Week 6, 1997

played in Buffalo, NY

51 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	16	-	19
Buffalo Bills	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Chris Jacke 18 field goal
2Q: 00:39 BUF - Jason Elam 52 field goal
3Q: 05:38 BUF - Brian Blades 6 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Len Bias 3 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 09:14 HOU - Chris Jacke 44 field goal
4Q: 05:12 HOU - Chris Jacke 22 field goal
4Q: 02:10 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Chris Jacke 18 field goal
2Q: 00:39 BUF - Jason Elam 52 field goal
3Q: 05:38 BUF - Brian Blades 6 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Len Bias 3 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 09:14 HOU - Chris Jacke 44 field goal
4Q: 05:12 HOU - Chris Jacke 22 field goal
4Q: 02:10 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 6-0 0-6
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 293 213
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 4.65 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 86 120
- Rushing Attempts 36 38
- Yards per Rush 2.39 3.16
Net Passing Yards 207 93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 21 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	6-0	0-6
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	293	213
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	4.65	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	86	120
- Rushing Attempts	36	38
- Yards per Rush	2.39	3.16
Net Passing Yards	207	93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	21 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
1	9:17	2:59	OWN 5	6	15	Punt
1	3:06	3:43	OWN 20	8	79	Field Goal
2	8:38	0:54	OWN 37	4	-7	Punt
2	5:51	2:35	OWN 9	5	24	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	2	0	Half
3	13:02	1:08	OWN 33	4	5	Punt
3	10:55	0:39	OWN 33	2	1	Interception
3	5:31	6:23	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
4	12:18	3:10	OWN 32	7	41	Field Goal
4	6:33	1:29	OPP 7	3	2	Field Goal
4	4:52	2:49	OPP 49	6	29	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	2:15	OWN 21	7	34	Punt
1	6:18	3:12	OWN 45	6	24	Field Goal
2	14:23	5:45	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
2	7:44	1:53	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	3:16	1:32	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
2	1:44	1:13	OPP 38	3	3	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	11:54	0:59	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	10:16	4:45	OPP 26	8	26	Touchdown
4	14:08	1:50	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	9:08	2:35	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
4	5:04	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 29	7	68	Game

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	35	87	2.49	12	4	0
David Klingler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	28	71	2.54	11	3
Gary Brown	9	39	4.33	13	1
Ebby Laroush	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	27	18	207	0/0	1	34	1	86.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	21	9	98	1/5	1	24	1	53.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	6	7	77	12.83	24	34	0
TE Len Bias	3	3	14	4.67	0	7	1
WR James Jett	3	6	45	15.00	3	25	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	3	41	20.50	38	23	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	5	9	57	11.40	3	24	0
WR Brian Blades	3	4	36	12.00	1	16	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Michael Timpson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne Campbell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nate Clune	1	9	9.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kurt Schultz	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Hill	1	0	0	0
Gilbert Brown	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie George	1	0	0
Frank Hartley	0	1	0
Visanthe Hall	0	1	0
Wayne Campbell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	216	43.2	37.4	56	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	7	250	35.7	34.1	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/3	2/3	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	3	11	3.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	43	21.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	6	2	1.0	31	18
ILB Tedy Bruschi	6	4	0.0	33	21
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	33	21
OLB Ricardo McDonald	5	3	0.0	33	14
S Dave Whitmore	4	2	0.0	19	5
CB Dexter McCleon	4	1	0.0	23	18
DE Daryl King	4	0	0.0	25	17
CB Nate Clune	4	0	0.0	33	21
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0.0	30	20
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	0.0	29	18
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0.0	22	19
DT Gilbert Brown	1	2	0.0	9	2
CB Vinnie Clark	1	0	0.0	13	3
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	24	14
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DT David Rocker	0	2	0.0	15	10
OLB Kurt Cobain	0	1	0.0	13	12
DE Bernard Whittington	0	1	0.0	13	5
ILB Dennis Stallings	0	1	0.0	5	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Cain	10	3	0.0	31	25
S John Heeter	7	0	0.0	36	26
OLB Robert Jones	6	2	0.0	33	24
CB Jason Sehorn	6	1	0.0	33	25
S Kurt Schultz	5	0	0.0	33	26
S Zach Bronson	4	0	0.0	14	12
CB Carlton Gray	3	1	0.0	23	19
ILB Jerrott Willard	3	1	0.0	10	6
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	0.0	23	15
DE Chester McGlockton	1	5	0.0	30	20
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	1	0.0	4	1
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0.0	7	3
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	15	12
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0.0	35	26
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Ren Hoek	0	1	0.0	26	21
DT George Thornton	0	1	0.0	6	7
DE Darren Mickell	0	1	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Daryl King	0.0	2	0	0	17
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT David Rocker	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	0	1	0	5

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0	12
OLB Robert Jones	0	1	2	24
DE Chester McGlockton	0	1	1	20
DE Ren Hoek	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nate Clune	3	1	1	21
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0	19
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0	20
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0	21
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	18
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	4	0	1	26
CB Jason Sehorn	4	0	0	25
ILB Joe Cain	3	0	0	25
S John Heeter	2	0	0	26
S Zach Bronson	2	0	0	12
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	1	0	26
CB Carlton Gray	1	1	0	19
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Todd Peat	2	8	36	27
Jim Dombrowski	2	6	36	27
Ellison Onizuka	1	9	36	27
Gary Zimmerman	0	6	36	27
Todd Steussie	0	5	36	27
Tommy Vardell	0	1	20	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	4	12	1	38	0	22
Eric Mahlum	2	6	0	38	0	22
Chris Gray	1	11	1	38	1	22
Walter Jones	1	6	1	38	0	22
Lomas Brown	1	1	0	38	0	22
Paul Green	0	1	0	32	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	2	22
Carl Pickens	2	22
Tyji Armstrong	2	19
George Jones	2	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Brown	2	25
Wayne Campbell	1	22
Carlton Gray	1	20
Eric Guliford	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	36	27	---	---	9	72
Le Roy Butler	---	---	33	21	17	71
Nate Clune	---	---	33	21	12	66
Terrell Owens	29	27	---	---	9	65
Gary Zimmerman	36	27	---	---	---	63
Jim Dombrowski	36	27	---	---	---	63
Ellison Onizuka	36	27	---	---	---	63
David Klingler	36	27	---	---	---	63
Todd Steussie	36	27	---	---	---	63
Bo Jackson	36	26	---	---	---	62
James Jett	34	27	---	---	1	62
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	33	21	3	57
Carl Pickens	19	15	---	---	22	56
Donnell Woolford	---	---	30	20	3	53
Mo Lewis	---	---	31	18	3	52
Kurt Cobain	---	---	13	12	25	50
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	33	14	3	50
Jay Bellamy	---	---	22	19	9	50
Kevin Carter	---	---	29	18	2	49
Daryl King	---	---	25	17	3	45
Dexter McCleon	---	---	23	18	3	44
Bert Tharpe	---	---	24	14	3	41
Tommy Vardell	20	14	---	---	7	41
Len Bias	20	13	---	---	7	40
Bruce Hill	5	7	---	---	22	34
Dave Whitmore	---	---	19	5	10	34
Bernard Whittington	---	---	13	5	14	32
Tyji Armstrong	8	3	---	---	19	30
David Rocker	---	---	15	10	1	26
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	26	26
Marvin Jones	---	---	15	3	4	22
Vinnie Clark	---	---	13	3	---	16
Dwayne Carswell	8	2	---	---	6	16
Keith Poole	1	1	---	---	14	16
Gilbert Brown	---	---	9	2	1	12
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	9	9
George Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Stallings	---	---	5	1	---	6
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Treu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Heeter	---	---	36	26	14	76
Chris Gray	38	22	---	---	10	70
Eric Mahlum	38	22	---	---	10	70
Jason Sehorn	---	---	33	25	8	66
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	35	26	4	65
Kurt Schultz	---	---	33	26	4	63
Carlton Gray	---	---	23	19	20	62
Joe Cain	---	---	31	25	5	61
Robert Jones	---	---	33	24	4	61
Lomas Brown	38	22	---	---	---	60
Ebby Laroush	38	22	---	---	---	60
Visanthe Hall	38	22	---	---	---	60
Walter Jones	38	22	---	---	---	60
Brian Blades	35	22	---	---	1	58
Brett Perriman	28	18	---	---	9	55
Chester McGlockton	---	---	30	20	3	53
Paul Green	32	15	---	---	5	52
Ren Hoek	---	---	26	21	3	50
Wayne Campbell	17	10	---	---	22	49
Eddie George	29	8	---	---	11	48
Gary Brown	9	12	---	---	25	46
Frank Hartley	18	7	---	---	20	45
Terry Killens	---	---	24	20	1	45
Bill Goldberg	---	---	23	15	4	42
Zach Bronson	---	---	14	12	15	41
Craig Veasley	---	---	15	12	2	29
Darren Mickell	---	---	10	6	9	25
David LaFleur	10	4	---	---	10	24
Bernie Parmalee	7	6	---	---	10	23
Bob Joe	---	---	3	3	16	22
Jeff Herrod	---	---	4	1	11	16
Jerrott Willard	---	---	10	6	---	16
George Thornton	---	---	6	7	2	15
Eric Guliford	0	2	---	---	13	15
Dino Hackett	---	---	7	3	1	11
Michael Timpson	5	6	---	---	---	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Habib	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Dahl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	24	2.2
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	10	31	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	9	9	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	27	18	3	2	1	2	2	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	21	9	1	0	2	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	41	20.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	42	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	23	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	35	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	7	6	0	77	1	27
WR James Jett	6	3	1	45	1	27
WR Carl Pickens	4	2	0	19	0	15
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	0	41	1	26
TE Len Bias	3	3	0	14	0	13
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	0	9	0	7
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	2	0	14

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	9	5	1	57	1	18
WR Brian Blades	4	3	0	36	0	22
WR Michael Timpson	3	0	1	0	0	6
WR Wayne Campbell	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Paul Green	1	1	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	7	1	0.14	2.49

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	3	8	2.67	2.54
Gary Brown	2	1	0.50	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	1	1	3	3.00	7.67

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	4	3	20	5.00	4.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	3	3.00	4.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	6	6.00	9.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	9	9.00	6.33
TE Paul Green	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	7	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	1
Ebby Laroush	1	1
Eddie George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	7	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	2
WR James Jett	2	0	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	5	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	0	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)