Week 17, 1998

played in Tennessee, TX

65 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans101707-34
Tennessee Oilers0070-7

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)

Team StatisticsHOUTEN
Record8-83-13
First Downs1512
- by Rushing82
- by Passing79
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards254267
- Offensive Plays5858
- Yards per Play4.384.60
Net Rushing Yards10597
- Rushing Attempts3620
- Yards per Rush2.924.85
Net Passing Yards149170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt21 - 16 - 037 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards156175
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.774.47
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions7/155/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.98.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/208/58
Punt Returns/Yards6/413/17
Kick Returns/Yards1/193/61
Interception Ret./Yards2/1170/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 25
Time of Possession33:3026:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:53OWN 201049Field Goal
19:334:36OWN 46954Touchdown
12:292:59OWN 35735Field Goal
212:473:22OWN 45655Touchdown
24:031:43OWN 203-1Punt
21:081:08OWN 137Punt
39:556:07OWN 24932Punt
32:091:42OWN 1938Punt
412:103:23OWN 5515Punt
44:212:23OWN 2930Punt
Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:071:34OWN 143-1Punt
14:572:28OWN 1732Punt
214:301:43OWN 533Punt
29:252:41OWN 4453Interception
26:442:41OWN 20839Punt
22:201:12OWN 4547Punt
315:004:06OWN 28538Punt
310:540:59OPP 10210Touchdown
33:481:39OWN 20622Punt
30:273:17OWN 6743Punt
48:470:19OWN 3620Interception
48:284:07OWN 20811Punt
41:581:58OWN 2935Game

Game MVP: Kerry Collins, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Charlie Garner21552.621220
George Jones14513.642331
Rashaan Salaam1-1-1.00-100
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alan Rodgers6416.83800
Michael Pittman661.00700
Rey Mysterio Jr5214.201110
Bam Morris3299.672410

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kerry Collins21161561/71380112.4
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Rodgers37201751/5149253.3

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James Jett57326.406150
TE Dwayne Carswell33248.0011250
FB Tommy Vardell2273.50040
RB Charlie Garner22105.00480
WR Terrell Owens234924.5024381
WR Troy Brown112525.000250
WR Germane Crowell1299.00290
TE Len Bias0100.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Michael Pittman9119110.1167490
WR Lonzell Hill35258.330100
WR Macey Brooks36248.005181
FB Donnell Bennett222311.509170
WR Haywood Jeffires1799.00090
RB Rey Mysterio Jr11-3-3.000-30
WR Donald Hayes1466.00060
WR Alex Van Dyke0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Le Roy Butler14242.001
CB Dexter McCleon17575.001
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Dave Whitmore1000
Charlie Garner1000
Dwayne Carswell0100
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Lonzell Hill0100
Darryl Williams0010
Steve Foley0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome629649.343.2672
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Hutton941245.839.0545

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Jacke2/22/20/0484/4
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lucy Draper0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Whitmore6416.80
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Rey Mysterio Jr3175.70

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Whitmore11919.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Rey Mysterio Jr24623.00
Donald Hayes11515.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ramos McDonald510.01634
DT Bert Tharpe500.01627
S Le Roy Butler400.01834
CB Dexter McCleon400.01629
OLB Mo Lewis310.0726
OLB Kurt Cobain300.01210
DE Bernard Whittington201.01320
S Dave Whitmore210.0129
ILB Tedy Bruschi210.01030
CB Emmanuel McDaniel210.01726
CB Eric Stokes210.0816
DT Gilbert Brown110.033
S Sam Shade110.0931
OLB Martin Bishop100.01212
ILB Marvin Jones100.035
S Jay Bellamy100.036
OLB Ike Reese100.0727
DE Daryl King010.0718
ILB Dennis Stallings010.0109
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson910.02719
S Mark Carrier750.03421
OLB Ben Talley710.03215
DT Shane Dronett501.02016
DE Hugh Douglas320.03119
OLB Steve Foley320.02611
ILB Pepper Johnson300.047
DT Israel Miller240.02817
S Darryl Williams220.03422
OLB Vincent Brown200.0124
ILB Ken Norton Jr.200.01310
S George Teague200.095
CB Duane Starks200.03322
DE Anthony Smith110.0124
DE Shante Carver100.02418

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bernard Whittington1.001020
DE Kevin Carter0.011121
OLB Ike Reese0.001027
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Shane Dronett1.000016
OLB Steve Foley0.010011
DE Hugh Douglas0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ramos McDonald41034
CB Eric Stokes30016
CB Dexter McCleon22129
CB Emmanuel McDaniel21026
OLB Mo Lewis20026
DT Bert Tharpe20027
S Le Roy Butler11134
ILB Tedy Bruschi11030
S Dave Whitmore1009
ILB Marvin Jones1005
OLB Ike Reese10027
S Sam Shade01031
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson40019
OLB Ben Talley30015
ILB Pepper Johnson2007
S Mark Carrier20021
S Darryl Williams20022
CB Duane Starks11022
S George Teague1005
DE Shante Carver10018

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sale Isaia213036122
Adam Treu27034022
Todd Steussie25034022
Dwayne Carswell13033019
Doug Karczewski13033022
Kyle Turley04036022
Tommy Vardell01019010
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sid Miller13020138
Orlando Brown13017036
John Michels13016032
Kevin Sargent110908
Jay Pennison01010030
Derrick Walker0108019
Jeff Davidson01018038
Steve McKinney0101008

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Kurt Cobain215
Tyji Armstrong117
Zack Wiegert18
Germane Crowell18
Bryson Helfenstein18
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Alex Van Dyke316
Itula Mili118
Darryl Williams113
James Hasty111
Lonzell Hill15

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
James Jett2619------1964
Todd Steussie3422------864
Doug Karczewski3322------762
Sale Isaia3622------159
Kyle Turley3622---------58
Adam Treu3422---------56
Kerry Collins3322---------55
Dwayne Carswell3319------254
Le Roy Butler------1834---52
Terrell Owens3019------150
Ramos McDonald------1634---50
Bernard Whittington------13201447
Eric Stokes------8162347
Bert Tharpe------1627245
Emmanuel McDaniel------1726245
Dexter McCleon------1629---45
Martin Bishop------12121842
Tedy Bruschi------1030141
Sam Shade------931---40
Dave Whitmore------1291839
Ike Reese------727438
Kurt Cobain------12101537
David Rocker------1225---37
Charlie Garner2115------137
Mo Lewis------726336
Tommy Vardell1910------736
Kevin Carter------921232
Tyji Armstrong102------1729
Troy Brown66------1628
Germane Crowell128------828
Rashaan Salaam11------2527
George Jones146------727
Daryl King------718---25
Len Bias85------1023
Dennis Stallings------109322
Marvin Jones------35917
Jay Bellamy------36211
Bryson Helfenstein30------811
Zack Wiegert20------810
Chris Jacke00------99
Harry Newsome00------88
Kris Hastings00------88
Gilbert Brown------33---6
Neil O'Donnell30---------3
Oliver North20---------2
Gilbert Coster00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Darryl Williams------34221369
Sid Miller2038------967
James Hasty------33221166
Mark Carrier------34211065
Jeff Davidson1838------763
Lemuel Stinson------27191359
Alan Rodgers2038---------58
Duane Starks------3322257
Orlando Brown1736------255
Israel Miller------2817853
Michael Pittman1736---------53
Hugh Douglas------3119252
Ben Talley------3215148
John Michels1632---------48
Macey Brooks1229------647
Shante Carver------2418244
Ken Norton Jr.------13102043
Lonzell Hill927------541
Jay Pennison1030---------40
Donald Hayes519------1539
Shane Dronett------2016238
Steve Foley------2611138
Derrick Walker819------633
Rey Mysterio Jr811------1332
Joe Aska88------1531
Alex Van Dyke86------1630
Haywood Jeffires819---------27
Steve McKinney108------927
Vincent Brown------1241026
Kevin Sargent98------926
Bam Morris43------1825
Ray Moreno------124622
George Teague------95721
Itula Mili20------1820
Donnell Bennett79------319
Harry Deligianis------126---18
Anthony Smith------124---16
Tyrone Davis44------614
Pepper Johnson------47112
Marcus Brown00------99
Tom Hutton00------99
David Akers00------22
Tom Hodson00---------0
Lucy Draper00---------0
Randall Floyd00---------0
Wally Williams00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10181.8
Middle18492.7
Right8384.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left133.0
Middle15624.1
Right4328.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kerry Collins21163201100
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Rodgers37202227312

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4461.5
Short (0-8 Yds)118514.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)437418.5
Long (19+ Yds)212512.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65315.2
Short (0-8 Yds)2011934.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)73334.7
Long (19+ Yds)41184.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Jett75032019
TE Dwayne Carswell33024119
WR Terrell Owens32049119
FB Tommy Vardell2207010
RB Charlie Garner22010015
WR Germane Crowell210908
TE Len Bias100005
WR Troy Brown1102516
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Michael Pittman119091236
WR Haywood Jeffires7119019
WR Macey Brooks63024029
WR Lonzell Hill53025027
WR Donald Hayes4116019
FB Donnell Bennett2202309
WR Alex Van Dyke100006
RB Rey Mysterio Jr110-3011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Charlie Garner2147.002.62
George Jones144.003.64
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kerry Collins111111.007.43
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Rodgers111818.004.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terrell Owens111111.0016.33
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Macey Brooks111818.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Charlie Garner41
George Jones32
TennesseeRushesConversions
Alan Rodgers20
Rey Mysterio Jr10
Michael Pittman10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Kerry Collins864
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Alan Rodgers1095

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR James Jett322
WR Terrell Owens211
FB Tommy Vardell110
WR Troy Brown111
TE Dwayne Carswell110
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
RB Michael Pittman553
WR Lonzell Hill221
WR Macey Brooks210
WR Haywood Jeffires111

SectionAttendance
Stadium40,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,400 (21,400)
End Zone6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,300 (3,300)