Week 17, 1989

played in Birmingham, AL

49 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	6	0	0	-	13
Birmingham Texans	14	14	7	7	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:54 BIR - Kenny Easley 30 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Marc Logan 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:53 BIR - Cris Carter 82 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
2Q: 07:50 BIR - Bo Jackson 29 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:53 BIR - Len Bias 32 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
3Q: 11:29 BIR - Wes Chandler 18 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:12 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:54 BIR - Kenny Easley 30 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 08:44 HOU - Marc Logan 7 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:53 BIR - Cris Carter 82 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:54 HOU - Norm Johnson 29 field goal
2Q: 07:50 BIR - Bo Jackson 29 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:53 BIR - Len Bias 32 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
3Q: 11:29 BIR - Wes Chandler 18 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:12 BIR - Bo Jackson 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BIR
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 356 363
- Offensive Plays 61 54
- Yards per Play 5.84 6.72
Net Rushing Yards 91 68
- Rushing Attempts 20 21
- Yards per Rush 4.55 3.24
Net Passing Yards 265 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 8.94
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/81 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/105 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	HOU	BIR
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	356	363
- Offensive Plays	61	54
- Yards per Play	5.84	6.72
Net Rushing Yards	91	68
- Rushing Attempts	20	21
- Yards per Rush	4.55	3.24
Net Passing Yards	265	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	8.94
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/81	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/105	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 15	2	15	Fumble
1	13:43	5:05	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
1	5:53	3:07	OWN 31	5	16	Punt
1	1:36	2:48	OWN 28	5	60	Field Goal
2	11:57	2:53	OWN 19	5	36	Fumble
2	7:32	2:30	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
2	1:42	1:30	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
2	0:12	0:07	OPP 15	0	0	Field Goal
3	12:16	0:10	OWN 20	1	2	Fumble
3	11:21	5:54	OWN 35	8	27	Punt
3	4:16	1:09	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
3	1:33	1:39	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
4	8:04	2:59	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	2:39	0:45	OPP 49	4	9	Downs

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:38	2:45	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	2:46	1:10	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	13:48	1:51	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	9:04	1:32	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	5:02	3:20	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 38	4	21	Punt
3	12:06	0:45	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
3	5:27	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	3:07	1:34	OWN 38	3	-9	Punt
4	14:54	6:50	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	5:05	2:26	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 40	3	-6	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	17	71	4.18	13	3	0
Marc Logan	3	20	6.67	12	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	14	57	4.07	29	1	1
Paul Palmer	7	11	1.57	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	40	26	270	1/5	0	31	0	84.4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	32	21	307	1/12	4	82	0	136.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Herschel Walker	6	7	27	4.50	0	8
WR Henry Ellard	5	8	34	6.80	0	11
WR Louis Lipps	5	11	89	17.80	36	28
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	6	38	7.60	5	15
TE Pat Beach	2	2	27	13.50	5	19
WR Brian Brennan	2	5	24	12.00	3	18
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	31	31.00	21	31

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	11	173	21.63	88	82	1
WR Wes Chandler	3	6	23	7.67	0	18	1
WR Al Toon	2	2	20	10.00	14	12	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	1
TE Len Bias	2	3	35	17.50	13	32	1
WR Tim Brown	2	5	39	19.50	14	23	0
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Charles Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	3	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0
Mike Richardson	0	0	1
KD Dunn	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cris Carter	1	1	0	0
Paul Palmer	1	0	0	0
Kenny Easley	0	1	0	1
Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0	0
Larry Roberts	0	1	0	0
Jeff Fuller	0	0	1	0
J.C. Pearson	0	0	1	0
Ken Norton Jr.	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	301	43.0	34.7	56	2

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	267	44.5	37.5	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	22	7.3	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	-2	-0.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	3	86	28.7	0
Mike Friede	2	19	9.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	5	2	0.0	19	31
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	1	0.0	12	17
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	1.0	16	28
ILB Riki Ellison	3	3	0.0	13	27
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	0.0	18	29
CB Mickey Sutton	3	1	0.0	9	17
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	16	24
DT Bill Acker	2	1	0.0	6	15
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	10	10
S David Greenwood	1	3	0.0	20	28
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	0.0	4	5

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	11	3	0.0	20	39
S Jeff Fuller	7	4	0.0	15	30
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	1	0.0	18	34
CB Brian Davis	3	2	0.0	15	35
CB Martin Mayhew	3	0	0.0	16	34
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	13	27
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Al Richardson	1	2	1.0	4	4
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	10	26
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	10	27
CB J.C. Pearson	1	0	0.0	11	16
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	11	18
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0.0	13	22
DE Larry Roberts	0	1	0.0	10	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	2	0	28
DE Robert Smith	0.0	0	2	0	22

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Al Richardson	1.0	0	0	4
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	0	24
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	26
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	1	25
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	29
S Martin Bayless	3	0	31
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	28
CB James Hasty	3	0	24
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	17
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	10
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	17
S David Greenwood	1	1	28
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	14
CB Tim McKyer	0	1	23
DT Frank Bruno	0	1	19

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	6	1	39
S Jeff Fuller	4	0	30
CB Martin Mayhew	3	1	34
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	1	34
CB Brian Davis	3	0	35
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	27
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	33
S Bennie Thompson	1	2	22
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	9
CB Craig Curry	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Taylor	2	4	12	0	28
Dennis McKnight	1	6	19	1	40
George Lilja	1	1	16	0	34
Pat Beach	1	1	9	0	9
Dave Studdard	0	4	12	0	21
Ralph Williams	0	3	14	0	25
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	6	0	13

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	1	2	17	0	27
Charles Alexander	1	2	7	0	9
Todd Peat	1	2	13	0	17
Tom Crockett	1	2	10	0	14
Vlade Divac	1	1	12	1	25
Karl Nelson	0	5	18	0	27
Jim Dombrowski	0	4	16	0	28
Carlton Haselrig	0	2	7	0	5
Jim Sweeney	0	1	12	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	2	20
Mike Richardson	2	6
Mike Friede	1	24
Darryl Clack	1	19
Jessie Clark	1	11

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Kennedy	2	19
Kenny Easley	2	15
Gary Wilkins	1	17
J.C. Pearson	1	13
Mike Douglass	1	11
Al Toon	1	11
Kenny Tippins	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	19	40	---	---	9	68
Neil Lomax	20	41	---	---	---	61
George Lilja	16	34	---	---	9	59
Martin Bayless	---	---	19	31	8	58
Mike Richardson	---	---	18	29	6	53
Herschel Walker	17	35	---	---	1	53
Henry Ellard	16	36	---	---	---	52
Haywood Jeffires	13	26	---	---	13	52
David Greenwood	---	---	20	28	---	48
Ralph Williams	14	25	---	---	8	47
John Alt	16	31	---	---	---	47
Jeff Bostic	11	26	---	---	8	45
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	30	---	45
Brian Brennan	11	22	---	---	11	44
Simon Fletcher	---	---	16	28	---	44
Dave Studdard	12	21	---	---	9	42
Rob Taylor	12	28	---	---	1	41
Riki Ellison	---	---	13	27	1	41
James Hasty	---	---	16	24	1	41
Robert Smith	---	---	9	22	6	37
Tim McKyer	---	---	14	23	---	37
Mickey Sutton	---	---	9	17	11	37
Louis Lipps	11	25	---	---	---	36
Jewerl Thomas	6	13	---	---	15	34
Frank Bruno	---	---	15	19	---	34
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	18	14	---	32
Mike Friede	0	6	---	---	24	30
Jessie Clark	8	10	---	---	11	29
Ed Reynolds	---	---	12	17	---	29
Pepper Johnson	---	---	11	14	4	29
Keith McKeller	5	17	---	---	7	29
Kirk Springs	---	---	4	8	16	28
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	5	19	28
Pat Beach	9	9	---	---	8	26
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	10	10	2	22
Bill Acker	---	---	6	15	---	21
KD Dunn	1	0	---	---	20	21
Darryl Clack	0	1	---	---	19	20
Marc Logan	3	5	---	---	4	12
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	0	11	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	2	2	3	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Golic	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	20	39	15	74
Bo Jackson	14	30	---	---	13	57
Len Bias	14	31	---	---	12	57
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	18	34	3	55
Cris Carter	21	29	---	---	4	54
Bernie Kosar	18	33	---	---	---	51
Martin Mayhew	---	---	16	34	1	51
Steve Wilson	17	27	---	---	6	50
Brian Davis	---	---	15	35	---	50
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	12	33	4	49
Jeff Fuller	---	---	15	30	4	49
Karl Nelson	18	27	---	---	1	46
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	10	27	8	45
Jim Dombrowski	16	28	---	---	---	44
Tim Brown	19	25	---	---	---	44
Warren Powers	---	---	17	24	3	44
Donnell Woolford	---	---	13	27	2	42
Rush Brown	---	---	10	26	4	40
Jim Sweeney	12	22	---	---	6	40
J.C. Pearson	---	---	11	16	13	40
Kenny Tippins	---	---	8	25	7	40
Larry Roberts	---	---	10	25	3	38
Vlade Divac	12	25	---	---	---	37
Bennie Thompson	---	---	13	22	1	36
Todd Peat	13	17	---	---	5	35
Paul Palmer	7	4	---	---	22	33
Gerald Williams	---	---	11	18	2	31
Gary Wilkins	7	6	---	---	17	30
Tom Crockett	10	14	---	---	6	30
Mike Douglass	---	---	7	9	11	27
Greg Baty	7	9	---	---	9	25
Wes Chandler	5	17	---	---	---	22
Craig Curry	---	---	4	7	9	20
Al Toon	4	5	---	---	11	20
Sam Kennedy	---	---	0	1	19	20
Charles Alexander	7	9	---	---	3	19
Al Richardson	---	---	4	4	11	19
Frank Pillow	0	0	---	---	18	18
Carlton Haselrig	7	5	---	---	6	18
Jack Del Rio	---	---	3	10	3	16
Tim Gordon	---	---	1	2	11	14
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howard Douglas	---	---	2	3	---	5
Pete Mitchell	3	0	---	---	---	3
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	10	50	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	40	26	3	3	1	6	3	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	32	21	6	2	2	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	122	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	148	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	106	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	93	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	5	0	89	2	25
WR Henry Ellard	8	5	0	34	0	36
RB Herschel Walker	7	6	0	27	0	35
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	5	0	38	0	26
WR Brian Brennan	5	2	1	24	0	22
TE Pat Beach	2	2	0	27	0	9
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	0	31	1	17

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	8	0	173	4	29
WR Wes Chandler	6	3	0	23	0	17
WR Tim Brown	5	2	1	39	1	25
TE Len Bias	3	2	0	35	1	31
WR Al Toon	2	2	0	20	0	5
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	0	4	0	30
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	2	0.67	4.18
Marc Logan	1	7	7.00	6.67

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	6	3.00	6.75

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	2	19	6.33	9.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	6	6.00	4.80
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	8.09

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	2	1	18	9.00	3.83
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	0
Marc Logan	2	2

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	2
Paul Palmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	4	2

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	2	2
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	1
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)