Week 14, 1986

played in Dallas, TX

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Titans	10	7	3	0	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
1Q: 04:01 DAL - Andre Young 57 fumble return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 13:38 DAL - Neal Anderson 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:27 DAL - Eddie Brown 20 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:51 HOU - Brian Brennan 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
4Q: 08:20 DAL - Eddie Brown 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
1Q: 04:01 DAL - Andre Young 57 fumble return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 13:38 DAL - Neal Anderson 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:27 DAL - Eddie Brown 20 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:51 HOU - Brian Brennan 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
4Q: 08:20 DAL - Eddie Brown 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 5-8 5-8
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 367 354
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.83 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 160 179
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 6.67 6.17
Net Passing Yards 207 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 9/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 3/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	5-8	5-8
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	367	354
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.83	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	160	179
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	6.67	6.17
Net Passing Yards	207	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	9/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	3/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	9:43	3:53	OWN 34	8	41	Field Goal
1	4:01	0:06	OWN 43	1	14	Fumble
1	3:55	3:32	OWN 21	5	8	Punt
2	13:29	2:10	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	8:16	2:56	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
2	3:11	2:27	OWN 48	10	52	Touchdown
3	12:18	3:56	OWN 26	8	61	Interception
3	6:53	5:07	OWN 34	10	38	Field Goal
4	8:11	2:30	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	1:22	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	5:50	1:49	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
1	0:23	1:54	OWN 12	4	88	Touchdown
2	11:19	3:03	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	5:20	2:09	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 19	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	8:22	1:29	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	1:46	8:35	OWN 12	17	88	Touchdown
4	5:41	5:41	OWN 38	12	49	Game

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	18	122	6.78	45	4	0
Jewerl Thomas	6	38	6.33	23	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	19	132	6.95	69	2	1
Gerald Willhite	8	45	5.63	22	2	0
Russell Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	36	20	226	3/19	2	37	1	81.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	30	22	175	0/0	2	29	0	109.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	8	13	131	16.38	46	37	1
TE Pat Beach	4	6	27	6.75	3	10	0
WR Louis Lipps	3	6	36	12.00	4	15	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE KD Dunn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	6	6	36	6.00	18	12	0
WR Eddie Brown	4	7	36	9.00	6	20	2
WR Mark Nichols	3	3	24	8.00	0	13	0
RB Gerald Willhite	3	4	10	3.33	7	6	0
TE Robb Rubick	2	4	13	6.50	2	10	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	3	29	29.00	0	29	0
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeff Fisher	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Young	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	163	40.8	40.8	50	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	213	42.6	39.2	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	2	17	8.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	4	77	19.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	40	13.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Springs	6	2	0.0	25	20
S David Greenwood	5	1	0.0	27	28
CB Mickey Sutton	5	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Scott Studwell	4	3	0.0	19	20
S Bobby Kemp	4	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	0.0	27	27
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	0	0.0	11	20
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	0.0	26	30
DT Bill Acker	3	0	0.0	17	23
DE Dexter Manley	2	4	0.0	17	23
ILB Bill Matthews	1	1	0.0	9	5
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	25	22
CB Tory Nixon	1	1	0.0	25	16
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0.0	17	15
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	12	8
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	6	2	0.0	19	30
CB Jeff Fisher	5	1	0.0	16	28
CB Everson Walls	4	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Mario Celotto	4	0	0.0	15	24
DE Mack Moore	3	0	1.5	12	21
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	16	27
DE Dan Hampton	3	0	0.0	19	34
CB Steve Brown	3	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Robert Lyles	2	2	1.5	21	29
DT Stan Johnson	2	1	0.0	19	22
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Rod Martin	2	0	0.0	8	12
S Donnie Shell	1	2	0.0	6	11
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	1	6
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0.0	10	7
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Harvey Armstrong	0	1	0.0	9	18
CB Bobby Futrell	0	1	0.0	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	23
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	15
DT Bill Acker	1	0	23
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mack Moore	1.5	0	1	21
OLB Robert Lyles	1.5	0	0	29
OLB Mario Celotto	0.0	1	1	24
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	1	1	34
DT Bob Golic	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mickey Sutton	4	1	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	20
S David Greenwood	3	0	28
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	30
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	23
S Kirk Springs	2	0	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	27
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	29
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	15
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	16

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	4	1	1	28
CB Everson Walls	3	1	0	29
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	0	0	27
S Andre Young	2	0	0	30
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0	28
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	24
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	34
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	11
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	6
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0	7
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0	11
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0	35
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	0	14
S Donnie Shell	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	4	5	1	19	0	31
Dennis McKnight	2	3	0	21	1	37
Jeff Bostic	1	6	0	21	0	31
Jim Rourke	1	3	0	20	2	26
Robert Jackson	1	1	0	19	0	31
Rob Taylor	1	1	0	7	0	17
Jessie Clark	1	1	0	8	0	17
Pat Beach	0	2	0	15	0	26
Dave Studdard	0	1	0	3	0	5
Bill Lewis	0	1	0	3	0	8

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Phil LaPorta	4	8	28	23
Rich Moran	2	5	29	30
John Giesler	1	6	29	30
Rob Fada	1	2	29	30
James Jones	1	2	11	17
Preston Gothard	1	1	4	4
Robb Rubick	0	2	14	19
Russell Davis	0	1	5	7
Jamie Dukes	0	1	20	23

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	1	19
Gregg Garrity	1	14
Mike Richardson	1	10
Jeff Bostic	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Willhite	2	18
Chris Keating	1	16
Mickey Shuler	1	10
Eddie Brown	1	10
Bob Patton	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Kemp	---	---	28	29	19	76
Mike Richardson	---	---	26	30	10	66
Kirk Springs	---	---	25	20	19	64
Neil Lomax	24	39	---	---	---	63
David Greenwood	---	---	27	28	5	60
Jeff Bostic	21	31	---	---	6	58
Dennis McKnight	21	37	---	---	---	58
Henry Ellard	20	37	---	---	---	57
Louis Lipps	21	35	---	---	---	56
Robert Jackson	19	31	---	---	4	54
Simon Fletcher	---	---	27	27	---	54
John Alt	19	31	---	---	---	50
Pat Beach	15	26	---	---	6	47
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	25	22	---	47
Jim Rourke	20	26	---	---	---	46
Herschel Walker	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jessie Clark	8	17	---	---	20	45
Mickey Sutton	---	---	16	19	10	45
Tory Nixon	---	---	25	16	---	41
Bill Acker	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jewerl Thomas	10	14	---	---	16	40
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	23	---	40
Brian Brennan	14	20	---	---	6	40
Scott Studwell	---	---	19	20	---	39
Ken Kennard	---	---	17	15	5	37
Randy McClanahan	---	---	11	20	6	37
KD Dunn	8	11	---	---	15	34
Rob Taylor	7	17	---	---	6	30
Gregg Garrity	6	6	---	---	14	26
Mike Golic	---	---	12	8	5	25
Bill Matthews	---	---	9	5	10	24
George Lilja	7	9	---	---	6	22
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	2	7	9	18
Riki Ellison	---	---	6	12	---	18
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	6	---	16
Dave Studdard	3	5	---	---	6	14
Anthony Allen	0	1	---	---	12	13
Bill Lewis	3	8	---	---	1	12
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald Riggs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ralph Williams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Martin Bayless	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Giesler	29	30	---	---	5	64
Rob Fada	29	30	---	---	5	64
Rich Moran	29	30	---	---	4	63
Jeff Fisher	---	---	16	28	17	61
Tony Eason	29	30	---	---	---	59
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	21	35	2	58
Andre Young	---	---	19	30	7	56
Eddie Brown	24	22	---	---	10	56
Dan Hampton	---	---	19	34	2	55
Phil LaPorta	28	23	---	---	2	53
Robert Lyles	---	---	21	29	2	52
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	27	4	47
Everson Walls	---	---	17	29	1	47
Steve Brown	---	---	16	28	1	45
Stan Johnson	---	---	19	22	2	43
Jamie Dukes	20	23	---	---	---	43
Neal Anderson	21	21	---	---	---	42
Bob Golic	---	---	13	22	6	41
Ricky Sanders	22	18	---	---	---	40
Mario Celotto	---	---	15	24	---	39
Lam Jones	12	11	---	---	16	39
Robb Rubick	14	19	---	---	4	37
Gerald Willhite	8	9	---	---	18	35
Chris Keating	---	---	7	11	16	34
Mark Nichols	17	16	---	---	---	33
Mack Moore	---	---	12	21	---	33
Bobby Futrell	---	---	8	14	11	33
James Jones	11	17	---	---	4	32
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	9	18	---	27
Rod Martin	---	---	8	12	5	25
Bob Breunig	---	---	3	10	10	23
Mickey Shuler	7	6	---	---	10	23
Preston Gothard	4	4	---	---	15	23
Bob Patton	9	7	---	---	5	21
Wes Hopkins	---	---	8	11	2	21
Michael Green	---	---	10	7	3	20
Donnie Shell	---	---	6	11	2	19
Russell Davis	5	7	---	---	5	17
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jim Arneson	1	7	---	---	4	12
Greg Bracelin	---	---	1	6	4	11
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	5	5
Miles Turpin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	63	6.3
Middle	2	4	2.0
Right	12	93	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	95	10.6
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	4	27	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	36	20	2	1	4	4	4	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	30	22	2	2	0	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	96	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	33	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	35	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	8	2	131	2	37
TE Pat Beach	6	4	0	27	0	26
WR Louis Lipps	6	3	0	36	0	35
RB Herschel Walker	5	2	2	14	0	28
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	0	3	0	20
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1	0	8	0	6
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	7	0	11

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	7	4	36	1	22
RB Neal Anderson	6	6	36	0	21
TE Robb Rubick	4	2	13	0	19
RB Gerald Willhite	4	3	10	0	9
WR Mark Nichols	3	3	24	0	16
WR Ricky Sanders	3	1	29	1	18
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	10	0	6
WR Lam Jones	1	1	5	0	11
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	12	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	2.00	6.33
Herschel Walker	1	2	2.00	6.78

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	11	3.67	6.95
Gerald Willhite	2	3	1.50	5.63
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	2	10	3.33	6.28

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	4	35	8.75	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	7	7.00	10.08
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	2	2	23	11.50	5.14
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jewerl Thomas	3	2
Herschel Walker	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	1	1
Tony Eason	1	0
Neal Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	3	3
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	4	3	2
WR Mark Nichols	2	2	2
RB Gerald Willhite	2	1	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)