Week 4, 1990

played in Pittsburgh, PA

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	10	2	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Curtis Duncan 34 pass from Ebby Laroush (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 12:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal
2Q: 09:16 BIR - E.J. Junior 50 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:33 PIT - Marvin Allen 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 13:57 PIT - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 05:05 BIR - Len Bias 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Curtis Duncan 34 pass from Ebby Laroush (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 12:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal
2Q: 09:16 BIR - E.J. Junior 50 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:33 PIT - Marvin Allen 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 13:57 PIT - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 05:05 BIR - Len Bias 7 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics BIR PIT
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 149 458
- Offensive Plays 48 67
- Yards per Play 3.10 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 65 175
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 3.42 5.47
Net Passing Yards 84 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 100 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.90 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 3/100
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:13 34:47

Team Statistics	BIR	PIT
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	149	458
- Offensive Plays	48	67
- Yards per Play	3.10	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	65	175
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	3.42	5.47
Net Passing Yards	84	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	100	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.90	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	3/100
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:13	34:47

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	6:16	OWN 19	11	45	Punt
2	12:45	3:00	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	6:32	2:41	OWN 39	5	15	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 6	2	-6	Safety
3	8:19	2:17	OWN 17	7	32	Punt
3	5:50	0:53	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
3	3:15	3:30	OWN 11	7	16	Punt
4	13:25	3:17	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	4:46	1:12	OWN 37	3	4	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	4:52	7:07	OWN 20	14	70	Field Goal
2	9:45	0:39	OWN 32	2	18	Fumble
2	9:06	2:34	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	3:51	3:27	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	13:51	5:32	OWN 48	9	40	Missed FG
3	6:02	0:12	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
3	4:57	1:42	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	14:45	1:20	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
4	10:08	5:22	OWN 5	8	65	Missed FG
4	3:34	3:34	OWN 22	8	65	Game

Game MVP: Joel Hilgenberg, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	10	34	3.40	16	2
Paul Palmer	6	20	3.33	6	0
Bernie Kosar	3	11	3.67	9	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	16	120	7.50	17	7	0
Marvin Allen	15	56	3.73	9	0	1
Ebby Laroush	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	26	17	100	3/16	1	13	0	85.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	34	23	288	1/5	1	34	1	91.3

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	6	6	31	5.17	10	13	0
WR Cris Carter	4	8	24	6.00	3	10	0
TE Len Bias	3	3	17	5.67	5	7	1
WR Mark Clayton	2	7	18	9.00	0	10	0
TE Greg Baty	2	2	10	5.00	4	5	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	9	13	120	13.33	26	32	0
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	41	10.25	5	11	0
WR Curtis Duncan	3	7	56	18.67	21	34	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	6	48	16.00	28	29	0
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	16	5.33	3	6	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Le Roy Butler	1	29	29.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Recov	Force	TD
E.J. Junior	1	0	1
Everson Walls	0	2	0
Paul Palmer	0	1	0
Ken Norton Jr.	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Fred Bohannon	1	0
Mike Quick	1	0
Marvin Allen	1	0
Cole Trickel	1	0
Wyatt Henderson	0	1
Curtis Duncan	0	1
Steve Wisniewski	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	304	43.4	32.6	50	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	140	46.7	39.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/3	0/1	0/0	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	23	11.5	0
Mike Quick	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	2	35	17.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	100	33.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	8	2	0.0	26	21
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	0	0.0	16	18
S Kenny Easley	5	5	0.0	27	33
OLB Templeton Peck	4	2	1.0	26	24
S Bennie Thompson	4	0	0.0	12	10
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	0.0	23	22
ILB E.J. Junior	3	1	0.0	12	19
CB Mitchell Price	3	0	0.0	15	15
CB Everson Walls	2	2	0.0	23	28
DE Greg Brown	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	22	29
DE Skip McClendon	2	1	0.0	23	21
DE Warren Powers	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	0.0	26	30
DT Rush Brown	1	2	0.0	15	19
DE Larry Roberts	1	2	0.0	15	18
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0.0	28	29

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Fulcher	7	1	0.0	18	27
DE Marc Spindler	4	1	1.0	17	28
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	1	0.0	15	21
S Brad Edwards	4	1	0.0	18	29
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Charles Bowser	2	1	0.0	15	22
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Blaise Winter	2	0	0.0	11	20
CB Gary Richard	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Danny Stubbs	1	2	1.0	14	13
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	1	1.0	11	17
DT Tracy Rocker	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Eric Davis	1	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Trai Keneley	1	0	0.0	6	11
G Steve Wisniewski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Templeton Peck	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	2	18
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	2	29
DE Greg Brown	0.0	0	1	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	1	1	17
DE Marc Spindler	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Danny Stubbs	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Tory Epps	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	3	0	0	33
ILB E.J. Junior	3	0	0	19
CB Everson Walls	3	0	0	28
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	0	18
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0	22
CB Mitchell Price	2	1	0	15
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0	21
S Bennie Thompson	2	0	0	10
S Le Roy Butler	0	1	1	30

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Fulcher	5	0	27
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	21
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	21
S Brad Edwards	2	0	29
OLB Charles Bowser	1	2	22
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	9
CB Gary Richard	1	0	8
OLB Trai Keneley	1	0	11
CB Eric Davis	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sweeney	1	5	13	1	23
Vlade Divac	1	4	15	2	21
Brian Johnston	1	1	6	0	7
Len Bias	1	1	13	0	24
Todd Peat	1	1	18	0	27
Jim Dombrowski	0	2	17	0	26
Tom Crockett	0	1	4	0	9
Carlton Haselrig	0	1	4	0	12

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	7	10	0	28	0	29
Gary Zimmerman	3	6	0	28	0	33
Eric Moore	3	4	1	27	1	33
Steve Wisniewski	2	4	0	31	0	33
Steve Moore	1	2	0	12	0	12
Trevor Matich	1	1	0	4	0	6
Rich Strenger	0	1	0	24	0	25
Clarence Kay	0	1	0	20	0	19
Ron Davenport	0	1	0	21	0	15
Bob Jozwiak	0	1	0	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Palmer	2	17
Mitchell Price	1	17
Eric Richardson	1	11
E.J. Junior	1	8
Spencer Tillman	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
John Mistler	1	15
Brett Maxie	1	11
Cole Trickel	1	8

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	26	30	17	73
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	28	29	9	66
Kenny Easley	---	---	27	33	2	62
Brian Davis	---	---	22	29	8	59
Everson Walls	---	---	23	28	5	56
Templeton Peck	---	---	26	24	3	53
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	26	21	5	52
Todd Peat	18	27	---	---	4	49
Bernie Kosar	19	29	---	---	---	48
Donnell Woolford	---	---	23	22	3	48
Cris Carter	16	27	---	---	4	47
Skip McClendon	---	---	23	21	3	47
Mitchell Price	---	---	15	15	17	47
Jim Dombrowski	17	26	---	---	1	44
Jim Sweeney	13	23	---	---	7	43
Len Bias	13	24	---	---	5	42
Karl Nelson	18	20	---	---	3	41
Bo Jackson	14	25	---	---	2	41
Greg Brown	---	---	17	17	5	39
E.J. Junior	---	---	12	19	8	39
Jack Del Rio	---	---	16	18	5	39
Larry Roberts	---	---	15	18	3	36
Paul Palmer	8	11	---	---	17	36
Vlade Divac	15	21	---	---	---	36
Rush Brown	---	---	15	19	1	35
Gerald Williams	---	---	17	16	2	35
Bennie Thompson	---	---	12	10	10	32
Mark Clayton	11	18	---	---	---	29
Charles Alexander	6	17	---	---	5	28
Eric Richardson	7	8	---	---	11	26
Greg Baty	12	11	---	---	3	26
Warren Powers	---	---	9	14	1	24
Carlton Haselrig	4	12	---	---	7	23
Dick Simpson	6	2	---	---	15	23
Tom Crockett	4	9	---	---	7	20
Brian Johnston	6	7	---	---	6	19
Daryl Turner	2	2	---	---	8	12
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Mott	---	---	0	2	---	2
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Tardits	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ebby Laroush	32	35	---	---	---	67
Eric Moore	27	33	---	---	6	66
Steve Wisniewski	31	33	---	---	---	64
Joel Hilgenberg	28	29	---	---	6	63
Gary Zimmerman	28	33	---	---	---	61
Mike Quick	24	28	---	---	5	57
Ron Davenport	21	15	---	---	18	54
Marc Spindler	---	---	17	28	7	52
Rich Strenger	24	25	---	---	1	50
Curtis Duncan	15	23	---	---	11	49
Brad Edwards	---	---	18	29	---	47
Clarence Kay	20	19	---	---	7	46
David Fulcher	---	---	18	27	---	45
Cole Trickel	16	18	---	---	8	42
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	15	21	4	40
Hart Lee Dykes	20	18	---	---	---	38
Charles Bowser	---	---	15	22	---	37
Keith Taylor	---	---	14	21	2	37
Tory Epps	---	---	10	22	5	37
Cedric Jones	15	21	---	---	---	36
Trai Keneley	---	---	6	11	18	35
Eric Davis	---	---	18	17	---	35
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	2	14	17	33
Zeke Mowatt	7	12	---	---	14	33
Blaise Winter	---	---	11	20	---	31
Steve Moore	12	12	---	---	6	30
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	17	---	28
Tracy Rocker	---	---	12	14	2	28
Marvin Allen	16	11	---	---	---	27
Danny Stubbs	---	---	14	13	---	27
Carl Zander	---	---	9	13	2	24
Tommie Agee	5	5	---	---	13	23
Darin Jordan	---	---	5	9	8	22
John Mistler	1	5	---	---	15	21
Gary Richard	---	---	5	8	7	20
Ken Coffey	---	---	6	9	2	17
Bob Jozwiak	6	4	---	---	6	16
Trevor Matich	4	6	---	---	5	15
Brett Maxie	---	---	2	2	11	15
Fred Bohannon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Roland Mitchell	---	---	1	2	2	5
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	3	3
Fulton Chandler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	2	13	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	9	42	4.7
Right	11	92	8.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	26	17	0	1	1	2	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	34	23	4	1	1	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	25	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	29	29.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	120	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	8	4	0	24	27
WR Mark Clayton	7	2	1	18	18
RB Bo Jackson	6	6	0	31	25
TE Len Bias	3	3	0	17	24
TE Greg Baty	2	2	0	10	11

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	13	9	0	120	2	28
WR Curtis Duncan	7	3	1	56	1	23
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	3	0	48	1	18
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	0	41	0	21
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	0	16	0	18
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	0	7	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	1	1.00	3.40

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marvin Allen	4	18	4.50	3.73
Ebby Laroush	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Cole Trickel	1	1	1.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	1	7	7.00	3.85

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	4	0	0	0.00	8.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	7.00	5.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	2	9.23
WR Curtis Duncan	1	8.00
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	5	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	4	2	1
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,900)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,900)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,800)