Week 12, 1984

played in Chicago, IL

26 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	7	0	0	-	14
Chicago Bears	0	0	7	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 HOU - Louis Lipps 75 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:22 HOU - Gerald Riggs 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:20 CHI - Gerry Ellis 3 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 14:30 CHI - Pat Leahy 23 field goal
4Q: 00:22 CHI - Gerry Ellis 1 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 HOU - Louis Lipps 75 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:22 HOU - Gerald Riggs 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:20 CHI - Gerry Ellis 3 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 14:30 CHI - Pat Leahy 23 field goal
4Q: 00:22 CHI - Gerry Ellis 1 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CHI
Record 3-8 7-4
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 319 343
- Offensive Plays 51 82
- Yards per Play 6.25 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 67 98
- Rushing Attempts 13 31
- Yards per Rush 5.15 3.16
Net Passing Yards 252 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 2 47 - 36 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/75 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:52 37:08

Team Statistics	HOU	CHI
Record	3-8	7-4
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	319	343
- Offensive Plays	51	82
- Yards per Play	6.25	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	67	98
- Rushing Attempts	13	31
- Yards per Rush	5.15	3.16
Net Passing Yards	252	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 2	47 - 36 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/75	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:52	37:08

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	1:14	OWN 29	3	25	Fumble
1	8:43	1:29	OWN 20	4	10	Interception
1	5:15	0:25	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	13:16	5:02	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	5:59	2:06	OWN 17	4	11	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	22	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:20	0:09	OPP 35	1	10	Fumble
3	9:30	0:49	OWN 7	2	5	Interception
3	6:13	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:24	4:20	OWN 25	8	3	Punt
4	6:14	2:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	2:52	0:28	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	2	20	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 27	6	4	Punt
1	10:01	1:18	OWN 46	5	15	Punt
1	7:14	1:59	OPP 41	3	5	Punt
1	4:50	6:34	OWN 9	14	55	Downs
2	8:14	2:15	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	3:53	2:43	OWN 33	10	59	Interception
3	13:16	1:56	OWN 31	4	4	Fumble
3	11:11	1:41	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	8:41	2:28	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
3	5:07	5:43	OWN 34	11	60	Field Goal
4	10:04	3:50	OWN 44	6	14	Punt
4	3:41	0:49	OWN 29	2	12	Fumble
4	2:24	2:09	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Gerry Ellis, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	8	41	5.13	9	0	1
Amos Lawrence	4	20	5.00	11	1	0
Doug Williams	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerry Ellis	18	52	2.89	21	1	1
Marion Barber	10	33	3.30	11	2	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Andra Franklin	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Buford McGee	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	38	24	252	0/0	1	75	2	69.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	47	36	272	4/27	1	18	1	88.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	8	11	120	15.00	64	75	1
RB Gerald Riggs	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Henry Ellard	3	3	34	11.33	0	18	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	5	43	14.33	23	18	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0
WR Anthony Allen	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Gregg Garrity	2	4	15	7.50	5	10	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Pat Beach	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Logan	7	9	67	9.57	11	15	0
WR Gerald Carter	7	8	68	9.71	20	18	0
WR Ken Payne	5	7	32	6.40	2	10	0
TE Dave Little	5	6	26	5.20	7	15	0
RB Gerry Ellis	4	4	15	3.75	2	11	1
WR Doug Winslow	2	3	25	12.50	0	14	0
WR Harold Jaeger	2	4	28	14.00	2	15	0
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	6	3.00	3	5	0
RB Marion Barber	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Hoby Brenner	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jitter Fields	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	0.00	0
S James Marshall	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Ellard	1	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	0	0
Scott Studwell	0	1	1
Bill Acker	0	1	0
Jeris White	0	0	1
Robin Cole	0	0	1
Jewerl Thomas	0	0	1
Dexter Manley	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Cavanaugh	3	0	0
Ken Payne	1	0	0
Gerald Carter	1	0	0
Brad Van Pelt	0	2	1
Stacey Toran	0	1	1
Harold Jaeger	0	1	0
Marion Barber	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	244	40.7	34.2	46	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	278	46.3	33.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	2	18	9.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	2	40	20.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	18	18.0	0
Doug Winslow	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	9	0	1.0	29	49
S Martin Bayless	9	1	0.0	28	46
S Charlie Phillips	6	3	0.0	23	38
OLB Mike McGraw	5	2	0.0	15	20
CB Jeris White	5	0	0.0	18	34
CB Louis Wright	5	0	0.0	20	29
OLB Robin Cole	4	2	1.0	17	28
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	5	0.0	24	39
DT Bill Acker	4	1	0.0	23	33
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.5	19	33
CB Mike Richardson	3	2	0.0	27	39
S Larry Anderson	3	1	0.0	12	22
ILB Gary Spani	3	0	0.0	14	18
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	0.0	17	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	2	0.5	18	31
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	1	0.0	9	23
CB Jitter Fields	1	1	0.0	10	20
TE Pat Beach	1	0	---	---	---
T Reggie McElroy	1	0	---	---	---
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carl Howard	1	0	0.0	1	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Harper	5	1	0.0	10	27
S Kirk Robbins	3	1	0.0	10	28
CB Scott Case	3	1	0.0	12	34
S Stacey Toran	3	1	0.0	11	30
OLB Cliff Lewis	3	0	0.0	3	11
S James Marshall	2	3	0.0	9	32
OLB Linden King	2	1	0.0	9	16
DE Tony Chikillo	2	1	0.0	6	13
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	9	31
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0.0	9	29
OLB Byron Hunt	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Don Smerek	2	0	0.0	9	27
QB Matt Cavanaugh	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	0.0	4	22
OLB Ray Kiddoo	0	1	0.0	3	13
S Tom Holmoe	0	1	0.0	9	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.5	0	0	33
OLB Robin Cole	1.0	1	1	28
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	49
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	0	1	31

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rick Ackerman	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	7	0	0	49
CB Jeris White	5	0	0	34
S Martin Bayless	5	0	0	46
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0	38
S Larry Anderson	3	0	0	22
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0	20
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0	29
ILB Gary Spani	2	0	0	18
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0	39
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0	39
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	28
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	23
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	33
CB Carl Howard	1	0	0	3
CB Jitter Fields	0	0	1	20

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marvin Cobb	3	1	0	29
S Stacey Toran	3	1	0	30
OLB Cliff Lewis	3	0	0	11
ILB John Harper	3	0	0	27
S Kirk Robbins	2	2	0	28
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	1	31
S James Marshall	2	0	1	32
DE Don Smerek	2	0	0	27
DE Tony Chikillo	2	0	0	13
OLB Linden King	1	2	0	16
CB Scott Case	1	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	3	13	28
Dennis McKnight	1	3	12	36
Dave Studdard	0	2	9	31
Jon Keyworth	0	1	4	21
Robert Jackson	0	1	10	28
Ralph Williams	0	1	4	11
John Alt	0	1	12	34

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Killian	1	8	0	24	1	35
Doug Dawson	1	4	0	23	1	41
Art Plunkett	1	3	1	25	0	43
Hoby Brenner	1	2	1	18	0	29
Solomon Freelon	1	2	0	8	0	10
Brett Moritz	1	1	0	9	0	6
Dave Little	1	1	0	13	0	15
Will Grant	0	2	0	31	1	46
Dan Stonebarger	0	2	0	7	0	16
Jim Mills	0	2	0	22	0	45
Andra Franklin	0	1	0	17	0	27
Buford McGee	0	1	0	8	0	7
Pete Rostosky	0	1	0	6	0	8
Blake Moore	0	0	0	0	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Anderson	2	12
Jewerl Thomas	1	15
Amos Lawrence	1	13
Pat Beach	1	13

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Moritz	2	7
Cliff Lewis	1	10
Doug Winslow	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Studwell	---	---	29	49	1	79
Martin Bayless	---	---	28	46	1	75
Mike Richardson	---	---	27	39	1	67
Robin Cole	---	---	17	28	20	65
Randy McClanahan	---	---	24	39	1	64
Charlie Phillips	---	---	23	38	2	63
Bill Acker	---	---	23	33	1	57
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	30	7	54
Jeris White	---	---	18	34	1	53
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	33	---	52
Doug Williams	13	38	---	---	---	51
Louis Wright	---	---	20	29	1	50
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	31	1	50
Jitter Fields	---	---	10	20	19	49
Jerome Hynes	---	---	17	26	6	49
Dennis McKnight	12	36	---	---	---	48
Larry Anderson	---	---	12	22	12	46
John Alt	12	34	---	---	---	46
Jeff Bostic	13	28	---	---	4	45
Robert Jackson	10	28	---	---	6	44
Pat Beach	10	21	---	---	13	44
Louis Lipps	12	32	---	---	---	44
Dave Studdard	9	31	---	---	---	40
Mike McGraw	---	---	15	20	4	39
Gerald Riggs	9	25	---	---	4	38
Terry Nelson	8	19	---	---	9	36
Gary Spani	---	---	14	18	4	36
Jon Keyworth	4	21	---	---	8	33
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	9	23	1	33
Gregg Garrity	5	18	---	---	9	32
Brian Brennan	5	21	---	---	---	26
Jewerl Thomas	6	4	---	---	15	25
Amos Lawrence	4	7	---	---	13	24
Anthony Allen	1	13	---	---	10	24
Reggie McElroy	5	11	---	---	6	22
Ralph Williams	4	11	---	---	6	21
Desmond Cribbs	0	11	---	---	5	16
Willie McGee	0	1	---	---	13	14
Henry Ellard	1	6	---	---	7	14
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Howard	---	---	1	3	---	4
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jessie Clark	0	2	---	---	---	2
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Cavanaugh	31	51	---	---	---	82
Will Grant	31	46	---	---	---	77
Art Plunkett	25	43	---	---	---	68
Jim Mills	22	45	---	---	---	67
Gene Killian	24	35	---	---	6	65
Doug Dawson	23	41	---	---	---	64
Harold Jaeger	17	31	---	---	9	57
Hoby Brenner	18	29	---	---	8	55
Dave Logan	21	30	---	---	3	54
Tom Holmoe	---	---	9	33	12	54
Kirk Robbins	---	---	10	28	13	51
Andra Franklin	17	27	---	---	7	51
Marion Barber	13	18	---	---	19	50
Gerald Carter	16	32	---	---	---	48
Gerry Ellis	18	29	---	---	1	48
Scott Case	---	---	12	34	---	46
Marvin Cobb	---	---	9	29	7	45
Ken Payne	7	23	---	---	13	43
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	9	31	1	41
James Marshall	---	---	9	32	---	41
Stacey Toran	---	---	11	30	---	41
Dave Little	13	15	---	---	12	40
Don Smerek	---	---	9	27	1	37
John Harper	---	---	10	27	---	37
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	3	13	18	34
Kenneth Sims	---	---	7	25	1	33
Steve Neils	---	---	6	13	13	32
Dan Stonebarger	7	16	---	---	7	30
Doug Winslow	7	14	---	---	8	29
Edmund Nelson	---	---	7	20	2	29
Rick Ackerman	---	---	4	22	---	26
Linden King	---	---	9	16	---	25
Tony Chikillo	---	---	6	13	6	25
Cliff Lewis	---	---	3	11	10	24
Brett Moritz	9	6	---	---	7	22
Buford McGee	8	7	---	---	7	22
Solomon Freelon	8	10	---	---	---	18
Chuck Ehin	---	---	6	7	2	15
Pete Rostosky	6	8	---	---	1	15
Blake Moore	0	5	---	---	7	12
Byron Hunt	---	---	4	7	---	11
Mark Slater	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	6	38	6.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	21	63	3.0
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	38	24	1	3	1	7	1	0	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	47	36	0	3	2	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	75	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	152	15.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	22	103	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	148	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	8	0	120	1	32
WR Brian Brennan	5	3	1	43	0	21
TE Pat Beach	4	0	0	0	0	21
WR Gregg Garrity	4	2	0	15	0	18
TE Terry Nelson	3	2	0	15	0	19
RB Gerald Riggs	3	3	0	15	0	25
WR Anthony Allen	3	2	0	8	0	13
WR Henry Ellard	3	3	0	34	0	6
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	2	0	21
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dave Logan	9	7	1	67	30
WR Gerald Carter	8	7	0	68	32
WR Ken Payne	7	5	0	32	23
TE Dave Little	6	5	1	26	15
WR Harold Jaeger	4	2	0	28	31
RB Gerry Ellis	4	4	0	15	29
WR Doug Winslow	3	2	0	25	14
TE Hoby Brenner	2	1	0	-1	29
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	0	6	27
RB Marion Barber	1	1	0	6	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	7	7.00	5.13

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	4	5	1.25	2.89
Marion Barber	2	14	7.00	3.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	2	2	5	2.50	6.63

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	9	5	19	2.11	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	5	5.00	3.75
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	0	0.00	10.91

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Logan	2	1	1	0.50	7.44
RB Gerry Ellis	2	2	5	2.50	3.75
WR Ken Payne	1	1	8	8.00	4.57
WR Harold Jaeger	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	5	5.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	5	2
Amos Lawrence	4	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Gerry Ellis	7	4
Marion Barber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	2	1	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Logan	3	3	2
WR Harold Jaeger	2	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
RB Gerry Ellis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)