Week 4, 1988

played in Houston, TX

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	10	3	7	-	27
Houston Titans	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 BUF - Mike Young 17 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 08:07 HOU - Jessie Clark 10 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:48 BUF - John Smith 49 field goal
2Q: 01:53 BUF - Eric Sievers 2 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 07:12 BUF - John Smith 37 field goal
3Q: 05:19 HOU - Mike Friede 36 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:06 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 BUF - Mike Young 17 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 08:07 HOU - Jessie Clark 10 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:48 BUF - John Smith 49 field goal
2Q: 01:53 BUF - Eric Sievers 2 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 07:12 BUF - John Smith 37 field goal
3Q: 05:19 HOU - Mike Friede 36 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:06 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 1 2
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 220 448
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 3.24 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 46 85
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 1.70 3.86
Net Passing Yards 174 363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 1 43 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 191 386
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 3/63 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:00 29:01

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	1	2
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	220	448
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	3.24	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	46	85
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	1.70	3.86
Net Passing Yards	174	363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 1	43 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	191	386
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	3/63	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:00	29:01

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	1:33	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
1	11:58	1:15	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
1	7:56	1:28	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
1	4:08	5:49	OWN 7	12	36	Punt
2	11:16	0:35	OPP 22	3	-10	Field Goal
2	6:47	5:04	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	10:56	0:56	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	8:27	1:23	OPP 26	3	6	Field Goal
3	5:07	1:48	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	0:31	2:18	OWN 3	6	11	Interception
4	11:44	4:44	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	4:32	1:43	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
4	0:45	0:29	OWN 49	3	3	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:43	2:47	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	6:28	2:20	OWN 24	5	22	Punt
2	13:19	2:03	OWN 20	6	21	Interception
2	10:41	3:54	OWN 5	6	53	Interception
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 11	5	43	Punt
3	13:22	2:26	OWN 1	6	17	Punt
3	10:00	1:33	OWN 39	3	-2	Fumble
3	7:04	1:57	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
3	3:19	2:48	OWN 18	5	42	Punt
4	13:13	1:29	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
4	7:00	2:28	OWN 20	9	32	Downs
4	2:49	2:04	OWN 20	9	65	Interception
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 8	2	22	Game

Game MVP: Ronnie Lippett, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	20	33	1.65	7	0	1
Lorenzo Hampton	7	13	1.86	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	12	47	3.92	28	2
Marc Logan	7	25	3.57	9	0
Will Cureton	2	8	4.00	5	0
Jessie Clark	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	39	20	191	2/17	2	27	1	71.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	43	26	386	4/23	2	67	3	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	8	59	14.75	13	27	0
WR Flipper Anderson	4	8	19	4.75	4	7	0
RB Gary Anderson	3	3	20	6.67	2	9	0
WR Troy Stradford	3	5	22	7.33	0	9	0
WR Wesley Walker	2	3	34	17.00	15	24	0
WR Mike Young	2	6	31	15.50	8	17	1
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	16	107	13.38	43	44	0
WR Louis Lipps	5	7	104	20.80	32	67	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	6	48	16.00	0	39	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	3	28	9.33	11	16	0
WR Mike Friede	2	2	57	28.50	24	36	1
TE Pat Beach	2	4	18	9.00	3	11	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	1
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	38	19.00	0
S Shaun Gayle	1	25	25.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cliff Stoudt	1	0	0
Dave Simmons	0	1	1
Bobby Duckworth	0	1	0
Reggie White	0	1	0
Scott Radecic	0	0	1
Wayne Davis	0	0	1
Eric Dorsey	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	2	1	0
Bobby Kemp	1	0	0
Marc Logan	1	0	0
Ken Kaplan	0	1	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Helton	8	375	46.9	40.5	58	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	260	43.3	40.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Walker	1	0	0.0	0
Mike Prior	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	1	1.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	3	64	21.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Kemp	2	26	13.0	0
Mike Friede	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	7	2	0.0	21	43
CB Ronnie Lippett	7	0	0.0	18	37
S Mike Prior	6	3	0.0	21	38
ILB Scott Radecic	5	3	0.0	18	35
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	0	0.0	16	41
OLB Anthony Bell	3	0	1.0	13	19
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	0	0.0	18	18
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	13	34
DE Shawn Miller	2	1	1.0	14	28
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	1.0	5	5
DE Eric Dorsey	2	0	1.0	8	19
CB Ken Buben	1	3	0.0	10	30
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.0	3	12
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	0.0	2	23
DE Reggie White	1	0	0.0	17	36
S Mike Stone	0	2	0.0	10	29

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	7	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Riki Ellison	6	2	0.0	24	39
S Kirk Springs	6	0	0.0	16	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	1	2.0	17	27
S Bobby Kemp	4	3	0.0	15	25
CB Kevin Williams	3	2	0.0	15	37
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	20	28
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	24	35
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	2	0.0	24	39
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.0	17	29
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	2	0.0	9	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	2	0.0	26	28
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	22	38
DE Darryl Sims	1	1	0.0	15	21
T Dave Studdard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
DT San Sileo	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	1.0	0	2	19
ILB Jim Collins	1.0	0	0	5
DE Shawn Miller	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Anthony Bell	1.0	0	0	19
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	1	36
OLB Andy Headen	0.0	0	1	23

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2.0	1	2	27
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	2	2	29
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	1	0	1
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	0	39
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ronnie Lippett	7	0	2	37
S Shaun Gayle	5	2	1	43
CB Wayne Davis	4	1	0	34
ILB Scott Radecic	3	0	0	35
S Mike Prior	3	0	0	38
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0	41
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	5
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0	12
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	2	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Williams	4	0	0	37
S Bobby Kemp	3	1	0	25
S Kirk Springs	3	1	0	30
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0	39
CB James Hasty	2	2	0	28
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	1	38
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	17
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	39
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0	25
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Radloff	1	8	23	1	35
Steve Wallace	1	3	22	1	40
Harry Swayne	0	3	18	0	29
Brian Habib	0	3	9	0	12
Joe Bostic	0	2	21	0	37
Mark Cannon	0	2	5	0	7
Jeff Bregel	0	2	21	0	35
Larry Combs	0	2	10	0	8
Larry Moriarty	0	1	16	0	22
Ron Mattes	0	1	6	0	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	1	5	19	0	42
Jeff Bostic	1	4	21	3	40
Rob Taylor	1	3	6	0	13
John Alt	1	3	21	0	43
Ralph Williams	0	3	17	1	39
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	12	0	14
George Lilja	0	1	21	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Simmons	3	23
Mark Cannon	1	10
Eric Sievers	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	2	15
Kevin Williams	1	18
Kirk Springs	1	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	15
Bobby Kemp	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	16	41	12	69
Cliff Stoudt	27	41	---	---	---	68
Shaun Gayle	---	---	21	43	4	68
Jeff Bregel	21	35	---	---	9	65
Mike Prior	---	---	21	38	5	64
Wayne Radloff	23	35	---	---	5	63
Steve Wallace	22	40	---	---	---	62
Joe Bostic	21	37	---	---	2	60
Reggie White	---	---	17	36	6	59
Bobby Duckworth	14	27	---	---	14	55
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	18	37	---	55
Scott Radecic	---	---	18	35	---	53
Mike Stone	---	---	10	29	10	49
Ken Buben	---	---	10	30	9	49
Wayne Davis	---	---	13	34	---	47
Harry Swayne	18	29	---	---	---	47
Dino Mangiero	---	---	12	34	---	46
Gary Anderson	20	26	---	---	---	46
Larry Moriarty	16	22	---	---	8	46
Mike Young	21	25	---	---	---	46
Flipper Anderson	15	29	---	---	1	45
Dave Simmons	---	---	8	12	23	43
Shawn Miller	---	---	14	28	---	42
Eric Sievers	19	14	---	---	8	41
Zeke Mowatt	8	15	---	---	17	40
Gary Hadd	---	---	15	24	---	39
Cedric Minter	5	8	---	---	25	38
Johnny Rembert	---	---	18	18	---	36
Andy Headen	---	---	2	23	8	33
Eric Dorsey	---	---	8	19	6	33
Anthony Bell	---	---	13	19	---	32
Brian Habib	9	12	---	---	10	31
Troy Stradford	10	20	---	---	---	30
Wesley Walker	0	8	---	---	20	28
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	3	12	13	28
Larry Combs	10	8	---	---	10	28
Lorenzo Hampton	7	8	---	---	10	25
Mark Cannon	5	7	---	---	10	22
Jim Collins	---	---	5	5	4	14
Dan Ross	0	3	---	---	8	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Mattes	6	2	---	---	---	8
Barry Helton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Williams	---	---	15	37	18	70
Will Cureton	22	47	---	---	---	69
Dave Studdard	19	42	---	---	6	67
George Lilja	21	44	---	---	2	67
Jeff Bostic	21	40	---	---	5	66
Riki Ellison	---	---	24	39	3	66
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	39	2	65
Haywood Jeffires	21	44	---	---	---	65
John Alt	21	43	---	---	---	64
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	38	3	63
Kirk Springs	---	---	16	30	16	62
David Greenwood	---	---	24	35	2	61
Ralph Williams	17	39	---	---	4	60
Pepper Johnson	---	---	26	28	4	58
Brian Brennan	10	32	---	---	14	56
Louis Lipps	18	36	---	---	---	54
James Hasty	---	---	20	28	2	50
Bobby Kemp	---	---	15	25	9	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	29	1	47
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	21	10	46
Marc Logan	9	23	---	---	14	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	17	27	1	45
Jewerl Thomas	12	14	---	---	15	41
Pat Beach	8	16	---	---	17	41
Bill Acker	---	---	18	17	5	40
Mike Golic	---	---	9	25	5	39
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	7	24	37
Scott Studwell	---	---	19	17	---	36
Herschel Walker	13	19	---	---	1	33
Keith McKeller	9	19	---	---	3	31
Gregg Garrity	4	15	---	---	9	28
Rob Taylor	6	13	---	---	6	25
Jessie Clark	5	8	---	---	11	24
Ken Kaplan	5	14	---	---	4	23
Mike Friede	1	5	---	---	15	21
KD Dunn	0	4	---	---	15	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	2	5	12
San Sileo	---	---	5	6	---	11
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	1	9	10
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	6	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	12	13	1.1
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	7	55	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	39	20	2	5	2	5	6	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	43	26	5	2	2	5	4	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	34	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	101	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	218	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	67	33.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Duckworth	8	4	0	59	1	27
WR Flipper Anderson	8	4	0	19	0	29
WR Mike Young	6	2	1	31	0	25
WR Troy Stradford	5	3	1	22	0	20
WR Wesley Walker	3	2	0	34	1	8
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	0	2	0	14
RB Gary Anderson	3	3	0	20	0	26
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	0	4	0	22
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	16	8	1	107	1	44
WR Louis Lipps	7	5	0	104	1	36
WR Brian Brennan	6	3	1	48	1	32
TE Pat Beach	4	2	0	18	0	16
RB Herschel Walker	3	1	0	5	0	19
TE Keith McKeller	3	3	0	28	0	19
WR Mike Friede	2	2	0	57	2	5
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	9	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	7	3.50	1.65
Lorenzo Hampton	2	6	3.00	1.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Clark	1	5	5.00	5.00
Marc Logan	1	-1	-1.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	5	3	29	5.80	4.90

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	3	1	10	3.33	8.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Walker	1	1	10	10.00	11.33
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Mike Young	1	1	17	17.00	5.17
WR Flipper Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	2.38

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0.00	6.69
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	1	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	2	0
Will Cureton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	16	8	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Duckworth	7	4	4
WR Mike Young	3	2	2
WR Troy Stradford	2	1	1
WR Flipper Anderson	2	0	0
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	3	2
TE Pat Beach	2	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	700 (3,300)