Week 15, 1989

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	17	3	0	7	-	27
Houston Titans	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 BAL - Joe Delaney 38 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 09:05 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 13 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:07 BAL - Jerry Bell 24 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 00:06 BAL - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
2Q: 09:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:19 BAL - Eddie Murray 24 field goal
4Q: 05:23 BAL - Dwight Clark 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 00:35 HOU - Keith McKeller 15 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 BAL - Joe Delaney 38 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 09:05 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 13 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:07 BAL - Jerry Bell 24 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 00:06 BAL - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
2Q: 09:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:19 BAL - Eddie Murray 24 field goal
4Q: 05:23 BAL - Dwight Clark 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 00:35 HOU - Keith McKeller 15 pass from Mike Elkins (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics BAL HOU
Record 8-6 10-4
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 408 382
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 6.92 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 181 114
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 6.03 6.00
Net Passing Yards 227 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 1 44 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 5/80
Interception Ret./Yards 2/17 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	BAL	HOU
Record	8-6	10-4
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	408	382
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	6.92	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	181	114
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	6.03	6.00
Net Passing Yards	227	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 1	44 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	5/80
Interception Ret./Yards	2/17	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	8:58	4:04	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	3:15	3:15	OPP 34	6	25	Field Goal
2	13:37	1:38	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	9:20	2:27	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	2:40	2:26	OWN 20	6	73	Field Goal
3	10:29	3:08	OWN 6	5	28	Punt
3	5:57	2:04	OWN 38	4	14	Interception
3	0:13	2:10	OWN 26	4	13	Punt
4	11:28	6:15	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
4	1:31	0:27	OWN 43	3	8	Fumble
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 38	2	-2	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	3:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	4:54	1:39	OWN 34	2	-5	Interception
2	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:59	2:39	OWN 34	9	63	Field Goal
2	6:53	4:13	OWN 10	7	51	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 17	9	46	Punt
3	7:21	1:24	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	3:53	3:40	OWN 45	8	26	Interception
4	13:03	1:35	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	5:13	3:42	OWN 14	10	43	Downs
4	1:04	0:37	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	18	160	8.89	38	5	1
BobbyJoe Edmonds	8	19	2.38	3	0	0
Joe Theismann	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Kenny Lofton	2	4	2.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	11	64	5.82	21	3
Marc Logan	6	50	8.33	16	3
Neil Lomax	2	0	0.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	28	23	232	1/5	2	24	1	110.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	42	21	251	1/5	1	26	2	56.7
Mike Elkins	2	2	22	0/0	1	15	0	152.1

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Clark	7	7	88	12.57	30	21	1
TE Jerry Bell	4	4	40	10.00	25	24	1
WR Lionel Manuel	3	5	28	9.33	3	13	0
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	3	3	20	6.67	13	14	0
WR Kenny Lofton	3	5	29	9.67	16	16	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Howard Cross	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Dana Brinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	11	103	12.88	16	26	1
WR Henry Ellard	5	13	71	14.20	13	25	0
WR Louis Lipps	5	7	43	8.60	5	14	0
WR Brian Brennan	3	4	32	10.67	5	16	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	4	24	12.00	14	15	1
FB Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pat Beach	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Darryl Clack	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	11	11.00	0
CB Mike Smith	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Simon Fletcher	0	1	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	4	159	39.8	38.8	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	218	43.6	36.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Clark	3	14	4.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Pennywell	1	21	21.0	0
Kenny Lofton	1	33	33.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	58	19.3	0
Mike Friede	2	22	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	6	3	0.0	13	40
S Mark Moore	4	2	0.0	18	42
CB Eugene Daniel	4	1	0.0	18	38
S Rod Woodson	4	0	0.0	15	35
DE Chris Doleman	3	0	1.0	17	39
DT Jerry Ball	3	0	0.0	18	40
OLB Mike Cofer	2	1	0.0	15	35
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0.0	1	6
CB Rodney Thomas	2	0	0.0	14	33
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	2	0.0	5	11
DE Donnell Thompson	1	1	0.0	13	38
S Durwood Roquemore	1	1	0.0	14	34
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Mike Smith	1	0	0.0	7	20
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	0.0	6	10
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Tony Tolbert	1	0	0.0	18	44
ILB E.J. Junior	0	1	0.0	7	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	10	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	3	0.0	26	22
CB James Hasty	5	3	0.0	19	21
OLB Ed Reynolds	4	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	12	15
CB Tim McKyer	4	0	0.0	17	20
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	22	23
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0.0	6	6
WR Henry Ellard	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	22	20
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0.0	7	6
DE Robert Smith	2	0	0.0	21	18
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	1.0	17	20
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	17	10
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	19	18
S David Greenwood	0	3	0.0	27	24
CB Mike Richardson	0	2	0.0	24	21
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0.0	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	1.0	1	1	0	39
ILB John Offerdahl	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Tony Tolbert	0.0	0	2	1	44
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	0	1	1	40
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	38

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	2	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Moore	4	3	0	42
S Rod Woodson	4	0	0	35
CB Rodney Thomas	3	0	0	33
OLB Mike Cofer	2	1	0	35
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	0	38
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0	6
ILB John Offerdahl	1	1	0	40
S Danny Copeland	1	1	0	15
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	1	11
CB Mike Smith	1	0	1	20
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	34
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0	3

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hasty	4	0	21
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	24
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	15
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	20
S Kirk Springs	2	0	9
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	6
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	1	23
DE Robert Smith	1	0	18
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	4	5	27	0	28
Ron Moss	2	2	15	0	12
Paul Farren	1	6	29	1	27
Lance Smith	1	6	27	0	21
Jim Covert	1	3	16	0	19
Mike Knight	1	3	25	0	21
Kevin Glover	0	1	8	0	16
Bob Perryman	0	1	14	0	10
Howard Cross	0	1	15	0	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	6	1	16	1	44
George Lilja	2	3	0	16	0	27
Rob Taylor	2	2	0	17	0	32
Jeff Bostic	1	1	0	12	0	23
Dave Studdard	0	2	0	10	0	32
John Alt	0	2	0	13	0	28
Ralph Williams	0	1	0	10	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Smith	2	19
Mark Moore	2	15
Mike Augustyniak	1	16
E.J. Junior	1	11
Rodney Thomas	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	16
Jewerl Thomas	1	13
Dave Studdard	1	6
Mike Richardson	1	4

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Moore	---	---	18	42	15	75
Tony Tolbert	---	---	18	44	6	68
Dwight Stephenson	27	28	---	---	6	61
Joe Theismann	30	29	---	---	---	59
Jerry Ball	---	---	18	40	1	59
Eugene Daniel	---	---	18	38	1	57
Chris Doleman	---	---	17	39	1	57
Rodney Thomas	---	---	14	33	10	57
Paul Farren	29	27	---	---	---	56
Mike Cofer	---	---	15	35	5	55
John Offerdahl	---	---	13	40	1	54
Donnell Thompson	---	---	13	38	1	52
Rod Woodson	---	---	15	35	1	51
Lance Smith	27	21	---	---	2	50
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	14	34	1	49
Kenny Lofton	21	24	---	---	3	48
Dwight Clark	18	22	---	---	6	46
Mike Smith	---	---	7	20	19	46
Mike Knight	25	21	---	---	---	46
Jerry Bell	14	16	---	---	12	42
BobbyJoe Edmonds	10	10	---	---	21	41
Jim Covert	16	19	---	---	5	40
Joe Delaney	19	19	---	---	---	38
Mike Augustyniak	12	8	---	---	16	36
Howard Cross	15	15	---	---	6	36
Lionel Manuel	16	17	---	---	---	33
Ron Moss	15	12	---	---	6	33
Kevin Glover	8	16	---	---	6	30
Bob Perryman	14	10	---	---	3	27
Jeff Leiding	---	---	5	11	10	26
E.J. Junior	---	---	7	6	11	24
Jerome Brown	---	---	6	10	5	21
Danny Copeland	---	---	6	15	---	21
Dana Brinson	2	2	---	---	13	17
Anthony Edwards	1	0	---	---	14	15
Carlos Pennywell	8	2	---	---	4	14
John Booty	---	---	1	4	6	11
Mike Ruether	3	1	---	---	5	9
Burnell Dent	---	---	1	6	2	9
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul Moyer	---	---	1	3	4	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	2	2	---	4
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Workman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	16	44	---	---	6	66
Neil Lomax	19	43	---	---	---	62
Henry Ellard	18	42	---	---	---	60
David Greenwood	---	---	27	24	2	53
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	26	24	2	52
Simon Fletcher	---	---	26	22	3	51
Haywood Jeffires	13	28	---	---	10	51
George Lilja	16	27	---	---	6	49
Rob Taylor	17	32	---	---	---	49
Mike Richardson	---	---	24	21	4	49
Dave Studdard	10	32	---	---	6	48
Riki Ellison	---	---	22	23	2	47
Robert Smith	---	---	21	18	5	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	22	20	1	43
Herschel Walker	12	30	---	---	1	43
Ralph Williams	10	27	---	---	5	42
Brian Brennan	11	22	---	---	9	42
John Alt	13	28	---	---	---	41
James Hasty	---	---	19	21	1	41
Louis Lipps	12	28	---	---	---	40
Jeff Bostic	12	23	---	---	4	39
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	20	2	39
Tim McKyer	---	---	17	20	2	39
Ed Reynolds	---	---	13	23	2	38
Frank Bruno	---	---	19	18	1	38
Kirk Springs	---	---	12	9	16	37
Keith McKeller	8	22	---	---	7	37
Mickey Sutton	---	---	17	10	7	34
Pat Beach	5	21	---	---	6	32
Pepper Johnson	---	---	12	15	3	30
Rich Dixon	---	---	6	6	15	27
Jewerl Thomas	3	10	---	---	13	26
Jessie Clark	6	12	---	---	8	26
Marc Logan	7	14	---	---	5	26
Bill Acker	---	---	11	12	1	24
Martin Bayless	---	---	7	6	10	23
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	19	21
KD Dunn	1	5	---	---	15	21
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	11	6	3	20
Darryl Clack	0	1	---	---	15	16
Randy McClanahan	---	---	1	1	10	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Golic	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Elkins	0	2	---	---	---	2
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	14	114	8.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	58	8.3
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	6	48	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	28	23	2	0	2	0	2	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	42	21	3	0	6	6	5	2	2
Mike Elkins	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	85	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	59	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	119	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	129	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	7	7	0	88	1	22
WR Lionel Manuel	5	3	1	28	0	17
WR Kenny Lofton	5	3	1	29	0	24
TE Jerry Bell	4	4	0	40	1	16
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	3	3	0	20	0	10
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	8	0	8
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	0	4	0	10
WR Dana Brinson	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Howard Cross	1	1	0	15	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	5	2	71	2	42
WR Haywood Jeffires	11	8	0	103	1	28
WR Louis Lipps	7	5	1	43	0	28
WR Brian Brennan	4	3	0	32	0	22
TE Keith McKeller	4	2	1	24	0	22
TE Pat Beach	2	0	1	0	0	21
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0	0	30
RB Darryl Clack	1	0	1	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	2	2.00	2.38

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	3	3.00	5.82
Marc Logan	1	13	13.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	6	4	23	3.83	8.29

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	1	13	2.60	5.98
Mike Elkins	1	1	15	15.00	11.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	21	10.50	12.57
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1	3	1.50	5.60
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.80
WR Dana Brinson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	13	6.50	9.36
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	15	7.50	6.00
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	5.46

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	1
BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	3	1
Herschel Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	6	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jerry Bell	2	2	1
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	1
WR Dana Brinson	1	0	0

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