Week 7, 1990

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	0	10	6	3	-	19
Houston Titans	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 10:34 BIR - Matt Bahr 30 field goal
2Q: 05:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 01:39 BIR - Daryl Turner 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 12:32 BIR - Matt Bahr 43 field goal
3Q: 05:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 43 field goal
4Q: 14:09 BIR - Matt Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 07:09 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 10:34 BIR - Matt Bahr 30 field goal
2Q: 05:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 01:39 BIR - Daryl Turner 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 12:32 BIR - Matt Bahr 43 field goal
3Q: 05:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 43 field goal
4Q: 14:09 BIR - Matt Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 07:09 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics BIR HOU
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 15 11
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 340 265
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 114 83
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.07
Net Passing Yards 226 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 0 28 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:16 24:44

Team Statistics	BIR	HOU
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	15	11
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	340	265
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	114	83
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.07
Net Passing Yards	226	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 0	28 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:16	24:44

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	4:34	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
1	5:43	1:48	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
1	2:28	1:22	OPP 41	4	7	Downs
2	14:08	3:40	OWN 18	6	69	Field Goal
2	5:06	3:36	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
3	10:13	1:32	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	8:41	3:01	OPP 29	5	3	Field Goal
3	4:01	4:59	OWN 35	9	56	Field Goal
4	11:48	3:06	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
4	6:59	3:52	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	1:53	0:34	OWN 26	3	2	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 21	7	64	Field Goal
1	6:53	1:10	OWN 20	3	27	Fumble
1	3:55	1:27	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
1	1:06	1:58	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	10:28	5:22	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
2	1:30	0:53	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	12:26	2:13	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	5:40	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:02	2:14	OWN 24	4	27	Interception
4	8:42	1:43	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
4	3:07	1:14	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 29	7	25	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	23	77	3.35	20	1
Paul Palmer	7	28	4.00	11	1
Bernie Kosar	3	9	3.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Herschel Walker	13	43	3.31	9	1
Bartholomew Simpson	13	40	3.08	9	0
Neil Lomax	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	34	17	233	1/7	1	67	0	82.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	28	14	187	1/5	0	40	1	56.7

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	5	7	85	17.00	19	31	0
RB Bo Jackson	4	8	98	24.50	93	67	0
WR Daryl Turner	3	4	18	6.00	0	10	1
TE Len Bias	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Mark Clayton	1	8	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Eric Richardson	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Dick Simpson	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Keith McKeller	4	7	78	19.50	45	40
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	4	16	5.33	2	7
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	28	14.00	14	19
WR Louis Lipps	2	4	36	18.00	11	19
WR Henry Ellard	1	5	9	9.00	0	9
RB Herschel Walker	1	2	18	18.00	7	18
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Recov	Force
Greg Brown	1	0
Carlton Haselrig	1	0
Kenny Easley	0	1
Mitchell Price	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	228	32.6	28.9	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	258	43.0	40.3	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	4/4	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	1	31	31.0	0
Paul Palmer	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	28	14.0	0
Brian Brennan	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	9	1	0.0	21	26
S Kenny Easley	6	4	0.0	27	26
S Bennie Thompson	4	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	1.0	23	26
CB Brian Davis	3	2	0.0	22	24
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	2	0.0	15	17
DT Rush Brown	3	0	0.0	11	11
DT Gerald Williams	3	0	0.0	16	18
S Le Roy Butler	2	3	0.0	21	20
ILB E.J. Junior	2	2	0.0	19	15
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Greg Brown	0	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0.0	8	6
OLB Joe Mott	0	1	0.0	3	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	6	1	0.0	27	25
S Lloyd Burrus	4	2	0.0	25	21
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	2	0.0	28	28
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	19	14
DE Martin Harrison	4	1	0.0	20	31
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	0.0	22	28
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	25	22
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	0.0	21	15
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	0.0	29	33
S Mark Carrier	3	0	0.0	6	7
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	1.0	20	17
S Martin Bayless	2	2	0.0	9	16
CB Bill Jackson	2	0	0.0	8	13
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	28	30
DT Phil Wyrick	1	2	0.0	18	22
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	20	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	1.0	1	0	1	26
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Templeton Peck	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	2	0	6
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	1	0	6

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	1	17
DT Phil Wyrick	0.0	3	0	22
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	5	1	0	26
S Kenny Easley	3	0	1	26
S Bennie Thompson	3	0	0	15
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0	24
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	15
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	1	25
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	28
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	23
CB James Hasty	2	1	22
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	21
CB Bill Jackson	2	0	13
S Mark Carrier	2	0	7
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	33
S Martin Bayless	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sweeney	3	7	1	29	0	28
Jim Dombrowski	2	10	1	29	0	31
Vlade Divac	2	6	0	25	0	24
Tom Crockett	2	3	0	22	0	31
Brian Johnston	1	1	0	5	0	8
Carlton Haselrig	0	2	0	23	0	19
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	17	0	6
Greg Baty	0	1	0	4	0	0
Todd Peat	0	0	0	32	1	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Davidson	2	3	0	17	0	18
George Lilja	1	6	1	20	0	21
Rob Taylor	1	6	0	23	0	19
Jessie Clark	1	1	0	7	0	10
Dennis McKnight	0	3	0	22	0	26
Jeff Bostic	0	2	0	19	0	23
Keith McKeller	0	2	0	22	0	25
Dan Remsberg	0	1	0	5	1	6
John Alt	0	1	0	21	0	25
Chad Lane	0	1	0	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Price	2	13
Paul Palmer	1	26
Le Roy Butler	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	1	18
Keith McKeller	1	16
Greg Werner	1	15
Brian Ingram	1	11

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	32	34	---	---	9	75
Jim Sweeney	29	28	---	---	11	68
Bernie Kosar	33	35	---	---	---	68
Jim Dombrowski	29	31	---	---	5	65
Len Bias	27	32	---	---	5	64
Cris Carter	27	32	---	---	4	63
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	20	20	61
Bo Jackson	28	30	---	---	2	60
Brian Davis	---	---	22	24	11	57
Kenny Easley	---	---	27	26	2	55
Tom Crockett	22	31	---	---	---	53
Carlton Haselrig	23	19	---	---	11	53
Jack Del Rio	---	---	23	26	3	52
Paul Palmer	11	15	---	---	26	52
Martin Mayhew	---	---	21	26	2	49
Vlade Divac	25	24	---	---	---	49
Mark Clayton	21	25	---	---	---	46
Daryl Turner	10	19	---	---	16	45
Warren Powers	---	---	18	20	7	45
Dick Simpson	14	11	---	---	20	45
E.J. Junior	---	---	19	15	10	44
Templeton Peck	---	---	19	20	3	42
Everson Walls	---	---	17	20	2	39
Charles Alexander	17	6	---	---	15	38
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	15	17	6	38
Greg Brown	---	---	14	16	6	36
Larry Roberts	---	---	17	16	2	35
Gerald Williams	---	---	16	18	1	35
J.C. Pearson	---	---	11	11	10	32
Bennie Thompson	---	---	6	15	10	31
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	8	6	15	29
Rush Brown	---	---	11	11	2	24
Eric Richardson	4	5	---	---	14	23
Brian Johnston	5	8	---	---	8	21
Mitchell Price	---	---	4	4	13	21
Skip McClendon	---	---	5	6	1	12
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	11	11
Scott Beavers	0	0	---	---	11	11
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Mott	---	---	3	2	4	9
Greg Baty	4	0	---	---	---	4
Phil Epps	2	0	---	---	---	2
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Tardits	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Simon Fletcher	---	---	29	33	4	66
Keith McKeller	22	25	---	---	16	63
David Greenwood	---	---	28	30	4	62
Martin Harrison	---	---	20	31	10	61
Pepper Johnson	---	---	28	28	3	59
Ed Reynolds	---	---	27	25	6	58
Neil Lomax	27	29	---	---	---	56
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	28	4	54
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	25	21	6	52
Henry Ellard	25	25	---	---	1	51
James Hasty	---	---	25	22	4	51
Tim McKyer	---	---	17	23	10	50
George Lilja	20	21	---	---	8	49
Dennis McKnight	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jeff Bostic	19	23	---	---	4	46
John Alt	21	25	---	---	---	46
Louis Lipps	24	21	---	---	---	45
Frank Bruno	---	---	20	20	3	43
Jeff Davidson	17	18	---	---	8	43
Phil Wyrick	---	---	18	22	3	43
Rob Taylor	23	19	---	---	---	42
Bartholomew Simpson	13	6	---	---	23	42
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	14	8	41
Herschel Walker	14	23	---	---	3	40
Haywood Jeffires	14	16	---	---	10	40
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	17	2	39
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	21	15	1	37
Jessie Clark	7	10	---	---	18	35
Martin Bayless	---	---	9	16	9	34
Bill Jackson	---	---	8	13	10	31
Chris Singleton	---	---	5	7	19	31
Brian Brennan	5	7	---	---	17	29
Greg Werner	7	7	---	---	15	29
Lee Rouson	4	5	---	---	18	27
Chad Lane	8	7	---	---	6	21
Rich Dixon	---	---	6	7	7	20
Dan Remsberg	5	6	---	---	8	19
Jamie Holland	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	4	6	17
Brian Ingram	---	---	3	2	11	16
Mark Carrier	---	---	6	7	2	15
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
KD Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	57	4.1
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	4	19	4.8
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	34	17	4	2	5	5	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	28	14	2	0	2	2	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	96	24.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	150	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	35	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Clayton	8	1	3	3	0	25
RB Bo Jackson	8	4	1	98	2	30
WR Cris Carter	7	5	0	85	2	32
WR Daryl Turner	4	3	0	18	0	19
TE Len Bias	4	2	0	9	0	32
WR Eric Richardson	2	1	1	7	0	5
TE Dick Simpson	1	1	0	13	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keith McKeller	7	4	0	78	2	25
WR Henry Ellard	5	1	1	9	0	25
WR Louis Lipps	4	2	0	36	0	21
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	0	16	0	16
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	1	28	0	7
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	0	18	0	23
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0	2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	5	4	0.80	3.35

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	9	9.00	3.31
Bartholomew Simpson	1	9	9.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	2	17	2.83	6.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	1	3	0.60	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Clayton	2	0	0	0.00	0.38
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR Daryl Turner	1	1	10	10.00	4.50
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	12.25
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	3	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0.00	11.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	1	1
Paul Palmer	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	5	0
Herschel Walker	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	14	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	5	2	1
WR Cris Carter	4	3	2
WR Mark Clayton	2	0	0
TE Len Bias	2	1	0
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)