Week 3, 1984

played in Denver, CO

76 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	13	6	0	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 DEN - Joe Washington 9 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:19 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
1Q: 02:54 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
2Q: 04:13 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
2Q: 03:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Pat Beach 6 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:33 HOU - Louis Lipps 1 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 DEN - Joe Washington 9 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:19 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
1Q: 02:54 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
2Q: 04:13 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
2Q: 03:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Pat Beach 6 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:33 HOU - Louis Lipps 1 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 335 304
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 4.72 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 85 162
- Rushing Attempts 15 28
- Yards per Rush 5.67 5.79
Net Passing Yards 250 142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 39 - 2 34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 270 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 3.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/78 2/18
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	335	304
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	4.72	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	85	162
- Rushing Attempts	15	28
- Yards per Rush	5.67	5.79
Net Passing Yards	250	142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 39 - 2	34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	270	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	3.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/78	2/18
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:23	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
1	6:14	1:25	OWN 38	3	6	Fumble
1	2:47	2:47	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	13:18	2:39	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
2	5:43	0:49	OWN 29	2	14	Fumble
2	4:08	0:28	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	2:56	2:44	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:33	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	7:26	2:39	OPP 43	6	40	Interception
3	3:54	2:04	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	14:47	6:32	OWN 26	11	35	Punt
4	6:46	2:43	OPP 45	5	6	Punt
4	1:53	1:29	OWN 2	5	12	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	10:22	4:08	OWN 39	9	44	Field Goal
1	4:49	2:02	OPP 44	6	16	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:42	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	10:39	4:56	OWN 32	14	55	Fumble
2	4:54	0:46	OPP 33	3	5	Field Goal
2	3:40	0:44	OPP 25	3	0	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	9:27	2:01	OWN 20	4	15	Interception
3	4:47	0:53	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
3	1:50	2:03	OWN 34	4	49	Field Goal
4	8:15	1:29	OWN 27	4	18	Fumble
4	4:03	2:10	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 14	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tim Mazzetti, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	10	57	5.70	15	1
Amos Lawrence	4	21	5.25	7	0
Doug Williams	1	7	7.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	20	115	5.75	38	3	1
George Wonsley	4	41	10.25	21	2	0
Cliff Stoudt	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Mike Guman	2	8	4.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	53	39	270	3/20	2	29	2	81.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	34	19	162	3/20	0	41	2	44.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	10	11	49	4.90	9	14	1
WR Henry Ellard	8	13	50	6.25	8	13	0
TE Pat Beach	5	8	39	7.80	0	15	1
RB Gerald Riggs	5	6	28	5.60	13	10	0
WR Gregg Garrity	4	4	60	15.00	11	29	0
TE Terry Nelson	3	4	20	6.67	8	14	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	5	19	6.33	3	9	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Joe Washington	6	7	35	5.83	11	9
WR Mark Duper	4	10	69	17.25	36	41
TE Doug Cosbie	3	6	5	1.67	0	2
WR Danny Buggs	2	4	19	9.50	2	12
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	8	4.00	6	5
FB Mike Guman	1	1	15	15.00	10	15
WR Floyd Eddings	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Rick Upchurch	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Williams	1	0	0
Pat Beach	1	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	0	0
Dexter Manley	0	1	1
Dave Studdard	0	1	0
Bill Acker	0	1	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1
Jitter Fields	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cliff Stoudt	2	0	0
Joe Washington	1	0	0
Larry McGrew	0	1	1
Joe Jacoby	0	1	0
Johnny Meads	0	1	0
Dave Lindstrom	0	0	1
Rick Dennison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	233	38.8	28.3	50	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	2	87	43.5	43.5	44	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	5/5	3/3	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	2	39	19.5	0
Henry Ellard	2	41	20.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	25	25.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	9	1	0.0	27	36
DE Dexter Manley	6	1	2.5	17	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	2	0.0	17	21
DE Ken Kennard	4	1	0.0	18	24
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	25	33
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	0.0	26	33
S Martin Bayless	3	1	0.0	26	31
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.5	18	22
DT Bill Acker	2	2	0.0	16	25
S Charlie Phillips	2	1	0.0	5	9
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	21	25
DT Jerome Hynes	2	0	0.0	16	16
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0.0	18	28
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.0	7	16
QB Doug Williams	1	0	---	---	---
C Jeff Bostic	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	0.0	5	15
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	7	1	0.0	12	45
CB Mark Lee	6	0	0.0	13	51
CB Elbert Foules	6	0	0.0	13	44
S Craig Cassady	5	5	0.0	12	44
S Deron Cherry	5	0	0.0	14	54
OLB Ron Crosby	4	2	0.0	6	30
CB Lupe Sanchez	4	1	0.0	10	46
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	0	2.0	10	34
DT Steve Niehaus	3	0	0.0	8	32
DE Jim Wilks	2	0	1.0	13	41
S Bryan Hicks	2	3	0.0	11	46
OLB Johnny Meads	2	1	0.0	8	24
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Tony Elliott	1	1	0.0	5	27
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0.0	7	23
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
G Rick Donnalley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mark Duper	1	0	---	---	---
DE Randy Edwards	0	1	0.0	8	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	2.5	1	24
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	2	22
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	1	25
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	25

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Lindstrom	2.0	0	1	1	34
DE Jim Wilks	1.0	0	2	1	41
DE Doug Martin	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	1	23
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	7	2	1	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0	21
CB Mike Richardson	2	2	1	33
S Charlie Phillips	2	0	0	9
OLB Robin Cole	1	1	0	25
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0	24
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	9
S David Greenwood	1	0	0	33
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	31

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	6	1	0	45
CB Mark Lee	6	0	0	51
CB Elbert Foules	5	0	0	44
CB Lupe Sanchez	5	0	0	46
OLB Ron Crosby	4	0	0	30
S Deron Cherry	3	1	2	54
S Craig Cassady	3	0	0	44
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	2	0	0	11
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0	32
S Bryan Hicks	1	0	0	46
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0	41
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	0	11
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	0	24
DE Dave Lindstrom	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	3	14	0	44
Robert Jackson	1	3	11	0	39
Dennis McKnight	1	2	13	1	52
Jon Keyworth	1	2	5	0	18
Ralph Williams	1	1	7	1	20
Terry Nelson	0	1	9	0	17
Dave Studdard	0	1	11	0	41
John Alt	0	1	13	0	40
Reggie McElroy	0	0	5	1	27

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	2	5	0	24	1	33
Rick Donnalley	2	4	2	22	1	28
Blair Bush	2	4	0	21	0	26
Joe Jacoby	1	3	0	28	0	36
Mike Guman	1	1	1	17	0	24
Leotis Harris	0	4	0	23	1	30
Mickey Marvin	0	2	0	9	0	13
Kani Kauahi	0	2	0	9	0	13
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	13	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Jackson	2	6
Amos Lawrence	1	16
Pat Beach	1	16
Jeris White	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
George Wonsley	1	23
Rick Upchurch	1	22
Danny Buggs	1	16
Doug Cosbie	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	15	56	---	---	---	71
Henry Ellard	12	50	---	---	8	70
Scott Studwell	---	---	27	36	5	68
Dennis McKnight	13	52	---	---	---	65
David Greenwood	---	---	25	33	7	65
Mike Richardson	---	---	26	33	3	62
Martin Bayless	---	---	26	31	5	62
Jeff Bostic	14	44	---	---	1	59
Robert Jackson	11	39	---	---	6	56
Pat Beach	12	28	---	---	16	56
Robin Cole	---	---	21	25	8	54
Brian Brennan	6	37	---	---	11	54
John Alt	13	40	---	---	---	53
Dave Studdard	11	41	---	---	---	52
Jeris White	---	---	22	22	6	50
Louis Wright	---	---	18	28	3	49
Ken Kennard	---	---	18	24	4	46
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	24	4	45
Louis Lipps	5	40	---	---	---	45
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	22	4	44
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	21	4	42
Larry Anderson	---	---	7	16	19	42
Bill Acker	---	---	16	25	1	42
Gerald Riggs	11	28	---	---	---	39
Amos Lawrence	4	18	---	---	16	38
Reggie McElroy	5	27	---	---	6	38
Jerome Hynes	---	---	16	16	6	38
Gregg Garrity	2	20	---	---	13	35
Jewerl Thomas	7	12	---	---	15	34
Terry Nelson	9	17	---	---	7	33
Ralph Williams	7	20	---	---	6	33
Jitter Fields	---	---	5	15	10	30
Willie McGee	1	11	---	---	15	27
Gary Spani	---	---	6	10	10	26
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	8	8	26
Jon Keyworth	5	18	---	---	2	25
Desmond Cribbs	1	17	---	---	6	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	8	9	2	19
Charlie Phillips	---	---	5	9	2	16
Jessie Clark	1	1	---	---	4	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike McGraw	---	---	0	0	1	1
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Lee	---	---	13	51	16	80
Deron Cherry	---	---	14	54	12	80
Craig Cassady	---	---	12	44	11	67
Cliff Stoudt	28	37	---	---	---	65
Doug Cosbie	23	30	---	---	12	65
Joe Jacoby	28	36	---	---	1	65
Rick Upchurch	15	26	---	---	22	63
Mike Guman	17	24	---	---	18	59
Joe Washington	24	29	---	---	4	57
Leotis Harris	23	30	---	---	4	57
Bryan Hicks	---	---	11	46	---	57
Larry McGrew	---	---	12	45	---	57
Rick Donnalley	22	28	---	---	7	57
Luis Sharpe	24	33	---	---	---	57
Elbert Foules	---	---	13	44	---	57
Jim Wilks	---	---	13	41	2	56
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	10	46	---	56
Blair Bush	21	26	---	---	7	54
Earl Cooper	13	27	---	---	14	54
Mark Duper	24	23	---	---	3	50
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	10	34	---	44
Danny Buggs	15	12	---	---	16	43
Steve Niehaus	---	---	8	32	2	42
Ron Crosby	---	---	6	30	1	37
George Wonsley	5	9	---	---	23	37
Wilson Whitely	---	---	7	23	5	35
Doug Martin	---	---	5	25	4	34
Randy Edwards	---	---	8	26	---	34
Tony Elliott	---	---	5	27	---	32
Johnny Meads	---	---	8	24	---	32
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	5	11	13	29
Kani Kauahi	9	13	---	---	6	28
Mickey Marvin	9	13	---	---	3	25
Floyd Eddings	3	5	---	---	11	19
Larry Keller	---	---	2	2	10	14
Rick Dennison	---	---	3	11	---	14
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bill Willis	0	2	---	---	7	9
Jean Barrett	4	4	---	---	---	8
Brendon Bishop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tinker Owens	1	0	---	---	---	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	32	8.0
Middle	3	17	5.7
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	14	73	5.2
Right	8	69	8.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	53	39	1	0	1	3	6	3	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	34	19	1	1	1	6	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	25	128	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	8	1	50	0	50
WR Louis Lipps	11	10	0	49	0	40
TE Pat Beach	8	5	0	39	0	28
RB Gerald Riggs	6	5	0	28	0	28
WR Brian Brennan	5	3	0	19	0	37
TE Terry Nelson	4	3	0	20	0	17
WR Gregg Garrity	4	4	0	60	1	20
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	5	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Duper	10	4	0	69	1	23
RB Joe Washington	7	6	0	35	0	29
TE Doug Cosbie	6	3	0	5	0	30
WR Danny Buggs	4	2	0	19	0	12
WR Rick Upchurch	3	0	1	0	0	26
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	8	0	27
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	15	0	24
WR Floyd Eddings	1	1	0	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	4	15	3.75	5.75
Cliff Stoudt	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	9	6	44	4.89	5.09

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	3	2	7	2.33	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	5	3	23	4.60	3.85
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	14	14.00	5.00
TE Pat Beach	1	1	6	6.00	4.88
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1	1.00	4.45

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	2	2.00	0.83
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0	0.00	6.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	3	2
Gerald Riggs	3	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	3	1
George Wonsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	8	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Duper	3	1	1
RB Joe Washington	2	2	2
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)