Conference Finals, 1996

played in Denver, CO

13 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Denver Broncos	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 DEN - Terry Allen 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 14:33 DEN - Jay Riemersma 25 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 09:46 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 10 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 07:52 DEN - Stephen Baker 27 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 01:35 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 DEN - Terry Allen 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 14:33 DEN - Jay Riemersma 25 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 09:46 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 10 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 07:52 DEN - Stephen Baker 27 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 01:35 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 13-5 15-3
First Downs 5 18
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 2 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 113 358
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 2.31 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 69 90
- Rushing Attempts 30 39
- Yards per Rush 2.30 2.31
Net Passing Yards 44 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 9 - 1 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 57 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 2.32 7.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/23 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 8/66
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 39
Time of Possession 25:51 34:09

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	13-5	15-3
First Downs	5	18
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	2	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	113	358
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	2.31	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	69	90
- Rushing Attempts	30	39
- Yards per Rush	2.30	2.31
Net Passing Yards	44	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 9 - 1	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	57	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	2.32	7.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/23	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	8/66
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 39
Time of Possession	25:51	34:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	1:23	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
1	9:45	1:30	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	3:57	1:51	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	14:22	4:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:29	1:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:05	1:51	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 23	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:30	1:59	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
3	7:39	1:48	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	3:21	1:25	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	14:51	1:38	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
4	9:47	2:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:27	0:22	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:27	0:51	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
1	12:52	3:07	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
1	8:15	4:18	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	2:06	2:44	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	9:38	2:09	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	5:36	2:31	OWN 44	6	17	Punt
2	1:14	1:13	OWN 37	5	40	Fumble
3	12:52	1:22	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	9:31	1:52	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
3	5:51	2:30	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
3	1:56	2:05	OWN 25	5	42	Downs
4	13:13	3:26	OWN 29	6	25	Punt
4	7:43	5:16	OWN 34	7	17	Punt
4	2:05	0:38	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 23	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ostell Miles	27	63	2.33	35	2	0
Erric Pegram	3	6	2.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Allen	19	24	1.26	9	0	1
LeShon Johnson	15	63	4.20	12	2	0
Don Majkowski	3	3	1.00	6	0	0
Gizmo Williams	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	13	8	44	2/8	1	15	1	61.0
Neil O'Donnell	3	1	13	1/5	0	13	0	47.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	32	19	282	2/14	2	33	1	96.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	4	24	8.00	4	13	1
WR Bruce Hill	2	5	8	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Eric Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terrell Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	5	9	76	15.20	19	27	1
WR Darnay Scott	5	8	74	14.80	2	22	0
WR Isaac Bruce	3	5	48	16.00	16	24	0
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	62	20.67	43	33	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Terry Allen	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Jess McClure	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB LeShon Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Blaine Bishop	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Klingler	1	0	0
Ostell Miles	0	1	0
Nate Clune	0	1	0
Bruce Hill	0	0	1
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gizmo Williams	1	1	0
Darnay Scott	1	0	0
Martin Bishop	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	11	534	48.5	42.5	64	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	7	333	47.6	37.9	57	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	1	8	8.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	6	49	8.2	0
Charlie Jones	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	1	17	17.0	0
Bruce Hill	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	13	3	0.0	34	33
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	6	5	1.0	36	34
S Sam Shade	5	3	0.0	33	33
OLB Ricardo McDonald	5	1	0.0	20	11
S Myron Guyton	4	0	0.0	35	33
DT Gilbert Brown	4	0	0.0	36	34
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	1	1.0	36	34
CB Tracey Eaton	3	1	0.0	23	27
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0.0	18	18
DT David Rocker	2	0	0.0	39	34
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	0.0	3	0
CB Nate Clune	1	2	0.0	26	22
DE Bernard Whittington	1	1	0.0	36	34
WR Eric Martin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0.0	24	23
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	7	1
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	0.0	5	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josh Wooden	7	1	0.0	24	10
S Brian Dawkins	5	4	0.0	30	17
CB Darryl Henley	5	0	0.0	22	17
S Blaine Bishop	5	0	0.0	30	18
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	0	1.0	23	13
CB Jason Mewes	3	2	0.0	30	19
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	0.0	30	18
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	0	0.0	27	16
DT Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	26	18
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	1.0	21	11
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	1.0	9	8
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	2	0.0	15	9
FB Jess McClure	1	0	---	---	---
CB Glen Holecek	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0.0	4	1
S Keith Lyle	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain	1.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT David Rocker	0.0	1	2	0	34
DT Gilbert Brown	0.0	1	1	0	34
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	0	2	0	34
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	11

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	1	0	1	11
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	2	2	13
OLB Shawn McFadden	1.0	0	1	0	8
DT Tony Dreschsler	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	5	0	0	33
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	3	0	0	34
S Sam Shade	3	0	0	33
CB Donnell Woolford	2	2	1	23
CB Tracey Eaton	2	0	0	27
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0	33
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0	34
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	0	18

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	3	1	18
ILB Josh Wooden	3	0	10
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	9
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	18
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	1	8	26	0	14
Zack Wiegert	1	6	27	2	14
Sale Isaia	1	2	3	0	4
Jon Melander	0	5	21	0	14
Todd Steussie	0	3	25	1	17
Ellison Onizuka	0	2	9	0	8
Todd Peat	0	2	12	0	6
Dwayne Carswell	0	2	24	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Williams	3	9	39	0	34
Richard Cooper	2	9	37	1	34
Jerry Ostroski	1	6	39	0	34
Tony Semple	1	5	39	1	34
Ron Stone	0	5	39	0	34
Jay Riemersma	0	2	24	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	5	15
Ostell Miles	1	24
Carl Pickens	1	18
Tommy Vardell	1	17
Eric Martin	1	16
Ellison Onizuka	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gizmo Williams	1	24
Anderson Cooper	1	23
Tony Semple	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adimchinobe Macklin	---	---	36	34	15	85
Myron Guyton	---	---	35	33	16	84
Bernard Whittington	---	---	36	34	8	78
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	34	33	8	75
David Rocker	---	---	39	34	1	74
Kurt Cobain	---	---	36	34	1	71
Gilbert Brown	---	---	36	34	1	71
Ostell Miles	29	17	---	---	24	70
Sam Shade	---	---	33	33	1	67
Carl Pickens	25	15	---	---	18	58
Dwayne Carswell	24	14	---	---	18	56
Marcus Price	27	18	---	---	11	56
Eric Martin	24	13	---	---	16	53
Bruce Hill	23	15	---	---	15	53
Tracey Eaton	---	---	23	27	2	52
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	18	18	13	49
Donnell Woolford	---	---	24	23	1	48
Nate Clune	---	---	26	22	---	48
David Klingler	30	15	---	---	---	45
Todd Steussie	25	17	---	---	2	44
Jon Melander	21	14	---	---	6	41
Zack Wiegert	27	14	---	---	---	41
Jim Dombrowski	26	14	---	---	---	40
Tommy Vardell	12	11	---	---	17	40
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	20	11	6	37
Todd Peat	12	6	---	---	9	27
Ellison Onizuka	9	8	---	---	5	22
James Jett	7	5	---	---	7	19
Sale Isaia	3	4	---	---	11	18
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	5	1	7	13
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mo Lewis	---	---	3	0	7	10
Kevin Carter	---	---	3	0	7	10
Bo Jackson	2	0	---	---	7	9
Le Roy Butler	---	---	6	2	---	8
Jay Bellamy	---	---	7	1	---	8
Erric Pegram	3	2	---	---	1	6
Neil O'Donnell	0	4	---	---	---	4
Len Bias	1	1	---	---	1	3
Bert Tharpe	---	---	3	0	---	3
Marvin Jones	---	---	3	0	---	3
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	3	0	---	3
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	2	2
Terrell Owens	0	2	---	---	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	39	34	---	---	8	81
Tony Semple	39	34	---	---	8	81
Don Majkowski	39	34	---	---	---	73
Ron Stone	39	34	---	---	---	73
Jerry Ostroski	39	34	---	---	---	73
Richard Cooper	37	34	---	---	---	71
Stephen Baker	36	31	---	---	1	68
Darnay Scott	33	32	---	---	1	66
Jay Riemersma	24	14	---	---	14	52
Darryl Henley	---	---	22	17	12	51
Terry Allen	20	14	---	---	17	51
Jess McClure	18	24	---	---	8	50
Jason Mewes	---	---	30	19	1	50
Blaine Bishop	---	---	30	18	1	49
Dan Taylor	---	---	30	18	---	48
Brian Dawkins	---	---	30	17	---	47
Kevin Smith	---	---	26	18	1	45
Randall Godfrey	---	---	27	16	1	44
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	23	13	5	41
Josh Wooden	---	---	24	10	6	40
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	17	11	11	39
Anderson Cooper	9	6	---	---	23	38
Isaac Bruce	13	18	---	---	7	38
LeShon Johnson	17	17	---	---	---	34
Martin Bishop	---	---	21	11	1	33
Brett Carolan	13	5	---	---	15	33
Randy Neal	---	---	3	2	26	31
Gizmo Williams	2	3	---	---	24	29
Charles Arbuckle	7	6	---	---	11	24
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	15	9	---	24
Shawn McFadden	---	---	9	8	1	18
Andre Royal	---	---	6	2	10	18
Keith Lyle	---	---	3	4	7	14
Charlie Jones	3	0	---	---	11	14
Glen Holecek	---	---	5	7	---	12
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	5	5	---	10
Travis Hall	---	---	4	1	5	10
Trezelle Jenkins	2	0	---	---	8	10
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	3	6	9
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Caldwell	---	---	0	0	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	7	6	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	24	2.2
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	11	38	3.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	13	8	0	1	0	0	2	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	32	19	5	0	1	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	23	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	106	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	79	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	5	2	8	15
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	3	24	14
FB Tommy Vardell	3	2	18	11
WR Carl Pickens	2	2	7	15
WR Eric Martin	1	0	0	13
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	9	5	1	76	1	31
WR Darnay Scott	8	5	0	74	1	32
WR Isaac Bruce	5	3	0	48	1	18
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	0	62	2	14
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	0	3	0	6
RB Terry Allen	2	1	0	10	0	14
FB Jess McClure	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB LeShon Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ostell Miles	1	0	0.00	2.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	3	11	3.67	1.26
LeShon Johnson	2	2	1.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	2	14	7.00	3.38

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	1	10	10.00	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	4	4.00	1.60
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	10	10.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Terry Allen	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ostell Miles	6	1
Erric Pegram	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	7	1
Don Majkowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	4	2	1
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	10	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	3	3	3
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	2
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	2
FB Jess McClure	1	0	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)