Week 15, 1985

played in Jacksonville, FL

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Chiefs01007-17
Jacksonville Bulls147714-42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 JAX - Tim Smith 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 06:56 JAX - Ray Alexander 49 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 12:55 JAX - Tim Smith 12 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 05:45 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:14 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 10:36 JAX - Damone Johnson 19 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 09:32 JAX - Damone Johnson 7 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 06:19 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 04:33 JAX - Ray Alexander 34 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUJAX
Record9-59-5
First Downs1422
- by Rushing28
- by Passing1114
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards261447
- Offensive Plays6173
- Yards per Play4.286.12
Net Rushing Yards81159
- Rushing Attempts2529
- Yards per Rush3.245.48
Net Passing Yards180288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 14 - 339 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards215316
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/355/28
- Yards per Pass Play5.006.55
Fumbles/Lost3/10/0
3rd Down Conversions1/127/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.39.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards0/05/63
Punt Returns/Yards3/154/36
Kick Returns/Yards6/1292/27
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/17
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 34
Time of Possession26:1133:49

Drive Charts

Houston Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:422:19OWN 3036Punt
16:373:37OWN 29742Missed FG
10:251:19OWN 203-13Punt
212:461:19OWN 2629Interception
28:302:52OWN 20980Touchdown
24:241:17OPP 17416Field Goal
21:270:52OWN 4231Punt
315:001:21OWN 2935Punt
310:251:44OWN 39328Interception
37:200:29OWN 1524Interception
34:052:02OWN 2334Punt
31:111:09OWN 3730Punt
414:111:21OWN 4842Downs
410:280:56OWN 203-3Fumble
49:263:17OWN 30570Touchdown
44:222:16OWN 20525Punt
Jacksonville Bulls
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:18OWN 21779Touchdown
18:231:46OWN 29471Touchdown
13:002:35OWN 36522Punt
214:061:20OPP 31331Touchdown
211:272:57OWN 34612Punt
25:381:14OWN 2036Punt
23:071:40OWN 293-8Punt
20:350:35OWN 3116Half
313:393:14OWN 14986Touchdown
38:411:21OWN 3636Punt
36:512:46OWN 3765Punt
32:030:52OWN 333-3Punt
30:020:51OWN 73-6Punt
412:502:225085Punt
49:320:06OPP 717Touchdown
46:091:47OWN 20580Touchdown
42:062:06OWN 26413Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Jacksonville Bulls

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker20683.401320
Neil Lomax231.50200
Gerald Riggs231.50400
Jewerl Thomas177.00700
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Morris201336.653630
Tony Dorsett5122.40600
Boomer Esiason4143.50700

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax30142156/35236353.4
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason39193165/286490116.0

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Louis Lipps4119423.5013290
WR Henry Ellard355518.3311360
RB Herschel Walker35144.670102
TE Pat Beach1366.00160
RB Gerald Riggs112929.005290
FB Jessie Clark111111.000110
WR Brian Brennan1266.00060
WR Gregg Garrity0200.00000
JacksonvilleCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tim Smith91116618.4465382
WR Ray Alexander3139732.3311492
TE Damone Johnson363311.000192
WR Bobby Duckworth2594.50050
WR Ike Harris1111.00010
TE Russ Francis111010.000100
FB Marvin Sims0100.00000
RB Joe Morris0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
JacksonvilleIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ken Schroy100.000
S Gary Barbaro100.000
CB Tim Lewis11717.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Neil Lomax3000
George Lilja0100
Dennis McKnight0100
JacksonvilleFumbRecovForceTD
Ed Jones0110
Matt Blair0010
Gary Barbaro0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen728540.735.6562
JacksonvillePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zenon Andrusyshyn935539.431.1541

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson1/20/10/0182/2
JacksonvilleFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chuck Nelson0/00/00/006/6

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Riggs3155.00
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Schroy3279.00
Tony Dorsett199.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Riggs48421.00
Bobby Kemp24522.50
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Martin22713.50

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan800.52330
CB Mike Richardson710.02639
OLB Mike McGraw400.059
OLB Simon Fletcher321.52341
ILB Riki Ellison340.01727
ILB Frank Manumaleuga300.01213
S Kirk Springs300.068
S David Greenwood300.02030
DE Ken Kennard201.01523
DT Bill Acker201.01833
DT Mike Golic101.01817
S Martin Bayless120.02339
OLB Robin Cole110.0915
DE Dexter Manley110.01729
CB Jeris White100.02126
ILB Bill Matthews100.013
S Bobby Kemp100.02131
QB Neil Lomax10---------
WR Henry Ellard10---------
DE Jim Jeffcoat100.01930
WR Brian Brennan10---------
WR Louis Lipps10---------
CB Tory Nixon010.01930
JacksonvilleTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ken Schroy700.02126
S Gary Barbaro611.02431
DE Howie Long411.01926
OLB Cecil Johnson220.02020
DT Ray Childress220.02025
CB Mike McCoy200.02128
OLB Al Richardson200.044
CB Tom Morris200.01920
OLB Gary Reasons200.01524
CB Ron Pitts200.01326
OLB Matt Blair101.0311
DE Ed Jones101.01220
DE Toby Williams101.0611
OLB Dennis Fowlkes130.51012
OLB Joel Williams100.537
DE Keith Willis110.01316
CB Tim Lewis110.01425
DT Bill Pickel110.01623
OLB Rydell Malancon110.0410
S Prentice McCray100.034
S Darryl Meadows100.0310

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher1.512041
DT Bill Acker1.001033
DE Ken Kennard1.000023
DT Mike Golic1.000017
ILB Randy McClanahan0.500030
DE Dexter Manley0.011129
DE Jim Jeffcoat0.011030
JacksonvilleSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Howie Long1.002226
DE Ed Jones1.000220
DE Toby Williams1.000111
OLB Matt Blair1.000011
S Gary Barbaro1.000031
OLB Joel Williams0.50007
OLB Dennis Fowlkes0.500012
CB Tom Morris0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mike Richardson52039
ILB Randy McClanahan30030
CB Tory Nixon22030
OLB Robin Cole21015
S Kirk Springs2008
CB Jeris White11026
OLB Mike McGraw1109
S Bobby Kemp11031
ILB Riki Ellison10027
S David Greenwood10030
S Martin Bayless01039
JacksonvilleCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gary Barbaro31131
CB Mike McCoy30028
OLB Dennis Fowlkes30012
OLB Rydell Malancon11010
CB Tom Morris10020
S Darryl Meadows10010
OLB Gary Reasons10024
CB Ron Pitts10026
CB Tim Lewis01125
S Ken Schroy00126

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
George Lilja23121129
Dennis McKnight16021030
John Alt11020234
Jim Rourke11010011
Jessie Clark1106010
Rob Taylor04018226
Jeff Bostic04024128
Robert Jackson02010014
Pat Beach01016028
JacksonvilleKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brian Millard37129144
John Tautolo35029144
Darryl Haley24024137
Mark Cannon24027039
Charlie Ane110205
Marvin Sims11015023
Ken Jones02026136
Russ Francis01019025
Vince Stroth0008115

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Gerald Riggs128
Lindsay Scott127
Bobby Kemp119
Jewerl Thomas117
Robert Jackson19
Gregg Garrity15
JacksonvilleTacklesSTPlays
Rydell Malancon419
Tim Lewis417
Marvin Sims120

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bobby Kemp------21311971
Tory Nixon------19302069
Mike Richardson------2639---65
Simon Fletcher------2341---64
Pat Beach1628------1963
Martin Bayless------2339---62
Neil Lomax2536---------61
Dennis McKnight2130------960
George Lilja2129------959
Henry Ellard2335---------58
Randy McClanahan------2330356
Jeff Bostic2428------456
John Alt2034---------54
Robin Cole------9152953
Herschel Walker2329---------52
Bill Acker------1833---51
David Greenwood------2030151
Louis Lipps1931---------50
Riki Ellison------1727549
Jim Jeffcoat------1930---49
Jeris White------2126---47
Ken Kennard------1523947
Dexter Manley------1729---46
Rob Taylor1826---------44
Gerald Riggs27------2837
Jessie Clark610------1935
Mike Golic------1817---35
Jewerl Thomas710------1734
Robert Jackson1014------933
Frank Manumaleuga------1213833
KD Dunn109------1332
Jim Rourke1011------930
Larry Anderson------6111128
Lindsay Scott10------2728
Brian Brennan1114---------25
Gregg Garrity77------519
Mike McGraw------59418
Kirk Springs------68---14
Mike Friede00------1313
Bill Matthews------13711
Desmond Cribbs18------110
Brian Hansen00------99
Andrew Melontree------0066
Norm Johnson00------66
Eric Hipple00---------0
Unknown------00---0
JacksonvilleRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Tautolo2944------780
Brian Millard2944------275
Boomer Esiason2944---------73
Ken Jones2636------971
Ray Alexander2741---------68
Mark Cannon2739------268
Tim Smith2539------367
Darryl Haley2437------263
Tom Morris------19202160
Ken Schroy------21261259
Russ Francis1925------1458
Marvin Sims1523------2058
Gary Barbaro------2431257
Tim Lewis------14251756
Joe Morris2430------155
Mike McCoy------2128251
Ray Childress------2025550
Damone Johnson1019------1948
Howie Long------1926247
Cecil Johnson------2020646
Tony Dorsett514------2645
Gary Reasons------1524342
Bill Pickel------1623241
Ron Pitts------1326140
Bobby Duckworth1623---------39
Ed Jones------1220638
Rydell Malancon------4101933
Vince Stroth815------932
Keith Willis------1316---29
Wilson Faumuina------913527
Matt Blair------3111226
Dennis Fowlkes------1012426
Toby Williams------611623
Joel Williams------371020
Prentice McCray------341219
Jimmy Teal00------1818
Charlie Ane25------714
Darryl Meadows------310114
Ike Harris46------212
Al Richardson------44311
Mike Martin00------1111
Zenon Andrusyshyn00------99
Joe Nash------34---7
Chuck Nelson00------77
Mike Nott00---------0
Tom Ramsey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9151.7
Middle7233.3
Right9434.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7557.9
Middle13624.8
Right9424.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax30145163353
JacksonvilleAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason39194129510

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)106404.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)84546.8
Long (19+ Yds)12412110.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21189.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97444.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1771357.9
Long (19+ Yds)11411910.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Lipps114394331
WR Henry Ellard53055135
RB Herschel Walker53014029
TE Pat Beach3116028
WR Gregg Garrity202007
WR Brian Brennan2106014
RB Gerald Riggs1102917
FB Jessie Clark11011010
JacksonvilleTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Alexander133197241
WR Tim Smith1190166239
TE Damone Johnson63133019
WR Bobby Duckworth5209023
WR Ike Harris110106
TE Russ Francis11010025
FB Marvin Sims1000023
RB Joe Morris1000030

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herschel Walker221.003.40
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Dorsett1-1-1.002.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax54204.007.17
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason65599.838.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Herschel Walker2242.002.80
TE Pat Beach1166.002.00
WR Henry Ellard1000.0011.00
WR Louis Lipps111010.008.55
JacksonvilleTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Damone Johnson333311.005.50
WR Tim Smith222613.0015.09
WR Bobby Duckworth1000.001.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker51
JacksonvilleRushesConversions
Joe Morris43
Tony Dorsett11
Boomer Esiason11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax500
JacksonvilleAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason832

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Louis Lipps300
WR Gregg Garrity200
JacksonvilleTargCatchConversions
TE Damone Johnson300
WR Tim Smith222
FB Marvin Sims100
WR Bobby Duckworth110
WR Ray Alexander100

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)