Week 15, 1996

played in Houston, AL

51 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	7	13	14	3	-	37
Houston Texans	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 HOU - James Jett 5 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 05:23 TEN - Lonzell Hill 7 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 13:50 TEN - Lucy Draper 45 field goal
2Q: 05:08 TEN - Lucy Draper 25 field goal
2Q: 01:22 TEN - Kevin Turner 4 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:18 TEN - Donnell Bennett 15 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:25 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
3Q: 00:39 TEN - Donnell Bennett 2 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 09:50 TEN - Lucy Draper 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 HOU - James Jett 5 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 05:23 TEN - Lonzell Hill 7 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 13:50 TEN - Lucy Draper 45 field goal
2Q: 05:08 TEN - Lucy Draper 25 field goal
2Q: 01:22 TEN - Kevin Turner 4 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:18 TEN - Donnell Bennett 15 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:25 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
3Q: 00:39 TEN - Donnell Bennett 2 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 09:50 TEN - Lucy Draper 33 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 10-4 10-4
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 403 340
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 6.50 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 102 72
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.00
Net Passing Yards 301 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.12 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	10-4	10-4
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	403	340
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	6.50	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	102	72
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.00
Net Passing Yards	301	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.12	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:45	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
1	7:31	2:15	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
1	2:56	4:12	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
2	11:30	1:40	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	8:08	3:06	OPP 36	6	28	Field Goal
2	2:16	1:03	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	0	-12	Half
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	7:19	2:40	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	2:15	1:43	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
4	14:40	4:57	OWN 35	8	49	Field Goal
4	7:44	2:21	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	3:46	1:54	OWN 37	3	2	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	8:53	1:22	OWN 19	3	2	Fumble
1	5:16	2:20	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	13:44	2:14	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	9:50	1:42	OWN 27	4	32	Interception
2	5:02	2:46	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	1:13	1:07	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	11:10	3:51	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
3	4:39	2:24	OWN 29	5	37	Missed FG
3	0:32	0:52	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	9:43	1:59	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
4	5:23	1:37	OWN 44	5	26	Missed FG
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 5	4	45	Game

Game MVP: Jeff George, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	12	63	5.25	17	3	0
Donnell Bennett	12	24	2.00	15	1	2
Chris Sanders	3	1	0.33	2	0	0
Jeff George	2	14	7.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	7	36	5.14	21	1
Rashaan Salaam	7	10	1.43	10	1
Ostell Miles	3	27	9.00	14	2
Terrell Owens	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	33	24	301	0/0	2	51	0	120.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	36	22	249	3/19	1	38	1	79.5
Kerry Collins	2	2	38	0/0	0	27	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	14	103	12.88	56	35	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	6	6	107	17.83	44	41	0
WR Lonzell Hill	4	5	73	18.25	0	51	1
FB Donnell Bennett	4	5	11	2.75	7	5	0
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	6	8	66	11.00	39	28	0
WR Eric Martin	4	4	28	7.00	0	11	0
WR James Jett	4	6	42	10.50	14	27	1
RB Bo Jackson	3	6	10	3.33	4	7	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	5	73	36.50	54	38	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	22	22.00	17	22	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	5	35	35.00	24	35	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Patrick Sapp	1	29	29.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Recov	Force
Shante Carver	1	0
James Hasty	0	1
Ben Talley	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Eric Martin	1	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	0
Terrell Owens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	5	242	48.4	41.2	58	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	260	43.3	36.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/3	0/2	0/1	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	3	23	7.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	28	14.0	0
Tracey Eaton	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Lang	2	46	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	9	1	0.0	17	39
CB Barry Bonds	6	0	0.0	15	32
OLB Ben Talley	6	0	0.0	17	36
CB James Hasty	4	0	1.0	12	31
DE Anthony Smith	3	0	2.0	14	31
S Mark Carrier	3	4	0.0	17	38
CB Robert Massey	3	1	0.0	9	22
DT Israel Miller	2	4	0.0	12	30
DT Shane Dronett	2	1	0.0	10	21
DE Hugh Douglas	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB Chris Dishman	1	1	0.0	18	41
ILB Eric Shaw	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Dave Thomas	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0.0	14	34

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	7	1	0.0	23	26
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	3	0.0	11	7
CB Tracey Eaton	5	2	0.0	29	33
CB Donnell Woolford	5	0	0.0	24	30
DT David Rocker	3	2	0.0	15	24
S Jay Bellamy	3	2	0.0	23	30
ILB Vaughan Johnson	3	1	0.0	7	7
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	3	1	0.0	18	26
S Le Roy Butler	3	0	0.0	22	32
S Myron Guyton	2	1	0.0	8	4
DT Bert Tharpe	2	1	0.0	20	17
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0.0	12	7
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	0	0.0	17	26
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0.0	20	31
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	7	1
ILB Marvin Jones	0	1	0.0	22	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Anthony Smith	2.0	0	1	31
CB James Hasty	1.0	0	0	31
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	1	30
DE Shante Carver	0.0	0	3	34
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	0	1	21

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	0	7
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	0	20
DT Bert Tharpe	0	2	0	17
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0	1	1	31
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	6	1	0	39
CB Barry Bonds	4	1	0	32
OLB Ben Talley	4	0	0	36
CB James Hasty	3	0	0	31
S Mark Carrier	2	0	0	38
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0	41
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0	22
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0	30
S Dave Thomas	1	0	0	11
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0	34
OLB Patrick Sapp	0	1	1	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tracey Eaton	6	0	33
OLB Mo Lewis	4	1	26
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	30
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	32
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	30
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	7
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	0	26
S Myron Guyton	1	1	4
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wally Williams	3	4	27	33
Orlando Brown	2	5	25	33
Jeff Davidson	2	2	28	33
Jeff Christy	1	7	25	33
Thomas Rayam	1	3	26	33
Alfred Pupunu	1	1	13	23
Karl Stallings	0	2	3	0
Vlade Divac	0	1	3	0
Kevin Turner	0	1	12	10
Donnell Bennett	0	1	21	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	1	5	14	0	38
Jim Dombrowski	1	4	16	1	34
Zack Wiegert	1	3	17	1	38
Todd Steussie	1	3	15	0	37
Sale Isaia	1	2	5	0	9
Tommy Vardell	1	1	6	0	12
Todd Peat	0	0	13	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Sapp	2	19
Ben Talley	1	29
Kevin Turner	1	19
John Farquhar	1	18
Jack Linn	1	8
Jay Pennison	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Riki Ellison	2	17
Carl Pickens	1	17
Tommy Vardell	1	12
Marcus Price	1	9

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Talley	---	---	17	36	29	82
Wally Williams	27	33	---	---	7	67
Barry Bonds	---	---	15	32	18	65
Chris Dishman	---	---	18	41	4	63
Jeff Davidson	28	33	---	---	2	63
Jeff George	29	33	---	---	---	62
Lonzell Hill	22	22	---	---	17	61
Haywood Jeffires	25	33	---	---	3	61
Alvin Walton	---	---	17	39	4	60
Thomas Rayam	26	33	---	---	---	59
Patrick Sapp	---	---	14	26	19	59
Mark Carrier	---	---	17	38	3	58
Jeff Christy	25	33	---	---	---	58
Orlando Brown	25	33	---	---	---	58
Shante Carver	---	---	14	34	4	52
Donnell Bennett	21	24	---	---	6	51
Hugh Douglas	---	---	14	25	10	49
Anthony Smith	---	---	14	31	1	46
Israel Miller	---	---	12	30	4	46
James Hasty	---	---	12	31	2	45
Joaquin Stuckey	16	22	---	---	6	44
Robert Massey	---	---	9	22	12	43
Alfred Pupunu	13	23	---	---	7	43
Kevin Turner	12	10	---	---	19	41
Shane Dronett	---	---	10	21	4	35
John Settle	13	20	---	---	---	33
Dave Thomas	---	---	5	11	17	33
David Lang	4	4	---	---	14	22
Chris Sanders	3	0	---	---	19	22
Ben Johnson	14	7	---	---	---	21
John Farquhar	2	0	---	---	18	20
Dante Jones	---	---	4	15	---	19
Larry Kelm	---	---	1	4	8	13
Mike Collins	---	---	3	9	1	13
Jack Linn	4	0	---	---	8	12
Jay Pennison	4	0	---	---	7	11
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	11	11
Karl Stallings	3	0	---	---	8	11
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Shaw	---	---	2	6	---	8
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vlade Divac	3	0	---	---	---	3
Pepper Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Anthony Dilweg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Moreno	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracey Eaton	---	---	29	33	6	68
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	18	26	21	65
Donnell Woolford	---	---	24	30	3	57
Le Roy Butler	---	---	22	32	3	57
Jay Bellamy	---	---	23	30	3	56
Zack Wiegert	17	38	---	---	1	56
Neil O'Donnell	16	39	---	---	---	55
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	20	31	3	54
Todd Steussie	15	37	---	---	2	54
Len Bias	13	30	---	---	10	53
Ellison Onizuka	14	38	---	---	---	52
Todd Peat	13	32	---	---	7	52
Marvin Jones	---	---	22	26	4	52
Mo Lewis	---	---	23	26	2	51
Jim Dombrowski	16	34	---	---	---	50
James Jett	14	28	---	---	8	50
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	17	26	3	46
Carl Pickens	9	18	---	---	17	44
Dwayne Carswell	6	19	---	---	18	43
David Rocker	---	---	15	24	3	42
Eric Martin	7	19	---	---	15	41
Ostell Miles	6	9	---	---	25	40
Kevin Carter	---	---	14	20	5	39
Bert Tharpe	---	---	20	17	---	37
Terrell Owens	10	24	---	---	---	34
Bo Jackson	8	24	---	---	---	32
Bruce Hill	4	8	---	---	19	31
Kurt Cobain	---	---	12	7	11	30
Tommy Vardell	6	12	---	---	12	30
Bernard Whittington	---	---	12	7	8	27
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	4	17	26
Rashaan Salaam	7	14	---	---	5	26
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	7	7	11	25
Myron Guyton	---	---	8	4	13	25
Sale Isaia	5	9	---	---	9	23
Jon Melander	5	9	---	---	8	22
Marcus Price	5	8	---	---	9	22
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	11	7	3	21
Gilbert Brown	---	---	9	5	---	14
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Shade	---	---	7	1	---	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Collins	2	2	---	---	---	4
Nate Clune	---	---	1	0	---	1
Kelly Holcomb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	23	90	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	33	24	6	0	1	2	4	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	36	22	6	1	2	3	6	0	1
Kerry Collins	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	100	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	77	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	123	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	168	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	14	8	0	103	3	33
WR Joaquin Stuckey	6	6	0	107	2	22
WR Lonzell Hill	5	4	0	73	1	22
FB Donnell Bennett	5	4	0	11	0	24
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	7
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	1	0	0	23

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	8	6	1	66	2	30
RB Bo Jackson	6	3	0	10	0	24
WR James Jett	6	4	0	42	1	28
WR Carl Pickens	5	2	0	73	2	18
WR Terrell Owens	5	1	1	35	1	24
WR Eric Martin	4	4	0	28	0	19
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0	11	0	8
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	-4	0	12
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	4	0	19
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	0	22	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Bennett	4	19	4.75	2.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	-4	-2.00	5.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	7	6	29	4.14	9.12

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	2	1	5	2.50	6.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	2	2	13	6.50	14.60
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	7	3.50	7.36
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	5	5.00	17.83
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Bennett	3	2
Jeff George	1	0
Chris Sanders	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	1	0
Rashaan Salaam	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	8	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	10	4	2
Kerry Collins	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	2	1	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	2	1
FB Donnell Bennett	2	2	0

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