Week 17, 1988

played in Birmingham, AL

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	0	14	-	14
Birmingham Texans	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:25 BIR - Paul Palmer 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 08:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 4 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
3Q: 03:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
4Q: 14:33 JAX - Ray Alexander 5 pass from Ken Karcher (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 05:02 JAX - Ray Alexander 15 pass from Ken Karcher (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:25 BIR - Paul Palmer 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 08:02 BIR - Bo Jackson 4 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
3Q: 03:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
4Q: 14:33 JAX - Ray Alexander 5 pass from Ken Karcher (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 05:02 JAX - Ray Alexander 15 pass from Ken Karcher (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Team Statistics JAX BIR
Record 6-10 6-10
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 267 317
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 4.77 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 91 107
- Rushing Attempts 24 39
- Yards per Rush 3.79 2.74
Net Passing Yards 176 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 14 - 3 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	JAX	BIR
Record	6-10	6-10
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	267	317
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	4.77	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	91	107
- Rushing Attempts	24	39
- Yards per Rush	3.79	2.74
Net Passing Yards	176	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 14 - 3	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 17	4	22	Punt
1	10:58	1:19	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	2:16	2:23	50	4	18	Missed FG
2	14:11	3:18	OPP 35	7	19	Interception
2	7:53	1:38	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	5:06	1:11	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
2	3:02	1:53	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	13:55	3:46	OWN 3	7	59	Interception
3	3:19	3:53	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	8:34	1:22	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	5:33	0:37	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
4	3:41	1:48	OWN 45	4	20	Missed FG
4	1:21	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	1:58	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
1	9:39	7:23	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:53	0:42	OWN 39	2	6	Fumble
2	10:53	3:00	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:09	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	3:55	0:53	OPP 44	3	-8	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 25	4	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	10:09	6:50	OWN 8	14	71	Field Goal
4	14:26	5:52	OWN 31	8	32	Punt
4	7:12	1:39	OWN 10	3	10	Fumble
4	4:56	1:15	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
4	1:53	0:32	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 38	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Morris	17	73	4.29	11	2
Tony Jordan	5	12	2.40	7	0
Darryl Clack	1	4	4.00	4	0
Ken Karcher	1	2	2.00	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	33	89	2.70	15	2	1
Paul Palmer	4	15	3.75	5	0	1
Phil Autry	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Karcher	32	14	176	0/0	2	35	3	43.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Autry	28	20	228	3/18	0	30	0	95.5

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	5	8	54	10.80	3	20	2
WR Tim Smith	3	8	33	11.00	1	31	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	9	63	21.00	14	35	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	3	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Darryl Clack	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Scales	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
C Rod Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	6	9	90	15.00	51	30
WR Frank Pillow	6	8	79	13.17	10	20
TE Len Bias	3	5	24	8.00	1	11
WR Shockmain Horne	3	4	27	9.00	4	14
TE Greg Baty	2	2	8	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.00	0
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0.00	0
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Morris	1	0	0
Pat Ogrin	0	1	0
Mike Brooks	0	1	0
Harry Sydney	0	1	0
Todd Bell	0	0	2

Birmingham	Fumb	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0
Phil Autry	1	0
Darryl Holmes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	6	264	44.0	43.0	53	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	337	48.1	38.4	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Burns	1	8	8.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Smith	3	65	21.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	44	22.0	0
Cris Carter	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	12	3	0.0	32	25
OLB Gary Reasons	6	1	1.0	29	17
OLB Jackie Walker	5	2	0.0	24	18
DE Toby Williams	4	0	1.0	21	20
DT Ray Childress	4	2	0.0	28	22
DE Bob Otto	3	0	1.0	10	13
S Todd Bell	3	1	0.0	27	24
CB Tim Lewis	3	1	0.0	27	23
CB Santiago Fernandes	3	1	0.0	19	22
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	2	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	0.0	24	15
CB Ron Pitts	2	0	0.0	32	25
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0.0	24	14
S Erik McMillan	1	4	0.0	28	26
DT Joe Nash	1	2	0.0	24	16
S Mike Burns	1	1	0.0	16	14
DE Howie Long	1	1	0.0	33	23
WR Tim Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Ruth	1	0	0.0	15	8
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	---	---	---
QB Ken Karcher	1	0	---	---	---

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	1	0.0	18	27
S Kenny Easley	5	0	0.0	22	29
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	4	0.0	20	27
S Jeff Fuller	4	1	0.0	15	13
CB J.C. Pearson	3	1	0.0	18	25
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0.0	18	25
CB Craig Curry	2	2	0.0	19	23
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Mike Hunt	1	3	0.0	9	10
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	2	0.0	22	27
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0.0	12	14
DT John Torbor	1	1	0.0	13	16
G Kent Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	20	30
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	11	11
ILB Otis Wilson	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gary Reasons	1.0	1	0	17
DE Toby Williams	1.0	0	2	20
DE Bob Otto	1.0	0	0	13
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	0	1	15

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	1	3	2	19
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	3	0	27
DE John Goodman	0	3	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	5	0	25
OLB Jackie Walker	3	0	18
CB Tim Lewis	2	1	23
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	9
OLB Gary Reasons	2	0	17
CB Ron Pitts	2	0	25
S Erik McMillan	1	1	26
DE Howie Long	1	0	23
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	14
CB Santiago Fernandes	1	0	22
S Mike Burns	0	1	14

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	0	0	27
CB Brian Davis	2	1	1	25
CB Craig Curry	2	1	0	23
S Kenny Easley	2	0	1	29
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	1	13
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0	14
S Darryl Holmes	1	0	0	11
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	0	14
S Tim Gordon	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brian Millard	2	4	19	29
Robert Jenkins	2	4	19	30
Darrick Brilz	2	2	6	9
Sylvester Croom	1	6	18	23
Darryl Haley	1	3	22	23
Tim Manoa	1	2	14	15
Mark Bortz	0	2	21	23

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	4	5	0	28	0	16
Jim Dombrowski	3	9	1	33	0	25
Steve Wilson	3	6	1	32	0	22
Kent Hill	1	4	0	29	1	27
Jim Sweeney	1	3	0	23	1	24
Greg Baty	1	2	0	37	0	26
Tom Crockett	0	5	0	26	1	21
Len Bias	0	1	0	32	0	23
Paul Oswald	0	1	0	11	0	10
Mike Blanchard	0	1	0	13	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Clack	1	15
Rod Jones	1	15
Greg Scales	1	14
Jackie Walker	1	10

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	3	13
Spencer Tillman	1	11

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Bell	---	---	27	24	19	70
Ray Alexander	22	29	---	---	14	65
Mike Brooks	---	---	32	25	4	61
Ron Pitts	---	---	32	25	2	59
Tim Lewis	---	---	27	23	8	58
Ken Karcher	24	32	---	---	2	58
Howie Long	---	---	33	23	1	57
Ray Childress	---	---	28	22	5	55
Erik McMillan	---	---	28	26	1	55
Brian Millard	19	29	---	---	4	52
Jackie Walker	---	---	24	18	10	52
Darryl Haley	22	23	---	---	5	50
Robert Jenkins	19	30	---	---	---	49
Mark Bortz	21	23	---	---	4	48
Tim Smith	15	23	---	---	9	47
Joe Nash	---	---	24	16	7	47
Mike Burns	---	---	16	14	16	46
Gary Reasons	---	---	29	17	---	46
Sylvester Croom	18	23	---	---	3	44
Pat Ogrin	---	---	24	15	5	44
Santiago Fernandes	---	---	19	22	2	43
Toby Williams	---	---	21	20	1	42
Tim Manoa	14	15	---	---	13	42
Al Richardson	---	---	8	9	23	40
Seth Joyner	---	---	24	14	---	38
Rod Jones	11	12	---	---	15	38
Joe Morris	18	17	---	---	---	35
Junior Miller	11	10	---	---	8	29
Steve Trapilo	8	12	---	---	8	28
Greg Scales	6	8	---	---	14	28
Michael Griffin	7	11	---	---	8	26
Mike Ruth	---	---	15	8	2	25
Bob Otto	---	---	10	13	1	24
Darrick Brilz	6	9	---	---	8	23
Jimmy Teal	6	11	---	---	4	21
Jose Gonzalez	4	17	---	---	---	21
Darryl Clack	1	4	---	---	15	20
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	7	6	4	17
Tony Jordan	5	10	---	---	---	15
Harry Sydney	7	4	---	---	2	13
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Herrod	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rufus Porter	---	---	1	1	2	4
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Baty	37	26	---	---	10	73
Len Bias	32	23	---	---	15	70
Phil Autry	39	31	---	---	---	70
Bo Jackson	35	30	---	---	2	67
Kenny Easley	---	---	22	29	13	64
Steve Wilson	32	22	---	---	8	62
Harper LeBel	28	22	---	---	11	61
Jim Dombrowski	33	25	---	---	1	59
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	22	27	8	57
Kent Hill	29	27	---	---	---	56
Brian Davis	---	---	18	25	13	56
Jim Sweeney	23	24	---	---	8	55
Shockmain Horne	30	24	---	---	---	54
Todd Peat	28	16	---	---	9	53
John Goodman	---	---	20	30	2	52
Jack Del Rio	---	---	20	27	3	50
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	18	27	4	49
Frank Pillow	22	24	---	---	3	49
Tom Crockett	26	21	---	---	---	47
Craig Curry	---	---	19	23	3	45
J.C. Pearson	---	---	18	25	2	45
Tim Gordon	---	---	7	18	8	33
Martin Mayhew	---	---	12	14	7	33
Mike Hunt	---	---	9	10	13	32
Rush Brown	---	---	12	14	6	32
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	19	1	32
Mike Blanchard	13	10	---	---	9	32
Paul Oswald	11	10	---	---	9	30
Jeff Fuller	---	---	15	13	1	29
Paul Palmer	4	4	---	---	21	29
John Torbor	---	---	13	16	---	29
Gerald Williams	---	---	11	11	1	23
Otis Wilson	---	---	9	9	4	22
Darryl Holmes	---	---	6	11	1	18
Cris Carter	7	2	---	---	8	17
Tim Brown	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tom Morris	---	---	1	3	7	11
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Forde	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	1	3	4
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	24	74	3.1
Right	4	4	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Karcher	32	14	3	1	0	3	9	2	3

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Autry	28	20	2	1	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	47	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	96	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	153	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	29	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Gonzalez	9	3	63	1	17
WR Tim Smith	8	3	33	1	23
WR Ray Alexander	8	5	54	1	29
WR Jimmy Teal	3	1	5	0	11
C Rod Jones	2	0	0	0	12
RB Darryl Clack	1	1	6	0	4
TE Greg Scales	1	1	15	0	8

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	9	6	90	1	30
WR Frank Pillow	8	6	79	1	24
TE Len Bias	5	3	24	0	23
WR Shockmain Horne	4	3	27	0	24
TE Greg Baty	2	2	8	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Morris	3	13	4.33	4.29

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	6	11	1.83	2.70
Paul Palmer	1	2	2.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Karcher	5	3	23	4.60	5.50

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Autry	1	1	11	11.00	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	3	2	20	6.67	6.75
WR Tim Smith	1	1	3	3.00	4.13
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	11	11.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	2	1
Ken Karcher	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	2
Paul Palmer	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Karcher	9	3	2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Autry	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Smith	3	1	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	2	1	0
TE Greg Scales	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pillow	3	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	0	0
WR Shockmain Horne	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)