Week 13, 1988

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Houston Titans	6	9	10	10	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 HOU - Herschel Walker 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
2Q: 14:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 26 field goal
2Q: 14:25 SDO - Preston Dennard 83 kickoff return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
3Q: 11:25 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
3Q: 01:31 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 HOU - Herschel Walker 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
2Q: 14:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 26 field goal
2Q: 14:25 SDO - Preston Dennard 83 kickoff return (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
3Q: 11:25 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
3Q: 01:31 HOU - Herschel Walker 10 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 5-7 8-4
First Downs 11 29
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 6 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 167 450
- Offensive Plays 47 73
- Yards per Play 3.55 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 73 182
- Rushing Attempts 17 34
- Yards per Rush 4.29 5.35
Net Passing Yards 94 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 1 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 105 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.13 6.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 6/182 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 20:53 39:07

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	5-7	8-4
First Downs	11	29
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	6	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	167	450
- Offensive Plays	47	73
- Yards per Play	3.55	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	73	182
- Rushing Attempts	17	34
- Yards per Rush	4.29	5.35
Net Passing Yards	94	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 1	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	105	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.13	6.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	6/182	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	20:53	39:07

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	0:52	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
1	5:28	2:06	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	8:27	6:28	OWN 20	13	64	Fumble
3	15:00	0:38	OWN 20	2	11	Fumble
3	11:17	4:42	OWN 28	9	28	Punt
3	1:25	2:18	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	10:40	1:29	OWN 18	3	14	Interception
4	8:25	3:10	OWN 12	7	10	Punt
4	2:47	0:10	OWN 3	1	13	Fumble
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 30	1	3	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
1	11:57	6:29	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
1	3:22	3:57	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
2	14:10	5:43	OWN 27	9	50	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 16	5	63	Field Goal
3	14:22	3:05	OPP 31	7	28	Field Goal
3	6:35	5:10	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:07	3:27	OWN 17	6	35	Punt
4	9:11	0:46	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
4	5:15	2:28	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
4	2:37	2:19	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Williams	7	38	5.43	13	1
Brent Fullwood	7	27	3.86	13	1
Kelvin Bryant	3	8	2.67	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	26	121	4.65	21	4	2
Marc Logan	8	61	7.63	23	3	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	28	16	105	2/11	0	13	1	50.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	38	25	274	1/6	1	25	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	11	35	5.83	0	13
FB Anthony Toney	3	4	15	5.00	11	7
WR Chris Burkett	2	3	18	9.00	7	9
WR Anthony Miller	2	5	9	4.50	2	5
WR Keith Ortego	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
RB John Williams	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	5	5.00	4	5

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	9	83	11.86	14	20	0
WR Louis Lipps	4	9	35	8.75	4	14	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	5	47	11.75	9	20	0
TE Keith McKeller	4	5	31	7.75	13	19	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	31	15.50	5	21	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	15	7.50	5	14	1
TE Pat Beach	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Force
John Williams	1	0
Cody Carlson	1	0
Brent Fullwood	1	0
Curtis Greer	0	1
Kelvin Bryant	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Friede	1	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Kirk Springs	0	1	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0
John Alt	0	1	0
Pepper Johnson	0	1	0
Mike Richardson	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	236	47.2	35.0	62	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	108	36.0	34.7	38	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	5/5	1/1	0/0	40	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	4	145	36.3	1
Terry Jackson	2	37	18.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ervin Randle	10	4	0.0	32	33
OLB Bill Romanowski	8	5	0.0	26	26
S Chuck Cecil	6	2	0.0	26	31
CB Anthony Washington	4	2	0.0	18	26
CB Ricky Reynolds	4	1	0.0	28	28
DE Curtis Greer	3	1	0.5	26	26
DT Rich Stachowski	3	1	0.5	18	27
S Eddie Anderson	3	1	0.0	19	30
DT Mike Charles	2	3	0.0	19	12
S James Marshall	2	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Todd Shell	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	0.0	9	17
DE Jethro Franklin	1	2	0.0	10	14
DE Eddie Edwards	1	1	0.0	25	22
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	---	---	---
S Terry Jackson	0	1	0.0	12	12
S Ray Ellis	0	1	0.0	16	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	2	1.5	16	24
S Kirk Springs	4	2	0.0	9	20
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	14	24
S Martin Bayless	3	2	0.0	9	12
DT Bill Acker	3	1	0.0	7	12
CB Kevin Williams	3	1	0.0	15	25
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	0.0	14	26
S David Greenwood	2	1	0.0	16	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	5	4
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	12	19
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.0	14	29
CB James Hasty	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Darryl Sims	0	1	0.5	10	21

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	0.5	1	0	1	26
DT Rich Stachowski	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	2	0	22
DE Tyrone Keys	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Gary Bolden	0.0	0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.5	0	24
DE Darryl Sims	0.5	0	21
DT Bill Acker	0.0	2	12
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	2	20
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ervin Randle	6	3	33
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	1	26
S James Marshall	3	0	23
S Chuck Cecil	3	0	31
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	24
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	11
CB Anthony Washington	2	0	26
OLB Todd Shell	2	0	20
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	2	28
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0	24
S David Greenwood	2	1	0	27
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	1	29
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	0	26
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0	20
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	0	25
CB James Hasty	1	1	0	19
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	2	4	0	11	0	22
Brett Miller	1	4	1	14	0	26
Michael Durrette	1	2	0	11	1	25
Bruce Armstrong	1	1	0	16	0	27
Ron Hallstrom	0	4	0	6	0	8
Curt Marsh	0	1	0	3	0	4
Steve Jordan	0	1	0	12	0	19
Dennis Swilley	0	0	0	8	1	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	3	9	27	0	32
Dennis McKnight	3	6	32	0	36
George Lilja	2	5	26	0	29
Dave Studdard	2	4	24	0	30
Ken Kaplan	1	3	7	0	9
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	11	0	8
Keith McKeller	1	1	20	0	19
John Alt	0	2	28	1	35
Rob Taylor	0	2	16	0	13
Ralph Williams	0	1	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Marshall	1	22
Kelvin Bryant	1	18
Preston Dennard	1	17
Anthony Washington	1	13
Jesse Sapolu	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Friede	2	20
Pat Beach	2	20
Jewerl Thomas	1	15
Keith McKeller	1	7

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ervin Randle	---	---	32	33	5	70
James Marshall	---	---	21	23	22	66
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	28	28	4	60
Chuck Cecil	---	---	26	31	2	59
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	26	5	57
Anthony Washington	---	---	18	26	13	57
Bill Romanowski	---	---	26	26	5	57
Rich Stachowski	---	---	18	27	6	51
Eddie Anderson	---	---	19	30	2	51
Eddie Edwards	---	---	25	22	3	50
Jesse Sapolu	15	29	---	---	5	49
Reggie Langhorne	14	24	---	---	11	49
Cody Carlson	17	30	---	---	---	47
J.C. Wilson	---	---	16	24	6	46
Anthony Toney	13	15	---	---	15	43
Bruce Armstrong	16	27	---	---	---	43
Todd Shell	---	---	19	20	3	42
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	13	26	2	41
Brett Miller	14	26	---	---	1	41
Michael Durrette	11	25	---	---	5	41
Terry Jackson	---	---	12	12	15	39
Steve Jordan	12	19	---	---	3	34
Derrel Gofourth	11	22	---	---	---	33
Mike Charles	---	---	19	12	2	33
Tyrone Keys	---	---	9	17	5	31
Anthony Miller	12	19	---	---	---	31
Chris Burkett	5	13	---	---	12	30
Jim Kovach	---	---	4	11	14	29
Ray Ellis	---	---	16	10	3	29
Earl Cooper	5	8	---	---	15	28
Kelvin Bryant	3	6	---	---	18	27
John Williams	7	20	---	---	---	27
Keith Ortego	7	18	---	---	---	25
Jethro Franklin	---	---	10	14	1	25
Gary Bolden	---	---	12	8	4	24
Ron Hallstrom	6	8	---	---	5	19
Dennis Swilley	8	6	---	---	4	18
Preston Dennard	0	1	---	---	17	18
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	5	3	8	16
Brent Fullwood	7	7	---	---	---	14
Kevin Belcher	1	3	---	---	5	9
Curt Marsh	3	4	---	---	---	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	34	39	---	---	---	73
Dennis McKnight	32	36	---	---	---	68
John Alt	28	35	---	---	---	63
Dave Studdard	24	30	---	---	8	62
Jeff Bostic	27	32	---	---	3	62
George Lilja	26	29	---	---	7	62
Henry Ellard	28	33	---	---	---	61
Louis Lipps	29	30	---	---	---	59
Herschel Walker	26	29	---	---	1	56
Pat Beach	16	12	---	---	20	48
Keith McKeller	20	19	---	---	7	46
Kevin Williams	---	---	15	25	5	45
David Greenwood	---	---	16	27	1	44
Mike Richardson	---	---	14	29	1	44
Haywood Jeffires	15	27	---	---	2	44
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	14	26	2	42
Simon Fletcher	---	---	16	24	1	41
Kirk Springs	---	---	9	20	10	39
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	24	1	39
Rob Taylor	16	13	---	---	8	37
Darryl Sims	---	---	10	21	5	36
Marc Logan	8	10	---	---	17	35
Jewerl Thomas	11	8	---	---	15	34
Mike Golic	---	---	11	18	5	34
Jessie Clark	8	13	---	---	12	33
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	20	---	32
Dexter Manley	---	---	12	19	---	31
James Hasty	---	---	12	19	---	31
Martin Bayless	---	---	9	12	9	30
Pepper Johnson	---	---	4	18	3	25
Ken Kaplan	7	9	---	---	7	23
Brian Brennan	5	11	---	---	7	23
Ralph Williams	10	11	---	---	1	22
KD Dunn	3	1	---	---	18	22
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	5	4	12	21
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bill Acker	---	---	7	12	---	19
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	2	10	13
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gregg Garrity	1	2	---	---	10	13
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	6	2	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Studwell	---	---	2	4	---	6
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	2	2
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	88	8.0
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	17	63	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	28	16	0	2	1	3	5	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	38	25	4	1	1	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	137	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	6	1	35	24
WR Anthony Miller	5	2	0	9	19
FB Anthony Toney	4	3	0	15	15
WR Chris Burkett	3	2	0	18	13
WR Keith Ortego	3	1	0	12	18
RB John Williams	1	1	0	11	20
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	0	5	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	7	0	83	1	33
WR Louis Lipps	9	4	1	35	0	30
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	4	0	47	1	27
TE Keith McKeller	5	4	0	31	0	19
TE Pat Beach	3	1	0	7	0	12
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	0	31	1	11
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	15	0	29
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	25	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	6	15	2.50	4.65
Marc Logan	1	5	5.00	7.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	4	27	4.50	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	5	2.50	9.22
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	3.89
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	14	14.00	5.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	3	3.00	9.40
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	5	5.00	6.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	3	2
Brent Fullwood	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1
Marc Logan	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	5	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Burkett	1	0	0
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	1
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	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)