Week 2, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	10	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	7	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:04 ATL - Isaac Petit 37 field goal
2Q: 11:59 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 1 run (Isaac Petit extra point)
2Q: 09:17 HOU - Jamal Gardner 31 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 30 field goal
3Q: 11:15 ATL - Louie Strickland 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Ian Zupancic 51 field goal
4Q: 14:30 ATL - Vince Ussery 9 run (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 01:55 ATL - Isaac Petit 23 field goal
4Q: 00:24 ATL - Isaac Petit 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:04 ATL - Isaac Petit 37 field goal
2Q: 11:59 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 1 run (Isaac Petit extra point)
2Q: 09:17 HOU - Jamal Gardner 31 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 30 field goal
3Q: 11:15 ATL - Louie Strickland 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Ian Zupancic 51 field goal
4Q: 14:30 ATL - Vince Ussery 9 run (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 01:55 ATL - Isaac Petit 23 field goal
4Q: 00:24 ATL - Isaac Petit 30 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 284 324
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.66 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 88 121
- Rushing Attempts 19 40
- Yards per Rush 4.63 3.03
Net Passing Yards 196 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 2 24 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 8.46
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/82 4/140
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 48
Time of Possession 26:05 33:55

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	284	324
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.66	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	88	121
- Rushing Attempts	19	40
- Yards per Rush	4.63	3.03
Net Passing Yards	196	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 2	24 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	8.46
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/82	4/140
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 48
Time of Possession	26:05	33:55

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	3:07	OWN 11	5	29	Punt
1	5:40	1:59	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
2	13:56	1:57	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
2	11:52	2:47	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	2:37	2:02	OWN 26	9	61	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 44	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	11:06	1:55	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
3	6:05	4:20	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
4	14:23	5:24	OWN 25	13	65	Downs
4	5:04	0:26	OWN 9	4	8	Downs
4	1:49	0:16	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 29	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	10:35	4:55	OWN 2	8	51	Punt
1	3:41	4:45	OWN 44	9	36	Field Goal
2	11:59	0:07	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
2	9:05	6:28	OWN 36	14	45	Missed FG
2	0:35	0:32	OPP 48	2	11	Missed FG
3	13:03	1:57	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
3	9:11	3:06	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
3	1:45	2:22	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
4	8:59	3:55	OWN 10	5	20	Punt
4	4:38	2:49	OPP 17	6	11	Field Goal
4	1:33	1:14	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	10	47	4.70	10	1
Sammy Farrington	8	38	4.75	23	2
Gene Chandler	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Ussery	25	71	2.84	14	2	1
Gabe Kaplan	10	29	2.90	7	0	0
Myron Herrlich	3	17	5.67	7	0	0
Jonathan Snyder	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
Darrin Strickland	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	41	22	205	1/9	1	35	2	55.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	24	16	203	0/0	1	36	0	106.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	6	10	74	12.33	11	22	0
WR Jamal Gardner	5	7	85	17.00	40	35	1
RB C.J. Spiller	3	5	0	0.00	0	5	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	7	14	4.67	1	6	0
WR Tandon Doss	3	6	26	8.67	0	15	0
RB Sammy Farrington	2	2	6	3.00	1	5	0
WR Dean Rivers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Marx	4	6	45	11.25	5	22	0
TE Alvin Glover	4	5	35	8.75	4	13	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	4	49	16.33	19	24	0
WR Louie Strickland	2	5	32	16.00	12	25	1
TE Kenneth Wright	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	36	36.00	2	36	0
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Vince Ussery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	0.00	0
S Butch Dawson	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Gene Chandler	1	0
Jamal Gardner	1	0
Dean Rivers	0	1
Frank Fortune	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scott McKillop	0	0	1	0
Butch Dawson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	4	165	41.3	32.5	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	4	180	45.0	35.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Petit	3/5	0/1	0/1	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	2	35	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	58	14.5	0
LeSean McCoy	2	24	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	107	35.7	0
Joshua Thomas	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Teddy Jamison	11	0	0.0	20	10
S Nate Allen	5	3	0.0	35	20
OLB Herb Hampton	5	2	0.0	30	18
DE Carlos Dunlap	4	1	0.0	37	21
OLB Ralph Livanis	4	1	0.0	30	19
CB Patrick Robinson	4	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Bob Hutton	3	2	0.0	39	23
S Perry Coffin	3	2	0.0	23	14
DT Cris Batten	3	2	0.0	18	7
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	1	0.0	17	9
CB Andrew Franz	3	1	0.0	32	20
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	0.0	31	18
S Allen Dawson	2	0	0.0	17	11
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	0.0	32	20
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	---	---	---
CB Victor Liotti	0	1	0.0	22	14
DT Chris Zlotnik	0	1	0.0	15	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie White	6	0	0.0	16	38
S Desmond Hampton	5	1	0.0	14	34
ILB Dan Conner	5	0	0.0	15	19
S Butch Dawson	4	5	0.0	13	37
ILB Scott McKillop	4	1	0.0	13	25
CB Kendrick Rison	3	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Pat Zimmerman	2	2	0.0	17	34
DT Marcus Withers	2	1	0.0	8	19
DE Adrian Clayborn	2	1	0.0	12	35
CB Joshua Thomas	2	1	0.0	6	17
CB Vinny Forbes	2	0	0.0	13	32
S James McSweeny	2	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Anthony Oland	1	0	1.0	2	8
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	0	0.0	2	10
ILB Earnest Humphrey	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Marty Reilly	0	1	0.0	11	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	2	2	23
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	18
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Oland	1.0	1	0	0	8
DT Marcus Withers	0.0	1	0	1	19
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	2	3	34
DE Chris Long	0.0	0	2	0	18
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andrew Franz	3	0	20
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	18
ILB Teddy Jamison	2	0	10
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	6
S Allen Dawson	2	0	11
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	1	20
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	1	19
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	18
S Nate Allen	1	0	20
S Perry Coffin	1	0	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Butch Dawson	3	0	1	37
ILB Dan Conner	3	0	0	19
ILB Scott McKillop	3	0	0	25
CB Vinny Forbes	2	1	0	32
S Desmond Hampton	2	0	0	34
S James McSweeny	2	0	0	19
CB Joshua Thomas	2	0	0	17
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	2	0	34
S Ronnie White	1	1	0	38
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	1	21
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	0	0	10
ILB Earnest Humphrey	1	0	0	6
CB Leonard Moriarty	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	8	0	19	1	42
Alonzo Hansen	1	3	1	19	0	41
Leonard Gillespie	1	3	0	19	0	32
Ethan Bowens	1	2	0	19	0	40
Don Myers	0	1	0	15	0	37
Daryl Barricelli	0	1	0	5	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Deion Collier	5	11	32	20
Renaldo Becker	3	7	34	21
Sam Kovarik	2	5	27	20
Ronald Forbes	1	5	34	20
Eddie Di Pardo	1	5	39	20
Alvin Glover	1	1	27	15
Harvey Ancheta	0	2	3	4
Jason Pinkston	0	1	18	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Herb Hampton	3	11
Dean Rivers	1	16
Daryl Barricelli	1	16
Patrick Robinson	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Torres	2	14
Darrin Strickland	1	21
Kenneth Wright	1	20
Vinny Forbes	1	18
Erik Bishop	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Hutton	---	---	39	23	5	67
Alonzo Hansen	19	41	---	---	6	66
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	37	21	6	64
Gene Chandler	19	42	---	---	---	61
Nate Allen	---	---	35	20	6	61
Walter Jelinek	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jamal Gardner	17	32	---	---	11	60
Herb Hampton	---	---	30	18	11	59
Ethan Bowens	19	40	---	---	---	59
Don Myers	15	37	---	---	6	58
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	32	20	5	57
Andrew Franz	---	---	32	20	4	56
Ralph Livanis	---	---	30	19	7	56
Mike McCulley	---	---	31	18	3	52
Leonard Gillespie	19	32	---	---	---	51
Jimmie Mahaffey	15	35	---	---	---	50
C.J. Spiller	15	33	---	---	2	50
Victor Liotti	---	---	22	14	11	47
Dean Rivers	7	21	---	---	16	44
Frank Fortune	14	25	---	---	5	44
Sammy Farrington	8	14	---	---	19	41
Allen Dawson	---	---	17	11	13	41
Perry Coffin	---	---	23	14	3	40
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	17	9	13	39
Teddy Jamison	---	---	20	10	9	39
Daryl Barricelli	5	12	---	---	16	33
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	12	9	9	30
Chris Culliver	---	---	11	7	12	30
A.J. Murray	11	16	---	---	2	29
Cris Batten	---	---	18	7	2	27
Tandon Doss	2	14	---	---	11	27
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	15	6	4	25
Bruce Ryder	1	8	---	---	16	25
Eben Britton	4	14	---	---	6	24
Patrick Robinson	---	---	10	6	6	22
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	8	11	3	22
Kent Chappell	0	4	---	---	6	10
LeSean McCoy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Damon Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	1	1	3	5
Chris Spezzano	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Herrlich	40	24	---	---	---	64
Vince Ussery	28	16	---	---	20	64
Vinny Forbes	---	---	13	32	18	63
Ronald Forbes	34	20	---	---	8	62
Deion Collier	32	20	---	---	9	61
Darrin Strickland	25	13	---	---	21	59
Eddie Di Pardo	39	20	---	---	---	59
Jonathan Snyder	27	13	---	---	17	57
Renaldo Becker	34	21	---	---	1	56
Ronnie White	---	---	16	38	2	56
Jamie Marx	24	15	---	---	16	55
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	17	34	3	54
Butch Dawson	---	---	13	37	3	53
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	12	35	6	53
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	17	29	6	52
Desmond Hampton	---	---	14	34	2	50
Sam Kovarik	27	20	---	---	---	47
Alvin Glover	27	15	---	---	4	46
Scott McKillop	---	---	13	25	5	43
Joshua Thomas	---	---	6	17	15	38
Wayne Maher	---	---	12	21	4	37
Dan Conner	---	---	15	19	2	36
Marty Reilly	---	---	11	23	2	36
Jason Pinkston	18	8	---	---	9	35
Kenneth Wright	7	7	---	---	20	34
Erik Bishop	14	10	---	---	10	34
Kendrick Rison	---	---	12	21	1	34
Chris Long	---	---	12	18	1	31
John Greco	13	7	---	---	9	29
Louie Strickland	19	10	---	---	---	29
Marcus Withers	---	---	8	19	1	28
James McSweeny	---	---	7	19	2	28
Dez Bryant	15	12	---	---	---	27
Cary Torres	---	---	3	7	14	24
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	2	10	8	20
Anthony Oland	---	---	2	8	10	20
Gabe Kaplan	12	8	---	---	---	20
Harvey Ancheta	3	4	---	---	9	16
Ike Brothers	---	---	2	10	---	12
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	2	6	2	10
Frank Schneider	2	1	---	---	5	8
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	5	5
Isaac Petit	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taylor Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	52	2.6
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	15	53	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	41	22	4	1	4	5	5	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	24	16	4	0	1	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	81	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	77	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	10	6	2	74	2	35
WR Jamal Gardner	7	5	0	85	2	32
TE Frank Fortune	7	3	1	14	0	25
WR Tandon Doss	6	3	1	26	0	14
RB C.J. Spiller	5	3	0	0	0	33
WR Dean Rivers	3	0	0	0	0	21
RB Sammy Farrington	2	2	0	6	0	14
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	0	0	0	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	6	4	0	45	1	15
TE Alvin Glover	5	4	0	35	0	15
WR Louie Strickland	5	2	1	32	1	10
WR Jonathan Snyder	4	3	0	49	1	13
TE Kenneth Wright	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	0	36	1	12
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Vince Ussery	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Ussery	9	19	2.11	2.84
Gabe Kaplan	3	6	2.00	2.90
Myron Herrlich	1	5	5.00	5.67
Jonathan Snyder	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	7	3	10	1.43	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	1	7	2.33	8.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	1	4	2.00	7.40
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	3	1.50	2.00
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tandon Doss	1	1	3	3.00	4.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louie Strickland	3	1	7	2.33	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Kaplan	3	1
Vince Ussery	3	2
Myron Herrlich	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	11	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	3	3	2
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	0	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	2	2
WR Louie Strickland	3	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)