Week 4, 1984

played in Cleveland, OH

48 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Houston Titans	3	7	7	3	-	20
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 CLE - John Smith 44 field goal
1Q: 08:29 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Gerald Riggs 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:46 HOU - Jessie Clark 2 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:42 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 11 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 CLE - John Smith 44 field goal
1Q: 08:29 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Gerald Riggs 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:46 HOU - Jessie Clark 2 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:42 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 11 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CLE
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 245 272
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 3.71 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 87 110
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 3.22 4.58
Net Passing Yards 158 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 33 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 178 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/58 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 3/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:12 26:48

Team Statistics	HOU	CLE
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	245	272
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	3.71	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	87	110
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	3.22	4.58
Net Passing Yards	158	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	33 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	178	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/58	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	3/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:12	26:48

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	4:02	OWN 33	7	36	Field Goal
1	6:22	2:46	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
2	14:12	1:55	OWN 47	3	-8	Punt
2	8:50	3:49	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	4:16	1:56	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:02	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:25	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	6:51	3:11	OWN 5	5	21	Punt
4	12:40	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	7:35	2:59	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	3:47	1:23	OWN 42	5	17	Punt
4	2:05	2:05	OPP 23	5	9	Field Goal

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 41	6	32	Field Goal
1	8:21	1:59	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:36	4:24	OWN 20	8	33	Fumble
2	12:17	3:27	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
2	5:01	0:45	OWN 10	2	0	Interception
2	2:20	0:28	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	8:35	1:44	OWN 22	5	21	Punt
3	3:40	6:00	OWN 28	12	70	Missed FG
4	11:07	3:32	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	4:36	0:49	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	2:24	0:19	OWN 20	2	-5	Interception

Game MVP: Doug Williams, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Gerald Riggs	14	44	3.14	7	1
Amos Lawrence	7	17	2.43	6	0
Doug Williams	5	18	3.60	9	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	8	8.00	8	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charles White	15	60	4.00	12	1
Freeman McNeil	7	43	6.14	19	1
Vince Thompson	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	36	26	178	3/20	1	22	0	92.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	33	17	173	2/11	1	29	3	39.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	5	8	27	5.40	1	10	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	5	16	4.00	7	6	0
WR Gregg Garrity	4	5	50	12.50	24	22	0
RB Gerald Riggs	3	4	25	8.33	6	12	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	23	7.67	13	13	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	14	7.00	1	11	0
TE Pat Beach	2	3	13	6.50	0	11	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Wade	3	6	36	12.00	3	21	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	6	44	14.67	7	19	1
RB Freeman McNeil	3	5	36	12.00	18	25	0
FB Vince Thompson	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Phil Epps	2	5	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Kenny Jackson	2	4	13	6.50	0	11	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Stephen Starring	1	2	29	29.00	6	29	0
RB Steve Pleasant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.00
OLB Scott Studwell	1	2	2.00
S David Greenwood	1	13	13.00

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Ken Kennard	1	0
Louis Wright	0	1
Dexter Manley	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Gary Huff	1	0
Stephen Starring	1	0
Kenny Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	321	40.1	33.3	49	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	209	41.8	35.6	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	11	11.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Gray	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	21	21.0	0
Henry Ellard	1	29	29.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Gray	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Louis Wright	9	3	0.0	18	29
CB Mike Richardson	5	2	0.0	21	31
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	1	0.0	18	22
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Scott Studwell	3	1	0.0	24	32
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	19	22
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	1.0	16	23
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	1.0	13	22
S Charlie Phillips	2	1	0.0	8	8
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Bill Acker	1	2	0.0	18	22
S Larry Anderson	1	1	0.0	10	16
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	17	30
CB Jitter Fields	1	1	0.0	5	13
DT Jerome Hynes	1	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0.0	4	12
DE Ken Kennard	0	1	0.0	15	21

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	8	5	1.0	20	27
CB Johnnie Poe	7	0	0.0	21	25
OLB George Andrews	6	2	0.0	21	28
DE John Lee	4	1	0.5	17	32
DT Donnie Humphrey	4	0	0.5	20	31
OLB Lucius Sanford	4	1	0.0	8	15
DT Mark Duda	4	0	0.0	22	31
S Tim Gray	3	2	0.0	13	22
CB Sid Justin	3	2	0.0	23	29
S Roland James	2	3	0.0	20	23
ILB Ed Bradley	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Art Still	1	1	0.5	15	25
CB Patrick Allen	1	6	0.0	17	32
S Bob Jury	1	1	0.0	23	33
S Todd Bell	1	1	0.0	11	20
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	17	17
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
RB Charles White	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Byron Darby	0	1	0.5	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	0	1	22
OLB Robin Cole	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Jerome Hynes	0.0	0	1	0	19

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Art Still	0.5	1	0	0	25
DE John Lee	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Byron Darby	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.5	0	0	0	31
OLB George Andrews	0.0	0	1	1	28
DT John Grant	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	2	0	31
CB Louis Wright	3	0	1	29
OLB Scott Studwell	2	1	1	32
CB Jeris White	2	0	0	22
ILB Gary Spani	1	1	0	12
S David Greenwood	1	0	1	31
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0	8
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0	16
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	4
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	30
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	0	13
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	1	0	22

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	5	0	28
CB Johnnie Poe	4	1	25
S Tim Gray	2	0	22
DE John Lee	2	0	32
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	27
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	15
CB Sid Justin	2	0	29
S Bob Jury	1	1	33
S Todd Bell	1	1	20
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	14
S Roland James	1	0	23
DT Mark Duda	1	0	31
CB Patrick Allen	1	0	32
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	4	23	1	31
Ralph Williams	2	2	6	1	15
Robert Jackson	1	4	22	0	25
Dave Studdard	1	3	21	0	31
Dennis McKnight	0	5	26	1	37
John Alt	0	3	25	0	30
Jon Keyworth	0	1	13	0	19

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	3	8	18	0	28
Irv Eatman	1	4	19	0	26
Leon Gray	1	3	18	2	28
Roy Foster	1	2	13	0	23
Willie Parker	1	1	17	0	25
Francis Hartings	1	1	9	0	1
Bennie Cunningham	1	1	21	0	25
Vince Thompson	1	1	13	0	11
Jim Ritcher	0	2	15	0	14
Keith Van Horne	0	1	11	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Lawrence	3	17
Gregg Garrity	2	19
Jewerl Thomas	1	19

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Jury	1	11
Stephen Starring	1	9
Todd Bell	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	27	39	---	---	---	66
Dennis McKnight	26	37	---	---	---	63
Jeff Bostic	23	31	---	---	5	59
Robin Cole	---	---	16	23	19	58
Scott Studwell	---	---	24	32	2	58
David Greenwood	---	---	20	31	7	58
Robert Jackson	22	25	---	---	10	57
Pat Beach	21	20	---	---	16	57
Henry Ellard	18	32	---	---	7	57
John Alt	25	30	---	---	---	55
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	31	2	54
Dave Studdard	21	31	---	---	---	52
Louis Wright	---	---	18	29	3	50
Martin Bayless	---	---	17	30	1	48
Terry Nelson	18	18	---	---	11	47
Jon Keyworth	13	19	---	---	12	44
Jeris White	---	---	19	22	3	44
Ken Kennard	---	---	15	21	7	43
Randy McClanahan	---	---	18	22	1	41
Bill Acker	---	---	18	22	1	41
Gerald Riggs	16	24	---	---	---	40
Jerome Hynes	---	---	14	19	6	39
Brian Brennan	12	23	---	---	3	38
Larry Anderson	---	---	10	16	11	37
Jewerl Thomas	12	6	---	---	19	37
Dexter Manley	---	---	13	22	2	37
Amos Lawrence	11	8	---	---	17	36
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	22	---	35
Gregg Garrity	2	12	---	---	19	33
Louis Lipps	9	24	---	---	---	33
Reggie McElroy	7	15	---	---	10	32
Ralph Williams	6	15	---	---	10	31
Desmond Cribbs	5	11	---	---	9	25
Jitter Fields	---	---	5	13	6	24
Willie McGee	0	7	---	---	15	22
Gary Spani	---	---	4	12	4	20
Charlie Phillips	---	---	8	8	1	17
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	6	6	2	14
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	4	4	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jessie Clark	3	2	---	---	1	6
Mike McGraw	---	---	0	0	2	2
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Justin	---	---	23	29	28	80
Bob Jury	---	---	23	33	11	67
Gary Huff	24	35	---	---	---	59
Mark Duda	---	---	22	31	4	57
Bennie Cunningham	21	25	---	---	8	54
John Lee	---	---	17	32	4	53
John Ayers	18	28	---	---	7	53
A.J. Duhe	---	---	20	27	6	53
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	20	31	1	52
Patrick Allen	---	---	17	32	2	51
Tim Gray	---	---	13	22	15	50
George Andrews	---	---	21	28	1	50
Johnnie Poe	---	---	21	25	2	48
Leon Gray	18	28	---	---	---	46
Roland James	---	---	20	23	2	45
Irv Eatman	19	26	---	---	---	45
Willie Parker	17	25	---	---	2	44
Art Still	---	---	15	25	3	43
Phil Epps	12	26	---	---	5	43
Roy Foster	13	23	---	---	7	43
Ed Bradley	---	---	11	14	15	40
Charlie Wade	9	16	---	---	15	40
Freeman McNeil	7	20	---	---	13	40
Todd Bell	---	---	11	20	7	38
John Grant	---	---	17	17	3	37
Wayne Capers	13	24	---	---	---	37
Jim Ritcher	15	14	---	---	7	36
Byron Darby	---	---	12	15	8	35
Kenny Jackson	8	22	---	---	1	31
Lucius Sanford	---	---	8	15	7	30
Vince Thompson	13	11	---	---	6	30
Keith Van Horne	11	16	---	---	3	30
Jim Clack	7	15	---	---	7	29
Charles White	17	10	---	---	1	28
Stephen Starring	7	12	---	---	9	28
Steve Pleasant	4	8	---	---	16	28
Francis Hartings	9	1	---	---	14	24
Stan Holloway	---	---	6	10	3	19
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leo Barker	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kelvin Clark	2	0	---	---	2	4
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	2	2
William Fuller	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eugene Marve	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	13	36	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	36	26	1	1	3	3	2	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	33	17	3	2	1	5	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	8	5	0	27	0	24
WR Henry Ellard	5	4	0	16	0	32
WR Gregg Garrity	5	4	0	50	1	12
RB Gerald Riggs	4	3	1	25	0	24
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	1	23	0	23
TE Pat Beach	3	2	1	13	0	20
FB Jon Keyworth	2	1	0	6	0	19
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	14	0	18
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	2	0	8
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	2	0	2

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Wade	6	3	0	36	1	16
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	3	0	44	0	25
RB Freeman McNeil	5	3	0	36	1	20
WR Phil Epps	5	2	1	10	0	26
WR Kenny Jackson	4	2	0	13	0	22
FB Vince Thompson	2	2	0	1	0	11
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	0	4	0	24
WR Stephen Starring	2	1	0	29	1	12
RB Steve Pleasant	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	3	13	4.33	3.14
Amos Lawrence	2	0	0.00	2.43
Doug Williams	1	-1	-1.00	3.60

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles White	2	1	0.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	4	12	3.00	4.94

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	5	3	19	3.80	5.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	0.00	10.00
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	5	5.00	5.75
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	5	5.00	3.38

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Epps	2	1	9	4.50	2.00
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	11	11.00	7.33
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Williams	3	0
Amos Lawrence	3	0
Gerald Riggs	3	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	6	4	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	1
WR Phil Epps	2	1	1
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	0
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	0
RB Steve Pleasant	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)