Week 16, 1999

played in Carolina, NC

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	10	0	-	23
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal
2Q: 11:34 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
2Q: 07:23 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
2Q: 04:57 HOU - Sherman Williams 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 13:35 HOU - Charlie Garner 47 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
4Q: 06:37 CAR - Bobby Shaw 16 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 HOU - Chris Jacke 43 field goal
2Q: 11:34 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
2Q: 07:23 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
2Q: 04:57 HOU - Sherman Williams 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 13:35 HOU - Charlie Garner 47 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
4Q: 06:37 CAR - Bobby Shaw 16 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 12-3 6-9
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 435 320
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 7.02 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 119 141
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.40 5.88
Net Passing Yards 316 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 22 - 1 36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 316 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 11.70 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:41 27:19

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	12-3	6-9
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	435	320
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	7.02	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	119	141
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.40	5.88
Net Passing Yards	316	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 22 - 1	36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	316	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	11.70	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:41	27:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:40	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
1	2:43	6:15	OWN 33	12	53	Field Goal
2	7:16	2:28	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	2:37	1:40	OWN 35	5	30	Interception
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	12:56	5:22	OWN 26	9	55	Field Goal
3	5:51	2:48	OWN 42	5	26	Missed FG
3	1:19	1:29	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
4	12:54	1:42	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	6:31	2:25	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 24	6	40	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
1	7:51	5:08	OWN 20	9	54	Missed FG
2	11:28	4:12	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	4:48	2:11	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 20	4	32	Half
3	13:16	0:20	OWN 20	3	28	Interception
3	7:34	1:43	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	3:03	1:44	OWN 47	4	16	Punt
4	14:50	1:56	OWN 46	3	-18	Punt
4	11:12	4:41	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
4	4:06	2:00	OWN 38	8	38	Downs

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	27	114	4.22	47	2	1
Sherman Williams	7	7	1.00	6	0	1
David Klingler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sean Bennett	13	79	6.08	18	3
Cristian Nofsinger	9	36	4.00	10	1
Eric Zeier	1	22	22.00	22	1
Jim Finn	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	27	22	316	0/0	0	35	1	100.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Zeier	32	22	183	4/33	1	25	1	80.6
Steve McNair	4	4	29	0/0	0	16	0	96.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jett	8	10	101	12.63	30	35
WR Troy Brown	3	3	37	12.33	10	30
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	42	14.00	1	18
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	14	7.00	0	8
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	44	22.00	29	30
WR Terrell Owens	2	3	54	27.00	6	30
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	5	5.00	3	5
WR David Boston	1	2	19	19.00	15	19

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keith Poole	8	12	62	7.75	14	22	0
WR Bobby Shaw	5	6	29	5.80	7	16	1
TE Troy Drayton	3	3	43	14.33	18	16	0
WR Marvin Harrison	3	7	24	8.00	1	11	0
RB Sean Bennett	2	3	31	15.50	1	25	0
FB Jim Finn	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Chris Penn	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shawn Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Garner	2	0	0
James Jett	1	1	0
Brendan Stai	0	1	0
David Boston	0	1	0
Troy Brown	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Penn	1	0	0
Ray Crockett	0	1	0
David Meggett	0	0	1
Mike Morton	0	0	1
Shawn Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	157	52.3	43.7	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	192	38.4	32.4	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	3/4	1/2	0/0	43	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	1	9	9.0	0
James Jett	1	1	1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	2	0.0	23	39
CB Patrick Surtain	8	2	0.0	24	40
ILB Marvin Jones	6	2	0.0	17	36
CB Dexter McCleon	6	1	0.0	18	36
OLB Chris Slade	3	2	2.0	24	40
DE Kevin Carter	3	0	1.0	15	30
S Jay Bellamy	3	1	0.0	17	38
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	7	2
OLB Mo Lewis	3	0	0.0	21	28
DE Daryl King	2	0	1.0	17	23
CB Eric Allen	2	2	0.0	20	33
DT Gilbert Brown	2	2	0.0	14	21
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	10	19
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0.0	9	5
QB David Klingler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0.0	4	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	10	1	0.0	35	27
ILB Antonio Armstrong	8	2	0.0	33	26
OLB Mike Morton	5	2	0.0	32	25
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	3	0.0	22	14
OLB Ron Johnson	4	1	0.0	28	22
CB Andy Macdonald	4	1	0.0	35	27
DT Michael Myers	3	3	0.0	24	21
S Louis Riddick	3	2	0.0	34	26
CB Ray Crockett	3	1	0.0	14	13
DE Hugh Douglas	3	0	0.0	23	20
DE John Copeland	2	1	0.0	11	6
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	28	27
OLB Stephen Boyd	1	0	0.0	7	4
WR Keith Poole	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	0	0.0	22	16
S Tommy Carlisle	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chris Slade	2.0	1	1	1	40
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	0	2	1	30
DE Daryl King	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	2	0	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ron Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	5	0	36
CB Patrick Surtain	4	1	40
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	36
CB Eric Allen	2	0	33
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	39
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	38
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	12
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	2
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	28
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	19
OLB Chris Slade	1	0	40
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	30
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	3	1	27
OLB Ron Johnson	3	0	22
ILB Antonio Armstrong	3	0	26
OLB Mike Morton	3	0	25
CB Andy Macdonald	3	0	27
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	13
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	27
S Louis Riddick	2	0	26
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Adam Treu	2	7	35	27
Todd Steussie	2	5	35	27
Brendan Stai	1	9	35	27
Doug Karczewski	1	7	35	27
Keith Jackson	1	1	17	9
Kyle Turley	0	5	35	27

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Villarrial	4	6	1	24	1	40
Pat Harlow	3	8	0	24	2	40
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	2	0	24	1	40
Chris Naeole	1	1	0	24	0	40
Tim Grunhard	0	5	0	24	0	40
Troy Drayton	0	1	0	17	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	4	15
Sherman Williams	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	19
Jim Finn	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Karczewski	35	27	---	---	7	69
Patrick Surtain	---	---	24	40	5	69
Chris Slade	---	---	24	40	2	66
Le Roy Butler	---	---	23	39	2	64
David Klingler	35	27	---	---	---	62
Todd Steussie	35	27	---	---	---	62
Brendan Stai	35	27	---	---	---	62
Adam Treu	35	27	---	---	---	62
Kyle Turley	35	27	---	---	---	62
Dwayne Carswell	26	20	---	---	13	59
Marvin Jones	---	---	17	36	3	56
Jay Bellamy	---	---	17	38	1	56
Eric Allen	---	---	20	33	2	55
Dexter McCleon	---	---	18	36	1	55
Mo Lewis	---	---	21	28	3	52
Terrell Owens	26	24	---	---	---	50
James Jett	20	24	---	---	3	47
Kevin Carter	---	---	15	30	2	47
Charlie Garner	28	17	---	---	1	46
Daryl King	---	---	17	23	2	42
Tommy Vardell	19	13	---	---	6	38
David Boston	14	11	---	---	12	37
Gilbert Brown	---	---	14	21	1	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	10	19	6	35
Keith Jackson	17	9	---	---	8	34
Sherman Williams	7	7	---	---	19	33
Troy Brown	11	4	---	---	15	30
Kenny Tippins	---	---	3	12	14	29
Bert Tharpe	---	---	7	17	5	29
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	9	5	9	23
Ramos McDonald	---	---	4	10	9	23
Ickey Woods	7	3	---	---	11	21
Donnell Woolford	---	---	0	0	19	19
Dave Whitmore	---	---	7	2	10	19
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	9	10	---	19
Germane Crowell	0	3	---	---	14	17
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ike Reese	---	---	5	1	3	9
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed Ellis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zach Pillar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Jermaine	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Harrison	23	38	---	---	12	73
Pat Harlow	24	40	---	---	7	71
Chris Naeole	24	40	---	---	7	71
Shawn Williams	---	---	35	27	7	69
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	28	27	13	68
Andy Macdonald	---	---	35	27	3	65
Tim Grunhard	24	40	---	---	---	64
Louis Riddick	---	---	34	26	4	64
Gary Ivan Gordon	24	40	---	---	---	64
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	33	26	5	64
Chris Villarrial	24	40	---	---	---	64
Mike Morton	---	---	32	25	3	60
Ron Johnson	---	---	28	22	9	59
Eric Zeier	13	36	---	---	---	49
Keith Poole	19	30	---	---	---	49
Michael Myers	---	---	24	21	2	47
Hugh Douglas	---	---	23	20	2	45
Jim Finn	7	22	---	---	16	45
Chris Claiborne	---	---	22	14	6	42
Troy Drayton	17	20	---	---	4	41
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	22	16	3	41
Bobby Shaw	15	23	---	---	---	38
Cristian Nofsinger	10	15	---	---	13	38
Sean Bennett	14	22	---	---	1	37
Ray Crockett	---	---	14	13	9	36
Chris Penn	7	11	---	---	12	30
Mike Lodish	---	---	14	11	3	28
Kenard Lang	---	---	12	8	5	25
David Meggett	0	3	---	---	19	22
Stephen Boyd	---	---	7	4	10	21
John Copeland	---	---	11	6	3	20
Asher Ackerman	2	3	---	---	15	20
Bruce Hill	1	2	---	---	16	19
Ron Rice	---	---	7	1	10	18
Andrew Glover	5	11	---	---	---	16
Steve McNair	11	4	---	---	---	15
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	3	3	1	7
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donnie Spragan	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	22	2.0
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	4	61	15.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	9	73	8.1
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	27	22	6	2	1	0	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Zeier	32	22	2	1	1	0	5	2	1
Steve McNair	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	143	13.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	88	17.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	10	8	0	101	2	24
WR Troy Brown	3	3	0	37	1	4
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	0	42	0	17
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	1	54	2	24
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	0	5	0	9
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	14	0	13
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	0	44	1	20
WR David Boston	2	1	0	19	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keith Poole	12	8	0	62	1	30
WR Marvin Harrison	7	3	0	24	0	38
WR Bobby Shaw	6	5	0	29	0	23
TE Troy Drayton	3	3	0	43	0	20
RB Sean Bennett	3	2	1	31	1	22
FB Jim Finn	2	2	0	1	0	22
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	0	15	0	11
WR Chris Penn	1	1	0	0	0	11
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	0	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	1	0	0.00	4.22
Sherman Williams	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	1	-4	-2.00	11.70

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Zeier	3	2	15	5.00	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Troy Brown	1	1	-4	-4.00	12.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keith Poole	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.17
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	16	16.00	4.83
RB Sean Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	8	3
Sherman Williams	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cristian Nofsinger	3	0
Eric Zeier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	5	4	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Zeier	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	1
WR James Jett	2	2	2
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	4	2	1
WR Bobby Shaw	3	2	1
WR Keith Poole	1	1	1
RB Sean Bennett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)