Week 14, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

38 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Detroit Lions71039-29
Birmingham Texans10707-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:21 DET - Billy Sims 6 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 07:29 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 40 field goal
1Q: 03:14 BIR - Tim Brown 9 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:04 BIR - Cris Carter 77 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:33 DET - Ozzie Newsome 31 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:07 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 56 field goal
3Q: 06:56 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 31 field goal
4Q: 12:22 BIR - Bo Jackson 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 07:08 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 36 field goal
4Q: 02:54 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 45 field goal
4Q: 01:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal

Team StatisticsDETBIR
Record9-45-8
First Downs1614
- by Rushing52
- by Passing99
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards312316
- Offensive Plays6562
- Yards per Play4.805.10
Net Rushing Yards10482
- Rushing Attempts3026
- Yards per Rush3.473.15
Net Passing Yards208234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 16 - 135 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards221242
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.946.50
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/164/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.28.6
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards8/757/47
Punt Returns/Yards4/412/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/995/78
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/2
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 19
Time of Possession30:5629:04

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:48OWN 31469Touchdown
17:231:12OWN 324-15Punt
13:031:34OWN 3033Punt
10:052:32OWN 4869Punt
211:506:30OWN 201180Touchdown
23:062:09OWN 39750Interception
20:230:23OPP 4223Field Goal
311:234:32OWN 30856Field Goal
35:161:21OWN 3537Punt
32:591:28OWN 2837Punt
412:163:16OWN 3056Punt
48:181:16OPP 2435Field Goal
44:381:50OPP 44416Field Goal
41:230:29OPP 3636Field Goal
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:125:49OWN 21956Field Goal
16:113:08OWN 33867Touchdown
11:291:24OWN 833Punt
212:330:43OWN 20280Touchdown
25:202:14OWN 303-5Punt
20:570:34OWN 530Punt
315:003:37OWN 21619Punt
36:511:35OWN 1837Punt
33:550:56OWN 1735Punt
31:314:15OWN 12988Touchdown
49:000:42OWN 182-3Interception
47:022:24OWN 243-7Punt
42:481:25OWN 20516Downs
40:540:54OWN 2040Game

Game MVP: Uwe Von Schamann, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Billy Sims14463.291021
Crash Davis10303.00700
Doug Flutie3155.00800
Ron Wolfley2115.50600
Tim Spencer122.00200
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson20723.603110
Paul Palmer581.60500
Bernie Kosar122.00200

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Doug Flutie33162212/13155167.8
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar35192421/8377192.8

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Largent376923.0018550
WR Quinn Early345117.000450
TE Ozzie Newsome223517.5020311
WR Ken Margerum2384.00060
FB Ron Wolfley22105.00260
WR Darren Flutie26178.500120
TE Mike Mularkey122020.002200
WR Phil McConkey131111.000110
RB Billy Sims0200.00000
TE Ron Hall0100.00000
RB Crash Davis0100.00000
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Len Bias49358.751150
WR Cris Carter4818345.75116771
WR Tim Brown44102.50191
RB Bo Jackson3451.67021
WR Gerald Carter1300.00000
TE Greg Baty1155.00050
TE Gary Wilkins1288.00080
RB Paul Palmer11-4-4.000-40
C Harper LeBel0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Duane Galloway100.000
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Otis Wilson122.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben628647.744.3534
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles730343.337.4601

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann5/53/31/1562/2
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh1/11/10/0403/3

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey44110.30
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer200.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Crash Davis49924.80
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Palmer57815.60

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ronnie Lott520.02534
S Fred Marion510.02132
OLB Jeff Rohrer301.01218
ILB Chris Spielman330.02129
DE Jacob Green310.01930
OLB Duane Bickett310.01717
ILB Matt Millen300.063
OLB Craig Bingham300.01118
DT Brian Sochia300.01923
CB Duane Galloway300.01626
DE Jason Buck300.02030
CB Bobby Butler220.01827
DT Emanuel Weaver110.0810
CB Izel Jenkins110.01619
WR Ken Margerum10---------
DE Randy Edwards100.01316
ILB Niko Noga100.011
S Tom Flynn010.01222
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.740.02631
CB Craig Curry700.02633
S Kenny Easley610.02829
DE Alonzo Mitz421.02427
S Tim Gordon410.01620
S Jeff Fuller320.01619
ILB Mike Hunt300.0145
OLB Jack Del Rio240.02434
DE John Goodman200.01819
ILB Otis Wilson200.01111
CB Martin Mayhew200.02228
DT John Torbor111.01818
DT Gerald Williams120.02322
CB Brian Davis110.02026
RB Bo Jackson10---------
S Darryl Holmes100.0211
DE Skip McClendon010.01923

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jeff Rohrer1.000018
DE Jacob Green0.011130
DT Jerome Sally0.002229
ILB Chris Spielman0.001029
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alonzo Mitz1.021027
DT John Torbor1.010018
ILB Ken Norton Jr.0.010031
ILB Otis Wilson0.001011
DE Larry Roberts0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Duane Galloway40126
CB Bobby Butler32027
S Fred Marion20032
ILB Chris Spielman20029
S Ronnie Lott12034
DE Jacob Green10030
ILB Matt Millen1003
OLB Jeff Rohrer10018
ILB Niko Noga1001
OLB Duane Bickett10017
DE Jason Buck10030
CB Izel Jenkins10019
S Tom Flynn01022
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Craig Curry50033
S Kenny Easley21029
S Tim Gordon21020
S Jeff Fuller20019
CB Brian Davis12026
OLB Jack Del Rio10034
S Darryl Holmes10011
CB Martin Mayhew10028
ILB Ken Norton Jr.10031
ILB Otis Wilson00111

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Anthony Munoz46029034
Tom Newberry23016016
Cody Risien16023130
Guy McIntyre15026032
Paul Jetton13024125
Ron Wolfley13015020
Ozzie Newsome11020024
Randy Grimes0106010
Tim Spencer010908
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wilson28023027
Jim Dombrowski17022035
Kent Hill03019031
Paul Oswald02013126
Tom Crockett02026036
John Jones02018015
Todd Peat0108010

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Chris Spielman214
Mike Mularkey121
Reyna Thompson118
Ron Wolfley116
Izel Jenkins114
Tom Flynn112
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Brian Davis416
Mike Hunt125
Paul Palmer125
Gary Wilkins120
Kenny Easley116

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Anthony Munoz2934------1174
Ronnie Lott------2534766
Doug Flutie3035---------65
Cody Risien2330------1164
Billy Sims1816------3064
Chris Spielman------21291464
Mike Mularkey1722------2160
Guy McIntyre2632------260
Jason Buck------2030858
Paul Jetton2425------857
Jerome Sally------2329355
Rich Umphrey2628------155
Fred Marion------2132154
Ozzie Newsome2024------953
Ron Wolfley1520------1651
Jacob Green------1930150
Duane Bickett------17171549
Izel Jenkins------16191449
Bobby Butler------1827146
Tom Flynn------12221246
Steve Largent1319------1244
Duane Galloway------1626143
Tom Newberry1616------1143
Brian Sochia------1923---42
Craig Bingham------11181140
Reyna Thompson------8121838
Darren Flutie2018---------38
Quinn Early1614------737
Crash Davis1219------536
Jeff Rohrer------1218434
Phil McConkey26------2432
Randy Edwards------1316130
Randy Grimes610------1127
Tim Spencer98------724
Emanuel Weaver------810220
Ken Margerum67---------13
Uwe Von Schamann00------1212
Matt Millen------63211
Ray Bentley------0077
Sam Anno------0077
Russell Erxleben00------66
Gary Marangi00------55
Niko Noga------1135
Ron Hall22---------4
Vince Evans00---------0
Johnny Taylor------00---0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kenny Easley------28291673
Jack Del Rio------2434765
Craig Curry------2633564
Bernie Kosar2636---------62
Alonzo Mitz------24271162
Cris Carter2332------762
Brian Davis------20261662
Tom Crockett2636---------62
Martin Mayhew------22281161
Ken Norton Jr.------2631461
Jim Dombrowski2235------259
Len Bias1930------1059
Kent Hill1931------656
Steve Wilson2327------454
Bo Jackson2129------252
Tim Gordon------16201652
Tim Brown2230---------52
Harper LeBel1220------1648
Paul Oswald1326------847
Gerald Williams------2322146
Skip McClendon------1923345
Mike Hunt------1452544
John Goodman------1819441
Larry Roberts------1621239
Gary Wilkins811------2039
John Torbor------1818339
Jeff Fuller------1619338
Paul Palmer58------2538
John Jones1815---------33
Otis Wilson------1111628
Tom Morris------581326
Todd Peat810------826
Greg Baty1112---------23
Shockmain Horne00------1818
Frank Pillow31------1317
Darryl Holmes------211316
Spencer Tillman00------1616
Gerald Carter67---------13
Jesse Penn------2079
Mike Blanchard10------89
Jeff Feagles00------88
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------66
Brian Forde------0066
Kevin Murphy------0022
Unknown00---------0
Phil Autry00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10434.3
Middle7121.7
Right13493.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle12463.8
Right9222.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Doug Flutie33164144301
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar35194315431

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54153.0
Short (0-8 Yds)106323.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)124746.2
Long (19+ Yds)6210016.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85-4-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)116242.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)12718415.3
Long (19+ Yds)313812.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Largent73269119
WR Darren Flutie62117018
WR Quinn Early43051114
WR Ken Margerum320807
WR Phil McConkey3101106
TE Ozzie Newsome22035124
RB Billy Sims2010016
TE Mike Mularkey21020122
FB Ron Wolfley22010020
TE Ron Hall100002
RB Crash Davis1000019
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Len Bias94035030
WR Cris Carter840183432
RB Bo Jackson4305029
WR Tim Brown44010030
WR Gerald Carter311007
C Harper LeBel2000020
TE Gary Wilkins2108011
TE Greg Baty1105012
RB Paul Palmer110-408

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Billy Sims284.003.29
Doug Flutie188.005.00
Crash Davis133.003.00
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson210.503.60
Paul Palmer111.001.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Doug Flutie3000.006.70
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar22115.506.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ken Margerum1000.002.67
WR Phil McConkey1000.003.67
RB Crash Davis1000.000.00
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bo Jackson1122.001.25
WR Tim Brown1199.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Billy Sims32
Doug Flutie10
BirminghamRushesConversions
Bernie Kosar10
Bo Jackson11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Doug Flutie1254
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar1363

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent300
WR Phil McConkey211
FB Ron Wolfley222
WR Quinn Early210
RB Billy Sims100
WR Ken Margerum111
RB Crash Davis100
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
TE Len Bias531
WR Cris Carter311
RB Bo Jackson211
WR Gerald Carter100
C Harper LeBel100
TE Gary Wilkins110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,900 (21,400)
End Zone12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)