Oilers 23-13 Falcons (13 Oct, 1996) Box Score

Houston Oilers

4-2, 3-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU					23
ATL					13

Atlanta Falcons

0-6, 0-3 home

Houston Passing


Chris Chandler
Steve McNair
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
9/13	146	11.2	1	2-5	132.2
5/10	58	5.8	0	0-0	67.9
14/23	199	8.9	1	2-5	104.3

Atlanta Passing


Bobby Hebert
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
31/46	279	6.1	2	2	1-11	79.9
31/46	268	6.1	2	2	1-11	79.9

Houston Rushing


Eddie George
Steve McNair
Chris Chandler
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23	109	4.7	0	37
2	9	4.5	1	10
2	3	1.5	0	3
27	121	4.5	1	37

Atlanta Rushing


Jamal Anderson
Craig Heyward
Bobby Hebert
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	45	3.5	14
2	8	4.0	8
1	2	2.0	2
16	55	3.4	14

Houston Receiving


Chris Sanders
Frank Wycheck
Willie Davis
Derek Russell
Eddie George
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	100	25.0	1	62
4	42	10.5	0	20
3	25	8.3	0	11
2	23	11.5	0	17
1	14	14.0	0	14
14	204	14.6	1	62

Atlanta Receiving


Roell Preston
Tyrone Brown
Jamal Anderson
Terance Mathis
Freddie Scott
Craig Heyward
Eric Metcalf
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	69	7.7	0	16
4	65	16.3	0	38
3	53	17.7	0	28
6	36	6.0	2	14
4	32	8.0	0	10
3	14	4.7	0	10
2	10	5.0	0	6
31	279	9.0	2	38

Houston Fumbles


Mel Gray
Chris Chandler
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
2	1	0

Atlanta Fumbles


Bobby Hebert
Elbert Shelley
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Houston Defense



Blaine Bishop
Cris Dishman
Joe Bowden
Micheal Barrow
Steve Jackson
Rafael Robinson
Darryll Lewis
Marcus Robertson
James Roberson
Josh Evans
John Henry Mills
Gary Walker
Henry Ford
Anthony Cook
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	7	0	0	1	0	0
9	8	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	43	1	0	6	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Travis Hall
Cornelius Bennett
Devin Bush
Patrick Bates
Lester Archambeau
Darnell Walker
Ron George
Chuck Smith
Tim McKyer
Lenny McGill
Dan Owens
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	3	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	38	2	0	3	0	0

Houston Interceptions


Darryll Lewis
Rafael Robinson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	53	0
1	2	0
2	55	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

Houston Kick Returns


Ronnie Harmon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	18	18.0	18	0
1	18	18.0	18	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	120	20.0	29	0
6	120	20.0	29	0

Houston Punt Returns


Mel Gray
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

Atlanta Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Atlanta Punt Returns

Houston Kicking


Al Del Greco
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	35	2/2	11
3/4	75.0	35	2/2	11

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Houston Punting


Reggie Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	135	45.0	0	2	53
3	135	45.0	0	2	53

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	186	31.0	0	2	34
6	186	31.0	0	2	34

5:00 AM, 13 October 1996

Attendance: 35,401

Referees:
Dale Hamer

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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