Week 3, 1990

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	10	14	6	-	30
Denver Broncos	3	0	2	0	-	5

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 DEN - Hank Ilesic 24 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BIR - Paul Palmer 7 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:13 BIR - Matt Bahr 51 field goal
3Q: 12:17 BIR - Bo Jackson 23 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:50 BIR - Len Bias 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:41 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:28 BIR - Matt Bahr 19 field goal
4Q: 02:21 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 DEN - Hank Ilesic 24 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BIR - Paul Palmer 7 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:13 BIR - Matt Bahr 51 field goal
3Q: 12:17 BIR - Bo Jackson 23 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:50 BIR - Len Bias 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:41 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:28 BIR - Matt Bahr 19 field goal
4Q: 02:21 BIR - Matt Bahr 37 field goal

Team Statistics BIR DEN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 375 260
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 6.36 3.66
Net Rushing Yards 153 114
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.50 5.18
Net Passing Yards 222 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 48 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.88 2.98
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/58 6/63
Punt Returns/Yards 5/10 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:38 29:22

Team Statistics	BIR	DEN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	375	260
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	6.36	3.66
Net Rushing Yards	153	114
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.50	5.18
Net Passing Yards	222	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	48 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.88	2.98
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/58	6/63
Punt Returns/Yards	5/10	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:38	29:22

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	2:12	OWN 7	4	22	Punt
1	5:54	2:18	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
2	14:35	4:25	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	7:50	1:02	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
2	4:39	0:31	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	2:30	2:23	OWN 20	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	8:33	2:50	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	2:50	0:25	OWN 7	1	-32	Safety
3	1:26	1:34	OWN 25	4	36	Fumble
4	13:44	1:22	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	10:14	2:57	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	6:45	2:23	OPP 8	3	6	Field Goal
4	4:03	1:49	OPP 27	3	7	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 28	10	65	Field Goal
1	6:53	0:59	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
1	3:36	4:01	OWN 20	9	50	Punt
2	10:10	2:20	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	6:48	2:09	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	4:08	1:38	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
3	12:05	3:32	OWN 22	7	-1	Punt
3	5:43	2:53	OWN 29	6	10	Punt
3	2:25	0:59	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	14:52	1:08	OWN 39	4	18	Punt
4	12:22	2:08	OPP 48	6	34	Interception
4	7:17	0:32	OWN 8	4	0	Downs
4	4:22	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	2:14	0:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 23	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	25	126	5.04	24	4	1
Paul Palmer	9	27	3.00	7	0	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	14	82	5.86	16	2
Junior Tautalatasi	7	31	4.43	10	1
Tom Rathman	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	24	14	228	1/6	1	32	0	104.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	48	17	152	1/6	0	18	2	27.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Clayton	3	5	43	14.33	23	32	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	53	17.67	20	27	0
WR Cris Carter	3	7	38	12.67	27	21	0
WR Eric Richardson	2	2	47	23.50	37	32	0
TE Greg Baty	2	2	40	20.00	16	30	0
TE Len Bias	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	1

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Martin	5	17	45	9.00	19	18
RB Emmitt Smith	3	6	13	4.33	0	8
WR J.T. Smith	2	4	32	16.00	10	18
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	5	2.50	0	5
WR Jeff Query	2	9	26	13.00	7	17
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
FB Steve Smith	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Junior Tautalatasi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jason Phillips	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.00	0
S Bennie Thompson	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Clayton	1	0	0	0
Le Roy Butler	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Joe Milinchik	1	0
Darryl Henley	1	0
Sam Mills	0	1
Junior Tautalatasi	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	300	50.0	40.7	60	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	10	446	44.6	37.6	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	5	10	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	1	25	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	5	110	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	7	3	0.0	22	40
S Kenny Easley	6	1	0.0	22	48
ILB E.J. Junior	6	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Templeton Peck	4	1	1.0	15	41
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	1	0.0	12	30
S Bennie Thompson	3	1	0.0	6	17
CB Brian Davis	2	2	0.0	16	44
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0.0	14	36
DE Greg Brown	2	0	0.0	9	29
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	0.0	19	39
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	0.0	21	33
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Jack Del Rio	0	3	0.0	15	31
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	7	17
DT Gerald Williams	0	1	0.0	15	34
OLB Kenny Tippins	0	1	0.0	4	13
CB Mitchell Price	0	1	0.0	9	30

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	8	0	0.0	25	21
OLB Andre Tippett	6	0	0.0	27	18
ILB Sam Mills	4	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	0.5	17	15
CB Darryl Henley	3	2	0.0	29	16
OLB Winston Moss	3	1	0.0	5	5
S Myron Guyton	3	1	0.0	6	7
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	0.5	28	15
S Odie Harris	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Aaron Jones	2	1	0.0	19	14
DE Kevin Brooks	2	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Pat Swilling	2	0	0.0	11	9
S Thomas Everett	1	2	0.0	32	23
CB Sheldon White	1	1	0.0	18	13
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0.0	20	16
QB Jim Harbaugh	1	0	---	---	---
CB David Hollis	1	0	0.0	21	18
TE Ken Griffey	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0.0	12	4
DT Jon Hand	0	2	0.0	24	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Templeton Peck	1.0	0	0	0	41
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	2	0	0	31
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	2	0	28
DE Greg Brown	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	4	1	39
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0.0	0	2	1	30
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.0	0	2	0	13
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	0	34

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	0.5	2	15
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.5	0	15
CB David Hollis	0.0	1	18
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	3	0	0	48
CB Everson Walls	2	3	0	36
CB Brian Davis	2	2	1	44
ILB E.J. Junior	2	1	0	22
S Bennie Thompson	2	0	1	17
OLB Templeton Peck	2	0	0	41
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0	30
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	0	40
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	39
CB Donnell Woolford	0	1	0	33
CB Mitchell Price	0	1	0	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	2	1	21
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	18
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	23
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	5
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	16
S Myron Guyton	2	0	7
S Thomas Everett	1	0	23
CB David Hollis	1	0	18
CB Reuben Hendeson	0	2	16

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	7	1	29	1	25
Jim Sweeney	3	6	1	29	0	22
Jim Dombrowski	2	8	0	30	0	23
Brian Johnston	1	1	0	6	0	4
Vlade Divac	0	5	0	26	0	17
Karl Nelson	0	3	0	23	0	17
Carlton Haselrig	0	3	0	19	0	9
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	13	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	5	5	1	20	0	40
Tom Rathman	3	3	0	13	0	20
Ken Ruettgers	1	3	0	17	1	47
Joe Milinchik	1	3	0	19	0	49
Ellison Onizuka	0	5	0	19	0	45
Ken Griffey	0	2	0	15	0	26
John Hudson	0	1	0	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Le Roy Butler	5	25
Mitchell Price	2	14
Paul Palmer	1	28
Dick Simpson	1	19

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	4	27
Myron Guyton	1	15
Paul Frazier	1	12

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Davis	---	---	16	44	29	89
Le Roy Butler	---	---	22	40	25	87
Kenny Easley	---	---	22	48	1	71
Todd Peat	29	25	---	---	7	61
Jim Sweeney	29	22	---	---	9	60
Gerald Williams	---	---	15	34	11	60
Bernie Kosar	34	25	---	---	---	59
Skip McClendon	---	---	19	39	1	59
Len Bias	32	20	---	---	5	57
Templeton Peck	---	---	15	41	1	57
Cris Carter	29	24	---	---	2	55
Donnell Woolford	---	---	21	33	1	55
Warren Powers	---	---	16	28	10	54
Jim Dombrowski	30	23	---	---	---	53
Bo Jackson	26	25	---	---	2	53
Mitchell Price	---	---	9	30	14	53
Everson Walls	---	---	14	36	2	52
E.J. Junior	---	---	14	22	11	47
Jack Del Rio	---	---	15	31	1	47
Eric Richardson	14	11	---	---	20	45
Karl Nelson	23	17	---	---	4	44
Paul Palmer	13	3	---	---	28	44
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	12	30	1	43
Vlade Divac	26	17	---	---	---	43
Bennie Thompson	---	---	6	17	19	42
Mark Clayton	24	17	---	---	---	41
Greg Brown	---	---	9	29	1	39
Carlton Haselrig	19	9	---	---	9	37
Greg Baty	14	8	---	---	10	32
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	5	6	20	31
Charles Alexander	13	9	---	---	6	28
Tom Crockett	8	8	---	---	9	25
Rush Brown	---	---	7	17	---	24
Dick Simpson	3	1	---	---	19	23
Daryl Turner	2	7	---	---	13	22
Kenny Tippins	---	---	4	13	1	18
Brian Johnston	6	4	---	---	7	17
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richard Tardits	---	---	1	1	2	4
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Ruettgers	17	47	---	---	11	75
Ellison Onizuka	19	45	---	---	11	75
Bill Fralic	20	40	---	---	11	71
Jim Harbaugh	22	49	---	---	---	71
Joe Milinchik	19	49	---	---	2	70
Doug Riesenberg	21	47	---	---	---	68
Thomas Everett	---	---	32	23	3	58
Kelvin Martin	14	43	---	---	1	58
Jeff Query	11	31	---	---	12	54
Emmitt Smith	15	35	---	---	2	52
Alvin Walton	---	---	25	21	4	50
Andre Tippett	---	---	27	18	4	49
Ronnie Harmon	14	26	---	---	9	49
Jon Hand	---	---	24	20	4	48
Sam Mills	---	---	24	23	1	48
Tom Rathman	13	20	---	---	15	48
Junior Tautalatasi	7	14	---	---	27	48
Darryl Henley	---	---	29	16	3	48
Sheldon White	---	---	18	13	16	47
Frank Thomas	8	17	---	---	20	45
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	28	15	2	45
David Hollis	---	---	21	18	3	42
J.T. Smith	10	15	---	---	16	41
Ken Griffey	15	26	---	---	---	41
Aaron Jones	---	---	19	14	7	40
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	20	16	3	39
Steve Smith	2	16	---	---	17	35
Johnny Meads	---	---	17	15	2	34
Kevin Brooks	---	---	15	11	6	32
John Hudson	8	13	---	---	9	30
Myron Guyton	---	---	6	7	15	28
Pat Swilling	---	---	11	9	7	27
Bret Michaels	---	---	12	4	10	26
Odie Harris	---	---	13	8	1	22
Kelly Thomas	6	4	---	---	11	21
Winston Moss	---	---	5	5	11	21
David Bavaro	---	---	7	3	9	19
Markus Koch	---	---	6	10	1	17
Jimmie Jones	---	---	10	5	1	16
Jason Phillips	1	2	---	---	11	14
Paul Frazier	0	0	---	---	12	12
Andre Collins	---	---	5	1	6	12
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	67	6.1
Middle	15	25	1.7
Right	8	61	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	16	83	5.2
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	24	14	5	1	2	3	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	48	17	0	1	3	9	12	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	121	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	30	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	43	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	91	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	7	3	1	38	1	24
WR Mark Clayton	5	3	0	43	1	17
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	1	53	1	25
TE Len Bias	3	1	0	7	0	20
WR Eric Richardson	2	2	0	47	1	11
TE Greg Baty	2	2	0	40	1	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	17	5	1	45	43
WR Jeff Query	9	2	0	26	31
RB Emmitt Smith	6	3	1	13	35
WR J.T. Smith	4	2	0	32	15
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	1	1	13	26
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	0	5	20
FB Steve Smith	2	1	0	16	16
WR Jason Phillips	2	0	0	0	2
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0	0	14
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0	2	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	3	1.50	5.04
Paul Palmer	2	10	5.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Junior Tautalatasi	2	9	4.50	4.43
Emmitt Smith	1	3	3.00	5.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	19	9.50	9.50

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	6	2	10	1.67	3.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
WR Cris Carter	1	1	12	12.00	5.43

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	2	1	5	2.50	2.65
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0.00	2.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Palmer	2	0
Bo Jackson	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	8	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	14	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	2
WR Mark Clayton	2	1	0
TE Len Bias	2	0	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	5	1	0
FB Steve Smith	2	1	1
WR Jeff Query	2	0	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (3,300)