Week 1, 1998

played in Jacksonville, FL

94 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	7	5	7	3	-	22
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	14	3	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 11 pass from Jeff George (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:17 TEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 08:15 JAX - Natrone Means 4 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 02:22 JAX - Muhsin Muhammad 39 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:12 TEN - David Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 10:58 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 35 field goal
3Q: 09:19 TEN - Lonzell Hill 25 pass from Randall Floyd (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:31 TEN - David Akers 24 field goal
4Q: 07:25 JAX - Robert Edwards 9 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Robert Edwards run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:04 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 11 pass from Jeff George (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:17 TEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 08:15 JAX - Natrone Means 4 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 02:22 JAX - Muhsin Muhammad 39 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:12 TEN - David Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 10:58 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 35 field goal
3Q: 09:19 TEN - Lonzell Hill 25 pass from Randall Floyd (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:31 TEN - David Akers 24 field goal
4Q: 07:25 JAX - Robert Edwards 9 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Robert Edwards run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:04 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 47 field goal

Team Statistics TEN JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 388 325
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 5.39 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 60 74
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.00 2.18
Net Passing Yards 328 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 28 - 1 27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 331 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 8.96
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/58 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:29 33:31

Team Statistics	TEN	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	388	325
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	5.39	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	60	74
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.00	2.18
Net Passing Yards	328	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 28 - 1	27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	331	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	8.96
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/58	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:29	33:31

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	2:45	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
1	8:25	2:46	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
1	2:51	4:01	OWN 17	8	30	Punt
2	13:10	0:59	OWN 33	2	4	Interception
2	8:06	3:28	OWN 8	6	21	Punt
2	2:00	1:53	OWN 34	6	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 21	3	9	Fumble
3	10:50	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	5:55	1:00	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	2:37	4:14	OPP 36	11	29	Field Goal
4	7:15	1:49	OWN 20	4	32	Fumble
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 20	12	56	Downs

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	9:16	0:51	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
1	5:39	2:48	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
2	13:50	0:40	OWN 3	2	-3	Safety
2	12:11	4:05	OPP 36	8	36	Touchdown
2	4:38	2:38	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:08	2:18	OPP 20	4	2	Field Goal
3	9:04	3:09	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
3	4:55	2:18	OWN 22	5	14	Fumble
4	13:23	6:08	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	5:26	3:30	OWN 48	6	22	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Beuerlein, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Michael Pittman	15	38	2.53	7
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	9	3.00	4
Jeff George	1	4	4.00	4
Randall Floyd	1	9	9.00	9

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Edwards	22	37	1.68	18	1	0
Natrone Means	10	35	3.50	19	2	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Charles Way	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Floyd	39	21	260	1/3	1	48	1	72.6
Jeff George	12	7	71	0/0	1	17	0	103.1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	27	23	256	1/5	2	39	0	130.8

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	17	77	8.56	24	22	1
WR Lonzell Hill	6	14	75	12.50	17	25	1
WR Macey Brooks	5	6	40	8.00	1	17	0
RB Michael Pittman	5	6	107	21.40	80	48	0
TE Derrick Walker	2	3	21	10.50	7	17	0
TE Itula Mili	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Donnell Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Joe Aska	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Loville	5	6	70	14.00	14	20	0
WR Muhsin Muhammad	4	5	59	14.75	2	39	1
RB Robert Edwards	4	5	19	4.75	10	12	1
WR Eli Reid	3	3	53	17.67	18	21	0
WR Michael Schumacher	2	3	18	9.00	13	11	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	2	30	15.00	7	20	0
WR Jason Tucker	2	2	8	4.00	13	11	0
FB Charles Way	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	0	0
Hugh Douglas	0	1	0
Alex Van Dyke	0	1	0
Mark Carrier	0	0	1
Shane Dronett	0	0	1
Curtis Jackson III	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Natrone Means	1	1	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	0
Robert Edwards	1	0	0
Larry Johnson	0	1	0
Tony Gonzalez	0	1	0
Derek Smith	0	1	0
Toby Wright	0	0	2
Marcus Robertson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	4	209	52.3	50.5	57	3

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	4	177	44.3	31.5	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	31	10.3	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Reid	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	79	26.3	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	12	0	0.0	33	27
ILB Pepper Johnson	9	6	0.0	34	28
DT Shane Dronett	6	1	1.0	25	18
CB Duane Starks	5	3	0.0	20	23
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	1	0.0	34	27
S Darryl Williams	5	0	0.0	34	28
DE Hugh Douglas	3	4	0.0	33	26
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	28	25
OLB Steve Foley	3	1	0.0	25	18
OLB Ben Talley	1	1	0.0	9	10
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Smith	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	19	17
C Jeff Christy	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Curtis Jackson III	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Harry Deligianis	0	1	0.0	16	19

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nate Odomes	6	2	0.0	12	37
S Marcus Robertson	6	1	0.0	19	52
CB Earl Simmons	5	0	1.0	7	20
ILB Larry Johnson	5	2	0.0	19	51
S Toby Wright	5	2	0.0	16	35
OLB Keith Mitchell	4	6	0.0	16	48
CB Marcus Coleman	3	3	0.0	19	52
S Tory Smith	3	0	0.0	3	22
OLB Derek Smith	3	0	0.0	8	15
DT Sean Gilbert	2	0	0.0	15	25
CB Bryant Westbrook	2	0	0.0	17	46
S Charles Mincy	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Dan Williams	1	0	0.0	16	33
DT Brandon Noble	1	0	0.0	16	33
DT Tim Bowens	0	1	0.0	7	28
DE Vonnie Holliday	0	1	0.0	13	45

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shane Dronett	1.0	0	0	18
DE Anthony Smith	0.0	1	0	13
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	0	1	26

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Earl Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Tim Bowens	0.0	1	1	1	28
DE Dan Williams	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Vonnie Holliday	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	27
S Darryl Williams	4	0	28
CB Duane Starks	4	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	28
S Mark Carrier	3	0	27
CB James Hasty	2	1	25
OLB Ben Talley	1	0	10
ILB Curtis Jackson III	1	0	1
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	18

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Keith Mitchell	5	2	0	48
CB Nate Odomes	3	1	0	37
S Tory Smith	3	1	0	22
ILB Larry Johnson	3	1	0	51
CB Marcus Coleman	3	1	0	52
CB Bryant Westbrook	3	1	0	46
CB Earl Simmons	3	0	0	20
S Marcus Robertson	2	3	1	52
S Toby Wright	2	1	0	35
OLB Derek Smith	1	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Brown	1	4	20	1	52
Jeff Christy	1	4	20	0	52
Sid Miller	1	3	20	0	52
Jeff Davidson	0	5	20	0	52
Wally Williams	0	2	20	0	52

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charles Way	4	6	25	0	14
Steve Wisniewski	3	8	34	0	28
Matt Joyce	1	6	34	1	28
Earl Dotson	1	4	34	0	28
Bob Whitfield	0	5	34	0	28
Matt Birk	0	4	34	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Hayes	1	18
Darryl Williams	1	11

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Keith	2	17
Toby Wright	2	13
Marcus Coleman	1	11
Charles Way	1	6

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonzell Hill	19	50	---	---	13	82
Wally Williams	20	52	---	---	6	78
Darryl Williams	---	---	34	28	11	73
Jeff Davidson	20	52	---	---	---	72
Sid Miller	20	52	---	---	---	72
Jeff Christy	20	52	---	---	---	72
Orlando Brown	20	52	---	---	---	72
Haywood Jeffires	19	49	---	---	1	69
Pepper Johnson	---	---	34	28	2	64
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	34	27	1	62
Mark Carrier	---	---	33	27	2	62
Hugh Douglas	---	---	33	26	1	60
Michael Pittman	16	42	---	---	---	58
Derrick Walker	17	33	---	---	6	56
James Hasty	---	---	28	25	1	54
Randall Floyd	10	40	---	---	---	50
Shante Carver	---	---	27	17	3	47
Shane Dronett	---	---	25	18	3	46
Donnell Bennett	8	26	---	---	12	46
Duane Starks	---	---	20	23	2	45
Steve Foley	---	---	25	18	1	44
Israel Miller	---	---	19	17	3	39
Joe Aska	5	17	---	---	17	39
Ben Talley	---	---	9	10	20	39
Rey Mysterio Jr	4	10	---	---	22	36
Harry Deligianis	---	---	16	19	---	35
Chris Dishman	---	---	3	4	22	29
Itula Mili	3	10	---	---	16	29
Vincent Brown	---	---	16	4	5	25
Macey Brooks	8	17	---	---	---	25
Anthony Smith	---	---	10	13	---	23
Jeff George	10	12	---	---	---	22
Alex Van Dyke	1	6	---	---	14	21
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ray Moreno	---	---	4	2	6	12
Robert Williams	---	---	1	0	11	12
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	1	1	7	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jay Pennison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Sargent	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Teague	---	---	2	1	1	4
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Coleman	---	---	19	52	11	82
Marcus Robertson	---	---	19	52	5	76
Larry Johnson	---	---	19	51	2	72
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	17	46	7	70
Matt Joyce	34	28	---	---	6	68
Keith Mitchell	---	---	16	48	1	65
Toby Wright	---	---	16	35	13	64
Steve Beuerlein	34	28	---	---	---	62
Steve Wisniewski	34	28	---	---	---	62
Bob Whitfield	34	28	---	---	---	62
Earl Dotson	34	28	---	---	---	62
Matt Birk	34	28	---	---	---	62
Vonnie Holliday	---	---	13	45	2	60
Dan Williams	---	---	16	33	2	51
Muhsin Muhammad	26	25	---	---	---	51
Nate Odomes	---	---	12	37	1	50
Brandon Noble	---	---	16	33	1	50
Tony Gonzalez	29	14	---	---	5	48
Earl Simmons	---	---	7	20	21	48
Michael Schumacher	15	22	---	---	9	46
Charles Way	25	14	---	---	6	45
Derek Loville	25	18	---	---	---	43
Sean Gilbert	---	---	15	25	---	40
Tim Bowens	---	---	7	28	5	40
Robert Edwards	24	15	---	---	---	39
Natrone Means	10	7	---	---	18	35
Derek Smith	---	---	8	15	12	35
Eli Reid	4	13	---	---	15	32
Chad Bratzke	---	---	8	24	---	32
Tory Smith	---	---	3	22	6	31
Toby Keith	11	3	---	---	17	31
Jason Tucker	1	7	---	---	15	23
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	1	1	16	18
O'Brien Alston	---	---	4	4	9	17
Byron Hanspard	0	0	---	---	15	15
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Luther Elliss	---	---	3	1	4	8
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Szott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Kenerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ben Fricke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zachery Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tomur Barnes	0	2	---	---	1	3
Charles Mincy	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	19	26	1.4
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Floyd	39	21	5	2	1	10	3	1	1
Jeff George	12	7	0	0	2	2	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	27	23	5	1	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	100	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	115	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	37	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	106	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	17	9	2	77	1	49
WR Lonzell Hill	14	6	1	75	2	50
WR Macey Brooks	6	5	0	40	0	17
RB Michael Pittman	6	5	0	107	2	42
TE Derrick Walker	3	2	0	21	0	33
FB Donnell Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	26
FB Joe Aska	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Itula Mili	1	1	0	11	0	10

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Loville	6	5	70	1	18
WR Muhsin Muhammad	5	4	59	1	25
RB Robert Edwards	5	4	19	0	15
WR Eli Reid	3	3	53	2	13
WR Michael Schumacher	3	2	18	0	22
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	2	30	1	14
WR Jason Tucker	2	2	8	0	7
FB Charles Way	1	1	-1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Floyd	1	9	9.00	9.00
Michael Pittman	1	0	0.00	2.53

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Natrone Means	3	5	1.67	3.50
Robert Edwards	2	1	0.50	1.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Floyd	6	2	9	1.50	6.67
Jeff George	2	1	11	5.50	5.92

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	6	5	42	7.00	9.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	4	1	5	1.25	5.36
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	1	11	5.50	4.53
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Loville	2	2	24	12.00	11.67
RB Robert Edwards	2	1	9	4.50	3.80
FB Charles Way	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	1	10	10.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	0
Randall Floyd	1	1
Michael Pittman	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Natrone Means	1	1
Robert Edwards	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Floyd	9	6	3
Jeff George	5	4	4

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	3	3
WR Macey Brooks	4	3	2
WR Lonzell Hill	2	2	1
TE Itula Mili	1	1	0
RB Michael Pittman	1	1	1

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Muhsin Muhammad	3	2	1
WR Derek Loville	2	1	1
WR Eli Reid	1	1	1
WR Michael Schumacher	1	1	1
WR Jason Tucker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)