Week 9, 1986

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	20	7	3	-	30
Houston Titans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:10 SDO - Chester Marcol 36 field goal
2Q: 08:10 SDO - Edward Clark 32 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SDO - Mike Reichenbach 62 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:17 SDO - Chester Marcol 46 field goal
3Q: 01:15 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 25 field goal
4Q: 04:58 HOU - Gerald Riggs 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:10 SDO - Chester Marcol 36 field goal
2Q: 08:10 SDO - Edward Clark 32 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SDO - Mike Reichenbach 62 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:17 SDO - Chester Marcol 46 field goal
3Q: 01:15 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 25 field goal
4Q: 04:58 HOU - Gerald Riggs 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 6-2 3-5
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 346
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.56 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 118 95
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 3.47 5.28
Net Passing Yards 260 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 7.65 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 6/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:54 24:06

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	6-2	3-5
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	346
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.56	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	118	95
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	3.47	5.28
Net Passing Yards	260	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	7.65	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	6/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:54	24:06

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	1:28	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
1	7:43	1:57	OWN 22	4	27	Punt
1	3:22	2:01	OWN 23	4	5	Punt
2	13:37	4:35	OWN 5	9	76	Field Goal
2	4:03	2:52	OWN 34	6	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:08	OWN 20	13	77	Missed FG
3	6:56	5:47	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	14:22	5:20	OWN 39	10	53	Field Goal
4	4:50	1:12	OPP 44	3	6	Missed FG
4	2:48	0:33	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 22	2	-4	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
1	11:16	3:33	OWN 20	7	65	Missed FG
1	5:46	2:24	OWN 9	4	21	Punt
1	1:21	2:44	OWN 40	6	24	Punt
2	9:02	1:02	OWN 24	2	8	Fumble
2	8:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	42	Fumble
2	6:38	2:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 28	5	25	Half
3	7:52	0:56	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	1:09	1:47	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	9:02	4:12	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	3:38	0:50	OWN 45	5	4	Downs
4	2:15	1:17	OWN 20	6	58	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Williams	30	122	4.07	15	4
Dan Fouts	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0
Ron Lee	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Keith Ortego	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	12	60	5.00	16	3	0
Gerald Riggs	5	26	5.20	27	1	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	31	24	281	3/21	1	39	0	115.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	36	21	282	5/31	0	52	0	83.3

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	8	86	14.33	7	20	1
WR Preston Dennard	4	6	59	14.75	35	39	0
RB Wendell Tyler	3	3	31	10.33	26	24	0
TE Steve Jordan	3	4	30	10.00	10	12	0
WR Chris Burkett	2	3	22	11.00	4	16	0
FB Anthony Toney	2	3	10	5.00	7	11	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	24	24.00	1	24	0
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Brennan	7	8	53	7.57	4	13
WR Louis Lipps	6	12	74	12.33	31	39
WR Henry Ellard	4	7	107	26.75	40	52
WR Gregg Garrity	2	3	23	11.50	6	13
TE KD Dunn	1	1	13	13.00	10	13
RB Herschel Walker	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Reichenbach	1	1	1
Edward Clark	1	0	1
Curtis Greer	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	4	167	41.8	31.0	49	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	244	40.7	37.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/5	1/2	0/1	46	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	4	53	13.3	0
Gregg Garrity	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	6	1	0.0	16	30
DE Curtis Greer	4	0	1.0	18	41
S Ray Ellis	4	4	0.0	12	32
DT Charles Davis	3	0	1.0	8	16
CB J.C. Wilson	3	1	0.0	13	30
S Eddie Anderson	3	1	0.0	5	10
OLB James Haynes	3	0	0.0	4	13
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	1.0	16	34
DT Rich Stachowski	2	3	0.5	13	31
DE Tyrone Keys	2	1	0.5	9	25
S Bruce Rhodes	2	1	0.0	11	20
DT Edward Clark	2	1	0.0	8	21
DE Eddie Edwards	1	2	1.0	9	17
S James Marshall	1	1	0.0	16	33
S Sam Williams	1	0	0.0	13	33
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	0.0	2	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	8	3	0.0	27	19
S Bobby Kemp	8	2	0.0	33	31
S David Greenwood	6	2	0.0	20	29
OLB Scott Studwell	5	0	0.0	28	20
CB Mickey Sutton	4	2	0.0	25	19
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	4	0	0.0	6	10
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	3	1.0	25	24
DT Bill Acker	3	0	1.0	20	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	4	10
DE Dexter Manley	2	3	1.0	23	25
S Kirk Springs	2	2	0.0	25	17
CB Mike Richardson	2	2	0.0	26	32
DE Ken Kennard	2	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0.0	33	30
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	16	11
ILB Bill Matthews	1	1	0.0	3	6
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	18	13
CB Tory Nixon	0	1	0.0	21	28

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	1	2	0	17
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	3	2	41
DT Charles Davis	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Rich Stachowski	0.5	0	1	0	31
DE Tyrone Keys	0.5	0	0	0	25

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	3	1	25
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	1	1	24
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	0	30
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	4	0	30
S Ray Ellis	3	0	32
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	30
S Bruce Rhodes	2	0	20
OLB James Haynes	2	0	13
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	34
S Eddie Anderson	2	0	10
DT Charles Davis	1	0	16
S Sam Williams	1	0	33
S James Marshall	1	0	33
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	6
CB James Hunter	0	2	27
DE Curtis Greer	0	1	41
DT Edward Clark	0	1	21

Houston	Caught	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	19
S David Greenwood	4	29
S Bobby Kemp	3	31
CB Mickey Sutton	3	19
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	10
S Kirk Springs	2	17
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	10
DE Ken Kennard	1	19
OLB Scott Studwell	1	20
ILB Bill Matthews	1	6
CB Mike Richardson	1	32

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Miller	3	8	0	33	1	33
Russ Grimm	3	4	0	27	1	26
Dennis Swilley	1	6	0	26	1	31
Charley Hannah	1	3	1	19	0	19
Anthony Toney	1	2	0	17	0	14
Ron Lee	1	1	0	10	0	9
Kevin Belcher	0	3	0	27	0	28
Michael Durrette	0	3	0	24	0	20
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	12	0	7
Ron Hallstrom	0	1	0	7	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	6	1	18	1	34
John Alt	2	4	0	15	0	30
Jeff Bostic	2	3	0	15	0	34
Jim Rourke	2	2	0	15	1	27
Jessie Clark	0	2	0	11	0	19
Bill Lewis	0	1	0	4	0	11
Dave Studdard	0	0	0	0	2	5
Rob Taylor	0	0	0	5	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	25
John Kimbrough	2	19
Aundra Thompson	1	14
Bruce Rhodes	1	9
Jeff Walker	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	2	23
Gerald Riggs	1	20

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fouts	34	34	---	---	---	68
Brett Miller	33	33	---	---	---	66
Dennis Swilley	26	31	---	---	8	65
Curtis Greer	---	---	18	41	4	63
Russ Grimm	27	26	---	---	9	62
Steve Jordan	30	25	---	---	7	62
John Williams	34	24	---	---	---	58
Kevin Belcher	27	28	---	---	---	55
Michael Durrette	24	20	---	---	9	53
James Marshall	---	---	16	33	2	51
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	16	34	1	51
Reggie Langhorne	26	24	---	---	---	50
Sam Williams	---	---	13	33	3	49
Jim Kovach	---	---	16	30	2	48
Dennis Thurman	---	---	8	22	17	47
Ray Ellis	---	---	12	32	1	45
J.C. Wilson	---	---	13	30	1	44
Rich Stachowski	---	---	13	31	---	44
James Hunter	---	---	14	27	2	43
James Haynes	---	---	4	13	25	42
Chris Burkett	17	23	---	---	1	41
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	11	20	9	40
Charley Hannah	19	19	---	---	---	38
Ron Lee	10	9	---	---	17	36
Earl Cooper	12	7	---	---	17	36
Preston Dennard	6	17	---	---	12	35
Tyrone Keys	---	---	9	25	1	35
Anthony Toney	17	14	---	---	3	34
Eddie Edwards	---	---	9	17	6	32
Edward Clark	---	---	8	21	1	30
Charles Davis	---	---	8	16	4	28
Keith Ortego	12	13	---	---	3	28
Aundra Thompson	5	5	---	---	14	24
Ron Hallstrom	7	7	---	---	9	23
Rodney Tate	0	0	---	---	22	22
Jeff Walker	7	6	---	---	9	22
John Kimbrough	1	1	---	---	19	21
Eddie Anderson	---	---	5	10	2	17
Todd Shell	---	---	3	4	8	15
Ervin Randle	---	---	2	6	5	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	12	12
Wendell Tyler	0	8	---	---	1	9
Anthony Washington	---	---	0	6	---	6
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	33	31	23	87
Mike Richardson	---	---	26	32	14	72
Simon Fletcher	---	---	33	30	6	69
Kirk Springs	---	---	25	17	21	63
Neil Lomax	18	41	---	---	---	59
Randy McClanahan	---	---	27	19	11	57
Jeff Bostic	15	34	---	---	6	55
Mickey Sutton	---	---	25	19	11	55
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	28	5	54
David Greenwood	---	---	20	29	4	53
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	25	24	4	53
Louis Lipps	17	36	---	---	---	53
Scott Studwell	---	---	28	20	4	52
Dennis McKnight	18	34	---	---	---	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	23	25	3	51
Henry Ellard	16	34	---	---	---	50
Ken Kennard	---	---	21	19	7	47
Bill Acker	---	---	20	24	3	47
Brian Brennan	9	29	---	---	8	46
John Alt	15	30	---	---	---	45
Robert Jackson	13	25	---	---	4	42
Jim Rourke	15	27	---	---	---	42
Herschel Walker	13	28	---	---	---	41
Gerald Riggs	5	13	---	---	20	38
KD Dunn	7	14	---	---	15	36
Jessie Clark	11	19	---	---	5	35
Riki Ellison	---	---	18	13	2	33
Mike Golic	---	---	16	11	6	33
George Lilja	5	19	---	---	7	31
Rob Taylor	5	20	---	---	6	31
Pat Beach	7	17	---	---	6	30
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	6	10	8	24
Gregg Garrity	2	8	---	---	13	23
Jewerl Thomas	3	6	---	---	11	20
Bill Matthews	---	---	3	6	9	18
Bill Lewis	4	11	---	---	2	17
Pepper Johnson	---	---	4	10	2	16
Dave Studdard	0	5	---	---	6	11
Anthony Allen	0	1	---	---	10	11
Martin Bayless	---	---	0	7	---	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ralph Williams	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	11	36	3.3
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	5	30	6.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	6	57	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	31	24	5	0	0	0	7	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	36	21	3	2	1	5	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	70	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	74	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	64	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	139	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	6	86	2	24
WR Preston Dennard	6	4	59	1	17
TE Steve Jordan	4	3	30	0	25
RB Wendell Tyler	3	3	31	1	8
WR Chris Burkett	3	2	22	0	23
FB Anthony Toney	3	2	10	0	14
FB Ron Lee	1	1	4	0	9
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	8	0	5
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	24	1	7
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	7	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	12	6	0	74	1	36
WR Brian Brennan	8	7	1	53	0	29
WR Henry Ellard	7	4	0	107	2	34
RB Herschel Walker	4	1	0	12	0	28
WR Gregg Garrity	3	2	0	23	0	8
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	13	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	8	27	3.38	4.07
Keith Ortego	1	1	1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	-3	-1.50	5.00
Gerald Riggs	1	1	1.00	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	1	16	5.33	9.06

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	5	2.50	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	16	8.00	10.75
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	5	5.00	6.17
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
John Williams	4	2
Ron Lee	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	4	3	2
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	2	2
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0
WR Chris Burkett	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Louis Lipps	3	2
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)