Week 5, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

75 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

New York Jets	7	10	0	0	-	17
Birmingham Texans	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal
1Q: 04:47 NJY - Tony Hill 19 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NJY - Frank Corral 18 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NJY - Kevin House 17 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 00:34 BIR - Tim Brown 6 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
4Q: 13:13 BIR - Bo Jackson 67 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 32 field goal
1Q: 04:47 NJY - Tony Hill 19 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NJY - Frank Corral 18 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NJY - Kevin House 17 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 00:34 BIR - Tim Brown 6 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 field goal
4Q: 13:13 BIR - Bo Jackson 67 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics NJY BIR
Record 1-4 1-4
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 465
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 5.34 7.15
Net Rushing Yards 60 142
- Rushing Attempts 19 24
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.92
Net Passing Yards 266 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 2 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 7.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 4/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	NJY	BIR
Record	1-4	1-4
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	465
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	5.34	7.15
Net Rushing Yards	60	142
- Rushing Attempts	19	24
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.92
Net Passing Yards	266	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 2	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	337
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	7.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	4/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 30	7	24	Punt
1	8:10	3:31	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	1:42	5:57	OWN 27	13	72	Field Goal
2	6:07	2:04	OWN 23	4	17	Punt
2	3:18	1:24	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:18	0:37	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
3	6:20	2:52	OWN 20	5	33	Interception
3	1:58	3:40	OWN 28	8	39	Downs
4	12:54	3:48	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
4	2:04	0:58	OWN 22	4	1	Downs

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	3:07	OWN 20	6	65	Field Goal
1	4:39	2:57	OWN 23	5	50	Fumble
2	10:45	4:38	OWN 22	9	55	Fumble
2	4:03	0:45	OWN 4	4	16	Interception
2	1:54	1:28	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 21	6	57	Field Goal
3	10:41	4:21	OWN 42	8	8	Punt
3	3:28	1:30	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	13:18	0:24	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
4	9:06	7:02	OWN 16	14	69	Missed FG
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 23	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Oliphant	11	37	3.36	12	1
Tony Collins	4	15	3.75	7	0
Doug Williams	2	2	1.00	4	0
Reggie Dupard	2	6	3.00	5	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	15	105	7.00	67	1	1
Paul Palmer	6	31	5.17	12	1	0
Bernie Kosar	3	6	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	41	25	272	1/6	2	22	2	76.4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	39	26	337	2/14	1	38	1	91.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	9	12	74	8.22	8	15	0
WR Kevin House	6	11	69	11.50	24	17	1
WR Wes Chandler	3	3	38	12.67	2	22	0
FB Ray Wallace	2	3	21	10.50	0	11	0
WR Tony Hill	1	1	19	19.00	3	19	1
TE Walt Arnold	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Reggie Dupard	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Craig McEwen	1	3	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Mike Oliphant	1	4	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Paul Skansi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	7	10	65	9.29	55	37	0
WR Cris Carter	7	8	72	10.29	16	20	0
WR Gerald Carter	4	7	70	17.50	13	38	0
TE Greg Baty	4	5	43	10.75	29	24	0
WR Tim Brown	4	8	87	21.75	53	32	1
TE Gary Wilkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S D.D. Hoggard	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	1	1.00	0
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Oliphant	1	1	0
Michael Jackson	0	1	0
Eugene Robinson	0	1	0
D.D. Hoggard	0	0	1
Templeton Peck	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Force
Gerald Carter	1	0
Greg Baty	1	0
Kenny Easley	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	3	134	44.7	38.0	56	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	2	77	38.5	28.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	72	24.0	0
Wes Chandler	1	26	26.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	59	14.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Danny Wagoner	7	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Fred Strickland	4	3	0.0	15	12
DE Jim Wilks	4	0	0.0	8	22
S Eugene Robinson	4	0	0.0	18	32
DE T.J. Turner	4	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Templeton Peck	3	3	0.0	21	31
S D.D. Hoggard	3	2	0.0	20	25
CB Steve Haworth	3	1	0.0	12	22
CB Chuckie Miller	3	0	0.0	12	27
DT William Perry	2	2	1.0	22	33
OLB Michael Jackson	2	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Vinson Smith	2	0	0.0	17	29
DE David Grant	1	0	1.0	16	20
ILB Troy Benson	1	2	0.0	4	11
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
S John Harris	1	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	0.0	7	9
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Banks	0	1	0.0	11	21
CB Freddie Robinson	0	1	0.0	4	19

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	8	2	0.0	17	34
S Jeff Fuller	7	1	0.0	15	30
S Kenny Easley	5	3	0.0	19	38
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	0	0.0	19	31
ILB Otis Wilson	3	0	1.0	8	15
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0.0	12	26
CB Martin Mayhew	3	1	0.0	16	34
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	1	0.0	14	29
CB J.C. Pearson	2	1	0.0	13	34
DT Rush Brown	1	2	0.0	13	35
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	3	18
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	7	13
TE Greg Baty	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	17	36
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0.0	6	20
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Larry Roberts	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Perry	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE David Grant	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Michael Jackson	0.0	1	1	0	28
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Eugene Marve	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Willie Broughton	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Robert Banks	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE T.J. Turner	0.0	0	0	1	19

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	1.0	0	0	15
DT Rush Brown	0.0	1	3	35
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Wagoner	5	0	0	27
S D.D. Hoggard	3	0	1	25
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0	22
OLB Templeton Peck	3	0	0	31
OLB Fred Strickland	2	1	0	12
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	0	22
CB Chuckie Miller	2	0	0	27
S John Harris	1	0	0	10
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	0	9
ILB Troy Benson	1	0	0	11
S Eugene Robinson	1	0	0	32
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0	19
OLB Vinson Smith	1	0	0	29
CB Najee Mustafaa	0	1	0	23

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	0	0	34
S Jeff Fuller	5	0	1	30
S Kenny Easley	2	0	1	38
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0	34
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	0	31
S Darryl Holmes	1	1	0	2
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0	34
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	18
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	15
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	13
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	29
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Burton	2	5	1	15	0	33
Rob Monaco	1	1	0	4	0	9
William Roberts	0	4	0	19	1	39
Nate Newton	0	4	0	19	0	38
Kelvin Clark	0	1	0	15	0	34
Ron Essink	0	1	0	8	0	19
Rory Graves	0	1	0	4	0	9

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	8	1	24	1	41
Kent Hill	2	3	0	24	0	41
Steve Wilson	1	6	0	17	0	36
Tom Crockett	1	2	0	24	1	41
Paul Oswald	1	2	0	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Robinson	2	8
Steve Haworth	1	11
Wes Chandler	1	9

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Pillow	1	12
Shockmain Horne	1	12
Spencer Tillman	1	10
Brian Davis	1	8

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	19	42	---	---	---	61
Nate Newton	19	38	---	---	2	59
William Roberts	19	39	---	---	---	58
William Perry	---	---	22	33	1	56
Templeton Peck	---	---	21	31	3	55
Danny Wagoner	---	---	14	27	12	53
Eugene Robinson	---	---	18	32	3	53
Craig McEwen	17	28	---	---	7	52
Kelvin Clark	15	34	---	---	2	51
Leonard Burton	15	33	---	---	3	51
Walt Arnold	13	24	---	---	12	49
Mel Kaufman	---	---	10	22	16	48
Michael Jackson	---	---	18	28	2	48
Brett Perriman	12	29	---	---	7	48
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	20	25	2	47
Vinson Smith	---	---	17	29	1	47
Steve Haworth	---	---	12	22	11	45
Chuckie Miller	---	---	12	27	2	41
Sam Claphan	11	29	---	---	---	40
Kevin House	14	25	---	---	1	40
David Grant	---	---	16	20	4	40
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	14	23	1	38
Wes Chandler	7	21	---	---	9	37
T.J. Turner	---	---	13	19	4	36
Ray Wallace	8	24	---	---	4	36
Tony Collins	9	11	---	---	15	35
Mike Oliphant	12	23	---	---	---	35
Robert Banks	---	---	11	21	---	32
Ron Essink	8	19	---	---	4	31
Jim Wilks	---	---	8	22	1	31
Freddie Robinson	---	---	4	19	8	31
Fred Strickland	---	---	15	12	2	29
John Harris	---	---	6	10	10	26
Reggie Dupard	3	15	---	---	6	24
Eugene Marve	---	---	7	9	5	21
Tony Hill	0	8	---	---	12	20
Troy Benson	---	---	4	11	2	17
Rob Monaco	4	9	---	---	4	17
Rory Graves	4	9	---	---	4	17
Willie Broughton	---	---	2	9	3	14
Paul Skansi	0	2	---	---	4	6
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kent Hill	24	41	---	---	4	69
Jim Dombrowski	24	41	---	---	1	66
Kenny Easley	---	---	19	38	8	65
Bernie Kosar	24	41	---	---	---	65
Tom Crockett	24	41	---	---	---	65
Bo Jackson	18	35	---	---	6	59
Steve Wilson	17	36	---	---	5	58
Gerald Williams	---	---	17	36	4	57
Cris Carter	21	36	---	---	---	57
Gary Wilkins	14	25	---	---	14	53
Jack Del Rio	---	---	19	31	2	52
Tim Brown	16	36	---	---	---	52
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	17	34	1	52
Martin Mayhew	---	---	16	34	---	50
Rush Brown	---	---	13	35	1	49
Jeff Fuller	---	---	15	30	2	47
J.C. Pearson	---	---	13	34	---	47
Brian Davis	---	---	12	26	8	46
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	14	29	---	43
Mike Blanchard	13	29	---	---	---	42
Harper LeBel	12	19	---	---	10	41
Greg Baty	17	21	---	---	3	41
Skip McClendon	---	---	11	25	1	37
Paul Oswald	16	15	---	---	5	36
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	23	---	35
Mike Hunt	---	---	3	18	12	33
Paul Palmer	6	9	---	---	16	31
Tim Gordon	---	---	6	20	3	29
Gerald Carter	10	17	---	---	---	27
Otis Wilson	---	---	8	15	3	26
Craig Curry	---	---	7	13	6	26
Spencer Tillman	4	7	---	---	10	21
John Goodman	---	---	5	13	1	19
Tom Morris	---	---	0	5	9	14
Frank Pillow	2	0	---	---	12	14
Darryl Holmes	---	---	2	2	8	12
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	12	12
John Jones	2	2	---	---	5	9
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	1	4	5
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon King	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Kennedy	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	3	23	7.7
Right	9	24	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	96	12.0
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	1	3	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	41	25	2	3	3	3	4	0	2

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	39	26	7	1	2	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	60	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	70	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	172	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	12	9	1	74	0	29
WR Kevin House	11	6	1	69	0	25
RB Mike Oliphant	4	1	1	2	0	23
WR Wes Chandler	3	3	0	38	1	21
FB Ray Wallace	3	2	0	21	0	24
TE Craig McEwen	3	1	0	20	1	28
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	0	18	0	24
WR Tony Hill	1	1	0	19	0	8
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Reggie Dupard	1	1	0	11	0	15

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	10	7	0	65	1	35
WR Cris Carter	8	7	0	72	1	36
WR Tim Brown	8	4	2	87	3	36
WR Gerald Carter	7	4	0	70	1	17
TE Greg Baty	5	4	0	43	1	21
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	3	1.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	7	4	54	7.71	6.63

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	3	20	3.33	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin House	3	3	35	11.67	6.27
WR Tony Hill	1	1	19	19.00	19.00
FB Ray Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Craig McEwen	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
RB Mike Oliphant	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	2	1.00	6.50
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cris Carter	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
WR Tim Brown	1	1	6	6.00	10.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Dupard	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1
Paul Palmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	12	8	7

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin House	5	3	2
TE Craig McEwen	2	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	2	2	2
WR Tony Hill	1	1	1
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	1
RB Mike Oliphant	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	4	2	2
WR Cris Carter	3	3	3
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	0
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0
WR Tim Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)