Exhibition Week 4, 1989

played in Washington, DC

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	0	0	12	-	12
Washington Redskins	14	3	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 WAS - Mike Rozier 39 pass from Tommy Kramer (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 09:49 WAS - James Brooks 94 punt return (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 WAS - Greg Davis 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Matt Bahr 33 field goal
4Q: 12:41 BIR - Matt Bahr 49 field goal
4Q: 04:09 BIR - Bo Jackson 8 run (Phil Autry pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 WAS - Mike Rozier 39 pass from Tommy Kramer (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 09:49 WAS - James Brooks 94 punt return (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 WAS - Greg Davis 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Matt Bahr 33 field goal
4Q: 12:41 BIR - Matt Bahr 49 field goal
4Q: 04:09 BIR - Bo Jackson 8 run (Phil Autry pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BIR WAS
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 242 307
- Offensive Plays 68 53
- Yards per Play 3.56 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 74 176
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 2.55 5.87
Net Passing Yards 168 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 23 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/58 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/112
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:33 25:27

Team Statistics	BIR	WAS
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	242	307
- Offensive Plays	68	53
- Yards per Play	3.56	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	74	176
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	2.55	5.87
Net Passing Yards	168	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	23 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/58	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/112
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:33	25:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	2:59	OWN 27	6	29	Punt
1	9:38	3:28	OWN 36	6	23	Punt
1	4:03	1:52	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	1:08	3:05	OWN 43	6	11	Punt
2	5:52	1:36	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 5	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
3	10:04	2:59	OWN 17	6	-4	Punt
3	5:36	5:44	OWN 15	12	69	Field Goal
4	14:08	1:32	OPP 28	3	-4	Field Goal
4	10:00	6:01	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	2:06	0:58	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
1	6:10	2:07	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	2:11	1:03	OWN 29	2	28	Fumble
2	13:03	7:11	OWN 3	15	78	Interception
2	4:16	2:22	OWN 37	6	61	Field Goal
3	13:16	3:12	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
3	7:05	1:29	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	14:52	0:44	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	12:36	2:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:59	1:53	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 10	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Walter Abercrombie, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	18	44	2.44	11	1	1
Spencer Tillman	10	32	3.20	8	0	0
Paul Palmer	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Abercrombie	19	103	5.42	29	4
James Brooks	7	67	9.57	36	1
Hugh Millen	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
Mervyn Fernandez	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	19	11	124	3/24	0	27	0	77.5
Phil Autry	16	10	74	1/6	0	16	0	73.4

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Millen	18	11	66	0/0	0	18	2	28.7
Tommy Kramer	5	3	65	0/0	1	39	0	143.8

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	7	11	85	12.14	16	27
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	26	8.67	23	12
WR Frank Pillow	3	5	32	10.67	0	18
WR Al Toon	2	4	25	12.50	7	15
TE Greg Baty	2	2	10	5.00	0	10
RB Spencer Tillman	2	2	5	2.50	4	3
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Len Bias	1	5	8	8.00	0	8

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Erenberg	4	4	19	4.75	0	8	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	4	22	7.33	16	13	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	4	25	12.50	7	20	0
WR Mike Rozier	2	3	57	28.50	44	39	1
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Tice	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	3	6	6.00	8	6	0
TE Rocky Klever	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Willard Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Douglass	1	10	10.00	0
S Jeff Fuller	1	14	14.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Davis	0	1	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	337	42.1	32.6	50	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	5	222	44.4	36.6	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Chandler	2	18	9.0	0
Al Toon	1	1	1.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Brooks	2	101	50.5	1
Tom Pridemore	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	1	21	21.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	56	18.7	0
Tom Pridemore	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	5	1	21	16
DE Skip McClendon	5	0	26	17
CB Brian Davis	3	3	12	17
S Tim Gordon	3	3	21	10
S Bennie Thompson	3	1	10	11
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	20	16
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	21	11
DE Larry Roberts	2	1	21	15
ILB Sam Kennedy	2	1	13	8
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	0	15	7
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	12	16
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	13	12
S Darryl Holmes	1	1	11	15
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	1	8	7
DT Rush Brown	1	0	17	11
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	8	9
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	26	14
DE Warren Powers	1	0	4	6
CB J.C. Pearson	0	1	17	18

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Browner	9	2	1.0	22	24
OLB Randy Kirk	7	1	0.0	13	16
DT Keith Millard	5	0	0.5	21	28
OLB Sam Merriman	5	0	0.0	14	17
S Leander Knight	4	2	0.0	19	30
S Ed Fergerson	4	2	0.0	10	25
DE Perry Barnes	3	1	0.5	12	13
ILB Byron Evans	3	1	0.0	25	36
DT Tim Krumrie	2	0	1.0	13	25
DE Leslie O'Neal	2	0	1.0	16	21
CB JC Watts	2	1	0.0	18	29
DE Neil Smith	2	1	0.0	17	26
CB Wymon Henderson	2	0	0.0	22	35
DE Bruce Mesner	1	1	0.0	21	15
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	5	10
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	---	---	---
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	20
S Tom Pridemore	0	1	0.0	15	21
DE Gerald Robinson	0	1	0.0	13	18
CB Anthony Blaylock	0	1	0.0	20	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	1	0	17

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leslie O'Neal	1.0	0	0	2	21
DT Tim Krumrie	1.0	0	0	1	25
S Joey Browner	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Keith Millard	0.5	0	0	1	28
DE Perry Barnes	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Bruce Mesner	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Neil Smith	0.0	0	2	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brian Davis	4	1	0	17
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0	11
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0	16
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0	9
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0	12
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	10
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	7
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	11
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0	16
OLB Mike Douglass	0	0	1	16
S Jeff Fuller	0	0	1	14

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	4	0	17
OLB Randy Kirk	4	0	16
S Ed Fergerson	3	1	25
S Joey Browner	2	0	24
S Leander Knight	2	0	30
DE Perry Barnes	2	0	13
CB JC Watts	1	1	29
CB Wymon Henderson	1	1	35
DT Keith Millard	1	0	28
OLB Mike Johnson	1	0	20
S Tom Pridemore	0	2	21
ILB Scott Kozak	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	9	0	21	0	31
Jim Sweeney	1	5	0	16	0	19
Carlton Haselrig	1	4	0	25	0	31
Todd Peat	1	3	1	21	0	27
Vlade Divac	1	3	0	11	1	23
Len Bias	1	1	0	20	0	20
Steve Wilson	0	1	0	13	1	20
Karl Nelson	0	1	0	20	1	28
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	15	0	14
Greg Baty	0	1	0	11	0	11
Tom Crockett	0	0	0	18	1	16

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Howard Ballard	5	6	17	12
Mike Smith	2	4	17	10
Tom Rehder	2	3	20	16
David Jordan	1	4	22	20
Keith Kartz	1	4	24	19
Ken Reeves	1	2	23	18
Rocky Klever	0	2	13	14
Steve Dawkins	0	2	27	20

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Chandler	2	17
Gary Wilkins	1	18
Darryl Holmes	1	11
Al Toon	1	10
Mike Douglass	1	9

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Johnson	2	13
Wymon Henderson	1	14
Tracy Porter	1	9

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Carter	20	36	---	---	13	69
Carlton Haselrig	25	31	---	---	10	66
Karl Nelson	20	28	---	---	10	58
Jim Dombrowski	21	31	---	---	6	58
Todd Peat	21	27	---	---	4	52
Len Bias	20	20	---	---	9	49
Jim Sweeney	16	19	---	---	10	45
Tom Crockett	18	16	---	---	10	44
Al Toon	11	22	---	---	10	43
Bo Jackson	18	23	---	---	2	43
Gary Wilkins	11	14	---	---	18	43
Skip McClendon	---	---	26	17	---	43
Brian Davis	---	---	12	17	12	41
Wes Chandler	11	12	---	---	17	40
Jeff Fuller	---	---	26	14	---	40
Jack Del Rio	---	---	21	16	3	40
Bernie Kosar	18	22	---	---	---	40
Frank Pillow	15	25	---	---	---	40
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	20	16	2	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	21	15	2	38
Mike Douglass	---	---	12	16	9	37
J.C. Pearson	---	---	17	18	2	37
Darryl Holmes	---	---	11	15	11	37
Charles Alexander	15	14	---	---	6	35
Sam Kennedy	---	---	13	8	14	35
Martin Mayhew	---	---	25	9	---	34
Vlade Divac	11	23	---	---	---	34
Steve Wilson	13	20	---	---	---	33
Tim Gordon	---	---	21	10	2	33
Donnell Woolford	---	---	21	11	1	33
Rush Brown	---	---	17	11	3	31
Spencer Tillman	10	14	---	---	6	30
Paul Palmer	3	4	---	---	22	29
Phil Autry	11	17	---	---	---	28
Al Richardson	---	---	8	9	10	27
Greg Baty	11	11	---	---	5	27
Gerald Williams	---	---	13	12	---	25
Kenny Tippins	---	---	15	7	2	24
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	9	8	5	22
Bennie Thompson	---	---	10	11	1	22
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	8	7	4	19
Warren Powers	---	---	4	6	3	13
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Curry	---	---	0	0	4	4
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wymon Henderson	---	---	22	35	14	71
Byron Evans	---	---	25	36	2	63
Joey Browner	---	---	22	24	14	60
Sam Merriman	---	---	14	17	23	54
Keith Millard	---	---	21	28	4	53
Steve Dawkins	27	20	---	---	5	52
Leander Knight	---	---	19	30	2	51
Tom Pridemore	---	---	15	21	12	48
David Jordan	22	20	---	---	6	48
JC Watts	---	---	18	29	1	48
Ken Reeves	23	18	---	---	6	47
Mike Johnson	---	---	14	20	13	47
Keith Kartz	24	19	---	---	3	46
Neil Smith	---	---	17	26	2	45
Tom Rehder	20	16	---	---	6	42
Ed Fergerson	---	---	10	25	7	42
Rocky Klever	13	14	---	---	14	41
Tim Krumrie	---	---	13	25	2	40
Gerald Robinson	---	---	13	18	9	40
Walter Abercrombie	21	18	---	---	---	39
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	16	21	2	39
Hugh Millen	20	18	---	---	---	38
Bruce Mesner	---	---	21	15	2	38
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	20	16	2	38
Mervyn Fernandez	23	14	---	---	---	37
John Tice	19	5	---	---	12	36
James Brooks	9	5	---	---	19	33
Willard Reeves	8	10	---	---	12	30
Randy Kirk	---	---	13	16	1	30
Howard Ballard	17	12	---	---	---	29
Perry Barnes	---	---	12	13	4	29
Bill Elliot	16	10	---	---	3	29
Mike Smith	17	10	---	---	1	28
Rich Erenberg	13	13	---	---	1	27
Tracy Porter	4	7	---	---	9	20
Mike Rozier	10	10	---	---	---	20
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	10	4	19
Michael Barber	12	6	---	---	---	18
Keith Henderson	0	1	---	---	16	17
Tommy Kramer	10	5	---	---	---	15
Scott Kozak	---	---	4	3	8	15
Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	---	---	9	13
Tim Harris	---	---	5	1	3	9
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	17	36	2.1
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	58	8.3
Middle	14	82	5.9
Right	6	39	6.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	19	11	1	2	1	3	1	4	0
Phil Autry	16	10	0	1	1	3	1	0	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Millen	18	11	0	0	1	2	2	0	2
Tommy Kramer	5	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	7	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	7	1	85	1	36
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	0	26	0	23
TE Len Bias	5	1	1	8	0	20
WR Frank Pillow	5	3	0	32	0	25
WR Al Toon	4	2	0	25	0	22
TE Greg Baty	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB Spencer Tillman	2	2	0	5	0	14
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	0	7	0	12

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Abercrombie	4	3	0	22	0	18
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	2	0	25	1	14
WR Rich Erenberg	4	4	0	19	0	13
WR Mike Rozier	3	2	0	57	1	10
TE Bill Elliot	3	1	1	6	0	10
TE Rocky Klever	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE John Tice	1	1	0	2	0	5
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	8	8.00	2.44

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	6	2.00	5.42
Hugh Millen	3	-3	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Autry	1	1	3	3.00	4.63

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Millen	2	0	0	0.00	3.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rocky Klever	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0	0.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	3	1
Hugh Millen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	7	3
Phil Autry	5	4	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Millen	5	3	1
Tommy Kramer	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	7	6	3
WR Al Toon	2	2	2
TE Len Bias	2	0	0
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	0
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	1
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)