Week 10, 1990

played in Cincinnati, OH

38 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	6	3	0	-	9
Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	6	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
2Q: 07:07 CIN - Michael Irvin 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 04:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CIN - Bill Maas 77 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
3Q: 11:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 38 field goal
3Q: 06:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
4Q: 02:01 CIN - Gary Anderson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
2Q: 07:07 CIN - Michael Irvin 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 04:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CIN - Bill Maas 77 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
3Q: 11:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 38 field goal
3Q: 06:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
4Q: 02:01 CIN - Gary Anderson 26 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 5-4 6-2-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 345
- Offensive Plays 57 62
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 61 166
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 3.39 4.61
Net Passing Yards 222 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 2 24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:42 35:18

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	5-4	6-2-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	345
- Offensive Plays	57	62
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	61	166
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	3.39	4.61
Net Passing Yards	222	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 2	24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	5/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:42	35:18

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 33	6	17	Punt
1	4:22	3:22	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	14:11	2:11	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	7:00	3:02	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
2	3:09	1:58	OPP 49	6	26	Fumble
2	1:11	0:58	OWN 35	4	32	Field Goal
3	11:02	4:45	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
3	2:24	0:43	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
3	0:15	0:32	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	11:29	2:05	OWN 11	5	29	Punt
4	1:52	1:26	OWN 20	6	36	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	7:05	OWN 20	12	57	Field Goal
1	1:00	1:49	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	12:00	5:00	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	3:58	0:49	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
3	6:17	3:53	OWN 25	6	50	Field Goal
3	1:41	1:26	OPP 29	3	2	Interception
4	14:43	3:14	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	9:24	7:32	OWN 22	11	69	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 47	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	13	38	2.92	10	1
Bartholomew Simpson	3	18	6.00	11	1
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2	0
Jessie Clark	1	3	3.00	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	21	99	4.71	19	2
Owen Gill	8	60	7.50	42	1
Ken O'Brien	7	7	1.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	20	253	5/31	0	46	2	57.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	24	18	192	2/13	1	41	1	94.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	7	12	99	14.14	19	46
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	11	93	13.29	25	30
WR Louis Lipps	4	9	48	12.00	7	23
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	13	6.50	6	9

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	44	11.00	25	24	0
WR Michael Irvin	4	6	64	16.00	34	41	1
WR Rod Barksdale	3	5	32	10.67	0	18	0
WR Willie Gault	2	3	23	11.50	2	16	0
RB Owen Gill	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	8	4.00	1	4	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Hasty	1	13	13.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Ross	1	19	19.00	0
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Neil Lomax	3	2
Bartholomew Simpson	1	1
Louis Lipps	1	0
Keith McKeller	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Maas	1	1	1
Michael Knight	0	2	0
Tom Strauthers	0	1	0
Roy Jones Jr	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	221	44.2	36.8	50	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	3	121	40.3	33.3	46	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	4/4	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	21	10.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	43	21.5	0
Louis Lipps	1	21	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	11	2	0.0	36	18
S Mark Carrier	6	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	0.0	31	23
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	31	25
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	1	1.0	20	12
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	0.0	32	23
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	28	23
DT Frank Bruno	3	0	0.0	21	7
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	1.0	17	21
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	33	19
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0.0	19	19
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	---	---	---
DT Phil Wyrick	1	2	0.0	28	23
ILB Brian Ingram	1	0	0.0	10	2
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	0.0	11	11
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	16	4
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0.0	11	5
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	0.0	31	22

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	7	1	3.0	17	36
ILB Al Smith	6	4	0.0	17	33
DE Jeff Lageman	3	1	1.0	11	20
CB Sam Seale	3	3	0.0	17	32
CB William White	3	2	0.0	14	29
S Devon Mitchell	3	1	0.0	12	27
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	15	28
S Kenneth Johnson	3	0	0.0	10	24
S David Tate	3	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Lamar Lathon	2	0	0.0	12	23
DT Bill Maas	1	0	1.0	8	24
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	1	0.0	2	7
OLB Ed Brady	1	1	0.0	7	19
WR Willie Gault	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	7	19
DT Dean Hamel	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0.0	0	6
CB Bill S Preston	0	1	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	1	21
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	0	12
DT Phil Wyrick	0.0	1	23

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	3.0	0	3	1	36
DT Bill Maas	1.0	1	0	0	24
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	0	1	20
DT Tom Magee	0.0	0	1	1	9
DE Les Miller	0.0	0	1	1	30
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	3	1	0	25
CB James Hasty	3	0	1	23
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	0	18
S Mark Carrier	3	0	0	12
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0	19
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	0	11
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	2
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	23
DT Phil Wyrick	1	0	0	23

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sam Seale	3	1	0	32
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0	33
S David Tate	3	0	0	25
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	1	28
CB William White	2	0	0	29
OLB Michael Knight	1	1	0	36
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	1	23
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	7
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0	19
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0	19
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0	27
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	4	14	1	36
John Alt	1	2	13	0	32
Keith McKeller	1	2	11	0	18
Jeff Davidson	1	1	11	1	20
Dan Remsberg	1	1	3	0	6
George Lilja	0	4	17	1	33
Rob Taylor	0	1	14	2	27
Jessie Clark	0	1	10	0	8
Greg Werner	0	1	4	0	6

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	4	7	34	0	24
Jay Hilgenberg	3	4	20	0	14
Tim Grunhard	2	6	34	0	19
Leo Goeas	1	4	26	1	24
Don Mosebar	1	3	26	0	20
David Williams	0	2	30	1	20
Ronnie Lee	0	2	10	0	9
Dan Majerle	0	1	32	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Holland	2	18
Jessie Clark	1	18
Bartholomew Simpson	1	18
Greg Werner	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Jones Jr	2	14
John Jefferson	1	17
Owen Gill	1	17
Kenneth Johnson	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pepper Johnson	---	---	32	23	5	60
Martin Harrison	---	---	31	22	7	60
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	36	18	5	59
David Greenwood	---	---	31	25	3	59
George Lilja	17	33	---	---	8	58
Louis Lipps	17	34	---	---	7	58
Neil Lomax	18	39	---	---	---	57
Simon Fletcher	---	---	31	23	3	57
Mike Richardson	---	---	33	19	3	55
James Hasty	---	---	28	23	4	55
Phil Wyrick	---	---	28	23	4	55
Jeff Bostic	17	33	---	---	2	52
Dennis McKnight	14	36	---	---	---	50
Henry Ellard	16	34	---	---	---	50
John Alt	13	32	---	---	---	45
Haywood Jeffires	9	31	---	---	4	44
Tim McKyer	---	---	19	19	5	43
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	21	4	42
Herschel Walker	14	28	---	---	---	42
Rob Taylor	14	27	---	---	---	41
Jeff Davidson	11	20	---	---	8	39
Jessie Clark	10	8	---	---	18	36
Ed Reynolds	---	---	20	12	4	36
Bill Jackson	---	---	11	11	13	35
Jamie Holland	2	14	---	---	18	34
Keith McKeller	11	18	---	---	5	34
Bartholomew Simpson	4	11	---	---	18	33
Frank Bruno	---	---	21	7	1	29
KD Dunn	2	8	---	---	17	27
Brian Ingram	---	---	10	2	12	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	16	4	3	23
Martin Bayless	---	---	3	9	11	23
Mark Carrier	---	---	9	12	2	23
Greg Werner	4	6	---	---	11	21
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	19	19
Richard Bell	1	3	---	---	14	18
Rich Dixon	---	---	6	4	7	17
Dan Remsberg	3	6	---	---	8	17
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	11	5	---	16
Chad Lane	1	8	---	---	7	16
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	2	8	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	1	2	3	6
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Seale	---	---	17	32	19	68
Dan Majerle	32	12	---	---	22	66
Ken O'Brien	36	26	---	---	---	62
Michael Irvin	36	26	---	---	---	62
Roy Jones Jr	24	21	---	---	14	59
Will Wolford	34	24	---	---	---	58
Leo Goeas	26	24	---	---	7	57
Michael Knight	---	---	17	36	2	55
Tim Grunhard	34	19	---	---	1	54
Al Smith	---	---	17	33	2	52
David Williams	30	20	---	---	---	50
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	10	24	14	48
Stanley Wilson	25	16	---	---	6	47
Rod Barksdale	27	20	---	---	---	47
Don Mosebar	26	20	---	---	---	46
Kevin Ross	---	---	15	28	3	46
William White	---	---	14	29	2	45
Les Miller	---	---	11	30	1	42
Jay Hilgenberg	20	14	---	---	7	41
Ed Brady	---	---	7	19	15	41
Devon Mitchell	---	---	12	27	2	41
Lamar Lathon	---	---	12	23	6	41
David Tate	---	---	12	25	2	39
Owen Gill	11	10	---	---	17	38
Bill Maas	---	---	8	24	5	37
Willie Gault	9	11	---	---	16	36
Rob Awalt	7	8	---	---	19	34
Jeff Lageman	---	---	11	20	3	34
Bill S Preston	---	---	8	17	2	27
Ronnie Lee	10	9	---	---	7	26
Tom Strauthers	---	---	7	19	---	26
Dean Hamel	---	---	10	15	1	26
Tom Magee	---	---	7	9	9	25
John Jefferson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Carleton Bailey	---	---	0	6	10	16
Bruce King	9	6	---	---	---	15
John McClane	---	---	1	6	6	13
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	2	7	1	10
Alex Gordon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Titus Dixon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Steinkuhler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Haddix	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	7	0.8
Middle	3	17	5.7
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	85	8.5
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	13	42	3.2
None	4	-4	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	20	5	1	2	2	6	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	24	18	2	0	2	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	74	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	76	38.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	135	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	12	7	0	99	2	34
WR Haywood Jeffires	11	7	0	93	2	31
WR Louis Lipps	9	4	2	48	1	34
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	0	13	0	28

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	6	4	2	64	1	26
WR Rod Barksdale	5	3	0	32	0	20
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	0	44	1	16
WR Willie Gault	3	2	0	23	0	11
RB Owen Gill	3	2	0	9	0	10
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	0	8	0	8
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	12	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	3	3	1.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0.00	7.44

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	3	19	6.33	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	3	3.00	6.40
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	4	4.00	10.67
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	2	0
Stanley Wilson	2	1
Owen Gill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	3	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	2
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	3	2	1
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	0
RB Owen Gill	2	1	1
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	1
TE Roy Jones Jr	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)