Week 12, 1999

played in Houston, AL

65 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	7	0	7	-	27
Houston Texans	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 TBY - Louis Davis 3 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 02:52 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
1Q: 01:34 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 05:41 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 18 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:54 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Charlie Garner 8 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 14:33 TBY - Kevin Johnson 12 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 TBY - Louis Davis 3 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 02:52 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
1Q: 01:34 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 05:41 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 18 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:54 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Charlie Garner 8 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 14:33 TBY - Kevin Johnson 12 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 7-4 9-2
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 12 21
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 344
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 170 58
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 4.59 3.63
Net Passing Yards 169 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 52 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 169 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 15
Time of Possession 34:02 25:58

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	7-4	9-2
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	12	21
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	339	344
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	170	58
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	4.59	3.63
Net Passing Yards	169	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	52 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	169	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 15
Time of Possession	34:02	25:58

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	2:29	OWN 24	4	21	Punt
1	10:44	0:36	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
1	7:34	4:48	OWN 17	10	62	Field Goal
1	2:40	1:11	OPP 27	3	0	Field Goal
2	14:05	4:18	OWN 12	8	38	Punt
2	7:46	2:14	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
3	5:33	6:10	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	7:34	4:54	OWN 6	7	48	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	10:08	2:34	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
1	1:29	2:24	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	9:47	2:01	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	5:32	4:45	OWN 20	15	69	Field Goal
3	9:29	3:56	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:23	6:49	OWN 8	16	84	Interception
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 3	13	67	Game

Game MVP: Gus Frerotte, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	27	106	3.93	11	1
Vaughn Hebron	8	58	7.25	37	2
Louis Davis	2	6	3.00	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	9	47	5.22	24	1
George Jones	4	-2	-0.50	4	0
David Klingler	3	13	4.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	29	19	169	0/0	3	23	0	115.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	42	28	245	1/5	1	23	1	79.9
Damon Huard	10	3	46	0/0	0	18	0	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shawn Jefferson	5	7	66	13.20	20	23	1
RB Ahman Green	4	6	26	6.50	12	10	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	4	45	15.00	10	21	0
WR Kevin Johnson	3	4	17	5.67	2	12	1
WR Louis Davis	2	4	8	4.00	6	5	1
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	6	7	36	6.00	11	17	0
WR Terrell Owens	6	14	69	11.50	25	23	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	8	31	6.20	7	11	0
TE Keith Jackson	4	6	39	9.75	9	18	0
WR David Boston	3	8	40	13.33	14	19	0
WR Troy Brown	2	3	22	11.00	0	12	0
WR Germane Crowell	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Evans	1	4	4.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
Aaron Craver	0	1	1
Houston Hoover	0	1	0
Anfernee Hardaway	0	1	0
John Fiala	0	0	1
Harvey Vail	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Troy Brown	1	0	0
George Jones	1	0	0
Patrick Surtain	1	0	0
Kyle Turley	0	1	0
Gilbert Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	173	43.3	38.8	46	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	187	46.8	44.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	3	10	3.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	4	0.0	14	50
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	8	2	0.0	11	33
ILB John Fiala	7	4	0.0	16	48
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	0.0	15	52
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0.0	16	53
CB Dexter Bahr	3	1	0.0	2	19
DE Brady Smith	3	1	0.0	14	53
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	16	52
S Chad Cota	2	0	0.0	16	53
DE Eric Curry	1	2	0.5	12	45
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	0.5	16	50
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	1	19
DT James Cannida	1	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Ellis Simon	0	1	0.0	2	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	10	5	0.0	33	26
S Le Roy Butler	8	3	0.0	34	28
ILB Marvin Jones	5	0	0.0	15	10
OLB Chris Slade	4	4	0.0	27	24
DT Gilbert Brown	4	1	0.0	19	14
S Dexter Jackson	4	1	0.0	32	26
DE Daryl King	4	0	0.0	22	20
CB Patrick Surtain	3	2	0.0	31	28
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0.0	26	23
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	0.0	4	4
CB Eric Allen	1	2	0.0	31	23
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	1	0.0	13	6
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	1	0.0	10	3
OLB Ike Reese	1	1	0.0	29	27
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	15	9
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Hamilton	0	2	0.0	18	15
S Jay Bellamy	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	0.5	1	2	0	45
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	0	0	0	50
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	2	1	53
S Chad Cota	0.0	1	0	0	53
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	1	0	3
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	0	50
DT James Cannida	0.0	0	0	1	16

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	27
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1	0	11
DT Keith Hamilton	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	1	0	50
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	6	0	0	33
CB Aeneas Williams	5	2	0	52
ILB John Fiala	4	0	0	48
CB Doug Evans	3	1	1	53
S Damien Richardson	2	2	0	52
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	0	19
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	19
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0	45
S Chad Cota	1	0	0	53

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	0	26
S Le Roy Butler	3	2	28
OLB Chris Slade	2	1	24
CB Eric Allen	2	0	23
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	10
CB Patrick Surtain	1	3	28
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	6
DE Daryl King	1	0	20
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	27
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	4
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randy Thomas	7	9	37	29
Houston Hoover	3	10	37	29
Nelson Kelley	2	7	37	29
Tyrone Davis	2	2	14	11
Ross Verba	1	6	37	29
Chris Dahlman	1	2	37	29
Aaron Craver	1	1	23	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	1	2	16	1	51
Kyle Turley	1	1	16	0	51
Jim Dombrowski	0	5	16	0	40
Tommy Vardell	0	2	8	0	23
Dwayne Carswell	0	1	14	0	37
Brendan Stai	0	1	16	0	40
Doug Karczewski	0	1	16	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	1	17
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	14
Harvey Vail	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Williams	2	13
Dwayne Carswell	1	14

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Evans	---	---	16	53	14	83
Houston Hoover	37	29	---	---	6	72
Nelson Kelley	37	29	---	---	6	72
Randy Thomas	37	29	---	---	6	72
Chad Cota	---	---	16	53	1	70
Aeneas Williams	---	---	15	52	2	69
Damien Richardson	---	---	16	52	1	69
Brady Smith	---	---	14	53	1	68
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	50	1	67
Chris Dahlman	37	29	---	---	---	66
Gus Frerotte	37	29	---	---	---	66
Ross Verba	37	29	---	---	---	66
Carlos Emmons	---	---	14	50	1	65
John Fiala	---	---	16	48	1	65
Louis Davis	35	26	---	---	---	61
Eric Curry	---	---	12	45	1	58
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	11	33	14	58
Shawn Jefferson	32	18	---	---	4	54
Aaron Craver	23	9	---	---	17	49
Harvey Vail	21	14	---	---	13	48
Ahman Green	28	19	---	---	---	47
Anfernee Hardaway	9	18	---	---	11	38
Vaughn Hebron	9	6	---	---	19	34
Dexter Bahr	---	---	2	19	13	34
Tyrone Davis	14	11	---	---	6	31
James Cannida	---	---	12	16	2	30
Joe Poole	---	---	1	19	6	26
Kevin Johnson	7	13	---	---	3	23
Jason Ferguson	---	---	3	18	---	21
Dorian Boose	---	---	4	8	7	19
Perry Kemp	0	5	---	---	13	18
Reggie Barnes	---	---	2	3	11	16
Chris Singleton	---	---	0	5	9	14
Jeff Walker	7	6	---	---	1	14
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robbie Herndon	---	---	4	2	---	6
Todd Collins	---	---	0	1	4	5
Ellis Simon	---	---	2	3	---	5
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Fabini	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Karczewski	16	47	---	---	5	68
Todd Steussie	16	51	---	---	---	67
Kyle Turley	16	51	---	---	---	67
Patrick Surtain	---	---	31	28	8	67
Dwayne Carswell	14	37	---	---	14	65
Le Roy Butler	---	---	34	28	2	64
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	33	26	2	61
Dexter McCleon	---	---	26	23	11	60
Dexter Jackson	---	---	32	26	2	60
David Klingler	16	43	---	---	---	59
Ike Reese	---	---	29	27	1	57
Jim Dombrowski	16	40	---	---	---	56
Eric Allen	---	---	31	23	2	56
Brendan Stai	16	40	---	---	---	56
Chris Slade	---	---	27	24	4	55
Terrell Owens	14	38	---	---	---	52
Daryl King	---	---	22	20	1	43
Kevin Carter	---	---	23	18	2	43
George Jones	5	22	---	---	15	42
James Jett	13	27	---	---	1	41
Charlie Garner	11	27	---	---	3	41
Keith Jackson	8	26	---	---	4	38
Tommy Vardell	8	23	---	---	7	38
Sherman Williams	5	20	---	---	13	38
Troy Brown	1	18	---	---	17	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	15	2	35
Gilbert Brown	---	---	19	14	2	35
Marvin Jones	---	---	15	10	6	31
Kenny Tippins	---	---	13	6	11	30
Bert Tharpe	---	---	15	9	6	30
David Boston	1	17	---	---	12	30
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	14	11	1	26
Dennis Stallings	---	---	10	3	9	22
Germane Crowell	0	10	---	---	10	20
Jay Bellamy	---	---	5	3	10	18
Sale Isaia	0	13	---	---	5	18
Adam Treu	0	13	---	---	5	18
Donnell Woolford	---	---	6	1	8	15
Ed Ellis	0	10	---	---	5	15
Damon Huard	0	10	---	---	---	10
Ramos McDonald	---	---	4	4	---	8
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	90	6.9
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	14	34	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	2	21	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	29	19	2	2	0	6	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	42	28	1	3	1	5	3	2	1
Damon Huard	10	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	120	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	152	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	113	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	7	5	66	1	18
RB Ahman Green	6	4	26	0	19
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	3	45	1	18
WR Louis Davis	4	2	8	0	26
WR Kevin Johnson	4	3	17	0	13
TE Harvey Vail	3	1	5	0	14
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	2	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	14	6	1	69	1	38
TE Dwayne Carswell	8	5	0	31	0	37
WR David Boston	8	3	0	40	0	17
WR James Jett	7	6	0	36	0	27
TE Keith Jackson	6	4	1	39	0	26
WR Troy Brown	3	2	0	22	0	18
WR Germane Crowell	3	2	0	20	0	10
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	8	0	23
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0	8	0	27
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	0	18	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	5	12	2.40	3.93

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Klingler	1	5	5.00	4.33
Charlie Garner	1	3	3.00	5.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	5	4	32	6.40	5.83

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	4	3	13	3.25	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	18	18.00	9.43
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
WR Louis Davis	1	1	3	3.00	2.00
RB Ahman Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	12	12.00	4.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	1	1.00	3.88
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	4.93
WR David Boston	1	1	4	4.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	3	0
George Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	13	9	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	9	9
Damon Huard	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	3	3
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	3	2
TE Harvey Vail	2	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	1
WR Louis Davis	1	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)