Week 14, 1985

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	3	0	-	16
Houston Titans	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 12:46 STL - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
2Q: 08:04 HOU - Jessie Clark 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Brian Brennan 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:19 STL - Melvin Hoover 5 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:14 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 12:46 STL - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
2Q: 08:04 HOU - Jessie Clark 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Brian Brennan 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:19 STL - Melvin Hoover 5 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:14 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal

Team Statistics STL HOU
Record 8-5 9-4
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 372 332
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 127 112
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 5.29 3.39
Net Passing Yards 245 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/39 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	STL	HOU
Record	8-5	9-4
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	372	332
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	127	112
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	5.29	3.39
Net Passing Yards	245	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/39	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 18	12	68	Field Goal
1	5:44	8:04	OWN 4	14	95	Field Goal
2	7:54	1:45	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	3:26	2:18	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	12:14	3:06	OPP 42	5	15	Field Goal
3	6:37	2:44	OWN 27	5	32	Punt
4	12:25	2:21	OWN 14	4	16	Punt
4	6:35	0:46	OWN 6	2	9	Fumble
4	4:05	1:51	OWN 38	6	20	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 38	11	46	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	3:07	OWN 14	7	39	Punt
2	12:40	4:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	6:09	2:43	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 25	4	26	Half
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 34	5	23	Fumble
3	9:08	2:31	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	3:53	6:28	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	10:04	3:29	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
4	5:49	1:44	OPP 15	3	1	Field Goal
4	2:14	0:34	OWN 42	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Jim Jeffcoat, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	15	69	4.60	13	1
David Hughes	8	56	7.00	17	2
Joe Montana	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	23	86	3.74	19	2	1
Gerald Riggs	7	16	2.29	6	0	0
Jessie Clark	2	6	3.00	4	0	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	37	27	284	6/39	1	26	0	103.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	27	16	227	1/7	1	41	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Hoover	7	7	93	13.29	25	26	1
WR Roy Green	5	9	49	9.80	11	21	0
RB Frank Pollard	3	4	30	10.00	6	17	0
TE Rodney Holman	3	3	12	4.00	6	9	0
TE Mark Boyer	3	3	22	7.33	5	13	0
WR Mardye McDole	2	4	30	15.00	15	16	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	11	11.00	13	11	0
WR Steve Watson	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	0
FB James Jones	1	2	15	15.00	3	15	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB David Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	5	9	80	16.00	33	41	0
WR Henry Ellard	3	7	55	18.33	0	28	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	39	13.00	0	20	1
RB Herschel Walker	3	5	35	11.67	8	18	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Melvin Hoover	1	1	0
David Hughes	1	0	0
Rodney Holman	1	0	0
Mardye McDole	0	1	0
Rod McSwain	0	1	0
Jeff Davis	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Jeris White	0	1	0
Tory Nixon	0	0	2
Martin Bayless	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	127	42.3	32.3	45	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	167	41.8	36.0	45	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	2	23	11.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	4	67	16.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	3	64	21.3	0
Bobby Kemp	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	6	1	0.0	26	24
DE Shawn Miller	5	0	0.0	21	17
DE Keith Ferguson	4	0	1.0	29	21
S Rod McSwain	4	3	0.0	17	18
CB Jerry Gray	4	1	0.0	21	17
CB Tim Washington	3	2	0.0	13	7
S Rick Woods	3	2	0.0	17	18
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0.0	16	17
S Leonard Smith	2	3	0.0	24	23
DT Gary Johnson	2	2	0.0	20	18
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	0.0	14	15
DE Ben Thomas	2	1	0.0	12	11
CB Don McNeal	2	0	0.0	15	14
DT Eric Holle	2	0	0.0	21	14
OLB Mike Woods	1	4	0.0	22	15
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	17	10
DE Smiley Creswell	0	2	0.0	17	13
DT Brad Shearer	0	1	0.0	9	10
CB Albert Lewis	0	1	0.0	25	22

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	8	2	2.0	23	38
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	2	0.0	20	30
S Martin Bayless	6	2	0.0	21	36
S Bobby Kemp	6	0	0.0	12	32
DE Jim Jeffcoat	5	1	3.0	18	30
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0.0	20	36
DT Bill Acker	3	2	0.0	13	28
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	15	31
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	0.0	12	16
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	14	24
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0.0	16	35
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	1.0	11	24
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	22	37
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0.0	4	10
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	8	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bill Matthews	0	1	0.0	1	1
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0.0	16	24

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	2	1	21
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	2	0	18
DT Eric Holle	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3.0	0	1	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.0	0	0	38
DE Ken Kennard	1.0	0	0	24
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	17
CB Don McNeal	2	1	14
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	17
S Rod McSwain	2	0	18
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	24
CB Tim Washington	1	0	7
S Rick Woods	1	0	18
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	22
S Leonard Smith	1	0	23
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	1	30
S Bobby Kemp	4	1	32
CB Tory Nixon	4	0	35
CB Jeris White	3	1	31
S Martin Bayless	3	0	36
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	36
DT Mike Golic	2	0	24
OLB Mike McGraw	1	1	12
S Kirk Springs	1	0	10
S David Greenwood	1	0	37
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	4	6	0	22	2	36
John Scully	3	4	1	24	0	41
Leotis Harris	2	4	0	12	2	34
Dennis Lick	1	2	0	20	0	31
Walt Downing	1	2	0	12	0	9
Tommie Ginn	1	1	0	2	0	3
Larry McCarren	0	4	0	22	0	40
Kelvin Clark	0	0	0	2	1	7
Bruce Collie	0	0	0	0	1	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	5	7	0	28	0	24
Dennis McKnight	3	8	1	29	1	28
Robert Jackson	1	2	0	12	0	8
George Lilja	1	2	0	26	0	21
Jim Rourke	1	1	0	10	0	11
Rob Taylor	0	8	0	26	0	21
John Alt	0	3	0	29	0	23
Pat Beach	0	1	0	25	0	21
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	14	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Hughes	2	20
Mardye McDole	2	17
Don McNeal	1	25
Rick Woods	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lindsay Scott	3	17
Robin Cole	1	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	12
Gregg Garrity	1	5

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry McCarren	22	40	---	---	6	68
Joe Montana	24	43	---	---	---	67
John Scully	24	41	---	---	---	65
Mardye McDole	12	29	---	---	17	58
Luis Sharpe	22	36	---	---	---	58
Don McNeal	---	---	15	14	25	54
Keith Ferguson	---	---	29	21	2	52
Fredd Young	---	---	26	24	2	52
Dennis Lick	20	31	---	---	---	51
Leotis Harris	12	34	---	---	4	50
Melvin Hoover	9	28	---	---	13	50
Roy Green	13	31	---	---	5	49
Rick Woods	---	---	17	18	14	49
Mark Boyer	14	22	---	---	13	49
Albert Lewis	---	---	25	22	1	48
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	23	1	48
Frank Pollard	16	30	---	---	---	46
Wayne Smith	---	---	16	17	11	44
Jeff Davis	---	---	14	15	12	41
Gary Johnson	---	---	20	18	1	39
Mike Woods	---	---	22	15	2	39
Shawn Miller	---	---	21	17	1	39
Jerry Gray	---	---	21	17	1	39
Rodney Holman	16	16	---	---	5	37
Rod McSwain	---	---	17	18	1	36
Steve Watson	11	24	---	---	---	35
David Hughes	8	7	---	---	20	35
Eric Holle	---	---	21	14	---	35
Tony Paige	14	17	---	---	3	34
James Jones	7	9	---	---	15	31
Smiley Creswell	---	---	17	13	---	30
Ben Thomas	---	---	12	11	5	28
Walt Downing	12	9	---	---	6	27
Ken Woodard	---	---	17	10	---	27
Tim Washington	---	---	13	7	4	24
Eric Laakso	4	12	---	---	6	22
Brad Shearer	---	---	9	10	3	22
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	7	4	9	20
Kelvin Clark	2	7	---	---	6	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommie Ginn	2	3	---	---	2	7
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Billy Ryckman	0	2	---	---	1	3
Bruce Collie	0	2	---	---	---	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Simon Fletcher	---	---	23	38	4	65
Tory Nixon	---	---	16	35	14	65
Dennis McKnight	29	28	---	---	5	62
Neil Lomax	33	28	---	---	---	61
Bobby Kemp	---	---	12	32	16	60
David Greenwood	---	---	22	37	1	60
Mike Richardson	---	---	20	36	3	59
Martin Bayless	---	---	21	36	1	58
Pat Beach	25	21	---	---	9	55
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	30	3	53
Jeff Bostic	28	24	---	---	1	53
George Lilja	26	21	---	---	5	52
Henry Ellard	27	25	---	---	---	52
John Alt	29	23	---	---	---	52
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	30	3	51
Jeris White	---	---	15	31	3	49
Rob Taylor	26	21	---	---	---	47
Louis Lipps	25	22	---	---	---	47
KD Dunn	20	14	---	---	12	46
Herschel Walker	25	20	---	---	---	45
Bill Acker	---	---	13	28	2	43
Dexter Manley	---	---	16	24	2	42
Mike Golic	---	---	14	24	3	41
Ken Kennard	---	---	11	24	4	39
Jessie Clark	14	11	---	---	12	37
Larry Anderson	---	---	6	18	10	34
Gerald Riggs	8	8	---	---	18	34
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	16	5	33
Robin Cole	---	---	4	10	16	30
Jewerl Thomas	10	7	---	---	12	29
Jim Rourke	10	11	---	---	5	26
Robert Jackson	12	8	---	---	5	25
Brian Brennan	10	10	---	---	---	20
Mike McGraw	---	---	5	12	1	18
Kirk Springs	---	---	7	10	1	18
Lindsay Scott	0	0	---	---	17	17
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	8	1	4	13
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	11	11
Desmond Cribbs	5	4	---	---	---	9
Gregg Garrity	1	2	---	---	5	8
Bill Matthews	---	---	1	1	5	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Melontree	---	---	0	0	2	2
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	49	3.3
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	13	54	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	37	27	2	0	3	5	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	27	16	4	0	0	1	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	139	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	108	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	39	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	94	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	88	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	9	5	1	49	1	31
WR Melvin Hoover	7	7	0	93	1	28
RB Frank Pollard	4	3	0	30	0	30
WR Mardye McDole	4	2	0	30	0	29
TE Rodney Holman	3	3	0	12	0	16
TE Mark Boyer	3	3	0	22	0	22
FB James Jones	2	1	1	15	0	9
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	0	11	0	2
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0	17	0	24
RB David Hughes	1	0	1	0	0	7
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	5	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	9	5	80	1	22
WR Henry Ellard	7	3	55	2	25
RB Herschel Walker	5	3	35	0	20
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	39	1	10
TE Pat Beach	1	1	3	0	21
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	8	2.67	4.60

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	5	13	2.60	3.74
Gerald Riggs	2	1	0.50	2.29
Jessie Clark	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	2	13	4.33	7.68

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	5	1.25	8.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1	5	5.00	13.29
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	8	8.00	7.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	4	2.00	8.89
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	7.86
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1	1.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	10	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	2	0
WR Melvin Hoover	2	2	1
FB James Jones	2	1	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1
RB David Hughes	1	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	1
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	1
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)