Week 1, 1990

played in Birmingham, AL

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	14	3	0	0	-	17
Birmingham Texans	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 JAX - Joe Morris 7 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 10:22 JAX - Craig Taylor 30 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 10:09 BIR - Cris Carter 95 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 15:00 JAX - Chuck Nelson 26 field goal
3Q: 05:54 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 JAX - Joe Morris 7 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 10:22 JAX - Craig Taylor 30 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 10:09 BIR - Cris Carter 95 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 15:00 JAX - Chuck Nelson 26 field goal
3Q: 05:54 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Team Statistics JAX BIR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 12
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 307 262
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 140 101
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.04
Net Passing Yards 167 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 1 28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.39 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/16
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/148
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:23 26:37

Team Statistics	JAX	BIR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	12
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	307	262
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	140	101
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.04
Net Passing Yards	167	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 1	28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.39	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/16
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/148
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:23	26:37

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:58	50	4	50	Touchdown
1	10:22	0:13	OPP 30	1	30	Touchdown
1	9:53	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	6:51	6:59	OWN 34	14	57	Field Goal
2	9:13	1:31	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	5:33	4:54	OWN 4	10	34	Punt
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	9	22	Punt
3	5:46	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:47	1:48	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
4	10:52	3:17	OWN 2	6	36	Interception
4	5:26	2:51	OWN 2	6	19	Punt
4	2:25	0:10	OPP 49	1	1	Fumble
4	1:22	0:42	OWN 5	3	5	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:05	0:43	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
1	8:49	1:58	OWN 43	3	-11	Punt
2	14:52	5:39	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
2	7:42	2:09	OWN 37	5	16	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	9:57	4:11	OWN 19	8	61	Field Goal
3	4:01	3:14	OWN 29	7	29	Punt
4	13:59	3:07	OWN 17	7	42	Punt
4	7:35	2:09	OPP 40	3	-2	Punt
4	2:35	0:10	OWN 45	1	4	Fumble
4	2:15	0:53	OPP 46	5	41	Downs
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 47	4	24	Game

Game MVP: Brian Millard, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Taylor	21	87	4.14	30	2	1
Joe Morris	15	50	3.33	7	0	1
Harry Sydney	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	20	83	4.15	19	3
Paul Palmer	4	18	4.50	5	0
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	31	16	167	0/0	0	21	1	54.1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	28	15	180	4/19	0	36	1	58.6

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Rison	6	9	97	16.17	10	21
WR Ray Alexander	2	2	26	13.00	4	15
RB Craig Taylor	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
RB Joe Morris	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
TE Greg Scales	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ronnie Schlecht	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
WR John Jackson	1	3	12	12.00	2	12
TE Bob Mrosko	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	7	11	90	12.86	44	36
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	54	18.00	50	33
WR Mark Clayton	2	4	16	8.00	0	8
WR Eric Richardson	2	4	15	7.50	0	9
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Greg Baty	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dick Simpson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	19	19.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Everson Walls	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig Taylor	1	0	0
Tyrone Braxton	0	1	0
Mike Brooks	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Carter	1	0	0
Donnell Woolford	0	1	0
Kenny Easley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ed Chalenski	8	313	39.1	37.1	50	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	220	36.7	36.7	43	4

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	5	16	3.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	3	148	49.3	1

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	7	0	0.0	12	21
S Bennie Blades	6	3	0.0	19	24
CB Ron Pitts	6	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Gary Reasons	4	2	0.0	20	17
CB Tyrone Braxton	4	0	0.0	18	26
DT Joe Nash	3	1	1.5	21	30
ILB Steve Hyche	3	0	0.0	13	11
DE Keith Willis	2	1	1.5	18	26
CB Tim Lewis	2	2	0.0	21	28
DE Howie Long	2	1	0.0	22	28
DT Ray Childress	1	0	0.5	14	16
CB Sammy Lilly	1	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0.0	5	15
S Erik McMillan	1	0	0.0	19	22
WR Andre Rison	1	0	---	---	---
T Derrick Graham	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Seth Joyner	0	1	0.5	9	5
OLB Rufus Porter	0	1	0.0	3	2
DE Karl Dunbar	0	1	0.0	21	24

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	7	1	0.0	25	18
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	29	28
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	2	0.0	29	17
DT Rush Brown	4	0	0.0	14	12
ILB E.J. Junior	4	0	0.0	13	16
S Kenny Easley	3	3	0.0	34	30
OLB Templeton Peck	3	2	0.0	26	26
CB Everson Walls	3	1	0.0	29	22
DE Skip McClendon	3	1	0.0	22	17
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	1	0.0	26	26
DT Gerald Williams	3	0	0.0	23	19
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	1	0.0	10	2
S Bennie Thompson	2	1	0.0	12	6
CB Mitchell Price	2	1	0.0	16	16
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0.0	21	15
TE Dick Simpson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jack Del Rio	0	2	0.0	19	13
OLB Richard Tardits	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Nash	1.5	0	30
DE Keith Willis	1.5	0	26
DT Ray Childress	0.5	0	16
OLB Seth Joyner	0.5	0	5
DE Howie Long	0.0	1	28
CB Sammy Lilly	0.0	1	27
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	1	24

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	0	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	3	0	0	21
OLB Gary Reasons	2	0	0	17
CB Ron Pitts	2	0	0	30
CB Tyrone Braxton	2	0	0	26
S Bennie Blades	2	0	0	24
CB Sammy Lilly	1	2	0	27
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	1	15
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0	28
ILB Steve Hyche	1	0	0	11
OLB Seth Joyner	0	1	0	5

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Everson Walls	3	1	1	22
OLB Templeton Peck	3	0	0	26
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0	18
S Le Roy Butler	2	1	0	28
ILB E.J. Junior	1	3	0	16
CB Brian Davis	1	1	0	13
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	1	0	17
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0	15
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brian Millard	4	13	37	31
Rick Barrington	2	8	37	31
Derrick Graham	2	3	24	20
Wang Weilin	1	5	29	24
Louis Cheek	0	3	21	18
Bobby Buenning	0	3	26	20
Bern Brostek	0	2	11	11

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	2	4	18	2	27
Karl Nelson	2	4	18	0	20
Jim Sweeney	2	4	20	0	26
Jim Dombrowski	2	2	22	1	30
Todd Peat	1	5	24	1	31
Carlton Haselrig	1	2	9	0	14
Len Bias	0	2	21	0	25
Brian Johnston	0	1	6	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Lewis	2	35
Charles Arbuckle	2	16
Steve Hyche	1	18
Harry Sydney	1	16
Tony Jordan	1	2

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Lewis	---	---	21	28	35	84
Brian Millard	37	31	---	---	9	77
Rick Barrington	37	31	---	---	5	73
Dave Wilson	37	31	---	---	---	68
Ron Pitts	---	---	21	30	9	60
Jose Gonzalez	24	21	---	---	13	58
Sammy Lilly	---	---	19	27	8	54
Wang Weilin	29	24	---	---	---	53
Derrick Graham	24	20	---	---	9	53
Howie Long	---	---	22	28	2	52
Joe Nash	---	---	21	30	1	52
Keith Willis	---	---	18	26	8	52
Karl Dunbar	---	---	21	24	7	52
Dropkick Murphy	23	14	---	---	14	51
Bobby Buenning	26	20	---	---	3	49
Andre Rison	21	23	---	---	3	47
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	18	26	2	46
Bennie Blades	---	---	19	24	3	46
Louis Cheek	21	18	---	---	7	46
Greg Scales	20	11	---	---	15	46
Erik McMillan	---	---	19	22	1	42
Steve Hyche	---	---	13	11	18	42
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	5	15	21	41
Bob Mrosko	18	15	---	---	6	39
Gary Reasons	---	---	20	17	---	37
Mike Brooks	---	---	12	21	2	35
Craig Taylor	21	13	---	---	---	34
Joe Morris	15	16	---	---	---	31
Ray Childress	---	---	14	16	1	31
Ronnie Schlecht	11	15	---	---	---	26
Bern Brostek	11	11	---	---	3	25
Ray Alexander	10	3	---	---	8	21
Tony Jordan	10	9	---	---	2	21
Charles Arbuckle	5	0	---	---	16	21
Harry Sydney	1	2	---	---	16	19
John Jackson	6	13	---	---	---	19
Seth Joyner	---	---	9	5	---	14
Ed Chalenski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rufus Porter	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jeff Herrod	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ken Karcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Tolliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre Ware	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Idol	---	---	0	0	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	29	28	18	75
Kenny Easley	---	---	34	30	1	65
Todd Peat	24	31	---	---	4	59
Bernie Kosar	25	32	---	---	---	57
Cris Carter	21	30	---	---	4	55
Jim Sweeney	20	26	---	---	8	54
Bo Jackson	23	30	---	---	1	54
Templeton Peck	---	---	26	26	2	54
Kenny Tippins	---	---	26	26	2	54
Jim Dombrowski	22	30	---	---	1	53
Len Bias	21	25	---	---	7	53
Everson Walls	---	---	29	22	1	52
Mitchell Price	---	---	16	16	19	51
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	29	17	2	48
Paul Palmer	15	7	---	---	23	45
Vlade Divac	18	27	---	---	---	45
Martin Mayhew	---	---	25	18	1	44
Gerald Williams	---	---	23	19	1	43
Karl Nelson	18	20	---	---	4	42
Skip McClendon	---	---	22	17	3	42
Greg Brown	---	---	19	18	4	41
Eric Richardson	8	15	---	---	15	38
Larry Roberts	---	---	17	12	8	37
Donnell Woolford	---	---	21	15	1	37
E.J. Junior	---	---	13	16	7	36
Jack Del Rio	---	---	19	13	4	36
Greg Baty	14	13	---	---	8	35
Mark Clayton	12	22	---	---	---	34
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	10	2	21	33
Warren Powers	---	---	16	15	2	33
Carlton Haselrig	9	14	---	---	8	31
Rush Brown	---	---	14	12	1	27
Brian Davis	---	---	6	13	7	26
Bennie Thompson	---	---	12	6	7	25
Charles Alexander	8	11	---	---	3	22
Tom Crockett	8	6	---	---	8	22
Brian Johnston	6	6	---	---	7	19
Dick Simpson	0	4	---	---	15	19
Daryl Turner	3	3	---	---	9	15
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Tardits	---	---	1	0	6	7
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	12	33	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	31	16	1	1	5	7	0	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	28	15	2	3	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	35	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	56	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	24	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Rison	9	6	1	97	1	23
WR Jose Gonzalez	5	1	3	11	0	21
WR Ronnie Schlecht	4	1	0	6	0	15
WR John Jackson	3	1	1	12	0	13
WR Ray Alexander	2	2	0	26	0	3
TE Greg Scales	2	1	0	6	0	11
TE Bob Mrosko	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Craig Taylor	2	2	0	3	0	13
RB Joe Morris	1	1	0	-4	0	16
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	0	10	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	7	0	90	1	30
WR Mark Clayton	4	2	1	16	0	22
WR Eric Richardson	4	2	0	15	0	15
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	1	54	1	30
TE Greg Baty	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	5	0	11
TE Dick Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Morris	3	15	5.00	3.33
Craig Taylor	1	1	1.00	4.14

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0.00	0.00
Paul Palmer	1	5	5.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	2	1	6	3.00	5.39

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	0	0	0.00	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bob Mrosko	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ronnie Schlecht	1	1	6	6.00	1.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Clayton	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	2	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	13	7	6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Rison	5	4	4
WR Ray Alexander	2	2	2
WR Ronnie Schlecht	2	0	0
RB Joe Morris	1	1	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0
TE Bob Mrosko	1	0	0
WR John Jackson	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	1
WR Mark Clayton	2	1	0
WR Eric Richardson	2	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)