Week 1, 1990

played in Baltimore, MD

55 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Titans	10	7	0	0	-	17
Baltimore Colts	0	7	6	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
1Q: 06:06 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:28 BAL - Vince Workman 7 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 01:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:46 BAL - Eddie Murray 27 field goal
3Q: 03:07 BAL - Tom Skladany 39 field goal
4Q: 13:14 BAL - Vince Workman 7 pass from Mark Rypien (Tom Skladany extra point)
4Q: 06:11 BAL - Kenny Lofton 2 pass from Mark Rypien (Tom Skladany extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
1Q: 06:06 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:28 BAL - Vince Workman 7 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 01:25 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:46 BAL - Eddie Murray 27 field goal
3Q: 03:07 BAL - Tom Skladany 39 field goal
4Q: 13:14 BAL - Vince Workman 7 pass from Mark Rypien (Tom Skladany extra point)
4Q: 06:11 BAL - Kenny Lofton 2 pass from Mark Rypien (Tom Skladany extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 347 322
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.60 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 75 197
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.05
Net Passing Yards 272 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 1 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/31 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/120 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:28 36:32

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	347	322
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.60	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	75	197
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.05
Net Passing Yards	272	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 1	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/31	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/120	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:28	36:32

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 27	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:53	1:56	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
1	2:14	2:00	OWN 4	5	29	Interception
2	11:20	1:33	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
2	7:41	1:49	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	4:37	3:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 39	3	48	Half
3	10:40	2:05	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	2:59	1:52	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	13:08	1:31	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	6:01	0:40	OWN 27	3	28	Fumble
4	3:30	1:39	OWN 4	9	40	Downs
4	1:16	1:02	OWN 4	7	16	Downs

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:33	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
1	5:57	3:43	OWN 35	6	14	Punt
1	0:14	3:54	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	9:47	2:06	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	5:52	1:15	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	1:15	0:46	OWN 31	2	-4	Punt
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 10	10	80	Field Goal
3	8:35	5:36	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
3	1:07	2:59	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	11:37	5:36	OPP 48	11	48	Touchdown
4	5:21	1:51	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	1:51	0:35	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Rypien, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	15	64	4.27	17	4	1
Bartholomew Simpson	3	10	3.33	10	1	0
Jessie Clark	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Louis Lipps	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Foster	22	107	4.86	53	2	0
Vince Workman	15	85	5.67	18	5	1
Mark Rypien	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	40	20	284	2/12	1	35	1	71.3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	27	16	141	3/16	2	20	0	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	10	136	19.43	49	35	0
WR Louis Lipps	4	11	51	12.75	18	26	0
RB Herschel Walker	4	6	22	5.50	3	12	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	4	23	11.50	6	16	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	39	19.50	13	27	0
C Greg Werner	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
FB Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Lofton	5	9	34	6.80	7	13	1
WR Dwight Clark	4	6	41	10.25	16	14	0
WR Lionel Manuel	2	5	32	16.00	1	20	0
RB Vince Workman	2	2	16	8.00	1	9	1
TE Jerry Bell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Howard Cross	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Barry Foster	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Louis Lipps	1	0
Greg Werner	1	0
Herschel Walker	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Woodson	0	1	1	0
Danny Copeland	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	205	41.0	35.4	53	0

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	285	40.7	35.9	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Skladany	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2
Eddie Murray	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Brennan	2	23	11.5	0
Bartholomew Simpson	2	11	5.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Woodson	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	4	97	24.3	0
Brian Brennan	1	23	23.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	2	52	26.0	0
Dwight Clark	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	8	1	0.0	36	27
S Mark Carrier	7	2	0.0	31	29
CB James Hasty	6	3	0.0	28	29
DE Dexter Manley	5	1	2.0	23	15
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	3	0.0	32	25
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	0.0	37	29
DE Martin Harrison	3	1	1.0	31	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	1	0.0	34	28
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	0.0	31	27
DE David Bailey	3	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Riki Ellison	2	2	0.0	18	3
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	1	0.0	22	16
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	14	12
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
S David Greenwood	1	0	0.0	14	7
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	11	3
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.0	12	2
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0.0	9	8
DT Phil Wyrick	0	1	0.0	30	27

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Cofer	6	2	0.0	14	24
ILB John Offerdahl	5	0	0.0	17	36
OLB Burnell Dent	4	0	1.0	11	23
S Rod Woodson	4	0	0.0	14	33
CB Leonard Coleman	3	1	0.0	7	9
CB Eugene Daniel	3	1	0.0	16	41
S Chet Brooks	3	1	0.0	14	34
DE Tony Tolbert	2	0	1.0	15	30
CB Elvis Patterson	2	2	0.0	14	31
S Danny Copeland	2	0	0.0	12	22
S Durwood Roquemore	1	1	0.0	15	32
DE Chris Doleman	1	1	0.0	13	29
DT Jerome Brown	1	1	0.0	14	33
S John Booty	1	1	0.0	3	9
DT Jerry Ball	0	1	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	2.0	1	2	15
DE Martin Harrison	1.0	2	0	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	2	0	28

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Burnell Dent	1.0	1	1	0	23
DE Tony Tolbert	1.0	0	2	0	30
OLB Kevin Murphy	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	2	3	29
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	0	2	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	29
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	27
S Mark Carrier	3	0	29
CB James Hasty	2	1	29
DE David Bailey	2	0	14
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	15
S Martin Bayless	1	0	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	25

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Cofer	4	1	0	24
S Rod Woodson	4	0	1	33
CB Eugene Daniel	3	2	0	41
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	0	23
CB Elvis Patterson	1	2	0	31
S Chet Brooks	1	1	0	34
S Danny Copeland	1	1	0	22
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	32
CB Leonard Coleman	1	0	0	9
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	0	36
S John Booty	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Taylor	4	5	14	0	33
Dennis McKnight	1	6	19	1	38
John Alt	1	3	18	0	34
Jeff Bostic	1	2	17	0	37
George Lilja	0	3	16	1	33
Keith McKeller	0	1	12	0	18

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Knight	4	8	29	1	24
Jim Covert	2	6	27	0	26
Dwight Stephenson	2	5	37	0	27
Paul Farren	1	9	33	0	24
Ron Moss	1	4	18	0	10
Howard Cross	1	1	26	0	17
Eric Andolsek	0	2	22	1	12
Lance Smith	0	2	29	0	27
Bob Perryman	0	0	12	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Holland	1	16
Mike Richardson	1	12
Brian Brennan	1	12
Keith McKeller	1	11
George Lilja	1	6

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Bell	3	19
Bob Perryman	3	18
Vince Workman	1	24
Rodney Thomas	1	15
Dwight Stephenson	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Richardson	---	---	37	29	12	78
Martin Bayless	---	---	36	27	14	77
Tim McKyer	---	---	31	27	15	73
Martin Harrison	---	---	31	29	9	69
Simon Fletcher	---	---	34	28	1	63
Neil Lomax	20	42	---	---	---	62
Mark Carrier	---	---	31	29	2	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	32	25	3	60
James Hasty	---	---	28	29	3	60
Phil Wyrick	---	---	30	27	2	59
Jeff Bostic	17	37	---	---	4	58
Dennis McKnight	19	38	---	---	---	57
George Lilja	16	33	---	---	6	55
Henry Ellard	18	36	---	---	---	54
Louis Lipps	16	38	---	---	---	54
John Alt	18	34	---	---	---	52
Herschel Walker	17	33	---	---	---	50
Rob Taylor	14	33	---	---	---	47
Rich Dixon	---	---	14	12	21	47
Greg Werner	9	23	---	---	15	47
Keith McKeller	12	18	---	---	11	41
Dexter Manley	---	---	23	15	2	40
Jessie Clark	9	19	---	---	11	39
Ed Reynolds	---	---	22	16	1	39
Jeff Davidson	11	22	---	---	6	39
Haywood Jeffires	11	21	---	---	---	32
Brian Brennan	4	12	---	---	12	28
David Bailey	---	---	12	14	1	27
Bartholomew Simpson	3	9	---	---	14	26
Riki Ellison	---	---	18	3	2	23
David Greenwood	---	---	14	7	2	23
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	23	23
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	2	4	18
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	9	8	1	18
Jamie Holland	1	1	---	---	16	18
Richard Bell	0	0	---	---	17	17
Frank Bruno	---	---	11	3	2	16
Brian Ingram	---	---	4	0	11	15
Dan Remsberg	2	7	---	---	6	15
Chad Lane	3	6	---	---	6	15
Darrell Thompson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	37	27	---	---	9	73
Jerry Bell	29	21	---	---	19	69
Mark Rypien	39	30	---	---	---	69
Lance Smith	29	27	---	---	8	64
Jim Covert	27	26	---	---	9	62
Kenny Lofton	29	27	---	---	4	60
Eugene Daniel	---	---	16	41	2	59
Paul Farren	33	24	---	---	1	58
Dwight Clark	27	16	---	---	11	54
John Offerdahl	---	---	17	36	1	54
Mike Knight	29	24	---	---	---	53
Rod Woodson	---	---	14	33	5	52
Lionel Manuel	26	24	---	---	---	50
Chet Brooks	---	---	14	34	2	50
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	15	32	2	49
Vince Workman	15	10	---	---	24	49
Howard Cross	26	17	---	---	6	49
Jerome Brown	---	---	14	33	1	48
Elvis Patterson	---	---	14	31	2	47
Tony Tolbert	---	---	15	30	1	46
Chris Doleman	---	---	13	29	2	44
Mike Cofer	---	---	14	24	5	43
Eric Andolsek	22	12	---	---	9	43
Bob Perryman	12	12	---	---	18	42
Barry Foster	24	16	---	---	---	40
Ron Moss	18	10	---	---	9	37
Danny Copeland	---	---	12	22	1	35
Burnell Dent	---	---	11	23	---	34
Donnell Thompson	---	---	9	19	5	33
Jerry Ball	---	---	10	18	2	30
Leonard Coleman	---	---	7	9	10	26
Lester Archambeau	---	---	9	17	---	26
Kevin Murphy	---	---	3	9	12	24
Dana Brinson	7	5	---	---	12	24
Anthony Edwards	0	2	---	---	22	24
John Booty	---	---	3	9	10	22
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	6	9	4	19
Rodney Thomas	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	3	4	5	12
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	11	11
David Pool	---	---	0	0	5	5
Homey D Clown	---	---	0	0	5	5
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	1	0	---	1
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	3	-1	-0.3
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	22	113	5.1
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	9	53	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	40	20	5	1	2	7	7	4	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	27	16	1	3	2	1	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	111	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	112	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	58	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	32	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	11	4	0	51	1	38
WR Henry Ellard	10	7	2	136	3	36
RB Herschel Walker	6	4	0	22	0	33
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	2	0	23	0	21
WR Brian Brennan	3	0	0	0	0	12
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	0	39	1	18
C Greg Werner	2	1	0	13	0	23
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	19

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Lofton	9	5	0	34	0	27
WR Dwight Clark	6	4	0	41	0	16
WR Lionel Manuel	5	2	1	32	1	24
TE Jerry Bell	2	1	0	6	0	21
RB Vince Workman	2	2	0	16	0	10
RB Barry Foster	2	1	1	3	0	16
TE Howard Cross	1	1	0	9	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	4	1.33	4.27
Bartholomew Simpson	1	4	4.00	3.33

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Workman	3	6	2.00	5.67
Mark Rypien	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
Barry Foster	1	-1	-1.00	4.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	2	19	6.33	7.10

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Rypien	6	3	22	3.67	5.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	14	7.00	4.64
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	5	5.00	3.67

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Lofton	4	2	15	3.75	3.78
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
RB Vince Workman	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	1
Jessie Clark	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Workman	4	1
Barry Foster	4	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	4	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	2	2
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Lofton	4	2	2
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	1
TE Jerry Bell	2	1	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	0

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

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