Week 4, 1998

played in San Diego, CA

84 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	0	3	-	10
San Diego Chargers	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 SDO - Jerry Rice 10 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 10:39 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 14 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Robert Brooks 28 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 11:43 HOU - Chris Jacke 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SDO - Garrison Hearst 1 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 SDO - Jerry Rice 10 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 10:39 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 14 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Robert Brooks 28 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 11:43 HOU - Chris Jacke 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SDO - Garrison Hearst 1 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics HOU SDO
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 364 336
- Offensive Plays 58 55
- Yards per Play 6.28 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 147 108
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 5.44 3.72
Net Passing Yards 217 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 1 26 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 8.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/57
Punt Returns/Yards 5/12 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07

Team Statistics	HOU	SDO
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	364	336
- Offensive Plays	58	55
- Yards per Play	6.28	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	147	108
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	5.44	3.72
Net Passing Yards	217	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 1	26 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	8.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/57
Punt Returns/Yards	5/12	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:53	28:07

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
1	6:58	4:27	OWN 20	9	61	Missed FG
2	13:32	3:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:46	5:06	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 34	2	13	Half
3	11:07	7:59	OWN 4	12	39	Punt
4	14:49	3:11	OWN 20	6	59	Field Goal
4	9:18	4:02	OWN 29	8	29	Punt
4	1:51	0:42	OWN 27	2	26	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	5:28	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
1	2:31	3:59	OWN 26	9	19	Punt
2	10:29	2:43	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	2:40	2:22	OWN 8	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 27	6	18	Punt
3	3:08	3:19	OWN 3	7	97	Touchdown
4	11:38	2:20	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	5:16	2:46	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	2:30	0:39	OPP 1	3	1	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 48	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Story, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	20	86	4.30	35	2
George Jones	6	57	9.50	33	2
David Klingler	1	4	4.00	4	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	20	60	3.00	11	2	1
Chad Levitt	5	37	7.40	14	2	0
Ralph Story	3	7	2.33	4	0	0
Reggie Cobb	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	30	23	221	1/4	1	34	1	93.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	26	22	228	0/0	2	42	0	128.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	8	8	82	10.25	23	31	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	5	66	16.50	42	34	1
WR Terrell Owens	3	4	29	9.67	5	12	0
WR Germane Crowell	3	4	21	7.00	12	10	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	0
WR Troy Brown	2	3	20	10.00	12	15	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Len Bias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Keith Poole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Garrison Hearst	4	4	14	3.50	1	6	0
WR Jerry Rice	3	3	78	26.00	29	42	1
WR Robert Brooks	3	5	67	22.33	21	28	1
TE Tony McGee	3	3	13	4.33	2	8	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	4	20	10.00	8	13	0
WR Kenny Lofton	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Chad Levitt	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Dave Whitmore	1	0
David Klingler	1	0
George Jones	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force
Jeff Saturday	1	0
Rick Vaughn	0	1
Ed Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	194	48.5	41.8	62	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	270	45.0	39.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	4	13	3.3	0
Troy Brown	1	-1	-1.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	1	23	23.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	3	0.0	27	26
OLB Ike Reese	6	2	0.0	27	26
S Sam Shade	6	1	0.0	26	24
CB Ramos McDonald	5	0	0.0	15	20
S Le Roy Butler	4	1	0.0	29	24
CB Patrick Surtain	3	1	0.0	29	25
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	0.0	23	18
DT Gilbert Brown	2	2	0.0	17	13
ILB Marvin Jones	2	2	0.0	18	7
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	1	0.0	6	8
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	0.0	25	20
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	0.0	25	18
DT David Rocker	1	1	0.0	14	14
DE Daryl King	1	0	0.0	12	16
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Dave Whitmore	0	1	0.0	2	9

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Brown	9	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	1	1.0	22	19
S Brian Washington	5	0	0.0	25	28
CB Corey Fuller	4	2	0.0	16	20
CB Tory James	4	1	0.0	23	29
S Sam Garnes	4	0	0.0	26	29
DE Melvin Donnalley	3	4	0.0	20	26
CB Darryl Henley	3	2	0.0	26	31
OLB Branden Pritchett	3	2	0.0	7	2
DE Derrick Alexander	3	0	0.0	22	24
S Pat Tillman	3	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Dan Footman	1	0	0.0	19	11
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0.0	8	20
S David Terrell	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	0	1	0.0	4	8
DT Larry Chester	0	1	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	0	1	20
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	0	1	0	6

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	1.0	0	0	19
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	1	1	26
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	1	0	24
DT Ed Jasper	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	4	1	26
S Sam Shade	4	0	24
S Le Roy Butler	3	0	24
ILB Tedy Bruschi	3	0	26
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	20
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	18
DE Daryl King	1	0	16
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	2
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	25

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ed Brown	3	1	0	26
S Sam Garnes	3	1	0	29
CB Tory James	3	0	0	29
S Brian Washington	2	0	0	28
DE Derrick Alexander	2	0	0	24
OLB Branden Pritchett	2	0	0	2
S Pat Tillman	2	0	0	8
CB Corey Fuller	1	0	1	20
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0	19
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0	31
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	0	4
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	11
S David Terrell	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sale Isaia	3	7	27	0	31
Jim Dombrowski	3	4	27	1	31
Todd Steussie	1	5	27	0	31
Adam Treu	1	4	27	0	31
Len Bias	1	1	10	0	6
Kyle Turley	0	5	27	0	31

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	2	6	29	26
Matt Lepsis	2	5	29	25
Pete Kendall	2	3	29	26
Jerry Fontenot	1	6	29	26
Bruce Armstrong	1	4	22	18
Andrew Jordan	1	1	15	6
Ed King	0	1	7	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Whitmore	1	18
Rashaan Salaam	1	18
Kurt Cobain	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Levitt	2	15
Rick Vaughn	2	14
Reggie Cobb	1	12
Robert Brooks	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	27	31	---	---	6	64
Sale Isaia	27	31	---	---	6	64
Kyle Turley	27	31	---	---	6	64
Ike Reese	---	---	27	26	6	59
Jim Dombrowski	27	31	---	---	---	58
David Klingler	27	31	---	---	---	58
Adam Treu	27	31	---	---	---	58
Patrick Surtain	---	---	29	25	4	58
Terrell Owens	26	31	---	---	---	57
Le Roy Butler	---	---	29	24	---	53
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	27	26	---	53
Sam Shade	---	---	26	24	---	50
Kevin Carter	---	---	25	20	2	47
James Jett	23	23	---	---	---	46
Charlie Garner	20	25	---	---	1	46
Dexter McCleon	---	---	23	18	4	45
Martin Bishop	---	---	25	18	---	43
Dwayne Carswell	17	20	---	---	4	41
Bernard Whittington	---	---	17	10	10	37
Ramos McDonald	---	---	15	20	---	35
Troy Brown	8	12	---	---	14	34
Tommy Vardell	16	11	---	---	6	33
Gilbert Brown	---	---	17	13	3	33
Marvin Jones	---	---	18	7	7	32
Daryl King	---	---	12	16	2	30
Dave Whitmore	---	---	2	9	18	29
David Rocker	---	---	14	14	---	28
Kurt Cobain	---	---	6	8	11	25
Germane Crowell	3	16	---	---	5	24
Len Bias	10	6	---	---	6	22
Tyji Armstrong	5	3	---	---	13	21
Jay Bellamy	---	---	0	2	19	21
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	18	18
Keith Poole	0	5	---	---	11	16
George Jones	7	3	---	---	3	13
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	4	6	---	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Tharpe	---	---	1	0	1	2
Dennis Stallings	---	---	2	0	---	2
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver North	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Kendall	29	26	---	---	6	61
Matt Lepsis	29	25	---	---	6	60
Darryl Henley	---	---	26	31	2	59
Robert Brooks	27	25	---	---	7	59
Brian Washington	---	---	25	28	3	56
Sam Garnes	---	---	26	29	1	56
Jerry Fontenot	29	26	---	---	---	55
Ralph Story	29	26	---	---	---	55
Ephraim Salaam	29	26	---	---	---	55
Tory James	---	---	23	29	2	54
Tony McGee	25	15	---	---	13	53
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	20	26	6	52
Ed Brown	---	---	25	26	1	52
Derrick Alexander	---	---	22	24	2	48
Bruce Armstrong	22	18	---	---	6	46
Bill Romanowski	---	---	22	19	3	44
Garrison Hearst	26	15	---	---	1	42
Corey Fuller	---	---	16	20	2	38
Reggie Cobb	16	9	---	---	12	37
Jerry Rice	16	19	---	---	1	36
Larry Chester	---	---	15	17	3	35
Kenny Lofton	6	11	---	---	17	34
Dan Footman	---	---	19	11	1	31
Andrew Jordan	15	6	---	---	8	29
Ed Jasper	---	---	8	20	1	29
Chad Levitt	5	7	---	---	15	27
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	4	8	14	26
Michael Irvin	8	16	---	---	---	24
Vera De Milo	---	---	12	12	---	24
Willie Williams	---	---	4	5	15	24
Rick Vaughn	---	---	2	4	14	20
Jeff Wright	---	---	10	6	3	19
Marvcus Patton	---	---	6	11	1	18
Ed King	7	8	---	---	---	15
Patrick Jeffers	1	7	---	---	7	15
Pat Tillman	---	---	3	8	4	15
David Terrell	---	---	2	5	7	14
Branden Pritchett	---	---	7	2	3	12
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Saturday	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kip Vickers	0	1	---	---	---	1
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	59	4.5
Middle	10	91	9.1
Right	4	-3	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	10	24	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	30	23	2	0	1	2	3	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	26	22	4	0	1	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	116	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	65	21.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	8	8	0	82	1	23
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	4	0	66	1	20
WR Terrell Owens	4	3	0	29	0	31
WR Germane Crowell	4	3	0	21	0	16
WR Troy Brown	3	2	0	20	0	12
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	7	0	11
RB Charlie Garner	2	1	0	-4	0	25
TE Len Bias	1	0	1	0	0	6
WR Keith Poole	1	0	0	0	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	5	3	0	67	2	25
WR Michael Irvin	4	2	1	20	0	16
RB Garrison Hearst	4	4	0	14	0	15
WR Jerry Rice	3	3	0	78	2	19
TE Tony McGee	3	3	0	13	0	15
WR Kenny Lofton	2	2	0	5	0	11
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	11	0	9
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	0	7	0	6
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	0	8	0	7
RB Chad Levitt	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	4	11	2.75	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	1	14	4.67	7.37

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	1	1	10	10.00	8.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	14	14.00	13.20
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Germane Crowell	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	10	10.00	26.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
David Klingler	1	1
George Jones	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	3	3
Ralph Story	1	1
Chad Levitt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	8	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	2
WR James Jett	2	2	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0
WR Keith Poole	1	0	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	2	0	0
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)