Week 3, 1989

played in New Jersey, NJ

75 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	3	24	3	3	-	33
New Jersey Jets	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 NJY - Bill Brooks 15 pass from Steve Young (Al Del Greco extra point)
1Q: 03:29 NJY - Bill Brooks 20 pass from Steve Young (Al Del Greco extra point)
1Q: 00:18 TEN - Mike Lansford 31 field goal
2Q: 13:16 TEN - Weston Griffey 55 fumble return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:24 TEN - Kenneth Davis 5 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:17 TEN - Cornelius Bennett 24 interception return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 01:58 TEN - Mike Lansford 56 field goal
3Q: 09:31 TEN - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
4Q: 08:47 TEN - Mike Lansford 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 NJY - Bill Brooks 15 pass from Steve Young (Al Del Greco extra point)
1Q: 03:29 NJY - Bill Brooks 20 pass from Steve Young (Al Del Greco extra point)
1Q: 00:18 TEN - Mike Lansford 31 field goal
2Q: 13:16 TEN - Weston Griffey 55 fumble return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:24 TEN - Kenneth Davis 5 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:17 TEN - Cornelius Bennett 24 interception return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 01:58 TEN - Mike Lansford 56 field goal
3Q: 09:31 TEN - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
4Q: 08:47 TEN - Mike Lansford 37 field goal

Team Statistics TEN NJY
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 385 380
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 172 128
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 4.91 5.82
Net Passing Yards 213 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 43 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 220 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 7/76 13/90
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 3/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:19 25:41

Team Statistics	TEN	NJY
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	385	380
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	172	128
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	4.91	5.82
Net Passing Yards	213	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	43 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	220	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	7/76	13/90
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	3/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:19	25:41

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	3:13	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
1	5:17	1:18	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	3:15	3:03	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal
2	8:46	2:29	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	4:43	2:51	OWN 10	7	51	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:29	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
3	7:57	3:05	OWN 39	6	13	Punt
3	2:51	2:51	OWN 11	5	34	Punt
4	11:49	3:08	50	6	30	Field Goal
4	6:48	4:06	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
4	1:41	0:37	OPP 40	3	4	Missed FG
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 43	2	-4	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	9:00	3:43	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
1	3:59	0:44	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
1	0:12	2:10	OWN 33	4	22	Fumble
2	13:02	4:16	OWN 25	10	39	Missed FG
2	6:17	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	6:08	1:25	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
2	1:52	0:54	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 5	1	-2	Half
3	9:26	1:29	OWN 25	4	36	Fumble
3	4:52	2:01	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	15:00	3:11	OWN 30	6	20	Downs
4	8:41	1:53	OWN 25	8	21	Interception
4	2:42	1:01	OWN 20	7	20	Downs
4	1:04	0:12	OWN 43	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Cornelius Bennett, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kenneth Davis	15	108	7.20	19	4	1
RB William Howard	11	37	3.36	12	2	0
QB Billy Joe Tolliver	6	20	3.33	15	1	0
RB Otis Wonsley	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
WR Al Toon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thurman Thomas	14	86	6.14	50	1
QB Steve Young	5	29	5.80	23	1
WR Nate Spadaford	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Tolliver	30	17	220	1/7	0	62	0	79.8

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	43	23	263	2/11	2	31	3	58.6

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tom Waddle	4	8	44	11.00	29	26
WR Jeff Moore	3	5	12	4.00	0	6
WR Al Toon	3	4	41	13.67	14	19
TE Don Warren	2	5	32	16.00	29	27
RB William Howard	2	2	10	5.00	9	8
RB Kenneth Davis	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Stephen Soltis	1	1	62	62.00	54	62
WR Mark Stock	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Otis Wonsley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bill Brooks	8	16	80	10.00	12	24	2
RB Thurman Thomas	4	5	39	9.75	27	20	0
TE Ferrell Edmunds	4	7	65	16.25	34	31	0
WR Robb Thomas	4	5	54	13.50	24	29	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	9	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Joel Williams	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	24	12.00	1
S Ezekial Gadson	1	18	18.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Recov	Force	TD
DT Weston Griffey	1	0	1
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0
DE Robert Thompson	0	1	0
DE Charles Haley	0	1	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Steve Young	1	0	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Smith	6	289	48.2	31.2	54	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ruben Rodriguez	4	171	42.8	36.5	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	4/5	1/2	1/2	56	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Al Del Greco	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Jackson	2	5	2.5	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Hockenhull	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Spadaford	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	7	2	0.0	20	42
CB Richard Johnson	5	3	0.0	22	45
OLB David Little	4	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Jeff Herrod	4	1	0.0	12	31
CB Gary Gooden	4	0	0.0	12	30
DE Charles Haley	3	3	0.5	22	45
S Ezekial Gadson	3	1	0.0	22	45
S Bret Clark	3	0	0.0	20	33
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	7	12
DE Robert Thompson	2	1	1.5	18	34
CB Terry Jackson	2	2	0.0	20	36
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	6	18
DT Wendell Vermeil	1	0	0.0	20	31
DE Mike Piel	0	1	0.0	7	19

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	13	1	0.0	35	31
ILB Kevin Murphy	7	4	0.0	34	26
OLB Mike Weingrad	4	1	0.0	30	18
DE Rick Bryan	4	0	0.0	33	25
DT Wes Dove	3	2	1.0	20	17
S Gary Hunt	3	2	0.0	24	10
ILB Bucky Choisser	3	0	0.0	19	8
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0.0	13	23
CB Ray Crockett	2	2	0.0	33	30
S James Washington	2	1	0.0	35	31
WR Bill Brooks	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gardner Williams	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Casey Tidwell	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Karl Wilson	1	0	0.0	11	15
CB James Hasty	1	0	0.0	33	31
ILB Dana Batisite	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB David Arnold	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Johnny Robinson	0	2	0.0	25	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Thompson	1.5	0	0	34
DE Charles Haley	0.5	2	2	45
DT Wendell Vermeil	0.0	0	2	31
DT Weston Griffey	0.0	0	1	32

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wes Dove	1.0	0	0	17
DT Jeff Shaw	0.0	1	1	14
DE Johnny Robinson	0.0	1	0	17
DE Rick Bryan	0.0	1	0	25
DE Karl Wilson	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Johnson	4	3	0	45
S Ezekial Gadson	4	0	1	45
OLB David Little	3	0	0	16
ILB Jeff Herrod	3	0	0	31
CB Gary Gooden	2	1	0	30
CB Terry Jackson	2	0	0	36
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	1	2	42
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0	18
S Bret Clark	1	0	0	33
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	12
S Ricky Royal	1	0	0	12

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	4	0	31
ILB Kevin Murphy	3	0	26
S Bubba McDowell	2	1	23
S Gary Hunt	1	1	10
DE Rick Bryan	1	0	25
OLB Mike Weingrad	1	0	18
CB Gardner Williams	1	0	13
CB James Hasty	1	0	31
S James Washington	1	0	31
ILB Bucky Choisser	1	0	8
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	30
OLB Casey Tidwell	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Terry Long	4	7	0	35	1	31
T Kevin Allen	3	7	0	35	0	31
G Todd Peat	3	6	0	35	0	31
T Mark Cochran	2	2	0	35	0	31
C Kani Kauahi	1	6	0	35	0	31
TE Charles Darrington	1	1	1	19	0	6

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Irv Eatman	2	4	22	0	45
G Tom Thayer	2	3	22	0	45
T Harvey Salem	1	5	22	1	45
C Jerry Fontenot	1	2	22	0	45
G Mike Simmonds	0	5	22	1	45
TE Kevin Starks	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wonsley	1	26
Kerry Owens	1	20
Curtis Duncan	1	17
Terry Long	1	11
Mark Stock	1	7

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Tidwell	1	26
Joe Onosai	1	5

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Terry Long	35	31	---	---	11	77
T Kevin Allen	35	31	---	---	11	77
T Mark Cochran	35	31	---	---	11	77
G Todd Peat	35	31	---	---	11	77
S Ezekial Gadson	---	---	22	45	2	69
CB Richard Johnson	---	---	22	45	1	68
DE Charles Haley	---	---	22	45	1	68
C Kani Kauahi	35	31	---	---	---	66
QB Billy Joe Tolliver	35	31	---	---	---	66
OLB Cornelius Bennett	---	---	20	42	2	64
WR Jeff Moore	16	24	---	---	20	60
CB Terry Jackson	---	---	20	36	3	59
TE Stephen Soltis	22	10	---	---	26	58
RB Kenneth Davis	21	20	---	---	16	57
WR Tom Waddle	28	25	---	---	4	57
S Bret Clark	---	---	20	33	---	53
DE Robert Thompson	---	---	18	34	---	52
DT Weston Griffey	---	---	14	32	5	51
DT Wendell Vermeil	---	---	20	31	---	51
WR Al Toon	21	22	---	---	3	46
TE Don Warren	23	22	---	---	---	45
ILB Jeff Herrod	---	---	12	31	1	44
CB Gary Gooden	---	---	12	30	2	44
RB Otis Wonsley	9	6	---	---	26	41
CB Kenny Johnson	---	---	6	18	16	40
TE Charles Darrington	19	6	---	---	14	39
DE Mike Piel	---	---	7	19	5	31
S Ricky Royal	---	---	2	12	15	29
OLB David Little	---	---	12	16	---	28
WR Curtis Duncan	1	6	---	---	17	24
RB William Howard	13	9	---	---	---	22
OLB Kerry Owens	---	---	1	1	20	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	---	---	7	12	---	19
DE Rhondy Weston	---	---	4	13	1	18
K Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Mark Stock	1	4	---	---	7	12
P Bill Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Tyrone Miyabuchi	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Jon Brooks	---	---	1	0	7	8
WR John Jefferson	1	1	---	---	1	3
CB Clyde Freysinger	---	---	0	0	3	3
G David Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Randall McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chuck Hartlieb	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bob Coster	0	0	---	---	---	0
T John Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ferrell Edmunds	21	45	---	---	15	81
S James Washington	---	---	35	31	11	77
OLB Carl Banks	---	---	35	31	5	71
CB James Hasty	---	---	33	31	5	69
G Tom Thayer	22	45	---	---	---	67
T Irv Eatman	22	45	---	---	---	67
T Harvey Salem	22	45	---	---	---	67
QB Steve Young	22	45	---	---	---	67
G Mike Simmonds	22	45	---	---	---	67
C Jerry Fontenot	22	45	---	---	---	67
CB Ray Crockett	---	---	33	30	4	67
RB Thurman Thomas	21	45	---	---	---	66
WR Bill Brooks	22	43	---	---	---	65
ILB Kevin Murphy	---	---	34	26	5	65
DE Rick Bryan	---	---	33	25	5	63
WR Buster Rhymes	20	41	---	---	---	61
OLB Mike Weingrad	---	---	30	18	---	48
OLB Casey Tidwell	---	---	7	13	26	46
WR Robb Thomas	13	25	---	---	8	46
S Gary Hunt	---	---	24	10	9	43
DE Johnny Robinson	---	---	25	17	---	42
S Bubba McDowell	---	---	13	23	5	41
DT Jeff Shaw	---	---	15	14	11	40
TE Kevin Starks	5	11	---	---	22	38
DE Karl Wilson	---	---	11	15	11	37
DT Wes Dove	---	---	20	17	---	37
FB John Williams	1	6	---	---	22	29
ILB Bucky Choisser	---	---	19	8	---	27
CB Gardner Williams	---	---	8	13	5	26
TE Joel Williams	2	7	---	---	16	25
WR Nate Spadaford	3	2	---	---	18	23
CB David Arnold	---	---	8	14	---	22
RB D.J. Dozier	1	0	---	---	16	17
CB Marshall Hockenhull	---	---	0	0	17	17
S Braxton George	---	---	0	0	15	15
ILB A.J. Jenkins	---	---	0	0	14	14
T Ralph Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Julio Ritchie	---	---	1	5	---	6
C Karl Kramer	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Joe Onosai	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ruben Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Dave Cadigan	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Al Del Greco	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Sammy Martin	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Dana Batisite	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	45	11.3
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	7	58	8.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	11	50	4.5
Right	5	66	13.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Tolliver	30	17	3	3	3	3	4	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	43	23	5	1	4	5	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	135	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	94	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	133	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	8	4	1	44	1	25
TE Don Warren	5	2	0	32	1	22
WR Jeff Moore	5	3	0	12	0	24
WR Al Toon	4	3	1	41	0	22
RB Kenneth Davis	2	1	1	8	0	20
RB William Howard	2	2	0	10	0	9
RB Otis Wonsley	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Stephen Soltis	1	1	0	62	1	10
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Mark Stock	1	1	0	11	0	4

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	16	8	1	80	2	43
WR Buster Rhymes	9	2	2	13	0	41
TE Ferrell Edmunds	7	4	0	65	1	45
RB Thurman Thomas	5	4	0	39	1	45
WR Robb Thomas	5	4	1	54	1	25
TE Joel Williams	1	1	0	12	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Billy Joe Tolliver	2	6	3.00	3.33
RB Kenneth Davis	1	5	5.00	7.20
RB William Howard	1	0	0.00	3.36

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Tolliver	3	2	7	2.33	7.33

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	2	2	35	17.50	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Moore	2	2	7	3.50	2.40
TE Don Warren	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bill Brooks	2	2	35	17.50	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kenneth Davis	4	2
QB Billy Joe Tolliver	2	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve Young	1	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Tolliver	8	3	1

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	4	3	1
TE Don Warren	2	0	0
WR Jeff Moore	1	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	1
TE Ferrell Edmunds	3	2	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	1
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0
TE Joel Williams	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,400 (24,700)
End Zone 17,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,400 (24,700)
End Zone	17,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)