Week 3, 1990

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	7	0	-	7
Houston Titans	21	7	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 8 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 52 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 17 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 02:50 NED - Bill Brooks 3 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 8 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 01:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 52 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 17 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 02:50 NED - Bill Brooks 3 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 19 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 7 14
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 281 469
- Offensive Plays 61 57
- Yards per Play 4.61 8.23
Net Rushing Yards 107 264
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 4.46 7.14
Net Passing Yards 174 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.70 10.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/47 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 5/185 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	7	14
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	281	469
- Offensive Plays	61	57
- Yards per Play	4.61	8.23
Net Rushing Yards	107	264
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	4.46	7.14
Net Passing Yards	174	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.70	10.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/47	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	5/185	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	2:54	OWN 47	4	19	Missed FG
1	6:38	2:45	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
1	1:34	2:20	OWN 38	4	33	Missed FG
2	11:03	2:24	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	5:09	3:55	OWN 20	12	56	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 42	7	20	Interception
3	9:53	7:13	OWN 42	13	58	Touchdown
4	12:57	1:41	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
4	3:47	1:54	OWN 47	8	24	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 10	1	7	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
1	8:48	2:10	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
1	3:53	2:19	OWN 2	6	98	Touchdown
2	14:14	3:11	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	8:39	3:30	OWN 20	8	69	Interception
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 31	2	9	Half
3	11:34	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:40	4:43	OWN 32	7	25	Punt
4	11:16	7:29	OWN 36	11	62	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:48	OWN 29	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	12	70	5.83	12	2
Earnest Jackson	8	29	3.63	8	0
Gary Kubiak	3	7	2.33	3	0
Eric Kattus	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	23	207	9.00	52	8	3
Bartholomew Simpson	11	50	4.55	11	1	1
Jessie Clark	2	6	3.00	6	0	0
Greg Werner	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	35	21	190	2/16	1	24	1	72.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	19	14	210	1/5	0	26	1	87.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Teal	4	5	40	10.00	10	19	0
TE Eric Green	4	5	52	13.00	15	23	0
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	23	7.67	2	11	0
WR Bill Brooks	3	9	25	8.33	4	12	1
TE Lin Dawson	2	4	14	7.00	0	7	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	3	27	13.50	10	24	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Eric Kattus	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Herbert Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	4	4	67	16.75	10	25
WR Louis Lipps	4	8	34	8.50	7	16
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	59	19.67	37	26
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	42	21.00	13	22
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	8	8.00	2	8

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earnest Jackson	1	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ed Reynolds	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	161	53.7	45.7	60	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	144	48.0	42.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	0/3	0/3	0/1	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	4	156	39.0	0
Dexter Carter	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Richardson	1	16	16.0	0
Brian Brennan	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Anthony Taylor	6	1	0.0	27	16
DE Burt Grossman	5	2	0.5	28	15
OLB David Griggs	5	1	0.0	19	9
S Ken Johnson	4	1	0.0	31	13
CB Toi Cook	4	0	0.0	33	16
DT John Randle	3	2	0.5	21	12
ILB Dan Murray	3	2	0.0	22	13
ILB John Anderson	3	1	0.0	16	7
S Michael Stewart	3	1	0.0	32	17
S Leander Knight	2	1	0.0	10	12
DE Donald Evans	2	0	0.0	26	14
OLB Michael Jackson	1	1	0.0	10	5
DT Pete Koch	1	1	0.0	19	8
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0.0	29	14
CB Kevin Clark	1	1	0.0	9	4
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	0.0	19	13
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	18	11
QB Gary Kubiak	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0.0	10	5
OLB James Francis	0	3	0.0	25	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	7	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	7	0	0.0	20	35
CB James Hasty	6	1	0.0	21	23
S Mark Carrier	6	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	3	1.0	21	35
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0.0	16	15
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	9	21
DE Martin Harrison	2	1	0.0	24	36
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	19	31
DT Phil Wyrick	1	2	0.0	22	36
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	12	27
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	20	34
QB Neil Lomax	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	15	17
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Grossman	0.5	1	1	15
DT John Randle	0.5	0	0	12
S Leander Knight	0.0	1	0	12

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	1	0	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	1	0	35
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	3	2	17
DT Phil Wyrick	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leander Knight	3	0	12
OLB David Griggs	2	0	9
S Michael Stewart	1	1	17
OLB Michael Jackson	1	0	5
CB Anthony Taylor	1	0	16
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	4
CB Toi Cook	1	0	16
DE Donald Evans	1	0	14
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	13
S Ken Johnson	1	0	13
DE Burt Grossman	1	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	6	1	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0	35
CB James Hasty	4	0	0	23
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	31
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0	31
S Lloyd Burrus	1	1	0	28
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	1	34
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	5	0	21	0	32
Ron McNair	2	4	0	22	0	23
Ron Solt	2	2	1	16	0	26
Duval Love	1	4	0	9	1	18
Steve August	1	3	0	15	0	23
Randy Dixon	1	2	0	23	0	30
Bill Cherry	0	1	0	3	0	8
Don Maggs	0	0	0	11	1	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	9	2	35	0	18
Jeff Bostic	4	5	1	27	0	14
George Lilja	2	5	0	24	0	13
Rob Taylor	2	3	0	20	0	16
Jessie Clark	2	3	0	22	0	6
Chad Lane	1	5	0	12	0	6
Jeff Davidson	1	3	0	25	1	12
Dan Remsberg	1	1	0	12	0	3
John Alt	0	2	0	30	0	18
Keith McKeller	0	1	0	25	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Murray	2	7
Carl Monroe	1	14
Toi Cook	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	4	15
Jamie Holland	3	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Kattus	21	28	---	---	14	63
Gary Kubiak	24	37	---	---	---	61
Toi Cook	---	---	33	16	9	58
Anthony Taylor	---	---	27	16	14	57
Larry Tearry	21	32	---	---	3	56
Randy Dixon	23	30	---	---	---	53
Michael Stewart	---	---	32	17	---	49
Ron Solt	16	26	---	---	5	47
Dalton Hilliard	16	30	---	---	---	46
Ron McNair	22	23	---	---	---	45
Ken Johnson	---	---	31	13	1	45
Don Griffin	---	---	29	14	1	44
Burt Grossman	---	---	28	15	1	44
Bill Brooks	14	29	---	---	---	43
Don Maggs	11	25	---	---	6	42
Dan Murray	---	---	22	13	7	42
Donald Evans	---	---	26	14	1	41
Steve August	15	23	---	---	2	40
Stan Edwards	11	20	---	---	8	39
James Francis	---	---	25	13	1	39
Lin Dawson	9	15	---	---	12	36
David Griggs	---	---	19	9	6	34
Eric Green	15	19	---	---	---	34
John Randle	---	---	21	12	1	34
Duval Love	9	18	---	---	6	33
Doug Barnett	---	---	18	11	3	32
Earnest Jackson	8	7	---	---	17	32
Ray Crockett	---	---	19	13	---	32
Pete Koch	---	---	19	8	4	31
Jimmy Teal	12	15	---	---	---	27
John Anderson	---	---	16	7	2	25
Michael Jackson	---	---	10	5	7	22
Leander Knight	---	---	10	12	---	22
Carl Monroe	1	6	---	---	14	21
Kevin Clark	---	---	9	4	6	19
Mike Wilson	10	7	---	---	---	17
Johnny Taylor	---	---	10	5	1	16
Bill Cherry	3	8	---	---	5	16
Greg Gaines	---	---	3	3	8	14
Bobby Jones	3	7	---	---	3	13
Herbert Harris	0	2	---	---	11	13
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martin Harrison	---	---	24	36	5	65
Phil Wyrick	---	---	22	36	3	61
Tim McKyer	---	---	20	34	5	59
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	35	2	58
Pepper Johnson	---	---	20	35	3	58
Neil Lomax	37	20	---	---	---	57
David Greenwood	---	---	20	31	3	54
Mike Richardson	---	---	19	31	4	54
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	20	28	5	53
Dennis McKnight	35	18	---	---	---	53
John Alt	30	18	---	---	---	48
Henry Ellard	32	15	---	---	---	47
Martin Bayless	---	---	12	27	8	47
James Hasty	---	---	21	23	3	47
Louis Lipps	27	19	---	---	---	46
Jeff Bostic	27	14	---	---	3	44
Keith McKeller	25	13	---	---	6	44
Greg Werner	24	8	---	---	11	43
Mark Carrier	---	---	11	24	7	42
George Lilja	24	13	---	---	4	41
Jeff Davidson	25	12	---	---	4	41
Jessie Clark	22	6	---	---	12	40
Herschel Walker	26	13	---	---	---	39
Rob Taylor	20	16	---	---	---	36
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	17	2	34
Haywood Jeffires	13	12	---	---	9	34
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	9	21	3	33
Ed Reynolds	---	---	16	15	2	33
Brian Brennan	5	6	---	---	11	22
Chad Lane	12	6	---	---	4	22
Bartholomew Simpson	11	7	---	---	2	20
Dan Remsberg	12	3	---	---	4	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	2	6	8	16
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brian Ingram	---	---	3	2	9	14
Jamie Holland	0	1	---	---	12	13
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	5	2	2	9
Darrell Thompson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	3	2	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Bruno	---	---	2	1	---	3
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	0	3	3
David Bailey	---	---	0	0	2	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	108	8.3
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	21	145	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	35	21	2	4	1	2	6	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	19	14	6	0	2	0	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	38	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	142	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	107	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	9	3	0	25	0	29
WR Jimmy Teal	5	4	0	40	0	15
TE Eric Green	5	4	0	52	1	19
TE Lin Dawson	4	2	0	14	0	15
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	0	23	0	20
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	2	0	27	1	30
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	0	7	0	7
TE Eric Kattus	2	1	1	-1	0	28
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Herbert Harris	1	0	0	0	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	8	4	2	34	0	19
WR Henry Ellard	4	4	0	67	2	15
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	0	42	2	6
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	0	59	2	12
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	1	6	6.00	3.63
Dalton Hilliard	1	8	8.00	5.83
Eric Kattus	1	1	1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	5	33	6.60	9.00
Bartholomew Simpson	1	8	8.00	4.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	2	2	0.40	5.43

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	11	2.75	11.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	3	1.50	2.78
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	5	2.50	4.25
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	16.75
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	5	3
Earnest Jackson	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Bartholomew Simpson	3	1
Jessie Clark	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	6	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0
TE Eric Green	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	400 (3,300)