Exhibition Week 4, 1989

played in New York, NY

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Titans	10	7	0	0	-	17
New York Giants	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
1Q: 03:23 HOU - Louis Lipps 36 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:37 NYK - Ben Johnson 42 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 04:27 HOU - Keith McKeller 19 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:06 NYK - Lonzell Hill 12 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
3Q: 05:46 NYK - Ben Johnson 16 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NYK - Ben Johnson 8 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
1Q: 03:23 HOU - Louis Lipps 36 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:37 NYK - Ben Johnson 42 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 04:27 HOU - Keith McKeller 19 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:06 NYK - Lonzell Hill 12 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
3Q: 05:46 NYK - Ben Johnson 16 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NYK - Ben Johnson 8 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NYK
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 304
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 100 52
- Rushing Attempts 20 25
- Yards per Rush 5.00 2.08
Net Passing Yards 229 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 22 - 0 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.58 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/23 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/59 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	HOU	NYK
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	304
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	100	52
- Rushing Attempts	20	25
- Yards per Rush	5.00	2.08
Net Passing Yards	229	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 22 - 0	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.58	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/23	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/59	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	3:28	OWN 23	7	54	Field Goal
1	6:37	3:29	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	0:58	1:51	OWN 38	4	21	Punt
2	13:09	0:53	OWN 16	3	-6	Punt
2	11:17	6:58	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	2:55	1:16	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 25	4	25	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
3	11:48	0:54	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	5:40	2:07	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	1:43	2:37	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
4	10:25	2:31	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:23	0:45	OWN 18	4	7	Downs
4	2:58	1:14	OWN 9	8	14	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
1	9:58	3:21	OWN 36	5	26	Downs
1	3:08	2:10	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
2	14:07	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:16	0:59	OPP 38	2	38	Touchdown
2	4:19	1:24	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	1:39	0:46	OWN 38	4	10	Punt
3	13:13	1:25	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	10:54	5:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:33	1:50	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	14:06	1:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:37	2:12	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
4	7:54	2:31	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	4:38	1:40	OPP 25	3	16	Fumble
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 23	5	14	Game

Game MVP: Eric Blados, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	9	35	3.89	9	0
Herschel Walker	7	40	5.71	25	2
Darryl Clack	3	22	7.33	11	1
Mike Elkins	1	3	3.00	3	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Dickerson	11	7	0.64	5	0
Lorenzo White	11	40	3.64	11	1
H. Warren Moon	2	6	3.00	3	0
Eric Blados	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Elkins	33	12	109	1/5	1	19	0	56.2
Neil Lomax	15	10	131	1/6	1	36	0	116.2

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Blados	16	10	121	1/5	3	29	0	125.3
H. Warren Moon	14	9	149	2/13	1	56	0	123.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pat Beach	5	10	45	9.00	11	14	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	7	50	10.00	16	30	0
TE Keith McKeller	4	6	57	14.25	15	19	1
WR Louis Lipps	3	7	52	17.33	27	36	1
RB Herschel Walker	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mike Friede	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lonzell Hill	5	8	80	16.00	23	29	1
WR Ben Johnson	4	5	72	18.00	11	42	3
WR Bobby Johnson	3	6	29	9.67	8	11	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	6	73	24.33	36	56	0
RB Eric Dickerson	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
C Orson Mobley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Friede	1	0	0
Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0
Kirk Springs	0	1	0
Martin Bayless	0	1	0
Pepper Johnson	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo White	1	0	0
Orson Mobley	0	1	1
Lee Rouson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	344	43.0	32.8	51	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	8	381	47.6	44.8	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	14	4.7	0
Lloyd Burrus	2	9	4.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	2	31	15.5	0
Eric Dickerson	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	45	15.0	0
Mike Friede	1	14	14.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	2	45	22.5	0
Eric Dickerson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	8	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Simon Fletcher	7	0	1.0	22	28
S Martin Bayless	6	2	0.0	12	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	1	2.0	18	19
S Lloyd Burrus	3	3	0.0	15	20
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.0	8	11
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	14	28
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	16	20
S Mike Lush	2	0	0.0	10	20
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0.0	13	15
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	14	22
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	13	15
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	19	23
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	16	22
CB James Hasty	0	2	0.0	18	14
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0.0	19	24

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	6	2	0.0	14	35
OLB Darryl Talley	5	0	1.0	12	30
CB Rodney Rice	4	1	0.0	20	43
S Andre Waters	4	0	0.0	17	30
DE Reggie Camp	3	1	0.0	16	34
S Darrell Fullington	3	1	0.0	12	33
CB Chris Dishman	3	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Kevin Walker	2	1	0.0	7	17
OLB Ron Rivera	2	0	0.0	7	23
DE John Shannon	2	0	0.0	12	34
OLB John Dorsey	1	1	1.0	11	17
CB Maurice Douglass	1	2	0.0	8	35
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1	1	0.0	14	42
S Elliot Smith	1	1	0.0	10	23
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Ken Jones	1	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Darren Carrington	1	0	0.0	10	37
CB Mark Harper	0	1	0.0	13	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2.0	1	19
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	28
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0.0	1	15

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Dorsey	1.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Darryl Talley	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Ron Rivera	0.0	2	1	0	23
DE John Shannon	0.0	1	3	2	34
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	1	1	0	42
DE Reggie Camp	0.0	0	4	2	34
DT Ken Jones	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	0	28
S Martin Bayless	3	0	20
S Mike Lush	3	0	20
S Kirk Springs	2	1	28
S David Greenwood	2	1	20
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	22
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	15
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	23
S Lloyd Burrus	0	1	20
CB James Hasty	0	1	14

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	3	2	35
CB Chris Dishman	3	1	23
OLB Darryl Talley	3	0	30
CB Rodney Rice	2	1	43
S Darrell Fullington	2	0	33
ILB Kevin Walker	2	0	17
S Elliot Smith	2	0	23
S Darren Carrington	1	1	37
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	23
CB Maurice Douglass	1	0	35
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	14
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	6
CB Mark Harper	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	1	4	13	0	28
George Lilja	1	3	17	0	34
Rob Taylor	1	2	14	0	30
Dave Studdard	1	1	10	0	35
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	9	0	16
Keith McKeller	1	1	9	0	22
Dennis McKnight	0	3	15	0	41
John Alt	0	3	16	0	36
Jessie Clark	0	1	3	0	19
Ralph Williams	0	0	15	2	46

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Salem	3	6	25	0	33
Glen Titensor	1	5	17	0	20
Blair Bush	1	3	13	0	20
Joe Jacoby	0	4	25	2	33
Jay Pennison	0	2	20	0	26
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	13	0	13
Dave Cadigan	0	1	12	0	20
Darryl Ingram	0	0	10	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	4	18
Darryl Clack	1	17
Mike Friede	1	15
Dave Studdard	1	9

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	2	17
Orson Mobley	2	17
Mardye McDole	2	13
Jim Gustafson	1	20
Bill Jones	1	13
Christian Okoye	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Williams	15	46	---	---	9	70
Kirk Springs	---	---	14	28	26	68
Dennis McKnight	15	41	---	---	9	65
George Lilja	17	34	---	---	9	60
Brian Brennan	11	33	---	---	11	55
Dave Studdard	10	35	---	---	9	54
John Alt	16	36	---	---	---	52
Pat Beach	8	21	---	---	21	50
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	28	---	50
Jeff Bostic	13	28	---	---	8	49
Haywood Jeffires	12	26	---	---	11	49
Mike Elkins	12	34	---	---	---	46
Rob Taylor	14	30	---	---	---	44
Henry Ellard	13	31	---	---	---	44
Pepper Johnson	---	---	20	22	2	44
Jewerl Thomas	9	16	---	---	18	43
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	24	---	43
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	23	1	43
Rich Dixon	---	---	8	11	21	40
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	15	20	4	39
Jessie Clark	3	19	---	---	17	39
Herschel Walker	8	30	---	---	1	39
Mike Lush	---	---	10	20	9	39
Frank Bruno	---	---	16	22	---	38
Randy McClanahan	---	---	13	15	9	37
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	19	---	37
Mike Richardson	---	---	14	22	1	37
David Greenwood	---	---	16	20	---	36
Louis Lipps	10	26	---	---	---	36
Martin Bayless	---	---	12	20	1	33
Keith McKeller	9	22	---	---	1	32
James Hasty	---	---	18	14	---	32
Mike Golic	---	---	10	12	7	29
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	13	15	---	28
Marc Logan	9	15	---	---	4	28
Darryl Clack	3	5	---	---	17	25
Neil Lomax	8	16	---	---	---	24
Bill Acker	---	---	6	9	8	23
KD Dunn	1	4	---	---	18	23
Robert Smith	---	---	7	14	1	22
Mike Friede	4	2	---	---	15	21
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	5	4	14
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
San Sileo	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Jacoby	25	33	---	---	8	66
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	14	42	9	65
Rodney Rice	---	---	20	43	1	64
Mark Harper	---	---	13	34	16	63
Reggie Camp	---	---	16	34	9	59
Harvey Salem	25	33	---	---	---	58
Darren Carrington	---	---	10	37	10	57
Jay Pennison	20	26	---	---	8	54
Chris Beniot	---	---	14	35	3	52
Andre Waters	---	---	17	30	2	49
Lonzell Hill	14	21	---	---	13	48
Darrell Fullington	---	---	12	33	1	46
John Shannon	---	---	12	34	---	46
Glen Titensor	17	20	---	---	8	45
Maurice Douglass	---	---	8	35	1	44
Darryl Talley	---	---	12	30	1	43
Blair Bush	13	20	---	---	8	41
Lorenzo White	12	12	---	---	17	41
Orson Mobley	15	8	---	---	17	40
Walter Johnson	---	---	6	14	20	40
Henry Thomas	---	---	13	27	---	40
Willie Mays Hayes	15	25	---	---	---	40
Eric Blados	22	17	---	---	---	39
Eric Dickerson	13	17	---	---	8	38
John Dorsey	---	---	11	17	9	37
Bobby Johnson	16	19	---	---	1	36
Chris Dishman	---	---	11	23	1	35
Darryl Ingram	10	17	---	---	8	35
Chuck Commiskey	13	13	---	---	8	34
Elliot Smith	---	---	10	23	---	33
Ron Rivera	---	---	7	23	2	32
Dave Cadigan	12	20	---	---	---	32
Ben Johnson	11	18	---	---	---	29
Kevin Walker	---	---	7	17	5	29
Jim Gustafson	1	3	---	---	20	24
Christian Okoye	10	8	---	---	6	24
Bill Jones	3	8	---	---	13	24
Mardye McDole	2	7	---	---	13	22
Lee Rouson	3	2	---	---	17	22
H. Warren Moon	3	16	---	---	---	19
Ken Jones	---	---	5	13	1	19
Frank Stams	---	---	2	6	9	17
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Keith Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Orduna	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	8	61	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	6	7	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Elkins	33	12	0	4	1	5	8	3	0
Neil Lomax	15	10	2	0	0	1	3	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Blados	16	10	1	2	0	3	1	0	0
H. Warren Moon	14	9	2	1	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	145	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	95	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	98	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Pat Beach	10	5	1	45	0	21
WR Louis Lipps	7	3	0	52	1	26
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	5	0	50	1	26
WR Brian Brennan	6	0	0	0	0	33
TE Keith McKeller	6	4	0	57	0	22
WR Henry Ellard	5	1	0	7	0	31
RB Herschel Walker	4	2	0	19	0	30
WR Mike Friede	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	0	3	0	16
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	7	0	15

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonzell Hill	8	5	0	80	1	21
WR Bobby Johnson	6	3	0	29	0	19
WR Willie Mays Hayes	6	3	1	73	1	25
WR Ben Johnson	5	4	0	72	1	18
RB Eric Dickerson	3	2	0	3	0	17
C Orson Mobley	1	1	0	11	0	8
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	3	11	3.67	0.64
Lorenzo White	2	5	2.50	3.64
Eric Blados	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Elkins	1	1	19	19.00	3.30

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Blados	5	4	47	9.40	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	19	19.00	9.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ben Johnson	2	2	24	12.00	14.40
RB Eric Dickerson	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
C Orson Mobley	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	12	12.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darryl Clack	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Elkins	11	3	1
Neil Lomax	2	1	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Blados	4	2	2
H. Warren Moon	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	5	1	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	3	1	1
WR Ben Johnson	2	1	1
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (24,900)
End Zone 10,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,100 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (15,800)
Club Seats 2,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (24,900)
End Zone	10,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,100 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (15,800)
Club Seats	2,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (4,800)