Week 8, 2028

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	14	13	0	10	-	37
Houston Texans	0	7	2	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 TEN - Richard Gordon 1 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
1Q: 01:01 TEN - Michael Crabtree 12 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 10:29 TEN - Kerry Barber 37 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 05:54 TEN - C.J. Bradley 34 field goal
2Q: 03:16 HOU - Tandon Doss 10 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:14 TEN - C.J. Bradley 49 field goal
3Q: 12:39 HOU - Safety: Nate Allen tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 14:12 TEN - Thomas Shaw 3 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:28 HOU - Ian Zupancic 47 field goal
4Q: 02:14 TEN - C.J. Bradley 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 TEN - Richard Gordon 1 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
1Q: 01:01 TEN - Michael Crabtree 12 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 10:29 TEN - Kerry Barber 37 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 05:54 TEN - C.J. Bradley 34 field goal
2Q: 03:16 HOU - Tandon Doss 10 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:14 TEN - C.J. Bradley 49 field goal
3Q: 12:39 HOU - Safety: Nate Allen tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 14:12 TEN - Thomas Shaw 3 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:28 HOU - Ian Zupancic 47 field goal
4Q: 02:14 TEN - C.J. Bradley 49 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 2-5 3-5
First Downs 29 13
- by Rushing 13 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 535 215
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 7.64 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 191 78
- Rushing Attempts 41 23
- Yards per Rush 4.66 3.39
Net Passing Yards 344 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 30 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 344 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.86 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 6/191
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:55 23:05

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	2-5	3-5
First Downs	29	13
- by Rushing	13	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	535	215
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	7.64	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	191	78
- Rushing Attempts	41	23
- Yards per Rush	4.66	3.39
Net Passing Yards	344	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	30 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	344	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.86	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	6/191
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:55	23:05

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:42	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
1	6:43	5:51	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
2	14:53	4:39	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	9:01	3:15	OWN 3	7	80	Field Goal
2	3:05	2:56	OWN 13	7	55	Field Goal
3	13:17	0:46	OWN 1	2	-1	Safety
3	8:55	4:19	OWN 2	8	45	Punt
3	2:45	3:43	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	11:59	2:10	OWN 34	4	23	Punt
4	3:22	1:15	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 21	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:18	2:35	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
1	0:52	0:59	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	10:14	1:13	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
2	5:46	2:41	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 39	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 48	4	11	Punt
3	12:31	3:36	OWN 16	6	25	Punt
3	4:36	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:02	2:03	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	9:49	6:27	OWN 20	11	50	Field Goal
4	2:07	1:58	OWN 16	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Matthew Stafford, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Demarco Murray	24	111	4.63	16	2
Thomas Shaw	12	57	4.75	16	2
Matthew Stafford	4	20	5.00	16	1
Michael Crabtree	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	16	48	3.00	13	1
Sammy Farrington	6	29	4.83	13	1
Kerry Blake	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	29	23	344	0/0	4	65	0	155.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	29	12	131	0/0	1	20	0	66.8
Kerry Blake	1	1	6	0/0	0	6	0	91.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Crabtree	6	6	140	23.33	73	65	1
WR Kerry Barber	5	6	103	20.60	38	37	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	5	23	7.67	0	9	0
RB Thomas Shaw	3	3	12	4.00	4	5	1
TE Richard Gordon	2	2	13	6.50	3	12	1
TE Ed Dickson	1	2	23	23.00	17	23	0
FB Earnest Osborne	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Demarco Murray	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	22	22.00	9	22	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	4	10	45	11.25	15	18	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	9	38	12.67	9	20	0
WR Tandon Doss	3	5	23	7.67	8	10	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	2	15	15.00	5	15	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Antoine Zimmerman	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0	0
C.J. Spiller	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Erickson	2	96	48.0	28.0	53	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	8	352	44.0	44.0	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	2	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	1	23	23.0	0
Rufus Bush	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	6	191	31.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rico McDonald	5	0	16	21
S Jorge Barrett	4	3	20	25
ILB Kent Woods	4	2	16	24
OLB Koa Misi	4	0	14	19
DE Ralph Shaw	4	0	22	25
S Jerry Peters	3	1	19	20
CB Jumbo Maguire	3	1	21	25
S Reuben Jenkins	3	1	19	21
ILB Edward Cineux	2	1	15	17
DT Vincent Harmon	1	2	11	8
DE Corey Wootton	1	0	1	5
ILB Antoine Zimmerman	1	0	0	5
DE Rickey Nelson	0	1	15	12
DE Ricky Sapp	0	1	8	18
CB Craig Jefferson	0	1	23	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aaron Curry	7	2	34	28
CB Lawrence Abbey	6	4	32	25
S Nate Allen	6	3	34	24
DT Cris Batten	5	6	39	21
ILB Bob Hutton	5	0	20	17
ILB Alonzo Conrady	4	3	24	19
CB Timothy Doxzon	4	0	32	23
DT Chris Zlotnik	3	1	33	18
CB Jerome Murphy	3	0	27	19
S Perry Coffin	3	0	31	21
DE Artie Shorter	2	2	31	23
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	1	21	10
S Barry Towns	2	0	11	8
CB Chris Culliver	2	0	15	11
DE Vernon Nichols	2	0	25	19
OLB Louie Shaw	1	1	6	0
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	16	10
S Patrick Chung	1	0	5	2
DE Bubba Gilroy	0	1	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jamie Drake	1	1	0	22
DE Ralph Shaw	0	2	0	25
DE Rickey Nelson	0	1	1	12
DT Jermaine Lowe	0	1	1	15
DT Vincent Harmon	0	1	0	8
DE Ricky Sapp	0	1	0	18
CB Craig Jefferson	0	1	0	26

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	1	14
DE Artie Shorter	1	0	23
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	0	18
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rico McDonald	4	0	21
ILB Kent Woods	3	1	24
S Reuben Jenkins	2	0	21
CB Jumbo Maguire	1	2	25
S Jorge Barrett	1	0	25
S Jerry Peters	1	0	20
ILB Antoine Zimmerman	1	0	5
CB Craig Jefferson	0	2	26
ILB Edward Cineux	0	1	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Aaron Curry	4	0	28
CB Timothy Doxzon	4	0	23
CB Lawrence Abbey	3	0	25
CB Chris Culliver	3	0	11
ILB Bob Hutton	2	0	17
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	19
ILB Alonzo Conrady	2	0	19
S Patrick Chung	1	0	2
S Barry Towns	1	0	8
S Nate Allen	1	0	24
S Perry Coffin	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Obetts	4	9	35	27
Alfred Lynch	3	3	17	14
Jessie Hoitink	2	6	34	20
Eugene Monroe	2	3	15	6
Martin Felker	1	6	32	25
Donnell Saylor	1	4	34	24
Brian Gilmore	1	3	29	22
Earnest Osborne	1	2	21	11
Rich Owen	1	2	9	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Walter Jelinek	3	4	23	30
Ethan Bowens	1	6	22	30
Alonzo Hansen	1	5	23	30
Don Myers	1	2	14	8
Leonard Gillespie	1	2	19	26
Kent Chappell	1	1	3	1
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	1	11	25
Frank Fortune	0	1	18	16

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Velevis	3	13
Gene Zimmerman	1	18
Mack Newman	1	15
Rey Maualuga	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Rivers	1	15
Ralph Livanis	1	15
C.J. Spiller	1	14
Aaron Hernandez	1	6

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Craig Jefferson	---	---	23	26	29	78
Matthew Stafford	41	29	---	---	---	70
Tony Obetts	35	27	---	---	5	67
Martin Felker	32	25	---	---	5	62
Jessie Hoitink	34	20	---	---	5	59
Donnell Saylor	34	24	---	---	---	58
Jerry Peters	---	---	19	20	18	57
Adam Velevis	24	19	---	---	13	56
Brian Gilmore	29	22	---	---	3	54
Ralph Shaw	---	---	22	25	6	53
Kent Woods	---	---	16	24	13	53
Thomas Shaw	12	15	---	---	25	52
Edward Cineux	---	---	15	17	15	47
Jumbo Maguire	---	---	21	25	1	47
Jorge Barrett	---	---	20	25	1	46
Ed Dickson	21	15	---	---	10	46
Kerry Barber	26	19	---	---	---	45
Gene Zimmerman	13	13	---	---	18	44
Demarco Murray	29	14	---	---	---	43
Reuben Jenkins	---	---	19	21	1	41
Richard Gordon	17	11	---	---	12	40
Everett Poff	13	9	---	---	17	39
Michael Crabtree	25	13	---	---	---	38
Rico McDonald	---	---	16	21	1	38
Earnest Osborne	21	11	---	---	3	35
Jamie Drake	---	---	12	22	---	34
Koa Misi	---	---	14	19	---	33
Alfred Lynch	17	14	---	---	---	31
Scott Foster	---	---	10	9	11	30
Rickey Nelson	---	---	15	12	1	28
Ricky Sapp	---	---	8	18	2	28
Mack Newman	4	6	---	---	15	25
Vincent Harmon	---	---	11	8	5	24
Eugene Monroe	15	6	---	---	2	23
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	5	15	3	23
Rich Owen	9	7	---	---	5	21
Deron Meraz	---	---	5	11	---	16
Corey Wootton	---	---	1	5	8	14
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rey Maualuga	---	---	0	0	11	11
Brian Rolle	---	---	1	2	3	6
Antoine Zimmerman	---	---	0	5	---	5
Zac Robinson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick Erickson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rufus Bush	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wes Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Curry	---	---	34	28	14	76
Alonzo Hansen	23	30	---	---	9	62
Nate Allen	---	---	34	24	3	61
Cris Batten	---	---	39	21	1	61
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	32	25	1	58
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	32	23	3	58
Artie Shorter	---	---	31	23	3	57
Frank Fortune	18	16	---	---	21	55
Walter Jelinek	23	30	---	---	2	55
Leonard Gillespie	19	26	---	---	9	54
C.J. Spiller	17	23	---	---	14	54
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	33	18	3	54
Perry Coffin	---	---	31	21	1	53
Ethan Bowens	22	30	---	---	---	52
Jerome Murphy	---	---	27	19	2	48
Aaron Hernandez	20	21	---	---	6	47
Jamal Gardner	12	23	---	---	11	46
Ralph Livanis	---	---	21	10	15	46
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	24	19	2	45
Vernon Nichols	---	---	25	19	1	45
Gene Chandler	15	29	---	---	---	44
Ernie Fitzgerald	11	25	---	---	7	43
Bob Hutton	---	---	20	17	3	40
A.J. Murray	17	16	---	---	5	38
Tandon Doss	13	17	---	---	8	38
Jimmie Mahaffey	10	24	---	---	---	34
Sammy Farrington	6	7	---	---	20	33
Barry Towns	---	---	11	8	13	32
Mike McCulley	---	---	16	10	5	31
Don Myers	14	8	---	---	9	31
Chris Culliver	---	---	15	11	3	29
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	5	14	2	21
Patrick Chung	---	---	5	2	13	20
Dean Rivers	2	3	---	---	15	20
Louie Shaw	---	---	6	0	12	18
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	10	7	1	18
Kent Chappell	3	1	---	---	9	13
Leonard Hankerson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kerry Blake	8	1	---	---	---	9
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Victor Liotti	---	---	0	0	2	2
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mercury Farley	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	72	5.1
Middle	20	101	5.1
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	29	23	7	0	1	1	4	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	29	12	1	0	2	6	8	2	0
Kerry Blake	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	191	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	89	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Crabtree	6	6	0	140	2	13
WR Kerry Barber	6	5	0	103	3	19
WR Adam Velevis	5	3	1	23	0	19
RB Thomas Shaw	3	3	0	12	0	15
FB Earnest Osborne	3	1	0	8	0	11
TE Ed Dickson	2	1	0	23	1	15
TE Richard Gordon	2	2	0	13	0	11
RB Demarco Murray	1	1	0	0	0	14
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	0	22	1	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	10	4	2	45	0	23
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	9	3	0	38	1	24
WR Tandon Doss	5	3	0	23	0	17
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	0	15	0	3
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	1	0	9	0	21
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	0	7	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Demarco Murray	5	14	2.80	4.63
Thomas Shaw	2	20	10.00	4.75

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	5	3	16	3.20	11.86

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	3	2	12	4.00	4.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Michael Crabtree	1	1	12	12.00	23.33
RB Thomas Shaw	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
FB Earnest Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Richard Gordon	1	1	1	1.00	6.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	2	2.00	4.22
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Tandon Doss	1	1	10	10.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Shaw	5	3

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	3	1
Kerry Blake	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	6	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	4	3
Kerry Blake	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	2	2	1
RB Thomas Shaw	2	2	1
WR Michael Crabtree	1	1	1
WR Kerry Barber	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	3	2	2
WR Tandon Doss	3	2	2
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	0

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

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