Week 13, 1989

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

played in Miami, FL

80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston Titans	21	7	7	6	-	41
Miami Dolphins	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 11:58 HOU - Mike Friede 23 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:58 MIA - Allen Rice 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 05:14 HOU - Herschel Walker 47 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 MIA - Lionel Washington 29 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 04:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
4Q: 06:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 11:58 HOU - Mike Friede 23 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:58 MIA - Allen Rice 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 05:14 HOU - Herschel Walker 47 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 MIA - Lionel Washington 29 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 04:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
4Q: 06:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIA
Record 9-3 4-8
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 321 258
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 154 121
- Rushing Attempts 39 24
- Yards per Rush 3.95 5.04
Net Passing Yards 167 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 11 - 1 37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 3.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/4
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 4/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	HOU	MIA
Record	9-3	4-8
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	321	258
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	154	121
- Rushing Attempts	39	24
- Yards per Rush	3.95	5.04
Net Passing Yards	167	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 11 - 1	37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	3.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/4
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	4/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	1:12	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
1	6:50	1:55	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
1	2:11	3:52	OWN 17	9	48	Downs
2	11:47	2:47	OWN 24	4	23	Punt
2	5:19	1:48	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	2:08	0:52	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
2	1:04	0:56	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 22	6	17	Punt
3	9:45	0:37	OWN 17	2	5	Interception
3	9:08	2:19	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	6:00	1:51	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
3	1:19	1:19	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	13:51	3:24	OWN 46	7	31	Field Goal
4	9:50	3:31	OPP 28	6	22	Field Goal
4	2:53	1:48	OWN 49	3	1	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	11:52	5:02	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	4:55	2:44	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	13:19	1:32	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	9:00	3:41	OWN 20	8	34	Downs
2	3:31	1:23	OWN 32	4	21	Punt
2	1:16	0:12	50	1	0	Interception
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 17	1	6	Half
3	11:43	1:58	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
3	6:49	0:49	OWN 23	2	4	Fumble
3	4:09	2:50	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	10:27	0:37	OWN 24	1	4	Fumble
4	6:19	3:26	OWN 28	8	23	Fumble
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 21	3	-4	Game

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	23	104	4.52	47	2	4
Marc Logan	15	50	3.33	10	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	23	11	179	2/12	0	48	1	56.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	37	16	154	3/17	0	45	1	44.2

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	3	6	74	24.67	43	48
WR Louis Lipps	3	5	29	9.67	5	14
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	3	40	20.00	9	21
TE Keith McKeller	2	4	26	13.00	0	19
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Herschel Walker	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ricky Nattiel	7	16	81	11.57	1	45
WR Tony Martin	3	8	38	12.67	0	20
RB George Rogers	2	2	16	8.00	4	12
TE Mark Bavaro	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
RB Bill Ring	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
TE Ed West	1	1	4	4.00	6	4
FB Andra Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tim McGee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lionel Washington	1	29	29.00	1

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Mickey Sutton	1	1	0
Mike Friede	1	0	1
Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0
Jessie Clark	0	1	0
Simon Fletcher	0	1	0
Tim McKyer	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Rogers	1	0	0	0
Ed West	1	0	0	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0	0
Ricky Nattiel	1	0	0	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	262	37.4	35.4	53	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	7	247	35.3	32.1	53	3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	5/5

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	22	7.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	4	-6	-1.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	70	23.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	4	82	20.5	0
Leo Lewis	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	7	1	0.0	21	34
S Kirk Springs	5	0	0.0	11	35
S David Greenwood	5	0	0.0	21	29
CB Mickey Sutton	4	1	0.0	20	35
DE Dexter Manley	3	0	1.0	16	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	1.0	22	35
S Lloyd Burrus	3	1	0.0	19	34
S Martin Bayless	2	1	0.0	12	26
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0.0	18	27
DE Robert Smith	1	1	0.5	12	25
DT San Sileo	1	0	0.5	1	3
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	2	0.0	19	26
DT Mike Golic	1	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB James Hasty	1	0	0.0	22	31
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	1	0.0	13	12
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0.0	4	6

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	7	3	0.0	30	17
OLB Carl Banks	6	2	0.0	36	21
OLB Jeff Davis	4	1	0.5	22	14
S Patrick Hunter	4	3	0.0	11	10
CB Richard Johnson	4	2	0.0	33	18
ILB Buddy Curry	4	0	0.0	20	14
DT Erik Howard	3	2	1.5	25	19
ILB Billy Ray Smith	3	5	0.0	37	21
DT Rick Ackerman	2	1	0.0	24	11
DE Keith Gary	2	0	0.0	20	17
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0.0	16	9
DE Al Noga	2	0	0.0	21	14
S Salman Rushdie	2	0	0.0	29	17
CB Van Jakes	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	0.0	24	16
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	1	0.0	15	9
WR Tim McGee	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	1	1	1	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	2	0	35
DE Robert Smith	0.5	1	2	0	25
DT San Sileo	0.5	0	0	0	3
DT Mike Golic	0.0	2	0	0	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	1	1	26

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erik Howard	1.5	1	1	1	19
OLB Jeff Davis	0.5	1	0	0	14
DE Keith Gary	0.0	0	2	0	17
CB Lionel Washington	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	0	1	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	3	1	0	29
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0	35
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0	27
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	0	35
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	1	35
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	26
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	34
S Lloyd Burrus	0	2	0	34
CB James Hasty	0	1	0	31

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Johnson	2	2	0	18
S Bill Graham	2	0	0	17
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	0	10
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	1	16
CB Van Jakes	1	1	0	17
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0	21
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	0	21
DE Al Noga	1	0	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	8	0	34	0	20
Dennis McKnight	2	7	1	38	0	24
John Alt	1	6	0	33	0	17
Rob Taylor	1	5	0	27	1	20
Keith McKeller	1	4	0	21	0	14
Jessie Clark	1	2	0	13	0	7
George Lilja	0	4	0	28	0	18
Ralph Williams	0	2	0	19	0	14
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	11	0	11
Dave Studdard	0	0	0	16	1	12

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	3	5	22	1	40
Edwin Bailey	2	2	6	0	10
Joe Conwell	2	2	18	0	30
Mke Schad	1	4	22	0	37
Mark Bavaro	1	1	18	0	32
Harry Gailbreath	0	4	20	2	33
Andra Franklin	0	2	14	0	19
Steve Sylvester	0	1	6	0	9
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	7	0	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Clark	3	23
Darryl Clack	2	19
Mike Friede	1	24
KD Dunn	1	19
Kirk Springs	1	18
Brian Brennan	1	11

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Salman Rushdie	3	13
Greg Werner	1	18
Jamie Holland	1	17
Steve Sylvester	1	7

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	38	24	---	---	9	71
Neil Lomax	39	25	---	---	---	64
Kirk Springs	---	---	11	35	18	64
Mickey Sutton	---	---	20	35	7	62
James Hasty	---	---	22	31	8	61
Simon Fletcher	---	---	22	35	1	58
Jeff Bostic	34	20	---	---	3	57
Henry Ellard	35	22	---	---	---	57
Riki Ellison	---	---	21	34	1	56
Mike Golic	---	---	21	35	---	56
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	34	1	54
George Lilja	28	18	---	---	7	53
Louis Lipps	32	19	---	---	---	51
KD Dunn	20	12	---	---	19	51
David Greenwood	---	---	21	29	---	50
John Alt	33	17	---	---	---	50
Rob Taylor	27	20	---	---	2	49
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	26	3	48
Martin Bayless	---	---	12	26	10	48
Keith McKeller	21	14	---	---	13	48
Dexter Manley	---	---	16	26	3	45
Herschel Walker	24	20	---	---	1	45
Tim McKyer	---	---	18	27	---	45
Jessie Clark	13	7	---	---	23	43
Ralph Williams	19	14	---	---	9	42
Robert Smith	---	---	12	25	2	39
Jewerl Thomas	11	11	---	---	16	38
Dave Studdard	16	12	---	---	9	37
Haywood Jeffires	17	10	---	---	10	37
Rich Dixon	---	---	3	6	16	25
Ed Reynolds	---	---	13	12	---	25
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	24	24
Brian Brennan	7	5	---	---	11	23
Marc Logan	15	5	---	---	3	23
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	19	19
Pepper Johnson	---	---	4	9	6	19
Bill Acker	---	---	4	5	7	16
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	1	11	13
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	6	---	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Hill	---	---	0	0	6	6
San Sileo	---	---	1	3	---	4
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Bruno	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Hinton	22	40	---	---	7	69
Tony Clements	24	40	---	---	---	64
Mke Schad	22	37	---	---	5	64
Richard Johnson	---	---	33	18	11	62
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	37	21	2	60
Carl Banks	---	---	36	21	2	59
Gregg Rakoczy	19	33	---	---	7	59
Salman Rushdie	---	---	29	17	13	59
Mark Bavaro	18	32	---	---	7	57
Ricky Nattiel	23	32	---	---	---	55
Harry Gailbreath	20	33	---	---	---	53
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	29	15	9	53
Joe Conwell	18	30	---	---	2	50
Bill Graham	---	---	30	17	1	48
Dave Frye	---	---	16	9	21	46
Erik Howard	---	---	25	19	1	45
Rick Ackerman	---	---	24	11	8	43
Lionel Washington	---	---	24	16	3	43
Jamie Holland	10	16	---	---	17	43
Van Jakes	---	---	21	17	4	42
Andra Franklin	14	19	---	---	7	40
Bill Ring	2	13	---	---	25	40
Jeff Davis	---	---	22	14	4	40
Buddy Curry	---	---	20	14	5	39
Keith Gary	---	---	20	17	1	38
Tony Martin	9	18	---	---	11	38
Ed West	10	15	---	---	11	36
Al Noga	---	---	21	14	1	36
Tim McGee	11	22	---	---	1	34
Patrick Hunter	---	---	11	10	12	33
George Rogers	8	10	---	---	13	31
Allen Rice	13	15	---	---	---	28
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	15	9	2	26
Greg Werner	1	6	---	---	18	25
Steve Sylvester	6	9	---	---	7	22
Leo Lewis	1	2	---	---	19	22
Gene Atkins	---	---	10	4	8	22
Bruce Wilkerson	7	8	---	---	7	22
Calvin Daniels	---	---	3	7	11	21
Edwin Bailey	6	10	---	---	---	16
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lester Hayes	---	---	1	1	4	6
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	2	4	---	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	39	2.2
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	12	80	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	4	25	6.3
Right	9	60	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	23	11	2	0	0	4	5	2	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	37	16	2	1	3	5	6	2	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	4	38	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	23	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	65	6.5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	6	3	74	1	22
WR Louis Lipps	5	3	29	0	19
RB Herschel Walker	4	0	0	0	20
TE Keith McKeller	4	2	26	0	14
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	2	40	1	10
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	10	0	5

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	16	7	1	81	1	32
WR Tony Martin	8	3	0	38	1	18
TE Mark Bavaro	3	2	1	12	0	32
WR Jamie Holland	3	0	1	0	0	16
RB George Rogers	2	2	0	16	0	10
WR Tim McGee	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Andra Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Bill Ring	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Ed West	1	1	0	4	0	15

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	6	3	0.50	4.52
Marc Logan	1	5	5.00	3.33

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Rice	3	10	3.33	6.00
George Rogers	1	3	3.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	1	19	6.33	7.78

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	1	1	3	3.00	4.16

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	19	19.00	13.33
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Ring	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	8	2
Marc Logan	3	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	3	2
Tony Clements	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	3	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	9	5	3

Allen Rice

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Martin	3	1	1
RB Bill Ring	1	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	1	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	0
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	0	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,600)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,600)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)