Week 3, 1986

played in Houston, TX

91 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	14	0	6	-	23
Houston Titans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 BUF - Carson Long 37 field goal
2Q: 12:39 BUF - Tony Dorsett 47 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 10:46 BUF - Ronnie Lippett 80 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:56 HOU - Henry Ellard 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:08 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
4Q: 03:32 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 BUF - Carson Long 37 field goal
2Q: 12:39 BUF - Tony Dorsett 47 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 10:46 BUF - Ronnie Lippett 80 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:56 HOU - Henry Ellard 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:08 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
4Q: 03:32 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 260 326
- Offensive Plays 61 78
- Yards per Play 4.26 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 139 68
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 4.96 3.24
Net Passing Yards 121 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 1 52 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 150 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 3.67 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/70 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 4/45
Interception Ret./Yards 3/105 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	260	326
- Offensive Plays	61	78
- Yards per Play	4.26	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	139	68
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	4.96	3.24
Net Passing Yards	121	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 1	52 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	150	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	3.67	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/70	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	4/45
Interception Ret./Yards	3/105	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:02	30:58

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	3:12	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
1	5:55	2:20	OWN 29	4	20	Punt
1	0:31	1:42	OWN 35	5	6	Punt
2	12:39	0:21	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
2	7:20	2:04	OPP 28	4	10	Interception
2	4:16	3:27	OWN 36	8	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
3	8:08	3:18	OWN 38	6	23	Punt
3	2:14	2:27	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
4	13:52	0:53	OWN 45	3	-13	Fumble
4	10:49	1:28	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	8:46	0:45	OPP 7	3	3	Field Goal
4	5:10	1:44	OPP 25	3	1	Field Goal
4	1:40	0:30	OWN 26	3	9	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 18	5	11	Punt
1	8:41	2:46	OWN 18	4	35	Interception
1	3:35	3:04	OWN 14	6	9	Punt
2	13:49	1:10	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
2	12:18	1:44	OWN 29	3	16	Interception
2	10:34	3:14	OWN 12	7	28	Punt
2	5:16	1:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 30	3	61	Missed FG
3	11:26	3:18	OWN 9	9	15	Punt
3	4:50	2:36	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	14:47	0:55	OWN 27	3	-9	Punt
4	12:59	2:10	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
4	9:21	0:35	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
4	8:01	2:51	OWN 13	6	12	Downs
4	3:26	1:46	OWN 20	9	54	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 15	5	31	Game

Game MVP: Johnny Rembert, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	16	84	5.25	47	1	1
Cedric Minter	12	55	4.58	11	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	17	57	3.35	25	2
Gerald Riggs	2	5	2.50	6	0
Neil Lomax	1	3	3.00	3	0
Brian Brennan	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	28	14	150	5/29	0	34	1	51.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	52	25	289	5/31	1	34	3	47.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rich Martini	4	5	28	7.00	0	11
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	8	38	9.50	6	16
WR Stan Rome	3	3	44	14.67	2	19
WR Mike Young	2	8	38	19.00	7	34
TE Eric Sievers	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR George Farmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	9	13	91	10.11	37	34	1
TE Pat Beach	4	7	73	18.25	32	31	0
WR Louis Lipps	3	12	35	11.67	0	21	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	14	4.67	0	7	0
RB Gerald Riggs	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	27	27.00	6	27	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Malcolm Scott	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	8	24	24.00	9	24	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	80	80.00	1
S Mike Prior	1	25	25.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Todd	1	0	0	0
Wayne Davis	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Ellard	1	0	0
Louis Lipps	0	1	0
Mike Golic	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	7	315	45.0	38.1	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	309	38.6	32.9	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	3	26	8.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	2	52	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	2	29	14.5	0
Gregg Garrity	2	16	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Reggie White	6	0	1.0	19	41
CB Rod Hill	5	1	0.0	11	49
S Shaun Gayle	5	1	0.0	18	52
S Mike Prior	5	1	0.0	17	45
OLB Johnny Rembert	4	2	2.0	18	34
OLB Keena Turner	4	1	1.0	10	29
CB Wayne Davis	4	2	0.0	10	33
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	2	0.0	18	42
ILB Scott Radecic	3	0	0.0	17	44
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	2	0.0	15	29
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	0.0	11	37
DE Terry Dion	2	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Jim Collins	1	1	1.0	6	23
QB Richard Todd	1	0	---	---	---
S Scott Burk	1	0	0.0	6	23
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	0.0	6	14
DE Eric Dorsey	0	1	0.0	9	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	2.0	27	32
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	1	1.0	19	21
OLB Scott Studwell	4	3	0.0	24	27
ILB Bill Matthews	4	0	0.0	10	5
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	24	29
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.0	20	24
S Bobby Kemp	3	1	0.0	10	17
S Martin Bayless	3	1	0.0	23	27
CB Tory Nixon	3	1	0.0	21	24
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	0.0	19	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	1	1.0	17	27
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB Donnie Elder	2	0	0.0	13	21
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	14	10
ILB Riki Ellison	1	3	0.0	17	12
DT Bill Acker	1	1	0.0	15	23
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0.0	17	21
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
S Larry Anderson	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	2.0	0	3	0	34
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	3	2	41
OLB Keena Turner	1.0	0	2	0	29
ILB Jim Collins	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Stafford Mays	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	1	0	0	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.0	1	2	2	32
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	3
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rod Hill	5	0	0	49
S Mike Prior	4	2	1	45
CB Wayne Davis	4	0	0	33
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	2	0	29
S Shaun Gayle	2	1	0	52
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	0	14
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	1	26
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	1	42
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0	37
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	29
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	0	0	34
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0	44
S Scott Burk	0	1	0	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	3	1	0	29
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	0	22
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	0	17
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0	27
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	1	24
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	12
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	21
CB Donnie Elder	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0	10
S Martin Bayless	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	4	9	21	0	25
Steve Wallace	2	5	24	0	29
Wes Phillips	1	4	22	1	23
Jim Romano	1	3	21	0	26
Wayne Radloff	0	5	14	1	15
Eric Sievers	0	1	20	0	23
Larry Moriarty	0	1	11	0	11
Joe Bostic	0	0	3	2	9
Ron Mattes	0	0	10	1	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	1	7	19	0	46
Dave Studdard	1	2	20	2	53
Dennis McKnight	0	6	20	0	55
George Lilja	0	3	19	2	43
Jeff Bostic	0	1	16	0	43
Bill Lewis	0	1	5	0	14
Rob Taylor	0	0	2	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Keena Turner	2	16
Tony Dorsett	1	20
Daryl Turner	1	8
Cedric Minter	1	3

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	2	27
Gerald Riggs	1	17
Anthony Allen	1	15
Dave Studdard	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	18	52	9	79
Mike Prior	---	---	17	45	10	72
Rod Hill	---	---	11	49	9	69
Scott Radecic	---	---	17	44	1	62
Richard Todd	28	33	---	---	---	61
Reggie White	---	---	19	41	1	61
Brad Edelman	25	24	---	---	11	60
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	18	42	---	60
Eric Sievers	20	23	---	---	16	59
Wes Phillips	22	23	---	---	11	56
Kenny Johnson	---	---	12	26	17	55
Keena Turner	---	---	10	29	16	55
Jim Collins	---	---	6	23	25	54
Jim Romano	21	26	---	---	7	54
Don Macek	21	25	---	---	7	53
Steve Wallace	24	29	---	---	---	53
Terry Dion	---	---	12	34	6	52
Johnny Rembert	---	---	18	34	---	52
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	11	37	1	49
Stan Rome	24	25	---	---	---	49
Tony Dorsett	16	8	---	---	20	44
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	15	29	---	44
Wayne Davis	---	---	10	33	---	43
Bobby Duckworth	21	21	---	---	---	42
Eric Dorsey	---	---	9	23	8	40
Cedric Minter	12	21	---	---	3	36
Mike Young	16	20	---	---	---	36
Wayne Radloff	14	15	---	---	6	35
Stafford Mays	---	---	10	20	3	33
Larry Moriarty	11	11	---	---	10	32
Scott Burk	---	---	6	23	1	30
George Farmer	0	7	---	---	23	30
Anthony Bell	---	---	6	14	6	26
Rich Martini	8	17	---	---	---	25
Tim Wrightman	8	6	---	---	11	25
Rueben Mayes	4	4	---	---	17	25
Ron Mattes	10	14	---	---	---	24
Joe Bostic	3	9	---	---	11	23
Dino Mangiero	---	---	2	16	---	18
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	4	13	1	18
Archie Griffin	0	2	---	---	12	14
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Studdard	20	53	---	---	9	82
Neil Lomax	21	57	---	---	---	78
Dennis McKnight	20	55	---	---	---	75
Henry Ellard	21	51	---	---	---	72
George Lilja	19	43	---	---	7	69
John Alt	19	46	---	---	---	65
David Greenwood	---	---	24	29	11	64
Simon Fletcher	---	---	27	32	4	63
Louis Lipps	15	47	---	---	---	62
Jeff Bostic	16	43	---	---	1	60
Donnie Elder	---	---	13	21	25	59
Pat Beach	10	29	---	---	16	55
Bobby Kemp	---	---	10	17	27	54
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	27	9	53
Scott Studwell	---	---	24	27	2	53
Martin Bayless	---	---	23	27	3	53
Herschel Walker	18	35	---	---	---	53
Brian Brennan	10	33	---	---	6	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	24	4	48
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	24	3	48
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	21	8	46
Jessie Clark	6	22	---	---	18	46
Gregg Garrity	9	22	---	---	15	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	21	3	43
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	22	2	43
Gerald Riggs	3	22	---	---	17	42
Bill Acker	---	---	15	23	3	41
Mike Golic	---	---	14	10	8	32
Riki Ellison	---	---	17	12	1	30
Bill Matthews	---	---	10	5	14	29
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	10	9	29
Bill Lewis	5	14	---	---	9	28
Jewerl Thomas	5	12	---	---	10	27
Malcolm Scott	6	10	---	---	8	24
Larry Anderson	---	---	6	8	6	20
Anthony Allen	2	2	---	---	15	19
Ralph Williams	2	14	---	---	2	18
Jim Rourke	1	4	---	---	8	13
Rob Taylor	2	11	---	---	---	13
Robert Jackson	1	2	---	---	9	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pepper Johnson	---	---	2	3	4	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	8	60	7.5
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	4	-1	-0.3
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	28	14	1	3	1	3	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	52	25	7	2	4	6	9	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	15	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	70	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	80	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	164	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	48	6.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Duckworth	8	4	0	38	0	21
WR Mike Young	8	2	0	38	1	20
WR Rich Martini	5	4	0	28	0	17
WR Stan Rome	3	3	0	44	0	25
WR George Farmer	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Eric Sievers	2	1	0	2	0	23

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	9	0	91	2	51
WR Louis Lipps	12	3	1	35	1	47
WR Brian Brennan	8	1	1	24	1	33
TE Pat Beach	7	4	1	73	2	29
RB Gerald Riggs	5	2	1	9	0	22
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	0	14	0	35
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1	0	7	0	22
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	0	27	1	2
TE Malcolm Scott	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	1	1	1.00	5.25
Cedric Minter	1	3	3.00	4.58

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	0	0.00	3.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	3	0	0	0.00	5.36

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	2	11	5.50	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Young	2	0	0	0.00	4.75
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	7	7.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	2	1
Cedric Minter	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	11	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Duckworth	5	3	2
WR Rich Martini	2	1	0
WR Stan Rome	1	1	1
WR George Farmer	1	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0
WR Mike Young	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	5	3	3
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	2
TE Pat Beach	2	2	1
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)