Week 14, 2028

played in Houston, TX

47 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	14	0	7	-	24
Houston Texans	7	13	3	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 34 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 13:56 HOU - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
2Q: 06:28 DET - Raymond Stephenson 12 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 03:46 HOU - Ian Zupancic 52 field goal
2Q: 02:24 DET - Lee Smith 17 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 00:38 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 46 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Ian Zupancic 32 field goal
4Q: 14:54 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
4Q: 12:46 DET - Dean Stickney 27 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 05:47 HOU - Ian Zupancic 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 34 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 13:56 HOU - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
2Q: 06:28 DET - Raymond Stephenson 12 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 03:46 HOU - Ian Zupancic 52 field goal
2Q: 02:24 DET - Lee Smith 17 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 00:38 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 46 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Ian Zupancic 32 field goal
4Q: 14:54 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
4Q: 12:46 DET - Dean Stickney 27 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 05:47 HOU - Ian Zupancic 30 field goal

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 5-8 7-6
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 315 408
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 5.73 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 127 115
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.26
Net Passing Yards 188 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.23 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 6/75 4/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 45
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	5-8	7-6
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	315	408
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	5.73	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	127	115
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.26
Net Passing Yards	188	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.23	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	6/75	4/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 45
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:26	5:06	OWN 19	11	54	Field Goal
2	13:51	7:29	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	3:41	1:28	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	13:30	2:49	OWN 5	5	15	Punt
3	9:08	1:49	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
3	4:51	1:52	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	14:46	2:18	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	5:39	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:43	0:45	OWN 22	4	1	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	1:53	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
1	5:20	6:29	OWN 44	12	47	Field Goal
2	6:22	2:41	OWN 31	5	34	Field Goal
2	2:13	1:54	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	10:41	1:33	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	7:19	2:28	OPP 33	6	18	Field Goal
3	2:59	3:13	OWN 44	7	46	Field Goal
4	12:28	6:49	OWN 44	13	43	Field Goal
4	4:27	1:44	OPP 46	4	24	Fumble
4	1:58	1:58	OPP 23	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shane Bannon	17	71	4.18	16	1	0
Dean Stickney	8	50	6.25	27	1	1
Matt Skudris	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
J.J. Sutton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Bryce Lofton	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	17	79	4.65	21	4
Sammy Farrington	7	30	4.29	16	2
Gene Chandler	3	6	2.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	26	16	188	0/0	2	27	0	109.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	39	26	299	1/6	2	46	0	106.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	5	22	5.50	7	11	0
WR Broderick DuBois	4	6	58	14.50	36	27	0
WR AJ Green	2	7	33	16.50	7	23	0
WR Raymond Stephenson	2	2	33	16.50	3	21	1
WR Warren Frysinger	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
TE Lee Smith	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	1
FB Bryce Lofton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jamal Shahsavari	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Golden Tate	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	6	9	139	23.17	50	46	2
WR Jamal Gardner	5	9	52	10.40	13	15	0
WR Tandon Doss	4	7	21	5.25	0	7	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	4	35	11.67	20	25	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	4	17	5.67	0	6	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	4	13	4.33	3	12	0
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	22	11.00	18	18	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
AJ Green	1	0	0
Terry Hall	0	1	0
Broderick DuBois	0	1	0
Rodney Dunn	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Farrington	1	0	0	0
Ralph Livanis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	5	192	38.4	28.6	51	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	2	97	48.5	48.5	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	5/5	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Bannon	5	63	12.6	0
Golden Tate	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	63	31.5	0
Jamal Gardner	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Casey Matthews	7	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Kurt Walsh	6	1	0.0	24	30
S Sammy Foster	5	1	1.0	14	13
CB Nolan Carroll	5	2	0.0	21	34
DT Jon Dupre	4	1	0.0	15	9
S Rodney Dunn	4	1	0.0	20	35
CB Terry Hall	3	3	0.0	17	29
CB Albert Jarvis	3	1	0.0	12	20
S Gino Swift	2	0	0.0	16	31
CB Harris Friday	2	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Tom Ramthun	2	0	0.0	7	9
DT Drake Nevis	2	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Daniel Molden	1	2	0.0	14	14
DE Dan Batten	1	0	0.0	16	34
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Gabe Miller	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Myron Maupin	1	0	0.0	14	13
DE Tyson Jackson	0	1	0.0	17	22

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	5	3	21	20
OLB Aaron Curry	5	1	27	19
CB Jerome Murphy	5	0	23	24
DE Artie Shorter	4	0	23	20
ILB Bob Hutton	3	3	27	26
S Perry Coffin	3	1	17	14
DT Cris Batten	2	2	21	21
DT Leonard Westbrook	2	1	16	10
S Barry Towns	2	0	18	23
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	0	7	9
CB Timothy Doxzon	2	0	22	22
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	1	15	11
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	1	12	2
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	0	20	19
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	16	16
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	17	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Sammy Foster	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Dan Batten	0.0	1	4	1	34
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	1	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Artie Shorter	0.0	0	2	0	20
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.0	0	2	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nolan Carroll	4	0	34
OLB Casey Matthews	3	1	31
CB Terry Hall	3	0	29
CB Albert Jarvis	2	1	20
CB Harris Friday	2	0	17
OLB Tom Ramthun	2	0	9
ILB Kurt Walsh	2	0	30
S Sammy Foster	2	0	13
S Rodney Dunn	1	2	35
OLB Daniel Molden	1	1	14
DE Dan Batten	1	0	34
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	9
ILB Gabe Miller	1	0	9
DT Myron Maupin	1	0	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerome Murphy	5	2	24
S Barry Towns	2	1	23
OLB Aaron Curry	2	0	19
S Nate Allen	1	1	20
DE Artie Shorter	1	0	20
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	11
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	9
S Perry Coffin	1	0	14
DT Cris Batten	1	0	21
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Iupati	3	8	27	26
Zachary Williams	2	7	27	23
Randal Welch	1	7	29	22
Julio Koepke	1	3	28	23
Duane Brown	0	1	4	2
Bruce Brizzolara	0	1	25	25
Travis Corbett	0	1	3	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	10	1	27	0	40
Ernie Fitzgerald	2	3	0	26	0	39
Ethan Bowens	1	6	0	25	0	40
Leonard Gillespie	0	3	0	22	1	37
A.J. Murray	0	1	0	14	0	21
Don Myers	0	1	0	18	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Foster	5	20
Golden Tate	1	18
Tom Ramthun	1	17
Albert Jarvis	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Shaw	3	15
Dean Rivers	1	23
Frank Fortune	1	20
Leonard Hankerson	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Carroll	---	---	21	34	9	64
Bruce Brizzolara	25	25	---	---	12	62
Rodney Dunn	---	---	20	35	5	60
Kurt Walsh	---	---	24	30	4	58
Randal Welch	29	22	---	---	6	57
Casey Matthews	---	---	20	31	5	56
Dennis Rawls	25	24	---	---	6	55
J.J. Sutton	29	26	---	---	---	55
Dan Batten	---	---	16	34	4	54
Mike Iupati	27	26	---	---	---	53
Zachary Williams	27	23	---	---	3	53
Drake Nevis	---	---	17	33	3	53
Austin Tomei	---	---	21	26	4	51
Julio Koepke	28	23	---	---	---	51
Gino Swift	---	---	16	31	3	50
Terry Hall	---	---	17	29	4	50
Albert Jarvis	---	---	12	20	17	49
Sammy Foster	---	---	14	13	20	47
AJ Green	25	21	---	---	---	46
Tyson Jackson	---	---	17	22	4	43
Broderick DuBois	16	14	---	---	13	43
Bryce Lofton	18	17	---	---	5	40
Greg Romeus	---	---	10	22	4	36
Shane Bannon	18	9	---	---	8	35
Perry Sheldon	9	5	---	---	19	33
Tom Ramthun	---	---	7	9	17	33
Daniel Molden	---	---	14	14	4	32
Myron Maupin	---	---	14	13	2	29
Harris Friday	---	---	9	17	2	28
Jon Dupre	---	---	15	9	3	27
Dean Stickney	8	12	---	---	7	27
Tim Rawls	---	---	10	9	8	27
Matt Skudris	2	2	---	---	21	25
Warren Frysinger	3	5	---	---	16	24
Raymond Stephenson	11	10	---	---	---	21
Golden Tate	1	1	---	---	18	20
Gabe Miller	---	---	3	9	4	16
Winfred Malone	2	7	---	---	5	14
Lee Smith	6	5	---	---	3	14
Travis Corbett	3	3	---	---	6	12
Jamal Shahsavari	3	4	---	---	---	7
Duane Brown	4	2	---	---	---	6
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	6	6
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricardo Fitchie	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Fitzgerald	26	39	---	---	7	72
C.J. Spiller	20	30	---	---	18	68
Gene Chandler	27	40	---	---	---	67
Ethan Bowens	25	40	---	---	2	67
Walter Jelinek	27	40	---	---	---	67
Leonard Gillespie	22	37	---	---	7	66
Jimmie Mahaffey	24	34	---	---	3	61
Aaron Curry	---	---	27	19	13	59
Frank Fortune	20	19	---	---	20	59
Aaron Hernandez	18	34	---	---	5	57
Bob Hutton	---	---	27	26	1	54
Jamal Gardner	17	28	---	---	6	51
Jerome Murphy	---	---	23	24	3	50
Alonzo Hansen	13	31	---	---	5	49
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	22	22	1	45
Artie Shorter	---	---	23	20	---	43
Barry Towns	---	---	18	23	2	43
Cris Batten	---	---	21	21	1	43
Nate Allen	---	---	21	20	1	42
Tandon Doss	13	19	---	---	9	41
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	20	19	1	40
A.J. Murray	14	21	---	---	4	39
Don Myers	18	13	---	---	7	38
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	16	16	6	38
Sammy Farrington	7	10	---	---	20	37
Perry Coffin	---	---	17	14	2	33
Mercury Farley	---	---	8	11	12	31
Dean Rivers	2	5	---	---	23	30
Vernon Nichols	---	---	17	13	---	30
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	15	11	3	29
Patrick Chung	---	---	8	6	13	27
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	16	10	1	27
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	12	2	5	19
Ralph Livanis	---	---	7	9	2	18
Louie Shaw	---	---	1	0	15	16
Teddy Jamison	---	---	0	0	13	13
Leonard Hankerson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kent Chappell	4	0	---	---	7	11
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	5	5
Victor Liotti	---	---	0	0	5	5
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Culliver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	9	47	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	73	8.1
Middle	10	12	1.2
Right	6	32	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	26	16	4	1	1	4	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	39	26	4	1	0	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	118	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	106	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	125	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR AJ Green	7	2	0	33	1	21
WR Broderick DuBois	6	4	0	58	2	14
TE Bruce Brizzolara	5	4	0	22	0	25
WR Warren Frysinger	2	1	0	18	0	5
WR Raymond Stephenson	2	2	0	33	1	10
WR Golden Tate	1	0	1	0	0	1
TE Lee Smith	1	1	0	17	0	5
FB Bryce Lofton	1	1	0	6	0	17
WR Jamal Shahsavari	1	1	0	1	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	9	6	139	3	34
WR Jamal Gardner	9	5	52	0	28
WR Tandon Doss	7	4	21	0	19
RB C.J. Spiller	4	3	35	1	30
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	3	17	0	34
TE Frank Fortune	4	3	13	0	19
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	22	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Bannon	3	7	2.33	4.18
Dean Stickney	1	2	2.00	6.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	4	20	5.00	4.65
Gene Chandler	2	-2	-1.00	2.00
Sammy Farrington	1	-4	-4.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	4	3	38	9.50	7.23

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	8	3	11	1.38	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Broderick DuBois	1	1	9	9.00	9.67
TE Lee Smith	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
WR Raymond Stephenson	1	1	12	12.00	16.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	0	0	0.00	15.44
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	1	6	3.00	4.25
WR Tandon Doss	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	8.75
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Bannon	3	2
Dean Stickney	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	7	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick DuBois	2	2	1
WR AJ Green	2	0	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	1	0
WR Raymond Stephenson	1	1	1
WR Jamal Shahsavari	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	3	2
WR Tandon Doss	3	2	1
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	2
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0

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

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