Week 11, 1987

played in Baltimore, MD

52 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Baltimore Colts	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:33 BAL - J.T. Smith 30 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 37 field goal
2Q: 00:44 HOU - Mickey Sutton 44 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:08 HOU - Herschel Walker 29 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:59 BAL - Dwight Clark 11 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:31 BAL - Dwight Clark 24 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:33 BAL - J.T. Smith 30 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 37 field goal
2Q: 00:44 HOU - Mickey Sutton 44 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:08 HOU - Herschel Walker 29 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:59 BAL - Dwight Clark 11 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:31 BAL - Dwight Clark 24 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 6-4 6-4
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 11 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 283 514
- Offensive Plays 47 68
- Yards per Play 6.02 7.56
Net Rushing Yards 104 106
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.73 3.79
Net Passing Yards 179 408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 3 39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 413
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.16 10.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/58 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 3/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:18 34:42

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	6-4	6-4
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	11	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	283	514
- Offensive Plays	47	68
- Yards per Play	6.02	7.56
Net Rushing Yards	104	106
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.73	3.79
Net Passing Yards	179	408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 3	39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	413
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.16	10.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/58	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	3/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:18	34:42

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
1	8:38	4:02	OWN 20	8	58	Interception
1	2:40	4:07	OWN 29	8	31	Punt
2	9:16	2:32	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	1:54	1:10	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	12:59	2:09	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	6:49	3:49	OWN 31	5	22	Punt
4	14:17	2:50	OWN 37	4	13	Punt
4	8:43	0:58	OWN 39	3	3	Interception
4	5:10	0:44	OWN 5	3	36	Interception
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 44	1	6	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	3:23	OWN 18	8	33	Punt
1	4:36	1:56	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	13:33	4:17	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	6:44	4:50	OWN 23	9	57	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:13	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 26	1	41	Half
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 35	3	27	Fumble
3	10:50	4:01	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
3	3:00	3:43	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	11:27	2:44	OWN 25	6	43	Missed FG
4	7:45	2:35	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	4:26	4:10	OWN 43	9	25	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jim Zorn, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	14	70	5.00	29	1	1
Marc Logan	8	34	4.25	9	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mel Gray	26	100	3.85	15	2
Jim Zorn	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bob Perryman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	24	15	184	1/5	0	25	3	46.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Zorn	39	29	413	1/5	3	41	1	123.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	7	41	10.25	4	18
WR Henry Ellard	3	7	41	13.67	11	25
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	42	14.00	11	20
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	19	9.50	1	12
TE Pat Beach	1	1	13	13.00	4	13
WR Brian Brennan	1	2	12	12.00	3	12
TE KD Dunn	1	1	16	16.00	3	16
TE Keith McKeller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	10	12	199	19.90	98	41	1
WR Dwight Clark	10	14	126	12.60	49	30	2
WR Leo Lewis	3	4	29	9.67	10	11	0
RB Mel Gray	2	2	6	3.00	3	4	0
WR Lionel Manuel	2	4	39	19.50	19	25	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Carlos Pennywell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mickey Sutton	1	44	44.00	1

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0.00
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.00
S Rod Woodson	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Tory Nixon	0	1	1
John Alt	0	1	0
Haywood Jeffires	0	1	0
Riki Ellison	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Zorn	1	0	0
Leo Lewis	1	0	0
Mel Gray	0	1	0
Donnell Thompson	0	0	1
John Offerdahl	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	212	35.3	32.2	41	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	3	142	47.3	36.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/3	0/2	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	12	12.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	4	58	14.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	9	1	0.0	23	33
CB Mike Richardson	8	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Riki Ellison	6	0	0.0	18	20
S Kirk Springs	5	1	0.0	17	33
S David Greenwood	4	2	0.0	26	36
CB Donnie Elder	4	0	0.0	6	12
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	1.0	22	33
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	0.0	23	30
S Bobby Kemp	2	2	0.0	4	5
ILB Bill Matthews	2	1	0.0	9	12
DT Bill Acker	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB Tory Nixon	2	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0.0	10	8
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	15	15
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	16	22
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	1	0.0	10	14
DE Darryl Sims	0	1	0.0	15	22

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	6	1	0.0	17	23
ILB John Offerdahl	4	4	0.0	17	20
S Mark Moore	4	3	0.0	15	18
CB Mike Smith	4	1	0.0	12	9
S Paul Moyer	3	0	0.0	12	9
ILB E.J. Junior	2	2	0.0	5	5
S Durwood Roquemore	2	2	0.0	21	23
DT Jerome Brown	2	1	0.0	15	20
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	0.0	12	11
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	1.0	12	21
CB Wentford Gaines	1	1	0.0	16	17
DT Dan Benish	1	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	10	16
T Paul Farren	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	0.0	18	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	0	33
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	0	25
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	1	25

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	5	2	21
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Mike Cofer	0.0	0	1	16
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	7	3	0	34
S Martin Bayless	5	0	0	33
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0	33
CB Donnie Elder	3	0	0	12
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0	29
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0	30
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	36
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	1	22
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0	12
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	0	5
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	20

Baltimore	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	5	1	23
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	11
S Durwood Roquemore	1	1	23
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	17
DT Dan Benish	1	0	15
S Paul Moyer	1	0	9
CB Eugene Daniel	1	0	20
CB Mike Smith	1	0	9
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	20
S Mark Moore	1	0	18
OLB Mike Cofer	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	3	5	19	0	20
Dennis McKnight	2	6	21	0	24
George Lilja	2	4	15	0	19
Jeff Bostic	1	2	17	0	19
Rob Taylor	0	2	6	0	12
Ralph Williams	0	1	7	1	8
Dave Studdard	0	1	19	0	17
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	6	0	7

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Smith	4	8	1	25	0	32
Jim Covert	2	6	0	27	1	37
J.T. Turner	1	5	0	23	0	32
Paul Farren	1	3	0	22	0	34
Dwight Stephenson	0	2	0	25	0	38
Mike Knight	0	2	0	5	0	8
Ken Lanier	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Logan	1	16
Bobby Kemp	1	14
Keith McKeller	1	14
Mike Friede	1	11
Jewerl Thomas	1	7

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	2	14
Leo Lewis	1	15
Wentford Gaines	1	9
Dwight Stephenson	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	26	36	2	64
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	34	8	64
Kirk Springs	---	---	17	33	11	61
Martin Bayless	---	---	23	33	4	60
Dexter Manley	---	---	22	33	3	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	23	30	2	55
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	31	1	54
Tory Nixon	---	---	17	29	4	50
Neil Lomax	22	25	---	---	---	47
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	25	2	46
Dennis McKnight	21	24	---	---	---	45
Henry Ellard	20	24	---	---	---	44
Mickey Sutton	---	---	16	22	5	43
Dave Studdard	19	17	---	---	6	42
Jeff Bostic	17	19	---	---	6	42
Bill Acker	---	---	14	25	2	41
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	22	4	41
Riki Ellison	---	---	18	20	2	40
George Lilja	15	19	---	---	5	39
John Alt	19	20	---	---	---	39
Louis Lipps	21	17	---	---	---	38
Mike Golic	---	---	15	15	4	34
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	14	9	33
Haywood Jeffires	17	11	---	---	5	33
Pat Beach	10	18	---	---	4	32
Herschel Walker	14	17	---	---	1	32
Marc Logan	8	8	---	---	16	32
Bill Matthews	---	---	9	12	10	31
Donnie Elder	---	---	6	12	8	26
Rob Taylor	6	12	---	---	6	24
Bobby Kemp	---	---	4	5	14	23
Scott Studwell	---	---	10	8	2	20
Jewerl Thomas	6	7	---	---	7	20
Keith McKeller	2	3	---	---	14	19
Ralph Williams	7	8	---	---	2	17
Ken Kaplan	6	6	---	---	5	17
Brian Brennan	3	6	---	---	8	17
KD Dunn	4	8	---	---	3	15
Ken Lacy	5	5	---	---	3	13
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gregg Garrity	0	1	---	---	8	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joel Williams	---	---	0	1	4	5
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Zorn	28	40	---	---	3	71
Mel Gray	27	36	---	---	7	70
Dwight Stephenson	25	38	---	---	6	69
J.T. Smith	25	31	---	---	11	67
Jim Covert	27	37	---	---	---	64
J.T. Turner	23	32	---	---	6	61
Dwight Clark	24	32	---	---	2	58
Lance Smith	25	32	---	---	---	57
Paul Farren	22	34	---	---	---	56
Lionel Manuel	16	27	---	---	7	50
Mike Tice	15	18	---	---	11	44
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	21	23	---	44
Rod Woodson	---	---	17	23	3	43
Wentford Gaines	---	---	16	17	9	42
Mike Smith	---	---	12	9	19	40
Mike Augustyniak	10	15	---	---	13	38
John Offerdahl	---	---	17	20	---	37
Leo Lewis	6	15	---	---	15	36
Eugene Daniel	---	---	16	20	---	36
Mark Moore	---	---	15	18	3	36
Jerome Brown	---	---	15	20	---	35
Donnell Thompson	---	---	12	21	---	33
Chris Doleman	---	---	18	14	1	33
Jerry Ball	---	---	14	15	4	33
Greg Townsend	---	---	13	12	6	31
Bob Perryman	8	9	---	---	14	31
Mike Douglass	---	---	12	11	4	27
Jimmy Williams	---	---	8	7	12	27
Mike Cofer	---	---	10	16	---	26
Dan Benish	---	---	9	15	1	25
Matt Suhey	9	13	---	---	2	24
Ken Lanier	7	9	---	---	6	22
Paul Moyer	---	---	12	9	---	21
Carlos Pennywell	0	4	---	---	14	18
E.J. Junior	---	---	5	5	7	17
Kevin Glover	3	8	---	---	6	17
Mike Knight	5	8	---	---	1	14
Mike Ruether	3	2	---	---	5	10
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Whisenhunt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Burnell Dent	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Delaney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Hodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	3	10	3.3
Right	12	64	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	24	15	2	0	0	0	6	4	3

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Zorn	39	29	7	1	2	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	127	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	124	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	180	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	60	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	3	41	1	24
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	4	41	0	11
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	42	1	17
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	12	0	6
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	19	0	17
TE Pat Beach	1	1	13	0	18
TE KD Dunn	1	1	16	0	8
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0	3

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	14	10	0	126	2	32
WR J.T. Smith	12	10	0	199	4	31
WR Leo Lewis	4	3	0	29	0	15
WR Lionel Manuel	4	2	1	39	1	27
RB Mel Gray	2	2	0	6	0	36
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	7	0	15
TE Mike Tice	1	1	0	7	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mel Gray	1	1	1.00	3.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Zorn	2	1	11	5.50	10.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	11	5.50	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	0
Marc Logan	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Gray	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	2	1

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Zorn	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	3	3	3
WR Dwight Clark	3	3	3
WR Carlos Pennywell	1	0	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	1
RB Mel Gray	1	1	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0

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

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