Week 3, 2008

played in Houston, AL

54 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	14	13	10	-	40
Houston Texans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal
2Q: 13:29 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:06 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:44 NJY - Jacob Tamme 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
3Q: 04:25 NJY - Mario Urrutia 9 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:09 NJY - Felix Jones 3 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 09:21 HOU - Miles Austin 15 pass from Jim Sorgi (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal
2Q: 13:29 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:06 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:44 NJY - Jacob Tamme 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
3Q: 04:25 NJY - Mario Urrutia 9 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:09 NJY - Felix Jones 3 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 09:21 HOU - Miles Austin 15 pass from Jim Sorgi (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal

Team Statistics NJY HOU
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 31 14
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 20 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 506 251
- Offensive Plays 75 51
- Yards per Play 6.75 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 196 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 5.30 4.17
Net Passing Yards 310 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 0 31 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 310 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.16 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/53 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 7/192
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:50 22:10

Team Statistics	NJY	HOU
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	31	14
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	20	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	506	251
- Offensive Plays	75	51
- Yards per Play	6.75	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	196	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	5.30	4.17
Net Passing Yards	310	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 0	31 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	310	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.16	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/53	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	7/192
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:50	22:10

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	5:11	OWN 5	10	92	Field Goal
1	4:07	2:57	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	15:00	1:38	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
2	9:59	4:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:49	1:58	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:50	4:36	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
3	0:47	2:48	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	9:12	2:33	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
4	5:35	3:40	OPP 22	6	19	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 25	2	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
1	6:21	2:14	OWN 35	6	13	Punt
1	1:10	1:10	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	13:22	3:23	OWN 21	5	30	Punt
2	5:56	2:07	OWN 37	4	44	Interception
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 8	4	5	Half
3	10:38	1:48	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
3	4:14	3:27	OWN 33	6	27	Punt
4	12:59	3:47	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
4	6:39	1:04	OWN 13	3	21	Fumble
4	1:55	1:05	OWN 36	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alonzo Hancock	16	93	5.81	40	1	0
RB Cory Boyd	13	73	5.62	22	3	0
RB Felix Jones	4	18	4.50	11	1	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	14	4.67	6	0	0
QB Glen Campbell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	8	23	2.88	13	1
RB Brian Leonard	7	29	4.14	16	1
WR Jason Hill	2	15	7.50	20	1
QB Jim Sorgi	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	35	25	284	0/0	4	26	0	133.5
Glen Campbell	3	1	26	0/0	0	26	0	65.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	19	9	110	2/7	0	25	1	43.7
Jim Sorgi	12	5	73	0/0	1	26	0	89.9

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	14	17	192	13.71	53	26	2
TE Jacob Tamme	5	9	33	6.60	3	11	1
WR Brandon Jones	3	4	43	14.33	38	19	0
WR Mario Urrutia	3	7	37	12.33	22	25	1
TE Miles Myers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	4	8	28	7.00	9	13	0
WR Jason Hill	3	4	39	13.00	4	18	0
TE Billy Miller	2	5	42	21.00	3	23	0
TE Todd Heap	2	2	30	15.00	15	25	0
WR Miles Austin	2	7	18	9.00	10	15	1
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	2	26	26.00	17	26	0
RB Brian Leonard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Robert Meachem	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trumaine McBride	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Kyle Williams	0	1	0	0
S Jimmy Williams	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jim Sorgi	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	3	142	47.3	47.3	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	330	47.1	31.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	4/5

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Hancock	3	53	17.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	1	32	32.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Hill	6	170	28.3	0
Miles Austin	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	1	1.0	18	32
OLB Courtney Watson	6	0	0.0	18	33
S Tyrell Johnson	4	0	0.0	16	21
DT Kyle Williams	2	0	1.0	18	32
S Stanford Routt	2	3	0.0	17	28
CB Trumaine McBride	2	3	0.0	18	33
S Ryan Mundy	2	3	0.0	18	33
DE Monty Pittard	2	1	0.0	18	30
DT Paul Soliai	2	0	0.0	11	20
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Rob Meier	1	0	0.0	18	33
DE Antoine McGwire	1	0	0.0	6	11
S James Butler	0	1	0.0	5	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	10	4	0.0	35	28
ILB H.B. Blades	6	1	0.0	29	17
CB Patrick Surtain	6	0	0.0	7	19
CB Terence Newman	6	0	0.0	37	35
S Roy Williams	5	2	0.0	35	37
DT Greg Peterson	3	3	0.0	24	17
OLB Teddy Lehman	3	1	0.0	32	37
S Rogers Beckett	3	0	0.0	30	21
CB Stanley Wilson	3	0	0.0	23	19
ILB Kendyll Pope	2	2	0.0	13	1
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	1	0.0	11	17
DE Jimmy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	31	31
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Adalius Thomas	2	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Ike Reese	1	3	0.0	19	29
QB Mark Brunell	1	0	---	---	---
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	0.0	9	19
C Marvin Philip	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	1.0	1	32
DT Kyle Williams	1.0	0	32
DE Antoine McGwire	0.0	1	11
OLB Courtney Watson	0.0	1	33

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Tollefson	2	0	24
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	29
OLB Teddy Lehman	0	1	37
ILB Chase Blackburn	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrell Johnson	3	0	0	21
OLB Courtney Watson	2	1	0	33
S Stanford Routt	2	1	0	28
CB Trumaine McBride	2	0	1	33
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	0	0	13
OLB Reggie Torbor	1	1	0	32
S Ryan Mundy	1	1	0	33
DE Antoine McGwire	1	0	0	11
S Jimmy Williams	0	1	0	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	7	0	19
CB Terence Newman	4	2	35
ILB Chase Blackburn	3	0	28
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	29
S Rogers Beckett	2	0	21
S Roy Williams	2	0	37
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	32
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	1	37
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	19
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	17
ILB H.B. Blades	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Walter Jones	3	7	0	37	38
C Ryan Pontbraind	3	7	0	37	38
G Willie Colon	3	6	1	26	38
T Allen Barbre	3	6	0	37	38
G Erik Pears	2	6	0	37	38
TE Miles Myers	0	1	0	21	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chris Denman	2	3	16	1	29
T Ben Sobieski	1	3	13	0	22
G Damien Buchholz	1	2	18	0	33
T Jammal Brown	1	2	18	0	33
FB Deon Anderson	1	2	4	0	5
C Casey Rabach	0	4	18	0	33
G Jeff Diehl	0	1	5	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Lee	2	20
Stanford Routt	2	10
Devin Thomas	2	2
Jalen Gallier	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Miller	1	20
Maurice Jones-Drew	1	20
Justice Hairston	1	16
Brian Leonard	1	3

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Walter Jones	37	38	---	---	5	80
G Erik Pears	37	38	---	---	5	80
T Allen Barbre	37	38	---	---	5	80
C Ryan Pontbraind	37	38	---	---	---	75
WR Steve Smith Sr.	37	37	---	---	---	74
G Willie Colon	26	38	---	---	5	69
QB Ben Roethlisberger	22	35	---	---	---	57
TE Jacob Tamme	26	30	---	---	---	56
S Stanford Routt	---	---	17	28	10	55
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	18	33	---	51
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	18	33	---	51
WR Brandon Jones	24	27	---	---	---	51
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	18	33	---	51
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	18	33	---	51
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	18	32	---	50
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	18	32	---	50
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	18	30	---	48
RB Alonzo Hancock	17	5	---	---	22	44
FB Jalen Gallier	14	9	---	---	20	43
TE Miles Myers	21	10	---	---	9	40
RB Cory Boyd	14	11	---	---	12	37
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	16	21	---	37
TE Donald Lee	8	5	---	---	22	35
WR Mario Urrutia	11	21	---	---	2	34
RB Felix Jones	5	19	---	---	8	32
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	11	20	---	31
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	8	7	13	28
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	6	13	9	28
DE Antoine McGwire	---	---	6	11	7	24
WR Dexter Jackson	8	12	---	---	2	22
S James Butler	---	---	5	16	---	21
CB Pat Lee	---	---	0	1	20	21
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	0	20	20
QB Glen Campbell	15	3	---	---	---	18
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	17	17
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	2	13	---	15
T Mike Williams	11	0	---	---	---	11
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	0	4	7	11
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Devin Thomas	0	4	---	---	2	6
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brandon Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	32	37	22	91
S Roy Williams	---	---	35	37	5	77
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	35	28	13	76
CB Terence Newman	---	---	37	35	2	74
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	31	31	5	67
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	30	21	15	66
G Damien Buchholz	18	33	---	---	7	58
T Jammal Brown	18	33	---	---	7	58
WR Miles Austin	17	27	---	---	13	57
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	19	32	6	57
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	10	24	---	---	20	54
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	29	24	1	54
T Chris Denman	16	29	---	---	7	52
C Casey Rabach	18	33	---	---	---	51
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	19	29	1	49
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	29	17	2	48
TE Billy Miller	7	20	---	---	20	47
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	7	19	20	46
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	23	19	1	43
WR Robert Meachem	15	20	---	---	8	43
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	24	17	2	43
TE Todd Heap	15	24	---	---	---	39
WR Jason Hill	11	19	---	---	8	38
QB Mark Brunell	15	21	---	---	---	36
T Ben Sobieski	13	22	---	---	---	35
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	11	17	1	29
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	9	19	---	28
DT Alan Branch	---	---	8	16	---	24
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	8	---	---	13	23
G Jeff Diehl	5	11	---	---	3	19
RB Brian Leonard	8	8	---	---	3	19
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Justice Hairston	0	2	---	---	16	18
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	7	9	---	16
QB Jim Sorgi	3	12	---	---	---	15
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	13	1	1	15
TE Matt Kranchick	1	7	---	---	4	12
FB Deon Anderson	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Marvin Philip	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Davone Bess	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kurt Warner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Biff Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	22	119	5.4
Right	8	48	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	35	25	5	1	4	3	2	2	0
Glen Campbell	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	19	9	2	1	2	4	2	0	1
Jim Sorgi	12	5	1	3	2	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	81	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	108	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	17	14	0	192	5	37
TE Jacob Tamme	9	5	1	33	0	30
WR Mario Urrutia	7	3	2	37	1	21
WR Brandon Jones	4	3	1	43	0	27
TE Miles Myers	1	1	0	5	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	8	4	1	28	0	24
WR Miles Austin	7	2	2	18	0	27
TE Billy Miller	5	2	0	42	1	20
WR Jason Hill	4	3	1	39	0	19
TE Todd Heap	2	2	0	30	1	24
WR Robert Meachem	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	1	0	26	1	8
RB Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alonzo Hancock	6	14	2.33	5.81
RB Cory Boyd	6	11	1.83	5.62
RB Felix Jones	2	5	2.50	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	13	8	49	3.77	8.11

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Sorgi	3	1	15	5.00	6.08
Mark Brunell	1	0	0	0.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	5	5	31	6.20	11.29
TE Jacob Tamme	5	2	9	1.80	3.67
WR Mario Urrutia	3	1	9	3.00	5.29

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miles Austin	2	1	15	7.50	2.57
TE Billy Miller	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
RB Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alonzo Hancock	3	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1
RB Cory Boyd	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	6	1	1
Jim Sorgi	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mario Urrutia	3	1	1
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	2	2
TE Miles Myers	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Austin	3	1	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	0	0
TE Billy Miller	1	1	1
WR Robert Meachem	1	0	0
WR Jason Hill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (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	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (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)