Exhibition Week 3, 1990

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	6	0	-	9
Houston Titans	3	10	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 09:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
2Q: 05:33 ATL - Steve De Line 51 field goal
2Q: 00:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:50 HOU - Keith McKeller 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 00:39 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 09:27 HOU - Norm Johnson 24 field goal
2Q: 05:33 ATL - Steve De Line 51 field goal
2Q: 00:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 3 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:50 HOU - Keith McKeller 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Norm Johnson 23 field goal
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 00:39 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 304 403
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 4.75 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 79 120
- Rushing Attempts 18 26
- Yards per Rush 4.39 4.62
Net Passing Yards 225 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 18 - 1 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 7.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 10/90
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 6/127 2/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	304	403
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	4.75	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	79	120
- Rushing Attempts	18	26
- Yards per Rush	4.39	4.62
Net Passing Yards	225	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 18 - 1	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	7.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	10/90
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	6/127	2/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:45	34:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
1	11:25	3:53	OWN 32	7	31	Punt
1	4:42	2:34	OWN 18	6	15	Punt
1	1:08	2:35	OPP 31	5	9	Missed FG
2	9:20	3:55	OWN 24	7	42	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 31	3	7	Half
3	11:39	0:48	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
3	8:50	3:04	OWN 36	6	63	Field Goal
3	4:23	3:51	OWN 38	7	61	Field Goal
4	14:16	0:45	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
4	12:31	1:28	OPP 49	5	45	Downs
4	4:43	0:45	OWN 6	4	-5	Downs
4	2:06	1:24	OWN 40	8	46	Downs

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	1:52	OPP 38	4	23	Field Goal
1	7:32	2:50	OWN 1	7	42	Punt
1	2:08	1:00	OWN 25	3	6	Fumble
2	13:33	4:13	OWN 29	8	64	Field Goal
2	5:25	4:44	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:57	1:18	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	10:51	2:01	OPP 15	3	9	Field Goal
3	5:46	1:23	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	0:32	1:16	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	13:31	1:00	OWN 13	3	-2	Punt
4	11:03	6:20	OWN 4	10	82	Interception
4	3:58	1:52	OPP 1	3	-1	Missed FG
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 14	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	9	35	3.89	10	1
Patrick Egu	7	39	5.57	10	1
Sean Salisbury	2	5	2.50	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	13	65	5.00	34	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	10	55	5.50	20	2	0
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	31	13	216	1/5	0	37	1	52.6
Chris Chandler	13	5	23	1/9	0	6	0	46.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	36	25	295	2/12	1	33	1	91.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stephone Paige	6	13	90	15.00	8	37
WR Webster Slaughter	3	9	59	19.67	0	33
WR Rob Moore	3	8	35	11.67	0	25
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	14	7.00	1	8
WR Robb Thomas	2	9	30	15.00	4	24
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	8	73	10.43	3	20	0
WR Brian Brennan	5	6	87	17.40	24	33	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	8	43	10.75	7	20	0
WR Louis Lipps	4	7	31	7.75	0	11	0
TE Keith McKeller	4	5	37	9.25	2	12	1
TE KD Dunn	1	1	24	24.00	0	24	0
RB Herschel Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	36	36.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jarvis Williams	1	1	0
Derek Tennell	0	0	1
Bubba McDowell	0	0	1
Cortez Kennedy	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Henry Ellard	1	0	0
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0
Ben Jefferson	0	1	0
Unknown	0	1	0
Martin Harrison	0	1	0
Brian Ingram	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	162	40.5	37.3	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	211	42.2	39.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	3/4	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	3/4	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	12	4.0	0
Jarvis Williams	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	54	18.0	0
Robert Van Winkle	3	73	24.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Brennan	1	12	12.0	0
Bartholomew Simpson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	24	35
CB Jarvis Williams	6	2	0.0	24	36
ILB Rob McGovern	5	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	3	0.0	18	27
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	0	0.0	9	16
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	1.0	18	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	3	0.0	21	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	0.0	24	26
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	0	1.0	13	29
S Rickey Dixon	2	1	0.0	18	23
CB Stan Petry	2	1	0.0	25	33
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	18	16
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	3	0.0	5	12
T Lenny Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	0.0	8	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	6	0	0.0	14	44
S Lloyd Burrus	5	1	0.0	16	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	0.0	16	36
S Martin Bayless	4	2	0.0	13	36
DE Martin Harrison	3	0	1.0	12	32
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	10	36
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	0.0	8	20
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	13	32
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	0	0.0	6	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	1.0	12	31
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Rich Dixon	1	1	0.0	5	7
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	13	37
CB James Hasty	1	1	0.0	11	27
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0.0	12	31
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	0.0	3	3
DT Phil Wyrick	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	1	0	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	0	29
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	2	1	31
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	0	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	0	31
DE Martin Harrison	1.0	0	1	0	32
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	3	2	27
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	0	1	0	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jarvis Williams	5	1	1	36
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	0	35
OLB Brett Faryniarz	3	0	0	27
ILB Rob McGovern	3	0	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0	29
S Rickey Dixon	2	1	0	23
CB Stan Petry	2	0	0	33
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	12
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	5	3	0	44
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	0	37
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	36
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0	32
S Mark Carrier	1	2	0	31
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0	36
CB James Hasty	1	1	0	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	1	36
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	7
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	37
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	24
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	2	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	2	3	18	0	46
Derrick Fenner	2	2	13	0	22
Tyler Houston	1	3	12	1	32
Jeff Criswell	1	2	12	1	33
Bob Olderman	1	2	18	0	46
Jonathan Hayes	1	1	13	0	29
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	9	0	28
Brian Kinchen	0	1	5	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Davidson	4	7	26	1	32
Dennis McKnight	2	4	17	0	23
Rob Taylor	1	2	16	0	26
Unknown	1	1	9	0	9
Jeff Bostic	0	5	14	0	26
George Lilja	0	2	16	0	22
Ben Jefferson	0	1	20	1	25
Jessie Clark	0	1	13	0	19
John Alt	0	1	12	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Dixon	2	16
Brett Faryniarz	1	23
A.B. Brown	1	19
Derek Tennell	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Ingram	6	15
Martin Bayless	2	12
Jessie Clark	1	17
Bartholomew Simpson	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Petry	---	---	25	33	22	80
Houston Hoover	18	46	---	---	5	69
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	18	27	23	68
Bubba McDowell	---	---	24	35	9	68
Bob Olderman	18	46	---	---	3	67
Jarvis Williams	---	---	24	36	5	65
Rob McGovern	---	---	26	35	4	65
Marvin Washington	---	---	21	31	8	60
Quintin Jones	---	---	24	26	8	58
Rickey Dixon	---	---	18	23	16	57
Robb Thomas	11	30	---	---	13	54
Derrick Thomas	---	---	21	29	4	54
Stephone Paige	11	31	---	---	10	52
Derrick Fenner	13	22	---	---	17	52
Tyler Houston	12	32	---	---	8	52
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	14	29	9	52
Jeff Criswell	12	33	---	---	---	45
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	13	29	3	45
Jonathan Hayes	13	29	---	---	---	42
Dennis Byrd	---	---	18	21	3	42
Rob Moore	8	20	---	---	14	42
Sean Salisbury	9	32	---	---	---	41
Curtis Maxie	---	---	18	16	7	41
Webster Slaughter	11	29	---	---	---	40
Lenny Robinson	12	27	---	---	---	39
Patrick Egu	8	21	---	---	9	38
Dermontti Dawson	9	28	---	---	---	37
Thurman Thomas	10	25	---	---	---	35
Mark Stepnoski	9	18	---	---	4	31
A.B. Brown	0	8	---	---	19	27
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	9	16	1	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	8	17	1	26
Chris Chandler	9	14	---	---	---	23
Brian Kinchen	5	14	---	---	1	20
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	5	12	2	19
Thornton Chandler	0	0	---	---	17	17
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	3	5	8
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Mayberry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ickey Woods	0	1	---	---	1	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Davidson	26	32	---	---	9	67
Tim McKyer	---	---	14	44	7	65
Neil Lomax	26	38	---	---	---	64
Martin Bayless	---	---	13	36	12	61
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	16	37	3	56
Pepper Johnson	---	---	16	36	3	55
Ben Jefferson	20	25	---	---	9	54
Mark Carrier	---	---	12	31	11	54
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	37	3	53
Keith McKeller	19	25	---	---	9	53
Martin Harrison	---	---	12	32	9	53
KD Dunn	13	20	---	---	18	51
Jessie Clark	13	19	---	---	17	49
David Greenwood	---	---	10	36	3	49
Mike Richardson	---	---	13	32	4	49
Jeff Bostic	14	26	---	---	7	47
George Lilja	16	22	---	---	9	47
Henry Ellard	17	24	---	---	6	47
Simon Fletcher	---	---	12	31	3	46
Haywood Jeffires	16	23	---	---	6	45
Bartholomew Simpson	13	19	---	---	12	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	27	1	43
Rob Taylor	16	26	---	---	---	42
James Hasty	---	---	11	27	4	42
Dennis McKnight	17	23	---	---	1	41
Frank Bruno	---	---	9	27	5	41
John Alt	12	27	---	---	---	39
Brian Brennan	13	14	---	---	12	39
Herschel Walker	14	21	---	---	---	35
Louis Lipps	11	23	---	---	---	34
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	24	3	33
Ed Reynolds	---	---	8	20	3	31
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	7	18	30
Unknown	9	9	---	---	8	26
Brian Ingram	---	---	4	4	15	23
Darrell Thompson	0	0	---	---	21	21
Richard Bell	1	2	---	---	16	19
Phil Wyrick	---	---	5	9	1	15
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Riki Ellison	---	---	3	3	4	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Bailey	---	---	1	6	2	9
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	3	10	3.3
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	74	7.4
Middle	5	-1	-0.2
Right	9	50	5.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	31	13	5	2	3	6	6	1	1
Chris Chandler	13	5	0	0	2	3	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	36	25	5	1	0	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	31	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	17	6	158	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	147	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	71	23.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	13	6	0	90	1	31
WR Webster Slaughter	9	3	2	59	2	29
WR Robb Thomas	9	2	2	30	1	30
WR Rob Moore	8	3	1	35	1	20
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	0	14	0	29
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	5	0	14
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	6	0	25
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0	0	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	8	4	43	1	24
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	7	73	1	23
WR Louis Lipps	7	4	31	0	23
WR Brian Brennan	6	5	87	2	14
TE Keith McKeller	5	4	37	0	25
TE KD Dunn	1	1	24	1	20
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	1	0.50	3.89
Sean Salisbury	1	2	2.00	2.50
Patrick Egu	1	5	5.00	5.57

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	5	17	3.40	5.50
Herschel Walker	3	2	0.67	5.00
Henry Ellard	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	11	2	13	1.18	6.97

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	3	26	4.33	8.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	3	0	0	0.00	6.92
WR Robb Thomas	2	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Rob Moore	2	0	0	0.00	4.38
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0	0.00	6.56
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	9	4.50	14.50
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	6	3.00	4.43
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	11	5.50	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	2	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1
Henry Ellard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	7	3	1
Chris Chandler	5	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	4	2	1
WR Robb Thomas	3	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	100 (3,300)