Conference Semifinals, 1999

played in Houston, AL

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	10	7	7	-	34
Houston Texans	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DEN - Jason Hanson 45 field goal
1Q: 07:52 DEN - Peerless Price 25 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:50 DEN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:19 DEN - Isaac Bruce 9 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:25 DEN - Jay Riemersma 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 07:23 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 10 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 09:43 DEN - Isaac Bruce 1 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DEN - Jason Hanson 45 field goal
1Q: 07:52 DEN - Peerless Price 25 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:50 DEN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:19 DEN - Isaac Bruce 9 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:25 DEN - Jay Riemersma 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 07:23 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 10 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 09:43 DEN - Isaac Bruce 1 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 27 12
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 335 222
- Offensive Plays 78 47
- Yards per Play 4.29 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 143 91
- Rushing Attempts 46 15
- Yards per Rush 3.11 6.07
Net Passing Yards 192 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 0 27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 4.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 9/61
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/55 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 39:17 20:43

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	27	12
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	335	222
- Offensive Plays	78	47
- Yards per Play	4.29	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	143	91
- Rushing Attempts	46	15
- Yards per Rush	3.11	6.07
Net Passing Yards	192	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 0	27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	4.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	9/61
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/55	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	39:17	20:43

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OPP 44	9	16	Field Goal
1	10:04	2:24	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
1	4:31	4:49	OWN 43	8	39	Field Goal
2	11:45	4:31	OWN 26	9	44	Missed FG
2	5:44	5:31	OWN 33	15	67	Touchdown
3	13:24	3:09	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
3	7:15	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:40	1:36	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	14:34	4:58	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
4	6:01	4:11	OWN 1	6	16	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 38	3	4	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	0:55	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	7:40	3:09	OWN 29	5	35	Missed FG
2	14:42	2:57	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	7:14	1:30	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 28	1	29	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	10:15	3:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	5:39	3:59	OWN 25	9	29	Interception
3	0:04	0:30	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	9:36	3:35	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	1:50	0:06	OWN 35	1	8	Fumble

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	27	89	3.30	12	2
Brock Olivo	18	45	2.50	16	1
Isaac Bruce	1	9	9.00	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Williams	8	50	6.25	16	2
Charlie Garner	6	24	4.00	9	0
Ickey Woods	1	17	17.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	32	24	192	0/0	4	25	0	129.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Huard	15	10	111	4/22	1	33	1	82.9
David Klingler	12	6	48	1/6	0	29	0	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Bruce	11	15	83	7.55	7	16	2
WR Peerless Price	5	6	52	10.40	0	25	1
TE Jay Riemersma	4	5	21	5.25	5	10	1
RB Jamal Anderson	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Billy Miller	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Carswell	5	9	50	10.00	17	29	1
WR Troy Brown	2	4	40	20.00	11	33	0
WR James Jett	2	5	6	3.00	0	8	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	22	11.00	1	16	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR David Boston	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dan Taylor	1	7	7.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Taylor	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Germane Crowell	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	3	147	49.0	41.3	54	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	265	44.2	37.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	3	40	13.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Olivo	1	55	55.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	1	1.0	14	27
CB Dan Taylor	3	3	0.0	15	32
CB Dale Carter	3	2	0.0	13	31
CB Daylon McCutcheon	3	2	0.0	5	12
S Brian Dawkins	3	0	0.0	15	32
DE Jay Williams	2	1	2.0	8	18
DT Travis Hall	2	0	1.5	8	20
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	3	0.5	14	30
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	2	0.0	6	11
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	1	0.0	12	24
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0.0	15	32
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0.0	9	24
OLB Lorenzo Styles	2	0	0.0	1	3
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Graham Newsome	1	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Chris Draft	0	1	0.0	4	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	6	4	0.0	38	29
S Le Roy Butler	6	3	0.0	36	31
ILB Marvin Jones	6	3	0.0	27	22
CB Dexter McCleon	6	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Chris Slade	5	1	0.0	38	28
CB Patrick Surtain	5	0	0.0	35	32
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	1	0.0	27	12
DE Kevin Carter	4	0	0.0	27	25
CB Ramos McDonald	4	0	0.0	16	2
CB Eric Allen	3	3	0.0	35	31
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	0.0	25	11
DT Keith Hamilton	3	0	0.0	21	14
S Jay Bellamy	3	0	0.0	22	20
DT Gilbert Brown	2	3	0.0	26	19
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	1	0.0	19	7
DE Daryl King	1	3	0.0	28	20
OLB Ike Reese	1	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	0.0	15	7
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	18	12
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
RB Sherman Williams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donnell Woolford	0	1	0.0	11	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Williams	2.0	0	1	0	18
DT Travis Hall	1.5	1	0	1	20
ILB Randall Godfrey	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Graham Newsome	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Marco Coleman	0.0	0	1	0	18

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Daryl King	1	2	0	20
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	1	25
OLB Ike Reese	0	1	1	10
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0	1	0	7
OLB Chris Slade	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Carter	3	0	0	31
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	1	0	30
CB Dan Taylor	2	0	1	32
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0	32
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0	24
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	0	32
OLB Lorenzo Styles	1	0	0	3
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	0	0	27
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0	24
ILB Andre Royal	0	1	0	2
ILB Chris Draft	0	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	7	1	32
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	31
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	20
CB Eric Allen	3	0	31
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	22
OLB Kenny Tippins	1	0	7
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	29
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	12
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	20
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Stone	7	12	45	32
Erik Williams	1	9	43	32
Kelvin Garmon	1	7	46	32
Marcus Spears	1	5	44	32
Tony Semple	1	4	44	32
Jay Riemersma	1	1	30	23
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	6	27	21
Hunter Goodwin	0	1	9	2
Billy Miller	0	1	32	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Karczewski	3	5	15	2	27
Todd Steussie	2	2	12	0	26
Brendan Stai	1	3	10	0	26
Ickey Woods	1	1	5	0	12
Tommy Vardell	0	2	5	0	14
Adam Treu	0	1	9	1	27
Curtis Lundy	0	1	6	0	5
Sale Isaia	0	0	0	1	5
Ed Ellis	0	0	6	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Jones	1	19
Shawn Wooden	1	11
Kelvin Garmon	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	1	16
Donnell Woolford	1	15
Dwayne Carswell	1	15
Charlie Garner	1	2

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Garmon	46	32	---	---	5	83
Ron Stone	45	32	---	---	---	77
Tony Semple	44	32	---	---	1	77
Erik Williams	43	32	---	---	1	76
Marcus Spears	44	32	---	---	---	76
Chris Chandler	37	32	---	---	---	69
Isaac Bruce	36	32	---	---	1	69
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	27	21	---	---	15	63
Jay Riemersma	30	23	---	---	6	59
Blaine Bishop	---	---	15	32	10	57
Brian Dawkins	---	---	15	32	9	56
Peerless Price	25	29	---	---	---	54
Jamal Anderson	27	25	---	---	---	52
Dan Taylor	---	---	15	32	1	48
Dale Carter	---	---	13	31	2	46
Ryan Phillips	---	---	14	30	1	45
Billy Miller	32	11	---	---	---	43
Randall Godfrey	---	---	14	27	1	42
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	12	24	3	39
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	6	11	21	38
LeShon Johnson	10	3	---	---	21	34
Jason Mewes	---	---	9	24	1	34
Jay Williams	---	---	8	18	8	34
Chris Draft	---	---	4	12	14	30
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	5	12	13	30
Travis Hall	---	---	8	20	---	28
Brock Olivo	19	7	---	---	2	28
Marco Coleman	---	---	7	18	2	27
Darnay Scott	12	7	---	---	8	27
Hunter Goodwin	9	2	---	---	15	26
Shawn Wooden	---	---	7	8	11	26
Graham Newsome	---	---	7	12	2	21
Charlie Jones	0	0	---	---	19	19
Johnny Utah	9	0	---	---	3	12
Jammi German	3	0	---	---	8	11
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Martin	4	0	---	---	6	10
Greg Truitt	4	0	---	---	5	9
Vaughn Booker	---	---	3	4	---	7
Andre Royal	---	---	2	2	2	6
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	1	3	---	4
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Surtain	---	---	35	32	10	77
Le Roy Butler	---	---	36	31	3	70
Eric Allen	---	---	35	31	3	69
Mo Lewis	---	---	38	29	2	69
Chris Slade	---	---	38	28	3	69
Kevin Carter	---	---	27	25	5	57
Marvin Jones	---	---	27	22	4	53
Daryl King	---	---	28	20	2	50
Dwayne Carswell	9	26	---	---	15	50
Doug Karczewski	15	27	---	---	7	49
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	27	12	8	47
Jay Bellamy	---	---	22	20	4	46
Dexter McCleon	---	---	23	20	3	46
Dave Whitmore	---	---	25	11	9	45
Gilbert Brown	---	---	26	19	---	45
Sherman Williams	9	17	---	---	17	43
Kyle Turley	12	31	---	---	---	43
Keith Hamilton	---	---	21	14	4	39
Todd Steussie	12	26	---	---	---	38
Brendan Stai	10	26	---	---	---	36
Adam Treu	9	27	---	---	---	36
Ike Reese	---	---	19	10	7	36
Bert Tharpe	---	---	18	12	4	34
Troy Brown	5	12	---	---	16	33
James Jett	11	18	---	---	2	31
Kenny Tippins	---	---	15	7	8	30
David Boston	8	11	---	---	11	30
Ickey Woods	5	12	---	---	12	29
Ramos McDonald	---	---	16	2	9	27
Donnell Woolford	---	---	11	0	15	26
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	19	7	---	26
Terrell Owens	7	19	---	---	---	26
Damon Huard	7	19	---	---	---	26
Germane Crowell	5	8	---	---	11	24
Tommy Vardell	5	14	---	---	4	23
Charlie Garner	6	15	---	---	2	23
David Klingler	8	13	---	---	---	21
Ed Ellis	6	7	---	---	7	20
Zach Pillar	5	6	---	---	7	18
Keith Jackson	5	8	---	---	4	17
Sale Isaia	0	5	---	---	7	12
Curtis Lundy	6	5	---	---	---	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Jermaine	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	24	95	4.0
Right	10	21	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	2	25	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	32	24	1	0	0	2	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Huard	15	10	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
David Klingler	12	6	1	2	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	44	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	36	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	15	11	83	0	32
WR Peerless Price	6	5	52	1	29
TE Jay Riemersma	5	4	21	0	23
RB Jamal Anderson	2	1	7	0	25
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	19	0	7
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	0	21
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	3	0	7
TE Billy Miller	1	1	7	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Carswell	9	5	50	1	26
WR James Jett	5	2	6	0	18
WR Troy Brown	4	2	40	1	12
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	11	0	8
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	22	0	15
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	4	0	19
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	6	0	17
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	8	0	8
WR David Boston	1	1	12	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	4	7	1.75	3.30
Brock Olivo	3	5	1.67	2.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Williams	1	6	6.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	8	5	15	1.88	6.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Huard	1	1	10	10.00	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	5	3	13	2.60	5.53
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	3	3.00	4.20
WR Peerless Price	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	10	10.00	5.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Olivo	6	1
Jamal Anderson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	10	9	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Huard	5	4	2
David Klingler	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	6	5	4
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	1
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	1
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	1
WR Peerless Price	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	1	1
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0
WR Troy Brown	1	1	0
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	0
WR David Boston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)