Exhibition Week 1, 1990

played in Dallas, TX

89 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	7	7	7	6	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:49 BIR - Spencer Tillman 75 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:06 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
3Q: 07:44 BIR - Len Bias 9 pass from Pete Mitchell (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 09:40 BIR - Matt Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 02:37 BIR - Matt Bahr 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:49 BIR - Spencer Tillman 75 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:06 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
3Q: 07:44 BIR - Len Bias 9 pass from Pete Mitchell (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 09:40 BIR - Matt Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 02:37 BIR - Matt Bahr 32 field goal

Team Statistics BIR DAL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 371 261
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.98 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 97 47
- Rushing Attempts 34 14
- Yards per Rush 2.85 3.36
Net Passing Yards 274 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 0 48 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 9.79 4.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/33 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:39 24:21

Team Statistics	BIR	DAL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	371	261
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.98	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	97	47
- Rushing Attempts	34	14
- Yards per Rush	2.85	3.36
Net Passing Yards	274	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 0	48 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	9.79	4.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/33	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:39	24:21

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:25	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	10:16	5:09	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
1	0:32	8:33	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	4:44	2:44	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	12:58	5:20	OWN 42	12	58	Touchdown
3	5:00	0:57	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	1:02	6:29	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
4	5:54	3:22	OWN 49	6	36	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:35	4:19	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
1	5:07	4:35	OWN 20	11	41	Punt
2	6:59	2:15	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	2:00	1:35	OPP 48	7	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
3	7:38	2:38	OWN 16	7	37	Interception
3	4:03	3:01	OWN 10	6	60	Punt
4	9:33	3:39	OWN 12	15	39	Downs
4	2:32	2:32	OWN 36	8	10	Game

Game MVP: Kenny Tippins, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	20	64	3.20	23	1	1
Spencer Tillman	13	27	2.08	6	0	0
Pete Mitchell	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	9	30	3.33	7	0
James Jones	3	15	5.00	10	1
Jamie Morris	1	2	2.00	2	0
Eric Ball	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pete Mitchell	15	11	159	2/11	1	35	0	129.6
Bernie Kosar	10	9	132	1/6	1	75	0	152.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	28	13	152	1/5	32	1	48.5
Frank Reich	11	4	39	2/19	24	0	47.1
Tony Eason	9	5	54	1/7	16	0	73.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	6	7	45	7.50	15	12	1
WR Cris Carter	4	5	51	12.75	14	16	0
WR Tim Brown	4	6	62	15.50	13	35	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	32	10.67	22	15	0
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	75	75.00	76	75	1
WR Mark Clayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Brown	8	16	82	10.25	4	24
WR Ricky Sanders	4	8	55	13.75	0	20
WR Wayne Walker	4	6	53	13.25	0	32
TE Pat Carter	2	4	28	14.00	0	24
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB James Jones	1	2	7	7.00	2	7
RB Neal Anderson	1	7	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
FB Eric Ball	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Everson Walls	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer Tillman	1	0	0	0
Paul Palmer	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Studdard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	3	101	33.7	27.0	53	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	197	39.4	26.4	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Tillman	2	5	2.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	3	43	14.3	0
Jeff Fisher	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	1	0.0	9	19
CB Everson Walls	5	0	0.0	11	39
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	2.0	7	22
CB Martin Mayhew	3	2	0.0	8	46
S Le Roy Butler	3	2	0.0	10	45
S Kenny Easley	3	1	0.0	9	28
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	5	35
ILB E.J. Junior	2	1	0.0	11	31
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	0.0	10	37
DE Greg Brown	1	0	1.0	8	15
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	1.0	6	21
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	9	31
S Bennie Thompson	1	1	0.0	8	34
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.0	4	20
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	6	37
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0.0	9	30
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	4	15
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Jack Del Rio	0	1	0.0	6	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	8	2	0.0	25	19
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	1	1.0	27	24
DT Michael Dean Perry	5	3	0.0	18	13
DT Mark Duda	4	0	0.0	17	15
CB Kirby Jackson	3	2	0.0	17	19
ILB Lance Mehl	3	1	0.0	23	14
S Andre Young	3	0	0.0	24	18
DE Glen Collins	2	2	1.0	16	13
OLB Louis Cooper	2	0	1.0	9	6
S Wes Hopkins	2	2	0.0	11	12
CB Ernest Gibson	2	2	0.0	20	21
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	0.0	4	10
CB Steve Brown	2	1	0.0	22	16
DE Ron Holmes	2	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	1	0.0	20	14
OLB Jessie Small	2	0	0.0	22	14
DE Jeff Cross	1	1	0.0	25	18
CB Cornell Holloway	1	1	0.0	20	15
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0.0	13	13
WR Wayne Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tony Stargell	1	0	0.0	14	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kenny Tippins	2.0	0	1	0	22
DE Greg Brown	1.0	1	1	1	15
DT Gerald Williams	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	2	3	0	37
DT Rush Brown	0.0	1	2	0	31
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	2	0	37

Dallas	Sack	PPlay
DE Glen Collins	1.0	13
OLB Louis Cooper	1.0	6
OLB Aundray Bruce	1.0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Everson Walls	4	2	1	39
CB Donnell Woolford	3	2	0	35
S Le Roy Butler	3	1	0	45
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0	46
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	1	0	19
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	0	31
S Kenny Easley	1	1	0	28
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0	20
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0	30
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	34
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	0	32
DE Skip McClendon	0	1	0	37

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	2	1	19
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	10
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	12
CB Ernest Gibson	2	0	21
OLB Jessie Small	2	0	14
CB Steve Brown	1	1	16
CB Tony Stargell	1	1	7
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	14
S Kirk Springs	1	0	2
S Andre Young	1	0	18
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	13
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	10
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	19
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	24
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	15
DE Jeff Cross	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	6	28	1	25
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	27	0	24
Vlade Divac	2	5	22	0	20
Karl Nelson	2	4	30	1	24
Jim Sweeney	0	8	27	0	19
Tom Crockett	0	1	12	1	8
Brian Johnston	0	1	9	0	9
Len Bias	0	1	27	0	22
Carlton Haselrig	0	1	15	0	11

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	2	3	8	0	32
Joe Tofflemire	1	3	8	0	25
Erik Norgard	1	2	11	0	22
Dave Studdard	1	1	9	2	31
Eric Ball	1	1	2	0	4
Ralph Tamm	0	3	11	0	50
Ron Heller	0	1	10	1	46
Will Grant	0	0	7	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Price	3	17
Paul Palmer	1	19
Jack Del Rio	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Morris	1	16
Dave Studdard	1	4

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	10	45	12	67
Cris Carter	25	23	---	---	12	60
Mitchell Price	---	---	10	32	17	59
Everson Walls	---	---	11	39	8	58
Karl Nelson	30	24	---	---	4	58
Todd Peat	28	25	---	---	4	57
Martin Mayhew	---	---	8	46	1	55
Jim Dombrowski	27	24	---	---	1	52
Len Bias	27	22	---	---	3	52
Jim Sweeney	27	19	---	---	5	51
Bennie Thompson	---	---	8	34	8	50
Larry Roberts	---	---	6	37	6	49
Bo Jackson	23	25	---	---	---	48
Skip McClendon	---	---	10	37	1	48
E.J. Junior	---	---	11	31	5	47
Pete Mitchell	30	17	---	---	---	47
Templeton Peck	---	---	9	30	4	43
Vlade Divac	22	20	---	---	---	42
Rush Brown	---	---	9	31	1	41
Tim Brown	22	18	---	---	1	41
Donnell Woolford	---	---	5	35	---	40
Kenny Easley	---	---	9	28	2	39
Charles Alexander	20	12	---	---	4	36
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	4	20	11	35
Paul Palmer	8	6	---	---	19	33
Spencer Tillman	14	6	---	---	12	32
Carlton Haselrig	15	11	---	---	5	31
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	9	19	2	30
Jack Del Rio	---	---	6	15	8	29
Kenny Tippins	---	---	7	22	---	29
Greg Baty	15	7	---	---	6	28
Gerald Williams	---	---	6	21	1	28
Greg Brown	---	---	8	15	4	27
Brian Davis	---	---	4	20	1	25
Tom Crockett	12	8	---	---	5	25
Mark Clayton	11	12	---	---	---	23
Brian Johnston	9	9	---	---	1	19
Warren Powers	---	---	4	15	---	19
Dick Simpson	3	4	---	---	12	19
Eric Richardson	2	5	---	---	9	16
Bernie Kosar	4	11	---	---	---	15
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Tardits	---	---	0	0	1	1
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	11	50	---	---	---	61
Aundray Bruce	---	---	27	24	9	60
Pat Carter	12	36	---	---	12	60
Ron Heller	10	46	---	---	2	58
Eddie Brown	8	41	---	---	9	58
Chris Dressel	8	31	---	---	13	52
Lawyer Tillman	5	29	---	---	15	49
Neal Anderson	10	37	---	---	---	47
Will Grant	7	34	---	---	5	46
Ernest Gibson	---	---	20	21	5	46
Rod Stephens	---	---	25	19	2	46
Steve Brown	---	---	22	16	7	45
Dave Studdard	9	31	---	---	4	44
John Giesler	8	32	---	---	4	44
Andre Young	---	---	24	18	2	44
Jessie Small	---	---	22	14	8	44
Lance Mehl	---	---	23	14	6	43
Jeff Cross	---	---	25	18	---	43
Cornell Holloway	---	---	20	15	7	42
Ricky Sanders	9	31	---	---	---	40
Joe Tofflemire	8	25	---	---	6	39
Kirby Jackson	---	---	17	19	1	37
Mack Moore	---	---	18	15	3	36
Erik Norgard	11	22	---	---	3	36
Mark Duda	---	---	17	15	3	35
Jeff Hostetler	6	29	---	---	---	35
Broderick Thomas	---	---	20	14	1	35
James Jones	7	26	---	---	1	34
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	18	13	2	33
Wayne Walker	8	24	---	---	1	33
Ray Donaldson	6	20	---	---	6	32
Glen Collins	---	---	16	13	---	29
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	13	13	1	27
Wes Hopkins	---	---	11	12	3	26
Ron Holmes	---	---	9	10	5	24
Jeff Fisher	---	---	4	10	9	23
Tony Stargell	---	---	14	7	1	22
Tony Eason	8	10	---	---	---	18
Louis Cooper	---	---	9	6	3	18
Jamie Morris	1	1	---	---	16	18
Kirk Springs	---	---	0	2	15	17
Frank Reich	0	13	---	---	1	14
Eric Ball	2	4	---	---	8	14
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Leiding	---	---	0	0	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	53	5.9
Middle	18	19	1.1
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pete Mitchell	15	11	1	0	1	3	0	0	0
Bernie Kosar	10	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	28	13	3	0	2	5	5	0	1
Frank Reich	11	4	1	1	0	2	2	0	0
Tony Eason	9	5	0	0	0	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	107	17.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	74	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	17	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	11	121	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	100	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	7	6	0	45	0	22
WR Tim Brown	6	4	0	62	1	18
WR Cris Carter	5	4	1	51	0	23
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	0	32	0	25
WR Mark Clayton	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	0	17	0	5
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	9	0	7
RB Spencer Tillman	1	1	0	75	1	6

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	16	8	0	82	1	41
WR Ricky Sanders	8	4	0	55	1	31
RB Neal Anderson	7	1	0	0	0	37
WR Wayne Walker	6	4	1	53	1	24
TE Pat Carter	4	2	0	28	1	36
WR Lawyer Tillman	3	1	0	12	0	29
FB James Jones	2	1	1	7	0	26
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	0	8	0	31
FB Eric Ball	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	8	12	1.50	3.20
Spencer Tillman	2	0	0.00	2.08

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pete Mitchell	3	3	37	12.33	10.60

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Hostetler	4	2	14	3.50	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	2	21	10.50	6.43
WR Cris Carter	1	1	16	16.00	10.20

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB James Jones	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	4	4.00	5.13
TE Pat Carter	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Wayne Walker	1	1	10	10.00	8.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	6	3

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pete Mitchell	7	6	6
Bernie Kosar	2	2	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	8	4	2
Tony Eason	3	1	1
Frank Reich	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	1
TE Len Bias	2	2	2
WR Tim Brown	2	2	2
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	5	2	1
WR Ricky Sanders	4	2	2
RB Neal Anderson	3	1	0
FB James Jones	1	0	0
TE Pat Carter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)