Week 2, 2039

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	0	7	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	9	6	0	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 HOU - Angel McTermid 18 field goal
2Q: 14:12 ATL - Gene McCormick 21 field goal
2Q: 09:10 ATL - Gene McCormick 21 field goal
2Q: 03:32 ATL - Gene McCormick 33 field goal
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Gene McCormick 18 field goal
3Q: 00:05 ATL - Gene McCormick 47 field goal
4Q: 11:14 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 HOU - Angel McTermid 18 field goal
2Q: 14:12 ATL - Gene McCormick 21 field goal
2Q: 09:10 ATL - Gene McCormick 21 field goal
2Q: 03:32 ATL - Gene McCormick 33 field goal
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Gene McCormick 18 field goal
3Q: 00:05 ATL - Gene McCormick 47 field goal
4Q: 11:14 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 284 258
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 39 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 1.77 3.24
Net Passing Yards 245 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 23 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-8 3/63
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 44
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	284	258
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	39	120
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	1.77	3.24
Net Passing Yards	245	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	23 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-8	3/63
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 44
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:08	OWN 32	14	67	Field Goal
1	3:37	1:42	OWN 5	4	16	Fumble
2	14:06	2:40	OWN 17	5	9	Fumble
2	9:04	2:19	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	3:24	2:12	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 7	1	-2	Half
3	7:41	1:02	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	4:33	1:04	OWN 35	4	45	Fumble
4	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	9:16	0:52	OWN 13	3	-2	Punt
4	6:51	2:27	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 10	9	41	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:52	3:15	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
1	1:55	2:49	OPP 21	6	17	Field Goal
2	11:26	2:22	OPP 26	4	22	Field Goal
2	6:45	3:21	OWN 36	8	48	Field Goal
2	1:12	0:46	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	7:19	OWN 24	12	75	Field Goal
3	6:39	2:06	OPP 29	3	1	Missed FG
3	3:29	3:29	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
4	11:03	1:47	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	8:24	1:33	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
4	4:24	2:32	OWN 39	6	3	Punt

Game MVP: Gene McCormick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Denard Robinson	9	-7	-0.78	2	0
Cary Hicks	9	22	2.44	9	0
Jerald Newman	4	24	6.00	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Finley	18	62	3.44	29	2
Peter Horn	15	39	2.60	20	1
Mitch Fletcher	2	14	7.00	12	1
Victor Pendleton	1	2	2.00	2	0
Aaron Spar	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	39	25	249	1/4	1	24	0	90.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rod Sweeney	23	12	143	1/5	0	35	0	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	7	9	65	9.29	24	23	1
WR Howard Hutek	5	6	32	6.40	1	14	0
TE Dwayne Allen	5	6	63	12.60	6	18	0
WR Gene Banks	3	7	49	16.33	15	24	0
WR Stephen Cote	3	5	36	12.00	5	17	0
FB Blake Holliman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bennett Nixon	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Kirk Curley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Albert Finley	2	3	36	18.00	25	32
WR Korey Logan	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
WR Mo Horton	2	5	56	28.00	38	35
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	8	8.00	4	8
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Victor Pendleton	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Carlton Incontro	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Peter Horn	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
TE Aaron Spar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerald Newman	1	0	0	0
Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0
Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Lamar Sepulveda	1	0
Jake Humphries	1	0
Elias Euerle	1	0
Chester Buckley	0	1
Ted Sims	0	1
Drew Ferguson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	5	204	40.8	28.2	44	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	5	229	45.8	43.4	48	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene McCormick	5/6	1/2	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	1	-8	-8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	3	63	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	2	44	22.0	0
Rod Torres	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	8	2	0.0	31	19
OLB Max Hout	6	2	0.0	29	19
OLB Donald Morehead	5	2	1.0	24	14
S Dwight Marshall	4	4	0.0	30	20
S Lenny Bruce	4	2	0.0	28	19
DE Rodney Tylke	3	0	0.0	24	17
DE Abel Kurtz	3	0	0.0	16	18
DT Ty Terry	2	5	0.0	29	12
DT C.J. Russell	2	1	0.0	20	15
DT Cris Woods	2	1	0.0	24	15
CB Rod Torres	2	0	0.0	34	23
CB Wesley Crane	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Sam Bishop	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Charlie Serra	1	1	0.0	7	4
DE Francisco Reeves	1	1	0.0	23	8
S Reggie Whitfield	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Mack Bradbury	1	0	0.0	13	8
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	0	0.0	35	21
DE A.J. Hughes	0	1	0.0	12	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	7	1	0.0	22	38
ILB Ted Sims	6	1	0.0	19	36
CB Reuben Fuller	5	2	0.0	19	32
CB Preston Tapia	5	0	0.0	21	39
S Drew Ferguson	4	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Shea McClellin	2	1	0.0	18	35
DE Lamar Sepulveda	2	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Jake Humphries	2	1	0.0	19	28
S Kris Leak	2	1	0.0	22	40
DT Jason Sellers	2	1	0.0	11	28
ILB Bart Graham	2	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Chester Buckley	1	0	1.0	5	11
ILB Nate Irving	1	1	0.0	4	4
DE Dana White	1	0	0.0	15	25
CB Vincent Winslett	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Elias Euerle	1	0	0.0	11	14
DE Nolan Stargell	0	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	1.0	0	14
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	3	17
DT C.J. Russell	0.0	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chester Buckley	1.0	0	0	11
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.0	2	2	32
DE Dana White	0.0	2	2	25
OLB Shea McClellin	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	0	19
CB Wesley Crane	2	1	9
OLB Donald Morehead	2	0	14
S Lenny Bruce	1	0	19
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	4
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	17
OLB Max Hout	1	0	19
S Sam Bishop	1	0	7
CB Rod Torres	0	2	23
CB Percy Van DeWege	0	2	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Fuller	5	1	32
CB Preston Tapia	5	0	39
S Edgar McTyer	4	1	38
ILB Bart Graham	2	1	8
ILB Ted Sims	2	0	36
CB Vincent Winslett	2	0	9
OLB Jake Humphries	1	1	28
ILB Nate Irving	1	0	4
OLB Shea McClellin	1	0	35
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	0	32
S Kris Leak	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burt Carpenter	1	4	22	1	40
Allen Reeves	1	3	22	0	40
Bruce Sloan	0	5	22	0	40
Brant Tyler	0	3	22	0	40
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	2	22	0	40
Dwayne Allen	0	1	16	0	29

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Hutton	3	8	37	0	24
Darrell Stephens	2	6	37	1	24
Malachi Purnell	2	4	37	0	24
Rondell Hernandez	1	11	37	0	24
Junior Udeze	0	5	37	0	24
Mitch Fletcher	0	2	19	0	14
Aaron Spar	0	1	15	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	10
Lenny Bruce	1	15
Dwayne Allen	1	15
Blake Holliman	1	15
Max Hout	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Leak	2	20
Nate Irving	1	14
Leon Rodriguez	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Torres	---	---	34	23	13	70
Burt Carpenter	22	40	---	---	6	68
Michael Wheeler	---	---	31	19	13	63
Allen Reeves	22	40	---	---	---	62
Lenny Bruce	---	---	28	19	15	62
Jerald Newman	22	40	---	---	---	62
Brant Tyler	22	40	---	---	---	62
Bruce Sloan	22	40	---	---	---	62
Lonnie Hitchcock	22	40	---	---	---	62
Max Hout	---	---	29	19	13	61
Dwayne Allen	16	29	---	---	15	60
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	35	21	4	60
Dwight Marshall	---	---	30	20	5	55
Donald Morehead	---	---	24	14	10	48
Ty Terry	---	---	29	12	6	47
Mercury Stokes	16	30	---	---	---	46
Rodney Tylke	---	---	24	17	5	46
Cris Woods	---	---	24	15	4	43
Stephen Cote	11	21	---	---	10	42
Abel Kurtz	---	---	16	18	7	41
C.J. Russell	---	---	20	15	5	40
Howard Hutek	12	26	---	---	1	39
Gene Banks	10	15	---	---	13	38
Bennett Nixon	4	17	---	---	15	36
Francisco Reeves	---	---	23	8	2	33
Wesley Crane	---	---	8	9	15	32
Blake Holliman	5	10	---	---	15	30
Kirk Curley	8	17	---	---	5	30
Denard Robinson	11	15	---	---	---	26
Charlie Serra	---	---	7	4	15	26
Sam Bishop	---	---	8	7	11	26
Mack Bradbury	---	---	13	8	2	23
Cary Hicks	10	12	---	---	---	22
A.J. Hughes	---	---	12	8	1	21
Cole Brennan	7	8	---	---	5	20
Shane Maier	---	---	4	3	11	18
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	7	4	4	15
Adrian Robertson	---	---	1	1	6	8
Joseph Hernandez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Beasley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	4	4
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Leak	---	---	22	40	20	82
Junior Udeze	37	24	---	---	11	72
Edgar McTyer	---	---	22	38	9	69
Shea McClellin	---	---	18	35	12	65
Rondell Hernandez	37	24	---	---	---	61
Rod Sweeney	37	24	---	---	---	61
Preston Tapia	---	---	21	39	1	61
Marco Hutton	37	24	---	---	---	61
Malachi Purnell	37	24	---	---	---	61
Darrell Stephens	37	24	---	---	---	61
Albert Finley	22	18	---	---	20	60
Ted Sims	---	---	19	36	1	56
Reuben Fuller	---	---	19	32	1	52
Drew Ferguson	---	---	18	33	---	51
Mitch Fletcher	19	14	---	---	17	50
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	17	32	---	49
Jake Humphries	---	---	19	28	1	48
Korey Logan	27	17	---	---	---	44
Dana White	---	---	15	25	1	41
Aaron Spar	15	9	---	---	17	41
Jason Sellers	---	---	11	28	2	41
Harold Wilkerson	15	10	---	---	15	40
Nolan Stargell	---	---	10	22	6	38
Victor Pendleton	22	14	---	---	1	37
Jeffrey Clauss	20	13	---	---	3	36
Chester Buckley	---	---	5	11	19	35
Mo Horton	15	12	---	---	3	30
Peter Horn	16	6	---	---	5	27
Elias Euerle	---	---	11	14	1	26
Nate Irving	---	---	4	4	14	22
Carlton Incontro	12	6	---	---	---	18
Leon Rodriguez	2	1	---	---	14	17
Grayson Jobb	0	0	---	---	15	15
Bart Graham	---	---	4	8	1	13
Vincent Winslett	---	---	4	9	---	13
Gene McCormick	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lorenzo Hastings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vincent Ogden	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donnell Staples	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donald Andruzzi	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mickey Talley	---	---	1	5	5	11
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	2	1	4	7
John Bailey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Spencer Vivaldi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marc Salpala	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	6	-3	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	24	2.0
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	39	25	3	2	1	4	5	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rod Sweeney	23	12	3	1	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-6	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	108	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	106	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	111	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	9	7	0	65	1	30
WR Gene Banks	7	3	0	49	2	15
WR Howard Hutek	6	5	0	32	0	26
TE Dwayne Allen	6	5	1	63	0	29
WR Stephen Cote	5	3	0	36	0	21
FB Blake Holliman	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Bennett Nixon	1	1	0	-4	0	17
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	0	0	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Horton	5	2	0	56	2	12
WR Korey Logan	4	2	0	2	0	17
RB Albert Finley	3	2	0	36	1	18
TE Victor Pendleton	3	1	0	8	0	14
TE Jeffrey Clauss	2	1	0	11	0	13
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	1	1	3	0	10
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	0	8	0	14
WR Carlton Incontro	1	1	0	10	0	6
TE Aaron Spar	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Peter Horn	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denard Robinson	1	2	2.00	-0.78

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	3	3	1.00	3.44
Peter Horn	3	3	1.00	2.60
Mitch Fletcher	1	12	12.00	7.00
Victor Pendleton	1	2	2.00	2.00
Aaron Spar	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	1	5	1.67	6.38

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rod Sweeney	6	2	7	1.17	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	5	5.00	7.22
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Albert Finley	2	1	4	2.00	12.00
TE Victor Pendleton	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Mo Horton	1	0	0	0.00	11.20
TE Aaron Spar	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Denard Robinson	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	8	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	9	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rod Sweeney	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	3	1	0
WR Gene Banks	3	2	2
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0
WR Howard Hutek	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Korey Logan	2	0	0
WR Mo Horton	2	2	2
TE Victor Pendleton	1	0	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	1
TE Aaron Spar	1	0	0
RB Peter Horn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (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 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (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	5,000 (5,000)