Exhibition Week 5, 1989

played in Houston, TX

95 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	0	-	6
Houston Titans	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:44 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 ATL - Steve De Line 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 HOU - Keith McKeller 11 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:55 HOU - Jessie Clark 11 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:19 ATL - Steve De Line 39 field goal
4Q: 14:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
4Q: 07:03 HOU - Marc Logan 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:44 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 ATL - Steve De Line 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 HOU - Keith McKeller 11 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 07:55 HOU - Jessie Clark 11 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:19 ATL - Steve De Line 39 field goal
4Q: 14:09 HOU - Norm Johnson 42 field goal
4Q: 07:03 HOU - Marc Logan 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 0-4 3-1
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 241 373
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 64 154
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.67
Net Passing Yards 177 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 13 - 2 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/63 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	0-4	3-1
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	241	373
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	64	154
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.67
Net Passing Yards	177	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 13 - 2	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/63	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	1:49	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
1	7:03	1:21	OWN 35	3	11	Interception
1	3:33	3:47	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal
2	11:23	0:54	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	5:56	1:22	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
2	2:28	2:04	OWN 17	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	8:41	0:46	OWN 6	2	5	Fumble
3	7:49	4:37	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
4	14:04	1:43	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	10:59	0:44	OWN 36	2	12	Interception
4	8:04	1:01	OWN 10	4	-9	Downs
4	6:55	3:42	OWN 12	7	42	Punt

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 13	4	28	Interception
1	10:35	3:32	OWN 11	9	61	Missed FG
1	5:42	2:09	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	14:46	3:23	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	10:29	4:33	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
2	4:34	2:06	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 9	1	-1	Half
3	13:20	4:39	OWN 27	8	25	Punt
3	7:55	0:06	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
3	3:12	4:08	OWN 41	7	34	Field Goal
4	12:21	1:22	OWN 19	2	7	Punt
4	10:15	2:11	OWN 37	5	12	Punt
4	7:03	0:08	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	3:13	3:13	OWN 20	5	34	Game

Game MVP: Mike Richardson, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	11	40	3.64	12	2	0
Jamie Mueller	7	24	3.43	12	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	18	60	3.33	11	2	0
Marc Logan	9	54	6.00	28	1	1
Darryl Clack	5	29	5.80	13	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	25	10	110	1/6	0	38	1	37.1
Chris Chandler	11	3	73	0/0	0	44	1	16.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Elkins	22	13	109	1/5	2	16	0	102.2
Neil Lomax	12	8	115	0/0	1	31	1	90.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Stone	4	6	36	9.00	0	14
WR Robb Thomas	4	7	71	17.75	44	44
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	23	11.50	5	20
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	5	38	38.00	3	38
WR Webster Slaughter	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Stephone Paige	0	10	0	0.00	0	0
TE Paul Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	5	8	64	12.80	12	23	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	7	44	11.00	12	22	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	7	30	7.50	2	10	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	5	40	13.33	21	31	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	21	10.50	4	11	1
WR Mike Friede	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Pat Beach	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brian Marvin	1	5	5.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	2	25	12.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Randy McClanahan	0	1	0
Louis Lipps	0	1	0
Kirk Springs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	351	50.1	45.6	63	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	217	43.4	43.4	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	11	5.5	0
Lloyd Burrus	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Glen Kozlowski	3	57	19.0
Stephone Paige	1	14	14.0
Webster Slaughter	1	23	23.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	13	13.0	0
Brian Brennan	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Dixon	9	2	0.0	26	30
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	3	0.0	26	23
CB Quintin Jones	5	0	0.0	28	34
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	6	0.0	27	28
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	1.0	18	16
DT Kevin Kellin	3	1	0.0	23	22
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	0.0	9	6
S Rich Johnson	2	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	0.0	6	7
CB Brian Marvin	1	1	0.0	24	27
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	0.0	29	28
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	18	18
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	27	30
TE Paul Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Fielder	0	2	0.0	15	19
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0	1	0.0	9	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	6	0	0.0	14	29
S Lloyd Burrus	5	1	0.0	14	27
S Martin Bayless	5	0	0.0	9	28
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	2	0.0	17	35
S Mike Lush	3	2	0.0	12	30
CB Mickey Sutton	3	1	0.0	12	32
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.5	9	25
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.5	3	16
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Hasty	1	0	0.0	12	19
ILB Riki Ellison	0	2	0.0	5	1
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0.0	3	0
S Kirk Springs	0	1	0.0	11	34
ILB Pepper Johnson	0	1	0.0	13	24
DT San Sileo	0	1	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	1	16
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	2	0	23
DE Don Fielder	0.0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	2	1	1	25
DE Robert Smith	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	3	1	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	6	0	0	34
S Rickey Dixon	4	0	0	30
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	3	0	28
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	29
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	6
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	0	28
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	0	11
S Rich Johnson	1	0	0	28
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	0	23
CB Brian Marvin	0	0	1	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	2	29
S Mike Lush	3	0	0	30
S Lloyd Burrus	2	1	0	27
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	0	32
CB James Hasty	1	3	0	19
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0	28
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	34
S David Greenwood	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	4	7	16	0	28
Doug Widell	2	4	9	0	24
Bob Olderman	0	2	11	0	22
Jeff Criswell	0	2	13	0	26
Lenny Robinson	0	1	9	1	24
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	8	0	23
Tyler Houston	0	1	14	0	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	8	1	24	0	25
Ralph Williams	3	6	0	26	0	24
Rob Taylor	2	7	0	24	0	16
John Alt	1	4	0	24	0	29
Jeff Bostic	1	3	0	22	1	28
George Lilja	1	3	0	25	0	28
Dave Studdard	1	1	0	20	0	25
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	12	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	20
Rickey Dixon	2	18
Bob Olderman	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	3	15
Jewerl Thomas	1	15
Brian Brennan	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Dixon	---	---	26	30	18	74
Quintin Jones	---	---	28	34	7	69
Bubba McDowell	---	---	28	29	12	69
Marvin Washington	---	---	27	30	7	64
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	27	28	7	62
Brian Marvin	---	---	24	27	10	61
Reggie Sutton	---	---	29	28	3	60
Derrick Thomas	---	---	26	23	11	60
Rich Johnson	---	---	27	28	3	58
Webster Slaughter	13	24	---	---	13	50
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	18	21	10	49
Tyler Houston	14	24	---	---	9	47
Stephone Paige	11	26	---	---	9	46
Kevin Kellin	---	---	23	22	---	45
Jeff Criswell	13	26	---	---	5	44
Houston Hoover	16	28	---	---	---	44
Curtis Maxie	---	---	18	18	7	43
Bob Olderman	11	22	---	---	9	42
Doug Widell	9	24	---	---	7	40
Dwight Stone	6	21	---	---	11	38
Thurman Thomas	11	26	---	---	---	37
Jamie Mueller	7	11	---	---	18	36
Dennis Byrd	---	---	18	16	2	36
Don Fielder	---	---	15	19	---	34
Glen Kozlowski	1	12	---	---	20	33
Dermontti Dawson	8	23	---	---	2	33
Lenny Robinson	9	24	---	---	---	33
Robb Thomas	11	22	---	---	---	33
Sean Salisbury	6	26	---	---	---	32
Mark Stepnoski	10	14	---	---	5	29
Jonathan Hayes	10	18	---	---	---	28
Derrick Fenner	3	8	---	---	13	24
Chris Chandler	12	11	---	---	---	23
Ickey Woods	10	6	---	---	5	21
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	9	11	---	20
Thornton Chandler	1	1	---	---	17	19
Paul Green	6	10	---	---	1	17
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	9	6	1	16
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	7	1	14
Alex Moyer	---	---	5	8	---	13
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Kinchen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick Egu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	11	34	26	71
George Lilja	25	28	---	---	7	60
Ralph Williams	26	24	---	---	7	57
Jeff Bostic	22	28	---	---	6	56
Dennis McKnight	24	25	---	---	7	56
Simon Fletcher	---	---	17	35	3	55
Mike Lush	---	---	12	30	13	55
Pat Beach	16	17	---	---	21	54
John Alt	24	29	---	---	---	53
Brian Brennan	21	21	---	---	11	53
Dave Studdard	20	25	---	---	7	52
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	14	27	7	48
Mike Elkins	24	23	---	---	---	47
Mickey Sutton	---	---	12	32	2	46
Mike Richardson	---	---	14	29	2	45
Henry Ellard	18	26	---	---	---	44
Haywood Jeffires	18	18	---	---	6	42
Rob Taylor	24	16	---	---	---	40
Frank Bruno	---	---	11	26	3	40
Herschel Walker	19	20	---	---	---	39
Pepper Johnson	---	---	13	24	2	39
Keith McKeller	18	13	---	---	8	39
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	21	2	38
Martin Bayless	---	---	9	28	1	38
Jewerl Thomas	10	12	---	---	15	37
Randy McClanahan	---	---	9	17	10	36
Dexter Manley	---	---	9	25	1	35
James Hasty	---	---	12	19	2	33
Marc Logan	9	13	---	---	7	29
Louis Lipps	12	16	---	---	---	28
Robert Smith	---	---	3	16	9	28
Jessie Clark	12	11	---	---	4	27
Mike Friede	5	3	---	---	16	24
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	2	17	24
Mike Golic	---	---	7	11	5	23
Darryl Clack	5	2	---	---	15	22
Neil Lomax	9	12	---	---	---	21
KD Dunn	2	3	---	---	15	20
San Sileo	---	---	6	12	1	19
David Greenwood	---	---	7	8	1	16
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	10	---	14
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	1	1	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Acker	---	---	3	0	---	3
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	3	13	4.3
Right	10	48	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	16	78	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	25	10	2	3	1	5	4	1	1
Chris Chandler	11	3	2	1	0	2	3	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Elkins	22	13	0	3	2	2	2	1	0
Neil Lomax	12	8	3	0	0	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	44	44.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	19	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	15	2	58	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	89	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	135	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	10	0	0	0	0	26
WR Robb Thomas	7	4	1	71	2	22
WR Dwight Stone	6	4	0	36	0	21
WR Glen Kozlowski	5	1	0	38	1	12
WR Webster Slaughter	3	1	0	6	0	24
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	0	9	0	18
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	0	23	1	26
TE Paul Green	1	0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	8	5	0	64	1	16
WR Henry Ellard	7	4	0	44	1	26
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	4	1	30	0	18
WR Brian Brennan	5	3	1	40	1	21
TE Pat Beach	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0	6	0	3
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	11	0	11
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamie Mueller	2	2	1.00	3.43

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	0	0.00	3.33
Darryl Clack	1	4	4.00	5.80
Marc Logan	1	1	1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	6.64

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Elkins	5	3	28	5.60	4.95
Neil Lomax	2	1	7	3.50	9.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	0	0	0.00	4.29
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	7	7.00	6.29
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	11	11.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	2	1
Marc Logan	2	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	7	2	1
Chris Chandler	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Elkins	5	3	2
Neil Lomax	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	4	0	0
WR Webster Slaughter	3	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	1
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Brennan	4	2	1
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	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)