Week 5, 1989

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	0	10	3	-	20
Houston Titans	3	10	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
1Q: 01:15 KCY - Eric Martin 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 10:49 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 52 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
3Q: 11:27 KCY - Calvin Magee 15 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 07:27 KCY - Nick Lowery 43 field goal
4Q: 13:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
4Q: 07:00 KCY - Nick Lowery 47 field goal
4Q: 00:54 HOU - Henry Ellard 16 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 36 field goal
1Q: 01:15 KCY - Eric Martin 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 10:49 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 52 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:19 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
3Q: 11:27 KCY - Calvin Magee 15 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 07:27 KCY - Nick Lowery 43 field goal
4Q: 13:47 HOU - Norm Johnson 49 field goal
4Q: 07:00 KCY - Nick Lowery 47 field goal
4Q: 00:54 HOU - Henry Ellard 16 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics KCY HOU
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 360 347
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 120 112
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 4.62 4.15
Net Passing Yards 240 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 38 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/38
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/3
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/15 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 5/130 3/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:31 33:30

Team Statistics	KCY	HOU
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	360	347
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	120	112
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	4.62	4.15
Net Passing Yards	240	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	38 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/38
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/3
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/15	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	5/130	3/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:31	33:30

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	1:17	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	6:35	5:29	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	13:27	1:49	OWN 24	5	39	Fumble
2	10:32	1:40	OWN 23	4	13	Interception
2	6:14	1:50	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	2:26	0:40	OWN 13	4	23	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 15	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	9:59	2:40	OWN 25	7	49	Field Goal
3	4:24	2:13	OPP 44	6	30	Missed FG
4	13:39	1:20	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	10:32	3:37	OWN 26	5	44	Field Goal
4	1:11	0:17	OWN 14	2	2	Fumble
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	4	38	Missed FG

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	11:20	4:45	OWN 29	11	52	Field Goal
1	1:06	2:39	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
2	11:38	1:06	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	8:52	2:38	OPP 42	4	19	Field Goal
2	4:24	1:58	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	1:46	1:23	OWN 24	4	34	Punt
3	11:20	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:19	2:55	OWN 22	5	26	Interception
3	2:11	3:32	OWN 21	8	47	Field Goal
4	12:19	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:55	5:44	OWN 5	15	81	Downs
4	0:54	0:08	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanford Jennings	15	74	4.93	25	4
Keith Griffin	8	42	5.25	32	1
Boomer Esiason	3	4	1.33	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	16	73	4.56	20	1
Marc Logan	10	32	3.20	6	0
Jessie Clark	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	36	19	247	1/7	2	43	1	81.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	38	20	273	4/38	2	52	1	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Nelson	6	12	84	14.00	19	28	0
WR Eric Martin	4	5	72	18.00	36	43	1
TE Manute Bol	3	4	27	9.00	12	12	0
WR Irving Fryar	2	4	25	12.50	1	18	0
TE Calvin Magee	2	3	26	13.00	8	15	1
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Stanford Jennings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeff Smith	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	6	103	20.60	62	52	1
WR Henry Ellard	4	11	53	13.25	24	16	1
TE Pat Beach	3	3	33	11.00	2	13	0
WR Louis Lipps	3	8	29	9.67	0	14	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	32	16.00	8	26	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brian Bosworth	1	11	11.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vernon Dean	1	1	0
Keith Griffin	1	0	0
Stanford Jennings	1	0	0
Bo Eason	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Logan	1	0	0
Riki Ellison	0	1	1
Neil Lomax	0	1	0
Mickey Sutton	0	1	0
Pat Beach	0	0	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	4	167	41.8	42.8	43	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	285	47.5	45.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/4	2/3	0/1	47	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	6	15	2.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	5	130	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	2	31	15.5	0
Mike Friede	1	3	3.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bo Eason	7	1	0.0	21	33
S Dave Duerson	7	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Scott Stephen	4	2	2.0	19	32
ILB Brian Bosworth	4	3	0.0	20	36
OLB David Little	3	1	0.0	14	28
OLB Jessie Tuggle	3	1	0.0	15	21
DT Mark Catano	3	0	0.0	10	17
DE Brent Williams	3	0	0.0	19	25
ILB Joe Cain	2	0	1.0	13	14
CB Vernon Dean	2	2	0.0	18	28
CB J.B. Brown	2	1	0.0	17	31
CB Wayne Haddix	2	0	0.0	21	31
S Louis Oliver	2	0	0.0	10	11
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.5	17	25
S James Griffin	1	2	0.0	9	19
DE Steve Hamilton	1	0	0.0	17	20
WR Eric Martin	1	0	---	---	---
S Ken Stills	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Jeff Hunter	1	0	0.0	8	21
DE Paul Frase	0	1	0.5	10	18
OLB Bobby Bell	0	1	0.0	10	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	0	0.0	24	35
S Lloyd Burrus	5	2	0.0	17	32
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	0.0	22	30
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	24	33
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	1	0.0	23	32
CB Mickey Sutton	2	3	0.0	12	19
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	0.0	19	22
DT Mike Golic	2	1	0.0	17	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	16	25
CB Don Anderson	2	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	0.0	3	6
DT Bill Acker	1	1	1.0	9	13
OLB Rich Dixon	1	4	0.0	16	12
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0.0	11	15
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	14	27
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.0	17	20
CB James Hasty	0	2	0.0	17	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Stephen	2.0	1	1	0	32
ILB Joe Cain	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Greg Kragen	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Paul Frase	0.5	0	0	0	18
OLB Bobby Bell	0.0	0	1	1	11
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Brent Williams	0.0	0	1	0	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	3	1	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	3	0	25
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bo Eason	4	1	0	33
ILB Brian Bosworth	3	0	1	36
OLB David Little	2	2	0	28
S Dave Duerson	2	0	0	31
CB J.B. Brown	2	0	0	31
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	2	0	21
S Louis Oliver	1	1	0	11
CB Vernon Dean	1	0	0	28
S James Griffin	1	0	0	19
CB Wayne Haddix	1	0	0	31
OLB Scott Stephen	1	0	0	32
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	2	0	30
S David Greenwood	3	0	0	33
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	1	32
CB Don Anderson	2	0	0	11
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	0	32
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	0	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	6
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	15
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	12
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	35
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0	6
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	0	22
DT Mike Golic	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Holloway	2	4	25	0	34
Bruce Matthews	1	6	22	0	37
Greg Skrepenak	1	4	19	1	23
Adam Lingner	1	3	20	0	27
Raleigh McKenzie	0	2	11	0	14
Kent Hull	0	2	6	0	10
Jim Cooper	0	1	19	0	23
James Fitzpatrick	0	1	8	0	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	7	22	1	38
John Alt	2	6	22	1	33
George Lilja	1	5	21	0	28
Dennis McKnight	1	3	26	1	39
Dave Studdard	1	3	9	0	18
Rob Taylor	0	2	23	1	31
Ralph Williams	0	1	12	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Griffin	3	25
Rick Fenney	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	3	18
Mike Friede	2	18
Pat Beach	2	16
KD Dunn	1	20
Darryl Clack	1	20
Jessie Clark	1	8
Mike Lush	1	6

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Haddix	---	---	21	31	24	76
Brian Holloway	25	34	---	---	4	63
Boomer Esiason	26	37	---	---	---	63
Vernon Dean	---	---	18	28	16	62
Brian Bosworth	---	---	20	36	5	61
Bruce Matthews	22	37	---	---	1	60
Bo Eason	---	---	21	33	2	56
Dave Duerson	---	---	20	31	3	54
Scott Stephen	---	---	19	32	1	52
Jim Cooper	19	23	---	---	8	50
J.B. Brown	---	---	17	31	2	50
Adam Lingner	20	27	---	---	2	49
Greg Skrepenak	19	23	---	---	7	49
Greg Kragen	---	---	17	25	6	48
Calvin Magee	20	21	---	---	7	48
Brent Williams	---	---	19	25	3	47
David Little	---	---	14	28	4	46
Darrin Nelson	16	30	---	---	---	46
Keith Griffin	9	12	---	---	25	46
Joe Cain	---	---	13	14	19	46
Rick Fenney	14	20	---	---	11	45
James Griffin	---	---	9	19	13	41
Irving Fryar	17	21	---	---	2	40
Brent Novoselsky	11	11	---	---	18	40
Steve Hamilton	---	---	17	20	2	39
Eric Martin	5	18	---	---	15	38
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	15	21	2	38
Stanford Jennings	17	19	---	---	1	37
Jeff Hunter	---	---	8	21	6	35
Manute Bol	9	12	---	---	13	34
Bobby Bell	---	---	10	11	12	33
James Fitzpatrick	8	17	---	---	8	33
Jeff Smith	8	15	---	---	9	32
Paul Frase	---	---	10	18	3	31
Mark Catano	---	---	10	17	1	28
Ken Stills	---	---	9	10	8	27
Raleigh McKenzie	11	14	---	---	---	25
Shawn Collins	4	6	---	---	15	25
Louis Oliver	---	---	10	11	2	23
Kent Hull	6	10	---	---	5	21
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Flowers	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	26	39	---	---	9	74
Neil Lomax	27	42	---	---	---	69
Jeff Bostic	22	38	---	---	8	68
Simon Fletcher	---	---	24	35	3	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	32	7	62
David Greenwood	---	---	24	33	2	59
George Lilja	21	28	---	---	9	58
Henry Ellard	22	34	---	---	---	56
Mike Richardson	---	---	22	30	3	55
John Alt	22	33	---	---	---	55
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	17	32	5	54
Rob Taylor	23	31	---	---	---	54
Louis Lipps	19	34	---	---	---	53
Herschel Walker	17	31	---	---	1	49
James Hasty	---	---	17	29	3	49
Pat Beach	12	19	---	---	16	47
Mike Golic	---	---	17	24	5	46
Haywood Jeffires	15	22	---	---	9	46
Dexter Manley	---	---	14	27	3	44
Kirk Springs	---	---	11	15	18	44
Ralph Williams	12	23	---	---	9	44
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	22	3	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	16	25	2	43
Robert Smith	---	---	17	20	6	43
Jessie Clark	12	20	---	---	8	40
Don Anderson	---	---	10	11	16	37
Dave Studdard	9	18	---	---	9	36
Mickey Sutton	---	---	12	19	5	36
Rich Dixon	---	---	16	12	5	33
Brian Brennan	10	11	---	---	11	32
Keith McKeller	10	14	---	---	5	29
Jewerl Thomas	6	10	---	---	12	28
Bill Acker	---	---	9	13	4	26
Marc Logan	10	11	---	---	4	25
KD Dunn	2	2	---	---	20	24
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	5	14	4	23
Randy McClanahan	---	---	2	6	12	20
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	18	20
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	20	20
Eric Hill	---	---	3	6	9	18
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Lush	---	---	3	0	6	9
San Sileo	---	---	5	2	1	8
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	78	4.3
Middle	2	6	3.0
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	36	19	3	2	0	5	8	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	38	20	3	2	3	6	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	168	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	12	6	84	2	30
WR Eric Martin	5	4	72	1	18
WR Irving Fryar	4	2	25	0	21
TE Manute Bol	4	3	27	0	12
RB Stanford Jennings	3	0	0	0	19
TE Calvin Magee	3	2	26	0	21
WR Jeff Smith	3	0	0	0	15
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	3	0	11
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	10	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	4	1	53	0	34
WR Louis Lipps	8	3	1	29	0	34
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	5	1	103	2	22
WR Brian Brennan	5	1	0	8	0	11
TE Pat Beach	3	3	0	33	0	19
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	32	1	31
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	10	0	20
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	3	15	5.00	4.93
Keith Griffin	2	5	2.50	5.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	3	2	26	8.67	6.86

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	1	16	3.20	7.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	15	15.00	8.67
WR Eric Martin	1	1	11	11.00	14.40
WR Jeff Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	3	1	16	5.33	4.82
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	0
Marc Logan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	9	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	5	2	2
WR Jeff Smith	2	0	0
TE Calvin Magee	1	0	0
WR Eric Martin	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)