Week 8, 1989

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	10	14	7	6	-	37
Houston Titans	3	7	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
1Q: 05:11 BIR - Matt Bahr 28 field goal
1Q: 02:22 BIR - Bo Jackson 35 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:15 BIR - Bo Jackson 33 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:34 BIR - Cris Carter 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 10:41 BIR - Len Bias 21 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:08 HOU - Brian Brennan 8 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 12:18 BIR - Matt Bahr 36 field goal
4Q: 07:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
4Q: 02:14 BIR - Matt Bahr 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
1Q: 05:11 BIR - Matt Bahr 28 field goal
1Q: 02:22 BIR - Bo Jackson 35 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:15 BIR - Bo Jackson 33 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:34 BIR - Cris Carter 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 10:41 BIR - Len Bias 21 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:08 HOU - Brian Brennan 8 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 12:18 BIR - Matt Bahr 36 field goal
4Q: 07:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
4Q: 02:14 BIR - Matt Bahr 27 field goal

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 3-5 5-2
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 10 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 381 382
- Offensive Plays 56 60
- Yards per Play 6.80 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 214 52
- Rushing Attempts 29 12
- Yards per Rush 7.38 4.33
Net Passing Yards 167 330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 1 42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 189 367
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 6/37
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 6/114
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	3-5	5-2
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	10	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	381	382
- Offensive Plays	56	60
- Yards per Play	6.80	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	214	52
- Rushing Attempts	29	12
- Yards per Rush	7.38	4.33
Net Passing Yards	167	330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 1	42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	189	367
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	6/37
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	6/114
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:34	27:26

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	5:45	OWN 27	10	62	Field Goal
1	3:01	0:57	OPP 43	2	43	Touchdown
1	0:39	0:54	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
2	9:33	2:32	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
2	6:19	2:53	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 37	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
3	5:57	2:19	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	2:24	5:14	50	9	31	Field Goal
4	9:32	0:42	OWN 6	2	0	Interception
4	7:18	5:09	OWN 43	8	47	Field Goal

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 43	6	42	Field Goal
1	5:06	2:05	OWN 20	3	26	Interception
1	2:04	1:25	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	14:45	5:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	7:01	0:42	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	3:26	3:00	OWN 18	8	52	Missed FG
3	10:27	4:30	OWN 6	9	94	Touchdown
3	3:38	1:14	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	12:10	2:38	OWN 17	5	43	Punt
4	8:50	1:32	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 32	9	35	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	22	185	8.41	35	7	2
Paul Palmer	7	29	4.14	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Herschel Walker	7	31	4.43	9	1
Marc Logan	3	13	4.33	9	0
Neil Lomax	1	3	3.00	3	0
Henry Ellard	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	24	19	189	3/22	2	31	1	109.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	42	27	367	6/37	1	49	2	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	6	6	54	9.00	37	31	0
WR Cris Carter	4	5	58	14.50	18	24	1
WR Tim Brown	4	6	36	9.00	12	16	0
TE Len Bias	3	4	27	9.00	11	21	1
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gary Wilkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	9	79	13.17	9	22	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	9	100	20.00	42	49	0
RB Herschel Walker	4	8	54	13.50	19	19	0
TE Pat Beach	3	3	37	12.33	9	16	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	24	8.00	2	10	1
WR Louis Lipps	3	6	33	11.00	0	18	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	28	14.00	15	22	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	10	10.00	0
CB Martin Mayhew	1	12	12.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim McKyer	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kenny Easley	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marc Logan	1	0	0	0
Louis Lipps	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	2	91	45.5	35.5	49	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	103	34.3	31.0	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	103	25.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	6	114	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	7	2	0.0	11	44
S Jeff Fuller	6	0	0.0	10	34
CB Martin Mayhew	5	2	0.0	10	36
CB Brian Davis	4	2	0.0	8	31
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	0.0	10	30
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	2.0	8	30
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	3	1.0	8	43
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	1.0	11	35
DE Larry Roberts	2	0	0.5	6	27
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	0	0.0	6	21
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	2	18
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	7	30
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	1.0	4	16
CB J.C. Pearson	1	1	0.0	4	19
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0.0	5	26
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sam Kennedy	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Warren Powers	0	2	0.5	4	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	9	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	1	2.0	20	23
CB Mickey Sutton	4	2	0.0	21	18
S Kirk Springs	4	0	0.0	7	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	1	0.0	15	19
DT Mike Golic	3	1	0.0	20	24
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	0.0	21	20
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	0.0	20	16
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	23	19
S David Greenwood	2	4	0.0	27	23
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0.0	13	3
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	1.0	8	4
ILB Riki Ellison	1	2	0.0	26	23
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.0	20	15
S Mike Lush	0	1	0.0	14	11
ILB Eric Hill	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	2.0	0	1	1	30
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	1	1	0	35
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Kenny Tippins	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Warren Powers	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Larry Roberts	0.5	0	0	2	27
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	0	1	0	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.0	0	23
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	4
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	2	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	19
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	6	0	1	36
S Jeff Fuller	6	0	0	34
CB Brian Davis	4	1	0	31
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0	30
S Kenny Easley	2	0	1	44
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0	18
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	2	0	43
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	30
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	19
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0	27
ILB Sam Kennedy	1	0	0	6
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0	35
OLB Kenny Tippins	0	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	20
S Kirk Springs	3	0	16
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	24
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	18
DT Mike Golic	2	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	19
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	18
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	23
S David Greenwood	1	0	23
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	4	8	2	27	1	25
Vlade Divac	3	4	0	23	0	20
Karl Nelson	2	5	0	23	1	21
Steve Wilson	2	3	0	27	0	23
Len Bias	2	2	1	23	0	24
Jim Sweeney	1	3	0	23	0	25
Tom Crockett	1	1	0	6	1	8
Charles Alexander	1	1	0	15	0	9
Todd Peat	0	2	0	13	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Lilja	2	3	11	2	42
Dennis McKnight	1	3	12	1	46
John Alt	1	1	10	0	37
Ralph Williams	0	2	6	0	23
Pat Beach	0	1	6	0	17
Keith McKeller	0	1	3	0	20
Jeff Bostic	0	0	7	2	34
Rob Taylor	0	0	11	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Kennedy	2	10
Paul Palmer	1	20
Wes Chandler	1	16
Al Toon	1	16
Kenny Easley	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	3	13
Kirk Springs	1	16
Jeff Bostic	1	6

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	11	44	13	68
Len Bias	23	24	---	---	14	61
Bernie Kosar	29	27	---	---	---	56
Bo Jackson	22	25	---	---	9	56
Cris Carter	25	26	---	---	5	56
Steve Wilson	27	23	---	---	4	54
Jim Sweeney	23	25	---	---	5	53
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	8	43	2	53
Jim Dombrowski	27	25	---	---	---	52
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	11	35	4	50
Tim Brown	25	25	---	---	---	50
Martin Mayhew	---	---	10	36	3	49
Jeff Fuller	---	---	10	34	3	47
Karl Nelson	23	21	---	---	2	46
Jack Del Rio	---	---	10	30	3	43
Vlade Divac	23	20	---	---	---	43
Brian Davis	---	---	8	31	3	42
Skip McClendon	---	---	8	30	4	42
Donnell Woolford	---	---	7	30	5	42
J.C. Pearson	---	---	4	19	15	38
Gary Wilkins	13	7	---	---	18	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	6	27	2	35
Rush Brown	---	---	5	26	3	34
Tim Gordon	---	---	2	18	13	33
Gerald Williams	---	---	7	23	2	32
Charles Alexander	15	9	---	---	7	31
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	6	21	4	31
Paul Palmer	7	2	---	---	20	29
Craig Curry	---	---	5	18	4	27
Todd Peat	13	10	---	---	4	27
Mike Douglass	---	---	4	8	14	26
Wes Chandler	3	6	---	---	16	25
Kenny Tippins	---	---	4	16	3	23
Warren Powers	---	---	4	18	---	22
Greg Baty	12	8	---	---	---	20
Al Toon	0	3	---	---	16	19
Tom Crockett	6	8	---	---	5	19
Al Richardson	---	---	0	10	8	18
Sam Kennedy	---	---	1	6	10	17
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carlton Haselrig	3	3	---	---	5	11
Bennie Thompson	---	---	1	5	---	6
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	12	46	---	---	6	64
Neil Lomax	12	48	---	---	---	60
George Lilja	11	42	---	---	6	59
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	24	24	8	56
David Greenwood	---	---	27	23	2	52
Riki Ellison	---	---	26	23	2	51
Louis Lipps	11	38	---	---	---	49
Herschel Walker	9	39	---	---	1	49
Henry Ellard	9	39	---	---	---	48
Jeff Bostic	7	34	---	---	6	47
John Alt	10	37	---	---	---	47
Haywood Jeffires	8	29	---	---	10	47
Simon Fletcher	---	---	20	23	3	46
Mike Golic	---	---	20	24	2	46
Jewerl Thomas	6	22	---	---	17	45
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	19	3	45
Rob Taylor	11	33	---	---	---	44
Tim McKyer	---	---	21	20	3	44
Mickey Sutton	---	---	21	18	2	41
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	16	3	39
Kirk Springs	---	---	7	16	16	39
Pat Beach	6	17	---	---	16	39
Robert Smith	---	---	20	15	3	38
Mike Richardson	---	---	13	18	6	37
Mike Lush	---	---	14	11	12	37
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	19	2	36
Ralph Williams	6	23	---	---	6	35
Dave Studdard	3	25	---	---	6	34
Brian Brennan	3	14	---	---	13	30
Keith McKeller	3	20	---	---	3	26
Randy McClanahan	---	---	8	4	13	25
KD Dunn	2	10	---	---	13	25
Mike Friede	0	3	---	---	18	21
Darryl Clack	0	1	---	---	19	20
Eric Hill	---	---	7	7	6	20
Rich Dixon	---	---	13	3	3	19
Bill Acker	---	---	10	4	4	18
Marc Logan	3	8	---	---	7	18
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	6	3	16
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Reynolds	---	---	0	0	7	7
San Sileo	---	---	3	4	---	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Bruno	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	77	9.6
Middle	17	104	6.1
Right	4	33	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	24	19	4	0	0	0	4	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	42	27	4	0	1	6	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	151	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	150	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	190	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	6	6	54	1	25
WR Tim Brown	6	4	36	0	25
WR Cris Carter	5	4	58	2	26
TE Len Bias	4	3	27	1	24
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	14	0	6
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	0	9
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	6	0	79	1	39
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	5	1	100	2	29
RB Herschel Walker	8	4	0	54	0	39
WR Louis Lipps	6	3	0	33	0	38
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	0	24	0	14
TE Pat Beach	3	3	0	37	0	17
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	0	28	1	20
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	4	5	1.25	8.41
Paul Palmer	1	5	5.00	4.14

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	11	5.50	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	2	7	2.33	7.88

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	4	25	5.00	8.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Len Bias	1	1	5	5.00	6.75
WR Cris Carter	1	1	2	2.00	11.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	4	2.00	11.11
TE Pat Beach	1	1	7	7.00	12.33
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	6	6.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	7	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	2
WR Cris Carter	2	1	1
WR Tim Brown	2	1	1
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)