Conference Finals, 1989

played in Cincinnati, OH

45 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Titans	3	3	3	15	-	24
Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 CIN - Michael Irvin 14 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 04:21 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:49 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CIN - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 33 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Pat Beach 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil Lomax pass to Louis Lipps for conversion)
4Q: 00:03 CIN - John Jefferson 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 CIN - Michael Irvin 14 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 04:21 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:49 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CIN - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 33 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Pat Beach 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil Lomax pass to Louis Lipps for conversion)
4Q: 00:03 CIN - John Jefferson 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 13-5 13-5
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 425 373
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 6.97 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 135 92
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 5.19 3.54
Net Passing Yards 290 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 295 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	13-5	13-5
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	425	373
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	6.97	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	135	92
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	5.19	3.54
Net Passing Yards	290	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	295	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 27	8	56	Missed FG
1	7:55	2:25	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
1	5:01	0:46	OPP 20	3	3	Field Goal
1	1:56	1:17	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:44	4:02	OWN 44	9	50	Field Goal
2	6:35	3:29	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
3	12:47	0:42	OWN 22	2	5	Interception
3	11:07	4:55	OWN 1	10	83	Field Goal
3	2:20	3:09	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
4	9:19	6:58	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	4:14	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	5:30	0:29	OWN 7	3	5	Interception
1	4:15	2:19	OWN 20	4	38	Punt
1	0:39	2:55	OWN 21	6	44	Fumble
2	8:42	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:06	2:59	OWN 4	10	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 34	4	19	Interception
3	12:05	0:58	OPP 30	3	-6	Punt
3	6:12	3:52	OWN 31	5	22	Punt
4	14:11	4:52	OWN 8	9	40	Punt
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	18	100	5.56	33	2	1
Marc Logan	5	16	3.20	5	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Neil Lomax	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Owen Gill	21	77	3.67	19	3
Bruce King	3	10	3.33	5	0
Ken O'Brien	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	20	295	1/5	1	37	1	84.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	39	22	295	2/14	2	44	2	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	4	6	59	14.75	2	27	0
TE Pat Beach	3	4	23	7.67	0	9	1
WR Henry Ellard	3	7	25	8.33	8	14	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	5	86	28.67	29	37	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	4	17	8.50	0	9	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	30	15.00	14	20	0
WR Mike Friede	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	3	25	25.00	18	25	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	8	13	114	14.25	20	44	1
WR Rod Barksdale	6	14	114	19.00	32	42	0
RB Bruce King	3	3	5	1.67	5	5	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	3	41	20.50	9	29	0
WR John Jefferson	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Owen Gill	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Willie Gault	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Jim Jeffcoat	1	0
Bill Acker	0	1
Mike Friede	0	1
Martin Bayless	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Owen Gill	2	2	0	0
Willie Gault	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	145	48.3	47.7	52	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	196	39.2	33.4	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/4	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	9	9.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	20	20.0	0
Darryl Clack	1	32	32.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	61	20.3	0
Owen Gill	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	8	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Simon Fletcher	8	0	0.0	24	37
S Martin Bayless	6	2	0.0	11	23
S Kirk Springs	5	0	0.0	9	16
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0.0	16	34
S David Greenwood	2	3	0.0	24	38
ILB Riki Ellison	2	2	0.0	21	33
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	0.0	21	37
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	22	33
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	6	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	3	1.0	18	26
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.5	16	21
DE Robert Smith	1	2	0.0	13	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	1	0.0	14	14
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	7	9
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Pepper Johnson	0	1	0.5	9	8

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	9	4	0.0	21	32
S David Tate	5	1	0.0	22	28
S Jeff Donaldson	5	0	0.0	17	23
CB Bill S Preston	5	0	0.0	20	30
S Kenneth Johnson	3	2	0.0	20	29
CB William White	3	2	0.0	20	29
OLB Carleton Bailey	3	1	0.0	14	27
DT Dean Hamel	2	1	0.0	17	20
DE Les Miller	2	1	0.0	18	23
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	1.0	15	24
S Devon Mitchell	1	2	0.0	10	8
CB Kevin Williams	1	1	0.0	13	10
OLB John McClane	1	1	0.0	3	4
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	9	4
RB Owen Gill	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	0.0	5	9
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	---	---	---
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Maas	0	1	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	1	0	26
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Frank Bruno	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	1	37

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	1	0	24
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	6	6	31
DT Bill Maas	0.0	1	2	15
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	1	0	20
OLB John McClane	0.0	1	0	4
DE Les Miller	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	5	1	0	36
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	23
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0	34
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0	16
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	0	14
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	1	33
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	33
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	38
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	1	37
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	2	0	14
CB James Hasty	0	1	0	27

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	5	0	0	32
S David Tate	3	1	0	28
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	0	23
CB William White	2	0	0	29
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0	30
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	1	27
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	14
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0	10
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	0	9
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0	29
OLB John McClane	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Williams	3	3	10	1	18
John Alt	2	6	24	0	28
Rob Taylor	1	3	22	0	29
Dennis McKnight	1	2	23	0	32
Pat Beach	1	1	13	0	14
George Lilja	0	5	22	0	25
Jeff Bostic	0	4	23	0	29
Dave Studdard	0	1	6	0	14

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lomas Brown	2	4	0	9	0	12
Roberto Rohrer	1	3	1	21	0	32
Jay Hilgenberg	1	3	0	26	0	34
Don Mosebar	1	2	0	17	1	32
David Williams	1	2	0	21	0	31
Dan Majerle	1	1	0	19	0	30
Will Wolford	0	6	0	22	1	39
Roy Jones Jr	0	2	0	16	0	28
Keith Dorney	0	1	0	5	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	2	16
Mike Friede	1	21
Jewerl Thomas	1	10
Brian Brennan	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Brady	1	12
Rob Awalt	1	12
Jay Hilgenberg	1	2

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	24	38	1	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	33	8	63
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	37	2	63
Dennis McKnight	23	32	---	---	7	62
Neil Lomax	26	35	---	---	---	61
Dexter Manley	---	---	21	37	1	59
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	36	1	56
Riki Ellison	---	---	21	33	2	56
Jeff Bostic	23	29	---	---	3	55
George Lilja	22	25	---	---	7	54
John Alt	24	28	---	---	---	52
Rob Taylor	22	29	---	---	---	51
Tim McKyer	---	---	16	34	1	51
Henry Ellard	21	29	---	---	---	50
James Hasty	---	---	20	27	---	47
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	26	1	45
Herschel Walker	20	24	---	---	1	45
Haywood Jeffires	15	22	---	---	8	45
Louis Lipps	20	24	---	---	---	44
Martin Bayless	---	---	11	23	9	43
Kirk Springs	---	---	9	16	12	37
Robert Smith	---	---	13	19	5	37
Frank Bruno	---	---	16	21	---	37
Ralph Williams	10	18	---	---	7	35
Pat Beach	13	14	---	---	5	32
Jessie Clark	7	13	---	---	12	32
Bill Acker	---	---	10	20	1	31
Ed Reynolds	---	---	14	14	3	31
Keith McKeller	8	14	---	---	9	31
Jewerl Thomas	9	10	---	---	10	29
Brian Brennan	7	13	---	---	9	29
Dave Studdard	6	14	---	---	7	27
Mickey Sutton	---	---	6	14	6	26
Mike Friede	2	1	---	---	21	24
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	6	13	24
Pepper Johnson	---	---	9	8	4	21
Marc Logan	6	11	---	---	2	19
KD Dunn	2	0	---	---	16	18
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	9	1	17
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	16	16
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	0	9	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Golic	---	---	0	0	5	5
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken O'Brien	26	41	---	---	---	67
Michael Irvin	26	41	---	---	---	67
Dan Majerle	19	30	---	---	15	64
Jay Hilgenberg	26	34	---	---	2	62
Will Wolford	22	39	---	---	---	61
Owen Gill	23	18	---	---	18	59
Michael Knight	---	---	23	31	4	58
Roy Jones Jr	16	28	---	---	14	58
Al Smith	---	---	21	32	4	57
Roberto Rohrer	21	32	---	---	4	57
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	17	23	16	56
Rod Barksdale	22	34	---	---	---	56
David Tate	---	---	22	28	4	54
Bill S Preston	---	---	20	30	4	54
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	20	29	4	53
David Williams	21	31	---	---	---	52
Don Mosebar	17	32	---	---	2	51
William White	---	---	20	29	2	51
Les Miller	---	---	18	23	4	45
Carleton Bailey	---	---	14	27	1	42
Jeff Lageman	---	---	15	24	2	41
Kevin Williams	---	---	13	10	16	39
Dean Hamel	---	---	17	20	1	38
Willie Gault	10	16	---	---	9	35
Bruce King	3	23	---	---	6	32
Gregg Swartwoudt	9	16	---	---	4	29
Bill Maas	---	---	9	15	3	27
Lomas Brown	9	12	---	---	6	27
Rob Awalt	7	8	---	---	12	27
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	9	14	3	26
Tom Magee	---	---	8	12	6	26
John Jefferson	4	7	---	---	14	25
Ed Brady	---	---	9	4	12	25
Tom Strauthers	---	---	11	11	2	24
Devon Mitchell	---	---	10	8	3	21
Keith Dorney	5	9	---	---	6	20
Ty Allert	---	---	5	9	3	17
Drew Hill	0	0	---	---	13	13
John McClane	---	---	3	4	3	10
Alex Gordon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Michael Haddix	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raphel Cherry	---	---	2	2	---	4
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	12	90	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	20	6	1	1	1	10	9	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	39	22	4	3	3	6	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	87	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	156	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	92	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	146	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	3	0	25	0	29
WR Louis Lipps	6	4	0	59	1	24
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	3	0	86	3	22
TE Pat Beach	4	3	1	23	0	14
WR Brian Brennan	4	2	0	17	0	13
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	30	1	24
TE Keith McKeller	3	1	0	25	1	14
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0	15	0	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	15	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barksdale	14	6	1	114	2	34
WR Michael Irvin	13	8	1	114	1	41
WR John Jefferson	3	1	0	9	0	7
RB Bruce King	3	3	0	5	0	23
TE Rob Awalt	3	2	1	41	1	8
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Owen Gill	1	1	0	6	0	18
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	6	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	9	3.00	5.56
Neil Lomax	1	4	4.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Gill	2	1	0.50	3.67
Ken O'Brien	1	2	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	10	4	23	2.30	8.68

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	4	3	28	7.00	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	4	2	11	2.75	3.57
WR Louis Lipps	3	1	3	1.00	9.83
TE Pat Beach	2	1	9	4.50	5.75
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
RB Bruce King	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	0	0.00	8.14
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	14	14.00	8.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Louis Lipps	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Gill	3	1
Bruce King	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	2	1	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	7	5	4
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
WR Rod Barksdale	2	0	0
RB Bruce King	1	1	1
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)