Week 14, 1987

played in Carolina, NC

67 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Titans	3	14	6	0	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:23 CAR - Dave Preston 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 14:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:48 CAR - Ted Brown 7 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Sam Adkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 7 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:53 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
4Q: 00:08 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:23 CAR - Dave Preston 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 14:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:48 CAR - Ted Brown 7 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Sam Adkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 7 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:53 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
4Q: 00:08 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 8-5 8-5
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 445 320
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 7.42 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 78 96
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 3.12 3.56
Net Passing Yards 367 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 367 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 10.49 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/59 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	8-5	8-5
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	445	320
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	7.42	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	78	96
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	3.12	3.56
Net Passing Yards	367	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	367	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	10.49	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/59	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	4:45	OWN 34	9	45	Field Goal
1	5:33	2:00	OWN 23	5	26	Fumble
1	1:13	1:46	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	8:41	2:09	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
2	5:17	3:05	OWN 12	6	88	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 6	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 30	5	56	Field Goal
3	6:47	5:59	OWN 35	8	42	Field Goal
4	13:34	2:20	OWN 33	5	48	Interception
4	9:44	2:58	OWN 38	6	20	Punt
4	4:42	2:44	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	19	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	6	34	Interception
1	7:46	2:13	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	3:33	2:20	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	14:27	5:46	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	6:32	1:15	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	2:12	1:59	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
3	12:27	5:40	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
3	0:48	2:14	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	11:14	1:30	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	6:46	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:58	1:56	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sam Adkins, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Herschel Walker	15	37	2.47	7	1
Marc Logan	6	29	4.83	8	0
Sam Adkins	3	9	3.00	4	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	19	61	3.21	15	2	0
Napoleon McCallum	7	33	4.71	10	1	1
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	35	25	367	0/0	1	36	1	102.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	31	15	236	2/12	2	54	1	82.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	14	105	15.00	7	30	0
WR Louis Lipps	6	8	116	19.33	34	34	1
TE Pat Beach	3	4	34	11.33	1	19	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	33	11.00	7	16	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	24	12.00	8	17	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	39	19.50	27	36	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	5	7	62	12.40	15	22	1
WR Stephen Baker	3	8	97	32.33	68	54	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	5	24	12.00	11	21	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	25	12.50	2	16	0
FB Ted Brown	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	1
RB Herman Heard	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Byron Franklin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	2	2.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlton Williamson	0	1	0	0
Eric Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	147	49.0	33.7	57	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	298	49.7	46.3	58	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	4	20	5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Clayton	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	54	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	3	55	18.3	0
Carlton Williamson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	6	1	0.0	24	32
S David Greenwood	5	0	0.0	27	32
S Martin Bayless	4	5	0.0	24	31
S Kirk Springs	4	2	0.0	17	25
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.0	17	29
DT Bill Acker	3	2	0.0	15	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	1	0.0	10	8
ILB Riki Ellison	2	2	0.0	19	10
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0.0	22	25
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	16	19
DT Mike Golic	1	0	1.0	14	10
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	0.0	19	26
QB Sam Adkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0.0	11	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Scott Studwell	0	2	0.0	4	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	3	0.0	22	33
OLB John Rade	7	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Gary Plummer	4	2	0.0	19	30
ILB Wayne Davis	4	0	0.0	13	14
CB Darryl Hemphill	3	1	0.0	7	18
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0.0	10	16
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	18	17
S Eric Williams	2	0	0.0	21	26
DT Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	14	18
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Sean Jones	1	1	0.0	17	25
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	1	0.0	9	11
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	0.0	16	20
S Rich Miano	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0.0	11	17
OLB David Grayson	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Golic	1.0	1	0	0	10
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	1	1	29
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	1	25
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	1	2	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	1	7	30
DE Sean Jones	1	2	25
OLB John Rade	1	1	32
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	32
S David Greenwood	3	0	1	32
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	31
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	0	25
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	25
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	10
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0	10
CB Tory Nixon	0	2	0	29

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Rade	4	1	0	32
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	1	33
S Eric Williams	3	0	0	26
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0	18
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	0	29
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0	16
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	0	21
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	0	0	21
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	17
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	0	11
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	2
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0	17
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	30
ILB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
George Lilja	2	5	1	21	25
John Alt	2	5	0	18	23
Pat Beach	2	2	0	16	24
Dennis McKnight	1	6	0	24	33
Jeff Bostic	0	3	0	21	31
Rob Taylor	0	1	0	8	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lutz	3	6	1	26	2	32
Keith Uecker	2	5	0	23	0	24
Greg Roberts	2	3	0	23	0	26
Mike Baab	1	6	0	21	0	28
Geoff Reece	1	2	0	10	0	12
Dan McQuaid	1	1	0	1	0	1
Trey Junkin	0	1	1	16	0	26
Ted Brown	0	1	0	13	0	24
Steve Folsom	0	1	0	19	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Brennan	1	17
Keith McKeller	1	17
Marc Logan	1	16
Jessie Clark	1	14
Frank Manumaleuga	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	2	22
Solomon Wilcots	2	12
Trey Junkin	1	20
Cornell Burbage	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	27	32	12	71
Mike Richardson	---	---	24	32	11	67
Kirk Springs	---	---	17	25	21	63
Sam Adkins	25	35	---	---	---	60
Jeff Bostic	21	31	---	---	6	58
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	26	13	58
Dennis McKnight	24	33	---	---	---	57
Martin Bayless	---	---	24	31	1	56
Henry Ellard	23	32	---	---	---	55
Dave Studdard	20	27	---	---	6	53
George Lilja	21	25	---	---	5	51
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	25	1	48
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	29	1	47
Louis Lipps	22	25	---	---	---	47
Tory Nixon	---	---	17	29	1	47
Herschel Walker	19	27	---	---	1	47
Pat Beach	16	24	---	---	6	46
Bill Matthews	---	---	11	14	18	43
Randy McClanahan	---	---	19	22	1	42
Bill Acker	---	---	15	25	1	41
John Alt	18	23	---	---	---	41
Darryl Sims	---	---	16	19	6	41
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	21	18	1	40
Brian Brennan	6	9	---	---	17	32
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	10	1	30
Mike Golic	---	---	14	10	6	30
Marc Logan	6	8	---	---	16	30
Jewerl Thomas	12	12	---	---	5	29
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	8	10	28
Haywood Jeffires	11	12	---	---	5	28
KD Dunn	7	9	---	---	11	27
Rob Taylor	8	18	---	---	---	26
Keith McKeller	0	5	---	---	17	22
Ken Kaplan	8	7	---	---	6	21
Ralph Williams	5	11	---	---	1	17
Jessie Clark	1	2	---	---	14	17
Gregg Garrity	1	1	---	---	15	17
Ken Lacy	1	9	---	---	2	12
Scott Studwell	---	---	4	7	---	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joel Williams	---	---	1	1	5	7
Jim Rourke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Simon Fletcher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	22	33	11	66
Trey Junkin	16	26	---	---	20	62
Bill Kenney	27	33	---	---	---	60
John Rade	---	---	24	32	4	60
Dave Lutz	26	32	---	---	---	58
Mike Baab	21	28	---	---	5	54
Greg Roberts	23	26	---	---	4	53
Steve Folsom	19	16	---	---	18	53
Harvey Clayton	---	---	18	29	5	52
Gary Plummer	---	---	19	30	2	51
Terry Tausch	22	28	---	---	---	50
Eric Williams	---	---	21	26	3	50
Keith Uecker	23	24	---	---	---	47
Herman Heard	20	15	---	---	11	46
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	13	21	12	46
Ted Brown	13	24	---	---	8	45
Sean Jones	---	---	17	25	3	45
Carlos Carson	14	15	---	---	13	42
Mark Studaway	---	---	16	20	5	41
Wayne Davis	---	---	13	14	12	39
Craig Shaffer	---	---	14	21	2	37
Dave Preston	17	17	---	---	2	36
Bob Nelson	---	---	14	18	4	36
Bobby Watkins	---	---	18	17	---	35
Napoleon McCallum	17	13	---	---	2	32
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	7	18	6	31
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	9	11	11	31
Stephen Baker	11	20	---	---	---	31
Lorenzo Hampton	2	10	---	---	18	30
David Grayson	---	---	3	5	22	30
Jackie Shipp	---	---	10	16	3	29
Mark Shumate	---	---	11	17	1	29
Fred Smerlas	---	---	12	14	1	27
Geoff Reece	10	12	---	---	3	25
Ben Akbar	4	9	---	---	7	20
Karl Swanke	5	5	---	---	7	17
Greg Meisner	---	---	5	11	1	17
Cornell Burbage	0	1	---	---	16	17
Howard Carson	---	---	6	5	4	15
Byron Franklin	6	8	---	---	---	14
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan McQuaid	1	1	---	---	4	6
Rich Miano	---	---	3	2	1	6
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	12	53	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	47	3.9
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	35	25	6	3	0	2	4	10	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	31	15	5	1	2	5	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	99	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	165	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	103	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	168	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	14	7	105	2	32
WR Louis Lipps	8	6	116	3	25
TE Pat Beach	4	3	34	0	24
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	33	0	12
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	24	0	9
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	39	1	27
RB Marc Logan	1	1	9	0	8
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	7	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	8	3	1	97	3	20
WR Dave Preston	7	5	1	62	1	17
WR Carlos Carson	5	2	0	24	1	15
FB Ted Brown	2	1	0	7	0	24
WR Byron Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	25	0	26
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0	9	0	15
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	12	0	10
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	7	2.33	2.47

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	3	9	3.00	3.21
Napoleon McCallum	1	7	7.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Adkins	1	0	0	0.00	10.49

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	3	25	6.25	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	14.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	1	9	9.00	8.86
FB Ted Brown	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	9	9.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	0
Marc Logan	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	2	1
Napoleon McCallum	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	8	6	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	4	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	3
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	2	2	1
WR Carlos Carson	2	0	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	1
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (21,300)
End Zone 14,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (21,300)
End Zone	14,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)