Exhibition Week 3, 1999

played in Detroit, MI

65 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	0	7	6	-	27
Detroit Lions	3	17	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 HOU - Charlie Garner 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 04:53 HOU - George Jones 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 01:05 DET - Teddy Garcia 31 field goal
2Q: 08:08 DET - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 02:08 DET - Kevin Smith 45 interception return (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Teddy Garcia 53 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Keith Poole 27 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 02:05 DET - Teddy Garcia 27 field goal
4Q: 10:08 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 HOU - Charlie Garner 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 04:53 HOU - George Jones 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
1Q: 01:05 DET - Teddy Garcia 31 field goal
2Q: 08:08 DET - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 02:08 DET - Kevin Smith 45 interception return (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Teddy Garcia 53 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Keith Poole 27 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 02:05 DET - Teddy Garcia 27 field goal
4Q: 10:08 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 14 7
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 354 242
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 5.28 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 159 125
- Rushing Attempts 36 29
- Yards per Rush 4.42 4.31
Net Passing Yards 195 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 2 24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 120
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:43 25:17

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	14	7
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	354	242
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	5.28	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	159	125
- Rushing Attempts	36	29
- Yards per Rush	4.42	4.31
Net Passing Yards	195	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 2	24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	120
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:43	25:17

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:00	5:54	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
1	6:50	2:06	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
1	1:00	2:39	OWN 23	4	6	Punt
2	8:00	1:46	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
2	2:32	0:32	OWN 36	3	4	Interception
2	2:00	1:14	OWN 35	3	20	Interception
3	15:00	8:02	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
3	1:59	6:56	OWN 32	12	48	Field Goal
4	7:44	5:29	OWN 43	8	24	Punt
4	1:46	1:17	OPP 25	3	-1	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	8:06	1:16	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:44	1:45	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	2:59	1:59	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
2	13:21	5:21	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	6:14	3:42	OWN 30	8	41	Missed FG
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 46	3	18	Field Goal
3	6:58	4:59	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
4	10:03	2:19	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	2:15	0:29	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	3	13	Game

Game MVP: George Jones, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Jones	27	122	4.52	33	3	1
Sherman Williams	5	30	6.00	10	1	0
Charlie Garner	4	7	1.75	4	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	13	65	5.00	24	2	0
Brian Mitchell	10	26	2.60	7	0	1
Rodney Hampton	3	10	3.33	14	1	0
Charlie Batch	3	24	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Huard	17	13	138	1/8	1	27	1	94.7
David Klingler	12	7	70	1/5	0	19	1	40.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Batch	20	12	120	1/3	0	31	0	77.1
Bill Musgrave	4	1	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	3	7	23	7.67	6	16	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	4	23	7.67	5	9	0
WR Keith Poole	3	4	56	18.67	28	27	1
WR Germane Crowell	3	4	37	12.33	11	18	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Troy Brown	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	3	14	7.00	1	7	0
RB George Jones	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR David Boston	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eric Green	3	3	10	3.33	0	5
WR Eddie Kennison	3	5	46	15.33	23	31
WR Nigea Carter	3	4	26	8.67	0	12
WR James McKnight	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Michael Jackson	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
WR Willie Mays Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Smith	1	45	45.00	1
CB Denard Walker	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Dave Whitmore	1	0
Le Roy Butler	0	1
Tommy Vardell	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0
Eddie Kennison	1	0	0
Willie Mays Hayes	0	1	0
Jamel Williams	0	1	0
Matt Landry	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	128	42.7	32.3	54	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	202	50.5	44.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	3/4	1/2	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	3	23	7.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	4	98	24.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamel Williams	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	7	0	0.0	14	16
CB Donnell Woolford	4	1	0.0	16	13
OLB Ike Reese	3	1	1.0	14	6
S Jay Bellamy	3	3	0.0	18	19
ILB Dennis Stallings	3	3	0.0	18	15
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	0.0	14	17
S Le Roy Butler	3	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Chris Slade	3	0	0.0	24	24
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	12	1
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0.0	20	20
CB Eric Allen	1	1	0.0	21	20
DT Gilbert Brown	1	1	0.0	20	15
WR Keith Poole	1	0	---	---	---
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.0	14	13
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	0.0	19	16
DE Daryl King	0	1	0.0	9	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marquis Smith	8	0	0.0	29	29
S Omar Stoutmire	6	3	0.0	29	29
S Jamel Williams	6	1	0.0	34	29
ILB Barry Gardner	5	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Bryan Cox	5	1	0.0	25	19
DT Tim Dennis	5	0	0.0	33	24
CB Kevin Smith	3	1	0.0	35	30
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	3	0	0.0	25	20
OLB Ray Farmer	3	0	0.0	9	5
DE Patrick Kerney	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Colin Powell	2	2	1.0	31	28
OLB Peter Boulware	2	0	1.0	11	12
DE Grant Wistrom	2	0	0.0	23	18
CB Denard Walker	1	2	0.0	28	24
ILB Ivan Bullock	1	0	0.0	15	11
DT Michael Dean Perry	0	2	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	2	0	0	19
OLB Chris Slade	0.0	0	1	2	24
DE Daryl King	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Gilbert Brown	0.0	0	1	0	15

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	1.0	1	28
OLB Peter Boulware	1.0	0	12
DT Mike Collins	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	16
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	19
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	14
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	1	15
CB Eric Allen	1	0	20
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	17
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	0	6
OLB Chris Slade	1	0	24
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	20
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	13
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	16

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marquis Smith	5	0	0	29
S Jamel Williams	4	1	0	29
OLB Bryan Cox	3	0	0	19
ILB Barry Gardner	2	1	0	20
CB Kevin Smith	2	0	1	30
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0	29
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	1	0	0	20
DE Patrick Kerney	1	0	0	19
OLB Peter Boulware	0	1	0	12
CB Denard Walker	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brendan Stai	3	7	33	0	28
Jim Dombrowski	3	5	17	0	11
Doug Karczewski	3	4	19	0	20
Todd Steussie	2	6	27	0	22
Sale Isaia	2	5	18	0	16
Ed Ellis	2	4	26	0	18
Kyle Turley	2	3	19	2	22
Dwayne Carswell	0	1	18	0	20
Adam Treu	0	1	21	0	18

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Rosenthal	3	4	0	27	0	18
Nathan Parks	2	4	0	23	0	16
Kirk Scrafford	1	6	1	25	0	19
Marcos Webb	1	4	0	21	1	16
Duane Hale	1	2	0	10	0	15
Hector Mathis	0	4	0	21	0	17
Chad Lewis	0	1	0	16	0	10
Chester Karinen	0	1	0	10	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Whitmore	1	21
Sherman Williams	1	18
Tommy Vardell	1	3

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Mitchell	1	22
Rod Drake	1	18
Willie Mays Hayes	1	16
James McKnight	1	16
Eric Green	1	13
Eddie Kennison	1	13
Matt Landry	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	33	28	---	---	2	63
Jermaine Wiggins	26	15	---	---	15	56
Todd Steussie	27	22	---	---	5	54
Keith Poole	19	21	---	---	14	54
George Jones	27	21	---	---	5	53
Dexter McCleon	---	---	20	20	13	53
Dave Whitmore	---	---	14	17	21	52
Chris Slade	---	---	24	24	4	52
Jay Bellamy	---	---	18	19	14	51
Ed Ellis	26	18	---	---	5	49
Eric Allen	---	---	21	20	4	45
Dwayne Carswell	18	20	---	---	7	45
Gilbert Brown	---	---	20	15	7	42
Damon Huard	24	18	---	---	---	42
Bert Tharpe	---	---	21	18	2	41
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	21	19	1	41
Doug Karczewski	19	20	---	---	2	41
Kyle Turley	19	22	---	---	---	41
Troy Brown	16	9	---	---	15	40
Adam Treu	21	18	---	---	1	40
Dennis Stallings	---	---	18	15	7	40
James Jett	17	20	---	---	2	39
Sale Isaia	18	16	---	---	5	39
Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	13	9	38
Dexter Jackson	---	---	19	16	2	37
Patrick Surtain	---	---	14	13	8	35
Marvin Jones	---	---	14	16	2	32
Le Roy Butler	---	---	15	14	2	31
Mike Caldwell	---	---	13	6	12	31
Germane Crowell	12	13	---	---	6	31
Jim Dombrowski	17	11	---	---	---	28
Keith Jackson	13	8	---	---	7	28
David Boston	14	13	---	---	---	27
Sherman Williams	5	3	---	---	18	26
David Klingler	12	13	---	---	---	25
Ike Reese	---	---	14	6	4	24
Mo Lewis	---	---	12	1	10	23
Daryl King	---	---	9	10	2	21
Keith Hamilton	---	---	8	7	4	19
Kevin Carter	---	---	8	6	5	19
Tommy Vardell	9	5	---	---	3	17
Charlie Garner	4	7	---	---	1	12
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Smith	---	---	35	30	13	78
Jamel Williams	---	---	34	29	14	77
Marquis Smith	---	---	29	29	17	75
Colin Powell	---	---	31	28	3	62
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	29	29	3	61
Tim Dennis	---	---	33	24	2	59
Willie Mays Hayes	20	17	---	---	16	53
Denard Walker	---	---	28	24	1	53
Mike Rosenthal	27	18	---	---	8	53
Bryan Cox	---	---	25	19	7	51
Billy Ray Cyrus	---	---	25	20	3	48
Eric Green	19	15	---	---	13	47
Nathan Parks	23	16	---	---	8	47
Brian Mitchell	13	11	---	---	22	46
Hector Mathis	21	17	---	---	8	46
Kirk Scrafford	25	19	---	---	---	44
Grant Wistrom	---	---	23	18	2	43
Barry Gardner	---	---	21	20	2	43
Eddie Kennison	14	15	---	---	13	42
Charlie Batch	18	21	---	---	---	39
Patrick Kerney	---	---	18	19	1	38
Marcos Webb	21	16	---	---	---	37
Chester Karinen	10	15	---	---	8	33
Sedrick Shaw	13	11	---	---	8	32
Ivan Bullock	---	---	15	11	5	31
James McKnight	6	7	---	---	16	29
Rod Drake	5	5	---	---	18	28
Chad Lewis	16	10	---	---	---	26
Michael Jackson	15	10	---	---	---	25
Ray Farmer	---	---	9	5	11	25
Duane Hale	10	15	---	---	---	25
Peter Boulware	---	---	11	12	1	24
Rodney Hampton	12	8	---	---	2	22
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	10	8	3	21
Kimble Anders	5	6	---	---	8	19
Nigea Carter	7	10	---	---	1	18
Tony Mayberry	8	9	---	---	---	17
Bill Musgrave	11	4	---	---	---	15
Terrell Buckley	---	---	9	6	---	15
Mike Collins	---	---	5	7	1	13
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joel Smeenge	---	---	5	3	---	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brenston Buckner	---	---	1	0	1	2
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	96	6.9
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	13	40	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	8	54	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Huard	17	13	2	1	0	1	1	0	1
David Klingler	12	7	0	1	0	2	1	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Batch	20	12	1	0	1	2	3	2	0
Bill Musgrave	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	64	12.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	55	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	7	3	23	0	20
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	3	23	0	20
WR Keith Poole	4	3	56	1	21
WR Germane Crowell	4	3	37	0	13
WR Troy Brown	3	2	11	0	9
TE Jermaine Wiggins	3	2	14	0	15
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	16	0	5
RB George Jones	1	1	7	0	21
WR David Boston	1	1	21	1	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	5	3	1	46	1	15
WR Michael Jackson	4	1	0	12	0	10
WR Nigea Carter	4	3	0	26	0	10
TE Eric Green	3	3	0	10	0	15
WR James McKnight	3	2	0	13	0	7
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	0	1	0	0	11
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0	13	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	3	9	3.00	4.52
Charlie Garner	1	1	1.00	1.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	12	3.00	2.60
Sedrick Shaw	4	1	0.25	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	1	1	7	7.00	5.83

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Batch	2	2	16	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	7	7.00	4.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Green	1	1	4	4.00	3.33
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	5	2
Charlie Garner	2	2
Sherman Williams	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	0
Sedrick Shaw	2	0
Rodney Hampton	1	1
Charlie Batch	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Huard	3	3	2
David Klingler	2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Batch	6	5	4
Bill Musgrave	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	1	0
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
WR David Boston	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	2	1	1
WR Nigea Carter	2	2	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	1
WR James McKnight	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)