Week 8, 2021

played in Tennessee, TN

55 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	10	3	7	-	20
Tennessee Titans	7	2	3	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 TEN - Albert Merloni 10 pass from Phil Moran (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Alonzo Wire 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 07:39 HOU - Mason Crosby 40 field goal
2Q: 05:55 TEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 07:06 HOU - Mason Crosby 23 field goal
3Q: 02:01 TEN - Pat McAfee 31 field goal
4Q: 12:21 HOU - Alonzo Wire 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 TEN - Albert Merloni 10 pass from Phil Moran (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Alonzo Wire 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 07:39 HOU - Mason Crosby 40 field goal
2Q: 05:55 TEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 07:06 HOU - Mason Crosby 23 field goal
3Q: 02:01 TEN - Pat McAfee 31 field goal
4Q: 12:21 HOU - Alonzo Wire 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 7-1 1-7
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 398 213
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 5.94 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 176 93
- Rushing Attempts 38 23
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.04
Net Passing Yards 222 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 0 29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 124
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 4/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:41 25:19

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	7-1	1-7
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	398	213
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	5.94	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	176	93
- Rushing Attempts	38	23
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.04
Net Passing Yards	222	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 0	29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	124
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	4/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:41	25:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 24	8	58	Missed FG
1	5:16	5:22	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	12:10	4:36	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
2	5:55	0:06	OWN 5	1	-5	Safety
2	3:31	2:00	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	13:35	6:37	OWN 28	11	66	Field Goal
3	1:54	4:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	8:44	3:52	OWN 7	8	32	Punt
4	2:23	1:25	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	5:23	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:44	OWN 42	5	16	Punt
2	7:34	1:39	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
2	5:49	2:18	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	1:31	1:08	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:58	5:04	OWN 36	11	50	Field Goal
4	12:14	3:30	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
4	4:52	2:29	OWN 16	5	16	Punt
4	0:58	0:55	OWN 26	4	15	Interception

Game MVP: Mitchell Gallier, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	17	93	5.47	23	3	0
Alonzo Wire	16	61	3.81	9	0	2
Mitchell Gallier	5	22	4.40	10	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clarence Kirk	16	69	4.31	18	2
Albert Merloni	3	18	6.00	12	1
Marcus Woodard	2	1	0.50	3	0
Norbert Vance	1	4	4.00	4	0
Phil Moran	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Gallier	29	22	222	0/0	0	29	0	97.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	29	14	124	1/4	1	26	1	57.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Russell Lucas	8	12	100	12.50	9	29
WR Preston Beadnell	5	7	30	6.00	13	23
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	27	9.00	2	12
WR Dwight Donovan	2	2	31	15.50	10	24
TE T.J. Ross	1	2	9	9.00	10	9
RB Alonzo Wire	1	1	13	13.00	9	13
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	9	9.00	5	9

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Albert Merloni	3	6	18	6.00	3	10	1
WR Kerry Barber	3	6	54	18.00	31	26	0
RB Clarence Kirk	2	4	5	2.50	3	4	0
TE Kennedy Brusca	2	4	25	12.50	0	14	0
FB Marcus Woodard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Grant Fredrickson	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Lorenzo Banks	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Mickey Wetnight	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Everett Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Cornell Andersen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sammie McKeehan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	13	13.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
LeSean McCoy	1	1
Russell Lucas	1	0
T.J. Ross	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Glenn Kasischke	0	0	1	0
Dusty McGeorge	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	3	147	49.0	42.7	52	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	7	355	50.7	43.9	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	2/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	22	7.3	0
Alonzo Wire	1	6	6.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Ficek	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	31	31.0	0
Preston Beadnell	1	29	29.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Kirk	2	65	32.5	0
Everett Murray	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	8	3	0.0	23	27
S Kent Jarvis	5	0	0.0	15	29
S Luke Hartland	5	0	0.0	13	13
ILB Hugh Rogers	3	1	0.0	9	11
CB William Middleton	3	0	0.0	12	15
DE Teddy Flannery	2	0	1.0	14	23
DT Alex Rivera	2	1	0.0	12	8
OLB Herb Hampton	2	1	0.0	19	27
S Bryant Satterfield	2	0	0.0	10	17
S Antonio Giles	1	1	0.0	14	16
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	22
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	0.0	14	24
DT Levon Jacobs	1	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Peter Heuvicq	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Mike Patterson	0	1	0.0	11	15
DE Joey Sims	0	1	0.0	18	22

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Barrett	8	2	0.0	32	27
OLB Desmond Carrigan	6	1	0.0	25	22
ILB Edward Cineux	5	1	0.0	35	27
CB Ricardo Lang	5	1	0.0	30	24
CB Victor Liotti	5	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Buster Davis	4	2	0.0	29	19
OLB Kris Carpenter	3	2	0.0	13	12
ILB Glenn Kasischke	3	0	0.0	11	6
S James Morton	2	5	0.0	29	22
DT Ian Bullock	2	4	0.0	32	23
CB Brenden Anderson	2	1	0.0	15	10
CB Lardarius Webb	2	1	0.0	20	17
S Dusty McGeorge	2	1	0.0	11	8
DE Damon Bromell	2	0	0.0	28	19
CB Tony Ficek	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Nate Tate	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	0.0	25	15
DE Lonnie Atkins	1	0	0.0	18	16
TE Cornell Andersen	1	0	---	---	---
S Kim Givens	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	1.0	1	1	23
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	4	1	22
CB William Middleton	0.0	1	0	15

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ian Bullock	1	0	23
DT Jon Dupre	0	1	15
ILB Edward Cineux	0	1	27
OLB Kris Carpenter	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Satterfield	3	0	0	17
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	0	0	27
S Kent Jarvis	2	1	0	29
CB William Middleton	2	1	0	15
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	2	1	22
ILB Hugh Rogers	1	0	0	11
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	0	27
S Luke Hartland	1	0	0	13
S Antonio Giles	0	2	0	16

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	4	1	24
CB Ricardo Lang	4	0	24
S Jorge Barrett	3	0	27
ILB Edward Cineux	2	1	27
OLB Desmond Carrigan	2	0	22
OLB Buster Davis	1	0	19
CB Tony Ficek	1	0	6
CB Brenden Anderson	1	0	10
ILB Glenn Kasischke	1	0	6
CB Lardarius Webb	1	0	17
OLB Kris Carpenter	1	0	12
DT Ian Bullock	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Herb Bradford	3	8	35	28
T.J. Ross	3	3	19	14
Gosder Cherilus	2	5	33	27
Matt Slauson	2	4	28	25
Mickey Brandon	1	6	31	23
Walter Van Valkenberg	0	2	23	16
Teddy Perrine	0	1	13	5
Jumbo Wheeler	0	1	10	6
Dominic Evans	0	1	13	9
Antoine Caldwell	0	1	15	14
Jamon Meredith	0	1	12	7

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kraig Urbik	2	5	1	23	0	27
Marcus Woodard	2	2	1	12	0	20
J.C. Iafrate	1	5	0	22	0	23
Harvey Thompson	1	3	1	16	0	24
Harry Battle	1	2	0	18	0	25
Conrad Banerjee	0	4	0	17	1	24
Cedric Giles	0	2	0	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Heuvicq	2	23
Keith Zinger	2	14
Dean Rivers	1	11
R.J. Cote	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Carpenter	4	16
Cornell Andersen	1	17
Grant Fredrickson	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Bradford	35	28	---	---	6	69
Mitchell Gallier	38	29	---	---	---	67
Gosder Cherilus	33	27	---	---	6	66
Casey Donovan	---	---	14	24	23	61
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	23	27	10	60
Dwight Donovan	25	15	---	---	15	55
Mickey Brandon	31	23	---	---	---	54
Matt Slauson	28	25	---	---	---	53
Preston Beadnell	30	20	---	---	3	53
Alonzo Wire	19	14	---	---	17	50
T.J. Ross	19	14	---	---	14	47
Russell Lucas	26	21	---	---	---	47
Kent Jarvis	---	---	15	29	2	46
Joey Sims	---	---	18	22	6	46
Herb Hampton	---	---	19	27	---	46
Walter Van Valkenberg	23	16	---	---	2	41
Levon Jacobs	---	---	16	22	3	41
Antonio Giles	---	---	14	16	9	39
Teddy Flannery	---	---	14	23	1	38
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	14	22	2	38
LeSean McCoy	19	14	---	---	3	36
Mike Patterson	---	---	11	15	7	33
Antoine Caldwell	15	14	---	---	4	33
R.J. Cote	10	14	---	---	9	33
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	15	15	1	31
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	4	3	23	30
Jamal Gardner	7	9	---	---	14	30
Bryant Satterfield	---	---	10	17	1	28
Jumbo Wheeler	10	6	---	---	11	27
William Middleton	---	---	12	15	---	27
Luke Hartland	---	---	13	13	---	26
Jamon Meredith	12	7	---	---	6	25
Dean Rivers	8	6	---	---	11	25
Dominic Evans	13	9	---	---	2	24
Derrick Harvey	---	---	9	9	5	23
Keith Zinger	4	3	---	---	14	21
Hugh Rogers	---	---	9	11	1	21
Alex Rivera	---	---	12	8	---	20
Teddy Perrine	13	5	---	---	---	18
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	7	8	---	15
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Noll	---	---	0	1	7	8
Pete Turner	---	---	4	3	---	7
Gene Chandler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edward Cineux	---	---	35	27	3	65
Jorge Barrett	---	---	32	27	4	63
Victor Liotti	---	---	29	24	8	61
Kraig Urbik	23	27	---	---	8	58
Ricardo Lang	---	---	30	24	2	56
Ian Bullock	---	---	32	23	1	56
James Morton	---	---	29	22	3	54
Phil Moran	23	30	---	---	---	53
Damon Bromell	---	---	28	19	5	52
Buster Davis	---	---	29	19	3	51
Desmond Carrigan	---	---	25	22	3	50
Harvey Thompson	16	24	---	---	8	48
Harry Battle	18	25	---	---	2	45
J.C. Iafrate	22	23	---	---	---	45
Jon Dupre	---	---	25	15	4	44
Cornell Andersen	11	15	---	---	17	43
Kerry Barber	18	24	---	---	---	42
Conrad Banerjee	17	24	---	---	---	41
Kris Carpenter	---	---	13	12	16	41
Lardarius Webb	---	---	20	17	2	39
Clarence Kirk	18	13	---	---	7	38
Marcus Woodard	12	20	---	---	5	37
Lonnie Atkins	---	---	18	16	3	37
Kennedy Brusca	13	14	---	---	6	33
Mickey Wetnight	12	13	---	---	6	31
Cedric Giles	8	13	---	---	8	29
Tony Ficek	---	---	8	6	14	28
Nate Tate	---	---	12	14	2	28
Sammie McKeehan	11	16	---	---	1	28
Kim Givens	---	---	11	6	10	27
Brenden Anderson	---	---	15	10	1	26
Grant Fredrickson	4	10	---	---	12	26
Glenn Kasischke	---	---	11	6	8	25
Everett Murray	7	4	---	---	14	25
Lorenzo Banks	4	5	---	---	14	23
Dusty McGeorge	---	---	11	8	3	22
Norbert Vance	1	1	---	---	19	21
Albert Merloni	4	15	---	---	---	19
Donnell Saylor	5	8	---	---	6	19
Damon Butterfield	6	6	---	---	5	17
Rod Coleman	---	---	5	2	8	15
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Keith Null	0	0	---	---	1	1
Drew Bachman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thurman Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	20	101	5.1
Right	11	55	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Gallier	29	22	3	1	0	2	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	29	14	2	0	2	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	103	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Lucas	12	8	100	1	21
WR Preston Beadnell	7	5	30	1	20
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	27	0	6
TE T.J. Ross	2	1	9	0	14
WR Dwight Donovan	2	2	31	1	15
RB Alonzo Wire	1	1	13	0	14
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	3	0	14
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	9	0	9

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Albert Merloni	6	3	0	18	0	15
WR Kerry Barber	6	3	1	54	2	24
RB Clarence Kirk	4	2	0	5	0	13
TE Kennedy Brusca	4	2	0	25	0	14
WR Sammie McKeehan	3	0	1	0	0	16
FB Marcus Woodard	1	1	0	3	0	20
FB Grant Fredrickson	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Everett Murray	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Cornell Andersen	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Lorenzo Banks	1	1	0	10	0	5
WR Mickey Wetnight	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Wire	5	9	1.80	3.81
LeSean McCoy	2	4	2.00	5.47

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Gallier	3	2	10	3.33	7.66

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	4	1	10	2.50	4.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	7	7.00	15.50
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	0	0.00	4.29

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Albert Merloni	2	1	10	5.00	3.00
WR Sammie McKeehan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kerry Barber	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Wire	5	2
Mitchell Gallier	1	0
LeSean McCoy	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Woodard	1	0
Clarence Kirk	1	1
Albert Merloni	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Gallier	9	8	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Russell Lucas	4	3	3
WR Preston Beadnell	2	2	2
RB Alonzo Wire	1	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Albert Merloni	5	2	1
WR Kerry Barber	3	2	1
TE Kennedy Brusca	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (19,000)
End Zone 12,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (19,000)
End Zone	12,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)