Week 6, 1985

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

played in Miami, FL

86 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston Titans	3	21	0	7	-	31
Miami Dolphins	7	0	6	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal
1Q: 01:39 MIA - George Rogers 3 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 10:51 HOU - Gerald Riggs 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:34 HOU - Henry Ellard 27 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:33 HOU - Louis Lipps 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:41 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
3Q: 03:57 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 52 field goal
4Q: 13:11 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 52 field goal
4Q: 06:11 HOU - Louis Lipps 74 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:09 MIA - Mark Bavaro 29 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal
1Q: 01:39 MIA - George Rogers 3 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 10:51 HOU - Gerald Riggs 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:34 HOU - Henry Ellard 27 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:33 HOU - Louis Lipps 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:41 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
3Q: 03:57 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 52 field goal
4Q: 13:11 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 52 field goal
4Q: 06:11 HOU - Louis Lipps 74 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:09 MIA - Mark Bavaro 29 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIA
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 291 390
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 5.94 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 109 116
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.14
Net Passing Yards 182 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 15 - 11 - 0 43 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 10.11 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/73
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 5/64
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	HOU	MIA
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	291	390
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	5.94	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	109	116
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.14
Net Passing Yards	182	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	15 - 11 - 0	43 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	10.11	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/73
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	5/64
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	2:37	OPP 17	6	15	Field Goal
1	1:31	5:50	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	9:34	0:14	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
2	4:30	3:06	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 42	2	25	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	9:35	2:25	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	3:49	1:59	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	13:05	2:24	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	7:42	1:46	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	4:39	2:05	OPP 28	3	-11	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 42	2	-4	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 20	4	5	Fumble
1	10:03	8:32	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
2	10:41	1:07	OWN 22	2	2	Interception
2	9:20	4:50	OWN 16	10	54	Interception
2	1:24	0:58	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	13:31	3:56	OPP 45	8	28	Field Goal
3	7:10	3:21	OWN 22	7	43	Field Goal
3	1:50	3:45	OWN 28	7	37	Field Goal
4	10:41	2:59	OWN 32	6	25	Punt
4	5:56	1:17	OWN 18	5	10	Downs
4	2:34	1:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	19	59	3.11	15	2	0
Gerald Riggs	10	54	5.40	10	1	1
Neil Lomax	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	15	11	199	3/17	3	74	0	154.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	43	29	293	3/19	1	29	2	75.0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	5	5	113	22.60	63	74	2
WR Henry Ellard	4	4	69	17.25	10	27	1
RB Gerald Riggs	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Pat Beach	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Martini	7	9	90	12.86	7	28	0
TE Mark Bavaro	5	6	46	9.20	14	29	1
RB George Rogers	4	5	31	7.75	11	11	0
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	15	7.50	4	11	0
WR Jeff Groth	2	8	13	6.50	7	8	0
WR Ray Butler	2	2	31	15.50	0	18	0
WR Clint Sampson	2	4	15	7.50	0	10	0
FB Dennis Bligen	2	3	7	3.50	5	8	0
WR Pete Mandley	2	3	30	15.00	2	16	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	8	8.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Ralph Williams	0	1	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0
Ken Kennard	0	0	1
Gerald Riggs	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Dennis Bligen	0	1	0
Vernon Maxwell	0	0	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	190	38.0	28.0	44	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	2	78	39.0	29.0	43	0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/3	2/2	2/2	52	2/2

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	30	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	4	90	22.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	4	44	11.0	0
Sean Thomas	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	10	4	0.0	24	34
S Bobby Kemp	7	2	0.0	20	40
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	1	1.0	20	42
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	2	0.0	20	27
CB Tory Nixon	4	2	0.0	21	38
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	22	42
CB Donnie Elder	4	1	0.0	22	35
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	1	0.0	7	4
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	0.0	23	26
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	1.0	13	28
CB Jeris White	2	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Robin Cole	2	1	0.0	12	14
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	16	27
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	15	29
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	1.0	18	30
OLB Mike McGraw	0	1	0.0	8	15
DT Mike Golic	0	1	0.0	15	25

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Simmons	6	0	0.0	16	7
OLB Vernon Maxwell	4	1	2.0	25	14
DE Keith Gary	4	1	0.0	22	8
CB Lionel Washington	4	1	0.0	25	11
S Bill Graham	4	0	0.0	22	8
DE Glen Collins	3	1	1.0	20	15
S Bob Glazebrook	2	4	0.0	15	6
CB Sean Thomas	2	2	0.0	13	10
DE Doug Hollie	2	0	0.0	20	13
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0.0	17	14
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	3	0.0	23	10
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	1	0.0	22	16
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Elko	1	0	0.0	25	8
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Sean Lilly	1	0	0.0	6	10
QB Tony Clements	1	0	---	---	---
S Bryan Hicks	0	1	0.0	17	14
ILB Tom Briehl	0	1	0.0	14	5

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Kennard	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	0	42
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	0	30
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	1	26

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Vernon Maxwell	2.0	0	14
DE Glen Collins	1.0	0	15
ILB Billy Ray Smith	0.0	1	10
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	1	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bobby Kemp	6	0	0	40
S Martin Bayless	5	2	0	34
S David Greenwood	3	1	0	42
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0	38
CB Jeris White	2	1	0	34
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	0	16
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0	42
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0	27
CB Donnie Elder	2	0	0	35
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0	29
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	26
OLB Robin Cole	0	0	1	14
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	0	1	4

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	6
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	7
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	11
S Bryan Hicks	1	1	14
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	10
CB Lee Davis	1	0	14
S Brett Maxie	1	0	10
CB Sean Thomas	1	0	10
ILB Calvin Daniels	0	1	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	9	0	30	0	18
Ralph Williams	2	4	0	22	0	13
Jeff Bostic	1	4	0	27	0	12
Brad Benson	1	2	1	26	0	13
John Alt	1	2	0	21	2	10
Robert Jackson	1	2	0	25	1	18
Pat Beach	1	2	0	24	0	15
Jessie Clark	1	2	0	17	0	7
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	0	4	0	6

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Bryan	3	5	0	20	0	31
Craig Wolfley	2	5	0	17	1	31
Gerry Feehery	2	2	1	12	0	28
Joe Conwell	2	2	0	17	0	24
Fred Dean	1	3	0	24	1	33
Dennis Harrah	1	3	0	19	0	24
Sylvester Croom	1	1	0	17	0	31
Mike Hogan	0	1	0	10	0	12
Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	8	0	23
Mark Bavaro	0	1	0	19	0	28
Ross Murray	0	0	0	14	1	28

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Riggs	3	21
Bobby Kemp	2	20
Mike Friede	1	14
Gregg Garrity	1	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	3	16
Bruce Hardy	1	17

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	20	40	20	80
Donnie Elder	---	---	22	35	17	74
David Greenwood	---	---	22	42	3	67
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	42	3	65
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	38	2	61
Martin Bayless	---	---	24	34	2	60
Kirk Springs	---	---	16	27	14	57
Jeris White	---	---	19	34	2	55
Dennis McKnight	30	18	---	---	7	55
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	30	3	51
Robert Jackson	25	18	---	---	7	50
Neil Lomax	31	18	---	---	---	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	23	26	---	49
Simon Fletcher	---	---	20	27	2	49
Bill Acker	---	---	15	29	3	47
Brad Benson	26	13	---	---	7	46
Ken Kennard	---	---	13	28	5	46
Pat Beach	24	15	---	---	5	44
KD Dunn	16	10	---	---	18	44
Robin Cole	---	---	12	14	17	43
Jeff Bostic	27	12	---	---	4	43
Ralph Williams	22	13	---	---	7	42
Mike Golic	---	---	15	25	2	42
Henry Ellard	22	15	---	---	---	37
Gerald Riggs	10	4	---	---	21	35
Jessie Clark	17	7	---	---	11	35
Herschel Walker	21	14	---	---	---	35
Louis Lipps	20	14	---	---	---	34
Riki Ellison	---	---	13	16	2	31
John Alt	21	10	---	---	---	31
Jewerl Thomas	6	6	---	---	16	28
Mike McGraw	---	---	8	15	2	25
Lindsay Scott	1	0	---	---	19	20
Brian Brennan	11	4	---	---	---	15
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	14	14
Gregg Garrity	7	1	---	---	6	14
Desmond Cribbs	4	6	---	---	1	11
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	7	4	---	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Matthews	---	---	0	0	6	6
Andrew Melontree	---	---	0	0	1	1
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	28	46	---	---	---	74
Fred Dean	24	33	---	---	5	62
Rich Martini	14	28	---	---	17	59
Billy Bryan	20	31	---	---	5	56
Sylvester Croom	17	31	---	---	5	53
Craig Wolfley	17	31	---	---	5	53
Pete Mandley	15	26	---	---	10	51
Clint Sampson	15	19	---	---	16	50
Jeff Groth	14	27	---	---	8	49
George Rogers	15	31	---	---	1	47
Mark Bavaro	19	28	---	---	---	47
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	25	14	7	46
Sean Thomas	---	---	13	10	23	46
Del Rodgers	13	15	---	---	16	44
Joe Conwell	17	24	---	---	3	44
Dennis Harrah	19	24	---	---	---	43
Ross Murray	14	28	---	---	---	42
Glen Collins	---	---	20	15	7	42
Gerry Feehery	12	28	---	---	2	42
Calvin Daniels	---	---	22	16	2	40
Bryan Hicks	---	---	17	14	7	38
Dennis Bligen	8	23	---	---	7	38
Mike Hogan	10	12	---	---	15	37
Lionel Washington	---	---	25	11	1	37
Dave Simmons	---	---	16	7	12	35
Bill Elko	---	---	25	8	2	35
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	15	6	13	34
Keith Gary	---	---	22	8	4	34
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	23	10	1	34
Doug Hollie	---	---	20	13	1	34
Lester Hayes	---	---	21	10	2	33
Lee Davis	---	---	17	14	2	33
Bill Graham	---	---	22	8	1	31
Carl Banks	---	---	9	9	10	28
Brooks Williams	11	10	---	---	5	26
Brett Maxie	---	---	9	10	7	26
Bruce Hardy	4	4	---	---	17	25
Tom Briehl	---	---	14	5	1	20
Sean Lilly	---	---	6	10	2	18
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Butler	2	7	---	---	---	9
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitch Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	45	3.2
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	9	47	5.2
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	2	23	11.5
None	0	0	0.0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	15	11	3	0	0	2	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	43	29	2	3	3	5	1	1	2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	107	17.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	151	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	5	5	113	1	14
WR Henry Ellard	4	4	69	2	15
TE Pat Beach	3	0	0	0	15
RB Gerald Riggs	2	1	4	0	4
TE KD Dunn	1	1	13	0	10

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	9	7	0	90	1	28
WR Jeff Groth	8	2	2	13	0	27
TE Mark Bavaro	6	5	0	46	1	28
RB George Rogers	5	4	1	31	0	31
WR Clint Sampson	4	2	0	15	0	19
FB Dennis Bligen	3	2	0	7	0	23
WR Pete Mandley	3	2	0	30	0	26
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	0	15	0	12
WR Ray Butler	2	2	0	31	0	7
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	15	0	10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	3	23	7.67	5.40
Herschel Walker	2	0	0.00	3.11

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	2	12	6.00	4.69
Del Rodgers	1	0	0.00	3.40

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	20	5.00	13.27

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	1	3	1.50	6.81

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	11	11.00	17.25
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	9	9.00	22.60

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0	0.00	1.63
RB George Rogers	1	1	3	3.00	6.20

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Gerald Riggs	4	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Clements	2	2
George Rogers	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	3	3	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	10	8	6

George Rogers

Del Rodgers

Tony Clements

Dennis Bligen

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	2
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	1
WR Rich Martini	2	2	2
RB George Rogers	2	2	1
TE Mark Bavaro	2	1	1
WR Ray Butler	1	1	1
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)