Regular Season Week 4: Rockets at Timberwolves
September 29, 1996 63° NorthFace Stadium
Attendance: 64,152 (86%)
Rockets 3 3 3 0 - 9
Timberwolves 7 3 3 9 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 4-1-POR 6 (8:42) 18-Zachary Duty 24 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Timberwolves: 2-3-HOU 3 (2:42) 38-John Pullen ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Michael Gray. POR 7 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 4-1-POR 21 (6:10) 18-Zachary Duty 40 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 7 HOU 6
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 4-1-HOU 19 (0:50) 1-Michael Gray 37 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 10 HOU 6
(Qtr 3) Timberwolves: 4-6-HOU 6 (8:52) 1-Michael Gray 23 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 13 HOU 6
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-1-POR 19 (5:49) 18-Zachary Duty 37 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 13 HOU 9
(Qtr 4) Timberwolves: 4-25-HOU 28 (15:00) 1-Michael Gray 46 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 16 HOU 9
(Qtr 4) Timberwolves: 4-3-HOU 24 (13:29) 1-Michael Gray 41 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 19 HOU 9
(Qtr 4) Timberwolves: 4-5-HOU 16 (3:02) 1-Michael Gray 33 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 22 HOU 9
Team Statistics
Timberwolves Rockets
First Downs 13 18
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 9 14
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 227 308
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards Per Play 3.34 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 29 54
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards Per Rush 1.12 3.18
Net Passing Yards 198 254
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 25 / 0 50 / 23 / 6
- Gross Passing Yards 241 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 43 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.71 4.98
- Yards Per Completion 9.64 11.48
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 17 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 45 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 26 3 / 22
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 142
Int Returns/Yards 6 / 26 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 4 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:53 25:05
Drive Charts
Timberwolves
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
1 8:40 6:01 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 1:42 0:53 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
1 0:28 1:56 OWN 38 3 -11 Punt
2 10:58 1:25 OWN 30 3 5 Punt
2 6:07 2:50 OWN 25 4 22 Punt
2 1:52 1:06 OPP 49 6 29 Field Goal
2 0:21 0:21 OWN 15 1 5 Half
3 13:20 4:30 OWN 26 9 68 Field Goal
3 5:45 2:03 OWN 25 4 -2 Punt
3 3:37 3:40 OPP 36 7 8 Field Goal
4 14:51 1:25 OPP 31 3 7 Field Goal
4 11:42 1:31 OWN 15 3 9 Punt
4 7:16 2:08 OWN 8 3 9 Punt
4 4:51 1:52 OPP 21 3 5 Field Goal
4 1:39 1:39 OWN 29 3 0 Game
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:27 4:48 OWN 35 8 59 Field Goal
1 2:39 0:56 OWN 31 3 4 Punt
1 0:50 0:22 OWN 29 3 -10 Punt
2 13:32 2:33 OWN 27 6 34 Interception
2 9:34 3:27 OWN 6 7 72 Field Goal
2 3:17 1:24 OWN 20 5 18 Interception
2 0:46 0:25 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
3 15:00 1:40 OWN 40 3 -2 Punt
3 8:50 3:04 OWN 31 7 51 Field Goal
3 3:43 0:06 OWN 36 2 -5 Interception
4 14:57 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 13:26 1:44 OWN 24 4 17 Punt
4 10:11 2:55 OWN 36 4 20 Punt
4 5:08 0:17 OWN 38 2 -10 Interception
4 2:59 1:19 OWN 25 9 44 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 John Woolf 5 18 3.60 6 0 0
#38 John Pullen 18 11 0.61 6 0 1
#7 Cory Hornyak 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 12 45 3.75 9 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 5 9 1.80 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Cory Hornyak 37 25 241 5 / 43 0 34 0 85.53
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 50 23 264 1 / 10 0 23 6 22.83
Receiving Stats
Timberwolves
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Bradley Ross 9 111 12.33 27 0
#85 John Fowler 5 57 11.40 34 0
#24 Bill Couch 3 35 11.67 17 0
#19 Robert Pusey 3 16 5.33 8 0
#38 John Pullen 3 8 2.67 7 0
#89 William Chinn 1 8 8.00 8 0
#31 John Woolf 1 6 6.00 6 0
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 James Kirk 9 105 11.67 18 0
#30 Robert Sweet 6 76 12.67 20 0
#85 Paul Pick 5 45 9.00 20 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 23 23.00 23 0
#85 Troy Whitley 2 15 7.50 11 0
Blocking Stats
Timberwolves
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Aaron Pritchard 56 33 2 4
#76 Gary Cooper 56 36 2 4
#74 Howard Mills 54 30 1 2
#57 Raymond Bradley 52 35 0 1
#38 John Pullen 24 8 0 0
#24 Bill Couch 9 10 0 1
#64 Edward McMillian 56 37 0 2
#31 John Woolf 8 5 0 1
#80 Bradley Ross 0 13 0 1
#77 William Darby 7 6 0 0
#56 Drew Dvorak 12 0 0 0
#61 Robert Miller 14 0 0 0
#89 William Chinn 8 22 0 3
#19 Robert Pusey 0 12 0 0
#85 John Fowler 0 8 0 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 0 1 0 0
#94 David Smith 6 1 0 1
#63 Ray George 7 1 0 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 0 3 0 1
#70 Louis Malcolm 0 4 0 0
#91 Javier Clardy 0 2 0 0
#47 James Hardison 0 1 0 0
#42 Chris Boucher 1 6 0 2
#87 John Hurt 0 10 0 0
#84 Ryan Hale 0 1 0 0
#50 Larry Regan 1 3 0 0
#35 John Edwards 0 3 0 0
#36 Cory Borton 0 4 0 0
#21 Michael Cohen 0 4 0 2
#46 Michael Smith 0 1 0 0
#99 Frances Vaughn 0 2 0 0
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#53 James Green 60 28 1 2
#60 Terry Dyer 58 29 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 52 30 0 0
#63 Gregory Menard 54 30 0 3
#85 Paul Pick 0 9 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 51 31 0 7
#81 James Kirk 19 18 0 0
#16 Bobby Jones 0 19 0 1
#85 Troy Whitley 0 21 0 1
#49 Justin Zachary 9 17 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 5 1 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 3 2 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 9 0 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 15 6 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 9 1 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 10 0 0 0
#71 Gordon Luna 0 6 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 5 0 0
#51 Robert Gregory 0 6 0 1
#56 Jay Roy 0 4 0 0
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 4 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 7 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 6 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 0 6 0 1
#3 David Frazier 0 5 0 3
#96 William Cousins 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Timberwolves
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#22 Timothy Oneal 1 20 20.00 0
#94 David Smith 2 6 3.00 0
#93 Jeffrey Browne 2 0 0.00 0
#50 Larry Regan 1 0 0.00 0
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Timberwolves
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 John Pullen 1 0 0 0
#64 Edward McMillian 0 1 0 0
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Lucas Roberts 0 0 1 0
Punting
Timberwolves
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Grover Alcala 8 412 51.50 45.13 64 1
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 6 265 44.17 40.33 48 3
Kicking
Timberwolves
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Michael Gray 5 / 5 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 1 / 1
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 40 0 / 0
Punt Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 John Pullen 3 26 8.7 11 0
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 3 22 7.3 11 0
Kick Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Paul Pick 4 142 35.5 0
Defensive Stats
Timberwolves
Name Tackles Sacks
#22 Timothy Oneal 7 0
#21 Michael Cohen 7 0
#50 Larry Regan 6 0
#70 Louis Malcolm 6 0
#94 David Smith 4 0
#44 Samuel Shinn 4 0
#77 William Darby 3 0
#47 James Hardison 3 0
#36 Cory Borton 2 0
#46 Michael Smith 2 0
#99 Frances Vaughn 2 1
#93 Jeffrey Browne 1 0
#1 Michael Gray 1 0
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Frank Brack 7 0
#44 Gary Williams 6 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 5 1
#43 William Muir 5 0
#23 Lucas Roberts 5 0
#91 Albert Shelton 5 0
#41 Jack Robinson 4 0
#99 Will Lofton 4 2
#78 Ricky Pal 3 1
#75 Stanley Ullery 3 1
#81 James Kirk 2 0
#85 Paul Pick 2 0
#51 Robert Gregory 2 0
#45 William Hashimoto 1 0
#56 Jay Roy 1 0
#65 Joseph Eells 1 0
#49 Justin Zachary 1 0
#29 Cory Santos 1 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 1 0
#96 William Cousins 1 0
#30 Robert Sweet 1 0