Week 2, 1985

played in San Francisco, CA

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	7	7	-	21
San Francisco 49ers	0	13	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:48 SFO - Eric Richardson 6 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 06:46 SFO - Eddie Murray 27 field goal
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Henry Ellard 10 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:14 SFO - Eddie Murray 56 field goal
3Q: 11:59 HOU - Herschel Walker 50 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 12:07 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:48 SFO - Eric Richardson 6 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 06:46 SFO - Eddie Murray 27 field goal
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Henry Ellard 10 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:14 SFO - Eddie Murray 56 field goal
3Q: 11:59 HOU - Herschel Walker 50 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 12:07 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU SFO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 7 16
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 252 352
- Offensive Plays 54 81
- Yards per Play 4.67 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 127 65
- Rushing Attempts 34 20
- Yards per Rush 3.74 3.25
Net Passing Yards 125 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 7 - 1 59 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 136 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/20 6/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:37 34:23

Team Statistics	HOU	SFO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	7	16
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	252	352
- Offensive Plays	54	81
- Yards per Play	4.67	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	127	65
- Rushing Attempts	34	20
- Yards per Rush	3.74	3.25
Net Passing Yards	125	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 7 - 1	59 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	136	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/20	6/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:37	34:23

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
1	8:39	1:33	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	14:42	1:19	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	11:06	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:41	2:01	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 36	5	0	Punt
3	12:57	1:18	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
3	10:37	3:12	OWN 26	6	16	Punt
3	4:41	1:41	OWN 18	3	-3	Interception
3	1:32	4:32	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
4	10:34	4:00	OWN 40	6	21	Punt
4	3:38	1:10	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 28	2	-2	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	4:46	OWN 33	10	51	Interception
1	7:06	7:24	OWN 23	17	77	Touchdown
2	13:23	2:17	OWN 21	4	9	Punt
2	9:23	2:42	OWN 39	7	51	Field Goal
2	4:40	3:34	OWN 20	11	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	11:39	1:02	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
3	7:25	2:44	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	3:00	1:28	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	12:00	1:26	OWN 37	2	20	Interception
4	6:34	2:56	OWN 2	6	56	Punt
4	2:28	1:54	OWN 45	9	27	Downs

Game MVP: Bill Acker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	21	98	4.67	50	2	1
Gerald Riggs	10	27	2.70	9	0	0
Doug Williams	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	16	46	2.88	7	0	0
Chester Willis	4	19	4.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	19	7	136	1/11	2	42	1	75.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	59	28	302	2/15	1	35	2	54.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	4	9	86	21.50	7	42	2
TE Pat Beach	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE KD Dunn	1	3	35	35.00	7	35	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	7	12	67	9.57	2	20	0
TE Todd Christensen	5	8	63	12.60	9	18	0
WR Buster Rhymes	5	10	58	11.60	10	22	0
RB James Brooks	4	7	41	10.25	14	20	0
WR Rickey Young	2	9	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Eric Richardson	2	7	41	20.50	31	35	1
FB Hokie Gajan	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Chester Willis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Wayne Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	36	36.00	0
ILB Riki Ellison	1	2	2.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Powers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herschel Walker	2	0	0	0
Louis Lipps	0	2	0	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Delaney	0	0	1	0
Kenny Easley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	375	46.9	41.0	58	4

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	265	44.2	37.5	70	3

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	1	20	20.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	6	27	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	3	58	19.3	0
Bobby Kemp	1	23	23.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Greenwood	7	0	0.0	16	54
CB Jeris White	6	0	0.0	15	39
OLB Robin Cole	5	2	0.0	17	36
S Bobby Kemp	5	2	0.0	12	52
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	0.0	16	36
S Kirk Springs	3	3	0.0	13	35
CB Mike Richardson	3	3	0.0	17	56
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	0.0	11	36
ILB Riki Ellison	3	1	0.0	10	27
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	3	0.0	17	51
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	11	31
DT Bill Acker	1	1	1.5	16	48
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	0.5	6	19
S Larry Anderson	1	1	0.0	6	26
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	1	0.0	4	23
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Mike McGraw	0	2	0.0	4	23

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	7	2	0.0	32	18
DE Richard Dent	6	0	0.0	31	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	2	0.0	34	20
S Jeff Delaney	4	1	0.0	25	12
OLB Andre Tippett	3	1	0.0	31	19
DT Carl Barzilauskas	2	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Kevin Greene	2	1	0.0	25	16
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	0.0	23	12
DE Terry Dion	1	0	1.0	12	9
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	---	---	---
RB James Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	24	16
S Mark Robinson	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	0.0	21	12
DE Greg Boyd	0	1	0.0	11	11
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	0.0	16	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.5	0	0	0	48
DE Jeff Merrow	0.5	0	0	0	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	2	0	0	51
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	2	0	31
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	1	0	36
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	0	2	1	50
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	0	2	0	36

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Dion	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Kevin Greene	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Greg Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	6	0	0	54
S Bobby Kemp	5	0	0	52
CB Jeris White	4	1	0	39
CB Mike Richardson	3	5	0	56
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	1	27
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0	36
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0	36
S Larry Anderson	1	1	0	26
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	1	0	23
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	36
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	35
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	0	1	51

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	0	12
OLB Andre Tippett	1	2	0	19
ILB Bill Cowher	1	0	0	4
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	18
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	16
S Clyde Powers	0	1	1	13
S Jeff Delaney	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	12	0	30	0	19
Ralph Williams	1	5	1	17	1	7
Robert Jackson	1	3	0	21	0	14
Jim Rourke	1	2	0	28	0	15
Jeff Bostic	0	5	0	28	0	16
John Alt	0	2	0	25	0	15
Brad Benson	0	1	0	15	0	8
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	11	0	3
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	13	0	11

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sweeney	2	2	18	1	53
Todd Watkins	1	5	14	0	45
Tom Toth	1	2	11	0	41
Mike Wilson	1	1	16	1	40
Todd Christensen	1	1	17	0	41
Stefan Humpries	1	1	16	0	47
Randy Cross	0	4	19	0	57
John Hill	0	3	6	0	22
Robb Rubick	0	1	6	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	3	14
Larry Anderson	1	21
Bobby Kemp	1	19
KD Dunn	1	15
Jewerl Thomas	1	10
Ralph Williams	1	7
Jeff Bostic	1	5

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Scot Brantley	2	18
Rickey Young	2	15
Alan Caldwell	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	12	52	19	83
Robin Cole	---	---	17	36	22	75
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	50	8	75
Mike Richardson	---	---	17	56	2	75
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	51	3	71
David Greenwood	---	---	16	54	1	71
Bill Acker	---	---	16	48	2	66
Kirk Springs	---	---	13	35	14	62
Jeris White	---	---	15	39	2	56
Doug Williams	34	20	---	---	---	54
Simon Fletcher	---	---	16	36	2	54
Larry Anderson	---	---	6	26	21	53
Pat Beach	25	16	---	---	10	51
Jeff Bostic	28	16	---	---	5	49
Dennis McKnight	30	19	---	---	---	49
Mike Golic	---	---	11	31	7	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	11	36	1	48
Jim Rourke	28	15	---	---	3	46
Henry Ellard	28	17	---	---	---	45
Louis Lipps	26	18	---	---	---	44
Robert Jackson	21	14	---	---	8	43
Riki Ellison	---	---	10	27	5	42
John Alt	25	15	---	---	---	40
Herschel Walker	24	14	---	---	---	38
Gerald Riggs	10	6	---	---	21	37
Tory Nixon	---	---	8	19	8	35
KD Dunn	10	9	---	---	15	34
Brad Benson	15	8	---	---	8	31
Ralph Williams	17	7	---	---	7	31
Jessie Clark	13	11	---	---	6	30
Mike McGraw	---	---	4	23	---	27
Andrew Melontree	---	---	4	23	---	27
Jeff Merrow	---	---	6	19	---	25
Jewerl Thomas	11	3	---	---	10	24
Brian Brennan	14	6	---	---	---	20
Desmond Cribbs	6	6	---	---	6	18
Bill Matthews	---	---	4	10	4	18
Lindsay Scott	2	0	---	---	14	16
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gregg Garrity	7	0	---	---	---	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Parnell Dickinson	20	61	---	---	---	81
Jim Sweeney	18	53	---	---	8	79
Randy Cross	19	57	---	---	1	77
James Brooks	16	52	---	---	5	73
Stefan Humpries	16	47	---	---	8	71
Todd Watkins	14	45	---	---	8	67
Todd Christensen	17	41	---	---	9	67
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	34	20	11	65
Tom Toth	11	41	---	---	8	60
Wendell Cason	---	---	23	12	23	58
Mike Wilson	16	40	---	---	---	56
Rickey Young	11	29	---	---	15	55
Pat Tilley	17	36	---	---	---	53
Kenny Easley	---	---	32	18	---	50
Andre Tippett	---	---	31	19	---	50
Eric Richardson	8	31	---	---	11	50
Hokie Gajan	5	28	---	---	15	48
Richard Dent	---	---	31	15	1	47
Robb Rubick	6	25	---	---	15	46
Buster Rhymes	7	38	---	---	---	45
Kevin Greene	---	---	25	16	1	42
Clyde Powers	---	---	14	13	14	41
Jeff Delaney	---	---	25	12	4	41
Craig Curry	---	---	24	16	1	41
Wilber Marshall	---	---	24	15	---	39
Scot Brantley	---	---	12	6	18	36
John Hill	6	22	---	---	7	35
Wayne Wilson	9	16	---	---	9	34
Terry Taylor	---	---	21	12	---	33
Chester Willis	4	9	---	---	16	29
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	11	12	5	28
Terry Dion	---	---	12	9	5	26
Greg Boyd	---	---	11	11	3	25
Randy Crowder	---	---	15	2	7	24
Bill Cowher	---	---	11	4	8	23
Ron Holmes	---	---	16	4	---	20
Alan Caldwell	---	---	0	2	14	16
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Robinson	---	---	2	2	---	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Willie Broughton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Will Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Townsell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	95	6.3
Middle	8	7	0.9
Right	9	27	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	19	7	2	0	4	4	2	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	59	28	4	5	5	8	7	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	15	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	44	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	77	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	38	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	100	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	32	11	142	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	4	1	86	1	17
WR Louis Lipps	4	1	1	8	0	18
TE KD Dunn	3	1	1	35	1	9
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	7	0	16
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	1	0	0	6

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	12	7	0	67	1	36
WR Buster Rhymes	10	5	1	58	1	38
WR Rickey Young	9	2	1	14	0	29
TE Todd Christensen	8	5	0	63	0	41
RB James Brooks	7	4	1	41	1	52
WR Eric Richardson	7	2	1	41	1	31
TE Robb Rubick	3	1	0	3	0	25
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	16
FB Hokie Gajan	1	1	0	9	0	28
RB Chester Willis	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	2	2.00	4.67

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	3	2	25	8.33	7.16

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	10	3	17	1.70	5.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	25	12.50	9.56
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	4	2	11	2.75	5.58
WR Eric Richardson	2	1	6	3.00	5.86
WR Buster Rhymes	2	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0	0.00	1.56
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	8	2
Gerald Riggs	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	4	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	15	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Young	4	0	0
WR Pat Tilley	3	1	1
WR Eric Richardson	3	1	1
RB James Brooks	2	2	2
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	1
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)