Week 3, 1985

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	3	0	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
3Q: 08:34 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
3Q: 08:34 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 247 239
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 4.05 3.92
Net Rushing Yards 160 46
- Rushing Attempts 40 22
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.09
Net Passing Yards 87 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 7 - 0 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 93 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	247	239
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	4.05	3.92
Net Rushing Yards	160	46
- Rushing Attempts	40	22
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.09
Net Passing Yards	87	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 7 - 0	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	93	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:35	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
1	7:32	2:18	OWN 30	6	30	Fumble
1	2:12	2:19	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
2	10:37	7:25	OWN 26	16	62	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:23	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	8:26	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	4:15	5:33	OWN 20	11	45	Punt
4	10:46	2:08	OWN 18	6	33	Punt
4	3:04	1:11	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 39	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
1	10:46	3:14	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	5:14	3:02	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
2	14:53	4:16	OWN 6	8	32	Punt
2	3:12	1:17	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	2	Half
3	13:13	4:47	OWN 26	10	48	Field Goal
3	6:55	2:40	OWN 38	4	18	Punt
4	13:42	2:56	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	8:38	5:34	OWN 22	9	44	Missed FG
4	1:53	1:18	OWN 13	7	26	Downs

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	21	88	4.19	37	1	1
Gerald Riggs	13	57	4.38	13	2	0
Doug Williams	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
Jessie Clark	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Wonsley	16	34	2.13	8	0	0
Mark Grabowski	6	12	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	20	7	93	1/6	0	33	0	50.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	39	27	193	0/0	0	17	0	80.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	2	7	13	6.50	0	7
WR Louis Lipps	2	4	20	10.00	0	10
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Gregg Garrity	1	4	33	33.00	0	33
RB Herschel Walker	1	2	12	12.00	3	12
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB George Wonsley	5	6	32	6.40	12	13
WR Willie Drewrey	5	6	38	7.60	12	13
WR Floyd Eddings	4	7	38	9.50	0	13
WR Dokie Williams	4	8	39	9.75	13	17
WR Larry Mucker	3	6	26	8.67	4	14
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	2	1.00	3	3
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Mark Grabowski	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Gerald Riggs	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	1
Kirk Springs	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Lee	1	1	1
Mark Grabowski	1	0	0
Dave Lindstrom	0	1	0
Jeff Webster	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	280	40.0	33.6	55	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	285	40.7	29.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	4	42	10.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	1	34	34.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	1	14	14.0	0
Reuben Hendeson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	8	2	20	35
ILB Riki Ellison	7	2	11	14
S David Greenwood	7	0	19	37
OLB Robin Cole	5	1	15	26
DE Dexter Manley	4	0	12	29
DT Mike Golic	3	3	14	20
ILB Bill Matthews	3	1	7	5
S Bobby Kemp	3	0	15	33
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	16	35
DE Ken Kennard	1	3	17	29
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	3	11	12
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	3	11	27
S Kirk Springs	1	1	12	27
CB Jeris White	1	0	14	22
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	8	11
S Larry Anderson	0	3	11	17
OLB Mike McGraw	0	1	6	11
DT Bill Acker	0	1	16	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	7	5	0.0	35	15
ILB Larry McGrew	7	2	0.0	33	16
S Rick Sanford	5	2	0.0	31	16
DT Wilson Whitely	5	1	0.0	32	18
S Jim Bowman	5	1	0.0	21	12
S Mark Kafentzis	4	1	0.0	31	13
CB Reuben Hendeson	4	0	0.0	27	15
CB Mark Lee	2	2	1.0	36	20
OLB Chris Washington	2	1	0.0	15	9
DT Rush Brown	2	0	0.0	19	8
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	2	0.0	19	5
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	0.0	25	11
DE Earl Wilson	0	2	0.0	27	18
DT Tony Elliott	0	1	0.0	20	12
DE Leon Evans	0	1	0.0	34	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	5
DT Mike Golic	1	0	20
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	29

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Mark Lee	1.0	0	0	20
DT Rush Brown	0.0	1	1	8
DE Earl Wilson	0.0	0	2	18
DT Tony Elliott	0.0	0	1	12
DE Leon Evans	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Greenwood	5	2	37
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	35
ILB Riki Ellison	4	0	14
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	35
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	26
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	33
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	29
CB Jeris White	1	0	22
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	5
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	12
S Kirk Springs	1	0	27
DT Mike Golic	1	0	20

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rick Sanford	2	0	16
S Mark Kafentzis	1	2	13
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	15
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	15
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	11
S Jim Bowman	1	0	12
CB Mark Lee	0	1	20
ILB Larry McGrew	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Jackson	3	7	0	27	1	12
Jeff Bostic	3	5	1	34	0	19
Jim Rourke	2	4	0	35	0	15
Dennis McKnight	1	9	0	36	0	19
KD Dunn	1	1	0	16	0	10
John Alt	0	4	0	33	0	19
Brad Benson	0	2	0	11	0	8
Pat Beach	0	2	0	34	0	15
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	0	8	0	2
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	9	0	7
Ralph Williams	0	1	0	16	0	11
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	21	0	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bill Fralic	1	5	19	28
Jeff Webster	1	3	20	31
Mickey Marvin	1	2	15	30
Kani Kauahi	0	4	15	22
Ken Ruettgers	0	3	17	31
Tim Wilson	0	2	11	18
Earl Cooper	0	1	18	29
Rick Donnalley	0	1	9	17
Bill Willis	0	1	7	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	1	15
Jewerl Thomas	1	12
Kirk Springs	1	12
Lindsay Scott	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Dennison	2	12
Rick Donnalley	2	9
Earl Cooper	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	15	33	15	63
Robin Cole	---	---	15	26	20	61
Doug Williams	40	21	---	---	---	61
Pat Beach	34	15	---	---	10	59
David Greenwood	---	---	19	37	2	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	35	1	56
Jeff Bostic	34	19	---	---	3	56
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	29	9	55
Dennis McKnight	36	19	---	---	---	55
Mike Richardson	---	---	16	35	2	53
Jim Rourke	35	15	---	---	2	52
John Alt	33	19	---	---	---	52
Kirk Springs	---	---	12	27	12	51
Henry Ellard	31	20	---	---	---	51
Larry Anderson	---	---	11	17	20	48
Robert Jackson	27	12	---	---	8	47
Bill Acker	---	---	16	28	2	46
Mike Golic	---	---	14	20	9	43
Louis Lipps	30	12	---	---	---	42
Dexter Manley	---	---	12	29	---	41
Simon Fletcher	---	---	11	27	3	41
Herschel Walker	26	15	---	---	---	41
Jeris White	---	---	14	22	2	38
KD Dunn	16	10	---	---	12	38
Gerald Riggs	14	4	---	---	19	37
Ralph Williams	16	11	---	---	8	35
Jessie Clark	21	8	---	---	3	32
Riki Ellison	---	---	11	14	5	30
Jewerl Thomas	9	7	---	---	12	28
Brad Benson	11	8	---	---	8	27
Tory Nixon	---	---	8	11	5	24
Andrew Melontree	---	---	11	12	---	23
Mike McGraw	---	---	6	11	2	19
Desmond Cribbs	8	2	---	---	8	18
Jeff Merrow	---	---	7	11	---	18
Brian Brennan	12	5	---	---	---	17
Bill Matthews	---	---	7	5	2	14
Lindsay Scott	0	2	---	---	12	14
Gregg Garrity	7	6	---	---	---	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	6	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Lee	---	---	36	20	11	67
Bernie Kosar	22	39	---	---	---	61
Wilson Whitely	---	---	32	18	7	57
Bill Fralic	19	28	---	---	9	56
Mickey Marvin	15	30	---	---	9	54
Leon Evans	---	---	34	19	1	54
Earl Wilson	---	---	27	18	8	53
Earl Cooper	18	29	---	---	5	52
Larry McGrew	---	---	33	16	2	51
Johnny Meads	---	---	35	15	1	51
Ken Ruettgers	17	31	---	---	3	51
Jeff Webster	20	31	---	---	---	51
Rick Sanford	---	---	31	16	---	47
Tim Wilson	11	18	---	---	17	46
Mark Kafentzis	---	---	31	13	2	46
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	27	15	3	45
Kani Kauahi	15	22	---	---	6	43
George Wonsley	16	26	---	---	1	43
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	25	11	6	42
Richard Johnson	---	---	18	10	13	41
Larry Mucker	8	19	---	---	12	39
Dokie Williams	16	23	---	---	---	39
Jim Bowman	---	---	21	12	6	39
Mark Grabowski	6	10	---	---	20	36
Rick Donnalley	9	17	---	---	9	35
Floyd Eddings	12	23	---	---	---	35
Randy Curry	11	11	---	---	13	35
Tony Elliott	---	---	20	12	---	32
Bill Willis	7	16	---	---	9	32
Willie Drewrey	7	23	---	---	---	30
Rush Brown	---	---	19	8	2	29
Glenn Hyde	8	20	---	---	---	28
Tim Meamber	---	---	7	5	15	27
Chris Washington	---	---	15	9	1	25
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	19	5	---	24
Rick Dennison	---	---	7	5	12	24
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	3	4	12	19
Tyrell Fleming	4	7	---	---	7	18
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tinker Owens	1	6	---	---	---	7
Mike Guendling	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	52	3.5
Middle	5	23	4.6
Right	19	87	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	6	6	1.0
Right	7	8	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	20	7	1	2	1	4	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	39	27	0	2	5	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	13	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	47	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	33	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	113	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	2	0	13	0	20
WR Gregg Garrity	4	1	0	33	1	6
WR Louis Lipps	4	2	1	20	0	12
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	0	12	0	15
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	0	15	0	2
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dokie Williams	8	4	1	39	23
WR Floyd Eddings	7	4	2	38	23
WR Larry Mucker	6	3	2	26	19
RB George Wonsley	6	5	0	32	26
WR Willie Drewrey	6	5	0	38	23
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	0	12	7
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	2	29
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	0	7	6
RB Mark Grabowski	1	1	0	-1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	4	9	2.25	4.19
Louis Lipps	1	4	4.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.65

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	1.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Gerald Riggs	3	2
Doug Williams	1	0
Henry Ellard	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	5	3	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1	1
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0
WR Dokie Williams	2	0	0
WR Willie Drewrey	2	2	2
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	0
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	1
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0
WR Floyd Eddings	1	0	0
RB George Wonsley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,600 (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 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,600 (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	3,100 (3,300)