Conference Semifinals, 1991

played in Houston, TX

55 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Houston Oilers	3	10	9	6	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
2Q: 07:53 SDO - Barry Sanders 22 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Henry Ellard 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 HOU - Herschel Walker 15 run (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
3Q: 04:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 43 field goal
4Q: 04:50 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
4Q: 02:31 HOU - Norm Johnson 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 HOU - Norm Johnson 41 field goal
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Norm Johnson 40 field goal
2Q: 07:53 SDO - Barry Sanders 22 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Henry Ellard 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 HOU - Herschel Walker 15 run (Norm Johnson extra point failed)
3Q: 04:37 HOU - Norm Johnson 43 field goal
4Q: 04:50 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
4Q: 02:31 HOU - Norm Johnson 27 field goal

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 11-6-1 13-4
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 179 413
- Offensive Plays 44 75
- Yards per Play 4.07 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 53 222
- Rushing Attempts 11 39
- Yards per Rush 4.82 5.69
Net Passing Yards 126 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 163 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.82 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 8/163 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 20:33 39:27

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	11-6-1	13-4
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	179	413
- Offensive Plays	44	75
- Yards per Play	4.07	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	53	222
- Rushing Attempts	11	39
- Yards per Rush	4.82	5.69
Net Passing Yards	126	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	163	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.82	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	8/163	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	20:33	39:27

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 19	8	36	Punt
1	3:49	2:34	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	11:30	1:59	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	8:29	0:49	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
2	2:07	1:02	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	11:34	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:32	2:12	OWN 23	3	-8	Punt
4	14:16	4:15	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	4:42	0:31	OWN 23	3	-8	Fumble
4	2:25	2:25	OWN 31	9	65	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	6:32	OWN 20	13	56	Field Goal
1	1:15	4:45	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
2	9:31	1:02	OWN 18	3	10	Interception
2	7:40	5:33	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 7	2	49	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 35	6	27	Punt
3	10:02	3:35	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	6:21	1:49	OPP 42	5	16	Field Goal
3	2:20	3:04	OWN 36	5	21	Punt
4	10:01	5:19	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
4	4:11	1:46	OPP 8	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jim Jeffcoat, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Sanders	8	52	6.50	22	1	1
Gaston Green	3	1	0.33	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	25	156	6.24	36	6	1
Bartholomew Simpson	12	48	4.00	15	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
Jessie Clark	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	26	17	158	6/37	0	38	0	81.9
Frank Reich	1	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	87.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	18	203	2/12	1	36	1	68.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Young	4	7	62	15.50	35	38
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	7	47	15.67	2	26
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	10	5.00	0	10
FB Anthony Toney	2	3	0	0.00	6	4
RB Gaston Green	2	2	14	7.00	3	11
WR Danny Peebles	2	3	19	9.50	4	13
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	9	4.50	2	6
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	2	2.00	2	2

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	4	6	41	10.25	8	13	1
RB Herschel Walker	4	5	32	8.00	1	11	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	8	28	9.33	0	15	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	5	64	21.33	33	36	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	7	24	12.00	6	14	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Gant	1	8	8.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Jerue	1	0	0	0
Cody Carlson	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
KD Dunn	1	0
Keith McCants	1	0
Ed Reynolds	0	1
Chris Green	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	337	48.1	40.7	59	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	2	81	40.5	20.5	43	0

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	5/5	3/3	0/0	43	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg
Mark Jerue	5	103	20.6
Chris Burkett	1	21	21.0
Reggie Langhorne	1	19	19.0
Reggie Sutton	1	20	20.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	8	2	0.0	31	29
ILB Rick Vaughn	7	3	0.0	33	28
S Mark Jerue	6	2	0.0	25	23
DE Curtis Greer	4	1	0.0	28	20
CB Reggie Sutton	3	2	0.0	25	22
DT Dan Ralph	3	1	0.0	28	20
S Devon Mitchell	3	0	0.0	14	13
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Jethro Franklin	2	0	2.0	15	18
DT Rich Stachowski	2	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Todd Shell	2	1	0.0	7	4
S Chuck Cecil	2	1	0.0	28	26
DE Colin Powell	2	1	0.0	32	29
CB Maurice Hurst	2	1	0.0	32	24
CB Ken Gant	2	1	0.0	13	14
DT Greg Kragen	2	0	0.0	21	26
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	0	0.0	32	30
S Harlon Barnett	1	1	0.0	12	11
G Michael Durrette	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Willis Crockett	1	0	0.0	6	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	0	3.0	7	17
DT Frank Bruno	4	0	1.5	10	27
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0.0	6	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	10	27
CB Mike Richardson	3	3	0.0	9	28
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	1.0	6	24
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0.0	9	25
S Mark Carrier	2	1	0.0	10	26
CB Chris Green	2	1	0.0	5	17
CB James Hasty	2	0	0.0	10	21
DE Martin Harrison	2	0	0.0	8	18
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	1	0.5	5	11
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	5	12
S David Greenwood	1	0	0.0	4	24
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jethro Franklin	2.0	0	0	0	18
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	2	0	29
DT Greg Kragen	0.0	0	1	1	26
S Mark Jerue	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Rick Vaughn	0.0	0	1	0	28

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3.0	0	1	17
DT Frank Bruno	1.5	0	1	27
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.5	1	0	11
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	2	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	0	29
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	1	0	15
CB Ken Gant	2	0	1	14
CB Reggie Sutton	1	1	0	22
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	0	20
S Mark Jerue	1	0	0	23
DT Greg Kragen	1	0	0	26
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	0	30
OLB Willis Crockett	1	0	0	6
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	0	28
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	0	24
S Harlon Barnett	1	0	0	11
S Devon Mitchell	0	1	0	13
S Chuck Cecil	0	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	3	1	30
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	28
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	27
CB Chris Green	2	0	17
S David Greenwood	1	1	24
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	17
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	11
CB James Hasty	1	0	21
S Mark Carrier	1	0	26
S Martin Bayless	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barney Gumble	1	5	10	1	23
Jesse Sapolu	1	2	11	0	32
Brett Miller	1	1	9	2	28
Jeff Walker	1	1	2	0	5
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	11	2	26
Michael Durrette	0	1	1	1	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	3	5	31	0	26
George Lilja	2	6	28	0	28
Jeff Davidson	2	6	34	0	25
Rich Moran	2	4	14	0	18
Rob Taylor	1	5	28	1	24
John Clay	1	3	14	1	19
John Alt	1	3	35	0	27
Ben Jefferson	0	3	11	0	13
KD Dunn	0	2	18	0	9
Keith McKeller	0	1	21	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Gaston Green	2	19
Chris Burkett	1	14
Barry Sanders	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Thompson	2	22
Chris Green	2	19
Jamie Holland	2	15
Brian Ingram	1	10
David Greenwood	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colin Powell	---	---	32	29	6	67
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	32	30	4	66
Mark Jerue	---	---	25	23	17	65
Bill Romanowski	---	---	31	29	5	65
Rick Vaughn	---	---	33	28	3	64
Reggie Sutton	---	---	25	22	14	61
Maurice Hurst	---	---	32	24	5	61
Chuck Cecil	---	---	28	26	5	59
Dan Ralph	---	---	28	20	2	50
Greg Kragen	---	---	21	26	3	50
Curtis Greer	---	---	28	20	1	49
Jesse Sapolu	11	32	---	---	4	47
Rich Stachowski	---	---	22	20	4	46
Reggie Langhorne	10	28	---	---	8	46
Cody Carlson	11	32	---	---	---	43
Gaston Green	3	18	---	---	19	40
Steve Jordan	6	20	---	---	13	39
Jethro Franklin	---	---	15	18	6	39
Barney Gumble	10	23	---	---	6	39
Brett Miller	9	28	---	---	1	38
Bruce Armstrong	11	26	---	---	---	37
Ed King	9	27	---	---	---	36
Willis Crockett	---	---	6	6	21	33
Ken Gant	---	---	13	14	5	32
Butch Rolle	4	11	---	---	16	31
Anthony Miller	8	22	---	---	1	31
Danny Peebles	5	14	---	---	12	31
Harlon Barnett	---	---	12	11	6	29
Barry Sanders	8	15	---	---	5	28
Marvcus Patton	---	---	11	15	2	28
Devon Mitchell	---	---	14	13	---	27
Mike Young	5	21	---	---	---	26
Anthony Toney	5	9	---	---	10	24
Chris Burkett	1	7	---	---	14	22
Todd Shell	---	---	7	4	10	21
Tony Bennett	---	---	8	10	2	20
Michael Durrette	1	10	---	---	7	18
Pat Swilling	---	---	6	8	4	18
James Fitzpatrick	0	7	---	---	7	14
Jeff Walker	2	5	---	---	7	14
Curt Marsh	2	6	---	---	---	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rich Umphrey	0	1	---	---	---	1
Frank Reich	0	1	---	---	---	1
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	39	36	---	---	---	75
Jeff Davidson	34	25	---	---	7	66
Henry Ellard	33	28	---	---	3	64
Louis Lipps	33	31	---	---	---	64
George Lilja	28	28	---	---	6	62
John Alt	35	27	---	---	---	62
Jeff Bostic	31	26	---	---	3	60
Rob Taylor	28	24	---	---	---	52
Herschel Walker	27	24	---	---	1	52
Keith McKeller	21	20	---	---	9	50
Darrell Thompson	13	11	---	---	22	46
Tim McKyer	---	---	9	25	7	41
Chris Green	---	---	5	17	19	41
KD Dunn	18	9	---	---	12	39
Rich Moran	14	18	---	---	7	39
Pepper Johnson	---	---	10	27	2	39
Haywood Jeffires	19	20	---	---	---	39
Mike Richardson	---	---	9	28	1	38
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	6	30	1	37
David Greenwood	---	---	4	24	9	37
Brian Brennan	8	12	---	---	17	37
Frank Bruno	---	---	10	27	---	37
Mark Carrier	---	---	10	26	---	36
Keith McCants	---	---	6	22	7	35
John Clay	14	19	---	---	1	34
Bartholomew Simpson	12	10	---	---	12	34
James Hasty	---	---	10	21	---	31
Jessie Clark	9	8	---	---	13	30
Ed Reynolds	---	---	6	24	---	30
Ben Jefferson	11	13	---	---	6	30
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	1	29	30
Martin Bayless	---	---	5	12	9	26
Martin Harrison	---	---	8	18	---	26
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	7	17	---	24
Jamie Holland	2	7	---	---	15	24
Jamar Harris	---	---	2	15	6	23
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	6	10	2	18
Brian Ingram	---	---	1	5	10	16
Simon Fletcher	---	---	5	11	---	16
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	3	6	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Dixon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	81	4.8
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	12	101	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	26	17	2	1	1	4	3	2	0
Frank Reich	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	18	1	0	3	4	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	116	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	7	3	0	47	1	28
WR Mike Young	7	4	1	62	1	21
FB Anthony Toney	3	2	0	0	0	9
WR Danny Peebles	3	2	0	19	0	14
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	0	10	0	7
RB Gaston Green	2	2	0	14	0	18
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	0	9	0	15
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	0	2	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	3	1	28	0	20
WR Louis Lipps	7	2	1	24	0	31
WR Henry Ellard	6	4	1	41	0	28
RB Herschel Walker	5	4	0	32	0	24
TE Keith McKeller	5	3	0	64	1	20
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	0	9	0	12
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0	5	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	5	17	3.40	6.24
Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Reich	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	1	10	3.33	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Young	1	1	5	5.00	8.86

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	10	10.00	6.83
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	3.43
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Sanders	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	7	4
Bartholomew Simpson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	8	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Young	3	1	0
WR Danny Peebles	2	1	1
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	1
RB Gaston Green	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
RB Herschel Walker	2	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	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)