Week 17, 1984

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Baltimore Ravens	7	10	6	0	-	23
Houston Showboats	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Norm Johnson 46 field goal
1Q: 02:41 BAR - Ray Alexander 4 pass from Boomer Esiason (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 11:51 BAR - Bill Capece 42 field goal
2Q: 09:42 BAR - Tim Smith 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Amos Lawrence 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:24 BAR - Joe Nash 9 fumble return (Bill Capece extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Norm Johnson 46 field goal
1Q: 02:41 BAR - Ray Alexander 4 pass from Boomer Esiason (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 11:51 BAR - Bill Capece 42 field goal
2Q: 09:42 BAR - Tim Smith 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Amos Lawrence 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:24 BAR - Joe Nash 9 fumble return (Bill Capece extra point failed)

Team Statistics BAR HOU
Record 7-9 3-13
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 265 250
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 4.42 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 102 77
- Rushing Attempts 25 14
- Yards per Rush 4.08 5.50
Net Passing Yards 163 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 46 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 163 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 3.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 5/72
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	BAR	HOU
Record	7-9	3-13
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	265	250
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	4.42	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	102	77
- Rushing Attempts	25	14
- Yards per Rush	4.08	5.50
Net Passing Yards	163	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	46 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	163	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	3.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	5/72
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	1:22	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
1	5:54	3:21	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	14:14	0:56	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	13:08	1:23	OPP 32	3	7	Field Goal
2	10:53	1:20	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	7:00	1:14	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	3:09	1:18	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 34	1	12	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 27	2	21	Interception
3	12:02	1:34	OWN 20	3	13	Punt
3	9:33	0:50	OWN 31	2	15	Fumble
3	7:14	2:22	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
3	1:39	0:48	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	13:27	2:09	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
4	10:17	1:59	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	6:26	6:26	OWN 25	13	72	Game

Houston Showboats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 22	10	49	Field Goal
1	7:47	1:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:33	3:19	OWN 11	5	21	Punt
2	13:18	0:10	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	11:45	0:52	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
2	9:33	2:33	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
2	5:46	2:37	OWN 27	5	44	Missed FG
2	1:51	1:20	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
3	13:42	1:40	50	3	8	Punt
3	10:28	0:55	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	8:43	1:29	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	4:52	0:39	OWN 20	2	-11	Fumble
3	4:13	2:34	OWN 21	5	17	Punt
3	0:51	2:24	OWN 43	5	14	Fumble
4	11:18	1:01	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:18	1:52	OWN 7	4	31	Punt

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Baltimore Ravens

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Morris	12	53	4.42	14	1
Cliff Austin	10	40	4.00	12	1
Boomer Esiason	2	6	3.00	7	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Amos Lawrence	5	22	4.40	8	0	1
Gerald Riggs	5	21	4.20	10	1	0
Doug Williams	4	34	8.50	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	35	20	163	0/0	2	23	1	76.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	46	26	201	3/28	0	35	2	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Smith	5	9	28	5.60	2	9	1
WR Ray Alexander	5	9	49	9.80	8	23	1
WR Carlos Pennywell	4	6	40	10.00	6	17	0
TE Russ Francis	3	5	25	8.33	2	12	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE McDonald Oden	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Cliff Austin	1	1	21	21.00	12	21	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	4	5	19	4.75	2	13
WR Gregg Garrity	4	6	58	14.50	23	35
TE Pat Beach	3	4	28	9.33	6	15
RB Gerald Riggs	3	5	37	12.33	28	25
WR Anthony Allen	3	5	36	12.00	27	33
WR Louis Lipps	3	5	4	1.33	1	4
TE Terry Nelson	2	4	13	6.50	4	9
RB Amos Lawrence	2	3	-3	-1.50	0	-1
WR Brian Brennan	2	6	9	4.50	0	6
WR Willie McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike McCoy	1	13	13.00	0
CB Leonard Coleman	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russ Francis	1	0	0	0
Bill Pickel	0	1	1	0
Joe Nash	0	1	0	1
Ed Jones	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Williams	2	0	0
Jitter Fields	0	1	0
Riki Ellison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	9	428	47.6	40.2	56	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	9	379	42.1	37.2	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Schroy	4	24	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Schroy	3	79	26.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	3	33	11.0	0
Willie McGee	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike McCoy	6	3	0.0	12	42
S Ken Schroy	6	1	0.0	12	37
CB Leonard Coleman	5	1	0.0	4	28
OLB Matt Blair	5	0	0.0	11	28
CB Tim Lewis	4	1	0.0	12	36
DT Bill Pickel	3	0	1.0	7	30
S Gary Barbaro	3	1	0.0	12	45
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	3	1	0.0	7	39
DE Ed Jones	2	0	1.0	9	38
DT Wilson Faumuina	2	1	0.0	7	19
DE Toby Williams	1	0	1.0	11	23
DE Howie Long	1	1	0.0	9	32
TE Russ Francis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Nash	1	0	0.0	6	32
CB Royce McKinney	0	1	0.0	2	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jitter Fields	5	0	0.0	16	26
S Larry Anderson	4	1	0.0	17	24
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Robin Cole	4	0	0.0	20	24
CB Louis Wright	3	2	0.0	17	26
OLB Mike McGraw	3	1	0.0	19	25
S Martin Bayless	3	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	0.0	17	26
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	0.0	16	25
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	0.0	17	18
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	17	25
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0.0	8	17
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	2	0.0	8	24
ILB Gary Spani	1	1	0.0	16	16
CB Carl Howard	1	1	0.0	18	17
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	11	10
G Ralph Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Jones	1.0	1	2	1	38
DE Toby Williams	1.0	1	0	1	23
DT Bill Pickel	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	0.0	1	0	0	39
DE Keith Willis	0.0	0	2	0	12
CB Mike McCoy	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Al Richardson	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Joe Nash	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Howie Long	0.0	0	0	1	32

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Kennard	1	1	0	18
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	25
DT Jerome Hynes	1	0	0	14
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	1	1	26
DT Bill Acker	0	1	1	25
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	1	25
OLB Robin Cole	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike McCoy	6	1	1	42
CB Leonard Coleman	5	0	1	28
OLB Matt Blair	5	0	0	28
S Gary Barbaro	3	0	0	45
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	3	0	0	39
S Ken Schroy	1	0	0	37
DE Howie Long	1	0	0	32
DT Joe Nash	1	0	0	32
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0	36
S Darryl Meadows	0	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Louis Wright	3	0	1	26
S Larry Anderson	3	0	0	24
CB Jitter Fields	3	0	0	26
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	17
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	27
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0	16
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0	26
CB Carl Howard	1	1	0	17
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	24
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0	16
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	24
CB Jeris White	0	1	0	10
OLB Mike McGraw	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Darryl Haley	2	4	21	32
Tim Wilson	2	2	13	18
Brian Millard	1	5	24	30
Robert Woods	1	2	21	25
Ken Jones	1	2	21	28
Russ Francis	1	1	18	31
McDonald Oden	1	1	9	11
John Smith	1	1	12	9
Mark Cannon	0	4	13	26
John Tautolo	0	1	13	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	1	3	13	0	38
Dennis McKnight	1	1	13	2	47
Jon Keyworth	1	1	2	0	18
Ralph Williams	1	1	9	0	42
Dave Studdard	0	2	11	1	34
Pat Beach	0	1	4	0	25
John Alt	0	1	13	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	2	16
McDonald Oden	2	16
Cliff Austin	1	27
Leonard Coleman	1	27
Cecil Johnson	1	16
John Tautolo	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Lawrence	2	19
Gregg Garrity	2	10
Jessie Clark	1	13
Desmond Cribbs	1	11
Melvin Jackson	1	11

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Schroy	---	---	12	37	14	63
Boomer Esiason	25	35	---	---	---	60
Russ Francis	18	31	---	---	10	59
Gary Barbaro	---	---	12	45	2	59
Ken Jones	21	28	---	---	10	59
Darryl Haley	21	32	---	---	6	59
Leonard Coleman	---	---	4	28	27	59
Mike McCoy	---	---	12	42	2	56
Brian Millard	24	30	---	---	2	56
Cliff Austin	11	17	---	---	27	55
Tim Wilson	13	18	---	---	23	54
Ray Alexander	21	31	---	---	---	52
Ed Jones	---	---	9	38	4	51
Tom Morris	---	---	12	32	6	50
Robert Woods	21	25	---	---	3	49
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	7	39	3	49
Tim Lewis	---	---	12	36	1	49
John Tautolo	13	25	---	---	10	48
Tim Smith	20	27	---	---	---	47
Matt Blair	---	---	11	28	6	45
Howie Long	---	---	9	32	3	44
Cecil Johnson	---	---	8	19	16	43
Toby Williams	---	---	11	23	9	43
Mark Cannon	13	26	---	---	4	43
Carlos Pennywell	10	16	---	---	16	42
Bill Pickel	---	---	7	30	4	41
Joe Nash	---	---	6	32	1	39
McDonald Oden	9	11	---	---	16	36
Joe Morris	14	18	---	---	---	32
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	7	19	5	31
John Smith	12	9	---	---	10	31
Joel Williams	---	---	2	12	10	24
Keith Willis	---	---	5	12	5	22
Mike Martin	3	1	---	---	17	21
Royce McKinney	---	---	2	12	5	19
Darryl Meadows	---	---	3	12	1	16
Prentice McCray	---	---	3	4	8	15
Al Richardson	---	---	0	7	4	11
Bobby Duckworth	6	5	---	---	---	11
Lindsay Scott	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rydell Malancon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeff Yeates	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robin Cole	---	---	20	24	27	71
Larry Anderson	---	---	17	24	24	65
Doug Williams	14	49	---	---	---	63
Louis Wright	---	---	17	26	19	62
Dennis McKnight	13	47	---	---	1	61
Ralph Williams	9	42	---	---	10	61
Jeff Bostic	13	38	---	---	7	58
Gregg Garrity	11	35	---	---	10	56
Pat Beach	4	25	---	---	18	47
David Greenwood	---	---	18	27	1	46
Mike McGraw	---	---	19	25	1	45
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	18	10	45
Dave Studdard	11	34	---	---	---	45
John Alt	13	32	---	---	---	45
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	26	1	44
Terry Nelson	8	22	---	---	13	43
Bill Acker	---	---	17	25	1	43
Anthony Allen	8	20	---	---	14	42
Jitter Fields	---	---	16	26	---	42
Dexter Manley	---	---	16	25	---	41
Reggie McElroy	4	25	---	---	11	40
Amos Lawrence	6	14	---	---	19	39
Gerald Riggs	7	26	---	---	5	38
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	25	---	38
Jerome Hynes	---	---	13	14	10	37
Gary Spani	---	---	16	16	4	36
Jewerl Thomas	7	11	---	---	18	36
Carl Howard	---	---	18	17	1	36
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	8	24	1	33
Louis Lipps	6	27	---	---	---	33
Martin Bayless	---	---	14	16	1	31
Willie McGee	2	7	---	---	21	30
Brian Brennan	7	23	---	---	---	30
Jeris White	---	---	11	10	8	29
Melvin Jackson	6	12	---	---	11	29
Desmond Cribbs	1	15	---	---	11	27
Riki Ellison	---	---	8	17	1	26
Jon Keyworth	2	18	---	---	3	23
Henry Ellard	1	13	---	---	8	22
Jessie Clark	1	4	---	---	13	18
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	15	76	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	6	47	7.8
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	35	20	2	1	1	4	5	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	46	26	3	2	4	2	7	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	84	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	79	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	35	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	91	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Smith	9	5	0	28	0	27
WR Ray Alexander	9	5	1	49	1	31
WR Carlos Pennywell	6	4	0	40	0	16
TE Russ Francis	5	3	0	25	0	31
TE McDonald Oden	3	1	0	-1	0	11
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	1	0	18
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Cliff Austin	1	1	0	21	1	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregg Garrity	6	4	0	58	1	35
WR Brian Brennan	6	2	0	9	0	23
RB Gerald Riggs	5	3	1	37	1	26
WR Anthony Allen	5	3	0	36	1	20
WR Henry Ellard	5	4	0	19	0	13
WR Louis Lipps	5	3	0	4	0	27
TE Terry Nelson	4	2	1	13	0	22
TE Pat Beach	4	3	0	28	0	25
RB Amos Lawrence	3	2	1	-3	0	14
WR Willie McGee	1	0	1	0	0	7
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cliff Austin	3	11	3.67	4.00
Joe Morris	1	2	2.00	4.42
Boomer Esiason	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	1	2	2.00	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	4	3	17	4.25	4.66

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	3	1	11	3.67	4.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	2	1	4	2.00	5.44
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	1	11	11.00	6.67
WR Tim Smith	1	1	2	2.00	3.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	11	11.00	9.67
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	0.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	5	0
Cliff Austin	3	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	4	1
Gerald Riggs	4	1
Doug Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	5	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE McDonald Oden	2	0	0
WR Tim Smith	2	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Anthony Allen	2	1
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)