Week 12, 1998

played in New York, NY

44 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	10	3	7	-	27
New York Giants	0	14	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 HOU - James Jett 6 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 10:29 NYK - Jake Plummer 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 06:04 HOU - Chris Jacke 19 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 29 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:26 HOU - Terrell Owens 22 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:10 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
3Q: 07:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 40 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NYK - Edgar Bennett 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 07:18 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 33 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 HOU - James Jett 6 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 10:29 NYK - Jake Plummer 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 06:04 HOU - Chris Jacke 19 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 29 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:26 HOU - Terrell Owens 22 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:10 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
3Q: 07:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 40 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NYK - Edgar Bennett 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 07:18 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 33 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NYK
Record 6-5 5-6
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 432 262
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 6.17 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 141 48
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 3.81 2.09
Net Passing Yards 291 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.82 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/53 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:31 27:29

Team Statistics	HOU	NYK
Record	6-5	5-6
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	432	262
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	6.17	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	141	48
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	3.81	2.09
Net Passing Yards	291	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.82	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/53	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:31	27:29

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:39	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	2:39	2:56	OWN 20	7	38	Interception
2	10:19	4:21	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:48	OWN 8	5	92	Touchdown
3	13:19	1:18	OWN 29	3	-17	Fumble
3	11:04	3:50	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
3	5:46	2:10	OWN 44	7	10	Fumble
3	0:08	3:54	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
4	9:46	1:24	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	4:25	3:57	OWN 20	9	47	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 15	1	0	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:21	5:42	OWN 21	9	41	Punt
2	14:43	4:24	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	5:58	3:58	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	12:01	0:57	OPP 12	3	-8	Field Goal
3	7:14	1:28	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	3:36	3:28	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
4	11:14	1:28	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	8:22	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	7:07	2:42	OWN 27	4	33	Punt
4	0:28	0:25	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	23	96	4.17	35	3
George Jones	12	40	3.33	16	2
David Klingler	2	5	2.50	5	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	15	43	2.87	12	1	1
Billy Tamburrino	5	2	0.40	2	0	0
Jake Plummer	2	0	0.00	2	0	1
William Floyd	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	31	22	306	2/15	2	40	1	110.4

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	33	23	228	2/14	1	34	1	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	8	8	86	10.75	27	22	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	5	65	13.00	38	27	0
RB Charlie Garner	4	5	52	13.00	37	24	0
WR Terrell Owens	3	7	62	20.67	35	29	1
RB George Jones	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	3	40	40.00	31	40	0
TE Len Bias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tommy Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	5	6	31	6.20	12	15	0
WR Will Smith	3	7	40	13.33	29	34	0
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	9	3.00	5	4	0
TE Freddie Jones	3	3	27	9.00	0	21	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	5	37	18.50	0	29	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	3	24	12.00	3	12	0
RB Billy Tamburrino	2	2	34	17.00	27	29	0
WR Jaleel White	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	33	33.00	1

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Draven	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
David Klingler	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	0
David Rocker	0	1
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1
Germane Crowell	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Billy Tamburrino	1	0	0
R.W. McQuarters	1	0	0
Godfrey Myles	0	1	0
Willie Roaf	0	1	0
Willie McGinest	0	1	0
Jake Plummer	0	1	0
Paul Bradford	0	1	0
Leon Lett	0	0	1
Derek Jeter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	3	121	40.3	26.3	47	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	5	190	38.0	28.4	42	0

Kicking Statistics

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

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	6	6.0	0
Troy Brown	1	2	2.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Martin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	13	13.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaleel White	1	22	22.0	0
R.W. McQuarters	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	11	1	0.0	22	33
S Dave Whitmore	6	0	0.0	19	34
S Le Roy Butler	5	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	1	1.0	10	8
CB Dexter McCleon	3	2	0.0	22	31
OLB Ike Reese	3	2	0.0	19	30
DT David Rocker	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Gilbert Brown	2	0	0.0	12	18
CB Ramos McDonald	2	0	0.0	8	25
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	1.0	14	24
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	0.0	8	5
DE Daryl King	1	0	0.0	13	23
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0.0	4	13
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marvin Jones	0	4	0.0	12	8
DE Kevin Carter	0	2	0.0	19	22

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	9	6	0.0	37	31
CB Paul Bradford	8	2	0.0	33	31
ILB Donnie Edwards	7	2	0.5	29	31
OLB Jamir Miller	7	2	0.0	22	20
CB Derek Jeter	5	0	0.0	22	24
S Merton Hanks	4	1	0.0	33	29
DT Leon Lett	3	1	1.0	25	19
DT Joel Steed	3	2	0.0	30	24
CB Eric Draven	3	0	0.0	29	32
DE Joe Johnson	2	2	0.5	24	24
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	2	0.0	15	13
DE Willie McGinest	2	2	0.0	28	22
DT Moe Gardner	2	0	0.0	11	11
DT Spencer Curley	1	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Keith Brooking	0	2	0.0	8	2
OLB Gabe Northern	0	1	0.0	12	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Kurt Cobain	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	0	0	22
S Jay Bellamy	0.0	0	1	1	10
DE Daryl King	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	0	1	0	12

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leon Lett	1.0	0	2	1	19
DE Joe Johnson	0.5	1	0	0	24
ILB Donnie Edwards	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Spencer Curley	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	6	0	0	34
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	0	1	33
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	0	31
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	0	0	32
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	0	30
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	0	32
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0	5
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0	8
DE Daryl King	1	0	0	23
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	25

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	0	0	31
S Merton Hanks	3	1	0	29
CB Derek Jeter	3	1	0	24
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0	20
CB Paul Bradford	3	0	0	31
CB Eric Draven	2	0	1	32
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	0	0	13
S Bennie Blades	1	0	0	31
DT Leon Lett	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	4	7	37	1	33
Sale Isaia	3	8	37	1	33
Todd Steussie	3	8	37	0	33
Adam Treu	2	6	37	0	33
Kyle Turley	1	5	37	0	33
Tommy Vardell	0	1	18	0	14

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Middleton	3	5	13	0	12
Willie Roaf	2	5	23	0	35
Jeff Hartings	0	6	23	1	35
Joe Cocozzo	0	2	23	1	35
Kendyl Jacox	0	2	10	0	23
Steve Wallace	0	1	23	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	2	15
Germane Crowell	1	10

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Williams	2	17
Gary Spears	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Dombrowski	37	33	---	---	5	75
Todd Steussie	37	33	---	---	5	75
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	18	32	22	72
David Klingler	37	33	---	---	---	70
Sale Isaia	37	33	---	---	---	70
Adam Treu	37	33	---	---	---	70
Kyle Turley	37	33	---	---	---	70
Terrell Owens	35	28	---	---	1	64
Dave Whitmore	---	---	19	34	10	63
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	22	33	6	61
James Jett	29	28	---	---	1	58
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	32	1	54
Dexter McCleon	---	---	22	31	1	54
Dwayne Carswell	24	21	---	---	5	50
Ike Reese	---	---	19	30	1	50
Charlie Garner	25	22	---	---	1	48
Kevin Carter	---	---	19	22	---	41
Germane Crowell	12	19	---	---	10	41
Keith Poole	11	13	---	---	15	39
Martin Bishop	---	---	14	24	---	38
David Rocker	---	---	15	17	5	37
Tommy Vardell	18	14	---	---	5	37
Daryl King	---	---	13	23	1	37
Ramos McDonald	---	---	8	25	1	34
Kurt Cobain	---	---	10	8	15	33
Bernard Whittington	---	---	10	12	10	32
Tyji Armstrong	9	6	---	---	16	31
Gilbert Brown	---	---	12	18	1	31
George Jones	12	11	---	---	6	29
Jay Bellamy	---	---	2	10	15	27
Marvin Jones	---	---	12	8	2	22
Dennis Stallings	---	---	5	8	9	22
Troy Brown	2	1	---	---	18	21
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	20	20
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	4	13	1	18
Len Bias	8	2	---	---	5	15
Donnell Woolford	---	---	8	5	---	13
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Karczewski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Oliver North	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Tharpe	---	---	0	0	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Blades	---	---	37	31	2	70
Paul Bradford	---	---	33	31	2	66
Merton Hanks	---	---	33	29	2	64
Willie Roaf	23	35	---	---	6	64
Eric Draven	---	---	29	32	2	63
Donnie Edwards	---	---	29	31	2	62
Joe Cocozzo	23	35	---	---	1	59
Steve Wallace	23	35	---	---	---	58
Jeff Hartings	23	35	---	---	---	58
Jake Plummer	23	35	---	---	---	58
Joel Steed	---	---	30	24	2	56
Derek Jeter	---	---	22	24	8	54
Willie McGinest	---	---	28	22	2	52
Joe Johnson	---	---	24	24	2	50
Leon Lett	---	---	25	19	1	45
Godfrey Myles	---	---	15	13	17	45
Will Smith	14	30	---	---	---	44
Jamir Miller	---	---	22	20	2	44
Billy Tamburrino	6	17	---	---	20	43
Tony Martin	10	22	---	---	10	42
Freddie Jones	18	18	---	---	4	40
Kendyl Jacox	10	23	---	---	6	39
Ramondo Seifert	18	20	---	---	---	38
William Floyd	11	20	---	---	6	37
Alfred Pupunu	8	11	---	---	16	35
Spencer Curley	---	---	16	17	2	35
Edgar Bennett	17	16	---	---	---	33
Anfernee Hardaway	5	14	---	---	13	32
Gary Spears	---	---	5	12	12	29
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	6	4	17	27
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	9	1	16	26
John Copeland	---	---	13	9	3	25
Frank Middleton	13	12	---	---	---	25
Moe Gardner	---	---	11	11	2	24
Ronnie Williams	1	2	---	---	17	20
Gabe Northern	---	---	12	7	---	19
Jaleel White	2	5	---	---	12	19
Keith Brooking	---	---	8	2	2	12
Tavian Banks	5	0	---	---	4	9
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Ryan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vlade Divac	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	48	3.4
Middle	10	15	1.5
Right	12	78	6.5
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	8	7	0.9
Right	4	2	0.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	31	22	7	0	0	2	5	1	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	33	23	4	3	0	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	66	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	135	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	45	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	50	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	8	8	86	2	28
WR Terrell Owens	7	3	62	2	28
RB Charlie Garner	5	4	52	1	22
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	5	65	1	21
WR Germane Crowell	3	1	40	1	19
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0	2
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0	0	14
RB George Jones	1	1	1	0	11

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	7	3	40	1	30
WR Tony Martin	6	5	31	0	22
WR Ramondo Seifert	5	2	37	1	20
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	9	0	16
TE Alfred Pupunu	3	2	15	0	11
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	2	24	0	14
TE Freddie Jones	3	3	27	1	18
RB Billy Tamburrino	2	2	34	1	17
WR Jaleel White	1	1	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	2	6	3.00	3.33
David Klingler	1	0	0.00	2.50
Charlie Garner	1	1	1.00	4.17

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	3	3	1.00	2.87
Billy Tamburrino	2	1	0.50	0.40
Jake Plummer	1	2	2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	4	4	31	7.75	9.87

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	4	1	15	3.75	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	4	4	31	7.75	10.75

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	2	1	15	7.50	5.17
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0	0.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	4	2
George Jones	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Plummer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	11	8	8

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	3	3
WR Terrell Owens	3	1	1
RB Charlie Garner	2	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	2
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	5	3	2
WR Tony Martin	2	2	1
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)