Week 7, 1992

played in Houston, AL

83 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	6	0	14	0	-	20
Houston Texans	7	7	3	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 HOU - Bo Jackson 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:49 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal
2Q: 04:14 HOU - Le Roy Butler 43 punt return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Hank Ilesic 53 field goal
3Q: 10:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 49 field goal
4Q: 12:59 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 07:20 DEN - Emmitt Smith 4 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Chris Jacke 20 field goal
OT: 07:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 HOU - Bo Jackson 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:49 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal
2Q: 04:14 HOU - Le Roy Butler 43 punt return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Hank Ilesic 53 field goal
3Q: 10:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 49 field goal
4Q: 12:59 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 07:20 DEN - Emmitt Smith 4 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Chris Jacke 20 field goal
OT: 07:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 5-2
First Downs 29 19
- by Rushing 14 12
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 464 347
- Offensive Plays 81 63
- Yards per Play 5.73 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 206 191
- Rushing Attempts 37 31
- Yards per Rush 5.57 6.16
Net Passing Yards 258 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 2 30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 280 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/63
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 5/91
Interception Ret./Yards 2/47 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 39:22 28:14

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	5-2
First Downs	29	19
- by Rushing	14	12
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	464	347
- Offensive Plays	81	63
- Yards per Play	5.73	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	206	191
- Rushing Attempts	37	31
- Yards per Rush	5.57	6.16
Net Passing Yards	258	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 2	30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	280	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/63
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	5/91
Interception Ret./Yards	2/47	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	39:22	28:14

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 20	8	64	Missed FG
1	9:21	1:19	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
1	5:48	2:06	OWN 15	5	28	Interception
2	14:47	3:04	OPP 39	5	20	Field Goal
2	9:53	2:08	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	6:12	2:07	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	4:05	2:51	OWN 20	7	44	Field Goal
3	10:00	4:54	OWN 37	8	29	Missed FG
3	3:58	6:05	OWN 3	15	97	Touchdown
4	10:57	3:44	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	5:17	2:21	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	4	24	Half
OT1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	10	53	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	2:33	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
1	8:02	2:14	OPP 11	5	11	Touchdown
1	3:42	3:55	OWN 23	8	37	Interception
2	11:43	1:50	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	7:45	1:33	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 21	2	32	Half
3	15:00	5:00	OWN 19	9	49	Field Goal
3	5:06	1:08	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	12:53	1:56	OWN 16	4	16	Punt
4	7:13	1:56	OWN 24	3	20	Interception
4	2:56	2:25	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal
OT1	11:03	3:39	OWN 32	8	37	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	32	186	5.81	32	8	2
Kelvin Bryant	4	15	3.75	11	1	0
Todd Blackledge	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	31	191	6.16	29	8	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Blackledge	40	25	280	4/22	0	37	2	62.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	30	18	167	2/11	0	42	2	47.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Frank Thomas	6	8	52	8.67	1	13
WR Anderson Cooper	6	10	51	8.50	11	20
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	6	39	13.00	13	23
TE Gary Wilkins	3	5	43	14.33	0	19
WR Mike Alexander	3	5	35	11.67	8	16
RB Emmitt Smith	2	3	52	26.00	41	37
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	1	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Johnny Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Brown	5	6	29	5.80	9	17
RB Bo Jackson	4	6	15	3.75	5	9
WR Desmond Howard	4	6	57	14.25	12	21
WR Mark Clayton	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Len Bias	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Derek Brown	1	1	11	11.00	8	11
WR Carl Pickens	1	2	42	42.00	24	42
FB Jarrod Bunch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Henley	1	8	8.00	0
S Joe Poole	1	39	39.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	17	17.00	0
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0
Todd Blackledge	0	1	0
Markus Koch	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Jim Dombrowski	0	1	0
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	120	30.0	10.3	42	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	5	221	44.2	42.6	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/4	1/2	1/2	53	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	2	63	31.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	5	91	18.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	10	1	0.0	31	32
ILB Sam Mills	9	3	0.0	31	32
DE Markus Koch	6	1	1.0	25	22
S Alvin Walton	5	1	0.0	31	32
DT Jon Hand	3	2	0.5	23	25
OLB Winston Moss	3	1	0.0	22	19
S Joe Poole	3	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Andre Tippett	2	1	0.0	28	27
DE Eric Dorsey	2	0	0.0	11	14
CB David Hollis	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Martin Bishop	2	0	0.0	20	15
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	2	0.5	18	23
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	2	0.0	5	11
DT Brad Culpepper	1	1	0.0	18	12
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
RB Curvin Richards	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darryl Henley	0	1	0.0	31	32

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	13	2	0.0	37	44
CB Martin Mayhew	7	2	0.0	37	44
ILB Glenn Cadrez	6	0	0.0	17	22
S Myron Guyton	5	2	0.0	37	44
OLB Mo Lewis	5	2	0.0	37	44
OLB Ricardo McDonald	5	1	0.0	30	35
DE Skip McClendon	4	3	1.0	31	35
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	3	0.5	35	41
DT Rush Brown	4	1	0.5	25	33
DE Warren Powers	4	1	0.5	25	30
DE Leon Seals	3	1	1.0	12	14
CB Donnell Woolford	3	1	0.0	34	40
CB David Pool	1	3	0.0	19	26
T Vlade Divac	1	0	---	---	---
WR Desmond Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	1	0.5	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Markus Koch	1.0	0	0	22
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.5	1	1	23
DT Jon Hand	0.5	0	0	25
OLB Winston Moss	0.0	1	1	19
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	0	1	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.0	1	0	35
DE Leon Seals	1.0	0	0	14
DT Rush Brown	0.5	0	2	33
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.5	0	1	41
DE Warren Powers	0.5	0	1	30
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.5	0	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	8	2	0	32
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	0	32
S Alvin Walton	2	1	0	32
S Joe Poole	2	0	1	26
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0	27
CB David Hollis	1	0	0	17
ILB Martin Bishop	1	0	0	15
CB Darryl Henley	0	0	1	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	7	0	1	44
ILB Glenn Cadrez	5	0	0	22
CB Martin Mayhew	3	1	0	44
S Myron Guyton	3	0	0	44
OLB Mo Lewis	3	0	0	44
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	1	40
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0	33
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	30
CB David Pool	1	0	0	26
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	8	13	3	37	1	44
Ken Ruettgers	3	7	1	37	2	44
Steve Smith	3	3	1	27	0	22
Bill Fralic	1	7	0	37	0	44
Ellison Onizuka	1	3	0	37	0	44
Doug Riesenberg	0	3	0	37	1	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Mills	4	11	0	31	0	32
Jim Dombrowski	4	7	1	31	1	32
Vlade Divac	3	4	1	31	0	32
Ron Solt	2	2	0	31	0	32
Todd Peat	1	5	0	31	1	32
Len Bias	1	1	0	24	0	19
Jarrod Bunch	1	1	0	19	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	3	20
Gary Wilkins	1	10
Mike Alexander	1	10
Johnny Johnson	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tyji Armstrong	1	19
Bernie Parmalee	1	16
Bob Kratch	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	37	44	---	---	8	89
Todd Blackledge	37	44	---	---	---	81
Ken Ruettgers	37	44	---	---	---	81
Joe Milinchik	37	44	---	---	---	81
Doug Riesenberg	37	44	---	---	---	81
Ellison Onizuka	37	44	---	---	---	81
Emmitt Smith	33	42	---	---	1	76
Joe Poole	---	---	24	26	25	75
Alvin Walton	---	---	31	32	9	72
Frank Thomas	31	36	---	---	5	72
Ronnie Harmon	29	34	---	---	6	69
Sam Mills	---	---	31	32	3	66
Darryl Henley	---	---	31	32	3	66
Tim Taylor	---	---	31	32	3	66
Andre Tippett	---	---	28	27	2	57
Steve Smith	27	22	---	---	7	56
Jon Hand	---	---	23	25	4	52
Markus Koch	---	---	25	22	5	52
Gary Wilkins	21	18	---	---	10	49
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	18	23	3	44
Mike Alexander	13	20	---	---	10	43
Winston Moss	---	---	22	19	1	42
Anderson Cooper	14	28	---	---	---	42
Martin Bishop	---	---	20	15	7	42
David Hollis	---	---	11	17	13	41
Brad Culpepper	---	---	18	12	2	32
Eric Dorsey	---	---	11	14	5	30
Kelvin Bryant	4	2	---	---	23	29
Kevin McArthur	---	---	5	11	12	28
Johnny Meads	---	---	7	7	12	26
Curvin Richards	6	10	---	---	8	24
Jeff Query	0	2	---	---	20	22
Thomas McLemore	1	1	---	---	19	21
Johnny Johnson	6	5	---	---	7	18
Jose Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	15	15
Thomas Everett	---	---	5	6	---	11
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Arthur	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mel Shaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
Billy Gray	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Elway	0	0	---	---	---	0
John McClane	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ray Seals	---	---	0	0	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	37	44	8	89
Martin Mayhew	---	---	37	44	4	85
Myron Guyton	---	---	37	44	4	85
Mo Lewis	---	---	37	44	4	85
Jack Del Rio	---	---	35	41	3	79
Donnell Woolford	---	---	34	40	4	78
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	30	35	7	72
Skip McClendon	---	---	31	35	5	71
Todd Peat	31	32	---	---	8	71
Bo Jackson	31	32	---	---	5	68
Bernie Kosar	31	32	---	---	3	66
Rush Brown	---	---	25	33	5	63
Jim Mills	31	32	---	---	---	63
Ron Solt	31	32	---	---	---	63
Jim Dombrowski	31	32	---	---	---	63
Tim Brown	31	32	---	---	---	63
Vlade Divac	31	32	---	---	---	63
Warren Powers	---	---	25	30	4	59
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	17	22	12	51
David Pool	---	---	19	26	3	48
Len Bias	24	19	---	---	4	47
Jarrod Bunch	19	17	---	---	11	47
Desmond Howard	19	21	---	---	6	46
Carl Pickens	11	15	---	---	14	40
Tyji Armstrong	11	8	---	---	19	38
Leon Seals	---	---	12	14	5	31
Anthony Florence	---	---	5	2	20	27
Bert Tharpe	---	---	12	11	1	24
Derek Brown	6	4	---	---	14	24
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	23	23
Kenny Tippins	---	---	2	4	11	17
Greg McMurtry	0	2	---	---	14	16
Bernie Parmalee	0	0	---	---	16	16
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	6	9	---	15
Mark Clayton	3	10	---	---	---	13
Brett Maxie	---	---	0	0	11	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bennie Thompson	---	---	3	4	1	8
Bob Kratch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene McGuire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hal Garner	---	---	3	2	2	7
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	136	7.6
Middle	3	10	3.3
Right	16	60	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	77	8.6
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	8	51	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Blackledge	40	25	3	4	2	2	4	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	30	18	2	0	2	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	119	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	31	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	36	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anderson Cooper	10	6	1	51	1	28
TE Frank Thomas	8	6	0	52	0	36
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	3	0	39	1	34
TE Gary Wilkins	5	3	0	43	0	18
WR Mike Alexander	5	3	1	35	0	20
RB Emmitt Smith	3	2	0	52	1	42
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	2
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0	8	0	22
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	6	4	0	15	0	32
WR Tim Brown	6	5	0	29	0	32
WR Desmond Howard	6	4	1	57	1	21
TE Len Bias	4	1	0	3	0	19
WR Mark Clayton	3	1	1	6	0	10
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	0	42	1	15
FB Jarrod Bunch	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE Derek Brown	1	1	0	11	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	3	16	5.33	5.81
Kelvin Bryant	1	-1	-1.00	3.75

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	7	13	1.86	6.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	9	4.50	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	3	3.00	0.75
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	6	6.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	6	3
Kelvin Bryant	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Blackledge	7	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	1
TE Frank Thomas	2	2	0
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Clayton	3	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	1
WR Tim Brown	2	2	1
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)