Week 6, 1986

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	3	3	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 DEN - Max Zendejas 29 field goal
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Gerald Riggs 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:15 DEN - Len Bias 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 07:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
3Q: 10:33 DEN - Max Zendejas 32 field goal
3Q: 02:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
4Q: 02:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 DEN - Max Zendejas 29 field goal
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Gerald Riggs 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:15 DEN - Len Bias 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 07:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
3Q: 10:33 DEN - Max Zendejas 32 field goal
3Q: 02:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
4Q: 02:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 1-4 2-3
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 19 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 483 324
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 7.10 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 82 96
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 3.73 3.31
Net Passing Yards 401 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 1 34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 434 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.72 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/90 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	1-4	2-3
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	19	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	483	324
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	7.10	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	82	96
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	3.73	3.31
Net Passing Yards	401	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 1	34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	434	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.72	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/90	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 38	10	30	Missed FG
1	5:30	3:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	0:09	1:05	OWN 21	3	47	Interception
2	11:06	4:02	OWN 34	7	49	Field Goal
2	3:08	2:30	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	10:26	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:24	5:14	OWN 20	11	72	Field Goal
3	0:42	0:42	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
4	7:54	1:22	OWN 30	5	-6	Punt
4	4:35	2:14	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 46	5	11	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	4:29	OWN 39	9	49	Field Goal
1	1:46	1:37	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	14:04	2:58	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	7:04	3:56	OWN 8	6	54	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	2	17	Half
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 32	10	53	Field Goal
3	9:55	2:31	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
3	2:10	1:28	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	7:06	OWN 25	11	37	Interception
4	6:32	1:57	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	2:21	0:54	OWN 20	6	26	Downs

Game MVP: Louis Lipps, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	14	61	4.36	22	3	1
Gerald Riggs	4	16	4.00	7	0	1
Jewerl Thomas	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Neil Lomax	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Wonsley	17	55	3.24	16	1
Clarence Williams	9	38	4.22	16	1
Bernie Kosar	3	3	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	41	26	434	5/33	0	69	1	88.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	34	17	232	1/4	1	39	1	69.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	9	14	181	20.11	72	69
WR Henry Ellard	8	10	153	19.13	39	36
TE Pat Beach	3	6	42	14.00	3	16
WR Brian Brennan	3	3	29	9.67	4	16
RB Gerald Riggs	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Gregg Garrity	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
RB Herschel Walker	1	4	7	7.00	0	7

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Drewrey	4	7	84	21.00	34	39	0
WR Tinker Owens	3	5	34	11.33	6	15	0
WR Dave Mattox	3	4	27	9.00	0	19	0
RB Clarence Williams	2	2	23	11.50	11	20	0
WR Fred Banks	2	9	19	9.50	0	12	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Floyd Eddings	1	2	39	39.00	2	39	0
TE Len Bias	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	6	6.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pat Swilling	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
John Alt	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1
Kirk Springs	0	0	1
Gerald Riggs	0	0	1
Pepper Johnson	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Lee	2	0	0
Clarence Williams	1	0	0
Willie Drewrey	1	0	0
Fred Banks	0	1	0
Markus Koch	0	1	0
Doug Riesenberg	0	1	0
Josh Thomas	0	1	0
Rush Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	150	37.5	36.5	48	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	238	47.6	37.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	1	24	24.0	0
Gregg Garrity	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Wonsley	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	8	0	0.0	21	18
S Larry Anderson	6	2	0.0	23	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	2	0.0	15	17
CB Mike Richardson	4	2	0.0	22	30
S Martin Bayless	4	2	0.0	25	33
DE Ken Kennard	3	1	0.0	16	20
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0.0	19	22
DE Dexter Manley	2	2	0.5	23	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	2	0.5	26	32
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	15	21
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	0.0	22	29
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	0.0	10	15
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	7	6
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	1	0.0	3	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	8	1	0.0	18	39
DT Rush Brown	6	0	2.0	17	35
ILB Pat Swilling	4	1	0.5	14	35
CB Mark Lee	4	1	0.0	11	35
S Jim Bowman	4	1	0.0	13	35
CB Reuben Hendeson	4	0	0.0	15	35
ILB Larry McGrew	3	9	0.5	18	43
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Rick Dennison	2	1	1.0	14	17
DE Earl Wilson	1	2	0.5	10	18
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	1	0.5	8	20
CB Richard Johnson	1	2	0.0	11	19
DT Scott Kellar	1	1	0.0	7	24
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	11	20
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Chris Washington	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Tim Meamber	1	0	0.0	8	11
WR Dave Mattox	1	0	---	---	---
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	12	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	3	0	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.5	0	0	1	32
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	4	0	20

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	2.0	0	2	0	35
ILB Rick Dennison	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Earl Wilson	0.5	1	0	0	18
ILB Larry McGrew	0.5	0	1	1	43
CB Lupe Sanchez	0.5	0	0	0	20
ILB Pat Swilling	0.5	0	0	0	35
DT Scott Kellar	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Leonard Griffin	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Larry Anderson	4	1	0	21
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	30
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0	18
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	0	29
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	0	27
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	21
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	6
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	33
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	15
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	1	0	17
OLB Simon Fletcher	0	0	1	32

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	5	2	0	39
CB Mark Lee	4	0	0	35
CB Tim McKyer	3	2	0	34
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	0	0	35
S Jim Bowman	3	0	0	35
ILB Pat Swilling	2	0	1	35
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0	21
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0	43
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	0	20
OLB Chris Washington	1	0	0	7
OLB Tim Meamber	1	0	0	11
DT Scott Kellar	1	0	0	24
CB Richard Johnson	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	3	4	0	17	0	36
Jeff Bostic	1	6	0	19	2	39
George Lilja	1	2	1	15	1	37
Dennis McKnight	1	2	0	13	0	31
John Alt	1	1	0	17	1	39
Rob Taylor	1	1	0	5	0	7
Ralph Williams	0	1	1	7	0	9
Jim Rourke	0	1	0	5	1	10
Robert Jackson	0	1	0	9	0	15
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	8	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	6	24	0	26
Ellison Onizuka	1	5	25	0	28
Bill Fralic	0	5	20	0	23
Ken Ruettgers	0	4	24	0	26
Mickey Marvin	0	2	14	0	20
Joe Milinchik	0	2	8	0	13
Doug Riesenberg	0	1	25	1	28
Tom Rathman	0	1	15	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	13
Bobby Kemp	1	19
Gerald Riggs	1	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Floyd Eddings	1	15
Willie Drewrey	1	14
Ellison Onizuka	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	22	29	19	70
Neil Lomax	22	46	---	---	---	68
Martin Bayless	---	---	25	33	7	65
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	30	11	63
Jeff Bostic	19	39	---	---	3	61
Dave Studdard	17	36	---	---	7	60
Pat Beach	14	30	---	---	16	60
Henry Ellard	18	42	---	---	---	60
Simon Fletcher	---	---	26	32	2	60
Louis Lipps	20	38	---	---	---	58
George Lilja	15	37	---	---	5	57
John Alt	17	39	---	---	---	56
Mickey Sutton	---	---	17	27	11	55
Dexter Manley	---	---	23	30	1	54
Kirk Springs	---	---	15	21	13	49
Herschel Walker	17	30	---	---	---	47
Larry Anderson	---	---	23	21	2	46
Dennis McKnight	13	31	---	---	---	44
Ken Kennard	---	---	16	20	7	43
Tory Nixon	---	---	19	22	1	42
Bill Acker	---	---	17	24	---	41
Scott Studwell	---	---	21	18	1	40
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	20	1	40
Randy McClanahan	---	---	15	17	6	38
Gerald Riggs	5	16	---	---	16	37
Brian Brennan	9	23	---	---	4	36
Jessie Clark	6	20	---	---	9	35
Gregg Garrity	6	12	---	---	14	32
Robert Jackson	9	15	---	---	7	31
Mike Golic	---	---	12	12	7	31
Jewerl Thomas	8	9	---	---	12	29
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	15	2	27
KD Dunn	6	9	---	---	5	20
Bill Matthews	---	---	7	2	10	19
Jim Rourke	5	10	---	---	4	19
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	3	6	10	19
Ralph Williams	7	9	---	---	2	18
Riki Ellison	---	---	7	6	4	17
Bill Lewis	3	7	---	---	7	17
Anthony Allen	1	1	---	---	12	14
Rob Taylor	5	7	---	---	---	12
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	18	39	11	68
Larry McGrew	---	---	18	43	3	64
Bernie Kosar	29	35	---	---	---	64
Mark Lee	---	---	11	35	14	60
Ellison Onizuka	25	28	---	---	7	60
Rush Brown	---	---	17	35	3	55
Willie Drewrey	15	26	---	---	14	55
Tim McKyer	---	---	19	34	2	55
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	15	35	3	53
Doug Riesenberg	25	28	---	---	---	53
Pat Swilling	---	---	14	35	3	52
Jim Bowman	---	---	13	35	3	51
Rick Donnalley	24	26	---	---	---	50
Ken Ruettgers	24	26	---	---	---	50
Bill Fralic	20	23	---	---	6	49
Wilson Whitely	---	---	19	21	7	47
Dana McKenzie	13	19	---	---	14	46
Leonard Griffin	---	---	12	30	3	45
Markus Koch	---	---	12	28	5	45
Fred Banks	17	25	---	---	1	43
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	8	20	14	42
George Wonsley	19	17	---	---	6	42
Mickey Marvin	14	20	---	---	7	41
Len Bias	19	13	---	---	8	40
Tim Meamber	---	---	8	11	19	38
Tom Rathman	15	10	---	---	13	38
Richard Johnson	---	---	11	19	6	36
Tinker Owens	18	16	---	---	---	34
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	11	20	2	33
Rick Dennison	---	---	14	17	2	33
Floyd Eddings	4	14	---	---	15	33
Dave Mattox	10	19	---	---	4	33
Scott Kellar	---	---	7	24	2	33
Josh Thomas	5	6	---	---	19	30
Earl Wilson	---	---	10	18	1	29
Joe Milinchik	8	13	---	---	2	23
Kani Kauahi	5	11	---	---	6	22
Clarence Williams	10	10	---	---	---	20
Chris Washington	---	---	4	7	8	19
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Webster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randy Edwards	---	---	1	0	---	1
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	3	10	3.3
Right	5	18	3.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	16	37	2.3
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	41	26	6	0	1	5	7	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	34	17	3	1	2	5	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	162	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	152	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	120	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	14	9	0	181	3	38
WR Henry Ellard	10	8	0	153	3	42
TE Pat Beach	6	3	0	42	0	30
RB Herschel Walker	4	1	1	7	0	30
WR Brian Brennan	3	3	0	29	0	23
RB Gerald Riggs	2	1	0	8	0	16
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1	0	14	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Banks	9	2	1	19	0	25
WR Willie Drewrey	7	4	1	84	1	26
WR Tinker Owens	5	3	0	34	0	16
WR Dave Mattox	4	3	0	27	0	19
TE Len Bias	4	1	0	1	0	13
RB Clarence Williams	2	2	0	23	1	10
WR Floyd Eddings	2	1	0	39	1	14
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	5	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	2	0.67	4.36
Gerald Riggs	2	4	2.00	4.00
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	1.00	3.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Williams	3	6	2.00	4.22
George Wonsley	2	18	9.00	3.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	31	7.75	10.59

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	4	1	1	0.25	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	1	16	16.00	7.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	15	15.00	15.30
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	12.93
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Banks	2	0	0	0.00	2.11
WR Tinker Owens	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Len Bias	1	1	1	1.00	0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	2	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Banks	5	2	2
WR Willie Drewrey	3	1	0
WR Floyd Eddings	2	1	1
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	1
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	1
WR Dave Mattox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)