Week 3, 1998

played in Cincinnati, OH

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Cincinnati Bengals	6	7	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
1Q: 07:38 CIN - Matt Stover 51 field goal
2Q: 11:05 CIN - Justin Armour 47 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Troy Brown 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CIN - Matt Stover 32 field goal
3Q: 04:45 CIN - Troy Vincent 53 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:15 CIN - Matt Stover 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
1Q: 07:38 CIN - Matt Stover 51 field goal
2Q: 11:05 CIN - Justin Armour 47 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Troy Brown 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CIN - Matt Stover 32 field goal
3Q: 04:45 CIN - Troy Vincent 53 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:15 CIN - Matt Stover 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 12 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 171 272
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 2.90 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 66 85
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 2.36 2.58
Net Passing Yards 105 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.39 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/62 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/74 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/53
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	12	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	171	272
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	2.90	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	66	85
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	2.36	2.58
Net Passing Yards	105	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.39	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/62	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/74	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/53
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	2:19	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	7:30	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	4:49	2:04	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
1	0:30	1:10	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	10:51	4:50	OWN 30	8	32	Punt
2	3:50	1:31	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 24	2	18	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	8:08	3:36	OWN 26	6	-4	Interception
3	4:32	3:27	OWN 23	6	14	Punt
4	14:46	1:22	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
4	10:05	3:26	OWN 30	6	21	Punt
4	4:54	1:49	OWN 38	4	-6	Fumble
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 21	1	0	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 24	4	48	Field Goal
1	9:54	2:24	OWN 21	6	45	Field Goal
1	6:42	1:53	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	2:45	2:15	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
2	14:20	3:29	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:01	2:11	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
2	2:19	1:43	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	12:13	4:05	OWN 35	8	50	Field Goal
3	1:05	1:19	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
4	13:24	3:19	OWN 13	5	20	Punt
4	6:39	1:45	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	3:05	2:55	OPP 32	7	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	20	43	2.15	17	2
George Jones	7	11	1.57	10	1
David Klingler	1	12	12.00	12	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	26	67	2.58	11	2
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	4	10	2.50	5	0
Kurt Warner	3	8	2.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	25	15	123	1/9	1	19	1	69.3
Damon Huard	4	2	7	1/16	0	11	0	56.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	25	16	187	0/0	1	47	0	99.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	6	8	75	12.50	18	19	0
WR Troy Brown	4	7	20	5.00	0	11	1
RB Charlie Garner	2	3	7	3.50	2	6	0
WR Germane Crowell	2	4	14	7.00	0	11	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James Jett	1	3	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Keith Poole	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tupac Shakur	3	4	11	3.67	7	11	0
WR Sean Dawkins	3	5	33	11.00	6	20	0
WR Justin Armour	3	5	56	18.67	14	47	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	4	53	17.67	27	31	0
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	30	15.00	0	31	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Tony Simmons	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	53	53.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Damon Huard	1	0	0	0
Gilbert Brown	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0
Armon Williams	0	1	0
Tra Thomas	0	1	0
Keith Hamilton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	9	385	42.8	38.4	58	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	7	332	47.4	36.9	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	4/4	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	6	74	12.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedrick Dodge	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	4	92	23.0	0
Dave Whitmore	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	5	0	33	25
ILB Marvin Jones	5	0	16	5
S Sam Shade	4	4	32	21
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	4	30	20
OLB Mo Lewis	4	2	20	17
OLB Martin Bishop	4	2	28	19
CB Patrick Surtain	4	1	31	25
DT Gilbert Brown	3	1	14	3
DT David Rocker	3	0	19	22
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	16	21
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	23	20
DE Daryl King	2	0	21	15
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	1	18	14
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	5	10
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	12	10
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	29	18
DT Bert Tharpe	0	1	10	5
ILB Dennis Stallings	0	1	4	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	6	2	0.0	26	29
S Keith Lyle	5	3	0.0	25	29
OLB John Mobley	5	2	0.0	24	28
S Dedrick Dodge	4	2	0.0	27	29
DT Jim Flanagan	3	2	0.5	23	15
DE Wayne Martin	3	3	0.0	21	23
CB Lenny McGill	3	2	0.0	27	29
OLB William Wallace	3	0	0.0	14	10
DT Warren Sapp	2	2	0.5	23	18
OLB Jamal Brooks	2	0	0.0	9	3
DE Bryant Young	2	0	0.0	19	25
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	0.0	10	19
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	1.0	4	10
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	0.0	26	28
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0.0	5	13
ILB Clyde Bernard	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Damon Burgess	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	14
OLB Mo Lewis	1	17
DE Kevin Carter	1	20

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Warren Sapp	0.5	0	0	1	18
DT Jim Flanagan	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Bryant Young	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	2	0	23
OLB Jamal Brooks	0.0	0	1	0	3
OLB John Mobley	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	4	0	25
ILB Marvin Jones	3	0	5
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	25
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	20
OLB Mo Lewis	1	1	17
S Sam Shade	1	1	21
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	19
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	18
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	21
S Dave Whitmore	0	1	10

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dedrick Dodge	4	1	0	29
CB Lenny McGill	3	0	0	29
OLB William Wallace	3	0	0	10
OLB John Mobley	2	0	0	28
ILB Canute Curtis	2	0	0	29
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0	3
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	0	19
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0	8
CB Troy Vincent	0	1	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	3	6	28	0	30
Jim Dombrowski	2	5	28	0	31
Dwayne Carswell	2	3	19	0	16
Kyle Turley	0	6	28	1	31
Oliver North	0	4	28	0	30
Sale Isaia	0	2	28	1	31
Tommy Vardell	0	1	15	0	9

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	3	12	33	25
David Williams	2	5	33	25
Roger Duffy	1	5	33	25
Tra Thomas	1	4	33	25
Sebastian Meeker	1	2	15	9
Aaron Pierce	1	1	8	5
Aaron Taylor	0	3	33	25

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	3	21

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Butler By'not'e	2	32
Brett Carolan	2	20
Aaron Pierce	2	19
Damon Burgess	2	12
Mel McCarthy	1	14
Sebastian Meeker	1	6
Lenny McGill	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	33	25	18	76
Sale Isaia	28	31	---	---	9	68
Todd Steussie	28	30	---	---	9	67
Patrick Surtain	---	---	31	25	10	66
Jim Dombrowski	28	31	---	---	---	59
Kyle Turley	28	31	---	---	---	59
Oliver North	28	30	---	---	---	58
Dexter McCleon	---	---	29	18	11	58
Martin Bishop	---	---	28	19	10	57
Sam Shade	---	---	32	21	4	57
Terrell Owens	28	28	---	---	---	56
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	30	20	4	54
Kurt Cobain	---	---	18	14	20	52
David Klingler	25	26	---	---	---	51
James Jett	25	22	---	---	4	51
Kevin Carter	---	---	23	20	6	49
Charlie Garner	21	23	---	---	2	46
David Rocker	---	---	19	22	3	44
Troy Brown	6	17	---	---	21	44
Dwayne Carswell	19	16	---	---	8	43
Tommy Vardell	15	9	---	---	17	41
Ramos McDonald	---	---	16	21	4	41
Mo Lewis	---	---	20	17	3	40
Daryl King	---	---	21	15	4	40
Dave Whitmore	---	---	5	10	23	38
Bernard Whittington	---	---	12	10	14	36
Marvin Jones	---	---	16	5	10	31
Tyji Armstrong	5	5	---	---	18	28
Germane Crowell	10	17	---	---	---	27
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	23	23
Gilbert Brown	---	---	14	3	4	21
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	5	2	17
Keith Poole	1	4	---	---	12	17
George Jones	7	8	---	---	---	15
Derek Cook	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jay Bellamy	---	---	2	0	8	10
Zack Wiegert	0	1	---	---	9	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Len Bias	3	6	---	---	---	9
Dennis Stallings	---	---	4	5	---	9
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damon Huard	3	5	---	---	---	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	2	2
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Taylor	33	25	---	---	11	69
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	27	29	10	66
Troy Vincent	---	---	26	28	9	63
Butler By'not'e	---	---	10	19	32	61
Lenny McGill	---	---	27	29	3	59
David Williams	33	25	---	---	---	58
Roger Duffy	33	25	---	---	---	58
Kurt Warner	33	25	---	---	---	58
Jeff Mitchell	33	25	---	---	---	58
Tra Thomas	33	25	---	---	---	58
Canute Curtis	---	---	26	29	---	55
Keith Lyle	---	---	25	29	---	54
Matthew Hatchette	18	18	---	---	18	54
John Mobley	---	---	24	28	---	52
Tupac Shakur	29	19	---	---	2	50
Wayne Martin	---	---	21	23	4	48
Sean Dawkins	27	19	---	---	---	46
Warren Sapp	---	---	23	18	5	46
Tony Simmons	25	18	---	---	2	45
Bryant Young	---	---	19	25	---	44
Jeremy Willie	21	13	---	---	9	43
Jim Flanagan	---	---	23	15	2	40
Justin Armour	10	15	---	---	13	38
Jamal Brooks	---	---	9	3	22	34
Aaron Pierce	8	5	---	---	19	32
Sebastian Meeker	15	9	---	---	6	30
William Wallace	---	---	14	10	2	26
Damon Burgess	---	---	5	9	12	26
Jay Williams	---	---	7	8	8	23
Brett Carolan	1	1	---	---	20	22
Sherman Klump	---	---	5	13	4	22
Harold Shaw	0	0	---	---	19	19
Mel McCarthy	4	1	---	---	14	19
Armon Williams	---	---	2	9	7	18
Mark Smith	---	---	9	6	---	15
Keith Hamilton	---	---	4	10	---	14
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	7	7	---	---	---	14
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	11	11
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	11	11
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rufus Hanshew	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clyde Bernard	---	---	2	1	---	3
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	11	21	1.9
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	9	19	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	25	15	0	1	3	2	2	1	1
Damon Huard	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	25	16	4	1	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	33	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	78	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	8	6	0	75	28
WR Troy Brown	7	4	0	20	17
WR Germane Crowell	4	2	1	14	17
WR James Jett	3	1	1	7	22
RB Charlie Garner	3	2	1	7	23
WR Keith Poole	2	0	0	0	4
TE Len Bias	1	1	0	7	6
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	0	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	5	3	1	33	1	19
WR Justin Armour	5	3	0	56	1	15
RB Tupac Shakur	4	3	0	11	0	19
WR Matthew Hatchette	4	3	0	53	1	18
WR Tony Simmons	3	0	1	0	0	18
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	0	30	1	13
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	0	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	2	5	2.50	2.58
Kurt Warner	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	5	5.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	2	18	9.00	4.92

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	1	0	0	0.00	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Brown	1	1	7	7.00	2.86
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	11	11.00	9.38

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	3	1
George Jones	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	0
Kurt Warner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	5	4
Damon Huard	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Brown	4	3	1
WR Terrell Owens	2	2	2
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	1
WR James Jett	1	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0
WR Keith Poole	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew Hatchette	4	3	2
RB Tupac Shakur	3	3	1
WR Sean Dawkins	3	1	1
WR Justin Armour	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (19,000)
End Zone 10,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (19,000)
End Zone	10,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)