Wild Card Playoff Games, 1988

played in Oakland, CA

45 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Titans7003-10
Oakland Raiders710137-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 OAK - Kurt Killens 47 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 03:22 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 OAK - Jess McClure 10 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:13 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 36 field goal
3Q: 08:12 OAK - Mark Carrier 14 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 06:02 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
3Q: 01:47 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 07:23 OAK - Steve Kreider 17 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 03:00 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUOAK
Record11-610-7
First Downs1919
- by Rushing47
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards371386
- Offensive Plays6762
- Yards per Play5.546.23
Net Rushing Yards83128
- Rushing Attempts1829
- Yards per Rush4.614.41
Net Passing Yards288258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 25 - 532 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards298261
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/101/3
- Yards per Pass Play5.887.82
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/128/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.87.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/153/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/60/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/872/57
Interception Ret./Yards0/05/132
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 40
Time of Possession29:1430:46

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:182:17OWN 20516Interception
110:011:57OWN 20420Interception
16:593:44OWN 201080Touchdown
214:535:38OWN 24945Missed FG
26:152:11OWN 20426Interception
22:330:47OWN 203-2Punt
20:060:06OWN 201-1Half
315:001:59OWN 20517Punt
38:040:40OWN 1530Interception
35:572:10OWN 31523Punt
31:403:44OWN 24758Interception
47:134:19OWN 17959Field Goal
41:031:03OWN 25225Game
Oakland Raiders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:42OWN 39524Punt
18:041:05OPP 363-2Punt
13:153:22OWN 30570Touchdown
29:153:00OWN 34622Punt
24:041:31OPP 4034Punt
21:461:40OWN 40941Field Goal
313:014:57OWN 19981Touchdown
37:241:27OPP 27425Field Goal
33:472:07OWN 20450Field Goal
412:565:43OWN 441156Touchdown
42:541:51OWN 2035Punt

Game MVP: John Elway, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker13786.001920
Marc Logan362.00600
Neil Lomax1-1-1.00-100
Jessie Clark100.00000
OaklandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jess McClure21803.811631
James Wilder5173.40800
John Elway33110.331610

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax47252982/10146540.3
OaklandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway32162611/3245098.5

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Louis Lipps797911.297220
WR Henry Ellard485914.759210
WR Brian Brennan356421.3315460
WR Haywood Jeffires343511.675161
TE Pat Beach26147.00080
WR Mike Friede1255.00050
FB Jewerl Thomas1199.00390
FB Jessie Clark111111.000110
WR Gregg Garrity1377.00070
RB Herschel Walker1299.00090
TE Keith McKeller1466.00060
TE KD Dunn0100.00000
RB Marc Logan0100.00000
OaklandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mark Carrier61016126.8363451
WR Dokie Williams48297.255100
WR Wendell Davis384214.000190
WR Steve Kreider111717.000171
TE Randy McMillan1199.00390
RB James Wilder1133.00030
TE Malcolm Scott0200.00000
TE Brent Jones0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OaklandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Michael Downs11919.000
S Mark Jerue133.000
OLB Bosco Baracus12222.000
CB John Cobb14141.000
CB Kurt Killens14747.001

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Neil Lomax1000
Dennis McKnight0100
OaklandFumbRecovForceTD
Jumpy Geathers0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen313244.037.3461
OaklandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Misko521142.225.0561

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson1/21/20/0411/1
OaklandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski3/31/10/0474/4

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede166.00
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Friede36020.00
Gregg Garrity22713.50
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD
Erroll Tucker25728.50

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Lloyd Burrus1130.02429
CB Mike Richardson520.02429
ILB Riki Ellison400.02426
CB Kevin Williams400.01729
OLB Simon Fletcher310.52529
CB James Hasty310.02419
DE Dexter Manley200.52424
DE Darryl Sims210.01721
ILB Pepper Johnson200.02019
OLB Scott Studwell120.0169
S Martin Bayless110.0811
S Kirk Springs100.01316
WR Henry Ellard10---------
WR Gregg Garrity10---------
S David Greenwood100.02728
DE Jim Jeffcoat100.01721
WR Louis Lipps10---------
TE KD Dunn10---------
DT Mike Golic100.01722
OLB Jamie Kimmel100.087
DT Bill Acker010.01213
OLB Rich Dixon010.018
OaklandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Erroll Tucker800.01643
CB Kurt Killens510.01239
S Mark Jerue420.01540
DE Jumpy Geathers321.01729
DE Charles Mann301.01241
OLB Bosco Baracus310.01032
CB Lupe Sanchez300.0926
DT Scott Davis240.01530
ILB Dave Ahrens210.0935
S Michael Downs200.01640
OLB Mike Merriweather200.046
S Don Rogers200.01027
DE Fred Stokes110.0728
DT Dennis Owens100.01128
ILB Hal Garner100.0814
ILB Cedric Figaro100.0817
DT Rickey Hagood010.0433

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dexter Manley0.520024
OLB Simon Fletcher0.513029
DE Darryl Sims0.002021
DE Jim Jeffcoat0.001021
DT Mike Golic0.001022
OaklandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Charles Mann1.001141
DE Jumpy Geathers1.001029
DT Rickey Hagood0.010033
DE Fred Stokes0.002028
DT Dennis Owens0.001028
S Don Rogers0.001027
OLB Bosco Baracus0.001032
DT Scott Davis0.000130

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kevin Williams61029
CB Mike Richardson40029
CB James Hasty21019
S Lloyd Burrus10029
S Kirk Springs10016
ILB Riki Ellison10026
OLB Jamie Kimmel1007
ILB Pepper Johnson01019
OaklandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Erroll Tucker80043
CB Kurt Killens41139
S Mark Jerue30140
OLB Bosco Baracus20132
OLB Mike Merriweather2006
CB Lupe Sanchez12026
S Don Rogers11027
S Michael Downs10140
ILB Dave Ahrens10035
DE Charles Mann10041
DE Fred Stokes10028
CB John Cobb01128
DT Scott Davis01030
ILB Cedric Figaro01017

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Alt22017044
George Lilja15014036
Dennis McKnight14016247
Ken Kaplan1107010
Keith McKeller1106016
Dave Studdard01014041
Jeff Bostic01012039
Rob Taylor0105013
Ralph Williams0105015
OaklandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kevin Belcher45021028
Tootie Robbins24027030
Jim Juriga22023128
Ted Albrecht13021028
Bob Landsee120805
Blake Green110605
Randy McMillan06019019
Kelly Thomas01025023
Brent Jones01022026
Joe Banks0105010

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
KD Dunn116
Jessie Clark19
OaklandTacklesSTPlays
Patrick Scott319
Hal Garner116
Don Rogers111
Wendell Davis18

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Neil Lomax1849---------67
Kevin Williams------17291864
Dennis McKnight1647---------63
John Alt1744---------61
Dave Studdard1441------560
David Greenwood------2728358
Mike Richardson------2429457
Simon Fletcher------2529357
Lloyd Burrus------2429356
Riki Ellison------2426454
Jeff Bostic1239------253
Louis Lipps1538---------53
Herschel Walker1537------153
George Lilja1436------252
Dexter Manley------2424351
Henry Ellard1237---------49
Mike Golic------1722847
James Hasty------2419346
Brian Brennan923------1345
Kirk Springs------13161443
Darryl Sims------1721543
Pepper Johnson------2019342
Jim Jeffcoat------1721341
Pat Beach516------1940
Jewerl Thomas420------1539
Gregg Garrity1015------1136
Marc Logan312------1530
Jamie Kimmel------871429
Scott Studwell------169---25
Bill Acker------1213---25
Mike Friede25------1825
Keith McKeller616------224
Rob Taylor513------523
Ralph Williams515------323
Jessie Clark310------922
Ken Kaplan710------421
Haywood Jeffires613------221
Martin Bayless------811120
KD Dunn03------1619
Randy McClanahan------131115
Rich Dixon------18413
Joel Williams------0088
Norm Johnson00------55
Brian Hansen00------55
Will Cureton00---------0
Jay Schroeder00---------0
OaklandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Carrier2429------1467
Brent Jones2226------1664
Erroll Tucker------1643463
Michael Downs------1640662
John Elway2933---------62
Kurt Killens------1239960
Jim Juriga2328------758
Tootie Robbins2730---------57
Mark Jerue------1540257
Charles Mann------1241154
Wendell Davis2321------852
Kevin Belcher2128------150
Ted Albrecht2128---------49
Kelly Thomas2523---------48
Don Rogers------10271148
Dave Ahrens------935347
Jumpy Geathers------1729147
Lupe Sanchez------9261247
Scott Davis------1530247
Randy McMillan1919------543
Bosco Baracus------1032143
John Cobb------1328142
Dennis Owens------1128241
Rickey Hagood------433340
Fred Stokes------728540
Jess McClure2218---------40
James Wilder713------1939
Hal Garner------8141638
Cedric Figaro------817833
Dokie Williams920---------29
Tyrone Anthony43------1724
Joe Banks510------823
Malcolm Scott88------622
Patrick Scott12------1922
Mike Merriweather------461121
Bob Landsee85------619
Dan Remsberg75------719
Blake Green65------819
Steve Kreider66---------12
Mercury Tchaikovski00------1111
John Misko00------88
Greg Manusky------2338
Zach West23------38
Derrick Burroughs------00---0
Matt Dunigan00---------0
Mark Vlasic00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7355.0
Middle4205.0
Right6294.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9343.8
Middle14694.9
Right6254.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax47253027725
OaklandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway32163123700

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2312984.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)20111336.7
Long (19+ Yds)426716.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118676.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1351179.0
Long (19+ Yds)83779.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Lipps97079138
WR Henry Ellard84059137
TE Pat Beach62014016
WR Brian Brennan53064123
WR Haywood Jeffires43035013
TE Keith McKeller4116016
WR Gregg Garrity3107015
WR Mike Friede211505
RB Herschel Walker2109037
FB Jewerl Thomas1109020
FB Jessie Clark11011010
TE KD Dunn100003
RB Marc Logan1000012
OaklandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mark Carrier1060161329
WR Dokie Williams84229020
WR Wendell Davis83042021
TE Malcolm Scott200008
WR Steve Kreider1101706
TE Randy McMillan1109019
RB James Wilder1103013
TE Brent Jones1000026

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
OaklandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jess McClure5214.203.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax21115.506.34
OaklandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway62315.178.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gregg Garrity1000.002.33
WR Haywood Jeffires111111.008.75
OaklandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mark Carrier21147.0016.10
WR Steve Kreider111717.0017.00
TE Malcolm Scott1000.000.00
WR Dokie Williams1000.003.63
WR Wendell Davis1000.005.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker21
OaklandRushesConversions
Jess McClure22
James Wilder10
John Elway11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax953
OaklandAttCompConversions
John Elway1065

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Henry Ellard211
WR Gregg Garrity210
WR Mike Friede100
TE Pat Beach110
FB Jessie Clark111
WR Brian Brennan100
WR Louis Lipps111
OaklandTargCatchConversions
WR Dokie Williams522
WR Mark Carrier222
WR Wendell Davis210
WR Steve Kreider111

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,700 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,800 (22,100)
End Zone15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,900 (14,100)
Club Seats500 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes3,700 (3,700)