Week 1, 1993

played in Jacksonville, FL

91 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	0	3	3	-	6
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 JAX - Keenan McCardell 3 pass from David Green (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:46 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
3Q: 00:24 HOU - Chris Jacke 45 field goal
4Q: 01:57 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
4Q: 00:24 HOU - Chris Jacke 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 JAX - Keenan McCardell 3 pass from David Green (Chuck Nelson extra point)
3Q: 11:46 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
3Q: 00:24 HOU - Chris Jacke 45 field goal
4Q: 01:57 JAX - Chuck Nelson 41 field goal
4Q: 00:24 HOU - Chris Jacke 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 266 196
- Offensive Plays 61 76
- Yards per Play 4.36 2.58
Net Rushing Yards 50 123
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 2.27 3.32
Net Passing Yards 216 73
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 3 37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 87
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 1.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/77 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	266	196
- Offensive Plays	61	76
- Yards per Play	4.36	2.58
Net Rushing Yards	50	123
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	2.27	3.32
Net Passing Yards	216	73
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 3	37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	87
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	1.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/77	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	10:13	3:04	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	6:09	1:46	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
1	2:56	1:51	OWN 31	4	17	Punt
2	14:14	0:54	OWN 19	2	1	Interception
2	12:52	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:10	4:33	OWN 22	9	34	Punt
2	2:00	1:17	OWN 35	4	41	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 44	1	0	Half
3	12:52	0:13	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
3	11:41	2:42	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	6:59	1:42	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
3	4:22	1:39	OWN 39	4	21	Punt
3	1:26	1:09	OPP 21	3	-7	Field Goal
4	12:43	1:45	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	8:57	0:49	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
4	1:49	1:33	OWN 28	4	66	Field Goal

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	3:11	50	7	50	Touchdown
1	7:09	1:00	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
1	4:23	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:05	1:51	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	13:20	0:28	OPP 39	3	0	Punt
2	11:27	3:17	OWN 43	6	3	Punt
2	3:37	1:37	OWN 16	5	6	Punt
2	0:43	0:37	OWN 27	4	13	Interception
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	12:39	0:58	OPP 13	4	-11	Field Goal
3	8:59	2:00	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
3	5:17	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:43	1:17	OWN 20	3	1	Fumble
3	0:17	2:34	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	10:58	2:01	OWN 3	6	18	Punt
4	8:08	6:19	OWN 14	14	62	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bennie Blades, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	21	44	2.10	12	1	0
David Klingler	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Heath Sherman	17	42	2.47	8	0
Natrone Means	17	70	4.12	21	2
David Green	3	11	3.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	38	21	222	1/6	0	37	3	39.6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Green	37	16	87	2/14	1	13	1	48.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	6	7	17	2.83	0	8
WR Carl Pickens	4	10	51	12.75	0	20
WR Rich Erenberg	3	5	80	26.67	48	37
TE Len Bias	2	2	17	8.50	6	14
WR Greg McMurtry	2	2	27	13.50	15	28
WR Desmond Howard	2	8	14	7.00	1	10
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR James Jett	1	2	13	13.00	0	13

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Metcalf	5	16	14	2.80	1	6	0
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	15	7.50	3	13	0
WR Keenan McCardell	2	5	15	7.50	1	12	1
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Derek Loville	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Johnny Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Natrone Means	1	3	9	9.00	8	9	0
TE Toby Keith	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Russell Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Gary Reasons	1	22	22.00
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.00
S Bennie Blades	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carl Pickens	1	0	0
Rich Erenberg	0	1	0
Le Roy Butler	0	1	0
David Pool	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Sherman	1	0	0	0
Ray Childress	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	11	441	40.1	32.8	52	5

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	11	494	44.9	36.1	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Nelson	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Erenberg	6	77	12.8	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Erenberg	1	20	20.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Francis	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	7	0	1.0	30	26
ILB Hal Garner	7	3	0.0	22	18
OLB Mo Lewis	7	0	0.0	29	25
ILB Marvin Jones	6	1	0.0	35	37
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	33	33
S David Fulcher	5	0	0.0	7	10
CB David Pool	4	2	0.0	35	33
S Myron Guyton	3	4	0.0	36	38
DE Warren Powers	1	0	1.0	9	19
DE Antonio Edwards	1	3	0.0	27	23
DT Gilbert Brown	1	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Kurt Ploeger	1	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	1	0.0	4	7
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	0.0	32	32
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0.0	28	20
CB Anthony Florence	1	0	0.0	14	22
WR Desmond Howard	1	0	---	---	---
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Allred	0	1	0.0	8	12

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	8	2	0.0	21	35
S Bennie Blades	5	3	0.0	21	36
DT Ray Childress	5	1	0.0	17	31
CB Ron Francis	4	0	0.0	12	33
DE Steve Lattimer	4	0	0.0	18	32
CB Sammy Lilly	3	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Wayne Simmons	3	0	0.0	15	18
DE Jeff Hunter	2	1	1.0	14	26
CB Tyrone Braxton	2	1	0.0	21	34
OLB David Grayson	2	1	0.0	6	13
S Darrell Fullington	1	1	0.0	4	17
DT Tim Goad	1	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	1	0.0	21	34
S Ron Granger	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Keith Traylor	1	0	0.0	9	11
RB Natrone Means	1	0	---	---	---
DT William Munny	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Gary Reasons	0	1	0.0	13	17
DE Tony McCoy	0	1	0.0	4	7
ILB Jamie Fields	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1.0	1	4	26
DE Warren Powers	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	0.0	1	0	14
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	2	20
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.0	0	1	16
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	16
DT Gilbert Brown	0.0	0	1	24

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Hunter	1.0	1	1	0	26
DT Ray Childress	0.0	1	1	1	31
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	4	3	1	33
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0	37
OLB Mo Lewis	3	0	0	25
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	0	18
CB Anthony Florence	1	0	0	22
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	38
CB David Pool	1	0	0	33
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	26

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	6	0	0	35
CB Ron Francis	4	1	0	33
OLB David Grayson	2	0	1	13
CB Tyrone Braxton	2	0	0	34
OLB Wayne Simmons	2	0	0	18
DT Ray Childress	1	0	0	31
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0	17
CB Sammy Lilly	1	0	0	35
S Ron Granger	1	0	0	4
DE Steve Lattimer	1	0	0	32
OLB Gary Reasons	0	0	1	17
S Bennie Blades	0	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Belcher	2	3	1	22	0	39
Brian Holloway	1	5	0	22	0	39
Vlade Divac	1	5	0	22	0	39
Todd Peat	0	3	0	22	1	39
Jim Dombrowski	0	3	0	22	0	39
Len Bias	0	2	0	20	0	18

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Boatswain	4	7	0	37	1	39
Brian Millard	2	8	1	37	0	39
Adam Schreiber	2	7	0	37	1	39
Ed Simmons	2	4	0	37	0	39
Dino Smith	1	5	0	37	0	39
Johnny Mitchell	0	2	0	25	0	26
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0	10	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Erenberg	1	18

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	31
Vance Johnson	2	29
Darrell Fullington	2	18
Johnny Mitchell	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Guyton	---	---	36	38	3	77
Todd Peat	22	39	---	---	13	74
Marvin Jones	---	---	35	37	2	74
David Pool	---	---	35	33	2	70
Le Roy Butler	---	---	33	33	2	68
Anthony Florence	---	---	14	22	30	66
Donnell Woolford	---	---	32	32	2	66
Desmond Howard	9	32	---	---	22	63
Brian Holloway	22	39	---	---	---	61
Kevin Belcher	22	39	---	---	---	61
Jim Dombrowski	22	39	---	---	---	61
Bo Jackson	22	39	---	---	---	61
Vlade Divac	22	39	---	---	---	61
David Klingler	22	39	---	---	---	61
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	30	26	4	60
Carl Pickens	20	38	---	---	---	58
Skip McClendon	---	---	28	20	9	57
Mo Lewis	---	---	29	25	1	55
Len Bias	20	18	---	---	14	52
Antonio Edwards	---	---	27	23	1	51
Rich Erenberg	8	23	---	---	18	49
Hal Garner	---	---	22	18	9	49
Gilbert Brown	---	---	21	24	2	47
Jack Del Rio	---	---	7	14	23	44
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	10	16	12	38
Tyji Armstrong	4	11	---	---	20	35
Brian Allred	---	---	8	12	13	33
Warren Powers	---	---	9	19	4	32
Bert Tharpe	---	---	16	16	---	32
Owen Gill	0	0	---	---	31	31
Tommy Vardell	9	11	---	---	11	31
Derek Brown	4	6	---	---	16	26
Greg McMurtry	4	8	---	---	10	22
James Jett	10	9	---	---	---	19
David Fulcher	---	---	7	10	1	18
Kenny Tippins	---	---	4	7	4	15
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	4	4	7	15
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gene McGuire	0	0	---	---	13	13
Todd Rucci	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ricky Lurtsema	0	0	---	---	13	13
Greg Robinson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Hobert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dino Smith	37	39	---	---	13	89
Ron Francis	---	---	12	33	32	77
Brian Millard	37	39	---	---	---	76
Adam Schreiber	37	39	---	---	---	76
Ed Simmons	37	39	---	---	---	76
Harry Boatswain	37	39	---	---	---	76
David Green	37	39	---	---	---	76
Heath Sherman	17	20	---	---	31	68
Keenan McCardell	32	31	---	---	---	63
Eric Metcalf	29	33	---	---	---	62
Bennie Blades	---	---	21	36	3	60
Johnny Mitchell	25	26	---	---	9	60
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	21	34	2	57
Jeff Herrod	---	---	21	34	2	57
Sammy Lilly	---	---	19	35	3	57
Carnell Lake	---	---	21	35	1	57
Steve Lattimer	---	---	18	32	5	55
Ray Childress	---	---	17	31	3	51
Howard Griffith	19	19	---	---	11	49
Natrone Means	20	19	---	---	5	44
Jeff Hunter	---	---	14	26	3	43
Toby Keith	13	11	---	---	18	42
David Grayson	---	---	6	13	21	40
Derek Loville	14	18	---	---	8	40
Darrell Fullington	---	---	4	17	18	39
Gary Reasons	---	---	13	17	7	37
Wayne Simmons	---	---	15	18	3	36
Charles Arbuckle	10	10	---	---	13	33
Tim Goad	---	---	11	15	5	31
Vance Johnson	0	1	---	---	29	30
Karl Dunbar	---	---	8	13	5	26
Russell Copeland	6	7	---	---	13	26
Keith Traylor	---	---	9	11	2	22
William Munny	---	---	5	8	6	19
Tony McCoy	---	---	4	7	6	17
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	1	7	7	15
Mark Rodenhauser	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	13	13
Antwan Butler	0	0	---	---	13	13
Keith Cash	0	0	---	---	13	13
Stan Thomas	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ron Granger	---	---	1	4	5	10
Jamie Fields	---	---	1	3	3	7
Chuck Nelson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	8	5	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	49	3.5
Middle	19	61	3.2
Right	3	14	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	38	21	4	6	1	1	3	1	3

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Green	37	16	0	2	4	3	9	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-6	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	39	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	64	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	12	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	10	4	1	51	1	38
WR Desmond Howard	8	2	0	14	0	32
RB Bo Jackson	7	6	0	17	0	39
WR Rich Erenberg	5	3	0	80	2	23
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	17	0	18
WR Greg McMurtry	2	2	0	27	1	8
WR James Jett	2	1	0	13	0	9
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	3	0	11

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eric Metcalf	16	5	2	14	33
WR Keenan McCardell	5	2	0	15	31
WR Derek Loville	4	1	1	8	18
RB Natrone Means	3	1	1	9	19
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	0	15	20
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	0	7	10
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	0	4	1
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0	0	19
TE Johnny Mitchell	1	1	0	5	26
TE Toby Keith	1	1	0	10	11
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Sherman	2	12	6.00	2.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Green	5	2	7	1.40	2.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Metcalf	2	0	0	0.00	0.88
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Sherman	9	2
Natrone Means	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	4	2

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Green	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	4	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	2	0	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	1
WR Desmond Howard	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Metcalf	4	1	0
WR Keenan McCardell	3	1	1
WR Derek Loville	1	1	1
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)