Exhibition Week 4, 1987

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	13	0	13	-	33
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Henry Ellard 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:50 STL - Mark Boyer 19 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 11 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 04:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 46 field goal
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
3Q: 06:25 STL - Eugene Goodlow 21 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:56 HOU - Brian Brennan 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 52 field goal
4Q: 02:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Henry Ellard 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:50 STL - Mark Boyer 19 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 11 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 04:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 46 field goal
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
3Q: 06:25 STL - Eugene Goodlow 21 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:56 HOU - Brian Brennan 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 52 field goal
4Q: 02:05 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 27 19
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 489 328
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 6.89 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 181 89
- Rushing Attempts 37 10
- Yards per Rush 4.89 8.90
Net Passing Yards 308 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 0 43 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 315 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/52 5/52
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:45 23:15

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	27	19
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	489	328
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	6.89	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	181	89
- Rushing Attempts	37	10
- Yards per Rush	4.89	8.90
Net Passing Yards	308	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 0	43 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	315	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/52	5/52
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:45	23:15

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
1	11:28	2:53	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
1	7:26	1:10	OPP 42	3	19	Fumble
1	1:42	5:08	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	9:07	4:20	OWN 25	8	46	Field Goal
2	2:34	2:18	OWN 8	8	81	Field Goal
3	11:43	2:15	OWN 11	4	38	Punt
3	6:09	6:22	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
4	12:55	1:49	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	9:59	6:19	OWN 23	10	42	Field Goal
4	3:11	1:15	OPP 29	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 44	1	-1	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	0:58	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
1	8:35	1:09	OWN 23	4	-10	Punt
1	6:16	4:34	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	11:34	2:27	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	4:47	2:13	OWN 24	8	25	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 33	1	9	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
3	9:28	3:19	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	14:47	1:52	OWN 21	4	53	Interception
4	11:06	1:07	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
4	3:40	0:29	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
4	1:56	1:46	OWN 20	7	36	Downs

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	26	130	5.00	33	5	1
Marc Logan	8	46	5.75	12	2	0
Neil Lomax	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	4	8	2.00	3	0
Junior Tautalatasi	3	15	5.00	9	0
DJ Dozier	2	60	30.00	46	2
Steve Bono	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	33	27	315	1/7	2	57	0	126.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	29	15	162	3/18	1	26	2	51.2
Steve Bono	14	10	95	0/0	1	19	0	113.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	6	101	16.83	46	57	1
WR Louis Lipps	6	11	61	10.17	14	17	0
WR Brian Brennan	4	5	50	12.50	8	21	1
RB Herschel Walker	4	4	50	12.50	15	20	0
TE KD Dunn	3	3	22	7.33	0	13	0
TE Pat Beach	2	2	19	9.50	4	13	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Goodlow	7	10	110	15.71	55	26	1
WR Roy Green	5	9	43	8.60	11	13	0
WR Curtis Duncan	4	7	39	9.75	0	23	0
FB Tony Paige	3	3	12	4.00	1	6	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	3	26	13.00	1	19	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	6	14	7.00	0	10	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	7	7.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mardye McDole	1	0	0
Mark Brown	0	1	0
DJ Dozier	0	1	0
Ken Woodard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	136	45.3	38.7	52	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	276	46.0	43.3	62	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	11	5.5	0
Gregg Garrity	1	5	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	44	22.0	0
Mike Friede	1	18	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	53	17.7	0
Wayne Smith	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	5	0	1.5	6	24
S Martin Bayless	4	2	0.0	9	41
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	9	28
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0.0	5	36
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.0	7	42
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	0.0	4	20
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0.0	5	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0.0	6	24
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	7	41
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.0	4	22
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	1	14
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	6	27
CB Donnie Elder	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0.0	10	39
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	6	16
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	7	31
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.5	7	34

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	1	0.5	21	23
CB Albert Lewis	5	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Ken Woodard	5	0	0.0	10	3
S Leonard Smith	4	3	0.0	26	22
ILB Mark Brown	4	2	0.0	28	20
DE Ben Thomas	4	2	0.0	22	24
S Rod McSwain	4	1	0.0	21	18
CB Victor Scott	4	0	0.0	16	18
DE Shawn Miller	3	2	0.5	25	17
CB Wayne Smith	3	3	0.0	24	23
DT Kent Kremer	3	2	0.0	29	30
DE Keith Ferguson	3	2	0.0	33	29
CB Lupe Sanchez	3	1	0.0	25	23
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Paul Butcher	3	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	0.0	12	18
S Jim Bowman	2	1	0.0	22	23
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eric Holle	0	2	0.0	27	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.5	0	0	24
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	4	1	42
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	1	0	34
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	0	39
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	0	22

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Miller	0.5	1	0	17
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.5	0	0	23
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	2	2	29
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	0	20
S Martin Bayless	4	0	0	41
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0	36
ILB Riki Ellison	2	2	0	28
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0	42
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0	28
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	1	14
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	1	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	22
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	27
S David Greenwood	1	0	0	41
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	39
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0	16
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0	31
CB Donnie Elder	0	1	0	9

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	23
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	20
CB Victor Scott	4	0	18
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	23
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	18
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	18
S Jim Bowman	2	0	23
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	1	23
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	20
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	17
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	2	6	34	0	30
Jeff Bostic	1	6	31	1	30
George Lilja	1	5	25	0	22
Dennis McKnight	1	5	33	0	33
Jessie Clark	1	3	17	0	10
Ken Kaplan	1	3	6	0	5
Dave Studdard	1	2	28	0	25
Ralph Williams	1	2	16	0	12
Rob Taylor	1	1	3	0	4
KD Dunn	1	1	13	0	9
Jim Rourke	0	1	9	0	9
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	6	0	10

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	2	2	8	0	32
Larry Williams	2	2	7	0	37
Tommie Ginn	1	2	6	0	15
Don Laster	0	1	6	1	22
Larry McCarren	0	1	4	0	31
Tom Andrews	0	1	5	0	23
Dennis Lick	0	0	4	2	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Friede	2	20
Kirk Springs	1	14
Gregg Garrity	1	12
Unknown	1	11
Mike Richardson	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	19
Mardye McDole	2	18
DJ Dozier	1	14
Vance Johnson	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	37	34	---	---	---	71
Jeff Bostic	31	30	---	---	7	68
Dennis McKnight	33	33	---	---	---	66
John Alt	34	30	---	---	---	64
Henry Ellard	32	31	---	---	---	63
Dave Studdard	28	25	---	---	7	60
Louis Lipps	28	27	---	---	---	55
Herschel Walker	28	25	---	---	1	54
George Lilja	25	22	---	---	5	52
Pat Beach	19	24	---	---	9	52
Mike Richardson	---	---	5	36	9	50
Martin Bayless	---	---	9	41	---	50
Simon Fletcher	---	---	10	39	1	50
Randy McClanahan	---	---	4	22	23	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	7	42	---	49
David Greenwood	---	---	7	41	---	48
Kirk Springs	---	---	6	27	14	47
Mickey Sutton	---	---	7	31	6	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	7	34	---	41
Haywood Jeffires	20	17	---	---	3	40
Jessie Clark	17	10	---	---	12	39
Riki Ellison	---	---	9	28	---	37
KD Dunn	13	9	---	---	15	37
Pepper Johnson	---	---	6	24	6	36
Marc Logan	9	9	---	---	17	35
Tory Nixon	---	---	5	28	---	33
Mike Golic	---	---	4	22	6	32
Bill Acker	---	---	6	24	---	30
Brian Brennan	13	8	---	---	9	30
Scott Studwell	---	---	4	20	5	29
Ralph Williams	16	12	---	---	1	29
Jewerl Thomas	6	10	---	---	12	28
Darryl Sims	---	---	6	16	6	28
Jim Rourke	9	9	---	---	7	25
Donnie Elder	---	---	6	9	10	25
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	20	20
Unknown	1	7	---	---	11	19
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	1	14	3	18
Ken Kaplan	6	5	---	---	7	18
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Gregg Garrity	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rob Taylor	3	4	---	---	1	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joel Williams	---	---	0	1	---	1
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Ferguson	---	---	33	29	6	68
Kent Kremer	---	---	29	30	3	62
Wayne Smith	---	---	24	23	15	62
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	25	23	13	61
Eric Holle	---	---	27	29	2	58
Leonard Smith	---	---	26	22	4	52
Victor Scott	---	---	16	18	18	52
Mark Brown	---	---	28	20	2	50
Harris Barton	10	40	---	---	---	50
Albert Lewis	---	---	26	20	3	49
Ben Thomas	---	---	22	24	3	49
Jim Bowman	---	---	22	23	3	48
Larry Williams	7	37	---	---	4	48
Curtis Duncan	4	33	---	---	11	48
Shawn Miller	---	---	25	17	5	47
Greg Lloyd	---	---	21	23	1	45
Jeff Davis	---	---	12	18	13	43
Jerry Gray	---	---	22	18	3	43
Paul Butcher	---	---	18	16	9	43
John Scully	8	32	---	---	2	42
Vance Johnson	4	29	---	---	9	42
Rod McSwain	---	---	21	18	2	41
Jeff Hostetler	8	32	---	---	---	40
Mark Boyer	6	25	---	---	9	40
Dennis Lick	4	30	---	---	4	38
Larry McCarren	4	31	---	---	---	35
Roy Green	7	28	---	---	---	35
Don Laster	6	22	---	---	6	34
Tom Andrews	5	23	---	---	6	34
DJ Dozier	3	17	---	---	14	34
Mardye McDole	1	13	---	---	18	32
Frank Pollard	4	27	---	---	---	31
Eugene Goodlow	4	26	---	---	---	30
Curtis Adams	6	9	---	---	14	29
Junior Tautalatasi	3	2	---	---	19	24
Tommie Ginn	6	15	---	---	2	23
Ken Woodard	---	---	10	3	8	21
Tony Paige	3	12	---	---	4	19
Butch Rolle	0	2	---	---	17	19
Steve Bono	2	14	---	---	---	16
Rodney Holman	5	7	---	---	---	12
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fredd Young	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dick Chapura	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	102	6.4
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	14	62	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	6	81	13.5
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	33	27	3	0	0	2	4	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	29	15	3	1	3	2	6	1	2
Steve Bono	14	10	0	1	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	146	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	169	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	130	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	97	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	6	61	0	27
WR Henry Ellard	6	6	101	1	31
WR Brian Brennan	5	4	50	1	8
RB Herschel Walker	4	4	50	1	25
TE KD Dunn	3	3	22	0	9
TE Pat Beach	2	2	19	0	24
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	8	0	10
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	4	0	17

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Goodlow	10	7	0	110	2	26
WR Roy Green	9	5	0	43	0	28
WR Curtis Duncan	7	4	1	39	1	33
WR Vance Johnson	6	2	1	14	0	29
FB Tony Paige	3	3	0	12	0	12
TE Mark Boyer	3	2	0	26	0	25
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	5	0	27
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	1	8	0	13
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	12	6.00	5.00
Marc Logan	1	11	11.00	5.75

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	4	30	6.00	9.55

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	2	2	29	14.50	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	14	7.00	16.83
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	5.55
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	9	9.00	12.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	10	10.00	4.78
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	19	19.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Jessie Clark	1	0
Marc Logan	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	6	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	7	3	1
Steve Bono	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	3	1	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	0	0
WR Roy Green	1	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)