Week 16, 1993

played in St. Louis, MO

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	3	-	6
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 STL - Johnny Bailey 1 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:33 STL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:44 STL - Eddie Vedder 5 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Chris Jacke 25 field goal
3Q: 07:30 STL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
4Q: 13:17 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal
4Q: 10:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 STL - Johnny Bailey 1 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:33 STL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:44 STL - Eddie Vedder 5 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Chris Jacke 25 field goal
3Q: 07:30 STL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
4Q: 13:17 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal
4Q: 10:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 21 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 10-5 10-5
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 318 410
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 88 72
- Rushing Attempts 20 27
- Yards per Rush 4.40 2.67
Net Passing Yards 230 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 3 43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 361
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 3/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:33 33:27

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	10-5	10-5
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	318	410
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	88	72
- Rushing Attempts	20	27
- Yards per Rush	4.40	2.67
Net Passing Yards	230	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 3	43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	361
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	3/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:33	33:27

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:53	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	7:49	4:41	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
2	12:28	1:56	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
2	8:28	3:12	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
2	3:36	2:58	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	7:24	2:06	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	0:31	0:10	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	13:11	3:11	OWN 49	5	47	Field Goal
4	8:34	0:50	OPP 23	3	6	Missed FG
4	5:22	2:57	OWN 6	11	93	Interception
4	1:34	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
1	11:02	3:13	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	3:08	5:40	OWN 26	14	71	Field Goal
2	10:32	2:04	OWN 35	5	16	Punt
2	5:16	1:40	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	12:18	4:54	OWN 22	11	52	Field Goal
3	5:18	4:47	OWN 18	8	62	Missed FG
3	0:21	2:10	OPP 23	4	19	Field Goal
4	10:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	7:44	2:22	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	2:25	0:51	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 34	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Cris Carter, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	20	88	4.40	15	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Bailey	14	34	2.43	18	1
Randy Baldwin	11	31	2.82	10	1
Brett Favre	2	7	3.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	27	14	143	1/6	0	30	1	51.9
Ed Luther	12	6	93	0/0	0	37	2	36.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	28	361	3/23	2	36	1	97.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Pickens	4	9	69	17.25	26	30
WR Rich Erenberg	3	5	34	11.33	13	21
RB Bo Jackson	3	7	16	5.33	12	12
WR Greg McMurtry	3	5	28	9.33	10	18
TE Tyji Armstrong	2	3	18	9.00	1	12
WR Desmond Howard	2	4	23	11.50	0	17
WR James Jett	2	3	46	23.00	25	37
TE Derek Brown	1	3	2	2.00	0	2

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	12	16	215	17.92	98	36	0
WR Eddie Vedder	7	13	28	4.00	0	10	1
WR Kelvin Martin	3	3	69	23.00	13	28	0
RB Johnny Bailey	3	4	14	4.67	10	7	1
WR Raghib Ismail	2	3	28	14.00	3	18	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Tony Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Derek Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	1.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dion Lambert	2	0	0.00	0
S Darren Woodson	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jack Del Rio	0	0	1	0
Desmond Howard	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Brett Favre	1	0
Mark Walhberg	1	0
Tony Paige	0	1
David Braxton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	6	279	46.5	40.5	52	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	193	48.3	42.3	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/3	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/4	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	1	4	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	23	11.5	0
Mark Walhberg	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	2	56	28.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	9	1	0.0	22	41
OLB Mo Lewis	8	3	0.0	25	43
S Le Roy Butler	8	1	0.0	24	46
S Myron Guyton	5	2	0.0	11	40
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	2	2.0	16	20
OLB Ricardo McDonald	4	5	0.5	25	42
OLB Kenny Tippins	4	0	0.0	19	21
DE Warren Powers	3	2	0.5	12	22
DE Kurt Ploeger	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Brian Allred	2	0	0.0	15	6
DE Skip McClendon	1	2	0.0	24	44
DT Gilbert Brown	1	1	0.0	7	11
QB Ed Luther	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rich Erenberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Anthony Florence	1	0	0.0	14	30
CB David Pool	1	0	0.0	21	42
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	21	36
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
S Jim Cain	1	0	0.0	11	15

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	10	3	0.0	20	30
S Darren Perry	7	1	0.0	20	35
DE Vera De Milo	3	2	0.0	19	25
CB Mark Walhberg	3	1	0.0	18	36
S Rod McSwain	3	0	0.0	1	15
CB Kerry Glenn	3	0	0.0	4	9
OLB David Braxton	2	0	1.0	3	15
CB Albert Lewis	2	2	0.0	11	38
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0.0	10	1
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Dion Lambert	2	0	0.0	16	33
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	2	0.0	18	29
OLB Vincent Brown	1	1	0.0	17	25
RB Johnny Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfred Oglesby	0	1	0.0	7	20
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	0.0	14	21
S Darren Woodson	0	1	0.0	20	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	2.0	0	2	0	20
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.5	1	3	2	42
DE Warren Powers	0.5	0	1	0	22
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	3	0	44
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	0	36

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB David Braxton	1.0	0	1	15
S Darren Perry	0.0	1	0	35
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	1	0	29
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	2	25
DE Mel Agee	0.0	0	2	17
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	0	1	24
OLB Vincent Brown	0.0	0	1	25
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	7	0	1	41
S Le Roy Butler	5	0	0	46
OLB Mo Lewis	5	0	0	43
S Myron Guyton	4	0	0	40
DE Warren Powers	2	0	0	22
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0	21
CB Anthony Florence	1	0	0	30
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0	36
CB Brian Allred	1	0	0	6
S Jim Cain	1	0	0	15
CB David Pool	0	1	0	42

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kerry Glenn	3	1	0	9
S Rod McSwain	3	0	0	15
CB Dion Lambert	2	1	2	33
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	30
S Darren Perry	2	0	0	35
CB Mark Walhberg	2	0	0	36
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0	38
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0	1
OLB Vincent Brown	1	0	0	25
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0	15
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0	25
DE Chris Zorich	1	0	0	14
S Darren Woodson	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Belcher	3	6	0	20	1	32
Jim Dombrowski	3	4	1	20	0	35
Brian Holloway	2	3	0	20	0	40
Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	16	0	20
Todd Peat	0	3	0	20	0	36
Tommy Vardell	0	2	0	12	0	14
Charles McRae	0	1	0	4	0	26

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	3	9	3	24	1	46
Adam Lingner	2	5	0	22	1	46
Nate Newton	1	5	0	27	1	46
Ken Griffey	1	1	0	14	0	30
Bernard Dafney	0	2	0	24	0	46
Luis Sharpe	0	1	0	22	0	46
Mitch Frerotte	0	1	0	8	0	0
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	8	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Howard	2	14
Jerry Bell	1	18
Harper LeBel	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Braxton	1	25
Leonard Smith	1	14
Rod McSwain	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	25	42	9	76
Skip McClendon	---	---	24	44	6	74
Le Roy Butler	---	---	24	46	4	74
Mo Lewis	---	---	25	43	4	72
Brian Holloway	20	40	---	---	9	69
David Pool	---	---	21	42	4	67
Donnell Woolford	---	---	22	41	3	66
Todd Peat	20	36	---	---	9	65
Anthony Florence	---	---	14	30	21	65
Bert Tharpe	---	---	21	36	8	65
Bo Jackson	20	37	---	---	---	57
Jim Dombrowski	20	35	---	---	---	55
Carl Pickens	19	36	---	---	---	55
Myron Guyton	---	---	11	40	3	54
Kevin Belcher	20	32	---	---	---	52
Tyji Armstrong	16	20	---	---	16	52
Kenny Tippins	---	---	19	21	10	50
Desmond Howard	14	21	---	---	14	49
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	18	26	4	48
David Klingler	20	28	---	---	---	48
Rich Erenberg	5	21	---	---	13	39
Charles McRae	4	26	---	---	9	39
Jack Del Rio	---	---	16	20	2	38
Warren Powers	---	---	12	22	2	36
Jim Cain	---	---	11	15	10	36
Tommy Vardell	12	14	---	---	8	34
Jerry Bell	3	12	---	---	18	33
Ricky Lurtsema	16	14	---	---	---	30
Marvin Jones	---	---	10	17	---	27
Brian Allred	---	---	15	6	4	25
Owen Gill	0	3	---	---	21	24
Greg McMurtry	7	17	---	---	---	24
James Jett	0	5	---	---	17	22
Derek Brown	3	11	---	---	6	20
Gilbert Brown	---	---	7	11	---	18
Bill Brown	0	8	---	---	9	17
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	2	4	9	15
Ed Luther	0	12	---	---	---	12
Bernie Parmalee	1	3	---	---	8	12
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Kratch	0	9	---	---	---	9
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hal Garner	---	---	0	0	2	2
Vlade Divac	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Hobert	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	24	46	---	---	8	78
Bernard Dafney	24	46	---	---	7	77
Luis Sharpe	22	46	---	---	8	76
Nate Newton	27	46	---	---	1	74
Brett Favre	27	46	---	---	---	73
Adam Lingner	22	46	---	---	---	68
Cris Carter	19	46	---	---	---	65
Albert Lewis	---	---	11	38	10	59
Darren Perry	---	---	20	35	3	58
Mark Walhberg	---	---	18	36	3	57
Darren Woodson	---	---	20	32	3	55
Greg Lloyd	---	---	20	30	4	54
Johnny Bailey	15	38	---	---	1	54
Eddie Vedder	17	36	---	---	---	53
Dion Lambert	---	---	16	33	3	52
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	18	29	4	51
Ken Griffey	14	30	---	---	3	47
Vincent Brown	---	---	17	25	3	45
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	25	---	44
Tony Paige	13	17	---	---	13	43
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	16	24	3	43
David Braxton	---	---	3	15	25	43
Randy Baldwin	12	8	---	---	22	42
Nolan Harrison	---	---	14	21	4	39
Raghib Ismail	12	24	---	---	---	36
Kelvin Martin	9	14	---	---	9	32
Alfred Pupunu	8	4	---	---	16	28
Leonard Smith	---	---	1	12	14	27
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	7	20	---	27
Kerry Glenn	---	---	4	9	12	25
Chris Zorich	---	---	4	14	7	25
Rod McSwain	---	---	1	15	8	24
Mel Agee	---	---	1	17	6	24
Derek Brown	8	8	---	---	8	24
Gregg Carr	---	---	10	1	9	20
Nate Lewis	6	0	---	---	13	19
Mitch Frerotte	8	0	---	---	8	16
Jake Reed	1	0	---	---	14	15
Jeff Mills	---	---	0	9	5	14
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Irv Smith	1	5	---	---	3	9
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Stroth	8	0	---	---	---	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	9	0.7
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	27	14	2	3	1	1	5	0	1
Ed Luther	12	6	2	0	0	1	3	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	28	7	1	0	1	11	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	29	4.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	119	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	113	22.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	9	4	0	69	2	36
RB Bo Jackson	7	3	0	16	0	37
WR Rich Erenberg	5	3	0	34	1	21
WR Greg McMurtry	5	3	0	28	0	17
WR Desmond Howard	4	2	0	23	0	21
TE Tyji Armstrong	3	2	1	18	0	20
TE Derek Brown	3	1	0	2	0	11
WR James Jett	3	2	0	46	1	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	16	12	215	5	46
WR Eddie Vedder	13	7	28	0	36
RB Johnny Bailey	4	3	14	0	38
WR Kelvin Martin	3	3	69	2	14
WR Raghib Ismail	3	2	28	0	24
RB Derek Brown	2	0	0	0	8
FB Tony Paige	1	0	0	0	17
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	7	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	0	0.00	4.40

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	5	4	0.80	2.43
Randy Baldwin	1	1	1.00	2.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	0	0	0.00	5.30
Ed Luther	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	8	5	26	3.25	8.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	3	2.29
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	6.00
WR Desmond Howard	1	5.75
WR Carl Pickens	1	7.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Vedder	4	2	12	3.00	2.15
RB Johnny Bailey	3	3	14	4.67	3.50
RB Derek Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Bailey	3	2
Randy Baldwin	2	0
Brett Favre	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	6	2	1
Ed Luther	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg McMurtry	2	1	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	2	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0
WR James Jett	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	6	4	4
RB Johnny Bailey	2	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	2	0	0

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)