Week 2, 1989

played in San Francisco, CA

78 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Houston Titans	0	3	7	7	-	17
San Francisco 49ers	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:56 SFO - Roger Ruzek 34 field goal
2Q: 03:47 SFO - Warren Williams 8 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 01:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:27 SFO - Clint Sampson 47 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 00:39 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:28 SFO - Roger Ruzek 18 field goal
4Q: 01:31 HOU - Herschel Walker 69 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:56 SFO - Roger Ruzek 34 field goal
2Q: 03:47 SFO - Warren Williams 8 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 01:04 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:27 SFO - Clint Sampson 47 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 00:39 HOU - Herschel Walker 9 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:28 SFO - Roger Ruzek 18 field goal
4Q: 01:31 HOU - Herschel Walker 69 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU SFO
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 341 307
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 5.50 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 49 87
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 2.58 2.64
Net Passing Yards 292 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 324 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/70 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/96 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	HOU	SFO
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	341	307
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	5.50	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	49	87
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	2.58	2.64
Net Passing Yards	292	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	324	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/70	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/96	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 30	6	11	Punt
1	7:31	2:56	OWN 6	5	51	Punt
2	14:35	1:20	OWN 20	3	-3	Fumble
2	12:51	6:45	OWN 36	11	42	Missed FG
2	3:37	1:00	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	1:44	0:47	OWN 45	4	22	Field Goal
3	12:03	0:54	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:31	1:29	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
3	6:13	5:42	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	11:23	3:05	OWN 27	4	8	Punt
4	6:00	1:45	OWN 25	7	42	Downs
4	2:17	0:12	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
4	1:31	0:18	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	3:50	OWN 28	6	14	Punt
1	4:35	5:00	OWN 7	11	55	Punt
2	13:15	0:24	OPP 17	3	0	Field Goal
2	6:06	2:29	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	2:37	0:53	OWN 30	3	-9	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 28	4	22	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
3	11:09	1:38	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	8:02	1:49	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	0:31	4:08	OWN 28	9	71	Field Goal
4	8:18	2:18	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	4:15	1:58	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	2:05	0:34	OPP 33	3	9	Missed FG
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 40	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bill Pickel, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	14	37	2.64	11	1	1
Marc Logan	3	11	3.67	4	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
John Settle	16	40	2.50	9	0
Warren Williams	16	48	3.00	8	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	39	23	324	4/32	1	69	1	83.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	30	16	229	1/9	1	47	0	89.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	9	96	12.00	30	37	0
WR Louis Lipps	5	10	28	5.60	0	8	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	5	37	12.33	17	19	0
TE Pat Beach	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Henry Ellard	2	7	54	27.00	21	37	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	69	69.00	63	69	1
FB Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bruce Hill	7	12	65	9.29	26	20	0
C Mark Lewis	2	3	11	5.50	1	7	0
WR John Taylor	2	7	42	21.00	24	21	0
RB John Settle	2	3	24	12.00	9	13	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	47	47.00	0	47	1
FB Chris Brewer	1	1	35	35.00	32	35	0
WR Scott Schwedes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Delton Hall	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Friede	1	1	0
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	0
Bill Pickel	0	1	0
Bob Jozwiak	0	1	0
Chris Gaines	0	0	1
Terry Hoage	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	259	43.2	40.0	58	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	341	48.7	39.7	58	4

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	23	7.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	59	19.7	0
Darryl Clack	2	37	18.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	13	1	1.0	25	26
S Martin Bayless	5	3	0.0	27	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	0.0	29	28
S Lloyd Burrus	4	1	0.0	23	25
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	26	24
CB Mickey Sutton	3	2	0.0	14	12
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0.0	16	13
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	27	27
S Kirk Springs	1	2	0.0	14	15
DT Mike Golic	1	2	0.0	26	22
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	1	0.0	14	11
S David Greenwood	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	2	0.0	20	18

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	9	2	0.5	19	41
OLB Kevin Greene	6	0	1.0	18	41
S Terry Hoage	4	3	0.0	15	27
OLB Wilber Marshall	4	2	0.0	10	20
DT Bill Pickel	3	0	2.0	13	32
DE Clyde Simmons	3	0	0.0	8	30
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	0.0	16	29
ILB Michael Green	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0.0	8	25
DE Joe Campbell	2	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Andre Tippett	1	2	0.5	14	33
OLB Scot Brantley	1	1	0.0	5	10
CB Wendell Cason	1	1	0.0	13	31
S Anthony Newman	1	1	0.0	16	34
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0.0	8	23
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Ray Seals	1	0	0.0	4	16
CB Erroll Tucker	0	2	0.0	6	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	2	1	26
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	2	2	21
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0.0	0	1	0	11

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Pickel	2.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Kevin Greene	1.0	1	2	3	41
OLB Andre Tippett	0.5	0	2	1	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	0.5	0	1	0	41
DE Leon Seals	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Ray Seals	0.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Scot Brantley	0.0	0	2	0	10
DE Clyde Simmons	0.0	0	1	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	5	0	25
CB Mike Richardson	2	2	27
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	13
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	26
CB James Hasty	2	0	24
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	12
S Kirk Springs	1	0	15
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	24
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	11

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kevin Greene	5	0	0	41
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	4	1	0	41
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0	25
CB Delton Hall	1	1	1	23
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	0	10
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0	33
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0	8
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0	20
CB Wendell Cason	1	0	0	31
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	0	30
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0	13
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	0	29
S Anthony Newman	1	0	0	34
S Terry Hoage	1	0	0	27
DE Ray Seals	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	1	6	17	3	28
Rob Taylor	1	3	16	1	31
George Lilja	1	2	17	0	32
Dave Studdard	1	1	7	0	24
Dennis McKnight	0	3	19	0	42
John Alt	0	3	15	0	29
Ralph Williams	0	1	4	0	29

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	2	5	26	1	29
Tony Mandarich	1	5	24	0	25
John Jackson	1	3	29	0	21
Blake Moore	0	8	28	0	28
Bob Jozwiak	0	5	25	0	25
John Smith	0	4	10	0	4
Wes Phillips	0	1	13	0	11
Sean Lee	0	1	10	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	12
KD Dunn	1	17
Darryl Clack	1	17
Brian Brennan	1	9
Jeff Bostic	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gaines	3	17
Terry Hoage	2	14
Alvin Moore	1	16
Clint Sampson	1	12
Anthony Newman	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	19	42	---	---	8	69
Neil Lomax	19	43	---	---	---	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	29	28	3	60
Mike Richardson	---	---	27	27	5	59
George Lilja	17	32	---	---	8	57
Henry Ellard	18	38	---	---	---	56
Mike Golic	---	---	26	22	8	56
Martin Bayless	---	---	27	25	3	55
Simon Fletcher	---	---	25	26	4	55
Riki Ellison	---	---	26	24	4	54
Jeff Bostic	17	28	---	---	8	53
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	23	25	5	53
Louis Lipps	15	37	---	---	---	52
James Hasty	---	---	25	24	2	51
Herschel Walker	16	33	---	---	1	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	26	21	2	49
Haywood Jeffires	12	25	---	---	12	49
Rob Taylor	16	31	---	---	---	47
Kirk Springs	---	---	14	15	15	44
John Alt	15	29	---	---	---	44
Pat Beach	8	17	---	---	18	43
Robert Smith	---	---	16	18	9	43
Ralph Williams	4	29	---	---	8	41
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	20	18	2	40
Dave Studdard	7	24	---	---	8	39
Don Anderson	---	---	12	9	17	38
Jessie Clark	7	16	---	---	12	35
Rich Dixon	---	---	16	13	6	35
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	14	11	10	35
Eric Hill	---	---	7	6	19	32
Brian Brennan	7	11	---	---	9	27
Mickey Sutton	---	---	14	12	---	26
Jewerl Thomas	1	11	---	---	12	24
Keith McKeller	8	15	---	---	---	23
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	18	19
KD Dunn	0	1	---	---	17	18
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	17	17
Frank Bruno	---	---	7	9	1	17
Marc Logan	3	10	---	---	3	16
David Greenwood	---	---	5	3	5	13
San Sileo	---	---	4	5	1	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Lush	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Beuerlein	33	31	---	---	---	64
Blake Moore	28	28	---	---	6	62
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	19	41	2	62
Anthony Newman	---	---	16	34	11	61
Kevin Greene	---	---	18	41	1	60
Matt Darwin	26	29	---	---	3	58
Bob Jozwiak	25	25	---	---	7	57
Terry Hoage	---	---	15	27	14	56
John Frank	16	19	---	---	19	54
Chris Brewer	18	21	---	---	14	53
Mark Lewis	21	15	---	---	14	50
John Jackson	29	21	---	---	---	50
Andre Tippett	---	---	14	33	2	49
Bruce Hill	24	25	---	---	---	49
Tony Mandarich	24	25	---	---	---	49
Bill Pickel	---	---	13	32	2	47
John Taylor	24	23	---	---	---	47
Leon Seals	---	---	15	27	5	47
Terry McDaniel	---	---	16	29	2	47
Wendell Cason	---	---	13	31	1	45
Wilber Marshall	---	---	10	20	14	44
Erroll Tucker	---	---	6	22	16	44
Alvin Moore	15	12	---	---	16	43
Clyde Simmons	---	---	8	30	4	42
John Settle	17	22	---	---	---	39
Wes Phillips	13	11	---	---	10	34
Delton Hall	---	---	8	23	2	33
Chris Mandeville	---	---	8	25	---	33
Warren Williams	16	9	---	---	8	33
Sean Lee	10	12	---	---	10	32
Ray Seals	---	---	4	16	6	26
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	25	25
Scot Brantley	---	---	5	10	9	24
John Smith	10	4	---	---	10	24
Joe Campbell	---	---	11	13	---	24
Clint Sampson	5	4	---	---	12	21
Tim Goad	---	---	6	11	1	18
Chris Gaines	---	---	0	0	17	17
Michael Green	---	---	4	8	4	16
Scott Schwedes	9	5	---	---	---	14
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	6	6
LaSalle Harper	---	---	0	0	6	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	9	16	1.8
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	8	16	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	39	23	3	1	0	2	9	7	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	30	16	5	1	3	4	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	155	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	152	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	69	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	10	5	28	0	37
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	8	96	1	25
WR Henry Ellard	7	2	54	1	38
TE Keith McKeller	5	3	37	0	15
TE Pat Beach	2	2	16	0	17
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	14	0	11
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	10	0	11
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0	0	16
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	69	1	33

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	12	7	0	65	1	25
WR John Taylor	7	2	2	42	2	23
C Mark Lewis	3	2	0	11	0	15
RB John Settle	3	2	0	24	0	22
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	1	5	0	12
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0	47	1	4
FB Chris Brewer	1	1	0	35	1	21
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	7	3.50	2.64

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	3	10	3.33	2.50
Warren Williams	1	8	8.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	1	10	10.00	8.31

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	5	0	0	0.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

San Francisco	Target	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	2	5.42
WR Alvin Moore	1	2.50
WR John Taylor	1	6.00
RB John Settle	1	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	2
Jessie Clark	1	0
Marc Logan	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	4	1
Warren Williams	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	5	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Beach	2	2	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	2	1
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	6	3	3
WR John Taylor	3	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)