Week 15, 1988

played in Baltimore, MD

58 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	0	0	7	-	14
Baltimore Colts	3	3	14	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:39 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
2Q: 08:25 BAL - Eddie Murray 37 field goal
3Q: 11:09 BAL - Joe Delaney 25 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 04:40 BAL - Joe Delaney 2 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:56 BIR - Tim Brown 12 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 02:39 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
2Q: 08:25 BAL - Eddie Murray 37 field goal
3Q: 11:09 BAL - Joe Delaney 25 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 04:40 BAL - Joe Delaney 2 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:56 BIR - Tim Brown 12 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics BIR BAL
Record 5-9 10-4
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 7 3
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 243 285
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 3.98 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 129 215
- Rushing Attempts 25 43
- Yards per Rush 5.16 5.00
Net Passing Yards 114 70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 20 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 162 70
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/48 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.17 3.50
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 2/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 41
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	BIR	BAL
Record	5-9	10-4
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	7	3
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	243	285
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	3.98	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	129	215
- Rushing Attempts	25	43
- Yards per Rush	5.16	5.00
Net Passing Yards	114	70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	20 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	162	70
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/48	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.17	3.50
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	2/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 41
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	7	67	Missed FG
1	10:03	4:08	OPP 37	8	37	Touchdown
1	4:12	0:12	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
1	2:31	2:39	OWN 20	4	-2	Punt
2	13:01	1:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:18	2:24	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	3:12	1:22	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	10:52	3:30	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	4:33	2:13	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	1:20	1:33	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
4	9:35	7:15	OWN 9	13	47	Punt
4	0:45	0:39	OWN 6	3	12	Interception

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:46	OWN 23	4	11	Interception
1	5:55	1:43	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	4:00	1:29	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal
2	14:52	1:51	OWN 47	5	11	Punt
2	11:11	2:53	50	5	30	Field Goal
2	5:54	2:42	OWN 40	5	28	Missed FG
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 4	4	33	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	7:22	2:10	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	5:12	0:39	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
3	2:20	1:00	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	14:47	5:12	OWN 20	11	71	Downs
4	2:20	1:35	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 6	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Joe Delaney, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	18	71	3.94	15	2	1
Paul Palmer	6	56	9.33	43	1	0
Bernie Kosar	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	31	182	5.87	26	6	1
Mel Gray	11	34	3.09	13	1	0
Joe Theismann	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	30	18	162	6/48	1	40	2	57.9

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	20	8	70	0/0	1	37	1	45.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	6	9	74	12.33	30	40	0
WR Tim Brown	6	9	69	11.50	13	14	1
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	8	2.67	2	4	0
C Harper LeBel	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Baty	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Len Bias	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	3	4	20	6.67	1	7	0
WR Dwight Clark	2	6	41	20.50	0	37	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Mike Tice	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Carlos Pennywell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lionel Manuel	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB John Offerdahl	1	8	8.00	0
CB Rodney Thomas	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov
Paul Palmer	2	0
Bernie Kosar	1	1
Tim Brown	1	0
Bo Jackson	0	1
Cris Carter	0	1

Baltimore	Recov	Force
Mike Tice	1	0
Greg Townsend	0	1
Mike Smith	0	1
Chet Brooks	0	1
Rodney Thomas	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	303	43.3	34.9	59	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	215	43.0	39.6	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	-3	-1.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	39	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	29	14.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chet Brooks	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	8	1	0.0	36	15
S Kenny Easley	7	5	0.0	41	20
DT Gerald Williams	6	2	0.0	34	13
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	2	0.0	34	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	4	0	0.0	37	14
ILB Otis Wilson	3	1	0.0	18	10
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0.0	25	13
CB J.C. Pearson	2	3	0.0	37	16
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	29	14
CB Craig Curry	2	0	0.0	33	14
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.0	24	13
DE Skip McClendon	1	2	0.0	28	15
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	14	6
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	24	10
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	2	2
TE Greg Baty	1	0	---	---	---
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Torbor	1	0	0.0	19	14
S Darryl Holmes	0	1	0.0	6	2
CB Martin Mayhew	0	1	0.0	16	7

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chet Brooks	6	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Mike Cofer	5	2	0.0	19	27
S Durwood Roquemore	4	1	0.0	22	29
ILB John Offerdahl	4	1	0.0	23	29
DT Jerome Brown	3	0	1.0	22	34
DE Greg Townsend	2	1	2.0	18	22
DT Jerry Ball	2	2	1.0	19	19
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	1.0	17	30
DE Chris Doleman	2	0	1.0	14	22
S Rod Woodson	2	1	0.0	19	31
CB Rodney Thomas	2	1	0.0	13	25
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	0.0	23	29
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0.0	1	5
S Mark Moore	2	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Benish	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	0	2	0	17
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	0	13

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Townsend	2.0	0	0	0	22
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	1	0	1	30
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	0	2	0	22
DT Jerry Ball	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	0	1	34
S Rod Woodson	0.0	0	1	0	31
ILB John Offerdahl	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	0	10
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0	20
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	14
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	16
S Tim Gordon	0	2	0	5
CB Craig Curry	0	1	0	14
CB Brian Davis	0	1	0	14
S Jeff Fuller	0	0	1	13

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Cofer	4	0	0	27
ILB John Offerdahl	3	0	1	29
CB Eugene Daniel	3	0	0	29
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	0	6
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0	5
CB Rodney Thomas	1	0	1	25
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	0	22
S Rod Woodson	1	0	0	31
S Chet Brooks	1	0	0	28
S Durwood Roquemore	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	3	5	22	0	28
Jim Dombrowski	2	9	21	0	32
Kent Hill	1	3	24	0	33
Paul Oswald	1	3	7	0	11
Todd Peat	1	2	11	3	19
Tom Crockett	1	1	19	2	27
John Jones	1	1	21	1	29

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lance Smith	4	8	39	18
Dwight Stephenson	2	16	42	19
Paul Farren	2	4	35	14
Mike Knight	1	6	30	16
Kevin Glover	1	2	14	4
Ken Lanier	1	1	11	3
Eric Andolsek	1	1	12	9
Jim Covert	0	3	32	17
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	27	5

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	2	21
Harper LeBel	1	16
Kenny Easley	1	13

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	2	10
Mike Smith	1	15
Carlos Pennywell	1	11

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	41	20	13	74
Len Bias	20	32	---	---	11	63
Bernie Kosar	25	36	---	---	---	61
Kent Hill	24	33	---	---	3	60
Cris Carter	20	35	---	---	5	60
Harper LeBel	19	24	---	---	16	59
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	37	14	8	59
Jim Dombrowski	21	32	---	---	5	58
Steve Wilson	22	28	---	---	6	56
Jack Del Rio	---	---	34	17	5	56
J.C. Pearson	---	---	37	16	3	56
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	36	15	4	55
Craig Curry	---	---	33	14	7	54
Bo Jackson	19	30	---	---	5	54
Brian Davis	---	---	29	14	10	53
Gerald Williams	---	---	34	13	3	50
John Jones	21	29	---	---	---	50
Tom Crockett	19	27	---	---	2	48
Skip McClendon	---	---	28	15	3	46
Tim Brown	16	28	---	---	---	44
Jeff Fuller	---	---	25	13	3	41
Larry Roberts	---	---	24	13	1	38
Todd Peat	11	19	---	---	8	38
John Goodman	---	---	24	10	2	36
Greg Baty	15	15	---	---	6	36
Paul Palmer	8	7	---	---	21	36
Mike Hunt	---	---	14	6	14	34
John Torbor	---	---	19	14	1	34
Otis Wilson	---	---	18	10	2	30
Tim Gordon	---	---	16	5	9	30
Martin Mayhew	---	---	16	7	7	30
Paul Oswald	7	11	---	---	7	25
Gerald Carter	6	7	---	---	3	16
Tom Morris	---	---	2	2	9	13
Frank Pillow	2	2	---	---	9	13
Shockmain Horne	0	0	---	---	13	13
Darryl Holmes	---	---	6	2	2	10
Mike Blanchard	0	1	---	---	8	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Forde	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	42	19	---	---	8	69
Joe Theismann	43	20	---	---	---	63
J.T. Smith	36	15	---	---	7	58
Lance Smith	39	18	---	---	---	57
Jerome Brown	---	---	22	34	1	57
John Offerdahl	---	---	23	29	4	56
Dwight Clark	36	17	---	---	---	53
Eugene Daniel	---	---	23	29	1	53
Chet Brooks	---	---	21	28	4	53
Jim Covert	32	17	---	---	3	52
Mike Knight	30	16	---	---	6	52
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	22	29	---	51
Rod Woodson	---	---	19	31	1	51
Mike Cofer	---	---	19	27	4	50
Paul Farren	35	14	---	---	---	49
Joe Delaney	32	15	---	---	1	48
Donnell Thompson	---	---	17	30	1	48
Greg Townsend	---	---	18	22	8	48
Rodney Thomas	---	---	13	25	10	48
Mike Tice	16	17	---	---	12	45
Lionel Manuel	25	13	---	---	2	40
Mike Augustyniak	27	5	---	---	7	39
Jerry Ball	---	---	19	19	1	39
Mark Moore	---	---	7	17	14	38
Mel Gray	11	4	---	---	22	37
Chris Doleman	---	---	14	22	1	37
Mike Smith	---	---	8	11	15	34
Mike Douglass	---	---	11	13	5	29
Bob Perryman	13	4	---	---	12	29
Eric Andolsek	12	9	---	---	8	29
Leo Lewis	8	5	---	---	15	28
Jimmy Williams	---	---	6	3	17	26
Kevin Glover	14	4	---	---	7	25
BobbyJoe Edmonds	11	4	---	---	8	23
Ken Lanier	11	3	---	---	8	22
Dan Benish	---	---	10	10	1	21
E.J. Junior	---	---	2	6	7	15
Burnell Dent	---	---	1	5	7	13
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	---	---	11	12
John Booty	---	---	0	6	5	11
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Cotton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kenny Lofton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	6	53	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	119	6.3
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	14	83	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	30	18	2	1	2	1	4	3	2

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	20	8	1	2	2	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	24	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	33	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	6	0	74	2	35
WR Tim Brown	9	6	1	69	0	28
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0	8	0	30
TE Len Bias	3	0	1	0	0	32
C Harper LeBel	2	2	0	8	0	24
TE Greg Baty	2	1	0	3	0	15

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	6	2	0	41	1	17
WR J.T. Smith	4	3	0	20	0	15
RB Joe Delaney	2	1	0	2	0	15
TE Mike Tice	2	1	1	8	0	17
WR Lionel Manuel	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	11	3.67	3.94
Paul Palmer	1	-2	-2.00	9.33

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	3	12	4.00	5.87
Joe Theismann	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	2	25	5.00	5.40

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	2	1	0.25	3.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Brown	3	2	25	8.33	7.67
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.22

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Delaney	2	1	2	1.00	1.00
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	0	0.00	6.83
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	0
Paul Palmer	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	4	3
Mel Gray	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	8	4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	6	4	2
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	1
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	4	1	0
WR J.T. Smith	3	3	1
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	0

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

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