Week 8, 1998

played in Houston, AL

70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	3	7	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
2Q: 13:52 HOU - James Jett 57 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 10:56 TEN - Lemuel Stinson 20 fumble return (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 04:14 HOU - George Jones 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 01:18 HOU - Chris Jacke 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
2Q: 13:52 HOU - James Jett 57 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 10:56 TEN - Lemuel Stinson 20 fumble return (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 04:14 HOU - George Jones 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 01:18 HOU - Chris Jacke 35 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 136 349
- Offensive Plays 62 79
- Yards per Play 2.19 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 38 78
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 2.71 1.95
Net Passing Yards 98 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 22 - 3 38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 112 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 2.04 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 5/46 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:28 36:32

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	136	349
- Offensive Plays	62	79
- Yards per Play	2.19	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	38	78
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	2.71	1.95
Net Passing Yards	98	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 22 - 3	38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	112	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	2.04	6.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	5/46	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:28	36:32

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	10:10	1:47	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
1	3:28	1:26	OWN 20	3	-4	Interception
1	1:10	1:18	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	13:35	2:00	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	7:07	4:37	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
2	1:37	0:37	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 38	1	0	Half
3	11:24	1:14	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	5:43	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	4:05	1:27	OWN 20	4	7	Fumble
3	1:13	2:06	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
4	11:19	2:30	OWN 3	6	9	Punt
4	5:18	3:28	OWN 13	16	69	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	3:25	OWN 29	6	4	Punt
1	8:23	4:55	OWN 36	10	51	Field Goal
1	2:02	0:52	OPP 31	3	4	Missed FG
2	14:52	1:17	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
2	11:35	0:50	OWN 6	2	14	Fumble
2	10:45	3:38	OWN 31	7	33	Punt
2	2:30	0:53	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:00	0:53	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
3	10:10	1:04	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	9:06	3:23	OPP 32	7	28	Interception
3	5:32	1:27	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
3	2:38	1:25	OPP 20	3	2	Field Goal
4	14:07	2:48	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
4	8:49	3:31	OWN 38	7	4	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 10	5	9	Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Bam Morris	6	10	1.67	7
Michael Pittman	6	13	2.17	6
Randall Floyd	2	15	7.50	8

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	23	60	2.61	11	1	0
George Jones	14	5	0.36	7	0	1
David Klingler	3	13	4.33	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Floyd	46	22	112	2/14	0	21	3	27.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	38	25	279	1/8	1	57	1	85.3

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	13	43	5.38	4	11
RB Michael Pittman	5	8	31	6.20	23	21
WR Lonzell Hill	2	11	7	3.50	0	7
TE Itula Mili	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
RB Bam Morris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	2	2.00	4	2
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	15	15.00	2	15
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Macey Brooks	1	5	0	0.00	2	0
FB Joe Aska	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	9	11	134	14.89	58	57	1
WR Troy Brown	4	5	33	8.25	9	13	0
WR Keith Poole	4	9	28	7.00	0	15	0
FB Tommy Vardell	3	4	23	7.67	28	21	0
TE Len Bias	2	2	25	12.50	8	17	0
WR Germane Crowell	2	4	33	16.50	0	26	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Charlie Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Le Roy Butler	1	3	3.00
OLB Mo Lewis	1	23	23.00
CB Dexter McCleon	1	4	4.00

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Floyd	1	0	0	0
Reggie Swinton	1	0	0	0
Lemuel Stinson	0	1	0	1
Darryl Williams	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Troy Brown	1	0	1
Kurt Cobain	0	1	0
Mo Lewis	0	1	0
Kevin Carter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	9	457	50.8	47.8	59	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	373	46.6	38.4	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Swinton	5	46	9.2	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	3	19	6.3	0
Troy Brown	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Swinton	2	43	21.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	9	2	0.0	36	33
CB James Hasty	8	1	0.0	36	33
S Mark Carrier	7	4	0.0	36	38
S Darryl Williams	6	1	0.0	36	38
CB Duane Starks	5	0	0.0	37	37
DT Israel Miller	4	2	1.0	27	21
DE Hugh Douglas	4	3	0.0	35	32
DT Shane Dronett	4	1	0.0	26	30
S George Teague	4	1	0.0	10	13
CB Robert Williams	3	1	0.0	19	18
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Ben Talley	1	2	0.0	14	5
ILB Curtis Jackson III	1	2	0.0	4	6
OLB Vincent Brown	1	1	0.0	18	24
DE Ray Moreno	1	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Steve Foley	1	1	0.0	26	25
WR Lonzell Hill	1	0	---	---	---
RB Bam Morris	1	0	---	---	---
FB Donnell Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0.0	27	25
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Smith	0	1	0.0	14	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	7	3	0.0	14	44
OLB Mo Lewis	6	2	0.5	12	23
OLB Martin Bishop	6	1	0.0	2	25
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	1	0.5	14	47
OLB Ike Reese	3	0	0.0	12	37
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	1.0	13	33
S Sam Shade	2	2	0.0	11	46
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0.0	8	37
CB Dexter McCleon	2	1	0.0	14	38
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	0.0	14	46
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	4	31
QB David Klingler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0.0	3	16
ILB Marvin Jones	0	2	0.0	6	10
CB Ramos McDonald	0	1	0.0	0	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Israel Miller	1.0	0	0	21
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	1	0	30
DE Ray Moreno	0.0	1	0	8
DE Shante Carver	0.0	0	2	25
DE Anthony Smith	0.0	0	1	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	2	1	2	33
ILB Tedy Bruschi	0.5	0	0	1	47
OLB Mo Lewis	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT David Rocker	0.0	1	2	0	26
OLB Kurt Cobain	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hasty	6	0	0	33
S Darryl Williams	5	0	0	38
CB Duane Starks	4	0	0	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	1	33
S George Teague	2	0	0	13
CB Robert Williams	1	1	0	18
OLB Vincent Brown	1	0	0	24
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0	14
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0	38
DE Hugh Douglas	1	0	0	32
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	6	1	0	25
OLB Mo Lewis	4	0	1	23
S Le Roy Butler	2	1	1	44
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0	47
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	1	38
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	0	0	37
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	0	46
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0	31
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0	16
S Sam Shade	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Christy	1	5	14	0	48
Kevin Sargent	1	1	14	0	48
Tyrone Davis	1	1	10	0	28
Orlando Brown	0	2	14	1	48
Jeff Davidson	0	1	14	1	48
Sid Miller	0	1	14	0	48
Donnell Bennett	0	1	5	0	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Karczewski	3	8	40	0	39
Sale Isaia	3	7	40	0	39
Adam Treu	2	6	40	0	39
Todd Steussie	1	8	40	1	39
Kyle Turley	1	7	40	0	39
Tommy Vardell	0	1	24	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Swinton	1	20
Itula Mili	1	15
Darryl Williams	1	14
Lonzell Hill	1	11
Sid Miller	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	5	16
Tyji Armstrong	1	18
James Jett	1	17

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Williams	---	---	36	38	14	88
James Hasty	---	---	36	33	9	78
Mark Carrier	---	---	36	38	4	78
Duane Starks	---	---	37	37	3	77
Pepper Johnson	---	---	36	33	4	73
Jeff Davidson	14	48	---	---	9	71
Sid Miller	14	48	---	---	9	71
Hugh Douglas	---	---	35	32	3	70
Lonzell Hill	12	39	---	---	11	62
Jeff Christy	14	48	---	---	---	62
Kevin Sargent	14	48	---	---	---	62
Randall Floyd	14	48	---	---	---	62
Orlando Brown	14	48	---	---	---	62
Shane Dronett	---	---	26	30	5	61
Robert Williams	---	---	19	18	19	56
Haywood Jeffires	11	41	---	---	1	53
Israel Miller	---	---	27	21	5	53
Shante Carver	---	---	27	25	1	53
Steve Foley	---	---	26	25	2	53
Vincent Brown	---	---	18	24	7	49
Tyrone Davis	10	28	---	---	9	47
Michael Pittman	6	36	---	---	---	42
Bam Morris	8	12	---	---	16	36
Ben Talley	---	---	14	5	17	36
Macey Brooks	8	28	---	---	---	36
Harry Deligianis	---	---	20	14	1	35
Joe Aska	2	15	---	---	15	32
Anthony Smith	---	---	14	15	2	31
Itula Mili	4	12	---	---	15	31
Alex Van Dyke	4	14	---	---	12	30
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	8	14	7	29
Donnell Bennett	5	15	---	---	9	29
Ray Moreno	---	---	9	8	11	28
George Teague	---	---	10	13	2	25
Reggie Swinton	0	0	---	---	20	20
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	4	6	5	15
Jay Pennison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	2	0	5	7
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	40	39	---	---	11	90
Sale Isaia	40	39	---	---	11	90
Doug Karczewski	40	39	---	---	11	90
David Klingler	40	39	---	---	---	79
Adam Treu	40	39	---	---	---	79
Kyle Turley	40	39	---	---	---	79
James Jett	31	27	---	---	17	75
Keith Poole	30	34	---	---	7	71
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	8	37	21	66
Patrick Surtain	---	---	14	46	2	62
Tommy Vardell	24	23	---	---	14	61
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	14	47	---	61
Le Roy Butler	---	---	14	44	---	58
Sam Shade	---	---	11	46	1	58
Charlie Garner	25	29	---	---	1	55
Len Bias	23	22	---	---	9	54
Dexter McCleon	---	---	14	38	---	52
Martin Bishop	---	---	2	25	24	51
Ike Reese	---	---	12	37	2	51
Bernard Whittington	---	---	11	32	4	47
Kevin Carter	---	---	13	33	---	46
Tyji Armstrong	12	9	---	---	18	39
Germane Crowell	20	18	---	---	---	38
David Rocker	---	---	9	26	1	36
Troy Brown	9	11	---	---	16	36
Mo Lewis	---	---	12	23	---	35
Bert Tharpe	---	---	4	31	---	35
Dwayne Carswell	10	12	---	---	13	35
Kurt Cobain	---	---	2	12	15	29
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	3	16	9	28
George Jones	15	10	---	---	---	25
Marvin Jones	---	---	6	10	5	21
Dave Whitmore	---	---	0	5	15	20
Rashaan Salaam	1	0	---	---	17	18
Gilbert Brown	---	---	4	6	4	14
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ramos McDonald	---	---	0	11	---	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Stallings	---	---	0	1	6	7
Jay Bellamy	---	---	1	2	2	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	1	2	2.0
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	13	18	1.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Floyd	46	22	1	2	6	4	6	3	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	38	25	4	5	1	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	47	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	36	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	101	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	57	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	13	8	2	43	0	41
WR Lonzell Hill	11	2	1	7	0	39
RB Michael Pittman	8	5	0	31	1	36
WR Macey Brooks	5	1	2	0	0	28
TE Itula Mili	3	2	1	3	0	12
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Bam Morris	1	1	0	3	0	12
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	0	2	0	15
FB Joe Aska	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	15	0	28

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	11	9	0	134	2	27
WR Keith Poole	9	4	1	28	0	34
WR Troy Brown	5	4	0	33	0	11
FB Tommy Vardell	4	3	0	23	1	23
WR Germane Crowell	4	2	0	33	1	18
TE Len Bias	2	2	0	25	0	22
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	0	3	0	12
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0	0	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	5	15	3.00	0.36
Charlie Garner	3	0	0.00	2.61

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Floyd	4	0	0	0.00	2.43

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	1	3	0.60	7.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	2	0.64
WR Macey Brooks	1	0.00
RB Michael Pittman	1	3.88

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Keith Poole	2	0	0	0.00	3.11
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Pittman	2	1
Randall Floyd	1	1
Bam Morris	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	6	3
Charlie Garner	3	2
David Klingler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Floyd	12	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	2	2
WR Macey Brooks	3	1	0
RB Michael Pittman	2	2	1
WR Lonzell Hill	1	0	0
FB Joe Aska	1	0	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	2	2	1
WR Keith Poole	2	0	0
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)