Week 8, 2001

played in Tennessee, TX

84 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	6	3	-	22
Tennessee Oilers	7	10	21	7	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
1Q: 01:05 TEN - Deltha O'Neal 34 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 09:47 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal
2Q: 05:49 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal
2Q: 03:56 HOU - George Jones 23 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:41 TEN - Rick Lockhart 4 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:40 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:33 TEN - Kyle Brady 12 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:23 HOU - Patrick Surtain 80 kickoff return (Jamal Lewis run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:14 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 39 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 11:52 TEN - Deltha O'Neal 85 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 02:41 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
1Q: 01:05 TEN - Deltha O'Neal 34 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 09:47 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal
2Q: 05:49 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal
2Q: 03:56 HOU - George Jones 23 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:41 TEN - Rick Lockhart 4 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:40 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:33 TEN - Kyle Brady 12 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 07:23 HOU - Patrick Surtain 80 kickoff return (Jamal Lewis run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:14 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 39 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 11:52 TEN - Deltha O'Neal 85 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 02:41 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-7 2-5
First Downs 19 27
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 251 452
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.05 6.85
Net Rushing Yards 124 170
- Rushing Attempts 33 31
- Yards per Rush 3.76 5.48
Net Passing Yards 127 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 145 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/155 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 2/119
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:31 31:29

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-7	2-5
First Downs	19	27
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	251	452
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.05	6.85
Net Rushing Yards	124	170
- Rushing Attempts	33	31
- Yards per Rush	3.76	5.48
Net Passing Yards	127	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	145	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/155	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	2/119
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:31	31:29

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
1	9:23	4:27	OWN 36	9	49	Field Goal
1	1:05	0:12	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
1	0:53	6:13	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
2	5:41	1:59	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	11:33	1:25	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	2:54	2:00	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	13:51	2:07	OWN 43	7	14	Interception
4	11:44	3:22	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
4	6:13	3:38	OWN 36	9	45	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:36	OWN 42	5	12	Downs

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	3:35	OWN 31	7	33	Downs
1	4:56	3:51	OWN 26	6	23	Punt
2	9:40	3:59	OWN 35	7	42	Field Goal
2	3:42	3:09	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	10:08	2:45	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
3	7:07	4:13	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	0:54	2:03	OWN 16	6	51	Interception
4	8:22	2:09	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	2:35	0:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 46	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Deltha O'Neal, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Lewis	16	30	1.88	9	0	0
George Jones	15	89	5.93	23	4	1
David Klingler	2	5	2.50	7	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	15	130	8.67	39	4	2
Salvador Buffington	7	21	3.00	13	1	0
Michael Pittman	6	13	2.17	4	0	0
Donovan McNabb	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
Donnell Bennett	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	21	15	133	1/15	0	18	2	48.4
Damon Huard	6	1	12	1/3	0	12	0	39.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	35	25	282	0/0	2	37	1	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jett	4	7	65	16.25	24	18
WR Terrell Owens	4	4	36	9.00	13	15
WR David Boston	3	5	12	4.00	0	11
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	2	6	3.00	1	4
WR Eli Reid	1	2	15	15.00	2	15
RB George Jones	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Todd Heap	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Dante Hall	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kyle Brady	5	5	48	9.60	2	15	1
WR Donald Hayes	5	5	70	14.00	27	24	0
WR Keenan McCardell	4	10	48	12.00	6	18	0
WR Donald Driver	4	6	53	13.25	20	21	0
WR Rick Lockhart	3	5	13	4.33	7	6	1
TE Tony McGee	1	1	37	37.00	24	37	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
FB Mel McCarthy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dexter McCleon	1	36	36.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Deltha O'Neal	2	119	59.50	2

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Jones	1	0	0	0
David Klingler	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Holecek	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	168	42.0	38.5	49	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	3	126	42.0	35.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	2	19	9.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	4	155	38.8	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Driver	2	41	20.5	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	7	0	25	32
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	4	22	31
OLB Chris Slade	5	1	21	24
S Dexter Jackson	4	2	25	30
DT Keith Hamilton	4	1	21	23
CB Ramos McDonald	4	0	17	16
ILB Marvin Jones	3	5	26	31
S Bhawon Jue	3	5	23	33
OLB Darrin Smith	3	0	16	13
DE Dorian Boose	2	1	21	21
DT Kelly Gregg	2	1	18	22
ILB James Cotton	2	0	10	6
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	2	9	16
CB Patrick Surtain	1	2	20	32
S Jay Bellamy	1	1	6	5
S Anthony Dorsett	1	0	8	1
CB Taje Allen	1	0	11	5
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	0	8	9
ILB Riall Thompson	1	0	9	4

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Holecek	8	1	0.0	23	17
DE Shante Carver	6	2	2.0	27	25
S Sam Shade	5	1	0.0	26	21
CB Duane Starks	3	2	0.0	31	26
OLB William Thomas	3	1	0.0	21	14
DT Shane Dronett	3	1	0.0	31	29
CB Nic Harper	3	0	0.0	26	26
OLB Steve Foley	2	2	0.0	12	15
DT Junior Ioane	2	1	0.0	26	17
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	2	1	0.0	28	23
S Garth Algar	2	0	0.0	8	10
CB Randy Fuller	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Alvin McKinley	2	0	0.0	20	19
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB June Buenning	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Harry Deligianis	1	0	0.0	4	2
ILB Warrick Holdman	1	0	0.0	10	10
S Johndale Carty	1	0	0.0	8	14
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	0	0.0	25	18
DE Justin Smith	0	1	0.0	20	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chris Slade	1	1	24
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	21
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	21

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shante Carver	2.0	0	1	0	25
OLB William Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	7	2	1	32
CB Ramos McDonald	4	0	0	16
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	2	0	0	16
S Dexter Jackson	1	2	0	30
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0	23
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	31
OLB Darrin Smith	1	0	0	13
OLB Chris Slade	1	0	0	24
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	5
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	0	31
CB Taje Allen	1	0	0	5
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	0	21
ILB James Cotton	1	0	0	6
ILB Riall Thompson	1	0	0	4
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	0	33
CB Patrick Surtain	0	2	0	32

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Duane Starks	3	1	0	26
ILB John Holecek	3	0	0	17
OLB William Thomas	2	0	0	14
S Sam Shade	2	0	0	21
CB Nic Harper	1	1	0	26
S Garth Algar	1	0	0	10
OLB June Buenning	1	0	0	3
CB Randy Fuller	1	0	0	16
ILB Warrick Holdman	1	0	0	10
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0	17
CB Deltha O'Neal	0	1	2	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Knaack	3	7	30	0	24
Kyle Turley	2	8	30	1	22
Doug Karczewski	1	6	27	0	19
Todd Steussie	1	5	31	0	26
Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	10	0	13
Brendan Stai	0	1	6	1	10
Barret Robbins	0	1	7	0	12
Teddy Poston	0	1	12	0	10
Casey Rabach	0	1	29	0	22

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Christy	6	10	1	24	35
Brad Badger	2	5	0	30	35
Nathan Parks	2	4	0	27	35
Donnell Bennett	2	2	0	8	7
Stephen Neal	0	3	0	27	35
John Jackson	0	2	0	6	0
Orlando Brown	0	2	0	29	35
Mel McCarthy	0	1	0	15	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Dorsett	3	10
Scott Von der Ahe	1	20
Barret Robbins	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Pittman	2	18
Randy Fuller	1	17
Garth Algar	1	15
Duane Starks	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	31	26	---	---	7	64
Patrick Surtain	---	---	20	32	9	61
Marvin Jones	---	---	26	31	2	59
Dexter McCleon	---	---	25	32	1	58
Bhawon Jue	---	---	23	33	2	58
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	22	31	3	56
Dexter Jackson	---	---	25	30	1	56
George Jones	16	18	---	---	21	55
David Klingler	32	22	---	---	---	54
Harvey Knaack	30	24	---	---	---	54
Doug Karczewski	27	19	---	---	7	53
Kyle Turley	30	22	---	---	1	53
Terrell Owens	20	16	---	---	16	52
Casey Rabach	29	22	---	---	---	51
Keith Hamilton	---	---	21	23	4	48
Todd Heap	26	18	---	---	4	48
Chris Slade	---	---	21	24	2	47
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	9	16	20	45
Jermaine Wiggins	10	13	---	---	20	43
Dorian Boose	---	---	21	21	---	42
Dante Hall	8	10	---	---	23	41
Kelly Gregg	---	---	18	22	1	41
Eli Reid	9	16	---	---	14	39
James Jett	19	16	---	---	1	36
Kevin Carter	---	---	14	21	1	36
David Boston	23	12	---	---	---	35
Taje Allen	---	---	11	5	17	33
Ramos McDonald	---	---	17	16	---	33
Dominic Rhodes	5	7	---	---	20	32
Darrin Smith	---	---	16	13	2	31
Jay Bellamy	---	---	6	5	15	26
Jamal Lewis	17	9	---	---	---	26
Teddy Poston	12	10	---	---	4	26
Barret Robbins	7	12	---	---	6	25
James Cotton	---	---	10	6	8	24
Eric Harris	5	10	---	---	7	22
Brian Young	---	---	11	10	---	21
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	8	9	3	20
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	8	1	10	19
Brendan Stai	6	10	---	---	---	16
Riall Thompson	---	---	9	4	---	13
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damon Huard	1	7	---	---	---	8
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	3	3

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Starks	---	---	31	26	13	70
Shane Dronett	---	---	31	29	7	67
Orlando Brown	29	35	---	---	3	67
Donovan McNabb	31	35	---	---	---	66
Brad Badger	30	35	---	---	---	65
Stephen Neal	27	35	---	---	3	65
Nic Harper	---	---	26	26	11	63
Nathan Parks	27	35	---	---	---	62
Jeff Christy	24	35	---	---	1	60
Keenan McCardell	22	32	---	---	---	54
Shante Carver	---	---	27	25	2	54
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	28	23	3	54
Sam Shade	---	---	26	21	2	49
Rey Mysterio Jr	15	22	---	---	11	48
Donald Driver	18	23	---	---	7	48
Alvin McKinley	---	---	20	19	7	46
Randy Fuller	---	---	12	16	17	45
Junior Ioane	---	---	26	17	2	45
Tony McGee	16	10	---	---	18	44
John Holecek	---	---	23	17	4	44
Deltha O'Neal	---	---	25	18	1	44
Mel McCarthy	15	22	---	---	6	43
Steve Foley	---	---	12	15	15	42
Kyle Brady	17	20	---	---	4	41
William Thomas	---	---	21	14	5	40
Donald Hayes	8	10	---	---	18	36
Justin Smith	---	---	20	14	1	35
Garth Algar	---	---	8	10	15	33
Donnell Bennett	8	7	---	---	16	31
Rick Lockhart	14	16	---	---	---	30
Salvador Buffington	9	13	---	---	8	30
Michael Pittman	7	0	---	---	18	25
Johndale Carty	---	---	8	14	1	23
Quincy Morgan	6	0	---	---	16	22
June Buenning	---	---	5	3	13	21
Warrick Holdman	---	---	10	10	1	21
John Michels	6	0	---	---	4	10
Kaulana Noa	6	0	---	---	4	10
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Jackson	6	0	---	---	1	7
Harry Deligianis	---	---	4	2	---	6
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	6	51	8.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	75	6.8
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	21	15	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Damon Huard	6	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	35	25	3	1	0	6	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	14	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	155	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	18	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR James Jett	7	4	1	65	16
WR David Boston	5	3	0	12	12
WR Terrell Owens	4	4	0	36	16
WR Dante Hall	3	0	0	0	10
TE Todd Heap	3	1	0	12	18
WR Eli Reid	2	1	1	15	16
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	2	0	6	13
RB George Jones	1	1	0	-1	18

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	10	4	48	0	32
WR Donald Driver	6	4	53	1	23
WR Rick Lockhart	5	3	13	0	16
TE Kyle Brady	5	5	48	0	20
WR Donald Hayes	5	5	70	1	10
TE Tony McGee	1	1	37	1	10
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	9	0	22
FB Mel McCarthy	1	1	5	0	22
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Lewis	3	-5	-1.67	1.88
George Jones	2	9	4.50	5.93

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	9	9.00	8.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	1	1	3	3.00	6.33
Damon Huard	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	5	5	31	6.20	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	3	3.00	9.00
WR Dante Hall	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	7	3.50	2.60
TE Kyle Brady	2	2	15	7.50	9.60
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	9	9.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	5	0
Jamal Lewis	3	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	3
Michael Pittman	2	0
Salvador Buffington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	5	4	3
Damon Huard	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	2	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	2	1	1
WR Eli Reid	1	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	1
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	0
TE Todd Heap	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	0
WR Donald Driver	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (21,400)
End Zone 6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (21,400)
End Zone	6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)