Week 2, 1995

played in Houston, AL

84 degrees, stormy, 26 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	3	0	-	6
Houston Texans	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 32 field goal
1Q: 02:47 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 12:43 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Chris Jacke 24 field goal
3Q: 04:06 ATL - John Kasay 43 field goal
4Q: 05:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 32 field goal
1Q: 02:47 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 12:43 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Chris Jacke 24 field goal
3Q: 04:06 ATL - John Kasay 43 field goal
4Q: 05:06 HOU - Chris Jacke 22 field goal

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 8 17
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 135 340
- Offensive Plays 69 73
- Yards per Play 1.96 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 17 83
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 0.77 2.77
Net Passing Yards 118 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 21 - 0 41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 123 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 2.51 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/18 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/84 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 7/57
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	8	17
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	135	340
- Offensive Plays	69	73
- Yards per Play	1.96	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	17	83
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	0.77	2.77
Net Passing Yards	118	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 21 - 0	41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	123	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	2.51	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/18	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/84	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	7/57
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	1:59	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
1	6:53	0:53	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:23	2:44	OPP 27	5	9	Field Goal
2	12:38	1:30	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:33	1:55	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
2	5:29	1:17	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
2	2:43	0:48	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	11:29	0:59	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
3	10:01	3:59	OWN 12	7	37	Punt
3	5:10	1:11	OPP 26	3	0	Field Goal
3	1:12	1:03	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
4	13:40	1:45	OWN 35	4	7	Downs
4	10:31	3:02	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	4:58	2:27	OWN 20	8	36	Downs
4	1:54	1:35	OWN 3	8	18	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
1	7:51	0:58	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
1	6:00	0:37	OWN 37	2	-10	Fumble
1	2:39	5:01	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
2	11:08	1:35	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	7:38	2:09	OWN 19	6	40	Punt
2	4:12	1:29	OPP 47	4	7	Downs
2	1:55	1:41	OWN 20	7	73	Field Goal
3	13:04	1:35	OWN 36	4	11	Punt
3	10:30	0:29	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
3	6:02	0:52	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
3	3:59	2:47	OWN 23	7	19	Punt
3	0:09	1:29	OWN 11	4	19	Punt
4	11:55	1:24	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	7:29	2:31	OWN 37	4	58	Field Goal
4	2:31	0:37	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chris Jacke, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	16	9	0.56	10	1
Ostell Miles	4	4	1.00	2	0
John Elway	2	4	2.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	13	43	3.31	11	3
Rashaan Salaam	12	26	2.17	13	1
David Klingler	4	12	3.00	6	0
James Jett	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	46	21	123	1/5	0	17	0	52.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	41	27	267	2/10	0	50	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Groh	4	5	16	4.00	0	7
WR Horace Copeland	4	7	43	10.75	8	17
TE Brian Kinchen	3	5	31	10.33	2	15
WR Robb Thomas	3	12	9	3.00	0	3
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
WR Chris Walsh	2	3	9	4.50	0	5
FB Derrick Fenner	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Jerry Evans	1	6	3	3.00	0	3
WR Todd Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Len Bias	5	6	51	10.20	13	19
RB Bo Jackson	4	5	30	7.50	15	17
WR James Jett	4	8	40	10.00	6	18
WR Troy Stradford	3	5	37	12.33	11	21
WR Greg McMurtry	3	3	32	10.67	3	13
WR Carl Pickens	3	7	65	21.67	8	50
FB Steve Smith	2	3	2	1.00	0	3
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	4	4.00	4	4

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0
John Copeland	0	1	0
Rick Lyle	0	1	0
Dan Footman	0	0	2
Chet Brooks	0	0	1
Dave Groh	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Klingler	2	0	0
Bo Jackson	1	1	0
Troy Stradford	1	0	0
David Pool	0	1	0
Kevin Carter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralf Mojsiejenko	11	555	50.5	41.6	63	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	9	360	40.0	35.6	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	6	49	8.2	0
Tracey Eaton	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brian Davis	8	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	1	0.5	21	34
S Shaft Covington	7	0	0.0	26	42
S Chet Brooks	6	1	0.0	29	43
CB Greg Jeffries	5	1	0.0	29	38
DT Keith Hamilton	4	1	0.0	14	13
S Scott Cater	4	0	0.0	14	24
DT Dan Footman	3	1	1.0	30	43
DE Michael Strahan	3	0	0.0	28	39
OLB Chuck Powell	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	0.0	30	42
ILB Yev Kassem	1	5	0.5	30	43
ILB Kevin Jefferson	1	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Angelo Wilson	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE John Copeland	0	2	0.0	21	30

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	6	1	0.0	20	43
S David Fulcher	4	3	0.0	19	44
CB Donnell Woolford	4	2	0.0	21	42
CB David Pool	3	2	0.0	14	35
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	2	0.0	17	39
S Le Roy Butler	3	1	0.0	21	43
DE Troy Wilson	3	1	0.0	8	22
DT Gilbert Brown	3	0	0.0	6	4
DE Kevin Carter	3	0	0.0	16	32
DT Bert Tharpe	2	0	1.0	16	43
DE Skip McClendon	2	1	0.0	14	32
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	0.0	18	39
CB Tracey Eaton	2	0	0.0	19	35
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Roman Phifer	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	3	15
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0.0	4	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dan Footman	1.0	2	1	43
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	0	0	34
ILB Yev Kassem	0.5	0	0	43
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	2	1	39
DE John Copeland	0.0	0	1	30
OLB Chuck Powell	0.0	0	1	16
DE Rick Lyle	0.0	0	1	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	1	1	0	43
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	1	0	32
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	2	2	39
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	1	2	32
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Mo Lewis	0.0	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chet Brooks	4	0	43
S Shaft Covington	4	0	42
CB Brian Davis	3	0	24
OLB Chuck Powell	3	0	16
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	38
S Scott Cater	3	0	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	34
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	42
ILB Yev Kassem	1	1	43
DT Dan Footman	1	0	43
ILB Angelo Wilson	1	0	9
DE John Copeland	0	1	30

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	4	1	42
S David Fulcher	4	0	44
CB David Pool	3	0	35
CB Tracey Eaton	2	1	35
OLB Mo Lewis	1	2	39
DE Skip McClendon	1	0	32
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	16
OLB Roman Phifer	1	0	9
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	39
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	4
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	43
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	15
S Le Roy Butler	0	2	43

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	1	2	22	0	47
Melvin Hayes	0	5	22	1	47
Tony Mayberry	0	5	22	0	47
Joe Panos	0	3	22	0	47
Derrick Fenner	0	2	10	0	21
Hessley Hempstead	0	2	22	0	47
Brian Kinchen	0	1	17	0	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	1	8	1	30	0	43
Todd Steussie	1	8	0	30	0	43
Jon Melander	1	2	0	30	0	43
Jim Dombrowski	0	6	0	30	2	43
Will Wolford	0	1	0	30	0	43
Steve Smith	0	1	0	14	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	3	10
Brian Kinchen	2	18
Todd Kinchen	1	14
Randy Shughart	1	13
Dwight Smith	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Bellamy	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chet Brooks	---	---	29	43	23	95
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	30	42	22	94
Randy Shughart	22	47	---	---	13	82
Hessley Hempstead	22	47	---	---	13	82
Dan Footman	---	---	30	43	8	81
Shaft Covington	---	---	26	42	9	77
Yev Kassem	---	---	30	43	4	77
Greg Jeffries	---	---	29	38	9	76
Brian Kinchen	17	36	---	---	18	71
Michael Strahan	---	---	28	39	4	71
John Elway	22	47	---	---	---	69
Tony Mayberry	22	47	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	22	47	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	22	47	---	---	---	69
Robb Thomas	18	40	---	---	1	59
Derrick Thomas	---	---	21	34	3	58
Brian Davis	---	---	16	24	17	57
John Copeland	---	---	21	30	3	54
Ostell Miles	5	17	---	---	29	51
Dave Groh	13	24	---	---	10	47
Thurman Thomas	17	27	---	---	2	46
Angelo Wilson	---	---	11	9	26	46
Chris Walsh	4	14	---	---	25	43
Jerry Evans	12	19	---	---	12	43
Horace Copeland	13	27	---	---	2	42
Derrick Fenner	10	21	---	---	10	41
Scott Cater	---	---	14	24	1	39
Keith Hamilton	---	---	14	13	7	34
Rick Lyle	---	---	9	13	10	32
Chuck Powell	---	---	11	16	1	28
Todd Kinchen	1	5	---	---	14	20
Santana Dotson	---	---	6	11	1	18
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	3	5	9	17
Clif Groce	0	5	---	---	11	16
Ralf Mojsiejenko	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dwight Smith	0	0	---	---	13	13
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
Greg Jefferson	---	---	2	4	---	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Wolford	30	43	---	---	13	86
Jon Melander	30	43	---	---	13	86
Jim Dombrowski	30	43	---	---	---	73
Ellison Onizuka	30	43	---	---	---	73
David Klingler	30	43	---	---	---	73
Todd Steussie	30	43	---	---	---	73
Len Bias	21	35	---	---	12	68
David Pool	---	---	14	35	18	67
Marvin Jones	---	---	20	43	4	67
David Fulcher	---	---	19	44	2	65
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	43	1	65
James Jett	28	37	---	---	---	65
Donnell Woolford	---	---	21	42	1	64
Tracey Eaton	---	---	19	35	9	63
Mo Lewis	---	---	18	39	6	63
Bert Tharpe	---	---	16	43	2	61
Carl Pickens	22	29	---	---	10	61
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	17	39	3	59
Troy Stradford	16	20	---	---	21	57
Kevin Carter	---	---	16	32	7	55
Steve Smith	14	24	---	---	12	50
Bo Jackson	16	33	---	---	---	49
Skip McClendon	---	---	14	32	3	49
Roman Phifer	---	---	3	9	31	43
Troy Wilson	---	---	8	22	12	42
Rashaan Salaam	14	10	---	---	14	38
Dwayne Carswell	9	7	---	---	18	34
Bernie Parmalee	1	5	---	---	27	33
Kenny Tippins	---	---	10	16	6	32
Jay Bellamy	---	---	3	15	14	32
Greg McMurtry	9	11	---	---	10	30
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	4	0	16	20
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	6	8	4	18
Nate Clune	---	---	2	8	5	15
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tyji Armstrong	0	4	---	---	9	13
Gene McGuire	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sam Shade	---	---	3	5	5	13
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	13	13
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	2	3	5	10
Gilbert Brown	---	---	6	4	---	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	8	8	1.0
Right	9	-1	-0.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	31	2.8
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	2	-4	-2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	46	21	0	1	9	6	6	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	41	27	2	1	2	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	63	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	64	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	70	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	147	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	50	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	12	3	4	9	40
WR Horace Copeland	7	4	1	43	27
TE Jerry Evans	6	1	2	3	19
TE Brian Kinchen	5	3	1	31	36
WR Dave Groh	5	4	1	16	24
FB Derrick Fenner	3	1	0	3	21
WR Chris Walsh	3	2	0	9	14
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	0	13	27
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	-4	17
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	8	4	1	40	0	37
WR Carl Pickens	7	3	1	65	1	29
TE Len Bias	6	5	0	51	0	35
RB Bo Jackson	5	4	0	30	0	33
WR Troy Stradford	5	3	0	37	1	20
FB Steve Smith	3	2	0	2	0	24
WR Greg McMurtry	3	3	0	32	0	11
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	0	3	0	7
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	-1	-0.50	3.31
Rashaan Salaam	2	4	2.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	1	9	4.50	6.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	9	9.00	7.40
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	0
David Klingler	1	0
Rashaan Salaam	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	16	8	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	7	2	0
WR Horace Copeland	3	2	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	1	0
TE Jerry Evans	2	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	4	1	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	0	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	1
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)