Week 16, 2034

played in Dallas, TX

53 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	3	-	6
Dallas Cowboys	3	7	10	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 DAL - Lamar Borg 43 field goal
2Q: 13:34 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
2Q: 10:14 DAL - Hunter Carpenter 15 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 10:28 DAL - Lamar Borg 32 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 7 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal
4Q: 08:53 DAL - Thurman Hopkinson 3 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 06:59 DAL - Jerome Snee 8 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 DAL - Lamar Borg 43 field goal
2Q: 13:34 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
2Q: 10:14 DAL - Hunter Carpenter 15 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 10:28 DAL - Lamar Borg 32 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 7 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal
4Q: 08:53 DAL - Thurman Hopkinson 3 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 06:59 DAL - Jerome Snee 8 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 8-7 10-5
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 280 373
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 4.75 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 79 251
- Rushing Attempts 19 40
- Yards per Rush 4.16 6.28
Net Passing Yards 201 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 3 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/70 1/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:34 34:26

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	8-7	10-5
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	280	373
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	4.75	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	79	251
- Rushing Attempts	19	40
- Yards per Rush	4.16	6.28
Net Passing Yards	201	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 3	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/70	1/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	7	39	Interception
1	7:55	1:47	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
1	4:31	6:04	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
2	10:04	1:53	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	5:44	2:20	OWN 38	5	11	Punt
2	0:36	0:33	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
3	10:20	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	8:30	0:55	OWN 20	2	24	Interception
3	2:26	1:58	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	14:23	3:32	OWN 46	8	25	Field Goal
4	8:45	1:00	OWN 17	4	0	Downs
4	6:52	3:16	OWN 21	9	50	Fumble

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:36	OWN 35	8	39	Field Goal
1	6:08	1:37	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
2	13:27	3:23	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	8:11	2:27	OWN 3	5	17	Punt
2	3:24	2:48	OWN 2	7	55	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 49	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:40	OWN 41	7	44	Field Goal
3	10:11	1:41	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
3	7:35	5:09	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
3	0:28	1:05	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
4	10:51	2:06	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
4	7:45	0:53	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	3:36	3:36	OWN 29	6	18	Game

Game MVP: Lonnie Nichols, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	10	49	4.90	14	2	0
Jackie Barber	9	30	3.33	9	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Nichols	20	160	8.00	38	6	1
Thurman Hopkinson	15	74	4.93	19	2	1
Steve Gilchrist	5	17	3.40	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	39	22	205	1/4	0	34	3	38.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Gilchrist	24	17	132	2/10	2	19	0	111.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ricky Kiddoo	5	11	29	5.80	5	14
WR Jamal Lemke	5	8	81	16.20	50	34
WR Kurt Snyder	4	4	40	10.00	13	13
RB Jackie Barber	3	3	15	5.00	7	7
RB Darnell Bates	2	3	23	11.50	16	14
WR Aaron Kafka	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Rodney Burney	1	2	4	4.00	2	4
FB Rusty Kemp	1	2	2	2.00	2	2
TE Pete Siders	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	5	10	24	4.80	7	7	0
RB Lonnie Nichols	3	3	5	1.67	0	5	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	2	26	13.00	8	17	0
TE O.J. DeVries	2	3	24	12.00	7	18	0
FB Jerome Snee	2	2	27	13.50	19	19	1
TE Hunter Carpenter	2	3	27	13.50	6	15	1
TE Pat Collier	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Ed Hinman	1	0	0.00
CB Johnny Bahr	1	13	13.00
S Ellis Turner	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Jackie Barber	1	0
Darnell Bates	1	0
Cole Bennett	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnold Jennings	0	1	1	0
Ed Hinman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	5	220	44.0	44.0	51	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	5	213	42.6	38.4	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Durham	2	1	0.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Correia	3	83	27.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norman Nixon	9	2	0.0	36	21
S Harold Mason	6	6	0.0	39	21
OLB Nolan Duncan	6	0	0.0	16	6
DT Wendell Fletcher	4	0	1.0	27	17
CB Winston Bensen	4	3	0.0	25	19
DT Keith Small	4	1	0.0	29	19
CB Jackie Bruseloff	4	1	0.0	33	24
DE Herman Engelke	3	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	0.0	31	20
OLB O.J. Andrews	3	0	0.0	11	9
DE Lance Garrison	2	1	1.0	17	9
CB Marco Herrmann	2	1	0.0	24	17
S Barry Durham	2	0	0.0	33	22
ILB Riddick Prescott	1	1	0.0	4	5
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sammie Back	1	0	0.0	22	15
S Alan Cutler	1	0	0.0	6	8
TE Pete Siders	1	0	---	---	---
S Donovan Juckett	0	1	0.0	9	5

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ed Hinman	6	0	0.0	9	22
ILB Broderick Heath	4	4	0.0	15	35
CB Johnny Bahr	4	1	0.0	15	30
CB Bobby Shedd	3	3	0.0	10	28
S Ellis Turner	3	2	0.0	14	30
OLB Marc Bauer	3	1	0.0	16	30
DE Arnold Jennings	3	0	0.0	14	32
S Gus Long	3	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Jerald Beechler	2	0	1.0	2	11
S Chad Sullivan	2	1	0.0	19	37
DE Patrick Scott	2	0	0.0	13	26
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	3	0.0	18	31
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Glen Poole	1	0	0.0	8	21
DT Howard Giroux	1	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Erik Copper	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Corwin Sellers	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Curtis Rand	0	1	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Fletcher	1.0	0	1	17
DE Lance Garrison	1.0	0	0	9
DE Herman Engelke	0.0	1	0	17
OLB O.J. Andrews	0.0	1	0	9

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerald Beechler	1.0	0	1	0	11
DE Arnold Jennings	0.0	1	1	1	32
DE Patrick Scott	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Curtis Rand	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nolan Duncan	3	0	6
S Harold Mason	2	1	21
ILB Norman Nixon	2	1	21
CB Winston Bensen	2	0	19
CB Marco Herrmann	1	0	17
ILB Riddick Prescott	1	0	5
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	7
DT Wendell Fletcher	1	0	17
DE Herman Engelke	1	0	17
OLB Carl Ingram	1	0	20
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	0	24
S Barry Durham	1	0	22
DT Eric Sarfaty	0	1	13

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ed Hinman	4	1	1	22
OLB Marc Bauer	3	1	0	30
CB Johnny Bahr	3	0	1	30
ILB Broderick Heath	3	0	0	35
CB Bobby Shedd	2	0	0	28
S Gus Long	1	1	0	33
S Chad Sullivan	1	1	0	37
S Ellis Turner	1	0	1	30
DE Arnold Jennings	1	0	0	32
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0	1
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	0	26
CB Corwin Sellers	1	0	0	15
OLB B.J. Bernard	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Bennett	3	5	1	15	0	29
Corwin Hicks	1	4	0	19	0	38
Bernie Flowers	1	3	0	17	0	33
Pete Siders	1	1	0	16	0	32
Rodney Burney	1	1	0	8	0	6
Marco Nimmons	1	1	0	17	0	32
Nick Diaz	0	2	0	18	0	39
Arnie Reed	0	1	0	6	1	19
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	1	0	1	0	1

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Claude Manning	5	9	1	33	1	21
Malcolm Spadaford	3	8	1	31	0	18
Alvin McEachern	3	3	0	9	0	4
Paul Geller	2	4	0	33	0	22
Jerome Snee	2	3	1	23	0	14
Howie Ramsey	1	6	0	39	0	26
Zach Cobb	1	3	1	31	0	21
Adrian Holcombe	0	0	0	1	1	3

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Herrmann	1	16
Kurt Snyder	1	7
Jackie Barber	0	22
O.J. Andrews	0	19
Rodney Burney	0	17
Aaron Kafka	0	14
Alan Cutler	0	14
Pete Siders	0	12
Tommie Drake	0	12
Rusty Kemp	0	11
Hunter Russell	0	10
Barry Durham	0	10
Clarence Correia	0	9
Shaun Kane	0	8
Riddick Prescott	0	8
Jamal Lemke	0	7
Darren Coles	0	7
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	7
Harry Abe	0	7
Bernie Flowers	0	5
Sammie Back	0	4
Eric Sarfaty	0	4
Nolan Duncan	0	4
Wendell Fletcher	0	3
Herman Engelke	0	3
Wesley Myers	0	3
Lance Garrison	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Keith Small	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Donovan Juckett	0	2
Jackie Bruseloff	0	2
Arnie Reed	0	2
Winston Bensen	0	2
Conrad Adams	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	1
Norman Nixon	0	1
Carl Ingram	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Talley	3	16
Ed Hinman	2	16
Thurman Hopkinson	0	17
O.J. DeVries	0	15
Jerome Snee	0	15
Jessie Aschenbrenner	0	15
Geoff Horton	0	14
Pat Collier	0	11
Bobby Shedd	0	10
Gus Long	0	10
Roman Cassidy	0	9
Lamar Borg	0	9
Wendell Cochrane	0	8
Stan Arseneault	0	8
Alvin McEachern	0	7
Glenn Rayburn	0	7
Adrian Holcombe	0	7
Curtis Rand	0	7
Glen Poole	0	6
Hunter Carpenter	0	6
Joseph Halvorson	0	6
Terrell Blades	0	5
Howie Ramsey	0	4
Johnny Bahr	0	4
Malcolm Spadaford	0	4
Erik Copper	0	4
Dusty Banks	0	3
Jerald Beechler	0	3
B.J. Bernard	0	2
Broderick Heath	0	2
Patrick Scott	0	2
Steve Gilchrist	0	2
Marc Bauer	0	2
Ellis Turner	0	2
Burt Woodworth	0	2
Bubba Hernandez	0	1
Arnold Jennings	0	1
Chad Sullivan	0	1
Howard Giroux	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	7	39	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	101	8.4
Middle	22	128	5.8
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	39	22	1	3	1	5	3	1	3

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Gilchrist	24	17	0	1	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	158	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	13	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	42	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Kiddoo	11	5	0	29	0	23
WR Jamal Lemke	8	5	0	81	1	40
WR Kurt Snyder	4	4	0	40	0	22
TE Pete Siders	4	0	0	0	0	32
RB Jackie Barber	3	3	0	15	0	15
RB Darnell Bates	3	2	0	23	0	27
WR Aaron Kafka	2	1	0	11	0	18
TE Rodney Burney	2	1	0	4	0	6
FB Rusty Kemp	2	1	1	2	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	10	5	1	24	25
TE O.J. DeVries	3	2	0	24	24
RB Lonnie Nichols	3	3	0	5	14
TE Hunter Carpenter	3	2	0	27	12
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	2	0	26	10
FB Jerome Snee	2	2	0	27	14
TE Pat Collier	1	1	0	-1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Barber	1	2	2.00	3.33
Darnell Bates	1	4	4.00	4.90

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lonnie Nichols	2	11	5.50	8.00
Thurman Hopkinson	1	3	3.00	4.93
Steve Gilchrist	1	9	9.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	2	2.00	5.26

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Gilchrist	4	4	32	8.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Rusty Kemp	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	2	2	9	4.50	2.40
FB Jerome Snee	1	1	8	8.00	13.50
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	15	15.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	3	0
Jackie Barber	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	3	0
Lonnie Nichols	3	2
Thurman Hopkinson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	2	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Kiddoo	5	1	1
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
WR Aaron Kafka	1	0	0
TE Pete Siders	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	4	2	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	1	1
RB Lonnie Nichols	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)