Regular Season Week 11: Cowboys at Rockets
November 16, 1997 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 54,796 (73%)
Cowboys 0 3 3 11 - 17
Rockets 10 7 0 3 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 1-10-HOU 31 (14:57) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 16-Bobby Jones for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 7 S.A 0
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 4-8-S.A 8 (3:48) 18-Zachary Duty 26 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 S.A 0
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 1-10-HOU 30 (9:51) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 16-Bobby Jones for 70 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 17 S.A 0
(Qtr 2) Cowboys: 4-10-HOU 18 (1:38) 4-Don Lambert 35 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 S.A 3
(Qtr 3) Cowboys: 4-11-HOU 15 (4:24) 4-Don Lambert 32 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 S.A 6
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 4-8-HOU 8 (13:39) 4-Don Lambert 25 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 S.A 9
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 4-8-S.A 19 (10:49) 18-Zachary Duty 37 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 20 S.A 9
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-6-HOU 6 (2:00) 8-Jerry Bryant ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 33-Randall Pickett ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! HOU 20 S.A 17
Team Statistics
Rockets Cowboys
First Downs 13 20
- Rushing 4 8
- Passing 6 9
- Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 315 286
- Offensive Plays 56 80
- Yards Per Play 5.63 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 80 100
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards Per Rush 4.00 3.13
Net Passing Yards 235 186
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 15 / 2 44 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 38 4 / 29
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.53 3.88
- Yards Per Completion 18.20 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 6 / 20
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 3 / 3
Penalties/Yards 5 / 37 4 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 2 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 1 / 37
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:49 37:14
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 9:18 5:32 OWN 41 10 51 Field Goal
2 14:19 1:30 OWN 6 5 35 Interception
2 11:52 2:12 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
2 4:04 0:51 OWN 11 3 1 Punt
2 1:54 0:05 OWN 29 1 0 Fumble
2 1:35 0:52 OWN 27 3 4 Punt
3 13:00 0:49 OWN 27 3 -10 Punt
3 9:23 0:55 OWN 7 4 21 Interception
3 4:20 1:31 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 13:36 2:51 OWN 25 7 56 Field Goal
4 9:11 3:33 OWN 22 5 11 Punt
4 1:55 1:55 OWN 47 7 24 Game
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:47 5:30 OWN 30 9 37 Missed FG
1 3:46 4:27 OWN 25 7 29 Punt
2 12:49 0:57 OWN 48 3 2 Punt
2 9:41 5:37 OWN 25 9 27 Punt
2 3:13 1:19 OWN 45 4 22 Interception
2 1:49 0:14 OPP 18 3 0 Field Goal
2 0:43 0:43 OWN 21 2 -2 Half
3 15:00 2:00 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 12:11 2:48 OWN 39 5 16 Punt
3 8:28 4:08 OPP 36 7 20 Field Goal
3 2:49 4:13 OWN 18 10 74 Field Goal
4 10:46 1:34 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 5:39 3:44 OWN 23 14 77 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 13 65 5.00 13 4 0
#30 Robert Sweet 4 15 3.75 12 1 0
#7 Howard Stiner 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Randall Pickett 19 58 3.05 11 1 0
#41 Frederick Marshall 12 36 3.00 10 1 0
#8 Jerry Bryant 1 6 6.00 6 0 1
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 32 15 273 4 / 38 2 70 2 71.48
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jerry Bryant 44 26 215 4 / 29 0 20 1 62.22
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Bobby Jones 3 174 58.00 70 2
#86 Bryan Herrera 4 52 13.00 20 0
#30 Robert Sweet 1 21 21.00 21 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 2 14 7.00 11 0
#85 Troy Whitley 4 9 2.25 4 0
#85 Paul Pick 1 3 3.00 3 0
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Daniel Longino 5 62 12.40 17 0
#80 Tony Otte 5 48 9.60 14 0
#87 Douglas Luz 3 38 12.67 20 0
#84 Alan Martin 4 35 8.75 20 0
#87 Alan Rogers 1 16 16.00 16 0
#31 Roy Nathan 1 10 10.00 10 0
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 2 7 3.50 7 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 1 4 4.00 4 0
#33 Randall Pickett 3 -2 -0.67 1 0
#25 Ernest German 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Terry Dyer 45 32 3 2
#63 Gregory Menard 42 24 1 2
#85 Troy Whitley 0 18 0 1
#74 Nicholas Turner 36 34 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 8 4 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 36 23 0 5
#1 Daniel Contreras 34 19 0 2
#77 Benjamin Loy 9 1 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 5 1 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 8 0 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 9 1 0 0
#53 James Green 11 2 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 4 0 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 1 3 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 14 13 0 0
#16 Bobby Jones 0 18 0 1
#86 Bryan Herrera 10 21 0 0
#85 Paul Pick 0 12 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 4 4 0 0
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 1
#78 Ricky Pal 0 2 0 0
#38 Michael Foley 0 2 0 1
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 2 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 1 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 1 0 0
#80 Larry Hubbard 0 5 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 0 1 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 2 0 1
#43 William Muir 0 1 0 0
#5 Dale Gordon 0 1 0 1
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Stephen Mapp 58 41 2 2
#76 Robert Baxter 53 32 1 2
#75 Clifton Davis 58 37 1 2
#78 Matthew Bellamy 0 2 0 0
#20 Ray Davenport 0 2 0 0
#93 Norman Uribe 0 2 0 0
#63 Jordan Sandoval 0 2 0 0
#23 Walter Ryan 1 4 0 2
#52 Norman Walker 0 4 0 0
#53 Ernest Crawford 0 4 0 1
#42 Thomas Wade 0 2 0 0
#64 Lester Moran 0 1 0 0
#87 Douglas Luz 0 20 0 0
#69 Joseph Wyatt 53 43 0 1
#33 Randall Pickett 20 16 0 2
#31 Roy Nathan 18 7 0 0
#80 Tony Otte 4 24 0 0
#73 Paul Hughes 59 44 0 3
#41 Frederick Marshall 4 4 0 0
#89 Daniel Longino 0 21 0 1
#84 Alan Martin 0 18 0 1
#87 Alan Rogers 1 5 0 1
#71 Byron McVeigh 8 0 0 0
#64 Marvin Young 10 1 0 0
#56 Raymond Deane 14 9 0 1
#74 Colin Colwell 6 0 0 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 0 2 0 0
#43 Zackary George 0 1 0 0
#96 Tyler Francis 0 2 0 0
#40 Timothy Lewis 0 2 0 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 0 1 0 0
#92 Jorge Perez 0 1 0 0
#25 Ernest German 1 2 0 0
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#92 Ronald McCloud 1 1 1.00 0
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#42 Thomas Wade 2 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#7 Howard Stiner 1 0 0 0
#80 Larry Hubbard 0 1 0 0
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#96 Tyler Francis 0 1 0 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 0 0 1 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 5 242 48.40 46.60 55 1
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 William Graddy 6 257 42.83 38.83 50 3
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 2 / 2
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Don Lambert 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 35 0 / 0
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 1 4 4.0 4 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Ernest German 2 9 4.5 9 0
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Paul Pick 1 29 29.0 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Ernest German 1 37 37.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Frank Brack 13 0
#41 Jack Robinson 12 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 9 0
#44 Gary Williams 4 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 4 1
#91 Albert Shelton 4 1
#23 Lucas Roberts 3 0
#3 David Frazier 3 1
#38 Michael Foley 3 0
#43 William Muir 3 0
#2 Paul Lachapelle 1 0
#57 Jacob Mendoza 1 0
#85 Paul Pick 1 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 1 0
#85 Troy Whitley 1 0
#99 Will Lofton 1 1
#52 Terrence Carlton 1 0
#78 Ricky Pal 1 0
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#63 Jordan Sandoval 6 0
#23 Walter Ryan 5 0
#53 Ernest Crawford 5 0
#43 Zackary George 2 0
#42 Thomas Wade 2 0
#92 Jorge Perez 2 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 2 3
#78 Matthew Bellamy 2 0
#96 Tyler Francis 2 1
#40 Timothy Lewis 2 0
#52 Norman Walker 2 0
#20 Ray Davenport 1 0
#54 Luke Hardin 1 0
#51 John White 1 0
#80 Tony Otte 1 0