Week 17, 1988

played in Baltimore, MD

53 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	14	0	7	-	21
Baltimore Colts	10	3	3	13	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 BAL - Eddie Murray 40 field goal
1Q: 01:41 BAL - Joe Delaney 7 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Henry Ellard 28 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:02 BAL - Eddie Murray 40 field goal
2Q: 01:54 HOU - Keith McKeller 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
4Q: 12:37 BAL - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
4Q: 11:46 BAL - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
4Q: 08:11 BAL - Dwight Clark 44 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:32 HOU - Keith McKeller 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 BAL - Eddie Murray 40 field goal
1Q: 01:41 BAL - Joe Delaney 7 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Henry Ellard 28 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:02 BAL - Eddie Murray 40 field goal
2Q: 01:54 HOU - Keith McKeller 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:00 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
4Q: 12:37 BAL - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
4Q: 11:46 BAL - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
4Q: 08:11 BAL - Dwight Clark 44 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:32 HOU - Keith McKeller 1 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 11-5 12-4
First Downs 27 18
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 18 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 444 322
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 6.43 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 123 127
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 5.86 5.08
Net Passing Yards 321 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 2 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 333 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.69 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 9/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 6/91 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:10 32:50

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	11-5	12-4
First Downs	27	18
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	18	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	444	322
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	6.43	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	123	127
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	5.86	5.08
Net Passing Yards	321	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 2	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	333	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.69	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	9/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	6/91	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 22	8	57	Interception
1	3:34	1:14	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	1:34	3:36	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	7:56	6:12	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	11:52	2:20	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
3	7:15	3:18	OWN 29	9	48	Interception
4	11:40	1:33	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
4	7:51	4:27	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 37	12	52	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	7:48	OWN 20	12	57	Field Goal
1	2:20	0:46	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	12:58	5:02	OWN 37	8	40	Field Goal
2	1:44	0:55	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 38	5	43	Field Goal
3	9:32	2:17	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	3:57	6:27	OWN 14	11	64	Field Goal
4	12:22	0:42	OPP 9	3	6	Field Goal
4	10:07	2:16	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	3:24	1:21	OWN 10	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	16	109	6.81	15	4
Marc Logan	4	12	3.00	6	0
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	17	71	4.18	14	2	1
BobbyJoe Edmonds	7	54	7.71	37	2	0
Joe Theismann	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	46	25	333	2/12	3	29	2	81.1

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	28	22	206	2/11	1	44	0	109.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	8	18	135	16.88	27	29	1
TE Keith McKeller	7	7	48	6.86	3	18	2
WR Louis Lipps	3	6	39	13.00	17	23	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	5	30	15.00	2	17	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	4	32	16.00	4	19	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	29	29.00	15	29	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	7	8	51	7.29	21	14	0
WR Dwight Clark	6	6	73	12.17	37	44	1
WR Lionel Manuel	6	8	56	9.33	1	21	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	16	8.00	9	10	0
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Joe Delaney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod Woodson	1	0	0.00	0
S John Booty	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Friede	1	0	0	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kenny Lofton	0	1	0	0
Rodney Thomas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	163	40.8	28.3	51	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	3	124	41.3	40.7	53	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	5/5	2/2	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	2	1.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	22	22.0	0
Rod Woodson	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	5	73	14.6	0
Gregg Garrity	1	18	18.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg
Carlos Pennywell	1	31	31.0
Leo Lewis	1	24	24.0
Kenny Lofton	1	31	31.0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	6	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	1	0.0	24	30
ILB Riki Ellison	5	1	1.0	19	23
S Kirk Springs	4	0	0.0	12	20
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	1.0	20	26
S David Greenwood	3	2	0.0	21	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	0.0	20	16
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Scott Studwell	2	1	0.0	8	5
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	21	26
DT Mike Golic	2	1	0.0	14	20
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	3	4
S Martin Bayless	1	2	0.0	5	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	15	15
QB Neil Lomax	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	15	19
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	19	22

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	7	1	0.0	16	40
S Durwood Roquemore	6	2	0.0	17	40
OLB Mike Cofer	5	1	0.0	10	24
DE Donnell Thompson	4	1	0.0	18	40
DT Jerry Ball	3	0	1.0	10	34
S Mark Moore	3	2	0.0	15	41
CB Eugene Daniel	3	0	0.0	16	41
DE Chris Doleman	2	0	1.0	11	29
OLB Mike Douglass	2	4	0.0	6	15
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	1	0.0	7	18
DT Dan Benish	1	1	0.0	8	19
S John Booty	1	1	0.0	9	13
CB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0.0	12	26
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	0.0	20	43
S Rod Woodson	0	1	0.0	19	44

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	1	26
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	0	23
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	30
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	19

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	1	0	29
DT Jerry Ball	1.0	0	0	34
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	3	2	43
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	1	0	40
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kirk Springs	4	0	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	30
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	25
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	23
S David Greenwood	2	0	28
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	22
CB Mike Richardson	1	2	26
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	5
S Martin Bayless	1	0	14
DT Mike Golic	1	0	20
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	4
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	16
CB James Hasty	1	0	19

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Daniel	3	1	0	41
ILB John Offerdahl	3	1	0	40
S Durwood Roquemore	3	0	0	40
OLB Mike Cofer	3	0	0	24
OLB Burnell Dent	2	1	0	9
CB Rodney Thomas	2	1	0	26
S Mark Moore	2	0	0	41
S John Booty	1	0	1	13
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	15
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	8
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0	40
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0	18
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0	7
CB Mike Smith	1	0	0	15
S Rod Woodson	0	1	1	44

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	6	7	2	19	0	45
Jeff Bostic	2	3	0	16	0	37
Rob Taylor	1	2	0	6	0	17
John Alt	1	2	0	17	0	42
Dave Studdard	1	1	0	19	1	38
Jessie Clark	1	1	0	4	0	14
George Lilja	0	2	0	11	0	39
Ken Kaplan	0	1	0	6	1	11
Keith McKeller	0	1	0	10	0	29

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	5	8	0	23	0	30
Paul Farren	2	6	2	22	1	24
Lance Smith	1	3	0	21	1	28
Ken Lanier	1	2	0	3	0	4
Jim Covert	0	2	0	22	0	26
Mike Knight	0	1	0	19	0	27
Bob Perryman	0	1	0	15	0	12
Eric Andolsek	0	1	0	7	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	17
Jewerl Thomas	1	16
KD Dunn	1	16
Marc Logan	1	15
Pat Beach	1	11

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	3	11
Mel Gray	1	23
Carlos Pennywell	1	17
John Booty	1	12
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	7
Joe Delaney	1	1

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	21	48	---	---	---	69
Dennis McKnight	19	45	---	---	---	64
Dave Studdard	19	38	---	---	4	61
Henry Ellard	21	40	---	---	---	61
John Alt	17	42	---	---	---	59
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	30	3	57
Jeff Bostic	16	37	---	---	3	56
George Lilja	11	39	---	---	4	54
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	23	25	5	53
David Greenwood	---	---	21	28	4	53
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	26	6	53
Louis Lipps	18	35	---	---	---	53
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	26	4	50
Herschel Walker	17	32	---	---	1	50
Kirk Springs	---	---	12	20	17	49
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	23	5	47
Kevin Williams	---	---	19	22	6	47
Jewerl Thomas	9	21	---	---	16	46
James Hasty	---	---	18	19	5	42
Mike Golic	---	---	14	20	7	41
Pepper Johnson	---	---	20	16	5	41
Keith McKeller	10	29	---	---	1	40
Darryl Sims	---	---	15	19	5	39
Haywood Jeffires	9	20	---	---	8	37
Marc Logan	4	16	---	---	15	35
Pat Beach	7	16	---	---	11	34
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	15	4	34
Martin Bayless	---	---	5	14	12	31
Brian Brennan	5	13	---	---	11	29
Rob Taylor	6	17	---	---	4	27
Jessie Clark	4	14	---	---	7	25
Bill Acker	---	---	12	10	2	24
Ralph Williams	11	11	---	---	---	22
Ken Kaplan	6	11	---	---	4	21
KD Dunn	1	2	---	---	16	19
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	3	4	10	17
Scott Studwell	---	---	8	5	2	15
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	15	15
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	8	2	15
Gregg Garrity	0	2	---	---	12	14
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	0	12	13
Joel Williams	---	---	0	0	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	19	44	1	64
Jerome Brown	---	---	20	43	---	63
Dwight Stephenson	23	30	---	---	8	61
Donnell Thompson	---	---	18	40	---	58
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	17	40	---	57
Eugene Daniel	---	---	16	41	---	57
John Offerdahl	---	---	16	40	1	57
Mark Moore	---	---	15	41	1	57
Joe Theismann	25	30	---	---	---	55
Jim Covert	22	26	---	---	3	51
Mike Knight	19	27	---	---	5	51
Mike Tice	18	15	---	---	16	49
Lance Smith	21	28	---	---	---	49
Rodney Thomas	---	---	12	26	11	49
Dwight Clark	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jerry Ball	---	---	10	34	3	47
Paul Farren	22	24	---	---	---	46
J.T. Smith	15	22	---	---	3	40
Chris Doleman	---	---	11	29	---	40
Mike Smith	---	---	9	15	16	40
Bob Perryman	15	12	---	---	13	40
Greg Townsend	---	---	12	22	4	38
Joe Delaney	18	18	---	---	1	37
Mike Cofer	---	---	10	24	2	36
Mike Augustyniak	13	13	---	---	8	34
Jimmy Williams	---	---	7	18	9	34
BobbyJoe Edmonds	12	15	---	---	7	34
John Booty	---	---	9	13	12	34
Mike Douglass	---	---	6	15	12	33
Kenny Lofton	5	9	---	---	14	28
Dan Benish	---	---	8	19	---	27
Lionel Manuel	6	16	---	---	4	26
Mel Gray	0	0	---	---	23	23
Eric Andolsek	7	8	---	---	8	23
Carlos Pennywell	1	2	---	---	17	20
Kevin Glover	8	3	---	---	8	19
Leo Lewis	0	2	---	---	16	18
Burnell Dent	---	---	5	9	4	18
E.J. Junior	---	---	5	8	4	17
Ken Lanier	3	4	---	---	8	15
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	13	13
Paul Moyer	---	---	6	7	---	13
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Cotton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	63	9.0
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	9	47	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	46	25	6	2	5	5	6	2	2

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	28	22	2	1	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	12	184	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	75	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	71	17.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	18	8	3	135	4	40
TE Keith McKeller	7	7	0	48	0	29
WR Louis Lipps	6	3	0	39	1	35
WR Brian Brennan	5	2	0	30	0	13
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	2	2	32	0	20
RB Herschel Walker	3	1	0	7	0	32
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0	13	0	16
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	29	1	2

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	8	7	51	0	22
WR Lionel Manuel	8	6	56	1	16
WR Dwight Clark	6	6	73	1	26
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	16	0	13
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	1	10	0	15
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	0	0	18
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	2	2.00	6.81

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	3	3	1.00	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	8	3	16	2.00	7.24

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	3	1	6	2.00	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0	0.00	2.33
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	3	1.50	6.86
TE Pat Beach	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	14	7	7

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	5	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	4	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	2
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Manuel	4	3	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	1
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	0

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

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