Week 13, 1997

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	6	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - James Jett 12 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 06:57 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:51 DEN - Joe Nedney 52 field goal
3Q: 10:44 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
3Q: 04:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
4Q: 11:31 HOU - David Klingler 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - James Jett 12 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 06:57 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:51 DEN - Joe Nedney 52 field goal
3Q: 10:44 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
3Q: 04:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
4Q: 11:31 HOU - David Klingler 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 9-3 2-10
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 316 213
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.65 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 156 66
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.59 3.00
Net Passing Yards 160 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	9-3	2-10
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	316	213
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.65	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	156	66
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.59	3.00
Net Passing Yards	160	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	168	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 22	5	20	Punt
1	10:03	0:57	OPP 34	3	1	Missed FG
1	7:17	2:55	OWN 3	6	32	Punt
1	3:07	3:15	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
2	11:54	1:56	OWN 2	5	41	Fumble
2	6:50	2:02	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	2:54	0:32	OWN 39	3	0	Interception
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	13:31	2:54	OWN 41	8	46	Field Goal
3	3:56	7:34	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	7:59	2:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:22	4:00	OWN 32	8	26	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	1:55	OWN 31	6	20	Fumble
1	9:06	1:49	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
1	4:22	1:15	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	14:52	2:58	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	9:58	3:08	OPP 43	6	16	Field Goal
2	4:48	1:54	OWN 34	4	10	Interception
2	2:22	1:39	OWN 47	6	18	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	10:37	6:41	OWN 20	13	72	Field Goal
4	11:22	3:23	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	5:35	1:13	OWN 35	3	27	Interception
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	2	14	Game

Game MVP: Sale Isaia, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	19	89	4.68	27	3	0
George Jones	10	48	4.80	16	1	0
David Klingler	4	17	4.25	7	0	1
Tommy Vardell	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	9	7	0.78	6	0
LeShon Johnson	8	45	5.63	12	2
Pat Barnes	5	14	2.80	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	33	21	168	1/8	1	26	1	73.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Barnes	35	19	164	3/17	0	36	2	43.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	7	10	60	8.57	0	16	1
WR Terrell Owens	6	9	69	11.50	18	26	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	5	1.67	1	6	0
WR Carl Pickens	3	4	22	7.33	2	14	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Tommy Vardell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB George Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Bruce	5	6	43	8.60	8	19
RB Jamal Anderson	4	5	48	12.00	34	20
WR Darnay Scott	4	15	40	10.00	28	36
TE Jay Riemersma	3	5	24	8.00	13	22
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Dawkins	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Jett	1	0	0
Mo Lewis	0	1	1
Kevin Carter	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pat Barnes	2	0	0
Stephen Baker	0	1	0
Ryan Phillips	0	1	0
Randall Godfrey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	212	42.4	33.2	50	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	257	51.4	44.4	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	36	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	2	0.0	21	30
S Le Roy Butler	6	2	0.0	20	34
OLB Mo Lewis	5	0	1.0	21	34
DE Daryl King	5	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Ricardo McDonald	4	1	0.0	17	36
CB Dexter McCleon	4	1	0.0	19	36
DE Bernard Whittington	3	0	0.0	7	17
CB Nate Clune	2	2	0.0	13	33
S Jay Bellamy	2	2	0.0	17	37
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	0.0	9	5
DT Bert Tharpe	1	2	1.0	17	35
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	1.0	17	30
CB Ray Mickens	1	1	0.0	2	4
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	5	3
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Donnell Woolford	0	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Martin Bishop	0	1	0.0	2	5
DT Gilbert Brown	0	1	0.0	5	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	7	1	0.0	27	28
S Brian Dawkins	6	0	0.0	34	34
S Blaine Bishop	5	4	0.0	32	34
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	1	1.0	31	33
DT Kevin Smith	4	2	0.0	25	24
CB Jason Mewes	4	1	0.0	32	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	1	0.0	31	27
ILB Josh Wooden	3	1	0.0	13	13
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	0.0	33	33
DE Marcellus Wiley	3	0	0.0	27	19
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0.0	22	22
RB Jamal Anderson	2	0	---	---	---
DE Ed Rison	1	2	0.0	12	14
DE Vaughn Booker	1	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Todd Kelly	1	1	0.0	3	7
S Keith Lyle	1	1	0.0	7	6
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	10	10
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	0.0	3	1
TE Brett Carolan	1	0	---	---	---
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	0	2	1	30
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	34
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Daryl King	0.0	0	2	0	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	2	2	1	33
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Travis Hall	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	0	0	30
CB Dexter McCleon	3	2	1	36
OLB Mo Lewis	3	1	0	34
S Le Roy Butler	2	1	0	34
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0	33
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	0	0	36
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	0	17
S Sam Shade	1	0	0	3
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0	7
CB Donnell Woolford	0	0	1	36

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	1	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	0	0	27
S Blaine Bishop	3	0	0	34
CB Greg Jeffries	2	1	0	22
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0	34
ILB Andre Royal	2	0	0	28
OLB Todd Kelly	1	1	0	7
CB Dan Taylor	1	1	0	33
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	0	24
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sale Isaia	5	8	1	34	0	34
Ellison Onizuka	3	11	0	34	0	34
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	1	34	0	34
Todd Steussie	2	3	0	34	0	34
Tommy Vardell	0	3	0	13	0	17
Jim Dombrowski	0	1	0	34	1	34

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	5	6	22	0	38
Jerry Ostroski	1	5	22	0	38
Richard Cooper	1	3	22	0	38
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	19	0	20
Tony Semple	0	2	22	0	38
Erik Williams	0	0	22	3	38

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	1	17
Carl Pickens	1	17
Jay Bellamy	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	1	17
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	15
Jay Riemersma	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Zimmerman	34	34	---	---	7	75
Sale Isaia	34	34	---	---	7	75
James Jett	28	34	---	---	8	70
Jim Dombrowski	34	34	---	---	---	68
Ellison Onizuka	34	34	---	---	---	68
David Klingler	34	34	---	---	---	68
Todd Steussie	34	34	---	---	---	68
Donnell Woolford	---	---	20	36	3	59
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	17	36	6	59
Jay Bellamy	---	---	17	37	5	59
Terrell Owens	30	29	---	---	---	59
Dexter McCleon	---	---	19	36	3	58
Le Roy Butler	---	---	20	34	3	57
Mo Lewis	---	---	21	34	2	57
Nate Clune	---	---	13	33	11	57
Dwayne Carswell	23	28	---	---	5	56
Bert Tharpe	---	---	17	35	3	55
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	21	30	3	54
Carl Pickens	18	16	---	---	17	51
Kevin Carter	---	---	17	30	2	49
Bo Jackson	21	24	---	---	---	45
Daryl King	---	---	13	26	2	41
Bernard Whittington	---	---	7	17	12	36
Tommy Vardell	13	17	---	---	4	34
Bruce Hill	10	6	---	---	17	33
Tyji Armstrong	7	2	---	---	15	24
Martin Bishop	---	---	2	5	16	23
George Jones	12	10	---	---	---	22
Harold Green	6	4	---	---	11	21
Dennis Stallings	---	---	6	7	8	21
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	20	20
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	4	4	10	18
Marvin Jones	---	---	9	5	1	15
Sam Shade	---	---	5	3	7	15
Keith Poole	2	0	---	---	11	13
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	7	3	---	10
Gilbert Brown	---	---	5	3	---	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	7	7
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Mickens	---	---	2	4	---	6
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	32	34	8	74
Brian Dawkins	---	---	34	34	2	70
Tony Semple	22	38	---	---	8	68
Dan Taylor	---	---	33	33	2	68
Jason Mewes	---	---	32	34	2	68
Ryan Phillips	---	---	31	33	2	66
Randall Godfrey	---	---	31	27	3	61
Keith Sims	22	38	---	---	---	60
Richard Cooper	22	38	---	---	---	60
Erik Williams	22	38	---	---	---	60
Jerry Ostroski	22	38	---	---	---	60
Pat Barnes	22	38	---	---	---	60
Greg Jeffries	---	---	22	22	15	59
Andre Royal	---	---	27	28	3	58
Darnay Scott	19	36	---	---	---	55
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	19	20	---	---	15	54
Kevin Smith	---	---	25	24	2	51
Charles Arbuckle	10	26	---	---	13	49
Jay Riemersma	15	23	---	---	11	49
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	27	19	1	47
Vaughn Booker	---	---	23	20	2	45
Isaac Bruce	17	26	---	---	---	43
LeShon Johnson	11	14	---	---	16	41
Jamal Anderson	11	24	---	---	---	35
Ed Rison	---	---	12	14	7	33
Brett Carolan	4	12	---	---	17	33
Josh Wooden	---	---	13	13	2	28
Todd Kelly	---	---	3	7	18	28
Keith Lyle	---	---	7	6	12	25
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	7	15	1	23
Travis Hall	---	---	10	10	2	22
Stephen Baker	4	8	---	---	5	17
Charlie Jones	0	0	---	---	16	16
Russell Copeland	0	1	---	---	8	9
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn McFadden	---	---	3	1	2	6
Randy Neal	---	---	1	0	4	5
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	0	4	5
Kai Gilliard	---	---	0	0	3	3
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Plummer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	25	77	3.1
Right	3	32	10.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	33	21	1	0	2	3	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Barnes	35	19	3	3	0	5	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	64	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	105	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	87	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	36	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	10	7	1	60	0	34
WR Terrell Owens	9	6	0	69	1	29
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0	5	0	24
WR Carl Pickens	4	3	0	22	0	16
FB Tommy Vardell	2	0	1	0	0	17
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	0	9	0	28
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB George Jones	1	0	0	0	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	15	4	40	1	36
WR Isaac Bruce	6	5	43	0	26
RB Jamal Anderson	5	4	48	1	24
TE Jay Riemersma	5	3	24	1	23
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	2	0	8
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	8	0	14
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	-1	0	12
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	7	3.50	4.68
David Klingler	1	6	6.00	4.25
Tommy Vardell	1	2	2.00	2.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	1	-1	-1.00	5.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	1	12	6.00	5.09

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Barnes	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR James Jett	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	4	3
George Jones	4	2
David Klingler	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	4	4
Pat Barnes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	9	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Barnes	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	2
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0
WR James Jett	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0
RB George Jones	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	1	0
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	2
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	1
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)