Week 1, 1984

played in Baltimore, MD

83 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	0	0	6	-	13
Baltimore Colts	5	3	7	6	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 BAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 05:10 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 46 field goal
1Q: 04:29 HOU - Henry Ellard 50 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:06 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
3Q: 10:02 BAL - Dwight Clark 11 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:10 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
4Q: 09:14 HOU - Brian Brennan 5 pass from Doug Williams (Gerald Riggs run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:18 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 BAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 05:10 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 46 field goal
1Q: 04:29 HOU - Henry Ellard 50 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:06 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
3Q: 10:02 BAL - Dwight Clark 11 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:10 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
4Q: 09:14 HOU - Brian Brennan 5 pass from Doug Williams (Gerald Riggs run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:18 BAL - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 219 419
- Offensive Plays 43 80
- Yards per Play 5.09 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 67 193
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 4.79 4.83
Net Passing Yards 152 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 38 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/55 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 5/138 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:22 37:38

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	219	419
- Offensive Plays	43	80
- Yards per Play	5.09	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	67	193
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	4.79	4.83
Net Passing Yards	152	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	38 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/55	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	5/138	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:22	37:38

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 23	8	33	Punt
1	6:45	0:04	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
1	5:04	0:54	50	2	50	Touchdown
2	13:01	1:29	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	8:00	3:18	OWN 2	7	45	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 3	1	6	Half
3	9:52	1:53	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	7:33	2:04	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
3	3:14	1:37	OWN 20	4	10	Fumble
4	13:05	4:02	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
4	6:10	2:37	OWN 33	4	2	Punt

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	3:54	OWN 1	7	46	Punt
1	6:41	1:37	OWN 43	4	28	Field Goal
1	4:10	6:09	OWN 27	11	72	Field Goal
2	11:32	3:32	OWN 21	6	32	Punt
2	4:42	4:19	OWN 17	13	80	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	7:59	0:26	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
3	5:29	2:15	OWN 22	4	17	Punt
3	1:37	3:32	OPP 30	9	28	Field Goal
4	9:03	2:53	OWN 45	5	25	Field Goal
4	3:33	3:33	OWN 39	8	30	Game

Game MVP: Joe Delaney, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	10	55	5.50	10	1
Amos Lawrence	2	5	2.50	5	0
Jon Keyworth	1	1	1.00	1	0
Doug Williams	1	6	6.00	6	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Delaney	27	144	5.33	24	6
Lynn Cain	7	21	3.00	6	0
Joe Theismann	6	28	4.67	9	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	25	15	183	4/31	2	50	0	109.3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	38	19	238	2/12	1	28	0	78.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	9	124	20.67	100	50	1
WR Brian Brennan	3	5	22	7.33	3	12	1
RB Gerald Riggs	2	2	10	5.00	4	6	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Willie McGee	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Pat Beach	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Amos Lawrence	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Clark	5	9	84	16.80	29	28	1
WR J.T. Smith	4	11	65	16.25	12	25	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	10	5.00	5	11	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	26	13.00	9	14	0
WR Lionel Manuel	2	6	15	7.50	1	9	0
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rick Parros	1	4	21	21.00	5	21	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Williams	2	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0
Scott Studwell	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emery Moorehead	1	0	0
Donnell Thompson	0	1	1
Lynn Cain	0	1	0
Bruce Laird	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	255	42.5	37.8	50	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	199	49.8	44.8	61	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	4/5	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	0	0.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	2	23	11.5	0
J.T. Smith	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Ellard	3	95	31.7	0
Willie McGee	2	43	21.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	7	6	0.0	40	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	0	1.0	28	32
CB Louis Wright	6	0	0.0	26	28
CB Mike Richardson	6	0	0.0	32	36
S Larry Anderson	4	2	0.0	16	13
S Martin Bayless	4	2	0.0	33	31
ILB Riki Ellison	4	0	0.0	11	10
DT Jerome Hynes	3	0	0.5	18	16
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	37	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	0.0	24	30
DE Dexter Manley	2	3	0.5	28	29
S Charlie Phillips	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Robin Cole	2	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Gary Spani	2	1	0.0	13	11
CB Jeris White	2	0	0.0	27	24
DT Bill Acker	1	2	0.0	29	27
CB Jitter Fields	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0.0	24	20

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Doug English	3	2	0.0	10	21
CB Rod Hill	3	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Jimmy Williams	3	0	0.0	9	16
DT James White	2	1	1.0	8	18
DT John Dutton	2	0	1.0	11	20
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	1.0	9	20
S Bruce Laird	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Wentford Gaines	2	1	0.0	10	22
ILB E.J. Junior	2	1	0.0	13	23
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0.0	5	15
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	0.0	11	18
DE Eric Williams	1	0	1.0	9	20
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0.0	1	6
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.0	5	9
CB Eugene Daniel	0	2	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	1	32
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	2	29
DT Jerome Hynes	0.5	0	0	16
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	1	27
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	1	0	28
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	0	1	10

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James White	1.0	1	1	18
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	1	1	20
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	20
DE Eric Williams	1.0	0	0	20
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	1	0	3
DT Doug English	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	36
OLB Scott Studwell	3	3	36
CB Louis Wright	3	0	28
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	32
S David Greenwood	2	0	35
CB Jeris White	1	1	24
S Larry Anderson	1	1	13
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	9
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	10
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	14
S Martin Bayless	0	1	31

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	2	0	25
S Mike Hammond	2	0	15
CB Wentford Gaines	2	0	22
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	18
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	0	16
CB Rod Hill	1	1	15
DT Doug English	1	0	21
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	6
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	20
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	18
OLB Mike Cofer	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	3	12	2	27
Robert Jackson	1	3	12	0	20
Jeff Bostic	1	2	11	1	24
Reggie McElroy	1	1	4	0	11
Dave Studdard	0	2	11	1	24
Ralph Williams	0	1	3	0	11
John Alt	0	1	13	0	23

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Farren	4	9	2	36	0	33
J.T. Turner	3	7	0	28	0	31
Jim Covert	2	3	1	33	0	32
Dwight Stephenson	1	5	0	38	0	40
Tim Stokes	1	4	0	28	2	30
Dan Doornink	1	1	0	22	0	10
Cleveland Green	1	1	0	11	0	14
Ted Banker	0	2	0	12	0	11
Cornell Forte	0	1	0	12	0	9
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	26	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Garrity	3	16
Amos Lawrence	1	16
Jessie Clark	1	8
Desmond Cribbs	1	5

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Hill	2	14
Lynn Cain	1	24
Mike Augustyniak	1	16
Dan Doornink	1	12
J.T. Smith	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	37	35	9	81
Scott Studwell	---	---	40	36	4	80
Mike Richardson	---	---	32	36	5	73
Robin Cole	---	---	21	28	22	71
Martin Bayless	---	---	33	31	4	68
Randy McClanahan	---	---	28	32	5	65
Bill Acker	---	---	29	27	4	60
Dexter Manley	---	---	28	29	3	60
Louis Wright	---	---	26	28	5	59
Jeris White	---	---	27	24	6	57
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	24	30	3	57
Ken Kennard	---	---	24	20	8	52
Henry Ellard	10	24	---	---	14	48
Larry Anderson	---	---	16	13	17	46
Doug Williams	14	29	---	---	---	43
Jerome Hynes	---	---	18	16	6	40
Pat Beach	9	14	---	---	16	39
Dennis McKnight	12	27	---	---	---	39
Robert Jackson	12	20	---	---	6	38
Jeff Bostic	11	24	---	---	3	38
John Alt	13	23	---	---	---	36
Dave Studdard	11	24	---	---	---	35
Brian Brennan	8	19	---	---	6	33
Gary Spani	---	---	13	11	7	31
Jitter Fields	---	---	8	14	9	31
Jewerl Thomas	6	8	---	---	15	29
Gregg Garrity	3	10	---	---	16	29
Amos Lawrence	3	8	---	---	16	27
Gerald Riggs	11	16	---	---	---	27
Terry Nelson	7	11	---	---	8	26
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	14	11	1	26
Louis Lipps	7	17	---	---	---	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	11	10	2	23
Charlie Phillips	---	---	11	9	2	22
Willie McGee	1	6	---	---	14	21
Reggie McElroy	4	11	---	---	6	21
Ralph Williams	3	11	---	---	6	20
Jon Keyworth	4	10	---	---	1	15
Desmond Cribbs	4	5	---	---	5	14
Jessie Clark	1	2	---	---	8	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike McGraw	---	---	0	0	3	3
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	38	40	---	---	9	87
Joe Theismann	40	40	---	---	---	80
Paul Farren	36	33	---	---	---	69
J.T. Smith	30	35	---	---	3	68
Jim Covert	33	32	---	---	---	65
Tim Stokes	28	30	---	---	6	64
J.T. Turner	28	31	---	---	3	62
Dwight Clark	29	31	---	---	---	60
Joe Delaney	31	22	---	---	---	53
Lionel Manuel	23	30	---	---	---	53
Lynn Cain	8	14	---	---	24	46
Rick Parros	11	21	---	---	14	46
Bruce Laird	---	---	11	25	9	45
Emery Moorehead	26	11	---	---	8	45
Dan Doornink	22	10	---	---	12	44
Wentford Gaines	---	---	10	22	10	42
Mike Augustyniak	12	14	---	---	16	42
Rod Hill	---	---	8	15	14	37
Eugene Daniel	---	---	10	19	8	37
E.J. Junior	---	---	13	23	---	36
Cleveland Green	11	14	---	---	9	34
John Dutton	---	---	11	20	2	33
Doug English	---	---	10	21	1	32
Ted Banker	12	11	---	---	9	32
Eric Williams	---	---	9	20	3	32
Robb Rubick	7	6	---	---	17	30
Pat Thomas	---	---	11	18	---	29
Donnell Thompson	---	---	9	20	---	29
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	10	18	---	28
James White	---	---	8	18	1	27
Jimmy Williams	---	---	9	16	1	26
Mike Cofer	---	---	2	9	15	26
Daniel Reiner	---	---	5	8	12	25
Mike Douglass	---	---	6	13	4	23
Wayne Givens	1	6	---	---	15	22
Cornell Forte	12	9	---	---	---	21
Mike Hammond	---	---	5	15	---	20
Robert Smith	---	---	5	9	5	19
Keith Butler	---	---	1	6	10	17
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Ruether	2	0	---	---	9	11
Mike McDonald	---	---	0	1	6	7
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edgar Fields	---	---	1	3	---	4
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	4	19	4.8
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	25	143	5.7
Right	4	7	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	25	15	2	3	2	2	3	3	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	38	19	4	2	2	7	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	130	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	22	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	56	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	171	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	6	0	124	2	24
WR Brian Brennan	5	3	2	22	0	19
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	0	6	0	17
RB Amos Lawrence	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	11	0	14
RB Gerald Riggs	2	2	0	10	0	16
WR Willie McGee	1	1	0	10	0	6
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0	0	0	10

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	11	4	2	65	1	35
WR Dwight Clark	9	5	0	84	2	31
WR Lionel Manuel	6	2	0	15	0	30
WR Rick Parros	4	1	0	21	1	21
TE Emery Moorehead	2	1	0	8	0	11
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	0	10	0	14
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	0	26	0	22
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	0	9	0	6
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	2	3	1.50	3.00
Joe Delaney	2	5	2.50	5.33
Joe Theismann	1	4	4.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	3	20	5.00	7.32

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	10	5	30	3.00	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	10	5.00	4.40
WR Willie McGee	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	13.78

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	4	3	31	7.75	9.33
WR Lionel Manuel	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0	0.00	5.91
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	5	2

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	4	1
Joe Theismann	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	2	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Amos Lawrence	1	0	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	2	2
WR Dwight Clark	4	3	2
WR Rick Parros	3	1	1
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	1
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)