Week 7, 1997

played in Houston, AL

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	3	0	7	-	20
Houston Texans	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 HOU - Chris Jacke 44 field goal
1Q: 05:00 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
1Q: 01:00 NED - Jamie Asher 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 12:22 HOU - Bo Jackson 10 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:40 HOU - Len Bias 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
4Q: 01:31 NED - Eric Moulds 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 HOU - Chris Jacke 44 field goal
1Q: 05:00 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
1Q: 01:00 NED - Jamie Asher 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 12:22 HOU - Bo Jackson 10 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:40 HOU - Len Bias 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
4Q: 01:31 NED - Eric Moulds 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 5-1 6-1
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 332 349
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 75 122
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 3.13 3.39
Net Passing Yards 257 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.59 7.57
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/11 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	5-1	6-1
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	332	349
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	75	122
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	3.13	3.39
Net Passing Yards	257	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	273	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.59	7.57
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/11	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	9:39	4:46	OWN 29	8	48	Field Goal
1	2:38	1:48	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
2	14:06	0:21	OWN 35	3	5	Fumble
2	12:13	0:51	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	5:30	2:43	OWN 31	5	6	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	3	74	Field Goal
3	13:28	2:11	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
3	8:11	5:42	OWN 11	9	30	Punt
3	0:47	1:28	OWN 7	5	24	Punt
4	12:02	1:44	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
4	6:43	1:43	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	3:05	1:42	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	0:45	0:38	OWN 45	3	6	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	3:13	OWN 43	7	30	Field Goal
1	4:53	2:15	OWN 23	6	16	Fumble
1	0:50	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:45	1:32	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
2	11:22	5:52	OWN 37	12	41	Fumble
2	2:47	2:15	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:17	3:06	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	2:29	1:42	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	14:19	2:17	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	10:18	3:35	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	5:00	1:55	OWN 21	4	24	Punt
4	1:23	0:38	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	20	46	2.30	10	1
John Miller	2	25	12.50	16	1
Don Majkowski	1	5	5.00	5	0
Antonio Freeman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	34	114	3.35	10	2	1
David Klingler	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	36	27	273	3/16	2	70	0	114.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	28	20	232	2/5	1	34	1	93.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	8	10	105	13.13	68	70	0
WR Curtis Conway	5	6	36	7.20	0	11	0
WR Eric Moulds	4	8	45	11.25	20	25	1
TE Jamie Asher	3	4	45	15.00	23	37	1
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	19	9.50	19	19	0
RB John Miller	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bob Christian	1	2	17	17.00	12	17	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	7	9	79	11.29	5	30	0
WR Terrell Owens	4	7	91	22.75	57	34	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	6	2.00	8	9	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	4	18	6.00	0	17	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	27	27.00	16	27	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	0	0
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Curtis Conway	1	0	0
Richmond Webb	0	2	0
Homey D Clown	0	1	1
Tom Carter	0	1	0
Jeff Lageman	0	0	1
Je-rod Rozumek	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Klingler	1	0	0
James Jett	1	0	0
Terrell Owens	1	0	0
Bo Jackson	0	1	0
Jay Bellamy	0	1	0
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1
Marvin Jones	0	0	1
Bernard Whittington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	395	43.9	35.4	58	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	335	47.9	37.9	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	16	16.0	0
Evan Toomer	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Pickens	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	9	0	0.0	36	27
ILB Ted Johnson	5	4	0.0	35	28
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	0.0	36	30
CB Tom Carter	4	1	0.0	35	30
S Torrian Gray	4	1	0.0	11	16
DE Warren Powers	3	3	0.0	20	17
DT Tony Siragusa	3	1	0.0	19	9
OLB Mike Jones	3	1	0.0	32	25
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	0.0	3	5
DT Chuck Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	14
DE Jeff Lageman	2	2	1.5	24	21
DT John Randle	2	1	0.5	30	22
S Greg Myers	2	3	0.0	20	22
CB Homey D Clown	2	2	0.0	33	28
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	0.0	25	21
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	0.0	14	9
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	6	5
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	3	0.0	24	38
CB Dexter McCleon	6	3	0.0	16	32
CB Donnell Woolford	6	1	0.0	23	36
OLB Mo Lewis	6	1	0.0	22	33
DT David Rocker	5	0	1.0	15	23
ILB Dennis Stallings	3	4	0.0	16	29
DE Kevin Carter	2	3	0.0	18	29
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	3	0.0	8	11
ILB Marvin Jones	2	1	0.0	7	8
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0.0	24	37
CB Vinnie Clark	2	0	0.0	1	4
WR Carl Pickens	2	0	---	---	---
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0.0	17	30
DE Bernard Whittington	1	2	1.0	9	15
DE Daryl King	1	1	1.0	15	24
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	1	0.0	23	33
G Todd Peat	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0.0	4	12
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.5	0	0	1	21
DT John Randle	0.5	0	1	1	22
ILB Ted Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	28

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT David Rocker	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Daryl King	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Bernard Whittington	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Mo Lewis	0.0	0	0	1	33
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	3	0	0	28
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0	30
CB Steve Isreal	2	0	1	5
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0	25
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	0	30
S Rodney Harrison	2	0	0	27
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	0	9
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0	16
S Greg Myers	1	2	0	22
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	6	2	36
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	38
CB Dexter McCleon	4	0	32
ILB Dennis Stallings	3	0	29
OLB Mo Lewis	2	2	33
CB Nate Clune	2	0	37
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	12
CB Vinnie Clark	1	0	4
DT David Rocker	1	0	23
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	30
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	29
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	2	9	24	1	39
Brendan Stai	2	4	24	1	39
Richmond Webb	2	3	24	1	39
Jamie Asher	2	2	17	0	30
Greg Truitt	1	4	24	0	39
Bob Christian	0	1	15	0	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	4	12	36	0	30
Gary Zimmerman	3	9	36	0	30
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	36	0	30
Tommy Vardell	1	1	16	0	11
Todd Peat	0	4	36	1	30
Todd Steussie	0	4	36	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	1	30
Dexter Carter	1	19
Tom Nutten	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	2	21
Tommy Vardell	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	24	39	---	---	11	74
Brendan Stai	24	39	---	---	11	74
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	36	30	1	67
Tom Carter	---	---	35	30	1	66
Rodney Harrison	---	---	36	27	2	65
Ted Johnson	---	---	35	28	1	64
Don Majkowski	24	39	---	---	---	63
Richmond Webb	24	39	---	---	---	63
Greg Truitt	24	39	---	---	---	63
Fred Miller	24	39	---	---	---	63
Homey D Clown	---	---	33	28	1	62
Mike Jones	---	---	32	25	2	59
Antonio Freeman	22	36	---	---	---	58
Eric Moulds	17	31	---	---	10	58
Edgar Bennett	22	34	---	---	1	57
John Randle	---	---	30	22	1	53
Larry Izzo	---	---	14	9	30	53
Greg Myers	---	---	20	22	8	50
Ben Karpinski	---	---	25	21	2	48
Jamie Asher	17	30	---	---	---	47
Jeff Lageman	---	---	24	21	1	46
Warren Powers	---	---	20	17	7	44
Bob Christian	15	19	---	---	9	43
Curtis Conway	7	21	---	---	14	42
Keith Jackson	5	9	---	---	19	33
Chuck Johnson	---	---	15	14	4	33
Tony Siragusa	---	---	19	9	3	31
Steve Isreal	---	---	3	5	22	30
Torrian Gray	---	---	11	16	3	30
Mike Alstott	6	6	---	---	17	29
John Miller	2	5	---	---	16	23
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	19	19
James Francis	---	---	6	5	8	19
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	11	11
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Bjornson	3	0	---	---	7	10
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed McCaffrey	3	1	---	---	1	5
Ron Johnson	---	---	1	1	3	5
Charles Davenport	1	3	---	---	---	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Abrams	---	---	1	0	1	2
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Le Roy Butler	---	---	24	38	20	82
Todd Peat	36	30	---	---	8	74
James Jett	34	29	---	---	10	73
Bo Jackson	35	30	---	---	2	67
Gary Zimmerman	36	30	---	---	---	66
Jim Dombrowski	36	30	---	---	---	66
Ellison Onizuka	36	30	---	---	---	66
David Klingler	36	30	---	---	---	66
Todd Steussie	36	30	---	---	---	66
Jay Bellamy	---	---	17	30	19	66
Nate Clune	---	---	24	37	3	64
Donnell Woolford	---	---	23	36	2	61
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	23	33	2	58
Dexter McCleon	---	---	16	32	9	57
Mo Lewis	---	---	22	33	1	56
Terrell Owens	29	27	---	---	---	56
Kevin Carter	---	---	18	29	3	50
Dennis Stallings	---	---	16	29	5	50
Carl Pickens	14	11	---	---	23	48
Kurt Cobain	---	---	4	12	27	43
Tommy Vardell	16	11	---	---	15	42
Bruce Hill	8	11	---	---	21	40
David Rocker	---	---	15	23	2	40
Daryl King	---	---	15	24	1	40
Len Bias	20	12	---	---	7	39
Bernard Whittington	---	---	9	15	14	38
Bert Tharpe	---	---	11	23	2	36
Tyji Armstrong	12	7	---	---	16	35
Dwayne Carswell	9	12	---	---	10	31
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	8	11	1	20
Dave Whitmore	---	---	7	8	1	16
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	16	16
Marvin Jones	---	---	7	8	---	15
Keith Poole	3	0	---	---	10	13
Gilbert Brown	---	---	4	4	2	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vinnie Clark	---	---	1	4	---	5
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Treu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	21	1.8
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	12	35	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	36	27	3	2	0	4	2	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	28	20	4	3	0	2	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	25	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	178	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	70	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	96	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	64	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	10	8	105	1	36
WR Eric Moulds	8	4	45	1	31
WR Curtis Conway	6	5	36	0	21
TE Jamie Asher	4	3	45	1	30
FB Bob Christian	2	1	17	0	19
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	19	0	34
RB John Miller	2	2	-5	0	5
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0	0	9
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	11	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	9	7	79	1	29
WR Terrell Owens	7	4	91	2	27
WR Bruce Hill	4	3	18	0	11
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	6	0	30
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	0	12
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	4	0	11
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0	0	7
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0	0	11
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	27	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	10	10.00	3.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	7	6	34	4.86	7.58

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	1	7	3.50	8.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Moulds	3	2	12	4.00	5.63
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	8	4.00	11.25
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	11	11.00	6.00
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	3	3.00	10.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	2	1
Don Majkowski	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	1
David Klingler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	7	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	3	2	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	1
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	2	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (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	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (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)