Week 14, 1988

played in Minnesota, MN

35 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	12	7	0	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 HOU - Marc Logan 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 12:02 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal
2Q: 10:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 08:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
2Q: 05:08 MIN - Herman Fontenot 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ray Crouse 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
3Q: 08:45 HOU - Pat Beach 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 HOU - Marc Logan 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 12:02 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal
2Q: 10:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 08:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
2Q: 05:08 MIN - Herman Fontenot 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ray Crouse 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
3Q: 08:45 HOU - Pat Beach 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 50 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 9-4 7-6
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 406 343
- Offensive Plays 74 55
- Yards per Play 5.49 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 155 75
- Rushing Attempts 38 14
- Yards per Rush 4.08 5.36
Net Passing Yards 251 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 2 40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 5/62 6/133
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 33
Time of Possession 36:11 23:49

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	9-4	7-6
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	406	343
- Offensive Plays	74	55
- Yards per Play	5.49	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	155	75
- Rushing Attempts	38	14
- Yards per Rush	4.08	5.36
Net Passing Yards	251	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 2	40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	5/62	6/133
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 33
Time of Possession	36:11	23:49

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
1	7:59	1:29	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	1:38	4:42	OWN 18	12	80	Field Goal
2	11:27	1:03	OPP 22	3	4	Field Goal
2	10:17	2:00	OPP 27	3	5	Field Goal
2	4:57	1:05	OWN 32	2	16	Interception
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 27	8	58	Field Goal
3	13:12	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:10	2:52	OWN 27	4	35	Punt
4	13:04	2:01	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	10:33	3:49	OWN 25	8	33	Interception
4	5:16	2:26	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	1:45	0:43	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	0:52	OWN 32	1	40	Fumble
1	6:30	4:52	OWN 41	7	41	Field Goal
2	11:56	0:29	OWN 26	1	3	Fumble
2	8:17	3:20	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
2	3:52	2:01	50	6	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	8:38	4:28	OWN 21	6	46	Field Goal
3	1:18	3:14	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	11:03	0:30	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	6:44	1:28	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
4	2:50	1:05	OWN 41	6	28	Downs
4	1:02	0:27	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	26	114	4.38	13	6	0
Marc Logan	8	33	4.13	16	1	1
Neil Lomax	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	7	51	7.29	40	1	0
Ray Crouse	4	7	1.75	3	0	1
Dan Marino	3	17	5.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	19	261	2/10	1	36	2	65.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	40	23	274	1/6	1	42	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	7	11	90	12.86	30	34	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	9	104	26.00	42	36	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	28	9.33	5	14	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	7	22	7.33	9	16	0
TE Pat Beach	2	2	17	8.50	1	15	1
WR Brian Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Keith McKeller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	7	10	126	18.00	64	42	1
WR Art Monk	5	8	61	12.20	4	28	0
WR Brian Blades	5	7	37	7.40	0	12	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Don Bass	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	4	18	18.00	12	18	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Brad Beckman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Albritton	1	10	10.00	0
CB Mossy Cade	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Lloyd Burrus	0	1	0
Neil Lomax	0	1	0
Pepper Johnson	0	1	0
Marc Logan	0	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	0	0	1
Riki Ellison	0	0	1
Jamie Kimmel	0	0	1
Kevin Williams	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Winder	2	0	0
Art Monk	1	0	0
Herman Fontenot	1	0	0
Don Bass	0	1	0
Shelton Robinson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	206	41.2	34.0	43	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	164	41.0	34.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	5	62	12.4	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	6	133	22.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	9	1	0.5	10	30
S Lloyd Burrus	6	1	0.0	12	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	0.0	10	20
CB Kevin Williams	4	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.5	14	40
CB James Hasty	2	1	0.0	11	30
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	11	22
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0.0	6	18
CB Mike Richardson	1	2	0.0	10	36
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0.0	7	25
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Golic	1	0	0.0	8	25
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0.0	8	33
S David Greenwood	0	1	0.0	10	36

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	10	2	0.0	27	19
DE Leonard Marshall	7	2	0.5	31	31
S Vince Newsome	5	1	0.0	36	29
CB Mossy Cade	5	1	0.0	31	25
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	3	0.0	11	17
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	0	1.0	13	18
CB Frank Minnifield	3	5	0.0	37	35
S Vince Albritton	3	3	0.0	32	34
S John Baylor	3	1	0.0	10	15
DE Lee Williams	2	2	0.5	27	29
OLB Larry Kelm	2	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0.0	22	14
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	0.0	36	31
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	13
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	0.0	25	19
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.0	30	29
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	7	7
DE Robert Goff	1	0	0.0	18	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.5	1	0	40
ILB Riki Ellison	0.5	0	0	30
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	2	1	33
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	2	0	22
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	17
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Saleaumula	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Leonard Marshall	0.5	1	0	2	31
DE Lee Williams	0.5	0	1	0	29
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	0	2	0	31
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	5	1	30
S Lloyd Burrus	5	0	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	40
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	30
CB James Hasty	2	0	30
CB Mike Richardson	1	2	36
S Kirk Springs	1	0	25
S Martin Bayless	1	0	18
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	3	2	0	35
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0	19
S John Baylor	3	0	0	15
S Vince Albritton	2	0	1	34
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	1	25
S Vince Newsome	2	0	0	29
CB Eric Wright	1	2	0	29
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	1	0	17
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0	14
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0	18
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0	14
ILB Johnny Holland	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	10	1	35	0	36
John Alt	2	7	0	33	1	32
Jeff Bostic	2	6	0	30	1	26
Jessie Clark	2	2	0	7	0	8
George Lilja	1	4	0	30	0	25
Ralph Williams	0	3	0	10	0	11
Dave Studdard	0	2	0	30	0	26
Pat Beach	0	1	0	18	0	16
Ken Kaplan	0	1	0	9	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	1	2	14	0	38
Tim Irwin	0	3	14	0	38
Bart Oates	0	2	14	1	40
John Wojciechowski	0	2	13	0	31
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	8	0	22
Greg Christy	0	1	1	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	12
KD Dunn	1	20
Mike Friede	1	19
Jessie Clark	1	17
Kirk Springs	1	14
Randy McClanahan	1	11
Ken Kaplan	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	2	22
Frank Minnifield	1	29
Don Bass	1	16
Mossy Cade	1	14
Brad Beckman	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	38	36	---	---	---	74
Dennis McKnight	35	36	---	---	---	71
Dave Studdard	30	26	---	---	9	65
John Alt	33	32	---	---	---	65
Henry Ellard	31	31	---	---	1	63
Jeff Bostic	30	26	---	---	6	62
George Lilja	30	25	---	---	7	62
Herschel Walker	27	28	---	---	2	57
Simon Fletcher	---	---	14	40	2	56
Louis Lipps	28	26	---	---	1	55
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	12	35	4	51
Mike Richardson	---	---	10	36	4	50
Pat Beach	18	16	---	---	15	49
Kevin Williams	---	---	12	30	7	49
David Greenwood	---	---	10	36	2	48
Kirk Springs	---	---	7	25	14	46
Dexter Manley	---	---	8	33	2	43
Riki Ellison	---	---	10	30	3	43
Haywood Jeffires	19	19	---	---	5	43
Darryl Sims	---	---	9	27	6	42
Jewerl Thomas	16	13	---	---	12	41
Marc Logan	11	8	---	---	22	41
James Hasty	---	---	11	30	---	41
Mike Golic	---	---	8	25	4	37
Keith McKeller	19	16	---	---	2	37
Rob Taylor	13	14	---	---	9	36
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	20	4	34
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	11	22	---	33
Martin Bayless	---	---	6	18	9	33
Jessie Clark	7	8	---	---	17	32
Brian Brennan	11	10	---	---	8	29
Ken Kaplan	9	10	---	---	9	28
Bill Acker	---	---	7	17	2	26
KD Dunn	1	3	---	---	20	24
Ralph Williams	10	11	---	---	2	23
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	19	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	14	1	19
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	3	5	10	18
Gregg Garrity	2	2	---	---	11	15
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	1	11	12
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Studwell	---	---	2	7	---	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	5	5
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	37	35	29	101
Vince Albritton	---	---	32	34	14	80
Mossy Cade	---	---	31	25	14	70
Ken Harvey	---	---	36	31	3	70
Vince Newsome	---	---	36	29	3	68
Leonard Marshall	---	---	31	31	5	67
Eric Wright	---	---	30	29	4	63
Lee Williams	---	---	27	29	3	59
Dave Frye	---	---	22	14	22	58
Ken Fantetti	---	---	27	19	11	57
Brian Blados	14	38	---	---	5	57
Dan Marino	14	41	---	---	---	55
Bart Oates	14	40	---	---	1	55
Mike Munchak	14	38	---	---	1	53
Tim Irwin	14	38	---	---	---	52
Art Monk	7	29	---	---	14	50
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	25	19	1	45
John Wojciechowski	13	31	---	---	---	44
Sammy Winder	9	31	---	---	---	40
Herman Fontenot	11	28	---	---	1	40
Brad Beckman	5	20	---	---	13	38
Robert Goff	---	---	18	12	8	38
Larry Kinnebrew	8	22	---	---	5	35
Ray Crouse	4	9	---	---	22	35
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	13	18	4	35
Brian Blades	10	23	---	---	---	33
Jimmie Giles	5	15	---	---	12	32
Don Bass	4	12	---	---	16	32
Brad Muster	5	11	---	---	14	30
Shelton Robinson	---	---	11	17	---	28
Larry Kelm	---	---	12	14	2	28
John Baylor	---	---	10	15	1	26
Eddie Johnson	---	---	11	13	1	25
Greg Christy	1	13	---	---	6	20
Eric Allen	---	---	7	7	1	15
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	13	13
Curtis Rouse	0	6	---	---	6	12
Bobby Howard	2	5	---	---	5	12
Johnny Holland	---	---	2	5	5	12
Doug Smith	0	1	---	---	6	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerry Reese	---	---	0	0	2	2
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Gamble	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	17	79	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	3	17	5.7
Right	4	43	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	19	4	0	1	7	4	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	40	23	5	2	4	4	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	120	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	111	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	7	0	90	1	26
WR Henry Ellard	9	4	1	104	3	31
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	3	0	22	0	19
RB Herschel Walker	3	3	0	28	0	28
TE Pat Beach	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	7	2	126	4	28
WR Art Monk	8	5	0	61	1	29
WR Brian Blades	7	5	0	37	0	23
TE Jimmie Giles	4	2	0	10	0	15
RB Sammy Winder	4	1	1	18	0	31
WR Don Bass	3	1	1	7	0	12
TE Brad Beckman	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	2	0	22
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	13	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	9	4.50	4.38
Marc Logan	2	7	3.50	4.13
Henry Ellard	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	1	1	1.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	2	13	1.86	7.68

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	5	2.50	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	11	5.50	8.18
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0.00	3.14
TE Pat Beach	1	1	2	2.00	8.50
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	11.56
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Brian Blades	1	1	3	3.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	8	4
Marc Logan	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Marino	2	0
Ray Crouse	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	2
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	2
WR Art Monk	3	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,900)
End Zone 15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,900)
End Zone	15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,600)