Week 5, 1985

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	3	0	0	-	3
New England Patriots	13	10	3	6	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NED - Bucky Wallace 37 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NED - Bucky Wallace 39 field goal
1Q: 00:43 NED - Tony Nathan 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:35 NED - Mike Wilson 25 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Bucky Wallace 49 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
3Q: 00:04 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
4Q: 02:44 NED - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
4Q: 00:26 NED - Bucky Wallace 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NED - Bucky Wallace 37 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NED - Bucky Wallace 39 field goal
1Q: 00:43 NED - Tony Nathan 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:35 NED - Mike Wilson 25 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Bucky Wallace 49 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
3Q: 00:04 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
4Q: 02:44 NED - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
4Q: 00:26 NED - Bucky Wallace 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 4-1 3-2
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 1 13
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 189 347
- Offensive Plays 42 74
- Yards per Play 4.50 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 46 178
- Rushing Attempts 7 52
- Yards per Rush 6.57 3.42
Net Passing Yards 143 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 2 20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 171 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.09 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/69 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 8/156 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 46
Time of Possession 17:19 42:41

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	4-1	3-2
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	1	13
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	189	347
- Offensive Plays	42	74
- Yards per Play	4.50	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	46	178
- Rushing Attempts	7	52
- Yards per Rush	6.57	3.42
Net Passing Yards	143	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 2	20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	171	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.09	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/69	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	8/156	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 46
Time of Possession	17:19	42:41

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	3:09	OWN 24	5	22	Fumble
1	4:54	1:55	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	0:37	1:33	OWN 27	4	13	Fumble
2	12:53	2:38	OWN 18	4	21	Punt
2	7:02	1:10	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 33	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	7:44	2:40	OWN 32	4	11	Punt
4	15:00	2:29	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
4	6:58	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:37	0:25	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 21	1	14	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 28	7	52	Field Goal
1	7:38	2:44	OPP 39	6	17	Field Goal
1	2:59	2:22	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
2	14:04	1:11	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
2	10:15	3:13	OWN 23	7	57	Missed FG
2	5:52	4:34	OWN 27	11	41	Field Goal
3	12:40	4:56	50	10	34	Interception
3	5:04	5:04	OWN 18	8	79	Field Goal
4	12:31	5:33	OWN 35	9	23	Punt
4	6:45	4:08	OPP 28	6	18	Field Goal
4	2:12	1:53	OPP 29	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bucky Wallace, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	5	19	3.80	10	1
Gerald Riggs	1	7	7.00	7	0
Louis Lipps	1	20	20.00	20	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	28	72	2.57	10	1	0
Tony Nathan	21	99	4.71	16	4	1
Stan Edwards	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Lin Dawson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	31	17	171	4/28	0	18	2	43.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	20	13	180	2/11	0	32	1	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	7	12	76	10.86	16	17
WR Brian Brennan	4	5	38	9.50	5	12
WR Henry Ellard	3	8	29	9.67	15	18
WR Mike Friede	1	1	15	15.00	6	15
TE KD Dunn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Pat Beach	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gerald Riggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stanley Morgan	3	3	51	17.00	12	24
WR Mike Wilson	3	3	56	18.67	13	22
WR Benny Malone	2	2	47	23.50	19	32
WR Lynn Swann	2	5	11	5.50	5	6
FB Stan Edwards	2	3	3	1.50	0	3
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	12	12.00	3	12
TE Walter White	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Riki Ellison	1	20	20.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sam Hunt	2	3	1.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Herschel Walker	2	0
Randy McClanahan	0	1
David Greenwood	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Wilson	1	1	0	1
Walter Payton	1	0	0	0
Doug Greene	0	1	0	0
Bruce Clark	0	1	0	0
Lin Dawson	0	1	0	0
Sam Hunt	0	0	1	0
Shane Nelson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	234	39.0	34.2	46	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	1	42	42.0	22.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	6/7	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	4	88	22.0	0
Gerald Riggs	4	68	17.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	7	2	0.0	32	15
S Martin Bayless	7	2	0.0	44	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	3	1.0	34	16
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	3	1.0	49	21
S David Greenwood	5	5	0.0	45	22
S Bobby Kemp	5	1	0.0	28	15
OLB Mike McGraw	4	2	0.0	14	2
S Kirk Springs	3	2	0.0	20	9
CB Donnie Elder	3	2	0.0	38	15
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	1	0.0	20	6
CB Tory Nixon	3	1	0.0	32	14
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	37	14
DT Mike Golic	3	0	0.0	29	15
OLB Robin Cole	2	2	0.0	20	7
DE Dexter Manley	2	2	0.0	34	11
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	37	12
DE Ken Kennard	1	1	0.0	24	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	33	15
G Robert Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daryl Smith	4	0	2.0	6	26
CB Louis Wright	4	0	0.0	3	30
ILB Shane Nelson	3	0	1.0	6	32
S Doug Greene	3	0	0.0	6	30
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	4	19
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	1.0	6	22
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	0.0	3	14
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0.0	6	28
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	3	4
TE Walter White	1	0	---	---	---
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0.0	7	29
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0.0	4	23
DE Bruce Clark	0	1	0.0	5	24
S Mark Murphy	0	1	0.0	3	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	0	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	1	15
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	1	15

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Daryl Smith	2.0	0	0	26
ILB Shane Nelson	1.0	1	0	32
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	0	3	22
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	0	28
DE Jim Young	0.0	1	0	20
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	0	0	16
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0	19
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0	14
S David Greenwood	1	1	0	22
CB Donnie Elder	1	1	0	15
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	1	15
CB Jeris White	1	0	0	14
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	0	15

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Louis Wright	4	0	0	30
CB Rufus Bess	2	2	0	14
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	0	19
CB Daryl Smith	2	0	0	26
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	2	28
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0	22
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0	29
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	0	32
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0	4
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0	5
S Doug Greene	1	0	0	30
OLB Greg Gaines	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	2	1	6	0	35
Pat Beach	1	1	0	6	0	20
Jeff Bostic	0	3	0	6	0	29
Ralph Williams	0	1	0	3	1	20
Brad Benson	0	0	0	6	2	23
Robert Jackson	0	0	0	6	1	32

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	3	13	42	0	20
Bill Story	3	4	28	0	10
Revie Sorey	2	8	33	0	13
Wade Griffin	2	5	36	2	16
Don Maggs	1	10	46	0	17
Bob Rush	1	5	41	0	16
Walter White	1	2	31	0	14
Duval Love	1	2	34	0	18
Stan Edwards	0	3	39	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lindsay Scott	1	17
Pat Beach	1	16
Kirk Springs	1	13
KD Dunn	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Bohannon	2	11
Johnny Perkins	1	18
Lin Dawson	1	17
George Farmer	1	15
Sylvester Stamps	1	10
Phil Freeman	1	9
John Anderson	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Simon Fletcher	---	---	49	21	7	77
David Greenwood	---	---	45	22	6	73
Donnie Elder	---	---	38	15	19	72
Martin Bayless	---	---	44	19	6	69
Bobby Kemp	---	---	28	15	22	65
Randy McClanahan	---	---	34	16	6	56
Jeris White	---	---	37	14	4	55
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	33	15	7	55
Bill Acker	---	---	37	12	4	53
Tory Nixon	---	---	32	14	6	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	34	11	6	51
Riki Ellison	---	---	32	15	3	50
Dennis McKnight	6	35	---	---	7	48
Mike Golic	---	---	29	15	4	48
Robert Jackson	6	32	---	---	7	45
Doug Williams	7	35	---	---	---	42
Kirk Springs	---	---	20	9	13	42
Pat Beach	6	20	---	---	16	42
Ken Kennard	---	---	24	14	2	40
Jeff Bostic	6	29	---	---	5	40
Robin Cole	---	---	20	7	12	39
John Alt	7	30	---	---	---	37
Brad Benson	6	23	---	---	7	36
Henry Ellard	4	30	---	---	---	34
Ralph Williams	3	20	---	---	7	30
Herschel Walker	6	24	---	---	---	30
Louis Lipps	4	25	---	---	---	29
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	20	6	1	27
Jessie Clark	2	12	---	---	13	27
Brian Brennan	4	23	---	---	---	27
Lindsay Scott	0	7	---	---	17	24
Gerald Riggs	1	4	---	---	17	22
KD Dunn	3	13	---	---	4	20
Mike McGraw	---	---	14	2	3	19
Jewerl Thomas	2	5	---	---	12	19
Gregg Garrity	3	11	---	---	3	17
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	11	12
Bill Matthews	---	---	2	0	9	11
Desmond Cribbs	1	6	---	---	---	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Melontree	---	---	0	0	---	0
Anthony Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	52	22	---	---	---	74
Stan Edwards	39	11	---	---	23	73
Ron Solt	42	20	---	---	4	66
Bob Rush	41	16	---	---	8	65
Don Maggs	46	17	---	---	---	63
Lin Dawson	35	9	---	---	17	61
Duval Love	34	18	---	---	8	60
Wade Griffin	36	16	---	---	4	56
Revie Sorey	33	13	---	---	8	54
Sam Hunt	---	---	6	28	16	50
Tony Nathan	21	6	---	---	23	50
Lynn Swann	30	14	---	---	3	47
Bill Story	28	10	---	---	8	46
Walter White	31	14	---	---	1	46
Walter Payton	31	12	---	---	1	44
Louis Wright	---	---	3	30	8	41
Stanley Morgan	23	13	---	---	5	41
Shane Nelson	---	---	6	32	1	39
Herman Edwards	---	---	7	29	2	38
Doug Greene	---	---	6	30	2	38
Mike Wilson	23	13	---	---	1	37
Bruce Clark	---	---	5	24	7	36
Fred Bohannon	---	---	4	19	11	34
Daryl Smith	---	---	6	26	1	33
Benny Malone	20	11	---	---	---	31
Ron Fernandes	---	---	4	19	7	30
Gary Campbell	---	---	6	22	2	30
Pete Koch	---	---	4	23	---	27
Rufus Bess	---	---	3	14	9	26
Mark Murphy	---	---	3	22	1	26
Johnny Perkins	4	3	---	---	18	25
Jim Young	---	---	3	20	1	24
Al Harris	---	---	5	19	---	24
George Farmer	3	4	---	---	15	22
Dan Lloyd	---	---	1	13	1	15
John Anderson	---	---	3	4	8	15
Greg Gaines	---	---	1	6	4	11
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	10	10
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	5	---	6
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	38	12.7
Middle	1	0	0.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	29	81	2.8
Right	12	77	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	31	17	0	1	3	3	5	3	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	20	13	4	0	1	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	123	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	48	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	12	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	113	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	12	7	2	76	25
WR Henry Ellard	8	3	1	29	30
WR Brian Brennan	5	4	0	38	23
TE Pat Beach	2	0	0	0	20
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0	15	1
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0	0	4
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	7	13
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	6	24

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	5	2	0	11	0	14
TE Walter White	3	0	1	0	0	14
WR Stanley Morgan	3	3	0	51	2	13
WR Mike Wilson	3	3	0	56	1	13
FB Stan Edwards	3	2	0	3	0	11
WR Benny Malone	2	2	0	47	1	11
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	5	18	3.60	4.71
Walter Payton	3	1	0.33	2.57
Stan Edwards	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	2	7	1.17	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Walter White	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	4	4.00	17.00
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	0
Gerald Riggs	1	0
Louis Lipps	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	7	5
Walter Payton	5	2
Stan Edwards	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	3	1	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	0

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

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