Week 16, 1990

played in Birmingham, AL

43 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	10	0	0	0	-	10
Birmingham Texans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 DAL - Warren Williams 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 01:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 21 field goal
4Q: 07:53 BIR - Bo Jackson 3 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 DAL - Warren Williams 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 01:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 21 field goal
4Q: 07:53 BIR - Bo Jackson 3 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics DAL BIR
Record 8-7 8-6-1
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 220 268
- Offensive Plays 58 61
- Yards per Play 3.79 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 123 116
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 3.84 4.14
Net Passing Yards 97 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 32 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 113 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.73 4.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 6/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 3/40 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37

Team Statistics	DAL	BIR
Record	8-7	8-6-1
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	220	268
- Offensive Plays	58	61
- Yards per Play	3.79	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	123	116
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	3.84	4.14
Net Passing Yards	97	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	32 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	113	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.73	4.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	6/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	3/40	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:23	28:37

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
1	9:56	5:14	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
1	4:01	2:54	OPP 24	6	20	Field Goal
2	14:45	1:52	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
2	9:39	2:34	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	4:16	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	1:49	1:17	OWN 42	5	50	Interception
3	13:08	2:00	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
3	6:54	1:49	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	1:52	1:52	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	7:43	5:14	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
4	0:59	0:34	OPP 45	3	4	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	1:07	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	4:42	0:41	OWN 32	1	-10	Interception
1	1:07	1:22	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	12:53	3:14	OWN 35	7	21	Punt
2	7:05	2:49	OWN 22	5	43	Punt
2	2:26	0:37	OWN 32	3	19	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	11:08	4:14	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
3	5:05	3:13	OWN 34	7	40	Missed FG
4	15:00	7:17	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	2:29	1:30	OWN 43	6	21	Interception
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	24	108	4.50	12	4	0
Warren Williams	7	9	1.29	4	0	1
Tony Eason	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	28	116	4.14	18	4	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	23	14	113	3/16	0	24	1	55.2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	32	16	157	1/5	0	41	3	25.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Brown	7	8	59	8.43	21	24
RB Neal Anderson	2	3	23	11.50	13	18
WR Wayne Walker	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
WR Waylon Smithers	2	6	11	5.50	1	6
FB James Jones	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Chris Dressel	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ricky Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	6	9	82	13.67	25	41
RB Bo Jackson	3	6	25	8.33	17	14
TE Len Bias	2	3	6	3.00	0	3
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	2	2.00	4	2
WR Phil Epps	1	3	20	20.00	0	20
WR Mark Clayton	1	3	15	15.00	2	15
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Tim Brown	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
TE Greg Baty	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	0.00
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	0.00
CB Tony Stargell	1	40	40.00

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Waylon Smithers	1	1	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Ralph Tamm	0	1	0
Aundray Bruce	0	0	1
Lawyer Tillman	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	1	0
Le Roy Butler	1	0	0
Brian Davis	0	1	0
Everson Walls	0	0	1
Skip McClendon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	9	382	42.4	36.9	57	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	253	42.2	32.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	3	16	5.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	6	10	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	1	20	20.0	0
Waylon Smithers	1	19	19.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	43	21.5	0
Cris Carter	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	7	2	0.0	24	26
CB Tony Stargell	6	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	2	1.0	25	29
S Wes Hopkins	5	0	0.0	18	25
DT Michael Dean Perry	4	1	0.0	18	22
S Andre Young	4	0	0.0	26	24
DE Glen Collins	2	1	0.0	18	16
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	0.0	24	30
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Steve Brown	1	2	0.0	16	25
ILB Lance Mehl	1	1	0.0	5	4
QB Tony Eason	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Jessie Small	0	2	0.0	9	9

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	11	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	8	4	0.0	26	19
DE Skip McClendon	3	0	1.0	19	17
OLB Templeton Peck	3	3	0.0	27	16
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	2	0.0	20	9
DT Rush Brown	2	0	1.0	16	7
DE Greg Brown	2	0	1.0	12	8
S Kenny Easley	2	6	0.0	29	26
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	23	18
DT Gerald Williams	2	0	0.0	17	19
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	28	24
ILB E.J. Junior	1	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	0.0	21	24
WR Mark Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Greg Baty	1	0	---	---	---
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	7	9
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Mitchell Price	1	0	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Mack Moore	0.0	2	1	0	17
DE Glen Collins	0.0	0	2	2	16
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Broderick Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	16

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	1.0	1	7
DE Greg Brown	1.0	0	8
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	0	17
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	2	19
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Stargell	4	0	1	24
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	0	0	29
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	0	30
S Andre Young	2	0	0	24
S Wes Hopkins	1	2	0	25
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0	25
ILB Rod Stephens	1	1	0	26
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0	4
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	22
CB Ernest Gibson	0	0	1	18
ILB Jeff Leiding	0	0	1	8

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	3	0	0	22
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0	18
CB Donnell Woolford	1	2	0	24
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	9
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	24
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0	9
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0	9
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0	19
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0	16
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0	18
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	19
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Tofflemire	3	9	0	26	1	24
Ron Heller	3	6	0	32	1	23
Ray Donaldson	3	4	0	21	1	18
John Giesler	1	6	1	24	0	17
Erik Norgard	1	1	0	28	0	19
James Jones	0	3	0	17	0	11
Will Grant	0	1	0	6	0	6
Ralph Tamm	0	1	0	9	0	10

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	5	0	25	1	30
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	0	23	0	30
Brian Johnston	2	2	0	11	0	10
Tom Crockett	2	2	0	24	0	26
Karl Nelson	1	2	0	15	0	16
Vlade Divac	1	2	0	19	0	26
Charles Alexander	1	1	0	11	0	9
Jim Sweeney	0	7	1	23	0	27
Len Bias	0	1	0	15	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Carter	2	15
Lawyer Tillman	2	14
Will Grant	2	9
Dave Studdard	1	9
Steve Brown	1	6
Waylon Smithers	1	4

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Norton Jr.	2	11
Le Roy Butler	1	18
E.J. Junior	1	5
Bennie Thompson	1	5

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Tofflemire	26	24	---	---	10	60
Tony Stargell	---	---	21	24	14	59
Tony Eason	32	26	---	---	---	58
Aundray Bruce	---	---	25	29	3	57
Ron Heller	32	23	---	---	---	55
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	24	30	1	55
Pat Carter	25	15	---	---	15	55
Erik Norgard	28	19	---	---	8	55
Andre Young	---	---	26	24	4	54
Rod Stephens	---	---	24	26	2	52
Neal Anderson	25	21	---	---	2	48
Kirk Springs	---	---	10	22	15	47
Steve Brown	---	---	16	25	6	47
Eddie Brown	22	21	---	---	4	47
John Giesler	24	17	---	---	3	44
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	18	22	4	44
Wes Hopkins	---	---	18	25	---	43
Waylon Smithers	21	18	---	---	4	43
Ray Donaldson	21	18	---	---	1	40
Jeff Cross	---	---	17	22	1	40
Ernest Gibson	---	---	20	18	---	38
Dave Studdard	14	13	---	---	9	36
Glen Collins	---	---	18	16	1	35
Broderick Thomas	---	---	18	16	1	35
James Jones	17	11	---	---	6	34
Wayne Walker	9	6	---	---	18	33
Ricky Sanders	17	15	---	---	---	32
Ralph Tamm	9	10	---	---	10	29
Ron Holmes	---	---	11	11	6	28
Chris Dressel	10	11	---	---	6	27
Mack Moore	---	---	10	17	---	27
Mark Duda	---	---	11	11	3	25
Jessie Small	---	---	9	9	4	22
Will Grant	6	6	---	---	9	21
Louis Cooper	---	---	3	4	14	21
Jamie Morris	0	0	---	---	21	21
Lawyer Tillman	4	1	---	---	14	19
Eric Ball	3	5	---	---	7	15
Warren Williams	7	6	---	---	---	13
Jeff Leiding	---	---	4	8	---	12
Lance Mehl	---	---	5	4	2	11
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	27	22	18	67
Todd Peat	25	30	---	---	7	62
Bernie Kosar	28	33	---	---	---	61
Bo Jackson	28	33	---	---	---	61
Cris Carter	27	32	---	---	2	61
Jim Sweeney	23	27	---	---	7	57
Kenny Easley	---	---	29	26	1	56
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	26	19	11	56
Jim Dombrowski	23	30	---	---	2	55
Warren Powers	---	---	26	18	11	55
Donnell Woolford	---	---	28	24	2	54
Brian Davis	---	---	23	18	12	53
Tom Crockett	24	26	---	---	---	50
Tim Brown	20	29	---	---	---	49
Jack Del Rio	---	---	21	24	3	48
Templeton Peck	---	---	27	16	4	47
Vlade Divac	19	26	---	---	---	45
Everson Walls	---	---	20	18	4	42
Skip McClendon	---	---	19	17	4	40
Karl Nelson	15	16	---	---	7	38
Phil Epps	10	13	---	---	14	37
Gerald Williams	---	---	17	19	1	37
Paul Palmer	5	10	---	---	20	35
Charles Alexander	11	9	---	---	13	33
Len Bias	15	15	---	---	1	31
Kenny Tippins	---	---	20	9	1	30
E.J. Junior	---	---	14	9	5	28
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	2	5	21	28
Greg Baty	11	10	---	---	5	26
Brian Johnston	11	10	---	---	5	26
Rush Brown	---	---	16	7	2	25
J.C. Pearson	---	---	9	9	6	24
Greg Brown	---	---	12	8	3	23
Mark Clayton	10	11	---	---	1	22
Dick Simpson	3	2	---	---	12	17
Larry Roberts	---	---	7	9	---	16
Bennie Thompson	---	---	6	4	5	15
Mitchell Price	---	---	3	5	---	8
Daryl Turner	0	1	---	---	6	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlton Haselrig	0	0	---	---	7	7
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Martin Mayhew	---	---	0	0	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	17	50	2.9
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	23	14	1	1	1	2	4	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	32	16	2	0	1	5	5	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	12	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	24	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	32	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	40	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	8	7	0	59	1	21
WR Waylon Smithers	6	2	0	11	0	18
RB Neal Anderson	3	2	0	23	0	21
TE Chris Dressel	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR Wayne Walker	2	2	0	15	0	6
FB James Jones	1	1	0	5	0	11
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	15

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	6	0	82	1	32
RB Bo Jackson	6	3	0	25	0	33
WR Tim Brown	4	1	0	8	0	29
WR Phil Epps	3	1	1	20	1	13
WR Mark Clayton	3	1	0	15	0	11
TE Len Bias	3	2	0	6	0	15
TE Greg Baty	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	2	0	9
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	15	3.75	4.50
Warren Williams	1	4	4.00	1.29

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	4	17	4.25	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	2	20	5.00	4.91

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	1	2	2.00	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	2	2	20	10.00	7.38
TE Chris Dressel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Waylon Smithers	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	6	2
Warren Williams	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	5	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	2
WR Waylon Smithers	3	0	0
WR Wayne Walker	2	2	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	3	1	1
WR Phil Epps	2	1	1
WR Mark Clayton	2	1	1
WR Cris Carter	2	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0

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

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