Week 12, 1988

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Chicago Bears0303-6
Houston Titans001410-24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:40 CHI - Pat Leahy 25 field goal
3Q: 11:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 01:02 HOU - David Greenwood 68 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:42 CHI - Pat Leahy 50 field goal
4Q: 05:53 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:44 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal

Team StatisticsCHIHOU
Record4-77-4
First Downs1018
- by Rushing28
- by Passing88
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards221310
- Offensive Plays6169
- Yards per Play3.624.49
Net Rushing Yards52165
- Rushing Attempts1931
- Yards per Rush2.745.32
Net Passing Yards169145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 22 - 135 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards188162
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/193/17
- Yards per Pass Play4.023.82
Fumbles/Lost3/21/0
3rd Down Conversions1/145/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.48.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/271/10
Punt Returns/Yards2/168/52
Kick Returns/Yards5/1082/49
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 33
Time of Possession29:1130:49

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:10OWN 27515Punt
110:252:42OWN 17618Punt
16:211:56OWN 2631Punt
14:001:16OWN 431Punt
214:002:53OWN 20520Punt
27:551:51OWN 2334Punt
24:502:17OPP 46738Field Goal
21:290:46OWN 47417Fumble
311:173:59OWN 11519Punt
35:491:07OWN 403-7Punt
32:201:24OWN 22346Fumble
30:564:21OWN 34633Field Goal
49:281:32OWN 2536Punt
45:450:36OWN 2010Interception
42:380:45OWN 1745Downs
Houston Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:501:25OWN 2030Punt
17:431:22OWN 2635Punt
14:250:25OWN 4630Punt
12:443:44OWN 39927Punt
211:073:12OWN 20747Interception
26:041:14OWN 243-5Punt
22:331:04OWN 2034Punt
20:430:43OWN 36443Half
315:003:43OWN 381062Touchdown
37:181:29OWN 253-1Punt
34:422:22OWN 14617Punt
411:352:07OWN 303-2Punt
47:562:11OWN 24576Touchdown
45:092:31OPP 35424Field Goal
41:531:53OPP 22410Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Steve Sewell8303.75900
Roger Craig7131.86500
Warren Moon242.00200
Buford McGee252.50300
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker221295.864952
Marc Logan8374.631010
Neil Lomax1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon39221883/19031158.5
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax35131623/17041140.4

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Hoby Brenner56346.800140
RB Roger Craig565110.2036310
WR Sterling Sharpe49256.255110
WR Mark Ingram35186.00080
WR Ernie Jones364916.3322180
WR Garry James26115.50090
FB Buford McGee0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Louis Lipps5116513.002330
WR Henry Ellard37258.331150
WR Haywood Jeffires24136.50070
TE Pat Beach141515.009150
RB Herschel Walker164141.0032410
TE Keith McKeller1133.00030
WR Brian Brennan0200.00000

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Scott Case100.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike Richardson100.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Warren Moon1000
Steve Sewell1000
Mark Ingram1000
Ernie Jones0100
Curt DiGiacomo0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Friede1000
Dexter Manley0120
David Greenwood0101
Darryl Sims0100
Kevin Williams0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Finzer944449.343.6564
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen937942.138.1501

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat Leahy2/21/11/1500/0
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson1/10/00/0283/3

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Craig2168.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede8526.50

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Craig49423.50
Scott Case11414.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede24924.50

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Scott Case700.01227
OLB Bryan Hinkle520.02530
ILB Brian Noble510.02224
S Tom Tunnell510.02634
DE Tony Degrate311.02129
OLB Stan David301.01926
S Tom Holmoe320.02325
CB Mark Collins320.02124
OLB Ron Burton200.01320
DT Scott Merserau101.02124
S Mike Lush120.02524
DE Kenneth Sims110.02020
CB Carl Carter110.02526
OLB Troy Johnson110.01212
S Stacey Toran100.01319
WR Garry James10---------
DE Rueben Davis100.0109
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Lloyd Burrus810.01839
CB Mike Richardson500.01833
OLB Rich Dixon400.046
ILB Pepper Johnson400.01026
DE Dexter Manley331.01436
OLB Simon Fletcher301.01737
ILB Riki Ellison230.01534
S Kirk Springs210.01028
S David Greenwood210.01738
S Martin Bayless210.0416
DE Jim Jeffcoat200.01231
CB James Hasty200.01229
OLB Scott Studwell111.048
ILB Randy McClanahan100.030
DE Darryl Sims100.01217
CB Kevin Williams100.01637
WR Haywood Jeffires10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Stan David1.011026
DE Tony Degrate1.003229
DT Scott Merserau1.001024
OLB Bryan Hinkle0.011030
DE Jim Skow0.010015
DE Jerry Aiken0.010018
DE Kenneth Sims0.001020
OLB Troy Johnson0.001012
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dexter Manley1.001336
OLB Simon Fletcher1.001037
OLB Scott Studwell1.00008
DE Jim Jeffcoat0.002131
DT Bill Acker0.001014
DE Darryl Sims0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Scott Case41127
S Tom Tunnell20034
OLB Bryan Hinkle11030
S Tom Holmoe11025
ILB Brian Noble11024
CB Mark Collins11024
OLB Stan David10026
S Stacey Toran10019
CB Carl Carter10026
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mike Richardson40133
ILB Pepper Johnson31026
S Lloyd Burrus30039
CB James Hasty21029
OLB Rich Dixon2006
ILB Riki Ellison20034
S Martin Bayless20016
CB Kevin Williams20037
S David Greenwood11038
S Kirk Springs10028
DE Jim Jeffcoat01031

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Will Grant13017136
Gerald Perry13019136
Jack Hill120806
Ryan Mitchell110205
Doug Dawson04013133
Jim Mills02011036
Emery Moorehead010408
Mitch Frerotte010609
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis McKnight38030037
Jeff Bostic23121132
George Lilja22023030
Ralph Williams120919
Ken Kaplan1201006
Keith McKeller11012016
John Alt05031135
Dave Studdard04019027
Rob Taylor02012014
Pat Beach01012017

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Steve Sewell228
Curt DiGiacomo28
Mike Lush118
Hoby Brenner115
James Saxon112
Art Plunkett111
Carl Carter19
Emery Moorehead17
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
KD Dunn218
Jewerl Thomas215
Pat Beach124
Kevin Williams117
Ken Kaplan18

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tom Tunnell------26341979
Mike Lush------25241867
Curt DiGiacomo1737------862
Warren Moon1942---------61
Hoby Brenner1530------1560
Carl Carter------2526960
Ron Burton------13202558
Bryan Hinkle------2530257
Gerald Perry1936---------55
Will Grant1736---------53
Roger Craig1127------1351
Tony Degrate------2129---50
Tom Holmoe------2325149
Steve Sewell813------2849
Jim Mills1136---------47
Stan David------1926247
Brian Noble------2224147
Scott Merserau------2124247
Doug Dawson1333---------46
Mark Collins------2124146
Buford McGee1319------1345
Kenneth Sims------2020343
Scott Case------1227443
Ernie Jones1025------742
Stacey Toran------1319941
Jerry Aiken------1118938
Garry James1124------136
Sterling Sharpe1026---------36
Mark Ingram514------1635
James Saxon715------1234
Stacy Robinson19------1929
Troy Johnson------1212428
Jim Skow------1115127
Mitch Frerotte69------1126
Rueben Davis------109625
Fred Small------1112124
Emery Moorehead48------719
Dale Hellestrae26------1119
Ryan Mitchell25------1118
Art Plunkett06------1117
Jack Hill86------317
Dave Finzer00------1111
Pat Leahy00------55
Steve Pelleur00---------0
Don Majkowski00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kevin Williams------16371770
Neil Lomax3138---------69
Dennis McKnight3037---------67
John Alt3135---------66
Henry Ellard2934---------63
George Lilja2330------962
Lloyd Burrus------1839360
Jeff Bostic2132------659
Simon Fletcher------1737458
David Greenwood------1738257
Dave Studdard1927------1056
Pat Beach1217------2453
Mike Richardson------1833253
Louis Lipps2330---------53
Herschel Walker2230------153
Riki Ellison------1534352
Dexter Manley------1436151
Kirk Springs------10281250
Mike Golic------1028947
Jim Jeffcoat------1231245
Pepper Johnson------1026844
James Hasty------1229243
Jewerl Thomas917------1541
Keith McKeller1216------1341
Darryl Sims------12171039
Haywood Jeffires1717------337
Rob Taylor1214------1036
Jamie Kimmel------452534
Marc Logan98------1734
Brian Brennan129------1233
Jessie Clark88------1329
Bill Acker------914225
Ken Kaplan106------824
KD Dunn03------1821
Martin Bayless------416---20
Ralph Williams99------119
Mike Friede00------1818
Scott Studwell------48113
Rich Dixon------46313
Randy McClanahan------30811
Gregg Garrity21------811
Brian Hansen00------1010
Norm Johnson00------66
Joel Williams------0033
Will Cureton00---------0
Jay Schroeder00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6122.0
Middle9313.4
Right492.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10414.1
Middle5244.8
Right151016.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon39221424641
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax35132135821

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42348.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1712855.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)188693.8
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)219964.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)123332.8
Long (19+ Yds)213316.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe94025026
TE Hoby Brenner65034030
RB Roger Craig65051127
WR Garry James62011024
WR Ernie Jones63149025
WR Mark Ingram53118014
FB Buford McGee1000019
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Lipps115265130
WR Henry Ellard73025034
RB Herschel Walker61041130
TE Pat Beach41115017
WR Haywood Jeffires42013017
WR Brian Brennan200009
TE Keith McKeller1103016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herschel Walker7243.435.86
Neil Lomax1-1-1.00-1.00
Marc Logan144.004.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon3120.674.82
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax2000.004.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner2121.005.67
WR Ernie Jones1000.008.17
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Pat Beach1000.003.75
WR Haywood Jeffires1000.003.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Roger Craig20
Steve Sewell21
Warren Moon10
HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker42
Marc Logan20
Neil Lomax10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Warren Moon830
HoustonAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax733

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Sterling Sharpe420
TE Hoby Brenner100
RB Roger Craig100
WR Mark Ingram110
WR Ernie Jones100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Louis Lipps411
TE Pat Beach111
RB Herschel Walker100
WR Haywood Jeffires111

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes900 (3,300)