Week 12, 1997

played in San Francisco, CA

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	6	-	16
San Francisco 49ers	7	13	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:35 SFO - Chandler Bing 2 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:50 SFO - Mark Brunell 1 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:40 SFO - Steve Christie 47 field goal
2Q: 04:15 HOU - Bruce Hill 1 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
3Q: 11:08 SFO - Shawn Jefferson 4 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
4Q: 13:49 SFO - Warrick Dunn 9 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Carl Pickens 2 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Rashaan Salaam run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:35 SFO - Chandler Bing 2 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:50 SFO - Mark Brunell 1 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:40 SFO - Steve Christie 47 field goal
2Q: 04:15 HOU - Bruce Hill 1 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
3Q: 11:08 SFO - Shawn Jefferson 4 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
4Q: 13:49 SFO - Warrick Dunn 9 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Carl Pickens 2 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Rashaan Salaam run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU SFO
Record 8-3 7-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 328 453
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.13 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 86 146
- Rushing Attempts 17 30
- Yards per Rush 5.06 4.87
Net Passing Yards 242 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 2 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/44 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.15 10.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41

Team Statistics	HOU	SFO
Record	8-3	7-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	328	453
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.13	7.55
Net Rushing Yards	86	146
- Rushing Attempts	17	30
- Yards per Rush	5.06	4.87
Net Passing Yards	242	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 2	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/44	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.15	10.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:19	29:41

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 20	11	51	Missed FG
1	4:26	3:56	OWN 20	8	31	Interception
2	13:41	1:44	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	7:32	3:25	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
3	10:58	2:27	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	6:35	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	3:30	1:40	OWN 47	4	22	Field Goal
4	13:40	3:14	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	8:34	1:33	OWN 39	4	-12	Downs
4	5:58	3:45	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	2:05	0:49	OWN 45	4	6	Downs
4	0:42	0:38	OWN 5	3	4	Interception

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	4:32	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
1	0:30	1:49	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	11:57	4:25	OWN 33	7	37	Field Goal
2	4:07	4:07	OWN 24	10	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:31	1:56	OWN 28	4	33	Punt
3	5:27	1:57	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	1:50	3:10	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	10:26	1:52	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	7:01	1:03	OPP 27	3	4	Missed FG
4	1:16	0:34	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	11	42	3.82	10	1
David Klingler	3	39	13.00	32	1
George Jones	2	5	2.50	8	0
Tommy Vardell	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	17	104	6.12	37	3	1
Jerome Bettis	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
Mark Brunell	4	11	2.75	7	0	1
Aaron Hayden	3	6	2.00	4	0	0
Tony Richardson	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	25	14	152	4/28	1	30	1	70.8
David Klingler	17	13	134	1/16	1	29	1	93.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	29	22	311	1/4	2	53	0	132.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	6	9	55	9.17	18	25	0
WR Terrell Owens	5	8	97	19.40	27	30	0
WR Carl Pickens	4	7	26	6.50	0	12	1
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	48	16.00	30	29	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	3	7	2.33	0	7	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	4	38	12.67	16	22	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	10	5.00	2	8	0
RB George Jones	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Keith Poole	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	6	7	39	6.50	25	12	0
FB Tony Richardson	5	6	96	19.20	64	39	0
TE Kyle Brady	3	4	31	10.33	17	17	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	5	35	11.67	8	28	0
WR Joe Horn	2	3	72	36.00	36	53	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	32	32.00	28	32	0
WR Chandler Bing	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0.00	0
CB Al Harris	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nate Clune	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tommy Kane	1	0	0	0
Wayne Chrebet	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	205	51.3	44.5	57	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	4	178	44.5	33.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	3	23	7.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	40	20.0	0
Carl Pickens	1	15	15.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	6	2	0.0	20	28
ILB Tedy Bruschi	6	1	0.0	26	28
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	26	25
OLB Ricardo McDonald	5	1	0.0	26	24
S Jay Bellamy	5	1	0.0	24	29
CB Dexter McCleon	4	2	0.0	24	24
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	25	26
ILB Marvin Jones	3	0	0.0	11	11
DT Bert Tharpe	2	1	0.0	25	20
DE Daryl King	2	1	0.0	18	17
CB Nate Clune	2	0	0.0	19	20
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	1.0	7	11
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	1	0.0	9	8
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	0.0	18	14
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	4	0
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	2	0.0	4	8

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	7	2	0.5	17	37
OLB William Thomas	5	2	0.0	16	37
CB Al Harris	5	2	0.0	15	36
S Anthony Newman	5	0	0.0	10	33
S Willie Clay	4	0	1.0	17	46
S Cliff Martin	4	0	0.0	17	43
CB Tyrone Williams	3	0	0.0	17	46
DT Andreas Sims	2	1	1.0	12	41
DE Lance Johnstone	2	0	0.5	6	20
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	0.0	5	15
S Travis Davis	2	0	0.0	1	19
DE Joe Johnson	1	1	1.0	2	20
DE Lee Carter	1	0	1.0	15	29
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE James Jones	1	0	0.0	12	29
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	0.0	11	28
OLB Mike Morton	1	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Mike Barber	0	1	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gilbert Brown	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	1	0	24
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	0	1	21

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Carter	1.0	1	0	0	29
DT Andreas Sims	1.0	0	1	0	41
DE Joe Johnson	1.0	0	0	1	20
S Willie Clay	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Lance Johnstone	0.5	0	1	0	20
ILB Ray Lewis	0.5	0	1	0	37
DE James Jones	0.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Mike Morton	0.0	1	0	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	5	0	26
OLB Mo Lewis	4	0	28
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	24
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	25
DE Daryl King	2	0	17
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	28
CB Nate Clune	1	1	20
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	11
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	29
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	8

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	5	1	1	37
CB Al Harris	4	0	1	36
S Willie Clay	4	0	0	46
S Anthony Newman	3	0	0	33
OLB William Thomas	3	0	0	37
S Cliff Martin	2	1	0	43
S Travis Davis	2	0	0	19
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0	46
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0	20
OLB Joe Bowden	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	2	8	17	0	45
Jim Dombrowski	2	4	17	2	45
Ellison Onizuka	0	1	17	0	35
Todd Peat	0	1	17	0	39
Todd Steussie	0	0	17	2	47
Sale Isaia	0	0	0	1	12

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Harris	6	7	28	0	30
Mike Devlin	2	7	29	0	30
Adam Timmerman	2	6	30	0	30
Calvin Collins	2	3	30	1	30
Tony Richardson	1	1	15	0	24
Kyle Brady	0	1	22	0	25
Tarik Glenn	0	1	27	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Pickens	1	18
Tyji Armstrong	1	15
Nate Clune	1	13
Payton Feeley	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	2	21
Travis Davis	2	15
Tommy Kane	1	17
Joe Bowden	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Zimmerman	17	45	---	---	3	65
Todd Steussie	17	47	---	---	---	64
Jim Dombrowski	17	45	---	---	---	62
Todd Peat	17	39	---	---	6	62
James Jett	16	33	---	---	10	59
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	26	24	8	58
Jay Bellamy	---	---	24	29	4	57
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	26	28	3	57
Donnell Woolford	---	---	25	26	4	55
Le Roy Butler	---	---	26	25	4	55
Ellison Onizuka	17	35	---	---	---	52
Carl Pickens	9	25	---	---	18	52
Nate Clune	---	---	19	20	13	52
Mo Lewis	---	---	20	28	1	49
Dexter McCleon	---	---	24	24	1	49
Bert Tharpe	---	---	25	20	3	48
Kevin Carter	---	---	20	21	6	47
Dwayne Carswell	10	30	---	---	5	45
Terrell Owens	14	31	---	---	---	45
Daryl King	---	---	18	17	3	38
Bo Jackson	12	25	---	---	---	37
Bernard Whittington	---	---	18	14	5	37
Tommy Vardell	10	19	---	---	7	36
Tyji Armstrong	5	16	---	---	15	36
Bruce Hill	3	13	---	---	17	33
Neil O'Donnell	3	29	---	---	---	32
David Klingler	14	18	---	---	---	32
Martin Bishop	---	---	13	2	12	27
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	9	8	10	27
Harold Green	1	12	---	---	13	26
Dennis Stallings	---	---	7	9	10	26
Marvin Jones	---	---	11	11	1	23
George Jones	5	17	---	---	---	22
Keith Poole	0	9	---	---	13	22
Rashaan Salaam	0	5	---	---	16	21
Gilbert Brown	---	---	7	11	---	18
Zack Wiegert	0	12	---	---	6	18
Sale Isaia	0	12	---	---	6	18
Sam Shade	---	---	4	0	9	13
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	4	8	---	12
Ray Mickens	---	---	4	5	---	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Treu	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	17	46	11	74
Tyrone Williams	---	---	17	46	8	71
Calvin Collins	30	30	---	---	6	66
Cliff Martin	---	---	17	43	2	62
Adam Timmerman	30	30	---	---	1	61
Mark Brunell	30	30	---	---	---	60
Mike Devlin	29	30	---	---	---	59
Eric Harris	28	30	---	---	1	59
Anthony Newman	---	---	10	33	15	58
Andreas Sims	---	---	12	41	4	57
Tarik Glenn	27	30	---	---	---	57
William Thomas	---	---	16	37	3	56
Ray Lewis	---	---	17	37	2	56
Al Harris	---	---	15	36	2	53
Kyle Brady	22	25	---	---	4	51
Wayne Chrebet	21	24	---	---	3	48
Joe Horn	21	27	---	---	---	48
Lee Carter	---	---	15	29	3	47
Tony Richardson	15	24	---	---	7	46
Warrick Dunn	21	24	---	---	1	46
James Jones	---	---	12	29	2	43
Bob Kuberski	---	---	11	28	1	40
Joe Bowden	---	---	5	15	17	37
Travis Davis	---	---	1	19	15	35
Audrey McMillian	---	---	2	20	11	33
Chandler Bing	14	10	---	---	8	32
Aaron Hayden	6	2	---	---	21	29
Joe Johnson	---	---	2	20	4	26
Lance Johnstone	---	---	6	20	---	26
Shannon Sharpe	11	3	---	---	9	23
Patrick Fitzgerald	3	2	---	---	17	22
Tommy Kane	4	0	---	---	17	21
Shawn Jefferson	7	3	---	---	10	20
Stimpson Cat	---	---	9	6	1	16
Jerome Bettis	5	6	---	---	---	11
Mike Barber	---	---	0	7	4	11
Ken Blackman	3	0	---	---	7	10
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Abner Wilson	2	0	---	---	7	9
Mike Morton	---	---	3	5	---	8
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Atkins	1	0	---	---	6	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Willie Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	19	99	5.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	25	14	3	2	2	1	3	1	1
David Klingler	17	13	3	0	0	1	1	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	29	22	5	2	3	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	170	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	55	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	86	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	110	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	68	22.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	9	6	0	55	1	33
WR Terrell Owens	8	5	1	97	3	31
WR Carl Pickens	7	4	1	26	0	25
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	0	48	1	25
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	3	0	38	1	30
WR Bruce Hill	3	3	0	7	0	13
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	10	0	19
WR Keith Poole	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB George Jones	1	1	0	5	0	17

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Warrick Dunn	7	6	1	39	0	24
FB Tony Richardson	6	5	0	96	2	24
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	3	1	35	1	24
TE Kyle Brady	4	3	1	31	0	25
WR Joe Horn	3	2	0	72	1	27
WR Chandler Bing	2	1	0	2	0	10
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	0	32	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	5	20	4.00	6.12
Mark Brunell	2	8	4.00	2.75
Jerome Bettis	1	5	5.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	2	2.00	6.08
David Klingler	1	1	1	1.00	7.88

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	6	4	28	4.67	10.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1	1.00	2.33
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	2	2.00	3.71

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kyle Brady	2	1	11	5.50	7.75
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Chandler Bing	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	24.00
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	11	11.00	5.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Brunell	1	0
Aaron Hayden	1	0
Warrick Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	7	2	0
David Klingler	5	4	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	2	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0
WR Keith Poole	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Bing	2	1	1
TE Kyle Brady	2	2	2
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)