Conference Semifinals, 1992

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	7	3	-	24
Denver Broncos	3	0	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 DEN - Hank Ilesic 24 field goal
2Q: 12:22 HOU - Desmond Howard 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:57 HOU - Tim Brown 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 18 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 06:00 HOU - Bo Jackson 13 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DEN - Emmitt Smith 2 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 03:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 DEN - Hank Ilesic 24 field goal
2Q: 12:22 HOU - Desmond Howard 20 pass from Bernie Kosar (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:57 HOU - Tim Brown 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 18 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 06:00 HOU - Bo Jackson 13 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DEN - Emmitt Smith 2 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 03:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 12-6 11-6
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 4 4
Total Net Yards 402 333
- Offensive Plays 73 51
- Yards per Play 5.51 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 180 140
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 4.39 7.00
Net Passing Yards 222 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 0 27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 13/93 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:34 24:26

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	12-6	11-6
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	4	4
Total Net Yards	402	333
- Offensive Plays	73	51
- Yards per Play	5.51	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	180	140
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	4.39	7.00
Net Passing Yards	222	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 0	27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	13/93	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:34	24:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 9	8	48	Punt
1	6:42	1:26	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	0:49	3:44	OWN 9	6	91	Touchdown
2	10:32	1:38	OWN 35	5	16	Punt
2	7:56	5:05	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 2	2	11	Half
3	11:26	5:35	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
3	3:16	1:49	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
4	14:53	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:13	8:24	OWN 22	15	53	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 44	5	10	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	3:35	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	5:16	4:27	OWN 39	8	54	Field Goal
2	12:05	1:33	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:54	0:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:51	1:58	OWN 25	6	26	Interception
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	5:51	2:35	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	1:27	1:34	OWN 32	4	22	Punt
4	13:54	1:41	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	3:49	1:49	OWN 20	6	36	Downs

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	40	181	4.53	22	6	1
Bernie Kosar	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	17	128	7.53	21	5	1
John Elway	2	7	3.50	9	0	0
Kelvin Bryant	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	31	17	227	1/5	2	32	0	99.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	27	16	224	4/31	1	36	1	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	4	6	51	12.75	39	22	0
WR Tim Brown	4	8	72	18.00	42	32	1
WR Carl Pickens	3	6	18	6.00	4	7	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	36	18.00	33	30	0
WR Desmond Howard	2	3	29	14.50	6	20	1
TE Len Bias	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mark Clayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	68	11.33	38	18	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	8	118	23.60	73	36	0
WR Anderson Cooper	5	8	38	7.60	6	16	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Steve Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	5	236	47.2	34.4	56	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	236	47.2	35.6	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	2	18	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	7	1	0.0	20	31
OLB Mo Lewis	5	1	0.0	20	31
CB Martin Mayhew	5	0	0.0	19	31
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	2	3.0	20	29
S Myron Guyton	4	1	0.0	20	30
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	1	0.0	14	14
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	19	28
DE Alonzo Mitz	2	0	1.0	4	9
DT Pio Sagapolutele	2	1	0.0	5	13
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	14	23
DE Warren Powers	1	1	0.0	16	22
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0.0	2	11
CB David Pool	0	3	0.0	15	22
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0	1	0.0	4	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	11	3	0.0	41	32
ILB Sam Mills	9	0	0.0	41	32
OLB Andre Tippett	7	1	1.0	30	28
CB Darryl Henley	5	2	0.0	39	31
DT Jon Hand	4	2	0.0	31	22
S Joe Poole	4	1	0.0	39	31
OLB Winston Moss	3	2	0.0	30	25
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	2	0.0	29	17
CB Tim Taylor	3	1	0.0	41	32
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Martin Bishop	2	0	0.0	25	19
DE Markus Koch	1	3	0.0	12	15
DT Brad Culpepper	1	1	0.0	11	11
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Dorsey	0	1	0.0	23	19
ILB Kevin McArthur	0	1	0.0	1	0
CB David Hollis	0	1	0.0	16	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	3.0	0	1	29
DE Alonzo Mitz	1.0	0	0	9
DT Rush Brown	0.0	1	0	23
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	8

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	2	2	2	28
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Mayhew	3	2	0	31
S Myron Guyton	3	1	0	30
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0	28
OLB Mo Lewis	3	0	0	31
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	1	31
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0	23
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	11
CB David Pool	0	1	0	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	4	2	32
CB Darryl Henley	3	1	31
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	32
S Alvin Walton	3	0	32
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	28
DE Markus Koch	1	0	15
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	25
ILB Martin Bishop	1	0	19
CB David Hollis	0	1	13
S Joe Poole	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	4	11	0	41	0	32
Jim Dombrowski	3	10	1	41	0	32
Todd Peat	3	8	0	41	0	32
Vlade Divac	1	6	0	41	1	32
Jim Mills	1	4	0	41	0	32
Len Bias	0	1	0	30	0	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	4	1	20	1	31
Ken Ruettgers	3	3	0	20	2	31
Bill Fralic	2	6	0	20	0	31
Doug Riesenberg	2	5	0	20	1	31
Ellison Onizuka	1	1	0	20	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Howard	2	20
Todd Peat	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Bryant	2	20

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	41	32	---	---	6	79
Bernie Kosar	41	32	---	---	1	74
Jim Mills	41	32	---	---	---	73
Ron Solt	41	32	---	---	---	73
Jim Dombrowski	41	32	---	---	---	73
Vlade Divac	41	32	---	---	---	73
Bo Jackson	41	31	---	---	---	72
Tim Brown	40	32	---	---	---	72
Carl Pickens	35	25	---	---	8	68
Len Bias	30	23	---	---	5	58
Le Roy Butler	---	---	20	31	6	57
Mo Lewis	---	---	20	31	1	52
Martin Mayhew	---	---	19	31	1	51
Myron Guyton	---	---	20	30	1	51
Jack Del Rio	---	---	20	29	1	50
Tommy Vardell	18	16	---	---	14	48
Donnell Woolford	---	---	19	28	---	47
Warren Powers	---	---	16	22	5	43
Kenny Tippins	---	---	14	14	13	41
Rush Brown	---	---	14	23	2	39
David Pool	---	---	15	22	2	39
Tyji Armstrong	14	8	---	---	15	37
Leon Seals	---	---	15	18	---	33
Desmond Howard	4	9	---	---	20	33
Jarrod Bunch	12	5	---	---	14	31
Pio Sagapolutele	---	---	5	13	6	24
Mark Clayton	11	10	---	---	---	21
Anthony Florence	---	---	3	3	15	21
Bernie Parmalee	0	1	---	---	20	21
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	4	9	3	16
Bennie Thompson	---	---	2	11	1	14
Bert Tharpe	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	2	8	4	14
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	4	9	---	13
Erik Affholter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cliff Charlton	---	---	2	0	8	10
Brett Maxie	---	---	0	1	8	9
Jim Sweeney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Kratch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hal Garner	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	41	32	3	76
Sam Mills	---	---	41	32	1	74
Tim Taylor	---	---	41	32	1	74
Darryl Henley	---	---	39	31	1	71
Joe Poole	---	---	39	31	1	71
Andre Tippett	---	---	30	28	1	59
Bill Fralic	20	31	---	---	6	57
Winston Moss	---	---	30	25	2	57
Jon Hand	---	---	31	22	2	55
John Elway	20	31	---	---	---	51
Ken Ruettgers	20	31	---	---	---	51
Joe Milinchik	20	31	---	---	---	51
Doug Riesenberg	20	31	---	---	---	51
Ellison Onizuka	20	31	---	---	---	51
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	29	17	3	49
Frank Thomas	18	24	---	---	6	48
Ronnie Harmon	14	25	---	---	8	47
Emmitt Smith	19	28	---	---	---	47
Martin Bishop	---	---	25	19	2	46
Eric Dorsey	---	---	23	19	---	42
David Hollis	---	---	16	13	11	40
Steve Smith	11	17	---	---	10	38
Ray Seals	---	---	19	13	6	38
Jose Gonzalez	9	16	---	---	12	37
Gary Wilkins	10	11	---	---	15	36
Anderson Cooper	12	22	---	---	---	34
Johnny Meads	---	---	10	6	14	30
Markus Koch	---	---	12	15	1	28
Kelvin Bryant	2	3	---	---	20	25
Brad Culpepper	---	---	11	11	1	23
Jeff Query	0	0	---	---	21	21
Curvin Richards	4	8	---	---	9	21
Bret Michaels	---	---	11	4	5	20
Stanley Richard	---	---	1	1	14	16
Kevin McArthur	---	---	1	0	8	9
Mike Alexander	1	1	---	---	7	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Arthur	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mel Shaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Gray	0	0	---	---	6	6
John McClane	---	---	0	0	5	5
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Odie Harris	---	---	1	1	---	2
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	73	6.1
Middle	17	55	3.2
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	59	9.8
Middle	4	22	5.5
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	31	17	5	1	1	5	4	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	27	16	3	0	3	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	66	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	29	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	121	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	8	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Brown	8	4	1	72	2	32
RB Bo Jackson	6	4	0	51	1	31
WR Carl Pickens	6	3	0	18	0	25
TE Len Bias	4	1	0	13	0	23
WR Desmond Howard	3	2	0	29	1	9
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	36	1	16
WR Mark Clayton	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	8	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	5	0	118	3	25
WR Anderson Cooper	8	5	2	38	0	22
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	0	68	0	28
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	0	1	0	0	16
TE Frank Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	24
FB Steve Smith	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	24	8.00	4.53

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	3	16	5.33	7.53
John Elway	1	-2	-2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	3	29	9.67	7.32

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	2	2	19	9.50	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Brown	1	1	1	1.00	9.00
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	20	20.00	9.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	19	9.50	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	8	7

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	3	2
John Elway	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	7	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)