Week 3, 1989

played in New York, NJ

74 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	10	3	7	-	20
New York Jets	7	14	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 NJY - Mike Oliphant 56 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:59 NJY - Shelton Lee 2 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:52 BIR - Paul Palmer 96 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:14 BIR - Matt Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 03:25 NJY - Brett Perriman 11 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 10:36 NJY - Frank Corral 51 field goal
3Q: 04:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 30 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NJY - Frank Corral 42 field goal
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Len Bias 13 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 NJY - Mike Oliphant 56 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:59 NJY - Shelton Lee 2 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:52 BIR - Paul Palmer 96 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:14 BIR - Matt Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 03:25 NJY - Brett Perriman 11 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 10:36 NJY - Frank Corral 51 field goal
3Q: 04:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 30 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NJY - Frank Corral 42 field goal
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Len Bias 13 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics BIR NJY
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 276 378
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 4.68 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 74 190
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 2.96 5.76
Net Passing Yards 202 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 3.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/187 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33

Team Statistics	BIR	NJY
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	276	378
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	4.68	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	74	190
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	2.96	5.76
Net Passing Yards	202	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	3.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/187	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:27	33:33

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	8:26	2:17	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
1	3:44	1:57	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	11:25	3:18	OWN 39	7	49	Field Goal
2	3:18	2:08	OWN 29	9	22	Punt
3	10:28	6:27	OWN 26	11	61	Field Goal
3	1:16	2:17	OWN 16	6	18	Punt
4	12:27	3:41	OWN 39	6	34	Missed FG
4	2:41	1:52	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:09	OWN 42	1	-5	Interception

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	3:52	OWN 22	8	37	Interception
1	6:09	2:25	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
1	1:47	2:55	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	13:38	2:13	OWN 14	4	-4	Punt
2	8:07	4:49	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	5	26	Half
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 23	8	43	Field Goal
3	4:01	2:45	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	13:59	1:32	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	8:46	6:05	OWN 34	9	41	Field Goal
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 26	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Mike Oliphant, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	21	50	2.38	8	0	0
Paul Palmer	4	24	6.00	22	1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Oliphant	16	130	8.13	56	4	1
Shelton Lee	12	50	4.17	11	2	0
David Overstreet	2	2	1.00	2	0	0
Ray Wallace	2	10	5.00	8	0	0
Doug Williams	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	34	18	202	0/0	1	31	1	68.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	33	23	188	0/0	2	18	1	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Chandler	6	8	60	10.00	6	19	0
WR Al Toon	3	4	32	10.67	20	19	0
TE Len Bias	3	6	30	10.00	0	13	1
WR Cris Carter	2	8	24	12.00	4	13	0
WR Frank Pillow	2	4	16	8.00	10	10	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	2	31	31.00	28	31	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Greg Baty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Goodlow	5	6	32	6.40	0	9	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	5	5	79	15.80	18	18	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	8	42	10.50	9	13	1
WR Kevin House	2	4	18	9.00	0	11	0
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	9	4.50	3	8	0
RB Shelton Lee	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	2	1
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mike Oliphant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Martin Mayhew	1	8	8.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Haworth	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wes Chandler	1	1	0
Kenny Easley	0	0	1
Gerald Williams	0	0	1
Brian Davis	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shelton Lee	3	0	0
Kevin House	0	1	0
William Roberts	0	1	0
Brett Perriman	0	1	0
Troy Benson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	215	43.0	37.6	49	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	3	154	51.3	46.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Chandler	3	16	5.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	3	65	21.7	0
Paul Palmer	2	122	61.0	1

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Overstreet	4	77	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	7	2	0.0	32	31
S Jeff Fuller	5	3	0.0	22	23
CB Martin Mayhew	5	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Bruce Scholtz	5	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0.0	29	30
CB Brian Davis	3	3	0.0	24	16
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	0.0	22	22
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	23	22
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.0	20	16
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	15	18
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	11	9
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	13	18
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	14	6
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Skip McClendon	0	1	0.0	21	19

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	5	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Michael Jackson	4	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Vinson Smith	4	1	0.0	18	24
DE T.J. Turner	3	2	0.0	17	26
CB Mike Brim	3	2	0.0	15	31
CB Danny Wagoner	3	1	0.0	13	25
OLB Jimmy Williams	3	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Fred Strickland	3	1	0.0	11	1
OLB Templeton Peck	2	2	0.0	22	28
ILB Troy Benson	2	1	0.0	3	5
CB Eric Everett	2	1	0.0	10	16
DT William Perry	2	0	0.0	19	18
S D.D. Hoggard	1	2	0.0	6	8
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE David Grant	1	1	0.0	11	5
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0.0	18	27
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0.0	14	19
DT Eric Holle	1	0	0.0	10	26
S Jim Perryman	1	0	0.0	16	23
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	16
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	8
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	25
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	18
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	18

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Michael Jackson	1	1	23
DE Jim Wilks	0	1	27
DT Eric Holle	0	1	26
DT William Perry	0	1	18
DE T.J. Turner	0	1	26
OLB Klondike Clark	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeff Fuller	5	0	0	23
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	1	25
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	0	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	0	30
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0	22
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0	16
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	11
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0	8
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	31
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	9
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	18

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Everett	3	0	0	16
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	0	25
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	0	0	6
CB Mike Brim	2	0	0	31
OLB Vinson Smith	2	0	0	24
S Eugene Robinson	1	1	0	31
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	1	19
ILB Troy Benson	1	0	0	5
S D.D. Hoggard	1	0	0	8
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0	28
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	0	21
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Vlade Divac	4	5	22	27
Todd Peat	1	6	24	32
Karl Nelson	1	2	19	27
Tom Crockett	1	1	3	9
Jim Sweeney	0	5	20	31
Jim Dombrowski	0	4	24	32
Paul Oswald	0	2	13	12

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nate Newton	4	6	1	30	29
Leonard Burton	2	4	0	23	27
Sam Claphan	2	2	0	8	7
William Roberts	1	9	0	33	31
Kelvin Clark	1	4	1	25	26
Keith Jennings	1	2	0	19	14
Andy Heck	1	2	0	30	33
Ray Wallace	1	1	0	23	22
Ron Essink	0	1	0	6	6
Robb Rubick	0	1	0	12	17

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
J.C. Pearson	1	18
Len Bias	1	15
Sam Kennedy	1	13
Frank Pillow	1	13
Brian Davis	1	7

New York	Tackles	STPlays
D.D. Hoggard	4	15
Ray Wallace	1	10
Michael Jackson	1	5
Nate Newton	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	32	31	3	66
Todd Peat	24	32	---	---	8	64
Len Bias	19	27	---	---	15	61
Jack Del Rio	---	---	29	30	1	60
Bernie Kosar	25	34	---	---	---	59
Jim Sweeney	20	31	---	---	7	58
Jim Dombrowski	24	32	---	---	---	56
Cris Carter	22	26	---	---	6	54
Martin Mayhew	---	---	23	25	4	52
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	25	25	1	51
Bo Jackson	21	22	---	---	6	49
Vlade Divac	22	27	---	---	---	49
Karl Nelson	19	27	---	---	2	48
Jeff Fuller	---	---	22	23	3	48
Donnell Woolford	---	---	23	22	3	48
Brian Davis	---	---	24	16	7	47
Wes Chandler	14	27	---	---	4	45
Kenny Tippins	---	---	22	22	1	45
Skip McClendon	---	---	21	19	3	43
Gary Wilkins	11	13	---	---	18	42
Rush Brown	---	---	20	16	4	40
J.C. Pearson	---	---	14	6	18	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	20	16	2	38
Frank Pillow	11	13	---	---	13	37
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	13	18	3	34
Paul Palmer	4	8	---	---	22	34
Gerald Williams	---	---	15	18	---	33
Paul Oswald	13	12	---	---	7	32
Tim Gordon	---	---	11	9	11	31
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	10	18	3	31
Charles Alexander	11	14	---	---	4	29
Al Toon	3	12	---	---	14	29
Mike Douglass	---	---	3	11	12	26
Warren Powers	---	---	12	14	---	26
Craig Curry	---	---	10	11	4	25
Sam Kennedy	---	---	6	3	13	22
Al Richardson	---	---	7	8	6	21
Greg Baty	9	8	---	---	4	21
Tom Crockett	3	9	---	---	8	20
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlton Haselrig	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bennie Thompson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Darryl Holmes	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	33	33	---	---	---	66
Andy Heck	30	33	---	---	2	65
William Roberts	33	31	---	---	---	64
Nate Newton	30	29	---	---	5	64
Brett Perriman	26	23	---	---	11	60
Danny Wagoner	---	---	13	25	20	58
Kelvin Clark	25	26	---	---	5	56
Leonard Burton	23	27	---	---	5	55
Ray Wallace	23	22	---	---	10	55
Templeton Peck	---	---	22	28	5	55
Eugene Robinson	---	---	20	31	2	53
Michael Jackson	---	---	21	23	5	49
Mike Brim	---	---	15	31	2	48
Jim Wilks	---	---	18	27	2	47
Joaquin Stuckey	15	14	---	---	18	47
T.J. Turner	---	---	17	26	2	45
Vinson Smith	---	---	18	24	3	45
Eric Holle	---	---	10	26	8	44
Robb Rubick	12	17	---	---	14	43
Jim Perryman	---	---	16	23	4	43
Steve Haworth	---	---	14	19	9	42
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	17	21	3	41
Keith Jennings	19	14	---	---	8	41
William Perry	---	---	19	18	2	39
Kevin House	17	21	---	---	---	38
David Overstreet	7	8	---	---	21	36
Eric Everett	---	---	10	16	10	36
Shelton Lee	13	22	---	---	---	35
Mike Oliphant	17	6	---	---	10	33
Eugene Goodlow	14	17	---	---	---	31
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	6	8	15	29
Jimmy Williams	---	---	7	6	15	28
Klondike Clark	---	---	4	11	5	20
Tommie Ginn	10	6	---	---	3	19
Troy Benson	---	---	3	5	11	19
Ron Essink	6	6	---	---	5	17
David Grant	---	---	11	5	---	16
Fred Strickland	---	---	11	1	4	16
Sam Claphan	8	7	---	---	---	15
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wilbert Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
Victor Jones	---	---	3	0	2	5
Paul Skansi	2	1	---	---	---	3
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	11	24	2.2
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	14	126	9.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	34	18	1	5	2	1	6	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	33	23	0	1	2	1	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	51	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	98	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	53	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	8	6	0	60	0	27
WR Cris Carter	8	2	0	24	0	26
TE Len Bias	6	3	1	30	0	27
WR Al Toon	4	3	1	32	0	12
WR Frank Pillow	4	2	0	16	0	13
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	0	31	1	22
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	9	0	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	8	4	1	42	23
WR Eugene Goodlow	6	5	0	32	17
WR Joaquin Stuckey	5	5	0	79	14
WR Kevin House	4	2	0	18	21
TE Robb Rubick	3	1	1	6	17
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	9	14
RB Shelton Lee	2	2	0	-1	22
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	0	8
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	0	3	22
RB Mike Oliphant	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	4	1.33	2.38
Paul Palmer	1	1	1.00	6.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shelton Lee	2	13	6.50	4.17
David Overstreet	1	0	0.00	1.00
Mike Oliphant	1	1	1.00	8.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	1	13	4.33	5.94

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	3	21	5.25	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	1	13	6.50	5.00
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	8	8.00	5.33
TE Robb Rubick	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	11	11.00	5.25
RB Shelton Lee	1	1	2	2.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Oliphant	4	2
Shelton Lee	2	2
Ray Wallace	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	13	7	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Chandler	5	4	3
TE Len Bias	3	1	1
WR Frank Pillow	2	1	0
WR Al Toon	1	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	1
WR Kevin House	1	1	1
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	0
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	1
RB Shelton Lee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (26,500)
End Zone 12,700 (19,100)
Mezzanine 7,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (26,500)
End Zone	12,700 (19,100)
Mezzanine	7,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,800)