Week 1, 1986

played in Jacksonville, FL

86 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Titans	3	7	0	7	-	17
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	3	3	21	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:34 JAX - Chuck Nelson 21 field goal
3Q: 07:36 JAX - Chuck Nelson 40 field goal
4Q: 13:31 JAX - Ray Alexander 86 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 11:20 JAX - Boomer Esiason 2 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 06:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 8 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:10 JAX - Ray Alexander 19 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:34 JAX - Chuck Nelson 21 field goal
3Q: 07:36 JAX - Chuck Nelson 40 field goal
4Q: 13:31 JAX - Ray Alexander 86 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 11:20 JAX - Boomer Esiason 2 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 06:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 8 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:10 JAX - Ray Alexander 19 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 306 374
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 5.02 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 121 81
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 5.76 2.70
Net Passing Yards 185 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/47 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 9.77
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/62 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	306	374
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	5.02	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	121	81
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	5.76	2.70
Net Passing Yards	185	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/47	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	9.77
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/62	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:02	1:43	OPP 30	3	-6	Punt
1	10:07	1:46	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
1	6:58	0:58	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	4:37	3:42	OWN 37	6	52	Field Goal
2	13:32	4:05	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	5:27	4:28	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	7:30	4:22	OWN 32	6	25	Punt
3	0:56	0:49	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
4	11:08	3:01	OWN 32	5	43	Interception
4	7:12	0:55	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
4	3:28	0:55	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
4	2:04	0:48	OWN 10	3	19	Fumble

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
1	12:19	2:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:21	1:23	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
1	6:00	1:23	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	0:55	2:23	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	9:27	4:00	OWN 34	9	62	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 7	3	16	Half
3	12:11	4:41	OWN 12	9	65	Field Goal
3	3:08	2:12	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
3	0:07	1:50	OWN 1	4	99	Touchdown
4	13:10	2:02	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
4	8:07	0:55	OWN 19	2	1	Interception
4	6:17	2:49	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	2:33	0:29	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 21	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	17	102	6.00	12	4	2
Ken Lacy	4	19	4.75	6	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Morris	17	50	2.94	12	1	0
Darryl Clack	7	17	2.43	6	0	0
Boomer Esiason	4	11	2.75	6	0	1
Charles White	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	33	19	232	7/47	0	35	1	66.7

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	29	17	301	1/8	2	86	2	88.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	6	10	87	14.50	36	27
WR Louis Lipps	4	10	44	11.00	8	12
RB Herschel Walker	4	7	26	6.50	0	11
WR Gregg Garrity	3	3	37	12.33	12	29
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	38	19.00	19	35

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Harris	4	5	55	13.75	26	33	0
WR Ray Alexander	3	7	116	38.67	76	86	2
WR Tim Smith	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Damone Johnson	2	3	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	4	60	30.00	1	32	0
FB Marvin Sims	1	1	22	22.00	19	22	0
RB Joe Morris	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Glenn Dennison	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Darryl Clack	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	30	30.00	0
S Martin Bayless	1	6	6.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	2	0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	0	0
Herschel Walker	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1
Frank Manumaleuga	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Morris	1	0	0
Darryl Clack	1	0	0
Marvin Sims	0	2	0
Toby Williams	0	1	0
Brian Millard	0	1	0
Dennis Fowlkes	0	0	1
Jeff Donaldson	0	0	1
Ray Childress	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	354	44.3	37.9	51	4

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	6	284	47.3	41.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	3	20	6.7	0
Gregg Garrity	2	16	8.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Cassady	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	3	67	22.3	0
Bobby Kemp	1	18	18.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Cassady	1	24	24.0	0
Darryl Clack	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	11	0	0.0	23	26
ILB Riki Ellison	4	3	1.0	24	16
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	0	0.0	27	24
CB Mickey Sutton	4	0	0.0	17	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	4	0.0	20	21
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	24	27
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0.0	23	22
DT Bill Acker	1	2	0.0	19	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0.0	20	18
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	0.0	7	5
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	6	9
QB Neil Lomax	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	16	14
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0.0	18	23

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Reasons	7	1	0.0	16	23
S Jeff Donaldson	4	1	0.0	16	31
DE Toby Williams	3	1	1.5	9	15
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	3	0	0.5	5	17
S Gary Barbaro	3	2	0.0	18	24
CB Leonard Coleman	3	1	0.0	14	28
S Craig Cassady	3	0	0.0	10	19
OLB Joel Williams	3	0	0.0	4	9
DT Ray Childress	2	1	2.0	14	27
OLB Seth Joyner	2	1	1.0	9	11
DE Howie Long	2	0	1.0	13	27
DT Wilson Faumuina	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Keith Willis	2	0	0.0	16	22
CB Ron Pitts	2	0	0.0	13	34
DE Ed Jones	1	1	1.0	5	18
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	17
WR Tim Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0.0	13	20
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0.0	16	31
TE Glenn Dennison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Nash	0	1	0.0	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	1	0	0	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	0	1	21
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	1	23
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	7
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	0	1	24

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Childress	2.0	0	0	27
DE Toby Williams	1.5	1	0	15
DE Ed Jones	1.0	3	1	18
DE Howie Long	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Seth Joyner	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	0.5	0	0	17
DE Keith Willis	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	6	0	1	26
CB Tory Nixon	3	1	0	21
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0	26
S David Greenwood	1	1	1	27
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0	14
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0	16

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeff Donaldson	4	0	0	31
OLB Gary Reasons	3	0	0	23
S Gary Barbaro	2	2	0	24
CB Leonard Coleman	2	1	0	28
OLB Joel Williams	2	0	0	9
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	2	0	0	17
DT Wilson Faumuina	1	0	0	22
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	0	17
CB Tom Morris	1	0	0	20
CB Ron Pitts	1	0	0	34
OLB Al Richardson	0	1	0	22
OLB Seth Joyner	0	1	0	11
CB Tim Lewis	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Beach	3	4	16	0	23
Dennis McKnight	2	4	19	0	39
George Lilja	1	3	19	2	31
Jeff Bostic	1	3	17	1	33
John Alt	1	3	17	1	35
Dave Studdard	1	1	16	1	32
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	6	0	11
Jim Rourke	0	1	5	1	8
Bill Lewis	0	1	4	1	7

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Millard	1	9	1	24	0	22
Sid Abramowicz	1	5	0	23	0	24
Glenn Dennison	1	1	0	19	0	8
Jamari Dorsey	0	3	0	20	0	21
Darryl Haley	0	2	0	20	1	21
Charlie Ane	0	2	0	13	0	17
Marvin Sims	0	1	0	11	0	8
Mark Cannon	0	1	0	17	0	13
Bob Olderman	0	1	0	16	0	17
Vince Stroth	0	1	0	17	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Clark	1	25
Bobby Kemp	1	22
KD Dunn	1	19
Anthony Allen	1	15

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Donaldson	5	22
Marvin Sims	1	17
Tim Smith	1	17
Tim Lewis	1	12
Jimmy Teal	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	21	40	---	---	---	61
George Lilja	19	31	---	---	8	58
Dennis McKnight	19	39	---	---	---	58
Henry Ellard	19	36	---	---	2	57
Pat Beach	16	23	---	---	16	55
David Greenwood	---	---	24	27	2	53
Simon Fletcher	---	---	27	24	2	53
Mike Richardson	---	---	24	26	2	52
John Alt	17	35	---	---	---	52
Martin Bayless	---	---	23	26	2	51
Jeff Bostic	17	33	---	---	---	50
Jessie Clark	7	17	---	---	25	49
Dave Studdard	16	32	---	---	---	48
Louis Lipps	15	33	---	---	---	48
Herschel Walker	17	31	---	---	---	48
Scott Studwell	---	---	23	22	2	47
Riki Ellison	---	---	24	16	4	44
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	21	2	44
Mickey Sutton	---	---	17	16	10	43
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	23	1	42
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	20	21	1	42
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	18	3	41
Bill Acker	---	---	19	21	1	41
Bill Matthews	---	---	8	8	22	38
Mike Golic	---	---	16	14	8	38
Ken Kennard	---	---	18	12	7	37
Jewerl Thomas	6	11	---	---	19	36
Gregg Garrity	6	11	---	---	18	35
KD Dunn	5	11	---	---	19	35
Bobby Kemp	---	---	7	5	22	34
Brian Brennan	9	18	---	---	---	27
Larry Anderson	---	---	7	7	11	25
Jim Rourke	5	8	---	---	9	22
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	6	9	6	21
Donnie Elder	---	---	3	7	11	21
Bill Lewis	4	7	---	---	9	20
Rob Taylor	4	5	---	---	9	18
Anthony Allen	1	0	---	---	15	16
Ken Lacy	4	9	---	---	2	15
Pepper Johnson	---	---	5	7	3	15
Robert Jackson	2	1	---	---	9	12
Ralph Williams	2	9	---	---	1	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	16	31	22	69
Tom Morris	---	---	13	20	27	60
Boomer Esiason	30	30	---	---	---	60
Tim Lewis	---	---	16	31	12	59
Leonard Coleman	---	---	14	28	8	50
Jamari Dorsey	20	21	---	---	8	49
Brian Millard	24	22	---	---	2	48
Ron Pitts	---	---	13	34	1	48
Cecil Johnson	---	---	11	17	19	47
Sid Abramowicz	23	24	---	---	---	47
Darryl Haley	20	21	---	---	5	46
Ray Childress	---	---	14	27	5	46
Ray Alexander	21	22	---	---	1	44
Joe Morris	22	20	---	---	1	43
Gary Barbaro	---	---	18	24	---	42
Tim Smith	11	14	---	---	17	42
Joe Nash	---	---	13	23	6	42
Gary Reasons	---	---	16	23	3	42
Jose Gonzalez	21	21	---	---	---	42
Craig Cassady	---	---	10	19	12	41
Howie Long	---	---	13	27	1	41
Damone Johnson	11	21	---	---	9	41
Keith Willis	---	---	16	22	2	40
Vince Stroth	17	15	---	---	8	40
Ike Harris	20	18	---	---	---	38
Charlie Ane	13	17	---	---	8	38
Bob Olderman	16	17	---	---	4	37
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	10	22	4	36
Marvin Sims	11	8	---	---	17	36
Glenn Dennison	19	8	---	---	8	35
Mark Cannon	17	13	---	---	4	34
Ed Jones	---	---	5	18	6	29
Al Richardson	---	---	6	22	1	29
Toby Williams	---	---	9	15	3	27
Darryl Clack	9	12	---	---	3	24
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	5	17	1	23
Charles White	2	1	---	---	18	21
Seth Joyner	---	---	9	11	---	20
Walt Easley	0	1	---	---	18	19
Jimmy Teal	3	4	---	---	12	19
Joel Williams	---	---	4	9	5	18
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Otto	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	8	56	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	33	19	4	1	2	5	5	2	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	29	17	5	0	3	2	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	83	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	149	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	115	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	101	20.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	79	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	6	2	87	2	36
WR Louis Lipps	10	4	0	44	0	33
RB Herschel Walker	7	4	0	26	0	31
WR Gregg Garrity	3	3	0	37	1	11
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	0	38	1	18

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	7	3	0	116	1	22
WR Ike Harris	5	4	1	55	1	18
WR Tim Smith	5	2	1	9	0	14
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	2	1	60	2	21
TE Damone Johnson	3	2	0	18	0	21
TE Glenn Dennison	2	1	0	11	0	8
FB Marvin Sims	1	1	0	22	1	8
RB Joe Morris	1	1	0	6	0	20
RB Darryl Clack	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	5	34	6.80	6.00
Ken Lacy	1	3	3.00	4.75

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Morris	3	4	1.33	2.94
Boomer Esiason	2	1	0.50	2.75
Darryl Clack	1	4	4.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0.00	7.03

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	2	1	19	9.50	10.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	8.70

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Smith	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	19	19.00	16.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Lacy	2	0
Herschel Walker	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	2	1
Charles White	1	0
Boomer Esiason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	4	1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Smith	4	2	0
WR Ray Alexander	2	0	0
TE Damone Johnson	2	1	1
RB Darryl Clack	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)