Week 13, 1998

played in Houston, AL

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	3	0	-	6
Houston Texans	7	14	10	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 HOU - George Jones 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:47 HOU - David Klingler 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 04:42 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Terrell Owens 41 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:26 NED - Cole Ford 28 field goal
3Q: 06:40 HOU - Chris Jacke 35 field goal
3Q: 05:10 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 25 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 HOU - George Jones 3 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 11:47 HOU - David Klingler 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 04:42 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Terrell Owens 41 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 11:26 NED - Cole Ford 28 field goal
3Q: 06:40 HOU - Chris Jacke 35 field goal
3Q: 05:10 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 25 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 7-5 7-5
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 148 403
- Offensive Plays 54 63
- Yards per Play 2.74 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 58 200
- Rushing Attempts 15 43
- Yards per Rush 3.87 4.65
Net Passing Yards 90 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 2 18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 101 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 2.31 10.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:25 35:35

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	7-5	7-5
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	148	403
- Offensive Plays	54	63
- Yards per Play	2.74	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	58	200
- Rushing Attempts	15	43
- Yards per Rush	3.87	4.65
Net Passing Yards	90	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 2	18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	101	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	2.31	10.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:25	35:35

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:40	3:25	OWN 34	6	23	Interception
1	4:58	1:43	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	11:39	7:04	OWN 19	14	49	Field Goal
2	1:46	1:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	12:50	1:29	OPP 12	3	1	Field Goal
3	6:32	0:47	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	4:58	2:38	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	14:52	2:36	OWN 31	6	29	Punt
4	6:34	2:05	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	2:04	0:36	OWN 17	3	3	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:20	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	6:15	1:17	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	3:15	6:36	OWN 14	13	86	Touchdown
2	4:35	2:49	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 9	2	2	Half
3	11:21	4:49	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
3	5:45	0:47	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
3	2:20	2:28	OWN 10	4	20	Punt
4	12:16	1:40	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	10:36	4:02	OPP 31	6	20	Field Goal
4	4:29	2:25	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 43	2	7	Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	11	46	4.18	7	0
Mike Alstott	2	1	0.50	4	0
Charles Davenport	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0
John Miller	1	14	14.00	14	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	27	120	4.44	27	5	0
George Jones	11	67	6.09	20	3	1
Rashaan Salaam	4	9	2.25	6	0	0
David Klingler	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	35	22	101	2/11	0	18	2	43.2
Trot Nixon	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	13	11	160	0/0	1	41	0	143.6
Damon Huard	5	3	61	2/18	1	25	0	142.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Robert Holcombe	10	13	26	2.60	7	10
TE Keith Jackson	3	4	21	7.00	4	10
RB John Miller	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2
FB Mike Alstott	2	3	10	5.00	1	7
WR Jermaine Lewis	2	2	17	8.50	0	18
WR Eric Moulds	2	6	11	5.50	7	9
TE Damian Vaughn	1	2	18	18.00	11	18
RB David Meggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Evan Toomer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	7	9	100	14.29	20	41	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	52	26.00	43	27	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	19	19.00	19	19	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	26	26.00	26	26	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR James Jett	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Charlie Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Le Roy Butler	1	4	4.00	0
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Moulds	1	0	0
Robert Holcombe	0	1	0
Mike Alstott	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Whitmore	1	0	0
Troy Brown	0	1	0
Jim Dombrowski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	329	47.0	42.4	61	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	169	42.3	40.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	9	4.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	2	10	5.0	0
Troy Brown	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	49	24.5	0
Jermaine Lewis	1	32	32.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Myers	10	1	0.0	38	20
ILB Ron Johnson	6	0	0.0	35	15
DT Tony Siragusa	5	1	1.0	21	11
DT John Randle	5	3	0.0	37	15
CB Allen Rossum	4	1	0.0	36	19
DE Jeff Lageman	3	2	0.0	38	17
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	2	0.0	42	20
OLB Nickolas Fox	3	2	0.0	26	13
OLB Larry Izzo	3	1	0.0	17	7
CB Kevin Abrams	3	0	0.0	20	7
OLB Joe Manganiello	3	0	0.0	11	5
DE Shawn Sawyda	2	0	1.0	30	17
S Kevin Williams	2	1	0.0	24	10
CB Tom Carter	1	3	0.0	35	20
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	1	0.0	20	10
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Paul Spicer	1	0	0.0	19	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	2	0.0	13	35
OLB Ike Reese	5	2	0.0	10	27
S Le Roy Butler	4	2	0.0	14	34
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0.0	13	35
S Jay Bellamy	3	0	0.0	7	16
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	3	0	0.0	11	36
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	1.0	10	24
DT David Rocker	2	0	0.5	7	17
S Dave Whitmore	2	2	0.0	13	36
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	0.0	7	26
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	1	0.0	7	13
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	8	22
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0.0	12	27
DE Daryl King	0	1	0.5	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tony Siragusa	1.0	0	0	11
DE Shawn Sawyda	1.0	0	0	17
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	2	17
DT John Randle	0.0	1	0	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	0	1	24
DE Daryl King	0.5	1	0	23
DT David Rocker	0.5	0	0	17
OLB Martin Bishop	0.0	1	1	26
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Allen Rossum	3	0	19
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	20
OLB Nickolas Fox	2	0	13
S Greg Myers	1	1	20
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	11
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	10
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	7
CB Kevin Abrams	1	0	7
OLB Joe Manganiello	1	0	5
S Kevin Williams	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	1	0	35
S Le Roy Butler	3	0	1	34
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	1	35
OLB Ike Reese	3	0	0	27
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0	36
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	0	0	15
S Jay Bellamy	1	1	0	16
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	36
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0	26
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	3
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daquan Peterman	2	4	0	13	0	34
Brendan Stai	2	3	1	15	0	38
Mike Alstott	1	1	0	12	0	24
Richmond Webb	0	3	0	15	0	37
Tony Mandarich	0	2	0	13	1	37
Tony Ramirez	0	1	0	14	1	36
Keith Jackson	0	1	0	4	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Turley	5	9	0	42	0	20
Todd Steussie	4	11	1	42	0	20
Sale Isaia	4	5	0	40	2	20
Jim Dombrowski	2	8	0	38	0	20
Adam Treu	2	3	0	40	0	20
Zack Wiegert	0	3	0	5	0	0
Tommy Vardell	0	2	0	24	0	10
Dwayne Carswell	0	2	0	30	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Alstott	2	8
David Meggett	1	23
Paul Spicer	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rashaan Salaam	1	22
Emmanuel McDaniel	1	18
Troy Brown	1	17
Keith Poole	1	16
Kurt Cobain	1	14
Jim Dombrowski	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Allen Rossum	---	---	36	19	11	66
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	42	20	2	64
Greg Myers	---	---	38	20	4	62
Brendan Stai	15	38	---	---	7	60
Jeff Lageman	---	---	38	17	2	57
Tom Carter	---	---	35	20	2	57
John Randle	---	---	37	15	2	54
Richmond Webb	15	37	---	---	1	53
Tony Mandarich	13	37	---	---	2	52
Ron Johnson	---	---	35	15	2	52
Don Majkowski	14	37	---	---	---	51
Eric Moulds	12	29	---	---	10	51
Tony Ramirez	14	36	---	---	---	50
Robert Holcombe	12	28	---	---	10	50
Larry Izzo	---	---	17	7	25	49
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	30	17	1	48
Daquan Peterman	13	34	---	---	---	47
Mike Alstott	12	24	---	---	8	44
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	20	10	11	41
Nickolas Fox	---	---	26	13	2	41
Jamie Asher	13	22	---	---	---	35
Kevin Abrams	---	---	20	7	8	35
Kevin Williams	---	---	24	10	1	35
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	11	2	34
Ed McCaffrey	7	22	---	---	1	30
Charles Davenport	4	20	---	---	6	30
Paul Spicer	---	---	19	6	5	30
Walter Hemingway	---	---	18	8	4	30
Jermaine Lewis	4	10	---	---	14	28
David Meggett	0	4	---	---	23	27
Keith Jackson	4	14	---	---	8	26
Damian Vaughn	1	5	---	---	19	25
Evan Toomer	1	6	---	---	12	19
Joe Manganiello	---	---	11	5	3	19
Steve Isreal	---	---	6	0	10	16
Jeff Dellenbach	2	5	---	---	8	15
Fred Miller	1	5	---	---	9	15
Glenn Rountree	2	3	---	---	9	14
Bob Christian	2	4	---	---	7	13
John Miller	3	7	---	---	---	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trot Nixon	1	2	---	---	---	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	1	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	42	20	---	---	6	68
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	11	36	18	65
Jim Dombrowski	38	20	---	---	5	63
Kyle Turley	42	20	---	---	---	62
Dave Whitmore	---	---	13	36	12	61
Sale Isaia	40	20	---	---	1	61
Adam Treu	40	20	---	---	---	60
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	13	35	9	57
Terrell Owens	35	18	---	---	1	54
Le Roy Butler	---	---	14	34	2	50
Dexter McCleon	---	---	13	35	2	50
James Jett	28	17	---	---	1	46
Charlie Garner	28	17	---	---	1	46
Dwayne Carswell	30	11	---	---	5	46
Jay Bellamy	---	---	7	16	17	40
Ramos McDonald	---	---	12	27	1	40
Tommy Vardell	24	10	---	---	5	39
Kevin Carter	---	---	10	24	5	39
Daryl King	---	---	13	23	2	38
David Klingler	24	13	---	---	---	37
Ike Reese	---	---	10	27	---	37
Tyji Armstrong	15	5	---	---	15	35
Martin Bishop	---	---	7	26	2	35
Kurt Cobain	---	---	7	13	14	34
Gilbert Brown	---	---	8	22	4	34
Keith Poole	12	6	---	---	16	34
Bernard Whittington	---	---	2	16	13	31
David Rocker	---	---	7	17	3	27
Len Bias	13	6	---	---	7	26
Rashaan Salaam	4	0	---	---	22	26
Damon Huard	19	7	---	---	---	26
Germane Crowell	12	5	---	---	9	26
Dennis Stallings	---	---	7	15	2	24
Troy Brown	3	2	---	---	17	22
George Jones	11	3	---	---	7	21
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	5	15	---	20
Sam Shade	---	---	3	9	8	20
Marvin Jones	---	---	3	3	10	16
Zack Wiegert	5	0	---	---	6	11
Doug Karczewski	5	0	---	---	6	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oliver North	3	0	---	---	---	3
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Tharpe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	72	5.5
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	16	65	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	35	22	0	1	3	3	2	0	2
Trot Nixon	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	13	11	4	0	1	0	1	2	0
Damon Huard	5	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	11	18	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	47	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	89	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	29	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	13	10	1	26	28
WR Eric Moulds	6	2	0	11	29
TE Keith Jackson	4	3	0	21	14
FB Mike Alstott	3	2	0	10	24
WR Charles Davenport	2	0	0	0	20
RB John Miller	2	2	0	-2	7
WR Jermaine Lewis	2	2	0	17	10
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	2	0	6
TE Damian Vaughn	2	1	0	18	5
RB David Meggett	1	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	9	7	1	100	2	18
WR James Jett	2	1	0	3	0	17
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	0	52	2	11
TE Len Bias	1	1	0	19	0	6
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	26	1	10
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	0	15	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	4	0	0.00	4.44
George Jones	2	3	1.50	6.09
David Klingler	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	2	1	0.33	2.89

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	3	2	1	0.33	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	5	3
George Jones	2	1
Rashaan Salaam	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	11	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	1	1	1
Damon Huard	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	6	5	2
WR Charles Davenport	2	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	2	1	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	1	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)