Week 16, 1989

played in St. Louis, MO

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	0	3	7	-	17
St. Louis Cardinals	10	7	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 BIR - Cris Carter 15 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 07:22 STL - Cleveland Gary 12 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:52 STL - Dale Dawson 37 field goal
2Q: 10:17 STL - DJ Dozier 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:37 BIR - Matt Bahr 52 field goal
3Q: 03:21 STL - Roy Green 13 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:22 STL - Dale Dawson 50 field goal
4Q: 08:42 BIR - Tim Brown 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 BIR - Cris Carter 15 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 07:22 STL - Cleveland Gary 12 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:52 STL - Dale Dawson 37 field goal
2Q: 10:17 STL - DJ Dozier 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:37 BIR - Matt Bahr 52 field goal
3Q: 03:21 STL - Roy Green 13 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:22 STL - Dale Dawson 50 field goal
4Q: 08:42 BIR - Tim Brown 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics BIR STL
Record 6-9 5-10
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 183 339
- Offensive Plays 42 69
- Yards per Play 4.36 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 48 132
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.57
Net Passing Yards 135 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 141 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 6/149 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 34
Time of Possession 19:58 40:02

Team Statistics	BIR	STL
Record	6-9	5-10
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	183	339
- Offensive Plays	42	69
- Yards per Play	4.36	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	48	132
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.57
Net Passing Yards	135	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	141	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	6/149	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 34
Time of Possession	19:58	40:02

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	0:49	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
1	7:12	0:33	OWN 35	1	-6	Fumble
1	5:44	4:53	OWN 27	8	35	Punt
2	10:07	3:03	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
2	2:00	0:39	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 32	7	33	Field Goal
3	3:11	1:24	OWN 33	3	-9	Punt
4	11:14	2:42	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	6:24	1:26	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	2:00	0:55	OWN 16	4	9	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 27	2	-9	Interception
1	12:39	5:27	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	6:39	0:55	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
1	0:51	5:44	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	7:04	5:04	OWN 7	8	28	Punt
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 28	3	15	Half
3	10:29	7:18	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	1:47	5:33	OWN 32	10	35	Field Goal
4	8:32	2:08	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	4:58	2:58	OWN 38	6	15	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 25	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Cleveland Gary, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	10	30	3.00	18	1	0
Paul Palmer	6	18	3.00	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cleveland Gary	22	104	4.73	18	2	1
DJ Dozier	12	22	1.83	4	0	1
Steve Bono	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Tony Paige	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	25	14	141	1/6	2	20	0	98.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	31	24	218	1/11	1	36	1	93.2

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	13	83	11.86	19	19	1
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	16	5.33	10	20	0
WR Al Toon	2	2	23	11.50	0	12	0
WR Tim Brown	2	4	19	9.50	0	16	1
WR Wes Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Paul Palmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	4	7	60	15.00	28	21	1
TE Mark Boyer	4	4	25	6.25	1	9	0
WR Curtis Duncan	4	5	31	7.75	14	12	0
TE Robert Tyler	3	4	16	5.33	0	9	0
RB Cleveland Gary	3	3	13	4.33	8	5	0
FB Tony Paige	2	2	14	7.00	9	9	0
WR Vance Johnson	2	4	20	10.00	2	13	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	36	36.00	30	36	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
Tom Gibson	0	1	0
Robert Tyler	0	1	0
Greg Lloyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	218	43.6	36.8	55	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	3	130	43.3	35.0	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	25	8.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lewis	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	5	118	23.6	0
Cris Carter	1	31	31.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lewis	2	45	22.5	0
DJ Dozier	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	11	2	0.0	31	27
S Kenny Easley	10	4	0.0	34	27
S Jeff Fuller	7	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Bruce Scholtz	4	2	0.0	28	22
DT Gerald Williams	3	2	1.0	24	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	2	0.0	20	14
DT Rush Brown	2	1	0.0	17	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	1	0.0	22	25
CB Martin Mayhew	2	1	0.0	27	28
DE Warren Powers	2	1	0.0	27	20
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	21	24
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	27	17
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	6	8
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	0.0	18	12
ILB Sam Kennedy	1	1	0.0	7	3
S Bennie Thompson	1	1	0.0	13	10
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Kenny Tippins	0	2	0.0	29	24

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	1	0.5	13	20
S Rod McSwain	4	2	0.0	12	23
S Leonard Smith	3	1	0.0	10	21
S Derrick Crudup	3	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Gregg Carr	2	1	0.0	5	0
CB Ernest Gibson	2	0	0.0	9	26
CB Selwyn Brown	2	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Vincent Brown	1	3	0.0	14	19
DT Dick Chapura	1	1	0.0	11	20
DT Rollin Putzier	1	1	0.0	8	8
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.0	13	18
DE Josh Moore	1	0	0.0	10	26
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Cornell Gowdy	0	1	0.5	4	7
CB Albert Lewis	0	2	0.0	10	23
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald Williams	1.0	0	0	1	19
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.0	0	2	1	24

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.5	1	20
S Cornell Gowdy	0.5	0	7
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	17
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	1	5
DE Tom Gibson	0.0	1	9
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	7	1	0	27
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0	22
CB Martin Mayhew	2	1	0	28
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0	11
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	24
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0	17
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	1	14
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	27
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	25
ILB Sam Kennedy	1	0	0	3
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	10
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	20
S Tim Gordon	0	1	0	6

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod McSwain	4	0	23
S Leonard Smith	2	0	21
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	20
S Derrick Crudup	2	0	13
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	26
S Rich Miano	1	0	5
CB Selwyn Brown	1	0	7
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	19
CB Albert Lewis	0	1	23
OLB Galand Thaxton	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	1	5	12	0	23
Jim Sweeney	1	3	13	0	17
Charles Alexander	1	2	6	0	9
Jim Dombrowski	0	3	15	0	20
Tom Crockett	0	2	6	0	6
Karl Nelson	0	1	12	1	22

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	4	9	34	0	31
John Scully	2	7	33	0	31
Luis Sharpe	2	4	29	0	27
Bob Landsee	1	4	33	0	27
Tony Paige	1	2	25	0	17
Jim Lachey	1	2	6	0	6
Larry Williams	1	2	26	0	21
John Bruhin	1	2	8	0	5
Tom McHale	0	2	16	1	12
Roger Vick	0	1	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Wilkins	2	16
Al Toon	1	11
Tim Gordon	1	11
Mike Douglass	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Braxton	4	20
Cornell Gowdy	2	11
Mark Boyer	1	15
Fredd Young	1	11
Larry Williams	1	5

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	34	27	10	71
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	31	27	2	60
Martin Mayhew	---	---	27	28	2	57
Kenny Tippins	---	---	29	24	3	56
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	28	22	4	54
Len Bias	16	25	---	---	11	52
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	22	25	4	51
Jeff Fuller	---	---	26	22	2	50
Warren Powers	---	---	27	20	2	49
Cris Carter	16	25	---	---	6	47
Donnell Woolford	---	---	27	17	2	46
Brian Davis	---	---	21	24	---	45
Gerald Williams	---	---	24	19	1	44
Bernie Kosar	16	26	---	---	---	42
Bo Jackson	10	22	---	---	9	41
Steve Wilson	14	20	---	---	4	38
Rush Brown	---	---	17	17	4	38
Jack Del Rio	---	---	20	14	4	38
Karl Nelson	12	22	---	---	3	37
Jim Sweeney	13	17	---	---	6	36
Jim Dombrowski	15	20	---	---	---	35
Vlade Divac	12	23	---	---	---	35
Gary Wilkins	8	10	---	---	16	34
Larry Roberts	---	---	18	12	2	32
Paul Palmer	6	5	---	---	18	29
J.C. Pearson	---	---	6	11	11	28
Todd Peat	7	16	---	---	5	28
Tim Brown	8	20	---	---	---	28
Al Richardson	---	---	7	9	9	25
Mike Douglass	---	---	6	8	10	24
Bennie Thompson	---	---	13	10	---	23
Al Toon	5	4	---	---	11	20
Tim Gordon	---	---	3	6	11	20
Sam Kennedy	---	---	7	3	10	20
Charles Alexander	6	9	---	---	4	19
Tom Crockett	6	6	---	---	6	18
Craig Curry	---	---	9	4	4	17
Greg Baty	4	5	---	---	4	13
Frank Pillow	0	0	---	---	13	13
Carlton Haselrig	1	6	---	---	6	13
Howard Douglas	---	---	5	3	---	8
Wes Chandler	1	5	---	---	1	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	37	32	---	---	---	69
John Scully	33	31	---	---	2	66
Harris Barton	34	31	---	---	---	65
Bob Landsee	33	27	---	---	2	62
Tony Paige	25	17	---	---	15	57
Luis Sharpe	29	27	---	---	---	56
Roy Green	28	25	---	---	---	53
Larry Williams	26	21	---	---	5	52
Robert Tyler	23	22	---	---	6	51
DJ Dozier	15	18	---	---	15	48
Mark Boyer	14	18	---	---	15	47
Albert Lewis	---	---	10	23	10	43
Josh Moore	---	---	10	26	6	42
Ernest Gibson	---	---	9	26	6	41
Vance Johnson	22	14	---	---	3	39
Cleveland Gary	22	14	---	---	1	37
Rod McSwain	---	---	12	23	1	36
Curtis Duncan	19	17	---	---	---	36
J.J. Birden	12	10	---	---	14	36
Leonard Smith	---	---	10	21	3	34
Greg Lloyd	---	---	13	20	1	34
Vincent Brown	---	---	14	19	1	34
Jerry Gray	---	---	13	18	2	33
Tom McHale	16	12	---	---	5	33
Dick Chapura	---	---	11	20	1	32
Keith Ferguson	---	---	9	17	3	29
Kent Kremer	---	---	8	13	5	26
Derrick Crudup	---	---	10	13	1	24
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	4	7	11	22
David Braxton	---	---	2	0	20	22
Selwyn Brown	---	---	4	7	9	20
Galand Thaxton	---	---	3	6	11	20
Fredd Young	---	---	2	5	11	18
John Bruhin	8	5	---	---	5	18
Jim Lachey	6	6	---	---	5	17
Rollin Putzier	---	---	8	8	1	17
Tom Gibson	---	---	7	9	---	16
Mike Sherrard	1	1	---	---	12	14
Roger Vick	4	4	---	---	6	14
Rich Miano	---	---	6	5	---	11
Gregg Carr	---	---	5	0	4	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ben Thomas	---	---	6	0	---	6
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	13	29	2.2
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	25	14	1	1	3	2	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	31	24	2	0	1	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	7	1	83	0	25
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0	16	1	22
WR Tim Brown	4	2	2	19	0	20
WR Al Toon	2	2	0	23	0	4
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	7	4	0	60	1	25
WR Curtis Duncan	5	4	1	31	0	17
TE Mark Boyer	4	4	0	25	0	18
WR Vance Johnson	4	2	0	20	0	14
TE Robert Tyler	4	3	0	16	0	22
RB Cleveland Gary	3	3	0	13	0	14
FB Tony Paige	2	2	0	14	0	17
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	0	36	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cleveland Gary	4	15	3.75	4.73
DJ Dozier	2	7	3.50	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	31	15.50	5.64

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	3	3	22	7.33	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	15	15.00	6.38
WR Tim Brown	1	1	16	16.00	4.75

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	13	13.00	8.57
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	5	5.00	6.25
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	4	4.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	7	5
DJ Dozier	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	3	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	5	2	2
WR Tim Brown	2	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	1

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

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