Week 3, 1987

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	10	17	0	7	-	34
Houston Titans	0	0	7	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 SDO - Chris Burkett 3 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 00:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 44 field goal
2Q: 12:08 SDO - John Williams 93 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 09:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal
2Q: 05:18 SDO - John Williams 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 05:16 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Danny Buggs 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 10:26 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 SDO - Chris Burkett 3 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 00:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 44 field goal
2Q: 12:08 SDO - John Williams 93 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 09:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal
2Q: 05:18 SDO - John Williams 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 05:16 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Danny Buggs 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 10:26 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 21 26
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 19
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 413 451
- Offensive Plays 64 77
- Yards per Play 6.45 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 173 99
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 6.18 3.96
Net Passing Yards 240 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 52 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 247 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 3/40 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:29 28:31

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	21	26
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	19
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	413	451
- Offensive Plays	64	77
- Yards per Play	6.45	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	173	99
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	6.18	3.96
Net Passing Yards	240	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	52 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	247	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	3/40	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:29	28:31

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	4:15	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
1	8:14	1:17	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
1	5:27	4:56	OWN 26	11	47	Field Goal
2	12:08	0:22	OWN 7	1	93	Touchdown
2	10:09	0:43	OPP 14	3	3	Field Goal
2	7:39	2:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	3:56	1:28	OWN 24	4	21	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 9	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	9:19	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:05	5:13	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	10:16	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	7:11	5:05	OWN 27	6	31	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
1	8:30	0:16	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
1	6:57	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	0:31	3:23	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
2	11:46	1:37	OWN 31	3	8	Interception
2	9:26	1:47	OWN 20	6	43	Interception
2	5:09	1:13	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:28	2:07	OWN 36	9	20	Punt
3	12:49	3:30	50	6	16	Punt
3	8:18	3:13	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	14:52	4:36	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	8:42	1:31	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 5	11	90	Game

Game MVP: John Williams, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	16	149	9.31	93	1	2
Brent Fullwood	10	20	2.00	12	1	0
Dan Fouts	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Tony Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	19	72	3.79	12	4
Marc Logan	5	25	5.00	9	0
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	35	24	247	1/7	2	35	1	95.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	52	30	352	0/0	3	41	3	73.5

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Burkett	7	8	76	10.86	43	35	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	11	54	10.80	24	28	0
WR Preston Dennard	3	4	45	15.00	16	20	0
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	1
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	18	9.00	0	13	0
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	12	6.00	2	11	0
RB John Williams	2	3	26	13.00	19	19	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Keith Ortego	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	8	14	87	10.88	5	32	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	12	62	8.86	8	19	1
WR Louis Lipps	6	11	97	16.17	22	41	0
WR Brian Brennan	4	6	66	16.50	34	23	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	5	19	6.33	2	12	1
TE Pat Beach	2	3	21	10.50	10	20	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0.00
CB John Hendy	1	11	11.00
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	29	29.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Riki Ellison	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	216	43.2	34.6	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	250	41.7	35.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	-1	-0.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	16	8.0	0
Mike Friede	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	22	22.0	0
Gregg Garrity	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	8	1	0.0	16	30
CB Ricky Reynolds	6	1	0.0	19	37
S Eddie Anderson	5	3	0.0	16	25
S Terry Jackson	5	1	0.0	17	42
S Ray Ellis	4	2	0.0	15	39
S James Marshall	3	2	0.0	19	43
CB Anthony Washington	3	1	0.0	19	35
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	0	0.0	19	39
CB John Hendy	3	0	0.0	8	23
DT Rich Stachowski	2	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Todd Shell	2	1	0.0	11	6
DT Gary Johnson	1	2	0.0	20	46
DE John Partridge	1	2	0.0	13	33
OLB James Haynes	1	1	0.0	3	16
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0.0	15	29
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	0.0	25	51
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Gary Bolden	1	0	0.0	11	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	7	0	1.0	22	33
S Martin Bayless	7	1	0.0	24	28
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	1	0.0	17	22
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	0.0	25	30
CB Tory Nixon	5	1	0.0	23	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	15	13
CB Mickey Sutton	3	2	0.0	12	18
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	0.0	26	29
OLB Scott Studwell	2	2	0.0	13	12
DT Bill Acker	2	2	0.0	15	21
ILB Riki Ellison	2	2	0.0	16	24
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	24	35
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
QB Neil Lomax	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0.0	13	25
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
S Kirk Springs	0	3	0.0	17	28
DT Mike Golic	0	1	0.0	13	15
DE Darryl Sims	0	1	0.0	17	18

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	1	2	0	46
DE John Partridge	1	0	0	33
DE Curtis Greer	0	2	2	51
S Ray Ellis	0	1	0	39
DT Gary Bolden	0	1	0	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	2	1	25
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	6	0	1	37
S Terry Jackson	4	0	0	42
S James Marshall	3	1	0	43
CB John Hendy	3	0	1	23
OLB Jim Kovach	3	0	0	30
CB Anthony Washington	3	0	0	35
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	2	0	39
S Eddie Anderson	2	0	0	25
CB J.C. Wilson	1	1	1	29
S Ray Ellis	1	1	0	39
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0	16
DT Gary Bolden	1	0	0	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	30
S Martin Bayless	4	0	0	28
CB Tory Nixon	4	0	0	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	2	0	22
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0	12
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0	33
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0	18
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	1	24
S David Greenwood	1	0	0	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	3	7	1	27	0	32
Charley Hannah	2	5	0	20	0	30
Brett Miller	1	2	0	25	0	34
Jeff Walker	1	2	0	14	0	13
Tony Davis	1	1	0	8	0	5
Bruce Armstrong	1	1	0	17	0	25
Michael Durrette	0	5	0	25	0	28
Anthony Toney	0	3	0	14	0	18
Ron Hallstrom	0	1	0	11	1	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Bostic	3	7	0	20	45
George Lilja	2	4	1	18	42
Dave Studdard	1	4	0	18	41
Ralph Williams	1	3	0	16	25
Dennis McKnight	1	2	0	12	32
Jewerl Thomas	0	2	0	6	11
Jim Rourke	0	1	0	7	11
Ken Kaplan	0	1	0	9	12

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	3	28
Tony Caldwell	1	16
Eddie Anderson	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Elder	2	15
George Lilja	1	5

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Greer	---	---	25	51	6	82
Gary Johnson	---	---	20	46	6	72
Jesse Sapolu	27	32	---	---	7	66
Dan Fouts	28	36	---	---	---	64
Anthony Washington	---	---	19	35	10	64
Rich Stachowski	---	---	23	41	---	64
James Marshall	---	---	19	43	1	63
Brett Miller	25	34	---	---	4	63
Steve Jordan	26	29	---	---	6	61
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	19	39	3	61
Terry Jackson	---	---	17	42	1	60
Michael Durrette	25	28	---	---	4	57
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	19	37	---	56
Ray Ellis	---	---	15	39	---	54
Reggie Langhorne	23	31	---	---	---	54
Eddie Anderson	---	---	16	25	10	51
Charley Hannah	20	30	---	---	---	50
Jim Kovach	---	---	16	30	1	47
James Haynes	---	---	3	16	28	47
John Partridge	---	---	13	33	---	46
J.C. Wilson	---	---	15	29	1	45
John Hendy	---	---	8	23	12	43
Chris Burkett	16	21	---	---	5	42
Bruce Armstrong	17	25	---	---	---	42
Anthony Toney	14	18	---	---	6	38
Preston Dennard	9	15	---	---	13	37
John Williams	17	20	---	---	---	37
Keith Ortego	10	17	---	---	9	36
Jeff Walker	14	13	---	---	7	34
Gary Bolden	---	---	11	23	---	34
Ron Hallstrom	11	14	---	---	7	32
Kelvin Bryant	0	9	---	---	23	32
Earl Cooper	6	5	---	---	18	29
Tony Davis	8	5	---	---	13	26
Danny Buggs	0	6	---	---	17	23
Todd Shell	---	---	11	6	6	23
Ervin Randle	---	---	5	11	2	18
Tony Caldwell	---	---	0	1	16	17
Brent Fullwood	11	4	---	---	---	15
Dennis Swilley	1	4	---	---	6	11
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Edwards	---	---	1	2	---	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	25	52	---	---	---	77
Jeff Bostic	20	45	---	---	6	71
Henry Ellard	23	45	---	---	---	68
Mike Richardson	---	---	25	30	13	68
Louis Lipps	20	47	---	---	---	67
Dave Studdard	18	41	---	---	6	65
George Lilja	18	42	---	---	5	65
David Greenwood	---	---	24	35	6	65
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	22	22	61
Herschel Walker	19	39	---	---	1	59
Dexter Manley	---	---	26	29	2	57
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	33	2	57
Haywood Jeffires	16	34	---	---	7	57
Kirk Springs	---	---	17	28	11	56
Martin Bayless	---	---	24	28	2	54
Pat Beach	17	30	---	---	6	53
Tory Nixon	---	---	23	25	1	49
John Alt	16	31	---	---	---	47
Dennis McKnight	12	32	---	---	---	44
Ralph Williams	16	25	---	---	1	42
Mickey Sutton	---	---	12	18	12	42
Riki Ellison	---	---	16	24	1	41
Darryl Sims	---	---	17	18	6	41
Marc Logan	6	13	---	---	21	40
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	25	1	39
Bill Acker	---	---	15	21	1	37
Brian Brennan	6	18	---	---	12	36
Mike Golic	---	---	13	15	6	34
Pepper Johnson	---	---	15	13	6	34
Donnie Elder	---	---	6	10	15	31
Jewerl Thomas	6	11	---	---	13	30
Rob Taylor	9	21	---	---	---	30
Ken Kaplan	9	12	---	---	6	27
Scott Studwell	---	---	13	12	1	26
Jessie Clark	8	14	---	---	4	26
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	9	9	7	25
KD Dunn	4	5	---	---	16	25
Jim Rourke	7	11	---	---	6	24
Gregg Garrity	0	4	---	---	13	17
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	14	14
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joel Williams	---	---	1	1	---	2
Bobby Kemp	---	---	0	0	2	2
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	98	49.0
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	35	24	3	1	0	3	5	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	52	30	4	2	3	5	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	146	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	23	23.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	121	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	135	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	73	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	5	54	1	31
WR Chris Burkett	8	7	76	1	21
WR Preston Dennard	4	3	45	1	15
RB John Williams	3	2	26	0	20
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	15	0	6
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	18	0	29
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	1	1	0	9
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	12	0	18
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	0	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	14	8	1	87	1	45
WR Haywood Jeffires	12	7	0	62	0	34
WR Louis Lipps	11	6	1	97	1	47
WR Brian Brennan	6	4	1	66	1	18
RB Herschel Walker	5	3	0	19	0	39
TE Pat Beach	3	2	0	21	1	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	4	14	3.50	9.31
Brent Fullwood	2	0	0.00	2.00
Dan Fouts	1	1	1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	8	4.00	3.79
Marc Logan	2	9	4.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	4	27	4.50	7.06

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	5	22	3.67	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	8	4.00	4.91
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	11	11.00	7.50
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	5	5.00	9.00
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	3	3.00	9.50
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	16	8.00	6.21
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1	1.00	3.80
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	4	4.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Brent Fullwood	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Burkett	4	3	3
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	1
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	500 (3,300)