Exhibition Week 3, 1990

played in Birmingham, AL

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints14300-17
Birmingham Texans31439-29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 NOS - Bill Johnson 7 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 07:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 50 field goal
1Q: 02:40 NOS - Bill Johnson 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:31 BIR - Bo Jackson 11 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:15 BIR - Butch Woolfolk 13 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
3Q: 11:06 BIR - Matt Bahr 42 field goal
4Q: 14:18 BIR - Matt Bahr 36 field goal
4Q: 09:07 BIR - Matt Bahr 36 field goal
4Q: 02:22 BIR - Matt Bahr 31 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSBIR
Record0-22-0
First Downs2123
- by Rushing1012
- by Passing109
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards338355
- Offensive Plays5866
- Yards per Play5.835.38
Net Rushing Yards129216
- Rushing Attempts2532
- Yards per Rush5.166.75
Net Passing Yards209139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 16 - 229 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards228177
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/195/38
- Yards per Pass Play6.334.09
Fumbles/Lost1/13/0
3rd Down Conversions4/107/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.98.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/314/37
Punt Returns/Yards2/172/11
Kick Returns/Yards6/1232/37
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/12
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 36
Time of Possession24:3735:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:21OWN 24676Touchdown
16:594:29OWN 201080Touchdown
214:132:33OWN 10528Interception
26:222:12OWN 1235Punt
21:051:05OWN 39454Field Goal
310:586:15OWN 181139Fumble
414:122:17OWN 16421Punt
410:580:13OWN 2810Interception
49:001:43OWN 2531Punt
42:152:15OWN 331144Game
Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:394:40OWN 24943Field Goal
12:303:17OWN 20839Punt
211:405:18OWN 441156Touchdown
24:103:05OWN 37663Touchdown
315:004:02OWN 21854Field Goal
34:435:31OWN 431138Field Goal
411:550:57OWN 263-2Punt
410:451:45OPP 2738Field Goal
47:175:02OWN 37849Field Goal

Game MVP: Pierce Holt, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson15825.471432
Chris Warren5173.40700
Randall Cunningham3217.001010
Ethan Horton144.00400
Odessa Turner155.00500
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson191357.113050
Spencer Tillman12826.832820
Paul Palmer1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Fuller177523/19015124.6
Randall Cunningham1391760/0048179.8
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar17121322/102280132.4
Pete Mitchell127453/28013066.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Odessa Turner474010.004160
WR Buster Rhymes365117.0016240
WR Ernest Givins355317.6729480
TE Jimmie Johnson343010.001130
RB Chris Warren23105.00080
RB Bill Johnson114444.0030440
WR Rick Parros0100.00000
WR Mike Alexander0100.00000
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson89637.8818121
WR Butch Woolfolk456616.500281
WR Cris Carter363311.007150
WR Mark Clayton2263.00070
TE Len Bias1300.00000
RB Spencer Tillman1299.00090
RB Paul Palmer0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB E.J. Junior100.000
S Bennie Thompson11212.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Fuller1000
Cliff Odom0010
Chip Banks0010
Gill Byrd0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Mark Clayton1000
Spencer Tillman1000
Pete Mitchell1000
Everson Walls0100
Karl Nelson0100
Jim Sweeney0100
Bernie Kosar0100
Gerald Williams0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon313143.740.0501
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles29648.039.5582

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/10/00/0242/2
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Bahr5/52/21/1502/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Greg Bright11010.00
Chris Warren177.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Le Roy Butler2115.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Parros48320.80
Greg Bright24020.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Cris Carter23718.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Pierce Holt1014.03134
OLB Chip Banks531.01419
DT Andrew Provence500.01521
ILB Cliff Odom410.02221
S Carl Lews410.02324
S Greg Jackson310.01613
S Greg Bright300.01624
OLB Emanuel King300.01513
DE Tony Colorito220.01915
DE Kevin Fagan220.03132
CB Issiac Holt210.02818
ILB Kurt Gouveia210.01013
DT Craig Veasley210.01616
CB Gill Byrd200.01622
CB Lorenzo Lynch200.02124
CB Lee Davis100.01514
WR Buster Rhymes10---------
OLB Wes Pritchett100.039
RB Chris Warren10---------
CB John Mangum100.01814
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Larry Roberts410.52025
OLB Kenny Tippins410.51015
S Bennie Thompson320.01617
CB Martin Mayhew310.02131
S Le Roy Butler310.01629
DE Skip McClendon300.01520
ILB Ken Norton Jr.300.01611
DT Gerald Williams201.01517
S Kenny Easley210.01525
OLB Templeton Peck210.01618
DE Greg Brown200.058
CB Brian Davis200.01619
DE Warren Powers200.01013
CB Mitchell Price200.0139
OLB Jack Del Rio101.01410
ILB E.J. Junior110.01324
CB Donnell Woolford110.01326
DT Rush Brown100.01016
OLB Bruce Scholtz100.0814

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Pierce Holt4.004334
OLB Chip Banks1.000019
DE Tony Colorito0.002015
OLB Lawrence Taylor0.001013
DE Kevin Fagan0.001032
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio1.000010
DT Gerald Williams1.000017
OLB Kenny Tippins0.510015
DE Larry Roberts0.500025
DE Greg Brown0.00218
DT Rush Brown0.001116

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Chip Banks20019
CB Gill Byrd20022
CB Issiac Holt20018
S Carl Lews20024
S Greg Jackson20013
CB John Mangum20014
ILB Kurt Gouveia11013
S Greg Bright10024
OLB Lawrence Taylor10013
DT Andrew Provence10021
CB Lee Davis10014
OLB Wes Pritchett1009
DT Craig Veasley10016
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Kenny Easley21025
S Bennie Thompson20117
OLB Kenny Tippins20015
OLB Bruce Scholtz11014
CB Donnell Woolford11026
ILB E.J. Junior10124
DE Greg Brown1008
OLB Templeton Peck10018
CB Brian Davis10019
CB Martin Mayhew10031
ILB Ken Norton Jr.10011
CB Mitchell Price1009
S Le Roy Butler10029
CB Everson Walls01016

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Dellenbach24119128
Ed Simmons24013020
Todd Kalis23017120
Craig Heyward13011016
Tony Jones13020026
Rick Donnalley11014020
Jimmie Johnson11015014
Dan Fike02010021
David Jones01011013
Keith Slough00021117
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski59226026
Carlton Haselrig35016015
Karl Nelson26028328
Jim Sweeney25127032
Vlade Divac12022229
Charles Alexander12011017
Tom Crockett1101005
Len Bias01027028
Todd Peat01022030

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Lee Davis215
Jimmie Johnson113
Craig Heyward110
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Le Roy Butler213
Dick Simpson118
Eric Richardson116
Mitchell Price113
E.J. Junior112
Todd Peat14
Everson Walls11

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pierce Holt------3134570
Kevin Fagan------3132669
Ethan Horton2024------1155
Greg Bright------16241353
Carl Lews------2324552
Issiac Holt------2818450
Jeff Dellenbach1928------249
Cliff Odom------2221548
Lorenzo Lynch------2124348
Tony Jones2026---------46
Emanuel King------15131745
Lee Davis------15141544
Gill Byrd------1622543
Rick Parros1514------1342
Jimmie Johnson1514------1342
Todd Kalis1720------441
Keith Slough2117------341
Chris Warren817------1641
Andrew Provence------1521440
Buster Rhymes1418------840
Greg Jackson------16131140
John Mangum------1814739
Chip Banks------1419538
Craig Heyward1116------1037
Tony Colorito------1915236
Ernest Givins1223---------35
Rick Donnalley1420---------34
Lawrence Taylor------10131134
Craig Veasley------1616234
Dan Fike1021------233
Bill Johnson1714------233
Ed Simmons1320---------33
Odessa Turner1319---------32
Randall Cunningham1713---------30
Darryl Sims------1215330
Steve Fuller820------129
David Jones1113------428
Kurt Gouveia------1013326
Mike Alexander06------1218
Wes Pritchett------39315
Morten Andersen00------44
Mike Saxon00------33
Mike Brennan00------33
Marcus Paul------1012
Bob Orlando------0011
Mike Elkins00---------0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cris Carter2627------1467
Jim Sweeney2732------766
Karl Nelson2828------561
Bo Jackson2830------260
Len Bias2728------459
Le Roy Butler------16291358
Todd Peat2230------456
Jim Dombrowski2626------153
Martin Mayhew------2131153
Vlade Divac2229---------51
E.J. Junior------13241249
Larry Roberts------2025348
Brian Davis------16191146
Bennie Thompson------16171245
Kenny Easley------1525141
Donnell Woolford------1326140
Carlton Haselrig1615------738
Templeton Peck------1618337
Skip McClendon------1520136
Butch Woolfolk1717------135
Bernie Kosar1619---------35
Mitchell Price------1391335
Spencer Tillman1210------1234
Charles Alexander1117------533
Paul Palmer76------2033
Gerald Williams------1517---32
Pete Mitchell1615---------31
Everson Walls------1316130
Mark Clayton1315------230
Rush Brown------1016329
Bruce Scholtz------814729
Greg Baty1115------329
Ken Norton Jr.------1611128
Eric Richardson65------1627
Jack Del Rio------1410327
Kenny Tippins------1015126
Warren Powers------1013---23
Tom Crockett105------621
Dick Simpson20------1820
Brian Johnston95------519
Greg Brown------58215
Matt Bahr00------1313
Jeff Feagles00------77
Richard Tardits------0011
Matt LoVetere00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5336.6
Middle11383.5
Right9586.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left55410.8
Middle19874.6
Right8759.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Fuller1770013321
Randall Cunningham1393011001
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar17122000520
Pete Mitchell1270101310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118575.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)12712310.3
Long (19+ Yds)414812.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen74101.4
Short (0-8 Yds)119696.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)64498.2
Long (19+ Yds)52499.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Odessa Turner74040019
WR Buster Rhymes63151118
WR Ernest Givins53053123
TE Jimmie Johnson43130014
RB Chris Warren32010017
WR Rick Parros1000014
RB Bill Johnson11044114
WR Mike Alexander100006
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Bo Jackson98063030
WR Cris Carter63033027
WR Butch Woolfolk54066217
TE Len Bias3100028
WR Mark Clayton2206015
RB Paul Palmer200006
RB Spencer Tillman2109010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Johnson3258.335.47
Randall Cunningham155.007.00
Ethan Horton144.004.00
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson252.507.11
Spencer Tillman252.506.83
Paul Palmer1-1-1.00-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham2000.0013.54
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar32248.007.76
Pete Mitchell2194.503.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes1000.008.50
TE Jimmie Johnson1000.007.50
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bo Jackson21115.507.00
WR Butch Woolfolk111313.0013.20
WR Cris Carter1000.005.50
RB Spencer Tillman1199.004.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Chris Warren32
BirminghamRushesConversions
Bo Jackson32
Spencer Tillman11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Steve Fuller511
Randall Cunningham111
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar543
Pete Mitchell421

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Jimmie Johnson222
WR Rick Parros100
WR Ernest Givins100
WR Odessa Turner100
WR Mike Alexander100
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Cris Carter421
WR Butch Woolfolk221
RB Bo Jackson222
RB Paul Palmer100

SectionAttendance
Stadium46,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,100 (21,400)
End Zone10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)