Week 1, 1987

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	3	3	0	6	-	12
Houston Titans	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
2Q: 00:09 BAL - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
4Q: 12:38 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
4Q: 07:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
4Q: 01:30 BAL - Eddie Murray 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
2Q: 00:09 BAL - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
4Q: 12:38 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
4Q: 07:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
4Q: 01:30 BAL - Eddie Murray 26 field goal

Team Statistics BAL HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 256 296
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 4.13 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 60 39
- Rushing Attempts 23 17
- Yards per Rush 2.61 2.29
Net Passing Yards 196 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 47 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 213 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 5.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 5/89
Interception Ret./Yards 4/78 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	BAL	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	256	296
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	4.13	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	60	39
- Rushing Attempts	23	17
- Yards per Rush	2.61	2.29
Net Passing Yards	196	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	47 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	213	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	5.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	5/89
Interception Ret./Yards	4/78	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	0:54	OPP 31	3	4	Missed FG
1	10:14	1:29	OPP 29	3	5	Field Goal
1	4:42	1:29	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	1:35	3:07	OWN 22	6	33	Punt
2	9:11	2:57	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	4:03	4:00	OWN 14	9	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	9:05	4:14	OWN 29	8	27	Punt
3	2:23	4:53	OWN 47	9	29	Field Goal
4	7:24	2:13	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	3:09	1:45	OPP 32	7	23	Field Goal

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 30	7	25	Interception
1	10:24	0:10	OWN 34	1	4	Fumble
1	8:45	4:03	OWN 31	9	55	Interception
1	3:13	1:38	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	13:28	4:17	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
2	6:14	2:11	OWN 24	5	24	Interception
3	10:58	1:53	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
3	4:51	2:28	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	12:30	5:06	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
4	5:11	2:02	OWN 25	5	17	Interception
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 27	8	47	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Joe Delaney	14	30	2.14	6
BobbyJoe Edmonds	6	14	2.33	6
Joe Theismann	3	16	5.33	7

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	9	9	1.00	8	0
Marc Logan	7	29	4.14	18	1
Neil Lomax	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	37	26	213	2/17	0	43	0	84.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	47	25	262	1/5	0	32	4	34.1

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Clark	5	9	67	13.40	30	43
WR Lionel Manuel	5	5	38	7.60	0	13
RB Joe Delaney	4	6	17	4.25	9	9
WR Leo Lewis	4	4	26	6.50	11	11
WR J.T. Smith	3	4	40	13.33	7	16
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	3	4	6	2.00	5	4
FB Matt Suhey	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Ken Whisenhunt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	8	15	94	11.75	13	21
TE Pat Beach	5	6	45	9.00	2	14
WR Henry Ellard	3	9	52	17.33	26	32
WR Brian Brennan	3	7	26	8.67	0	14
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	4	26	8.67	0	16
WR Gregg Garrity	2	3	16	8.00	0	13
RB Herschel Walker	1	2	3	3.00	5	3

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Eugene Daniel	2	15	7.50
ILB E.J. Junior	1	24	24.00
S Durwood Roquemore	1	39	39.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Cofer	0	1	0	0
Dan Benish	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	245	40.8	32.8	46	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	164	41.0	31.5	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	4/5	2/3	0/0	41	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	18	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	4	62	15.5	0
Mike Friede	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dan Benish	7	0	0.0	16	41
CB Mike Smith	6	0	0.0	14	36
CB Wentford Gaines	5	0	0.0	15	36
CB Eugene Daniel	4	1	0.0	9	41
ILB John Offerdahl	4	1	0.0	15	38
S Kyle Morrell	3	2	0.0	14	38
S Paul Moyer	3	0	0.0	14	40
OLB Mike Cofer	2	2	0.0	10	25
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	0.0	2	17
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	0.0	13	31
DE Chris Doleman	1	1	1.0	13	36
DT Doug English	1	1	0.0	14	39
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	1	0.0	7	18
DE Greg Townsend	1	0	0.0	9	30
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Mark Moore	0	2	0.0	4	15
OLB Burnell Dent	0	1	0.0	1	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Springs	7	1	0.0	14	26
S Martin Bayless	5	4	0.0	19	32
CB Tory Nixon	4	1	0.0	14	32
S Bobby Kemp	4	0	0.0	5	11
DE Dexter Manley	4	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	2	1.0	22	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0.0	10	15
OLB Scott Studwell	3	1	0.0	8	10
DE Darryl Sims	3	1	0.0	15	23
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	0.0	16	26
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	0.0	15	26
DT Mike Golic	2	1	1.0	11	18
S David Greenwood	2	1	0.0	21	32
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	18	32
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	12	14
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0.0	12	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	0	0	41
S Mark Moore	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Doug English	0.0	0	1	0	39

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	1	1	36
DT Mike Golic	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	3	1	26
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Daniel	4	0	2	41
CB Wentford Gaines	4	0	0	36
S Kyle Morrell	3	1	0	38
CB Mike Smith	3	0	0	36
S Paul Moyer	2	1	0	40
ILB John Offerdahl	2	1	0	38
DT Dan Benish	2	0	0	41
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	0	25
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0	17
DT Doug English	1	0	0	39
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0	31
OLB Jimmy Williams	0	1	0	18
OLB Burnell Dent	0	1	0	3
ILB E.J. Junior	0	0	1	9
S Durwood Roquemore	0	0	1	11

Houston	Caught	PPlay
S Bobby Kemp	4	11
S Kirk Springs	4	26
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	10
CB Tory Nixon	3	32
OLB Scott Studwell	2	10
S Martin Bayless	2	32
CB Mickey Sutton	2	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	15
DE Dexter Manley	1	29
CB Mike Richardson	1	32
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	36
DT Mike Golic	1	18
DE Darryl Sims	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Covert	2	6	0	22	1	35
J.T. Turner	1	4	0	14	0	30
Paul Farren	1	3	1	17	0	31
Mike Knight	1	2	0	9	0	9
Dwight Stephenson	1	1	1	20	0	34
Lance Smith	0	2	0	6	0	11
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	9	0	18
Myron Hinkle	0	1	0	6	0	8
Kevin Glover	0	0	0	17	1	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	1	3	14	0	37
George Lilja	1	3	9	0	37
Jeff Bostic	1	2	17	0	38
Dennis McKnight	0	4	16	0	43
Jim Rourke	0	2	3	1	11
Jessie Clark	0	2	9	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Moore	3	11
Leo Lewis	2	14
Kyle Morrell	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	1	11
KD Dunn	1	11
George Lilja	1	4

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	20	34	---	---	11	65
Kyle Morrell	---	---	14	38	13	65
J.T. Smith	16	32	---	---	16	64
Joe Theismann	23	39	---	---	---	62
Dan Benish	---	---	16	41	5	62
Mike Smith	---	---	14	36	11	61
Wentford Gaines	---	---	15	36	8	59
Joe Delaney	15	23	---	---	21	59
Dwight Clark	20	31	---	---	7	58
Jim Covert	22	35	---	---	---	57
Paul Moyer	---	---	14	40	1	55
Doug English	---	---	14	39	1	54
J.T. Turner	14	30	---	---	10	54
Chris Doleman	---	---	13	36	5	54
John Offerdahl	---	---	15	38	1	54
Eugene Daniel	---	---	9	41	---	50
Leo Lewis	11	23	---	---	14	48
Paul Farren	17	31	---	---	---	48
Mike Augustyniak	9	18	---	---	18	45
Kevin Glover	17	28	---	---	---	45
Donnell Thompson	---	---	13	31	---	44
Greg Townsend	---	---	9	30	1	40
Mike Cofer	---	---	10	25	1	36
Lionel Manuel	11	25	---	---	---	36
Jimmy Williams	---	---	7	18	8	33
Mark Moore	---	---	4	15	11	30
Bob Perryman	8	4	---	---	16	28
Myron Hinkle	6	8	---	---	11	25
Ken Whisenhunt	11	8	---	---	4	23
Rod Woodson	---	---	7	15	1	23
Mike Douglass	---	---	2	17	3	22
BobbyJoe Edmonds	8	12	---	---	---	20
Mike Ruether	3	5	---	---	11	19
Mike Knight	9	9	---	---	1	19
Matt Suhey	5	11	---	---	2	18
E.J. Junior	---	---	2	9	6	17
Lance Smith	6	11	---	---	---	17
Ken Lanier	1	4	---	---	11	16
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	5	11	---	16
Jerome Brown	---	---	3	9	---	12
Floyd Hodge	1	8	---	---	2	11
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Burnell Dent	---	---	1	3	1	5
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	17	48	---	---	---	65
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	36	4	62
Jeff Bostic	17	38	---	---	5	60
Dennis McKnight	16	43	---	---	---	59
David Greenwood	---	---	21	32	5	58
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	32	7	57
Dave Studdard	14	37	---	---	5	56
Henry Ellard	16	40	---	---	---	56
Martin Bayless	---	---	19	32	5	56
John Alt	11	41	---	---	---	52
Kirk Springs	---	---	14	26	11	51
Mickey Sutton	---	---	15	26	10	51
George Lilja	9	37	---	---	4	50
Louis Lipps	15	35	---	---	---	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	29	4	48
Tory Nixon	---	---	14	32	2	48
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	23	9	47
Randy McClanahan	---	---	10	15	21	46
Herschel Walker	10	35	---	---	1	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	16	26	3	45
Pepper Johnson	---	---	13	26	6	45
Pat Beach	10	27	---	---	7	44
Haywood Jeffires	9	27	---	---	5	41
Mike Golic	---	---	11	18	10	39
Marc Logan	7	13	---	---	17	37
Bill Acker	---	---	12	21	1	34
Brian Brennan	1	21	---	---	11	33
Jessie Clark	9	21	---	---	1	31
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	14	5	31
Bobby Kemp	---	---	5	11	12	28
Ralph Williams	8	16	---	---	1	25
KD Dunn	4	10	---	---	11	25
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	8	10	6	24
Donnie Elder	---	---	5	9	8	22
Scott Studwell	---	---	8	10	3	21
Jewerl Thomas	4	6	---	---	11	21
Jim Rourke	3	11	---	---	5	19
Ken Kaplan	1	10	---	---	5	16
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	13	13
Rob Taylor	6	7	---	---	---	13
Gregg Garrity	0	5	---	---	8	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joel Williams	---	---	0	1	3	4
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	11	31	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	4	3	0.8
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	37	26	1	2	2	0	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	47	25	2	2	2	6	4	2	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	92	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	93	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	108	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	135	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	16	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	9	5	1	67	1	31
RB Joe Delaney	6	4	0	17	0	23
WR Lionel Manuel	5	5	0	38	0	25
WR J.T. Smith	4	3	0	40	0	32
WR Leo Lewis	4	4	0	26	0	23
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	4	3	0	6	0	12
FB Matt Suhey	2	1	0	8	0	11
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Floyd Hodge	1	1	0	11	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	15	8	1	94	1	35
WR Henry Ellard	9	3	1	52	1	40
WR Brian Brennan	7	3	0	26	0	21
TE Pat Beach	6	5	0	45	0	27
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	0	26	0	27
WR Gregg Garrity	3	2	0	16	0	5
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	0	3	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	2	1.00	2.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	6	3	20	3.33	5.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	6	3.00	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
FB Matt Suhey	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	11	11.00	7.60
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	1	6	6.00	7.50
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	3	3
Joe Theismann	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	11	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	2	0	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	1	0
WR Leo Lewis	2	2	1
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	0	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	0
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	700 (3,300)