Week 2, 1990

played in Washington, DC

83 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	10	7	10	-	27
Washington Redskins	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 06:18 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:58 WAS - Gary Clark 3 pass from Hugh Millen (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:09 BIR - Matt Bahr 46 field goal
3Q: 09:58 BIR - Len Bias 17 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:09 BIR - Eric Richardson 11 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:21 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 06:18 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:58 WAS - Gary Clark 3 pass from Hugh Millen (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:09 BIR - Matt Bahr 46 field goal
3Q: 09:58 BIR - Len Bias 17 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:09 BIR - Eric Richardson 11 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:21 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Team Statistics BIR WAS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 380 229
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 5.21 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 143 129
- Rushing Attempts 38 26
- Yards per Rush 3.76 4.96
Net Passing Yards 237 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 1 30 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.77 3.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 2/15 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 36:30 23:30

Team Statistics	BIR	WAS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	380	229
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	5.21	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	143	129
- Rushing Attempts	38	26
- Yards per Rush	3.76	4.96
Net Passing Yards	237	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 1	30 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.77	3.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	2/15	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	36:30	23:30

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	4:44	OWN 32	8	19	Punt
1	1:02	1:12	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	13:27	0:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:38	5:26	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:26	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:30	0:28	OPP 44	2	15	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
3	7:08	4:29	OWN 20	9	40	Interception
3	1:01	3:10	OWN 1	7	35	Punt
4	11:38	4:37	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	5:35	2:21	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:36	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 28	3	-4	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:46	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
1	4:30	3:28	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	14:50	1:23	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	12:36	0:58	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	6:12	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:05	1:16	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
2	1:23	0:53	OWN 37	3	17	Fumble
3	9:49	2:41	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
3	2:39	1:38	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	12:51	1:13	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	7:01	1:26	OWN 21	4	8	Downs
4	3:14	1:10	OWN 37	5	34	Downs
4	1:28	0:30	OWN 28	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	29	101	3.48	13	1
Paul Palmer	6	46	7.67	16	2
Bernie Kosar	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	14	78	5.57	28	2	1
Willard Reeves	9	36	4.00	9	0	0
Maurice Carthon	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Hugh Millen	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Bill Elliot	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	34	24	243	1/6	3	32	1	107.8

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Millen	30	14	100	0/0	1	25	0	65.9

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	5	8	70	14.00	32	22	1
WR Mark Clayton	4	7	66	16.50	18	32	0
WR Cris Carter	4	6	25	6.25	6	11	0
WR Eric Richardson	3	3	30	10.00	5	16	1
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	12	4.00	7	7	1
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	11	5.50	1	6	0
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
TE Greg Baty	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rocky Klever	3	5	33	11.00	12	25	0
WR Gary Clark	3	5	12	4.00	2	6	1
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	22	7.33	17	17	0
WR Rich Erenberg	2	5	15	7.50	6	9	0
WR Mike Rozier	2	4	13	6.50	0	9	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
RB Willard Reeves	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Keith Henderson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joey Browner	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Le Roy Butler	1	0	0
Martin Mayhew	0	1	0
Rush Brown	0	0	1
Mitchell Price	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Erenberg	1	1	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
John Tice	0	1	0
David Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	269	44.8	36.7	51	0

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	7	311	44.4	36.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	1	19	19.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	2	47	23.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	4	92	23.0	0
Tom Pridemore	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	6	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	0	0.0	13	10
DT Rush Brown	3	0	0.0	16	14
OLB Templeton Peck	3	0	0.0	20	27
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0.0	18	23
S Bennie Thompson	3	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	0.0	18	19
S Kenny Easley	2	2	0.0	25	29
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	13	19
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0.0	20	20
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	5	0.0	17	18
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Mark Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0.0	19	23
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	10	14
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Everson Walls	0	1	0.0	18	23

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Browner	12	3	0.0	26	27
DT Keith Millard	9	3	1.0	28	28
ILB Byron Evans	8	3	0.0	23	28
OLB Randy Kirk	5	1	0.0	13	15
CB Dwayne Harper	3	4	0.0	19	20
DT Tim Krumrie	3	3	0.0	23	15
OLB Joe Kelly	3	1	0.0	29	27
DE Leslie O'Neal	3	1	0.0	22	20
CB JC Watts	3	0	0.0	31	28
DE Gerald Robinson	2	1	0.0	16	15
DE Neil Smith	2	0	0.0	23	25
CB Wymon Henderson	1	2	0.0	30	28
S Torin Dorn	1	2	0.0	22	19
S Tom Pridemore	1	1	0.0	25	24
DE Bruce Mesner	1	1	0.0	12	12
TE John Tice	1	0	---	---	---
CB Anthony Blaylock	0	2	0.0	22	19
ILB Scott Kozak	0	2	0.0	15	7
DE Kurt Ploeger	0	1	0.0	15	10
OLB Mike Johnson	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	1	2	0	23
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	2	1	13

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Millard	1.0	1	4	28
DE Neil Smith	0.0	1	1	25
S Tom Pridemore	0.0	1	0	24
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.0	1	0	10
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	3	1	19
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	20
S Bennie Thompson	2	0	15
OLB Templeton Peck	1	1	27
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	23
S Kenny Easley	1	0	29
CB Brian Davis	1	0	19
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	23
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	19
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	4
ILB E.J. Junior	0	1	12
CB Everson Walls	0	1	23
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0	1	18

Washington	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Joey Browner	4	1	27
CB JC Watts	4	0	28
ILB Byron Evans	4	0	28
OLB Randy Kirk	3	0	15
DT Keith Millard	2	0	28
CB Dwayne Harper	2	0	20
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	24
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	27
CB Wymon Henderson	1	0	28
CB Anthony Blaylock	1	0	19
ILB Scott Kozak	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	6	7	1	34	1	24
Jim Sweeney	3	12	0	29	0	29
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	0	32	0	32
Karl Nelson	1	5	0	32	0	26
Todd Peat	1	3	0	34	0	32
Tom Crockett	0	1	0	4	0	11
Carlton Haselrig	0	1	0	16	0	14

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Carl Bax	3	5	20	28
Keith Kartz	2	7	24	27
Ken Reeves	2	2	20	26
Mike Smith	1	5	24	25
Justin Strzelczyk	1	1	13	8
Howard Ballard	0	4	19	26
David Jordan	0	1	8	7

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	3	23
Mitchell Price	3	12
Le Roy Butler	1	19
Charles Alexander	1	12
Bennie Thompson	1	9

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Harper	1	28
Maurice Carthon	1	14
David Jordan	1	7

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Kosar	38	35	---	---	---	73
Todd Peat	34	32	---	---	7	73
Cris Carter	34	31	---	---	3	68
Jim Sweeney	29	29	---	---	8	66
Bo Jackson	34	30	---	---	2	66
Jim Dombrowski	32	32	---	---	---	64
Karl Nelson	32	26	---	---	3	61
Len Bias	28	28	---	---	4	60
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	19	19	59
Vlade Divac	34	24	---	---	---	58
Kenny Easley	---	---	25	29	---	54
Martin Mayhew	---	---	18	23	10	51
Mark Clayton	25	24	---	---	---	49
Templeton Peck	---	---	20	27	---	47
Paul Palmer	11	13	---	---	23	47
Skip McClendon	---	---	19	23	2	44
Charles Alexander	17	14	---	---	12	43
Everson Walls	---	---	18	23	1	42
Eric Richardson	11	14	---	---	16	41
Donnell Woolford	---	---	20	20	1	41
Brian Davis	---	---	13	19	8	40
Carlton Haselrig	16	14	---	---	8	38
Kenny Tippins	---	---	18	19	1	38
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	17	18	1	36
Greg Baty	19	15	---	---	---	34
Rush Brown	---	---	16	14	2	32
E.J. Junior	---	---	11	12	9	32
Larry Roberts	---	---	12	13	7	32
Bennie Thompson	---	---	8	15	9	32
Dick Simpson	9	4	---	---	17	30
Jack Del Rio	---	---	13	10	4	27
Gerald Williams	---	---	10	16	---	26
Greg Brown	---	---	11	11	3	25
Warren Powers	---	---	10	14	---	24
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	4	1	18	23
Tom Crockett	4	11	---	---	8	23
Brian Johnston	9	7	---	---	6	22
Mitchell Price	---	---	1	4	12	17
Daryl Turner	2	2	---	---	11	15
Tim Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Tardits	---	---	1	0	3	4
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
JC Watts	---	---	31	28	11	70
Dwayne Harper	---	---	19	20	28	67
Joe Kelly	---	---	29	27	3	59
Wymon Henderson	---	---	30	28	1	59
Keith Millard	---	---	28	28	2	58
Tom Pridemore	---	---	25	24	8	57
Joey Browner	---	---	26	27	3	56
Hugh Millen	26	30	---	---	---	56
Keith Kartz	24	27	---	---	4	55
Carl Bax	20	28	---	---	6	54
Neil Smith	---	---	23	25	5	53
Byron Evans	---	---	23	28	1	52
Torin Dorn	---	---	22	19	11	52
Gary Clark	24	27	---	---	---	51
Mike Smith	24	25	---	---	---	49
Rocky Klever	20	19	---	---	8	47
Ken Reeves	20	26	---	---	1	47
Willard Reeves	10	15	---	---	22	47
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	22	20	3	45
Howard Ballard	19	26	---	---	---	45
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	22	19	2	43
Mike Rozier	22	20	---	---	---	42
Tim Krumrie	---	---	23	15	3	41
Maurice Carthon	12	12	---	---	14	38
Gerald Robinson	---	---	16	15	7	38
Sam Merriman	---	---	11	7	16	34
Randy Kirk	---	---	13	15	5	33
Walter Abercrombie	16	15	---	---	1	32
Justin Strzelczyk	13	8	---	---	7	28
Rich Erenberg	2	10	---	---	15	27
Bill Elliot	5	7	---	---	15	27
Scott Kozak	---	---	15	7	4	26
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	15	10	---	25
Bruce Mesner	---	---	12	12	1	25
John Tice	10	10	---	---	3	23
David Jordan	8	7	---	---	7	22
Keith Henderson	8	14	---	---	---	22
Anthony Pleasant	---	---	10	7	5	22
Tim Jorden	1	1	---	---	16	18
Steve Dawkins	2	3	---	---	7	12
Charles Wilson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Johnson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	19	93	4.9
Right	8	26	3.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	11	71	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	34	24	2	1	4	0	4	6	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Millen	30	14	1	2	2	7	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	17	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	49	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	8	5	2	70	1	28
WR Mark Clayton	7	4	1	66	1	24
WR Cris Carter	6	4	0	25	0	31
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0	12	0	30
WR Eric Richardson	3	3	0	30	0	14
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	0	11	0	14
TE Greg Baty	2	1	1	15	0	15
RB Paul Palmer	2	2	0	14	0	13

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rocky Klever	5	3	0	33	1	19
WR Gary Clark	5	3	0	12	0	27
WR Rich Erenberg	5	2	0	15	0	10
WR Keith Henderson	5	0	1	0	0	14
WR Mike Rozier	4	2	1	13	0	20
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	0	22	0	12
RB Willard Reeves	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	7	7.00	3.48

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	14	4.67	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	5	45	7.50	7.15

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Millen	4	3	13	3.25	3.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	1	17	8.50	8.75
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	11	11.00	10.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Cris Carter	1	1	11	11.00	4.17

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Clark	3	2	9	3.00	2.40
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	4	4.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	2
Bernie Kosar	1	0
Paul Palmer	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	1	1
Willard Reeves	1	0
Hugh Millen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	6	5

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Millen	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Clayton	4	1	1
WR Eric Richardson	2	2	2
TE Len Bias	2	2	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Henderson	4	0	0
TE Rocky Klever	1	1	0
WR Gary Clark	1	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	1
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)