Exhibition Week 4, 1999

played in St. Louis, MO

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	10	10	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
1Q: 00:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
2Q: 08:06 HOU - James Jett 3 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 05:12 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 55 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:10 STL - Silas Armenta 18 pass from Wally Sellers (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 10:52 HOU - Chris Jacke 29 field goal
3Q: 03:58 HOU - Sherman Williams 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 14:22 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
4Q: 04:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Sherman Williams 5 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
1Q: 00:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
2Q: 08:06 HOU - James Jett 3 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 05:12 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 55 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:10 STL - Silas Armenta 18 pass from Wally Sellers (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 10:52 HOU - Chris Jacke 29 field goal
3Q: 03:58 HOU - Sherman Williams 6 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 14:22 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
4Q: 04:56 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Sherman Williams 5 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 10 19
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 312 363
- Offensive Plays 64 72
- Yards per Play 4.88 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 147 67
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 4.59 3.94
Net Passing Yards 165 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 51 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/27 10/89
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/55 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	10	19
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	312	363
- Offensive Plays	64	72
- Yards per Play	4.88	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	147	67
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	4.59	3.94
Net Passing Yards	165	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	51 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/27	10/89
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/55	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:30	29:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	1:28	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	6:22	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	0:21	7:21	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	2:02	0:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 20	8	68	Field Goal
3	7:14	3:24	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
4	14:16	3:23	OWN 20	7	28	Interception
4	9:23	4:33	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
4	3:35	1:42	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:33	2:39	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	10:26	4:04	50	8	48	Field Goal
1	4:47	4:26	OWN 47	8	27	Field Goal
2	8:00	3:01	OWN 31	5	21	Interception
2	4:59	2:57	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	1:33	1:13	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	10:44	3:30	OWN 12	4	26	Punt
3	3:50	4:34	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
4	10:53	1:30	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	4:50	1:15	OWN 20	7	32	Downs
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	8	46	Game

Game MVP: Sherman Williams, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Williams	15	82	5.47	33	3	2
George Jones	15	60	4.00	19	3	0
Charlie Garner	2	5	2.50	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Floyd	11	46	4.18	9	0
Curtis Martin	3	1	0.33	5	0
Wally Sellers	2	13	6.50	10	1
Craig Erickson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Huard	27	17	154	0/0	1	33	1	75.2
David Klingler	5	3	11	0/0	0	8	0	64.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Sellers	35	18	241	4/27	1	34	0	83.1
Craig Erickson	16	12	82	0/0	0	17	1	59.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	3	6	17	5.67	4	10	1
WR Keith Poole	3	3	13	4.33	0	14	0
TE Jermaine Wiggins	3	5	23	7.67	1	15	0
WR David Boston	3	6	13	4.33	0	11	0
WR Troy Brown	2	5	23	11.50	0	13	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	21	10.50	15	18	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	17	17.00	17	17	0
RB George Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	2	33	33.00	17	33	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Engram	7	10	108	15.43	32	34	0
WR Silas Armenta	5	11	66	13.20	24	23	1
WR Bert Emanuel	3	5	33	11.00	9	20	0
WR Tyrus Knightley	3	7	35	11.67	0	17	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	4	19	9.50	2	11	0
WR Torrance Small	2	5	8	4.00	3	4	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	17	8.50	1	14	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	8	4.00	2	11	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	27	13.50	17	14	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	55	55.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ace Ventura	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Whitmore	1	0	0
Sherman Williams	0	1	0
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wally Sellers	1	0	0
Chris Floyd	0	1	0
Lee Woodall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	140	46.7	40.7	49	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	203	50.8	40.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	3	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	7	3	0.0	14	51
S Le Roy Butler	6	2	0.0	9	42
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	1	0.0	12	27
CB Patrick Surtain	5	0	0.0	10	30
S Jay Bellamy	4	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Chris Slade	3	0	1.0	15	50
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	9	39
DT Gilbert Brown	3	0	0.0	11	43
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	1	2.0	13	45
DT Bert Tharpe	2	1	1.0	11	38
S Dave Whitmore	2	1	0.0	10	24
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	1	0.0	7	32
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	8	12
S Dexter Jackson	1	2	0.0	8	28
CB Eric Allen	1	1	0.0	7	38
ILB Marvin Jones	1	1	0.0	10	20
DE Kevin Carter	1	1	0.0	5	10
RB Sherman Williams	1	0	---	---	---

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Je-rod Cherry	7	2	23	28
S Lee Flowers	6	3	23	20
ILB Clifton Shuman	5	2	18	18
OLB Lee Woodall	4	5	28	22
DT Santana Dotson	4	0	28	22
S Steve Atwater	3	1	10	15
S Ace Ventura	3	0	23	26
DE Vernon Edwards	3	0	28	26
CB Richard Woodley	2	1	20	21
CB Orlando Pierce	2	1	17	19
DE Andre Wadsworth	2	0	24	23
CB Fernando Bryant	2	0	23	21
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	3	22	23
S Brock Marion	1	1	12	12
ILB London Fletcher	1	1	22	20
DE Mike Fox	1	0	8	9
DE Brad Scioli	1	0	10	9
DT Cameron Lomelino	1	0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2.0	1	0	45
OLB Chris Slade	1.0	4	1	50
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	2	0	38
DT Gilbert Brown	0.0	2	0	43
DE Daryl King	0.0	1	0	17
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1	9
DT Santana Dotson	1	22
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	23
DE Vernon Edwards	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	7	0	0	51
CB Patrick Surtain	5	0	0	30
S Le Roy Butler	4	1	0	42
S Jay Bellamy	4	0	0	33
OLB Chris Slade	1	2	0	50
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	1	27
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	0	39
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	38
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	24
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	12
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0	43
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	20
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	0	10
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0	32

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Je-rod Cherry	4	0	0	28
OLB Lee Woodall	3	1	0	22
CB Richard Woodley	3	0	0	21
S Ace Ventura	2	1	1	26
ILB Clifton Shuman	2	0	0	18
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0	15
DE Mike Fox	1	0	0	9
S Brock Marion	1	0	0	12
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	0	26
CB Fernando Bryant	1	0	0	21
CB Orlando Pierce	1	0	0	19
S Lee Flowers	0	1	0	20
OLB Ben Wallace	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brendan Stai	3	6	26	24
Adam Treu	2	7	22	24
Doug Karczewski	2	3	20	26
Kyle Turley	2	3	16	18
Jim Dombrowski	2	2	12	6
Todd Steussie	1	6	26	26
Ed Ellis	1	3	22	20
Sale Isaia	1	2	16	16

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Walker	2	5	12	0	40
David Ortiz	1	3	14	0	34
Jon Jansen	0	3	13	0	34
Gino Graham	0	1	6	3	28
Brent Smith	0	1	16	0	42
Ryan Young	0	1	16	0	49
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	5	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	2	16
Dave Whitmore	1	21
Marvin Jones	1	12
George Jones	1	6
Germane Crowell	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Woodall	1	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter McCleon	---	---	14	51	15	80
Chris Slade	---	---	15	50	2	67
Jay Bellamy	---	---	12	33	16	61
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	13	45	1	59
Donnell Woolford	---	---	9	39	9	57
Todd Steussie	26	26	---	---	5	57
Gilbert Brown	---	---	11	43	2	56
Jermaine Wiggins	21	20	---	---	15	56
Dave Whitmore	---	---	10	24	21	55
Bert Tharpe	---	---	11	38	6	55
Damon Huard	28	27	---	---	---	55
Le Roy Butler	---	---	9	42	3	54
Brendan Stai	26	24	---	---	4	54
Keith Poole	15	17	---	---	16	48
Adam Treu	22	24	---	---	2	48
Ed Ellis	22	20	---	---	5	47
Patrick Surtain	---	---	10	30	7	47
Eric Allen	---	---	7	38	1	46
Dennis Stallings	---	---	7	32	7	46
Doug Karczewski	20	26	---	---	---	46
Troy Brown	16	12	---	---	16	44
Marvin Jones	---	---	10	20	12	42
Dwayne Carswell	16	17	---	---	8	41
Sherman Williams	15	7	---	---	19	41
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	12	27	2	41
George Jones	15	17	---	---	6	38
Sale Isaia	16	16	---	---	4	36
Dexter Jackson	---	---	8	28	---	36
James Jett	15	18	---	---	2	35
Kyle Turley	16	18	---	---	---	34
Keith Jackson	9	14	---	---	7	30
Mo Lewis	---	---	8	12	10	30
Germane Crowell	12	10	---	---	6	28
David Boston	11	13	---	---	---	24
Tommy Vardell	13	7	---	---	3	23
Daryl King	---	---	5	17	1	23
Ike Reese	---	---	4	14	4	22
Keith Hamilton	---	---	7	12	2	21
Kevin Carter	---	---	5	10	5	20
Jim Dombrowski	12	6	---	---	---	18
Charlie Garner	2	8	---	---	1	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Klingler	4	5	---	---	---	9
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Floyd	14	43	---	---	21	78
Lee Woodall	---	---	28	22	23	73
Ryan Young	16	49	---	---	---	65
Ace Ventura	---	---	23	26	13	62
Brent Smith	16	42	---	---	4	62
Vernon Edwards	---	---	28	26	2	56
David Walker	12	40	---	---	3	55
Orlando Pierce	---	---	17	19	19	55
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	23	28	2	53
Santana Dotson	---	---	28	22	2	52
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	24	23	5	52
Richard Woodley	---	---	20	21	10	51
David Ortiz	14	34	---	---	2	50
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	22	23	4	49
Bobby Engram	4	30	---	---	15	49
Wally Sellers	6	39	---	---	3	48
Silas Armenta	10	37	---	---	---	47
Jon Jansen	13	34	---	---	---	47
Tyrus Knightley	6	25	---	---	15	46
Fernando Bryant	---	---	23	21	2	46
Torrance Small	9	26	---	---	10	45
Lee Flowers	---	---	23	20	2	45
Benjamin Blue	8	23	---	---	12	43
London Fletcher	---	---	22	20	---	42
Gino Graham	6	28	---	---	7	41
Shar Pourdanesh	5	27	---	---	7	39
Clifton Shuman	---	---	18	18	3	39
Mark Chmura	8	25	---	---	4	37
Steve Atwater	---	---	10	15	7	32
Jim Hairston	3	21	---	---	5	29
Bert Emanuel	9	20	---	---	---	29
Craig Erickson	11	16	---	---	---	27
Don Stewart	3	6	---	---	18	27
Brock Marion	---	---	12	12	2	26
Steve Stifler	6	15	---	---	4	25
Zack Crockett	5	13	---	---	3	21
Mike Fox	---	---	8	9	2	19
Jason Gildon	---	---	5	2	12	19
Brad Scioli	---	---	10	9	---	19
Curtis Martin	3	12	---	---	1	16
Ben Wallace	---	---	5	10	1	16
Cameron Lomelino	---	---	3	6	---	9
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	46	3.5
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	8	61	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Huard	27	17	1	1	2	3	3	0	1
David Klingler	5	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Sellers	35	18	4	2	2	5	8	0	0
Craig Erickson	16	12	0	0	0	0	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	45	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	99	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	37	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	138	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	6	3	0	17	0	18
WR David Boston	6	3	1	13	0	13
WR Troy Brown	5	2	0	23	0	12
TE Jermaine Wiggins	5	3	1	23	0	20
WR Keith Poole	3	3	0	13	0	17
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	0	21	0	17
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	0	33	1	10
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0	2	0	14
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0	17	0	8
RB George Jones	1	1	0	3	0	17

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Silas Armenta	11	5	0	66	1	37
WR Bobby Engram	10	7	0	108	2	30
WR Tyrus Knightley	7	3	1	35	0	25
WR Torrance Small	5	2	0	8	0	26
WR Bert Emanuel	5	3	1	33	1	20
TE Mark Chmura	4	2	0	19	0	25
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	17	0	23
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	8	0	13
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	27	0	12
RB Steve Stifler	2	1	0	5	0	15
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	-3	0	43

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Williams	5	11	2.20	5.47
George Jones	5	18	3.60	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	5	5.00	0.33
Chris Floyd	1	5	5.00	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Huard	2	1	3	1.50	5.70

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Erickson	3	3	8	2.67	5.13
Wally Sellers	1	1	18	18.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Brown	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR James Jett	1	1	3	3.00	2.83

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	8	8.00	4.75
WR Torrance Small	1	1	4	4.00	1.60
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.60
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	18	18.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	2	2
Charlie Garner	1	1
Sherman Williams	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Floyd	2	1
Wally Sellers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Huard	5	3	2
David Klingler	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Sellers	8	6	3
Craig Erickson	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	1	0
WR David Boston	2	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	0
RB George Jones	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Engram	3	2	0
WR Torrance Small	2	1	0
WR Bert Emanuel	2	1	1
WR Silas Armenta	2	2	2
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0
WR Tyrus Knightley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)