Week 8, 1991

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	13	3	7	-	23
Houston Oilers	10	0	0	20	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
1Q: 02:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 11 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:28 TEN - Bo Jackson 5 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:35 TEN - Matt Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 02:03 TEN - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 00:38 TEN - Matt Bahr 21 field goal
4Q: 11:58 HOU - Louis Lipps 38 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
4Q: 09:53 TEN - Donnell Woolford 43 interception return (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:27 HOU - Simon Fletcher 21 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:58 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 18 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
1Q: 02:18 HOU - Herschel Walker 11 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 14:28 TEN - Bo Jackson 5 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:35 TEN - Matt Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 02:03 TEN - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 00:38 TEN - Matt Bahr 21 field goal
4Q: 11:58 HOU - Louis Lipps 38 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
4Q: 09:53 TEN - Donnell Woolford 43 interception return (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 07:27 HOU - Simon Fletcher 21 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:58 HOU - Bartholomew Simpson 18 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 299 329
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 79 106
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 3.95 3.66
Net Passing Yards 220 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 237 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.37 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/64
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 6/147 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	299	329
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	79	106
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	3.95	3.66
Net Passing Yards	220	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	237	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.37	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/64
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	6/147	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
1	7:00	1:21	OWN 33	2	4	Interception
1	2:11	2:50	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	12:30	4:00	OWN 34	8	56	Field Goal
2	5:26	3:32	OWN 4	7	69	Field Goal
3	13:27	5:20	OWN 25	9	38	Punt
3	5:23	2:41	OWN 22	6	33	Punt
3	1:34	1:01	OPP 11	3	7	Field Goal
4	11:39	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:11	0:56	OWN 30	2	-9	Fumble
4	7:15	1:26	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	2:43	0:50	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
4	1:16	0:50	50	5	48	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	4:56	OWN 46	10	41	Field Goal
1	5:39	3:28	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	14:21	1:51	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	8:30	3:04	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	5	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	8:07	2:44	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	2:42	1:08	OWN 12	3	-4	Interception
3	0:33	3:54	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	9:53	0:09	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
4	9:44	1:33	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	5:49	3:06	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	1:53	0:37	OWN 35	3	-12	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 2	1	2	Game

Game MVP: Simon Fletcher, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	20	79	3.95	16	2	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	17	39	2.29	11	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	12	67	5.58	18	2	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	38	21	237	3/17	0	47	1	63.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	31	17	232	1/9	1	40	2	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phil Epps	5	5	36	7.20	5	27
RB Bo Jackson	5	13	23	4.60	6	6
TE Len Bias	4	6	62	15.50	30	39
WR Cris Carter	3	6	80	26.67	42	47
WR Tim Brown	2	4	27	13.50	4	19
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Jarrod Bunch	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Jamie Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	5	59	11.80	1	22	0
WR Louis Lipps	4	9	66	16.50	17	38	1
WR Henry Ellard	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	6	31	15.50	18	24	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	44	22.00	14	40	0
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	3	22	22.00	17	22	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	43	43.00	1
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lloyd Burrus	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov
Bernie Kosar	1	0
Bo Jackson	1	0
Todd Peat	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Simon Fletcher	1	0	1
Chris Green	0	1	0
Jamar Harris	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	6	223	37.2	29.8	44	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	255	42.5	38.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	3	23	7.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	19	9.5	0
Martin Bayless	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Carter	4	109	27.3	0
Phil Epps	2	38	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	39	19.5	0
Chris Green	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	6	2	0.0	22	27
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	1	1.0	18	19
ILB E.J. Junior	5	1	0.0	19	25
CB Donnell Woolford	4	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	3	0.0	25	27
S Bennie Thompson	3	2	0.0	12	13
CB Everson Walls	3	0	0.0	17	21
DE Warren Powers	3	0	0.0	19	15
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	0	0.0	8	7
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	16	9
S Kenny Easley	1	6	0.0	28	32
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0.0	19	24
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	14	19
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0.0	6	7
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	13	19
DE Greg Brown	0	1	0.0	3	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	8	1	0.0	17	26
CB Chris Green	6	1	0.0	20	36
CB James Hasty	5	2	0.0	17	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	1	1.0	10	29
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0.0	15	32
DE Keith McCants	3	0	1.0	9	18
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0.0	13	18
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	11	22
DT Jamar Harris	1	0	1.0	8	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	4	0.0	16	38
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	5	10
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	1	0.0	9	21
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	15	32
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	0.0	10	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1.0	0	1	19
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	2	1	27
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	1	27
DE Larry Roberts	0.0	0	1	19
OLB Mo Lewis	0.0	0	1	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jamar Harris	1.0	1	0	23
OLB Simon Fletcher	1.0	0	3	29
DE Keith McCants	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Ed Reynolds	0.0	1	0	18
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	2	19
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brian Davis	3	1	0	22
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	1	20
ILB E.J. Junior	3	0	0	25
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0	21
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	27
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0	7
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	27
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	19
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	15
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0	7
S Le Roy Butler	0	0	1	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Green	4	0	0	36
CB James Hasty	3	3	0	30
S Mark Carrier	3	1	0	26
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	1	32
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	0	18
DE Keith McCants	2	0	0	18
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	14
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	29
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	38
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	3	5	18	1	33
Jim Dombrowski	2	4	20	0	41
Jim Sweeney	1	4	16	2	31
Jim Mills	1	2	17	0	35
Len Bias	0	2	19	0	37
Todd Peat	0	2	20	0	41
Brian Johnston	0	1	4	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Taylor	2	4	23	1	27
Ben Jefferson	1	6	28	0	29
George Lilja	1	5	22	0	24
John Alt	1	4	26	0	26
Jeff Davidson	1	3	12	0	13
John Clay	1	2	9	0	10
Dennis McKnight	0	5	24	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	4	13
Jamie Williams	2	20
Charles Crawford	1	21

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Singleton	4	25
Chris Green	3	30
Brian Ingram	1	12
David Greenwood	1	11

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	28	32	13	73
Todd Peat	20	41	---	---	7	68
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	24	20	65
Bernie Kosar	20	41	---	---	3	64
Jim Dombrowski	20	41	---	---	2	63
Len Bias	19	37	---	---	7	63
Bo Jackson	20	41	---	---	---	61
Cris Carter	18	38	---	---	5	61
Jamie Williams	14	26	---	---	20	60
Brian Davis	---	---	16	22	21	59
Jim Sweeney	16	31	---	---	9	56
Jack Del Rio	---	---	25	27	4	56
Jim Mills	17	35	---	---	1	53
Skip McClendon	---	---	22	27	3	52
Vlade Divac	18	33	---	---	---	51
E.J. Junior	---	---	19	25	3	47
Martin Mayhew	---	---	19	24	2	45
Donnell Woolford	---	---	21	20	2	43
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	18	19	3	40
Everson Walls	---	---	17	21	1	39
Bennie Thompson	---	---	12	13	14	39
Warren Powers	---	---	19	15	5	39
Larry Roberts	---	---	14	19	4	37
Gerald Williams	---	---	16	13	6	35
Jarrod Bunch	10	19	---	---	6	35
Rush Brown	---	---	13	19	2	34
Phil Epps	2	14	---	---	15	31
Mark Clayton	8	13	---	---	7	28
Templeton Peck	---	---	6	7	15	28
Mo Lewis	---	---	16	9	3	28
Charles McRae	5	14	---	---	9	28
Charles Crawford	0	2	---	---	21	23
Tim Brown	9	14	---	---	---	23
Brian Johnston	4	10	---	---	8	22
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	21	21
Kenny Tippins	---	---	8	7	3	18
Erik Affholter	0	1	---	---	17	18
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	3	2	12	17
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Henry Duncan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mitchell Price	---	---	3	4	1	8
Greg Brown	---	---	3	3	---	6
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Ray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Tharpe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Green	---	---	20	36	30	86
Ben Jefferson	28	29	---	---	6	63
Neil Lomax	29	32	---	---	---	61
Bartholomew Simpson	20	15	---	---	24	59
Pepper Johnson	---	---	16	38	3	57
Dennis McKnight	24	31	---	---	---	55
George Lilja	22	24	---	---	8	54
John Alt	26	26	---	---	---	52
Brian Brennan	17	17	---	---	18	52
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	15	32	4	51
Tim McKyer	---	---	15	32	4	51
Rob Taylor	23	27	---	---	---	50
James Hasty	---	---	17	30	3	50
Henry Ellard	22	25	---	---	---	47
Herschel Walker	17	22	---	---	8	47
Mark Carrier	---	---	17	26	3	46
David Greenwood	---	---	11	22	11	44
Keith McKeller	16	18	---	---	9	43
KD Dunn	19	9	---	---	14	42
Simon Fletcher	---	---	10	29	3	42
Louis Lipps	15	23	---	---	---	38
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	11	23	3	37
Keith McCants	---	---	9	18	10	37
Ed Reynolds	---	---	13	18	4	35
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	9	21	5	35
Frank Bruno	---	---	12	19	3	34
Martin Harrison	---	---	10	23	1	34
Dexter Manley	---	---	10	20	3	33
Jeff Davidson	12	13	---	---	8	33
Jamar Harris	---	---	8	23	1	32
Travis McNeal	6	3	---	---	20	29
Chris Singleton	---	---	1	2	25	28
John Clay	9	10	---	---	8	27
Jerome Henderson	---	---	4	10	12	26
Jessie Clark	7	13	---	---	4	24
Brian Ingram	---	---	5	5	12	22
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	14	4	20
Haywood Jeffires	6	11	---	---	2	19
Martin Bayless	---	---	5	10	3	18
Jamie Holland	0	4	---	---	14	18
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin Haverdink	1	0	---	---	7	8
Rich Dixon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	10	1.0
Middle	3	15	5.0
Right	16	81	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	38	21	4	1	3	4	6	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	31	17	5	2	1	1	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	73	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	78	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	13	5	0	23	0	41
TE Len Bias	6	4	1	62	1	37
WR Cris Carter	6	3	0	80	2	38
WR Phil Epps	5	5	0	36	1	14
WR Tim Brown	4	2	1	27	0	14
FB Jarrod Bunch	2	1	1	4	0	19
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	0	5	0	13
TE Jamie Williams	1	0	0	0	0	26

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	9	4	0	66	1	23
WR Brian Brennan	6	2	1	31	1	17
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	5	0	59	1	11
WR Henry Ellard	4	2	0	6	0	25
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	44	1	22
TE Keith McKeller	3	1	0	22	1	18
FB Jessie Clark	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	4	13	3.25	3.95

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	3	18	6.00	5.58
Herschel Walker	1	11	11.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	8	3	15	1.88	6.24

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	2	6	1.50	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	4	0	0	0.00	1.77
WR Phil Epps	2	2	4	2.00	7.20
TE Len Bias	1	1	11	11.00	10.33
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	6	3.00	11.80
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	3	2
Herschel Walker	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	7	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phil Epps	4	4	1
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0
TE Len Bias	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	2
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)