Exhibition Week 2, 1989

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	7	7	-	14
Houston Titans	13	6	6	3	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
1Q: 04:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
1Q: 04:20 HOU - Bill Acker 12 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
3Q: 14:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 08:56 DAL - Eddie Brown 20 pass from Frank Reich (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 02:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
4Q: 10:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
4Q: 00:06 DAL - Bill Brooks 21 pass from Frank Reich (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
1Q: 04:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
1Q: 04:20 HOU - Bill Acker 12 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
3Q: 14:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 08:56 DAL - Eddie Brown 20 pass from Frank Reich (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 02:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
4Q: 10:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
4Q: 00:06 DAL - Bill Brooks 21 pass from Frank Reich (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 362
- Offensive Plays 53 71
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 56 228
- Rushing Attempts 15 35
- Yards per Rush 3.73 6.51
Net Passing Yards 254 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 6/34
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 3.72
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 39
Time of Possession 22:27 37:33

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	362
- Offensive Plays	53	71
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	56	228
- Rushing Attempts	15	35
- Yards per Rush	3.73	6.51
Net Passing Yards	254	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	6/34
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	3.72
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 39
Time of Possession	22:27	37:33

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	1:44	OWN 20	4	27	Interception
1	4:20	0:15	OWN 20	1	-8	Fumble
1	4:05	1:44	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	12:22	2:03	OWN 35	4	34	Missed FG
2	6:57	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:14	1:28	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 12	1	-1	Half
3	13:55	5:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	2:28	2:00	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	10:30	4:05	OWN 20	12	56	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 28	12	53	Field Goal
1	7:19	2:59	OPP 47	6	15	Field Goal
1	2:21	4:59	OWN 33	8	39	Missed FG
2	10:19	3:22	OWN 38	7	59	Field Goal
2	5:22	2:08	OWN 32	3	-12	Punt
2	1:46	1:36	OWN 34	7	59	Field Goal
3	14:50	0:55	OPP 5	3	4	Field Goal
3	8:41	6:13	OWN 34	9	41	Field Goal
3	0:28	4:58	OWN 26	9	42	Field Goal
4	6:25	4:18	OWN 24	7	32	Punt

Game MVP: Norm Johnson, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Jones	6	21	3.50	8	0
Neal Anderson	5	24	4.80	10	1
Chris Dressel	2	10	5.00	8	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Frank Reich	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	17	123	7.24	20	5
Marc Logan	11	46	4.18	20	2
Neil Lomax	2	5	2.50	3	0
Jessie Clark	2	1	0.50	1	0
Mike Elkins	2	6	3.00	4	0
Louis Lipps	1	47	47.00	47	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Reich	25	19	212	2/18	2	26	0	127.4
Tony Eason	10	7	68	1/8	0	28	1	49.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	18	11	95	3/18	0	19	0	75.0
Mike Elkins	12	9	73	3/16	0	16	0	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bill Brooks	7	9	82	11.71	0	21	1
WR Eddie Brown	6	8	98	16.33	26	28	1
RB Neal Anderson	5	5	23	4.60	6	14	0
FB James Jones	3	4	21	7.00	7	11	0
WR Lam Jones	2	3	33	16.50	9	19	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
TE Pat Carter	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Lindsay Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	4	7	41	10.25	0	19
WR Brian Brennan	3	6	22	7.33	0	15
WR Louis Lipps	3	4	29	9.67	2	16
RB Herschel Walker	3	4	21	7.00	5	9
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	4	18	6.00	0	9
TE Keith McKeller	3	3	25	8.33	6	12
TE Pat Beach	1	2	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Fisher	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Pat Carter	1	0	0
Chris Dressel	0	1	0
Michael Dean Perry	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0
Bill Acker	0	1	0	1
Dennis McKnight	0	1	0	0
Martin Bayless	0	1	0	0
Brian Brennan	0	0	1	0
Jamie Kimmel	0	0	1	0
Mickey Sutton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	175	43.8	42.0	51	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	2	74	37.0	36.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	7/8	3/4	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everson Walls	1	1	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	4	2.0	0
Lloyd Burrus	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	42	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Richardson	1	23	23.0	0
Darryl Clack	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Broderick Thomas	6	1	1.0	12	12
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	2	2.0	26	24
ILB Greg Manusky	5	0	0.5	10	12
S Wes Hopkins	5	1	0.0	30	32
CB Steve Brown	5	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Louis Cooper	4	3	0.0	24	24
S Terrance Hoagie	4	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Robert Lyles	4	0	0.0	25	21
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	3	0.5	22	22
OLB Jessie Small	3	2	0.5	14	11
S Andre Young	3	0	0.0	20	23
DE Jeff Cross	3	0	0.0	12	19
DE Glen Collins	2	3	1.5	17	14
CB Jeff Fisher	2	2	0.0	22	29
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0.0	20	19
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	0.0	16	20
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0.0	14	9
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0.0	23	17
TE Chris Dressel	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Futrell	0	1	0.0	1	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	1	0.0	14	33
S Kirk Springs	5	0	0.0	13	27
CB Mickey Sutton	4	1	0.0	13	33
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0.0	9	30
CB James Hasty	4	0	0.0	7	28
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	1.5	8	26
DT Frank Bruno	2	1	0.5	9	23
S Martin Bayless	2	1	0.0	12	28
S Mike Lush	2	1	0.0	11	18
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	12	24
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	1.0	4	9
S David Greenwood	1	2	0.0	7	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.0	7	15
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.0	3	14
ILB Pepper Johnson	0	3	0.0	8	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	2.0	0	0	0	24
DE Glen Collins	1.5	0	1	0	14
OLB Broderick Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.5	0	0	1	22
ILB Greg Manusky	0.5	0	0	0	12
OLB Jessie Small	0.5	0	0	0	11
S Wes Hopkins	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Mack Moore	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Greg Meisner	0.0	0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.5	0	26
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1.0	0	9
DT Frank Bruno	0.5	0	23
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	12
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	24
DE Robert Smith	0.0	1	14
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	3	0	21
ILB Greg Manusky	3	0	12
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	1	12
CB Everson Walls	2	0	19
CB Steve Brown	2	0	22
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	14
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	1	12
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	9
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	32
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	24
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	20
OLB Jessie Small	1	0	11
DT Michael Dean Perry	0	1	22

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mickey Sutton	5	0	0	33
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	0	33
S Kirk Springs	4	0	0	27
CB James Hasty	4	0	0	28
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	0	30
S Mike Lush	2	0	0	18
S David Greenwood	1	0	1	26
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	26
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0	23
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	28
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	2	3	12	1	35
Jamie Dukes	1	3	9	0	21
John Giesler	1	2	13	0	24
Randy Clark	1	2	8	0	20
Ray Donaldson	0	2	9	1	30
Melvin Jones	0	1	15	1	37

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	5	8	25	1	29
Jeff Bostic	3	4	22	1	27
George Lilja	2	5	28	2	27
Dave Studdard	2	3	24	1	25
John Alt	2	3	29	0	32
Ralph Williams	1	4	27	1	24
Rob Taylor	1	2	20	0	16
Jewerl Thomas	0	2	11	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lindsay Scott	2	16
Pat Carter	1	15
James Jones	1	13
Chris Dressel	1	8
Ray Donaldson	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	18
Pat Beach	1	17
Brian Brennan	1	12

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Fisher	---	---	22	29	23	74
Wes Hopkins	---	---	30	32	7	69
Melvin Jones	15	37	---	---	5	57
Steve Brown	---	---	26	22	7	55
Everson Walls	---	---	20	19	15	54
Louis Cooper	---	---	24	24	6	54
Aundray Bruce	---	---	26	24	4	54
Robert Lyles	---	---	25	21	7	53
Ron Heller	12	35	---	---	5	52
Eddie Brown	9	27	---	---	13	49
Andre Young	---	---	20	23	5	48
James Jones	12	23	---	---	13	48
Mack Moore	---	---	18	22	8	48
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	22	22	4	48
Pat Carter	11	20	---	---	15	46
Greg Meisner	---	---	23	17	5	45
Ray Donaldson	9	30	---	---	5	44
Broderick Thomas	---	---	12	12	20	44
John Giesler	13	24	---	---	5	42
Kirby Jackson	---	---	16	20	4	40
Chris Dressel	7	21	---	---	8	36
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	9	12	15	36
Jeff Cross	---	---	12	19	5	36
Lam Jones	10	25	---	---	---	35
Greg Manusky	---	---	10	12	13	35
Randy Clark	8	20	---	---	5	33
Mark Duda	---	---	13	14	6	33
Frank Reich	5	27	---	---	1	33
Ricky Sanders	8	24	---	---	---	32
Bill Brooks	10	20	---	---	2	32
Glen Collins	---	---	17	14	---	31
Neal Anderson	5	26	---	---	---	31
Joe Tofflemire	9	22	---	---	---	31
Jamie Dukes	9	21	---	---	---	30
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	11	14	2	27
Jessie Small	---	---	14	11	1	26
Lance Mehl	---	---	14	9	2	25
Lindsay Scott	2	3	---	---	16	21
Tony Eason	10	11	---	---	---	21
Ken Bell	1	1	---	---	16	18
Bobby Futrell	---	---	1	4	11	16
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ralph Tamm	0	1	---	---	---	1
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Ruth	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Lilja	28	27	---	---	10	65
Dennis McKnight	25	29	---	---	10	64
John Alt	29	32	---	---	---	61
Ralph Williams	27	24	---	---	9	60
Dave Studdard	24	25	---	---	10	59
Jeff Bostic	22	27	---	---	9	58
Kirk Springs	---	---	13	27	18	58
Brian Brennan	22	19	---	---	12	53
Martin Bayless	---	---	12	28	10	50
Simon Fletcher	---	---	14	33	2	49
Pat Beach	13	17	---	---	17	47
Herschel Walker	22	24	---	---	1	47
Mickey Sutton	---	---	13	33	1	47
Louis Lipps	23	22	---	---	---	45
Henry Ellard	20	24	---	---	---	44
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	9	30	3	42
Jewerl Thomas	11	10	---	---	18	39
Neil Lomax	17	21	---	---	---	38
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	24	2	38
Keith McKeller	19	15	---	---	4	38
James Hasty	---	---	7	28	2	37
Rob Taylor	20	16	---	---	---	36
Jessie Clark	14	17	---	---	5	36
Pepper Johnson	---	---	8	24	4	36
Mike Richardson	---	---	10	23	2	35
Haywood Jeffires	15	15	---	---	5	35
Randy McClanahan	---	---	7	15	12	34
Dexter Manley	---	---	8	26	---	34
Frank Bruno	---	---	9	23	2	34
David Greenwood	---	---	7	26	---	33
Marc Logan	13	10	---	---	10	33
Mike Elkins	18	15	---	---	---	33
Mike Lush	---	---	11	18	1	30
Mike Friede	2	3	---	---	22	27
KD Dunn	1	2	---	---	21	24
Mike Golic	---	---	6	15	3	24
Robert Smith	---	---	3	14	5	22
Darryl Clack	0	2	---	---	20	22
Bill Acker	---	---	7	12	2	21
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Rich Dixon	---	---	2	7	7	16
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	9	---	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Riki Ellison	---	---	3	3	---	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
San Sileo	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	106	8.2
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	14	103	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Reich	25	19	3	1	1	2	2	0	0
Tony Eason	10	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	18	11	0	0	3	2	1	1	0
Mike Elkins	12	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	137	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	68	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	87	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	9	7	0	82	1	20
WR Eddie Brown	8	6	0	98	3	27
RB Neal Anderson	5	5	0	23	0	26
FB James Jones	4	3	1	21	0	23
WR Lam Jones	3	2	0	33	0	25
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	0	19	0	24
TE Pat Carter	2	1	0	4	0	20
WR Lindsay Scott	1	0	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	7	4	1	41	24
WR Brian Brennan	6	3	2	22	19
WR Louis Lipps	4	3	0	29	22
RB Herschel Walker	4	3	0	21	24
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	0	18	15
TE Keith McKeller	3	3	0	25	15
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	12	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Clark	1	1	1.00	0.50
Herschel Walker	1	4	4.00	7.24
Mike Elkins	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Reich	2	1	20	10.00	8.48

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	2	21	7.00	5.28
Mike Elkins	3	1	12	4.00	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	20	20.00	12.25
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	2	1	12	6.00	6.00
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	9	4.50	5.86
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	12	12.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
James Jones	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	1
Marc Logan	3	1
Mike Elkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Reich	6	4	4
Tony Eason	4	3	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	4	3
Mike Elkins	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	4	4	2
WR Bill Brooks	4	2	1
WR Lam Jones	1	1	1
FB James Jones	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	200 (3,300)