Week 7, 1989

played in Jacksonville, FL

75 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Houston Titans	3	14	3	3	-	23
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	0	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 JAX - Chuck Nelson 46 field goal
1Q: 06:47 JAX - Chuck Nelson 28 field goal
1Q: 00:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
2Q: 07:46 HOU - Henry Ellard 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 12:23 JAX - Chuck Nelson 29 field goal
4Q: 07:37 JAX - Joe Morris 4 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 02:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 JAX - Chuck Nelson 46 field goal
1Q: 06:47 JAX - Chuck Nelson 28 field goal
1Q: 00:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
2Q: 07:46 HOU - Henry Ellard 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 12:23 JAX - Chuck Nelson 29 field goal
4Q: 07:37 JAX - Joe Morris 4 run (Chuck Nelson extra point)
4Q: 02:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 347 365
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 97 81
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 3.88 3.52
Net Passing Yards 250 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 262 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/94 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 3/40 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	347	365
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	97	81
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	3.88	3.52
Net Passing Yards	250	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	262	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/94	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	3/40	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	3:48	OWN 7	6	33	Interception
1	6:40	2:32	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	3:15	2:43	OWN 44	6	43	Field Goal
2	12:48	5:10	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	7:29	1:59	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
2	4:32	0:42	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 30	3	8	Half
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	10:10	1:23	OPP 34	3	7	Field Goal
3	3:52	2:43	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
4	12:17	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	7:31	5:03	OWN 27	7	57	Field Goal

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	4	51	Field Goal
1	8:55	2:15	OPP 44	4	33	Field Goal
1	4:08	0:53	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
1	0:32	2:44	OWN 12	5	26	Punt
2	7:38	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	5:30	0:58	OWN 11	2	2	Fumble
2	3:50	2:54	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
3	11:49	1:39	OWN 21	4	21	Interception
3	8:47	4:55	OWN 18	9	50	Interception
3	1:09	3:52	OWN 20	9	68	Field Goal
4	10:50	3:19	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	2:28	2:28	OWN 14	12	64	Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	22	88	4.00	16	3
Marc Logan	2	5	2.50	3	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Morris	13	48	3.69	10	2	1
Craig Taylor	8	26	3.25	7	0	0
Tony Jordan	2	7	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	31	22	262	2/12	2	41	1	104.5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Tolliver	35	20	320	5/36	0	42	3	52.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	8	12	106	13.25	14	41	0
TE Pat Beach	4	4	44	11.00	0	14	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	5	66	16.50	36	39	1
WR Henry Ellard	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	1
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	30	15.00	10	16	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Alexander	4	5	35	8.75	7	18
WR Eric Richardson	4	7	87	21.75	27	42
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	6	81	20.25	25	30
WR Andre Rison	3	7	61	20.33	20	37
C Rod Jones	2	4	19	9.50	0	15
FB Tim Manoa	2	2	28	14.00	4	19
TE Bob Mrosko	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Greg Scales	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	19	19.00
CB James Hasty	1	21	21.00

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ron Pitts	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Mike Golic	1	0
Lloyd Burrus	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov
Rod Jones	1	0
Billy Joe Tolliver	1	0
Tony Jordan	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	212	42.4	35.0	50	3

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	3	131	43.7	31.7	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	36	18.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Lewis	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	19	19.0	0
Darryl Clack	1	17	17.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Lewis	3	49	16.3	0
Todd Bell	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	7	2	0.0	21	32
DE Dexter Manley	6	1	1.5	19	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	1	0.0	16	34
S Martin Bayless	4	0	0.0	5	16
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	2	2.0	22	37
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0.0	16	20
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	21	34
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	16	31
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	1.0	12	26
DT Mike Golic	2	3	0.5	21	35
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	0.0	19	30
CB Don Anderson	2	0	0.0	12	15
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	17	33
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	5	16
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	3	10
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Brooks	10	0	0.0	15	19
CB Ron Pitts	8	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Seth Joyner	4	2	1.0	4	17
CB Tyrone Braxton	4	1	0.0	12	21
S Todd Bell	3	1	0.0	15	17
S Bennie Blades	3	1	0.0	18	20
S Erik McMillan	3	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Gary Reasons	2	2	0.0	15	17
CB Sammy Lilly	2	2	0.0	23	29
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	0	0.0	10	14
DT Willie Broughton	1	1	0.5	11	16
DE Howie Long	1	0	0.5	20	27
CB Tim Lewis	1	4	0.0	22	20
DT Ray Childress	1	2	0.0	20	23
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	1	0.0	8	12
DE Toby Williams	1	0	0.0	18	22
WR Ray Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eric Richardson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Keith Willis	0	1	0.0	14	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.0	0	0	37
DE Dexter Manley	1.5	0	2	28
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	0	26
DT Mike Golic	0.5	1	0	35
DE Robert Smith	0.0	2	0	21

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Seth Joyner	1.0	0	0	1	17
DE Howie Long	0.5	0	0	0	27
DT Willie Broughton	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Keith Willis	0.0	1	1	0	17
DE Toby Williams	0.0	1	0	1	22
DT Ray Childress	0.0	0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	1	34
S Lloyd Burrus	3	1	0	32
CB James Hasty	3	0	1	31
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	16
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	34
S Kirk Springs	1	1	0	16
CB Don Anderson	1	1	0	15
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	1	33
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	20
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	10
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0	30

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Pitts	6	0	1	26
ILB Mike Brooks	3	0	0	19
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	1	0	14
S Erik McMillan	2	1	0	20
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0	17
S Bennie Blades	1	1	0	20
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	17
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0	12
OLB Gary Reasons	1	0	0	17
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	0	16
CB Tyrone Braxton	1	0	0	21
CB Sammy Lilly	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	1	7	23	0	28
John Alt	1	6	22	0	27
Ralph Williams	1	2	10	1	14
Pat Beach	1	1	8	0	22
George Lilja	0	4	19	0	27
Dave Studdard	0	2	8	0	12
Dennis McKnight	0	1	24	1	29
Rob Taylor	0	1	19	0	28
Keith McKeller	0	1	10	0	12

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dropkick Murphy	2	2	7	0	12
Bobby Buenning	1	4	12	0	20
Michael Griffin	1	3	17	2	21
Darryl Haley	1	3	17	1	33
Greg Scales	1	1	3	0	6
Brian Millard	0	4	13	1	29
Steve Trapilo	0	4	17	1	25
Mark Bortz	0	2	16	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	3	12
Jewerl Thomas	1	18
Don Anderson	1	13
Brian Brennan	1	11
Dave Studdard	1	8
Ralph Williams	1	8

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Lewis	2	28
Dropkick Murphy	1	15
Mark Bortz	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	37	4	63
Dennis McKnight	24	29	---	---	8	61
Jeff Bostic	23	28	---	---	7	58
Neil Lomax	25	33	---	---	---	58
Mike Golic	---	---	21	35	2	58
David Greenwood	---	---	21	34	2	57
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	21	32	3	56
George Lilja	19	27	---	---	8	54
Mike Richardson	---	---	17	33	3	53
Herschel Walker	23	28	---	---	2	53
Pepper Johnson	---	---	16	34	2	52
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	30	2	51
James Hasty	---	---	16	31	3	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	28	2	49
John Alt	22	27	---	---	---	49
Pat Beach	8	22	---	---	17	47
Rob Taylor	19	28	---	---	---	47
Henry Ellard	22	22	---	---	---	44
Louis Lipps	19	25	---	---	---	44
Robert Smith	---	---	15	21	5	41
Jewerl Thomas	11	11	---	---	18	40
Riki Ellison	---	---	16	20	4	40
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	26	2	40
Don Anderson	---	---	12	15	13	40
Haywood Jeffires	15	17	---	---	8	40
KD Dunn	3	14	---	---	17	34
Kirk Springs	---	---	5	16	12	33
Martin Bayless	---	---	5	16	12	33
Ralph Williams	10	14	---	---	8	32
Brian Brennan	11	8	---	---	11	30
Dave Studdard	8	12	---	---	8	28
Keith McKeller	10	12	---	---	3	25
Mike Friede	1	1	---	---	17	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	3	7	8	18
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	18	18
Eric Hill	---	---	6	4	7	17
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	3	10	2	15
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	1	11	13
Bill Acker	---	---	3	5	4	12
Marc Logan	2	5	---	---	4	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
San Sileo	---	---	0	5	1	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Lush	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Lewis	---	---	22	20	28	70
Billy Joe Tolliver	23	40	---	---	3	66
Sammy Lilly	---	---	23	29	11	63
Ron Pitts	---	---	20	26	9	55
Darryl Haley	17	33	---	---	4	54
Ray Alexander	13	25	---	---	16	54
Howie Long	---	---	20	27	6	53
Toby Williams	---	---	18	22	8	48
Eric Richardson	14	25	---	---	8	47
Mark Bortz	16	26	---	---	4	46
Ray Childress	---	---	20	23	3	46
Todd Bell	---	---	15	17	13	45
Jose Gonzalez	13	18	---	---	13	44
Steve Trapilo	17	25	---	---	2	44
Michael Griffin	17	21	---	---	6	44
Brian Millard	13	29	---	---	---	42
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	8	12	21	41
Bennie Blades	---	---	18	20	3	41
Mike Brooks	---	---	15	19	6	40
Erik McMillan	---	---	16	20	3	39
Wang Weilin	12	26	---	---	---	38
Gary Reasons	---	---	15	17	4	36
Joe Nash	---	---	11	23	1	35
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	12	21	2	35
Andre Rison	13	22	---	---	---	35
Keith Willis	---	---	14	17	3	34
Dropkick Murphy	7	12	---	---	15	34
Joe Morris	13	20	---	---	---	33
Trevor Matich	11	20	---	---	2	33
Bob Mrosko	14	16	---	---	2	32
Bobby Buenning	12	20	---	---	---	32
Rod Jones	6	16	---	---	9	31
Tony Jordan	5	7	---	---	17	29
Willie Broughton	---	---	11	16	1	28
Tim Manoa	6	15	---	---	7	28
Jeff Herrod	---	---	10	14	2	26
Greg Scales	3	6	---	---	17	26
Craig Taylor	8	18	---	---	---	26
Seth Joyner	---	---	4	17	---	21
Rufus Porter	---	---	3	3	4	10
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Denard Ashworth	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jackie Walker	---	---	0	0	5	5
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Karcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	47	3.9
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	10	45	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	31	22	2	0	2	3	1	4	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Tolliver	35	20	5	4	0	4	3	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	130	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	16	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	124	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	12	6	160	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	12	8	0	106	1	25
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	4	0	66	1	17
TE Pat Beach	4	4	0	44	0	22
TE Keith McKeller	4	2	0	9	0	12
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	1	7	0	22
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	1	30	0	28

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Richardson	7	4	87	2	25
WR Andre Rison	7	3	61	1	22
WR Jose Gonzalez	6	4	81	2	18
WR Ray Alexander	5	4	35	0	25
C Rod Jones	4	2	19	0	16
FB Tim Manoa	2	2	28	0	15
TE Bob Mrosko	2	1	9	0	16
TE Greg Scales	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	14	7.00	4.00
Jewerl Thomas	1	4	4.00	4.00

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Morris	3	15	5.00	3.69
Craig Taylor	2	6	3.00	3.25
Tony Jordan	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	11	2.75	8.45

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Tolliver	2	1	-1	-0.50	9.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	2	2.00	2.33
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	8.83
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	9	9.00	13.20
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	-1	-1.00	12.43
WR Andre Rison	1	0	0	0.00	8.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	2	1
Tony Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	5	2

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Tolliver	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	3	3
WR Andre Rison	3	1	1
FB Tim Manoa	2	2	2
WR Eric Richardson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)