Week 6, 1988

played in Buffalo, NY

65 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans7008-15
Buffalo Bills017133-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 BIR - Cris Carter 18 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 09:23 BUF - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 06:49 BUF - Lorenzo Hampton 4 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:42 BUF - Mike Young 16 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 11:06 BUF - John Smith 36 field goal
3Q: 08:22 BUF - Mike Prior 40 interception return (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 03:54 BUF - John Smith 19 field goal
4Q: 09:54 BIR - Bo Jackson 6 run (Bernie Kosar pass to Cris Carter for conversion)
4Q: 02:22 BUF - John Smith 49 field goal

Team StatisticsBIRBUF
Record1-53-3
First Downs1617
- by Rushing66
- by Passing811
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards261319
- Offensive Plays5462
- Yards per Play4.835.15
Net Rushing Yards96123
- Rushing Attempts2529
- Yards per Rush3.844.24
Net Passing Yards165196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 14 - 332 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards184202
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/191/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.695.94
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions1/107/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.94.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards2/104/33
Punt Returns/Yards1/81/9
Kick Returns/Yards7/1493/73
Interception Ret./Yards1/03/40
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 38
Time of Possession25:2434:36

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:56OWN 20439Interception
17:540:49OWN 2034Punt
17:051:35OPP 42342Touchdown
13:371:08OWN 2032Punt
26:412:35OWN 32414Punt
22:231:14OPP 3133Missed FG
20:310:31OWN 201-2Half
310:582:46OWN 12510Interception
38:120:42OWN 3510Interception
33:479:03OWN 181582Touchdown
47:451:33OWN 2232Punt
42:172:17OWN 24968Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:045:10OWN 33830Punt
15:301:53OWN 3539Punt
12:298:12OWN 151673Field Goal
29:082:27OPP 22522Touchdown
24:061:43OWN 7413Interception
21:090:3850350Touchdown
315:004:02OWN 28853Field Goal
37:303:43OPP 36734Field Goal
49:441:59OWN 2838Punt
46:123:55OWN 46522Field Goal

Game MVP: Cliff Stoudt, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson18713.941011
Paul Palmer6274.50800
Bernie Kosar1-2-2.00-200
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson20884.401820
Lorenzo Hampton5112.20400
Cedric Minter2157.501310
Cliff Stoudt155.00500
Troy Stradford144.00400

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar26141843/19136349.6
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cliff Stoudt32242021/6241198.7

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cris Carter678914.8343341
WR Gerald Carter244824.0016360
RB Bo Jackson243316.5019240
C Harper LeBel1111.00010
TE Greg Baty11-1-1.000-10
RB Paul Palmer1188.00080
WR Tim Brown1666.00060
TE Gary Wilkins0100.00000
RB Spencer Tillman0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Young678213.6744411
FB Larry Moriarty44112.75550
WR Flipper Anderson45256.25780
RB Gary Anderson22147.00490
TE Zeke Mowatt23105.00170
WR Wesley Walker111212.004120
WR Bobby Duckworth1433.00430
TE Eric Sievers1177.00070
RB Cedric Minter1144.00040
RB Lorenzo Hampton1144.00641
WR Troy Stradford133030.0015300

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Mike Hunt100.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dwayne Woodruff100.000
CB Ronnie Lippett100.000
S Mike Prior14040.001

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Paul Palmer1000
Harper LeBel0100
Brian Davis0010
Darryl Holmes0010
Ken Norton Jr.0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Young1100
Cedric Minter1000
Mike Prior1000
Daryl Turner0110
Joe Bostic0100

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles417343.341.0531
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Barry Helton314347.731.7561

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh0/10/10/001/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith4/41/10/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer188.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Prior199.00

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer612821.30
Spencer Tillman12121.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lorenzo Hampton37324.30

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.1110.02631
DT Rush Brown610.02324
S Kenny Easley610.01820
DE Alonzo Mitz401.01720
ILB Otis Wilson320.01111
CB Brian Davis320.01520
CB Martin Mayhew300.01723
OLB Jack Del Rio220.01623
S Jeff Fuller210.01919
S Darryl Holmes210.0510
DE Skip McClendon210.02426
CB Tom Morris200.02116
RB Bo Jackson20---------
DE John Goodman130.01113
S Tim Gordon120.02021
DE Larry Roberts110.02124
CB Craig Curry100.01418
OLB Jesse Penn100.033
DT Gerald Williams100.01822
ILB Mike Hunt010.01714
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic710.02124
S Mike Prior510.02224
DE Reggie White412.02021
CB Ken Buben410.01719
CB Dwayne Woodruff300.01925
OLB Bruce Scholtz300.02120
OLB Anthony Bell201.01515
CB Wayne Davis220.01518
CB Ronnie Lippett210.01923
ILB Jim Collins200.033
OLB Leonard Jackson120.056
S Shaun Gayle110.02325
FB Larry Moriarty10---------
DE Shawn Miller100.01521
DE Eric Dorsey100.0108
S Mike Stone100.01218
DT Gary Hadd030.01720
DT Dino Mangiero010.01317

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alonzo Mitz1.010020
DE Larry Roberts0.001124
DE Skip McClendon0.000126
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reggie White2.000021
OLB Anthony Bell1.000015
DT Gary Hadd0.002020
OLB Bruce Scholtz0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Martin Mayhew40023
S Kenny Easley31020
CB Brian Davis30020
ILB Ken Norton Jr.30031
CB Craig Curry21018
S Darryl Holmes20010
DT Rush Brown10024
ILB Otis Wilson10011
CB Tom Morris10016
OLB Jack Del Rio10023
OLB Jesse Penn1003
DE Larry Roberts10024
DE Skip McClendon10026
ILB Mike Hunt00114
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Prior31124
CB Dwayne Woodruff21125
CB Ronnie Lippett21123
ILB Scott Radecic20024
CB Wayne Davis11018
ILB Jim Collins1003
OLB Anthony Bell10015
S Mike Stone10018
CB Ken Buben10019
OLB Bruce Scholtz01020

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski610125029
Steve Wilson46020123
Kent Hill44025129
Vernon King0201506
Tom Crockett01020127
Paul Oswald010506
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Bregel29024021
Joe Bostic24028024
Harry Swayne22122128
Mark Cannon120609
Wayne Radloff06023025
Larry Moriarty02013021
Eric Sievers01022018
Steve Wallace01027030
Brian Habib010705

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Brian Davis310
Mike Hunt116
Jesse Penn17
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Daryl Turner418
Dave Simmons214
Zeke Mowatt116
Lorenzo Hampton116

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ken Norton Jr.------2631461
Kent Hill2529------559
Jim Dombrowski2529------559
Bo Jackson1927------1157
Bernie Kosar2529---------54
Harper LeBel1721------1654
Tim Gordon------20211354
Skip McClendon------2426252
Tom Morris------21161451
Rush Brown------2324350
Kenny Easley------18201048
Tom Crockett2027------148
Steve Wilson2023------447
Mike Hunt------17141647
Gary Wilkins1616------1547
Gerald Williams------1822747
Larry Roberts------2124146
Cris Carter2026---------46
Brian Davis------15201045
Jack Del Rio------1623544
Jeff Fuller------1919442
Martin Mayhew------1723141
Alonzo Mitz------1720340
John Jones1525---------40
Craig Curry------1418638
Tim Brown1719---------36
Greg Baty1217------534
Paul Palmer63------1928
John Goodman------1113327
Otis Wilson------1111527
Vernon King156------526
Spencer Tillman87------823
Gerald Carter99---------18
Darryl Holmes------510116
Paul Oswald56------415
Shockmain Horne00------1414
Jesse Penn------33713
Frank Pillow10------1213
J.C. Pearson------35---8
Jeff Feagles00------55
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------44
Sam Kennedy------0033
Kevin Murphy------0022
Unknown00---------0
Phil Autry00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cliff Stoudt2933---------62
Steve Wallace2730------158
Joe Bostic2824------254
Dwayne Woodruff------1925953
Shaun Gayle------2325553
Mike Prior------2224551
Wayne Radloff2325------351
Jeff Bregel2421------550
Harry Swayne2228---------50
Eric Sievers2218------848
Ken Buben------17191147
Reggie White------2021546
Scott Radecic------2124146
Gary Anderson2221---------43
Ronnie Lippett------1923143
Mike Stone------12181242
Bruce Scholtz------2120---41
Zeke Mowatt1015------1641
Bobby Duckworth1021------839
Mike Young2217---------39
Larry Moriarty1321------438
Gary Hadd------1720138
Shawn Miller------1521137
Cedric Minter115------1834
Wayne Davis------1518134
Lorenzo Hampton711------1634
Flipper Anderson1618---------34
Anthony Bell------1515131
Dino Mangiero------1317---30
Larry Combs515------727
Troy Stradford1213---------25
Dave Simmons------451423
Mark Cannon69------722
Eric Dorsey------108422
Leonard Jackson------561122
Wesley Walker04------1519
Daryl Turner01------1819
Brian Habib75------719
Jim Collins------331117
John Smith00------1212
Andy Headen------47---11
Ron Mattes38---------11
Dan Ross00------66
Kevin Sweeney00------44
Barry Helton00------33
Bubby Brister00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8273.4
Middle9444.9
Right7273.9
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left221.0
Middle15543.6
Right12675.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar26143105303
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cliff Stoudt32242122121

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1291018.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)73466.6
Long (19+ Yds)61366.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen98232.6
Short (0-8 Yds)17141337.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)424611.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cris Carter76089126
WR Tim Brown6106019
WR Gerald Carter4204819
RB Bo Jackson42033127
C Harper LeBel1101021
TE Greg Baty110-1017
TE Gary Wilkins1000016
RB Paul Palmer110803
RB Spencer Tillman100007
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Young76182117
WR Flipper Anderson54025018
WR Bobby Duckworth4103021
FB Larry Moriarty44011021
TE Zeke Mowatt32010015
WR Troy Stradford31130113
RB Gary Anderson22014021
WR Wesley Walker1101204
TE Eric Sievers1107018
RB Cedric Minter110405
RB Lorenzo Hampton1104011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson284.003.94
Paul Palmer122.004.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton252.502.20
Cliff Stoudt155.005.00
Gary Anderson122.004.40
Cedric Minter122.007.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar54377.407.08
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cliff Stoudt96414.566.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cris Carter21189.0012.71
WR Gerald Carter111212.0012.00
TE Greg Baty11-1-1.00-1.00
RB Paul Palmer1188.008.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Larry Moriarty2210.502.75
WR Mike Young21168.0011.71
WR Wesley Walker111212.0012.00
WR Bobby Duckworth1000.000.75
RB Lorenzo Hampton1144.004.00
WR Troy Stradford1000.0010.00
WR Flipper Anderson1188.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson21
Cliff Stoudt10
Cedric Minter11
Troy Stradford10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar921
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Cliff Stoudt885

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Tim Brown300
WR Gerald Carter200
WR Cris Carter221
RB Bo Jackson100
RB Spencer Tillman100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
FB Larry Moriarty221
WR Wesley Walker111
WR Bobby Duckworth111
RB Gary Anderson111
TE Zeke Mowatt110
WR Mike Young110
WR Flipper Anderson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,600 (21,400)
End Zone8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,000 (3,300)