Exhibition Week 3, 1985

played in Houston, TX

99 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints10030-13
Houston Titans7333-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
1Q: 06:38 NOS - Bill Johnson 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:48 HOU - Gregg Garrity 1 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:31 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
3Q: 11:12 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
3Q: 04:31 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
4Q: 03:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSHOU
Record0-21-1
First Downs1211
- by Rushing46
- by Passing85
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards211320
- Offensive Plays6361
- Yards per Play3.355.25
Net Rushing Yards97192
- Rushing Attempts2935
- Yards per Rush3.345.49
Net Passing Yards114128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 15 - 224 - 6 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards161142
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/472/14
- Yards per Pass Play3.354.92
Fumbles/Lost3/11/1
3rd Down Conversions5/164/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.68.7
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards1/58/45
Punt Returns/Yards5/132/3
Kick Returns/Yards5/1412/36
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 31
Time of Possession32:0227:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:04OPP 42527Field Goal
111:024:33OPP 49949Touchdown
15:151:13OPP 183-2Missed FG
11:422:21OWN 36619Punt
211:231:59OWN 113-1Punt
26:234:35OWN 25867Downs
313:102:06OPP 43419Field Goal
38:181:07OWN 283-11Fumble
34:234:10OWN 35614Punt
413:541:42OWN 4149Downs
410:271:57OWN 2038Punt
47:351:56OWN 163-14Punt
43:161:17OWN 21526Interception
41:180:11OWN 2310Interception
Houston Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:560:54OWN 820Interception
16:291:14OWN 262-1Fumble
14:022:20OWN 27573Touchdown
214:212:58OWN 16625Punt
29:243:01OWN 42540Field Goal
21:481:48OWN 8745Half
315:001:50OWN 537Punt
311:042:46OWN 17419Punt
37:112:48OPP 17616Field Goal
30:131:19OWN 2032Punt
412:121:455034Punt
48:300:55OWN 2836Punt
45:392:23OWN 37639Field Goal
41:590:41OWN 3538Punt
41:071:07OPP 3737Game

Game MVP: Robin Cole, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson15523.471210
Larry Heater13423.231010
Warren Moon133.00300
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ken Lacy211466.953050
Gerald Riggs11454.091110
Eric Hipple2-2-1.00-100
Henry Ellard133.00300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham18101346/36152097.9
Warren Moon95271/11011221.3
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Eric Hipple1941021/9046049.4
Doug Williams52401/5139168.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Floyd353411.333160
RB Bill Johnson34103.33091
WR Kris Haines23189.001110
RB Larry Heater23126.00890
WR Tony Woodruff246331.5038520
WR Roger Carr1399.00090
WR Carl Roaches1255.00050
FB Billy Jackson111010.000100
TE Walt Arnold0100.00000
TE Ethan Horton0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brian Brennan238341.500460
WR Louis Lipps234321.503390
WR Gregg Garrity1611.00011
TE KD Dunn121515.006150
FB Jewerl Thomas0100.00000
TE Pat Beach0100.00000
RB Gerald Riggs0100.00000
WR Henry Ellard0700.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Kurt Allerman100.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike Richardson100.000
CB Tory Nixon100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Randall Cunningham2100
Bill Johnson1000
Mike Calhoun0100
Billy Jackson0100
Phil Murphy0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Doug Williams1000
Mike Golic0100
Ken Kennard0010
Jim Jeffcoat0010
Simon Fletcher0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon523647.242.6591
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen729542.137.4504

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/31/10/0411/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson3/31/10/0411/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr331.00
John Floyd2105.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Riggs231.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr39230.70
Cleo Montgomery24924.50
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Riggs23618.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rod Kush750.02923
OLB Lawrence Taylor420.02515
DT Phil Murphy301.02220
S Greg Bright300.03222
CB Jo Jo Heath300.02519
CB Issiac Holt300.02826
DT Stafford Mays220.0189
ILB Kurt Allerman200.01210
DE Elvis Franks200.03526
ILB Cliff Odom200.02316
OLB Chip Banks200.0115
OLB Fred Robinson200.03422
DE Bob Kohrs101.01412
DT Ray Yakavonis110.0117
WR Roger Carr10---------
DE Mike Calhoun100.02114
WR Carl Roaches10---------
S Donovan Rose100.033
CB Gill Byrd100.02724
OLB Mel Kaufman020.0911
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher721.01718
ILB Randy McClanahan610.02128
OLB Robin Cole522.01423
DE Dexter Manley501.01826
DE Jim Jeffcoat401.01718
ILB Riki Ellison301.01717
S Martin Bayless230.01918
S Bobby Kemp220.01821
S David Greenwood220.01520
CB Jeris White200.01919
ILB Frank Manumaleuga200.01918
DT Bill Acker200.02019
DT Mike Golic200.01618
CB Tory Nixon200.01218
DE Ken Kennard111.01721
OLB Mike McGraw110.01313
CB Mike Richardson110.02018
S Kirk Springs100.0916
TE Pat Beach10---------
WR Henry Ellard10---------
CB Donnie Elder010.01521

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bob Kohrs1.010012
DT Phil Murphy1.003020
DE Mike Calhoun0.001014
ILB Cliff Odom0.001016
DT Ray Yakavonis0.00107
OLB Lawrence Taylor0.001015
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Robin Cole2.000023
DE Ken Kennard1.010021
ILB Riki Ellison1.001117
DE Jim Jeffcoat1.000218
OLB Simon Fletcher1.000118
DE Dexter Manley1.000026
ILB Frank Manumaleuga0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Rod Kush21023
CB Jo Jo Heath11019
OLB Lawrence Taylor11015
S Greg Bright10022
CB Issiac Holt10026
CB Gill Byrd01024
ILB Kurt Allerman00110
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jeris White22019
CB Tory Nixon20118
OLB Robin Cole20023
S David Greenwood20020
CB Mike Richardson10118
OLB Mike McGraw10013
ILB Randy McClanahan10028
DT Bill Acker10019
S Bobby Kemp10021
S Kirk Springs10016
S Martin Bayless10018
ILB Riki Ellison01017
CB Donnie Elder01021

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wilson28022022
Jeff Dellenbach2307112
Billy Lindstrom22020023
Hubert Oliver12014011
Joe Walter11016120
Don Greco08023227
Edwin Bailey02012120
Rich Strenger02022125
Dan Fike00023121
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Robert Jackson25026015
Ralph Williams24025116
Jeff Bostic15021020
Desmond Cribbs13021013
Dave Studdard12022017
Jim Rourke12023018
Dennis McKnight06019018
John Alt04018113
Jewerl Thomas01010012
Pat Beach01032022

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Brian Kelley214
Larry Heater117
Don Greco14
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jewerl Thomas315
Kirk Springs313
Robert Jackson210
Ken Lacy123
Bobby Kemp118

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jo Jo Heath------25192569
Greg Bright------32221165
Elvis Franks------3526465
Fred Robinson------3422864
Issiac Holt------2826357
Ethan Horton2323------1056
Walt Arnold2019------1655
Rod Kush------2923355
Don Greco2327------454
Gill Byrd------2724354
Billy Lindstrom2023------851
Dan Fike2321------650
Steve Wilson2222------549
Rich Strenger2225---------47
Phil Murphy------2220446
John Floyd1523------644
Larry Heater1314------1744
Randall Cunningham2024---------44
Joe Walter1620------844
Cliff Odom------2316342
Lawrence Taylor------2515242
Mike Calhoun------2114439
Billy Jackson1212------1539
Roger Carr1513------937
Kris Haines713------1636
Bill Johnson1620---------36
Mel Kaufman------9111535
Hubert Oliver1411------1035
Bob Kohrs------1412834
Edwin Bailey1220---------32
Kurt Allerman------1210931
Stafford Mays------189128
Jeff Dellenbach712------625
Tony Woodruff210------1224
Ray Yakavonis------117422
Carl Roaches812---------20
Warren Moon910---------19
Chip Banks------115218
Emanuel King------52916
Brian Kelley------101415
Morten Andersen00------77
Donovan Rose------33---6
Mike Saxon00------55
Steve Joachim00------33
Cleo Montgomery00------22
Joe Prokop00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pat Beach3222------1266
Ken Lacy2313------2359
Robin Cole------14232158
Bobby Kemp------18211857
Randy McClanahan------2128655
Robert Jackson2615------1051
Jim Rourke2318------1051
Ralph Williams2516------1051
Donnie Elder------15211450
Eric Hipple2920---------49
Jeff Bostic2120------647
Ken Kennard------1721846
Dexter Manley------1826---44
Desmond Cribbs2113------943
Martin Bayless------1918643
Jeris White------1919341
Henry Ellard2318---------41
Mike Richardson------2018341
Mike Golic------1618741
Frank Manumaleuga------1918340
Bill Acker------2019140
Dave Studdard2217---------39
David Greenwood------1520439
Kirk Springs------9161338
Jim Jeffcoat------1718338
Simon Fletcher------1718338
Jewerl Thomas1012------1537
Dennis McKnight1918---------37
KD Dunn149------1437
Riki Ellison------1717236
Jessie Clark179------733
Gerald Riggs1212------832
John Alt1813---------31
Tory Nixon------1218131
Mike McGraw------1313329
Gregg Garrity1313------127
Brian Brennan1411---------25
Louis Lipps1410---------24
Larry Anderson------34916
Lindsay Scott11------1416
Mike Friede20------1214
Doug Williams66---------12
Brian Hansen00------1010
Norm Johnson00------88
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12352.9
Middle10373.7
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left171106.5
Middle4143.5
Right12705.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham18101214130
Warren Moon950000112
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Eric Hipple1942414500
Doug Williams521000201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2252.5
Short (0-8 Yds)54214.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1891357.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)6250.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)71152.1
Long (19+ Yds)11312211.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Floyd53034023
WR Tony Woodruff42163110
RB Bill Johnson43010020
WR Roger Carr3109013
WR Kris Haines32018013
RB Larry Heater32012014
WR Carl Roaches2105012
TE Walt Arnold1000019
FB Billy Jackson11010012
TE Ethan Horton1000023
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Henry Ellard7000018
WR Gregg Garrity6111013
WR Brian Brennan32083211
WR Louis Lipps32043110
TE KD Dunn2101509
FB Jewerl Thomas1000012
TE Pat Beach1000022
RB Gerald Riggs1000012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Heater221.003.23
Bill Johnson284.003.47
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ken Lacy294.506.95
Gerald Riggs133.004.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham4192.257.44
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eric Hipple3141.335.37
Doug Williams1111.008.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Floyd1000.006.80
TE Walt Arnold1000.000.00
WR Tony Woodruff1000.0015.75
RB Bill Johnson1199.002.50
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gregg Garrity3110.330.17
WR Louis Lipps1144.0014.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Larry Heater62
Bill Johnson32
HoustonRushesConversions
Ken Lacy103
Eric Hipple10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham210
Warren Moon111
HoustonAttCompConversions
Eric Hipple411

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR John Floyd210
FB Billy Jackson111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Brennan211
WR Henry Ellard100
WR Gregg Garrity100

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,900 (21,400)
End Zone10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes200 (3,300)