Exhibition Week 3, 1986

played in Atlanta, GA

82 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Titans	7	0	7	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	6	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 ATL - John Jefferson 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 03:00 HOU - Herschel Walker 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 04:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
3Q: 09:24 ATL - Chris Bahr 50 field goal
3Q: 08:21 HOU - Henry Ellard 63 pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 46 field goal
4Q: 07:58 HOU - Norm Johnson 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 ATL - John Jefferson 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 03:00 HOU - Herschel Walker 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 04:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
3Q: 09:24 ATL - Chris Bahr 50 field goal
3Q: 08:21 HOU - Henry Ellard 63 pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 46 field goal
4Q: 07:58 HOU - Norm Johnson 22 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 9 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 263 349
- Offensive Plays 42 78
- Yards per Play 6.26 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 83 150
- Rushing Attempts 21 35
- Yards per Rush 3.95 4.29
Net Passing Yards 180 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 8 - 0 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.57 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 20:43 39:17

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	9	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	263	349
- Offensive Plays	42	78
- Yards per Play	6.26	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	83	150
- Rushing Attempts	21	35
- Yards per Rush	3.95	4.29
Net Passing Yards	180	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 8 - 0	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.57	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	20:43	39:17

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 19	5	42	Punt
1	10:19	2:07	OWN 15	5	10	Punt
1	3:39	0:48	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	1:28	1:28	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	3:58	1:50	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:19	1:13	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	3:05	2:21	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	13:10	5:17	OWN 49	10	46	Field Goal
4	6:02	1:48	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	2:04	0:51	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:04	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	8:12	4:33	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	2:51	1:23	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
2	15:00	6:25	OWN 38	10	50	Field Goal
2	8:26	4:28	OPP 18	7	13	Field Goal
2	2:08	2:04	OWN 44	6	53	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 6	11	61	Field Goal
3	8:06	5:01	OWN 26	10	45	Field Goal
3	0:44	2:34	OWN 25	6	26	Fumble
4	7:53	1:51	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:14	2:10	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 11	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	11	37	3.36	10	1	0
Herschel Walker	8	45	5.63	15	1	1
Neil Lomax	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	19	92	4.84	19	5
Dalton Hilliard	13	52	4.00	13	1
Tommy Kramer	2	7	3.50	4	0
Ed Luther	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Kemp	8	5	93	3/14	1	63	0	142.2
Neil Lomax	8	3	120	2/19	0	73	0	85.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Luther	20	10	89	2/11	0	16	0	62.3
Tommy Kramer	19	15	131	2/10	1	22	0	112.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	4	4	125	31.25	46	73	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	5	25	8.33	6	18	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	3	63	63.00	47	63	1
WR Mike Friede	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	7	8	68	9.71	19	22	1
TE Kellen Winslow	5	6	52	10.40	3	15	0
WR Clint Sampson	3	5	23	7.67	1	10	0
WR Hassan Jones	3	4	30	10.00	0	12	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	3	13	6.50	1	10	0
TE Manute Bol	2	4	11	5.50	2	7	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	13	6.50	1	10	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jerry Butler	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Anderson	1	0	1	0
Ken Kennard	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clint Sampson	1	0	0
Sam Seale	0	1	0
Jim Burroughs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	226	37.7	32.3	44	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	211	52.8	43.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/5	2/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Anderson	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	4	2.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Anderson	3	58	19.3	0
Mike Friede	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	21	21.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	9	0	0.0	20	18
CB Tory Nixon	7	0	0.0	23	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	3	1.0	19	33
S Kirk Springs	5	1	0.0	17	26
DE Dexter Manley	4	1	1.0	25	23
S Martin Bayless	4	1	0.0	21	28
CB Mickey Sutton	4	1	0.0	30	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	26	27
DT Bill Acker	3	2	1.0	20	30
DT Mike Golic	3	2	1.0	23	24
S Larry Anderson	3	1	0.0	26	33
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	24	31
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	1	0.0	14	15
DE Ken Kennard	1	1	0.0	18	31
ILB Bill Matthews	1	1	0.0	21	21
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	23	21
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0.0	2	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	2.0	18	21
OLB Terry Rennaker	3	0	1.0	5	5
OLB Mike Singletary	3	1	0.0	14	12
CB Jim Burroughs	3	1	0.0	14	11
ILB Tim Lucas	2	0	1.0	7	9
DE Rulon Jones	2	2	0.0	16	17
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	0.0	15	16
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	0.0	11	7
CB Henry Monroe	2	1	0.0	9	15
CB Dwight Hicks	2	1	0.0	18	11
S Darrol Ray	2	0	0.0	12	15
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Don Fielder	1	1	1.0	18	17
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	0.0	11	18
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Gary Cobb	0	2	0.0	10	9
CB William Judson	0	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	1	0	2	23
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Mike Golic	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	27

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	2.0	0	0	21
OLB Terry Rennaker	1.0	0	0	5
ILB Tim Lucas	1.0	0	0	9
DE Don Fielder	1.0	0	0	17
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	1	0	16
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	0	17
CB Bobby Humphrey	0.0	1	0	18
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tory Nixon	5	0	32
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	18
S Kirk Springs	3	1	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	33
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	37
S David Greenwood	2	0	31
S Larry Anderson	1	0	33
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	21
DT Bill Acker	1	0	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	21
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	27
CB Mike Richardson	0	3	33

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	2	0	10
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	18
CB Sam Seale	1	1	12
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	15
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	11
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	5
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	12
S Darrol Ray	0	2	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	4	4	14	0	14
Dennis McKnight	1	4	11	2	17
Dave Studdard	1	3	12	1	12
Robert Jackson	1	3	10	0	4
George Lilja	1	2	15	1	13
John Alt	1	2	16	1	16
Jim Rourke	0	2	9	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Unknown	4	7	1	27	0	33
Derrel Gofourth	2	5	0	20	0	27
Dean Steinkuhler	2	3	0	16	2	30
Curt Marsh	1	6	0	28	0	31
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	0	29	1	24
Hardy Dillon	1	2	0	29	0	34
Kellen Winslow	1	1	0	33	0	37
Dan Alexander	0	4	0	26	1	36
Charles Alexander	0	2	0	18	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Riggs	2	21
Robert Jackson	1	7
Bill Lewis	1	7
Ken Lacy	1	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	2	18
Robert Lavette	1	23
Jim Burroughs	1	13
Dan Alexander	1	9
Charles Alexander	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mickey Sutton	---	---	30	37	22	89
Larry Anderson	---	---	26	33	22	81
Bill Matthews	---	---	21	21	21	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	23	33	3	59
Tory Nixon	---	---	23	32	4	59
Ken Kennard	---	---	18	31	9	58
David Greenwood	---	---	24	31	3	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	19	33	3	55
Mike Golic	---	---	23	24	8	55
Pepper Johnson	---	---	26	27	2	55
Martin Bayless	---	---	21	28	5	54
Bill Acker	---	---	20	30	3	53
Kirk Springs	---	---	17	26	9	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	25	23	1	49
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	23	21	2	46
Scott Studwell	---	---	20	18	3	41
Gerald Riggs	12	8	---	---	21	41
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	14	15	8	37
Jewerl Thomas	13	9	---	---	13	35
KD Dunn	11	12	---	---	11	34
George Lilja	15	13	---	---	4	32
John Alt	16	16	---	---	---	32
Brian Brennan	8	14	---	---	8	30
Jeff Bostic	14	14	---	---	---	28
Dennis McKnight	11	17	---	---	---	28
Louis Lipps	15	13	---	---	---	28
Jessie Clark	11	7	---	---	9	27
Henry Ellard	16	10	---	---	1	27
Malcolm Scott	4	6	---	---	17	27
Jim Rourke	9	9	---	---	7	25
Mike Friede	4	9	---	---	12	25
Dave Studdard	12	12	---	---	---	24
Jeff Kemp	11	11	---	---	---	22
Riki Ellison	---	---	10	9	3	22
Herschel Walker	9	13	---	---	---	22
Robert Jackson	10	4	---	---	7	21
Gregg Garrity	2	4	---	---	15	21
Bill Lewis	7	7	---	---	7	21
Neil Lomax	10	10	---	---	---	20
Rob Taylor	5	5	---	---	7	17
Ralph Williams	6	8	---	---	3	17
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Simon Fletcher	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kellen Winslow	33	37	---	---	9	79
Hardy Dillon	29	34	---	---	9	72
Dan Alexander	26	36	---	---	9	71
Unknown	27	33	---	---	8	68
Karl Baldischwiler	29	24	---	---	9	62
Curt Marsh	28	31	---	---	---	59
John Jefferson	22	24	---	---	12	58
Derrel Gofourth	20	27	---	---	8	55
Marcus Allen	21	25	---	---	2	48
Dean Steinkuhler	16	30	---	---	---	46
Thornton Chandler	12	14	---	---	19	45
Hassan Jones	14	23	---	---	6	43
Don Fielder	---	---	18	17	7	42
Jerry Butler	12	21	---	---	8	41
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	18	21	1	40
Ed Luther	18	22	---	---	---	40
Manute Bol	16	16	---	---	8	40
Tommy Kramer	17	21	---	---	---	38
Charles Alexander	18	15	---	---	5	38
Jim Burroughs	---	---	14	11	13	38
Zach Thomas	9	12	---	---	16	37
Dalton Hilliard	14	16	---	---	5	35
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	17	1	34
Clint Sampson	4	12	---	---	18	34
Sam Seale	---	---	7	12	15	34
Dwight Hicks	---	---	18	11	4	33
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	16	1	32
Mike Singletary	---	---	14	12	5	31
Alex Moyer	---	---	4	11	16	31
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	11	18	1	30
Darrol Ray	---	---	12	15	2	29
Henry Monroe	---	---	9	15	2	26
William Judson	---	---	14	11	1	26
Deron Cherry	---	---	14	10	---	24
Robert Lavette	0	0	---	---	23	23
Mel Owens	---	---	14	4	3	21
Gary Cobb	---	---	10	9	1	20
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	5	10	20
Tim Lucas	---	---	7	9	4	20
Joe Klecko	---	---	11	7	---	18
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hugh Green	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	47	3.6
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	7	37	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	7	37	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Kemp	8	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Neil Lomax	8	3	2	0	0	2	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Luther	20	10	0	1	2	3	3	0	0
Tommy Kramer	19	15	1	1	1	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	7	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	103	17.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	102	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	100	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Brennan	5	3	1	25	0	14
WR Louis Lipps	4	4	0	125	2	13
WR Henry Ellard	3	1	0	63	1	10
WR Mike Friede	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	7	0	68	1	24
TE Kellen Winslow	6	5	0	52	0	37
WR Jerry Butler	5	0	1	0	0	21
WR Clint Sampson	5	3	2	23	0	12
TE Manute Bol	4	2	0	11	0	16
WR Hassan Jones	4	3	0	30	0	23
RB Marcus Allen	3	2	0	13	0	25
FB Charles Alexander	2	1	0	10	0	15
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	0	13	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	-2	-2.00	3.36
Henry Ellard	1	2	2.00	2.00
Herschel Walker	1	7	7.00	5.63

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	7	19	2.71	4.84
Dalton Hilliard	3	2	0.67	4.00
Tommy Kramer	1	4	4.00	3.50
Ed Luther	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Kemp	1	1	6	6.00	11.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	5	30	5.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	2	2	5	2.50	8.50
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	15	15.00	8.67
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
TE Manute Bol	1	1	7	7.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	4	1
Herschel Walker	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Kemp	2	2	1
Neil Lomax	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Luther	9	7	4
Tommy Kramer	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	4	4	2
WR Clint Sampson	3	2	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	2
WR Jerry Butler	2	0	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	2
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)