Week 4, 1987

played in Cleveland, OH

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Titans	14	17	3	0	-	34
Cleveland Browns	7	0	0	21	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 HOU - Marc Logan 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 07:43 CLE - Freeman McNeil 17 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 04:40 HOU - Jewerl Thomas 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Louis Lipps 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Herschel Walker 55 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
4Q: 10:48 CLE - Steve Strachan 22 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:29 CLE - Donnie Humphrey 0 blocked punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:08 CLE - Andre Reed 56 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 HOU - Marc Logan 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 07:43 CLE - Freeman McNeil 17 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 04:40 HOU - Jewerl Thomas 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Louis Lipps 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Herschel Walker 55 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
4Q: 10:48 CLE - Steve Strachan 22 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:29 CLE - Donnie Humphrey 0 blocked punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:08 CLE - Andre Reed 56 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CLE
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 470 312
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 6.91 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 234 164
- Rushing Attempts 41 24
- Yards per Rush 5.71 6.83
Net Passing Yards 236 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 0 31 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.74 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/56 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:38 23:22

Team Statistics	HOU	CLE
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	470	312
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	6.91	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	234	164
- Rushing Attempts	41	24
- Yards per Rush	5.71	6.83
Net Passing Yards	236	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 0	31 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.74	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/56	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:38	23:22

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:49	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
1	7:31	3:01	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
1	0:36	6:04	OWN 20	13	76	Field Goal
2	4:39	3:08	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 45	1	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:46	OWN 26	11	60	Field Goal
3	6:42	2:32	OPP 44	6	14	Downs
3	0:37	1:25	OWN 20	4	-8	Punt
4	10:35	2:19	OWN 15	4	-3	Punt
4	8:16	2:25	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:40	2:32	OPP 32	3	-5	Missed FG
4	2:00	0:44	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
1	9:29	1:58	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
1	4:30	3:54	OWN 21	9	40	Punt
2	9:32	4:53	OWN 10	8	29	Punt
2	1:31	1:20	OWN 27	6	35	Missed FG
3	8:14	1:32	OWN 30	4	14	Fumble
3	4:10	3:33	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
4	14:12	3:37	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	5:51	1:11	OWN 23	5	9	Downs
4	2:08	0:08	OWN 44	1	56	Touchdown
4	1:16	0:47	OWN 30	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	23	194	8.43	67	5	1
Marc Logan	15	31	2.07	8	0	1
Neil Lomax	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	16	120	7.50	40	3	1
Jim McMahon	4	14	3.50	5	0	0
Steve Strachan	3	28	9.33	22	1	1
Andre Reed	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	27	21	236	0/0	2	36	0	127.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	31	16	159	2/11	1	56	0	77.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	9	94	13.43	36	29	0
WR Louis Lipps	6	6	82	13.67	17	36	1
RB Herschel Walker	4	5	30	7.50	1	12	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	3	3	21	7.00	0	9	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Stanley	5	7	29	5.80	0	11	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	4	17	5.67	3	7	0
TE Calvin Magee	2	2	23	11.50	4	13	0
WR Andre Reed	2	9	59	29.50	28	56	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Phil Epps	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0	0
Mike Richardson	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim McMahon	1	0	0	0
Donnie Humphrey	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	149	37.3	33.8	55	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	4	182	45.5	35.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	2	9	4.5	0
Roland James	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	4	56	14.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	4	83	20.8	0
Bob Jury	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	7	0	0.0	22	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	0	0.0	19	30
ILB Riki Ellison	4	0	0.0	12	7
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	1.0	15	20
S Kirk Springs	3	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	0.0	11	23
DT Bill Acker	2	0	1.0	10	20
CB Tory Nixon	2	2	0.0	17	22
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	1	0.0	9	7
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	22	26
CB Donnie Elder	1	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	0.0	1	7
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	13	26
DE Dexter Manley	0	2	0.0	18	26
DE Darryl Sims	0	2	0.0	15	20
DT Mike Golic	0	1	0.0	14	13

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eugene Seale	9	2	26	17
OLB George Andrews	8	1	34	18
S Roland James	5	1	36	20
DT Mark Duda	4	0	31	19
DT Donnie Humphrey	4	0	26	16
CB Rick Grimes	3	3	33	20
CB Patrick Allen	3	0	30	17
DE William Fuller	2	1	22	12
DT Tony Casillas	2	1	25	18
OLB Rick Graf	2	1	9	7
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	7	9
S Bob Jury	2	0	25	17
DE Tony Woods	2	0	19	15
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	2	15	10
DE Byron Darby	1	1	26	18
CB Kevin Walker	1	1	26	18
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	5	2
DE Art Still	1	0	15	9
S Clinton Burrell	1	0	16	11
CB Terry Lewis	1	0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	2	0	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	0	2	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	1	0	30
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	1	0	13

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	18
OLB George Andrews	0	1	18
DT Mark Duda	0	1	19
DT Donnie Humphrey	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tory Nixon	2	2	22
S Martin Bayless	2	1	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	23
S Kirk Springs	1	1	28
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	4
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	7
DT Bill Acker	1	0	20
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	7
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	7
S David Greenwood	1	0	28
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	30
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	26

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Eugene Seale	4	0	17
OLB George Andrews	3	0	18
CB Patrick Allen	3	0	17
S Bob Jury	2	0	17
CB Rick Grimes	1	1	20
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	9
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	2
S Roland James	1	0	20
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	10
DE Byron Darby	1	0	18
CB Terry Lewis	1	0	17
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	18
OLB Rick Graf	1	0	7
S Clinton Burrell	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
George Lilja	5	9	0	33	21
Jeff Bostic	2	5	0	34	24
Jewerl Thomas	2	2	0	34	17
Dennis McKnight	1	6	1	33	22
John Alt	1	4	0	29	19
Ralph Williams	1	2	0	14	10
Ken Kaplan	1	2	0	9	4
Dave Studdard	0	4	0	28	21
Jim Rourke	0	2	0	13	6
Rob Taylor	0	2	0	12	8
Pat Beach	0	1	0	28	14

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irv Eatman	4	6	24	0	30
Keith Van Horne	2	3	22	0	31
Max Montoya	1	2	22	2	24
John Ayers	1	2	14	0	24
Joel Patten	1	2	10	0	15
Jim Ritcher	1	2	18	0	31
Gene Chilton	1	2	10	0	10
Ted McKnight	0	1	12	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	13
Gregg Garrity	2	11
Randy McClanahan	1	19
Donnie Elder	1	12
Bobby Kemp	1	10
Dave Studdard	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Gage	2	14
Steve Strachan	1	13
Bennie Cunningham	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jewerl Thomas	34	17	---	---	18	69
Neil Lomax	41	27	---	---	---	68
Jeff Bostic	34	24	---	---	7	65
Henry Ellard	35	25	---	---	3	63
Kirk Springs	---	---	21	28	13	62
George Lilja	33	21	---	---	6	60
Louis Lipps	36	23	---	---	---	59
Pat Beach	28	14	---	---	15	57
Dave Studdard	28	21	---	---	7	56
Dennis McKnight	33	22	---	---	---	55
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	26	7	55
Martin Bayless	---	---	22	30	2	54
David Greenwood	---	---	21	28	2	51
Simon Fletcher	---	---	19	30	2	51
John Alt	29	19	---	---	---	48
Herschel Walker	25	21	---	---	1	47
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	26	1	45
Mickey Sutton	---	---	13	26	6	45
Randy McClanahan	---	---	10	11	19	40
Tory Nixon	---	---	17	22	1	40
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	20	4	39
Marc Logan	16	6	---	---	17	39
Donnie Elder	---	---	11	15	12	38
Pepper Johnson	---	---	11	23	4	38
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	20	1	36
Haywood Jeffires	18	11	---	---	5	34
Mike Golic	---	---	14	13	5	32
Bill Acker	---	---	10	20	---	30
Jim Rourke	13	6	---	---	7	26
KD Dunn	8	11	---	---	7	26
Ralph Williams	14	10	---	---	1	25
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	9	7	5	21
Rob Taylor	12	8	---	---	---	20
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	7	1	20
Ken Kaplan	9	4	---	---	7	20
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	18	18
Bobby Kemp	---	---	1	7	10	18
Brian Brennan	4	3	---	---	9	16
Gregg Garrity	0	0	---	---	11	11
Scott Studwell	---	---	3	4	2	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jessie Clark	1	4	---	---	1	6
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roland James	---	---	36	20	6	62
Jim McMahon	24	33	---	---	---	57
George Andrews	---	---	34	18	4	56
Rick Grimes	---	---	33	20	3	56
Jim Ritcher	18	31	---	---	5	54
Keith Van Horne	22	31	---	---	1	54
Irv Eatman	24	30	---	---	---	54
Patrick Allen	---	---	30	17	7	54
Andre Reed	22	29	---	---	3	54
Mark Duda	---	---	31	19	2	52
Bob Jury	---	---	25	17	9	51
Max Montoya	22	24	---	---	5	51
Terry Lewis	---	---	17	17	16	50
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	26	16	4	46
Kevin Walker	---	---	26	18	2	46
Freeman McNeil	20	23	---	---	2	45
Byron Darby	---	---	26	18	1	45
Tony Casillas	---	---	25	18	2	45
Eugene Seale	---	---	26	17	2	45
John Ayers	14	24	---	---	4	42
Jimmy Rogers	6	18	---	---	16	40
Calvin Magee	17	17	---	---	4	38
Tony Woods	---	---	19	15	3	37
William Fuller	---	---	22	12	2	36
A.J. Duhe	---	---	7	9	15	31
Wayne Capers	9	9	---	---	13	31
Art Still	---	---	15	9	6	30
Joel Patten	10	15	---	---	5	30
Walter Stanley	11	19	---	---	---	30
Bennie Cunningham	7	12	---	---	10	29
Clinton Burrell	---	---	16	11	2	29
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	15	10	4	29
Steve Gage	---	---	8	7	14	29
Ted McKnight	12	7	---	---	8	27
Steve Strachan	4	10	---	---	13	27
Phil Epps	5	7	---	---	14	26
Gene Chilton	10	10	---	---	5	25
Cris Collinsworth	7	14	---	---	---	21
Rick Graf	---	---	9	7	4	20
Clint Didier	0	0	---	---	16	16
Lucius Sanford	---	---	5	2	6	13
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Johnson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	49	3.3
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	17	165	9.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	77	7.0
Middle	8	66	8.3
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	27	21	3	0	0	2	3	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	31	16	1	0	2	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	50	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	56	56.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	7	94	2	25
WR Louis Lipps	6	6	82	1	23
RB Herschel Walker	5	4	30	0	21
FB Jewerl Thomas	3	3	21	0	17
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	9	0	11
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	11

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	9	2	0	59	1	29
WR Walter Stanley	7	5	1	29	0	19
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	3	0	17	0	14
WR Wayne Capers	3	1	0	8	0	9
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1	10	0	12
WR Phil Epps	2	1	0	2	0	7
TE Calvin Magee	2	2	0	23	0	17
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0	11	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	-2	-1.00	8.43
Marc Logan	1	6	6.00	2.07

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	1	17	17.00	7.50
Jim McMahon	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	3	27	4.50	8.74

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	18	9.00	13.67
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	10.44
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	3
Marc Logan	3	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	5	2
Jim McMahon	1	0
Andre Reed	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	5	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	4	3	2
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Stanley	2	2	2
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Andre Reed	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)