Week 4, 1991

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	3	0	-	9
Houston Oilers	7	7	7	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:49 HOU - Tim McKyer 44 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:27 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 36 field goal
2Q: 06:04 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:53 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 25 field goal
3Q: 11:05 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:58 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 39 field goal
4Q: 10:21 HOU - Keith McKeller 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 09:16 HOU - Chris Green 64 punt return (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:49 HOU - Tim McKyer 44 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:27 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 36 field goal
2Q: 06:04 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:53 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 25 field goal
3Q: 11:05 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:58 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 39 field goal
4Q: 10:21 HOU - Keith McKeller 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 09:16 HOU - Chris Green 64 punt return (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 250 391
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 4.17 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 40 147
- Rushing Attempts 12 37
- Yards per Rush 3.33 3.97
Net Passing Yards 210 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 16 - 2 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 9.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/11 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 5/46 4/92
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 19
Time of Possession 23:14 36:46

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	250	391
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	4.17	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	40	147
- Rushing Attempts	12	37
- Yards per Rush	3.33	3.97
Net Passing Yards	210	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 16 - 2	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	9.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/11	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	5/46	4/92
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 19
Time of Possession	23:14	36:46

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	14	Interception
1	13:41	2:11	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
1	10:10	3:51	OWN 38	8	43	Field Goal
1	1:28	3:42	OWN 19	7	20	Punt
2	5:56	2:11	OWN 39	8	53	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:01	OWN 28	5	10	Punt
3	10:56	1:19	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	8:13	3:22	OWN 24	8	54	Field Goal
3	3:23	0:56	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	10:15	1:06	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	9:09	1:21	OWN 20	3	57	Interception
4	3:51	0:35	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 47	3	-6	Punt

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	1:20	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
1	6:19	4:51	OWN 13	8	68	Fumble
2	12:46	6:50	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	3:45	1:56	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 27	2	13	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:37	1:24	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
3	4:51	1:28	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
3	2:27	7:12	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	7:48	3:57	OWN 4	5	22	Punt
4	3:16	2:08	OWN 5	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pringle	10	35	3.50	12	2
Gary Anderson	1	3	3.00	3	0
Troy Aikman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	26	98	3.77	19	2	0
Bartholomew Simpson	11	49	4.45	11	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	45	16	233	3/23	0	47	2	34.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	26	21	252	1/8	3	33	0	145.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
C Cap Boso	3	3	59	19.67	3	24
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	7	3.50	0	6
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	7	20	10.00	1	14
FB Larry Moriarty	2	3	14	7.00	8	10
WR Mark Ingram	2	3	32	16.00	14	21
WR Troy Stradford	2	9	40	20.00	6	23
WR Michael Timpson	2	10	14	7.00	0	11
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	47	47.00	21	47
WR Dokie Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Derek Tennell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	8	68	9.71	9	20	1
TE Keith McKeller	7	7	111	15.86	64	33	1
WR Louis Lipps	4	6	35	8.75	20	33	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	3	19	19.00	4	19	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tim McKyer	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Alonzo Mitz	1	0
Jim Collins	0	1
Anthony Bell	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	0	0	0
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	338	42.3	34.0	56	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	257	42.8	35.2	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	4	30	7.5	0
Mervyn Fernandez	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	4	92	23.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tory Smith	4	94	23.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Prior	7	6	0.0	29	19
OLB Anthony Bell	7	3	0.0	32	18
ILB Scott Radecic	5	1	0.0	31	18
OLB Leonard Jackson	5	0	0.0	11	11
DE Howie Long	4	1	0.0	31	20
OLB Johnny Rembert	4	1	0.0	19	12
OLB Tyrone Stowe	3	0	1.0	5	9
ILB Jim Collins	3	1	0.0	6	9
DT Bill Goldberg	3	1	0.0	17	18
DE Mike Fox	2	2	0.0	26	19
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	0.0	11	13
CB Lonnie Young	2	1	0.0	15	13
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	1	0.0	14	12
DT Dennis Owens	1	2	0.0	22	11
S Shaun Gayle	1	2	0.0	28	22
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0.0	33	17
CB Vito McKeever	1	1	0.0	12	15
CB Tory Smith	1	1	0.0	22	16
DT Gary Hadd	1	0	0.0	23	14
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	12	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	5	1	0.0	8	36
S Lloyd Burrus	4	1	0.0	10	36
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	1	0.0	11	34
DE Dexter Manley	3	2	1.0	7	28
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	8	29
CB James Hasty	2	2	0.0	8	35
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	9	19
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	11	39
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	1.0	5	20
S David Greenwood	1	1	0.0	6	28
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	2	21
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0.0	5	35
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	6	17
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0.0	8	38
CB Chris Green	1	0	0.0	5	25
DE Keith McCants	0	1	0.0	4	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Mike Fox	0.0	0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	2	2	29
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	2	0	28
DE Martin Harrison	1.0	0	2	0	20
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	2	1	0	33
DE Keith McCants	0.0	0	2	0	19
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	4	0	18
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	1	12
ILB Scott Radecic	2	1	18
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	13
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	9
CB Lonnie Young	2	0	13
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	22
S Mike Prior	1	0	19
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	15
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	11
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1	0	9
CB Tory Smith	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	4	2	0	36
CB James Hasty	2	2	0	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0	34
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	0	36
CB Mike Richardson	1	2	1	39
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	2	0	17
CB Chris Green	1	1	0	25
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	1	38
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wallace	1	3	11	0	41
Larry Moriarty	1	2	5	0	22
Brian Habib	1	2	9	0	40
Oliver North	0	4	12	1	46
John Giesler	0	0	5	1	21
Kevin Glover	0	0	8	1	35

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	5	9	27	0	18
Dennis McKnight	3	6	36	0	24
John Alt	3	3	30	1	21
Rob Taylor	1	7	25	0	21
Ben Jefferson	1	1	10	0	9
Jeff Davidson	0	3	15	0	11
George Lilja	0	2	23	0	19
Jessie Clark	0	2	23	0	14
John Clay	0	2	17	0	11
KD Dunn	0	1	21	0	17
Keith McKeller	0	1	30	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Rivers	2	26
Wendell Cason	2	18
Larry Moriarty	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Singleton	3	35
Chris Green	2	24
KD Dunn	2	16
Herschel Walker	1	8
Jeff Bostic	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oliver North	12	46	---	---	11	69
Steve Wallace	11	41	---	---	11	63
Troy Aikman	12	48	---	---	---	60
Wayne Radloff	11	41	---	---	3	55
Brian Habib	9	40	---	---	4	53
Shaun Gayle	---	---	28	22	2	52
Mike Prior	---	---	29	19	4	52
Anthony Bell	---	---	32	18	2	52
Howie Long	---	---	31	20	---	51
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	33	17	---	50
Scott Radecic	---	---	31	18	1	50
Michael Timpson	7	26	---	---	16	49
Mike Fox	---	---	26	19	2	47
Lonnie Young	---	---	15	13	17	45
Kevin Glover	8	35	---	---	1	44
Tory Smith	---	---	22	16	6	44
Cap Boso	4	23	---	---	16	43
Gary Anderson	2	40	---	---	---	42
Wendell Cason	---	---	11	13	18	42
Johnny Rembert	---	---	19	12	10	41
Mervyn Fernandez	9	23	---	---	8	40
Gary Hadd	---	---	23	14	3	40
Andrew Glover	8	25	---	---	6	39
Mark Ingram	4	21	---	---	13	38
Troy Stradford	6	32	---	---	---	38
John Giesler	5	21	---	---	11	37
Bill Goldberg	---	---	17	18	2	37
Larry Moriarty	5	22	---	---	8	35
Reggie Rivers	2	6	---	---	26	34
Jim Collins	---	---	6	9	18	33
Dennis Owens	---	---	22	11	---	33
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	14	12	6	32
Vito McKeever	---	---	12	15	4	31
Derek Tennell	2	8	---	---	21	31
Jeff Bregel	4	16	---	---	8	28
Leonard Jackson	---	---	11	11	1	23
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	5	9	9	23
Mike Pringle	10	8	---	---	4	22
Ren Hoek	---	---	12	8	2	22
Jeff Kubala	---	---	8	3	5	16
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dokie Williams	1	6	---	---	---	7
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	37	27	---	---	---	64
Mike Richardson	---	---	11	39	13	63
Dennis McKnight	36	24	---	---	---	60
Tim McKyer	---	---	8	38	13	59
Keith McKeller	30	20	---	---	6	56
Jessie Clark	23	14	---	---	17	54
KD Dunn	21	17	---	---	16	54
Chris Green	---	---	5	25	24	54
Herschel Walker	26	19	---	---	8	53
Henry Ellard	30	21	---	---	1	52
Pepper Johnson	---	---	11	34	7	52
Bartholomew Simpson	20	11	---	---	21	52
John Alt	30	21	---	---	---	51
Jeff Bostic	27	18	---	---	5	50
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	10	36	3	49
George Lilja	23	19	---	---	4	46
Rob Taylor	25	21	---	---	---	46
James Hasty	---	---	8	35	3	46
Mark Carrier	---	---	8	36	2	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	8	29	6	43
Frank Bruno	---	---	5	33	4	42
Ed Reynolds	---	---	5	35	1	41
Louis Lipps	20	19	---	---	---	39
Brian Brennan	10	10	---	---	18	38
Chris Singleton	---	---	1	2	35	38
Dexter Manley	---	---	7	28	2	37
David Greenwood	---	---	6	28	1	35
Martin Bayless	---	---	2	21	11	34
Keith McCants	---	---	4	19	10	33
Jeff Davidson	15	11	---	---	6	32
Simon Fletcher	---	---	9	19	2	30
John Clay	17	11	---	---	2	30
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	12	11	27
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	17	4	27
Martin Harrison	---	---	5	20	2	27
Ben Jefferson	10	9	---	---	6	25
Jamar Harris	---	---	7	15	1	23
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	7	4	13
Jamie Holland	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Moran	2	1	---	---	6	9
Haywood Jeffires	5	4	---	---	---	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	3	10	3.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	49	3.5
Middle	4	22	5.5
Right	19	76	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	45	16	5	1	3	11	10	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	26	21	5	1	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	6	88	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	94	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	183	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	52	26.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	10	2	1	14	0	26
WR Troy Stradford	9	2	0	40	1	32
WR Mervyn Fernandez	7	2	0	20	0	23
TE Andrew Glover	4	0	2	0	0	25
FB Larry Moriarty	3	2	0	14	0	22
C Cap Boso	3	3	0	59	2	23
WR Mark Ingram	3	2	0	32	1	21
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	7	0	40
WR Dokie Williams	2	0	0	0	0	6
TE Derek Tennell	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	0	47	1	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	8	7	68	1	21
TE Keith McKeller	7	7	111	3	20
WR Louis Lipps	6	4	35	1	19
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	19	0	10
TE KD Dunn	1	1	14	0	17
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	5	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	3	8	2.67	3.77
Bartholomew Simpson	2	10	5.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	5	0	0	0.00	5.18

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	5	4	18	3.60	9.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	3	1.40
WR Dokie Williams	1	0.00
TE Andrew Glover	1	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	13	4.33	8.50
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	2	2.00	5.83
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	3	3.00	15.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	4	1
Herschel Walker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	13	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	3	1	1
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	0	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)