Week 17, 1987

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	7	24	17	0	-	48
Houston Titans	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 JAX - Ray Alexander 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 03:54 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 JAX - Chuck Nelson 38 field goal
2Q: 12:10 JAX - Ike Harris 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 04:01 JAX - Joe Morris 1 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 00:25 JAX - Harry Sydney 7 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:43 JAX - Joe Morris 8 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:12 JAX - Ray Alexander 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 01:33 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
4Q: 12:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 JAX - Ray Alexander 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
1Q: 03:54 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 JAX - Chuck Nelson 38 field goal
2Q: 12:10 JAX - Ike Harris 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 04:01 JAX - Joe Morris 1 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 00:25 JAX - Harry Sydney 7 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:43 JAX - Joe Morris 8 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:12 JAX - Ray Alexander 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 01:33 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
4Q: 12:11 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal

Team Statistics JAX HOU
Record 12-4 9-7
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 433 232
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 6.77 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 114 49
- Rushing Attempts 32 13
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.77
Net Passing Yards 319 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 37 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 331 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 9.97 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 5/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/39 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	JAX	HOU
Record	12-4	9-7
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	433	232
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	6.77	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	114	49
- Rushing Attempts	32	13
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.77
Net Passing Yards	319	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	37 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	331	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	9.97	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	5/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/39	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	4:44	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
1	3:46	4:30	OWN 23	8	56	Field Goal
2	13:29	1:26	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
2	9:34	1:55	OWN 30	5	3	Punt
2	6:14	2:21	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	2:24	2:07	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	11:12	0:16	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
3	8:25	2:12	OWN 7	5	30	Punt
3	4:06	2:41	OPP 49	4	25	Field Goal
4	12:04	2:09	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:44	2:00	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	3:38	2:32	OWN 11	3	1	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
1	8:53	5:07	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	14:16	0:47	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	12:03	2:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:39	1:25	OWN 21	3	43	Fumble
2	3:53	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:33	0:21	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
3	10:56	2:31	OWN 19	5	17	Punt
3	6:13	2:07	OWN 2	5	22	Punt
3	1:25	4:21	OWN 41	10	41	Field Goal
4	9:55	1:11	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	6:44	3:06	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 48	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Morris	16	55	3.44	13	2	2
Harry Sydney	14	46	3.29	10	1	1
Boomer Esiason	2	13	6.50	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Logan	8	41	5.13	10	1	0
Herschel Walker	3	8	2.67	6	0	1
Will Cureton	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	31	24	331	1/12	3	42	0	143.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	37	21	215	6/32	0	26	2	51.1

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Harris	8	8	70	8.75	14	14	1
WR Ray Alexander	8	11	113	14.13	36	27	2
TE Damone Johnson	3	3	58	19.33	38	42	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	4	67	33.50	41	39	0
WR Tim Smith	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
C Mark Lewis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Harry Sydney	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gregg Garrity	4	8	55	13.75	0	26
WR Brian Brennan	4	5	31	7.75	1	12
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	10	50	12.50	8	15
WR Mike Friede	3	3	19	6.33	0	7
WR Louis Lipps	2	4	20	10.00	0	13
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	14	7.00	1	11
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	17	17.00	7	17
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marc Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Barbaro	1	30	30.00	0
CB Ron Pitts	1	9	9.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Recov	Force
Gary Barbaro	1	0
Wilson Faumuina	0	1
Joe Nash	0	1
Mike Brooks	0	1
Harry Sydney	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Will Cureton	2	0
Mike Friede	1	0
Gregg Garrity	1	0
Jessie Clark	0	1
Ken Kaplan	0	1
Marc Logan	0	1

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	5	245	49.0	47.4	61	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	309	44.1	38.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	6/6

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Turner	3	30	10.0	0
Tim Smith	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	9	4.5	0
Gregg Garrity	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Smith	2	35	17.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	4	69	17.3	0
Mike Friede	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	5	0	0.0	9	32
DE Howie Long	4	0	1.0	12	26
S D.D. Hoggard	4	3	0.0	11	36
CB John Turner	4	2	0.0	8	32
CB Ron Pitts	3	2	0.0	11	36
DT Joe Nash	2	0	1.5	2	15
DT Wilson Faumuina	2	0	1.0	9	18
DE Keith Willis	2	0	1.0	13	37
OLB Gary Reasons	2	2	0.0	8	23
S Gary Barbaro	2	0	0.0	9	35
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE Toby Williams	1	1	1.5	4	31
S Jeff Donaldson	1	1	0.0	8	19
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0.0	12	31
DT Ray Childress	1	0	0.0	4	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Springs	6	1	0.0	24	24
S David Greenwood	5	1	0.0	25	26
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	0.0	22	20
S Martin Bayless	4	7	0.0	21	18
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Scott Studwell	4	1	0.0	12	14
ILB Riki Ellison	3	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Bill Matthews	3	0	0.0	14	15
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	15	22
DT Bill Acker	2	0	1.0	18	22
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	0.0	25	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	0.0	19	20
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	20	30
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	25	22
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	2	0.0	21	25
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	0.0	13	12
QB Will Cureton	1	0	---	---	---
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	16	10
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Joel Williams	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Nash	1.5	1	0	0	15
DE Toby Williams	1.5	0	0	0	31
DE Keith Willis	1.0	1	1	0	37
DE Howie Long	1.0	0	0	1	26
DT Wilson Faumuina	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Al Richardson	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Bob Otto	0.0	0	1	0	6

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.0	1	0	22
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	2	1	20
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	1	0	18
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	6	0	0	32
CB Ron Pitts	2	1	1	36
OLB Gary Reasons	2	1	0	23
S Gary Barbaro	2	0	1	35
CB John Turner	2	0	0	32
S D.D. Hoggard	2	0	0	36
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0	8
S Jeff Donaldson	1	1	0	19
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0	9
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	0	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	22
S Kirk Springs	3	0	24
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	18
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	22
ILB Bill Matthews	2	0	15
S Martin Bayless	1	1	18
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	14
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	25
S Bobby Kemp	1	0	12
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	20
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	11
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Millard	3	6	1	30	0	29
Darryl Haley	2	3	0	28	0	31
Mark Lewis	2	2	0	15	0	16
Jim Romano	1	6	0	21	0	20
Brian Johnston	1	4	0	28	0	25
Vince Stroth	1	2	0	22	1	26
Damone Johnson	0	3	0	29	0	24
Robert Jenkins	0	3	0	15	0	10
Tim Manoa	0	1	0	18	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	1	2	12	1	39
Rob Taylor	1	2	8	1	23
George Lilja	1	2	12	0	36
Dave Studdard	1	1	5	1	22
John Alt	1	1	11	1	37
KD Dunn	1	1	6	0	4
Jeff Bostic	0	1	10	1	33
Pat Beach	0	1	2	0	3
Ralph Williams	0	0	2	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Manoa	2	22
Gary Reasons	1	22
Harry Sydney	1	20
Damone Johnson	1	17
Tim Lewis	1	16
Jimmy Teal	1	14
Dennis Fowlkes	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	16
Pat Beach	1	19
Bobby Kemp	1	13
David Greenwood	1	9
Mike Richardson	1	8

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damone Johnson	29	24	---	---	17	70
Darryl Haley	28	31	---	---	7	66
Boomer Esiason	32	32	---	---	---	64
Brian Johnston	28	25	---	---	7	60
Tim Lewis	---	---	12	31	16	59
Brian Millard	30	29	---	---	---	59
Ray Alexander	29	24	---	---	---	53
Gary Reasons	---	---	8	23	22	53
John Turner	---	---	8	32	12	52
Keith Willis	---	---	13	37	2	52
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	11	36	1	48
Ron Pitts	---	---	11	36	1	48
Vince Stroth	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jim Romano	21	20	---	---	6	47
Tim Manoa	18	7	---	---	22	47
Jose Gonzalez	14	15	---	---	17	46
Gary Barbaro	---	---	9	35	1	45
Mike Brooks	---	---	9	32	4	45
Harry Sydney	15	10	---	---	20	45
Mark Lewis	15	16	---	---	12	43
Toby Williams	---	---	4	31	6	41
Tim Smith	13	17	---	---	9	39
Joe Morris	17	22	---	---	---	39
Howie Long	---	---	12	26	---	38
Ray Childress	---	---	4	25	6	35
Robert Jenkins	15	10	---	---	7	32
Ike Harris	9	21	---	---	1	31
Al Richardson	---	---	5	20	6	31
Dennis Woodberry	---	---	5	15	11	31
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	9	18	2	29
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	8	19	1	28
Craig Cassady	---	---	4	10	12	26
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	4	9	11	24
Bob Olderman	9	12	---	---	2	23
Joe Nash	---	---	2	15	3	20
Mike Morris	7	7	---	---	6	20
Jimmy Teal	1	4	---	---	14	19
Anthony Taylor	---	---	2	8	2	12
Seth Joyner	---	---	3	8	1	12
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Bob Otto	---	---	0	6	---	6
Jackie Walker	---	---	0	1	5	6
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken Karcher	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	24	24	24	72
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	21	25	14	60
David Greenwood	---	---	25	26	9	60
Mickey Sutton	---	---	25	22	12	59
Will Cureton	13	43	---	---	---	56
George Lilja	12	36	---	---	8	56
Brian Brennan	11	31	---	---	14	56
Darryl Sims	---	---	20	30	6	56
Gregg Garrity	5	33	---	---	15	53
Jeff Bostic	10	33	---	---	8	51
Dennis McKnight	12	39	---	---	---	51
Randy McClanahan	---	---	25	22	3	50
John Alt	11	37	---	---	---	48
Mike Richardson	---	---	15	22	8	45
Haywood Jeffires	10	26	---	---	9	45
Mike Friede	2	27	---	---	15	44
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	20	1	43
Bill Matthews	---	---	14	15	12	41
Bill Acker	---	---	18	22	1	41
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	20	2	41
Martin Bayless	---	---	21	18	2	41
Dexter Manley	---	---	25	14	1	40
Bobby Kemp	---	---	13	12	13	38
Herschel Walker	5	13	---	---	20	38
Rob Taylor	8	23	---	---	6	37
Jewerl Thomas	8	12	---	---	16	36
Riki Ellison	---	---	17	18	---	35
Dave Studdard	5	22	---	---	5	32
Mike Golic	---	---	16	10	6	32
Marc Logan	8	23	---	---	---	31
Keith McKeller	5	22	---	---	---	27
Scott Studwell	---	---	12	14	---	26
Pat Beach	2	3	---	---	19	24
Tory Nixon	---	---	13	11	---	24
Joel Williams	---	---	7	7	8	22
Ken Kaplan	5	13	---	---	4	22
Jessie Clark	3	8	---	---	9	20
KD Dunn	6	4	---	---	6	16
Ralph Williams	2	12	---	---	1	15
Louis Lipps	0	13	---	---	---	13
Jim Rourke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neil Lomax	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	15	64	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	31	24	6	0	0	3	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	37	21	1	3	3	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	216	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	86	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	11	8	113	3	24
WR Ike Harris	8	8	70	0	21
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	2	67	2	15
TE Damone Johnson	3	3	58	1	24
WR Tim Smith	2	1	11	0	17
C Mark Lewis	2	1	6	0	16
RB Harry Sydney	1	1	6	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	10	4	1	50	0	26
WR Gregg Garrity	8	4	0	55	1	33
WR Brian Brennan	5	4	0	31	0	31
WR Louis Lipps	4	2	1	20	0	13
WR Mike Friede	3	3	0	19	0	27
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	1	14	0	22
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	0	17	0	12
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	9	0	13
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harry Sydney	7	34	4.86	3.29
Joe Morris	4	11	2.75	3.44

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	7	3.50	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	4	3	30	7.50	10.68

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	3	2	16	5.33	10.27
WR Ike Harris	1	1	14	14.00	8.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	5	1
Harry Sydney	4	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	6	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	3	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	2
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Friede	1	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	0
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	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)