Regular Season Week 4: Timberwolves at Rockets
September 24, 1989 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 47,090 (63%)
Timberwolves 7 9 0 3 - 19
Rockets 0 3 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Timberwolves: 2-6-HOU 6 (10:14) 1-Richard Smart pass complete to 88-Charles Barbera for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Don Lambert. HOU 0 POR 7
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 4-4-POR 25 (13:31) 1-Harold Pease 43 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 89-Richard Renteria was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. HOU 3 POR 7
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 2-2-HOU 2 (7:12) 1-Richard Smart pass complete to 86-Daniel Evans for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 4-1-HOU 23 (2:00) 6-Don Lambert 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 POR 16
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-12-POR 23 (7:36) 1-Harold Pease 41 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 POR 16
(Qtr 4) Timberwolves: 4-5-HOU 34 (12:34) 6-Don Lambert 51 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 POR 19
Team Statistics
Rockets Timberwolves
First Downs 14 16
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 11 6
- Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 229 281
- Offensive Plays 66 54
- Yards Per Play 3.47 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 57 115
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards Per Rush 2.85 4.11
Net Passing Yards 172 166
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 33 / 0 26 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.74 6.38
- Yards Per Completion 5.76 9.22
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 4 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 2 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 11 / 87 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 62 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:50 28:09
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:10 3:25 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
1 3:13 4:45 OWN 46 7 29 Field Goal
2 11:13 0:04 OWN 41 1 0 Fumble
2 7:08 1:35 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 1:57 1:57 OWN 29 3 2 Half
3 15:00 7:28 OWN 31 13 47 Field Goal
3 5:22 3:28 OWN 15 6 19 Punt
4 12:29 1:31 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 9:32 4:17 OWN 42 9 23 Downs
4 3:20 3:20 OWN 37 15 44 Game
Timberwolves
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:50 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 6:45 3:32 OWN 20 6 41 Missed FG
2 13:27 2:14 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 11:09 4:01 OPP 44 8 44 Touchdown
2 5:34 3:37 OWN 31 8 46 Field Goal
3 7:32 2:10 OWN 25 6 33 Punt
3 1:54 4:24 OWN 18 8 48 Field Goal
4 10:59 1:27 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 5:14 1:54 OWN 35 3 4 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Nicholas Reynolds 11 38 3.45 9 0 0
#45 Shawn Ramirez 5 12 2.40 4 0 0
#4 Duane Sheffield 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#23 Andrew Dearborn 3 2 0.67 2 0 0
Timberwolves
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Mitch Styles 20 78 3.90 13 3 0
#20 Erik Swain 6 20 3.33 8 0 0
#1 Richard Smart 2 17 8.50 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Duane Sheffield 44 33 190 2 / 18 0 14 0 82.58
Timberwolves
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Richard Smart 26 18 166 0 / 0 2 28 0 112.02
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Cyrus Tasker 12 51 4.25 10 0
#19 Edward Suggs 4 32 8.00 12 0
#81 James Kirk 3 31 10.33 14 0
#45 Shawn Ramirez 4 25 6.25 11 0
#47 Nicholas Reynolds 5 19 3.80 7 0
#85 Isaias Simpson 3 17 5.67 10 0
#23 Andrew Dearborn 2 15 7.50 10 0
Timberwolves
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Charles Barbera 6 62 10.33 19 1
#81 Nicholas Yeh 4 52 13.00 28 0
#34 Michael Dollard 3 25 8.33 10 0
#87 Vincent Brown 2 14 7.00 8 0
#29 Javier Fults 2 11 5.50 6 0
#86 Daniel Evans 1 2 2.00 2 1
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Lee Morris 53 31 1 1
#65 Gregg Guard 53 35 1 6
#45 Shawn Ramirez 11 17 1 2
#66 Richard Watkins 53 33 0 0
#76 Shawn Anderson 50 32 0 0
#85 Isaias Simpson 0 22 0 2
#74 Alfred Silvey 53 24 0 3
#47 Nicholas Reynolds 10 8 0 1
#15 Cyrus Tasker 0 17 0 0
#81 James Kirk 13 20 0 1
#89 Richard Renteria 7 8 0 0
#29 Christopher Wright 8 4 0 0
#23 James Hadden 4 2 0 0
#73 Scott Fransen 2 0 0 0
#19 Edward Suggs 0 9 0 1
#93 Ernest Stone 0 2 0 0
#25 Alan Wade 0 2 0 0
#98 Joshua Howard 0 2 0 0
#99 Frank Marquez 0 2 0 0
#98 Robert Pope 0 2 0 0
#36 Michael Ricks 0 2 0 0
#94 Allen Huntley 0 2 0 0
#69 John Yocum 0 2 0 1
#59 Robert Johnson 0 2 0 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 0 1 0 0
#23 Andrew Dearborn 3 2 0 1
#28 Andrew Beckwith 0 1 0 0
Timberwolves
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#34 Michael Dollard 9 15 0 0
#27 Gerard Baker 33 31 0 2
#75 Jose Mosley 37 30 0 2
#24 Mitch Styles 13 2 0 0
#52 Michael Allen 37 31 0 1
#42 Christopher Johnson 37 35 0 2
#62 Michael Race 37 34 0 2
#29 Javier Fults 1 13 0 0
#20 Erik Swain 5 8 0 1
#83 Charles Barbera 3 27 0 0
#81 Nicholas Yeh 0 12 0 0
#86 Daniel Evans 0 11 0 0
#87 Vincent Brown 0 15 0 0
#77 Heriberto Mason 8 0 0 0
#63 Richard Keese 9 0 0 0
#71 William Schaefer 9 0 0 0
#50 Willie Montgomery 5 1 0 0
#35 Todd Thatcher 4 1 0 0
#94 John Izquierdo 0 1 0 0
#96 Joe Neal 0 1 0 0
#93 Dwight Bode 0 1 0 0
#68 Clayton Laughlin 0 1 0 0
#58 Mohammad Maguire 0 2 0 1
#40 James Ackerman 0 1 0 0
#39 John Wilkes 0 1 0 1
#89 Michael Buck 0 1 0 0
#11 Buck Wheat 0 1 0 0
#55 John Bennett 0 1 0 0
#48 Hollis Watford 0 1 0 0
#33 Juan Howard 0 1 0 0
#38 Jeffery Herald 1 2 0 0
#98 Michael Linck 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Timberwolves
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Nicholas Reynolds 2 0 0 0
#4 Duane Sheffield 1 1 0 0
Timberwolves
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#58 Mohammad Maguire 0 0 1 0
#55 John Bennett 0 1 1 0
#93 Dwight Bode 0 0 1 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 4 205 51.25 44.25 57 1
Timberwolves
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#87 Vincent Brown 4 78 19.50 26.25 27 1
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Harold Pease 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 43 0 / 0
Timberwolves
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Don Lambert 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 51 1 / 2
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Daniel Evans 2 10 5.0 9 0
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Andrew Beckwith 2 62 31.0 0
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Robert Johnson 7 0
#36 Michael Ricks 7 0
#38 Michael Foley 5 0
#25 Alan Wade 5 0
#98 Robert Pope 5 0
#91 Charlie Ali 3 0
#43 William Muir 3 0
#93 Ernest Stone 2 0
#23 James Hadden 2 0
#69 John Yocum 2 0
#81 James Kirk 1 0
#94 Allen Huntley 1 0
#99 Frank Marquez 1 0
#79 Justin Webb 1 0
#48 James Poisson 1 0
Timberwolves
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 John Bennett 12 0
#58 Mohammad Maguire 9 0
#39 John Wilkes 5 0
#93 Dwight Bode 5 1
#94 John Izquierdo 4 1
#97 Juan Jackson 4 1
#35 William Paterson 4 0
#35 Todd Thatcher 3 0
#96 Joe Neal 2 0
#40 James Ackerman 2 0
#28 Chris Malone 1 0
#48 Hollis Watford 1 0
#4 Don Lambert 1 0
#68 Clayton Laughlin 1 0
#33 Juan Howard 1 0