Week 16, 1984

played in Detroit, MI

43 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Titans	3	0	0	7	-	10
Detroit Lions	17	10	3	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal
1Q: 09:10 DET - Ozzie Newsome 7 pass from Steve Fuller (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 02:02 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:35 DET - Albert Bentley 63 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 07:33 DET - Rick Moser 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 56 field goal
3Q: 05:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 24 field goal
4Q: 13:47 HOU - Gerald Riggs 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal
1Q: 09:10 DET - Ozzie Newsome 7 pass from Steve Fuller (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 02:02 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:35 DET - Albert Bentley 63 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 07:33 DET - Rick Moser 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 56 field goal
3Q: 05:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 24 field goal
4Q: 13:47 HOU - Gerald Riggs 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 3-12 7-8
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 273 357
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.20 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 86 221
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 5.38 5.53
Net Passing Yards 187 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 1 20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.82 6.80
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/141 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	3-12	7-8
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	273	357
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.20	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	86	221
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	5.38	5.53
Net Passing Yards	187	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 1	20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.82	6.80
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/141	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
1	10:21	0:32	OWN 24	1	3	Fumble
1	9:01	7:04	OWN 32	11	47	Field Goal
1	1:19	3:08	OWN 35	5	12	Punt
2	7:27	3:06	OWN 19	8	18	Punt
2	3:06	1:32	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
3	13:19	2:13	OWN 18	5	35	Punt
3	9:30	0:50	OWN 43	2	-1	Fumble
3	5:01	6:20	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
4	8:58	1:00	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	3:32	1:01	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:57	0:26	OWN 41	1	5	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	2:08	OPP 35	3	8	Field Goal
1	9:49	0:48	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
1	1:57	0:38	OWN 37	1	63	Touchdown
2	13:11	5:44	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:21	1:15	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	4	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
3	11:06	1:36	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
3	8:40	3:39	OPP 37	9	30	Field Goal
4	13:41	4:43	OWN 17	9	56	Interception
4	7:58	4:26	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
4	2:31	0:34	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:31	1:31	50	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Dennis Boyd, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	13	67	5.15	11	1	1
Amos Lawrence	3	19	6.33	16	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig James	20	104	5.20	23	3	0
Rick Moser	13	43	3.31	12	1	1
Albert Bentley	5	76	15.20	63	1	1
Steve Fuller	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	46	29	207	3/20	0	29	1	64.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Fuller	20	11	136	0/0	1	24	1	72.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	6	11	27	4.50	0	11
TE Pat Beach	5	10	40	8.00	0	15
WR Gregg Garrity	5	6	46	9.20	16	29
RB Gerald Riggs	4	5	15	3.75	8	5
WR Brian Brennan	4	6	27	6.75	0	11
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	10	5.00	12	7
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	2	25	25.00	21	25
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Anthony Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	5	28	9.33	6	14	1
TE Jim Obradovich	2	3	22	11.00	4	11	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Rick Moser	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	2	24	24.00	23	24	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Phil McConkey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	17	17.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ronnie Lott	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Doug Williams	2	0
Jon Keyworth	1	0
Pat Beach	1	0
Dennis McKnight	0	1
Gerald Riggs	0	1

Detroit	Recov	Force
Ed O'Neil	1	0
Jerome Sally	1	0
Dennis Boyd	0	2
Dwayne Crump	0	1
Bobby Butler	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	236	39.3	31.7	56	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	188	47.0	42.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	4/4	2/2	1/1	56	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	-2	-2.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	4	97	24.3	0
Gerald Riggs	2	44	22.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Crump	1	25	25.0	0
Gerald McNeil	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	9	3	0.0	31	7
S Martin Bayless	5	3	0.0	33	14
ILB Gary Spani	5	0	0.0	17	9
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	37	17
DE Dexter Manley	3	2	0.0	29	16
CB Carl Howard	3	1	0.0	28	11
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	3	0.0	27	16
CB Jitter Fields	2	1	0.0	28	11
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	27	13
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0.0	26	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	25	13
DT Jerome Hynes	2	0	0.0	20	8
CB Louis Wright	1	2	0.0	22	15
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0.0	22	9
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.0	10	9
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	24	13
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ken Kennard	0	1	0.0	23	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	8	2	0.0	13	47
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	2	0.0	14	36
ILB Matt Millen	4	1	0.0	11	32
DT Jerome Sally	3	0	1.0	16	49
CB Bobby Butler	3	2	0.0	14	34
DE Jacob Green	3	0	0.0	6	23
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0.0	12	40
CB Preston Davis	3	0	0.0	3	23
DE Dennis Boyd	2	1	2.0	14	41
S Fred Marion	2	1	0.0	13	35
DT Brian Sochia	2	1	0.0	11	33
S Dwayne Crump	2	0	0.0	8	22
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	0	0.0	10	28
OLB Chris Martin	2	0	0.0	4	15
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	5	18
TE Mike Mularkey	1	0	---	---	---
S Marvin Switzer	0	2	0.0	8	27
CB Herb Williams	0	1	0.0	10	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	0	16

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	2.0	0	2	0	41
DT Jerome Sally	1.0	0	1	0	49
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0	16
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0	14
CB Carl Howard	2	0	0	11
ILB Gary Spani	1	1	0	9
S David Greenwood	1	0	1	17
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0	15
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0	9
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	7
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0	16

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	6	1	1	47
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	0	0	36
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0	34
CB Preston Davis	3	0	0	23
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	3	0	40
S Dwayne Crump	2	1	0	22
ILB Matt Millen	2	0	0	32
OLB Chris Martin	2	0	0	15
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0	23
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0	18
S Fred Marion	1	0	0	35
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0	33
S Marvin Switzer	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	2	2	13	1	41
Dennis McKnight	1	3	16	1	44
Jon Keyworth	1	3	7	0	18
Pat Beach	1	2	12	0	33
John Alt	1	1	15	1	41
Jeff Bostic	1	1	13	0	41
Melvin Jackson	0	2	5	0	19
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	4	0	8
Ralph Williams	0	1	11	0	32

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Guy McIntyre	3	10	0	39	18
Cody Risien	3	9	1	37	18
Rich Umphrey	2	4	1	31	20
Anthony Munoz	1	6	1	39	19
Brad Benson	1	2	0	4	3
Paul Fairchild	1	1	0	4	4
Seth Hallen	0	5	0	37	18
Mike Mularkey	0	1	0	29	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Anderson	1	17
Jeris White	1	12
Gregg Garrity	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Chadwick	2	10
Rick Moser	1	24
Preston Davis	1	20
Leo Lewis	1	18
Herb Williams	1	12
Mike Mularkey	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	16	49	---	---	---	65
Dennis McKnight	16	44	---	---	2	62
Pat Beach	12	33	---	---	16	61
Robin Cole	---	---	27	13	20	60
Jeff Bostic	13	41	---	---	4	58
David Greenwood	---	---	37	17	3	57
John Alt	15	41	---	---	---	56
Dave Studdard	13	41	---	---	---	54
Gerald Riggs	13	31	---	---	7	51
Martin Bayless	---	---	33	14	3	50
Louis Lipps	9	41	---	---	---	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	29	16	4	49
Randy McClanahan	---	---	27	16	5	48
Ralph Williams	11	32	---	---	5	48
Louis Wright	---	---	22	15	10	47
Gregg Garrity	9	26	---	---	9	44
Scott Studwell	---	---	26	14	3	43
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	31	7	5	43
Jitter Fields	---	---	28	11	4	43
Carl Howard	---	---	28	11	4	43
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	25	13	2	40
Ken Kennard	---	---	23	10	6	39
Bill Acker	---	---	24	13	2	39
Terry Nelson	10	23	---	---	3	36
Larry Anderson	---	---	10	9	17	36
Jerome Hynes	---	---	20	8	7	35
Gary Spani	---	---	17	9	8	34
Jeris White	---	---	9	12	12	33
Amos Lawrence	3	12	---	---	18	33
Jon Keyworth	7	18	---	---	6	31
Mike McGraw	---	---	22	9	---	31
Melvin Jackson	5	19	---	---	7	31
Anthony Allen	2	15	---	---	10	27
Brian Brennan	5	22	---	---	---	27
Reggie McElroy	4	15	---	---	7	26
Jewerl Thomas	4	8	---	---	13	25
Jessie Clark	5	10	---	---	9	24
Desmond Cribbs	3	12	---	---	7	22
Henry Ellard	1	6	---	---	11	18
Willie McGee	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	3	---	5
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerome Sally	---	---	16	49	3	68
Seth Hallen	37	18	---	---	8	63
Cody Risien	37	18	---	---	8	63
Ronnie Lott	---	---	13	47	1	61
Steve Fuller	40	20	---	---	---	60
Ozzie Newsome	34	16	---	---	9	59
Anthony Munoz	39	19	---	---	---	58
Guy McIntyre	39	18	---	---	---	57
Dennis Boyd	---	---	14	41	1	56
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	12	40	1	53
Jim Obradovich	22	13	---	---	16	51
Herb Williams	---	---	10	29	12	51
Rich Umphrey	31	20	---	---	---	51
Ed O'Neil	---	---	14	36	---	50
Mike Mularkey	29	9	---	---	12	50
Bobby Butler	---	---	14	34	1	49
Fred Marion	---	---	13	35	1	49
Rick Moser	16	6	---	---	24	46
Brian Sochia	---	---	11	33	2	46
Preston Davis	---	---	3	23	20	46
Matt Millen	---	---	11	32	2	45
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	10	28	1	39
Craig James	24	14	---	---	---	38
Marvin Switzer	---	---	8	27	1	36
Dwayne Crump	---	---	8	22	4	34
Chris Martin	---	---	4	15	15	34
Albert Bentley	23	6	---	---	5	34
Rick Razzano	---	---	5	18	10	33
Preston Dennard	20	11	---	---	1	32
Jacob Green	---	---	6	23	1	30
Jeff Chadwick	11	9	---	---	10	30
Phil McConkey	11	8	---	---	6	25
Leo Lewis	3	1	---	---	18	22
Ken Margerum	7	6	---	---	8	21
Randy Grimes	9	0	---	---	8	17
Gerald McNeil	0	1	---	---	16	17
Paul Fairchild	4	4	---	---	8	16
Brad Benson	4	3	---	---	8	15
Craig Bingham	---	---	3	7	3	13
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	5	5
Craig Shaffer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rick Bryan	---	---	1	0	3	4
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	51	6.4
Middle	5	23	4.6
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	74	4.9
Middle	11	115	10.5
Right	12	34	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	46	29	2	3	3	6	3	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Fuller	20	11	1	1	3	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	18	123	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	80	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	6	1	27	0	41
TE Pat Beach	10	5	1	40	0	33
WR Gregg Garrity	6	5	0	46	1	26
WR Brian Brennan	6	4	0	27	0	22
RB Gerald Riggs	5	4	0	15	0	31
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	0	10	0	18
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	1	12	0	23
FB Jewerl Thomas	2	1	0	25	1	8
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	5	0	12
WR Anthony Allen	1	0	0	0	0	15

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	3	0	28	0	16
TE Jim Obradovich	3	2	0	22	0	13
TE Mike Mularkey	3	1	0	16	0	9
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	1	19	0	11
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	0	13	0	6
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	0	24	1	9
WR Phil McConkey	2	0	2	0	0	8
RB Rick Moser	1	1	0	14	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	2	13	6.50	5.15

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Moser	1	1	1.00	3.31
Craig James	1	2	2.00	5.20
Albert Bentley	1	4	4.00	15.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Fuller	4	2	14	3.50	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	1	7	3.50	5.60
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	7	3
Amos Lawrence	2	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Craig James	3	2
Rick Moser	2	1
Steve Fuller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	6	2	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Fuller	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	2	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Obradovich	2	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)