Week 6, 1991

played in Miami, FL

80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	14	0	0	6	-	20
Miami Dolphins	17	3	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 HOU - Louis Lipps 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:37 MIA - Mark Bavaro 2 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 05:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 77 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:53 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 11 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 00:32 MIA - Nick Lowery 40 field goal
2Q: 05:39 MIA - Nick Lowery 21 field goal
3Q: 03:12 MIA - Nick Lowery 48 field goal
4Q: 07:59 MIA - Lloyd Dobler 24 interception return (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 02:01 HOU - Herschel Walker 18 run (Neil Lomax pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 HOU - Louis Lipps 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:37 MIA - Mark Bavaro 2 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 05:50 HOU - Herschel Walker 77 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:53 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 11 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 00:32 MIA - Nick Lowery 40 field goal
2Q: 05:39 MIA - Nick Lowery 21 field goal
3Q: 03:12 MIA - Nick Lowery 48 field goal
4Q: 07:59 MIA - Lloyd Dobler 24 interception return (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 02:01 HOU - Herschel Walker 18 run (Neil Lomax pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU MIA
Record 5-1 3-3
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 407 353
- Offensive Plays 61 80
- Yards per Play 6.67 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 161 126
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 8.94 3.32
Net Passing Yards 246 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 5 41 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/33 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/48 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 5/63
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:03 36:57

Team Statistics	HOU	MIA
Record	5-1	3-3
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	407	353
- Offensive Plays	61	80
- Yards per Play	6.67	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	161	126
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	8.94	3.32
Net Passing Yards	246	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 5	41 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/33	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/48	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	5/63
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:03	36:57

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	6:26	0:56	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
1	2:45	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:27	1:49	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	5:33	2:24	OWN 21	4	25	Interception
2	0:45	0:40	OWN 35	3	5	Interception
3	13:46	2:09	OWN 16	4	35	Interception
3	9:53	1:23	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	3:07	4:28	OWN 13	10	61	Missed FG
4	10:31	2:42	OWN 5	6	12	Interception
4	7:49	0:50	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	4:50	2:57	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	1:17	0:46	OWN 20	5	18	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	5:51	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	5:30	2:45	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
1	2:36	2:09	OPP 45	6	22	Field Goal
2	13:38	8:05	OWN 30	17	66	Field Goal
2	3:09	2:24	OWN 36	8	36	Missed FG
2	0:05	0:05	OPP 46	1	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	11:37	1:44	OPP 46	5	12	Missed FG
3	8:30	4:21	OWN 7	8	31	Punt
3	4:09	1:02	OPP 27	3	-4	Field Goal
4	13:39	3:08	OWN 33	5	15	Punt
4	6:59	2:09	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	1:53	0:36	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	12	145	12.08	77	4	2
Bartholomew Simpson	6	16	2.67	12	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	23	87	3.78	12	1
Leroy Hoard	12	28	2.33	7	0
Tony Clements	3	11	3.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	43	24	246	0/0	1	35	5	40.6

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	41	20	232	1/5	2	35	0	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	10	88	12.57	37	35	0
RB Herschel Walker	6	9	37	6.17	7	13	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	6	45	15.00	20	26	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	5	20	10.00	8	11	1
TE KD Dunn	2	5	15	7.50	1	10	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	18	9.00	0	10	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	3	20	20.00	11	20	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Marcus Allen	7	8	87	12.43	69	25	0
WR Hassan Jones	3	9	19	6.33	0	11	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	6	35	11.67	1	12	1
FB Larry Centers	3	3	51	17.00	42	35	0
TE Mark Bavaro	2	8	4	2.00	1	2	1
WR Tony Martin	2	5	36	18.00	4	21	0
WR Paul Skansi	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Salman Rushdie	2	8	4.00	0
OLB Alex Gordon	1	17	17.00	0
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	24	24.00	1
CB Antoine Bennett	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Green	1	0	0	0
Jessie Clark	0	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Allen	1	0	0
Larry Centers	0	1	0
Darrick Brownlow	0	1	0
Mark Bavaro	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	129	43.0	41.0	43	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	229	45.8	39.4	48	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	3/6	2/5	0/2	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	12	6.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Allen	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	4	48	12.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Allen	1	21	21.0	0
Bill Graham	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	7	0	0.0	22	30
CB Tim McKyer	6	0	0.0	37	41
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	1	0.0	27	27
DT Frank Bruno	4	2	0.0	25	25
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	17	8
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	18	20
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	2	0.5	28	22
S Martin Bayless	3	2	0.0	11	18
OLB Rich Dixon	3	1	0.0	10	6
DE Martin Harrison	3	0	0.0	15	23
CB Chris Green	3	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	3	0.5	20	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	4	0.0	30	36
S Lloyd Burrus	2	2	0.0	31	33
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	2	0.0	20	22
TE KD Dunn	2	0	---	---	---
DE Keith McCants	2	0	0.0	10	20
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	26	19
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Hasty	0	2	0.0	30	32

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	6	2	18	41
OLB Junior Seau	5	0	11	25
CB Antoine Bennett	4	1	18	39
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	14	33
DE Andrew Stewart	3	0	14	28
DE Michael Sinclair	3	0	15	34
S Bill Graham	2	1	7	27
S Johnnie Jackson	2	1	12	25
CB Van Jakes	2	0	12	40
OLB Tim Harris	2	0	5	16
OLB Alex Gordon	2	0	5	11
S Salman Rushdie	1	2	18	33
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	2	5
DT Erik Howard	1	0	5	17
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	0	15	32
ILB Darrick Brownlow	1	0	1	2
OLB Alfred Williams	0	1	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	0	2	0	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0.5	0	2	0	25
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Jamar Harris	0.0	0	1	0	18

Miami	Hurry	PPlay
DT Erik Howard	1	17
DE Landen Darby	1	9
DE Michael Sinclair	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	4	2	41
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	8
S Mark Carrier	2	2	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	22
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	33
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	6
S David Greenwood	1	0	20
S Martin Bayless	1	0	18
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	36
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	25
CB Chris Green	1	0	29

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	0	0	41
OLB Junior Seau	4	1	0	25
CB Antoine Bennett	4	0	1	39
CB Van Jakes	2	2	0	40
OLB Alex Gordon	2	0	1	11
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	1	1	32
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	2	33
S Bill Graham	1	0	0	27
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	0	5
S Johnnie Jackson	1	0	0	25
ILB Darrick Brownlow	1	0	0	2
DE Michael Sinclair	1	0	0	34
S Patrick Hunter	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	2	17	40
George Lilja	1	2	14	37
Rob Taylor	1	1	15	24
Jessie Clark	1	1	7	18
John Alt	1	1	14	35
Rich Moran	1	1	1	1
Jeff Bostic	0	9	17	24
Keith McKeller	0	1	7	27

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mke Schad	2	8	1	38	0	42
Bruce Wilkerson	2	5	0	38	0	42
Larry Centers	2	4	0	26	0	14
Chris Hinton	1	7	0	32	1	38
Gregg Rakoczy	1	3	0	7	0	8
Rocky Saturday	0	5	0	31	0	34
Lenny Smith	0	2	0	17	0	10
Joe Conwell	0	1	0	27	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Green	1	25
Jessie Clark	1	13
Rich Dixon	1	13
Jamie Holland	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Rice	3	25
Maurice Johnson	1	21
Antoine Bennett	1	17
Mark Bavaro	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McKyer	---	---	37	41	16	94
Chris Green	---	---	23	29	25	77
Pepper Johnson	---	---	30	36	6	72
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	31	33	7	71
Mark Carrier	---	---	22	30	15	67
James Hasty	---	---	30	32	4	66
Neil Lomax	18	43	---	---	---	61
Dennis McKnight	17	40	---	---	---	57
Frank Bruno	---	---	25	25	6	56
Simon Fletcher	---	---	27	27	1	55
George Lilja	14	37	---	---	2	53
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	28	22	3	53
Henry Ellard	15	37	---	---	---	52
Ed Reynolds	---	---	20	22	10	52
Dexter Manley	---	---	26	19	4	49
John Alt	14	35	---	---	---	49
KD Dunn	9	25	---	---	14	48
Herschel Walker	12	28	---	---	8	48
Brian Brennan	11	20	---	---	16	47
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	20	25	2	47
Bartholomew Simpson	10	17	---	---	20	47
Jeff Bostic	17	24	---	---	2	43
Keith McKeller	7	27	---	---	9	43
David Greenwood	---	---	18	20	4	42
Martin Bayless	---	---	11	18	12	41
Louis Lipps	14	27	---	---	---	41
Martin Harrison	---	---	15	23	3	41
Rob Taylor	15	24	---	---	---	39
Keith McCants	---	---	10	20	9	39
Jessie Clark	7	18	---	---	13	38
Jamar Harris	---	---	13	18	3	34
John Clay	6	24	---	---	3	33
Rich Dixon	---	---	10	6	13	29
Riki Ellison	---	---	17	8	4	29
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	5	18	27
Ben Jefferson	1	21	---	---	4	26
Jamie Holland	1	5	---	---	12	18
Jeff Davidson	5	9	---	---	4	18
Haywood Jeffires	4	11	---	---	---	15
Mike Richardson	---	---	1	3	2	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Moran	1	1	---	---	1	3
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mke Schad	38	42	---	---	8	88
Mark Bavaro	29	39	---	---	16	84
Bruce Wilkerson	38	42	---	---	3	83
Chris Hinton	32	38	---	---	11	81
Ricky Nattiel	31	33	---	---	17	81
Tony Clements	38	42	---	---	---	80
Joe Conwell	27	36	---	---	11	74
Antoine Bennett	---	---	18	39	17	74
Rocky Saturday	31	34	---	---	---	65
Marcus Allen	25	31	---	---	8	64
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	18	41	2	61
Larry Centers	26	14	---	---	15	55
Van Jakes	---	---	12	40	2	54
Salman Rushdie	---	---	18	33	1	52
Michael Sinclair	---	---	15	34	1	50
Patrick Hunter	---	---	14	33	1	48
Paul Skansi	15	26	---	---	6	47
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	15	32	---	47
Bill Graham	---	---	7	27	12	46
Tony Martin	17	19	---	---	8	44
Andrew Stewart	---	---	14	28	1	43
Joe Nash	---	---	13	26	2	41
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	12	25	4	41
Maurice Johnson	13	5	---	---	21	39
Lenny Smith	17	10	---	---	11	38
Hassan Jones	13	24	---	---	---	37
Junior Seau	---	---	11	25	1	37
Allen Rice	1	3	---	---	25	29
Leroy Hoard	12	6	---	---	11	29
Gregg Rakoczy	7	8	---	---	11	26
Ken Whisenhunt	8	10	---	---	7	25
Alex Gordon	---	---	5	11	8	24
Erik Howard	---	---	5	17	1	23
Tim Harris	---	---	5	16	1	22
Tim Ryan	---	---	4	15	1	20
Alfred Williams	---	---	6	11	2	19
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	2	5	10	17
Landen Darby	---	---	3	9	4	16
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	13	13
Damione Andrews	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lionel Washington	---	---	0	4	---	4
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	1	2	1	4
Stimpson Cat	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	2	7	3.5
Right	8	117	14.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	43	24	3	2	3	5	3	0	5

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	41	20	4	3	3	5	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	157	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	94	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	67	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	71	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	7	1	88	1	37
RB Herschel Walker	9	6	0	37	0	28
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	3	0	45	1	11
WR Louis Lipps	5	2	1	20	0	27
TE KD Dunn	5	2	1	15	0	25
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	0	20	1	20
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	0	18	0	27
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	3	0	18

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hassan Jones	9	3	0	19	0	24
RB Marcus Allen	8	7	0	87	2	31
TE Mark Bavaro	8	2	1	4	0	39
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	3	1	35	0	33
WR Tony Martin	5	2	1	36	1	19
FB Larry Centers	3	3	0	51	1	14
WR Paul Skansi	2	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	18	18.00	12.08

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leroy Hoard	3	4	1.33	2.33
Marcus Allen	2	5	2.50	3.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	2	15	7.50	5.72

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	6	3	31	5.17	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	9	9.00	4.00
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	6	6.00	4.11

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Bavaro	2	1	2	1.00	0.50
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	1	11	5.50	5.83
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	18	18.00	10.88
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	2
Leroy Hoard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	10	5	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	3
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	1
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hassan Jones	7	3	2
RB Marcus Allen	3	3	2
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	0	0
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0
WR Tony Martin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)