Week 7, 1988

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	7	14	7	14	-	42
Houston Titans	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 03:35 JAX - Darryl Clack 9 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 13:50 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:30 JAX - Rod Jones 8 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 01:00 JAX - Jose Gonzalez 26 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 09:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
3Q: 04:28 JAX - Jose Gonzalez 7 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
4Q: 08:28 JAX - Ray Alexander 1 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 03:22 JAX - Tony Jordan 2 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 03:35 JAX - Darryl Clack 9 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 13:50 HOU - Norm Johnson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:30 JAX - Rod Jones 8 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
2Q: 01:00 JAX - Jose Gonzalez 26 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 09:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
3Q: 04:28 JAX - Jose Gonzalez 7 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
4Q: 08:28 JAX - Ray Alexander 1 pass from Mike Pagel (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 03:22 JAX - Tony Jordan 2 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)

Team Statistics JAX HOU
Record 3-4 5-2
First Downs 28 16
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 446 292
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 6.66 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 160 126
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 5.16 6.00
Net Passing Yards 286 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 303 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.94 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	JAX	HOU
Record	3-4	5-2
First Downs	28	16
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	446	292
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	6.66	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	160	126
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	5.16	6.00
Net Passing Yards	286	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	303	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.94	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:12	3:31	OWN 23	5	20	Punt
1	4:54	1:26	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
2	13:42	5:18	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:45	4:07	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 30	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 28	6	43	Missed FG
3	9:05	4:48	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:55	3:34	OWN 17	6	3	Punt
4	10:20	2:00	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
4	7:33	4:17	OPP 25	7	25	Touchdown
4	2:35	2:13	OPP 33	3	-8	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:48	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
1	5:41	0:47	OWN 17	2	6	Interception
1	3:28	4:46	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
2	8:24	3:39	OWN 19	6	27	Punt
2	0:38	0:33	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:49	3:44	OWN 36	8	32	Field Goal
3	4:17	4:22	OWN 29	10	59	Field Goal
4	11:21	1:01	OWN 49	3	0	Interception
4	8:20	0:47	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	3:16	0:41	OWN 26	2	3	Interception
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	9	Game

Game MVP: Mike Pagel, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Jordan	12	59	4.92	31	1	1
Darryl Clack	11	46	4.18	16	1	1
Harry Sydney	5	31	6.20	15	1	0
Mike Pagel	2	17	8.50	12	1	0
Jose Gonzalez	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	15	102	6.80	26	3	1
Marc Logan	4	21	5.25	11	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Pagel	32	19	283	2/17	4	43	0	128.0
Ken Karcher	2	1	20	0/0	0	20	0	85.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	37	18	178	2/12	0	24	3	28.9

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	11	20	158	14.36	31	32	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	5	7	109	21.80	46	43	2
WR Eric Richardson	2	4	18	9.00	0	11	0
TE Junior Miller	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
C Rod Jones	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Greg Scales	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	8	13	92	11.50	8	23
WR Louis Lipps	3	7	23	7.67	0	9
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	7	30	10.00	5	24
TE Keith McKeller	2	5	12	6.00	0	6
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim Lewis	2	19	9.50	0
OLB Jackie Walker	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	3	119	39.7	30.7	41	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	2	84	42.0	43.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Burns	1	-3	-3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	2	42	21.0	0
Tim Smith	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Santiago Fernandes	7	1	0.0	18	35
S Todd Bell	5	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Mike Brooks	4	2	1.0	17	35
S Erik McMillan	4	4	0.0	20	36
OLB Jackie Walker	3	2	0.0	15	18
CB Tim Lewis	3	0	0.0	13	33
CB Ron Pitts	3	0	0.0	21	33
DE Howie Long	2	0	0.5	19	32
DT Joe Nash	2	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Gary Reasons	2	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Al Richardson	1	1	0.0	6	12
OLB Seth Joyner	1	1	0.0	4	11
S Mike Burns	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Ray Childress	1	0	0.0	12	24
DE Toby Williams	0	1	0.5	10	24
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	0.0	13	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	8	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Scott Studwell	7	0	0.0	16	22
S Martin Bayless	4	6	0.0	22	30
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	31	31
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	22	34
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0.0	15	20
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	26	23
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	1.0	18	20
DT Bill Acker	2	1	0.5	18	23
CB Mike Richardson	2	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	30	30
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	4	6
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	0.0	19	21
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.5	21	30
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	13	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	1.0	0	0	35
DE Toby Williams	0.5	0	1	24
DE Howie Long	0.5	0	0	32
DT Mike Ruth	0.0	1	1	9
DT Joe Nash	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Gary Reasons	0.0	0	1	22
DT Ray Childress	0.0	0	1	24
DE Bob Otto	0.0	0	1	14

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darryl Sims	1.0	0	0	20
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	3	2	30
DT Bill Acker	0.5	2	1	23
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Santiago Fernandes	7	0	0	35
S Erik McMillan	2	0	0	36
CB Ron Pitts	1	2	0	33
OLB Gary Reasons	1	1	0	22
ILB Mike Brooks	1	1	0	35
CB Tim Lewis	1	0	2	33
OLB Jackie Walker	1	0	1	18
S Mike Burns	1	0	0	9
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0	12
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	31
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Greenwood	3	1	31
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	32
CB Kevin Williams	3	0	21
S Kirk Springs	2	0	20
S Martin Bayless	2	0	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	34
CB James Hasty	2	0	23
OLB Scott Studwell	1	2	22
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	32
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sylvester Croom	3	7	0	24	0	28
Darryl Haley	3	4	1	27	1	30
Brian Millard	3	3	0	26	0	30
Mark Bortz	2	5	0	26	0	29
Robert Jenkins	2	4	0	28	1	29
Tim Manoa	0	3	0	15	0	19
Steve Trapilo	0	3	0	10	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	5	1	20	0	38
Rob Taylor	2	3	0	7	0	15
John Alt	2	3	0	15	0	31
Dave Studdard	1	3	0	20	1	32
Jeff Bostic	1	3	0	17	1	32
Ken Kaplan	1	1	0	4	0	7
George Lilja	0	2	0	14	0	25
Ralph Williams	0	1	0	8	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Clack	2	13
Al Richardson	1	17
Harry Sydney	1	15
Tim Lewis	1	14
Eric Richardson	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	14
Pat Beach	1	12
Mike Richardson	1	3

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Haley	27	30	---	---	4	61
Todd Bell	---	---	16	31	13	60
Tim Lewis	---	---	13	33	14	60
Ray Alexander	26	34	---	---	---	60
Erik McMillan	---	---	20	36	3	59
Mike Pagel	23	34	---	---	---	57
Mark Bortz	26	29	---	---	2	57
Brian Millard	26	30	---	---	1	57
Ron Pitts	---	---	21	33	3	57
Robert Jenkins	28	29	---	---	---	57
Santiago Fernandes	---	---	18	35	3	56
Howie Long	---	---	19	32	3	54
Mike Brooks	---	---	17	35	2	54
Sylvester Croom	24	28	---	---	1	53
Jose Gonzalez	24	29	---	---	---	53
Tim Manoa	15	19	---	---	10	44
Eric Richardson	15	17	---	---	11	43
Joe Nash	---	---	15	26	1	42
Junior Miller	15	17	---	---	6	38
Toby Williams	---	---	10	24	4	38
Pat Ogrin	---	---	13	21	3	37
Ray Childress	---	---	12	24	1	37
Gary Reasons	---	---	12	22	2	36
Darryl Clack	12	11	---	---	13	36
Al Richardson	---	---	6	12	17	35
Jackie Walker	---	---	15	18	2	35
Harry Sydney	9	9	---	---	15	33
Mike Burns	---	---	6	9	17	32
Tony Jordan	14	16	---	---	---	30
Greg Scales	8	7	---	---	15	30
Steve Trapilo	10	13	---	---	4	27
Rod Jones	13	10	---	---	2	25
Tim Smith	3	7	---	---	14	24
Michael Griffin	7	13	---	---	4	24
Bob Otto	---	---	5	14	1	20
Darrick Brilz	7	8	---	---	4	19
Jimmy Teal	1	4	---	---	13	18
Mike Ruth	---	---	5	9	3	17
Seth Joyner	---	---	4	11	---	15
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	4	4	6	14
Ken Karcher	8	2	---	---	1	11
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rufus Porter	---	---	0	0	2	2
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Herrod	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	31	31	1	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	28	32	3	63
Simon Fletcher	---	---	30	30	1	61
Will Cureton	21	39	---	---	---	60
Riki Ellison	---	---	28	32	---	60
Dennis McKnight	20	38	---	---	---	58
Dave Studdard	20	32	---	---	5	57
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	34	1	57
Kevin Williams	---	---	19	21	15	55
Martin Bayless	---	---	22	30	1	53
Louis Lipps	18	35	---	---	---	53
Jeff Bostic	17	32	---	---	3	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	21	30	1	52
Henry Ellard	17	35	---	---	---	52
James Hasty	---	---	26	23	1	50
Kirk Springs	---	---	15	20	14	49
John Alt	15	31	---	---	---	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	23	22	---	45
Haywood Jeffires	12	26	---	---	7	45
George Lilja	14	25	---	---	4	43
Bill Acker	---	---	18	23	1	42
Darryl Sims	---	---	18	20	4	42
Herschel Walker	17	22	---	---	1	40
Scott Studwell	---	---	16	22	---	38
Keith McKeller	12	18	---	---	3	33
Marc Logan	4	11	---	---	16	31
Pat Beach	6	12	---	---	12	30
Jessie Clark	8	10	---	---	12	30
Mike Golic	---	---	13	13	3	29
Rob Taylor	7	15	---	---	5	27
Ralph Williams	8	15	---	---	1	24
Jewerl Thomas	5	8	---	---	10	23
Brian Brennan	3	9	---	---	10	22
Gregg Garrity	1	7	---	---	13	21
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	17	19
KD Dunn	2	0	---	---	17	19
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	6	9	19
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	5	12	18
Ken Kaplan	4	7	---	---	5	16
Rich Dixon	---	---	6	2	3	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	7	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	10	82	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Pagel	32	19	5	0	3	4	6	4	0
Ken Karcher	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	37	18	2	1	4	4	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	43	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	189	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	71	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	64	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	66	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	20	11	2	158	3	34
WR Jose Gonzalez	7	5	0	109	3	29
WR Eric Richardson	4	2	1	18	0	17
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0	10	0	17
C Rod Jones	1	1	0	8	0	10
TE Greg Scales	1	0	1	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	8	1	92	1	35
WR Louis Lipps	7	3	0	23	0	35
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	3	2	30	1	26
TE Keith McKeller	5	2	1	12	0	18
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	16	0	7
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	5	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darryl Clack	3	12	4.00	4.18
Harry Sydney	3	15	5.00	6.20
Tony Jordan	3	11	3.67	4.92

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	14	4.67	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Pagel	3	3	16	5.33	8.84

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	5	1	16	3.20	4.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	7.90
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	1	7	7.00	15.57
C Rod Jones	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	3.29
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Harry Sydney	2	1
Tony Jordan	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	3
Marc Logan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Pagel	9	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	4	2	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	3	3
WR Eric Richardson	2	2	2

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	5	2	2
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (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 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (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	800 (3,300)