Week 7, 1998

played in Houston, AL

49 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	6	6	0	3	-	15
Houston Texans	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 45 field goal
1Q: 07:56 HOU - George Jones 34 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 12:24 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 06:36 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
3Q: 09:22 HOU - George Jones 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 05:31 DEN - Joe Nedney 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 45 field goal
1Q: 07:56 HOU - George Jones 34 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 12:24 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 06:36 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
3Q: 09:22 HOU - George Jones 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 05:31 DEN - Joe Nedney 52 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-3 3-4
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 391 342
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 5.67 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 117 152
- Rushing Attempts 33 32
- Yards per Rush 3.55 4.75
Net Passing Yards 274 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 1 21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.61 9.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 8/73
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:29 25:31

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-3	3-4
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	391	342
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	5.67	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	117	152
- Rushing Attempts	33	32
- Yards per Rush	3.55	4.75
Net Passing Yards	274	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 1	21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.61	9.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	8/73
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:29	25:31

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
1	7:40	4:38	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
1	0:12	2:53	OWN 21	8	60	Field Goal
2	6:30	2:22	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	3:04	3:04	OWN 26	9	70	Field Goal
3	12:15	1:41	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	9:13	5:04	OWN 13	9	32	Punt
3	1:18	3:51	OWN 36	8	31	Missed FG
4	9:57	4:34	OWN 10	8	55	Field Goal
4	1:45	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	2:17	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
1	3:02	2:50	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	12:19	5:49	OWN 24	11	50	Field Goal
2	4:08	1:04	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	10:34	1:21	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
3	4:09	2:51	OWN 15	6	18	Punt
4	12:27	2:30	OWN 40	7	51	Fumble
4	5:23	3:38	OWN 12	8	52	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 33	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	19	57	3.00	13	1
LeShon Johnson	13	56	4.31	28	2
David Greene	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	21	78	3.71	20	4	0
George Jones	7	68	9.71	34	2	2
David Klingler	4	6	1.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	36	24	274	0/0	0	25	1	77.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	21	14	190	0/0	0	33	0	95.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Bruce	6	11	89	14.83	13	25
WR Russell Copeland	5	5	38	7.60	0	12
WR Darnay Scott	4	9	33	8.25	15	13
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	3	37	12.33	19	16
RB Jamal Anderson	2	3	8	4.00	5	10
TE Jay Riemersma	2	2	26	13.00	11	17
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	23	23.00	20	23
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	20	20.00	9	20
WR Stephen Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jett	5	7	66	13.20	0	26
WR Keith Poole	4	5	54	13.50	2	33
WR Germane Crowell	2	3	30	15.00	6	16
TE Len Bias	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	31	31.00	32	31
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Troy Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB George Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Mewes	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
James Jett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	3	106	35.3	33.0	40	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	218	43.6	38.4	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	5/6	2/3	1/2	52	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Bishop	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	8	2	0.0	31	21
S Blaine Bishop	5	2	0.0	29	21
ILB Andre Royal	4	3	0.0	25	18
ILB Josh Wooden	4	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Ryan Phillips	3	4	0.0	28	20
CB Dan Taylor	3	1	0.0	32	21
DT Travis Hall	3	1	0.0	23	16
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0.0	32	19
DE Vaughn Booker	1	4	0.0	23	15
CB Dale Carter	1	1	0.0	17	14
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	0.0	9	7
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	15	9
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	0	0.0	28	19
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0.0	23	14
ILB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Brian Kelly	1	0	0.0	6	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	8	1	0.0	30	34
S Le Roy Butler	7	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Mo Lewis	7	0	0.0	27	28
CB Patrick Surtain	6	1	0.0	30	33
S Sam Shade	5	0	0.0	25	32
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	4	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0.0	15	6
OLB Ike Reese	3	2	0.0	30	32
DT David Rocker	3	1	0.0	20	20
OLB Martin Bishop	3	1	0.0	6	8
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0.0	28	27
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	0.0	22	24
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Bert Tharpe	0	3	0.0	15	26
DT Gilbert Brown	0	3	0.0	11	3
DE Bernard Whittington	0	2	0.0	26	25
S Dave Whitmore	0	1	0.0	6	4
CB Ramos McDonald	0	1	0.0	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.0	1	1	0	20
DT Travis Hall	0.0	1	0	0	16

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bernard Whittington	1	1	25
OLB Ike Reese	0	4	32
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	4	1	19
CB Dan Taylor	2	1	21
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	21
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	21
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	7
CB Dale Carter	1	0	14
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	9
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	18
CB Brian Kelly	0	1	4

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	5	0	0	33
CB Patrick Surtain	4	0	1	33
OLB Mo Lewis	4	0	0	28
ILB Tedy Bruschi	3	0	0	34
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0	27
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0	27
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0	8
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	6
S Sam Shade	1	0	0	32
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marcus Spears	4	8	1	33	36
Ron Stone	2	7	0	33	36
Jerry Ostroski	2	6	0	33	36
Jay Riemersma	1	2	0	29	24
Erik Williams	0	5	0	33	36
Tony Semple	0	2	0	33	36
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	2	0	27	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Todd Steussie	3	6	32	21
Doug Karczewski	2	8	32	21
Kyle Turley	2	4	32	21
Sale Isaia	1	5	32	21
Adam Treu	1	2	32	21
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	12	4
Len Bias	0	2	21	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
LeShon Johnson	1	23
Brian Kelly	1	20
Charles Arbuckle	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	2	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Semple	33	36	---	---	9	78
Erik Williams	33	36	---	---	---	69
David Greene	33	36	---	---	---	69
Ron Stone	33	36	---	---	---	69
Jerry Ostroski	33	36	---	---	---	69
Marcus Spears	33	36	---	---	---	69
Darnay Scott	30	33	---	---	---	63
Blaine Bishop	---	---	29	21	11	61
Jay Riemersma	29	24	---	---	5	58
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	27	17	---	---	14	58
Dan Taylor	---	---	32	21	1	54
Brian Dawkins	---	---	31	21	2	54
Jason Mewes	---	---	32	19	1	52
Ryan Phillips	---	---	28	20	2	50
Isaac Bruce	19	29	---	---	---	48
Andre Royal	---	---	25	18	5	48
Randall Godfrey	---	---	28	19	1	48
LeShon Johnson	13	11	---	---	23	47
Jamal Anderson	20	25	---	---	---	45
Charles Arbuckle	13	17	---	---	10	40
Travis Hall	---	---	23	16	1	40
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	23	14	3	40
Vaughn Booker	---	---	23	15	1	39
Russell Copeland	7	16	---	---	14	37
Josh Wooden	---	---	15	9	11	35
Dale Carter	---	---	17	14	1	32
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	15	9	7	31
Brian Kelly	---	---	6	4	20	30
Asher Ackerman	1	6	---	---	18	25
Stephen Baker	5	1	---	---	15	21
Marco Coleman	---	---	9	7	1	17
Chris Draft	---	---	5	1	11	17
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	0	9	10
Keith Sims	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rich Braham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zach Walz	---	---	2	0	7	9
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McFadden	---	---	4	1	1	6
Jammi German	1	1	---	---	4	6
Graham Newsome	---	---	4	2	---	6
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aiden Anhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Surtain	---	---	30	33	10	73
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	30	34	6	70
Ike Reese	---	---	30	32	6	68
Le Roy Butler	---	---	28	33	5	66
Sam Shade	---	---	25	32	7	64
Mo Lewis	---	---	27	28	5	60
Dexter McCleon	---	---	28	27	5	60
Todd Steussie	32	21	---	---	6	59
Sale Isaia	32	21	---	---	6	59
Doug Karczewski	32	21	---	---	6	59
Bernard Whittington	---	---	26	25	4	55
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	17	27	11	55
David Klingler	32	21	---	---	---	53
Adam Treu	32	21	---	---	---	53
Kyle Turley	32	21	---	---	---	53
Kevin Carter	---	---	22	24	6	52
James Jett	24	18	---	---	7	49
Keith Poole	27	19	---	---	1	47
David Rocker	---	---	20	20	5	45
Bert Tharpe	---	---	15	26	4	45
Charlie Garner	24	15	---	---	2	41
Germane Crowell	12	13	---	---	10	35
Tommy Vardell	16	11	---	---	7	34
Len Bias	21	8	---	---	4	33
Ramos McDonald	---	---	8	14	9	31
Marvin Jones	---	---	15	6	9	30
Troy Brown	8	7	---	---	14	29
Tyji Armstrong	8	3	---	---	15	26
Dave Whitmore	---	---	6	4	13	23
Martin Bishop	---	---	6	8	9	23
Dwayne Carswell	12	4	---	---	7	23
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	7	11	5	23
Kurt Cobain	---	---	3	4	14	21
Rashaan Salaam	0	1	---	---	16	17
Jay Bellamy	---	---	6	3	6	15
Gilbert Brown	---	---	11	3	---	14
George Jones	8	6	---	---	---	14
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Stallings	---	---	3	2	1	6
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver North	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	26	2.2
Middle	16	83	5.2
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	5	5	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	36	24	4	2	1	1	6	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	21	14	3	1	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	123	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	55	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	35	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	11	6	0	89	2	29
WR Darnay Scott	9	4	1	33	0	33
WR Russell Copeland	5	5	0	38	0	16
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	3	0	37	0	17
RB Jamal Anderson	3	2	0	8	0	25
TE Jay Riemersma	2	2	0	26	0	24
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	23	1	17
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	0	20	1	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	7	5	66	1	18
WR Keith Poole	5	4	54	1	19
WR Germane Crowell	3	2	30	0	13
WR Troy Brown	2	0	0	0	7
TE Len Bias	1	1	3	0	8
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	31	1	11
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	6	0	15
RB George Jones	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	2	-3	-1.50	3.71
George Jones	1	3	3.00	9.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	3	1	16	5.33	7.61

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	16	16.00	12.33
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	8.09

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	4	2
Jamal Anderson	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
David Klingler	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	11	8	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	4	2	2
WR Russell Copeland	3	3	2
TE Jay Riemersma	2	2	2
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	4	4	2
WR Germane Crowell	3	2	2
WR Troy Brown	2	0	0
WR Keith Poole	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)