Week 8, 1987

played in Pittsburgh, PA

57 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	3	3	6	-	19
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 HOU - Brian Brennan 28 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 27 field goal
2Q: 03:56 PIT - John Mistler 6 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 03:36 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:19 PIT - Cedric Jones 47 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 HOU - Brian Brennan 28 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 27 field goal
2Q: 03:56 PIT - John Mistler 6 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 03:36 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:19 PIT - Cedric Jones 47 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 4-3 6-2
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 394 350
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 94 88
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 3.03 3.26
Net Passing Yards 300 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.89 7.08
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/56 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 5/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	4-3	6-2
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	394	350
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	94	88
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	3.03	3.26
Net Passing Yards	300	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.89	7.08
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/56	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	5/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:35	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	3:27	3:33	OWN 39	8	51	Field Goal
2	10:37	2:23	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	3:49	1:35	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
2	0:59	0:52	OWN 41	6	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:20	1:26	OPP 40	3	5	Punt
3	8:26	4:57	OWN 41	9	26	Field Goal
3	1:19	2:49	OWN 2	6	5	Punt
4	12:23	2:45	OWN 20	6	46	Interception
4	8:13	1:01	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	4:17	1:47	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	2:00	1:27	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 16	8	59	Fumble
1	8:27	5:00	OWN 35	9	33	Missed FG
2	14:54	4:17	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	8:14	4:25	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
2	2:14	1:15	OWN 18	3	-12	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	14:07	1:47	OWN 18	5	22	Fumble
3	10:54	2:28	OWN 3	5	23	Punt
3	3:29	2:10	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
4	13:30	1:07	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	9:38	1:25	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	7:12	2:55	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
4	2:30	0:30	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 35	2	33	Game

Game MVP: Turk Schonert, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	20	74	3.70	13	2	1
Marc Logan	9	14	1.56	11	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
KD Dunn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	17	51	3.00	9	0
Albert Bentley	9	38	4.22	13	2
Turk Schonert	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	36	19	311	2/11	1	57	1	79.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	33	22	285	4/23	2	47	0	113.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	5	8	105	21.00	46	57	0
WR Brian Brennan	4	8	75	18.75	19	28	1
FB Jewerl Thomas	3	3	19	6.33	0	10	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	11	71	23.67	25	34	0
TE Pat Beach	2	3	21	10.50	7	16	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	20	10.00	16	19	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Jones	6	11	122	20.33	55	47	1
WR Mike Quick	6	9	78	13.00	19	18	0
WR John Mistler	3	5	28	9.33	0	11	1
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Buford Jordan	1	2	5	5.00	7	5	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	2	0	0
Gregg Garrity	1	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0
Dennis McKnight	0	1	0
Tory Nixon	0	1	0
Darryl Sims	0	1	0
Pepper Johnson	0	1	0
Riki Ellison	0	0	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Turk Schonert	1	1	0
John Mistler	1	0	0
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Mike Johnson	0	0	1
Eugene Lockhart	0	0	1
Ron Davenport	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	311	44.4	44.0	61	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	326	46.6	39.9	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	0	0.0	0
Gregg Garrity	1	7	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	4	6	1.5	0
Mike Quick	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	28	14.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	66	33.0	0
Jeff Chadwick	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	1	1.0	24	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	0	1.0	17	16
S Lloyd Burrus	5	3	0.0	22	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	1	0.5	18	28
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	20	18
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	25	33
S Martin Bayless	4	0	0.0	15	28
CB Tory Nixon	4	0	0.0	11	25
DT Mike Golic	3	1	0.5	10	15
DE Dexter Manley	2	3	0.5	21	29
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	23	34
DE Darryl Sims	1	1	0.5	15	17
DT Bill Acker	1	3	0.0	18	22
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	20
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Scott Studwell	0	2	0.0	8	9
S Kirk Springs	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	6	3	0.0	24	24
OLB Carl Zander	6	1	0.0	14	19
DE Mike Johnson	5	1	1.0	21	22
S James Britt	5	1	0.0	20	32
S Rick Sanford	4	0	0.0	8	15
DE Dave Puzzuoli	3	1	0.0	16	23
S Beasley Reece	3	0	0.0	15	8
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.5	11	15
OLB Charles Bowser	2	3	0.0	26	27
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	1	0.0	18	22
S David Fulcher	2	1	0.0	23	33
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Jerome Foster	1	2	0.5	11	13
DT Joe Phillips	1	2	0.0	19	21
CB Ken Coffey	1	1	0.0	23	24
CB Johnny Thomas	1	1	0.0	16	18
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	16	19
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Chuck Faucette	1	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Jim Haslett	0	1	0.0	9	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	2	1	0	29
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	0	2	2	28
DT Mike Golic	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Darryl Sims	0.5	0	0	0	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Jerome Foster	0.5	0	2	0	13
DT Curtis Green	0.5	0	1	0	15
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	1	19
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	30
S David Greenwood	3	0	33
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	34
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	25
S Martin Bayless	2	1	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	20
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	18
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	28
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	16

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S James Britt	4	1	0	32
OLB Charles Bowser	2	1	0	27
S Beasley Reece	2	0	0	8
S Rick Sanford	2	0	0	15
DE Mike Johnson	2	0	0	22
OLB Carl Zander	2	0	0	19
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	1	24
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0	24
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0	23
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0	25
CB Johnny Thomas	1	0	0	18
OLB Mel Black	0	1	0	17
S David Fulcher	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	2	8	0	24	0	34
Dennis McKnight	2	6	1	27	0	35
Jeff Bostic	2	4	0	24	1	26
George Lilja	1	2	0	24	0	31
John Alt	1	1	0	23	1	28
Rob Taylor	0	3	0	14	0	13
Ken Kaplan	0	3	0	9	0	13
Ralph Williams	0	2	0	10	0	10
Pat Beach	0	1	0	16	0	22

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Snell	2	7	0	22	1	32
Keith Eck	2	6	0	23	2	32
Gary Zimmerman	2	5	2	26	0	36
Bruce Rasmussen	1	4	0	24	1	31
Joel Hilgenberg	0	2	0	11	0	14
Eric Laakso	0	1	0	8	0	7
Chris Ward	0	1	0	20	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keith McKeller	3	17
Marc Logan	1	24
Mike Friede	1	17
Bobby Kemp	1	15
KD Dunn	1	8
Mike Richardson	1	5

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Vito McKeever	2	23
Albert Bentley	1	22
Chuck Faucette	1	17
Ron Davenport	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	31	38	---	---	---	69
Dave Studdard	24	34	---	---	10	68
George Lilja	24	31	---	---	9	64
Haywood Jeffires	27	34	---	---	3	64
Dennis McKnight	27	35	---	---	---	62
Mike Richardson	---	---	23	34	5	62
Henry Ellard	28	33	---	---	---	61
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	36	1	61
Jeff Bostic	24	26	---	---	10	60
David Greenwood	---	---	25	33	1	59
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	22	30	2	54
Herschel Walker	22	31	---	---	1	54
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	16	19	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	21	29	1	51
John Alt	23	28	---	---	---	51
Brian Brennan	18	22	---	---	10	50
Mickey Sutton	---	---	18	21	11	50
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	28	1	47
Pat Beach	16	22	---	---	8	46
Martin Bayless	---	---	15	28	2	45
Riki Ellison	---	---	20	18	3	41
Bill Acker	---	---	18	22	---	40
Marc Logan	9	7	---	---	24	40
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	17	7	39
Tory Nixon	---	---	11	25	2	38
Rob Taylor	14	13	---	---	10	37
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	20	4	34
Jewerl Thomas	10	13	---	---	9	32
Ken Kaplan	9	13	---	---	8	30
Gregg Garrity	12	7	---	---	9	28
Donnie Elder	---	---	10	9	8	27
Mike Golic	---	---	10	15	1	26
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	7	7	24
Ralph Williams	10	10	---	---	3	23
Scott Studwell	---	---	8	9	5	22
Bobby Kemp	---	---	1	6	15	22
KD Dunn	6	7	---	---	8	21
Keith McKeller	2	1	---	---	17	20
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	17	19
Kirk Springs	---	---	1	4	13	18
Ken Lacy	5	11	---	---	1	17
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Turk Schonert	27	37	---	---	---	64
Gary Zimmerman	26	36	---	---	---	62
Bruce Rasmussen	24	31	---	---	5	60
Chris Ward	20	33	---	---	7	60
David Fulcher	---	---	23	33	3	59
Vito McKeever	---	---	11	25	23	59
Ray Snell	22	32	---	---	4	58
Keith Eck	23	32	---	---	---	55
Charles Bowser	---	---	26	27	2	55
James Britt	---	---	20	32	2	54
Ron Davenport	17	23	---	---	12	52
Mike Quick	19	26	---	---	6	51
Cedric Jones	18	32	---	---	---	50
Ken Coffey	---	---	23	24	2	49
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	24	24	1	49
Mike Johnson	---	---	21	22	4	47
Clarence Kay	19	21	---	---	7	47
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	18	22	7	47
Liffort Hobley	---	---	18	25	3	46
Albert Bentley	9	14	---	---	22	45
Mel Black	---	---	5	17	23	45
David Overstreet	18	22	---	---	4	44
Johnny Thomas	---	---	16	18	9	43
Joe Phillips	---	---	19	21	2	42
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	16	23	2	41
Blaise Winter	---	---	16	19	4	39
Carl Zander	---	---	14	19	4	37
Ron Egloff	8	11	---	---	16	35
Joel Hilgenberg	11	14	---	---	8	33
Chuck Faucette	---	---	7	8	17	32
Rick Sanford	---	---	8	15	8	31
John Mistler	4	15	---	---	12	31
Jeff Chadwick	14	9	---	---	8	31
Curtis Green	---	---	11	15	1	27
Jerome Foster	---	---	11	13	3	27
Beasley Reece	---	---	15	8	1	24
Eric Laakso	8	7	---	---	8	23
Buford Jordan	7	10	---	---	5	22
Darryl Grant	---	---	10	7	2	19
Steve Tasker	2	2	---	---	15	19
Jim Haslett	---	---	9	1	4	14
Dwayne Abramowicz	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	62	4.1
Middle	7	4	0.6
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	36	19	6	2	3	4	6	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	33	22	2	1	2	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	131	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	100	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	85	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	14	195	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	11	3	2	71	2	34
WR Henry Ellard	8	5	0	105	2	33
WR Brian Brennan	8	4	0	75	2	22
FB Jewerl Thomas	3	3	0	19	0	13
TE Pat Beach	3	2	0	21	0	22
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	1	20	0	31

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	11	6	0	122	2	32
WR Mike Quick	9	6	1	78	0	26
WR John Mistler	5	3	1	28	0	15
FB Buford Jordan	2	1	0	5	0	10
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	14	0	11
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	14	0	22
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	6	0	21
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	4	0	23
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	0	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	11	5.50	3.70
Marc Logan	1	-1	-1.00	1.56

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	5	2.50	8.64

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	1	1	6	6.00	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	5	5.00	13.13
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	6.45

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Mistler	1	1	6	6.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Marc Logan	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	1
Albert Bentley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	3	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	5	2	1
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	1
WR John Mistler	1	0	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)