Week 1, 1994

played in Houston, AL

63 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	0	7	3	0	-	10
Houston Texans	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Le Roy Butler 45 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 00:03 HOU - Bo Jackson 52 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 100 kickoff return (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Bo Jackson 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 00:28 TEN - Carlos Huerta 28 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Bo Jackson 5 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Le Roy Butler 45 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 00:03 HOU - Bo Jackson 52 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 100 kickoff return (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Bo Jackson 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 00:28 TEN - Carlos Huerta 28 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Bo Jackson 5 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 0 9
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 212 340
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 3.53 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 9 232
- Rushing Attempts 13 44
- Yards per Rush 0.69 5.27
Net Passing Yards 203 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 2 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/36 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/121 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:08 35:52

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	0	9
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	212	340
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	3.53	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	9	232
- Rushing Attempts	13	44
- Yards per Rush	0.69	5.27
Net Passing Yards	203	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 2	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/36	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/121	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:08	35:52

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	11:17	0:08	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
1	11:09	1:17	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	8:11	2:00	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
1	4:35	1:43	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
2	6:03	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:25	1:24	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
3	11:33	1:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	7:32	7:11	OWN 9	15	80	Field Goal
4	13:13	0:30	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	10:53	1:23	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
4	3:39	2:48	OWN 19	11	63	Interception
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 48	2	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	2:10	OWN 34	4	46	Missed FG
1	9:52	1:41	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	6:11	1:36	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	2:52	2:52	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	14:45	8:42	OWN 20	18	80	Touchdown
2	4:31	3:06	OWN 11	7	15	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
3	9:41	2:09	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
3	0:21	2:08	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	12:43	1:50	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	9:30	5:51	OPP 44	9	44	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:41	OWN 7	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Bartholomew Simpson	9	5	0.56	5
Herschel Walker	3	-2	-0.67	2
Jeff George	1	6	6.00	6

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	36	201	5.58	52	5	3
David Klingler	5	27	5.40	16	1	0
Bernie Parmalee	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	45	24	211	2/8	0	18	2	47.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	24	19	113	1/5	0	13	0	86.3

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	12	47	9.40	13	18
WR Ben Johnson	5	9	46	9.20	3	14
WR Lonzell Hill	4	10	38	9.50	7	16
WR Joaquin Stuckey	4	6	42	10.50	2	15
WR Henry Ellard	3	3	35	11.67	8	14
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
FB Kevin Turner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	7	9	24	3.43	10	7
WR James Jett	4	4	38	9.50	2	13
WR Troy Stradford	3	4	22	7.33	5	11
WR Carl Pickens	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	2	2.00	0
S Le Roy Butler	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	9	401	44.6	38.9	57	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	8	302	37.8	36.5	42	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlos Huerta	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	3	10	3.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	121	60.5	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	11	2	0.0	43	21
ILB Dante Jones	7	2	0.0	35	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	7	1	0.0	35	23
S Alvin Walton	5	4	0.0	43	25
DT Shane Dronett	5	1	0.0	35	18
CB James Hasty	3	2	0.0	37	25
S Larry Griffin	3	0	0.0	6	8
DT Israel Miller	3	0	0.0	27	15
DE Shante Carver	3	0	0.0	21	13
DE Ray Moreno	2	1	0.5	23	10
CB Chris Dishman	2	1	0.0	40	24
CB Robert Massey	2	1	0.0	29	14
OLB Chris Singleton	2	0	0.0	12	1
DE Anthony Smith	1	0	0.5	29	20
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	2	0.0	21	11
OLB Larry Kelm	1	2	0.0	11	5
WR Ben Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	0.0	15	7
DT Mike Collins	1	0	0.0	22	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	7	1	0.0	10	46
CB David Pool	5	1	0.0	11	40
CB Donnell Woolford	4	1	0.0	11	42
DT Bert Tharpe	3	0	1.0	10	40
S David Fulcher	3	2	0.0	9	38
S Jay Bellamy	3	0	0.0	1	27
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	1.0	9	43
S Terry Kinard	2	3	0.0	12	32
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	0	0.0	12	41
ILB Marvin Jones	1	2	0.0	12	24
CB Nate Clune	1	1	0.0	2	8
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0.0	12	37
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Brian Allred	1	0	0.0	4	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Smith	0.5	0	1	3	20
DE Ray Moreno	0.5	0	0	0	10
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	23
ILB Dante Jones	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Mike Collins	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	0	1	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	1	0	0	40
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	1	1	37
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	PPlay
ILB Dante Jones	4	22
S Mark Carrier	3	21
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	23
CB Chris Dishman	2	24
CB Robert Massey	2	14
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	11
S Alvin Walton	1	25
CB James Hasty	1	25
OLB Chris Singleton	1	1
DT Shane Dronett	1	18
DE Shante Carver	1	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	5	0	1	46
CB David Pool	5	0	0	40
S David Fulcher	3	0	0	38
CB Donnell Woolford	2	2	1	42
S Jay Bellamy	2	2	0	27
S Terry Kinard	1	1	0	32
OLB Mo Lewis	1	1	0	43
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	0	5
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0	13
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	41
CB Brian Allred	1	0	0	16
CB Nate Clune	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	1	4	13	0	43
Jeff Christy	0	3	12	0	39
Donnell Bennett	0	2	10	0	12
John Alt	0	1	13	1	40
Jeff Davidson	0	1	12	1	40
Jack Linn	0	1	12	0	41

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vlade Divac	5	13	44	1	25
Kevin Belcher	3	9	44	0	25
Jim Dombrowski	2	8	44	0	25
Todd Peat	1	4	44	0	25
Todd Steussie	1	4	44	0	25
Tommy Vardell	0	1	24	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Herschel Walker	1	25
Kevin Turner	1	18
Robert Faurot	1	18
Donnell Bennett	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Gouveia	3	16
Jay Bellamy	1	12

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	---	---	40	24	18	82
Alvin Walton	---	---	43	25	2	70
Robert Massey	---	---	29	14	24	67
Bill Fralic	13	43	---	---	10	66
James Hasty	---	---	37	25	4	66
Mark Carrier	---	---	43	21	1	65
Lonzell Hill	11	42	---	---	9	62
Haywood Jeffires	8	39	---	---	15	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	35	23	2	60
Jeff George	13	47	---	---	---	60
Dante Jones	---	---	35	22	---	57
Shane Dronett	---	---	35	18	2	55
John Alt	13	40	---	---	---	53
Jack Linn	12	41	---	---	---	53
Anthony Smith	---	---	29	20	4	53
Jeff Davidson	12	40	---	---	---	52
Jeff Christy	12	39	---	---	---	51
Herschel Walker	4	21	---	---	25	50
Israel Miller	---	---	27	15	3	45
Bartholomew Simpson	9	21	---	---	12	42
Ray Moreno	---	---	23	10	8	41
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	5	23	39
Ben Johnson	4	35	---	---	---	39
Mike Collins	---	---	22	13	2	37
Joaquin Stuckey	4	19	---	---	13	36
Shante Carver	---	---	21	13	1	35
Kevin Turner	2	13	---	---	18	33
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	11	---	32
Keith McKeller	10	14	---	---	8	32
Robert Faurot	3	11	---	---	18	32
Donnell Bennett	10	12	---	---	6	28
Martin Harrison	---	---	15	7	2	24
Wally Williams	1	11	---	---	10	22
Jay Pennison	1	8	---	---	10	19
Chris Singleton	---	---	12	1	5	18
Larry Griffin	---	---	6	8	3	17
Karl Stallings	0	7	---	---	10	17
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Henry Ellard	0	8	---	---	1	9
Orlando Brown	1	6	---	---	---	7
Carlos Huerta	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Kozak	---	---	0	0	2	2
Eric Shaw	---	---	0	0	2	2
Billy Joe Tolliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	44	25	---	---	9	78
Kevin Belcher	44	25	---	---	---	69
Jim Dombrowski	44	25	---	---	---	69
Vlade Divac	44	25	---	---	---	69
Todd Steussie	44	25	---	---	---	69
Bo Jackson	41	25	---	---	---	66
David Klingler	41	25	---	---	---	66
Carl Pickens	39	24	---	---	3	66
Dwayne Carswell	33	18	---	---	10	61
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	40	10	60
Skip McClendon	---	---	12	37	10	59
Le Roy Butler	---	---	10	46	1	57
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	12	41	2	55
Donnell Woolford	---	---	11	42	1	54
Mo Lewis	---	---	9	43	2	54
David Pool	---	---	11	40	2	53
Tommy Vardell	24	15	---	---	14	53
James Jett	33	19	---	---	---	52
David Fulcher	---	---	9	38	1	48
Terry Kinard	---	---	12	32	1	45
Marvin Jones	---	---	12	24	6	42
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	9	32	1	42
Jay Bellamy	---	---	1	27	12	40
Troy Stradford	14	12	---	---	13	39
Tyji Armstrong	13	4	---	---	21	38
Brian Allred	---	---	4	16	16	36
Howard Cross	10	3	---	---	17	30
Desmond Howard	9	5	---	---	16	30
Kevin Greene	---	---	4	5	20	29
Kenny Tippins	---	---	5	13	8	26
Bruce Smith	---	---	3	17	---	20
Bernie Parmalee	3	0	---	---	17	20
Gilbert Brown	---	---	5	15	---	20
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	1	16	18
Greg McMurtry	1	0	---	---	9	10
Nate Clune	---	---	2	8	---	10
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Wolford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	1	0	8	9
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Dunigan	3	0	---	---	---	3
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamar Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	6	-4	-0.7
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	99	9.0
Middle	19	92	4.8
Right	13	42	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	45	24	0	2	5	6	4	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	24	19	0	0	1	0	2	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	135	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	12	5	3	47	39
WR Lonzell Hill	10	4	1	38	42
WR Ben Johnson	9	5	0	46	35
WR Joaquin Stuckey	6	4	1	42	19
WR Henry Ellard	3	3	0	35	8
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	0	-2	14
RB Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	0	5	21
FB Kevin Turner	1	0	0	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	9	7	0	24	25
WR Troy Stradford	4	3	0	22	12
WR James Jett	4	4	0	38	19
WR Carl Pickens	3	2	0	11	24
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	6	15
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	1	0	4
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	0	9	5
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	3	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	1	-2	-2.00	0.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	10	27	2.70	5.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	3	1	-1	-0.33	4.69

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	3.92
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Ben Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	1
David Klingler	2	0
Bernie Parmalee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	12	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	5	3	1
WR Ben Johnson	3	1	0
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Stradford	4	3	2
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	0
WR James Jett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)