Week 14, 1996

played in Detroit, MI

50 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	10	0	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	10	7	3	27	-	47

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 HOU - Terrell Owens 59 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 07:33 DET - Matt Stover 21 field goal
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
1Q: 00:26 DET - Michael Jackson 17 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Terrell Buckley 37 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 09:03 HOU - Chris Jacke 45 field goal
2Q: 03:03 HOU - James Jett 9 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 08:01 DET - Matt Stover 18 field goal
4Q: 13:58 DET - Wesley Walls 39 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:44 DET - Terry McDaniel 70 fumble return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DET - Matt Stover 40 field goal
4Q: 02:38 DET - Carl Lews 74 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 01:12 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 HOU - Terrell Owens 59 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 07:33 DET - Matt Stover 21 field goal
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
1Q: 00:26 DET - Michael Jackson 17 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Terrell Buckley 37 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 09:03 HOU - Chris Jacke 45 field goal
2Q: 03:03 HOU - James Jett 9 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 08:01 DET - Matt Stover 18 field goal
4Q: 13:58 DET - Wesley Walls 39 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:44 DET - Terry McDaniel 70 fumble return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DET - Matt Stover 40 field goal
4Q: 02:38 DET - Carl Lews 74 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 01:12 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 10-3 6-7
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 421 396
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 5.93 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 88 90
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.10
Net Passing Yards 333 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 2 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 364 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.09 10.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/111
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	10-3	6-7
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	421	396
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	5.93	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	88	90
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.10
Net Passing Yards	333	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 2	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	364	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.09	10.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/111
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	0:54	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
1	7:26	5:41	OWN 26	12	52	Field Goal
1	0:16	0:24	OWN 20	2	11	Interception
2	14:52	5:54	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
2	6:04	3:12	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:42	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
3	7:56	4:14	OWN 23	8	39	Punt
4	13:41	3:07	OWN 20	7	50	Fumble
4	10:34	1:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:44	1:18	OWN 20	5	33	Interception
4	2:26	0:44	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	3	16	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:34	4:08	OWN 20	9	76	Field Goal
1	1:45	1:29	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	8:58	2:54	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
2	2:52	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	13:20	5:24	OPP 46	9	45	Field Goal
3	3:42	5:01	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	9:26	5:42	OWN 28	9	49	Field Goal
4	1:42	0:37	OPP 11	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Johnny Utah, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	12	50	4.17	12	1
Rashaan Salaam	9	15	1.67	6	0
Ostell Miles	2	6	3.00	7	0
Tommy Vardell	1	17	17.00	17	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	12	50	4.17	17	2
Randy Baldwin	7	21	3.00	12	1
Derrick Lassic	4	5	1.25	3	0
Ickey Woods	3	8	2.67	7	0
Willie Mays Hayes	1	6	6.00	6	0
Michael Jackson	1	1	1.00	1	0
Johnny Utah	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	33	22	322	3/22	2	59	1	105.8
Kerry Collins	10	3	42	1/9	0	28	1	5.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Utah	27	19	315	2/9	2	51	0	134.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	7	7	62	8.86	12	11	0
WR Eric Martin	4	8	62	15.50	42	28	0
RB Bo Jackson	4	6	48	12.00	16	17	0
WR Terrell Owens	4	7	116	29.00	93	59	1
WR Carl Pickens	3	7	53	17.67	31	24	0
WR James Jett	3	4	23	7.67	4	10	1
WR Bruce Hill	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jackson	5	6	85	17.00	48	47	1
WR Eddie Kennison	4	4	40	10.00	4	24	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	3	81	27.00	33	51	0
WR Don Beebe	2	4	28	14.00	8	16	0
TE Wesley Walls	2	4	45	22.50	18	39	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	13	6.50	5	8	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	23	23.00	15	23	0
FB Ickey Woods	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carl Lews	1	74	74.00	1
CB Terrell Buckley	1	37	37.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry McDaniel	0	1	0	1
Bryan Cox	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	166	41.5	31.8	54	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	3	150	50.0	43.0	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	1	0.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	3	52	17.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Lews	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Marvin Jones	5	2	0.0	23	23
DT Bert Tharpe	5	1	0.0	20	16
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	4	0	0.5	17	20
DE Bernard Whittington	3	0	1.0	12	9
OLB Mo Lewis	3	3	0.0	24	22
DT David Rocker	3	0	0.0	14	19
DT Gilbert Brown	2	2	0.5	9	2
S Jay Bellamy	2	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Vaughan Johnson	2	0	0.0	6	6
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Nate Clune	2	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0.0	11	5
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	6	2
CB Tracey Eaton	1	0	0.0	18	23
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	0.0	16	21

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	7	1	0.0	22	37
DT Don Davey	6	1	1.0	17	31
CB Torey Hunter	6	2	0.0	15	38
S Danny Copeland	6	0	0.0	23	46
S Greg Jackson	5	2	0.0	20	41
DE Marco Coleman	4	1	1.0	18	28
DE Karl Dunbar	3	1	1.0	16	29
ILB Chris Spielman	3	3	0.5	19	38
CB Terry McDaniel	3	2	0.0	23	42
CB Terrell Buckley	1	2	0.0	21	40
DT Jon Hand	1	1	0.0	18	30
DE Kendel Shello	1	1	0.0	8	18
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	12	27
S David Fulcher	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB O.J. Brigance	1	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0.0	9	8
DE Simeon Rice	0	1	0.5	6	19
DT Jerry Ball	0	1	0.0	6	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bernard Whittington	1.0	0	9
DT Gilbert Brown	0.5	1	2
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.5	0	20
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	2	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Don Davey	1.0	0	2	31
DE Karl Dunbar	1.0	0	1	29
DE Marco Coleman	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Chris Spielman	0.5	0	0	38
DE Simeon Rice	0.5	0	0	19
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	5	1	27
DT Bert Tharpe	3	0	16
ILB Marvin Jones	3	0	23
CB Nate Clune	2	0	27
CB Tracey Eaton	1	1	23
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	28
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	9
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	22
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	25
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	5
S Sam Shade	0	1	2

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	7	2	0	41
CB Torey Hunter	4	0	0	38
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0	46
CB Terry McDaniel	2	0	0	42
S Carl Lews	1	0	1	27
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	1	40
S David Fulcher	1	0	0	17
DE Karl Dunbar	1	0	0	29
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	37
DT Don Davey	1	0	0	31
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0	5
OLB O.J. Brigance	1	0	0	13
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0	8
DT Jon Hand	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	3	9	1	23	1	47
Jim Dombrowski	2	5	0	24	1	40
Zack Wiegert	2	4	0	24	0	47
Todd Peat	0	2	0	23	1	36
Todd Steussie	0	2	0	24	1	43
Tommy Vardell	0	2	0	10	0	17

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Jetton	2	7	29	1	29
Mike Compton	1	6	29	0	29
Lomas Brown	1	3	17	1	23
Kirk Scrafford	1	3	26	0	29
Ickey Woods	0	3	27	0	13
Keith Miller	0	3	26	0	29
Scott Gragg	0	3	12	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ostell Miles	1	24
Bruce Hill	1	21
Riki Ellison	1	20

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Mitchell	1	22
Randy Baldwin	1	19
Torey Hunter	1	19
Buddy Ferguson	1	7
Wesley Walls	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zack Wiegert	24	47	---	---	---	71
Ellison Onizuka	23	47	---	---	---	70
Todd Steussie	24	43	---	---	---	67
Todd Peat	23	36	---	---	6	65
Jim Dombrowski	24	40	---	---	---	64
James Jett	18	33	---	---	10	61
Len Bias	18	29	---	---	12	59
Neil O'Donnell	23	36	---	---	---	59
Le Roy Butler	---	---	25	27	3	55
Nate Clune	---	---	24	27	3	54
Terrell Owens	21	32	---	---	---	53
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	23	25	4	52
Jay Bellamy	---	---	25	25	2	52
Donnell Woolford	---	---	20	28	3	51
Mo Lewis	---	---	24	22	3	49
Marvin Jones	---	---	23	23	3	49
Dwayne Carswell	8	20	---	---	20	48
Carl Pickens	9	20	---	---	18	47
Tracey Eaton	---	---	18	23	4	45
Eric Martin	5	20	---	---	18	43
Ostell Miles	7	12	---	---	24	43
Bo Jackson	14	28	---	---	---	42
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	17	20	3	40
Bert Tharpe	---	---	20	16	3	39
Kevin Carter	---	---	16	21	2	39
David Rocker	---	---	14	19	3	36
Bruce Hill	1	12	---	---	21	34
Tommy Vardell	10	17	---	---	6	33
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	10	4	18	32
Riki Ellison	---	---	6	2	20	28
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	6	6	16	28
Kurt Cobain	---	---	9	9	10	28
Bernard Whittington	---	---	12	9	7	28
Rashaan Salaam	9	12	---	---	7	28
Myron Guyton	---	---	3	4	16	23
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	11	5	4	20
Jon Melander	1	11	---	---	6	18
Marcus Price	1	11	---	---	6	18
Gilbert Brown	---	---	9	2	1	12
Kerry Collins	1	11	---	---	---	12
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Shade	---	---	4	2	1	7
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kelly Holcomb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Copeland	---	---	23	46	24	93
Torey Hunter	---	---	15	38	19	72
Terry McDaniel	---	---	23	42	3	68
Paul Jetton	29	29	---	---	6	64
Terrell Buckley	---	---	21	40	2	63
Greg Jackson	---	---	20	41	1	62
Willie Mays Hayes	19	24	---	---	19	62
Ickey Woods	27	13	---	---	21	61
Chris Spielman	---	---	19	38	3	60
Bryan Cox	---	---	22	37	1	60
Carl Lews	---	---	12	27	20	59
Brian Mitchell	16	21	---	---	22	59
Mike Compton	29	29	---	---	1	59
Johnny Utah	29	29	---	---	---	58
Kirk Scrafford	26	29	---	---	---	55
Keith Miller	26	29	---	---	---	55
Wesley Walls	28	23	---	---	3	54
Don Davey	---	---	17	31	3	51
Jon Hand	---	---	18	30	2	50
Karl Dunbar	---	---	16	29	2	47
Marco Coleman	---	---	18	28	1	47
Michael Jackson	23	22	---	---	---	45
Eddie Kennison	4	18	---	---	19	41
Lomas Brown	17	23	---	---	---	40
Randy Baldwin	9	3	---	---	19	31
O.J. Brigance	---	---	3	13	13	29
Kendel Shello	---	---	8	18	3	29
David Fulcher	---	---	5	17	5	27
Carwell Gardner	3	2	---	---	22	27
Simeon Rice	---	---	6	19	1	26
Scott Gragg	12	6	---	---	7	25
Donta Jones	---	---	3	5	15	23
Jerry Ball	---	---	6	10	4	20
Ray Farmer	---	---	9	8	1	18
Don Beebe	4	9	---	---	4	17
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tomur Barnes	8	5	---	---	---	13
Randy Grimes	3	0	---	---	7	10
Billy Taylor	3	0	---	---	7	10
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Lassic	4	2	---	---	---	6
Ed McCaffrey	0	3	---	---	---	3
Mike Buck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	17	63	3.7
Right	8	28	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	33	22	6	2	2	2	3	0	1
Kerry Collins	10	3	1	1	3	1	1	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Utah	27	19	5	1	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	148	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	164	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	95	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	87	17.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	114	28.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Martin	8	4	0	62	2	20
TE Len Bias	7	7	0	62	0	29
WR Carl Pickens	7	3	2	53	2	20
WR Terrell Owens	7	4	0	116	3	32
RB Bo Jackson	6	4	0	48	0	28
WR James Jett	4	3	0	23	0	33
WR Bruce Hill	3	0	2	0	0	12
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	0	1	0	0	12

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jackson	6	5	0	85	1	22
WR Don Beebe	4	2	0	28	0	9
TE Wesley Walls	4	2	0	45	1	23
WR Eddie Kennison	4	4	0	40	1	18
FB Ickey Woods	3	0	1	0	0	13
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	3	0	81	1	24
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	0	13	0	21
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	23	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashaan Salaam	1	1	1.00	1.67

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	5	2	0.40	4.17
Randy Baldwin	2	3	1.50	3.00
Willie Mays Hayes	1	6	6.00	6.00
Derrick Lassic	1	1	1.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	9	9.00	9.76

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Utah	4	4	33	8.25	11.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	1	1	9	9.00	5.75

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	24	12.00	14.17
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	9	4.50	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Rashaan Salaam	3	1
Bo Jackson	1	1
Ostell Miles	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	1
Randy Baldwin	1	0
Derrick Lassic	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	10	8	6
Kerry Collins	2	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Utah	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Martin	3	2	2
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	1
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	2
TE Len Bias	2	2	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0
WR James Jett	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	3	2	2
WR Eddie Kennison	3	3	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	2	1
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	2
FB Ickey Woods	1	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)