Week 8, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

54 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Houston Titans10773-27
Birmingham Texans31037-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:48 HOU - Herschel Walker 7 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 12:48 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
1Q: 02:04 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 30 field goal
2Q: 10:49 HOU - Herschel Walker 8 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:48 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 18 field goal
2Q: 02:03 BIR - Bo Jackson 14 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 05:34 HOU - Henry Ellard 16 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 01:13 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal
4Q: 13:44 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
4Q: 11:12 BIR - Tim Brown 35 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUBIR
Record6-22-6
First Downs1619
- by Rushing43
- by Passing1114
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards302385
- Offensive Plays6064
- Yards per Play5.036.02
Net Rushing Yards13577
- Rushing Attempts2725
- Yards per Rush5.003.08
Net Passing Yards167308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 18 - 136 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards183332
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/163/24
- Yards per Pass Play5.067.90
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions5/133/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.25.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/345/41
Punt Returns/Yards3/372/11
Kick Returns/Yards4/824/82
Interception Ret./Yards2/281/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/10/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 32
Time of Possession29:0130:59

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:480:09OPP 717Touchdown
114:011:21OPP 1635Field Goal
19:242:39OWN 6755Punt
13:350:12OWN 1010Interception
11:582:53OWN 35517Punt
212:562:17OWN 36764Touchdown
25:402:40OWN 1033Punt
22:180:15OWN 191-5Fumble
21:551:55OWN 28536Half
315:002:55OWN 20626Punt
38:383:10OPP 43643Touchdown
31:062:30OWN 40428Field Goal
410:563:29OWN 28613Punt
44:122:09OWN 44511Punt
40:010:01OWN 181-2Game
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:12OWN 2010Interception
114:390:38OWN 271-11Fumble
112:403:16OWN 31529Punt
16:453:10OWN 20522Punt
13:231:25OPP 123-1Field Goal
214:051:09OWN 1933Punt
210:394:59OWN 5894Field Goal
23:000:42OPP 3345Interception
22:030:08OPP 14114Touchdown
312:053:27OWN 7612Punt
35:284:22OWN 26763Field Goal
413:362:40OWN 43557Touchdown
47:273:15OWN 7613Punt
42:032:02OWN 4978Downs

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker161106.883451
Marc Logan10272.70900
Will Cureton1-2-2.00-200
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson19623.261810
Paul Palmer6152.50500

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Will Cureton30181833/16222185.8
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar36223323/24256286.8

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Henry Ellard4115513.7514161
WR Louis Lipps465213.0012220
RB Herschel Walker33258.337131
TE Keith McKeller35186.00070
WR Gregg Garrity1199.00090
WR Brian Brennan1188.00080
WR Haywood Jeffires1188.00080
RB Marc Logan1188.00080
WR Mike Friede0100.00000
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson575410.8018151
WR Cris Carter576613.2029310
WR Tim Brown5811022.0054351
TE Len Bias377625.3315560
WR Gerald Carter222010.000170
C Harper LeBel1144.00040
RB Paul Palmer1222.00020
TE Greg Baty0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike Richardson12424.000
S Martin Bayless144.000
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Martin Mayhew177.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Will Cureton1000
Jim Jeffcoat0100
Dexter Manley0010
Darryl Sims0010
James Hasty0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Bo Jackson1100
Bernie Kosar1000
Tim Brown1000
Alonzo Mitz0100
Gary Wilkins0100
Rush Brown0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen623939.834.7524
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles522144.236.8562

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson2/21/10/0493/3
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh3/30/00/0302/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede33712.30
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer2115.50

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede23919.50
Gregg Garrity24321.50
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer35518.30
Cris Carter12727.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S David Greenwood710.02234
CB James Hasty700.02125
S Lloyd Burrus510.02130
ILB Riki Ellison410.02027
OLB Scott Studwell330.01316
CB Kevin Williams320.01230
DT Bill Acker310.01322
OLB Jamie Kimmel300.058
DE Darryl Sims300.01622
DE Dexter Manley201.02129
CB Mike Richardson220.02334
OLB Simon Fletcher200.02237
ILB Pepper Johnson131.02126
DE Jim Jeffcoat101.01327
S Kirk Springs110.0419
OLB Rich Dixon100.066
S Martin Bayless100.0416
RB Marc Logan10---------
DT Mike Golic010.01517
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.600.02226
S Kenny Easley560.02020
ILB Mike Hunt500.01115
DE Larry Roberts300.51522
OLB Jack Del Rio320.01722
CB Tom Morris300.0811
CB Craig Curry300.02531
S Jeff Fuller300.01821
DT Rush Brown211.02326
DE Alonzo Mitz201.02632
CB Martin Mayhew210.02327
ILB Otis Wilson200.01215
CB Brian Davis200.01622
DT Gerald Williams130.51416
S Tim Gordon110.01516
S Darryl Holmes110.038
RB Bo Jackson10---------
WR Cris Carter10---------
DT John Torbor010.02323

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dexter Manley1.001029
DE Jim Jeffcoat1.000227
ILB Pepper Johnson1.000026
OLB Simon Fletcher0.012037
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rush Brown1.001026
DE Alonzo Mitz1.000032
DE Larry Roberts0.510022
DT Gerald Williams0.500016

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB James Hasty70025
S David Greenwood22034
CB Mike Richardson20134
S Lloyd Burrus20030
ILB Riki Ellison20027
CB Kevin Williams20030
OLB Scott Studwell11016
ILB Pepper Johnson11026
S Kirk Springs10019
OLB Simon Fletcher10037
OLB Jamie Kimmel1008
S Martin Bayless00116
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Craig Curry32031
OLB Jack Del Rio30022
ILB Ken Norton Jr.21026
ILB Mike Hunt20015
ILB Otis Wilson20015
CB Martin Mayhew11127
S Jeff Fuller11021
S Tim Gordon11016
CB Tom Morris10011
CB Brian Davis10022
S Darryl Holmes1008

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis McKnight26024133
George Lilja23021226
John Alt23022030
Jewerl Thomas12012012
Ralph Williams120807
Ken Kaplan120606
Jeff Bostic04022027
Dave Studdard02021024
Rob Taylor02011012
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Todd Peat46020231
Kent Hill16021029
Jim Dombrowski04020037
Tom Crockett03019128
Len Bias02022033
Paul Oswald02012020
John Jones02013019

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jewerl Thomas313
KD Dunn120
Mike Friede119
Kirk Springs115
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Brian Davis212
Paul Palmer126
Kenny Easley112
Len Bias19
Paul Oswald16
Steve Wilson13

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Simon Fletcher------2237362
Mike Richardson------2334461
Will Cureton2733---------60
Kevin Williams------12301860
David Greenwood------2234359
Dennis McKnight2433---------57
Lloyd Burrus------2130455
Dave Studdard2124------853
Henry Ellard2627---------53
Louis Lipps2330---------53
George Lilja2126------552
Dexter Manley------2129252
John Alt2230---------52
Riki Ellison------2027451
Pepper Johnson------2126451
Jeff Bostic2227------150
James Hasty------2125147
Darryl Sims------1622745
Marc Logan1010------2444
Jim Jeffcoat------1327242
Mike Golic------1517840
Pat Beach911------1939
Kirk Springs------4191538
Jewerl Thomas1212------1337
Haywood Jeffires1417------637
Bill Acker------1322136
Herschel Walker1718------136
Jessie Clark109------1635
Rob Taylor1112------831
Keith McKeller916------631
Scott Studwell------1316130
Jamie Kimmel------581427
Brian Brennan57------1123
Mike Friede03------1922
Martin Bayless------416121
KD Dunn00------2020
Randy McClanahan------341219
Ken Kaplan66------719
Ralph Williams87------318
Gregg Garrity05------1217
Rich Dixon------66315
Norm Johnson00------88
Brian Hansen00------88
Joel Williams------0066
Jay Schroeder00---------0
John Witkowski00---------0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Alonzo Mitz------2632866
Bernie Kosar2539---------64
Len Bias2233------964
Craig Curry------2531359
Jim Dombrowski2037------259
Cris Carter2231------659
Todd Peat2031------859
Martin Mayhew------2327858
Kenny Easley------20201252
Harper LeBel1616------2052
Tim Brown1636---------52
Steve Wilson1929------351
Rush Brown------2326251
Mike Hunt------11152450
Kent Hill2129---------50
Brian Davis------16221250
Bo Jackson2027------148
Ken Norton Jr.------2226---48
John Torbor------2323248
Tom Crockett1928---------47
Jack Del Rio------1722746
Paul Palmer613------2645
Tim Gordon------15161344
Jeff Fuller------1821241
John Jones1319------840
Gary Wilkins711------2038
Paul Oswald1220------638
Larry Roberts------1522---37
Otis Wilson------1215633
Gerald Williams------1416333
Tom Morris------8111332
Greg Baty1011------223
Gerald Carter416---------20
Frank Pillow21------1518
Shockmain Horne00------1818
John Goodman------48---12
Darryl Holmes------38112
Spencer Tillman00------1111
Mike Blanchard12------811
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------99
Jesse Penn------2259
Jeff Feagles00------88
Brian Forde------0055
Kevin Murphy------0022
Unknown------00---0
Phil Autry00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10878.7
Middle650.8
Right10454.5
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left661.0
Middle13614.7
Right6101.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Will Cureton30181306101
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar36225214322

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)13121078.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)115544.9
Long (19+ Yds)61223.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen86506.3
Short (0-8 Yds)97738.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1261018.4
Long (19+ Yds)6310818.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Henry Ellard114055027
WR Louis Lipps64052130
TE Keith McKeller53018016
RB Herschel Walker33025018
WR Mike Friede100003
WR Gregg Garrity110905
WR Brian Brennan110807
WR Haywood Jeffires1108017
RB Marc Logan1108010
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim Brown850110336
RB Bo Jackson75054027
TE Len Bias73076133
WR Cris Carter75166131
WR Gerald Carter22020016
RB Paul Palmer2102013
C Harper LeBel1104016
TE Greg Baty1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herschel Walker2157.506.88
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson691.503.26

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Will Cureton32237.676.10
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar73233.299.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Henry Ellard111616.005.00
WR Louis Lipps1000.008.67
RB Herschel Walker1177.008.33
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Len Bias2000.0010.86
C Harper LeBel1144.004.00
RB Bo Jackson111414.007.71
WR Cris Carter1155.009.43
WR Tim Brown1000.0013.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker62
Marc Logan20
BirminghamRushesConversions
Bo Jackson30

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Will Cureton533
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar733

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Henry Ellard311
WR Brian Brennan111
WR Louis Lipps111
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
TE Len Bias200
WR Tim Brown211
WR Gerald Carter111
RB Bo Jackson111
WR Cris Carter100

SectionAttendance
Stadium51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)