Week 3, 1998

played in Cincinnati, OH

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans0700-7
Cincinnati Bengals67103-26

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

Team StatisticsHOUCIN
Record2-12-1
First Downs1213
- by Rushing44
- by Passing88
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards171272
- Offensive Plays5958
- Yards per Play2.904.69
Net Rushing Yards6685
- Rushing Attempts2833
- Yards per Rush2.362.58
Net Passing Yards105187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 17 - 125 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards130187
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/250/0
- Yards per Pass Play3.397.48
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions5/164/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.77.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/624/35
Punt Returns/Yards6/742/19
Kick Returns/Yards5/1101/16
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/53
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/00/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 24
Time of Possession28:2731:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:132:19OWN 2738Punt
17:300:48OWN 2031Punt
14:492:04OWN 3039Punt
10:301:10OWN 3636Punt
210:514:50OWN 30832Punt
23:501:31OPP 46546Touchdown
20:360:36OWN 24218Half
315:002:47OWN 20617Punt
38:083:36OWN 266-4Interception
34:323:27OWN 23614Punt
414:461:22OWN 453-1Punt
410:053:26OWN 30621Punt
44:541:49OWN 384-6Fumble
40:100:10OWN 2110Game
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:47OWN 24448Field Goal
19:542:24OWN 21645Field Goal
16:421:53OWN 3032Punt
12:452:15OWN 2633Punt
214:203:29OWN 20780Touchdown
26:012:11OWN 738Punt
22:191:43OWN 20618Punt
312:134:05OWN 35850Field Goal
31:051:19OWN 637Punt
413:243:19OWN 13520Punt
46:391:45OWN 1837Punt
43:052:55OPP 32726Field Goal

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Charlie Garner20432.151720
George Jones7111.571010
David Klingler11212.001210
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tupac Shakur26672.581120
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala4102.50500
Kurt Warner382.67800

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Klingler25151231/9119169.3
Damon Huard4271/16011056.3
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kurt Warner25161870/0147099.9

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrell Owens687512.5018190
WR Troy Brown47205.000111
RB Charlie Garner2373.50260
WR Germane Crowell24147.000110
TE Len Bias1177.00570
FB Tommy Vardell1100.00000
WR James Jett1377.00470
WR Keith Poole0200.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Tupac Shakur34113.677110
WR Sean Dawkins353311.006200
WR Justin Armour355618.6714471
WR Matthew Hatchette345317.6727310
TE Jeremy Willie223015.000310
FB Sebastian Meeker2242.00030
WR Tony Simmons0300.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Troy Vincent15353.001

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Damon Huard1000
Gilbert Brown0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Tupac Shakur1000
Armon Williams0100
Tra Thomas0100
Keith Hamilton0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome938542.838.4585
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brad Maynard733247.436.9573

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Jacke0/00/00/001/1
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Stover4/42/21/1512/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Whitmore67412.30
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Dedrick Dodge2199.50

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Patrick Surtain49223.00
Dave Whitmore11818.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Simmons11616.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Le Roy Butler500.03325
ILB Marvin Jones500.0165
S Sam Shade440.03221
ILB Tedy Bruschi440.03020
OLB Mo Lewis420.02017
OLB Martin Bishop420.02819
CB Patrick Surtain410.03125
DT Gilbert Brown310.0143
DT David Rocker300.01922
CB Ramos McDonald300.01621
DE Kevin Carter210.02320
DE Daryl King200.02115
OLB Kurt Cobain110.01814
S Dave Whitmore100.0510
DE Bernard Whittington100.01210
CB Dexter McCleon100.02918
DT Bert Tharpe010.0105
ILB Dennis Stallings010.045
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Canute Curtis620.02629
S Keith Lyle530.02529
OLB John Mobley520.02428
S Dedrick Dodge420.02729
DT Jim Flanagan320.52315
DE Wayne Martin330.02123
CB Lenny McGill320.02729
OLB William Wallace300.01410
DT Warren Sapp220.52318
OLB Jamal Brooks200.093
DE Bryant Young200.01925
CB Butler By'not'e200.01019
DT Keith Hamilton101.0410
CB Troy Vincent100.02628
DE Jay Williams100.078
DT Sherman Klump100.0513
ILB Clyde Bernard100.021
S Damon Burgess100.059

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain0.001014
OLB Mo Lewis0.001017
DE Kevin Carter0.001020
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Keith Hamilton1.000010
DT Warren Sapp0.500118
DT Jim Flanagan0.500015
DE Bryant Young0.010025
DE Wayne Martin0.002023
OLB Jamal Brooks0.00103
OLB John Mobley0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Patrick Surtain40025
ILB Marvin Jones3005
S Le Roy Butler20025
ILB Tedy Bruschi20020
OLB Mo Lewis11017
S Sam Shade11021
OLB Martin Bishop10019
CB Dexter McCleon10018
CB Ramos McDonald10021
S Dave Whitmore01010
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dedrick Dodge41029
CB Lenny McGill30029
OLB William Wallace30010
OLB John Mobley20028
ILB Canute Curtis20029
OLB Jamal Brooks1003
CB Butler By'not'e10019
DE Jay Williams1008
CB Troy Vincent01128

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Todd Steussie36028030
Jim Dombrowski25028031
Dwayne Carswell23019016
Kyle Turley06028131
Oliver North04028030
Sale Isaia02028131
Tommy Vardell0101509
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Mitchell312033025
David Williams25033025
Roger Duffy15033025
Tra Thomas14033025
Sebastian Meeker1201509
Aaron Pierce110805
Aaron Taylor03033025

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Troy Brown321
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Butler By'not'e232
Brett Carolan220
Aaron Pierce219
Damon Burgess212
Mel McCarthy114
Sebastian Meeker16
Lenny McGill13

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Le Roy Butler------33251876
Sale Isaia2831------968
Todd Steussie2830------967
Patrick Surtain------31251066
Jim Dombrowski2831---------59
Kyle Turley2831---------59
Oliver North2830---------58
Dexter McCleon------29181158
Martin Bishop------28191057
Sam Shade------3221457
Terrell Owens2828---------56
Tedy Bruschi------3020454
Kurt Cobain------18142052
David Klingler2526---------51
James Jett2522------451
Kevin Carter------2320649
Charlie Garner2123------246
David Rocker------1922344
Troy Brown617------2144
Dwayne Carswell1916------843
Tommy Vardell159------1741
Ramos McDonald------1621441
Mo Lewis------2017340
Daryl King------2115440
Dave Whitmore------5102338
Bernard Whittington------12101436
Marvin Jones------1651031
Tyji Armstrong55------1828
Germane Crowell1017---------27
Rashaan Salaam00------2323
Gilbert Brown------143421
Bert Tharpe------105217
Keith Poole14------1217
George Jones78---------15
Derek Cook01------910
Jay Bellamy------20810
Zack Wiegert01------910
Harry Newsome00------99
Len Bias36---------9
Dennis Stallings------45---9
Kris Hastings00------99
Damon Huard35---------8
Chris Jacke00------22
Todd Peat00---------0
Neil O'Donnell00---------0
Kimo Von Oelhoffen------00---0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Aaron Taylor3325------1169
Dedrick Dodge------27291066
Troy Vincent------2628963
Butler By'not'e------10193261
Lenny McGill------2729359
David Williams3325---------58
Roger Duffy3325---------58
Kurt Warner3325---------58
Jeff Mitchell3325---------58
Tra Thomas3325---------58
Canute Curtis------2629---55
Keith Lyle------2529---54
Matthew Hatchette1818------1854
John Mobley------2428---52
Tupac Shakur2919------250
Wayne Martin------2123448
Sean Dawkins2719---------46
Warren Sapp------2318546
Tony Simmons2518------245
Bryant Young------1925---44
Jeremy Willie2113------943
Jim Flanagan------2315240
Justin Armour1015------1338
Jamal Brooks------932234
Aaron Pierce85------1932
Sebastian Meeker159------630
William Wallace------1410226
Damon Burgess------591226
Jay Williams------78823
Brett Carolan11------2022
Sherman Klump------513422
Harold Shaw00------1919
Mel McCarthy41------1419
Armon Williams------29718
Mark Smith------96---15
Keith Hamilton------410---14
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala77---------14
Troy Sadowski00------1111
Matt Stover00------1111
Van Diligiro00------1111
Maxwell Fisher00------1111
Rufus Hanshew00------1111
Brad Maynard00------77
Frankie Thorp00------44
Clyde Bernard------21---3
T.J. Rubley00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8273.4
Middle11211.9
Right9182.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9182.0
Middle14493.5
Right9192.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Klingler25150132211
Damon Huard420000200
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kurt Warner25164123300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5330.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1310826.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)84455.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5440.8
Short (0-8 Yds)128726.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)323311.0
Long (19+ Yds)527815.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrell Owens86075028
WR Troy Brown74020017
WR Germane Crowell42114017
WR James Jett3117022
RB Charlie Garner3217023
WR Keith Poole200004
TE Len Bias110706
FB Tommy Vardell110009
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins53133119
WR Justin Armour53056115
RB Tupac Shakur43011019
WR Matthew Hatchette43053118
WR Tony Simmons3010018
TE Jeremy Willie22030113
FB Sebastian Meeker220409

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tupac Shakur252.502.58
Kurt Warner1-1-1.002.67
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala155.002.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
David Klingler22189.004.92
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kurt Warner1000.007.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Troy Brown1177.002.86
WR Terrell Owens111111.009.38
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins1000.006.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Charlie Garner31
George Jones10
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Tupac Shakur20
Kurt Warner10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
David Klingler1054
Damon Huard110
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Kurt Warner1284

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Troy Brown431
WR Terrell Owens222
WR Germane Crowell211
WR James Jett100
RB Charlie Garner100
WR Keith Poole100
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Matthew Hatchette432
RB Tupac Shakur331
WR Sean Dawkins311
WR Justin Armour210

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,700 (19,000)
End Zone10,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats9,300 (12,100)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes8,800 (9,900)