Exhibition Week 4, 1997

played in Houston, AL

70 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	10	3	0	-	13
Houston Texans	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 HOU - James Jett 19 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 14:12 DAL - Keenan McCardell 12 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 10:10 HOU - Chris Jacke 25 field goal
2Q: 06:30 DAL - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 08:38 DAL - Gary Anderson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 27 field goal
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 HOU - James Jett 19 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 14:12 DAL - Keenan McCardell 12 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 10:10 HOU - Chris Jacke 25 field goal
2Q: 06:30 DAL - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 08:38 DAL - Gary Anderson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 27 field goal
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 176 337
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 3.52 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 19 167
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 1.06 4.39
Net Passing Yards 157 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:39 36:21

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	176	337
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	3.52	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	19	167
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	1.06	4.39
Net Passing Yards	157	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:39	36:21

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:05	1:23	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
1	3:59	4:06	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	14:53	0:52	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
2	10:03	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:02	1:38	OPP 4	3	3	Field Goal
2	1:21	1:11	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	6:28	OWN 27	11	55	Field Goal
3	1:15	2:04	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	10:19	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:50	0:48	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
4	2:26	2:18	OWN 25	9	34	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:55	OWN 33	13	65	Fumble
1	6:42	2:43	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	14:01	3:58	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
2	8:39	0:37	OWN 15	2	-1	Fumble
2	6:24	5:03	OWN 20	10	24	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 37	2	0	Half
3	8:32	7:17	OWN 28	12	62	Field Goal
4	14:11	3:52	OWN 22	7	29	Punt
4	8:44	3:54	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
4	4:02	1:36	OPP 19	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 47	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Toner	15	18	1.20	10	1	0
Napoleon Kaufman	3	1	0.33	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	29	135	4.66	12	3
Rashaan Salaam	7	24	3.43	10	1
David Klingler	1	10	10.00	10	1
Damon Huard	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	17	11	141	3/24	0	32	0	90.5
Tony Eason	11	9	44	1/4	1	20	0	113.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Huard	16	12	83	2/17	0	20	0	86.2
David Klingler	14	11	104	0/0	1	28	0	121.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Babbit	6	7	66	11.00	9	27	0
WR Keenan McCardell	3	3	30	10.00	6	15	1
WR Ike Hilliard	3	7	5	1.67	0	2	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	4	35	17.50	19	32	0
FB Bruce Perkins	2	2	18	9.00	12	17	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Rickey Dudley	1	2	21	21.00	14	21	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Len Bias	6	6	39	6.50	16	17	0
WR Eric Martin	4	5	21	5.25	4	13	0
WR James Jett	3	6	29	9.67	12	19	1
RB Bo Jackson	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	3	42	21.00	16	28	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	11	5.50	6	11	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB George Jones	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Rypien	1	0	0
Bruce Perkins	1	0	0
Ed Toner	1	0	0
Tony Stargell	0	1	1
Dan Majerle	0	1	0
Kendyl Clarke	0	1	0
Channing Carpenter	0	1	0
Junior Bryant	0	1	0
Tim McDonald	0	0	1
Aundray Bruce	0	0	1
John Roper	0	0	1
Mack Richardson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	2	0	0
Eric Martin	1	0	0
Len Bias	1	0	0
Damon Huard	1	0	0
Nate Clune	0	1	1
James Jett	0	1	0
Todd Steussie	0	1	0
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1
Ricardo McDonald	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	268	44.7	42.8	53	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	3	158	52.7	32.7	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	3/3	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	3	76	25.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	10	8	0.0	34	30
CB Fred Foggie	6	2	0.0	32	26
ILB Mike Crawford	6	1	0.0	25	17
DT Brenston Buckner	5	2	0.0	35	26
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	0.0	20	15
OLB John Roper	4	0	0.0	25	18
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	0	2.0	13	12
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Rich Powers	3	1	0.0	23	15
CB Tony Stargell	3	0	0.0	21	26
DT Mack Richardson	2	2	0.0	28	25
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	4	7
S Henry Jones	2	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Junior Bryant	2	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Cornell Brown	2	0	0.0	15	6
ILB Nate Thornton	1	0	0.0	13	15
G Chris Wiltz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Rod Stephens	0	1	0.0	8	6
DE Steve Lattimer	0	1	0.0	12	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	6	2	0.0	9	22
S Jay Bellamy	5	2	0.0	6	22
DT Bert Tharpe	4	0	1.0	16	32
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	1	1.0	13	18
DE Marc Spindler	3	1	0.5	11	24
CB Nate Clune	3	0	0.0	15	30
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	1.0	6	12
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	9	24
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Roman Phifer	1	2	0.5	17	21
DE Daryl King	1	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Marvin Jones	1	1	0.0	11	12
CB Tracey Eaton	1	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0.0	6	8
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	0	---	---	---
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0.0	6	2
S Myron Guyton	0	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	2.0	0	12
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	1	7
DE Steve Lattimer	0.0	1	6
DE Kenny Holmes	0.0	1	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	1	1	32
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1.0	1	0	18
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	0	0	12
DE Marc Spindler	0.5	1	0	24
OLB Roman Phifer	0.5	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Crawford	4	0	17
CB Tony Stargell	3	1	26
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	26
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	15
S Henry Jones	2	0	25
OLB Cornell Brown	2	0	6
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	20
S Tim McDonald	1	1	30
OLB John Roper	1	0	18
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	25
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	0	7
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jay Bellamy	4	0	22
S Le Roy Butler	3	2	22
ILB Tedy Bruschi	3	0	22
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	14
CB Nate Clune	2	0	30
CB Tracey Eaton	1	0	22
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	24
DE Marc Spindler	1	0	24
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	18
S Sam Shade	1	0	17
S Myron Guyton	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	3	11	0	17
Chris Wiltz	0	4	14	0	25
Dan Majerle	0	3	5	0	10
Gene Williams	0	2	10	1	16
Channing Carpenter	0	2	15	1	24
Bob Kochman	0	2	9	0	20
Ralph Tamm	0	1	18	1	28
Mo Elewonibi	0	1	4	1	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	5	7	0	27	0	23
Todd Steussie	3	4	1	24	0	23
Gary Zimmerman	2	7	0	31	0	24
Sale Isaia	2	4	0	29	0	29
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	0	28	2	25
Adam Treu	1	4	0	10	0	7
Todd Peat	1	2	0	20	0	12
Tommy Vardell	1	2	0	16	0	7
Zack Wiegert	1	2	0	14	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Stargell	3	20
Ike Hilliard	1	12
Joe Tofflemire	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rashaan Salaam	1	21
Eric Martin	1	18
Roman Phifer	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McDonald	---	---	34	30	11	75
Fred Foggie	---	---	32	26	11	69
Tony Stargell	---	---	21	26	20	67
Ed Toner	15	28	---	---	21	64
Brenston Buckner	---	---	35	26	3	64
Anthony Bell	---	---	26	20	13	59
Mack Richardson	---	---	28	25	5	58
Charlie Babbit	12	26	---	---	17	55
Ralph Tamm	18	28	---	---	8	54
Henry Jones	---	---	25	25	3	53
Junior Bryant	---	---	25	25	2	52
Rickey Dudley	13	22	---	---	16	51
Channing Carpenter	15	24	---	---	8	47
John Roper	---	---	25	18	3	46
Chris Wiltz	14	25	---	---	5	44
Mike Crawford	---	---	25	17	1	43
J.J. Birden	6	22	---	---	13	41
Rich Powers	---	---	23	15	2	40
Ike Hilliard	9	19	---	---	12	40
Bruce Perkins	13	11	---	---	15	39
Donnie Abraham	---	---	20	15	1	36
Gene Williams	10	16	---	---	9	35
Nate Thornton	---	---	13	15	4	32
Mark Rypien	11	20	---	---	---	31
John Baylor	---	---	14	17	---	31
Joe Tofflemire	9	17	---	---	5	31
Aundray Bruce	---	---	13	12	5	30
Bob Kochman	9	20	---	---	---	29
Tony Mayberry	11	17	---	---	---	28
Dan Majerle	5	10	---	---	8	23
Kenny Holmes	---	---	11	8	4	23
Cornell Brown	---	---	15	6	1	22
Tony Eason	7	12	---	---	---	19
Eddie Robinson	---	---	9	7	3	19
Steve Lattimer	---	---	12	6	1	19
Rod Stephens	---	---	8	6	4	18
Mo Elewonibi	4	13	---	---	1	18
Jackie Harris	8	8	---	---	---	16
Keenan McCardell	6	10	---	---	---	16
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	4	7	4	15
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Napoleon Kaufman	3	4	---	---	---	7
Devin Wyman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sale Isaia	29	29	---	---	3	61
Eric Martin	22	19	---	---	18	59
Bo Jackson	30	28	---	---	---	58
Gary Zimmerman	31	24	---	---	2	57
James Jett	21	18	---	---	17	56
Ellison Onizuka	28	25	---	---	2	55
Tracey Eaton	---	---	11	22	22	55
Rashaan Salaam	18	15	---	---	21	54
Bert Tharpe	---	---	16	32	3	51
Jim Dombrowski	27	23	---	---	---	50
Roman Phifer	---	---	17	21	11	49
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	13	18	18	49
Carl Pickens	19	19	---	---	10	48
Nate Clune	---	---	15	30	3	48
Todd Steussie	24	23	---	---	---	47
Myron Guyton	---	---	10	22	13	45
Marc Spindler	---	---	11	24	9	44
Len Bias	19	18	---	---	6	43
Daryl King	---	---	15	25	3	43
Damon Huard	25	18	---	---	---	43
Dwayne Carswell	19	12	---	---	11	42
Le Roy Butler	---	---	13	22	3	38
Donnell Woolford	---	---	9	24	3	36
Todd Peat	20	12	---	---	3	35
Terrell Owens	16	18	---	---	---	34
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	9	22	2	33
Jay Bellamy	---	---	6	22	4	32
Zack Wiegert	14	9	---	---	6	29
Sam Shade	---	---	9	17	2	28
David Klingler	13	14	---	---	---	27
Tyji Armstrong	8	4	---	---	15	27
Marvin Jones	---	---	11	12	4	27
Tommy Vardell	16	7	---	---	3	26
Dexter McCleon	---	---	9	14	2	25
Kevin Carter	---	---	6	12	5	23
Marcus Price	7	8	---	---	6	21
Adam Treu	10	7	---	---	4	21
Mo Lewis	---	---	6	8	1	15
George Jones	2	2	---	---	7	11
Dennis Stallings	---	---	6	2	2	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	4	3	1	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Brown	---	---	2	0	1	3
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	10	7	0.7
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	60	6.0
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	11	45	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	17	11	3	0	1	2	3	1	0
Tony Eason	11	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Huard	16	12	1	1	0	2	1	0	0
David Klingler	14	11	1	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	32	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	72	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	95	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Babbit	7	6	0	66	2	26
WR Ike Hilliard	7	3	1	5	0	19
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	0	35	1	22
WR Keenan McCardell	3	3	0	30	0	10
FB Bruce Perkins	2	2	0	18	0	11
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	2	0	8	0	4
TE Rickey Dudley	2	1	0	21	1	22
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	0	2	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Len Bias	6	6	39	0	18
WR James Jett	6	3	29	0	18
WR Eric Martin	5	4	21	0	19
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	10	0	28
WR Carl Pickens	3	2	42	1	19
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	11	0	12
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	5	0	18
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	8	0	4
RB Rashaan Salaam	1	1	20	1	15
RB George Jones	1	1	2	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Toner	1	1	1.00	1.20
Napoleon Kaufman	1	-2	-2.00	0.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	8	36	4.50	4.66
Rashaan Salaam	1	0	0.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	3	15	3.75	4.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	2	18	6.00	7.43
Damon Huard	2	2	7	3.50	5.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.43
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	12	12.00	10.00
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	0	0.00	0.71

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	2	1	19	9.50	4.83
WR Eric Martin	1	1	7	7.00	4.20
TE Len Bias	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.50
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Toner	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	6	5
Rashaan Salaam	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	6	3	2
Tony Eason	5	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Huard	5	4	2
David Klingler	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hilliard	3	1	0
WR Charlie Babbit	2	2	1
WR Keenan McCardell	2	2	2
TE Rickey Dudley	2	1	1
FB Bruce Perkins	1	1	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	1
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0
WR James Jett	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)