Week 2, 1987

played in Houston, TX

98 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3
Houston Titans	0	10	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
2Q: 07:46 HOU - Henry Ellard 50 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
3Q: 09:05 HOU - Gregg Garrity 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 05:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
2Q: 07:46 HOU - Henry Ellard 50 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
3Q: 09:05 HOU - Gregg Garrity 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 05:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 321 326
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards per Play 4.28 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 138 75
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.13
Net Passing Yards 183 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/34 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/85 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	321	326
- Offensive Plays	75	58
- Yards per Play	4.28	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	138	75
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.13
Net Passing Yards	183	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/34	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/85	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 39
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	1:53	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
1	10:25	0:43	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
1	8:02	4:31	OWN 14	8	26	Punt
1	1:46	1:46	OWN 18	5	27	Fumble
2	12:56	3:21	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	7:32	2:05	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 27	5	28	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	11:41	1:52	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
3	8:57	1:56	OWN 16	3	-12	Punt
3	5:32	3:09	OWN 20	5	2	Punt
3	0:31	3:39	OWN 36	7	21	Punt
4	8:34	1:32	OWN 3	7	41	Downs
4	4:34	2:13	OWN 20	10	62	Downs
4	1:46	0:57	OWN 30	4	6	Downs

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	9:42	1:40	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
1	3:31	1:45	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	2:04	OPP 36	3	2	Punt
2	9:35	2:03	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
2	5:27	3:54	OWN 12	11	80	Field Goal
3	12:42	1:01	OPP 41	3	-2	Punt
3	9:49	0:52	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
3	7:01	1:29	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
3	2:23	1:52	OWN 48	6	16	Downs
4	11:52	3:18	OWN 19	6	34	Punt
4	7:02	2:28	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
4	2:21	0:35	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	23	104	4.52	29	2
Larry Heater	7	16	2.29	7	0
Warren Moon	2	7	3.50	4	0
Randall Cunningham	1	11	11.00	11	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	17	64	3.76	17	1
Marc Logan	4	11	2.75	6	0
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Jessie Clark	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	16	180	3/18	0	28	0	67.2
Warren Moon	6	2	37	1/16	0	19	0	55.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	32	20	266	2/15	2	50	0	109.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Pittman	5	7	63	12.60	0	19
WR Odessa Turner	4	6	61	15.25	29	28
RB Bill Johnson	3	6	36	12.00	14	18
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	35	11.67	18	23
WR Rick Parros	2	5	13	6.50	0	8
RB Larry Heater	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
TE Joe Rose	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	12	121	17.29	41	50	1
WR Louis Lipps	6	7	85	14.17	33	33	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	6	17	5.67	5	11	0
TE Pat Beach	2	4	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	19	19.00	5	19	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Pittman	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Joe Rose	0	1	0
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	0
Hubert Oliver	0	0	1
Tony Colorito	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Friede	1	0	0
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Riki Ellison	0	1	1
Jessie Clark	0	1	0
Kirk Springs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Morten Andersen	5	124	24.8	23.6	30	1
Mike Saxon	4	194	48.5	44.3	53	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	335	41.9	36.5	52	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	3	3.0	0
John Floyd	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	3	52	17.3	0
John Floyd	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	5	1	0.0	23	29
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	0.0	17	26
OLB Chip Banks	4	2	1.0	21	26
DE Tony Colorito	4	0	0.5	12	24
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0.0	13	12
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	0.0	17	24
DT John Woodcock	2	2	0.0	12	11
CB Don Griffin	2	1	0.0	10	16
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0.0	9	16
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	0.0	20	29
S Carl Lews	1	1	0.0	17	24
DT Curt Jarvis	1	1	0.0	19	25
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	7	11
G Ron Baker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.0	16	21
DE Sylvester Hicks	0	1	0.5	13	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Springs	5	2	0.0	27	37
CB Mike Richardson	5	2	0.0	29	35
S Martin Bayless	5	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	4	1.0	30	41
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	1	1.0	24	30
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	4	1	0.0	13	9
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	27	38
DT Bill Acker	3	1	1.0	20	23
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	3	0.5	14	11
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	11	12
CB Mickey Sutton	3	2	0.0	17	32
S Bobby Kemp	3	1	0.0	10	11
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.5	20	37
CB Donnie Elder	2	1	0.0	12	18
CB Tory Nixon	2	1	0.0	28	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	3	0.0	16	26
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.5	0	1	0	14
DE Tony Colorito	0.5	0	0	0	24
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	2	29
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	1	0	11

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	6	1	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	1	0	41
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	1	2	37
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	26
ILB Cliff Odom	3	1	29
S Greg Bright	2	0	24
S Carl Lews	2	0	24
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	29
CB Don Griffin	2	0	16
OLB Chip Banks	1	2	26
DT John Woodcock	1	0	11
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	16
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	5
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	1	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	12
S David Greenwood	2	1	38
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	35
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	41
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	27
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	11
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	11
S Martin Bayless	1	0	34
CB Donnie Elder	1	0	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	26
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	3	6	1	30	1	37
John Tautolo	3	4	0	29	2	33
Ron Baker	2	5	0	28	1	31
Ron McNair	2	4	0	33	0	42
Mike Kelley	0	4	0	11	0	24
Ed Simmons	0	3	0	26	0	35
Hubert Oliver	0	2	0	14	0	14
Dropkick Murphy	0	2	0	20	0	23
Tremain Rogers	0	1	0	8	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	1	4	0	20	0	26
Dave Studdard	1	3	0	21	1	28
John Alt	1	3	0	16	0	25
Rob Taylor	1	1	0	8	0	9
Dennis McKnight	0	5	1	22	1	33
Pat Beach	0	2	0	17	0	19
Jessie Clark	0	2	0	12	0	16
Jim Rourke	0	1	0	3	0	6
George Lilja	0	1	0	19	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hubert Oliver	2	15
Larry Heater	1	24
Ron Baker	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Friede	1	18
KD Dunn	1	17
Marc Logan	1	16
Kirk Springs	1	14
Jessie Clark	1	14
Mike Richardson	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Dellenbach	30	37	---	---	9	76
Ron McNair	33	42	---	---	---	75
John Tautolo	29	33	---	---	10	72
Ron Baker	28	31	---	---	10	69
Randall Cunningham	31	35	---	---	---	66
Ed Simmons	26	35	---	---	---	61
Ernest Givins	26	33	---	---	---	59
Bill Johnson	26	30	---	---	---	56
Cliff Odom	---	---	23	29	3	55
Ethan Horton	20	24	---	---	9	53
Kevin Fagan	---	---	20	29	4	53
Dropkick Murphy	20	23	---	---	9	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	26	8	51
Joe Rose	16	17	---	---	17	50
Chip Banks	---	---	21	26	1	48
Mike Kelley	11	24	---	---	10	45
Curt Jarvis	---	---	19	25	1	45
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	9	16	18	43
Hubert Oliver	14	14	---	---	15	43
Don Griffin	---	---	10	16	17	43
Greg Bright	---	---	17	24	1	42
Larry Heater	7	11	---	---	24	42
Issiac Holt	---	---	17	24	1	42
Carl Lews	---	---	17	24	1	42
Tony Colorito	---	---	12	24	4	40
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	16	21	2	39
Odessa Turner	14	22	---	---	---	36
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	13	14	8	35
Doug McDougald	---	---	11	20	4	35
Rick Parros	9	17	---	---	9	35
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	13	12	8	33
Danny Pittman	12	16	---	---	---	28
John Woodcock	---	---	12	11	4	27
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	5	21	27
Tremain Rogers	8	8	---	---	10	26
Eric Wilson	---	---	7	10	6	23
Cleveland Elam	---	---	7	11	1	19
John Floyd	1	3	---	---	10	14
Emanuel King	---	---	1	2	11	14
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	5	7	13
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	11	11
Warren Moon	2	7	---	---	---	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	27	37	14	78
Simon Fletcher	---	---	30	41	1	72
Mike Richardson	---	---	29	35	6	70
David Greenwood	---	---	27	38	1	66
Mickey Sutton	---	---	17	32	11	60
Dave Studdard	21	28	---	---	10	59
Neil Lomax	24	34	---	---	---	58
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	37	1	58
Martin Bayless	---	---	23	34	1	58
Henry Ellard	23	34	---	---	---	57
Jeff Bostic	20	26	---	---	10	56
Dennis McKnight	22	33	---	---	---	55
Tory Nixon	---	---	28	27	---	55
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	24	30	---	54
George Lilja	19	26	---	---	6	51
Darryl Sims	---	---	22	17	10	49
Pepper Johnson	---	---	16	26	7	49
Herschel Walker	19	27	---	---	2	48
Randy McClanahan	---	---	14	11	21	46
Pat Beach	17	19	---	---	9	45
Louis Lipps	17	26	---	---	1	44
Bill Acker	---	---	20	23	---	43
Jessie Clark	12	16	---	---	14	42
Mike Golic	---	---	13	19	10	42
John Alt	16	25	---	---	---	41
KD Dunn	8	13	---	---	17	38
Donnie Elder	---	---	12	18	7	37
Bobby Kemp	---	---	10	11	15	36
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	13	9	7	29
Riki Ellison	---	---	11	12	5	28
Marc Logan	5	7	---	---	16	28
Jewerl Thomas	6	7	---	---	11	24
Brian Brennan	6	7	---	---	10	23
Rob Taylor	8	9	---	---	5	22
Haywood Jeffires	7	13	---	---	2	22
Jim Rourke	3	6	---	---	10	19
Ralph Williams	7	9	---	---	3	19
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ken Kaplan	4	8	---	---	6	18
Scott Studwell	---	---	5	5	5	15
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gregg Garrity	0	1	---	---	7	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joel Williams	---	---	2	0	1	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	11	52	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	1	0	0.0
Right	11	37	3.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	16	2	1	5	2	7	2	0
Warren Moon	6	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	32	20	5	1	2	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	35	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Pittman	7	5	0	63	0	16
RB Bill Johnson	6	3	1	36	0	30
WR Odessa Turner	6	4	0	61	1	22
WR Rick Parros	5	2	2	13	0	17
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	1	35	1	33
FB Hubert Oliver	3	0	0	0	0	14
TE Ethan Horton	3	0	2	0	0	24
TE Joe Rose	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	9	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	12	7	0	121	3	34
WR Louis Lipps	7	6	0	85	2	26
RB Herschel Walker	6	3	2	17	0	27
TE Pat Beach	4	2	0	14	0	19
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	10	0	1
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	19	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	2	0	0	0.00	6.17
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	5.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	2	19	3.80	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	2	0.00
WR Danny Pittman	1	9.00
RB Bill Johnson	1	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	9	4.50	12.14
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	10.08
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	1
Bill Johnson	3	1
Warren Moon	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1
Jessie Clark	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	3	0
Warren Moon	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Danny Pittman	3	2
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	1
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	500 (3,300)