Week 8, 2003

played in Tennessee, TX

73 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Tennessee Oilers	0	3	14	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Lucy Draper 35 field goal
3Q: 11:52 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
3Q: 09:10 TEN - Salvador Buffington 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 03:24 TEN - Chester Taylor 11 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 13:49 TEN - Chester Taylor 44 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 10:41 TEN - Lucy Draper 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Lucy Draper 35 field goal
3Q: 11:52 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
3Q: 09:10 TEN - Salvador Buffington 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 03:24 TEN - Chester Taylor 11 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 13:49 TEN - Chester Taylor 44 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 10:41 TEN - Lucy Draper 28 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 294 367
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 4.52 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 78 159
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 2.89 5.68
Net Passing Yards 216 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 3 31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 238 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 3/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	294	367
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	4.52	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	78	159
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	2.89	5.68
Net Passing Yards	216	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 3	31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	238	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	3/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	4:48	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
1	5:59	0:52	OWN 18	2	0	Interception
1	4:54	3:03	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
1	0:08	1:34	OWN 29	4	17	Punt
2	13:25	3:30	OWN 41	6	25	Field Goal
2	6:22	1:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:27	1:34	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 38	4	40	Field Goal
3	9:04	2:01	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:16	2:30	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
4	13:33	0:38	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	10:34	3:38	OWN 36	9	44	Downs
4	3:07	2:48	OWN 15	10	57	Interception

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
1	7:31	1:32	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	5:07	0:13	OPP 21	1	0	Interception
1	1:51	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	13:34	0:09	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
2	9:55	3:33	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	4:25	0:58	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	5	62	Field Goal
3	11:44	2:40	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	7:03	3:47	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	0:46	2:13	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
4	12:55	2:21	OPP 31	5	20	Field Goal
4	6:56	3:49	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 15	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Chester Taylor, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Lewis	15	60	4.00	23	2
Brock Forsey	9	10	1.11	9	0
Charlie Batch	3	8	2.67	4	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chester Taylor	18	121	6.72	44	4	2
Salvador Buffington	9	39	4.33	19	1	1
Donovan McNabb	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Batch	21	14	169	3/17	0	34	2	51.6
Pat Burrell	13	8	69	1/5	0	32	1	43.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	31	18	220	2/12	0	38	2	53.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jett	5	7	46	9.20	1	21
TE Todd Heap	4	7	65	16.25	24	32
FB Jarrod Baxter	3	4	50	16.67	35	34
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	21	10.50	3	11
WR Troy Edwards	2	4	6	3.00	0	3
WR Dante Hall	2	5	17	8.50	3	17
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	2	8	4.00	0	9
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	25	25.00	19	25
RB Brock Forsey	1	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chester Taylor	6	7	77	12.83	58	25
WR Deion Branch	5	12	50	10.00	11	16
WR Keenan McCardell	3	4	53	17.67	33	38
WR Plaxico Burress	2	4	26	13.00	16	21
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	14	14.00	2	14
RB Salvador Buffington	1	2	0	0.00	2	0
TE Kyle Brady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roy Williams	1	0	0.00	0
CB Terence Newman	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Duane Starks	1	8	8.00
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	0	0.00
S Than Merrill	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Batch	1	0	0	0
Joe Wong	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shane Dronett	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	262	43.7	34.3	51	0

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	6	286	47.7	37.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	3	20	6.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Than Merrill	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	52	26.0	0
Dante Hall	1	28	28.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Salvador Buffington	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	9	0	0.0	23	33
S Roy Williams	6	1	0.0	25	33
CB Patrick Surtain	5	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Napoleon Harris	5	0	0.0	8	10
S Bhawon Jue	4	1	0.0	24	32
CB Sheldon Brown	4	1	0.0	20	20
CB Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	25	33
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	1	1.0	16	27
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	1.0	6	4
DE Kevin Carter	1	1	0.0	15	22
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	0.0	18	21
S John Lynch	1	0	0.0	3	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dante Hall	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Nick Greisen	1	0	0.0	11	17
DT Kelly Gregg	0	2	0.0	25	24
DE Dorian Boose	0	1	0.0	12	6
OLB Rick Crowell	0	1	0.0	21	23

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	7	2	0.0	27	28
CB Duane Starks	6	1	0.0	18	36
OLB Chris Slade	6	0	0.0	20	31
DT Junior Ioane	4	0	2.0	17	18
S Than Merrill	4	2	0.0	27	32
DT Shane Dronett	3	0	2.0	22	31
DT Joe Salave'a	3	2	0.0	18	25
DE Justin Smith	3	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Victor Hobson	3	1	0.0	10	5
CB Terrance Shaw	3	0	0.0	1	12
OLB Tucker Brock	3	0	0.0	7	7
CB Nic Harper	3	0	0.0	25	30
S Sam Shade	1	1	0.0	26	35
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	1	0.0	27	33
S Tony Parrish	1	0	0.0	0	6
QB Donovan McNabb	1	0	---	---	---
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	1	0	0.0	1	13
WR Deion Branch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Mathis	1	0	0.0	7	18
DT Larry Tripplett	0	1	0.0	10	20
DT Aubrayo Franklin	0	1	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth	1.0	0	0	1	27
ILB Marvin Jones	1.0	0	0	0	4
OLB Rick Crowell	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Dorian Boose	0.0	0	1	0	6

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shane Dronett	2.0	1	0	0	31
DT Junior Ioane	2.0	0	1	2	18
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Larry Tripplett	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Robert Mathis	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Justin Smith	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Napoleon Harris	4	0	0	10
CB Patrick Surtain	3	1	0	32
CB Terence Newman	3	0	1	33
S Roy Williams	2	1	1	33
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0	33
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	0	22
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	0	32
OLB Nick Greisen	1	0	0	17
CB Sheldon Brown	1	0	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Than Merrill	4	0	1	32
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	4	0	0	28
CB Duane Starks	2	0	1	36
OLB Chris Slade	2	0	0	31
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0	12
OLB Victor Hobson	2	0	0	5
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	1	1	0	13
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	0	1	33
DT Joe Salave'a	1	0	0	25
S Tony Parrish	1	0	0	6
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0	18
CB Nic Harper	1	0	0	30
DE Robert Mathis	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Rabach	4	7	27	0	31
Joe Wong	1	6	27	1	36
Kyle Turley	1	5	27	2	33
Todd Heap	1	1	18	0	27
Jarrod Baxter	0	2	16	0	20
Andrew Jordan	0	1	9	0	15
Todd Steussie	0	1	27	0	34
Doug Karczewski	0	1	27	0	31
Harvey Knaack	0	0	0	1	7

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Wand	3	4	24	0	33
Jonathan Goodwin	2	9	28	0	33
Jeff Christy	2	3	25	1	33
Dave Wohlabaugh	1	6	26	0	33
Kyle Brady	0	2	19	0	21
Roman Nelson	0	2	12	0	19
George Williams	0	1	10	0	8
Nathan Parks	0	0	27	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dante Hall	2	23
Jarrod Baxter	1	17
Dexter Jackson	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Brady	2	14
Duane Starks	1	20
Sam Shade	1	15
Ifeanyi Ohalete	1	13
Brad Badger	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Wong	27	36	---	---	9	72
Patrick Surtain	---	---	23	32	10	65
Troy Edwards	21	27	---	---	14	62
Todd Steussie	27	34	---	---	---	61
Kyle Turley	27	33	---	---	---	60
Roy Williams	---	---	25	33	2	60
Terence Newman	---	---	25	33	2	60
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	23	33	2	58
Doug Karczewski	27	31	---	---	---	58
Casey Rabach	27	31	---	---	---	58
Bhawon Jue	---	---	24	32	2	58
Sheldon Brown	---	---	20	20	16	56
Jarrod Baxter	16	20	---	---	17	53
James Jett	20	24	---	---	8	52
Todd Heap	18	27	---	---	7	52
Charlie Batch	27	24	---	---	---	51
Kelly Gregg	---	---	25	24	2	51
Rick Crowell	---	---	21	23	3	47
Dante Hall	6	16	---	---	23	45
Albert Haynesworth	---	---	16	27	2	45
Josh Wooden	---	---	18	21	2	41
Andrew Jordan	9	15	---	---	16	40
Kevin Carter	---	---	15	22	2	39
Jamal Lewis	16	21	---	---	---	37
George Jones	2	9	---	---	22	33
Brandon Lloyd	15	18	---	---	---	33
Nick Greisen	---	---	11	17	4	32
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	13	11	6	30
J.J. Syvrud	---	---	8	4	17	29
Dorian Boose	---	---	12	6	6	24
Napoleon Harris	---	---	8	10	6	24
Brock Forsey	11	12	---	---	---	23
Marvin Jones	---	---	6	4	8	18
Jeff Diehl	0	9	---	---	9	18
Makoa Freitas	0	9	---	---	9	18
Pat Burrell	0	14	---	---	3	17
Harvey Knaack	0	7	---	---	9	16
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	5	1	7	13
Brian Young	---	---	3	10	---	13
Dexter Jackson	---	---	4	0	8	12
Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Lynch	---	---	3	0	---	3
Todd Yoder	1	1	---	---	1	3
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Shade	---	---	26	35	15	76
Duane Starks	---	---	18	36	20	74
Than Merrill	---	---	27	32	12	71
Deion Branch	23	31	---	---	14	68
Jonathan Goodwin	28	33	---	---	7	68
Deltha O'Neal	---	---	27	33	3	63
Donovan McNabb	28	33	---	---	---	61
Nathan Parks	27	33	---	---	---	60
Dave Wohlabaugh	26	33	---	---	---	59
Jeff Christy	25	33	---	---	---	58
Nic Harper	---	---	25	30	3	58
Pisa Tinoisamoa	---	---	27	28	3	58
Seth Wand	24	33	---	---	---	57
Shane Dronett	---	---	22	31	2	55
Chris Slade	---	---	20	31	4	55
Kyle Brady	19	21	---	---	14	54
Plaxico Burress	18	24	---	---	10	52
Justin Smith	---	---	25	24	3	52
Joe Salave'a	---	---	18	25	5	48
Roman Nelson	12	19	---	---	12	43
Chester Taylor	18	21	---	---	3	42
Junior Ioane	---	---	17	18	2	37
Salvador Buffington	10	11	---	---	16	37
Tucker Brock	---	---	7	7	18	32
Larry Tripplett	---	---	10	20	2	32
Robert Mathis	---	---	7	18	7	32
George Williams	10	8	---	---	10	28
Rick Lockhart	11	16	---	---	---	27
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	1	13	13	27
O.J. Santiago	11	6	---	---	8	25
Victor Hobson	---	---	10	5	7	22
Terrance Shaw	---	---	1	12	8	21
Keenan McCardell	8	8	---	---	---	16
Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	9	6	1	16
Kaulana Noa	4	0	---	---	8	12
John Holecek	---	---	0	8	2	10
Orlando Brown	1	0	---	---	8	9
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Badger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Parrish	---	---	0	6	---	6
Jeff Hatch	5	0	---	---	1	6
David Thornton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Bellisari	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Nall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	14	1.6
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	11	69	6.3
Right	13	87	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Batch	21	14	4	1	1	1	1	3	2
Pat Burrell	13	8	1	0	0	1	2	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	31	18	4	2	4	3	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	99	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	120	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	7	5	1	46	1	24
TE Todd Heap	7	4	0	65	2	27
WR Dante Hall	5	2	0	17	0	16
WR Troy Edwards	4	2	0	6	0	27
FB Jarrod Baxter	4	3	0	50	1	20
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	0	21	0	15
RB Brock Forsey	2	1	0	0	0	12
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	2	0	8	0	18
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	0	25	1	21

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	12	5	1	50	0	31
RB Chester Taylor	7	6	0	77	2	21
WR Keenan McCardell	4	3	0	53	1	8
WR Plaxico Burress	4	2	1	26	1	24
RB Salvador Buffington	2	1	1	0	0	11
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	0	14	0	16
TE Kyle Brady	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Taylor	4	35	8.75	6.72
Salvador Buffington	2	4	2.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	3	1	1	0.33	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	1	1.00	13.25
WR Plaxico Burress	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Chester Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Lewis	4	1
Brock Forsey	2	0
Charlie Batch	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Chester Taylor	3	1
Salvador Buffington	2	1
Donovan McNabb	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Batch	3	1	0
Pat Burrell	2	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
TE Todd Heap	3	1
WR Troy Edwards	1	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Branch	3	0	0
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	0
RB Chester Taylor	1	1	1

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

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