Week 4, 1989

played in San Diego, CA

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	7	6	7	-	27
San Diego Chargers	0	10	0	13	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:00 BIR - Len Bias 12 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:42 SDO - John Carney 42 field goal
2Q: 11:45 BIR - Bo Jackson 30 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:01 SDO - Anthony Miller 1 pass from Matt Robinson (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 06:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 20 field goal
3Q: 02:10 BIR - Matt Bahr 47 field goal
4Q: 12:31 SDO - Kelvin Bryant 5 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 06:50 SDO - John Carney 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 SDO - John Carney 58 field goal
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:00 BIR - Len Bias 12 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:42 SDO - John Carney 42 field goal
2Q: 11:45 BIR - Bo Jackson 30 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:01 SDO - Anthony Miller 1 pass from Matt Robinson (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 06:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 20 field goal
3Q: 02:10 BIR - Matt Bahr 47 field goal
4Q: 12:31 SDO - Kelvin Bryant 5 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 06:50 SDO - John Carney 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 SDO - John Carney 58 field goal
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Bo Jackson 5 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics BIR SDO
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 339 360
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 194 92
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 5.39 4.84
Net Passing Yards 145 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 153 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/94 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	BIR	SDO
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	339	360
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	194	92
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	5.39	4.84
Net Passing Yards	145	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	153	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/94	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	2:04	OWN 22	4	13	Punt
1	8:56	7:07	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:05	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
2	7:11	2:37	OWN 15	6	14	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	5	35	Half
3	15:00	9:01	OWN 18	16	79	Field Goal
3	3:58	1:56	OPP 38	3	8	Field Goal
4	12:23	1:21	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	6:44	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	3:12	2:23	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
1	10:53	1:57	OWN 21	4	41	Punt
1	1:49	3:14	OWN 24	6	51	Field Goal
2	11:30	4:19	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	4:34	2:39	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
3	5:29	1:31	OWN 25	3	16	Interception
3	2:02	4:39	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	11:02	4:18	OWN 43	7	28	Field Goal
4	5:20	2:08	OWN 38	7	21	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	6	42	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	28	156	5.57	30	5	2
Paul Palmer	8	38	4.75	21	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	9	54	6.00	34	1	0
Kelvin Bryant	5	11	2.20	5	0	1
Gaston Green	3	25	8.33	12	1	0
Anthony Toney	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	27	19	153	1/8	1	24	0	96.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Robinson	42	26	275	1/7	1	32	1	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	7	8	56	8.00	25	24	0
WR Wes Chandler	5	6	39	7.80	4	11	0
TE Len Bias	3	6	27	9.00	3	12	1
WR Cris Carter	3	5	23	7.67	8	10	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
RB Paul Palmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Miller	5	6	29	5.80	7	10	1
TE Steve Jordan	4	4	41	10.25	6	19	0
WR Mike Young	4	4	59	14.75	7	31	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	8	33	11.00	0	12	0
WR Danny Peebles	3	8	34	11.33	15	16	0
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	40	20.00	0	32	0
RB John Williams	2	3	10	5.00	10	8	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Gaston Green	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Preston Dennard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	7	7.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	188	47.0	38.8	51	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	3	113	37.7	29.0	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	3/3	3/3	1/1	58	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Chandler	1	6	6.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	3	94	31.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	4	87	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	6	2	0.0	13	34
S Jeff Fuller	5	3	0.0	12	28
CB Brian Davis	4	2	0.0	11	31
S Kenny Easley	4	0	0.0	18	42
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	0	0.0	17	34
CB Craig Curry	3	1	0.0	7	12
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	12	31
DT Rush Brown	2	2	0.0	10	25
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	1	0.0	10	27
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0.0	5	19
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	10	19
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	0.0	15	29
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	1.0	11	33
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	8	9
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	0.0	14	24
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	2	0.0	6	19
OLB Al Richardson	0	1	0.0	4	10

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	7	0	0.0	23	20
S Mark Jerue	5	1	0.0	21	20
DE Colin Powell	4	0	1.0	23	22
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	2	0.0	18	17
DT Rich Stachowski	4	1	0.0	24	22
CB Maurice Hurst	3	2	0.0	33	22
S James Marshall	3	1	0.0	18	9
S Chuck Cecil	3	1	0.0	26	23
CB J.C. Wilson	3	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Todd Shell	2	3	0.0	22	13
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	3	0.0	24	24
CB Victor Scott	2	2	0.0	18	18
DT Ramsey Dardar	2	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	1	0.0	18	11
S Ray Ellis	2	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Willis Crockett	2	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	1	0.0	5	3
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	0.0	26	23
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	0.0	13	6
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Charles	0	2	0.0	26	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	2	34
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	25
S Jeff Fuller	0.0	0	1	28
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	0	1	19

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	1.0	0	0	22
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	1	23
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	1	0	5
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	4	0	0	34
CB Donnell Woolford	3	2	0	31
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	1	34
S Kenny Easley	3	0	0	42
CB Craig Curry	3	0	0	12
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0	28
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	31
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	0	29
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	9
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0	25
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	19

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	1	20
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	22
S Mark Jerue	3	0	20
S James Marshall	2	0	9
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	0	24
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	1	17
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	3
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	13
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	23
OLB Willis Crockett	1	0	4
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	6	14	1	31	0	23
Karl Nelson	2	4	0	29	0	25
Tom Crockett	2	3	0	8	0	5
Jim Sweeney	1	4	0	33	0	25
Len Bias	1	2	0	31	0	19
Paul Oswald	0	4	0	19	0	15
Todd Peat	0	2	0	31	0	23
Vlade Divac	0	1	0	29	1	24
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	17	0	13
Greg Baty	0	1	0	25	0	10

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Homer Elias	3	6	0	18	0	33
Bruce Armstrong	2	2	0	17	1	32
Jesse Sapolu	1	2	0	19	0	42
Steve Jordan	1	1	1	16	0	30
Michael Durrette	0	4	0	17	0	34
Ron Hallstrom	0	1	0	2	0	9
Brett Miller	0	1	0	18	0	38
Anthony Toney	0	1	0	9	0	18
Jeff Walker	0	1	0	3	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
J.C. Pearson	2	19
Sam Kennedy	2	11
Gary Wilkins	1	18
Jim Sweeney	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Jordan	1	15
J.C. Wilson	1	13
Danny Peebles	1	12
Anthony Toney	1	4

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Carter	31	26	---	---	8	65
Jim Sweeney	33	25	---	---	6	64
Bernie Kosar	36	28	---	---	---	64
Kenny Easley	---	---	18	42	3	63
Len Bias	31	19	---	---	12	62
Bo Jackson	28	25	---	---	8	61
Todd Peat	31	23	---	---	5	59
Karl Nelson	29	25	---	---	4	58
Jack Del Rio	---	---	17	34	3	54
Jim Dombrowski	31	23	---	---	---	54
Vlade Divac	29	24	---	---	---	53
Brian Davis	---	---	11	31	9	51
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	13	34	3	50
Wes Chandler	14	20	---	---	15	49
Gary Wilkins	17	14	---	---	18	49
Donnell Woolford	---	---	12	31	5	48
Skip McClendon	---	---	11	33	3	47
Martin Mayhew	---	---	15	29	2	46
Jeff Fuller	---	---	12	28	5	45
J.C. Pearson	---	---	5	19	19	43
Rush Brown	---	---	10	25	4	39
Greg Baty	25	10	---	---	4	39
Kenny Tippins	---	---	10	27	2	39
Larry Roberts	---	---	14	24	---	38
Paul Oswald	19	15	---	---	3	37
Charles Alexander	17	13	---	---	5	35
Tim Gordon	---	---	5	16	13	34
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	6	19	6	31
Paul Palmer	8	3	---	---	19	30
Mike Douglass	---	---	8	9	12	29
Gerald Williams	---	---	10	19	---	29
Al Toon	6	8	---	---	14	28
Craig Curry	---	---	7	12	4	23
Sam Kennedy	---	---	2	8	11	21
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	10	8	3	21
Al Richardson	---	---	4	10	6	20
Warren Powers	---	---	8	10	2	20
Tom Crockett	8	5	---	---	6	19
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Pillow	3	2	---	---	1	6
Carlton Haselrig	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darryl Holmes	---	---	0	4	---	4
Bennie Thompson	---	---	1	1	1	3
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	19	42	---	---	6	67
Reggie Langhorne	16	35	---	---	16	67
Matt Robinson	19	43	---	---	---	62
Steve Jordan	16	30	---	---	15	61
Brett Miller	18	38	---	---	2	58
Maurice Hurst	---	---	33	22	2	57
Michael Durrette	17	34	---	---	4	55
Victor Scott	---	---	18	18	17	53
Homer Elias	18	33	---	---	---	51
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	23	2	51
Chuck Cecil	---	---	26	23	1	50
Rich Stachowski	---	---	24	22	3	49
Bruce Armstrong	17	32	---	---	---	49
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	24	24	1	49
Colin Powell	---	---	23	22	2	47
Bill Romanowski	---	---	23	20	3	46
Mike Charles	---	---	26	15	2	43
James Marshall	---	---	18	9	15	42
Mark Jerue	---	---	21	20	1	42
Todd Shell	---	---	22	13	6	41
Kelvin Bryant	8	13	---	---	18	39
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	18	17	3	38
John Williams	11	27	---	---	---	38
Anthony Miller	11	26	---	---	1	38
Danny Peebles	7	19	---	---	12	38
J.C. Wilson	---	---	14	9	13	36
Preston Dennard	3	9	---	---	21	33
Rick Vaughn	---	---	18	11	4	33
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	14	14	3	31
Anthony Toney	9	18	---	---	4	31
Gaston Green	5	7	---	---	18	30
Mike Young	5	21	---	---	---	26
Ray Ellis	---	---	15	8	2	25
Jeff Walker	3	16	---	---	6	25
Tyrone Keys	---	---	13	6	5	24
Tim Wrightman	4	10	---	---	7	21
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	5	3	12	20
Willis Crockett	---	---	5	4	10	19
Ron Hallstrom	2	9	---	---	6	17
Jethro Franklin	---	---	10	5	---	15
Curt Marsh	1	10	---	---	---	11
John Carney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dennis Swilley	0	1	---	---	6	7
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	98	12.3
Middle	24	74	3.1
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	27	19	1	2	1	3	2	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Robinson	42	26	2	3	4	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	100	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	63	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	8	7	0	56	1	25
WR Wes Chandler	6	5	0	39	0	20
TE Len Bias	6	3	1	27	0	19
WR Cris Carter	5	3	0	23	0	26
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	3	0	33	0	35
WR Danny Peebles	8	3	2	34	0	19
WR Anthony Miller	6	5	0	29	0	26
TE Steve Jordan	4	4	0	41	0	30
WR Mike Young	4	4	0	59	1	21
WR Preston Dennard	3	0	1	0	0	9
RB John Williams	3	2	0	10	0	27
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	0	40	1	10
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	1	1	13	0	13
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Gaston Green	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	5	18	3.60	5.57
Paul Palmer	1	1	1.00	4.75

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Bryant	1	5	5.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	7	4	35	5.00	5.67

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Robinson	4	4	24	6.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	3	1	12	4.00	4.50
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	4	2.00	7.00
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
WR Cris Carter	1	1	10	10.00	4.60

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	4	2.00	4.83
WR Mike Young	1	1	11	11.00	14.75
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	9	9.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	1	0
Anthony Toney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	13	8	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Robinson	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	1
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0
WR Mike Young	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)