Week 8, 1994

played in Tennessee, TX

77 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	21	0	7	-	31
Tennessee Oilers	7	10	17	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 HOU - Chris Jacke 24 field goal
1Q: 04:38 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 3 run (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 13:49 HOU - Tommy Vardell 18 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:18 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 47 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 04:44 HOU - Donnell Woolford 93 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:54 HOU - James Jett 12 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Carlos Huerta 43 field goal
3Q: 13:29 TEN - Lonzell Hill 7 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
3Q: 08:26 TEN - Henry Ellard 63 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
3Q: 06:07 TEN - Carlos Huerta 25 field goal
4Q: 11:22 TEN - Carlos Huerta 49 field goal
4Q: 10:05 HOU - Bo Jackson 56 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 HOU - Chris Jacke 24 field goal
1Q: 04:38 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 3 run (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 13:49 HOU - Tommy Vardell 18 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:18 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 47 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
2Q: 04:44 HOU - Donnell Woolford 93 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:54 HOU - James Jett 12 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Carlos Huerta 43 field goal
3Q: 13:29 TEN - Lonzell Hill 7 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
3Q: 08:26 TEN - Henry Ellard 63 pass from Jeff George (Carlos Huerta extra point)
3Q: 06:07 TEN - Carlos Huerta 25 field goal
4Q: 11:22 TEN - Carlos Huerta 49 field goal
4Q: 10:05 HOU - Bo Jackson 56 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 314 502
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 5.71 7.84
Net Rushing Yards 153 156
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 5.67 5.20
Net Passing Yards 161 346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 32 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 169 353
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 10.18
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 7/157 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/93 2/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:44 33:16

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	314	502
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	5.71	7.84
Net Rushing Yards	153	156
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	5.67	5.20
Net Passing Yards	161	346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	32 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	169	353
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	10.18
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	7/157	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/93	2/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:44	33:16

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:57	OWN 32	11	61	Field Goal
1	4:30	5:47	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	11:03	2:37	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	3:38	1:53	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
3	13:22	2:25	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	8:09	0:40	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	5:59	0:58	OWN 44	1	-2	Fumble
3	3:15	3:25	OWN 20	8	47	Downs
4	11:17	1:28	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
4	7:26	1:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:39	0:56	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	0:30	0:17	OWN 34	2	0	Interception

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:03	3:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	13:43	2:40	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	8:26	3:54	OWN 32	7	52	Interception
2	4:32	0:54	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	7	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
3	10:57	2:48	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
3	7:29	1:30	OPP 16	3	8	Field Goal
3	5:01	1:46	OPP 42	3	-5	Punt
4	14:50	3:33	OWN 33	7	35	Field Goal
4	9:49	2:23	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
4	5:55	3:16	OWN 41	5	21	Punt
4	1:43	1:13	OPP 20	3	-7	Missed FG
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Henry Ellard, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	15	100	6.67	56	2	1
Bernie Parmalee	10	49	4.90	17	2	0
Tommy Vardell	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	22	75	3.41	30	2	1
Herschel Walker	6	81	13.50	53	2	0
Jeff George	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	27	16	169	1/8	2	26	2	71.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	32	25	353	2/7	3	63	2	117.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	4	7	52	13.00	2	26	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	5	37	9.25	10	13	0
WR Troy Stradford	3	4	29	9.67	11	15	0
WR Carl Pickens	3	8	28	9.33	0	12	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	23	11.50	22	18	1
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	9	11	155	17.22	77	63	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	10	126	14.00	40	47	1
WR Ben Johnson	2	4	40	20.00	17	24	0
TE Jasper Claybrooks	2	3	7	3.50	1	8	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Lonzell Hill	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Robert Faurot	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	2	93	46.50	1

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0.00	0
CB James Hasty	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
James Jett	1	0	0
Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0
Kevin Belcher	0	1	0
Troy Stradford	0	1	0
Kenny Tippins	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff George	1	0	0
Robert Massey	0	1	0
Kevin Turner	0	1	0
Larry Griffin	0	0	1
Reggie Barnes	0	0	1
Shante Carver	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	3	132	44.0	40.3	50	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	130	43.3	23.3	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlos Huerta	3/4	2/3	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	4	86	21.5	0
Troy Stradford	3	71	23.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	43	21.5	0
Lonzell Hill	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	10	0	0.0	30	30
S Le Roy Butler	7	2	0.0	29	32
S David Fulcher	6	1	0.0	15	23
CB David Pool	5	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Kenny Tippins	4	0	1.0	27	29
ILB Glenn Cadrez	4	4	0.0	17	11
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	3	0.0	26	19
DE Skip McClendon	3	0	0.0	19	18
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0.0	27	32
WR Carl Pickens	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Harold Reynolds	2	0	0.0	2	1
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	1	1.0	20	22
S Terry Kinard	1	3	0.0	26	32
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	1	0.0	3	8
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Hurvin McCormack	1	0	0.0	16	17
CB Nate Clune	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Bert Tharpe	0	1	0.0	15	24

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	7	2	0.0	24	28
S Mark Carrier	5	0	0.0	24	28
CB James Hasty	4	3	0.0	27	28
CB Chris Dishman	4	1	0.0	25	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	2	0.0	23	25
DT Shane Dronett	3	1	0.0	16	20
DE Shante Carver	3	0	0.0	17	21
DE Anthony Smith	2	0	1.0	19	20
ILB Dante Jones	2	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	1	0.0	4	2
DT Mike Collins	2	0	0.0	13	13
DE Martin Harrison	1	2	0.0	18	15
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
S Larry Griffin	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0.0	16	24
DT Israel Miller	0	2	0.0	22	14
OLB Larry Kelm	0	1	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kenny Tippins	1.0	1	0	0	29
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Hurvin McCormack	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	1	2	19
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	0	24

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Anthony Smith	1.0	0	20
CB James Hasty	0.0	1	28
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	1	15
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	1	20
DE Shante Carver	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Pool	6	0	0	31
S Le Roy Butler	4	1	0	32
S David Fulcher	3	0	0	23
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	2	32
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	0	0	29
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0	30
ILB Glenn Cadrez	2	0	0	11
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0	8
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	0	18
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	19
CB Nate Clune	1	0	0	3

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Dishman	4	0	1	28
S Mark Carrier	3	1	0	28
CB James Hasty	3	0	1	28
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	0	0	2
S Alvin Walton	1	1	0	28
CB Robert Massey	1	1	0	24
S Larry Griffin	1	0	0	9
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0	25
ILB Dante Jones	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	9	27	0	28
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	27	0	28
Todd Steussie	2	4	27	0	28
Kevin Belcher	2	2	27	0	28
Vlade Divac	1	5	27	1	28
Tommy Vardell	1	1	15	0	15

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Pennison	2	9	30	1	34
Bill Fralic	2	8	30	0	34
Jack Linn	2	2	30	0	34
Donnell Bennett	1	2	17	0	15
Orlando Brown	1	1	30	1	34
Jeff Davidson	0	3	30	0	34
Kevin Turner	0	2	5	0	3
Jasper Claybrooks	0	1	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Parmalee	2	20
Troy Stradford	2	16

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Singleton	4	21
Herschel Walker	2	23
Chris Dishman	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Lewis	---	---	30	30	10	70
Le Roy Butler	---	---	29	32	3	64
Donnell Woolford	---	---	27	32	3	62
Terry Kinard	---	---	26	32	3	61
David Pool	---	---	24	31	5	60
Todd Peat	27	28	---	---	4	59
Kenny Tippins	---	---	27	29	3	59
Kevin Belcher	27	28	---	---	---	55
Jim Dombrowski	27	28	---	---	---	55
Matt Dunigan	27	28	---	---	---	55
Vlade Divac	27	28	---	---	---	55
Dwayne Carswell	20	20	---	---	15	55
Todd Steussie	27	28	---	---	---	55
Carl Pickens	20	25	---	---	7	52
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	26	19	4	49
James Jett	23	24	---	---	---	47
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	20	22	5	47
Troy Stradford	13	16	---	---	16	45
Bernie Parmalee	10	13	---	---	20	43
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	17	11	15	43
Skip McClendon	---	---	19	18	5	42
Bert Tharpe	---	---	15	24	3	42
David Fulcher	---	---	15	23	3	41
Tommy Vardell	15	15	---	---	8	38
Hurvin McCormack	---	---	16	17	1	34
Bo Jackson	17	13	---	---	---	30
Tyji Armstrong	8	4	---	---	17	29
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	8	17	28
Jay Bellamy	---	---	2	11	15	28
Bruce Smith	---	---	10	12	4	26
Desmond Howard	5	6	---	---	10	21
Gilbert Brown	---	---	11	9	1	21
Brian Allred	---	---	3	2	15	20
Bobby Howard	0	2	---	---	14	16
Kevin Greene	---	---	3	8	2	13
Lamar Smith	4	2	---	---	6	12
Nate Clune	---	---	5	3	---	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harold Reynolds	---	---	2	1	3	6
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Wolford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	30	34	---	---	7	71
Jeff Davidson	30	34	---	---	7	71
Haywood Jeffires	25	28	---	---	16	69
Chris Dishman	---	---	25	28	14	67
Alvin Walton	---	---	24	28	14	66
Jay Pennison	30	34	---	---	---	64
Jeff George	30	34	---	---	---	64
Jack Linn	30	34	---	---	---	64
Orlando Brown	30	34	---	---	---	64
Henry Ellard	26	30	---	---	---	56
James Hasty	---	---	27	28	1	56
Mark Carrier	---	---	24	28	1	53
Lonzell Hill	13	20	---	---	17	50
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	25	1	49
Dante Jones	---	---	23	24	1	48
Bartholomew Simpson	23	20	---	---	5	48
Robert Massey	---	---	16	24	7	47
Anthony Smith	---	---	19	20	2	41
Herschel Walker	7	9	---	---	23	39
Shane Dronett	---	---	16	20	3	39
Shante Carver	---	---	17	21	1	39
Israel Miller	---	---	22	14	2	38
Donnell Bennett	17	15	---	---	6	38
Jasper Claybrooks	16	15	---	---	6	37
Martin Harrison	---	---	18	15	3	36
Robert Faurot	7	11	---	---	17	35
Chris Singleton	---	---	7	4	21	32
Larry Kelm	---	---	10	5	13	28
Mike Collins	---	---	13	13	---	26
Ben Johnson	10	13	---	---	1	24
Kevin Turner	5	3	---	---	14	22
Larry Griffin	---	---	9	9	1	19
Joaquin Stuckey	1	6	---	---	9	16
Reggie Barnes	---	---	4	2	10	16
Carlos Huerta	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wally Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Karl Stallings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Kozak	---	---	0	0	2	2
John Alt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Tolliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Shaw	---	---	0	0	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Moreno	---	---	0	0	---	0
Errict Rhett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	11	94	8.5
Right	11	36	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	23	153	6.7
Right	5	6	1.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	27	16	1	1	0	4	4	0	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	32	25	5	0	0	1	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	40	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	178	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	98	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	47	23.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	8	3	28	0	25
WR James Jett	7	4	52	1	24
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	4	37	0	20
WR Troy Stradford	4	3	29	0	16
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	23	0	15
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0	0	4

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	9	155	2	30
WR Haywood Jeffires	10	9	126	2	28
WR Ben Johnson	4	2	40	1	13
TE Jasper Claybrooks	3	2	7	0	15
WR Lonzell Hill	2	1	7	0	20
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	2	0	9
TE Robert Faurot	1	1	16	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Parmalee	4	3	0.75	4.90
Bo Jackson	3	3	1.00	6.67

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	3	10	3.33	3.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	3	2	30	10.00	6.26

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	9	6	30	3.33	11.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	18	18.00	11.50
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR James Jett	1	1	12	12.00	7.43

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	2	12	4.00	12.60
TE Jasper Claybrooks	3	2	7	2.33	2.33
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	4	2.00	14.09
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Parmalee	5	3

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	3	1
Herschel Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	8	6	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Stradford	3	3	2
WR James Jett	2	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	3
WR Henry Ellard	2	1	0
WR Ben Johnson	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 2,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	2,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)