Week 1, 1991

played in Tennessee, AL

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Oilers	10	7	3	6	-	26
Tennessee Titans	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 28 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:41 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 05:01 TEN - Cris Carter 35 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 10:55 TEN - Bo Jackson 6 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
4Q: 02:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 28 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:41 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 05:01 TEN - Cris Carter 35 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 10:55 TEN - Bo Jackson 6 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:39 HOU - Norm Johnson 47 field goal
4Q: 02:34 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 394 377
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.79 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 146 153
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 4.06 6.38
Net Passing Yards 248 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 34 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 261 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:09 25:51

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	394	377
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.79	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	146	153
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	4.06	6.38
Net Passing Yards	248	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	34 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	261	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:09	25:51

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:05	3:36	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	5:00	4:24	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
2	13:04	5:33	OWN 25	10	54	Downs
2	6:25	1:05	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
2	4:17	1:41	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 26	1	14	Half
3	12:48	4:27	OWN 17	10	61	Field Goal
3	4:45	3:18	OWN 21	5	8	Punt
4	10:47	3:15	OWN 32	7	38	Field Goal
4	5:10	2:41	OPP 33	5	17	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:07	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	3:06	OWN 20	6	43	Fumble
1	6:29	1:29	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
1	0:36	2:32	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	7:31	1:06	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
2	5:20	1:03	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	2:36	2:33	OWN 19	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 27	4	56	Interception
3	8:21	3:36	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
3	1:27	5:40	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
4	7:32	2:22	OWN 19	4	15	Interception
4	2:29	0:29	OWN 20	2	42	Fumble
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 29	4	31	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	24	88	3.67	18	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	12	58	4.83	28	2	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	24	153	6.38	50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	29	17	261	2/13	0	64	0	88.4
Brian Hansen	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	34	20	224	0/0	2	35	2	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	7	8	126	18.00	43	64
WR Henry Ellard	5	7	64	12.80	6	15
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	38	19.00	21	24
TE Keith McKeller	2	5	22	11.00	4	16
WR Brian Brennan	1	3	11	11.00	1	11
FB Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	13	104	14.86	42	35	1
RB Bo Jackson	4	5	12	3.00	0	6	1
WR Tim Brown	3	6	45	15.00	15	22	0
WR Mark Clayton	2	3	28	14.00	0	17	0
TE Len Bias	2	4	10	5.00	1	6	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	19	19.00	7	19	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	5	5.00	0
S Mark Carrier	1	8	8.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0
Tim McKyer	0	1	0
Mark Carrier	0	1	0
Lloyd Burrus	0	0	1
Simon Fletcher	0	0	1
Chris Green	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phil Epps	1	0	0
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Cris Carter	1	0	0
Len Bias	0	1	0
Kenny Tippins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	184	46.0	40.3	51	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	5	205	41.0	35.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	1	9	9.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	23	23.0	0
Chris Green	1	14	14.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Tillman	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	8	0	14	25
CB James Hasty	6	1	21	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	1	21	27
DT Frank Bruno	4	2	20	27
S Mark Carrier	3	1	21	29
S David Greenwood	3	0	14	15
S Martin Bayless	3	0	11	13
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	3	17	20
DT Jamar Harris	2	0	14	20
ILB Riki Ellison	1	1	3	3
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	19	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	1	10	20
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	1	7	18
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	4	3
DE Martin Harrison	0	2	23	32
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	14	20

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	6	1	0.0	21	23
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	5	0.0	26	17
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	28	25
ILB E.J. Junior	5	2	0.0	16	17
CB Donnell Woolford	5	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Kenny Tippins	4	0	2.0	20	10
S Kenny Easley	4	2	0.0	33	30
CB Brian Davis	4	2	0.0	17	15
DE Skip McClendon	3	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	3	0.0	28	29
CB Everson Walls	2	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	0.0	27	25
S Bennie Thompson	2	0	0.0	11	9
DT Gerald Williams	1	1	0.0	22	12
DE Warren Powers	1	1	0.0	24	17
DE Greg Brown	1	0	0.0	22	18
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tim Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DT Frank Bruno	2	27
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	20
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	18
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	27
DE Martin Harrison	1	32

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kenny Tippins	2.0	0	1	10
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	3	1	25
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	1	29
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hasty	4	1	0	27
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0	27
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	15
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	0	20
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	1	29
S Mark Carrier	1	0	1	29
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	3
CB Chris Green	1	0	0	15
OLB Simon Fletcher	0	1	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	26
CB Everson Walls	2	2	24
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	17
CB Brian Davis	2	0	15
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	25
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	23
OLB Mo Lewis	1	1	25
S Kenny Easley	1	0	30
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	17
DE Warren Powers	1	0	17
S Bennie Thompson	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	10	1	32	0	25
George Lilja	3	8	1	31	0	19
Rob Taylor	2	5	0	25	0	22
John Clay	2	3	0	16	1	11
Jessie Clark	1	2	0	16	0	12
Jeff Bostic	0	5	0	30	1	24
John Alt	0	2	0	28	0	26
Jeff Davidson	0	1	0	9	0	20

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	7	2	24	34
Jim Mills	2	4	0	20	29
Vlade Divac	1	5	0	17	23
Jim Sweeney	1	3	0	19	22
Charles McRae	1	2	0	11	16
Todd Peat	1	1	0	24	34
Brian Johnston	0	1	0	5	12
Jarrod Bunch	0	1	0	5	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Singleton	2	25
Chris Green	2	19
Bartholomew Simpson	2	18

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Davis	1	20
E.J. Junior	1	13
Jim Dombrowski	1	2

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	36	31	---	---	---	67
Henry Ellard	30	29	---	---	6	65
Louis Lipps	31	29	---	---	---	60
Martin Harrison	---	---	23	32	5	60
Jeff Bostic	30	24	---	---	5	59
Mark Carrier	---	---	21	29	9	59
Dennis McKnight	32	25	---	---	---	57
George Lilja	31	19	---	---	5	55
John Alt	28	26	---	---	---	54
Brian Brennan	19	18	---	---	15	52
Tim McKyer	---	---	18	28	5	51
Bartholomew Simpson	21	11	---	---	18	50
Mike Richardson	---	---	19	29	1	49
Herschel Walker	24	22	---	---	3	49
Pepper Johnson	---	---	21	27	1	49
James Hasty	---	---	21	27	---	48
Rob Taylor	25	22	---	---	---	47
Frank Bruno	---	---	20	27	---	47
Jessie Clark	16	12	---	---	18	46
KD Dunn	14	13	---	---	17	44
Chris Green	---	---	10	15	19	44
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	14	25	1	40
Ed Reynolds	---	---	17	20	2	39
Keith McKeller	16	13	---	---	8	37
Jeff Davidson	9	20	---	---	8	37
Jamar Harris	---	---	14	20	1	35
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	14	20	---	34
Martin Bayless	---	---	11	13	9	33
Simon Fletcher	---	---	10	20	---	30
John Clay	16	11	---	---	3	30
David Greenwood	---	---	14	15	---	29
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	18	3	28
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	0	25	27
Ben Jefferson	6	9	---	---	8	23
Jamie Holland	0	5	---	---	14	19
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	3	10	17
Haywood Jeffires	9	7	---	---	---	16
Rich Moran	3	4	---	---	8	15
Norm Johnson	0	1	---	---	11	12
Riki Ellison	---	---	3	3	6	12
Brian Hansen	0	1	---	---	8	9
Keith McCants	---	---	1	3	---	4
Donald Miller	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	33	30	6	69
Jack Del Rio	---	---	28	29	4	61
Todd Peat	24	34	---	---	3	61
Jim Dombrowski	24	34	---	---	2	60
Le Roy Butler	---	---	28	25	7	60
Cris Carter	21	31	---	---	7	59
Bernie Kosar	24	34	---	---	---	58
Bo Jackson	24	34	---	---	---	58
Mo Lewis	---	---	27	25	5	57
Everson Walls	---	---	26	24	5	55
Donnell Woolford	---	---	25	26	4	55
Len Bias	20	30	---	---	4	54
Brian Davis	---	---	17	15	20	52
Jim Mills	20	29	---	---	1	50
Skip McClendon	---	---	20	25	5	50
Martin Mayhew	---	---	21	23	3	47
E.J. Junior	---	---	16	17	13	46
Jim Sweeney	19	22	---	---	5	46
Warren Powers	---	---	24	17	5	46
Greg Brown	---	---	22	18	5	45
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	26	17	2	45
Tim Brown	16	26	---	---	---	42
Vlade Divac	17	23	---	---	---	40
Gerald Williams	---	---	22	12	4	38
Jamie Williams	10	11	---	---	15	36
Bennie Thompson	---	---	11	9	16	36
Kenny Tippins	---	---	20	10	2	32
Charles McRae	11	16	---	---	5	32
Jarrod Bunch	5	12	---	---	13	30
Rush Brown	---	---	11	16	1	28
Greg Baty	12	10	---	---	6	28
Mark Clayton	9	12	---	---	---	21
Brian Johnston	5	12	---	---	4	21
Templeton Peck	---	---	7	2	12	21
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	8	---	18
Phil Epps	3	4	---	---	10	17
Charles Crawford	0	0	---	---	15	15
Erik Affholter	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	1	2	7	10
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitchell Price	---	---	1	2	3	6
Henry Duncan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Ray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	71	5.1
Middle	3	7	2.3
Right	19	68	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	7	65	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	29	17	2	2	1	4	5	3	0
Brian Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	34	20	3	1	2	2	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	58	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	139	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	64	21.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	134	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	8	7	0	126	1	29
WR Henry Ellard	7	5	0	64	0	29
TE Keith McKeller	5	2	0	22	0	13
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	0	11	0	18
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	0	38	1	22
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Jamie Holland	1	0	0	0	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	7	0	104	2	31
WR Tim Brown	6	3	0	45	1	26
RB Bo Jackson	5	4	0	12	0	34
TE Len Bias	4	2	2	10	0	30
WR Mark Clayton	3	2	0	28	0	12
WR Phil Epps	1	1	0	6	0	4
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	19	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	6	5	0.83	3.67
Bartholomew Simpson	2	2	1.00	4.83

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	2	2.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	1	13	4.33	9.00

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	2	17	3.40	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	9.14
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	13	13.00	15.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	11	11.00	9.33
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	2.40
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	0
Bartholomew Simpson	3	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	6	4	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	3	2
FB Jessie Clark	1	0	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	5	2	1
WR Tim Brown	2	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)