Week 9, 1988

played in New York, NJ

61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	6	7	0	-	20
New York Jets	7	0	3	12	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:10 NJY - David Grant 31 fumble return (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 05:43 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
3Q: 13:49 HOU - Martin Bayless 30 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NJY - Frank Corral 31 field goal
4Q: 14:34 NJY - Frank Corral 35 field goal
4Q: 02:12 NJY - Wes Chandler 64 pass from Bobby Hebert (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:01 NJY - Safety: Steve Haworth tackled receiver in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:10 NJY - David Grant 31 fumble return (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 05:43 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
3Q: 13:49 HOU - Martin Bayless 30 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NJY - Frank Corral 31 field goal
4Q: 14:34 NJY - Frank Corral 35 field goal
4Q: 02:12 NJY - Wes Chandler 64 pass from Bobby Hebert (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:01 NJY - Safety: Steve Haworth tackled receiver in end zone

Team Statistics HOU NJY
Record 6-3 3-5
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 267 347
- Offensive Plays 74 60
- Yards per Play 3.61 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 105 98
- Rushing Attempts 26 20
- Yards per Rush 4.04 4.90
Net Passing Yards 162 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 1 37 - 17 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 188 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.38 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 8/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 4/37 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:28 25:32

Team Statistics	HOU	NJY
Record	6-3	3-5
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	267	347
- Offensive Plays	74	60
- Yards per Play	3.61	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	105	98
- Rushing Attempts	26	20
- Yards per Rush	4.04	4.90
Net Passing Yards	162	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 1	37 - 17 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	188	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.38	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	8/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	4/37	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:28	25:32

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:34	1:35	OWN 10	4	21	Fumble
1	5:59	4:34	OWN 33	8	31	Downs
1	1:15	3:46	OWN 31	6	23	Punt
2	10:57	4:03	OWN 31	9	42	Downs
2	6:46	1:10	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
2	5:30	1:25	OPP 40	3	9	Field Goal
2	2:08	0:52	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 34	2	-16	Half
3	7:02	3:16	OWN 12	9	48	Punt
4	14:29	2:28	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
4	10:16	2:13	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
4	5:21	1:09	OWN 38	2	-1	Interception
4	4:03	1:04	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
4	2:00	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 1	2	-1	Safety

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	2:21	OWN 32	4	13	Punt
1	1:25	0:10	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
2	12:29	1:32	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	6:54	0:08	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
2	4:05	1:57	OWN 45	5	37	Missed FG
2	1:16	0:23	OWN 18	2	22	Interception
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	10	Fumble
3	13:39	6:37	OWN 37	9	49	Field Goal
3	3:46	4:17	OWN 1	15	81	Field Goal
4	12:01	1:45	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
4	8:03	2:42	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
4	4:12	0:09	OPP 40	1	0	Interception
4	2:59	0:59	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
4	1:32	1:23	OWN 11	6	33	Punt

Game MVP: Lloyd Burrus, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	17	69	4.06	13	2
Marc Logan	8	35	4.38	11	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	1.00	1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reggie Dupard	11	69	6.27	17	3
Mike Oliphant	7	25	3.57	8	0
Tony Collins	1	2	2.00	2	0
Bobby Hebert	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	44	23	188	4/26	1	33	1	61.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bobby Hebert	37	17	268	3/19	1	64	4	40.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	5	12	61	12.20	21	33	0
TE Pat Beach	4	4	19	4.75	0	11	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	9	35	8.75	4	13	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	9	23	5.75	0	9	0
TE Keith McKeller	4	6	36	9.00	2	12	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	1
WR Gregg Garrity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin House	5	11	51	10.20	11	19	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	11	56	14.00	22	22	0
WR Wes Chandler	2	7	78	39.00	51	64	1
WR Tony Hill	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	31	31.00	6	31	0
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Craig McEwen	1	1	33	33.00	21	33	0
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
RB Reggie Dupard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Lloyd Burrus	2	26	13.00
ILB Riki Ellison	1	11	11.00
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eugene Robinson	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Friede	1	0	1	0
Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0
Martin Bayless	0	1	0	1
Randy McClanahan	0	1	0	0
Darryl Sims	0	1	0	0
David Greenwood	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Hill	1	0	0	0
Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0
David Grant	0	1	1	1
Steve Haworth	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	321	45.9	43.7	60	4

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	5	245	49.0	48.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	5	2.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	31	15.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	72	24.0	0
Wes Chandler	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	5	2	0.0	18	35
S Lloyd Burrus	4	2	0.0	19	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	1	0.5	17	29
S Kirk Springs	3	2	0.0	11	31
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	18	35
CB Kevin Williams	3	0	0.0	17	34
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	1.0	18	38
CB James Hasty	2	2	0.0	12	28
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	18	30
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0.0	6	23
DT Bill Acker	1	0	1.0	9	14
DE Dexter Manley	1	5	0.0	15	31
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	8	20
DT Mike Golic	0	2	0.5	11	26

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	8	3	0.0	20	34
ILB Eugene Marve	7	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Troy Benson	5	0	0.0	12	26
CB Steve Haworth	4	2	0.0	14	30
OLB Templeton Peck	4	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Vinson Smith	3	2	1.0	24	39
DE David Grant	3	0	1.0	15	21
OLB Michael Jackson	2	1	1.0	17	33
DT William Perry	2	1	1.0	22	31
CB Danny Wagoner	2	1	0.0	16	31
S D.D. Hoggard	2	1	0.0	20	31
WR Kevin House	2	0	---	---	---
CB Chuckie Miller	2	0	0.0	12	22
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	0	0.0	16	32
S John Harris	1	2	0.0	6	14
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	1	0.0	11	22
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	14	26
FB Ray Wallace	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Banks	1	0	0.0	12	21
CB Mike Brim	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	3	1	38
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	1	1	2	29
DT Mike Golic	0.5	0	0	0	26

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT William Perry	1.0	1	1	31
OLB Michael Jackson	1.0	0	0	33
DE David Grant	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Vinson Smith	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Mel Kaufman	0.0	0	1	22
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	1	28
ILB Eugene Marve	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Williams	3	1	0	34
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	1	35
S David Greenwood	3	0	0	30
CB James Hasty	2	0	0	28
S Lloyd Burrus	1	3	2	30
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0	31
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	1	35
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	6
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	19
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0	29

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	4	3	1	34
CB Steve Haworth	3	2	0	30
ILB Eugene Marve	2	1	0	26
CB Chuckie Miller	2	1	0	22
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	0	31
ILB Troy Benson	2	0	0	26
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	0	0	32
OLB Vinson Smith	2	0	0	39
OLB Templeton Peck	1	1	0	23
S John Harris	1	0	0	14
S D.D. Hoggard	1	0	0	31
DE David Grant	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Studdard	1	5	23	2	37
John Alt	1	3	23	0	44
Rob Taylor	1	2	6	0	15
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	6	0	20
Ken Kaplan	1	1	4	0	7
Dennis McKnight	0	6	24	1	44
George Lilja	0	2	18	1	39
Jeff Bostic	0	2	22	0	41
Ralph Williams	0	2	10	0	13
Pat Beach	0	1	14	0	24
Jessie Clark	0	1	12	0	10

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Burton	3	6	0	16	0	32
Nate Newton	3	3	1	15	0	40
Kelvin Clark	1	2	0	16	2	29
Rory Graves	1	2	0	4	0	11
Sam Claphan	1	1	0	17	0	30
William Roberts	0	4	0	20	1	38
Rob Monaco	0	1	0	4	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	3	15
KD Dunn	2	19
Mike Friede	1	17

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	29
John Harris	1	11
Ray Wallace	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Cureton	26	48	---	---	---	74
Dave Studdard	23	37	---	---	9	69
Dennis McKnight	24	44	---	---	---	68
Jeff Bostic	22	41	---	---	4	67
John Alt	23	44	---	---	---	67
George Lilja	18	39	---	---	8	65
Henry Ellard	23	41	---	---	---	64
Simon Fletcher	---	---	18	38	3	59
Kevin Williams	---	---	17	34	8	59
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	35	4	57
Louis Lipps	20	37	---	---	---	57
Riki Ellison	---	---	18	35	3	56
Kirk Springs	---	---	11	31	13	55
Pat Beach	14	24	---	---	17	55
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	30	5	54
Herschel Walker	17	36	---	---	1	54
David Greenwood	---	---	18	30	3	51
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	17	29	3	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	31	2	48
Mike Golic	---	---	11	26	7	44
Keith McKeller	10	23	---	---	11	44
Jewerl Thomas	6	20	---	---	15	41
James Hasty	---	---	12	28	1	41
Haywood Jeffires	11	24	---	---	5	40
Martin Bayless	---	---	6	23	9	38
Pepper Johnson	---	---	11	19	6	36
Jessie Clark	12	10	---	---	13	35
Marc Logan	9	8	---	---	18	35
Darryl Sims	---	---	8	20	6	34
Rob Taylor	6	15	---	---	9	30
KD Dunn	3	3	---	---	19	25
Bill Acker	---	---	9	14	1	24
Ralph Williams	10	13	---	---	1	24
Brian Brennan	5	9	---	---	10	24
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	5	15	24
Ken Kaplan	4	7	---	---	8	19
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	17	18
Gregg Garrity	0	4	---	---	10	14
Randy McClanahan	---	---	2	1	10	13
Rich Dixon	---	---	3	5	2	10
Scott Studwell	---	---	3	6	---	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Haworth	---	---	14	30	29	73
Vinson Smith	---	---	24	39	2	65
Nate Newton	15	40	---	---	6	61
Bobby Hebert	20	40	---	---	---	60
William Roberts	20	38	---	---	---	58
Mel Kaufman	---	---	11	22	24	57
Eugene Robinson	---	---	20	34	2	56
William Perry	---	---	22	31	2	55
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	20	31	3	54
Brett Perriman	11	30	---	---	12	53
Michael Jackson	---	---	17	33	2	52
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	16	32	4	52
Leonard Burton	16	32	---	---	3	51
Kelvin Clark	16	29	---	---	4	49
Kevin House	18	30	---	---	1	49
Eugene Marve	---	---	17	26	6	49
Danny Wagoner	---	---	16	31	2	49
Sam Claphan	17	30	---	---	---	47
Walt Arnold	10	20	---	---	17	47
T.J. Turner	---	---	14	26	7	47
Mike Oliphant	8	20	---	---	18	46
Ray Wallace	11	27	---	---	6	44
Craig McEwen	13	17	---	---	13	43
David Grant	---	---	15	21	7	43
Wes Chandler	9	22	---	---	11	42
Jim Wilks	---	---	11	28	2	41
Templeton Peck	---	---	14	23	2	39
Troy Benson	---	---	12	26	---	38
Chuckie Miller	---	---	12	22	3	37
Robert Banks	---	---	12	21	---	33
Tony Hill	4	8	---	---	20	32
John Harris	---	---	6	14	11	31
Ron Essink	8	12	---	---	8	28
Tony Collins	4	6	---	---	18	28
Reggie Dupard	11	17	---	---	---	28
Mike Brim	---	---	6	16	6	28
Willie Broughton	---	---	4	18	2	24
Rory Graves	4	11	---	---	8	23
Rob Monaco	4	8	---	---	6	18
Freddie Robinson	---	---	3	4	10	17
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul Skansi	1	3	---	---	4	8
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fred Strickland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	52	4.0
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	7	43	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	44	23	1	4	3	8	4	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bobby Hebert	37	17	4	2	2	6	4	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	101	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	87	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	165	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	12	5	0	61	1	37
WR Henry Ellard	9	4	1	35	0	41
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	4	1	23	0	24
TE Keith McKeller	6	4	0	36	0	23
TE Pat Beach	4	4	0	19	0	24
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	1	14	0	36
WR Gregg Garrity	1	0	0	0	0	4

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin House	11	5	1	51	0	30
WR Brett Perriman	11	4	1	56	1	30
WR Wes Chandler	7	2	0	78	1	22
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0	5	0	8
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	0	3	0	20
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	0	31	1	3
RB Reggie Dupard	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	0	6	0	27
TE Craig McEwen	1	1	0	33	1	17
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	0	5	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Hebert	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	2	2	14	7.00	4.27

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bobby Hebert	7	1	3	0.43	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	3	3.00	4.67
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Perriman	3	0	0	0.00	5.09
WR Wes Chandler	2	0	0	0.00	11.14
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kevin House	1	0	0	0.00	4.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	6	2
Marc Logan	2	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Hebert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	11	7	6

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bobby Hebert	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	2
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	2
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Chandler	3	0	0
WR Kevin House	2	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	2	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	1	0
TE Craig McEwen	1	1	1
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (26,500)
End Zone 14,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (26,500)
End Zone	14,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,800)