Exhibition Week 5, 1985

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	10	7	13	-	30
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:59 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 10:14 HOU - Gregg Garrity 32 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 00:27 HOU - Henry Ellard 4 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:57 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
4Q: 06:43 CAR - Bill Capece 35 field goal
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Gerald Riggs 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:59 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 10:14 HOU - Gregg Garrity 32 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 00:27 HOU - Henry Ellard 4 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:57 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
4Q: 06:43 CAR - Bill Capece 35 field goal
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Gerald Riggs 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 367 228
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 6.02 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 219 79
- Rushing Attempts 39 27
- Yards per Rush 5.62 2.93
Net Passing Yards 148 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 2 30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 167 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.73 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	367	228
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	6.02	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	219	79
- Rushing Attempts	39	27
- Yards per Rush	5.62	2.93
Net Passing Yards	148	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 2	30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	167	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.73	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:08	3:50	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	3:21	2:10	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	14:53	1:33	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	11:49	2:13	OWN 13	3	87	Touchdown
2	7:41	0:13	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
2	2:08	1:49	OWN 34	8	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:52	3:22	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
3	7:10	0:52	OWN 26	2	0	Interception
3	4:47	4:30	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:08	OPP 16	3	-2	Field Goal
4	11:42	1:36	OWN 10	5	53	Fumble
4	6:36	4:41	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:10	OPP 20	3	-1	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:52	OWN 20	11	41	Punt
1	5:18	1:57	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
1	1:11	1:18	OWN 18	3	13	Punt
2	13:20	1:31	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	9:36	1:55	OWN 13	3	18	Interception
2	7:28	5:20	OWN 22	11	44	Downs
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 36	1	4	Half
3	13:24	1:32	OWN 46	3	2	Interception
3	8:30	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	6:18	1:31	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	2	-10	Interception
4	13:52	2:10	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	10:06	3:30	OWN 49	6	33	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:41	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Robin Cole, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	19	134	7.05	32	4	0
Gerald Riggs	15	72	4.80	15	3	1
Doug Williams	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	14	36	2.57	7	0	0
Herman Heard	13	43	3.31	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	19	13	167	3/19	1	57	2	73.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Adams	16	13	144	2/17	0	31	1	78.1
John Witkowski	14	3	29	1/7	0	18	2	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	4	6	32	8.00	3	14	1
WR Gregg Garrity	3	3	31	10.33	7	14	0
TE Pat Beach	2	2	17	8.50	11	14	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	63	31.50	19	57	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE KD Dunn	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Orlando Whiteman	6	7	72	12.00	0	23
WR Freddie Solomon	3	7	32	10.67	2	18
WR Rick Upchurch	3	7	43	14.33	13	31
TE David Hill	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Byron Franklin	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
RB Herman Heard	1	3	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	2	12	6.00	0
S Bobby Kemp	1	10	10.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	0	0	0
Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0
Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	1
Martin Bayless	0	1	0	0
Kirk Springs	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
Doug Jones	0	1	1
Mark Shumate	0	1	0
Lester Lyles	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	207	41.4	30.0	45	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	295	49.2	45.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	5	2.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	30	15.0	0
Freddie Solomon	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	41	20.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	41	20.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	7	1	0.0	21	20
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Robin Cole	5	0	2.5	20	21
DE Dexter Manley	5	1	0.5	18	21
S Martin Bayless	5	4	0.0	17	17
ILB Riki Ellison	3	1	0.0	9	7
OLB Mike McGraw	2	1	0.0	9	14
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	0.0	13	25
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	10	16
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	14	19
DE Ken Kennard	1	1	0.0	15	19
C Desmond Cribbs	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	0.0	14	12
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0.0	19	22
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.0	15	22
CB Jeris White	0	2	0.0	17	18
CB Donnie Elder	0	2	0.0	13	21

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	9	3	0.0	28	13
S Tom Hannon	8	1	0.0	33	20
S Lester Lyles	7	1	0.0	28	19
OLB John Rade	5	1	1.0	23	13
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	2	0.0	19	11
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	19	15
DE Barry Bennett	2	0	1.0	26	12
DE Bruce Smith	2	3	0.0	27	14
OLB Cliff Lewis	2	1	0.0	22	11
S Doug Jones	2	0	0.0	21	10
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	23	17
DE Walt Bowyer	1	0	1.0	12	8
DT Steve Niehaus	1	2	0.0	25	13
DT Paul Godfrey	1	1	0.0	20	13
DE Ross Browner	1	1	0.0	13	10
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	1	0.0	26	9
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.0	14	9
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	---	---	---
FB Randy Love	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	19	9
RB Herman Heard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom De Paso	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robin Cole	2.5	0	0	21
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	1	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	0	20

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barry Bennett	1.0	0	1	12
DE Walt Bowyer	1.0	0	0	8
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	13
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	1	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bobby Kemp	2	1	1	25
OLB Mike McGraw	2	1	0	14
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0	29
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0	16
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	7
CB Mike Richardson	1	3	2	19
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	21
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	0	12
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	20
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	4	0	0	13
S Rich Miano	3	0	0	15
S Lester Lyles	2	1	0	19
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	1	11
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	0	9
OLB John Rade	1	0	0	13
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0	14
ILB Jackie Shipp	0	1	0	11
S Tom Hannon	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	8	0	26	1	15
Robert Jackson	2	7	0	33	0	16
John Alt	2	5	1	25	1	17
Jeff Bostic	2	3	0	28	0	13
Jewerl Thomas	2	3	0	9	0	6
Jim Rourke	1	4	0	39	1	22
Pat Beach	0	2	0	33	0	16
Ralph Williams	0	2	0	22	0	14
Jessie Clark	0	2	0	25	0	11
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	0	22	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan McQuaid	2	7	16	0	18
Dan Nugent	2	3	13	0	18
Terry Tausch	1	4	18	1	24
Keith Uecker	1	3	13	0	20
Marsharne Graves	1	3	11	0	15
Geoff Reece	1	2	20	1	27
Ben Akbar	1	1	14	0	13
Karl Swanke	0	2	14	1	13
Randy Love	0	2	11	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	3	12
Bobby Kemp	1	18
Larry Anderson	1	11
Jessie Clark	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Jones	1	18
Steve Folsom	1	17
Toussaint Tyler	1	16
Art Kuehn	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Rourke	39	22	---	---	8	69
Robin Cole	---	---	20	21	22	63
Doug Williams	39	22	---	---	---	61
Robert Jackson	33	16	---	---	8	57
Randy McClanahan	---	---	24	29	4	57
Pat Beach	33	16	---	---	8	57
Bobby Kemp	---	---	13	25	18	56
Donnie Elder	---	---	13	21	16	50
Jeff Bostic	28	13	---	---	7	48
Ralph Williams	22	14	---	---	8	44
KD Dunn	16	11	---	---	17	44
Jessie Clark	25	11	---	---	7	43
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	20	2	43
Desmond Cribbs	22	13	---	---	7	42
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	22	1	42
John Alt	25	17	---	---	---	42
Dennis McKnight	26	15	---	---	---	41
Ken Kennard	---	---	15	19	6	40
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	21	1	40
Henry Ellard	26	14	---	---	---	40
David Greenwood	---	---	19	19	2	40
Kirk Springs	---	---	10	16	12	38
Gerald Riggs	17	13	---	---	8	38
Tory Nixon	---	---	15	22	1	38
Bill Acker	---	---	17	20	---	37
Martin Bayless	---	---	17	17	3	37
Jeris White	---	---	17	18	1	36
Mike Golic	---	---	12	17	7	36
Mike Richardson	---	---	14	19	1	34
Louis Lipps	20	12	---	---	---	32
Herschel Walker	22	9	---	---	---	31
Jewerl Thomas	9	6	---	---	13	28
Mike McGraw	---	---	9	14	4	27
Andrew Melontree	---	---	14	12	---	26
Brian Brennan	15	10	---	---	---	25
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	22	22
Riki Ellison	---	---	9	7	3	19
Lindsay Scott	1	1	---	---	16	18
Gregg Garrity	10	7	---	---	---	17
Larry Anderson	---	---	1	4	11	16
Mike Friede	1	0	---	---	13	14
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Studdard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Hannon	---	---	33	20	23	76
Rick Upchurch	13	26	---	---	20	59
Freddie Solomon	19	24	---	---	14	57
Lester Lyles	---	---	28	19	6	53
Cliff Lewis	---	---	22	11	17	50
Doug Jones	---	---	21	10	18	49
Geoff Reece	20	27	---	---	---	47
Lorenzo Hampton	14	11	---	---	22	47
Bruce Smith	---	---	27	14	6	47
John Rade	---	---	23	13	9	45
Terry Beeson	---	---	28	13	3	44
Steve Niehaus	---	---	25	13	5	43
Orlando Whiteman	8	23	---	---	11	42
Terry Tausch	18	24	---	---	---	42
Bobby Watkins	---	---	26	14	2	42
Herman Heard	13	22	---	---	7	42
Perry Williams	---	---	23	17	1	41
Barry Bennett	---	---	26	12	2	40
Art Kuehn	16	17	---	---	6	39
Dan Nugent	13	18	---	---	6	37
Trey Junkin	15	11	---	---	11	37
David Hill	15	20	---	---	1	36
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	26	9	1	36
Rich Miano	---	---	19	15	2	36
Paul Godfrey	---	---	20	13	1	34
Dino Mangiero	---	---	19	9	6	34
Karl Swanke	14	13	---	---	7	34
Ben Akbar	14	13	---	---	7	34
Dan McQuaid	16	18	---	---	---	34
Keith Uecker	13	20	---	---	---	33
Tony Adams	13	18	---	---	1	32
Byron Franklin	16	13	---	---	2	31
Toussaint Tyler	9	6	---	---	16	31
Jackie Shipp	---	---	19	11	---	30
John Witkowski	14	15	---	---	---	29
Marsharne Graves	11	15	---	---	2	28
Mark Shumate	---	---	14	9	3	26
Ross Browner	---	---	13	10	2	25
Randy Love	11	7	---	---	4	22
Steve Folsom	2	2	---	---	17	21
Walt Bowyer	---	---	12	8	1	21
Tom De Paso	---	---	5	2	2	9
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lynn Madsen	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	114	5.7
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	10	71	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	42	3.2
Middle	6	7	1.2
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	19	13	1	1	0	2	1	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Adams	16	13	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
John Witkowski	14	3	0	3	0	5	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	40	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	57	11.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	53	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	72	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	6	4	32	0	14
WR Gregg Garrity	3	3	31	0	7
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	63	1	10
WR Louis Lipps	3	1	14	0	12
TE Pat Beach	2	2	17	0	16
TE KD Dunn	2	1	10	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Whiteman	7	6	0	72	1	23
WR Freddie Solomon	7	3	1	32	0	24
WR Rick Upchurch	7	3	0	43	1	26
WR Byron Franklin	4	1	0	8	0	13
RB Herman Heard	3	1	0	5	0	22
TE David Hill	1	1	0	1	0	20
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	0	12	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	4	1.33	7.05
Gerald Riggs	2	12	6.00	4.80
Doug Williams	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	3	14	4.67	2.57
Herman Heard	1	3	3.00	3.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	5	3	23	4.60	8.79

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	1	14	14.00	8.50
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	4	4.00	5.33
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	5	5.00	10.33
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	21.00
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	3
Doug Williams	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	1	1
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	4	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Witkowski	6	1	0
Tony Adams	5	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	4	3
WR Rick Upchurch	3	1	0
WR Freddie Solomon	2	1	0
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
RB Herman Heard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)