Week 17, 2028

played in Tennessee, TN

37 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 TEN - Demarco Murray 7 run (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 14:37 TEN - Kerry Barber 20 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 06:55 TEN - Kerry Barber 10 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 25 pass from Kerry Blake (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 09:45 HOU - Ian Zupancic 25 field goal
3Q: 02:26 TEN - C.J. Bradley 29 field goal
4Q: 11:51 TEN - Scott Foster 73 punt return (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 04:40 TEN - C.J. Bradley 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TEN - C.J. Bradley 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 TEN - Demarco Murray 7 run (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 14:37 TEN - Kerry Barber 20 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 06:55 TEN - Kerry Barber 10 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 25 pass from Kerry Blake (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 09:45 HOU - Ian Zupancic 25 field goal
3Q: 02:26 TEN - C.J. Bradley 29 field goal
4Q: 11:51 TEN - Scott Foster 73 punt return (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 04:40 TEN - C.J. Bradley 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TEN - C.J. Bradley 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 7-9 10-6
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 6 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 400
- Offensive Plays 44 73
- Yards per Play 5.25 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 88 127
- Rushing Attempts 14 37
- Yards per Rush 6.29 3.43
Net Passing Yards 143 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 3 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 7.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 1/73
Kick Returns/Yards 5/138 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 19:03 40:57

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	7-9	10-6
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	6	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	400
- Offensive Plays	44	73
- Yards per Play	5.25	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	88	127
- Rushing Attempts	14	37
- Yards per Rush	6.29	3.43
Net Passing Yards	143	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 3	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	7.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	1/73
Kick Returns/Yards	5/138	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	19:03	40:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 34	4	23	Punt
1	6:48	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	14:24	2:51	OWN 39	4	19	Punt
2	6:48	1:50	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	3:51	2:05	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	11:52	2:13	OPP 47	4	39	Field Goal
3	2:18	1:20	OWN 32	2	-1	Interception
3	0:03	3:21	OWN 7	6	15	Punt
4	11:42	1:10	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
4	4:33	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	5	42	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	5:49	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
1	5:27	6:03	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	11:33	4:45	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:58	1:07	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 31	4	21	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 26	5	10	Punt
3	9:39	7:21	OWN 20	13	68	Field Goal
3	0:58	0:55	OPP 42	3	-1	Punt
4	10:32	5:59	OPP 37	9	31	Field Goal
4	4:16	2:21	OPP 28	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matthew Stafford, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Farrington	5	30	6.00	14	2
Kerry Blake	5	19	3.80	6	0
Geoff Jordan	4	39	9.75	19	2

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Demarco Murray	22	87	3.95	13	2	1
Thomas Shaw	9	17	1.89	3	0	0
Matthew Stafford	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Mack Newman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Jason Clemons	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Blake	27	16	161	3/18	1	38	3	49.0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	35	25	281	1/8	2	36	0	114.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	5	6	64	12.80	31	38	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	7	50	12.50	15	25	1
TE Frank Fortune	2	4	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Tandon Doss	2	3	25	12.50	0	15	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Barber	6	8	52	8.67	5	20	2
RB Demarco Murray	5	6	28	5.60	23	12	0
WR Mack Newman	3	4	28	9.33	0	12	0
TE Richard Gordon	3	4	33	11.00	0	22	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	3	5	59	19.67	28	36	0
WR Adam Velevis	2	3	21	10.50	3	16	0
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	41	20.50	14	21	0
FB Jason Clemons	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
WR Chris James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerry Peters	1	0	0.00	0
S Randal O'Hara	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Antoine Zimmerman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	5	216	43.2	29.0	51	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Erickson	3	135	45.0	35.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	29	14.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	1	73	73.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	86	28.7	0
Jamal Gardner	2	52	26.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rufus Bush	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	11	0	0.0	32	31
DT Cris Batten	8	0	0.0	28	28
ILB Teddy Jamison	6	2	0.0	20	9
S Barry Towns	4	3	0.0	28	25
CB Timothy Doxzon	4	1	0.0	28	27
DT Leonard Westbrook	4	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Bob Hutton	3	4	1.0	33	30
OLB Aaron Curry	3	5	0.0	33	34
CB Jerome Murphy	3	2	0.0	32	32
DE Artie Shorter	2	1	0.0	27	25
CB Victor Liotti	2	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	1	0.0	4	2
DT Chris Zlotnik	2	0	0.0	20	25
S Perry Coffin	1	3	0.0	14	18
DE Mike McCulley	1	1	0.0	21	18
CB Mercury Farley	1	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	0.0	6	4
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Vernon Nichols	0	1	0.0	25	25

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ralph Shaw	4	0	2.0	12	28
CB Craig Jefferson	3	2	0.0	12	25
S Jerry Peters	3	1	0.0	13	25
DT Deron Meraz	3	0	0.0	7	6
S Randal O'Hara	3	0	0.0	6	20
DE Ricky Sapp	2	0	1.0	7	16
S Reuben Jenkins	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Scott Foster	2	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Koa Misi	2	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Kent Woods	2	0	0.0	9	19
CB Robbie Dayes	1	3	0.0	9	19
DT Vincent Harmon	1	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Edward Cineux	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Brian Rolle	1	0	0.0	8	15
ILB Antoine Zimmerman	1	0	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	1.0	0	30
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	18
OLB Aaron Curry	0.0	1	34
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.0	1	25
DE Vernon Nichols	0.0	1	25

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ralph Shaw	2.0	0	1	0	28
DE Ricky Sapp	1.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nate Allen	5	0	31
ILB Teddy Jamison	3	0	9
CB Jerome Murphy	3	0	32
CB Victor Liotti	2	1	13
S Barry Towns	2	0	25
ILB Bob Hutton	2	0	30
CB Timothy Doxzon	2	0	27
CB Mercury Farley	1	1	17
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	18
S Patrick Chung	1	0	5
S Perry Coffin	1	0	18
DT Cris Batten	1	0	28
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	19
OLB Aaron Curry	0	2	34

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerry Peters	3	1	1	25
S Randal O'Hara	3	0	1	20
CB Craig Jefferson	2	0	0	25
ILB Kent Woods	2	0	0	19
CB Scott Foster	1	1	0	30
OLB Brian Rolle	1	1	0	15
ILB Antoine Zimmerman	1	0	1	8
ILB Edward Cineux	1	0	0	9
OLB Koa Misi	1	0	0	10
CB Robbie Dayes	1	0	0	19
CB Jumbo Maguire	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	2	3	1	14	0	30
Ethan Bowens	1	2	0	14	0	30
Don Myers	1	1	0	13	1	25
Kent Chappell	1	1	0	4	0	13
Leonard Gillespie	1	1	0	11	0	22
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	2	0	13	1	28
Sammy Farrington	0	0	0	10	1	21

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Gilmore	3	3	0	24	0	25
Jessie Hoitink	2	7	0	29	0	31
Martin Felker	2	3	0	29	0	31
Donnell Saylor	1	7	1	31	0	30
Eugene Monroe	1	2	0	11	0	8
Rich Owen	0	4	0	8	0	7
Alfred Lynch	0	4	0	19	0	15
Everett Poff	0	2	0	19	0	7
Richard Gordon	0	1	0	19	0	16
Jason Clemons	0	1	0	14	0	18
Tony Obetts	0	0	0	34	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Curry	1	12
Leonard Hankerson	1	11

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Velevis	3	11
Rey Maualuga	2	11
Thomas Shaw	1	21
Chris James	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Curry	---	---	33	34	12	79
Jerome Murphy	---	---	32	32	4	68
Bob Hutton	---	---	33	30	4	67
Nate Allen	---	---	32	31	2	65
Cris Batten	---	---	28	28	3	59
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	28	27	3	58
Barry Towns	---	---	28	25	3	56
Artie Shorter	---	---	27	25	2	54
Vernon Nichols	---	---	25	25	3	53
Sammy Farrington	10	21	---	---	20	51
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	20	25	3	48
Ernie Fitzgerald	13	28	---	---	6	47
Ethan Bowens	14	30	---	---	3	47
Frank Fortune	10	19	---	---	17	46
Don Myers	13	25	---	---	6	44
Walter Jelinek	14	30	---	---	---	44
Kerry Blake	14	30	---	---	---	44
Mike McCulley	---	---	21	18	4	43
Aaron Hernandez	7	23	---	---	13	43
Jamal Gardner	11	23	---	---	8	42
Teddy Jamison	---	---	20	9	12	41
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	20	19	---	39
Mercury Farley	---	---	10	17	11	38
Jimmie Mahaffey	12	24	---	---	---	36
Leonard Gillespie	11	22	---	---	3	36
Tandon Doss	7	15	---	---	11	33
Perry Coffin	---	---	14	18	---	32
Victor Liotti	---	---	14	13	3	30
A.J. Murray	8	12	---	---	7	27
Patrick Chung	---	---	6	5	12	23
Kent Chappell	4	13	---	---	6	23
Dean Rivers	1	4	---	---	15	20
Louie Shaw	---	---	2	0	15	17
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	4	9	3	16
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	6	4	3	13
Geoff Jordan	4	9	---	---	---	13
Leonard Hankerson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ralph Livanis	---	---	4	2	3	9
Roosevelt Prior	1	2	---	---	6	9
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Culliver	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matthew Stafford	37	36	---	---	---	73
Tony Obetts	34	33	---	---	6	73
Martin Felker	29	31	---	---	6	66
Jessie Hoitink	29	31	---	---	6	66
Kerry Barber	33	30	---	---	---	63
Donnell Saylor	31	30	---	---	---	61
Brian Gilmore	24	25	---	---	6	55
Demarco Murray	28	24	---	---	---	52
Scott Foster	---	---	12	30	9	51
Richard Gordon	19	16	---	---	14	49
Craig Jefferson	---	---	12	25	10	47
Everett Poff	19	7	---	---	17	43
Ralph Shaw	---	---	12	28	2	42
Thomas Shaw	9	12	---	---	21	42
Adam Velevis	10	19	---	---	11	40
Robbie Dayes	---	---	9	19	12	40
Jerry Peters	---	---	13	25	2	40
Ed Dickson	22	12	---	---	5	39
Gene Zimmerman	18	19	---	---	---	37
Mack Newman	8	12	---	---	16	36
Randal O'Hara	---	---	6	20	10	36
Jason Clemons	14	18	---	---	4	36
Alfred Lynch	19	15	---	---	---	34
Reuben Jenkins	---	---	12	21	1	34
Kent Woods	---	---	9	19	5	33
Chris James	5	11	---	---	14	30
Ricky Sapp	---	---	7	16	5	28
Jamie Drake	---	---	5	23	---	28
Jumbo Maguire	---	---	7	20	1	28
Koa Misi	---	---	5	10	10	25
Brian Rolle	---	---	8	15	1	24
Antoine Zimmerman	---	---	5	8	10	23
Rickey Nelson	---	---	7	14	---	21
Rich Owen	8	7	---	---	6	21
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	3	13	4	20
Eugene Monroe	11	8	---	---	---	19
Vincent Harmon	---	---	9	7	2	18
Edward Cineux	---	---	4	9	4	17
Deron Meraz	---	---	7	6	1	14
Rey Maualuga	---	---	0	0	11	11
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Corey Wootton	---	---	2	2	1	5
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick Erickson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rufus Bush	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zac Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	9	55	6.1
Right	3	33	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	19	54	2.8
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Blake	27	16	2	2	0	4	2	0	3

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	35	25	6	0	2	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	111	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	63	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	4	50	1	24
WR Jamal Gardner	6	5	64	1	23
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	1	13	0	23
TE Frank Fortune	4	2	4	0	19
WR Tandon Doss	3	2	25	0	15
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	6	0	4
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	-1	0	21

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Barber	8	6	0	52	1	30
RB Demarco Murray	6	5	0	28	0	24
WR Gene Zimmerman	5	3	0	59	2	19
WR Mack Newman	4	3	0	28	0	12
TE Richard Gordon	4	3	1	33	1	16
WR Adam Velevis	3	2	0	21	0	19
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	0	41	2	12
WR Chris James	2	0	1	0	0	11
FB Jason Clemons	1	1	0	19	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Jordan	1	5	5.00	9.75
Sammy Farrington	1	-4	-4.00	6.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Demarco Murray	4	17	4.25	3.95
Thomas Shaw	2	6	3.00	1.89
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0.00	4.25
Jason Clemons	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Blake	1	0	0	0.00	5.96

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	5	3	30	6.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Barber	3	2	30	10.00	6.50
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Demarco Murray	1	1	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kerry Blake	4	1
Geoff Jordan	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Demarco Murray	4	3
Thomas Shaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Blake	5	3	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	12	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Barber	3	2	2
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	1
WR Mack Newman	2	2	2
RB Demarco Murray	2	1	1
TE Richard Gordon	1	1	1
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	1
WR Chris James	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,000)
End Zone 11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,600 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,000)
End Zone	11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,600 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,500)