Week 12, 2001

played in Houston, AL

54 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers714013-34
Houston Texans37710-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 35 field goal
1Q: 03:12 SFO - Jerome Pathon 15 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 12:03 SFO - Jerome Bettis 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 04:25 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 02:32 HOU - James Jett 12 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 00:28 HOU - James Jett 30 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 11:21 SFO - Steve Christie 19 field goal
4Q: 05:15 HOU - Terrell Owens 14 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 02:10 SFO - Steve Christie 43 field goal
4Q: 01:37 SFO - Jerome Bettis 63 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:16 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 53 field goal

Team StatisticsSFOHOU
Record7-42-9
First Downs2127
- by Rushing116
- by Passing919
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards466461
- Offensive Plays5564
- Yards per Play8.477.20
Net Rushing Yards252115
- Rushing Attempts3624
- Yards per Rush7.004.79
Net Passing Yards214346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt18 - 18 - 039 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards220353
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/7
- Yards per Pass Play11.268.65
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions7/117/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.85.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/408/60
Punt Returns/Yards1/120/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/432/48
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 24
Time of Possession28:3431:26

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
17:324:29OWN 40860Touchdown
10:053:10OWN 28872Touchdown
29:505:35OWN 251075Touchdown
22:242:24OWN 21517Half
315:001:43OWN 2039Punt
37:563:45OWN 16622Punt
30:164:03OWN 20778Field Goal
45:063:02OWN 20654Field Goal
41:490:33OWN 37263Touchdown
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:007:28OWN 201462Field Goal
13:032:58OWN 20616Punt
211:552:05OWN 3737Punt
24:151:51OWN 20680Touchdown
313:175:21OWN 221067Fumble
34:113:55OWN 23777Touchdown
411:136:07OWN 71193Touchdown
42:040:15OWN 3410Interception
41:161:05OWN 20544Field Goal
40:030:03OWN 4510Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alexis Shepherd19985.162321
Jerome Bettis1414410.296322
Forrest Gump221.00100
Mark Brunell188.00800
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jamal Lewis13745.693420
George Jones7253.57600
David Klingler2147.00800
Dominic Rhodes1-2-2.00-200
Teddy Poston144.00400

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Brunell18182201/61370136.1
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Klingler39313531/73441119.3

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Chandler Bing33175.673100
FB Tony Richardson33124.00560
TE Freddie Jones336020.0010250
WR Germane Crowell333010.008140
WR Jerome Pathon333612.009151
WR Chris Chambers336521.6751370
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James Jett121318515.4270442
WR Terrell Owens668213.6712261
RB Jamal Lewis33258.336110
FB Teddy Poston33144.67290
TE Jermaine Wiggins23136.500100
WR David Boston26115.50090
TE Todd Heap222010.000150
WR Eli Reid1233.00030

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB David Macklin100.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Alexis Shepherd1000
Solomon Page0100
Rich Coady0100
Deshea Townsend0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
James Jett1000
Bhawon Jue0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Hentrich27638.038.0390
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Tyner27939.533.5431

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve Christie2/21/10/0434/4
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Sebastian Janikowski2/21/11/1533/3

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Chambers11212.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Chandler Bing12525.00
Germane Crowell11818.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Patrick Surtain24824.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Deshea Townsend920.02238
ILB Ray Lewis910.02236
S Rich Coady620.02138
ILB Rosevelt Colvin500.01834
S Adrian Wilson440.02138
DE Willie McGinest311.01725
ILB Ed Hartwell300.037
S Jason Doering300.01229
DT Bob Kuberski210.01821
OLB LaVar Arrington210.01925
DT Kevin Landolt200.01023
OLB Raynoch Thompson120.01110
CB David Macklin110.02239
DE Lorenzo Bromell100.01822
DE Gary Stills100.01129
CB Raymond Walls020.046
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bhawon Jue920.03116
S Dexter Jackson810.03516
ILB Tedy Bruschi540.03518
DT Kelly Gregg500.02113
DE Dorian Boose410.02318
DT Keith Hamilton201.02412
ILB Marvin Jones220.03515
CB Dexter McCleon220.02815
OLB Darrin Smith210.0147
S Anthony Dorsett200.043
ILB Scott Von der Ahe200.095
CB Taje Allen200.0134
CB Patrick Surtain200.03018
WR David Boston20---------
DE Kevin Carter110.02210
DT Brian Young110.0123
CB Ramos McDonald100.02215
DE Hunter Fatafehi100.071
ILB James Cotton010.063

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Willie McGinest1.000025
DE Gary Stills0.012029
ILB Lester Towns0.010011
OLB LaVar Arrington0.001125
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Keith Hamilton1.000012

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Deshea Townsend90038
ILB Rosevelt Colvin50034
S Rich Coady50038
S Jason Doering31029
OLB LaVar Arrington30025
ILB Ray Lewis20036
S Adrian Wilson20038
CB David Macklin10139
ILB Ed Hartwell1007
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bhawon Jue40016
CB Patrick Surtain30018
ILB Tedy Bruschi20018
ILB Scott Von der Ahe2005
CB Dexter McCleon20015
ILB Marvin Jones10015
CB Taje Allen1004
DE Dorian Boose10018
CB Ramos McDonald10015
DT Kelly Gregg10013

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Adam Timmerman58036019
Tarik Glenn48036019
Willie Roaf26036019
Mike Devlin14036019
Solomon Page05036119
Tony Richardson0402309
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harvey Knaack38024040
Kyle Turley25024040
Todd Steussie23024040
Doug Karczewski13024140
Casey Rabach12024040
Teddy Poston01013022

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Deshea Townsend111
Forrest Gump18
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dante Hall119
James Jett115
Darrin Smith112

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Deshea Townsend------22381171
Ray Lewis------2236967
David Macklin------2239263
Rich Coady------2138362
Adrian Wilson------2138261
Solomon Page3619------459
Jason Doering------12291556
Mike Devlin3619---------55
Willie Roaf3619---------55
Mark Brunell3619---------55
Adam Timmerman3619---------55
Tarik Glenn3619---------55
Chris Chambers3215------855
Rosevelt Colvin------1834254
Tony Richardson239------1749
Willie McGinest------1725244
LaVar Arrington------1925---44
Lorenzo Bromell------1822242
Gary Stills------1129242
Alexis Shepherd1912------1142
Bob Kuberski------1821241
Jerome Pathon2613---------39
Chandler Bing1813------738
Freddie Jones189------1138
Kevin Landolt------1023235
Cam Cleeland155------1434
Germane Crowell910------1433
Raymond Walls------461727
Lester Towns------911626
Jerome Bettis175------224
Ed Hartwell------371222
Raynoch Thompson------1110---21
Malcolm Johnson11------1517
Jamie Henderson------69217
Forrest Gump23------813
Steve Christie00------99
Francisco Atkins00------44
Jim Bundren00------44
Eric Bateman00------44
Elian Gonzalez00------44
Craig Hentrich00------22
Akili Smith00------22
Jamal Brooks------00---0
Kordell Stewart00---------0
Derrick Fletcher00---------0
Adrian Klemm00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Todd Steussie2440------468
Doug Karczewski2440------468
David Klingler2440---------64
Kyle Turley2440---------64
Jermaine Wiggins1434------1664
Harvey Knaack2440---------64
Casey Rabach2440---------64
Terrell Owens2134------257
Tedy Bruschi------3518255
Patrick Surtain------3018755
Marvin Jones------3515454
Dexter Jackson------3516253
James Jett1125------1551
Bhawon Jue------3116148
David Boston1928---------47
Jamal Lewis1630---------46
Dexter McCleon------2815245
Dorian Boose------2318344
Teddy Poston1322------843
Keith Hamilton------2412339
Ramos McDonald------2215239
Chris Slade------2312237
George Jones710------1936
Kelly Gregg------2113236
Taje Allen------1341734
Darrin Smith------1471233
Kevin Carter------2210133
Eli Reid610------1430
Scott Von der Ahe------951125
Dante Hall01------1920
Jay Bellamy------141318
Todd Heap115------218
Brian Young------123116
Anthony Dorsett------43815
James Cotton------63110
Dominic Rhodes21------710
Hunter Fatafehi------7119
Sebastian Janikowski00------88
Eric Harris00------44
Barret Robbins00------44
Kris Hastings00------44
Riall Thompson------1124
Scott Tyner00------22
Charlie Batch00------22
Brendan Stai00---------0
Damon Huard00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6416.8
Middle221305.9
Right88110.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7456.4
Middle15563.7
Right2147.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Brunell18183000000
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Klingler39313001311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55285.6
Short (0-8 Yds)668614.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)668113.5
Long (19+ Yds)112525.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1166.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18151377.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)161418411.5
Long (19+ Yds)31268.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Chandler Bing33017013
FB Tony Richardson3301209
TE Freddie Jones3306019
WR Germane Crowell33030010
WR Jerome Pathon33036013
WR Chris Chambers33065215
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Jett13120185225
WR Terrell Owens66082134
WR David Boston62011028
TE Jermaine Wiggins32013034
RB Jamal Lewis33025030
FB Teddy Poston33014022
WR Eli Reid2103010
TE Todd Heap2202005

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jerome Bettis3113.6710.29
Alexis Shepherd3134.335.16
Forrest Gump111.001.00
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jamal Lewis111.005.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mark Brunell44246.0012.22
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
David Klingler55377.409.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chandler Bing1155.005.67
WR Germane Crowell1155.0010.00
WR Jerome Pathon111515.0012.00
WR Chris Chambers11-1-1.0021.67
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR James Jett222010.0014.23
WR Terrell Owens111414.0013.67
WR David Boston1122.001.83
FB Teddy Poston1111.004.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
Alexis Shepherd32
Forrest Gump21
Jerome Bettis11
HoustonRushesConversions
George Jones11
Jamal Lewis11
Dominic Rhodes10
Teddy Poston10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Mark Brunell553
HoustonAttCompConversions
David Klingler655

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Germane Crowell220
FB Tony Richardson111
WR Jerome Pathon111
WR Chris Chambers111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR James Jett211
WR Eli Reid111
WR Terrell Owens111
RB Jamal Lewis111
FB Teddy Poston111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)