Week 9, 1984

played in Jacksonville, FL

85 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	3	3	-	13
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:59 JAX - Bill Capece 36 field goal
2Q: 04:22 HOU - Terry Nelson 23 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:40 JAX - Bill Capece 27 field goal
4Q: 06:56 JAX - Bill Capece 22 field goal
4Q: 01:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:59 JAX - Bill Capece 36 field goal
2Q: 04:22 HOU - Terry Nelson 23 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:40 JAX - Bill Capece 27 field goal
4Q: 06:56 JAX - Bill Capece 22 field goal
4Q: 01:13 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 3-5 4-5
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 226 287
- Offensive Plays 50 68
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 58 103
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 3.87 3.43
Net Passing Yards 168 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/24 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:31 34:29

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	3-5	4-5
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	226	287
- Offensive Plays	50	68
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	58	103
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	3.87	3.43
Net Passing Yards	168	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/24	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:31	34:29

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	4:50	OWN 20	9	45	Punt
1	4:02	3:04	OWN 48	5	15	Punt
2	8:51	2:35	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
2	4:22	0:16	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:04	OWN 28	4	-9	Punt
3	15:00	5:18	OWN 23	10	59	Field Goal
3	7:23	0:53	OWN 44	3	3	Fumble
3	4:13	0:58	OWN 20	2	-11	Fumble
3	1:32	2:26	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	6:49	2:33	OWN 43	4	17	Punt
4	2:56	1:50	OWN 35	5	46	Field Goal

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 29	6	20	Punt
1	5:43	1:41	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	0:58	7:07	OWN 20	13	61	Field Goal
2	6:16	1:54	OWN 24	5	13	Interception
2	4:06	2:16	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
3	9:42	2:19	OWN 26	4	34	Fumble
3	6:30	2:17	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
3	3:15	1:43	OPP 9	3	-1	Field Goal
4	14:06	7:17	OWN 31	12	64	Field Goal
4	4:16	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	6	40	Game

Game MVP: Keith Willis, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	13	52	4.00	11	1	0
Amos Lawrence	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Morris	22	81	3.68	8	0	0
Tony Dorsett	8	22	2.75	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	29	20	205	6/37	1	27	0	100.4

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	36	23	203	2/19	0	26	1	67.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gerald Riggs	5	5	27	5.40	9	9	0
WR Henry Ellard	5	7	48	9.60	13	14	0
TE Terry Nelson	3	4	59	19.67	32	27	1
TE Pat Beach	3	3	30	10.00	6	12	0
RB Amos Lawrence	2	2	4	2.00	3	5	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	37	18.50	17	26	0
WR Willie McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Alexander	11	16	122	11.09	11	26
WR Carlos Pennywell	4	5	34	8.50	0	13
TE Russ Francis	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE McDonald Oden	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Tim Smith	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Joe Morris	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
WR Mike Martin	1	1	7	7.00	1	7

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeris White	1	27	27.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Williams	2	0	0
Willie McGee	1	0	0
Larry Anderson	0	1	0
Bill Acker	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1
Martin Bayless	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Dorsett	1	0	1
Boomer Esiason	1	0	0
Wilson Faumuina	0	1	1
Keith Willis	0	1	1
Darryl Haley	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	231	38.5	27.8	51	2

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	6	269	44.8	32.7	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	13	13.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Schroy	2	15	7.5	0
Prentice McCray	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	4	81	20.3	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Schroy	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	7	1	0.0	15	22
S David Greenwood	7	0	0.0	25	28
S Martin Bayless	6	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Scott Studwell	5	1	0.0	29	34
S Charlie Phillips	5	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	3	1.0	20	30
ILB Gary Spani	3	3	1.0	11	13
OLB Robin Cole	3	2	0.0	19	16
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0.0	18	21
DT Bill Acker	3	1	0.0	21	27
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	0.0	27	29
S Larry Anderson	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Jitter Fields	1	1	0.0	6	9
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0.0	13	13
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0.0	15	25
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.0	20	23

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Schroy	5	1	0.5	12	28
DE Ed Jones	4	1	1.5	12	29
DE Howie Long	4	2	0.0	11	26
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	4	0	0.0	12	27
DT Wilson Faumuina	3	0	1.0	11	16
S Gary Barbaro	3	1	0.0	13	35
CB Mike McCoy	3	0	0.0	8	30
CB Charles Williams	3	0	0.0	5	16
DE Keith Willis	2	0	2.0	3	6
CB Tim Lewis	2	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Matt Blair	2	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Rydell Malancon	1	0	1.0	1	2
OLB Joel Williams	1	2	0.0	8	6
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	10	19
WR Ray Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
G Brian Millard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Nash	0	1	0.0	10	24
DT Bill Pickel	0	1	0.0	4	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	1	0	30
ILB Gary Spani	1.0	0	0	13
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	2	23
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	1	0	16

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Willis	2.0	0	0	6
DE Ed Jones	1.5	0	1	29
DT Wilson Faumuina	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Rydell Malancon	1.0	0	0	2
S Ken Schroy	0.5	0	0	28
S Gary Barbaro	0.0	1	0	35
DE Howie Long	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	4	0	0	28
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0	21
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0	19
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	0	0	22
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0	29
CB Jeris White	1	1	1	25
OLB Scott Studwell	1	1	0	34
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	16
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	30
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0	17
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0	13
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	26
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	0	9

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike McCoy	3	0	30
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	3	0	27
OLB Matt Blair	2	1	20
S Gary Barbaro	2	1	35
CB Charles Williams	2	1	16
CB Tim Lewis	2	1	18
OLB Al Richardson	1	1	21
DE Ed Jones	1	0	29
S Ken Schroy	1	0	28
OLB Joel Williams	1	0	6
DE Howie Long	1	0	26
CB Tom Morris	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	5	14	2	35
Jeff Bostic	1	3	12	1	25
John Alt	1	2	12	0	31
Jewerl Thomas	0	2	5	0	11
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	5	1	10
Dave Studdard	0	1	13	1	27
Pat Beach	0	1	12	0	22
Robert Jackson	0	0	12	1	24

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Cannon	3	5	22	0	24
Ken Jones	2	3	25	0	28
Darryl Haley	1	7	28	1	29
Brian Millard	1	7	26	0	35
Tim Wilson	1	1	19	0	20
John Tautolo	0	4	13	0	29
Robert Woods	0	2	28	1	31
John Smith	0	1	8	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Garrity	1	18
Jewerl Thomas	1	16
Larry Anderson	1	15
Pat Beach	1	15
Robert Jackson	1	8
Reggie McElroy	1	8

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	2	20
Charles Williams	2	9
Tony Dorsett	1	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	25	28	15	68
Scott Studwell	---	---	29	34	3	66
Robin Cole	---	---	19	16	23	58
Mike Richardson	---	---	27	29	2	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	30	2	52
Doug Williams	15	35	---	---	---	50
Bill Acker	---	---	21	27	2	50
Henry Ellard	13	28	---	---	9	50
Pat Beach	12	22	---	---	15	49
Dennis McKnight	14	35	---	---	---	49
Ken Kennard	---	---	15	25	8	48
Martin Bayless	---	---	21	26	1	48
Jeris White	---	---	18	25	4	47
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	23	2	45
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	20	23	2	45
Robert Jackson	12	24	---	---	8	44
John Alt	12	31	---	---	---	43
Louis Wright	---	---	18	21	2	41
Larry Anderson	---	---	9	17	15	41
Jerome Hynes	---	---	15	18	8	41
Dave Studdard	13	27	---	---	---	40
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	15	22	2	39
Jeff Bostic	12	25	---	---	1	38
Amos Lawrence	2	11	---	---	21	34
Terry Nelson	11	14	---	---	8	33
Jewerl Thomas	5	11	---	---	16	32
Gerald Riggs	13	18	---	---	---	31
Jon Keyworth	7	15	---	---	8	30
Charlie Phillips	---	---	8	19	3	30
Gregg Garrity	2	10	---	---	18	30
Gary Spani	---	---	11	13	5	29
Mike McGraw	---	---	13	13	2	28
Louis Lipps	5	22	---	---	---	27
Brian Brennan	5	17	---	---	4	26
Reggie McElroy	4	12	---	---	8	24
Willie McGee	0	6	---	---	17	23
Desmond Cribbs	5	10	---	---	8	23
Jitter Fields	---	---	6	9	8	23
Ralph Williams	3	11	---	---	8	22
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jessie Clark	0	1	---	---	---	1
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boomer Esiason	30	38	---	---	---	68
Russ Francis	22	30	---	---	12	64
Brian Millard	26	35	---	---	3	64
Darryl Haley	28	29	---	---	6	63
Robert Woods	28	31	---	---	3	62
Ken Jones	25	28	---	---	9	62
Ray Alexander	27	33	---	---	---	60
Tim Wilson	19	20	---	---	19	58
Tim Smith	26	30	---	---	1	57
Joe Morris	22	31	---	---	---	53
John Tautolo	13	29	---	---	9	51
Ken Schroy	---	---	12	28	9	49
Gary Barbaro	---	---	13	35	1	49
Mark Cannon	22	24	---	---	2	48
Carlos Pennywell	7	17	---	---	20	44
Ed Jones	---	---	12	29	2	43
McDonald Oden	15	14	---	---	14	43
Mike McCoy	---	---	8	30	2	40
Howie Long	---	---	11	26	3	40
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	12	27	1	40
Al Richardson	---	---	8	21	10	39
Tony Dorsett	8	7	---	---	23	38
Leonard Coleman	---	---	5	16	16	37
Joe Nash	---	---	10	24	2	36
Matt Blair	---	---	7	20	6	33
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	11	16	5	32
Tom Morris	---	---	10	19	2	31
Toby Williams	---	---	7	17	7	31
Charles Williams	---	---	5	16	9	30
Tim Lewis	---	---	11	18	1	30
John Smith	8	14	---	---	7	29
Bill Pickel	---	---	4	19	1	24
Royce McKinney	---	---	3	7	7	17
Joel Williams	---	---	8	6	3	17
Bobby Duckworth	3	6	---	---	7	16
Mike Martin	1	2	---	---	12	15
Keith Willis	---	---	3	6	3	12
Darryl Meadows	---	---	3	3	5	11
Prentice McCray	---	---	1	0	9	10
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rydell Malancon	---	---	1	2	3	6
Cecil Johnson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Yeates	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	11	33	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	29	20	3	1	1	5	2	1	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	36	23	3	1	2	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	119	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	45	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	87	10.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	5	0	48	0	28
RB Gerald Riggs	5	5	0	27	0	18
TE Terry Nelson	4	3	0	59	2	14
WR Louis Lipps	4	0	1	0	0	22
TE Pat Beach	3	3	0	30	0	22
RB Amos Lawrence	2	2	0	4	0	11
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	0	37	1	17
WR Willie McGee	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0	0	0	10

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	16	11	0	122	3	33
WR Carlos Pennywell	5	4	0	34	0	17
WR Tim Smith	4	1	2	3	0	30
TE Russ Francis	2	2	0	10	0	30
TE McDonald Oden	2	1	0	6	0	14
RB Joe Morris	2	1	0	6	0	31
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0	14	0	7
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	1	0	20
WR Mike Martin	1	1	0	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	0	0.00	4.00

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	3	7	2.33	2.75
Joe Morris	2	2	1.00	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	2	1	9	4.50	7.07

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	4	2	15	3.75	5.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	9	9.00	5.40
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	6.86

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	2	1	9	4.50	7.63
TE McDonald Oden	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
RB Joe Morris	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	3	0
Amos Lawrence	2	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	6	2
Tony Dorsett	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	5	2	1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	4	2	1
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)