Week 3, 2038

played in San Diego, CA

70 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	7	0	0	-	21
San Diego Chargers	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 HOU - Howard Hutek 3 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 04:59 SDO - Richard Melsha 25 pass from Amos Sharpton (Ed Stanton extra point)
1Q: 01:56 HOU - Jay Kadavy 16 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 10:05 SDO - Ed Stanton 33 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 10:39 SDO - Ed Stanton 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 HOU - Howard Hutek 3 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 04:59 SDO - Richard Melsha 25 pass from Amos Sharpton (Ed Stanton extra point)
1Q: 01:56 HOU - Jay Kadavy 16 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 10:05 SDO - Ed Stanton 33 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 10:39 SDO - Ed Stanton 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU SDO
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 425 300
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 6.07 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 119 141
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 4.25 5.64
Net Passing Yards 306 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 0 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 5.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:10 27:50

Team Statistics	HOU	SDO
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	425	300
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	6.07	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	119	141
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	4.25	5.64
Net Passing Yards	306	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 0	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	315	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	5.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:10	27:50

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	4:43	3:03	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	9:58	6:29	OWN 23	12	52	Missed FG
2	2:18	2:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	10:33	1:19	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	9:14	1:28	OPP 41	3	5	Punt
3	6:19	3:44	OWN 30	9	38	Downs
3	1:15	1:25	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
4	10:47	5:10	OWN 22	9	50	Missed FG
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 1	5	8	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:37	3:54	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	1:40	6:42	OWN 36	11	48	Field Goal
2	3:29	1:11	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
3	7:46	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:35	1:20	OWN 32	3	-9	Punt
4	14:50	4:03	OWN 3	8	36	Punt
4	5:37	4:16	OWN 35	12	64	Downs

Game MVP: Hugh Cooper, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Denard Robinson	9	47	5.22	15	2	0
Byron Schwantes	9	33	3.67	16	1	0
Hugh Cooper	6	13	2.17	7	0	0
Jay Kadavy	3	18	6.00	16	1	1
Bennie Brister	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rick Carr	19	109	5.74	14	3
Eric Reilly	3	18	6.00	8	0
Mickey Heemskerk	3	14	4.67	12	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Cooper	40	28	315	2/9	2	32	0	109.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Heemskerk	18	12	92	1/6	0	19	0	78.9
Amos Sharpton	10	7	80	2/7	1	25	0	127.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	8	13	68	8.50	29	29	1
WR Howard Hutek	7	11	129	18.43	71	32	1
WR Harry Rock	4	5	23	5.75	7	11	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Ace Sanders	2	3	24	12.00	4	18	0
RB Jay Kadavy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Richie Dreslough	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Cunningham	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Gene Banks	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Melsha	7	8	64	9.14	7	25	1
WR Rylan Gaines	5	9	64	12.80	12	19	0
WR Dustin Kennedy	4	6	40	10.00	20	23	0
RB Rick Carr	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Casey Utley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jake Lapointe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jay Kadavy	0	1	0	0
Grady Sanders	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Casey Utley	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	3	125	41.7	32.0	45	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Siddiqui	4	202	50.5	44.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Stanton	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ace Sanders	3	25	8.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Utley	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Kadavy	1	15	15.0	0
Gene Banks	1	14	14.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Melsha	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reggie Whitfield	7	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Grady Sanders	4	1	1.0	19	23
CB Rod Torres	4	2	0.0	24	31
CB Corwin Buchanan	4	2	0.0	22	19
S Lenny Bruce	4	1	0.0	25	26
CB Shane Maier	3	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Bernard Kamin	3	0	0.0	23	27
DE Rodney Tylke	2	2	1.0	22	29
DE Bucky Gaden	2	0	1.0	13	6
OLB Roderick McKenzie	2	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Donald Morehead	2	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Ike Ferrer	2	0	0.0	2	6
CB Bennie Akiyama	1	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Max Hout	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	0.0	12	25
DT C.J. Russell	1	0	0.0	8	15
CB Wesley Crane	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Jared Hernandez	0	1	0.0	17	18

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Allen	11	2	0.0	24	40
S Lamont Morton	8	2	0.0	26	42
ILB Ralph Conner	7	1	0.0	23	23
CB Archie Dressel	5	1	0.0	27	42
S Bryce Travis	4	1	0.0	25	41
CB Tito Peeler	3	0	0.0	25	42
ILB Drew Gailey	3	0	0.0	9	4
DT Moe Blazewicz	2	1	1.0	12	10
DE Antonio Caudill	2	0	1.0	14	31
OLB Kris Maioriello	2	3	0.0	23	29
CB Shaun Garcia	2	0	0.0	11	28
S Jumbo Coffey	1	1	0.0	4	15
DE Casey Ready	1	0	0.0	18	26
DT Erik Farley	1	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Walter Johnstone	1	0	0.0	15	12
S Ronald Willing	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rodney Tylke	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Grady Sanders	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Bucky Gaden	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Marcell Dareus	0.0	1	0	1	25
OLB Roderick McKenzie	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Jared Hernandez	0.0	0	1	0	18

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antonio Caudill	1.0	0	0	2	31
DT Moe Blazewicz	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Casey Ready	0.0	1	0	0	26
OLB Kris Maioriello	0.0	0	3	2	29
DT Erik Farley	0.0	0	2	3	33
OLB Steven Christie	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Glen Anzivino	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lenny Bruce	4	1	26
CB Rod Torres	3	1	31
ILB Bernard Kamin	3	0	27
S Reggie Whitfield	2	0	23
CB Corwin Buchanan	2	0	19
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	5
DE Bucky Gaden	1	0	6
CB Shane Maier	1	0	27
ILB Max Hout	1	0	14
ILB Ike Ferrer	1	0	6
OLB Grady Sanders	0	1	23

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jerry Allen	7	1	40
S Lamont Morton	5	0	42
CB Archie Dressel	3	1	42
S Bryce Travis	3	0	41
CB Tito Peeler	2	0	42
CB Shaun Garcia	2	0	28
S Jumbo Coffey	2	0	15
ILB Ralph Conner	2	0	23
OLB Kris Maioriello	1	0	29
OLB Walter Johnstone	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brant Tyler	3	5	28	0	42
Dwayne Allen	3	4	23	0	20
Ethan Brown	2	4	28	0	42
Richie Dreslough	1	1	8	0	8
Lonnie Hitchcock	1	1	28	0	42
Allen Reeves	0	5	28	1	42
Chad Starks	0	2	28	1	42

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Lane	3	8	25	0	31
Neil Auyeung	3	5	25	1	31
Johnny Herbertson	2	5	25	1	31
Louie Warwick	2	2	25	1	31
Tyler Eifert	1	1	22	0	26
Lane Johnson	1	1	25	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ace Sanders	1	13
Grady Sanders	1	12
Harry Rock	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Lapointe	2	14
Jerry Allen	2	10
Lamont Morton	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Brown	28	42	---	---	5	75
Hugh Cooper	28	42	---	---	---	70
Allen Reeves	28	42	---	---	---	70
Brant Tyler	28	42	---	---	---	70
Lonnie Hitchcock	28	42	---	---	---	70
Chad Starks	28	42	---	---	---	70
Mercury Stokes	26	39	---	---	---	65
Rodney Tylke	---	---	22	29	10	61
Rod Torres	---	---	24	31	4	59
Grady Sanders	---	---	19	23	12	54
Lenny Bruce	---	---	25	26	2	53
Bernard Kamin	---	---	23	27	2	52
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	22	19	10	51
Howard Hutek	20	29	---	---	---	49
Shane Maier	---	---	20	27	2	49
Dwayne Allen	23	20	---	---	5	48
Jay Kadavy	9	21	---	---	17	47
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	20	23	4	47
Harry Rock	8	23	---	---	11	42
Marcell Dareus	---	---	12	25	4	41
Gene Banks	8	18	---	---	12	38
Jared Hernandez	---	---	17	18	1	36
Roderick McKenzie	---	---	15	19	1	35
Bennie Brister	12	18	---	---	3	33
Wesley Crane	---	---	9	14	6	29
Max Hout	---	---	7	14	8	29
C.J. Russell	---	---	8	15	3	26
Denard Robinson	12	12	---	---	2	26
Byron Schwantes	11	11	---	---	4	26
Richie Dreslough	8	8	---	---	9	25
Ace Sanders	3	9	---	---	13	25
Bennie Akiyama	---	---	7	7	9	23
Aldon Smith	---	---	6	7	6	19
Bucky Gaden	---	---	13	6	---	19
Greg Cunningham	0	2	---	---	12	14
Donald Morehead	---	---	4	5	---	9
Ike Ferrer	---	---	2	6	1	9
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shannon Weinke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Burt Carpenter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joseph Hernandez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Marshall	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamont Morton	---	---	26	42	10	78
Jerry Allen	---	---	24	40	10	74
Archie Dressel	---	---	27	42	2	71
Tito Peeler	---	---	25	42	2	69
Bryce Travis	---	---	25	41	2	68
Louie Warwick	25	31	---	---	6	62
Richard Melsha	22	28	---	---	11	61
Kelvin Lane	25	31	---	---	---	56
Neil Auyeung	25	31	---	---	---	56
Johnny Herbertson	25	31	---	---	---	56
Lane Johnson	25	31	---	---	---	56
Kris Maioriello	---	---	23	29	2	54
Shaun Garcia	---	---	11	28	15	54
Erik Farley	---	---	18	33	3	54
Ralph Conner	---	---	23	23	5	51
Rylan Gaines	22	28	---	---	---	50
Rick Carr	20	21	---	---	8	49
Tyler Eifert	22	26	---	---	---	48
Casey Ready	---	---	18	26	3	47
Antonio Caudill	---	---	14	31	2	47
Glen Anzivino	---	---	22	22	3	47
Mickey Heemskerk	17	19	---	---	---	36
Julio Perez	12	10	---	---	12	34
Dustin Kennedy	8	17	---	---	4	29
Eric Reilly	5	7	---	---	17	29
Jake Lapointe	8	6	---	---	14	28
Walter Johnstone	---	---	15	12	---	27
Steven Christie	---	---	5	13	8	26
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	12	10	---	22
Jumbo Coffey	---	---	4	15	1	20
Amos Sharpton	8	12	---	---	---	20
Drew Gailey	---	---	9	4	4	17
Korey Okonlawon	0	3	---	---	14	17
Brent McElroy	6	3	---	---	5	14
Casey Utley	0	6	---	---	3	9
Ronald Willing	---	---	4	4	---	8
J.T. Pereira	---	---	2	5	1	8
Ed Stanton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nolan Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wesley Fitts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andre Harvey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jayce Hayes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Siddiqui	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wyatt Green	---	---	0	0	4	4
Earl Copeland	---	---	1	0	2	3
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	10	61	6.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	8	47	5.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Cooper	40	28	5	0	2	2	7	7	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Heemskerk	18	12	0	0	1	1	2	1	0
Amos Sharpton	10	7	2	0	1	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	161	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	118	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	40	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	58	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	13	8	1	68	1	39
WR Howard Hutek	11	7	0	129	4	29
WR Harry Rock	5	4	1	23	0	23
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	0	17	0	20
WR Ace Sanders	3	2	0	24	0	9
RB Jay Kadavy	1	1	0	5	0	21
TE Richie Dreslough	1	1	0	11	0	8
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	0	6	0	18
TE Greg Cunningham	1	1	0	15	0	2
WR Gene Banks	1	1	0	17	0	18

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rylan Gaines	9	5	1	64	0	28
WR Richard Melsha	8	7	0	64	1	28
WR Dustin Kennedy	6	4	1	40	1	17
RB Rick Carr	2	1	0	1	0	21
FB Jake Lapointe	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0	3	0	26
WR Casey Utley	1	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jay Kadavy	1	16	16.00	6.00
Denard Robinson	1	-1	-1.00	5.22
Byron Schwantes	1	0	0.00	3.67

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mickey Heemskerk	1	4	4.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Cooper	3	3	26	8.67	7.88

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mickey Heemskerk	5	3	19	3.80	5.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Hutek	1	1	3	3.00	11.73
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	5	5.00	5.23
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	18	18.00	8.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Melsha	2	1	-1	-0.50	8.00
WR Dustin Kennedy	1	1	2	2.00	6.67
RB Rick Carr	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Rylan Gaines	1	1	18	18.00	7.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Hugh Cooper	1	0
Byron Schwantes	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Carr	1	0
Mickey Heemskerk	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Cooper	11	10	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Heemskerk	5	3	1
Amos Sharpton	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	4	3	0
WR Harry Rock	3	3	2
WR Howard Hutek	2	2	2
TE Richie Dreslough	1	1	1
TE Greg Cunningham	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Melsha	4	3	2
WR Dustin Kennedy	2	2	1
WR Casey Utley	1	1	0
WR Rylan Gaines	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (19,800)
End Zone 11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (8,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (19,800)
End Zone	11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (8,800)