Conference Finals, 1996

played in Denver, CO

13 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans0700-7
Denver Broncos7773-24

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

Team StatisticsHOUDEN
Record13-515-3
First Downs518
- by Rushing22
- by Passing216
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards113358
- Offensive Plays4973
- Yards per Play2.314.90
Net Rushing Yards6990
- Rushing Attempts3039
- Yards per Rush2.302.31
Net Passing Yards44268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt16 - 9 - 132 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards57282
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/132/14
- Yards per Pass Play2.327.88
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions2/149/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.08.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards4/233/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/88/66
Kick Returns/Yards2/352/60
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 39
Time of Possession25:5134:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:151:23OWN 4431Punt
19:451:30OWN 2932Punt
13:571:51OWN 2532Punt
214:224:44OWN 20980Touchdown
27:291:53OWN 2031Punt
23:051:51OWN 2034Punt
20:010:01OWN 2312Half
315:002:08OWN 2038Punt
311:301:59OWN 63-4Punt
37:391:48OWN 1837Punt
33:211:25OWN 739Punt
414:511:38OWN 333-2Punt
49:472:04OWN 2035Punt
42:270:22OWN 2020Interception
41:270:51OWN 2043Downs
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:45OWN 4110Interception
112:523:07OWN 5617Punt
18:154:18OWN 241076Touchdown
12:062:44OWN 38662Touchdown
29:382:09OWN 3230Punt
25:362:31OWN 44617Punt
21:141:13OWN 37540Fumble
312:521:22OWN 3836Punt
39:311:52OPP 41441Touchdown
35:512:30OWN 24615Punt
31:562:05OWN 25542Downs
413:133:26OWN 29625Punt
47:435:16OWN 34717Punt
42:050:38OPP 1933Field Goal
40:360:36OPP 232-3Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ostell Miles27632.333520
Erric Pegram362.00500
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Allen19241.26901
LeShon Johnson15634.201220
Don Majkowski331.00600
Gizmo Williams200.00100

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Klingler138442/8115161.0
Neil O'Donnell31131/5013047.9
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski32192822/14233196.1

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Dwayne Carswell34248.004131
WR Bruce Hill2584.00040
FB Tommy Vardell23189.000150
WR Carl Pickens2273.50060
WR Eric Martin0100.00000
WR Terrell Owens0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stephen Baker597615.2019271
WR Darnay Scott587414.802220
WR Isaac Bruce354816.0016240
TE Jay Riemersma336220.6743331
WR Anderson Cooper1233.00030
RB Terry Allen121010.000100
TE Brett Carolan1199.00090
FB Jess McClure0100.00000
RB LeShon Johnson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Donnell Woolford100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Blaine Bishop199.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
David Klingler1000
Ostell Miles0100
Nate Clune0100
Bruce Hill0010
Donnell Woolford0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Gizmo Williams1100
Darnay Scott1000
Martin Bishop0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome1153448.542.5644
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Hentrich733347.637.9572

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Jacke0/00/00/001/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Nedney1/10/00/0333/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Martin188.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Gizmo Williams6498.20
Charlie Jones2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Martin11717.00
Bruce Hill11818.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Gizmo Williams26030.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson1330.03433
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin651.03634
S Sam Shade530.03333
OLB Ricardo McDonald510.02011
S Myron Guyton400.03533
DT Gilbert Brown400.03634
OLB Kurt Cobain311.03634
CB Tracey Eaton310.02327
CB Emmanuel McDaniel210.01818
DT David Rocker200.03934
DE Kevin Carter200.030
CB Nate Clune120.02622
DE Bernard Whittington110.03634
WR Eric Martin10---------
CB Donnell Woolford100.02423
S Jay Bellamy100.071
ILB Tedy Bruschi100.051
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Josh Wooden710.02410
S Brian Dawkins540.03017
CB Darryl Henley500.02217
S Blaine Bishop500.03018
DE Glenn Jacobs301.02313
CB Jason Mewes320.03019
CB Dan Taylor300.03018
ILB Randall Godfrey300.02716
DT Kevin Smith210.02618
OLB Martin Bishop101.02111
OLB Shawn McFadden101.098
DE Gabe Wilkins120.0159
FB Jess McClure10---------
CB Glen Holecek100.057
DT Travis Hall100.041
S Keith Lyle010.034

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain1.011034
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin1.000034
DT David Rocker0.012034
DT Gilbert Brown0.011034
DE Bernard Whittington0.002034
OLB Ricardo McDonald0.000111
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Martin Bishop1.010111
DE Glenn Jacobs1.002213
OLB Shawn McFadden1.00108
DT Tony Dreschsler0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson50033
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin30034
S Sam Shade30033
CB Donnell Woolford22123
CB Tracey Eaton20027
S Myron Guyton20033
OLB Kurt Cobain10034
CB Emmanuel McDaniel10018
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Blaine Bishop30118
ILB Josh Wooden30010
DE Gabe Wilkins1009
CB Dan Taylor10018
CB Jason Mewes10019

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Dombrowski18026014
Zack Wiegert16027214
Sale Isaia120304
Jon Melander05021014
Todd Steussie03025117
Ellison Onizuka020908
Todd Peat0201206
Dwayne Carswell02024014
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Erik Williams39039034
Richard Cooper29037134
Jerry Ostroski16039034
Tony Semple15039134
Ron Stone05039034
Jay Riemersma02024014

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Bruce Hill515
Ostell Miles124
Carl Pickens118
Tommy Vardell117
Eric Martin116
Ellison Onizuka15
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Gizmo Williams124
Anderson Cooper123
Tony Semple18

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Adimchinobe Macklin------36341585
Myron Guyton------35331684
Bernard Whittington------3634878
Vaughan Johnson------3433875
David Rocker------3934174
Kurt Cobain------3634171
Gilbert Brown------3634171
Ostell Miles2917------2470
Sam Shade------3333167
Carl Pickens2515------1858
Dwayne Carswell2414------1856
Marcus Price2718------1156
Eric Martin2413------1653
Bruce Hill2315------1553
Tracey Eaton------2327252
Emmanuel McDaniel------18181349
Donnell Woolford------2423148
Nate Clune------2622---48
David Klingler3015---------45
Todd Steussie2517------244
Jon Melander2114------641
Zack Wiegert2714---------41
Jim Dombrowski2614---------40
Tommy Vardell1211------1740
Ricardo McDonald------2011637
Todd Peat126------927
Ellison Onizuka98------522
James Jett75------719
Sale Isaia34------1118
Tedy Bruschi------51713
Harper LeBel00------1111
Harry Newsome00------1111
Mo Lewis------30710
Kevin Carter------30710
Bo Jackson20------79
Le Roy Butler------62---8
Jay Bellamy------71---8
Erric Pegram32------16
Neil O'Donnell04---------4
Len Bias11------13
Bert Tharpe------30---3
Marvin Jones------30---3
Kimo Von Oelhoffen------30---3
Chris Jacke00------22
Terrell Owens02---------2
Kerry Collins00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Erik Williams3934------881
Tony Semple3934------881
Don Majkowski3934---------73
Ron Stone3934---------73
Jerry Ostroski3934---------73
Richard Cooper3734---------71
Stephen Baker3631------168
Darnay Scott3332------166
Jay Riemersma2414------1452
Darryl Henley------22171251
Terry Allen2014------1751
Jess McClure1824------850
Jason Mewes------3019150
Blaine Bishop------3018149
Dan Taylor------3018---48
Brian Dawkins------3017---47
Kevin Smith------2618145
Randall Godfrey------2716144
Glenn Jacobs------2313541
Josh Wooden------2410640
Tony Dreschsler------17111139
Anderson Cooper96------2338
Isaac Bruce1318------738
LeShon Johnson1717---------34
Martin Bishop------2111133
Brett Carolan135------1533
Randy Neal------322631
Gizmo Williams23------2429
Charles Arbuckle76------1124
Gabe Wilkins------159---24
Shawn McFadden------98118
Andre Royal------621018
Keith Lyle------34714
Charlie Jones30------1114
Glen Holecek------57---12
Shannon Clavelle------55---10
Travis Hall------41510
Trezelle Jenkins20------810
Shawn Wooden------0369
Walter Reeves00------88
Craig Hentrich00------88
Jason Layman00------88
Mike Caldwell------0066
Joe Nedney00------66
Matt Blundin00---------0
Will Furrer00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left520.4
Middle18613.4
Right760.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11242.2
Middle15312.1
Right11383.5
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Klingler1380100211
Neil O'Donnell310000220
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski32195012611

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)76233.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)83344.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen31258.3
Short (0-8 Yds)118726.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)8610613.3
Long (19+ Yds)104797.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bruce Hill5208015
TE Dwayne Carswell43024014
FB Tommy Vardell32018011
WR Carl Pickens2207015
WR Eric Martin1000013
WR Terrell Owens100002
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stephen Baker95176131
WR Darnay Scott85074132
WR Isaac Bruce53048118
TE Jay Riemersma33062214
WR Anderson Cooper210306
RB Terry Allen21010014
FB Jess McClure1000024
RB LeShon Johnson1000017
TE Brett Carolan110905

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ostell Miles100.002.33
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terry Allen3113.671.26
LeShon Johnson221.004.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
David Klingler22147.003.38
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Majkowski111010.008.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bruce Hill1144.001.60
TE Dwayne Carswell111010.006.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Terry Allen111010.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Ostell Miles61
Erric Pegram10
DenverRushesConversions
LeShon Johnson71
Don Majkowski10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
David Klingler421
Neil O'Donnell110
DenverAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski1088

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Dwayne Carswell221
WR Bruce Hill100
FB Tommy Vardell100
WR Carl Pickens110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Isaac Bruce333
WR Stephen Baker222
WR Darnay Scott222
FB Jess McClure100
WR Anderson Cooper100
TE Brett Carolan111

SectionAttendance
Stadium85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,800 (20,800)
End Zone15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)