Week 9, 1990

played in Jacksonville, FL

69 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	10	0	7	-	24
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 01:31 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:58 JAX - Chuck Nelson 19 field goal
4Q: 09:25 HOU - Jessie Clark 17 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 20 field goal
2Q: 01:31 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:58 JAX - Chuck Nelson 19 field goal
4Q: 09:25 HOU - Jessie Clark 17 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 5-3 3-6
First Downs 25 10
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 427 174
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards per Play 5.69 3.00
Net Rushing Yards 189 43
- Rushing Attempts 39 15
- Yards per Rush 4.85 2.87
Net Passing Yards 238 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 2 41 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.61 3.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 37:52 22:08

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	5-3	3-6
First Downs	25	10
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	427	174
- Offensive Plays	75	58
- Yards per Play	5.69	3.00
Net Rushing Yards	189	43
- Rushing Attempts	39	15
- Yards per Rush	4.85	2.87
Net Passing Yards	238	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 2	41 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.61	3.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	37:52	22:08

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
1	13:23	1:19	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	11:05	2:30	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
1	7:03	2:23	OWN 22	4	20	Punt
1	2:24	7:37	OWN 16	14	81	Field Goal
2	7:48	2:20	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	3:18	1:54	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 40	1	15	Half
3	11:51	4:52	OWN 28	9	29	Fumble
3	4:29	1:48	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	1:51	0:11	OPP 38	1	0	Interception
4	14:41	5:25	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
4	7:18	4:55	OWN 32	6	25	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	0:31	OPP 27	3	0	Missed FG
1	12:04	0:59	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
1	8:35	1:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	4:40	2:16	OWN 21	5	14	Punt
2	9:47	1:59	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	5:28	2:10	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
2	1:24	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 33	7	65	Field Goal
3	6:59	2:30	OWN 43	6	13	Punt
3	2:41	0:50	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	1:40	1:59	OWN 43	4	13	Punt
4	9:16	1:58	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
4	2:23	2:14	OWN 1	10	40	Downs

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	26	139	5.35	20	5
Bartholomew Simpson	9	43	4.78	17	2
Greg Werner	3	8	2.67	3	0
Neil Lomax	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Joe Morris	8	17	2.13	5
Tony Jordan	5	22	4.40	9
Harry Sydney	2	4	2.00	4

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	33	19	259	3/21	3	32	2	87.8

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Tolliver	24	11	72	1/7	0	13	0	52.8
Dave Wilson	17	6	71	1/5	0	40	0	48.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	10	121	20.17	51	32	0
WR Louis Lipps	6	10	66	11.00	25	26	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	4	30	10.00	0	13	1
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	1
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
C Greg Werner	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Herschel Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Alexander	4	8	29	7.25	1	10
WR Andre Rison	4	7	55	13.75	15	40
WR Ronnie Schlecht	3	9	26	8.67	1	13
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	4	7	3.50	0	5
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	5	8	4.00	0	5
TE Bob Mrosko	1	3	11	11.00	1	11
WR John Jackson	1	3	7	7.00	6	7
RB Joe Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Greg Scales	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Seth Joyner	1	16	16.00	0
S Bennie Blades	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0
David Greenwood	0	0	1	0

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronnie Schlecht	1	1	0
Ray Childress	0	1	0
Keith Willis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	197	39.4	37.4	44	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ed Chalenski	10	360	36.0	32.5	56	6

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	3	27	9.0	0
Louis Lipps	1	8	8.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Lewis	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	15	15.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Alexander	3	63	21.0	0
Tim Lewis	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	5	2	0.0	9	35
CB Tim McKyer	4	0	0.0	10	39
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	1.0	8	13
DE Martin Harrison	3	1	0.0	14	43
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	0.0	4	17
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	0.0	12	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	3	1.0	13	28
CB Bill Jackson	2	2	0.0	3	16
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	0.0	14	41
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	12	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	0.0	9	16
DE Dexter Manley	1	2	0.0	7	27
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
DT Phil Wyrick	1	0	0.0	13	42
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0.0	5	25
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	0.0	5	1
CB James Hasty	0	1	0.0	12	31

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Lewis	9	0	0.0	28	31
DE Keith Willis	6	0	1.0	24	25
CB Tyrone Braxton	4	3	0.0	25	19
ILB Mike Brooks	4	3	0.0	17	20
ILB Steve Hyche	4	2	0.0	22	16
S Bennie Blades	4	1	0.0	33	34
DE Darin Glass	3	0	0.5	20	15
CB Ron Pitts	3	0	0.0	33	34
OLB Seth Joyner	3	0	0.0	13	10
S Erik McMillan	3	0	0.0	32	27
OLB Billy Idol	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Howie Long	2	1	0.5	34	25
CB Sammy Lilly	2	1	0.0	25	22
DT Joe Nash	2	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	2	0	0.0	6	6
DT Ray Childress	1	2	1.0	19	22
OLB Gary Reasons	1	1	0.0	26	23
DE Chris Jones	1	1	0.0	21	17
DE Karl Dunbar	0	1	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	0	0	13
ILB Pepper Johnson	1.0	0	0	28
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	3	0	43
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	1	16
S David Greenwood	0.0	1	0	35
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	27

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Willis	1.0	0	0	25
DT Ray Childress	1.0	0	0	22
DE Howie Long	0.5	0	2	25
DE Darin Glass	0.5	0	0	15
DE Chris Jones	0.0	1	1	17
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	0	2	15
ILB Steve Hyche	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	4	2	39
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	17
S Lloyd Burrus	2	2	35
S David Greenwood	2	1	35
CB Mike Richardson	1	4	41
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	27
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	16
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	16
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	43
S Mark Carrier	1	0	25
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	1	13

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Braxton	5	0	0	19
CB Tim Lewis	4	0	0	31
ILB Mike Brooks	2	0	0	20
S Erik McMillan	2	0	0	27
OLB Billy Idol	2	0	0	13
CB Ron Pitts	1	2	0	34
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	1	10
OLB Dennis Fowlkes	1	0	0	6
ILB Steve Hyche	1	0	0	16
S Bennie Blades	0	1	1	34
CB Sammy Lilly	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	5	9	37	1	33
Jeff Bostic	4	9	34	0	29
George Lilja	2	4	25	0	30
Rob Taylor	2	3	29	0	30
Jeff Davidson	1	5	24	1	18
John Alt	1	2	33	1	30
Jessie Clark	0	3	16	0	19
Keith McKeller	0	2	20	0	20
Dan Remsberg	0	1	7	0	2

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrick Graham	2	3	8	0	29
Bobby Buenning	1	5	13	0	27
Louis Cheek	1	1	11	0	20
Wang Weilin	0	3	11	1	37
Rick Barrington	0	1	15	1	43
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	9	0	22
Bern Brostek	0	1	2	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Martin Bayless	2	8
Lee Rouson	1	22
Bartholomew Simpson	1	19
Jessie Clark	1	17

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Lewis	1	33
Harry Sydney	1	24
Steve Hyche	1	14
Derrick Graham	1	12
Dropkick Murphy	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	39	36	---	---	---	75
Dennis McKnight	37	33	---	---	---	70
Martin Harrison	---	---	14	43	12	69
Jeff Bostic	34	29	---	---	4	67
Henry Ellard	35	29	---	---	1	65
Louis Lipps	31	28	---	---	5	64
John Alt	33	30	---	---	---	63
Tim McKyer	---	---	10	39	14	63
Greg Werner	26	24	---	---	12	62
George Lilja	25	30	---	---	6	61
Rob Taylor	29	30	---	---	---	59
Phil Wyrick	---	---	13	42	4	59
Mike Richardson	---	---	14	41	3	58
Jessie Clark	16	19	---	---	17	52
Herschel Walker	28	22	---	---	---	50
David Greenwood	---	---	12	35	1	48
Jeff Davidson	24	18	---	---	6	48
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	9	35	3	47
Keith McKeller	20	20	---	---	7	47
Pepper Johnson	---	---	13	28	3	44
James Hasty	---	---	12	31	1	44
Bartholomew Simpson	11	14	---	---	19	44
Simon Fletcher	---	---	12	27	3	42
Haywood Jeffires	17	18	---	---	5	40
Martin Bayless	---	---	8	21	8	37
Dexter Manley	---	---	7	27	---	34
Jamie Holland	10	5	---	---	19	34
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	3	28	33
Mark Carrier	---	---	5	25	3	33
Bill Jackson	---	---	3	16	8	27
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	9	16	2	27
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	17	2	23
Ed Reynolds	---	---	8	13	2	23
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	22	22
Chad Lane	6	8	---	---	6	20
Brian Ingram	---	---	1	9	7	17
Dan Remsberg	7	2	---	---	6	15
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	1	6	12
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	1	2	8	11
Richard Bell	1	1	---	---	9	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Bruno	---	---	3	2	---	5
KD Dunn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Lewis	---	---	28	31	33	92
Ron Pitts	---	---	33	34	8	75
Bennie Blades	---	---	33	34	8	75
Brian Millard	15	43	---	---	12	70
Rick Barrington	15	43	---	---	6	64
Howie Long	---	---	34	25	1	60
Erik McMillan	---	---	32	27	---	59
Keith Willis	---	---	24	25	3	52
Steve Hyche	---	---	22	16	14	52
Gary Reasons	---	---	26	23	1	50
Derrick Graham	8	29	---	---	12	49
Wang Weilin	11	37	---	---	---	48
Sammy Lilly	---	---	25	22	---	47
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	25	19	1	45
Joe Nash	---	---	21	22	1	44
Ray Alexander	11	27	---	---	6	44
Ray Childress	---	---	19	22	2	43
Bobby Buenning	13	27	---	---	2	42
Bob Mrosko	6	19	---	---	16	41
Mike Brooks	---	---	17	20	3	40
Louis Cheek	11	20	---	---	9	40
Chris Jones	---	---	21	17	1	39
Dropkick Murphy	10	18	---	---	10	38
Jose Gonzalez	5	22	---	---	11	38
Charles Arbuckle	9	22	---	---	7	38
Karl Dunbar	---	---	17	15	6	38
Darin Glass	---	---	20	15	1	36
Billy Idol	---	---	13	13	10	36
Joe Morris	8	27	---	---	---	35
Billy Joe Tolliver	7	25	---	---	---	32
Seth Joyner	---	---	13	10	6	29
Harry Sydney	2	2	---	---	24	28
Andre Rison	9	19	---	---	---	28
Ronnie Schlecht	3	24	---	---	---	27
Dave Wilson	8	18	---	---	---	26
Bern Brostek	2	16	---	---	7	25
Greg Scales	1	2	---	---	19	22
Dennis Fowlkes	---	---	6	6	7	19
Tony Jordan	5	14	---	---	---	19
John Jackson	2	8	---	---	9	19
Anthony Thompson	4	11	---	---	3	18
Ed Chalenski	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ken Karcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Herrod	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	61	3.8
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	15	114	7.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	33	19	5	0	1	4	6	0	2

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Tolliver	24	11	0	3	1	5	4	1	0
Dave Wilson	17	6	1	1	4	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	126	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	43	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	40	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	6	0	121	4	29
WR Louis Lipps	10	6	0	66	1	28
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	0	30	0	18
C Greg Werner	3	1	1	7	0	24
RB Herschel Walker	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	0	8	0	20
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	17	0	19
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	0	10	0	5

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Schlecht	9	3	1	26	0	24
WR Ray Alexander	8	4	0	29	0	27
WR Andre Rison	7	4	0	55	1	19
TE Charles Arbuckle	5	2	1	8	0	22
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	2	0	7	0	22
TE Bob Mrosko	3	1	2	11	0	19
WR John Jackson	3	1	0	7	0	8
RB Joe Morris	1	0	0	0	0	27
TE Greg Scales	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	16	5.33	5.35
Greg Werner	1	3	3.00	2.67
Bartholomew Simpson	1	3	3.00	4.78

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Jordan	2	3	1.50	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	4	33	5.50	7.85

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Tolliver	3	1	13	4.33	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	7	2.33	6.60
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	9	9.00	7.50
C Greg Werner	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Schlecht	2	1	13	6.50	2.89
TE Bob Mrosko	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	3
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Morris	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	5	3	2

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Tolliver	7	1	1
Dave Wilson	5	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	3	0	0
WR Andre Rison	3	1	1
TE Bob Mrosko	2	0	0
RB Joe Morris	1	0	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Schlecht	1	0	0
WR John Jackson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)