Week 7, 1989

played in Birmingham, AL

74 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	7	7	0	-	24
Birmingham Texans	7	10	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 DEN - Paul McFadden 46 field goal
1Q: 07:20 BIR - Cris Carter 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 03:27 DEN - Kelvin Martin 18 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 12:11 BIR - Tim Brown 32 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 05:13 BIR - Matt Bahr 28 field goal
2Q: 02:01 DEN - George Wonsley 13 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
3Q: 11:43 BIR - Wes Chandler 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:58 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 20 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Bo Jackson 48 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 DEN - Paul McFadden 46 field goal
1Q: 07:20 BIR - Cris Carter 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 03:27 DEN - Kelvin Martin 18 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 12:11 BIR - Tim Brown 32 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 05:13 BIR - Matt Bahr 28 field goal
2Q: 02:01 DEN - George Wonsley 13 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
3Q: 11:43 BIR - Wes Chandler 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:58 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 20 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BIR - Bo Jackson 48 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics DEN BIR
Record 0-6 2-5
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 370 364
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 6.17 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 115 177
- Rushing Attempts 17 36
- Yards per Rush 6.76 4.92
Net Passing Yards 255 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 2 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/49 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 6/147 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time of Possession 23:53 36:07

Team Statistics	DEN	BIR
Record	0-6	2-5
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	370	364
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	6.17	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	115	177
- Rushing Attempts	17	36
- Yards per Rush	6.76	4.92
Net Passing Yards	255	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 2	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/49	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	6/147	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 38
Time of Possession	23:53	36:07

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 40	3	0	Interception
1	13:19	1:49	OWN 31	5	40	Field Goal
1	7:08	3:50	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	0:59	1:56	OWN 2	5	10	Punt
2	11:57	1:55	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	5:07	3:12	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	13:06	1:19	OWN 26	4	24	Interception
3	11:34	2:48	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	3:44	2:22	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
4	14:39	1:57	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
4	9:14	2:14	OWN 18	4	21	Punt
4	2:01	1:29	OWN 29	7	18	Downs

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:09	0:50	OPP 18	3	-6	Missed FG
1	11:30	4:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:18	2:19	OWN 29	4	15	Punt
2	14:03	1:17	OWN 39	3	-12	Punt
2	12:46	0:49	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
2	10:02	4:55	OWN 33	12	56	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	4	32	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:47	0:13	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
3	8:46	5:02	OWN 28	7	29	Punt
3	1:22	1:43	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
4	12:42	3:28	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	7:00	4:59	OWN 16	8	28	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 47	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Wonsley	11	48	4.36	13	3	1
Rod Bernstine	6	67	11.17	25	3	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	23	149	6.48	48	3	1
Paul Palmer	12	29	2.42	4	0	0
Bernie Kosar	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	40	22	273	3/18	2	26	2	72.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	29	17	200	2/13	3	32	0	114.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	13	103	12.88	1	23	1
WR Kelvin Martin	7	9	109	15.57	14	26	1
TE Ken Griffey	4	6	36	9.00	0	14	0
WR Hassan Jones	1	4	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jeff Query	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Tom Rathman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Anderson Cooper	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	11	86	12.29	40	31	1
WR Tim Brown	3	6	43	14.33	3	32	1
WR Wes Chandler	2	4	22	11.00	1	16	1
RB Bo Jackson	2	3	22	11.00	4	15	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Len Bias	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brian Davis	1	44	44.00	0
CB Donnell Woolford	1	45	45.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Query	1	0	0	0
George Wonsley	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Palmer	1	0	0
Steve Wilson	0	1	0
Greg Baty	0	1	0
Sam Kennedy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	231	46.2	39.0	55	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	293	48.8	40.7	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul McFadden	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	3	46	15.3	0
George Wonsley	1	3	3.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Wonsley	5	121	24.2	0
Kelvin Martin	1	26	26.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	1	20	20.0	0
Paul Palmer	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Winston Moss	6	1	0.5	20	22
S Thomas Everett	6	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Johnny Meads	5	1	0.5	31	27
DT Jon Hand	5	3	0.0	29	24
ILB Larry McGrew	5	2	0.0	17	10
S Alvin Walton	4	2	0.0	30	26
DE Earl Wilson	3	0	1.0	11	10
DE Aaron Jones	3	3	0.0	25	21
ILB Sam Mills	3	1	0.0	29	30
S Myron Guyton	3	0	0.0	19	18
ILB Mark Brown	2	2	0.0	16	5
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	0.0	28	19
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	1	0.0	24	21
G Brad Edelman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alvin Wright	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0.0	19	14
CB Tim McKyer	0	1	0.0	29	27

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	6	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Bruce Scholtz	5	0	1.0	16	37
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0.0	16	35
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	0.5	7	27
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0.0	9	26
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	1.0	13	28
CB Donnell Woolford	2	3	0.0	12	33
S Kenny Easley	2	2	0.0	14	39
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	2	0.0	6	17
DT Gerald Williams	2	1	0.0	9	25
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	6	26
S Tim Gordon	2	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE Larry Roberts	1	3	0.5	9	26
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Craig Curry	0	1	0.0	5	10
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	1	0.0	9	17
CB J.C. Pearson	0	1	0.0	4	10
ILB Sam Kennedy	0	1	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Earl Wilson	1.0	0	10
OLB Johnny Meads	0.5	2	27
OLB Winston Moss	0.5	0	22
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	2	21
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	1	21

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	2	28
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	1	37
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.5	2	27
DE Larry Roberts	0.5	0	26
OLB Mike Douglass	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Winston Moss	5	0	22
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	27
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	19
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	30
S Alvin Walton	1	2	26
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	27
S Thomas Everett	1	1	29
DE Earl Wilson	1	0	10
S Myron Guyton	1	0	18

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	5	0	0	31
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	1	0	37
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	1	33
CB Brian Davis	2	0	1	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0	35
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0	21
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0	17
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0	5
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	39
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	26
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	2	4	13	0	39
Ken Dallafior	2	3	14	0	27
Brad Edelman	1	4	16	1	35
Dan Rosado	1	3	8	0	28
Doug Riesenberg	1	1	16	0	39
Ken Griffey	1	1	13	0	28
Kelly Thomas	0	1	1	0	4
Ken Ruettgers	0	0	16	2	37

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	12	31	1	26
Steve Wilson	5	7	30	0	26
Karl Nelson	3	5	32	0	22
Todd Peat	2	3	14	0	16
Vlade Divac	1	4	29	1	22
Jim Sweeney	1	3	30	0	22
Len Bias	0	1	32	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	22
George Wonsley	1	23
Myron Guyton	1	21
Darryl Henley	1	13
Anderson Cooper	1	11

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	3	14
Sam Kennedy	3	14
Mike Douglass	1	11
Tim Gordon	1	11
Paul Oswald	1	8
Charles Alexander	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	30	26	15	71
Sam Mills	---	---	29	30	1	60
Thomas Everett	---	---	30	29	1	60
Jim Harbaugh	17	43	---	---	---	60
Johnny Meads	---	---	31	27	1	59
Tim McKyer	---	---	29	27	2	58
Ellison Onizuka	13	39	---	---	6	58
Myron Guyton	---	---	19	18	21	58
Jon Hand	---	---	29	24	3	56
Brad Edelman	16	35	---	---	4	55
Doug Riesenberg	16	39	---	---	---	55
Ken Ruettgers	16	37	---	---	---	53
Darryl Henley	---	---	18	21	13	52
George Wonsley	11	17	---	---	23	51
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	28	19	2	49
Aaron Jones	---	---	25	21	3	49
Ronnie Harmon	8	23	---	---	17	48
Ken Griffey	13	28	---	---	7	48
Ken Dallafior	14	27	---	---	6	47
Tom Rathman	10	27	---	---	10	47
Winston Moss	---	---	20	22	5	47
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	24	21	---	45
Kelvin Martin	10	33	---	---	1	44
Frank Thomas	7	19	---	---	17	43
Dan Rosado	8	28	---	---	2	38
Rod Bernstine	6	26	---	---	5	37
Bret Michaels	---	---	19	14	1	34
Larry McGrew	---	---	17	10	6	33
Mark Brown	---	---	16	5	12	33
Hassan Jones	12	21	---	---	---	33
Anderson Cooper	6	13	---	---	11	30
Markus Koch	---	---	13	10	6	29
Jeff Query	1	5	---	---	22	28
Earl Wilson	---	---	11	10	4	25
Jamie Morris	1	3	---	---	13	17
Scott Kellar	---	---	7	7	1	15
Ronnie Lee	1	6	---	---	6	13
Kelly Thomas	1	4	---	---	6	11
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alvin Wright	---	---	1	0	5	6
Leonard Griffin	---	---	0	0	5	5
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Bias	32	26	---	---	13	71
Kenny Easley	---	---	14	39	14	67
Bernie Kosar	36	31	---	---	---	67
Cris Carter	32	29	---	---	5	66
Steve Wilson	30	26	---	---	5	61
Jim Sweeney	30	22	---	---	8	60
Tim Brown	28	30	---	---	---	58
Jim Dombrowski	31	26	---	---	---	57
Bo Jackson	25	21	---	---	10	56
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	16	37	1	54
Karl Nelson	32	22	---	---	---	54
Jack Del Rio	---	---	16	35	2	53
Gary Wilkins	20	13	---	---	19	52
Vlade Divac	29	22	---	---	---	51
Martin Mayhew	---	---	16	31	1	48
Donnell Woolford	---	---	12	33	1	46
Paul Palmer	12	10	---	---	23	45
Skip McClendon	---	---	13	28	2	43
Tim Gordon	---	---	10	21	11	42
Jeff Fuller	---	---	9	26	5	40
Todd Peat	14	16	---	---	8	38
Kenny Tippins	---	---	7	27	3	37
Larry Roberts	---	---	9	26	1	36
Gerald Williams	---	---	9	25	---	34
Brian Davis	---	---	6	26	1	33
Greg Baty	15	10	---	---	6	31
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	9	17	5	31
Rush Brown	---	---	9	18	2	29
Wes Chandler	4	8	---	---	16	28
Mike Douglass	---	---	6	10	11	27
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	6	17	4	27
Charles Alexander	12	8	---	---	6	26
Tom Crockett	7	9	---	---	8	24
Sam Kennedy	---	---	1	8	14	23
Bennie Thompson	---	---	4	9	10	23
Craig Curry	---	---	5	10	6	21
Warren Powers	---	---	4	15	2	21
Al Richardson	---	---	2	5	11	18
Carlton Haselrig	6	8	---	---	3	17
J.C. Pearson	---	---	4	10	1	15
Al Toon	0	0	---	---	13	13
Paul Oswald	1	4	---	---	8	13
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	1	4	4.0
Right	6	72	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	19	120	6.3
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	40	22	4	2	6	2	6	0	2

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	29	17	3	0	2	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	94	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	102	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	13	8	2	103	3	23
WR Kelvin Martin	9	7	1	109	1	33
TE Ken Griffey	6	4	0	36	0	28
WR Hassan Jones	4	1	2	14	0	21
WR Anderson Cooper	3	0	1	0	0	13
TE Frank Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	0	6	0	26
WR Jeff Query	1	1	0	5	0	5

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	7	0	86	2	29
WR Tim Brown	6	3	1	43	1	30
WR Wes Chandler	4	2	0	22	0	8
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	0	22	0	21
TE Len Bias	3	1	1	7	0	26
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Wonsley	2	15	7.50	4.36

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Palmer	3	9	3.00	2.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	5	3	47	9.40	6.83

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	2	36	6.00	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	2	29	9.67	7.92
WR Kelvin Martin	2	1	18	9.00	12.11

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	3	1	20	6.67	7.82
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	16	16.00	5.50
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	4	2
Rod Bernstine	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	4	2
Bo Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	7	3	2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hassan Jones	3	0	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)