Week 4, 1985

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	3	-	10
Houston Titans	0	6	6	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
2Q: 04:58 BUF - Tim Wrightman 2 pass from Kyle Mackey (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 01:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 52 field goal
3Q: 09:58 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
4Q: 04:14 BUF - Carson Long 42 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
2Q: 04:58 BUF - Tim Wrightman 2 pass from Kyle Mackey (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 01:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 52 field goal
3Q: 09:58 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
4Q: 04:14 BUF - Carson Long 42 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 10 12
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 229 237
- Offensive Plays 50 64
- Yards per Play 4.58 3.70
Net Rushing Yards 51 133
- Rushing Attempts 20 44
- Yards per Rush 2.55 3.02
Net Passing Yards 178 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 18 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/85 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 38
Time of Possession 23:03 36:57

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	10	12
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	229	237
- Offensive Plays	50	64
- Yards per Play	4.58	3.70
Net Rushing Yards	51	133
- Rushing Attempts	20	44
- Yards per Rush	2.55	3.02
Net Passing Yards	178	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	18 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/85	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 38
Time of Possession	23:03	36:57

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:55	2:28	OWN 41	4	12	Punt
1	3:15	4:24	OWN 32	9	21	Punt
2	7:00	2:09	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
2	1:24	0:14	OWN 38	1	2	Fumble
3	12:27	0:37	OWN 17	2	10	Fumble
3	9:53	2:03	OWN 22	4	43	Missed FG
3	4:43	1:43	OWN 18	3	-14	Punt
3	1:00	2:26	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
4	11:43	3:23	OWN 43	6	16	Punt
4	5:55	1:49	OWN 47	5	28	Field Goal
4	2:05	0:41	OWN 30	4	-11	Downs
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	4:19	OWN 22	8	52	Missed FG
1	6:27	3:12	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	13:51	6:51	OWN 17	11	75	Field Goal
2	4:51	3:27	OWN 39	8	26	Field Goal
2	1:10	1:10	OPP 40	4	10	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
3	11:50	1:57	OPP 27	3	5	Field Goal
3	7:50	3:07	OWN 42	6	40	Downs
3	3:00	2:00	OPP 39	3	8	Field Goal
4	13:34	1:51	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	8:20	2:25	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	4:06	2:01	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	1:24	1:11	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Norm Johnson, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gary Anderson	16	43	2.69	6
Cedric Minter	3	4	1.33	7
Allen Carter	1	4	4.00	4

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	30	85	2.83	12	1
Gerald Riggs	10	39	3.90	10	1
Jewerl Thomas	2	4	2.00	4	0
Doug Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0
Brian Brennan	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Mackey	26	12	204	4/26	1	63	0	86.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	18	9	119	2/15	0	31	0	71.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie Griffin	2	4	30	15.00	12	19	0
WR Dave Logan	2	4	63	31.50	30	45	0
TE Eric Sievers	2	3	6	3.00	0	8	0
TE Tim Wrightman	2	4	4	2.00	0	2	1
WR Mike Young	2	5	35	17.50	4	25	0
TE John Frank	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	2	63	63.00	26	63	0
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cedric Minter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Pat Beach	3	3	46	15.33	15	23
RB Gerald Riggs	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
WR Louis Lipps	2	6	47	23.50	8	31
WR Henry Ellard	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0
Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Tory Nixon	1	1
Randy McClanahan	1	0
Simon Fletcher	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	258	43.0	36.8	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	188	37.6	34.4	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/2	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	5/7	2/4	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	12	6.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	4	80	20.0	0
Daryl Turner	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	42	21.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	11	0	0.0	40	18
CB Ronnie Lippett	6	1	0.0	35	18
DE Reggie White	5	3	1.0	36	16
OLB Bruce Scholtz	5	2	1.0	35	15
S Mike Prior	5	1	0.0	33	14
OLB Keena Turner	4	2	0.0	29	14
S Freddy Koepfer	3	0	0.0	12	6
CB Rod Hill	2	2	0.0	25	10
ILB Scott Radecic	2	2	0.0	18	7
S Shaun Gayle	2	1	0.0	36	18
DE Mike Hamby	2	1	0.0	29	14
DE Bubba Emanuel	2	0	0.0	16	7
DT Mike Dawson	1	3	0.0	30	9
OLB Ron Crosby	1	2	0.0	12	3
ILB Jim Collins	1	1	0.0	12	6
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	36	9
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	0.0	9	5
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.0	8	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	6	1	0.0	19	23
DE Dexter Manley	4	0	2.0	14	20
ILB Riki Ellison	4	3	1.0	16	20
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	17	26
DE Ken Kennard	2	1	1.0	15	16
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	16	20
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	1	0.0	14	23
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	8	7
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	0	0.0	11	11
DT Bill Acker	1	1	0.0	14	20
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	0.0	8	19
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Kirk Springs	0	1	0.0	3	10
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	1	1	1	15
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	2	0	9

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	2.0	0	20
DE Ken Kennard	1.0	1	16
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	1	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	18
OLB Keena Turner	1	1	14
S Shaun Gayle	1	1	18
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	3
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	15
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	18
DE Reggie White	1	0	16
S Freddy Koepfer	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Greenwood	4	0	26
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	27
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	17
CB Jeris White	1	1	20
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	7
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	11
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	20
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Edelman	1	9	19	1	29
Ron Mattes	1	2	14	1	24
Wayne Radloff	1	1	6	0	4
Sid Abramowicz	0	3	16	0	24
Don Mosebar	0	1	14	1	26
Bob Olderman	0	1	15	1	17
Eric Sievers	0	1	17	0	24
John Frank	0	1	4	0	6
Frank Hamilton	0	1	6	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	14	43	0	18
John Alt	2	6	40	0	15
Jeff Bostic	1	5	35	1	16
Brad Benson	1	3	29	0	15
Ralph Williams	1	3	26	0	11
KD Dunn	1	3	20	0	7
Robert Jackson	0	4	35	1	19
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	12	0	6
Pat Beach	0	2	34	0	19
Jessie Clark	0	1	21	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Pattison	2	14
Ted McKnight	2	9
Allen Carter	1	22
Shaun Gayle	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	14
Robin Cole	1	23
KD Dunn	1	21
Lindsay Scott	1	15
Jewerl Thomas	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	36	18	20	74
Johnny Rembert	---	---	40	18	6	64
Reggie White	---	---	36	16	9	61
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	35	15	8	58
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	35	18	5	58
Mike Prior	---	---	33	14	9	56
Eric Sievers	17	24	---	---	11	52
Kyle Mackey	20	30	---	---	2	52
Rod Hill	---	---	25	10	15	50
Kenny Johnson	---	---	36	9	4	49
Brad Edelman	19	29	---	---	---	48
Mike Hamby	---	---	29	14	5	48
Don Mosebar	14	26	---	---	7	47
Keena Turner	---	---	29	14	3	46
Mike Dawson	---	---	30	9	4	43
Steve Hamilton	---	---	22	15	6	43
Sid Abramowicz	16	24	---	---	---	40
Tim Wrightman	12	22	---	---	5	39
Ron Mattes	14	24	---	---	---	38
Bob Olderman	15	17	---	---	5	37
Ted McKnight	12	15	---	---	9	36
Archie Griffin	12	17	---	---	6	35
Gary Anderson	16	17	---	---	---	33
Scott Radecic	---	---	18	7	7	32
Bubba Emanuel	---	---	16	7	8	31
Ron Crosby	---	---	12	3	14	29
Wayne Davis	---	---	8	11	10	29
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	11	5	13	29
Frank Hamilton	6	14	---	---	8	28
John Frank	4	6	---	---	17	27
Mike Young	10	16	---	---	---	26
Dave Logan	10	15	---	---	---	25
Allen Carter	1	1	---	---	22	24
Jim Collins	---	---	12	6	6	24
Don Blackmon	---	---	9	5	9	23
Daryl Turner	3	5	---	---	14	22
Freddy Koepfer	---	---	12	6	4	22
Thomas Hopkins	6	6	---	---	8	20
Cedric Minter	3	12	---	---	3	18
Wayne Radloff	6	4	---	---	8	18
Mark Pattison	0	0	---	---	14	14
Morlon Poole	4	6	---	---	4	14
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Jackson	35	19	---	---	12	66
Dennis McKnight	43	18	---	---	4	65
Doug Williams	44	20	---	---	---	64
Jeff Bostic	35	16	---	---	10	61
Pat Beach	34	19	---	---	8	61
Henry Ellard	37	18	---	---	---	55
John Alt	40	15	---	---	---	55
Brad Benson	29	15	---	---	8	52
Louis Lipps	32	19	---	---	---	51
Simon Fletcher	---	---	18	30	2	50
Ralph Williams	26	11	---	---	12	49
KD Dunn	20	7	---	---	21	48
Herschel Walker	33	14	---	---	---	47
David Greenwood	---	---	17	26	3	46
Mike Richardson	---	---	17	27	2	46
Martin Bayless	---	---	19	23	2	44
Jeris White	---	---	16	20	7	43
Bobby Kemp	---	---	8	19	16	43
Gerald Riggs	11	6	---	---	26	43
Randy McClanahan	---	---	14	23	3	40
Jessie Clark	21	10	---	---	9	40
Tory Nixon	---	---	8	17	15	40
Ken Kennard	---	---	15	16	8	39
Robin Cole	---	---	8	7	23	38
Riki Ellison	---	---	16	20	2	38
Bill Acker	---	---	14	20	2	36
Dexter Manley	---	---	14	20	1	35
Jewerl Thomas	19	2	---	---	13	34
Desmond Cribbs	12	6	---	---	12	30
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	10	19	1	30
Mike Golic	---	---	7	16	6	29
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	11	11	6	28
Kirk Springs	---	---	3	10	14	27
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	16	16
Lindsay Scott	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brian Brennan	10	4	---	---	---	14
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike McGraw	---	---	3	5	1	9
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bill Matthews	---	---	2	1	3	6
Gregg Garrity	3	1	---	---	---	4
Andrew Melontree	---	---	0	0	3	3
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	54	2.8
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	17	47	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Mackey	26	12	3	5	2	3	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	18	9	2	0	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	133	26.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	27	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	31	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Young	5	2	0	35	1	16
WR Archie Griffin	4	2	0	30	0	17
WR Dave Logan	4	2	0	63	1	15
TE Tim Wrightman	4	2	0	4	0	22
TE Eric Sievers	3	2	0	6	0	24
TE John Frank	2	1	1	3	0	6
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	0	63	1	5
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	1	0	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	6	2	0	47	1	19
WR Henry Ellard	4	1	1	10	0	18
TE Pat Beach	3	3	0	46	1	19
RB Gerald Riggs	2	2	0	12	0	6
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	4	4.00	2.69

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	6	2.00	2.83
Jewerl Thomas	2	4	2.00	2.00
Gerald Riggs	2	2	1.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Mackey	2	1	2	1.00	7.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	1	0	0	0.00	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	1
Allen Carter	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	1
Gerald Riggs	6	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Mackey	9	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	1
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	1
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0
TE John Frank	1	1	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	0	0
WR Mike Young	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	2
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)