Week 17, 1998

played in Tennessee, TX

65 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	17	0	7	-	34
Tennessee Oilers	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
1Q: 05:05 HOU - George Jones 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 14:38 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Terrell Owens 11 pass from Kerry Collins (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 06:55 HOU - Dexter McCleon 75 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 10:04 TEN - Macey Brooks 18 pass from Alan Rodgers (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 08:38 HOU - Le Roy Butler 42 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
1Q: 05:05 HOU - George Jones 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 14:38 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Terrell Owens 11 pass from Kerry Collins (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 06:55 HOU - Dexter McCleon 75 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 10:04 TEN - Macey Brooks 18 pass from Alan Rodgers (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 08:38 HOU - Le Roy Butler 42 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 8-8 3-13
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 254 267
- Offensive Plays 58 58
- Yards per Play 4.38 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 105 97
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards per Rush 2.92 4.85
Net Passing Yards 149 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 0 37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 156 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.77 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 6/41 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/117 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:30 26:30

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	8-8	3-13
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	254	267
- Offensive Plays	58	58
- Yards per Play	4.38	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	105	97
- Rushing Attempts	36	20
- Yards per Rush	2.92	4.85
Net Passing Yards	149	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 0	37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	156	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.77	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	6/41	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/117	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:30	26:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
1	9:33	4:36	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
1	2:29	2:59	OWN 35	7	35	Field Goal
2	12:47	3:22	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	4:03	1:43	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	9:55	6:07	OWN 24	9	32	Punt
3	2:09	1:42	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	12:10	3:23	OWN 5	5	15	Punt
4	4:21	2:23	OWN 29	3	0	Punt

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	1:34	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
1	4:57	2:28	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	14:30	1:43	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
2	9:25	2:41	OWN 4	4	53	Interception
2	6:44	2:41	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	2:20	1:12	OWN 45	4	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 28	5	38	Punt
3	10:54	0:59	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
3	3:48	1:39	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	0:27	3:17	OWN 6	7	43	Punt
4	8:47	0:19	OWN 36	2	0	Interception
4	8:28	4:07	OWN 20	8	11	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 29	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Kerry Collins, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	21	55	2.62	12	2	0
George Jones	14	51	3.64	23	3	1
Rashaan Salaam	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alan Rodgers	6	41	6.83	8	0
Michael Pittman	6	6	1.00	7	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	5	21	4.20	11	1
Bam Morris	3	29	9.67	24	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Collins	21	16	156	1/7	1	38	0	112.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	37	20	175	1/5	1	49	2	53.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	5	7	32	6.40	6	15	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	3	24	8.00	11	25	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	10	5.00	4	8	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	3	49	24.50	24	38	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Len Bias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Michael Pittman	9	11	91	10.11	67	49	0
WR Lonzell Hill	3	5	25	8.33	0	10	0
WR Macey Brooks	3	6	24	8.00	5	18	1
FB Donnell Bennett	2	2	23	11.50	9	17	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	7	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Donald Hayes	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Le Roy Butler	1	42	42.00	1
CB Dexter McCleon	1	75	75.00	1

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Dave Whitmore	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	0
Dwayne Carswell	0	1

Tennessee	Recov	Force
Lonzell Hill	1	0
Darryl Williams	0	1
Steve Foley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	296	49.3	43.2	67	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	9	412	45.8	39.0	54	5

Kicking Statistics

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

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	6	41	6.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	19	19.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	46	23.0	0
Donald Hayes	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ramos McDonald	5	1	0.0	16	34
DT Bert Tharpe	5	0	0.0	16	27
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	0.0	18	34
CB Dexter McCleon	4	0	0.0	16	29
OLB Mo Lewis	3	1	0.0	7	26
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	0	0.0	12	10
DE Bernard Whittington	2	0	1.0	13	20
S Dave Whitmore	2	1	0.0	12	9
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0.0	10	30
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0.0	17	26
CB Eric Stokes	2	1	0.0	8	16
DT Gilbert Brown	1	1	0.0	3	3
S Sam Shade	1	1	0.0	9	31
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0.0	12	12
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0.0	7	27
DE Daryl King	0	1	0.0	7	18
ILB Dennis Stallings	0	1	0.0	10	9

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	9	1	0.0	27	19
S Mark Carrier	7	5	0.0	34	21
OLB Ben Talley	7	1	0.0	32	15
DT Shane Dronett	5	0	1.0	20	16
DE Hugh Douglas	3	2	0.0	31	19
OLB Steve Foley	3	2	0.0	26	11
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	0.0	4	7
DT Israel Miller	2	4	0.0	28	17
S Darryl Williams	2	2	0.0	34	22
OLB Vincent Brown	2	0	0.0	12	4
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0.0	13	10
S George Teague	2	0	0.0	9	5
CB Duane Starks	2	0	0.0	33	22
DE Anthony Smith	1	1	0.0	12	4
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0.0	24	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Whittington	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	1	1	21
OLB Ike Reese	0.0	0	1	0	27

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shane Dronett	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Steve Foley	0.0	1	0	11
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ramos McDonald	4	1	0	34
CB Eric Stokes	3	0	0	16
CB Dexter McCleon	2	2	1	29
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	2	1	0	26
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0	26
DT Bert Tharpe	2	0	0	27
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	1	34
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0	30
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	9
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	5
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	27
S Sam Shade	0	1	0	31

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	19
OLB Ben Talley	3	0	15
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	7
S Mark Carrier	2	0	21
S Darryl Williams	2	0	22
CB Duane Starks	1	1	22
S George Teague	1	0	5
DE Shante Carver	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sale Isaia	2	13	36	1	22
Adam Treu	2	7	34	0	22
Todd Steussie	2	5	34	0	22
Dwayne Carswell	1	3	33	0	19
Doug Karczewski	1	3	33	0	22
Kyle Turley	0	4	36	0	22
Tommy Vardell	0	1	19	0	10

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Miller	1	3	20	1	38
Orlando Brown	1	3	17	0	36
John Michels	1	3	16	0	32
Kevin Sargent	1	1	9	0	8
Jay Pennison	0	1	10	0	30
Derrick Walker	0	1	8	0	19
Jeff Davidson	0	1	18	0	38
Steve McKinney	0	1	10	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	2	15
Tyji Armstrong	1	17
Zack Wiegert	1	8
Germane Crowell	1	8
Bryson Helfenstein	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Van Dyke	3	16
Itula Mili	1	18
Darryl Williams	1	13
James Hasty	1	11
Lonzell Hill	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Jett	26	19	---	---	19	64
Todd Steussie	34	22	---	---	8	64
Doug Karczewski	33	22	---	---	7	62
Sale Isaia	36	22	---	---	1	59
Kyle Turley	36	22	---	---	---	58
Adam Treu	34	22	---	---	---	56
Kerry Collins	33	22	---	---	---	55
Dwayne Carswell	33	19	---	---	2	54
Le Roy Butler	---	---	18	34	---	52
Terrell Owens	30	19	---	---	1	50
Ramos McDonald	---	---	16	34	---	50
Bernard Whittington	---	---	13	20	14	47
Eric Stokes	---	---	8	16	23	47
Bert Tharpe	---	---	16	27	2	45
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	17	26	2	45
Dexter McCleon	---	---	16	29	---	45
Martin Bishop	---	---	12	12	18	42
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	10	30	1	41
Sam Shade	---	---	9	31	---	40
Dave Whitmore	---	---	12	9	18	39
Ike Reese	---	---	7	27	4	38
Kurt Cobain	---	---	12	10	15	37
David Rocker	---	---	12	25	---	37
Charlie Garner	21	15	---	---	1	37
Mo Lewis	---	---	7	26	3	36
Tommy Vardell	19	10	---	---	7	36
Kevin Carter	---	---	9	21	2	32
Tyji Armstrong	10	2	---	---	17	29
Troy Brown	6	6	---	---	16	28
Germane Crowell	12	8	---	---	8	28
Rashaan Salaam	1	1	---	---	25	27
George Jones	14	6	---	---	7	27
Daryl King	---	---	7	18	---	25
Len Bias	8	5	---	---	10	23
Dennis Stallings	---	---	10	9	3	22
Marvin Jones	---	---	3	5	9	17
Jay Bellamy	---	---	3	6	2	11
Bryson Helfenstein	3	0	---	---	8	11
Zack Wiegert	2	0	---	---	8	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gilbert Brown	---	---	3	3	---	6
Neil O'Donnell	3	0	---	---	---	3
Oliver North	2	0	---	---	---	2
Gilbert Coster	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Williams	---	---	34	22	13	69
Sid Miller	20	38	---	---	9	67
James Hasty	---	---	33	22	11	66
Mark Carrier	---	---	34	21	10	65
Jeff Davidson	18	38	---	---	7	63
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	27	19	13	59
Alan Rodgers	20	38	---	---	---	58
Duane Starks	---	---	33	22	2	57
Orlando Brown	17	36	---	---	2	55
Israel Miller	---	---	28	17	8	53
Michael Pittman	17	36	---	---	---	53
Hugh Douglas	---	---	31	19	2	52
Ben Talley	---	---	32	15	1	48
John Michels	16	32	---	---	---	48
Macey Brooks	12	29	---	---	6	47
Shante Carver	---	---	24	18	2	44
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	13	10	20	43
Lonzell Hill	9	27	---	---	5	41
Jay Pennison	10	30	---	---	---	40
Donald Hayes	5	19	---	---	15	39
Shane Dronett	---	---	20	16	2	38
Steve Foley	---	---	26	11	1	38
Derrick Walker	8	19	---	---	6	33
Rey Mysterio Jr	8	11	---	---	13	32
Joe Aska	8	8	---	---	15	31
Alex Van Dyke	8	6	---	---	16	30
Haywood Jeffires	8	19	---	---	---	27
Steve McKinney	10	8	---	---	9	27
Vincent Brown	---	---	12	4	10	26
Kevin Sargent	9	8	---	---	9	26
Bam Morris	4	3	---	---	18	25
Ray Moreno	---	---	12	4	6	22
George Teague	---	---	9	5	7	21
Itula Mili	2	0	---	---	18	20
Donnell Bennett	7	9	---	---	3	19
Harry Deligianis	---	---	12	6	---	18
Anthony Smith	---	---	12	4	---	16
Tyrone Davis	4	4	---	---	6	14
Pepper Johnson	---	---	4	7	1	12
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wally Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	18	1.8
Middle	18	49	2.7
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Collins	21	16	3	2	0	1	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	37	20	2	2	2	7	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	74	18.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	93	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	7	5	32	0	19
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	3	24	1	19
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	49	1	19
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	7	0	10
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	10	0	15
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	9	0	8
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0	5
WR Troy Brown	1	1	25	1	6

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Michael Pittman	11	9	0	91	2	36
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	1	1	9	0	19
WR Macey Brooks	6	3	0	24	0	29
WR Lonzell Hill	5	3	0	25	0	27
WR Donald Hayes	4	1	1	6	0	19
FB Donnell Bennett	2	2	0	23	0	9
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	0	-3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	2	14	7.00	2.62
George Jones	1	4	4.00	3.64

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Collins	1	1	11	11.00	7.43

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Rodgers	1	1	18	18.00	4.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	11	11.00	16.33

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Macey Brooks	1	1	18	18.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	4	1
George Jones	3	2

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	2	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0
Michael Pittman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Collins	8	6	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	2	2
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Michael Pittman	5	5	3
WR Lonzell Hill	2	2	1
WR Macey Brooks	2	1	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,300)