Week 16, 1988

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Detroit Lions	10	0	0	0	-	10
Houston Titans	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 19 field goal
1Q: 00:40 DET - Izel Jenkins 35 interception return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
3Q: 08:35 HOU - Henry Ellard 6 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 19 field goal
1Q: 00:40 DET - Izel Jenkins 35 interception return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
3Q: 08:35 HOU - Henry Ellard 6 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 10-5 11-4
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 320 294
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 142 104
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.85
Net Passing Yards 178 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 4 28 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 4/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	10-5	11-4
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	320	294
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	142	104
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.85
Net Passing Yards	178	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 4	28 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	4/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:16	28:44

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	3:50	OPP 44	7	25	Interception
1	6:31	5:10	OPP 38	10	36	Field Goal
2	14:01	2:19	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	10:26	2:07	OPP 26	3	-2	Missed FG
2	6:17	2:04	OWN 10	5	58	Interception
2	3:05	1:22	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
3	8:24	2:14	OWN 29	5	57	Interception
3	3:07	5:27	OWN 47	12	42	Fumble
4	8:48	4:06	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
4	2:14	1:28	OWN 13	7	65	Interception

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
1	8:47	2:16	OWN 15	5	23	Fumble
1	1:21	0:52	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
1	0:29	1:28	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	11:42	1:16	OWN 25	3	6	Fumble
2	8:19	2:02	OWN 35	6	19	Punt
2	4:13	1:08	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
2	1:43	1:34	OWN 36	6	51	Field Goal
3	13:19	4:55	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
3	6:10	3:03	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
4	12:40	3:52	OWN 26	6	62	Field Goal
4	4:42	2:28	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 9	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	16	100	6.25	56	2
Crash Davis	11	25	2.27	12	1
Doug Flutie	7	17	2.43	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	15	62	4.13	13	4
Marc Logan	10	45	4.50	16	1
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	29	17	184	1/6	0	46	4	37.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	28	21	207	3/17	1	34	2	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Flutie	5	6	62	12.40	0	20
WR Quinn Early	4	6	26	6.50	5	11
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	51	25.50	46	46
RB Crash Davis	2	2	14	7.00	3	9
WR Steve Largent	1	6	12	12.00	0	12
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	4	9	9.00	2	9
RB Billy Sims	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Mike Mularkey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	7	43	7.17	8	12	1
WR Louis Lipps	4	7	40	10.00	3	16	0
TE Pat Beach	3	4	25	8.33	0	18	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	4	54	18.00	20	34	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	19	9.50	7	16	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Izel Jenkins	1	35	35.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Lloyd Burrus	1	5	5.00
S David Greenwood	1	0	0.00
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sims	1	0	0
Fred Marion	0	1	0
Randy Edwards	0	1	0
Ronnie Lott	0	0	1
Chris Spielman	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Logan	2	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0
Lloyd Burrus	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	187	46.8	38.3	51	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	203	40.6	36.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	20	6.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Crash Davis	3	66	22.0	0
Ronnie Lott	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Marion	9	1	0.0	23	27
ILB Chris Spielman	8	1	1.0	22	25
S Ronnie Lott	8	1	0.0	26	29
OLB Jeff Rohrer	5	1	0.0	17	19
S Tom Flynn	4	3	0.0	16	16
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	0	0.5	15	14
CB Izel Jenkins	2	1	0.0	13	11
WR Steve Largent	2	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	17	23
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0.0	16	18
QB Doug Flutie	2	0	---	---	---
DT Jerome Sally	1	2	1.0	25	25
DE Jason Buck	1	3	0.5	22	22
DE Randy Edwards	1	1	0.0	13	19
CB Reyna Thompson	1	1	0.0	5	7
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Craig Bingham	1	0	0.0	12	14
CB Ron Francis	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	0.0	20	24

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	7	3	0.0	25	23
S Lloyd Burrus	7	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Scott Studwell	6	0	0.0	16	8
DE Dexter Manley	5	1	1.0	27	25
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	0.0	29	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	24	16
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	29	27
CB Kevin Williams	3	0	0.0	22	25
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	9	16
CB James Hasty	2	1	0.0	27	21
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	24	20
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	4	0.0	32	29
DT Bill Acker	1	1	0.0	19	4
DE Darryl Sims	1	1	0.0	17	15
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	0.0	2	5
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0.0	9	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerome Sally	1.0	1	25
ILB Chris Spielman	1.0	0	25
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.5	1	14
DE Jason Buck	0.5	1	22

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	25
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	2	20
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	0	0	29
OLB Jeff Rohrer	4	1	0	19
ILB Chris Spielman	4	0	0	25
CB Izel Jenkins	2	0	1	11
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0	23
S Fred Marion	1	1	0	27
OLB Craig Bingham	1	0	0	14
S Tom Flynn	1	0	0	16
CB Ron Francis	1	0	0	7
CB Reyna Thompson	0	0	1	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	1	23
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	1	26
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0	16
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	0	16
CB Kevin Williams	1	1	0	25
S David Greenwood	1	0	1	27
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	8
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	18
CB James Hasty	1	0	0	21
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Umphrey	2	8	0	23	0	28
Anthony Munoz	2	6	1	28	0	29
Guy McIntyre	2	3	0	33	0	30
Cody Risien	1	3	0	29	1	25
Ron Wolfley	1	1	0	16	0	14
Paul Jetton	0	4	0	12	0	10
Tom Newberry	0	3	0	32	0	25
Randy Grimes	0	2	0	13	0	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	4	9	24	1	24
John Alt	2	3	23	0	27
George Lilja	1	2	22	1	26
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	11	0	15
KD Dunn	1	1	2	0	4
Dennis McKnight	0	7	26	0	29
Rob Taylor	0	1	10	0	8
Dave Studdard	0	0	21	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reyna Thompson	1	12
Chris Spielman	1	11
Ron Wolfley	1	8
Steve Largent	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	12
Jessie Clark	2	8
KD Dunn	1	14
Martin Bayless	1	10
Keith McKeller	1	6

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	26	29	9	64
Doug Flutie	34	30	---	---	---	64
Anthony Munoz	28	29	---	---	6	63
Guy McIntyre	33	30	---	---	---	63
Tom Newberry	32	25	---	---	6	63
Cody Risien	29	25	---	---	6	60
Chris Spielman	---	---	22	25	11	58
Ozzie Newsome	29	20	---	---	7	56
Billy Sims	21	19	---	---	13	53
Jerome Sally	---	---	25	25	2	52
Fred Marion	---	---	23	27	1	51
Rich Umphrey	23	28	---	---	---	51
Jason Buck	---	---	22	22	6	50
Mike Mularkey	16	18	---	---	12	46
Duane Galloway	---	---	20	24	2	46
Bobby Butler	---	---	17	23	1	41
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	17	19	4	40
Steve Largent	16	16	---	---	7	39
Craig Bingham	---	---	12	14	12	38
Brian Sochia	---	---	16	18	4	38
Ron Wolfley	16	14	---	---	8	38
Quinn Early	15	15	---	---	5	35
Jacob Green	---	---	12	21	1	34
Tom Flynn	---	---	16	16	2	34
Randy Edwards	---	---	13	19	1	33
Darren Flutie	17	15	---	---	---	32
Izel Jenkins	---	---	13	11	8	32
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	15	14	2	31
Niko Noga	---	---	10	14	4	28
Paul Jetton	12	10	---	---	6	28
Crash Davis	13	11	---	---	4	28
Phil McConkey	9	2	---	---	14	25
Reyna Thompson	---	---	5	7	12	24
Randy Grimes	13	3	---	---	6	22
Tim Spencer	5	12	---	---	4	21
Ron Francis	---	---	8	7	5	20
Ken Margerum	8	7	---	---	---	15
Ray Bentley	---	---	5	6	3	14
Ron Hall	5	1	---	---	5	11
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Cofield	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sam Anno	---	---	0	0	5	5
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Simon Fletcher	---	---	32	29	3	64
Mike Richardson	---	---	29	23	8	60
Neil Lomax	27	31	---	---	---	58
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	28	26	3	57
David Greenwood	---	---	29	27	1	57
Dave Studdard	21	27	---	---	7	55
Dennis McKnight	26	29	---	---	---	55
George Lilja	22	26	---	---	6	54
Jeff Bostic	24	24	---	---	5	53
Dexter Manley	---	---	27	25	1	53
Kevin Williams	---	---	22	25	5	52
Henry Ellard	25	26	---	---	---	51
Riki Ellison	---	---	25	23	2	50
John Alt	23	27	---	---	---	50
James Hasty	---	---	27	21	2	50
Louis Lipps	21	28	---	---	---	49
Mike Golic	---	---	17	26	5	48
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	24	20	1	45
Martin Bayless	---	---	15	18	10	43
Pat Beach	13	16	---	---	13	42
Pepper Johnson	---	---	24	16	2	42
Herschel Walker	17	23	---	---	1	41
Jewerl Thomas	11	15	---	---	12	38
Darryl Sims	---	---	17	15	6	38
Marc Logan	10	8	---	---	13	31
Keith McKeller	15	9	---	---	6	30
Scott Studwell	---	---	16	8	1	25
Bill Acker	---	---	19	4	2	25
Kirk Springs	---	---	9	16	---	25
Rob Taylor	10	8	---	---	7	25
Jessie Clark	8	9	---	---	8	25
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	9	3	13	25
Haywood Jeffires	10	12	---	---	3	25
KD Dunn	2	4	---	---	14	20
Ken Kaplan	4	8	---	---	7	19
Brian Brennan	3	5	---	---	7	15
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ralph Williams	5	6	---	---	1	12
Randy McClanahan	---	---	3	0	7	10
Rich Dixon	---	---	2	5	2	9
Gregg Garrity	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
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	13	41	3.2
Middle	11	79	7.2
Right	9	23	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	61	7.6
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	8	32	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	29	17	2	1	2	2	3	0	4

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	28	21	1	0	0	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	56	18.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	44	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	122	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	6	1	0	12	0	16
WR Quinn Early	6	4	1	26	0	15
WR Darren Flutie	6	5	0	62	1	15
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	1	1	9	0	20
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	0	51	1	7
RB Crash Davis	2	2	0	14	0	11
RB Billy Sims	1	1	0	5	0	19
TE Mike Mularkey	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0	5	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	6	43	0	26
WR Louis Lipps	7	4	40	0	28
TE Pat Beach	4	3	25	0	16
TE Keith McKeller	4	3	54	1	9
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	19	0	23
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	13	0	12
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	4	3	0.75	6.25
Crash Davis	3	5	1.67	2.27

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	2	1.00	4.13
Marc Logan	1	1	1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	6	1	5	0.83	6.34

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	2	9	4.50	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	5	5.00	25.50
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Darren Flutie	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	9	4.50	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	4	2
Doug Flutie	3	0
Crash Davis	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1
Marc Logan	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	6	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	2	0	0
WR Darren Flutie	2	1	1
RB Billy Sims	1	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	2	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)