Week 3, 1988

played in Memphis, TN

80 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Titans	10	7	3	13	-	33
Memphis Ravens	0	0	6	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
1Q: 04:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:09 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 7 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:59 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 44 field goal
3Q: 06:27 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 19 field goal
3Q: 01:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
4Q: 09:12 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 18 field goal
4Q: 05:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
4Q: 04:34 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
1Q: 04:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:09 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 7 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:59 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 44 field goal
3Q: 06:27 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 19 field goal
3Q: 01:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
4Q: 09:12 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 18 field goal
4Q: 05:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
4Q: 04:34 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MEM
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 345 195
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.05 2.67
Net Rushing Yards 183 73
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 5.72 3.17
Net Passing Yards 162 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 1 48 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 178 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 2.44
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 9/64 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/59 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/4 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:04 29:56

Team Statistics	HOU	MEM
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	345	195
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.05	2.67
Net Rushing Yards	183	73
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	5.72	3.17
Net Passing Yards	162	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 1	48 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	178	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	2.44
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	9/64	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/59	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/4	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:04	29:56

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:25	OWN 30	9	54	Field Goal
1	7:20	2:58	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
1	1:01	0:51	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
2	14:36	3:35	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	7:31	0:50	OWN 40	4	21	Fumble
2	5:54	2:26	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	2:02	1:25	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	9:52	0:34	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
3	6:21	2:32	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	3:36	2:05	OPP 22	3	9	Field Goal
4	9:07	3:50	OWN 33	5	50	Field Goal
4	4:34	0:10	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
4	3:49	2:01	OPP 18	5	12	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 15	1	-2	Game

Memphis Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	1:15	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
1	4:22	3:21	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
1	0:10	0:34	OPP 21	4	12	Fumble
2	11:01	3:30	OWN 19	5	11	Punt
2	6:41	0:47	OWN 39	4	20	Punt
2	3:28	1:26	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	12	53	Field Goal
3	9:18	2:57	OPP 15	6	13	Field Goal
3	3:49	0:13	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
3	1:31	7:24	OWN 8	18	91	Field Goal
4	5:17	0:43	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	4:24	0:35	OWN 18	4	0	Downs
4	1:48	1:07	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	20	130	6.50	26	7	2
Marc Logan	10	52	5.20	16	1	0
Will Cureton	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stump Mitchell	12	37	3.08	11	1
Charles Crawford	6	23	3.83	13	1
Alonzo Highsmith	4	10	2.50	4	0
Glenn Carano	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	23	16	178	2/16	1	32	1	88.6

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Luther	42	19	144	1/14	0	23	1	44.1
Glenn Carano	6	0	0	1/8	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	8	67	11.17	14	29	1
WR Louis Lipps	4	5	60	15.00	9	32	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	4	17	5.67	6	14	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	23	11.50	3	14	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marc Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Memphis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Keith Byars	4	7	39	9.75	34	15
FB Alonzo Highsmith	4	8	39	9.75	17	23
WR Charlie Brown	3	9	22	7.33	6	9
WR James Hood	3	9	22	7.33	2	20
WR Stacey Bailey	2	11	9	4.50	0	10
RB Charles Crawford	2	2	14	7.00	0	7
RB Stump Mitchell	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	12	12.00	0

Memphis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dave Wyman	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gregg Garrity	1	1	0
Will Cureton	1	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	0	0
Riki Ellison	0	1	0
Bobby Kemp	0	0	1
Mike Richardson	0	0	1

Memphis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stump Mitchell	1	0	0
James Hood	1	0	0
Maurice Harvey	0	1	0
Ed Luther	0	1	0
Barry Bonds	0	1	0
Blacke Whitlatch	0	0	1
Vann McElroy	0	0	1
Chris Barber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	167	55.7	47.0	60	2

Memphis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Wagner	5	199	39.8	33.6	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	4/4	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Memphis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	11	5.5	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Larrimore	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	24	12.0	0
Gregg Garrity	2	35	17.5	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Anderson	2	38	19.0	0
Charles Crawford	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	5	2	0.0	19	41
S Bobby Kemp	5	0	0.0	12	35
S David Greenwood	4	2	0.0	20	46
CB Kevin Williams	4	1	0.0	11	41
CB James Hasty	4	1	0.0	21	45
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.0	19	34
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	3	0.0	18	28
S Martin Bayless	3	1	0.0	14	43
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	14	39
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	22	44
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	13	30
CB Mike Richardson	1	2	0.0	23	47
TE Pat Beach	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	13	26
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT San Sileo	1	0	0.0	13	22

Memphis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Larry Griffin	7	2	0.0	27	18
ILB Dave Wyman	6	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Jesse Solomon	4	1	0.0	17	18
CB Nate Odomes	4	1	0.0	26	19
CB Barry Bonds	4	0	0.0	21	21
DT Michael Carter	3	0	1.0	10	13
DE Andre Townsend	3	1	0.5	22	20
S Michael Ball	3	0	0.0	10	7
S Vann McElroy	2	2	0.0	23	18
DT Blacke Whitlatch	2	0	0.0	22	12
ILB Buddy Curry	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT David Embray	1	1	0.5	15	10
CB Don Anderson	1	3	0.0	8	7
DE Tim Green	1	2	0.0	21	16
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	---	---	---
RB Charles Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
CB Steve Larrimore	1	0	0.0	17	17
OLB Jeff Mitchell	0	2	0.0	9	0
DT Marty Lyons	0	1	0.0	12	11
DE Mike Piel	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	1	1	0	39
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	7	4	34
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	0	26
OLB Joel Williams	0.0	0	1	0	6
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	1	0	30

Memphis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Michael Carter	1.0	0	13
DE Andre Townsend	0.5	1	20
DT David Embray	0.5	0	10
DE Tim Green	0.0	1	16
DE Mike Piel	0.0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Williams	4	1	0	41
CB James Hasty	3	1	0	45
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0	41
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0	47
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	0	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	0	28
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	10
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	39
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0	30
S David Greenwood	0	4	0	46
CB Mickey Sutton	0	1	0	8
OLB Simon Fletcher	0	0	1	44

Memphis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nate Odomes	3	1	0	19
CB Barry Bonds	2	1	0	21
ILB Dave Wyman	2	0	1	25
S Larry Griffin	2	0	0	18
OLB Jesse Solomon	2	0	0	18
DT Blacke Whitlatch	1	0	0	12
ILB Buddy Curry	1	0	0	9
S Vann McElroy	1	0	0	18
DT Michael Carter	1	0	0	13
CB Don Anderson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	6	11	1	27	0	20
John Alt	2	4	0	29	0	23
Keith McKeller	2	2	0	20	0	12
Dave Studdard	1	3	0	29	0	19
George Lilja	1	1	0	25	1	23
Ralph Williams	0	5	0	23	0	21
Rob Taylor	0	3	0	18	1	12
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	17	0	12

Memphis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Lowdermilk	2	5	21	0	41
Mark Tuinei	1	6	23	1	45
Tunch Ilkin	1	4	18	0	42
Alan Veingard	1	2	18	0	40
Glen Howe	1	1	7	0	15
Randall McDaniel	0	2	20	0	40
David Lewis	0	1	5	0	7
Alonzo Highsmith	0	1	19	0	41
David Diaz-Infante	0	0	7	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	17
Mike Friede	1	17
Kevin Williams	1	17

Memphis	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Barber	2	17
Charles Crawford	1	23
Tim Wrightman	1	13
Maurice Harvey	1	12
Dave Wyman	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Richardson	---	---	23	47	12	82
David Greenwood	---	---	20	46	3	69
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	44	3	69
Kevin Williams	---	---	11	41	17	69
James Hasty	---	---	21	45	2	68
Bobby Kemp	---	---	12	35	15	62
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	41	1	61
Martin Bayless	---	---	14	43	3	60
Will Cureton	32	25	---	---	---	57
Haywood Jeffires	28	24	---	---	4	56
Dave Studdard	29	19	---	---	7	55
George Lilja	25	23	---	---	7	55
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	14	39	2	55
Jeff Bostic	27	20	---	---	7	54
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	34	1	54
John Alt	29	23	---	---	---	52
Pepper Johnson	---	---	18	28	4	50
Darryl Sims	---	---	13	26	8	47
Jewerl Thomas	17	12	---	---	17	46
Mike Golic	---	---	13	30	3	46
Louis Lipps	25	20	---	---	---	45
Ralph Williams	23	21	---	---	---	44
Pat Beach	13	9	---	---	18	40
San Sileo	---	---	13	22	5	40
Herschel Walker	22	15	---	---	2	39
Keith McKeller	20	12	---	---	6	38
Rob Taylor	18	12	---	---	7	37
Marc Logan	10	7	---	---	18	35
Brian Brennan	14	11	---	---	8	33
Jessie Clark	6	6	---	---	17	29
Gregg Garrity	5	6	---	---	17	28
Ken Kaplan	9	7	---	---	7	23
Mike Friede	0	3	---	---	17	20
Mickey Sutton	---	---	3	8	9	20
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	3	3	13	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	6	10	2	18
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	2	12	15
Joel Williams	---	---	8	6	---	14
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Memphis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Highsmith	19	41	---	---	19	79
James Hood	17	40	---	---	16	73
Mark Tuinei	23	45	---	---	---	68
Randall McDaniel	20	40	---	---	8	68
Charlie Brown	16	37	---	---	13	66
Ed Luther	22	43	---	---	---	65
Kirk Lowdermilk	21	41	---	---	---	62
Tunch Ilkin	18	42	---	---	---	60
Dave Wyman	---	---	30	25	5	60
Alan Veingard	18	40	---	---	1	59
Tim Wrightman	16	26	---	---	13	55
Stacey Bailey	13	38	---	---	---	51
Keith Byars	7	21	---	---	21	49
Larry Griffin	---	---	27	18	4	49
Charles Crawford	8	17	---	---	23	48
Nate Odomes	---	---	26	19	3	48
Barry Bonds	---	---	21	21	5	47
Andre Townsend	---	---	22	20	3	45
Vann McElroy	---	---	23	18	3	44
Jesse Solomon	---	---	17	18	9	44
Steve Larrimore	---	---	17	17	10	44
Tim Green	---	---	21	16	3	40
Stump Mitchell	14	22	---	---	1	37
Blacke Whitlatch	---	---	22	12	1	35
David Diaz-Infante	7	21	---	---	7	35
Glen Howe	7	15	---	---	8	30
Chris Barber	---	---	6	6	17	29
Maurice Harvey	---	---	7	9	12	28
Marty Lyons	---	---	12	11	5	28
Don Anderson	---	---	8	7	13	28
Scott McLean	---	---	15	5	7	27
Michael Carter	---	---	10	13	4	27
David Embray	---	---	15	10	2	27
Mike Piel	---	---	11	9	5	25
Buddy Curry	---	---	13	9	1	23
Jeff Mitchell	---	---	9	0	14	23
David Lewis	5	7	---	---	6	18
Michael Ball	---	---	10	7	1	18
Steve Parker	---	---	10	5	1	16
Shayne Gordon	1	4	---	---	8	13
Bill DiGiacomo	0	2	---	---	8	10
Glenn Carano	1	7	---	---	---	8
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Wagner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cason Shea	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Babbit	0	1	---	---	2	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	72	5.5
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	9	68	7.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	23	16	2	1	0	2	3	0	1

Memphis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Luther	42	19	2	4	2	5	9	3	1
Glenn Carano	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	50	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	61	30.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	45	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	67	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	2	32	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	6	67	1	24
WR Louis Lipps	5	4	60	1	20
RB Herschel Walker	4	3	17	0	15
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	23	0	12
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	9
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	11	0	11
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0	0	7

Memphis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stacey Bailey	11	2	2	9	0	38
WR Charlie Brown	9	3	0	22	0	37
WR James Hood	9	3	1	22	1	40
FB Alonzo Highsmith	8	4	0	39	1	41
FB Keith Byars	7	4	0	39	0	21
RB Charles Crawford	2	2	0	14	0	17
RB Stump Mitchell	1	1	0	-1	0	22
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	9	33	3.67	6.50
Marc Logan	2	2	1.00	5.20
Will Cureton	1	-2	-2.00	0.50

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stump Mitchell	3	1	0.33	3.08
Charles Crawford	1	3	3.00	3.83
Alonzo Highsmith	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	4	3	21	5.25	7.74

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Luther	10	5	14	1.40	3.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	11	5.50	12.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	10	5.00	8.38

Memphis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stacey Bailey	3	2	9	3.00	0.82
FB Alonzo Highsmith	3	1	3	1.00	4.88
WR James Hood	3	2	2	0.67	2.44
WR Charlie Brown	1	0	0	0.00	2.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	6	1

Memphis	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Highsmith	2	1
Stump Mitchell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	2	2	0

Memphis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Luther	13	7	5
Glenn Carano	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	0

Memphis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stacey Bailey	4	2	1
WR Charlie Brown	3	0	0
FB Alonzo Highsmith	3	2	1
FB Keith Byars	2	2	2
WR James Hood	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)