Week 12, 1988

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	3	0	3	-	6
Houston Titans	0	0	14	10	-	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

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 Statistics CHI HOU
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 221 310
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 3.62 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 52 165
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 2.74 5.32
Net Passing Yards 169 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 35 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.02 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 8/52
Kick Returns/Yards 5/108 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:11 30:49

Team Statistics	CHI	HOU
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	221	310
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	3.62	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	52	165
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	2.74	5.32
Net Passing Yards	169	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	35 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.02	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	8/52
Kick Returns/Yards	5/108	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:11	30:49

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 27	5	15	Punt
1	10:25	2:42	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
1	6:21	1:56	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
1	4:00	1:16	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
2	14:00	2:53	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	7:55	1:51	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	4:50	2:17	OPP 46	7	38	Field Goal
2	1:29	0:46	OWN 47	4	17	Fumble
3	11:17	3:59	OWN 11	5	19	Punt
3	5:49	1:07	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
3	2:20	1:24	OWN 22	3	46	Fumble
3	0:56	4:21	OWN 34	6	33	Field Goal
4	9:28	1:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	5:45	0:36	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:38	0:45	OWN 17	4	5	Downs

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	1:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	7:43	1:22	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	4:25	0:25	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
1	2:44	3:44	OWN 39	9	27	Punt
2	11:07	3:12	OWN 20	7	47	Interception
2	6:04	1:14	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	2:33	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 36	4	43	Half
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	7:18	1:29	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	4:42	2:22	OWN 14	6	17	Punt
4	11:35	2:07	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
4	7:56	2:11	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
4	5:09	2:31	OPP 35	4	24	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 22	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Steve Sewell	8	30	3.75	9
Roger Craig	7	13	1.86	5
Warren Moon	2	4	2.00	2
Buford McGee	2	5	2.50	3

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	22	129	5.86	49	5	2
Marc Logan	8	37	4.63	10	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	39	22	188	3/19	0	31	1	58.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	35	13	162	3/17	0	41	1	40.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Hoby Brenner	5	6	34	6.80	0	14
RB Roger Craig	5	6	51	10.20	36	31
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	9	25	6.25	5	11
WR Mark Ingram	3	5	18	6.00	0	8
WR Ernie Jones	3	6	49	16.33	22	18
WR Garry James	2	6	11	5.50	0	9
FB Buford McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	5	11	65	13.00	2	33
WR Henry Ellard	3	7	25	8.33	1	15
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	4	13	6.50	0	7
TE Pat Beach	1	4	15	15.00	9	15
RB Herschel Walker	1	6	41	41.00	32	41
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Brian Brennan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scott Case	1	0	0.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Moon	1	0	0
Steve Sewell	1	0	0
Mark Ingram	1	0	0
Ernie Jones	0	1	0
Curt DiGiacomo	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Friede	1	0	0	0
Dexter Manley	0	1	2	0
David Greenwood	0	1	0	1
Darryl Sims	0	1	0	0
Kevin Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	9	444	49.3	43.6	56	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	9	379	42.1	38.1	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	8	52	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	4	94	23.5	0
Scott Case	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scott Case	7	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Bryan Hinkle	5	2	0.0	25	30
ILB Brian Noble	5	1	0.0	22	24
S Tom Tunnell	5	1	0.0	26	34
DE Tony Degrate	3	1	1.0	21	29
OLB Stan David	3	0	1.0	19	26
S Tom Holmoe	3	2	0.0	23	25
CB Mark Collins	3	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Ron Burton	2	0	0.0	13	20
DT Scott Merserau	1	0	1.0	21	24
S Mike Lush	1	2	0.0	25	24
DE Kenneth Sims	1	1	0.0	20	20
CB Carl Carter	1	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Troy Johnson	1	1	0.0	12	12
S Stacey Toran	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Garry James	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rueben Davis	1	0	0.0	10	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	8	1	0.0	18	39
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Rich Dixon	4	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	10	26
DE Dexter Manley	3	3	1.0	14	36
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	1.0	17	37
ILB Riki Ellison	2	3	0.0	15	34
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	10	28
S David Greenwood	2	1	0.0	17	38
S Martin Bayless	2	1	0.0	4	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	12	31
CB James Hasty	2	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Scott Studwell	1	1	1.0	4	8
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	12	17
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	16	37
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Stan David	1.0	1	1	0	26
DE Tony Degrate	1.0	0	3	2	29
DT Scott Merserau	1.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Bryan Hinkle	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Jim Skow	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Jerry Aiken	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Kenneth Sims	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Troy Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	12

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	1	3	36
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	37
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	8
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	2	1	31
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	14
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scott Case	4	1	1	27
S Tom Tunnell	2	0	0	34
OLB Bryan Hinkle	1	1	0	30
S Tom Holmoe	1	1	0	25
ILB Brian Noble	1	1	0	24
CB Mark Collins	1	1	0	24
OLB Stan David	1	0	0	26
S Stacey Toran	1	0	0	19
CB Carl Carter	1	0	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	1	33
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	0	26
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	0	39
CB James Hasty	2	1	0	29
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0	6
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	34
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0	16
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	0	37
S David Greenwood	1	1	0	38
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	28
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Grant	1	3	17	1	36
Gerald Perry	1	3	19	1	36
Jack Hill	1	2	8	0	6
Ryan Mitchell	1	1	2	0	5
Doug Dawson	0	4	13	1	33
Jim Mills	0	2	11	0	36
Emery Moorehead	0	1	4	0	8
Mitch Frerotte	0	1	6	0	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	8	0	30	0	37
Jeff Bostic	2	3	1	21	1	32
George Lilja	2	2	0	23	0	30
Ralph Williams	1	2	0	9	1	9
Ken Kaplan	1	2	0	10	0	6
Keith McKeller	1	1	0	12	0	16
John Alt	0	5	0	31	1	35
Dave Studdard	0	4	0	19	0	27
Rob Taylor	0	2	0	12	0	14
Pat Beach	0	1	0	12	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Sewell	2	28
Curt DiGiacomo	2	8
Mike Lush	1	18
Hoby Brenner	1	15
James Saxon	1	12
Art Plunkett	1	11
Carl Carter	1	9
Emery Moorehead	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	2	18
Jewerl Thomas	2	15
Pat Beach	1	24
Kevin Williams	1	17
Ken Kaplan	1	8

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Tunnell	---	---	26	34	19	79
Mike Lush	---	---	25	24	18	67
Curt DiGiacomo	17	37	---	---	8	62
Warren Moon	19	42	---	---	---	61
Hoby Brenner	15	30	---	---	15	60
Carl Carter	---	---	25	26	9	60
Ron Burton	---	---	13	20	25	58
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	25	30	2	57
Gerald Perry	19	36	---	---	---	55
Will Grant	17	36	---	---	---	53
Roger Craig	11	27	---	---	13	51
Tony Degrate	---	---	21	29	---	50
Tom Holmoe	---	---	23	25	1	49
Steve Sewell	8	13	---	---	28	49
Jim Mills	11	36	---	---	---	47
Stan David	---	---	19	26	2	47
Brian Noble	---	---	22	24	1	47
Scott Merserau	---	---	21	24	2	47
Doug Dawson	13	33	---	---	---	46
Mark Collins	---	---	21	24	1	46
Buford McGee	13	19	---	---	13	45
Kenneth Sims	---	---	20	20	3	43
Scott Case	---	---	12	27	4	43
Ernie Jones	10	25	---	---	7	42
Stacey Toran	---	---	13	19	9	41
Jerry Aiken	---	---	11	18	9	38
Garry James	11	24	---	---	1	36
Sterling Sharpe	10	26	---	---	---	36
Mark Ingram	5	14	---	---	16	35
James Saxon	7	15	---	---	12	34
Stacy Robinson	1	9	---	---	19	29
Troy Johnson	---	---	12	12	4	28
Jim Skow	---	---	11	15	1	27
Mitch Frerotte	6	9	---	---	11	26
Rueben Davis	---	---	10	9	6	25
Fred Small	---	---	11	12	1	24
Emery Moorehead	4	8	---	---	7	19
Dale Hellestrae	2	6	---	---	11	19
Ryan Mitchell	2	5	---	---	11	18
Art Plunkett	0	6	---	---	11	17
Jack Hill	8	6	---	---	3	17
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Williams	---	---	16	37	17	70
Neil Lomax	31	38	---	---	---	69
Dennis McKnight	30	37	---	---	---	67
John Alt	31	35	---	---	---	66
Henry Ellard	29	34	---	---	---	63
George Lilja	23	30	---	---	9	62
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	18	39	3	60
Jeff Bostic	21	32	---	---	6	59
Simon Fletcher	---	---	17	37	4	58
David Greenwood	---	---	17	38	2	57
Dave Studdard	19	27	---	---	10	56
Pat Beach	12	17	---	---	24	53
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	33	2	53
Louis Lipps	23	30	---	---	---	53
Herschel Walker	22	30	---	---	1	53
Riki Ellison	---	---	15	34	3	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	14	36	1	51
Kirk Springs	---	---	10	28	12	50
Mike Golic	---	---	10	28	9	47
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	31	2	45
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	26	8	44
James Hasty	---	---	12	29	2	43
Jewerl Thomas	9	17	---	---	15	41
Keith McKeller	12	16	---	---	13	41
Darryl Sims	---	---	12	17	10	39
Haywood Jeffires	17	17	---	---	3	37
Rob Taylor	12	14	---	---	10	36
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	5	25	34
Marc Logan	9	8	---	---	17	34
Brian Brennan	12	9	---	---	12	33
Jessie Clark	8	8	---	---	13	29
Bill Acker	---	---	9	14	2	25
Ken Kaplan	10	6	---	---	8	24
KD Dunn	0	3	---	---	18	21
Martin Bayless	---	---	4	16	---	20
Ralph Williams	9	9	---	---	1	19
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	18	18
Scott Studwell	---	---	4	8	1	13
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	6	3	13
Randy McClanahan	---	---	3	0	8	11
Gregg Garrity	2	1	---	---	8	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	15	101	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	39	22	1	4	2	4	6	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	35	13	2	1	3	5	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	69	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	9	96	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	33	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	9	4	0	25	0	26
TE Hoby Brenner	6	5	0	34	0	30
RB Roger Craig	6	5	0	51	1	27
WR Garry James	6	2	0	11	0	24
WR Ernie Jones	6	3	1	49	0	25
WR Mark Ingram	5	3	1	18	0	14
FB Buford McGee	1	0	0	0	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	5	2	65	1	30
WR Henry Ellard	7	3	0	25	0	34
RB Herschel Walker	6	1	0	41	1	30
TE Pat Beach	4	1	1	15	0	17
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	2	0	13	0	17
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	7	24	3.43	5.86
Neil Lomax	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Marc Logan	1	4	4.00	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	3	1	2	0.67	4.82

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	0	0	0.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	2	1	2	1.00	5.67
WR Ernie Jones	1	0	0	0.00	8.17

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	2	0
Steve Sewell	2	1
Warren Moon	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Marc Logan	2	0
Neil Lomax	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	8	3	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	2
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0
RB Roger Craig	1	0
WR Mark Ingram	1	1
WR Ernie Jones	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	4	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)