Regular Season Week 8: Rockets at Cowboys
October 27, 1996 70° San Antonio Super Dome
Attendance: 66,912 (89%)
Rockets 3 13 7 3 - 26
Cowboys 7 0 0 20 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 4-11-S.A 33 (11:17) 18-Zachary Duty 52 yard field goal is GOOD. S.A 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Cowboys: (11:13) 18-Zachary Duty kicks 63 yards from HOU 35 to S.A 2. 25-Ernest German for 98yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Don Lambert. S.A 71-Byron McVeigh was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. HOU 45-William Hashimoto was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. S.A 7 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 3-7-S.A 22 (8:32) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 30-Robert Sweet for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. S.A 7 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 1-10-S.A 10 (1:06) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 26-Benjamin Ward to S.A 0 for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 2-4-S.A 45 (13:28) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 85-Paul Pick for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. S.A 7 HOU 23
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 4-5-S.A 16 (15:00) 18-Zachary Duty 35 yard field goal is GOOD. S.A 7 HOU 26
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-10-S.A 25 (14:58) 8-Jerry Bryant pass complete to 84-Alan Martin for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Don Lambert. S.A 14 HOU 26
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 3-9-S.A 26 (12:30) 8-Jerry Bryant pass complete to 88-Kelly Gonzalez for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Don Lambert. S.A 21 HOU 26
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-7-HOU 7 (3:40) 8-Jerry Bryant pass complete to 14-Oscar Spradlin for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Cowboys Rockets
First Downs 9 16
- Rushing 4 3
- Passing 4 12
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 290 398
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards Per Play 4.92 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 84 84
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards Per Rush 2.47 3.23
Net Passing Yards 206 314
- Att/Comp/Int 21 / 10 / 1 38 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 42 3 / 32
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.24 7.66
- Yards Per Completion 24.80 15.04
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 9 / 61
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 43 3 / 31
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 182 1 / 20
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:22 29:25
Drive Charts
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:52 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 10:59 2:39 OPP 25 4 -37 Punt
1 8:20 3:23 OWN 10 6 23 Punt
1 2:45 3:36 OWN 21 6 29 Punt
2 12:45 2:02 OWN 40 3 8 Punt
2 8:25 1:43 OWN 15 3 -8 Punt
2 3:20 1:23 OWN 20 4 11 Interception
2 1:02 0:57 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
3 13:19 1:26 OWN 33 3 1 Punt
3 9:32 1:35 OWN 18 3 0 Punt
3 5:31 2:07 OWN 10 3 4 Punt
4 14:57 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 13:14 0:56 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 11:25 3:26 50 6 -7 Punt
4 5:53 2:17 OWN 40 5 60 Touchdown
4 2:06 1:50 OWN 29 6 21 Punt
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:08 2:56 OWN 30 9 37 Field Goal
1 4:58 2:12 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 14:10 1:24 OWN 15 3 4 Punt
2 10:43 2:18 OWN 16 4 84 Touchdown
2 6:43 3:23 OWN 44 5 2 Punt
2 1:57 0:55 OPP 39 4 39 Touchdown
2 0:05 0:05 OWN 13 1 0 Half
3 15:00 1:41 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 11:54 2:22 OWN 15 3 20 Punt
3 7:57 2:26 OWN 36 6 23 Punt
3 3:23 3:26 OWN 46 6 37 Field Goal
4 14:47 1:32 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 12:18 0:53 OWN 25 3 -13 Punt
4 7:59 2:06 OWN 14 3 6 Punt
4 3:36 1:30 OWN 20 5 5 Punt
4 0:16 0:16 OWN 12 2 -10 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Randall Pickett 26 52 2.00 10 2 0
#41 Frederick Marshall 5 22 4.40 13 1 0
#31 Roy Nathan 3 10 3.33 11 1 0
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 17 43 2.53 11 1 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 9 41 4.56 19 1 0
Passing Stats
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jerry Bryant 21 10 248 4 / 42 3 75 1 110.71
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 38 23 346 3 / 32 3 59 0 116.78
Receiving Stats
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 3 90 30.00 74 1
#84 Alan Martin 2 88 44.00 75 1
#41 Frederick Marshall 1 40 40.00 40 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 2 19 9.50 12 1
#25 Ernest German 1 7 7.00 7 0
#89 Daniel Longino 1 4 4.00 4 0
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Paul Pick 4 131 32.75 59 1
#89 Eric Hintz 6 92 15.33 36 0
#30 Robert Sweet 7 70 10.00 22 1
#16 Bobby Jones 3 27 9.00 14 0
#85 Troy Whitley 2 16 8.00 13 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 10 10.00 10 1
Blocking Stats
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Robert Baxter 39 41 1 3
#75 Clifton Davis 25 31 1 4
#60 Stephen Mapp 28 37 1 2
#71 Byron McVeigh 30 40 0 5
#69 Joseph Wyatt 38 36 0 1
#80 Tony Otte 10 27 0 0
#79 Vincent Fitzpatrick 14 0 0 0
#68 Tyrone Bradford 16 3 0 0
#67 James Frazier 16 5 0 0
#93 Norman Uribe 8 5 0 0
#67 Thomas Spahn 14 0 0 0
#43 Zackary George 0 4 0 0
#20 Ray Davenport 0 8 0 3
#63 Jordan Sandoval 0 5 0 0
#52 Norman Walker 0 4 0 0
#42 Thomas Wade 0 6 0 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 0 1 0 0
#56 Raymond Deane 3 0 0 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 0 14 0 1
#89 Daniel Longino 0 15 0 1
#84 Alan Martin 0 19 0 0
#87 Alan Rogers 0 10 0 0
#31 Roy Nathan 6 14 0 3
#92 Jorge Perez 0 3 0 0
#41 Frederick Marshall 1 0 0 0
#33 Randall Pickett 5 4 0 0
#23 Walter Ryan 0 6 0 1
#70 Thomas Neubauer 1 0 0 0
#51 John White 0 2 0 0
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
#64 Marvin Young 0 3 0 0
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Gregory Menard 45 35 2 6
#30 Robert Sweet 21 2 0 0
#53 James Green 55 30 0 1
#60 Terry Dyer 55 45 0 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 40 35 0 2
#63 Ronald Thrasher 41 31 0 9
#89 Eric Hintz 10 26 0 0
#85 Troy Whitley 0 22 0 1
#85 Paul Pick 0 13 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 18 23 0 0
#16 Bobby Jones 0 25 0 0
#81 James Kirk 10 5 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 15 0 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 15 1 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 15 4 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 4 0 0 0
#71 Gordon Luna 9 4 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 4 0 0
#56 Jay Roy 0 2 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 0 6 0 0
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 2 0 1
#71 David Abell 0 1 0 0
#65 Joseph Eells 0 1 0 0
#96 William Cousins 0 3 0 0
#43 William Muir 0 1 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 4 0 0 0
#1 Daniel Contreras 1 0 0 0
#51 Robert Gregory 0 2 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 2 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 2 0 0
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Lucas Roberts 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#69 Joseph Wyatt 0 0 1 0
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 1 0 0 0
#56 Jay Roy 0 1 0 0
Punting
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 William Graddy 11 498 45.27 42.82 53 6
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 10 463 46.30 40.10 56 3
Kicking
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Don Lambert 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 3 / 3
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 2 / 3
Punt Return
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Ernest German 5 43 8.6 11 0
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 3 31 10.3 12 0
Kick Return
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Ernest German 4 182 45.5 1
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Paul Pick 1 20 20.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Jorge Perez 8 0
#63 Jordan Sandoval 8 0
#96 Tyler Francis 6 2
#43 Zackary George 6 0
#20 Ray Davenport 5 0
#42 Thomas Wade 5 0
#51 John White 4 0
#23 Walter Ryan 3 0
#62 Charles Davis 3 0
#80 Tony Otte 1 0
#52 Norman Walker 1 0
#71 Byron McVeigh 1 0
#69 Joseph Wyatt 1 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 1 1
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Albert Shelton 8 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 6 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 5 1
#23 Lucas Roberts 4 0
#43 William Muir 3 0
#56 Jay Roy 3 0
#65 Joseph Eells 3 0
#40 Frank Brack 3 0
#41 Jack Robinson 2 0
#44 Gary Williams 2 0
#18 Zachary Duty 2 0
#32 Martin Rodriguez 2 1
#78 Ricky Pal 2 1
#99 Will Lofton 2 1
#45 William Hashimoto 2 0
#81 James Kirk 1 0
#96 William Cousins 1 0
#93 Jonathan Lawson 1 0
#29 Cory Santos 1 0