Week 8, 1986

played in Birmingham, AL

51 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Titans	10	12	0	3	-	25
Birmingham Texans	7	0	0	13	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:50 BIR - Robert Weathers 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 03:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
2Q: 04:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:14 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 00:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 54 field goal
4Q: 12:59 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
4Q: 08:15 BIR - Steve Haworth 22 interception return (Bo Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Robert Weathers 1 pass from Zechariah Barber III (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:50 BIR - Robert Weathers 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 03:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:23 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
2Q: 04:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:14 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 00:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 54 field goal
4Q: 12:59 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
4Q: 08:15 BIR - Steve Haworth 22 interception return (Bo Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:57 BIR - Robert Weathers 1 pass from Zechariah Barber III (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BIR
Record 3-4 2-6
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 387 168
- Offensive Plays 80 52
- Yards per Play 4.84 3.23
Net Rushing Yards 140 56
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards per Rush 4.24 3.73
Net Passing Yards 247 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 3.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/56 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 5/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:38 22:22

Team Statistics	HOU	BIR
Record	3-4	2-6
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	387	168
- Offensive Plays	80	52
- Yards per Play	4.84	3.23
Net Rushing Yards	140	56
- Rushing Attempts	33	15
- Yards per Rush	4.24	3.73
Net Passing Yards	247	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	3.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/56	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	5/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:38	22:22

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	2:23	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
1	6:43	3:40	OWN 36	9	39	Field Goal
2	14:46	7:29	OWN 19	15	74	Field Goal
2	6:11	1:43	OPP 22	5	19	Field Goal
2	3:48	0:39	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:42	OWN 42	4	21	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 32	7	28	Punt
3	9:03	4:43	OWN 20	10	29	Punt
3	2:35	4:42	OWN 43	10	38	Field Goal
4	10:20	2:18	OWN 6	5	12	Interception
4	8:02	3:45	OWN 29	4	21	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 44	3	-3	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
1	10:05	2:37	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
1	7:28	0:45	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	3:03	3:17	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	7:17	1:06	OWN 20	3	2	Fumble
2	4:28	0:40	OWN 20	2	-5	Fumble
2	3:09	1:37	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	1:32	0:42	OPP 33	3	-2	Missed FG
3	10:37	1:34	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	4:20	1:45	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
4	12:53	2:33	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
4	4:17	3:30	OWN 7	15	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Norm Johnson, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	21	89	4.24	16	2	1
Gerald Riggs	8	39	4.88	13	1	0
Neil Lomax	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Brian Brennan	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	12	49	4.08	13	2	0
Robert Weathers	3	7	2.33	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	45	24	267	2/20	0	45	1	62.0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zechariah Barber III	34	21	128	3/16	1	16	0	79.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	9	14	93	10.33	33	29
WR Louis Lipps	5	13	57	11.40	13	18
TE Pat Beach	3	8	15	5.00	0	6
RB Herschel Walker	3	4	27	9.00	4	14
WR Brian Brennan	2	4	55	27.50	34	45
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	7	11	58	8.29	3	15	0
RB Bo Jackson	5	9	20	4.00	19	16	0
WR Gerald Carter	2	4	25	12.50	0	16	0
WR James Pruitt	2	3	1	0.50	3	1	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Mike Martin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
C Harper LeBel	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Haworth	1	22	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gregg Garrity	2	0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	0	0
Randy McClanahan	0	2	0
Kirk Springs	0	1	0
Dexter Manley	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zechariah Barber III	2	0	0
Tom Mullady	0	1	0
Mark Granger	0	1	0
Mike Martin	0	0	1
Eric Moran	0	0	1
Jim Dombrowski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	127	42.3	35.0	44	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	332	47.4	42.1	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	6/6	2/2	1/1	54	1/1

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	3	34	11.3	0
Gregg Garrity	1	3	3.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	48	24.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	21	21.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Martin	3	65	21.7	0
James Pruitt	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	6	3	0.0	14	34
DE Dexter Manley	4	1	0.5	12	32
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	13	35
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	1	1.0	15	30
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0.5	8	19
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	15	31
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	0.5	9	24
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0.0	9	22
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	8	21
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	1	0.0	3	9
DT Mike Golic	1	1	0.0	11	19
CB Tory Nixon	1	1	0.0	8	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	0.0	4	15
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	0.0	7	25
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0.5	4	19

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Burns	9	3	0.0	27	37
ILB Jerry Robinson	8	0	0.0	26	35
ILB Mike Hunt	7	3	0.0	25	31
CB Steve Haworth	6	2	0.0	19	36
OLB Bob Brudzinski	4	1	1.0	11	17
S Eric Williams	4	2	0.0	22	30
ILB Niko Noga	3	0	0.5	6	6
S Russell Gary	3	4	0.0	16	19
CB Lorenzo Shanle	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0.5	30	41
S Domingo Bryant	2	1	0.0	21	31
CB Walter Packer	1	2	0.0	16	26
DE Mark Studaway	1	2	0.0	25	34
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	27	35
CB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	1	0.0	14	25
OLB Kevin Murphy	0	1	0.0	9	22
DE Larry Roberts	0	1	0.0	19	27
CB Shane Thomas	0	1	0.0	17	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	0	30
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	2	2	32
DT Bill Acker	0.5	0	1	0	19
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	0	0	1	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	1	0	0	18

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	0	17
ILB Niko Noga	0.5	0	0	6
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.5	0	0	41
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	1	1	35
ILB Mike Hunt	0.0	0	2	31
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Greenwood	3	1	35
S Martin Bayless	3	0	34
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	31
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	25
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	19
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	22
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	9
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	25
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	32
S Kirk Springs	1	0	10
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	13
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	15

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Burns	5	1	0	37
CB Steve Haworth	5	0	1	36
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	3	0	35
S Eric Williams	3	2	0	30
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	1	0	41
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0	17
ILB Mike Hunt	2	0	0	31
CB Lorenzo Shanle	1	0	0	15
CB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0	6
S Russell Gary	0	1	0	19
S Domingo Bryant	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	4	8	28	1	36
Dennis McKnight	2	7	30	1	44
Dave Studdard	2	4	27	0	35
Jim Rourke	2	2	13	0	21
Robert Jackson	1	3	27	0	32
Jessie Clark	1	2	17	0	23
Bill Lewis	1	1	6	0	12
John Alt	0	2	26	0	38
Pat Beach	0	1	23	0	31

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	1	4	14	2	28
Steve August	1	4	11	0	34
Jim Dombrowski	1	1	13	0	34
Eric Moran	0	2	10	1	26
Tim Wilson	0	1	2	0	17
Mark Dennard	0	1	13	0	29
Harper LeBel	0	1	8	0	19
Frank Hamilton	0	1	8	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	4	22
Kirk Springs	2	16
KD Dunn	1	21
Bill Matthews	1	15

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Domingo Bryant	2	17
Mike Martin	2	13
Russell Gary	1	14
Eric Moran	1	8
Jim Dombrowski	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	33	47	---	---	---	80
Dennis McKnight	30	44	---	---	---	74
Dave Studdard	27	35	---	---	9	71
Jeff Bostic	28	36	---	---	4	68
Robert Jackson	27	32	---	---	7	66
Louis Lipps	25	40	---	---	---	65
John Alt	26	38	---	---	---	64
Herschel Walker	23	40	---	---	---	63
Henry Ellard	24	38	---	---	---	62
Pat Beach	23	31	---	---	7	61
Mike Richardson	---	---	15	31	13	59
David Greenwood	---	---	13	35	8	56
Bobby Kemp	---	---	7	25	22	54
Martin Bayless	---	---	14	34	1	49
Brian Brennan	17	26	---	---	6	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	12	32	1	45
Simon Fletcher	---	---	15	30	---	45
Gerald Riggs	10	7	---	---	27	44
Jessie Clark	17	23	---	---	4	44
Mickey Sutton	---	---	8	21	15	44
Jim Rourke	13	21	---	---	9	43
Gregg Garrity	12	10	---	---	18	40
KD Dunn	8	11	---	---	21	40
Mike Golic	---	---	11	19	7	37
Ken Kennard	---	---	9	18	8	35
Randy McClanahan	---	---	8	19	6	33
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	9	24	---	33
Tory Nixon	---	---	8	25	---	33
Scott Studwell	---	---	9	22	1	32
Kirk Springs	---	---	6	10	16	32
George Lilja	8	17	---	---	6	31
Jewerl Thomas	5	6	---	---	18	29
Bill Lewis	6	12	---	---	9	27
Bill Matthews	---	---	3	6	15	24
Bill Acker	---	---	4	19	1	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	7	13	4	24
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	3	9	11	23
Anthony Allen	1	3	---	---	18	22
Pepper Johnson	---	---	4	15	3	22
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Taylor	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Del Rio	---	---	30	41	6	77
Mike Burns	---	---	27	37	6	70
Domingo Bryant	---	---	21	31	17	69
Mike Hunt	---	---	25	31	11	67
Pat Ogrin	---	---	27	35	5	67
Jerry Robinson	---	---	26	35	2	63
Mark Studaway	---	---	25	34	3	62
Eric Williams	---	---	22	30	6	58
Steve Haworth	---	---	19	36	2	57
Jim Dombrowski	13	34	---	---	8	55
Gerald Carter	12	28	---	---	13	53
Zechariah Barber III	15	37	---	---	---	52
Larry Roberts	---	---	19	27	4	50
Russell Gary	---	---	16	19	14	49
Shane Thomas	---	---	17	24	7	48
Jim Sexton	14	28	---	---	5	47
Walter Packer	---	---	16	26	5	47
Mark Dennard	13	29	---	---	5	47
Steve August	11	34	---	---	1	46
James Pruitt	14	20	---	---	12	46
Lorenzo Shanle	---	---	15	15	15	45
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	11	17	16	44
Eric Moran	10	26	---	---	8	44
Bo Jackson	12	30	---	---	2	44
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	14	25	5	44
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	14	20	7	41
Robert Weathers	5	12	---	---	22	39
Tom Mullady	5	16	---	---	17	38
Kevin Murphy	---	---	9	22	7	38
Doug Donley	7	25	---	---	---	32
Harper LeBel	8	19	---	---	5	32
Tim Wilson	2	17	---	---	12	31
Mark Granger	4	7	---	---	20	31
Mike Martin	5	11	---	---	13	29
Frank Hamilton	8	14	---	---	2	24
Dennis Fisher	5	11	---	---	8	24
Niko Noga	---	---	6	6	1	13
Jerry Robinson	---	---	4	6	3	13
Don Bailey	1	9	---	---	1	11
Charley Young	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jesse Penn	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daryl Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	87	6.2
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	10	46	4.6
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	25	12.5
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	45	24	2	2	4	9	4	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zechariah Barber III	34	21	0	3	3	1	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	16	152	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	28	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	25	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	75	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	14	9	0	93	1	38
WR Louis Lipps	13	5	2	57	0	40
TE Pat Beach	8	3	2	15	0	31
WR Brian Brennan	4	2	0	55	1	26
RB Herschel Walker	4	3	0	27	0	40
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	0	7	0	3
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	13	0	10

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	11	7	2	58	25
RB Bo Jackson	9	5	0	20	30
WR Gerald Carter	4	2	0	25	28
WR James Pruitt	3	2	0	1	20
WR Mike Martin	2	1	1	3	11
C Harper LeBel	2	1	0	6	19
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	6	17
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	0	8	16
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	0	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	9	3.00	4.24
Gerald Riggs	1	4	4.00	4.88

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Weathers	1	1	1.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	12	2	9	0.75	5.93

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zechariah Barber III	7	4	20	2.86	3.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	6	0	0	0.00	4.38
WR Henry Ellard	3	1	6	2.00	6.64
TE Pat Beach	2	1	3	1.50	1.88
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	13.75

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	3	2	10	3.33	5.27
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	9	9.00	6.25
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	2.22
WR James Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	6	3
Neil Lomax	1	0
Gerald Riggs	1	1
Brian Brennan	1	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	3	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zechariah Barber III	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	5	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	1
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
WR Mike Martin	1	0	0
WR James Pruitt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)