Week 1, 2027

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	3	3	7	0	-	13
Houston Texans	3	0	10	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 HOU - Ian Zupancic 20 field goal
1Q: 02:10 TEN - C.J. Bradley 21 field goal
2Q: 02:29 TEN - C.J. Bradley 25 field goal
3Q: 14:02 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 28 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 53 field goal
3Q: 01:26 TEN - Adam Velevis 4 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:02 HOU - C.J. Spiller 10 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Ian Zupancic 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 HOU - Ian Zupancic 20 field goal
1Q: 02:10 TEN - C.J. Bradley 21 field goal
2Q: 02:29 TEN - C.J. Bradley 25 field goal
3Q: 14:02 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 28 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 53 field goal
3Q: 01:26 TEN - Adam Velevis 4 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:02 HOU - C.J. Spiller 10 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Ian Zupancic 40 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 427 295
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 5.34 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 118 72
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 4.21 2.88
Net Passing Yards 309 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 30 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	427	295
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	5.34	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	118	72
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	4.21	2.88
Net Passing Yards	309	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 30 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:06	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
1	6:10	4:06	OWN 27	8	69	Field Goal
2	14:37	2:55	OWN 5	6	59	Punt
2	8:11	5:49	OWN 10	15	82	Field Goal
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 4	5	23	Half
3	15:00	0:26	OWN 21	1	1	Fumble
3	13:51	5:07	OWN 17	9	43	Punt
3	5:33	4:16	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	12:26	1:48	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	9:11	3:52	OWN 10	9	26	Punt
4	2:54	1:00	OWN 20	4	1	Downs
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 49	7	24	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
1	7:44	1:34	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	2:04	2:27	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	11:42	3:31	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
2	2:22	1:02	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	14:34	0:43	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	8:44	3:11	OWN 20	6	44	Field Goal
3	1:17	3:51	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	10:38	1:27	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
4	5:19	2:25	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	1:54	0:41	OPP 21	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Demarco Murray	16	63	3.94	13	1
Ricky Peters	8	29	3.63	7	0
Matthew Stafford	4	26	6.50	10	2

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	18	40	2.22	10	2	1
Sammy Farrington	6	29	4.83	13	1	0
Gene Chandler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	50	30	327	2/18	1	39	0	86.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	27	18	238	2/15	1	34	0	106.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Barber	11	14	158	14.36	91	39	0
WR Oscar Gomes	5	7	68	13.60	22	28	0
WR Adam Velevis	4	7	35	8.75	13	13	1
WR Michael Crabtree	3	9	37	12.33	13	18	0
RB Demarco Murray	3	4	13	4.33	2	7	0
RB Ricky Peters	2	3	11	5.50	5	6	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	7	64	16.00	14	28	1
WR Jamal Gardner	4	8	51	12.75	9	34	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	4	8	2.67	0	3	0
WR Tandon Doss	3	4	27	9.00	1	17	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	25	25.00	2	25	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	27	27.00	16	27	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	20	20.00	13	20	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Demarco Murray	1	0	0	0
Jorge Barrett	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
Mike McCulley	0	1	0
Leonard Gillespie	0	1	0
Patrick Robinson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Erickson	5	218	43.6	25.8	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	6	292	48.7	47.5	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Newman	1	7	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomes	3	71	23.7	0
Adam Velevis	2	29	14.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Cineux	5	3	0.0	17	22
OLB Koa Misi	5	1	0.0	19	19
S Jorge Barrett	4	2	0.0	20	26
DE Ricky Sapp	4	2	0.0	18	16
CB Mario Rice	3	2	1.0	22	25
DT Vincent Harmon	3	0	1.0	15	16
S Kim Givens	3	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Rey Maualuga	3	0	0.0	20	21
CB Rico McDonald	3	0	0.0	17	26
DE Ralph Shaw	3	0	0.0	23	25
ILB Tracy Krueger	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Deron Meraz	1	1	0.0	10	13
S Dusty McGeorge	1	1	0.0	19	20
DE Corey Wootton	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Jerry Hughes	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Jerry Peters	1	0	0.0	18	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herb Hampton	10	2	0.0	23	41
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	0	0.0	22	39
S Nate Allen	5	0	1.0	24	46
CB Victor Liotti	5	1	0.0	14	43
DE Carlos Dunlap	4	1	1.0	22	45
DE Mike McCulley	4	1	0.0	24	45
CB Patrick Robinson	4	1	0.0	18	29
S Allen Dawson	4	0	0.0	7	29
ILB Bob Hutton	3	4	0.0	25	49
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	3	0.0	13	15
OLB Ralph Livanis	3	3	0.0	16	36
S Perry Coffin	3	0	0.0	21	29
CB Andrew Franz	2	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Cris Batten	0	2	0.0	20	36
DE Kendrick Hussey	0	1	0.0	10	14
ILB Alonzo Conrady	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vincent Harmon	1.0	1	0	0	16
CB Mario Rice	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Gerald Stavros	0.0	0	2	0	6
DE Rickey Nelson	0.0	0	1	1	13

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.0	4	5	45
S Nate Allen	1.0	0	0	46
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	3	0	45
OLB Herb Hampton	0.0	2	0	41
ILB Bob Hutton	0.0	1	2	49
DT Cris Batten	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mario Rice	3	3	25
CB Rico McDonald	3	1	26
OLB Rey Maualuga	2	0	21
S Jorge Barrett	2	0	26
OLB Koa Misi	2	0	19
ILB Edward Cineux	1	0	22
S Kim Givens	1	0	23
ILB Tracy Krueger	1	0	12
S Dusty McGeorge	1	0	20
DE Corey Wootton	1	0	4
S Jerry Peters	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	0	39
CB Victor Liotti	4	1	43
S Allen Dawson	3	1	29
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	0	15
OLB Herb Hampton	3	0	41
CB Andrew Franz	2	1	33
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	1	36
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	29
S Nate Allen	1	1	46
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	0	9
S Perry Coffin	1	0	29
CB Chris Culliver	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kraig Urbik	4	8	26	0	50
Paul Fanaika	2	4	21	0	36
Gabe Carimi	1	2	23	1	40
Rich Owen	1	1	8	0	14
Wade Numbers	0	3	21	1	35
Donnell Saylor	0	3	23	0	46
Quentin Dernbach	0	2	15	0	18
Will Beatty	0	1	12	0	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Gillespie	2	4	1	19	0	23
Walter Jelinek	1	7	0	25	0	29
Ethan Bowens	1	4	0	24	1	29
Don Myers	1	2	0	22	0	17
A.J. Murray	0	3	0	15	0	13
Alonzo Hansen	0	1	0	25	1	29
Frank Fortune	0	1	0	12	0	15
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	10	0	8
Daryl Barricelli	0	1	0	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Peters	1	22
Ed Dickson	1	16
Adam Velevis	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Herb Hampton	4	14
Sammy Farrington	1	21
Victor Liotti	1	14

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matthew Stafford	28	52	---	---	---	80
Kraig Urbik	26	50	---	---	1	77
Adam Velevis	19	43	---	---	12	74
Donnell Saylor	23	46	---	---	---	69
Kerry Barber	23	44	---	---	1	68
Gabe Carimi	23	40	---	---	5	68
Paul Fanaika	21	36	---	---	6	63
Ralph Shaw	---	---	23	25	10	58
Michael Crabtree	18	37	---	---	1	56
Wade Numbers	21	35	---	---	---	56
Kim Givens	---	---	21	23	11	55
Jerry Peters	---	---	18	19	17	54
Ed Dickson	11	25	---	---	16	52
Koa Misi	---	---	19	19	12	50
Mario Rice	---	---	22	25	2	49
Jorge Barrett	---	---	20	26	1	47
Ricky Peters	8	17	---	---	22	47
Rico McDonald	---	---	17	26	3	46
Demarco Murray	19	25	---	---	1	45
Will Beatty	12	25	---	---	7	44
Oscar Gomes	7	22	---	---	15	44
Rey Maualuga	---	---	20	21	1	42
Dusty McGeorge	---	---	19	20	3	42
Quentin Dernbach	15	18	---	---	8	41
Edward Cineux	---	---	17	22	1	40
Ricky Sapp	---	---	18	16	5	39
Tracy Krueger	---	---	8	12	17	37
Vincent Harmon	---	---	15	16	4	35
Everett Poff	14	9	---	---	9	32
Rich Owen	8	14	---	---	7	29
Mack Newman	1	4	---	---	21	26
Deron Meraz	---	---	10	13	2	25
Kennedy Cunningham	5	12	---	---	7	24
Gerald Stavros	---	---	5	6	12	23
Richard Gordon	4	6	---	---	12	22
Rickey Nelson	---	---	7	13	---	20
Jerry Hughes	---	---	7	6	2	15
Marco Alcott	---	---	6	7	1	14
Craig Jefferson	---	---	1	0	13	14
Thomas Shaw	1	10	---	---	---	11
Corey Wootton	---	---	2	4	3	9
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Obetts	1	2	---	---	2	5
Patrick Erickson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Pike	0	0	---	---	2	2
Zac Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Hampton	---	---	23	41	14	78
Bob Hutton	---	---	25	49	2	76
Nate Allen	---	---	24	46	4	74
Mike McCulley	---	---	24	45	4	73
Victor Liotti	---	---	14	43	14	71
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	22	45	1	68
Ralph Livanis	---	---	16	36	13	65
Patrick Robinson	---	---	18	29	16	63
Alonzo Hansen	25	29	---	---	9	63
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	22	39	1	62
Cris Batten	---	---	20	36	1	57
Andrew Franz	---	---	21	33	1	55
Gene Chandler	25	29	---	---	---	54
Walter Jelinek	25	29	---	---	---	54
Ethan Bowens	24	29	---	---	---	53
C.J. Spiller	22	27	---	---	3	52
Perry Coffin	---	---	21	29	2	52
Don Myers	22	17	---	---	9	48
Jimmie Mahaffey	19	27	---	---	---	46
Frank Fortune	12	15	---	---	19	46
Jamal Gardner	14	23	---	---	7	44
Allen Dawson	---	---	7	29	8	44
Leonard Gillespie	19	23	---	---	---	42
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	13	15	10	38
Daryl Barricelli	10	14	---	---	14	38
A.J. Murray	15	13	---	---	7	35
Dean Rivers	8	8	---	---	17	33
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	10	14	9	33
Sammy Farrington	7	4	---	---	21	32
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	8	17	1	26
Eben Britton	3	12	---	---	9	24
Tandon Doss	7	5	---	---	12	24
Teddy Jamison	---	---	10	9	4	23
Bruce Ryder	10	8	---	---	4	22
Chris Culliver	---	---	7	14	1	22
Mitch Petrus	6	6	---	---	9	21
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	3	3	5	11
Kent Chappell	1	0	---	---	9	10
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	6	6
LeSean McCoy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chris Spezzano	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jessie Johannsen	1	1	---	---	---	2
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	50	30	6	2	1	5	11	7	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	27	18	6	0	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	21	203	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	2	20	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	124	20.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Barber	14	11	0	158	4	44
WR Michael Crabtree	9	3	0	37	0	37
WR Adam Velevis	7	4	0	35	0	43
WR Oscar Gomes	7	5	0	68	2	22
RB Demarco Murray	4	3	0	13	0	25
RB Ricky Peters	3	2	0	11	0	17
TE Ed Dickson	3	1	0	2	0	25
FB Quentin Dernbach	2	1	1	3	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	8	4	1	51	1	23
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	4	0	64	2	27
RB C.J. Spiller	4	3	0	8	0	27
WR Tandon Doss	4	3	0	27	0	5
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	0	16	0	8
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	25	1	15
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	0	27	1	14
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	0	20	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	1	5	5.00	3.63

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	3	12	4.00	2.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	8	4	19	2.38	6.54

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	4	2.00	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	4	2.00	5.00
WR Michael Crabtree	2	1	6	3.00	4.11
RB Ricky Peters	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Kerry Barber	1	1	7	7.00	11.29
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	2	2.00	0.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tandon Doss	2	1	4	2.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	2	2
Matthew Stafford	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	1	0
C.J. Spiller	1	1
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	16	9	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Barber	5	4	3
WR Michael Crabtree	4	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	1
RB Ricky Peters	2	1	0
WR Oscar Gomes	1	1	1
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	1
TE Ed Dickson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	0	0
WR Jamal Gardner	2	0	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	1
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,100)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,100)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (4,000)