Week 10, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

45 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins014314-31
Birmingham Texans717103-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 BIR - Paul Palmer 22 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Mike Sherrard 18 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 10:30 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
2Q: 07:35 MIA - Marcus Allen 3 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 06:10 BIR - Bo Jackson 56 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:27 BIR - Paul Palmer 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 11:22 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 33 field goal
3Q: 03:56 BIR - Bo Jackson 84 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 00:19 MIA - Benny Ricardo 35 field goal
4Q: 08:28 MIA - George Rogers 1 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 03:06 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 34 field goal
4Q: 00:59 MIA - Mike Jones 34 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team StatisticsMIABIR
Record3-63-6
First Downs2419
- by Rushing35
- by Passing2011
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards456484
- Offensive Plays7364
- Yards per Play6.257.56
Net Rushing Yards53240
- Rushing Attempts1931
- Yards per Rush2.797.74
Net Passing Yards403244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 30 - 132 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards408250
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/6
- Yards per Pass Play7.467.39
Fumbles/Lost1/02/0
3rd Down Conversions2/125/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.37.1
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards6/556/30
Punt Returns/Yards3/223/19
Kick Returns/Yards8/1883/58
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 34
Time of Possession27:5332:07

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:50OWN 32840Missed FG
16:141:10OWN 434-20Punt
11:562:06OWN 40560Touchdown
210:231:40OWN 33419Punt
28:030:39OPP 11211Touchdown
25:482:02OWN 39415Punt
20:180:18OWN 221-2Half
311:171:53OWN 2637Punt
37:491:31OWN 25415Interception
35:241:23OWN 2646Punt
33:363:22OWN 31551Field Goal
412:264:07OWN 111289Touchdown
47:322:07OWN 3723Downs
42:580:41OWN 3147Downs
41:450:59OWN 20480Touchdown
40:410:41OWN 46330Game
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:103:56OWN 39761Touchdown
15:043:08OWN 27514Punt
214:504:27OWN 321062Field Goal
28:430:40OWN 223Interception
27:241:36OWN 20380Touchdown
23:463:28OWN 201080Touchdown
315:003:43OWN 20664Field Goal
39:241:35OWN 4235Punt
36:180:54OPP 453-3Punt
34:010:25OWN 16284Touchdown
30:142:48OWN 29524Punt
48:190:47OWN 4730Punt
45:252:27OPP 2639Field Goal
42:170:32OPP 3831Punt

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen13453.461530
George Rogers4102.50600
Tony Clements2-2-1.00000
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson221989.008432
Paul Palmer8405.002212
Bernie Kosar122.00200

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Clements53304081/5437198.6
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar32192501/6043171.1

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tim McGee9149610.6735190
WR Ricky Nattiel597915.8020270
TE Mark Bavaro477117.7519260
RB George Rogers34279.0016251
WR Mike Jones378829.3334371
WR Mike Sherrard363411.335181
RB Marcus Allen2552.50031
WR Jeff Groth1188.00080
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cris Carter6117412.3334430
WR Gerald Carter484912.252230
TE Len Bias445012.504180
WR Tim Brown375016.677200
RB Bo Jackson222713.5027260

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Carl Banks100.000
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
S Kenny Easley100.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Marcus Allen1000
Ricky Nattiel0100
Carl Banks0010
Mark Bavaro0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Bo Jackson1000
Paul Palmer1000
Mike Hunt0100
Todd Peat0100
Rush Brown0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Roby523847.639.8532
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles621435.728.7503

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo1/20/10/0354/4
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh3/30/00/0344/4

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Sherrard3227.30
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer3196.30

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Gene Atkins717124.40
Jeff Groth11717.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer35819.30

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith1020.02631
OLB Carl Banks600.02930
S Bill Graham540.02623
OLB Jeff Davis510.02115
OLB Robbie Jones400.51421
CB Van Jakes300.01722
S Brett Maxie300.02725
CB Lionel Washington210.02324
DT Rick Ackerman200.01924
S Jeff Donaldson200.079
CB Gene Atkins200.01618
DE Keith Gary110.02222
DE Smiley Creswell110.01713
WR Tim McGee10---------
ILB Eric Naposki100.066
DE Gary Baldinger040.51522
OLB Gregg Carr010.0117
DT Erik Howard010.01815
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Martin Mayhew620.01450
OLB Jack Del Rio521.01644
ILB Ken Norton Jr.520.01642
CB Craig Curry500.01753
S Tim Gordon500.0831
DT Rush Brown400.01741
DE Alonzo Mitz400.01953
CB Brian Davis400.01533
S Kenny Easley320.01752
DT Gerald Williams120.01642
S Jeff Fuller110.01223
DE John Goodman100.0925
ILB Otis Wilson100.0814
WR Cris Carter10---------
DE Larry Roberts020.01133

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Robbie Jones0.500021
DE Gary Baldinger0.500022
DT Rick Ackerman0.010024
OLB Carl Banks0.001030
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio1.001144
DE Larry Roberts0.013033
DT Gerald Williams0.012142
DE John Goodman0.011025
DT Rush Brown0.001041
DE Alonzo Mitz0.001053

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith50031
OLB Carl Banks21130
S Bill Graham21023
S Jeff Donaldson2109
CB Van Jakes20022
OLB Robbie Jones20021
S Brett Maxie11025
CB Gene Atkins11018
OLB Jeff Davis10015
CB Lionel Washington10024
DE Smiley Creswell01013
S Patrick Hunter01010
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Martin Mayhew81050
S Tim Gordon60031
CB Brian Davis41033
CB Craig Curry22053
S Kenny Easley21152
DT Rush Brown20041
OLB Jack Del Rio20044
DE Alonzo Mitz11053
ILB Ken Norton Jr.11042
ILB Mike Hunt10013
S Jeff Fuller10023

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joe Conwell46016039
Gerry Feehery14017042
Mke Schad14016044
Chris Hinton01018152
Andra Franklin01011023
Mark Bavaro01017045
Bruce Wilkerson01014040
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski411231029
Kent Hill37028025
Tom Crockett22025027
Todd Peat15027031
Steve Wilson04027029
Greg Baty01017012
Paul Oswald0008112

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Mike Sherrard220
Robbie Jones126
Mike Jones118
Jeff Donaldson118
Mark Bavaro19
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Brian Davis320
Kenny Easley316
Paul Palmer127
Harper LeBel123
Gary Wilkins122
Shockmain Horne119
Steve Wilson15

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tony Clements1954---------73
Mark Bavaro1745------971
Chris Hinton1852---------70
Van Jakes------17222766
Mke Schad1644------666
Carl Banks------2930362
Billy Ray Smith------2631461
Robbie Jones------14212661
Mike Sherrard733------2060
Gerry Feehery1742---------59
Ricky Nattiel1543---------58
Joe Conwell1639---------55
Brett Maxie------2725254
Bruce Wilkerson1440---------54
Tim McGee838------753
Rick Ackerman------1924952
Marcus Allen1438---------52
Bill Graham------2623251
Mike Jones1121------1850
Lionel Washington------2324350
Lester Hayes------2023447
Keith Gary------2222347
Andra Franklin1123------1145
Gene Atkins------1618943
Bill Ring410------2741
Gary Baldinger------1522239
Jeff Davis------2115238
Erik Howard------1815437
Jeff Donaldson------791834
Ed West39------2032
Smiley Creswell------1713---30
Patrick Hunter------5101328
Eric Moran416------727
Gregg Carr------117725
George Rogers58------821
Gregg Rakoczy212------721
Kevin Gogan310------720
Harry Gailbreath514------120
Eric Naposki------66719
Jeff Groth02------1113
Al Noga------2349
Benny Ricardo00------88
Craig Wolfley01------78
Reggie Roby00------55
Todd Blackledge00------22
Steve Grogan00---------0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kenny Easley------17521685
Alonzo Mitz------1953779
Martin Mayhew------14501478
Craig Curry------1753272
Brian Davis------15332068
Todd Peat2731------866
Bernie Kosar3133---------64
Jack Del Rio------1644262
Jim Dombrowski3129------262
Cris Carter2828------662
Steve Wilson2729------561
Rush Brown------1741260
Gerald Williams------1642260
Ken Norton Jr.------1642260
Len Bias2526------758
Harper LeBel1912------2354
Kent Hill2825---------53
Tom Crockett2527---------52
Bo Jackson2327------151
Tim Brown1929---------48
Larry Roberts------1133246
Gary Wilkins1310------2245
Tom Morris------5231644
Mike Hunt------6132443
Paul Palmer87------2742
Tim Gordon------831140
Jeff Fuller------1223237
John Goodman------925---34
Greg Baty1712------332
John Jones912------930
Paul Oswald812------828
Otis Wilson------814527
Darryl Holmes------320124
Shockmain Horne00------1919
Frank Pillow10------1718
Gerald Carter214---------16
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------1111
Spencer Tillman00------1111
Jeff Feagles00------99
Mike Blanchard00------99
Jesse Penn------0268
Brian Forde------0055
Kevin Murphy------0044
John Torbor------00---0
Unknown------00---0
Phil Autry00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5132.6
Middle530.6
Right8394.9
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left99710.8
Middle191286.7
Right3155.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Clements53306217921
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar32194217101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen336220.7
Short (0-8 Yds)18121015.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)20121708.5
Long (19+ Yds)123756.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen222713.5
Short (0-8 Yds)158463.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)10713813.8
Long (19+ Yds)52397.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim McGee149096038
WR Ricky Nattiel95179143
WR Mike Jones73088221
TE Mark Bavaro74071245
WR Mike Sherrard63034033
RB Marcus Allen5205038
RB George Rogers4302718
WR Jeff Groth110802
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cris Carter116174128
WR Gerald Carter84049114
WR Tim Brown73050129
TE Len Bias44050026
RB Bo Jackson22027127

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Rogers122.002.50
Marcus Allen188.003.46
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson441.009.00
Bernie Kosar122.002.00
Paul Palmer111.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Clements63223.677.70
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar42348.507.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Marcus Allen2131.501.00
RB George Rogers1111.006.75
TE Mark Bavaro1000.0010.14
WR Mike Sherrard111818.005.67
WR Ricky Nattiel1000.008.78
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Len Bias223417.0012.50
WR Cris Carter1000.006.73
WR Tim Brown1000.007.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
George Rogers10
Marcus Allen10
BirminghamRushesConversions
Bernie Kosar10
Bo Jackson10
Paul Palmer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Tony Clements942
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar1165

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Tim McGee321
TE Mark Bavaro200
WR Ricky Nattiel221
RB Marcus Allen100
WR Mike Jones100
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Gerald Carter421
WR Tim Brown311
TE Len Bias222
WR Cris Carter211

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,400 (21,400)
End Zone11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)