Week 14, 1989

played in St. Louis, MO

30 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	10	7	3	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:27 STL - Cleveland Gary 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Herschel Walker 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 13:25 STL - Cleveland Gary 86 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 HOU - Louis Lipps 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:27 STL - Cleveland Gary 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Herschel Walker 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 13:25 STL - Cleveland Gary 86 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 HOU - Louis Lipps 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:40 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 10-3 4-9
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 393 424
- Offensive Plays 74 68
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 109 92
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 3.76 4.84
Net Passing Yards 284 332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 22 - 1 45 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 302 358
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/46 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	10-3	4-9
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	393	424
- Offensive Plays	74	68
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	109	92
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	3.76	4.84
Net Passing Yards	284	332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 22 - 1	45 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	302	358
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/46	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	4:11	OWN 19	8	68	Interception
1	5:15	1:05	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:38	0:18	OPP 3	3	3	Touchdown
1	2:03	2:13	OWN 23	5	34	Fumble
2	13:21	2:09	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	9:01	2:32	OWN 1	8	22	Punt
2	6:20	2:54	OPP 38	6	24	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:52	50	7	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
3	13:08	1:15	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	7:45	1:19	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
4	14:50	3:06	OWN 19	6	15	Punt
4	10:19	6:44	OWN 16	11	83	Field Goal
4	2:30	0:30	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 47	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 33	5	14	Punt
1	8:05	2:50	OWN 8	5	39	Punt
1	4:10	0:32	OWN 33	2	3	Interception
1	3:20	1:17	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	14:50	1:29	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	11:12	2:11	OWN 22	6	19	Punt
2	6:29	0:09	OWN 36	1	2	Fumble
2	3:26	1:26	OWN 25	3	25	Fumble
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:57	0:49	OWN 19	2	81	Touchdown
3	11:53	4:08	OWN 10	8	35	Punt
3	6:26	6:36	OWN 6	12	75	Fumble
4	11:44	1:25	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	3:35	1:05	OWN 24	5	40	Downs
4	2:00	1:41	OWN 9	8	28	Interception

Game MVP: Simon Fletcher, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	20	79	3.95	12	1	2
Marc Logan	5	20	4.00	10	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Neil Lomax	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Jessie Clark	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cleveland Gary	8	61	7.63	23	2	1
DJ Dozier	5	25	5.00	20	1	0
Steve Bono	4	6	1.50	3	0	0
Roy Green	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0
Vance Johnson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	42	22	302	3/18	1	23	1	73.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	45	23	358	4/26	1	86	2	66.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	9	14	125	13.89	31	23	0
WR Louis Lipps	8	12	124	15.50	13	23	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	7	42	14.00	11	20	0
WR Mike Friede	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Duncan	7	11	75	10.71	28	20	0
WR J.J. Birden	4	8	62	15.50	11	37	0
WR Roy Green	3	10	23	7.67	0	15	0
FB Tony Paige	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Vance Johnson	3	4	58	19.33	16	28	0
RB Cleveland Gary	2	5	122	61.00	122	86	1
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mike Sherrard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lloyd Burrus	1	45	45.00	0
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	1.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Ed Reynolds	0	1	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0
Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0
Simon Fletcher	0	0	2
Lloyd Burrus	0	0	1
Kirk Springs	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bono	3	0	0
DJ Dozier	1	0	0
Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
Tony Paige	0	1	0
J.J. Birden	0	1	0
Derrick Crudup	0	1	0
Kent Kremer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	311	44.4	42.7	50	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	236	39.3	35.0	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	1	6	6.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lewis	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	2	44	22.0	0
Mike Friede	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	62	20.7	0
Albert Lewis	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	9	1	1.0	15	37
S Lloyd Burrus	7	4	0.0	17	41
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	3	2.0	19	47
S Kirk Springs	5	0	0.0	8	22
CB James Hasty	4	0	0.0	16	35
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0.0	12	39
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	13	35
S David Greenwood	2	2	0.0	19	46
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	11	35
QB Neil Lomax	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	13	33
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0.0	11	23
DE Robert Smith	1	0	0.0	9	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	9
RB Marc Logan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0.0	3	7

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	5	1	0.0	23	36
DE Keith Ferguson	4	2	1.0	22	34
CB Ernest Gibson	4	2	0.0	21	35
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	1	0.0	27	39
DT Dick Chapura	4	0	0.0	17	23
DT Kent Kremer	3	0	2.0	20	38
CB Jerry Gray	3	1	0.0	22	30
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0.0	23	36
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	7	11
S Derrick Crudup	3	0	0.0	11	17
S Leonard Smith	2	3	0.0	22	34
S Rod McSwain	2	1	0.0	20	35
DT Rollin Putzier	2	1	0.0	17	25
CB Selwyn Brown	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB David Braxton	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Josh Moore	1	3	0.0	22	37
OLB Galand Thaxton	1	1	0.0	2	6
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0.0	8	12
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	2.0	1	1	47
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	1	1	35
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	0	0	37
DT Mike Golic	0.0	0	3	42

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	2.0	0	1	0	38
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	3	4	34
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	1	2	0	23
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Tom Gibson	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	6	0	0	37
S Lloyd Burrus	3	1	1	41
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	1	39
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0	22
CB James Hasty	3	0	0	35
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	0	23
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	33
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	35
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	35
CB Mickey Sutton	0	1	0	42

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0	36
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0	35
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	1	0	39
CB Jerry Gray	2	2	0	30
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	1	36
S Rich Miano	2	0	0	11
S Derrick Crudup	2	0	0	17
S Rod McSwain	1	1	0	35
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	34
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0	12
CB Selwyn Brown	1	0	0	2
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0	3
S Leonard Smith	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	3	7	26	0	36
Dennis McKnight	2	6	26	0	45
Keith McKeller	2	3	15	0	21
George Lilja	1	5	21	1	35
John Alt	0	5	24	1	36
Rob Taylor	0	2	23	1	36

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	2	6	0	17	1	49
Larry Williams	2	2	0	15	1	38
Harris Barton	1	3	1	19	0	49
Bob Landsee	1	2	0	15	1	42
Luis Sharpe	1	1	0	17	0	37
Tony Paige	0	1	0	10	0	23
Cleveland Gary	0	0	0	13	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Martin Bayless	2	8
Mike Friede	1	22
Darryl Clack	1	22
KD Dunn	1	17
Kirk Springs	1	13
Herschel Walker	1	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Birden	1	15
Fredd Young	1	10
Mike Sherrard	1	9
Leonard Smith	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	26	45	---	---	9	80
Neil Lomax	29	45	---	---	---	74
Jeff Bostic	26	36	---	---	6	68
Simon Fletcher	---	---	19	47	---	66
George Lilja	21	35	---	---	9	65
David Greenwood	---	---	19	46	---	65
Mickey Sutton	---	---	14	42	6	62
Henry Ellard	20	41	---	---	---	61
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	17	41	2	60
John Alt	24	36	---	---	---	60
James Hasty	---	---	16	35	9	60
Rob Taylor	23	36	---	---	---	59
Louis Lipps	22	37	---	---	---	59
Herschel Walker	23	35	---	---	1	59
Mike Golic	---	---	16	42	---	58
Martin Bayless	---	---	11	35	8	54
Riki Ellison	---	---	15	37	---	52
Tim McKyer	---	---	12	39	---	51
Haywood Jeffires	15	27	---	---	9	51
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	35	2	50
KD Dunn	17	16	---	---	17	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	13	33	3	49
Keith McKeller	15	21	---	---	9	45
Kirk Springs	---	---	8	22	13	43
Jessie Clark	10	16	---	---	16	42
Dave Studdard	11	20	---	---	9	40
Ralph Williams	14	17	---	---	9	40
Robert Smith	---	---	9	27	2	38
Ed Reynolds	---	---	11	23	---	34
Brian Brennan	9	12	---	---	9	30
Jewerl Thomas	8	9	---	---	11	28
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	22	23
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	22	22
Pepper Johnson	---	---	6	9	6	21
Marc Logan	6	10	---	---	3	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	0	4	14	18
Bill Acker	---	---	3	7	6	16
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	11	---	15
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	1	9	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
San Sileo	---	---	3	3	---	6
Eric Hill	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Bruno	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Albert Lewis	---	---	23	36	13	72
John Scully	17	49	---	---	2	68
Steve Bono	19	49	---	---	---	68
Harris Barton	19	49	---	---	---	68
Greg Lloyd	---	---	27	39	2	68
Josh Moore	---	---	22	37	7	66
Ernest Gibson	---	---	21	35	8	64
Vincent Brown	---	---	23	36	4	63
Bob Landsee	15	42	---	---	4	61
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	38	2	60
Leonard Smith	---	---	22	34	4	60
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	34	3	59
Larry Williams	15	38	---	---	5	58
Rod McSwain	---	---	20	35	1	56
Luis Sharpe	17	37	---	---	1	55
Jerry Gray	---	---	22	30	2	54
J.J. Birden	7	27	---	---	15	49
Tony Paige	10	23	---	---	14	47
Roy Green	13	31	---	---	---	44
Dick Chapura	---	---	17	23	4	44
Rollin Putzier	---	---	17	25	2	44
Cleveland Gary	13	30	---	---	1	44
Mark Boyer	8	19	---	---	15	42
Vance Johnson	12	28	---	---	1	41
Curtis Duncan	9	32	---	---	---	41
DJ Dozier	6	19	---	---	15	40
Robert Tyler	11	19	---	---	9	39
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	9	12	13	34
Derrick Crudup	---	---	11	17	2	30
Roger Vick	5	11	---	---	13	29
Gregg Carr	---	---	8	12	8	28
Fredd Young	---	---	6	9	10	25
Tom McHale	7	12	---	---	6	25
Rich Miano	---	---	7	11	6	24
Tom Gibson	---	---	9	12	3	24
David Braxton	---	---	2	3	19	24
John Bruhin	2	12	---	---	6	20
Galand Thaxton	---	---	2	6	12	20
Ben Thomas	---	---	7	9	2	18
Mike Sherrard	1	6	---	---	9	16
Jim Lachey	3	6	---	---	4	13
Selwyn Brown	---	---	2	2	8	12
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	60	4.6
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	10	41	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	59	8.4
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	42	22	7	0	1	7	8	4	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	45	23	5	3	6	3	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	79	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	158	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	65	8.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	88	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	143	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	44	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	83	27.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	14	9	0	125	3	41
WR Louis Lipps	12	8	0	124	3	37
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	3	0	42	1	27
WR Brian Brennan	3	0	1	0	0	12
TE Keith McKeller	3	1	0	5	0	21
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0	0	0	35
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0	6	0	1

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	11	7	1	75	1	32
WR Roy Green	10	3	3	23	0	31
WR J.J. Birden	8	4	2	62	1	27
RB Cleveland Gary	5	2	0	122	2	30
WR Vance Johnson	4	3	0	58	1	28
FB Tony Paige	3	3	0	14	0	23
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	4	0	19
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	4	16	4.00	3.95

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cleveland Gary	1	5	5.00	7.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	3	19	2.71	7.19

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	2	2	16	8.00	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	14	4.67	10.33
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	8.93
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	2	2.00	2.30
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	14	14.00	6.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Marc Logan	2	1
Jewerl Thomas	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	5	4	3
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	5	4	2
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
FB Tony Paige	2	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	1
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	1
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0
RB Cleveland Gary	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)