Exhibition Week 3, 1983

played in Minnesota, MN

48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	3	10	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
1Q: 02:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 51 field goal
2Q: 04:13 HOU - Mike Richardson 37 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Jon Keyworth 33 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
1Q: 02:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 51 field goal
2Q: 04:13 HOU - Mike Richardson 37 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Jon Keyworth 33 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 51 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 164
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 4.59 2.56
Net Rushing Yards 202 56
- Rushing Attempts 28 19
- Yards per Rush 7.21 2.95
Net Passing Yards 124 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 2 41 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 124 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 2.88 2.40
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:57 28:04

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	164
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	4.59	2.56
Net Rushing Yards	202	56
- Rushing Attempts	28	19
- Yards per Rush	7.21	2.95
Net Passing Yards	124	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 2	41 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	124	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	2.88	2.40
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:57	28:04

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
1	7:06	2:23	OWN 30	4	10	Interception
1	2:35	3:28	OWN 24	5	16	Punt
2	12:32	8:10	OWN 21	15	76	Interception
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 33	4	28	Missed FG
3	10:59	2:29	OWN 7	8	33	Punt
3	8:15	1:04	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal
3	4:02	3:18	OWN 40	10	30	Missed FG
4	12:07	4:27	OWN 20	9	54	Missed FG
4	6:17	3:15	OWN 8	6	92	Touchdown
4	2:00	0:36	OPP 43	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 33	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	4:01	OWN 23	9	26	Punt
1	8:59	1:53	OPP 17	3	6	Field Goal
1	4:43	2:08	OPP 46	6	12	Field Goal
2	14:07	1:35	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
2	4:22	0:19	OWN 20	1	5	Interception
2	4:03	2:30	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 30	7	28	Punt
3	8:30	0:15	OWN 19	2	0	Interception
3	7:11	1:27	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:44	1:42	OPP 26	3	-14	Fumble
3	0:44	3:37	OWN 34	7	26	Punt
4	7:40	1:23	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	3:02	1:02	OWN 23	4	20	Fumble
4	1:24	1:11	OWN 20	7	13	Downs

Game MVP: Gerald Riggs, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	17	131	7.71	33	3
Amos Lawrence	7	63	9.00	33	1
Wade Wilson	2	6	3.00	4	0
Marcus Mickus	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sammy Winder	11	23	2.09	9
Chester Willis	5	21	4.20	9
Dan Marino	2	6	3.00	3
Larry Kinnebrew	1	6	6.00	6

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mickus	33	15	93	0/0	0	17	1	39.8
Wade Wilson	10	7	31	0/0	0	11	1	33.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	41	20	135	4/27	0	14	2	36.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	17	5.67	3	11
RB Amos Lawrence	3	5	6	2.00	0	4
TE Pat Beach	3	9	22	7.33	0	12
RB Gerald Riggs	3	3	14	4.67	0	6
WR Henry Ellard	3	6	22	7.33	0	9
WR James Scott	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
WR Anthony Allen	2	7	14	7.00	0	8
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Gregg Garrity	1	4	17	17.00	4	17

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Floyd Hodge	6	8	45	7.50	6	14
WR Paul Skansi	5	10	35	7.00	9	12
RB Sammy Winder	3	5	11	3.67	0	5
WR Steve Watson	2	5	16	8.00	0	13
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Don Bass	1	6	3	3.00	0	3
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	2	10	10.00	3	10

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mike Richardson	1	37	37.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeris White	1	0	0	0
James Scott	1	0	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0
Robert Braziel	0	1	1	0
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0	0
Dexter Manley	0	0	2	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Marino	3	0	0
Daryl Bernstein	0	1	1
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
Marvin Powell	0	1	0
Chris Keating	0	0	1
Curtis Dickey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	3	106	35.3	35.3	41	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	310	44.3	38.1	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/5	2/5	1/2	51	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Scott	3	11	3.7	0
Jeris White	2	12	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeris White	2	36	18.0	0
Henry Ellard	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	7	1	0.5	19	45
CB Mike Richardson	6	0	0.0	17	38
CB Nelson Munsey	4	1	0.0	15	26
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	1.5	14	32
DE Curtis Anderson	3	1	0.5	15	37
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	3	0.0	13	34
S Charlie Phillips	3	2	0.0	14	30
DT Bill Acker	2	4	1.5	12	30
S Larry Anderson	2	0	0.0	16	42
S Keith Nord	2	0	0.0	10	26
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0.0	4	11
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	13	29
ILB Gary Spani	1	1	0.0	7	13
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	16	36
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	10	32
QB Marcus Mickus	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	2	3
WR Anthony Allen	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	7	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Chris Keating	7	0	0.0	20	36
OLB Dave Frye	6	0	0.0	24	35
OLB Jim Ryan	4	2	0.0	14	18
CB John Turner	4	1	0.0	18	24
S Mark Murphy	3	1	0.0	20	29
S Roland Solomon	3	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Guy Prather	3	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	2	0.0	8	10
DT James Hunter	2	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Randal Swoope	2	0	0.0	24	38
CB Frank Wattelet	1	3	0.0	22	33
S James Britt	1	2	0.0	19	29
DT Gabe Rivera	1	2	0.0	17	24
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	21	36
DT Dale Norman	1	0	0.0	13	27
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0.0	15	16
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.5	1	30
DE Dexter Manley	1.5	1	32
DE Curtis Anderson	0.5	2	37
OLB Robert Braziel	0.5	1	45
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	4	36
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	1	11

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	1	0	40
DE Leonard Marshall	0	3	36
OLB Randal Swoope	0	2	38
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	35
DT Gabe Rivera	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	5	0	0	45
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	1	38
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0	30
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	11
S Larry Anderson	1	0	1	42
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0	26
CB Jeris White	1	0	0	32
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0	13
DE Curtis Anderson	1	0	0	37
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	3
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	2	0	34
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	5	1	0	40
OLB Chris Keating	3	1	0	36
S Mark Murphy	2	1	1	29
CB John Turner	2	1	0	24
OLB Jim Ryan	2	0	0	18
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0	29
OLB Guy Prather	2	0	0	4
S James Britt	1	2	0	29
OLB Dave Frye	1	1	0	35
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	1	10
CB Frank Wattelet	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Walt Downing	3	3	0	23	25
Ralph Williams	3	3	0	11	18
Desmond Cribbs	2	5	0	17	23
Dennis McKnight	1	3	0	18	28
Robert Jackson	1	2	0	17	25
Terry Nelson	1	1	0	18	32
Pat Beach	1	1	0	20	25
Reggie McElroy	1	1	0	15	28
Jon Keyworth	0	2	1	11	17
Melvin Jackson	0	1	0	10	15
Dave Studdard	0	1	0	18	33
Randy Clark	0	1	0	11	20
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	5	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Eyre	2	4	15	0	36
Barney Cotton	2	3	17	0	37
Dave Rimington	1	4	13	3	38
Franky Smith	1	3	16	0	32
Marvin Powell	0	2	9	0	20
Glenn Hyde	0	1	13	0	35
Tim Irwin	0	0	6	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Fisher	2	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Bernstein	2	17
Pete Metzelaars	2	10
John Turner	1	17
Don Warren	1	17
Curtis Dickey	1	17
Sammy Winder	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Braziel	---	---	19	45	3	67
Larry Anderson	---	---	16	42	8	66
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	16	36	9	61
Marcus Mickus	21	33	---	---	5	59
Mike Richardson	---	---	17	38	2	57
Walt Downing	23	25	---	---	8	56
Dexter Manley	---	---	14	32	9	55
Curtis Anderson	---	---	15	37	1	53
Pat Beach	20	25	---	---	7	52
Dave Studdard	18	33	---	---	---	51
Amos Lawrence	12	23	---	---	16	51
Terry Nelson	18	32	---	---	---	50
Jeris White	---	---	10	32	8	50
David Greenwood	---	---	13	29	8	50
Randy McClanahan	---	---	13	34	2	49
Robert Jackson	17	25	---	---	6	48
Henry Ellard	14	26	---	---	8	48
Charlie Phillips	---	---	14	30	2	46
Dennis McKnight	18	28	---	---	---	46
Keith Nord	---	---	10	26	9	45
Anthony Allen	13	21	---	---	10	44
Bill Acker	---	---	12	30	1	43
Reggie McElroy	15	28	---	---	---	43
Nelson Munsey	---	---	15	26	1	42
Desmond Cribbs	17	23	---	---	2	42
Gerald Riggs	19	22	---	---	---	41
Royce McKinney	---	---	4	19	16	39
James Scott	9	14	---	---	16	39
Randy Clark	11	20	---	---	8	39
Ralph Williams	11	18	---	---	8	37
Jon Keyworth	11	17	---	---	7	35
Melvin Jackson	10	15	---	---	8	33
Bob Fisher	9	8	---	---	16	33
Jewerl Thomas	5	9	---	---	15	29
Riki Ellison	---	---	4	11	14	29
Gary Spani	---	---	7	13	8	28
Gregg Garrity	8	17	---	---	---	25
Scott Studwell	---	---	8	12	1	21
Wade Wilson	7	10	---	---	---	17
Wayne Wilson	2	1	---	---	9	12
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	2	3	3	8
Jessie Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robin Cole	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Swoope	---	---	24	38	9	71
Vince Newsome	---	---	22	40	5	67
Dan Marino	19	45	---	---	---	64
Barney Cotton	17	37	---	---	9	63
Dave Frye	---	---	24	35	4	63
Chris Keating	---	---	20	36	6	62
James Britt	---	---	19	29	13	61
Leonard Marshall	---	---	21	36	4	61
Frank Wattelet	---	---	22	33	5	60
John Turner	---	---	18	24	17	59
Pete Metzelaars	15	33	---	---	10	58
Glenn Hyde	13	35	---	---	9	57
Mark Murphy	---	---	20	29	6	55
Sammy Winder	14	29	---	---	10	53
Nick Eyre	15	36	---	---	---	51
Dave Rimington	13	38	---	---	---	51
Steve Watson	15	24	---	---	11	50
Franky Smith	16	32	---	---	---	48
Roland Solomon	---	---	17	29	2	48
Jim Ryan	---	---	14	18	14	46
Larry Kinnebrew	9	25	---	---	11	45
Gabe Rivera	---	---	17	24	4	45
Dale Norman	---	---	13	27	4	44
Keith Simpson	---	---	13	19	11	43
Paul Skansi	13	28	---	---	---	41
Floyd Hodge	7	27	---	---	5	39
Marvin Powell	9	20	---	---	9	38
Tim Irwin	6	20	---	---	9	35
Don Bass	8	26	---	---	---	34
Bob Barber	---	---	15	16	2	33
James Hunter	---	---	11	19	3	33
Charley Young	6	9	---	---	12	27
Don Warren	1	4	---	---	17	22
Curtis Dickey	1	3	---	---	17	21
Chester Willis	5	16	---	---	---	21
Daryl Bernstein	1	1	---	---	17	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	10	1	19
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	7	7	5	19
Alan Willis	6	7	---	---	---	13
Guy Prather	---	---	3	4	---	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lem Burnham	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gary Fencik	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	65	5.0
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	7	106	15.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mickus	33	15	0	2	2	6	7	0	1
Wade Wilson	10	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	41	20	0	4	1	3	10	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	18	82	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	38	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	63	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Pat Beach	9	3	0	22	25
WR Anthony Allen	7	2	0	14	21
WR Henry Ellard	6	3	1	22	26
RB Amos Lawrence	5	3	0	6	23
WR Gregg Garrity	4	1	1	17	17
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	0	17	32
WR James Scott	3	2	0	3	14
RB Gerald Riggs	3	3	0	14	22
FB Jewerl Thomas	2	1	0	4	9
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	5	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Paul Skansi	10	5	1	35	28
WR Floyd Hodge	8	6	0	45	27
WR Don Bass	6	1	0	3	26
WR Steve Watson	5	2	0	16	24
RB Sammy Winder	5	3	0	11	29
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	1	0	3	33
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	1	0	10	25
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	0	12	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	6	6.00	7.71

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	1	0	0.00	2.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Mickus	4	2	11	2.75	2.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	6	3.00	3.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR James Scott	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Amos Lawrence	1	0	0	0.00	1.20
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	6	6.00	4.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	3	3.00	2.20
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	7	4
Amos Lawrence	5	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chester Willis	1	1
Sammy Winder	1	0
Dan Marino	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mickus	3	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Paul Skansi	4	3	2
WR Don Bass	2	0	0
WR Steve Watson	2	1	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	1	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	1
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	1
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,900)
End Zone 12,400 (15,800)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (14,000)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,900)
End Zone	12,400 (15,800)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (14,000)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,600)