Week 7, 1988

played in New England, MA

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	17	0	0	-	24
New England Patriots	0	3	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 BIR - Len Bias 9 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 13:35 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 22 field goal
2Q: 08:31 BIR - Bo Jackson 19 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NED - Mike Wood 22 field goal
2Q: 01:33 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:07 NED - Bennie Cunningham 11 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 05:44 NED - Dalton Hilliard 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 BIR - Len Bias 9 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 13:35 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 22 field goal
2Q: 08:31 BIR - Bo Jackson 19 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NED - Mike Wood 22 field goal
2Q: 01:33 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:07 NED - Bennie Cunningham 11 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 05:44 NED - Dalton Hilliard 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics BIR NED
Record 2-5 4-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 385 262
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 6.42 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 151 115
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 4.44 4.26
Net Passing Yards 234 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52

Team Statistics	BIR	NED
Record	2-5	4-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	385	262
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	6.42	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	151	115
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	4.44	4.26
Net Passing Yards	234	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:08	30:52

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:11	4:06	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
1	2:00	3:32	OWN 26	8	69	Field Goal
2	11:37	3:17	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	5:00	1:22	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	3:07	1:43	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 17	1	7	Half
3	10:57	2:15	OWN 22	4	23	Fumble
3	5:38	2:22	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
3	1:50	1:00	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
4	11:13	2:57	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
4	5:06	1:44	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 29	6	9	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:23	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
1	7:05	5:05	OWN 20	10	61	Missed FG
2	13:28	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:20	3:20	OPP 40	7	35	Field Goal
2	3:38	0:31	OWN 33	3	5	Interception
2	1:24	0:52	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
3	8:42	3:04	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
3	3:16	1:26	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:50	4:37	OWN 21	10	51	Missed FG
4	8:16	3:10	OWN 3	5	21	Punt
4	3:22	1:27	OWN 27	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	24	122	5.08	37	3	1
Paul Palmer	8	32	4.00	17	1	0
Bernie Kosar	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Hilliard	19	69	3.63	12	1	1
Tony Nathan	7	43	6.14	17	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	25	19	239	1/5	2	36	0	131.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	34	23	151	1/4	1	17	1	74.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	7	9	62	8.86	33	19	1
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	51	17.00	10	36	0
TE Len Bias	3	4	51	17.00	15	28	1
C Harper LeBel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	30	30.00	21	30	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tim Brown	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Frank Pillow	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Monroe	4	5	42	10.50	1	17	0
WR Steve Rivera	3	4	25	8.33	10	13	0
WR Terry LeCount	3	5	16	5.33	1	8	0
WR Carl Roaches	3	7	16	5.33	10	9	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	4	27	9.00	1	13	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	3	13	6.50	1	11	1
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	13	6.50	3	12	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	17	17.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Tim Brown	1	0	0
Cris Carter	0	1	0
Tim Gordon	0	0	2

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Nathan	2	1	0
Glenn Blackwood	0	1	1
Ron Solt	0	1	0
John Anderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	261	43.5	35.0	55	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	273	45.5	43.2	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/3	0/1	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	14	7.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	46	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	82	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Otis Wilson	5	2	0.0	11	12
OLB Jack Del Rio	5	1	0.0	22	29
S Tim Gordon	5	1	0.0	13	19
S Kenny Easley	3	2	0.0	23	27
CB Craig Curry	3	1	0.0	27	31
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0.0	15	27
DT Rush Brown	3	0	0.0	23	23
CB Tom Morris	3	0	0.0	12	7
DE Skip McClendon	3	0	0.0	11	16
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	0	0.0	21	33
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	0.0	7	7
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	1.0	8	8
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0.0	18	26
G Kent Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	17	23
DE John Goodman	0	1	0.0	14	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Dusbabek	5	4	0.0	28	17
ILB John Anderson	5	1	0.0	15	8
DE Reggie White	5	1	0.0	28	22
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	0.0	32	22
OLB Greg Gaines	3	2	0.0	23	19
S Fred Bohannon	3	2	0.0	9	17
S Michael Stewart	3	1	0.0	22	18
DE Bruce Clark	3	0	0.0	17	17
DE Bob Kohrs	3	0	0.0	22	12
CB Kevin Clark	3	0	0.0	6	12
CB Toi Cook	2	0	1.0	25	20
DT Brad Shearer	2	2	0.0	18	15
S Mike Davis	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Preston Davis	2	0	0.0	9	6
DT Pete Koch	1	2	0.0	17	13
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	1	0.0	7	3
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	1	0.0	10	8
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	1	0.0	16	13
OLB Milt McColl	0	1	0.0	25	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	1.0	1	8
DE John Goodman	0.0	2	23
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	1	23

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Toi Cook	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Greg Gaines	0.0	1	0	19
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	0	0	34
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0	29
S Tim Gordon	3	1	0	19
CB Craig Curry	2	1	0	31
CB Tom Morris	2	0	0	7
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	27
S Kenny Easley	1	1	1	27
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	12
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	20
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	0	7
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	0	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	22
CB Kevin Clark	3	0	12
S Fred Bohannon	2	1	17
OLB Greg Gaines	2	0	19
DE Reggie White	2	0	22
ILB John Anderson	1	0	8
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	17
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	0	8
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	14
CB Toi Cook	1	0	20
S Michael Stewart	1	0	18
ILB Mark Dusbabek	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	7	0	31	1	22
Kent Hill	3	6	0	30	0	22
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	1	28	0	21
Steve Wilson	1	5	0	28	0	22
Len Bias	1	2	0	26	0	20
Paul Oswald	1	2	0	10	0	11
Tom Crockett	1	2	0	27	0	16
Greg Baty	1	1	0	17	0	9
Vernon King	1	1	0	2	0	2

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	2	4	20	0	31
Duval Love	1	4	10	1	13
Bill Cherry	1	4	8	0	4
Randy Dixon	1	4	23	0	28
Lin Dawson	1	3	20	0	21
Larry Tearry	1	2	22	0	34
Vince Stroth	1	1	13	0	20
J.D. Maarleveld	0	3	21	0	21
Don Maggs	0	1	18	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	1	22
Kenny Easley	1	14
Tim Gordon	1	11
Tom Morris	1	9
John Jones	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dalton Hilliard	3	6
Sylvester Stamps	1	10

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	21	33	12	66
Kenny Easley	---	---	23	27	14	64
Craig Curry	---	---	27	31	3	61
Bernie Kosar	34	26	---	---	---	60
Todd Peat	31	22	---	---	7	60
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	22	34	3	59
Brian Davis	---	---	15	27	13	55
Steve Wilson	28	22	---	---	4	54
Jack Del Rio	---	---	22	29	3	54
Cris Carter	29	21	---	---	4	54
Martin Mayhew	---	---	18	26	10	54
Len Bias	26	20	---	---	7	53
Kent Hill	30	22	---	---	---	52
Jim Dombrowski	28	21	---	---	1	50
Rush Brown	---	---	23	23	2	48
Tim Brown	24	23	---	---	---	47
Bo Jackson	26	19	---	---	1	46
Gerald Williams	---	---	17	23	3	43
Tim Gordon	---	---	13	19	11	43
Tom Crockett	27	16	---	---	---	43
Harper LeBel	18	12	---	---	11	41
John Goodman	---	---	14	23	2	39
Gary Wilkins	13	10	---	---	16	39
Paul Palmer	9	8	---	---	22	39
Mike Hunt	---	---	8	8	22	38
Jeff Fuller	---	---	15	20	1	36
Larry Roberts	---	---	16	18	1	35
John Jones	14	14	---	---	7	35
Otis Wilson	---	---	11	12	6	29
Skip McClendon	---	---	11	16	2	29
Tom Morris	---	---	12	7	9	28
Paul Oswald	10	11	---	---	7	28
Greg Baty	17	9	---	---	1	27
Darryl Holmes	---	---	7	7	1	15
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	15	15
Gerald Carter	7	7	---	---	---	14
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	14	14
Frank Pillow	1	1	---	---	10	12
Vernon King	2	2	---	---	7	11
Jesse Penn	---	---	2	2	3	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Kennedy	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Kubiak	27	35	---	---	---	62
Stan Edwards	22	20	---	---	19	61
Ron Solt	20	31	---	---	9	60
Lin Dawson	20	21	---	---	17	58
Larry Tearry	22	34	---	---	1	57
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	32	22	1	55
Dalton Hilliard	20	26	---	---	6	52
Don Maggs	18	24	---	---	9	51
Reggie White	---	---	28	22	1	51
Randy Dixon	23	28	---	---	---	51
Daryl Smith	---	---	26	14	10	50
Toi Cook	---	---	25	20	1	46
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	28	17	1	46
Greg Gaines	---	---	23	19	2	44
Milt McColl	---	---	25	16	3	44
Michael Stewart	---	---	22	18	3	43
Andrew Melontree	---	---	16	13	13	42
J.D. Maarleveld	21	21	---	---	---	42
Terry LeCount	16	24	---	---	1	41
Bruce Clark	---	---	17	17	7	41
Vince Stroth	13	20	---	---	8	41
Tony Nathan	7	9	---	---	24	40
Brad Shearer	---	---	18	15	6	39
Bennie Cunningham	14	17	---	---	5	36
Steve Rivera	19	16	---	---	---	35
Carl Roaches	5	15	---	---	15	35
Kevin Clark	---	---	6	12	17	35
Bob Kohrs	---	---	22	12	---	34
Fred Bohannon	---	---	9	17	7	33
Duval Love	10	13	---	---	9	32
Pete Koch	---	---	17	13	1	31
John Anderson	---	---	15	8	5	28
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	7	5	14	26
Mike Wilson	10	16	---	---	---	26
Carl Monroe	2	11	---	---	12	25
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	10	8	5	23
Mike Davis	---	---	12	9	---	21
Bill Cherry	8	4	---	---	9	21
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	7	3	8	18
Preston Davis	---	---	9	6	---	15
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	74	6.7
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	9	54	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	25	19	3	2	1	2	1	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	34	23	0	0	2	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	118	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	65	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	58	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	9	7	0	62	0	19
TE Len Bias	4	3	0	51	1	20
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	0	51	1	7
C Harper LeBel	2	1	0	3	0	12
RB Paul Palmer	2	1	0	0	0	8
WR Tim Brown	2	1	1	15	0	23
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	30	1	9
WR Cris Carter	1	1	0	14	0	21
WR Frank Pillow	1	1	0	13	0	1

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Carl Roaches	7	3	0	16	15
WR Terry LeCount	5	3	0	16	24
WR Carl Monroe	5	4	0	42	11
WR Steve Rivera	4	3	0	25	16
WR Mike Wilson	4	3	1	27	16
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	2	1	13	17
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	2	0	-2	26
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	0	13	20
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	0	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	5	14	2.80	5.08
Paul Palmer	2	4	2.00	4.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Hilliard	3	11	3.67	3.63
Tony Nathan	1	1	1.00	6.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	3	33	6.60	9.56

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	9	6	38	4.22	4.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	24	8.00	6.89
C Harper LeBel	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Len Bias	1	1	9	9.00	12.75

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Roaches	3	1	5	1.67	2.29
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	11	5.50	6.75
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	11	11.00	4.33
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	4	4.00	6.25
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	6	6.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	2
Bernie Kosar	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	4	2
Tony Nathan	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	8	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Len Bias	3	2	2
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry LeCount	2	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)