Week 4, 1990

played in Cleveland, OH

44 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Titans	7	10	0	21	-	38
Cleveland Browns	7	0	6	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:37 CLE - David Meggett 1 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 12:08 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
2Q: 00:42 HOU - Henry Ellard 17 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:09 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 31 field goal
3Q: 00:16 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 33 field goal
4Q: 13:13 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 HOU - Henry Ellard 33 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:40 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 12 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:37 CLE - David Meggett 1 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 12:08 HOU - Norm Johnson 45 field goal
2Q: 00:42 HOU - Henry Ellard 17 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:09 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 31 field goal
3Q: 00:16 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 33 field goal
4Q: 13:13 HOU - Louis Lipps 34 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 HOU - Henry Ellard 33 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 6 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:40 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CLE
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 438 259
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 6.54 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 128 126
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 3.66 4.85
Net Passing Yards 310 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 0 32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 328 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.69 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/55 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/36 4/124
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:54 25:06

Team Statistics	HOU	CLE
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	438	259
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	6.54	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	128	126
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	3.66	4.85
Net Passing Yards	310	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 0	32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	328	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.69	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/55	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/36	4/124
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:54	25:06

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:45	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	5:28	2:04	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
1	2:45	5:43	OWN 12	11	60	Field Goal
2	8:47	2:00	OWN 32	5	14	Fumble
2	5:02	1:53	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	1:50	1:14	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
3	12:03	4:47	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
3	0:08	2:11	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	11:50	3:46	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	7:08	2:24	OPP 38	3	5	Punt
4	4:11	0:51	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 5	3	7	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:15	1:47	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
1	3:24	0:39	OWN 40	2	4	Interception
2	12:02	3:15	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	6:47	1:45	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
2	3:09	1:19	OWN 20	4	18	Fumble
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 36	2	37	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OPP 35	6	21	Field Goal
3	7:16	7:08	OWN 25	14	59	Field Goal
4	12:57	1:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:04	0:56	OWN 38	4	0	Downs
4	4:44	0:33	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	3:20	2:48	OWN 39	8	31	Field Goal

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	24	107	4.46	15	5	1
Bartholomew Simpson	9	20	2.22	12	1	1
Neil Lomax	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Meggett	14	76	5.43	40	1	1
Heath Sherman	11	44	4.00	7	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	30	24	328	2/18	3	37	0	145.5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	32	15	139	1/6	0	22	1	46.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Lipps	9	13	135	15.00	40	37	1
WR Henry Ellard	8	9	114	14.25	47	33	2
RB Herschel Walker	3	4	31	10.33	11	13	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	29	14.50	0	17	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	19	9.50	2	11	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Reed	4	12	47	11.75	13	15
WR James Dixon	3	5	29	9.67	5	18
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	3	24	12.00	8	22
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	12	6.00	5	7
WR Phil Epps	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Keith Jackson	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Tom Waddle	1	4	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lloyd Burrus	1	1	1.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0
Louis Lipps	1	0	0
Frank Bruno	0	1	0
Ed Reynolds	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim McMahon	1	0	0
Eugene Seale	0	1	0
Steve Hendrickson	0	0	1
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	171	42.8	31.0	55	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	3	117	39.0	32.3	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	5/5

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	3	32	10.7	0
Brian Brennan	1	4	4.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Dixon	3	103	34.3	0
Terry Lewis	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	6	0	1.0	17	14
S Martin Bayless	5	0	0.0	13	22
S Lloyd Burrus	4	1	0.0	19	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	19	28
DE Martin Harrison	3	2	0.0	23	30
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	21	25
S David Greenwood	2	1	0.0	21	28
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0.0	17	27
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0.0	26	31
DT Phil Wyrick	1	2	0.0	21	29
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	1	0.0	12	15
S Mark Carrier	1	1	0.0	14	22
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	10	3
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.0	23	27
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	6	4

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eugene Seale	7	2	0.0	22	22
S Bill Bates	6	3	0.0	26	22
DE Tony Woods	4	0	1.0	20	18
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	4	3	0.0	30	30
CB Rick Grimes	4	1	0.0	23	19
S Roland James	4	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	3	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Steve Hendrickson	3	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Rick Graf	2	1	1.0	12	12
DT Charles Lee Ray	2	2	0.0	23	22
OLB George Andrews	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB Richard Shelton	2	1	0.0	23	19
DT Mike Lodish	2	1	0.0	19	16
OLB Sean Scott	2	0	0.0	13	11
CB Vince Buck	2	0	0.0	16	11
S Steve Gage	1	1	0.0	1	2
DT Jon Carter	1	1	0.0	18	17
CB Terry Lewis	1	0	0.0	19	21
CB Chris Sheffield	1	0	0.0	9	9
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
T Kevin Haverdink	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Wooden	1	0	0.0	17	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	2	1	14
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	1	2	0	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	2	0	31
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Ed Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Phil Wyrick	0.0	0	1	0	29

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Rick Graf	1.0	0	1	12
DE Tony Woods	1.0	0	0	18
DT Charles Lee Ray	0.0	1	1	22
DE Byron Darby	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Steve Hendrickson	0.0	0	1	23
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	22
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0	27
S David Greenwood	1	2	0	28
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0	27
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	1	25
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	3
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	14
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	15
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	9
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	28
CB James Hasty	1	0	0	25
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0	22

Cleveland	Caught	PPlay
ILB Eugene Seale	5	22
CB Rick Grimes	3	19
OLB George Andrews	2	17
S Roland James	2	10
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	12
CB Terry Lewis	2	21
OLB Steve Hendrickson	2	23
CB Richard Shelton	2	19
S Steve Gage	1	2
OLB Sean Scott	1	11
CB Vince Buck	1	11
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Davidson	3	6	0	28	1	16
Dennis McKnight	2	7	0	31	0	29
George Lilja	2	6	1	26	0	27
John Alt	1	4	0	26	0	24
Rob Taylor	1	3	0	21	0	27
Jeff Bostic	0	5	0	30	1	26
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	6	0	15
Chad Lane	0	1	0	7	0	7

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irv Eatman	4	9	1	24	0	30
Keith Van Horne	2	2	0	22	0	24
Jim Ritcher	1	5	0	18	0	27
Keith Jackson	1	1	0	15	0	20
Greg Jarvis	0	2	0	23	0	29
Tracy Johnson	0	2	0	15	0	14
Kevin Haverdink	0	1	0	6	1	12
Billy Bryan	0	1	0	19	0	18
Clint Didier	0	1	0	14	0	10
David Viaene	0	1	0	16	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	2	20
KD Dunn	1	16
Mike Richardson	1	4
Chad Lane	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Gage	3	15
Steve Strachan	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	35	32	---	---	---	67
Dennis McKnight	31	29	---	---	---	60
Martin Harrison	---	---	23	30	7	60
Jeff Bostic	30	26	---	---	3	59
Simon Fletcher	---	---	26	31	2	59
George Lilja	26	27	---	---	5	58
Louis Lipps	26	30	---	---	---	56
Mike Richardson	---	---	23	27	4	54
Henry Ellard	24	29	---	---	---	53
Phil Wyrick	---	---	21	29	3	53
David Greenwood	---	---	21	28	2	51
John Alt	26	24	---	---	---	50
KD Dunn	19	15	---	---	16	50
Pepper Johnson	---	---	19	28	3	50
Haywood Jeffires	22	16	---	---	12	50
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	25	5	49
Tim McKyer	---	---	17	27	5	49
James Hasty	---	---	21	25	3	49
Jeff Davidson	28	16	---	---	5	49
Mark Carrier	---	---	14	22	13	49
Rob Taylor	21	27	---	---	---	48
Martin Bayless	---	---	13	22	12	47
Herschel Walker	26	20	---	---	---	46
Keith McKeller	21	13	---	---	5	39
Bartholomew Simpson	9	12	---	---	18	39
Dexter Manley	---	---	12	22	2	36
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	17	14	2	33
Brian Brennan	11	4	---	---	15	30
Greg Werner	7	6	---	---	16	29
Ed Reynolds	---	---	12	15	1	28
Jessie Clark	6	15	---	---	4	25
Jamie Holland	4	0	---	---	17	21
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	9	3	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	5	2	11	18
Chad Lane	7	7	---	---	4	18
Dan Remsberg	6	4	---	---	5	15
Riki Ellison	---	---	10	3	1	14
Brian Ingram	---	---	0	0	12	12
Frank Bruno	---	---	6	4	---	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	0	3	3
David Bailey	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	30	30	2	62
Jim McMahon	26	33	---	---	---	59
Terry Lewis	---	---	19	21	19	59
Irv Eatman	24	30	---	---	---	54
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	28	23	2	53
Greg Jarvis	23	29	---	---	---	52
Jim Ritcher	18	27	---	---	6	51
Andre Reed	22	29	---	---	---	51
Byron Darby	---	---	25	23	2	50
Keith Van Horne	22	24	---	---	3	49
Bill Bates	---	---	26	22	1	49
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	23	22	3	48
Cris Collinsworth	14	17	---	---	16	47
George Andrews	---	---	17	17	12	46
Eugene Seale	---	---	22	22	2	46
Richard Shelton	---	---	23	19	4	46
Rick Grimes	---	---	23	19	2	44
Keith Jackson	15	20	---	---	8	43
Heath Sherman	11	13	---	---	19	43
Billy Bryan	19	18	---	---	5	42
Tony Woods	---	---	20	18	2	40
James Dixon	8	17	---	---	15	40
Clint Didier	14	10	---	---	15	39
Jon Carter	---	---	18	17	4	39
David Viaene	16	22	---	---	1	39
David Meggett	15	15	---	---	9	39
Mike Lodish	---	---	19	16	---	35
Steve Strachan	6	10	---	---	18	34
Tracy Johnson	15	14	---	---	5	34
Terry Wooden	---	---	17	16	---	33
Rick Graf	---	---	12	12	8	32
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	15	12	2	29
Chris Sheffield	---	---	9	9	11	29
Sean Scott	---	---	13	11	5	29
Tom Waddle	9	18	---	---	---	27
Vince Buck	---	---	16	11	---	27
Kevin Haverdink	6	12	---	---	6	24
Roland James	---	---	9	10	4	23
Steve Gage	---	---	1	2	15	18
Phil Epps	1	2	---	---	8	11
Don Laster	2	3	---	---	5	10
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Winnie Cooper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	6	1	0.2
Right	16	69	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	10	82	8.2
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	30	24	4	0	0	0	5	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	32	15	1	0	3	3	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	169	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	46	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	18	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	13	9	135	3	30
WR Henry Ellard	9	8	114	1	29
RB Herschel Walker	4	3	31	0	20
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	29	0	16
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	19	0	13

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	12	4	1	47	0	29
WR James Dixon	5	3	1	29	0	17
WR Tom Waddle	4	1	1	3	0	18
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	2	0	24	1	17
TE Keith Jackson	3	1	0	12	0	20
WR Phil Epps	2	1	0	11	0	2
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	0	12	0	14
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	2	16	8.00	2.22
Herschel Walker	1	6	6.00	4.46

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	3	6	2.00	5.43
Heath Sherman	2	6	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	1	17	17.00	10.93

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	3	1	14	4.67	4.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	17	17.00	12.67

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	3	1	14	4.67	3.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	3
Bartholomew Simpson	2	0
Neil Lomax	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Sherman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	4	3	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Dixon	3	2	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	1	0
WR Andre Reed	2	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)