Week 17, 1997

played in Jacksonville, FL

72 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Jacksonville Jaguars	14	7	7	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 HOU - Terrell Owens 6 pass from Kerry Collins (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 09:45 JAX - Michael Schumacher 89 kickoff return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
1Q: 02:09 JAX - Derek Loville 21 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 04:23 JAX - Bryant Westbrook 90 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 11:00 JAX - Muhsin Muhammad 2 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 07:24 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 37 field goal
4Q: 00:24 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 HOU - Terrell Owens 6 pass from Kerry Collins (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 09:45 JAX - Michael Schumacher 89 kickoff return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
1Q: 02:09 JAX - Derek Loville 21 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 04:23 JAX - Bryant Westbrook 90 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 11:00 JAX - Muhsin Muhammad 2 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 07:24 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 37 field goal
4Q: 00:24 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 34 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 9-7 8-8
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 245 276
- Offensive Plays 78 59
- Yards per Play 3.14 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 116 122
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 5.27 3.39
Net Passing Yards 129 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 25 - 1 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.30 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 6/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/125
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	9-7	8-8
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	245	276
- Offensive Plays	78	59
- Yards per Play	3.14	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	116	122
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	5.27	3.39
Net Passing Yards	129	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 25 - 1	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	166	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.30	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	6/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/125
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
1	9:30	4:26	OWN 20	10	47	Missed FG
1	1:54	1:34	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	14:42	2:05	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	10:56	1:35	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	7:28	3:14	50	8	39	Interception
2	4:14	1:05	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	2:32	2:32	OWN 20	11	47	Half
3	10:50	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:15	1:38	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	14:04	2:07	OWN 47	5	28	Missed FG
4	7:19	2:54	OWN 27	6	22	Downs
4	2:35	1:08	OWN 3	9	23	Downs
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 22	2	-5	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:04	3:10	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
1	0:20	0:38	OWN 48	3	-2	Punt
2	12:37	1:41	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	9:21	1:53	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	3:09	0:37	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
3	9:27	5:12	OWN 16	10	58	Fumble
3	2:37	3:33	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
4	11:57	4:38	OWN 32	8	48	Field Goal
4	4:25	1:50	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
4	1:27	1:11	OPP 26	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Beuerlein, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Jones	11	50	4.55	19	2
Bo Jackson	9	50	5.56	13	2
Kerry Collins	1	3	3.00	3	0
Terrell Owens	1	13	13.00	13	1

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Natrone Means	22	84	3.82	16	1
Bam Morris	12	42	3.50	9	0
Howard Griffith	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Collins	34	19	115	2/13	1	26	1	60.3
Neil O'Donnell	17	6	51	3/24	0	19	0	44.0

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	23	17	154	0/0	2	22	0	120.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	6	10	34	5.67	6	10	0
WR Terrell Owens	6	11	46	7.67	12	19	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	5	26	8.67	0	19	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	4	4	2.00	0	4	0
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	4	32	16.00	30	26	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	5	13	6.50	0	12	0
RB George Jones	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR Keith Poole	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bruce Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Schumacher	5	7	45	9.00	13	19	0
WR Derek Loville	3	3	35	11.67	0	21	1
TE Toby Keith	3	3	34	11.33	10	17	0
RB Natrone Means	2	2	28	14.00	15	22	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Troy Brown	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eli Reid	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Muhsin Muhammad	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Bam Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryant Westbrook	1	90	90.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmanuel McDaniel	0	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derek Loville	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	296	49.3	45.5	55	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	6	241	40.2	32.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	26	13.0	0
Carl Pickens	1	1	1.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Reid	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	3	62	20.7	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Schumacher	2	125	62.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	7	0	29	19
OLB Ricardo McDonald	7	0	27	23
S Sam Shade	6	2	31	20
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	3	36	18
S Le Roy Butler	5	1	33	23
ILB Marvin Jones	4	2	21	14
DT Bert Tharpe	3	1	12	11
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	28	22
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	17	13
DT David Rocker	2	0	19	12
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	0	9	5
DE Daryl King	1	4	21	9
S Dave Whitmore	1	1	29	9
DT Gilbert Brown	1	1	24	14
CB Nate Clune	1	1	17	12
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1	13	9

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Mincy	8	1	0.0	22	56
DE John Copeland	4	0	1.5	20	48
ILB Larry Johnson	4	1	1.0	22	48
CB Bryant Westbrook	4	2	0.0	19	23
S Dedrick Dodge	4	1	0.0	22	56
OLB Keith Mitchell	4	0	0.0	18	42
DE Trace Armstrong	3	0	1.0	4	26
OLB Derek Smith	3	2	0.0	4	18
OLB O'Brien Alston	3	1	0.0	6	33
DT Sean Gilbert	3	0	0.0	14	26
DT Luther Elliss	2	2	1.0	16	31
CB Marcus Coleman	2	2	0.0	22	56
CB Nate Odomes	2	1	0.0	9	36
OLB Bernard Carter	2	1	0.0	0	16
DT Tim Bowens	1	1	0.5	3	22
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	1	0.0	18	30
TE Toby Keith	1	0	---	---	---
S Rob Kelly	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Dan Williams	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	1	23
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	18
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	16

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Copeland	1.5	1	1	48
DE Trace Armstrong	1.0	1	0	26
ILB Larry Johnson	1.0	0	0	48
DT Luther Elliss	1.0	0	0	31
DT Tim Bowens	0.5	1	0	22
DT Sean Gilbert	0.0	1	0	26
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	1	0	30
DT Brandon Noble	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	3	0	13
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	22
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	19
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	14
S Sam Shade	2	0	20
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	0	5
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	11
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	23
CB Nate Clune	1	0	12
S Le Roy Butler	0	1	23

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Mincy	4	0	0	56
OLB O'Brien Alston	3	1	0	33
S Dedrick Dodge	3	1	0	56
OLB Derek Smith	3	1	0	18
CB Bryant Westbrook	3	0	1	23
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	0	16
OLB Keith Mitchell	2	0	0	42
CB Marcus Coleman	1	2	0	56
S Rob Kelly	1	1	0	5
CB Nate Odomes	1	0	0	36
ILB Larry Johnson	1	0	0	48
DE John Copeland	1	0	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	4	9	22	2	53
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	22	1	49
Sale Isaia	1	3	22	0	48
Todd Steussie	0	3	22	1	55
Jim Dombrowski	0	2	22	0	53
Zack Wiegert	0	0	0	1	10

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tom Nalen	6	9	32	23
Matt Joyce	2	7	36	23
Willie Anderson	2	7	30	23
Howard Griffith	1	3	18	18
Bob Whitfield	1	3	34	23
Kevin Sargent	0	3	6	0
Dave Szott	0	2	30	23
Rod Milstead	0	1	6	0
Toby Keith	0	1	29	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Pickens	3	20
Bruce Hill	1	20

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Armstrong	3	15
Ronnie Williams	2	14
Howard Griffith	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sale Isaia	22	48	---	---	8	78
Todd Steussie	22	55	---	---	---	77
Gary Zimmerman	22	53	---	---	---	75
Jim Dombrowski	22	53	---	---	---	75
Ellison Onizuka	22	49	---	---	---	71
Dwayne Carswell	20	42	---	---	6	68
Le Roy Butler	---	---	33	23	8	64
Kerry Collins	22	36	---	---	---	58
James Jett	10	37	---	---	10	57
Carl Pickens	5	31	---	---	20	56
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	36	18	2	56
Terrell Owens	22	34	---	---	---	56
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	27	23	5	55
Tyji Armstrong	11	24	---	---	17	52
Sam Shade	---	---	31	20	1	52
Dexter McCleon	---	---	28	22	2	52
Mo Lewis	---	---	29	19	2	50
Dave Whitmore	---	---	29	9	10	48
George Jones	12	20	---	---	14	46
Marvin Jones	---	---	21	14	10	45
Tommy Vardell	12	25	---	---	7	44
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	17	13	13	43
Bo Jackson	10	31	---	---	---	41
Gilbert Brown	---	---	24	14	3	41
Nate Clune	---	---	17	12	10	39
David Rocker	---	---	19	12	7	38
Kevin Carter	---	---	19	16	2	37
Bruce Hill	2	14	---	---	20	36
Daryl King	---	---	21	9	1	31
Bert Tharpe	---	---	12	11	5	28
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	13	9	1	23
Keith Poole	1	11	---	---	11	23
Martin Bishop	---	---	11	4	6	21
Rashaan Salaam	0	4	---	---	17	21
Neil O'Donnell	0	20	---	---	---	20
Dennis Stallings	---	---	9	5	5	19
Zack Wiegert	0	10	---	---	8	18
Len Bias	5	7	---	---	2	14
Derek Cook	0	4	---	---	8	12
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd Peat	0	8	---	---	---	8
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adam Treu	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bernard Whittington	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Coleman	---	---	22	56	11	89
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	22	56	5	83
Charles Mincy	---	---	22	56	2	80
John Copeland	---	---	20	48	5	73
Larry Johnson	---	---	22	48	2	72
Matt Joyce	36	23	---	---	7	66
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	19	23	20	62
Keith Mitchell	---	---	18	42	1	61
Steve Beuerlein	36	23	---	---	---	59
Dave Szott	30	23	---	---	6	59
Michael Schumacher	24	20	---	---	15	59
Bob Whitfield	34	23	---	---	---	57
Tom Nalen	32	23	---	---	---	55
Willie Anderson	30	23	---	---	2	55
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	18	30	3	51
Howard Griffith	18	18	---	---	14	50
Toby Keith	29	16	---	---	5	50
Luther Elliss	---	---	16	31	3	50
O'Brien Alston	---	---	6	33	10	49
Nate Odomes	---	---	9	36	2	47
Bam Morris	19	6	---	---	20	45
Sean Gilbert	---	---	14	26	4	44
Natrone Means	23	16	---	---	3	42
Eli Reid	14	10	---	---	15	39
Trace Armstrong	---	---	4	26	4	34
Muhsin Muhammad	22	12	---	---	---	34
Ronnie Williams	10	5	---	---	14	29
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	12	16	---	28
Troy Brown	7	3	---	---	17	27
Tim Bowens	---	---	3	22	1	26
Bernard Carter	---	---	0	16	10	26
Derek Loville	14	9	---	---	---	23
Derek Smith	---	---	4	18	1	23
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	0	7	15	22
Brandon Noble	---	---	4	13	2	19
Rob Kelly	---	---	5	5	7	17
Kevin Sargent	6	0	---	---	8	14
Carl Hamilton	6	0	---	---	8	14
Dan Williams	---	---	2	8	---	10
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Kenerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Milstead	6	0	---	---	1	7
Byron Hanspard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	23	77	3.3
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Collins	34	19	1	4	3	3	4	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	17	6	0	1	5	3	2	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	23	17	2	1	1	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	49	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	6	63	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	142	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	7	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	11	6	2	46	0	34
WR James Jett	10	6	1	34	0	37
WR Carl Pickens	5	2	1	13	0	31
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	3	0	26	0	42
RB Bo Jackson	4	2	0	4	0	31
FB Tommy Vardell	4	2	0	32	1	25
TE Tyji Armstrong	4	0	3	0	0	24
WR Keith Poole	4	1	1	8	0	11
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	0	0	7
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB George Jones	1	1	0	3	0	20

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Schumacher	7	5	1	45	0	20
WR Derek Loville	3	3	0	35	1	9
TE Toby Keith	3	3	0	34	0	16
WR Muhsin Muhammad	3	1	0	2	0	12
RB Natrone Means	2	2	0	28	1	16
WR Eli Reid	2	1	0	-1	0	10
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0	6	0	18
WR Troy Brown	1	1	0	5	0	3
RB Bam Morris	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	7	3.50	5.56

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bam Morris	2	9	4.50	3.50
Howard Griffith	1	-1	-1.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Collins	6	4	19	3.17	3.38

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	2	1	2	1.00	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	3	1.50	5.20
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	1.00
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR James Jett	1	1	6	6.00	3.40
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	6	6.00	4.18

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Muhsin Muhammad	2	1	2	1.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	2
George Jones	2	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Bam Morris	4	0
Natrone Means	2	2
Howard Griffith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Collins	10	4	3
Neil O'Donnell	4	2	0

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	4	1	1
WR James Jett	3	3	2
RB Bo Jackson	2	0	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	1	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	2	0	0
WR Keith Poole	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Natrone Means	2	2	2
WR Michael Schumacher	2	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
RB Bam Morris	1	0	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	0
WR Muhsin Muhammad	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)