Week 9, 1991

played in New York, NJ

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Oilers	3	14	3	7	-	27
New York Jets	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 04:33 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 14:17 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:17 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
4Q: 03:09 HOU - Keith McKeller 43 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal
1Q: 04:33 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 14:17 HOU - Louis Lipps 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:17 HOU - Norm Johnson 18 field goal
4Q: 03:09 HOU - Keith McKeller 43 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NYJ
Record 8-1 3-5
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 433 193
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 6.37 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 180 19
- Rushing Attempts 34 15
- Yards per Rush 5.29 1.27
Net Passing Yards 253 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 260 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 4.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 10/77
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:10 24:50

Team Statistics	HOU	NYJ
Record	8-1	3-5
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	433	193
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	6.37	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	180	19
- Rushing Attempts	34	15
- Yards per Rush	5.29	1.27
Net Passing Yards	253	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	260	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	4.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	10/77
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:10	24:50

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	0:35	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	10:37	2:32	OWN 24	6	55	Field Goal
1	4:25	5:16	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
2	11:50	5:54	OWN 25	10	52	Missed FG
2	4:28	4:15	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
3	5:29	1:23	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	2:31	0:49	OWN 44	2	5	Interception
3	0:17	3:00	OWN 42	6	26	Missed FG
4	6:20	3:26	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	1:41	0:31	OPP 38	3	4	Missed FG
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 30	1	-2	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
1	12:32	1:55	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	8:05	3:40	OWN 35	6	32	Field Goal
2	14:09	2:19	OWN 31	6	36	Field Goal
2	5:56	1:28	OWN 30	3	11	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 45	2	0	Half
3	9:10	3:41	OWN 18	6	18	Punt
3	4:06	1:35	OWN 17	4	-5	Punt
3	1:42	1:25	OPP 39	3	4	Missed FG
4	12:17	5:57	OWN 39	12	29	Downs
4	2:54	1:13	OWN 10	6	28	Downs
4	1:10	0:32	OWN 41	2	21	Interception

Game MVP: Dexter Manley, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	21	125	5.95	30	2	1
Bartholomew Simpson	11	56	5.09	13	2	0
Neil Lomax	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Brian Brennan	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Shelton Lee	11	13	1.18	4
Lewis Tillman	2	6	3.00	8
Anthony Johnson	2	0	0.00	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	33	21	260	1/7	2	43	1	95.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	34	21	205	5/31	0	27	1	66.4
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	7	13	76	10.86	13	17	0
WR Louis Lipps	6	8	47	7.83	0	19	1
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	63	31.50	21	39	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	52	26.00	27	43	1
TE KD Dunn	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brett Perriman	6	8	90	15.00	22	24
WR Eugene Goodlow	5	7	39	7.80	3	21
WR Joaquin Stuckey	4	7	39	9.75	15	27
TE Keith Jennings	3	5	14	4.67	0	6
WR Webster Slaughter	2	5	19	9.50	3	11
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Lewis Tillman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Shelton Lee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	12	12.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Freddie Robinson	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
John Alt	0	1	0
Dexter Manley	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	1	0	0
Shelton Lee	0	1	0
David Grant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	2	91	45.5	45.5	52	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	170	42.5	40.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/5	0/3	0/1	38	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/3	2/3	2/3	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lloyd Burrus	3	7	2.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	35	17.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Brown	4	106	26.5	0
Steve Haworth	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	7	2	0.5	12	31
S Lloyd Burrus	7	0	0.0	13	37
S Mark Carrier	4	3	0.0	14	38
OLB Ed Reynolds	4	1	0.0	11	30
DE Dexter Manley	3	1	3.0	13	28
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	0.0	14	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	11	23
CB Tom Morris	2	1	0.0	11	29
ILB Brian Ingram	2	0	0.0	6	11
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	7	22
S Martin Bayless	1	4	0.0	12	27
CB James Hasty	1	3	0.0	10	34
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	4	10
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Martin Harrison	0	1	0.5	6	29
OLB Simon Fletcher	0	1	0.0	3	11
DT Jamar Harris	0	1	0.0	7	19

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	8	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Fred Strickland	7	6	0.0	20	22
DT William Perry	6	0	0.0	21	25
CB Mike Brim	5	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Vinson Smith	3	1	0.0	24	21
CB Steve Brown	3	0	0.0	23	20
CB Ernest Gibson	3	0	0.0	19	18
DT Scott Kellar	3	0	0.0	20	22
S Mark Moore	3	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Klondike Clark	3	0	0.0	11	10
ILB Niko Noga	2	1	0.0	14	12
CB Freddie Robinson	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE David Grant	1	1	1.0	21	19
DE Jim Wilks	1	2	0.0	14	11
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0.0	25	22
DE Kenny Walker	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Steve Haworth	0	1	0.0	23	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Manley	3.0	0	2	28
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	2	0	23
DE Martin Harrison	0.5	4	0	29
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.5	1	0	31
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	1	0	21

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grant	1.0	0	2	1	19
DE Leonard Griffin	0.0	1	2	0	15
DT William Perry	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	1	31
CB Tom Morris	2	1	0	29
S David Greenwood	2	1	0	22
S Mark Carrier	2	1	0	38
ILB Brian Ingram	2	0	0	11
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0	35
CB James Hasty	2	0	0	34
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0	27
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	30
ILB Riki Ellison	0	0	1	4

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Brim	5	0	0	28
CB Ernest Gibson	4	0	0	18
OLB Fred Strickland	3	2	0	22
CB Steve Brown	2	1	0	20
OLB Klondike Clark	2	0	0	10
S Eugene Robinson	1	1	0	25
CB Freddie Robinson	1	0	1	18
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0	12
S Mark Moore	1	0	0	23
OLB Vinson Smith	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Lilja	3	5	1	26	0	25
Jeff Davidson	3	5	0	21	0	23
Dennis McKnight	2	6	0	26	1	27
John Clay	2	5	0	17	0	11
Ben Jefferson	2	2	0	20	0	23
KD Dunn	1	1	0	18	0	16
Rob Taylor	0	3	0	25	0	24
Jessie Clark	0	3	0	17	0	16
John Alt	0	2	0	26	0	32
Keith McKeller	0	1	0	17	0	15

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Burton	1	3	11	0	14
Andy Heck	1	1	13	1	32
Keith Eck	1	1	11	0	23
Brad Edelman	0	4	7	1	27
Dave Rimington	0	1	4	2	26
Tom Crockett	0	1	9	1	24
Mike Freeman	0	1	6	0	16
William Roberts	0	1	14	0	38
Keith Byars	0	1	3	0	6
Gary Wilkins	0	1	4	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Ingram	2	9
Tom Morris	1	17
Chris Singleton	1	15
Lloyd Burrus	1	11

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Johnson	2	17
Shelton Lee	1	9
Keith Byars	1	8
Mike Freeman	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	34	34	---	---	---	68
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	13	37	11	61
Mark Carrier	---	---	14	38	7	59
George Lilja	26	25	---	---	7	58
John Alt	26	32	---	---	---	58
Tom Morris	---	---	11	29	17	57
Henry Ellard	28	27	---	---	---	55
Dennis McKnight	26	27	---	---	---	53
Tim McKyer	---	---	14	35	3	52
Martin Bayless	---	---	12	27	12	51
Jeff Davidson	21	23	---	---	7	51
Rob Taylor	25	24	---	---	---	49
Ben Jefferson	20	23	---	---	6	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	13	28	7	48
James Hasty	---	---	10	34	3	47
Pepper Johnson	---	---	12	31	3	46
Herschel Walker	23	21	---	---	1	45
Ed Reynolds	---	---	11	30	3	44
KD Dunn	18	16	---	---	9	43
Brian Brennan	14	15	---	---	13	42
Jessie Clark	17	16	---	---	6	39
Louis Lipps	17	21	---	---	---	38
Keith McKeller	17	15	---	---	6	38
Martin Harrison	---	---	6	29	2	37
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	11	23	1	35
John Clay	17	11	---	---	7	35
Bartholomew Simpson	15	14	---	---	5	34
Frank Bruno	---	---	8	21	3	32
David Greenwood	---	---	7	22	1	30
Travis McNeal	7	7	---	---	16	30
Jamar Harris	---	---	7	19	4	30
Brian Ingram	---	---	6	11	9	26
Haywood Jeffires	12	12	---	---	---	24
Jamie Holland	2	6	---	---	15	23
Rich Moran	9	5	---	---	6	20
Darrell Thompson	0	0	---	---	18	18
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	1	15	18
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	10	2	16
Simon Fletcher	---	---	3	11	1	15
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Dixon	---	---	1	0	6	7
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	4	3	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Brim	---	---	22	28	9	59
Eugene Robinson	---	---	28	25	5	58
Freddie Robinson	---	---	18	18	20	56
Steve Brown	---	---	23	20	12	55
Joe Montana	15	39	---	---	---	54
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	20	11	54
William Roberts	14	38	---	---	2	54
Joaquin Stuckey	13	26	---	---	13	52
Andy Heck	13	32	---	---	7	52
William Perry	---	---	21	25	5	51
Darrell Davis	---	---	25	22	4	51
Fred Strickland	---	---	20	22	7	49
Vinson Smith	---	---	24	21	2	47
Keith Jennings	11	30	---	---	6	47
Mark Moore	---	---	19	23	3	45
Shelton Lee	12	24	---	---	9	45
Scott Kellar	---	---	20	22	2	44
David Grant	---	---	21	19	4	44
Webster Slaughter	9	23	---	---	11	43
Keith Eck	11	23	---	---	7	41
Ernest Gibson	---	---	19	18	3	40
Brad Edelman	7	27	---	---	5	39
Anthony Johnson	7	14	---	---	17	38
Troy Benson	---	---	10	13	14	37
Dave Rimington	4	26	---	---	6	36
Brett Perriman	6	26	---	---	3	35
Leonard Griffin	---	---	13	15	5	33
Gary Wilkins	4	14	---	---	15	33
Tom Crockett	9	24	---	---	---	33
Eugene Goodlow	6	23	---	---	2	31
Kenny Walker	---	---	14	12	4	30
Klondike Clark	---	---	11	10	8	29
Leonard Burton	11	14	---	---	3	28
Mike Freeman	6	16	---	---	5	27
Jim Wilks	---	---	14	11	1	26
Niko Noga	---	---	14	12	---	26
Lybrant Robinson	---	---	9	12	2	23
Lewis Tillman	4	14	---	---	---	18
Keith Byars	3	6	---	---	8	17
Corey Miller	---	---	6	6	---	12
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Kramer	0	1	---	---	3	4
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	4	4
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Dilweg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	13	73	5.6
Right	9	52	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	4	6	1.5
Right	7	7	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	33	21	3	0	1	4	5	1	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	34	21	3	0	0	4	8	2	1
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	111	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	118	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	13	7	0	76	0	27
WR Louis Lipps	8	6	1	47	0	21
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	0	63	2	15
RB Herschel Walker	3	2	0	14	0	21
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	0	52	1	15
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	0	3	0	12
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	5	0	16

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	8	6	90	1	26
WR Eugene Goodlow	7	5	39	1	23
WR Joaquin Stuckey	7	4	39	1	26
WR Webster Slaughter	5	2	19	0	23
TE Keith Jennings	5	3	14	0	30
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	4	0	14
RB Lewis Tillman	1	0	0	0	14
RB Shelton Lee	1	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	4	9	2.25	5.95

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	5	29	4.14	7.88

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	4	2	15	3.75	5.85
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	2	2.00	5.88
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	9	9.00	17.33

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Brennan	1	0
Herschel Walker	1	1
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Shelton Lee	4	2
Lewis Tillman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	4	2

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	4	1	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	3	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (26,500)
End Zone 15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,900 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (26,500)
End Zone	15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,900 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,800)