Week 16, 2025

played in Arizona, AZ

69 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	3	7	-	13
Arizona Cardinals	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 31 field goal
1Q: 00:34 ARI - Wade Swift 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 00:45 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
3Q: 02:14 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 35 field goal
4Q: 12:03 HOU - Darrell Erickson 2 pass from Tom Estell (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 31 field goal
1Q: 00:34 ARI - Wade Swift 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 00:45 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
3Q: 02:14 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 35 field goal
4Q: 12:03 HOU - Darrell Erickson 2 pass from Tom Estell (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 7-8 11-4
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 455 289
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 7.00 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 188 123
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 8.95 4.24
Net Passing Yards 267 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 295 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:02 27:58

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	7-8	11-4
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	455	289
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	7.00	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	188	123
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	8.95	4.24
Net Passing Yards	267	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	295	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:02	27:58

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 17	6	29	Punt
1	10:08	3:47	OWN 33	9	53	Field Goal
1	0:27	3:21	OWN 31	6	29	Punt
2	9:01	2:35	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
2	4:29	0:55	OWN 32	2	36	Fumble
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	2	35	Half
3	10:47	3:34	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	5:46	3:40	OWN 45	6	37	Field Goal
4	14:49	2:53	OWN 4	6	96	Touchdown
4	9:02	3:55	OWN 37	6	30	Punt
4	2:15	2:09	OWN 26	11	70	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	6:21	5:54	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	12:06	3:05	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
2	6:26	1:57	OWN 45	4	23	Fumble
2	3:34	2:57	OWN 32	10	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 33	7	27	Punt
3	7:13	1:27	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
3	2:06	2:17	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	11:56	2:54	OWN 28	3	-11	Punt
4	5:07	2:52	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 4	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tom Estell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	14	155	11.07	62	5
Max Castillo	6	25	4.17	11	1
Tom Estell	1	8	8.00	8	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howard Westbrook	13	46	3.54	11	2	1
Alex Keyes	10	58	5.80	19	3	0
Wade Swift	4	17	4.25	6	0	1
Henry Nowlin	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Estell	39	22	295	5/28	1	35	0	89.1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Nowlin	24	18	183	3/17	0	39	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Rivers	5	10	75	15.00	22	22	0
WR Jessie Johannsen	4	6	76	19.00	9	35	0
WR Jamal Gardner	4	6	45	11.25	13	16	0
FB Darrell Erickson	3	4	28	9.33	16	18	1
TE Frank Fortune	3	5	36	12.00	5	14	0
WR Preston Beadnell	2	5	22	11.00	6	13	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB LeSean McCoy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Max Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dean Gillespie	6	9	46	7.67	4	15
WR Shane Carter	4	5	91	22.75	32	39
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	2	1.00	1	3
WR Kirk Bode	2	3	22	11.00	15	17
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Everett Patterson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Howard Westbrook	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Winston Farmer	1	1	4	4.00	1	4

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Rivers	1	0	0
Luke Hartland	0	1	0
Lawrence Fisk	0	0	1
Jon Wolfe	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quinn Johnson	1	0	0
Howard Westbrook	1	0	0
Curtis Lofton	0	1	0
Billy Joe Whitlow	0	1	0
Kyle Wilson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	5	205	41.0	24.6	54	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	287	47.8	43.5	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	6	6.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	47	23.5	0
Jamal Gardner	1	27	27.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	7	4	0.0	24	25
DE Carlos Dunlap	5	1	1.0	22	23
S Chad Jones	5	0	0.0	22	25
ILB Bob Hutton	4	1	1.0	24	25
DE Kendrick Hussey	3	2	1.0	20	15
OLB Herb Hampton	3	1	0.0	21	19
CB Jon Wolfe	3	1	0.0	29	24
S Perry Coffin	3	0	0.0	15	12
S Clarence Mankey	2	3	0.0	17	16
ILB Bucky Baxter	2	2	0.0	11	8
CB D.J. Moore	2	0	0.0	13	20
DE Joey Sims	2	0	0.0	10	12
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	1	0	0.0	5	2
DT Sedrick Harvey	1	0	0.0	9	8
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	0.0	22	14
S Luke Hartland	1	0	0.0	16	20
DE Calvin Green	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Levon Jacobs	0	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Cary Torres	0	1	0.0	2	1

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Nolan	7	0	0.0	16	32
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	5	1	1.5	14	31
OLB Curtis Lofton	5	4	0.5	19	43
DE Tyson Alualu	4	0	0.5	14	29
S Taylor Mays	4	1	0.0	12	29
CB Paul Fox	4	0	0.0	10	34
DE Warren Hutchison	2	1	1.0	10	19
DE Sammy Brennan	2	1	0.5	8	14
CB Brandon Perkins	2	2	0.0	16	35
CB Kyle Wilson	2	0	0.0	14	31
S Juan Lockard	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Damon Myers	1	0	1.0	7	16
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	0.0	9	14
CB Jeremy Hines	1	1	0.0	9	17
DT Leland Woods	1	1	0.0	6	12
DE Darren Garrett	1	0	0.0	13	30
DT Kelly Compton	1	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Greg Erdman	1	0	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.0	1	0	1	23
DE Kendrick Hussey	1.0	0	2	0	15
ILB Bob Hutton	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Joey Sims	0.0	0	0	1	12

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	1.5	0	0	31
DE Warren Hutchison	1.0	3	0	19
DE Damon Myers	1.0	0	2	16
DE Tyson Alualu	0.5	1	0	29
OLB Curtis Lofton	0.5	0	1	43
DE Sammy Brennan	0.5	0	0	14
DE Alex Hardy	0.0	3	0	25
DE Darren Garrett	0.0	2	0	30
DT Leland Woods	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	0	25
S Chad Jones	3	0	25
S Clarence Mankey	2	2	16
OLB Herb Hampton	2	0	19
CB Jon Wolfe	2	0	24
CB D.J. Moore	1	0	20
DE Joey Sims	1	0	12
ILB Bucky Baxter	1	0	8
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	25
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	14
S Perry Coffin	1	0	12
S Luke Hartland	0	1	20

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Troy Nolan	4	0	32
OLB Curtis Lofton	3	0	43
CB Paul Fox	3	0	34
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	2	1	31
CB Kyle Wilson	2	0	31
S Juan Lockard	2	0	15
S Taylor Mays	1	1	29
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	14
CB Jeremy Hines	1	0	17
DT Kelly Compton	1	0	26
OLB Greg Erdman	1	0	9
CB Brandon Perkins	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	6	21	2	44
Ethan Bowens	3	3	7	0	13
Branden Albert	1	3	21	0	44
Antoine Caldwell	1	2	14	2	31
Gosder Cherilus	1	2	19	1	42
Darrell Erickson	1	1	16	0	25
Mitch Petrus	1	1	17	0	34
Frank Fortune	1	1	15	0	28
Daryl Barricelli	0	1	8	0	12

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. Barnes	4	5	1	27	1	21
Ernie Crane	4	5	0	22	0	22
Sam Baker	2	5	0	19	1	21
Billy Joe Whitlow	1	3	1	29	0	27
Martin Felker	1	3	0	27	0	25
Quinn Johnson	0	3	0	19	0	19
Marty Linquist	0	2	0	7	0	5
Everett Patterson	0	1	0	18	0	12
Chris Cherpeski	0	0	0	10	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Conrady	2	15
Cary Torres	2	12
Jamal Gardner	1	8

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Terry	2	26
Beau Bell	1	23
Juan Lockard	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Branden Albert	21	44	---	---	7	72
Gosder Cherilus	19	42	---	---	7	68
Tom Estell	21	44	---	---	---	65
Walter Jelinek	21	44	---	---	---	65
Jon Wolfe	---	---	29	24	9	62
Jamal Gardner	19	33	---	---	8	60
Dean Rivers	16	25	---	---	15	56
Frank Fortune	15	28	---	---	13	56
Mitch Petrus	17	34	---	---	4	55
Chad Jones	---	---	22	25	7	54
Antoine Caldwell	14	31	---	---	7	52
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	24	25	2	51
Bob Hutton	---	---	24	25	1	50
Darrell Erickson	16	25	---	---	8	49
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	22	23	3	48
LeSean McCoy	15	26	---	---	---	41
Herb Hampton	---	---	21	19	1	41
Clarence Mankey	---	---	17	16	8	41
Max Castillo	6	19	---	---	16	41
Levon Jacobs	---	---	20	19	1	40
Jessie Johannsen	3	24	---	---	10	37
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	22	14	1	37
Luke Hartland	---	---	16	20	1	37
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	20	15	1	36
D.J. Moore	---	---	13	20	1	34
Preston Beadnell	5	23	---	---	4	32
Joey Sims	---	---	10	12	6	28
Daryl Barricelli	8	12	---	---	8	28
Perry Coffin	---	---	15	12	---	27
Mickey Brandon	6	12	---	---	7	25
Bucky Baxter	---	---	11	8	5	24
Ethan Bowens	7	13	---	---	3	23
Bobby Marroquin	2	5	---	---	13	20
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	9	8	---	17
Ralph Livanis	---	---	5	3	8	16
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	5	2	8	15
Cary Torres	---	---	2	1	12	15
Calvin Green	---	---	7	4	4	15
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	0	0	15	15
Wayne Snyder	---	---	5	2	5	12
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alonzo Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Lofton	---	---	19	43	3	65
R.J. Terry	---	---	12	21	26	59
Martin Felker	27	25	---	---	4	56
Henry Nowlin	29	27	---	---	---	56
Billy Joe Whitlow	29	27	---	---	---	56
Kyle Wilson	---	---	14	31	9	54
Ernie Crane	22	22	---	---	7	51
Troy Nolan	---	---	16	32	3	51
Brandon Perkins	---	---	16	35	---	51
Quinn Johnson	19	19	---	---	12	50
T.J. Barnes	27	21	---	---	---	48
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	14	31	2	47
Tyson Alualu	---	---	14	29	4	47
Taylor Mays	---	---	12	29	6	47
Beau Bell	---	---	9	14	23	46
Paul Fox	---	---	10	34	2	46
Sam Baker	19	21	---	---	5	45
Dean Gillespie	28	17	---	---	---	45
Darren Garrett	---	---	13	30	1	44
Kirk Bode	21	20	---	---	2	43
Kelly Compton	---	---	14	26	2	42
Jumbo Dolan	10	14	---	---	15	39
Alex Hardy	---	---	11	25	2	38
Everett Patterson	18	12	---	---	5	35
Howard Westbrook	15	18	---	---	1	34
Warren Hutchison	---	---	10	19	4	33
Jeremy Hines	---	---	9	17	5	31
Juan Lockard	---	---	6	15	10	31
Wade Swift	7	1	---	---	20	28
Winston Farmer	7	9	---	---	11	27
Shane Carter	9	16	---	---	---	25
Sammy Brennan	---	---	8	14	3	25
Damon Myers	---	---	7	16	1	24
Chris Cherpeski	10	6	---	---	7	23
Leland Woods	---	---	6	12	3	21
Alex Keyes	10	7	---	---	3	20
Gabe Buckner	4	8	---	---	7	19
Marty Linquist	7	5	---	---	5	17
Greg Erdman	---	---	7	9	1	17
Dwight Tobin	---	---	4	2	7	13
Jamal Stuart	1	2	---	---	9	12
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	1	1
Al Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	10	119	11.9
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Estell	39	22	4	3	2	2	10	3	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Nowlin	24	18	2	0	0	3	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	91	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	94	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	82	27.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	99	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	39	39.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Rivers	10	5	1	75	2	25
WR Jessie Johannsen	6	4	0	76	2	24
WR Jamal Gardner	6	4	0	45	0	33
WR Preston Beadnell	5	2	0	22	0	23
TE Frank Fortune	5	3	1	36	0	28
FB Darrell Erickson	4	3	0	28	0	25
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0	0	26
RB Max Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	0	13	0	12

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie	9	6	46	0	17
WR Shane Carter	5	4	91	2	16
WR Kirk Bode	3	2	22	0	20
TE Everett Patterson	2	1	8	0	12
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	2	0	19
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	5	0	14
RB Howard Westbrook	1	1	5	0	18
WR Winston Farmer	1	1	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	1	1	1.00	11.07

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Swift	2	11	5.50	4.25
Howard Westbrook	2	13	6.50	3.54
Alex Keyes	1	10	10.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Estell	7	2	9	1.29	7.56

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Nowlin	3	2	9	3.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	0	0	0.00	12.67
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
RB Max Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
WR Shane Carter	1	1	10	10.00	18.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Max Castillo	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Keyes	3	2
Howard Westbrook	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Estell	10	6	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Nowlin	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	3	2	0
WR Preston Beadnell	2	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	1
WR Jessie Johannsen	1	0	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Gillespie	3	1	0
WR Shane Carter	2	1	0
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (17,600)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (17,600)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)