Week 6, 1989

played in Kansas City, MO

77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21
Kansas City Chiefs	0	14	10	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:47 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 11:45 KCY - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 03:56 BIR - Bo Jackson 7 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:18 KCY - Stanford Jennings 4 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 11:38 KCY - Keith Griffin 2 fumble return (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 04:07 KCY - Nick Lowery 47 field goal
4Q: 11:46 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:21 KCY - Nick Lowery 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:47 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 11:45 KCY - Irving Fryar 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 03:56 BIR - Bo Jackson 7 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:18 KCY - Stanford Jennings 4 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 11:38 KCY - Keith Griffin 2 fumble return (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 04:07 KCY - Nick Lowery 47 field goal
4Q: 11:46 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:21 KCY - Nick Lowery 32 field goal

Team Statistics BIR KCY
Record 1-5 3-2
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 360 335
- Offensive Plays 62 55
- Yards per Play 5.81 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 104 90
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.09
Net Passing Yards 256 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 2 33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/41 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	BIR	KCY
Record	1-5	3-2
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	360	335
- Offensive Plays	62	55
- Yards per Play	5.81	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	104	90
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.09
Net Passing Yards	256	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 2	33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/41	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 22	8	38	Punt
1	7:30	5:49	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
2	11:37	3:34	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	6:18	2:31	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 22	4	55	Half
3	10:53	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:00	4:00	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
4	13:04	1:25	OPP 1	3	1	Touchdown
4	9:38	2:14	OWN 40	4	28	Interception
4	2:15	1:56	OWN 20	9	46	Interception

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:41	5:04	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	8:03	1:45	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
2	3:47	2:35	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
3	9:01	5:01	OWN 28	8	42	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:56	OWN 19	4	14	Interception
4	11:39	2:01	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	7:24	5:09	OWN 29	9	56	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 29	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	17	71	4.18	10	1	2
Paul Palmer	9	33	3.67	13	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanford Jennings	11	62	5.64	23	2
Keith Griffin	10	30	3.00	13	1
Boomer Esiason	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	35	28	261	1/5	1	27	2	83.4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	33	26	245	0/0	2	24	1	105.2

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Brown	7	7	61	8.71	13	22	0
WR Cris Carter	5	9	83	16.60	18	27	0
RB Bo Jackson	4	5	26	6.50	20	10	1
TE Gary Wilkins	3	3	22	7.33	19	11	0
TE Len Bias	3	5	19	6.33	1	10	0
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	33	16.50	23	22	0
TE Greg Baty	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	4	2.00	3	5	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Fryar	7	9	52	7.43	20	18	1
WR Darrin Nelson	6	7	92	15.33	32	24	0
WR Shawn Collins	4	5	37	9.25	0	14	0
TE Calvin Magee	3	3	26	8.67	3	11	0
RB Stanford Jennings	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	1
WR Eric Martin	2	4	15	7.50	8	10	0
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jeff Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tim Gordon	1	44	44.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Dean	1	4	4.00	0
S Dave Duerson	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Norton Jr.	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Griffin	1	1	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	160	40.0	35.0	46	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	3	121	40.3	35.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	16	8.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	1	16	16.0	0
Paul Palmer	1	14	14.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	2	45	22.5	0
James Griffin	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

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

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Bosworth	8	4	0.0	20	30
CB Vernon Dean	6	3	0.0	13	23
CB Wayne Haddix	6	1	0.0	23	31
S Dave Duerson	5	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Scott Stephen	4	0	1.0	23	29
S Bo Eason	4	1	0.0	20	29
DT Greg Kragen	3	1	0.0	24	27
OLB Jessie Tuggle	3	1	0.0	12	15
OLB David Little	2	3	0.0	17	25
DE Sam Clancy	2	1	0.0	17	14
DE Brent Williams	2	0	0.0	14	24
S Ken Stills	1	1	0.0	6	10
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	0.0	2	9
S James Griffin	1	0	0.0	14	14
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0.0	9	11
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0.0	9	22
S Louis Oliver	1	0	0.0	10	16
CB J.B. Brown	1	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Bobby Bell	0	1	0.0	5	8
DE Jeff Hunter	0	1	0.0	12	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0	15
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	21
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0	22
DE Skip McClendon	0	1	1	24

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Stephen	1.0	0	1	29
DE Brent Williams	0.0	1	0	24
DE Paul Frase	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brian Davis	7	1	0	23
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0	29
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	1	0	24
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0	10
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0	31
CB Craig Curry	2	0	0	14
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0	30
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0	19
S Tim Gordon	1	0	1	10
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	24
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	6
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0	12

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	5	0	1	23
CB Wayne Haddix	5	0	0	31
S Dave Duerson	4	0	1	27
S Bo Eason	3	1	0	29
OLB David Little	2	0	0	25
DE Sam Clancy	2	0	0	14
ILB Brian Bosworth	2	0	0	30
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	0	9
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	0	0	15
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0	11
S Louis Oliver	1	0	0	16
CB J.B. Brown	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	8	21	0	27
Jim Sweeney	2	5	21	0	30
Vlade Divac	2	3	19	0	33
Steve Wilson	1	3	22	0	29
Charles Alexander	1	2	13	0	13
Karl Nelson	1	1	23	1	32
Greg Baty	1	1	11	0	11
Todd Peat	1	1	11	0	14
Carlton Haselrig	1	1	5	0	11
Tom Crockett	0	1	7	0	3

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bruce Matthews	3	6	0	20	31
Brian Holloway	2	5	1	22	30
Adam Lingner	1	4	0	16	26
Raleigh McKenzie	1	2	0	7	8
Jim Cooper	0	2	0	14	24
Greg Skrepenak	0	1	0	17	27
Rick Fenney	0	1	0	13	12

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	2	10
Sam Kennedy	1	11

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Griffin	1	19
James Griffin	1	11
Jeff Smith	1	9
Rick Fenney	1	9

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Bias	22	29	---	---	13	64
Cris Carter	25	33	---	---	6	64
Bernie Kosar	26	36	---	---	---	62
Kenny Easley	---	---	19	31	10	60
Bo Jackson	19	28	---	---	9	56
Karl Nelson	23	32	---	---	---	55
Jim Sweeney	21	30	---	---	4	55
Steve Wilson	22	29	---	---	3	54
Vlade Divac	19	33	---	---	---	52
Jack Del Rio	---	---	18	30	2	50
Jim Dombrowski	21	27	---	---	---	48
Tim Brown	15	33	---	---	---	48
Martin Mayhew	---	---	16	29	1	46
Jeff Fuller	---	---	18	24	3	45
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	18	24	2	44
Kenny Tippins	---	---	16	22	3	41
Gary Wilkins	13	13	---	---	14	40
Skip McClendon	---	---	15	24	---	39
Brian Davis	---	---	12	23	2	37
Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	19	1	36
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	10	21	3	34
Paul Palmer	9	8	---	---	17	34
Gerald Williams	---	---	14	18	---	32
Rush Brown	---	---	10	15	4	29
Todd Peat	11	14	---	---	3	28
Wes Chandler	2	12	---	---	13	27
Charles Alexander	13	13	---	---	1	27
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	12	3	27
Craig Curry	---	---	6	14	5	25
Greg Baty	11	11	---	---	3	25
Mike Douglass	---	---	5	9	10	24
Al Richardson	---	---	5	10	9	24
Tim Gordon	---	---	2	10	10	22
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	11	8	3	22
J.C. Pearson	---	---	4	6	11	21
Sam Kennedy	---	---	5	3	11	19
Warren Powers	---	---	7	9	2	18
Carlton Haselrig	5	11	---	---	2	18
Tom Crockett	7	3	---	---	4	14
Al Toon	1	0	---	---	10	11
Paul Oswald	1	1	---	---	4	6
Bennie Thompson	---	---	3	2	---	5
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Haddix	---	---	23	31	17	71
Boomer Esiason	22	33	---	---	---	55
Brian Holloway	22	30	---	---	2	54
Greg Kragen	---	---	24	27	3	54
Scott Stephen	---	---	23	29	---	52
Bruce Matthews	20	31	---	---	---	51
Brian Bosworth	---	---	20	30	---	50
Bo Eason	---	---	20	29	---	49
Greg Skrepenak	17	27	---	---	4	48
Darrin Nelson	18	29	---	---	---	47
Vernon Dean	---	---	13	23	9	45
Dave Duerson	---	---	18	27	---	45
Jim Cooper	14	24	---	---	5	43
David Little	---	---	17	25	1	43
Adam Lingner	16	26	---	---	1	43
James Griffin	---	---	14	14	11	39
Irving Fryar	12	25	---	---	2	39
J.B. Brown	---	---	18	20	1	39
Keith Griffin	10	9	---	---	19	38
Brent Williams	---	---	14	24	---	38
Calvin Magee	17	16	---	---	4	37
Sam Clancy	---	---	17	14	3	34
Eric Martin	8	14	---	---	12	34
Rick Fenney	13	12	---	---	9	34
Paul Frase	---	---	9	22	1	32
Brent Novoselsky	6	11	---	---	15	32
Jeff Smith	7	14	---	---	9	30
Stanford Jennings	12	16	---	---	1	29
Joe Cain	---	---	9	11	9	29
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	12	15	1	28
Jeff Hunter	---	---	12	12	3	27
Manute Bol	7	10	---	---	9	26
Louis Oliver	---	---	10	16	---	26
James Fitzpatrick	8	12	---	---	5	25
Bobby Bell	---	---	5	8	9	22
Ken Stills	---	---	6	10	6	22
Shawn Collins	0	9	---	---	12	21
Kent Hull	6	7	---	---	4	17
Raleigh McKenzie	7	8	---	---	1	16
Tony Elliott	---	---	2	9	1	12
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Catano	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	5	35	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	35	28	5	1	1	1	2	1	2

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	33	26	1	0	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	66	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	17	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	5	0	83	3	33
WR Tim Brown	7	7	0	61	1	33
RB Bo Jackson	5	4	0	26	0	28
TE Len Bias	5	3	1	19	0	29
TE Gary Wilkins	3	3	0	22	0	13
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	0	33	1	12
TE Greg Baty	2	2	0	13	0	11
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	0	4	0	8

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	9	7	52	0	25
WR Darrin Nelson	7	6	92	1	29
WR Shawn Collins	5	4	37	0	9
WR Eric Martin	4	2	15	0	14
TE Calvin Magee	3	3	26	0	16
RB Stanford Jennings	2	2	15	0	16
WR Jeff Smith	1	0	0	0	14
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	9	0	12
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	13	4.33	4.18
Paul Palmer	1	1	1.00	3.67

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	2	1	0.50	5.64
Keith Griffin	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	3	13	4.33	7.46

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	6	4	20	3.33	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	14	7.00	5.20
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	3	1.50	7.40
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	2	2.00	5.78
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	4	4.00	7.50
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	11	11.00	8.67
WR Eric Martin	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	3	2
Bo Jackson	2	2

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Griffin	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	7	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	0
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	1
WR Darrin Nelson	1	1	1
WR Jeff Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)