo Lewis	1	0	0
Kenny Lofton	0	1	0
Mel Gray	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Palmer	1	0	0
Tim Gordon	0	1	0
John Goodman	0	0	1
Kenny Easley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	207	41.4	34.8	54	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	10	476	47.6	37.2	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	5/5

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	5	84	16.8	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	1	28	28.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	57	14.3	0
Spencer Tillman	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	4	0	1.0	11	27
CB Mike Smith	3	1	0.0	10	20
ILB John Offerdahl	3	1	0.0	13	34
CB Rodney Thomas	3	1	0.0	12	34
S Mark Moore	2	2	0.0	10	26
S Chet Brooks	2	2	0.0	14	34
S Durwood Roquemore	2	1	0.0	12	29
S Rod Woodson	2	1	0.0	11	37
DE Chris Doleman	2	0	0.0	10	27
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	0.0	14	38
OLB Mike Cofer	1	1	0.0	10	23
DT Jerry Ball	1	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0.0	4	13
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	---	---	---
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Eugene Daniel	1	0	0.0	7	21
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	4	4

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	12	4	0.0	34	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	7	1	0.0	26	26
S Jeff Fuller	5	3	0.0	27	23
CB J.C. Pearson	5	1	0.0	24	22
DE John Goodman	3	0	1.0	10	7
DE Alonzo Mitz	3	2	0.5	23	20
DT Rush Brown	3	4	0.0	33	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	1	0.0	28	28
CB Brian Davis	3	0	0.0	21	18
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.5	28	23
CB Martin Mayhew	2	3	0.0	24	21
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	12	5
ILB Otis Wilson	1	1	0.0	22	13
CB Tom Morris	1	1	0.0	3	6
CB Craig Curry	1	1	0.0	15	10
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	12	9
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0.0	23	15
DE Larry Roberts	0	3	0.0	18	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	2	5	4	27
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	1	1	0	38
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB John Offerdahl	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	0	1	0	22

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Goodman	1.0	0	7
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.5	0	20
DT Gerald Williams	0.5	0	23
DT Rush Brown	0.0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodney Thomas	3	0	0	34
S Rod Woodson	2	1	1	37
S Durwood Roquemore	2	0	0	29
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0	20
S Mark Moore	2	0	0	26
CB Eugene Daniel	1	1	0	21
S Chet Brooks	1	1	0	34
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	1	34
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	13
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	6
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0	23

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0	28
S Kenny Easley	3	2	0	29
CB J.C. Pearson	3	0	1	22
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0	23
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	18
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	0	21
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0	26
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	10
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	4	6	1	34	1	28
Eric Andolsek	2	4	0	14	0	9
Jim Covert	1	4	0	28	0	26
Ken Lanier	1	3	0	7	0	3
Kevin Glover	1	1	0	7	0	5
Lance Smith	0	7	0	28	0	25
Paul Farren	0	6	0	28	1	25
Mike Knight	0	3	0	29	0	24

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	2	3	15	0	35
Todd Peat	1	1	4	0	13
Mike Blanchard	0	3	15	1	31
Steve Wilson	0	2	10	0	34
Paul Oswald	0	2	11	0	29
Tom Crockett	0	2	11	0	21
Kent Hill	0	1	14	0	37
Harper LeBel	0	1	10	0	20
Mark Lewis	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	20
Rodney Thomas	2	12
Mel Gray	1	14
Mark Moore	1	13
Mike Douglass	1	8

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	1	22
Gary Wilkins	1	18
Kenny Easley	1	13
Brian Davis	1	12
Jim Dombrowski	1	10
Paul Oswald	1	10

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	34	28	---	---	7	69
Joe Theismann	33	28	---	---	---	61
Mike Augustyniak	28	15	---	---	15	58
Jim Covert	28	26	---	---	4	58
Rodney Thomas	---	---	12	34	12	58
Dwight Clark	29	27	---	---	---	56
Mike Knight	29	24	---	---	3	56
Paul Farren	28	25	---	---	1	54
Lance Smith	28	25	---	---	---	53
Jerome Brown	---	---	14	38	1	53
Kenny Lofton	29	23	---	---	1	53
Mike Smith	---	---	10	20	19	49
Mark Moore	---	---	10	26	13	49
Rod Woodson	---	---	11	37	1	49
Chet Brooks	---	---	14	34	1	49
John Offerdahl	---	---	13	34	1	48
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	12	29	2	43
Joe Delaney	21	20	---	---	1	42
Greg Townsend	---	---	9	21	10	40
Donnell Thompson	---	---	11	27	1	39
Chris Doleman	---	---	10	27	1	38
Bob Perryman	19	13	---	---	5	37
Mel Gray	14	7	---	---	14	35
Jimmy Williams	---	---	2	5	27	34
Mike Cofer	---	---	10	23	1	34
Mike Tice	11	12	---	---	10	33
BobbyJoe Edmonds	8	2	---	---	20	30
Eugene Daniel	---	---	7	21	1	29
Jerry Ball	---	---	7	22	---	29
Eric Andolsek	14	9	---	---	6	29
Lionel Manuel	11	17	---	---	---	28
Mike Douglass	---	---	4	13	8	25
Dan Benish	---	---	9	13	---	22
J.T. Smith	5	7	---	---	9	21
Leo Lewis	0	2	---	---	18	20
Burnell Dent	---	---	4	6	10	20
Kevin Glover	7	5	---	---	7	19
Ken Lanier	7	3	---	---	7	17
John Booty	---	---	4	4	7	15
Carlos Pennywell	0	0	---	---	10	10
E.J. Junior	---	---	3	6	1	10
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Moyer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mark Rypien	2	1	---	---	---	3
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	34	29	13	76
Rush Brown	---	---	33	25	2	60
Jim Dombrowski	15	35	---	---	10	60
Jack Del Rio	---	---	28	28	1	57
Gerald Williams	---	---	28	23	6	57
Bernie Kosar	16	40	---	---	---	56
Bo Jackson	13	37	---	---	5	55
J.C. Pearson	---	---	24	22	9	55
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	26	26	2	54
Kent Hill	14	37	---	---	1	52
Jeff Fuller	---	---	27	23	2	52
Steve Wilson	10	34	---	---	7	51
Brian Davis	---	---	21	18	12	51
Mike Blanchard	15	31	---	---	5	51
Paul Oswald	11	29	---	---	10	50
Cris Carter	13	36	---	---	---	49
Harper LeBel	10	20	---	---	18	48
Tim Brown	11	37	---	---	---	48
Martin Mayhew	---	---	24	21	2	47
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	23	20	2	45
Tom Crockett	11	21	---	---	10	42
Skip McClendon	---	---	23	15	2	40
Otis Wilson	---	---	22	13	4	39
Gary Wilkins	7	14	---	---	18	39
Larry Roberts	---	---	18	19	1	38
Mike Hunt	---	---	12	5	19	36
Gerald Carter	8	21	---	---	3	32
Craig Curry	---	---	15	10	7	32
Paul Palmer	4	4	---	---	22	30
Greg Baty	7	22	---	---	---	29
Spencer Tillman	4	9	---	---	12	25
Tim Gordon	---	---	12	9	2	23
Todd Peat	4	13	---	---	4	21
John Goodman	---	---	10	7	1	18
Tom Morris	---	---	3	6	8	17
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mark Lewis	2	0	---	---	8	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jesse Penn	---	---	2	0	7	9
Frank Pillow	1	0	---	---	8	9
Sam Kennedy	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	57	3.8
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	10	21	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	9	16	1.8
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	26	19	8	0	1	3	2	0	1
Mark Rypien	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	39	17	3	2	2	3	10	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	102	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	20	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	13	7	206	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	122	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	18	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	21	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	13	10	0	182	4	27
WR Kenny Lofton	6	2	1	22	0	23
WR J.T. Smith	4	4	0	82	3	7
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	0	11	0	20
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	21	1	15
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	0	10	0	2

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	12	7	1	83	1	37
WR Cris Carter	12	4	1	52	1	36
WR Tim Brown	11	4	0	42	1	37
TE Greg Baty	2	1	0	5	0	22
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	8	0	20
RB Spencer Tillman	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	3	14	4.67	3.42

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	2	20	10.00	12.46

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	9	9.00	14.00
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	11	11.00	3.67

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	1	1
Mel Gray	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	12	11	7
Mark Rypien	1	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	14	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	7	6	3
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	1
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	2
WR Cris Carter	4	1	0
WR Tim Brown	4	1	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)