Week 2, 2035

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	13	0	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Jimmy Sherman 8 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 12:53 ATL - John Gideon 50 run (Daniel Deaton extra point)
2Q: 08:29 ATL - Daniel Deaton 34 field goal
2Q: 01:15 HOU - Ian Zupancic 53 field goal
2Q: 00:10 HOU - Ian Zupancic 34 field goal
4Q: 13:38 HOU - Dwayne Allen 3 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Jimmy Sherman 8 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 12:53 ATL - John Gideon 50 run (Daniel Deaton extra point)
2Q: 08:29 ATL - Daniel Deaton 34 field goal
2Q: 01:15 HOU - Ian Zupancic 53 field goal
2Q: 00:10 HOU - Ian Zupancic 34 field goal
4Q: 13:38 HOU - Dwayne Allen 3 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 315 280
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 112 148
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 3.11 6.17
Net Passing Yards 203 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 26 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 235 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/32 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.49 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/77
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/-8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 3/81 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:47 23:14

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	315	280
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	112	148
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	3.11	6.17
Net Passing Yards	203	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	26 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	235	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/32	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.49	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/77
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/-8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	3/81	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:47	23:14

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 20	8	60	Fumble
1	5:47	5:56	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
2	12:35	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:23	5:26	OWN 18	11	35	Punt
2	1:50	0:40	OPP 19	3	-17	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:13	OPP 17	1	0	Field Goal
3	12:22	2:22	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
3	8:34	3:16	OWN 17	8	44	Punt
3	4:31	6:02	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
4	11:42	3:15	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
4	5:32	3:56	OWN 18	8	23	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	5:08	OWN 20	10	15	Punt
2	14:51	2:16	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	11:30	3:07	OWN 17	7	66	Field Goal
2	2:57	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Fumble
2	1:10	0:53	OWN 14	2	3	Interception
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	19	Half
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
3	10:00	1:26	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	5:18	0:47	OWN 20	2	16	Interception
4	13:29	1:47	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	8:27	2:10	OWN 16	4	19	Punt
4	6:17	0:45	OPP 20	4	2	Downs
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 20	7	37	Interception

Game MVP: Howard Hutek, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Rasmussen	21	58	2.76	8	0
Perry Torres	14	47	3.36	11	1
Dale Toviessi	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Finley	17	79	4.65	19	3	0
John Gideon	4	61	15.25	50	1	1
Nolan Greer	2	10	5.00	5	0	0
Carlton Incontro	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	34	22	235	3/32	2	39	0	104.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	26	14	143	2/11	0	46	3	30.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Hutek	9	12	140	15.56	58	39	0
WR Harry Rock	4	7	17	4.25	0	8	0
WR Mercury Stokes	3	7	29	9.67	18	26	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	17	8.50	8	14	1
RB Ray Rasmussen	2	2	13	6.50	3	12	0
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlton Incontro	6	9	79	13.17	0	46
TE Coby Fleener	4	5	21	5.25	9	10
WR Mo Horton	2	3	31	15.50	2	23
FB Junior Marsh	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Kennedy Pitman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rick Harris	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Moe Quayle	1	41	41.00
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	0	0.00
CB Adam Hawkins	1	40	40.00

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tim Tebow	2	0	0
Perry Torres	1	0	0
Ray Rasmussen	1	0	0
Vincent Donaldson	1	0	0
Marvin Flowers	0	1	0
Xavier Gunn	0	1	0
Howard Hutek	0	1	0
Donald Morehead	0	1	0
Melvin Dennis	0	0	1
Randal Swiderski	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nolan Greer	1	0	0
Junior Marsh	1	0	0
Toby Sheldon	0	1	1
Leslie Herndon	0	1	0
John Gideon	0	1	0
Kendall Brady	0	0	1
James-Michael Johnson	0	0	1
Lamar Sepulveda	0	0	1
Desmond Carlson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	6	281	46.8	38.2	59	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	5	230	46.0	44.8	55	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Deaton	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Donaldson	2	6	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	3	-8	-2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Donaldson	2	42	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	6	1	0.0	23	27
OLB Donald Morehead	4	0	0.5	15	25
CB Randal Swiderski	4	1	0.0	14	21
S Joseph Wright	3	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Jimmie Devine	3	0	0.0	17	18
ILB Ernest Everett	2	2	0.0	9	6
DE Marcell Dareus	2	1	0.0	21	25
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0.0	12	10
S Butch Dawson	2	0	0.0	12	12
CB Moe Quayle	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Harvey Westbrook	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Adam Hawkins	2	0	0.0	11	20
DE Melvin Dennis	1	0	1.0	8	13
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	1	0.0	16	15
DT Ian Lance	1	1	0.0	13	13
S Mack Rivers	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT C.J. Huffman	0	2	0.5	12	15
CB Rod Torres	0	1	0.0	16	20
CB Vincent Donaldson	0	1	0.0	8	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	9	2	0.0	29	35
ILB Desmond Carlson	8	4	0.0	32	30
DT Toby Sheldon	7	2	0.0	26	27
OLB Jake Humphries	7	2	0.0	33	32
S Kris Leak	5	2	0.0	31	27
CB Edgar Caniff	4	0	0.0	27	26
CB Bernard Gardner	4	0	0.0	23	23
DE Lamar Sepulveda	3	1	2.0	24	26
ILB James-Michael Johnson	2	0	1.0	4	7
DT Erik Farley	2	1	0.0	30	24
DT Aaron Cauthen	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE Brock Cunningham	1	1	0.0	14	16
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Joey Sweeney	1	0	0.0	12	11
S Irv Delvalle	1	0	0.0	11	11
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Reuben Lake	1	0	0.0	18	24
WR Rick Harris	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mo Horton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB J.B. Wolf	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin Dennis	1.0	0	13
DT C.J. Huffman	0.5	1	15
OLB Donald Morehead	0.5	1	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lamar Sepulveda	2.0	0	1	0	26
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	1	1	0	11
DE Tyrus Nesbit	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB J.B. Wolf	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Luke Bernstein	0.0	0	0	1	13
DT Toby Sheldon	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randal Swiderski	4	1	0	21
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	0	0	27
CB Adam Hawkins	2	0	1	20
S Butch Dawson	2	0	0	12
S Mack Rivers	1	1	0	9
DT Ian Lance	1	0	0	13
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	0	25
OLB Jimmie Devine	0	1	1	18
CB Moe Quayle	0	0	1	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jake Humphries	4	1	32
CB Edgar Caniff	4	0	26
CB Bernard Gardner	4	0	23
S Edgar McTyer	3	0	35
ILB Desmond Carlson	2	2	30
CB Reuben Lake	2	0	24
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	15
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	0	26
S Kris Leak	1	0	27
OLB Vincent Corson	0	1	9
CB Grant Sutter	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	4	8	0	34	0	35
Kenyon Fulcher	3	5	0	35	1	34
Ricky Huffman	2	9	1	29	0	29
Ethan Brown	1	3	0	15	0	23
A.J. Kochansky	1	2	0	8	0	1
Marvin Flowers	0	4	0	26	0	22
Bruce Butler	0	2	0	4	0	10
Vincent Ogden	0	1	0	32	2	27
Dwayne Allen	0	1	0	26	0	20
Bennie Brister	0	1	0	17	0	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Skip Hoover	2	3	21	1	24
Rondell Hernandez	1	6	20	0	20
Donnell Staples	1	3	21	0	24
Eddie Di Pardo	1	2	18	0	24
D.J. Coffey	1	2	20	0	24
Donald Andruzzi	1	1	7	0	8
Jason Pinkston	0	2	8	0	8
Junior Marsh	0	2	14	0	17
Harold Lynch	0	1	5	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wright	4	13
Dale Toviessi	2	21

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Brady	2	14
Reuben Lake	2	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Stokes	28	33	---	---	13	74
Tim Tebow	36	37	---	---	---	73
Kenyon Fulcher	35	34	---	---	4	73
Xavier Gunn	34	35	---	---	---	69
Ricky Huffman	29	29	---	---	5	63
Vincent Ogden	32	27	---	---	---	59
Joseph Wright	---	---	18	27	13	58
Randal Swiderski	---	---	14	21	22	57
Marvin Flowers	26	22	---	---	8	56
Michael Wheeler	---	---	23	27	1	51
Marcell Dareus	---	---	21	25	2	48
Howard Hutek	22	26	---	---	---	48
Dwayne Allen	26	20	---	---	2	48
Harry Rock	15	23	---	---	10	48
Ethan Brown	15	23	---	---	7	45
Bennie Brister	17	15	---	---	12	44
Ray Rasmussen	21	18	---	---	3	42
Donald Morehead	---	---	15	25	1	41
Rod Torres	---	---	16	20	2	38
Jimmie Devine	---	---	17	18	2	37
Moe Quayle	---	---	16	17	3	36
Jimmy Sherman	15	10	---	---	8	33
Adam Hawkins	---	---	11	20	2	33
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	16	15	1	32
Eugene Bogan	11	18	---	---	---	29
Melvin Dennis	---	---	8	13	8	29
Dale Toviessi	1	7	---	---	21	29
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	8	9	12	29
C.J. Huffman	---	---	12	15	1	28
Ian Lance	---	---	13	13	1	27
A.J. Kochansky	8	1	---	---	16	25
Butch Dawson	---	---	12	12	---	24
Perry Coffin	---	---	12	10	1	23
Mack Rivers	---	---	7	9	7	23
Perry Torres	14	8	---	---	---	22
Willie Joyner	---	---	4	0	18	22
Bruce Butler	4	10	---	---	8	22
Jessie Hoitink	5	5	---	---	8	18
Ernest Everett	---	---	9	6	3	18
Nate Harding	---	---	9	3	2	14
Chris Leskanic	2	6	---	---	---	8
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Westbrook	---	---	3	3	---	6
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Carlson	---	---	32	30	6	68
Edgar McTyer	---	---	29	35	2	66
Jake Humphries	---	---	33	32	1	66
Kris Leak	---	---	31	27	3	61
Toby Sheldon	---	---	26	27	4	57
Erik Farley	---	---	30	24	2	56
Edgar Caniff	---	---	27	26	1	54
Nolan Greer	24	28	---	---	---	52
Coby Fleener	20	19	---	---	13	52
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	24	26	2	52
Skip Hoover	21	24	---	---	6	51
D.J. Coffey	20	24	---	---	6	50
Bernard Gardner	---	---	23	23	2	48
Grant Sutter	---	---	13	14	21	48
Tyrus Nesbit	---	---	22	21	4	47
Reuben Lake	---	---	18	24	5	47
Donnell Staples	21	24	---	---	---	45
Albert Finley	19	24	---	---	1	44
Rick Harris	17	21	---	---	6	44
Eddie Di Pardo	18	24	---	---	---	42
Carlton Incontro	21	21	---	---	---	42
Kendall Brady	---	---	12	15	14	41
Rondell Hernandez	20	20	---	---	---	40
Junior Marsh	14	17	---	---	6	37
Brock Cunningham	---	---	14	16	5	35
Vincent Corson	---	---	15	9	8	32
Lorenzo West	12	16	---	---	1	29
Leslie Herndon	5	5	---	---	17	27
John Gideon	6	7	---	---	14	27
Joey Sweeney	---	---	12	11	3	26
Mo Horton	5	9	---	---	11	25
Luke Bernstein	---	---	6	13	4	23
Jason Pinkston	8	8	---	---	6	22
Irv Delvalle	---	---	11	11	---	22
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	10	11	---	21
J.B. Wolf	---	---	4	5	11	20
Harold Lynch	5	8	---	---	6	19
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	4	7	5	16
Kennedy Pitman	0	1	---	---	14	15
Kerry Johns	0	0	---	---	15	15
Donald Andruzzi	7	8	---	---	---	15
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leon Rodriguez	1	0	---	---	7	8
Jared Leemans	0	0	---	---	1	1
Daniel Deaton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ray Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	24	66	2.8
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	93	10.3
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	34	22	4	1	1	5	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	26	14	2	0	2	3	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	140	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	69	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Hutek	12	9	0	140	3	26
WR Harry Rock	7	4	0	17	0	23
WR Mercury Stokes	7	3	1	29	1	33
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	0	17	0	20
TE Jimmy Sherman	2	1	0	8	0	10
RB Ray Rasmussen	2	2	0	13	0	18
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	0	11	0	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	9	6	1	79	1	21
TE Coby Fleener	5	4	1	21	0	19
WR Rick Harris	4	0	0	0	0	21
WR Mo Horton	3	2	0	31	1	9
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Junior Marsh	1	1	0	5	0	17
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	0	7	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Perry Torres	2	-1	-0.50	3.36
Ray Rasmussen	2	6	3.00	2.76

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	1	2	2.00	4.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	4	3	25	6.25	6.91

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Greer	4	0	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	17	8.50	5.67
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Harris	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Carlton Incontro	2	0	0	0.00	8.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Rasmussen	4	3

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	1	1
John Gideon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	12	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hutek	5	4	3
WR Harry Rock	3	2	1
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	1
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	1	1
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Coby Fleener	3	2	1
WR Carlton Incontro	3	3	1
WR Rick Harris	2	0	0
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)