Week 5, 1988

played in Houston, TX

78 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	0	7	-	13
Houston Titans	7	0	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:33 NED - Mike Wood 50 field goal
2Q: 04:28 NED - Mike Wood 38 field goal
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 02:36 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 14:37 NED - Terry LeCount 47 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:33 NED - Mike Wood 50 field goal
2Q: 04:28 NED - Mike Wood 38 field goal
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 02:36 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 14:37 NED - Terry LeCount 47 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 4-1 4-1
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 301 352
- Offensive Plays 56 59
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 77 82
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 2.75 3.04
Net Passing Yards 224 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 8.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/24 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/144 3/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:23 32:37

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	4-1	4-1
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	301	352
- Offensive Plays	56	59
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	77	82
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	2.75	3.04
Net Passing Yards	224	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	8.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	2/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/24	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/144	3/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:23	32:37

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	1:48	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
1	8:29	2:33	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
1	3:29	1:01	OPP 30	3	-3	Field Goal
1	0:16	1:21	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	11:21	6:58	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
2	2:13	1:00	OPP 49	3	9	Missed FG
2	0:42	0:37	OWN 41	3	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	8:20	1:48	OPP 41	3	13	Interception
3	2:31	3:09	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	11:30	3:45	OWN 28	6	30	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 4	9	78	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 17	5	26	Punt
1	10:06	1:37	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
1	5:56	2:27	OWN 2	4	18	Interception
1	2:28	2:12	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
2	13:55	2:34	OWN 16	5	50	Punt
2	4:23	2:10	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	1:13	0:31	OWN 47	2	12	Fumble
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	12:52	4:32	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	6:32	4:01	OPP 44	8	11	Field Goal
4	14:22	2:52	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	7:45	6:02	OWN 13	10	43	Punt

Game MVP: Louis Lipps, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	20	61	3.05	10	1
Tony Nathan	6	12	2.00	4	0
Gary Kubiak	2	4	2.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	14	22	1.57	8	0	1
Marc Logan	10	54	5.40	16	2	0
Will Cureton	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Haywood Jeffires	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	27	18	230	1/6	1	48	1	90.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	28	20	291	4/21	1	44	1	101.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	6	32	6.40	3	16	0
WR Steve Rivera	3	5	72	24.00	38	48	0
TE Lin Dawson	3	4	4	1.33	7	5	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	5	43	14.33	16	20	0
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	57	28.50	22	47	1
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	2	14	14.00	13	14	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	8	11	116	14.50	45	34	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	6	93	23.25	10	44	0
TE Pat Beach	3	3	28	9.33	10	13	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	39	13.00	12	24	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	15	7.50	1	9	0
WR Mike Friede	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0
Brad Shearer	0	1	0
Vince Stroth	0	1	0
Milt McColl	0	0	1
Mark Dusbabek	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	2	0	0
Dennis McKnight	0	1	0
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	219	43.8	39.6	52	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	226	37.7	31.7	42	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/4	1/3	1/3	50	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	4	144	36.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	30	15.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	8	2	0.0	25	28
CB Daryl Smith	6	1	0.0	15	24
ILB Mark Dusbabek	5	1	2.0	16	21
OLB Andrew Melontree	4	1	0.0	11	17
OLB Greg Gaines	3	1	1.0	18	18
OLB Todd Seabaugh	3	1	0.0	10	10
S Dextor Clinkscale	3	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Milt McColl	2	0	1.0	22	22
DT Pete Koch	2	2	0.0	18	19
DE Reggie White	2	2	0.0	21	26
CB Preston Davis	2	1	0.0	9	9
S Mike Davis	2	0	0.0	7	16
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	11	13
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	0.0	9	15
S Michael Stewart	1	3	0.0	22	19
CB Kevin Clark	1	1	0.0	12	8
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	0.0	17	22

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	6	5	0.0	24	23
S David Greenwood	6	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	0	1.0	25	27
CB Mike Richardson	4	2	0.0	25	25
S Bobby Kemp	4	0	0.0	20	23
S Kirk Springs	4	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	0.0	14	9
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	1	0.0	6	6
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0.0	21	12
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	2	0.0	18	17
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	16	6
WR Mike Friede	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	17	14
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	23	23
DT Mike Golic	0	3	0.0	12	22
DT San Sileo	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mark Dusbabek	2.0	0	21
OLB Greg Gaines	1.0	0	18
OLB Milt McColl	1.0	0	22
DT Pete Koch	0.0	2	19

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	1	17
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	14
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daryl Smith	5	0	1	24
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	0	17
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	13
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0	28
OLB Todd Seabaugh	2	0	0	10
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0	8
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	0	22
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	0	22
CB Preston Davis	1	0	0	9
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0	19
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0	8
OLB Greg Gaines	0	1	0	18
CB Toi Cook	0	1	0	24
S Michael Stewart	0	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bobby Kemp	4	0	0	23
CB James Hasty	3	0	0	25
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0	25
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	26
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0	6
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	1	12
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	9
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	27
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	1	7	22	0	19
J.D. Maarleveld	1	4	24	0	19
Larry Tearry	0	4	23	0	22
Randy Dixon	0	3	20	1	23
Duval Love	0	3	15	0	15
Stan Edwards	0	2	16	0	12
Don Maggs	0	2	12	0	15
Bill Cherry	0	1	7	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	3	5	26	1	29
Dennis McKnight	1	5	26	2	32
Jeff Bostic	1	2	20	0	25
Rob Taylor	1	1	10	1	11
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	14	0	18
Ralph Williams	1	1	7	0	7
George Lilja	0	5	21	0	25
Dave Studdard	0	3	18	0	24
Jessie Clark	0	1	5	0	3
Ken Kaplan	0	1	7	0	7
Keith McKeller	0	1	14	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	4	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	1	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	15
KD Dunn	1	15
Marc Logan	1	14
Gregg Garrity	1	8
George Lilja	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lin Dawson	21	18	---	---	17	56
Gary Kubiak	28	28	---	---	---	56
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	25	28	1	54
Bennie Cunningham	23	23	---	---	6	52
Ron Solt	22	19	---	---	9	50
Dalton Hilliard	22	22	---	---	6	50
Reggie White	---	---	21	26	1	48
Daryl Smith	---	---	15	24	8	47
Larry Tearry	23	22	---	---	---	45
Milt McColl	---	---	22	22	1	45
Stan Edwards	16	12	---	---	17	45
Vince Stroth	17	17	---	---	9	43
J.D. Maarleveld	24	19	---	---	---	43
Randy Dixon	20	23	---	---	---	43
Andrew Melontree	---	---	11	17	14	42
Toi Cook	---	---	18	24	---	42
Michael Stewart	---	---	22	19	---	41
Bob Kohrs	---	---	17	22	1	40
Greg Gaines	---	---	18	18	4	40
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	16	21	3	40
Duval Love	15	15	---	---	9	39
Pete Koch	---	---	18	19	1	38
Kevin Clark	---	---	12	8	17	37
Don Maggs	12	15	---	---	9	36
Tony Nathan	6	6	---	---	23	35
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	15	6	35
Terry LeCount	15	18	---	---	---	33
John Anderson	---	---	11	13	6	30
Fred Bohannon	---	---	9	15	6	30
Mike Wilson	13	16	---	---	---	29
Mike Davis	---	---	7	16	4	27
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	8	8	11	27
Carl Roaches	7	6	---	---	14	27
Brad Shearer	---	---	11	14	1	26
Bill Cherry	7	10	---	---	9	26
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	10	10	5	25
Steve Rivera	10	14	---	---	---	24
Carl Monroe	7	5	---	---	12	24
Preston Davis	---	---	9	9	1	19
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	3	4	7	14
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Williams	---	---	23	23	16	62
Will Cureton	27	32	---	---	---	59
Dennis McKnight	26	32	---	---	---	58
David Greenwood	---	---	26	26	4	56
Simon Fletcher	---	---	25	27	4	56
John Alt	26	29	---	---	---	55
Kirk Springs	---	---	18	20	16	54
Mike Richardson	---	---	25	25	4	54
Haywood Jeffires	26	27	---	---	---	53
George Lilja	21	25	---	---	6	52
Bobby Kemp	---	---	20	23	8	51
Riki Ellison	---	---	24	23	3	50
Dave Studdard	18	24	---	---	7	49
Jeff Bostic	20	25	---	---	3	48
Jewerl Thomas	14	18	---	---	15	47
James Hasty	---	---	17	25	4	46
Louis Lipps	21	23	---	---	---	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	22	3	42
Pat Beach	8	15	---	---	16	39
Pepper Johnson	---	---	21	12	6	39
Mike Golic	---	---	12	22	4	38
Darryl Sims	---	---	17	14	7	38
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	17	2	37
Brian Brennan	13	15	---	---	9	37
Marc Logan	10	12	---	---	14	36
Herschel Walker	17	17	---	---	1	35
Keith McKeller	14	14	---	---	6	34
Bill Acker	---	---	16	6	6	28
Rob Taylor	10	11	---	---	7	28
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	6	14	26
Scott Studwell	---	---	14	9	1	24
Gregg Garrity	3	10	---	---	8	21
KD Dunn	4	1	---	---	15	20
Mike Friede	0	5	---	---	13	18
Ken Kaplan	7	7	---	---	4	18
Jessie Clark	5	3	---	---	9	17
Ralph Williams	7	7	---	---	1	15
Randy McClanahan	---	---	3	1	8	12
Rich Dixon	---	---	2	4	3	9
San Sileo	---	---	4	3	1	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	4	4
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	13	29	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	35	2.2
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	27	18	4	0	1	1	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	28	20	3	0	2	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	110	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	69	34.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	114	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	133	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	44	44.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	5	0	32	0	23
WR Steve Rivera	5	3	0	72	2	14
WR Mike Wilson	5	3	0	43	1	16
TE Lin Dawson	4	3	0	4	0	18
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	0	57	1	18
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	1	1	14	0	22
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	0	8	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	8	1	116	1	23
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	4	1	93	1	27
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	0	39	1	15
TE Pat Beach	3	3	0	28	0	15
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	0	15	0	14
WR Mike Friede	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	3	3.00	1.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	1	1	17	17.00	10.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	17	17.00	10.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	7	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	7	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	7	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	1
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)