Conference Semifinals, 1992

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans01473-24
Denver Broncos30140-17

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

Team StatisticsHOUDEN
Record12-611-6
First Downs2620
- by Rushing108
- by Passing128
- by Penalty44
Total Net Yards402333
- Offensive Plays7351
- Yards per Play5.516.53
Net Rushing Yards180140
- Rushing Attempts4120
- Yards per Rush4.397.00
Net Passing Yards222193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 17 - 027 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards227224
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/54/31
- Yards per Pass Play6.946.23
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions8/152/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards13/937/50
Punt Returns/Yards2/182/24
Kick Returns/Yards0/01/21
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 25
Time of Possession35:3424:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:43OWN 9848Punt
16:421:26OWN 2032Punt
10:493:44OWN 9691Touchdown
210:321:38OWN 35516Punt
27:565:05OWN 281172Touchdown
20:530:53OWN 2211Half
311:265:35OWN 131187Touchdown
33:161:49OWN 2053Punt
414:530:59OWN 2034Punt
412:138:24OWN 221553Field Goal
42:002:00OWN 44510Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:173:35OWN 20628Punt
15:164:27OWN 39854Field Goal
212:051:33OWN 2035Punt
28:540:58OWN 2033Punt
22:511:58OWN 25626Interception
315:003:34OWN 20780Touchdown
35:512:35OWN 20580Touchdown
31:271:34OWN 32422Punt
413:541:41OWN 403-1Punt
43:491:49OWN 20636Downs

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson401814.532261
Bernie Kosar1-1-1.00-100
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Emmitt Smith171287.532151
John Elway273.50900
Kelvin Bryant155.00500

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernie Kosar31172271/5232099.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway27162244/31136182.9

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson465112.7539220
WR Tim Brown487218.0042321
WR Carl Pickens36186.00470
FB Tommy Vardell223618.0033300
WR Desmond Howard232914.506201
TE Len Bias141313.000130
TE Tyji Armstrong1188.00080
WR Mark Clayton0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Emmitt Smith666811.3338181
WR Ronnie Harmon5811823.6073360
WR Anderson Cooper58387.606160
WR Jose Gonzalez0200.00000
FB Steve Smith0100.00000
TE Frank Thomas0200.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Le Roy Butler100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
DenverFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kent Sullivan523647.234.4560
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome523647.235.6521

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Jacke1/11/10/0423/3
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hank Ilesic1/10/00/0242/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Le Roy Butler2189.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Jeff Query22412.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Bryant12121.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Le Roy Butler710.02031
OLB Mo Lewis510.02031
CB Martin Mayhew500.01931
OLB Jack Del Rio423.02029
S Myron Guyton410.02030
OLB Kenny Tippins310.01414
CB Donnell Woolford300.01928
DE Alonzo Mitz201.049
DT Pio Sagapolutele210.0513
DT Rush Brown110.01423
DE Warren Powers110.01622
S Bennie Thompson100.0211
CB David Pool030.01522
ILB Glenn Cadrez010.049
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Alvin Walton1130.04132
ILB Sam Mills900.04132
OLB Andre Tippett711.03028
CB Darryl Henley520.03931
DT Jon Hand420.03122
S Joe Poole410.03931
OLB Winston Moss320.03025
DE Glenn Jacobs320.02917
CB Tim Taylor310.04132
OLB Johnny Meads200.0106
ILB Martin Bishop200.02519
DE Markus Koch130.01215
DT Brad Culpepper110.01111
WR Ronnie Harmon10---------
DE Eric Dorsey010.02319
ILB Kevin McArthur010.010
CB David Hollis010.01613

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio3.001029
DE Alonzo Mitz1.00009
DT Rush Brown0.010023
DT Bert Tharpe0.00108
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Andre Tippett1.022228
DE Markus Koch0.011015
DE Eric Dorsey0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Martin Mayhew32031
S Myron Guyton31030
CB Donnell Woolford30028
OLB Mo Lewis30031
S Le Roy Butler20131
DT Rush Brown10023
S Bennie Thompson10011
CB David Pool01022
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tim Taylor42032
CB Darryl Henley31031
ILB Sam Mills30032
S Alvin Walton30032
OLB Andre Tippett10028
DE Markus Koch10015
OLB Winston Moss10025
ILB Martin Bishop10019
CB David Hollis01013
S Joe Poole01031

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Solt411041032
Jim Dombrowski310141032
Todd Peat38041032
Vlade Divac16041132
Jim Mills14041032
Len Bias01030023
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joe Milinchik34120131
Ken Ruettgers33020231
Bill Fralic26020031
Doug Riesenberg25020131
Ellison Onizuka11020031

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Desmond Howard220
Todd Peat16
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Kelvin Bryant220

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Todd Peat4132------679
Bernie Kosar4132------174
Jim Mills4132---------73
Ron Solt4132---------73
Jim Dombrowski4132---------73
Vlade Divac4132---------73
Bo Jackson4131---------72
Tim Brown4032---------72
Carl Pickens3525------868
Len Bias3023------558
Le Roy Butler------2031657
Mo Lewis------2031152
Martin Mayhew------1931151
Myron Guyton------2030151
Jack Del Rio------2029150
Tommy Vardell1816------1448
Donnell Woolford------1928---47
Warren Powers------1622543
Kenny Tippins------14141341
Rush Brown------1423239
David Pool------1522239
Tyji Armstrong148------1537
Leon Seals------1518---33
Desmond Howard49------2033
Jarrod Bunch125------1431
Pio Sagapolutele------513624
Mark Clayton1110---------21
Anthony Florence------331521
Bernie Parmalee01------2021
Glenn Cadrez------49316
Bennie Thompson------211114
Bert Tharpe------68---14
Ricardo McDonald------28414
Alonzo Mitz------49---13
Erik Affholter00------1111
Cliff Charlton------20810
Brett Maxie------0189
Jim Sweeney00------66
Harper LeBel00------66
Bob Kratch00------66
Chris Jacke00------66
Charles McRae00------66
Hal Garner------0055
Kent Sullivan00------55
Jay Schroeder00---------0
David Klingler00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Alvin Walton------4132376
Sam Mills------4132174
Tim Taylor------4132174
Darryl Henley------3931171
Joe Poole------3931171
Andre Tippett------3028159
Bill Fralic2031------657
Winston Moss------3025257
Jon Hand------3122255
John Elway2031---------51
Ken Ruettgers2031---------51
Joe Milinchik2031---------51
Doug Riesenberg2031---------51
Ellison Onizuka2031---------51
Glenn Jacobs------2917349
Frank Thomas1824------648
Ronnie Harmon1425------847
Emmitt Smith1928---------47
Martin Bishop------2519246
Eric Dorsey------2319---42
David Hollis------16131140
Steve Smith1117------1038
Ray Seals------1913638
Jose Gonzalez916------1237
Gary Wilkins1011------1536
Anderson Cooper1222---------34
Johnny Meads------1061430
Markus Koch------1215128
Kelvin Bryant23------2025
Brad Culpepper------1111123
Jeff Query00------2121
Curvin Richards48------921
Bret Michaels------114520
Stanley Richard------111416
Kevin McArthur------1089
Mike Alexander11------79
Harry Newsome00------66
Walter Reeves00------66
Mike Arthur00------66
Mel Shaw00------66
Billy Gray00------66
John McClane------0055
Hank Ilesic00------55
Odie Harris------11---2
Todd Blackledge00---------0
Matt Blundin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12736.1
Middle17553.2
Right11534.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6599.8
Middle4225.5
Right10595.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernie Kosar31175115420
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway27163034201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen535010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)129756.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1351027.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen446616.5
Short (0-8 Yds)64294.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1371219.3
Long (19+ Yds)4182.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim Brown84172232
RB Bo Jackson64051131
WR Carl Pickens63018025
TE Len Bias41013023
WR Desmond Howard3202919
FB Tommy Vardell22036116
WR Mark Clayton1000010
TE Tyji Armstrong110808
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon850118325
WR Anderson Cooper85238022
RB Emmitt Smith66068028
WR Jose Gonzalez2010016
TE Frank Thomas2000024
FB Steve Smith1000017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bo Jackson3248.004.53
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Emmitt Smith3165.337.53
John Elway1-2-2.003.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernie Kosar33299.677.32
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway22199.508.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tim Brown1111.009.00
TE Tyji Armstrong1188.008.00
WR Desmond Howard112020.009.67
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith22199.5011.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Bo Jackson87
DenverRushesConversions
Emmitt Smith32
John Elway10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Bernie Kosar711
DenverAttCompConversions
John Elway320

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Carl Pickens311
WR Tim Brown200
WR Mark Clayton100
RB Bo Jackson100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Ronnie Harmon110
WR Anderson Cooper100
RB Emmitt Smith110

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)