Exhibition Week 3, 1989

played in New Orleans, LA

90 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	7	3	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	6	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
2Q: 11:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 52 field goal
2Q: 06:36 HOU - Brian Brennan 42 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 29 field goal
3Q: 12:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
4Q: 14:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
2Q: 11:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 52 field goal
2Q: 06:36 HOU - Brian Brennan 42 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 29 field goal
3Q: 12:18 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
4Q: 14:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 384 235
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 5.49 3.73
Net Rushing Yards 97 123
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 3.34 5.13
Net Passing Yards 287 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 35 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 2.87
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	384	235
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	5.49	3.73
Net Rushing Yards	97	123
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	3.34	5.13
Net Passing Yards	287	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	35 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	2.87
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	2:53	OWN 31	6	-2	Punt
1	7:41	2:12	OWN 16	4	30	Fumble
1	4:57	4:05	OWN 3	8	71	Missed FG
2	14:25	2:04	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	11:05	4:46	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	5:07	2:47	OWN 39	7	30	Missed FG
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 27	6	45	Field Goal
3	8:51	1:37	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	5:24	0:28	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
3	2:08	3:02	OWN 37	6	32	Field Goal
4	12:33	2:11	OWN 40	5	26	Downs
4	7:41	5:26	OWN 20	9	26	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 24	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	10:42	3:01	OWN 34	5	47	Field Goal
1	5:29	0:32	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
1	0:52	1:27	OWN 33	4	19	Punt
2	12:21	1:16	OWN 26	4	39	Field Goal
2	6:19	1:12	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:20	2:01	OWN 43	7	45	Field Goal
3	12:13	3:22	OWN 14	6	16	Punt
3	7:14	1:50	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
3	4:56	2:48	OWN 19	6	5	Punt
4	14:06	1:33	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	10:22	2:41	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
4	2:15	1:48	OWN 14	10	10	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Elkins, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	15	58	3.87	9	0
Marc Logan	5	17	3.40	13	1
Mike Elkins	4	7	1.75	5	0
Darryl Clack	3	8	2.67	3	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Jessie Clark	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	12	73	6.08	49	2
Ottis Anderson	11	35	3.18	8	0
Randall Cunningham	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Elkins	23	14	180	2/10	1	42	0	99.9
Neil Lomax	15	11	122	1/5	0	20	0	97.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Fuller	28	11	101	4/24	0	21	0	49.8
Randall Cunningham	7	3	35	0/0	0	24	0	58.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	9	91	13.00	34	36	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	8	31	7.75	4	10	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	6	65	21.67	28	42	1
WR Louis Lipps	3	5	44	14.67	9	20	0
TE Pat Beach	2	2	18	9.00	1	14	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	33	16.50	7	19	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Parros	5	9	37	7.40	1	21
WR Ernest Givins	3	8	42	14.00	7	24
WR Buster Rhymes	2	4	13	6.50	0	7
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	20	20.00	10	20
WR Odessa Turner	1	6	11	11.00	0	11
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0
Rob Taylor	0	1	0
Kirk Springs	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Fuller	1	0	0
Greg Bright	1	0	0
David Jones	0	1	0
Fred Robinson	0	1	0
Ethan Horton	0	1	0
Cliff Odom	0	0	1
Chip Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	229	45.8	44.0	67	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	9	398	44.2	39.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/4	2/4	0/0	48	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	13	13.0	0
Lloyd Burrus	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	2	6	3.0	0
Greg Bright	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	45	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bright	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	8	3	0.0	16	27
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	1	1.5	24	35
CB Mickey Sutton	4	2	0.0	15	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	0.0	16	16
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	17	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	2	1.5	14	23
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.5	8	9
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	1	0.5	9	10
S Martin Bayless	2	3	0.0	14	30
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	17	22
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	15	32
S Mike Lush	2	0	0.0	11	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	0.0	14	25
DT Frank Bruno	1	1	0.0	11	26
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	0.0	19	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	2	1.0	19	28
ILB Cliff Odom	5	3	0.0	17	24
OLB Emanuel King	5	0	0.0	12	17
DE Tony Colorito	4	1	1.0	16	17
S Greg Jackson	4	3	0.0	21	27
OLB Chip Banks	4	1	0.0	15	25
DE Kevin Fagan	4	0	0.0	17	23
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	18	31
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	1.0	10	13
CB Gill Byrd	2	2	0.0	20	27
S Marcus Paul	2	2	0.0	26	30
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	20	33
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	1	0.0	13	9
DE Ron Holmes	2	0	0.0	12	18
S Greg Bright	1	2	0.0	12	26
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	18	25
DT Andrew Provence	1	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0.0	13	25
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.0	15	25
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.5	2	1	23
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.5	2	0	35
OLB Rich Dixon	0.5	0	0	9
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0.5	0	0	10
DE Robert Smith	0.0	3	0	16
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	2	1	26
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	1	20
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	19
DT Mike Golic	0.0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	1	0	0	28
DE Tony Colorito	1.0	0	1	1	17
OLB Fred Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	1	1	1	25
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	1	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	22
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	32
S Kirk Springs	2	0	32
CB James Hasty	2	0	20
ILB Riki Ellison	1	1	5
S Mike Lush	1	1	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	16
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	27
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	4	1	27
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	24
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	25
S Carl Lews	3	0	31
S Marcus Paul	2	1	30
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	33
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	17
S Greg Bright	1	1	26
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	28
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	27
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	25
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	6	23	1	22
Dennis McKnight	1	5	24	0	35
Jessie Clark	1	1	13	0	18
Rob Taylor	0	3	20	0	23
Ralph Williams	0	3	20	0	33
John Alt	0	3	20	0	33
Dave Studdard	0	2	20	1	28
George Lilja	0	2	18	1	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Simmons	3	3	18	1	22
Todd Kalis	1	2	10	0	18
Keith Slough	1	2	13	0	22
Jeff Dellenbach	0	6	21	1	27
Tony Jones	0	5	18	2	23
David Jones	0	2	12	0	33
Hubert Oliver	0	1	6	0	5
Mike Kelley	0	1	14	0	29
Craig Heyward	0	1	13	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	30
Mike Friede	1	18
Pat Beach	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Emanuel King	2	18
Craig Heyward	1	22
Jimmie Johnson	1	20
Hubert Oliver	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	15	32	30	77
Dennis McKnight	24	35	---	---	9	68
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	35	4	63
Ralph Williams	20	33	---	---	9	62
George Lilja	18	31	---	---	9	58
Dave Studdard	20	28	---	---	9	57
Jeff Bostic	23	22	---	---	9	54
Brian Brennan	14	28	---	---	12	54
Pat Beach	14	21	---	---	18	53
John Alt	20	33	---	---	---	53
Martin Bayless	---	---	14	30	9	53
Mickey Sutton	---	---	15	32	4	51
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	16	27	6	49
Henry Ellard	21	23	---	---	---	44
Pepper Johnson	---	---	14	25	5	44
Mike Elkins	19	25	---	---	---	44
Rob Taylor	20	23	---	---	---	43
Mike Richardson	---	---	17	22	4	43
Haywood Jeffires	12	22	---	---	9	43
Randy McClanahan	---	---	16	16	10	42
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	20	3	42
David Greenwood	---	---	13	27	1	41
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	14	23	3	40
Frank Bruno	---	---	11	26	3	40
Herschel Walker	17	20	---	---	1	38
Mike Lush	---	---	11	22	5	38
James Hasty	---	---	17	20	1	38
Jewerl Thomas	10	11	---	---	16	37
Jessie Clark	13	18	---	---	5	36
Robert Smith	---	---	10	16	10	36
Rich Dixon	---	---	8	9	17	34
Louis Lipps	16	18	---	---	---	34
Mike Golic	---	---	13	13	7	33
Marc Logan	9	17	---	---	7	33
Keith McKeller	11	13	---	---	8	32
Bill Acker	---	---	5	19	6	30
Neil Lomax	10	16	---	---	---	26
Mike Friede	2	5	---	---	18	25
KD Dunn	3	5	---	---	17	25
Darryl Clack	3	4	---	---	16	23
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	9	10	---	19
Riki Ellison	---	---	3	5	2	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
San Sileo	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	26	30	8	64
Issiac Holt	---	---	20	33	9	62
Jeff Dellenbach	21	27	---	---	10	58
Greg Bright	---	---	12	26	19	57
David Jones	12	33	---	---	12	57
Ethan Horton	21	27	---	---	8	56
Carl Lews	---	---	18	31	7	56
Ottis Anderson	11	25	---	---	19	55
Mike Kelley	14	29	---	---	10	53
Greg Jackson	---	---	21	27	5	53
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	28	5	52
Craig Heyward	13	17	---	---	22	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	20	27	4	51
Ernest Givins	19	30	---	---	2	51
Steve Fuller	15	32	---	---	---	47
Emanuel King	---	---	12	17	18	47
Keith Slough	13	22	---	---	12	47
Pierce Holt	---	---	18	25	3	46
Cliff Odom	---	---	17	24	3	44
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	15	25	4	44
Chip Banks	---	---	15	25	3	43
Kevin Fagan	---	---	17	23	3	43
Rick Parros	7	21	---	---	13	41
Curt Jarvis	---	---	13	25	3	41
Tony Jones	18	23	---	---	---	41
Ed Simmons	18	22	---	---	---	40
Todd Kalis	10	18	---	---	12	40
Ron Holmes	---	---	12	18	7	37
Rick Donnalley	14	21	---	---	1	36
Buster Rhymes	14	22	---	---	---	36
Tony Colorito	---	---	16	17	3	36
Odessa Turner	11	21	---	---	---	32
Andrew Provence	---	---	13	16	2	31
Jimmie Johnson	4	7	---	---	20	31
Wes Pritchett	---	---	9	8	14	31
Fred Robinson	---	---	10	13	7	30
Bill Johnson	13	14	---	---	---	27
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	13	9	5	27
Hubert Oliver	6	5	---	---	14	25
Randall Cunningham	9	7	---	---	---	16
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	4	2	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenny Jackson	1	6	---	---	---	7
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	59	3.9
Middle	5	31	6.2
Right	7	10	1.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	8	68	8.5
Right	9	47	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Elkins	23	14	2	2	0	3	1	2	0
Neil Lomax	15	11	1	0	3	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Fuller	28	11	2	3	2	3	9	3	0
Randall Cunningham	7	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	156	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	146	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	41	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	74	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	21	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	9	7	0	91	1	23
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	4	1	31	0	22
WR Brian Brennan	6	3	1	65	1	28
WR Louis Lipps	5	3	0	44	1	18
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	16	0	20
TE Pat Beach	2	2	0	18	0	21
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	0	33	0	13
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	0	0	18
TE KD Dunn	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	4	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	9	5	0	37	1	21
WR Ernest Givins	8	3	0	42	1	30
WR Odessa Turner	6	1	1	11	0	21
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	0	20	1	27
WR Buster Rhymes	4	2	1	13	0	22
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	5	0	25
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Fuller	1	1	8	8.00	3.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Darryl Clack	1	0
Mike Elkins	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	1
Ottis Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Elkins	6	5	3
Neil Lomax	5	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Fuller	9	4	3
Randall Cunningham	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	6	2	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	1
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (21,400)
End Zone 7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (21,400)
End Zone	7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)