Week 14, 1989

played in Birmingham, AL

39 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	14	10	14	-	41
Birmingham Texans	10	3	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 BIR - Bo Jackson 14 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
1Q: 02:02 BIR - Matt Bahr 35 field goal
2Q: 14:07 LAS - Greg Bell 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 05:15 LAS - Zach Thomas 11 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 01:33 BIR - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
3Q: 09:39 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
3Q: 00:12 LAS - Jay Novacek 12 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 08:15 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 05:35 BIR - Len Bias 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:00 LAS - Johnny Hector 8 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 BIR - Bo Jackson 14 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
1Q: 02:02 BIR - Matt Bahr 35 field goal
2Q: 14:07 LAS - Greg Bell 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 05:15 LAS - Zach Thomas 11 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 01:33 BIR - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
3Q: 09:39 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
3Q: 00:12 LAS - Jay Novacek 12 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 08:15 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 05:35 BIR - Len Bias 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:00 LAS - Johnny Hector 8 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics LAS BIR
Record 4-9 5-8
First Downs 29 18
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 484 343
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 7.22 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 184 139
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 5.58 5.56
Net Passing Yards 300 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 25 - 0 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.82 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/44 5/142
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:55 25:05

Team Statistics	LAS	BIR
Record	4-9	5-8
First Downs	29	18
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	484	343
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	7.22	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	184	139
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	5.58	5.56
Net Passing Yards	300	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 25 - 0	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.82	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/44	5/142
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:55	25:05

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	3:21	OWN 20	6	55	Field Goal
1	5:41	1:47	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	1:57	2:59	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	9:37	4:28	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 7	3	12	Half
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 16	9	53	Field Goal
3	7:37	2:01	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
3	4:00	3:59	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
4	13:05	4:59	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	5:22	3:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	7:19	1:38	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	3:54	1:57	OWN 39	4	43	Field Goal
2	13:58	4:21	OWN 41	7	30	Fumble
2	5:09	3:43	OWN 36	6	43	Field Goal
3	9:34	1:57	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	5:36	1:36	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	0:01	1:56	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	8:06	2:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	10	46	Game

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	15	63	4.20	15	1	1
Johnny Hector	14	102	7.29	21	4	1
Steve Young	4	19	4.75	11	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	18	81	4.50	14	3	1
Paul Palmer	6	47	7.83	34	1	0
Bernie Kosar	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	30	25	327	4/27	3	41	0	145.4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	27	17	210	2/6	1	40	0	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	10	10	131	13.10	6	36	1
WR Jerry Butler	5	8	46	9.20	4	13	0
WR Otis Grant	2	3	64	32.00	37	41	0
RB Johnny Hector	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE John Spagnola	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	1
RB Curt Warner	1	1	25	25.00	25	25	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	1
RB Greg Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Brown	5	7	57	11.40	2	30	0
TE Len Bias	4	5	52	13.00	4	20	1
WR Cris Carter	4	9	89	22.25	64	40	0
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	3	15	7.50	6	8	0
WR Wes Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hammerstein	0	1	0	0
Mel Owens	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	2	66	33.0	31.5	34	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	164	41.0	39.5	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	5/5

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	1	6	6.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	3	44	14.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	109	27.3	0
Cris Carter	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	8	0	0.0	21	22
S Darrol Ray	7	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Mike Singletary	6	3	0.0	21	28
DE Mike Hammerstein	3	0	0.5	17	21
OLB Mel Owens	2	2	1.0	23	29
OLB Tim Harris	2	3	0.5	18	16
DE Rulon Jones	2	1	0.0	16	28
CB Darrell Green	2	1	0.0	23	21
DE Jerome Foster	2	0	0.0	13	10
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	18	21
CB Charles Wright	2	0	0.0	13	21
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	3	4
DT Gary Lewis	1	1	0.0	21	21
S Roland Mitchell	1	1	0.0	5	3
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0.0	9	14
S Charles Romes	0	1	0.0	2	10
DT Johnny Robinson	0	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Shane Conlan	0	1	0.0	6	5

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	11	4	0.0	30	31
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	2	0.0	29	22
CB Donnell Woolford	5	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	1	0.5	23	25
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	1	0.5	26	23
CB Craig Curry	3	3	0.0	20	23
S Jeff Fuller	3	1	0.0	23	23
CB J.C. Pearson	3	0	0.0	20	19
S Bennie Thompson	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Skip McClendon	2	2	1.5	22	25
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	1.5	7	8
DT Rush Brown	2	1	0.0	17	16
DE Larry Roberts	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	22	21
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	16	18
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0.0	4	7
T Karl Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	7	1
ILB Sam Kennedy	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Warren Powers	0	4	0.0	22	18
OLB Jack Del Rio	0	2	0.0	13	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Tim Harris	0.5	1	1	16
DE Mike Hammerstein	0.5	0	0	21
DT Gary Lewis	0.0	0	3	21
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	1	28

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Al Richardson	1.5	0	8
DE Skip McClendon	1.5	0	25
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.5	0	25
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.5	0	23
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	3	1	22
OLB Mike Singletary	3	1	28
S Darrol Ray	2	0	27
CB Darrell Green	2	0	21
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	21
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	14
CB Charles Wright	1	1	21
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	4
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	28
S Roland Mitchell	0	1	3

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	6	0	22
S Kenny Easley	3	0	31
CB Craig Curry	3	0	23
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	25
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	23
CB Brian Davis	2	0	21
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	0	23
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	24
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	19
S Tim Gordon	1	0	7
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	22
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	4	7	1	28	0	28
Craig Wolfley	3	5	0	25	0	24
Joey Howard	2	4	0	23	2	29
Paul Gruber	1	8	0	31	0	29
Rich Umphrey	1	3	0	29	0	31
Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	14	0	17
Gerry Feehery	1	1	0	22	0	18
John Spagnola	0	1	0	19	0	8
Frank Winters	0	0	0	7	2	11

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	3	4	18	1	23
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	23	0	26
Karl Nelson	2	4	21	1	24
Steve Wilson	1	4	22	0	25
Jim Sweeney	1	2	20	0	23
Todd Peat	1	2	8	0	10
Len Bias	1	1	23	0	28
Charles Alexander	0	1	16	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Hector	1	21
James Haynes	1	21
Harper LeBel	1	17
Charles Wright	1	16
Zach Thomas	1	15
Mike Hunt	1	13

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	1	21
Gary Wilkins	1	19
Tim Gordon	1	13
Sam Kennedy	1	10

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	33	34	---	---	---	67
Jerry Rice	33	34	---	---	---	67
Rich Umphrey	29	31	---	---	1	61
Paul Gruber	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jumbo Elliott	28	28	---	---	1	57
Joey Howard	23	29	---	---	3	55
Jerry Butler	24	23	---	---	6	53
Craig Wolfley	25	24	---	---	4	53
Johnny Hector	16	16	---	---	21	53
Darrol Ray	---	---	23	27	2	52
Mel Owens	---	---	23	29	---	52
Mike Singletary	---	---	21	28	3	52
Charles Wright	---	---	13	21	16	50
Darrell Green	---	---	23	21	2	46
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	28	1	45
Deron Cherry	---	---	21	22	2	45
Gary Lewis	---	---	21	21	2	44
Gerry Feehery	22	18	---	---	3	43
Jay Novacek	14	21	---	---	8	43
Terry Taylor	---	---	18	21	2	41
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	17	21	---	38
Vito McKeever	---	---	9	14	14	37
Wayne Wilson	14	17	---	---	4	35
Zach Thomas	9	11	---	---	15	35
Tim Harris	---	---	18	16	1	35
Otis Grant	8	10	---	---	16	34
John Spagnola	19	8	---	---	6	33
Greg Bell	17	14	---	---	---	31
Harper LeBel	6	8	---	---	17	31
Charles Romes	---	---	2	10	18	30
Johnny Robinson	---	---	10	9	6	25
Jerome Foster	---	---	13	10	1	24
James Haynes	---	---	2	0	21	23
Frank Winters	7	11	---	---	4	22
Mike Hunt	---	---	3	4	13	20
Curt Warner	5	8	---	---	7	20
Jesse Penn	---	---	7	8	4	19
Shane Conlan	---	---	6	5	3	14
Roland Mitchell	---	---	5	3	4	12
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dennis Gibson	---	---	4	1	3	8
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richard Anderson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Robert Clark	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	30	31	11	72
Len Bias	23	28	---	---	14	65
Cris Carter	24	28	---	---	8	60
J.C. Pearson	---	---	20	19	16	55
Bernie Kosar	25	29	---	---	---	54
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	29	22	2	53
Kenny Tippins	---	---	26	23	3	52
Steve Wilson	22	25	---	---	4	51
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	23	25	2	50
Skip McClendon	---	---	22	25	3	50
Jim Sweeney	20	23	---	---	6	49
Jim Dombrowski	23	26	---	---	---	49
Jeff Fuller	---	---	23	23	1	47
Bo Jackson	20	18	---	---	9	47
Karl Nelson	21	24	---	---	---	45
Craig Curry	---	---	20	23	2	45
Brian Davis	---	---	22	21	2	45
Donnell Woolford	---	---	22	22	1	45
Warren Powers	---	---	22	18	2	42
Larry Roberts	---	---	15	24	2	41
Vlade Divac	18	23	---	---	---	41
Paul Palmer	6	13	---	---	21	40
Tim Brown	18	22	---	---	---	40
Jack Del Rio	---	---	13	22	1	36
Rush Brown	---	---	17	16	2	35
Gerald Williams	---	---	16	18	1	35
Gary Wilkins	5	10	---	---	19	34
Charles Alexander	16	11	---	---	5	32
Bennie Thompson	---	---	14	15	1	30
Al Richardson	---	---	7	8	13	28
Tim Gordon	---	---	8	7	13	28
Tom Crockett	11	10	---	---	6	27
Mike Douglass	---	---	4	7	13	24
Todd Peat	8	10	---	---	6	24
Greg Baty	10	8	---	---	2	20
Al Toon	1	1	---	---	15	17
Sam Kennedy	---	---	3	4	10	17
Frank Pillow	0	0	---	---	15	15
Wes Chandler	2	6	---	---	1	9
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	7	1	---	8
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Oswald	0	1	---	---	6	7
Carlton Haselrig	2	3	---	---	2	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	64	5.3
Middle	8	71	8.9
Right	13	49	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	18	101	5.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	30	25	5	1	2	1	1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	27	17	4	0	0	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	116	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	5	115	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	108	13.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	10	10	0	131	2	34
WR Jerry Butler	8	5	0	46	0	23
WR Otis Grant	3	2	1	64	2	10
RB Johnny Hector	2	2	0	9	0	16
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	9	0	17
TE John Spagnola	1	1	0	14	0	8
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	0	11	0	11
RB Curt Warner	1	1	0	25	1	8
RB Greg Bell	1	0	1	0	0	14
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	6	0	8
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0	12	0	21

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	4	89	2	28
WR Tim Brown	7	5	57	1	22
TE Len Bias	5	4	52	1	28
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	15	0	18
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	-3	0	11
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	4	10	2.50	4.20
Johnny Hector	3	26	8.67	7.29
Steve Young	1	-1	-1.00	4.75

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	10	5.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	8	6	42	5.25	10.90

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	2	19	6.33	7.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	4	4	19	4.75	13.10
WR Jerry Butler	2	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.50
TE Len Bias	1	1	20	20.00	10.40
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0	0.00	8.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	2	1
Steve Young	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	2	2
Bo Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	6	6	6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Grant	2	2	2
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	2
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	5	3	2
WR Cris Carter	2	0	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)