Week 8, 2039

played in Tennessee, TN

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Tennessee Titans	7	0	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 TEN - Montee Ball 5 run (Francisco Cortez extra point)
2Q: 02:09 HOU - Cary Hicks 11 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 08:30 TEN - Francisco Cortez 44 field goal
4Q: 01:22 TEN - Francisco Cortez 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 TEN - Montee Ball 5 run (Francisco Cortez extra point)
2Q: 02:09 HOU - Cary Hicks 11 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 08:30 TEN - Francisco Cortez 44 field goal
4Q: 01:22 TEN - Francisco Cortez 25 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 3-5 2-6
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 182 280
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 2.98 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 77 66
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 2.96 2.28
Net Passing Yards 105 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 3.00 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/61 9/80
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-2 5/57
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 25:34 34:26

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	3-5	2-6
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	182	280
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	2.98	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	77	66
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	2.96	2.28
Net Passing Yards	105	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	120	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	3.00	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/61	9/80
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-2	5/57
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
1	8:59	2:10	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
1	2:10	5:59	OWN 24	13	42	Punt
2	9:36	0:34	OWN 23	2	-10	Punt
2	7:33	1:52	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	5:12	3:11	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	8:51	1:31	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
3	5:49	2:41	OWN 13	5	15	Punt
4	13:23	2:34	OWN 7	5	21	Punt
4	8:24	1:31	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	5:44	0:10	OWN 27	1	2	Fumble
4	3:04	1:15	OWN 4	4	6	Downs
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 24	6	31	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	4:25	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	6:49	4:39	OWN 34	8	49	Missed FG
2	11:11	1:35	OWN 20	3	52	Interception
2	9:02	1:29	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	5:41	0:29	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
2	2:01	1:45	OWN 27	6	4	Punt
3	15:00	6:09	OWN 20	11	40	Punt
3	7:20	1:31	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
3	3:08	4:45	OWN 23	9	25	Punt
4	10:49	2:25	OWN 47	6	26	Field Goal
4	6:53	1:09	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
4	5:34	2:30	OPP 24	3	-8	Punt
4	1:49	0:33	OPP 10	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Michael Wheeler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cary Hicks	13	46	3.54	21	3	1
Denard Robinson	8	11	1.38	6	0	0
Jerald Newman	4	19	4.75	9	0	0
Blake Holliman	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Montee Ball	22	61	2.77	9	1
Dean Stephenson	5	3	0.60	5	0
Frankie Blanchard	1	3	3.00	3	0
Frankie Dudgeon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	32	15	120	3/15	0	17	0	56.8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	36	20	242	3/28	0	39	1	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gene Banks	5	9	40	8.00	10	17
WR Howard Hutek	3	7	29	9.67	1	12
TE Dwayne Allen	3	3	13	4.33	5	9
WR Stephen Cote	3	7	35	11.67	0	15
WR Darnell Cassidy	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Kirk Curley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Hume	6	9	42	7.00	4	13
RB Montee Ball	4	5	34	8.50	18	21
TE Coby Fleener	3	9	22	7.33	4	12
WR Roosevelt Bailey	3	5	56	18.67	13	33
RB Dean Stephenson	2	2	33	16.50	23	20
TE Will Gaynord	2	2	55	27.50	26	39
WR R.J. Ferguson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Duane Summers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Leroy Lake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Michael Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0
Allen Reeves	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Luke Finch	1	0	0
Dion Jordan	0	1	1
Ivan Applin	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	9	423	47.0	38.4	59	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Spencer Sewell	8	302	37.8	38.0	49	5

Kicking Statistics

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

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Cortez	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	-2	-0.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bailey	3	34	11.3	0
Luke Finch	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	2	71	35.5	0
Rod Torres	1	22	22.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Shearer	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	14	3	1.0	27	32
S Dwight Marshall	7	4	0.0	27	35
OLB Max Hout	5	3	0.0	20	22
OLB Donald Morehead	4	1	0.0	25	33
DT Cris Woods	3	1	0.0	20	18
CB Wesley Crane	3	1	0.0	6	11
S Sam Bishop	3	0	0.0	21	33
DE Rodney Tylke	2	1	0.5	19	29
CB Rod Torres	2	1	0.0	28	38
DT Ty Terry	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	0.0	28	36
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	1.0	14	16
DT Jared Hernandez	1	0	0.0	16	21
G Lonnie Hitchcock	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Mack Bradbury	1	0	0.0	6	12
DE Francisco Reeves	0	1	0.5	21	21

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joseph Wright	7	2	0.0	23	33
ILB Austin Glenn	5	0	0.0	9	8
S Ronnie Doar	4	3	1.0	26	35
ILB Tyrus Rhodes	4	2	0.0	26	35
OLB Gene Emmons	3	3	1.0	17	15
DE Dion Jordan	3	1	0.5	14	19
CB Luke Finch	3	1	0.0	25	35
DT Jonathan Givens	2	1	0.5	8	12
OLB Eddie Begley	2	2	0.0	24	30
CB Fernando Chancey	2	1	0.0	16	27
DE Burt Keith	2	0	0.0	20	27
DT Brandon Thompson	2	0	0.0	18	23
CB Emmanuel Shearer	1	0	0.0	18	27
RB Montee Ball	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norm Wheeler	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Stanley Berdys	1	0	0.0	5	13
ILB Robert McKeever	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Abel Kurtz	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Rodney Tylke	0.5	0	1	2	29
DE Francisco Reeves	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Jared Hernandez	0.0	1	2	0	21
DT Ty Terry	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE A.J. Hughes	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Adrian Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	7

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gene Emmons	1.0	1	0	1	15
S Ronnie Doar	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Jonathan Givens	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Dion Jordan	0.5	0	0	0	19
OLB Kevin Pettit	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Burt Keith	0.0	0	1	3	27
OLB Eddie Begley	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Brandon Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	1	1	32
S Dwight Marshall	3	1	0	35
S Sam Bishop	3	0	0	33
CB Rod Torres	2	1	0	38
OLB Max Hout	2	1	0	22
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	0	36
OLB Donald Morehead	1	2	0	33
CB Wesley Crane	1	0	0	11
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	0	7
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0	29
ILB Mack Bradbury	1	0	0	12

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Joseph Wright	4	3	33
CB Luke Finch	3	1	35
ILB Austin Glenn	2	0	8
OLB Eddie Begley	2	0	30
CB Fernando Chancey	1	1	27
CB Emmanuel Shearer	1	1	27
ILB Tyrus Rhodes	1	1	35
S Ronnie Doar	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Kelley	1	5	0	26	2	35
Brant Tyler	1	5	0	26	0	35
Dwayne Allen	1	1	1	20	0	25
Kirk Curley	1	1	0	16	0	20
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	4	0	26	1	35
Doug Beasley	0	4	0	26	0	35
Bruce Sloan	0	2	0	26	0	35

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
O.J. Sheldon	3	8	17	1	28
Adam Meyer	2	6	29	1	39
Tony Fordham	1	4	29	1	39
Donald Stephenson	1	4	29	0	39
Leroy Lake	1	3	14	0	17
Mercury Fisk	0	2	29	0	39
Coby Fleener	0	1	28	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	15
Blake Holliman	2	15
Max Hout	1	15
Allen Reeves	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Catron	2	14
Duane Summers	2	8
Frankie Dudgeon	1	18
Francisco Cortez	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donald Morehead	---	---	25	33	15	73
Rod Torres	---	---	28	38	6	72
Broderick Kelley	26	35	---	---	9	70
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	28	36	2	66
Dwight Marshall	---	---	27	35	3	65
Michael Wheeler	---	---	27	32	4	63
Sam Bishop	---	---	21	33	8	62
Jerald Newman	26	35	---	---	---	61
Brant Tyler	26	35	---	---	---	61
Bruce Sloan	26	35	---	---	---	61
Lonnie Hitchcock	26	35	---	---	---	61
Doug Beasley	26	35	---	---	---	61
Max Hout	---	---	20	22	15	57
Dwayne Allen	20	25	---	---	9	54
Rodney Tylke	---	---	19	29	3	51
Howard Hutek	20	25	---	---	1	46
Denard Robinson	13	15	---	---	17	45
Francisco Reeves	---	---	21	21	3	45
Jared Hernandez	---	---	16	21	7	44
Ty Terry	---	---	19	22	3	44
Kirk Curley	16	20	---	---	6	42
Cris Woods	---	---	20	18	3	41
Cary Hicks	16	24	---	---	---	40
Lenny Bruce	---	---	6	14	19	39
Gene Banks	14	24	---	---	---	38
Stephen Cote	13	18	---	---	6	37
Wesley Crane	---	---	6	11	19	36
Abel Kurtz	---	---	14	16	4	34
Blake Holliman	6	9	---	---	15	30
Charlie Serra	---	---	4	7	19	30
Darnell Cassidy	7	10	---	---	13	30
Reuben Kerr	5	5	---	---	14	24
A.J. Hughes	---	---	7	14	2	23
Mack Bradbury	---	---	6	12	2	20
Adrian Robertson	---	---	2	7	5	14
Shane Maier	---	---	1	4	7	12
Allen Reeves	0	0	---	---	9	9
Burt Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joseph Hernandez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	2	4	---	6
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	2	2
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Schwantes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Fordham	29	39	---	---	11	79
Coby Fleener	28	37	---	---	9	74
Mercury Fisk	29	39	---	---	---	68
Adam Meyer	29	39	---	---	---	68
Donald Stephenson	29	39	---	---	---	68
Frankie Blanchard	29	39	---	---	---	68
Ronnie Doar	---	---	26	35	1	62
Luke Finch	---	---	25	35	2	62
Henry Hume	21	31	---	---	9	61
Tyrus Rhodes	---	---	26	35	---	61
Fernando Chancey	---	---	16	27	13	56
Joseph Wright	---	---	23	33	---	56
Roosevelt Bailey	17	28	---	---	10	55
Eddie Begley	---	---	24	30	1	55
Montee Ball	24	29	---	---	---	53
O.J. Sheldon	17	28	---	---	6	51
Burt Keith	---	---	20	27	2	49
Emmanuel Shearer	---	---	18	27	2	47
Brandon Thompson	---	---	18	23	3	44
Duane Summers	15	17	---	---	8	40
Will Gaynord	12	11	---	---	17	40
Leroy Lake	14	17	---	---	7	38
Edward Garcia	---	---	12	16	9	37
Gene Emmons	---	---	17	15	2	34
Dean Stephenson	6	10	---	---	18	34
Tommy Scruggs	12	11	---	---	11	34
Dion Jordan	---	---	14	19	---	33
R.J. Ferguson	4	8	---	---	18	30
Frankie Dudgeon	4	7	---	---	18	29
Jonathan Givens	---	---	8	12	4	24
Austin Glenn	---	---	9	8	6	23
Stanley Berdys	---	---	5	13	5	23
Kevin Pettit	---	---	7	10	2	19
Robert McKeever	---	---	2	2	15	19
Eugene Catron	---	---	2	2	14	18
Barry Coronado	---	---	8	8	---	16
Norm Wheeler	---	---	6	8	---	14
Shaun Schwartz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Stephen Morton	0	0	---	---	11	11
J.J. Strow	---	---	0	0	9	9
Ivan Applin	---	---	0	0	9	9
Spencer Sewell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Francisco Cortez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randal Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Myles Zuck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	6	23	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	17	20	1.2
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	32	15	0	3	0	7	3	5	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	36	20	4	1	1	6	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	57	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	5	1.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	83	16.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Gene Banks	9	5	40	24
WR Howard Hutek	7	3	29	25
WR Stephen Cote	7	3	35	18
TE Dwayne Allen	3	3	13	25
WR Darnell Cassidy	3	1	3	10
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	0	20

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Hume	9	6	0	42	0	31
TE Coby Fleener	9	3	0	22	0	37
WR Roosevelt Bailey	5	3	0	56	1	28
RB Montee Ball	5	4	0	34	1	29
RB Dean Stephenson	2	2	0	33	1	10
WR R.J. Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Will Gaynord	2	2	0	55	1	11
WR Duane Summers	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Leroy Lake	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	1	11	11.00	3.54

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Montee Ball	6	11	1.83	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	1	1	7	7.00	3.75

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	1	0	0	0.00	6.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Banks	1	1	7	7.00	4.44

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duane Summers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	2	0
Jerald Newman	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Montee Ball	3	1
Frankie Blanchard	1	0
Dean Stephenson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	11	4	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hutek	4	1	1
WR Gene Banks	2	1	0
WR Stephen Cote	2	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	0
WR Darnell Cassidy	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Hume	4	2	2
RB Montee Ball	2	2	2
WR R.J. Ferguson	1	0	0
WR Duane Summers	1	0	0
FB Leroy Lake	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,000)
End Zone 11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,000)
End Zone	11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,500)