Week 6, 1988

Game MVP: Will Cureton, Houston Titans

played in Miami, FL

86 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston Titans	0	7	3	14	-	24
Miami Dolphins	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIA - Tim McGee 5 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 10:03 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 11 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 05:44 HOU - Brian Brennan 2 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 3 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:54 MIA - Mike Jones 82 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:40 HOU - Pat Beach 11 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIA - Tim McGee 5 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 10:03 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 11 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 05:44 HOU - Brian Brennan 2 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 3 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:54 MIA - Mike Jones 82 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:40 HOU - Pat Beach 11 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIA
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 29 14
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 23 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 432 282
- Offensive Plays 78 48
- Yards per Play 5.54 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 110 81
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 4.23 3.86
Net Passing Yards 322 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 35 - 0 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 348 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 7.44
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	HOU	MIA
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	29	14
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	23	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	432	282
- Offensive Plays	78	48
- Yards per Play	5.54	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	110	81
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	4.23	3.86
Net Passing Yards	322	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 35 - 0	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	348	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	7.44
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	4:08	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
1	4:30	2:41	OWN 45	4	17	Punt
2	15:00	2:13	OWN 25	5	40	Fumble
2	9:55	4:20	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	2:31	1:58	OWN 5	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	11:23	5:25	OWN 20	13	62	Field Goal
3	5:49	4:05	OPP 26	7	13	Missed FG
4	13:46	3:29	OWN 9	6	24	Punt
4	8:50	3:16	OWN 1	6	12	Punt
4	5:24	1:23	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
4	2:37	2:07	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	6:31	2:01	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
1	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	12:47	2:52	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	5:35	3:04	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 21	2	12	Half
3	13:09	1:46	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
3	1:44	2:58	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	10:17	1:27	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	5:34	0:10	OPP 45	1	-7	Fumble
4	4:01	1:24	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 28	3	12	Game

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	18	83	4.61	22	3
Marc Logan	5	15	3.00	4	0
Jessie Clark	2	5	2.50	3	0
Haywood Jeffires	1	7	7.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	48	35	348	4/26	3	31	0	113.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	23	18	221	4/20	3	82	0	146.3

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	13	17	164	12.62	43	31	1
WR Louis Lipps	9	13	78	8.67	8	11	0
WR Brian Brennan	5	7	45	9.00	5	17	1
WR Mike Friede	2	2	22	11.00	0	12	0
TE Pat Beach	2	3	15	7.50	4	11	1
RB Herschel Walker	2	4	20	10.00	5	10	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim McGee	5	6	31	6.20	0	14	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	6	40	10.00	5	19	1
TE Mark Bavaro	3	5	27	9.00	6	16	0
WR Mike Jones	2	2	92	46.00	51	82	1
RB George Rogers	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Ed West	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	2	1	0
Herschel Walker	2	0	0
Kirk Springs	0	1	0
Rob Taylor	0	1	0
Brian Brennan	0	1	0
Mike Golic	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Gene Atkins	1	0	0
Smiley Creswell	0	1	0
Carl Banks	0	0	1
Jeff Donaldson	0	0	1
Brett Maxie	0	0	1
Erik Howard	0	0	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	217	36.2	31.8	43	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	6	304	50.7	46.0	69	3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	8	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sherrard	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	36	18.0	0
Bobby Kemp	1	31	31.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Atkins	3	60	20.0	0
Jeff Groth	2	42	21.0	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	7	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	0	1.5	20	22
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	17	23
OLB Jamie Kimmel	3	1	1.0	7	4
S Bobby Kemp	3	2	0.0	19	17
CB Mike Richardson	3	2	0.0	18	26
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	14	22
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	2	0.0	12	21
OLB Scott Studwell	2	1	0.0	16	11
DT Mike Golic	1	1	0.5	8	18
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.5	1	6
DT Bill Acker	1	1	0.0	13	9
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	11	19
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0.0	10	21
DE Darryl Sims	1	1	0.0	14	12
CB Kevin Williams	1	1	0.0	13	20
T John Alt	1	0	---	---	---
DT San Sileo	1	0	0.0	5	2
ILB Pepper Johnson	0	1	0.5	13	21

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	11	1	0.0	23	45
OLB Carl Banks	6	2	1.0	24	44
CB Gene Atkins	6	3	0.0	20	42
S Jeff Donaldson	6	1	0.0	14	24
S Brett Maxie	6	1	0.0	20	42
S Patrick Hunter	5	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	4	0.0	22	46
CB Van Jakes	4	1	0.0	18	36
CB Lester Hayes	4	0	0.0	15	36
DT Erik Howard	3	2	1.0	15	26
DE Keith Gary	2	0	1.0	19	38
OLB Robbie Jones	2	2	0.0	16	31
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	2	0.5	11	26
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	0.5	7	14
OLB Jeff Davis	1	1	0.0	13	26
G Mke Schad	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gary Baldinger	0	1	0.0	9	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.5	0	0	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1.0	0	0	4
OLB Rich Dixon	0.5	0	0	6
DT Mike Golic	0.5	0	0	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.5	0	0	21
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	9
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	1	12

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erik Howard	1.0	3	1	26
DE Keith Gary	1.0	1	0	38
OLB Carl Banks	1.0	1	0	44
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.5	2	0	26
DT Rick Ackerman	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Robbie Jones	0.0	1	0	31
ILB Billy Ray Smith	0.0	0	1	46

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	26
CB James Hasty	3	0	22
S Kirk Springs	2	0	21
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	20
S David Greenwood	2	0	23
S Bobby Kemp	1	1	17
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	11
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	4
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	20
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	21

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Graham	7	0	45
CB Gene Atkins	6	0	42
CB Lester Hayes	4	1	36
CB Van Jakes	3	1	36
ILB Billy Ray Smith	3	1	46
S Brett Maxie	3	0	42
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	26
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	24
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	32
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	44
OLB Robbie Jones	1	0	31
DT Erik Howard	1	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	4	1	20	1	41
George Lilja	2	3	0	19	1	42
Dennis McKnight	1	6	0	22	1	49
John Alt	1	4	0	24	0	48
Rob Taylor	1	3	0	11	0	16
Ralph Williams	0	3	0	11	0	12
Dave Studdard	0	1	0	17	1	40
Ken Kaplan	0	1	0	6	0	12
Keith McKeller	0	1	0	13	0	25

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Wilkerson	2	5	18	2	19
Chris Hinton	1	6	20	2	24
Mke Schad	0	3	17	0	22
Gerry Feehery	0	2	15	0	25
Andra Franklin	0	1	15	0	17
Eric Moran	0	1	7	0	9
Kevin Gogan	0	1	4	0	5
Gregg Rakoczy	0	1	6	0	2

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	3	14
Pat Beach	1	18
Randy McClanahan	1	9
Mike Richardson	1	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Donaldson	2	22
Jeff Groth	2	9
Andra Franklin	1	3

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Cureton	26	52	---	---	---	78
John Alt	24	48	---	---	---	72
Dennis McKnight	22	49	---	---	---	71
Haywood Jeffires	24	46	---	---	---	70
George Lilja	19	42	---	---	6	67
Dave Studdard	17	40	---	---	8	65
Jeff Bostic	20	41	---	---	4	65
Louis Lipps	18	44	---	---	---	62
Herschel Walker	20	35	---	---	2	57
Brian Brennan	13	25	---	---	10	48
Keith McKeller	13	25	---	---	10	48
Kevin Williams	---	---	13	20	14	47
Jewerl Thomas	12	19	---	---	14	45
Pat Beach	8	19	---	---	18	45
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	26	1	45
Simon Fletcher	---	---	20	22	1	43
Bobby Kemp	---	---	19	17	5	41
Kirk Springs	---	---	10	21	9	40
Riki Ellison	---	---	18	20	2	40
David Greenwood	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jessie Clark	8	16	---	---	13	37
Pepper Johnson	---	---	13	21	2	36
James Hasty	---	---	14	22	---	36
Rob Taylor	11	16	---	---	8	35
Marc Logan	6	14	---	---	15	35
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	21	---	33
Darryl Sims	---	---	14	12	6	32
Dexter Manley	---	---	11	19	---	30
Mike Golic	---	---	8	18	3	29
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	4	17	28
Scott Studwell	---	---	16	11	---	27
Gregg Garrity	5	13	---	---	9	27
Bill Acker	---	---	13	9	3	25
Ralph Williams	11	12	---	---	2	25
Ken Kaplan	6	12	---	---	7	25
Mike Friede	1	4	---	---	17	22
KD Dunn	2	0	---	---	17	19
Randy McClanahan	---	---	2	3	9	14
Rich Dixon	---	---	1	6	2	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
San Sileo	---	---	5	2	---	7
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	4	4
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Graham	---	---	23	45	16	84
Gene Atkins	---	---	20	42	10	72
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	22	46	3	71
Carl Banks	---	---	24	44	2	70
Brett Maxie	---	---	20	42	2	64
Keith Gary	---	---	19	38	4	61
Smiley Creswell	---	---	17	42	2	61
Robbie Jones	---	---	16	31	14	61
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	14	24	22	60
Van Jakes	---	---	18	36	1	55
Patrick Hunter	---	---	14	32	9	55
Lester Hayes	---	---	15	36	2	53
Tony Clements	21	27	---	---	---	48
Chris Hinton	20	24	---	---	---	44
Mke Schad	17	22	---	---	5	44
Jeff Davis	---	---	13	26	4	43
Erik Howard	---	---	15	26	2	43
Mark Bavaro	15	21	---	---	6	42
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	11	26	4	41
Gerry Feehery	15	25	---	---	---	40
Ricky Nattiel	18	22	---	---	---	40
Bruce Wilkerson	18	19	---	---	---	37
Andra Franklin	15	17	---	---	3	35
Joe Conwell	14	21	---	---	---	35
Mike Sherrard	9	10	---	---	15	34
George Rogers	6	7	---	---	18	31
Ed West	6	10	---	---	15	31
Marcus Allen	14	16	---	---	---	30
Mike Jones	6	9	---	---	15	30
Bill Ring	3	11	---	---	15	29
Tim McGee	12	12	---	---	5	29
Rick Ackerman	---	---	7	14	5	26
Gary Baldinger	---	---	9	10	5	24
Eric Moran	7	9	---	---	6	22
Kevin Gogan	4	5	---	---	6	15
Gregg Rakoczy	6	2	---	---	6	14
Gregg Carr	---	---	5	8	---	13
Harry Gailbreath	3	8	---	---	1	12
Eric Naposki	---	---	4	4	4	12
Jeff Groth	1	0	---	---	9	10
Craig Wolfley	1	0	---	---	6	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Noga	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	12	67	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	6	41	6.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	48	35	2	0	1	4	8	2	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	23	18	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	153	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	15	195	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	82	41.0

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	17	13	0	164	2	46
WR Louis Lipps	13	9	1	78	0	44
WR Brian Brennan	7	5	0	45	0	25
RB Herschel Walker	4	2	0	20	0	35
TE Pat Beach	3	2	0	15	0	19
WR Mike Friede	2	2	0	22	0	4
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	0	4	0	25

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	6	5	0	31	0	12
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	4	1	40	0	22
TE Mark Bavaro	5	3	0	27	0	21
WR Mike Jones	2	2	0	92	1	9
RB George Rogers	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0	12	0	16
TE Ed West	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	0	11	0	10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	16	8.00	4.61

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	1	1.00	4.08

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	13	9	63	4.85	7.25

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	2	16	8.00	9.61

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	23	5.75	6.43
TE Pat Beach	3	2	15	5.00	5.00
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	22	7.33	6.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	3	1.00	9.65

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	1	1	5	5.00	5.17
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	11	11.00	6.67

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Jessie Clark	1	0
Marc Logan	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	2	0
Marcus Allen	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	9	7	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	4	4	2

Marcus Allen

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	2	2
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB George Rogers	1	1	0
WR Mike Jones	1	1	1
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,600)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,600)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)