Week 17, 1996

played in Houston, AL

34 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	0	0	-	0
Houston Texans	10	21	3	6	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 HOU - Chris Jacke 20 field goal
1Q: 03:25 HOU - Bo Jackson 8 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:59 HOU - Carl Pickens 2 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Rashaan Salaam 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:20 HOU - James Jett 1 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 09:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
4Q: 05:01 HOU - Chris Jacke 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 HOU - Chris Jacke 20 field goal
1Q: 03:25 HOU - Bo Jackson 8 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:59 HOU - Carl Pickens 2 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Rashaan Salaam 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:20 HOU - James Jett 1 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 09:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
4Q: 05:01 HOU - Chris Jacke 51 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 5 21
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 2 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 58 341
- Offensive Plays 47 73
- Yards per Play 1.23 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 28 138
- Rushing Attempts 19 43
- Yards per Rush 1.47 3.21
Net Passing Yards 30 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 13 - 0 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 59 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 1.07 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/82 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 43
Time of Possession 20:07 39:53

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	5	21
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	2	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	58	341
- Offensive Plays	47	73
- Yards per Play	1.23	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	28	138
- Rushing Attempts	19	43
- Yards per Rush	1.47	3.21
Net Passing Yards	30	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 13 - 0	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	59	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	1.07	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/82	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 43
Time of Possession	20:07	39:53

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	8:55	1:50	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
1	3:15	0:45	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	11:52	2:05	OWN 16	3	4	Fumble
2	8:53	3:54	OWN 15	10	41	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:22	2:21	OWN 18	5	14	Punt
3	5:24	1:43	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	2:26	0:53	OWN 14	2	8	Fumble
4	14:52	1:15	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	11:59	1:51	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	8:32	1:20	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	4:53	1:21	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 6	3	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	4:19	OWN 41	9	56	Field Goal
1	7:05	3:50	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	2:30	5:38	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
2	9:47	0:54	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
2	4:59	4:50	OWN 2	12	98	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
3	7:01	1:37	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	3:41	1:15	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	1:33	1:41	OPP 22	3	8	Field Goal
4	13:37	1:38	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	10:08	1:36	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
4	7:12	2:19	OPP 43	3	9	Field Goal
4	3:32	2:26	OPP 47	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Neil O'Donnell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Davis	7	10	1.43	9	0
Ricky Ervins	5	15	3.00	10	1
James Stewart	3	8	2.67	3	0
Roosevelt Potts	2	-1	-0.50	5	0
John Elway	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Ron Hall	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ostell Miles	20	35	1.75	6	0	0
Bo Jackson	16	92	5.75	24	4	1
Rashaan Salaam	6	11	1.83	7	0	1
Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	13	7	43	2/5	0	23	0	60.7
Stan Humphries	10	6	16	3/24	0	5	0	64.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	28	23	213	2/10	2	40	0	122.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rob Awalt	4	4	16	4.00	7	5
RB Ricky Ervins	2	2	6	3.00	3	5
WR Derrick Mayes	2	4	8	4.00	0	5
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Troy Stradford	1	3	23	23.00	8	23
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
RB James Stewart	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
WR Garry James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	6	8	35	5.83	5	11	0
WR Carl Pickens	4	4	24	6.00	15	20	1
WR Eric Martin	3	3	14	4.67	9	19	0
WR James Jett	3	4	56	18.67	35	40	1
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	31	15.50	1	25	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	3	35	17.50	24	24	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Force
John Elway	1	0
Rob Awalt	1	0
Jerome Brown	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	0
Donnell Woolford	0	1	0
Marvin Jones	0	1	0
Tracey Eaton	0	0	1
Mo Lewis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	10	409	40.9	38.9	59	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	236	47.2	41.6	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	4/4	2/2	1/1	51	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed Davis	2	8	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	5	82	16.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Steve Tovar	9	1	0.0	35	23
CB Tory Smith	7	3	0.0	38	28
DT Chad Eaton	6	1	1.0	26	17
S Rickey Dixon	6	4	0.0	28	17
ILB Harold Reynolds	5	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Todd Kelly	4	2	0.0	31	19
DT Claudis Klemm	4	1	0.0	26	10
CB Tony Brown	3	3	0.0	28	23
DE Tony Tolbert	3	2	0.0	20	20
S Rod Woodson	3	1	0.0	41	29
DE Martin Harrison	3	1	0.0	23	10
OLB Carlos Jenkins	3	0	0.0	26	18
DT Jerome Brown	2	1	1.0	17	13
OLB Victor Jones	2	0	0.0	4	4
CB Vinnie Clark	2	0	0.0	31	24
S Todd Scott	1	2	0.0	25	24
DT Ellis Johnson	1	2	0.0	15	13
G John Gerak	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chad Bratzke	0	1	0.0	18	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	5	1	3.0	14	24
DT David Rocker	5	0	0.5	15	24
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Vaughan Johnson	3	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	3	0.0	8	15
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0.0	13	20
S Jay Bellamy	2	1	0.0	14	14
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0.0	7	18
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	0.0	10	8
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	1.0	4	9
CB Donnell Woolford	1	2	0.0	15	20
DE Bernard Whittington	1	2	0.0	11	19
CB Tracey Eaton	1	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0.0	3	5
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0.0	14	12
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1	0.5	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	0	13
DT Chad Eaton	1.0	0	0	17
DE Trace Armstrong	0.0	1	1	18
S Todd Scott	0.0	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	3.0	0	0	24
DT Gilbert Brown	1.0	0	0	9
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.5	1	0	9
DT David Rocker	0.5	0	0	24
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	3	0	19
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	4	28
CB Tony Brown	3	23
ILB Steve Tovar	3	23
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	18
S Todd Scott	2	24
OLB Todd Kelly	2	19
S Rod Woodson	1	29
S Rickey Dixon	1	17
OLB Victor Jones	1	4
DE Tony Tolbert	1	20
DE Martin Harrison	1	10
CB Vinnie Clark	1	24
ILB Harold Reynolds	1	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	15
S Myron Guyton	2	0	18
CB Nate Clune	2	0	20
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	14
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	3
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	13
CB Tracey Eaton	1	0	22
DT David Rocker	1	0	24
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	14
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	0	2	16
S Le Roy Butler	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Everett	2	3	18	1	25
Adam Schreiber	1	3	8	0	14
Keith Loneker	1	2	12	2	17
Paul Farren	0	3	17	0	23
Brad Hopkins	0	3	12	0	18
Russ Freeman	0	2	9	0	15
John Gerak	0	1	16	1	16
Roosevelt Potts	0	1	6	0	8
Ron Hall	0	0	9	1	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Peat	3	6	22	0	21
Todd Steussie	2	8	28	1	26
Jim Dombrowski	2	8	32	0	25
Ellison Onizuka	2	8	36	0	25
Zack Wiegert	1	2	39	0	26
Jon Melander	0	6	17	1	9
Sale Isaia	0	2	21	0	9
Len Bias	0	1	37	0	22
Dwayne Carswell	0	1	24	0	15
Marcus Price	0	1	20	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Mayes	1	16
Keith Loneker	1	8
Adam Schreiber	1	6
Roosevelt Potts	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Riki Ellison	3	13
Ostell Miles	2	29
Carl Pickens	1	21
Sale Isaia	1	9

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	41	29	11	81
Tory Smith	---	---	38	28	9	75
Tony Brown	---	---	28	23	23	74
Rickey Dixon	---	---	28	17	19	64
Todd Kelly	---	---	31	19	14	64
Steve Tovar	---	---	35	23	5	63
Vinnie Clark	---	---	31	24	2	57
Todd Scott	---	---	25	24	2	51
Steve Everett	18	25	---	---	4	47
Trace Armstrong	---	---	25	18	3	46
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	26	18	2	46
Johnnie Morton	9	20	---	---	17	46
Chad Eaton	---	---	26	17	3	46
Rob Awalt	6	18	---	---	20	44
Martin Harrison	---	---	23	10	9	42
Ricky Ervins	5	12	---	---	25	42
Tony Tolbert	---	---	20	20	1	41
Paul Farren	17	23	---	---	---	40
Claudis Klemm	---	---	26	10	3	39
Derrick Mayes	6	16	---	---	16	38
Keith Loneker	12	17	---	---	8	37
Jerome Brown	---	---	17	13	5	35
Harold Reynolds	---	---	16	8	11	35
John Gerak	16	16	---	---	2	34
Russ Freeman	9	15	---	---	10	34
Jonathan Hayes	15	12	---	---	5	32
Ron Hall	9	7	---	---	16	32
Chad Bratzke	---	---	18	12	1	31
John Elway	15	15	---	---	---	30
Brad Hopkins	12	18	---	---	---	30
Ellis Johnson	---	---	15	13	1	29
Adam Schreiber	8	14	---	---	6	28
Troy Stradford	5	12	---	---	11	28
Bernard Dafney	3	12	---	---	10	25
Matthew McConaughey	11	13	---	---	1	25
Victor Jones	---	---	4	4	14	22
Roosevelt Potts	6	8	---	---	4	18
Garry James	9	8	---	---	---	17
Stan Humphries	4	13	---	---	---	17
Ed Davis	7	5	---	---	5	17
James Stewart	7	9	---	---	---	16
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keenan Newhouse	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Bias	37	22	---	---	7	66
Zack Wiegert	39	26	---	---	---	65
Ellison Onizuka	36	25	---	---	2	63
Ostell Miles	24	9	---	---	29	62
Todd Steussie	28	26	---	---	8	62
Neil O'Donnell	31	30	---	---	---	61
Dwayne Carswell	24	15	---	---	19	58
Jim Dombrowski	32	25	---	---	---	57
Carl Pickens	21	12	---	---	21	54
Eric Martin	15	13	---	---	23	51
Kurt Cobain	---	---	8	15	23	46
Tommy Vardell	19	10	---	---	17	46
Todd Peat	22	21	---	---	1	44
James Jett	20	23	---	---	1	44
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	7	16	21	44
Bernard Whittington	---	---	11	19	13	43
David Rocker	---	---	15	24	3	42
Terrell Owens	19	21	---	---	---	40
Tracey Eaton	---	---	16	22	1	39
Mo Lewis	---	---	14	24	1	39
Sale Isaia	21	9	---	---	9	39
Marcus Price	20	9	---	---	9	38
Bruce Hill	14	7	---	---	15	36
Myron Guyton	---	---	7	18	11	36
Donnell Woolford	---	---	15	20	---	35
Nate Clune	---	---	13	20	1	34
Jon Melander	17	9	---	---	7	33
Bo Jackson	16	14	---	---	---	30
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	7	13	10	30
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	14	12	4	30
Marvin Jones	---	---	12	14	4	30
Jay Bellamy	---	---	14	14	1	29
Le Roy Butler	---	---	14	12	---	26
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	15	1	26
Sam Shade	---	---	6	16	1	23
Kevin Carter	---	---	10	8	3	21
Riki Ellison	---	---	1	3	13	17
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	8	9	---	17
Rashaan Salaam	6	4	---	---	5	15
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gilbert Brown	---	---	4	9	---	13
Kerry Collins	12	0	---	---	---	12
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	3	5	4	12
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kelly Holcomb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-5	-1.0
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	27	62	2.3
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	13	7	1	0	2	2	2	1	0
Stan Humphries	10	6	0	0	1	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	28	23	4	2	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	21	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	23	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Awalt	4	4	0	16	0	18
WR Derrick Mayes	4	2	0	8	0	16
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	1	1	-1	0	12
WR Troy Stradford	3	1	1	23	1	12
WR Garry James	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Ricky Ervins	2	2	0	6	0	12
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	0	1	0	0	13
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	0	3	0	20
RB James Stewart	1	1	0	5	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	8	6	35	0	22
WR Carl Pickens	4	4	24	1	12
WR James Jett	4	3	56	1	23
WR Eric Martin	3	3	14	0	13
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	2	35	1	15
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	31	1	7
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	11	0	14
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	6	0	9
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1	0	10
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	6	17	2.83	5.75
Rashaan Salaam	3	0	0.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	9	8	42	4.67	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	2	2	15	7.50	4.38
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	6	6.00	15.50
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR James Jett	1	1	1	1.00	14.00
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	11	11.00	11.67
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Davis	3	0
James Stewart	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ostell Miles	6	0
Bo Jackson	4	3
Dwayne Carswell	1	0
Rashaan Salaam	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	5	2	2
Stan Humphries	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	0	0
WR Troy Stradford	2	1	1
WR Derrick Mayes	2	1	1
WR Garry James	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	2	2	2
TE Len Bias	1	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	1
WR James Jett	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	1

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)