Week 16, 1989

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, stormy, 57 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	0	0	0	-	3
Houston Titans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 24 field goal
4Q: 06:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 24 field goal
4Q: 06:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics LAS HOU
Record 4-11 11-4
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 279 238
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 119 74
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 4.76 2.74
Net Passing Yards 160 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 1 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:59 29:01

Team Statistics	LAS	HOU
Record	4-11	11-4
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	279	238
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	119	74
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	4.76	2.74
Net Passing Yards	160	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 1	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:59	29:01

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:33	OWN 23	13	70	Field Goal
1	4:10	5:07	OWN 24	9	27	Punt
2	11:42	2:33	OWN 41	5	8	Punt
2	6:40	1:54	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	2:12	2:12	OWN 20	5	53	Missed FG
3	13:39	1:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	8:31	4:20	OWN 20	10	44	Interception
3	2:03	1:24	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	12:28	1:18	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	6:10	3:13	OWN 18	6	21	Punt
4	1:49	0:52	OWN 25	4	4	Downs

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:27	4:17	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
2	14:03	2:21	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	9:09	2:29	OWN 18	5	14	Punt
2	4:46	2:34	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:55	3:24	OWN 17	7	33	Punt
3	4:11	2:08	OWN 27	4	10	Punt
3	0:39	3:11	OWN 23	6	29	Punt
4	11:10	5:00	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
4	2:57	1:08	OWN 7	5	31	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 29	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	15	75	5.00	19	2
Johnny Hector	9	39	4.33	19	2
Curt Warner	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	17	36	2.12	14	1	1
Marc Logan	6	36	6.00	9	0	0
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Jessie Clark	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	38	17	177	3/17	0	24	1	47.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	28	19	164	0/0	0	23	0	83.0

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Rice	9	20	120	13.33	22	24
TE John Spagnola	3	4	20	6.67	2	9
WR Jerry Butler	3	6	29	9.67	4	14
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Greg Bell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Otis Grant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Johnny Hector	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Zach Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Curt Warner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	6	10	48	8.00	2	17
WR Louis Lipps	5	5	38	7.60	4	14
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	6	54	13.50	10	23
TE Pat Beach	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
RB Marc Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deron Cherry	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marc Logan	1	0	0	0
Rob Taylor	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	7	268	38.3	37.4	50	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	9	333	37.0	32.4	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	1	1	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	2	31	15.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	7	3	0.0	22	23
S Darrol Ray	7	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Mike Singletary	5	5	0.0	23	25
CB Darrell Green	5	3	0.0	23	22
OLB Jesse Penn	4	1	0.0	11	14
CB Charles Wright	2	1	0.0	21	18
DT Gary Lewis	2	0	0.0	24	20
DE Mike Hammerstein	2	0	0.0	16	16
DT Johnny Robinson	1	1	0.0	12	12
S Charles Romes	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	19	18
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim Harris	1	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Vito McKeever	0	1	0.0	10	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	6	1	1.0	21	33
CB James Hasty	5	0	0.0	19	30
S Lloyd Burrus	4	4	0.0	19	26
S David Greenwood	3	2	0.0	20	35
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	1	0.0	15	14
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0.0	13	21
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Jamie Kimmel	3	0	0.0	8	14
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Riki Ellison	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0.0	1	10
DE Robert Smith	1	0	1.0	14	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	2	0.5	16	26
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.5	10	20
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	16	25
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	20	29
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	7	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	1	1	18
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	1	16
OLB Jesse Penn	0	2	14
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	2	33
DE Robert Smith	1.0	0	0	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	1	1	26
DT Bill Acker	0.5	1	0	20
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	1	1	17
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	2	29
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	4	0	22
S Deron Cherry	3	0	23
S Darrol Ray	2	1	27
OLB Mike Singletary	2	1	25
OLB Jesse Penn	2	0	14
CB Charles Wright	2	0	18
S Charles Romes	1	0	6
OLB Tim Harris	1	0	14
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	3
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	4

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hasty	5	2	0	30
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	1	28
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0	21
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0	10
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0	33
S David Greenwood	1	1	0	35
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	19
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	17
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0	21
S Lloyd Burrus	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Wolfley	3	5	20	1	23
Paul Gruber	2	2	16	0	36
Rich Umphrey	1	4	22	0	38
Joey Howard	1	3	18	1	35
Jumbo Elliott	1	2	22	1	36
Gerry Feehery	0	4	15	0	27
Frank Winters	0	2	12	0	10
Wayne Wilson	0	1	10	0	15
John Spagnola	0	1	11	0	19
Jay Novacek	0	1	15	0	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	5	1	25	28
Rob Taylor	1	4	0	21	20
Dave Studdard	1	3	0	15	9
John Alt	0	4	0	18	26
George Lilja	0	3	0	24	23
Jeff Bostic	0	2	0	20	18
Ralph Williams	0	2	0	12	16
Jessie Clark	0	2	0	12	13

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Wright	2	18
James Haynes	1	23

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Studdard	1	8
Mike Richardson	1	4
Brian Brennan	1	4

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Umphrey	22	38	---	---	6	66
Steve Young	25	41	---	---	---	66
Jerry Rice	25	41	---	---	---	66
Jumbo Elliott	22	36	---	---	5	63
Charles Wright	---	---	21	18	18	57
Joey Howard	18	35	---	---	4	57
Darrol Ray	---	---	27	27	---	54
Craig Wolfley	20	23	---	---	9	52
Paul Gruber	16	36	---	---	---	52
Jerry Butler	17	31	---	---	2	50
Mike Singletary	---	---	23	25	1	49
Gerry Feehery	15	27	---	---	6	48
Darrell Green	---	---	23	22	2	47
Johnny Hector	9	16	---	---	22	47
Deron Cherry	---	---	22	23	1	46
Rulon Jones	---	---	23	21	---	44
Gary Lewis	---	---	24	20	---	44
Jay Novacek	15	17	---	---	9	41
John Spagnola	11	19	---	---	10	40
James Haynes	---	---	7	10	23	40
Terry Taylor	---	---	20	20	---	40
Mel Owens	---	---	19	18	2	39
Otis Grant	5	17	---	---	13	35
Tim Harris	---	---	16	14	4	34
Johnny Robinson	---	---	12	12	9	33
Greg Bell	15	18	---	---	---	33
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	16	16	---	32
Frank Winters	12	10	---	---	9	31
Wayne Wilson	10	15	---	---	4	29
Curt Warner	7	15	---	---	5	27
Jesse Penn	---	---	11	14	1	26
Charles Romes	---	---	5	6	13	24
Zach Thomas	8	10	---	---	6	24
Vito McKeever	---	---	10	11	2	23
Jerome Foster	---	---	7	15	---	22
Harper LeBel	3	6	---	---	13	22
Shane Conlan	---	---	4	6	8	18
Dennis Gibson	---	---	4	3	8	15
Mike Hunt	---	---	2	3	4	9
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richard Anderson	---	---	0	0	9	9
Roland Mitchell	---	---	1	4	1	6
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	25	28	---	---	9	62
David Greenwood	---	---	20	35	2	57
George Lilja	24	23	---	---	9	56
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	33	2	56
Neil Lomax	27	28	---	---	---	55
Riki Ellison	---	---	19	32	4	55
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	28	4	53
James Hasty	---	---	19	30	2	51
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	29	1	50
Robert Smith	---	---	14	27	8	49
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	26	3	48
Kirk Springs	---	---	13	21	14	48
Jeff Bostic	20	18	---	---	8	46
Henry Ellard	23	21	---	---	---	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	16	26	2	44
John Alt	18	26	---	---	---	44
Herschel Walker	20	20	---	---	2	42
Tim McKyer	---	---	16	25	1	42
Rob Taylor	21	20	---	---	---	41
Frank Bruno	---	---	15	22	1	38
Haywood Jeffires	16	12	---	---	9	37
Ralph Williams	12	16	---	---	8	36
Jessie Clark	12	13	---	---	11	36
Louis Lipps	19	17	---	---	---	36
Mickey Sutton	---	---	7	21	8	36
Keith McKeller	11	14	---	---	10	35
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	17	7	34
Dave Studdard	15	9	---	---	8	32
Pat Beach	9	16	---	---	7	32
Bill Acker	---	---	10	20	1	31
Martin Bayless	---	---	9	19	3	31
Ed Reynolds	---	---	15	14	---	29
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	8	14	6	28
Rich Dixon	---	---	1	10	16	27
Jewerl Thomas	6	7	---	---	9	22
Brian Brennan	8	10	---	---	4	22
Mike Friede	2	0	---	---	15	17
KD Dunn	2	2	---	---	13	17
Marc Logan	7	8	---	---	1	16
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy McClanahan	---	---	2	2	4	8
Mike Golic	---	---	0	0	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	14	1.4
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	9	76	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	20	2.0
Middle	4	20	5.0
Right	11	37	3.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	38	17	2	1	3	6	7	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	28	19	1	0	0	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	81	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	56	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	108	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	20	9	0	120	2	41
WR Jerry Butler	6	3	0	29	0	31
TE John Spagnola	4	3	1	20	0	19
WR Otis Grant	2	0	1	0	0	17
RB Johnny Hector	2	0	1	0	0	16
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	4	0	15
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Curt Warner	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0	4	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	6	48	0	21
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	4	54	1	12
WR Louis Lipps	5	5	38	0	17
TE Pat Beach	3	2	13	0	16
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	11	0	10
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	2	2	1.00	2.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	2	10	2.00	4.66

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	3	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE John Spagnola	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	7	7.00	4.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	3	0
Curt Warner	1	1
Greg Bell	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	0
Jessie Clark	2	1
Marc Logan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	12	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	7	4	4
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	1
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0
TE John Spagnola	1	1	1
WR Otis Grant	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	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)