Exhibition Week 4, 1995

played in St. Louis, MO

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans0070-7
St. Louis Cardinals140010-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 STL - Jake Reed 9 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:09 STL - Curtis Martin 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 00:25 HOU - Ken Liggett 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 08:13 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
4Q: 04:06 STL - Trevor Wilmont 41 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUSTL
Record1-22-1
First Downs1417
- by Rushing57
- by Passing88
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards258243
- Offensive Plays6963
- Yards per Play3.743.86
Net Rushing Yards76119
- Rushing Attempts1835
- Yards per Rush4.223.40
Net Passing Yards182124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 24 - 227 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards205130
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/231/6
- Yards per Pass Play3.574.43
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions4/153/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.56.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards10/786/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/64/21
Kick Returns/Yards3/732/40
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/47
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 33
Time of Possession28:1931:41

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:19OWN 204-6Punt
19:246:07OWN 331150Interception
10:011:20OWN 2235Punt
212:024:10OWN 16834Punt
25:051:36OWN 433-6Punt
22:040:58OWN 283-3Punt
39:221:37OWN 20518Punt
34:274:08OWN 251075Touchdown
412:521:23OWN 143-1Punt
48:051:22OWN 2038Punt
44:210:23OWN 252-5Interception
43:581:29OWN 37815Downs
41:531:53OWN 20726Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:414:17OWN 46954Touchdown
13:172:00OWN 937Punt
11:171:16OPP 17317Touchdown
213:411:39OWN 22524Punt
27:522:47OWN 1516Punt
23:291:25OWN 273-7Punt
21:061:06OWN 24414Half
315:005:38OWN 27833Punt
37:453:18OWN 31615Punt
30:192:27OWN 2639Punt
411:293:24OPP 45844Field Goal
46:432:22OWN 3032Punt
42:290:36OWN 4833Punt

Game MVP: Trevor Wilmont, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rashaan Salaam7131.86800
Bo Jackson4287.00900
Ken Liggett4205.00901
Steve Smith177.00700
Greg McMurtry144.00400
Tony Reed144.00400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Charlie Garner18392.171010
David Meggett9444.891010
Curtis Martin7253.57701
Brett Favre11111.001110

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Everett25131164/23030148.1
Tony Reed145370/0016044.3
David Klingler86520/0023152.1
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Hugh Millen2012630/0017065.2
Brett Favre76671/61190146.1

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Steve Smith79578.1435300
TE Len Bias57285.602130
WR James Jett39206.67090
RB Bo Jackson233919.5028230
WR Greg McMurtry25199.504150
TE Tyji Armstrong2273.50270
WR Carl Pickens262914.507180
RB Rashaan Salaam1266.00060
WR Desmond Howard0400.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jake Reed45348.505111
WR Raghib Ismail37279.009170
WR Eddie Vedder222010.0015190
RB Charlie Garner2284.00080
RB Curtis Martin22105.00670
WR Cris Carter121818.000180
RB David Meggett1222.00020
TE Irv Smith1100.00000
WR Lake Dawson1177.00070
FB Zack Crockett1144.00040
TE Benjamin Blue0100.00000
WR Chris Cornell0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Steve Atwater166.000
OLB Trevor Wilmont14141.001

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Everett1000
Le Roy Butler1000
Tony Reed1000
Desmond Howard0100
Todd Steussie0100
Bert Tharpe0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Charlie Garner1000
Will Shields0100
Lake Dawson0100
Alfred Oglesby0010
Derek Brown0010
Ace Ventura0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kent Sullivan834443.040.4543
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Sanders939243.638.4582

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Jacke0/00/00/001/1
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson1/10/00/0183/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Le Roy Butler372.30
Tracey Eaton1-1-1.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
David Meggett4215.30

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Tracey Eaton12020.00
Desmond Howard12626.00
Carl Pickens12727.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Cornell24020.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Marvin Jones710.02314
OLB Rob Fredrickson620.02314
DT Bert Tharpe420.03328
OLB Ricardo McDonald311.0915
S David Fulcher330.02619
DE Skip McClendon310.02725
OLB Kenny Tippins310.02613
DT Randy Koegel310.02618
CB Nate Clune310.02418
CB Tracey Eaton300.02418
OLB Mo Lewis300.01214
ILB Kurt Gouveia210.02218
S Le Roy Butler210.01514
CB Donnell Woolford200.02515
CB Brian Allred200.01418
DE Kevin Carter200.01310
ILB Glenn Cadrez110.086
FB Steve Smith10---------
DT Gilbert Brown100.032
S Terry Kinard010.01315
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ace Ventura520.01141
DT Dana Stubblefield401.01441
OLB Jason Gildon400.01443
DT Alfred Oglesby301.01125
DT Nolan Harrison301.01330
DE Chris Zorich300.51031
CB Dion Lambert320.0935
S Steve Atwater310.01231
S Darren Perry310.0940
CB Mark Collins300.01449
OLB Trevor Wilmont300.0844
S Darren Woodson200.0819
DE Vera De Milo120.5812
OLB Lee Woodall120.086
CB Mark Walhberg110.01124
CB Bobby Taylor110.01536
DE Josh Evans100.01240
ILB Greg Lloyd020.01114

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald1.001215
DE Skip McClendon0.010025
DT Bert Tharpe0.003028
OLB Kenny Tippins0.001013
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dana Stubblefield1.002041
DT Alfred Oglesby1.001025
DT Nolan Harrison1.000030
DE Vera De Milo0.500012
DE Chris Zorich0.500031
OLB Jason Gildon0.001043

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kurt Gouveia21018
OLB Mo Lewis21014
CB Tracey Eaton20018
OLB Ricardo McDonald20015
CB Nate Clune20018
S David Fulcher10019
OLB Kenny Tippins10013
CB Donnell Woolford10015
DT Bert Tharpe10028
DT Randy Koegel10018
ILB Marvin Jones10014
CB Brian Allred10018
OLB Rob Fredrickson10014
S Le Roy Butler01014
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jason Gildon41043
CB Mark Collins31049
S Ace Ventura31041
OLB Trevor Wilmont30144
CB Dion Lambert30035
S Darren Woodson20019
DT Dana Stubblefield20041
S Darren Perry11040
CB Bobby Taylor11036
DT Alfred Oglesby10025
CB Mark Walhberg10024
S Steve Atwater00131

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski24014037
Jon Melander12013134
Tyji Armstrong12010033
Bill Brown1105124
Stan Thomas11010028
Will Wolford03012238
Ellison Onizuka03013027
Todd Steussie01014036
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Courtney Hall38029024
Harris Barton27135028
James Williams26035128
Nate Newton25021020
Will Shields24020020
Andy McCollum13021012
Irv Smith01018013

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Tyji Armstrong315
Kurt Gouveia215
Ken Liggett124
Rob Fredrickson119
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Darren Perry310
Derek Brown216
Alfred Pupunu117
Charlie Garner112

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bert Tharpe------3328162
Tyji Armstrong1033------1558
Rob Fredrickson------23141956
Rashaan Salaam1143------256
Kurt Gouveia------22181555
Steve Smith1329------1355
Carl Pickens1131------1355
Jon Melander1334------754
Will Wolford1238------353
Skip McClendon------2725153
Randy Koegel------2618953
Greg McMurtry1238------252
Brian Allred------14182052
Jim Dombrowski1437---------51
Tracey Eaton------2418850
Todd Steussie1436---------50
Matt Campbell931------848
David Fulcher------2619146
Stan Thomas1028------846
Nate Clune------2418244
James Jett1025------843
Kenny Tippins------2613342
Marvin Jones------2314542
Donnell Woolford------2515141
Jim Everett1129---------40
Len Bias820------1240
Ellison Onizuka1327---------40
Sam Shade------15111238
Le Roy Butler------1514837
Ken Liggett49------2437
Bill Brown524------635
Kevin Carter------1310831
Terry Kinard------1315129
Mo Lewis------1214329
Ricardo McDonald------915226
Desmond Howard615------425
Glenn Cadrez------86822
Tony Reed114---------15
David Klingler68---------14
Bo Jackson49---------13
Harper LeBel00------88
Kent Sullivan00------88
Gilbert Brown------3238
Kimo Von Oelhoffen------43---7
Tommy Vardell13------26
Chris Jacke00------22
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Harris Barton3528------1073
Trevor Wilmont------8441870
James Williams3528------467
Dion Lambert------9352266
Mark Collins------1449164
Dana Stubblefield------1441964
Ace Ventura------1141860
Courtney Hall2924------659
Darren Perry------9401059
Jason Gildon------1443---57
David Meggett1710------2552
Josh Evans------1240---52
Bobby Taylor------1536---51
Charlie Garner1819------1249
Chris Zorich------1031647
Hugh Millen2620---------46
Will Shields2020------646
Raghib Ismail2520---------45
Steve Atwater------1231144
Nolan Harrison------1330144
Jake Reed2716---------43
Nate Newton2120---------41
Irv Smith1813------839
Zack Crockett1310------1538
Andy McCollum2112------437
Alfred Oglesby------1125---36
Mark Walhberg------1124---35
Bernard Dafney148------1032
Darren Woodson------819---27
Greg Lloyd------1114126
Benjamin Blue99------826
Chris Cornell74------1526
Cris Carter1312---------25
Lake Dawson106------824
Alfred Pupunu33------1723
Vera De Milo------812---20
Eddie Vedder713---------20
Lee Woodall------86620
Brett Favre98---------17
Derek Brown00------1616
Curtis Martin85---------13
Paul Roquemore00------1010
Larry Sanders00------99
Dale Dawson00------66
Michael Westbrook00------22
Jarret Collins00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left200.0
Middle9364.0
Right7405.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left640.7
Middle281144.1
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Everett25131412401
Tony Reed1450333000
David Klingler861100001
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Hugh Millen20120003400
Brett Favre760000120

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333511.7
Short (0-8 Yds)2014763.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)187945.2
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64162.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1411795.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)73355.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Steve Smith97057129
WR James Jett93120025
TE Len Bias75028020
WR Carl Pickens62229031
WR Greg McMurtry52019038
WR Desmond Howard4000015
RB Bo Jackson3203919
TE Tyji Armstrong2207033
RB Rashaan Salaam2116043
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Raghib Ismail73027020
WR Jake Reed54034016
WR Cris Carter21018012
RB David Meggett2102010
WR Eddie Vedder22020013
RB Charlie Garner2208019
RB Curtis Martin2201005
TE Irv Smith1100013
WR Lake Dawson110706
TE Benjamin Blue100009
WR Chris Cornell100004
FB Zack Crockett1104010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ken Liggett221.005.00
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Charlie Garner231.502.17
Brett Favre11111.0011.00
Curtis Martin155.003.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
David Klingler1000.006.50
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Hugh Millen31175.673.15
Brett Favre1199.009.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Desmond Howard1000.000.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB David Meggett1000.001.00
WR Jake Reed1199.006.80
WR Raghib Ismail111717.003.86
WR Chris Cornell1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Bo Jackson11
Steve Smith10
Tony Reed10
Ken Liggett11
St. LouisRushesConversions
Charlie Garner30
David Meggett21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Jim Everett530
David Klingler221
Tony Reed211
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Hugh Millen621
Brett Favre221

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR James Jett321
TE Len Bias220
RB Bo Jackson111
WR Greg McMurtry100
TE Tyji Armstrong110
WR Carl Pickens100
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Raghib Ismail311
WR Jake Reed221
WR Cris Carter100
RB David Meggett100
RB Charlie Garner110

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,400)
End Zone11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)