Week 1, 2036

played in Tennessee, TN

76 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	3	14	-	31
Tennessee Titans	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 HOU - Howard Hutek 6 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:51 TEN - Clay Ford 1 run (Skip Carlson extra point)
2Q: 04:00 HOU - Dwayne Allen 12 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 08:27 HOU - Ian Zupancic 34 field goal
4Q: 06:45 HOU - A.J. Griffith 4 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:04 HOU - Butch Dawson 32 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 03:17 TEN - Justin Pennell 34 pass from Wes Battle (Wes Battle pass to Montee Ball for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 HOU - Howard Hutek 6 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:51 TEN - Clay Ford 1 run (Skip Carlson extra point)
2Q: 04:00 HOU - Dwayne Allen 12 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 08:27 HOU - Ian Zupancic 34 field goal
4Q: 06:45 HOU - A.J. Griffith 4 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:04 HOU - Butch Dawson 32 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 03:17 TEN - Justin Pennell 34 pass from Wes Battle (Wes Battle pass to Montee Ball for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 296
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 85 121
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 2.66 5.76
Net Passing Yards 252 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.13 4.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 2/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 6/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	296
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	85	121
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	2.66	5.76
Net Passing Yards	252	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.13	4.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	2/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	6/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:27	26:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 29	6	16	Punt
1	9:32	3:44	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	0:44	2:14	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	7:50	3:58	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:01	2:01	OWN 3	5	28	Half
3	13:07	4:48	OWN 34	9	49	Field Goal
3	6:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:47	2:56	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
4	13:51	7:15	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
4	3:02	0:39	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 19	1	-2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	2:17	OWN 7	4	18	Punt
1	5:48	5:04	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	13:30	5:40	OWN 6	10	49	Punt
2	3:52	1:51	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	8:19	2:16	OWN 29	4	29	Punt
3	5:00	2:13	OWN 36	6	15	Punt
4	14:51	1:00	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
4	6:36	0:42	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
4	5:54	2:52	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	2:23	2:19	OWN 4	9	25	Fumble

Game MVP: Tim Tebow, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Rasmussen	16	42	2.63	11	1	0
A.J. Griffith	15	45	3.00	12	1	1
Tim Tebow	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Montee Ball	12	76	6.33	18	3	0
Clay Ford	9	45	5.00	32	1	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	31	24	252	0/0	2	53	0	121.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Battle	37	20	191	1/16	1	34	1	66.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Hutek	6	7	56	9.33	16	15	1
TE Dwayne Allen	5	9	40	8.00	4	12	1
WR Harry Rock	4	4	52	13.00	12	29	0
WR Mercury Stokes	4	6	72	18.00	32	53	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	2	2	23	11.50	8	16	0
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE A.J. Kochansky	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Montee Ball	4	5	27	6.75	17	15	0
RB Clay Ford	3	5	25	8.33	11	11	0
WR Justin Hunter	3	5	38	12.67	11	25	0
WR Duane Summers	3	7	28	9.33	2	11	0
WR Justin Pennell	2	4	41	20.50	0	34	1
WR R.J. Ferguson	2	7	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Rico Blanchard	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Nathan Tate	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Dean Stephenson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Butch Dawson	1	32	32.00	1

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Rasmussen	2	1	0
Dwayne Allen	0	1	0
C.J. Huffman	0	1	0
Butch Dawson	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Force
Wes Battle	1	0
Todd Stephan	0	1
Norm Wheeler	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	5	222	44.4	42.4	56	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	7	328	46.9	40.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Carlson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Hutek	1	4	4.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ellis Haley	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Bogan	1	31	31.0	0
Vincent Donaldson	1	18	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg
Fernando Chancey	3	23	7.7
Emmanuel Shearer	2	33	16.5
Nathan Tate	1	16	16.0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	8	1	0.0	21	38
CB Adam Hawkins	8	0	0.0	16	34
S Dwight Marshall	5	2	0.0	18	34
CB Wesley Crane	4	0	0.0	12	20
S Joseph Wright	3	1	0.0	12	28
S Butch Dawson	2	0	1.0	11	28
DE Marcell Dareus	2	2	0.0	16	32
OLB Jimmie Devine	2	1	0.0	16	16
CB Randal Swiderski	2	0	0.0	6	22
CB Rod Torres	1	1	0.0	18	28
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	14	13
DT C.J. Huffman	1	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Nate Harding	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Donald Morehead	0	1	0.0	16	32
S Mack Rivers	0	1	0.0	3	5
DE Adrian Robertson	0	1	0.0	10	27

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Luke Finch	6	0	0.0	24	22
ILB Robert McKeever	5	1	0.0	26	23
CB Preston Tapia	5	0	0.0	25	26
S Clay Christy	3	2	0.0	20	23
DT Jonathan Givens	3	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Kevin Pettit	3	2	0.0	18	21
OLB Leland Warren	3	1	0.0	13	8
S Ellis Haley	3	1	0.0	23	19
ILB Phil Sawyer	3	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Tyrus Rhodes	3	0	0.0	11	7
DE Dion Jordan	2	3	0.0	18	24
S Gabe Frederick	2	1	0.0	12	14
DT Ted Granville	2	1	0.0	17	17
DE Norm Wheeler	2	1	0.0	17	18
CB Fernando Chancey	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Todd Stephan	2	0	0.0	14	18
DT Austin Hanks	1	1	0.0	18	12
G O.J. Sheldon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Shearer	1	0	0.0	20	20
S Xavier Rhodes	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Charles Stockton	0	2	0.0	20	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Butch Dawson	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	0	0	13
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	0	1	1	32
DT C.J. Huffman	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Bucky Gaden	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Adrian Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	27

Tennessee	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Stockton	2	13
DT Jonathan Givens	1	20
DE Todd Stephan	1	18
DT Ted Granville	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Adam Hawkins	7	2	0	34
CB Wesley Crane	4	0	0	20
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	0	0	38
S Dwight Marshall	2	2	0	34
OLB Jimmie Devine	2	0	0	16
CB Rod Torres	1	1	0	28
S Joseph Wright	1	0	0	28
S Butch Dawson	0	2	1	28
S Mack Rivers	0	1	0	5

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Preston Tapia	4	0	26
OLB Kevin Pettit	3	1	21
OLB Leland Warren	3	0	8
CB Luke Finch	3	0	22
S Gabe Frederick	2	0	14
S Ellis Haley	2	0	19
ILB Phil Sawyer	1	0	8
S Clay Christy	1	0	23
ILB Robert McKeever	1	0	23
CB Fernando Chancey	1	0	15
CB Emmanuel Shearer	1	0	20
DE Todd Stephan	1	0	18
S Xavier Rhodes	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bruce Butler	3	7	32	31
Marvin Flowers	2	5	21	26
Vincent Ogden	1	4	32	31
Jimmy Sherman	1	1	17	16
Ethan Brown	0	6	16	11
Xavier Gunn	0	4	28	28
Kenyon Fulcher	0	3	28	27
Dwayne Allen	0	1	30	28

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Fisk	3	6	19	1	29
Donald Stephenson	3	5	20	0	34
Phil Loseth	1	3	18	0	29
Emmanuel Edgeworth	1	2	17	0	24
Julio Pennington	1	1	6	0	16
Ronnie Coffey	1	1	3	0	13
Kurt Batishko	0	2	10	0	12
Adam Meyer	0	1	19	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wright	4	13
Randal Swiderski	2	9
Harry Rock	1	10
Mario Dawkins	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Christy	2	11
Emmanuel Ramsey	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Stokes	25	28	---	---	16	69
Bruce Butler	32	31	---	---	6	69
Dwayne Allen	30	28	---	---	7	65
Tim Tebow	32	31	---	---	---	63
Vincent Ogden	32	31	---	---	---	63
Kenyon Fulcher	28	27	---	---	6	61
Donald Morehead	---	---	16	32	12	60
Xavier Gunn	28	28	---	---	3	59
Michael Wheeler	---	---	21	38	---	59
Adam Hawkins	---	---	16	34	7	57
Marvin Flowers	21	26	---	---	6	53
Dwight Marshall	---	---	18	34	1	53
Joseph Wright	---	---	12	28	13	53
Marcell Dareus	---	---	16	32	1	49
Harry Rock	20	19	---	---	10	49
Ray Rasmussen	16	10	---	---	22	48
Rod Torres	---	---	18	28	2	48
Adrian Robertson	---	---	10	27	8	45
Butch Dawson	---	---	11	28	4	43
Howard Hutek	17	15	---	---	7	39
C.J. Huffman	---	---	11	26	2	39
Randal Swiderski	---	---	6	22	9	37
Jimmy Sherman	17	16	---	---	2	35
Bennie Brister	13	9	---	---	13	35
Jimmie Devine	---	---	16	16	2	34
A.J. Griffith	16	17	---	---	---	33
Wesley Crane	---	---	12	20	---	32
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	14	13	3	30
Ethan Brown	16	11	---	---	3	30
A.J. Kochansky	5	5	---	---	15	25
Ernest Everett	---	---	9	5	9	23
Ian Lance	---	---	10	12	---	22
Mack Rivers	---	---	3	5	8	16
Nate Harding	---	---	5	5	3	13
Reuben Salerno	---	---	2	4	6	12
Eugene Bogan	1	8	---	---	1	10
Mario Dawkins	3	1	---	---	6	10
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	1	5	3	9
Tyrus Runowski	---	---	1	0	7	8
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Gaden	---	---	3	4	---	7
Fernando Combs	---	---	0	0	6	6
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Leskanic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Battle	21	38	---	---	---	59
Adam Meyer	19	36	---	---	2	57
Preston Tapia	---	---	25	26	4	55
Clay Christy	---	---	20	23	11	54
Donald Stephenson	20	34	---	---	---	54
Phil Loseth	18	29	---	---	7	54
Robert McKeever	---	---	26	23	2	51
Emmanuel Shearer	---	---	20	20	9	49
Mercury Fisk	19	29	---	---	---	48
Ellis Haley	---	---	23	19	6	48
Emmanuel Edgeworth	17	24	---	---	5	46
Jonathan Givens	---	---	21	20	5	46
Luke Finch	---	---	24	22	---	46
Duane Summers	11	24	---	---	9	44
Dion Jordan	---	---	18	24	1	43
Leland Warren	---	---	13	8	20	41
Justin Hunter	13	27	---	---	1	41
Fernando Chancey	---	---	12	15	13	40
R.J. Ferguson	3	25	---	---	12	40
Rico Blanchard	12	11	---	---	16	39
Kevin Pettit	---	---	18	21	---	39
Austin Hanks	---	---	18	12	6	36
Ted Granville	---	---	17	17	2	36
Montee Ball	12	21	---	---	2	35
Norm Wheeler	---	---	17	18	---	35
Charles Stockton	---	---	20	13	1	34
Justin Pennell	10	19	---	---	4	33
Todd Stephan	---	---	14	18	---	32
Kurt Batishko	10	12	---	---	9	31
Nathan Tate	8	13	---	---	10	31
Clay Ford	9	19	---	---	2	30
Dean Stephenson	4	5	---	---	19	28
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	12	8	8	28
Julio Pennington	6	16	---	---	5	27
Gabe Frederick	---	---	12	14	---	26
Richie Dreslough	10	13	---	---	1	24
Tyrus Rhodes	---	---	11	7	5	23
Emmanuel Ramsey	3	1	---	---	16	20
O.J. Sheldon	3	9	---	---	7	19
Phil Sawyer	---	---	6	8	4	18
Ronnie Coffey	3	13	---	---	2	18
Bubba Prescott	---	---	5	5	6	16
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	7	7
Skip Carlson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Archie Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	17	27	1.6
Right	4	12	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	31	24	2	1	0	1	5	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Battle	37	20	2	1	2	8	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	122	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	82	27.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	88	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	9	5	40	0	28
WR Howard Hutek	7	6	56	0	15
WR Mercury Stokes	6	4	72	1	28
WR Harry Rock	4	4	52	1	19
TE Jimmy Sherman	2	2	23	0	16
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	1	0	8
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	1	5	0	10
TE A.J. Kochansky	1	1	3	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR R.J. Ferguson	7	2	0	13	0	25
WR Duane Summers	7	3	1	28	0	24
RB Clay Ford	5	3	0	25	0	19
RB Montee Ball	5	4	0	27	0	21
WR Justin Hunter	5	3	1	38	1	27
WR Justin Pennell	4	2	0	41	1	19
RB Dean Stephenson	2	1	0	-1	0	5
TE Rico Blanchard	1	1	0	8	0	11
WR Nathan Tate	1	1	0	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	2	8	4.00	3.00
Ray Rasmussen	2	-3	-1.50	2.63
Tim Tebow	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clay Ford	2	1	0.50	5.00
Montee Ball	2	19	9.50	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	5	5	32	6.40	8.13

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	16	8.00	4.44
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	7	7.00	11.50
WR Howard Hutek	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	3	3.00	12.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Rasmussen	3	1
A.J. Griffith	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Montee Ball	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	9	6	5

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Battle	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hutek	2	2	2
WR Mercury Stokes	2	0	0
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	1	1
TE A.J. Kochansky	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duane Summers	4	1	1
RB Montee Ball	2	1	1
WR R.J. Ferguson	2	1	0
RB Clay Ford	1	0	0
WR Justin Pennell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (19,000)
End Zone 11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (19,000)
End Zone	11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,500)