Week 2, 1998

played in Houston, AL

79 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	10	6	7	-	23
Houston Texans	10	21	0	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 27 field goal
2Q: 13:21 HOU - Tommy Vardell 35 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 08:37 WAS - Jimmy Smith 29 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 06:47 HOU - James Jett 48 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 03:20 HOU - Terrell Owens 28 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:32 WAS - Edward Hepburn 22 field goal
3Q: 04:47 WAS - Edward Hepburn 41 field goal
3Q: 02:51 WAS - Edward Hepburn 34 field goal
4Q: 08:43 WAS - Amp Lee 51 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 00:17 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 7 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 27 field goal
2Q: 13:21 HOU - Tommy Vardell 35 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 08:37 WAS - Jimmy Smith 29 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 06:47 HOU - James Jett 48 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 03:20 HOU - Terrell Owens 28 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:32 WAS - Edward Hepburn 22 field goal
3Q: 04:47 WAS - Edward Hepburn 41 field goal
3Q: 02:51 WAS - Edward Hepburn 34 field goal
4Q: 08:43 WAS - Amp Lee 51 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 00:17 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal

Team Statistics WAS HOU
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 333 388
- Offensive Plays 70 76
- Yards per Play 4.76 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 64 154
- Rushing Attempts 11 35
- Yards per Rush 5.82 4.40
Net Passing Yards 269 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 21 - 2 37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:09 36:51

Team Statistics	WAS	HOU
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	333	388
- Offensive Plays	70	76
- Yards per Play	4.76	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	64	154
- Rushing Attempts	11	35
- Yards per Rush	5.82	4.40
Net Passing Yards	269	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 21 - 2	37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:09	36:51

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:50	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	13:11	1:22	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	10:04	1:42	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
2	6:20	1:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:08	2:41	OWN 20	10	75	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	12:04	2:03	OWN 13	6	9	Punt
3	8:25	0:39	OWN 28	2	-6	Interception
3	5:28	0:49	OPP 22	3	-2	Field Goal
3	4:13	1:29	OPP 39	4	22	Field Goal
3	0:46	2:56	OWN 24	7	26	Punt
4	9:42	1:14	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
4	7:19	3:04	OWN 28	7	41	Missed FG
4	2:11	0:53	OWN 15	6	24	Downs
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
1	7:56	7:06	OWN 6	12	84	Field Goal
1	0:41	2:30	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
2	11:49	1:45	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	8:22	2:02	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	5:14	2:06	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 24	1	3	Half
3	13:47	1:43	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	10:01	1:36	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
3	7:46	2:18	OPP 26	3	-14	Punt
3	4:39	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:44	1:58	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:50	3:08	OWN 3	5	9	Punt
4	8:28	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:15	2:04	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
4	1:18	1:06	OPP 39	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Forrest Gump	7	49	7.00	15	3
Jack Ryan	2	10	5.00	6	0
Spencer Finn	2	5	2.50	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Jones	21	95	4.52	19	4
Charlie Garner	11	54	4.91	14	1
Tommy Vardell	2	3	1.50	7	0
David Klingler	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	56	21	287	3/18	2	56	2	51.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	37	23	255	4/21	4	48	0	118.6

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antwuan Wyatt	7	11	46	6.57	22	10	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	9	48	12.00	0	19	0
WR Amp Lee	3	8	115	38.33	51	56	1
WR Jimmy Smith	3	20	50	16.67	31	29	1
FB Kevin McLeod	2	2	12	6.00	6	8	0
WR Mark Seay	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Frank Wycheck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	8	11	79	9.88	50	48	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	6	7	49	8.17	7	21	1
WR Terrell Owens	4	12	67	16.75	8	28	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	35	35.00	35	35	1
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Keith Poole	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB George Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sam Shade	1	9	9.00	0
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	6	290	48.3	47.2	65	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	9	350	38.9	34.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Lyght	5	37	7.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	2	4	2.0	0
Troy Brown	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Ward	10	4	0.0	35	41
S Tito Wooten	7	4	0.0	34	41
OLB Reggie Brown	5	1	1.5	23	32
DE Warren Powers	5	1	1.0	28	33
S Roman Conway	5	1	0.0	35	41
CB Todd Lyght	4	3	0.0	34	40
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	4	1	0.0	25	17
CB Lance Brown	4	0	0.0	9	24
DT Eric Swann	3	2	1.5	15	28
OLB Kevin Hardy	3	4	0.0	31	36
DT Matt Keneley	3	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Michael McCrary	1	2	0.0	26	28
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	0.0	12	9
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tre Bayless	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Martin Mayhew	0	3	0.0	35	39

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	1	0.0	11	55
OLB Martin Bishop	4	1	1.0	8	39
CB Ramos McDonald	4	3	0.0	8	52
CB Patrick Surtain	4	2	0.0	11	57
S Sam Shade	3	2	0.0	11	55
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	0.0	9	44
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	8	45
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	1.0	6	33
DE Bernard Whittington	1	1	0.5	4	17
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0.0	11	57
DT David Rocker	1	0	0.0	9	54
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.5	9	41

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Swann	1.5	0	0	28
OLB Reggie Brown	1.5	0	0	32
DE Warren Powers	1.0	1	0	33
OLB Kevin Hardy	0.0	1	0	36
DE Michael McCrary	0.0	0	3	28
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	0	1	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	0	2	0	39
OLB Kurt Cobain	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Kevin Carter	0.5	2	3	2	41
DE Bernard Whittington	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Daryl King	0.0	2	0	0	42
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	3	0	18
DT David Rocker	0.0	0	1	0	54

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Todd Lyght	5	2	40
CB Lance Brown	4	0	24
S Tito Wooten	3	0	41
OLB Kevin Hardy	3	0	36
ILB Ronnie Ward	2	2	41
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	5
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	39
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	32
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	9
S Roman Conway	1	0	41

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sam Shade	4	2	1	55
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	0	52
CB Patrick Surtain	2	3	1	57
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0	55
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0	45
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	0	39
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	0	9
CB Dexter McCleon	1	3	0	44
S Dave Whitmore	1	2	0	16
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	0	57
DT David Rocker	1	0	0	54
ILB Dennis Stallings	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Nails	2	2	11	0	59
Keith Kartz	1	2	11	0	59
John Jackson	0	3	11	0	59
Dwayne White	0	1	11	3	59
Chad Overhauser	0	1	11	0	59

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	4	10	0	35	1	41
Sale Isaia	3	7	0	35	0	41
Jim Dombrowski	2	3	0	35	0	41
Oliver North	1	4	0	28	1	37
Kyle Turley	1	3	0	35	2	41
Adam Treu	1	3	0	7	0	4
Len Bias	1	1	0	10	0	9
Tommy Vardell	0	3	1	18	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Reidel Anthony	1	27
Lance Brown	1	14
Henry Anderko	1	13
Mason Marshall	1	10
Amp Lee	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	3	23
Charlie Garner	1	24
Tommy Vardell	1	19
Todd Steussie	1	11

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Lyght	---	---	34	40	11	85
Martin Mayhew	---	---	35	39	9	83
Dwayne White	11	59	---	---	10	80
Jamie Nails	11	59	---	---	10	80
Chad Overhauser	11	59	---	---	10	80
Roman Conway	---	---	35	41	3	79
Ronnie Ward	---	---	35	41	2	78
Tito Wooten	---	---	34	41	2	77
Keith Kartz	11	59	---	---	---	70
John Jackson	11	59	---	---	---	70
Jack Ryan	11	59	---	---	---	70
Kevin Hardy	---	---	31	36	1	68
Jimmy Smith	10	56	---	---	---	66
Frank Wycheck	9	48	---	---	9	66
Warren Powers	---	---	28	33	2	63
Reggie Brown	---	---	23	32	3	58
Kevin McLeod	6	41	---	---	10	57
Michael McCrary	---	---	26	28	2	56
Matt Keneley	---	---	22	22	9	53
Forrest Gump	9	43	---	---	---	52
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	25	17	8	50
Lance Brown	---	---	9	24	14	47
Eric Swann	---	---	15	28	2	45
Shannon Sharpe	3	17	---	---	23	43
Bernard Carter	---	---	4	5	32	41
Amp Lee	6	24	---	---	7	37
Tre Bayless	---	---	14	12	9	35
Reidel Anthony	2	4	---	---	27	33
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	32	32
Antwuan Wyatt	4	28	---	---	---	32
Malik Boyd	---	---	2	3	24	29
Mark Seay	1	9	---	---	17	27
Spencer Finn	2	16	---	---	7	25
Henry Anderko	3	9	---	---	13	25
Craig Sauer	---	---	12	9	3	24
Trevor Van Pelt	---	---	1	0	12	13
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mason Marshall	0	0	---	---	10	10
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harvey Nichols	---	---	0	0	8	8
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ben Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	0	0	3	3
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	35	41	---	---	11	87
Sale Isaia	35	41	---	---	11	87
Kyle Turley	35	41	---	---	11	87
Le Roy Butler	---	---	11	57	16	84
Patrick Surtain	---	---	11	57	10	78
Jim Dombrowski	35	41	---	---	---	76
David Klingler	35	41	---	---	---	76
Ramos McDonald	---	---	8	52	14	74
Dwayne Carswell	29	33	---	---	10	72
Sam Shade	---	---	11	55	5	71
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	11	55	4	70
Terrell Owens	27	40	---	---	---	67
David Rocker	---	---	9	54	3	66
Oliver North	28	37	---	---	---	65
Kurt Cobain	---	---	6	33	23	62
Tommy Vardell	18	24	---	---	19	61
James Jett	23	29	---	---	8	60
Dexter McCleon	---	---	9	44	6	59
Mo Lewis	---	---	8	45	4	57
Martin Bishop	---	---	8	39	10	57
Kevin Carter	---	---	9	41	5	55
Daryl King	---	---	7	42	3	52
George Jones	23	27	---	---	---	50
Charlie Garner	12	11	---	---	24	47
Troy Brown	9	10	---	---	25	44
Dave Whitmore	---	---	2	16	23	41
Tyji Armstrong	6	7	---	---	24	37
Bernard Whittington	---	---	4	17	11	32
Germane Crowell	17	11	---	---	---	28
Len Bias	10	9	---	---	7	26
Keith Poole	1	4	---	---	18	23
Bert Tharpe	---	---	2	18	1	21
Dennis Stallings	---	---	0	5	11	16
Marvin Jones	---	---	3	9	3	15
Gilbert Brown	---	---	2	6	6	14
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	11	11
Adam Treu	7	4	---	---	---	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jay Bellamy	---	---	0	4	6	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	2	10	5.0
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	64	6.4
Middle	20	60	3.0
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	56	21	3	3	3	13	10	2	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	37	23	4	2	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	25	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	6	75	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	143	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	122	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	20	3	1	50	1	56
WR Antwuan Wyatt	11	7	0	46	0	28
TE Shannon Sharpe	9	4	1	48	0	17
WR Amp Lee	8	3	1	115	2	24
WR Mark Seay	4	1	0	7	0	9
FB Kevin McLeod	2	2	0	12	0	41
TE Frank Wycheck	1	0	0	0	0	48
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	0	9	0	43

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	12	4	1	67	1	40
WR James Jett	11	8	0	79	1	29
TE Dwayne Carswell	7	6	0	49	1	33
WR Keith Poole	2	1	0	3	0	4
TE Len Bias	1	1	0	11	0	9
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	35	1	24
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	1	0	7
RB George Jones	1	0	0	0	0	27
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	0	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	2	14	7.00	4.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	4	1	-1	-0.25	5.13

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	3	9	1.80	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shannon Sharpe	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.33
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	0	0	0.00	4.18

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	2	1	1	0.50	7.18
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	5.58

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	5	3
Jack Ryan	1	1
Spencer Finn	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	4	1
David Klingler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	9	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch
WR Jimmy Smith	4	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	3	1
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	0
WR Amp Lee	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	4	2	2
WR James Jett	1	1	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)