Week 9, 1989

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	11	-	20
Houston Titans	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 SDO - John Carney 20 field goal
1Q: 01:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
2Q: 08:01 SDO - John Carney 30 field goal
3Q: 07:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 02:23 SDO - John Carney 32 field goal
4Q: 12:28 SDO - John Carney 49 field goal
4Q: 07:51 HOU - Brian Brennan 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:49 SDO - Anthony Toney 67 pass from Matt Robinson (Matt Robinson pass to Danny Peebles for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 SDO - John Carney 20 field goal
1Q: 01:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
2Q: 08:01 SDO - John Carney 30 field goal
3Q: 07:24 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
3Q: 02:23 SDO - John Carney 32 field goal
4Q: 12:28 SDO - John Carney 49 field goal
4Q: 07:51 HOU - Brian Brennan 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:49 SDO - Anthony Toney 67 pass from Matt Robinson (Matt Robinson pass to Danny Peebles for conversion)

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 370 338
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.78 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 128 168
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 5.33 6.46
Net Passing Yards 242 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 20 - 1 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 6/34
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	370	338
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.78	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	128	168
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	5.33	6.46
Net Passing Yards	242	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 20 - 1	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	6/34
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 30	5	23	Punt
1	10:16	5:40	OWN 34	13	63	Field Goal
1	1:47	3:22	OWN 30	5	31	Punt
2	10:38	2:43	OWN 20	6	67	Field Goal
2	5:22	1:28	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	2:29	1:01	OWN 33	4	6	Fumble
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 39	3	0	Half
3	12:33	1:39	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
3	7:18	5:02	OWN 29	9	56	Field Goal
3	0:19	2:58	OWN 35	6	33	Field Goal
4	7:45	2:13	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
4	1:19	0:30	OWN 23	3	2	Interception

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	1:53	OWN 13	5	21	Punt
1	4:36	2:49	OWN 20	5	68	Field Goal
2	13:25	2:47	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	7:55	2:33	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
2	3:54	1:25	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	1:28	1:05	OPP 39	3	7	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	10:54	1:27	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	9:27	2:09	OPP 19	4	18	Field Goal
3	2:16	1:57	OWN 10	4	11	Punt
4	12:21	4:36	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	5:32	4:13	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 49	5	26	Game

Game MVP: Colin Powell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Williams	16	106	6.63	37	2
Gaston Green	6	20	3.33	5	0
Mike Young	1	3	3.00	3	0
Anthony Miller	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	16	107	6.69	16	5
Marc Logan	8	65	8.13	23	3
Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0.00	0	0
Pat Beach	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Robinson	38	20	253	2/11	1	67	1	71.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	14	204	6/34	1	39	0	71.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Miller	6	9	45	7.50	12	13	0
WR Danny Peebles	4	7	51	12.75	17	24	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	8	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Mike Young	3	7	38	12.67	6	17	0
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	80	40.00	72	67	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0
RB John Williams	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
WR Preston Dennard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	11	87	14.50	33	39	0
WR Louis Lipps	3	6	44	14.67	8	20	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	9	30	15.00	3	15	0
TE Pat Beach	1	3	23	23.00	10	23	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE KD Dunn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Anderson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Force
Matt Robinson	1	0
Preston Dennard	1	0
Anthony Toney	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Friede	1	0	0
Pat Beach	0	1	0
Mike Golic	0	1	0
Haywood Jeffires	0	1	0
KD Dunn	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	4	169	42.3	31.8	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	316	39.5	36.4	47	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	3	5	1.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	2	46	23.0	0
J.C. Wilson	2	52	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	5	1	1.0	16	32
DE Colin Powell	4	0	2.0	24	26
CB J.C. Wilson	4	1	0.0	16	34
CB Maurice Hurst	4	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	2	0.0	16	25
DT Rich Stachowski	3	1	0.0	21	25
DE Tyrone Keys	3	0	0.0	17	33
S Chuck Cecil	3	0	0.0	17	28
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	4	1.0	16	33
S James Marshall	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	1	0.0	20	31
DT Mike Charles	2	0	0.0	13	25
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	0	0.0	10	7
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	0	1.0	11	17
OLB Willis Crockett	1	0	1.0	6	5
CB Victor Scott	1	1	0.0	13	13
S Ray Ellis	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	10	18
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jethro Franklin	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Curtis Greer	0	1	0.0	4	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don Anderson	6	0	0.0	18	32
S David Greenwood	5	3	0.0	22	36
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	0	1.0	21	39
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0.0	15	28
DE Dexter Manley	4	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Riki Ellison	3	1	0.0	21	31
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	0.0	9	7
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0.0	10	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	1.0	15	22
CB Mickey Sutton	2	3	0.0	16	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	4	11
DT Mike Golic	1	2	0.0	19	33
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	21	29
ILB Eric Hill	1	1	0.0	9	8
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	12	23
DE Robert Smith	0	3	0.0	12	31

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	2.0	1	0	26
DT Ramsey Dardar	1.0	1	0	17
S Mark Jerue	1.0	0	0	32
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Willis Crockett	1.0	0	0	5
CB Ricky Reynolds	0.0	1	1	31
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	0	8
S James Marshall	0.0	1	0	23
DE Tyrone Keys	0.0	1	0	33
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	0	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	3	0	39
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	1	2	22
DE Robert Smith	0.0	1	2	0	31
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	33
S Chuck Cecil	2	2	28
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	34
S James Marshall	2	0	23
S Mark Jerue	2	0	32
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	1	33
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	18
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	25
S Ray Ellis	0	1	9
CB Victor Scott	0	1	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Anderson	5	0	1	32
S David Greenwood	3	1	0	36
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0	7
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	0	22
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0	39
CB Tim McKyer	1	2	0	29
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	23
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	31
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0	30
ILB Eric Hill	0	2	0	8

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Armstrong	3	5	1	20	0	37
Curt Marsh	1	4	0	18	0	35
Ron Hallstrom	1	3	0	8	0	12
Anthony Toney	1	3	0	16	0	19
Brett Miller	1	1	0	23	2	37
Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	5	0	8
Michael Durrette	1	1	0	22	0	33
Jeff Walker	1	1	0	5	0	6
Jesse Sapolu	0	4	0	23	0	40
Dennis Swilley	0	1	0	1	0	0

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	9	23	1	39
Rob Taylor	3	4	18	2	29
Pat Beach	2	2	13	0	18
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	9	0	16
George Lilja	0	5	22	0	31
Ralph Williams	0	2	10	2	19
Dave Studdard	0	2	10	0	18
Jeff Bostic	0	1	22	0	30
John Alt	0	0	25	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Dennard	3	26
James Marshall	1	15
Vernon Maxwell	1	10
Anthony Toney	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	3	22
Pat Beach	2	19
Brian Brennan	1	11
Herschel Walker	1	1

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	23	40	---	---	8	71
Matt Robinson	24	40	---	---	---	64
Reggie Langhorne	19	27	---	---	18	64
Brett Miller	23	37	---	---	2	62
J.C. Wilson	---	---	16	34	11	61
Michael Durrette	22	33	---	---	6	61
Tyrone Keys	---	---	17	33	8	58
Bruce Armstrong	20	37	---	---	---	57
Maurice Hurst	---	---	20	33	3	56
Steve Jordan	20	21	---	---	14	55
Colin Powell	---	---	24	26	5	55
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	16	33	5	54
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	20	31	3	54
James Marshall	---	---	15	23	15	53
Curt Marsh	18	35	---	---	---	53
Mark Jerue	---	---	16	32	---	48
Rich Stachowski	---	---	21	25	2	48
Chuck Cecil	---	---	17	28	3	48
Anthony Miller	18	29	---	---	1	48
Victor Scott	---	---	13	13	20	46
Bill Romanowski	---	---	16	25	2	43
Mike Charles	---	---	13	25	3	41
Anthony Toney	16	19	---	---	6	41
Danny Peebles	6	23	---	---	9	38
John Williams	18	19	---	---	---	37
Gaston Green	6	11	---	---	20	37
Preston Dennard	0	10	---	---	26	36
Todd Shell	---	---	10	18	7	35
Mike Young	9	25	---	---	---	34
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	11	17	5	33
Kelvin Bryant	3	8	---	---	18	29
Ron Hallstrom	8	12	---	---	8	28
Willis Crockett	---	---	6	5	17	28
Rick Vaughn	---	---	10	7	9	26
Tim Wrightman	5	8	---	---	12	25
Ray Ellis	---	---	10	9	4	23
Jethro Franklin	---	---	7	13	1	21
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	8	19
Curtis Greer	---	---	4	8	4	16
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	4	2	10	16
John Carney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dennis Swilley	1	0	---	---	8	9
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	23	39	---	---	11	73
Neil Lomax	26	40	---	---	---	66
George Lilja	22	31	---	---	11	64
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	39	4	64
Jeff Bostic	22	30	---	---	10	62
David Greenwood	---	---	22	36	4	62
John Alt	25	34	---	---	---	59
Henry Ellard	23	33	---	---	---	56
Riki Ellison	---	---	21	31	4	56
Louis Lipps	24	32	---	---	---	56
Mike Golic	---	---	19	33	3	55
Mickey Sutton	---	---	16	30	9	55
Kirk Springs	---	---	12	23	19	54
Don Anderson	---	---	18	32	4	54
Tim McKyer	---	---	21	29	3	53
Pat Beach	13	18	---	---	19	50
Rob Taylor	18	29	---	---	---	47
Herschel Walker	17	29	---	---	1	47
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	15	28	3	46
Robert Smith	---	---	12	31	3	46
Haywood Jeffires	14	23	---	---	9	46
Martin Bayless	---	---	10	20	15	45
KD Dunn	8	13	---	---	22	43
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	22	5	42
Ed Reynolds	---	---	14	22	5	41
Ralph Williams	10	19	---	---	11	40
Dave Studdard	10	18	---	---	11	39
Jewerl Thomas	9	16	---	---	8	33
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	14	4	33
Brian Brennan	5	12	---	---	11	28
Eric Hill	---	---	9	8	11	28
Marc Logan	9	10	---	---	8	27
Keith McKeller	7	12	---	---	6	25
Darryl Clack	0	1	---	---	23	24
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	11	7	22
Mike Friede	1	1	---	---	17	19
San Sileo	---	---	6	13	---	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	9	7	2	18
Bill Acker	---	---	5	7	5	17
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	0	10	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Lush	---	---	0	4	3	7
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Bruno	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	11	67	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	91	7.0
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	7	52	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Robinson	38	20	2	1	2	5	8	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	14	4	2	4	7	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	187	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	56	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	60	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	106	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	9	6	1	45	0	29
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	3	0	15	0	27
WR Mike Young	7	3	0	38	0	25
WR Danny Peebles	7	4	0	51	1	23
TE Steve Jordan	2	1	0	14	0	21
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	0	80	1	19
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	1	0	0	10
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB John Williams	1	1	0	10	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	6	2	87	1	33
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	2	1	30	0	23
WR Louis Lipps	6	3	0	44	2	32
TE Pat Beach	3	1	0	23	1	18
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	1	9	0	12
TE KD Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	11	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	2	6	3.00	6.63
Gaston Green	1	3	3.00	3.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	18	9.00	6.69
Marc Logan	1	0	0.00	8.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Robinson	7	2	17	2.43	6.66

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	1	9	2.25	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0	0.00	1.88
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0.00	5.43
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	14	14.00	7.29

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	7.91
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	1
Marc Logan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Robinson	13	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Young	3	0	0
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	1	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)