Week 16, 1987

played in Houston, TX

53 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	3	6	-	22
Houston Titans	0	17	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:57 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal
2Q: 14:25 HOU - Henry Ellard 11 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 43 field goal
2Q: 02:05 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
2Q: 01:49 TBY - Ed Reynolds 31 interception return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Louis Lipps 80 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:48 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 07:58 TBY - Barry Word 7 run (Bobby Morse run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:57 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal
2Q: 14:25 HOU - Henry Ellard 11 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 43 field goal
2Q: 02:05 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
2Q: 01:49 TBY - Ed Reynolds 31 interception return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Louis Lipps 80 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:48 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 07:58 TBY - Barry Word 7 run (Bobby Morse run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 7-8 9-6
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 19 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 379 371
- Offensive Plays 80 61
- Yards per Play 4.74 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 98 54
- Rushing Attempts 22 15
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.60
Net Passing Yards 281 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 30 - 0 43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 11/69
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:58 27:02

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	7-8	9-6
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	19	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	379	371
- Offensive Plays	80	61
- Yards per Play	4.74	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	98	54
- Rushing Attempts	22	15
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.60
Net Passing Yards	281	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 30 - 0	43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	11/69
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:58	27:02

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	11:35	2:34	OWN 28	6	36	Punt
1	6:08	3:19	OWN 21	6	50	Field Goal
2	14:16	3:01	OWN 24	6	33	Punt
2	6:09	4:13	OWN 43	11	36	Field Goal
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 24	7	51	Half
3	12:59	2:16	OPP 28	5	20	Field Goal
3	6:23	3:13	OWN 16	7	25	Punt
3	2:19	2:19	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	13:32	5:43	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
4	6:56	4:51	OWN 39	11	31	Missed FG
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 47	1	-2	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	2:08	OWN 10	5	30	Punt
1	9:01	2:53	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	2:49	3:33	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	11:15	5:06	OWN 27	9	47	Field Goal
2	1:56	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	1:39	0:14	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	4	18	Fumble
3	10:43	4:20	OWN 23	8	31	Punt
3	3:10	0:51	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	7:49	0:53	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:05	2:01	OWN 37	9	10	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Ralph, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	15	70	4.67	11	2	1
Bobby Morse	3	20	6.67	7	0	0
Joe Montana	2	2	1.00	4	0	0
Anthony Carter	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Speedy Neal	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	13	48	3.69	13	2
Jewerl Thomas	1	5	5.00	5	0
Marc Logan	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	57	30	286	1/5	0	30	0	66.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	43	22	333	3/16	2	80	1	82.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Carter	6	13	62	10.33	0	20
WR Mike Jones	5	9	38	7.60	1	12
WR Perry Kemp	5	10	81	16.20	16	30
TE Doug Cosbie	4	7	26	6.50	1	12
WR Tim Moffett	4	9	28	7.00	0	16
TE Junior Miller	3	3	39	13.00	23	29
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Bobby Morse	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Speedy Neal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Barry Word	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	9	15	143	15.89	40	46	1
WR Louis Lipps	5	8	131	26.20	89	80	1
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	23	7.67	5	12	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	10	21	7.00	2	11	0
TE Pat Beach	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	31	31.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ed Reynolds	0	1	0	0
Cornelius Bennett	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
KD Dunn	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	5	216	43.2	32.0	56	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	240	40.0	38.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/4	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	3	11	3.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	3	71	23.7	0
Bobby Jones	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dan Ralph	5	1	2.5	12	35
ILB Kyle Clifton	5	1	0.0	12	35
S Chris Williams	4	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	2	0.0	11	39
DT Reggie Kinlaw	3	0	0.0	11	31
DT John Washington	2	2	0.0	15	42
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	0	0.0	3	9
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	0.0	7	18
S Felix Wright	2	0	0.0	9	29
CB Rod Jones	2	0	0.0	10	35
S Matt Groenig	2	0	0.0	11	37
DE Dennis Harrison	1	1	0.5	5	20
CB Audrey McMillian	1	2	0.0	12	38
DE Kevin Brooks	1	1	0.0	9	33
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Gary Thompson	1	0	0.0	7	30
S Scott Perry	0	1	0.0	2	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	7	1	0.0	18	49
DE Dexter Manley	5	0	0.5	18	47
CB Mickey Sutton	5	0	0.0	12	42
CB Mike Richardson	4	2	0.0	19	48
S Kirk Springs	4	0	0.0	16	49
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0.5	13	34
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	3	0.0	9	15
ILB Riki Ellison	3	3	0.0	14	49
CB Tory Nixon	3	1	0.0	14	29
S Bobby Kemp	2	1	0.0	10	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0.0	22	51
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	13	32
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	13	37
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	20	52
DT Mike Golic	1	1	0.0	9	28
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	13	30
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dan Ralph	2.5	0	1	35
DE Dennis Harrison	0.5	0	0	20
DT John Washington	0.0	1	1	42
DT Reggie Kinlaw	0.0	0	1	31
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	0	1	33
S Felix Wright	0.0	0	1	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.5	2	1	1	34
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	2	1	1	47
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	3	0	37
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	3	1	30
ILB Bill Matthews	0.0	0	1	0	8
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	51
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	4	0	0	35
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	1	39
CB Rod Jones	2	3	0	35
S Matt Groenig	2	1	0	37
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	0	18
S Felix Wright	2	0	0	29
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	0	30
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	1	0	17
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	0	9
S Chris Williams	1	0	0	24
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	0	35
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0	33
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0	38

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mickey Sutton	5	1	42
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	48
S Martin Bayless	4	1	49
S Kirk Springs	3	2	49
S Bobby Kemp	2	1	30
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	49
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	29
S David Greenwood	1	1	52
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	51
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	34
ILB Bill Matthews	1	0	8
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	15
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	47
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	32
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jones	3	3	21	1	52
Bill Ellenbogen	2	3	18	0	43
Steve Moore	1	5	18	0	43
Doug Cosbie	1	2	9	0	30
David Alexander	1	1	19	0	42
Karl Nelson	0	4	20	0	47
Allan Kennedy	0	2	4	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Lilja	1	4	13	0	33
Ralph Williams	1	3	5	0	19
Dennis McKnight	1	2	12	1	39
John Alt	1	1	14	0	38
Jeff Bostic	0	4	13	1	38
Jessie Clark	0	1	6	0	10
Dave Studdard	0	0	11	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Felix Wright	1	16
Adger Armstrong	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	3	18
Kirk Springs	2	12
Marc Logan	1	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	22	58	---	---	---	80
David Jones	21	52	---	---	3	76
Bill Ellenbogen	18	43	---	---	9	70
Karl Nelson	20	47	---	---	2	69
Anthony Carter	17	35	---	---	16	68
Steve Moore	18	43	---	---	7	68
John Washington	---	---	15	42	6	63
David Alexander	19	42	---	---	---	61
Barry Word	19	39	---	---	1	59
Doug Cosbie	9	30	---	---	18	57
Tim Moffett	16	39	---	---	---	55
Matt Groenig	---	---	11	37	7	55
Felix Wright	---	---	9	29	16	54
Perry Kemp	15	39	---	---	---	54
Gary Thompson	---	---	7	30	16	53
Ed Reynolds	---	---	11	39	1	51
Audrey McMillian	---	---	12	38	---	50
Kyle Clifton	---	---	12	35	2	49
Mike Jones	10	34	---	---	4	48
Dan Ralph	---	---	12	35	---	47
Rod Jones	---	---	10	35	2	47
Kevin Brooks	---	---	9	33	2	44
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	11	31	---	42
Leonard Coleman	---	---	7	18	15	40
Rob Fada	7	26	---	---	6	39
Chris Williams	---	---	10	24	2	36
Speedy Neal	6	18	---	---	12	36
Bobby Morse	3	15	---	---	18	36
Allan Kennedy	4	20	---	---	9	33
Junior Miller	5	20	---	---	7	32
Adger Armstrong	6	12	---	---	13	31
Trevor Matich	3	17	---	---	9	29
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	8	17	4	29
Bobby Jones	4	9	---	---	14	27
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	7	16	27
Dennis Harrison	---	---	5	20	1	26
Barry Bennett	---	---	6	13	6	25
Scott Perry	---	---	2	12	10	24
Cecil Johnson	---	---	3	9	10	22
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	1	2	3	6
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Cribbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Richardson	---	---	19	48	14	81
David Greenwood	---	---	20	52	8	80
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	51	5	78
Kirk Springs	---	---	16	49	12	77
Martin Bayless	---	---	18	49	3	70
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	47	4	69
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	49	2	65
Mickey Sutton	---	---	12	42	11	65
Will Cureton	15	46	---	---	---	61
Jeff Bostic	13	38	---	---	7	58
Bobby Kemp	---	---	10	30	18	58
Darryl Sims	---	---	13	37	7	57
Dave Studdard	11	37	---	---	7	55
Henry Ellard	13	41	---	---	---	54
George Lilja	13	33	---	---	6	52
John Alt	14	38	---	---	---	52
Dennis McKnight	12	39	---	---	---	51
Randy McClanahan	---	---	13	34	2	49
Louis Lipps	12	37	---	---	---	49
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	32	2	47
Herschel Walker	13	33	---	---	1	47
Bill Acker	---	---	13	30	3	46
Tory Nixon	---	---	14	29	3	46
Mike Golic	---	---	9	28	6	43
Haywood Jeffires	9	27	---	---	6	42
Pat Beach	10	23	---	---	5	38
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	9	15	13	37
Jessie Clark	6	10	---	---	14	30
Marc Logan	2	10	---	---	16	28
Brian Brennan	2	13	---	---	11	26
Jewerl Thomas	3	18	---	---	4	25
Ralph Williams	5	19	---	---	1	25
Bill Matthews	---	---	3	8	13	24
KD Dunn	5	13	---	---	5	23
Rob Taylor	5	14	---	---	2	21
Gregg Garrity	0	4	---	---	15	19
Ken Kaplan	2	12	---	---	5	19
Keith McKeller	0	0	---	---	16	16
Scott Studwell	---	---	4	8	1	13
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	11	12
Joel Williams	---	---	2	0	8	10
Jim Rourke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil Lomax	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	16	71	4.4
Right	3	18	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	57	30	3	0	3	8	10	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	43	22	2	5	2	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	117	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	119	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	174	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	113	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	46	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	13	6	0	62	1	35
WR Perry Kemp	10	5	0	81	1	39
WR Mike Jones	9	5	1	38	0	34
WR Tim Moffett	9	4	1	28	0	39
TE Doug Cosbie	7	4	0	26	0	30
TE Junior Miller	3	3	0	39	1	20
RB Bobby Morse	2	1	0	11	0	15
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	0	5	0	9
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	0	-4	0	12
FB Speedy Neal	1	0	1	0	0	18
RB Barry Word	1	0	0	0	0	39

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	15	9	1	143	1	41
WR Haywood Jeffires	10	3	1	21	0	27
WR Louis Lipps	8	5	0	131	1	37
WR Brian Brennan	3	0	0	0	0	13
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	0	23	0	33
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	7	0	23
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	3	15	5.00	4.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	-1	-1.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	1	5	1.67	5.02

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	1	1	11	11.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	5	2.50	8.10
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	0	0.00	4.77

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	11	11.00	9.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Morse	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	16	11	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Doug Cosbie	4	3	3
WR Anthony Carter	3	2	1
WR Mike Jones	3	3	2
WR Tim Moffett	3	1	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	1
RB Bobby Morse	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)