Week 8, 2040

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	7	7	3	3	-	20
Houston Texans	3	9	6	0	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 TEN - Eddie Begley 95 interception return (Francisco Cortez extra point)
1Q: 06:37 HOU - Angel McTermid 19 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Angel McTermid 27 field goal
2Q: 05:59 HOU - Angel McTermid 26 field goal
2Q: 03:20 TEN - Montee Ball 8 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Francisco Cortez extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
3Q: 10:06 TEN - Francisco Cortez 32 field goal
3Q: 05:13 HOU - Angel McTermid 23 field goal
3Q: 02:52 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
4Q: 02:35 TEN - Francisco Cortez 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 TEN - Eddie Begley 95 interception return (Francisco Cortez extra point)
1Q: 06:37 HOU - Angel McTermid 19 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Angel McTermid 27 field goal
2Q: 05:59 HOU - Angel McTermid 26 field goal
2Q: 03:20 TEN - Montee Ball 8 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Francisco Cortez extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
3Q: 10:06 TEN - Francisco Cortez 32 field goal
3Q: 05:13 HOU - Angel McTermid 23 field goal
3Q: 02:52 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
4Q: 02:35 TEN - Francisco Cortez 54 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 2-5 1-7
First Downs 10 23
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 171 396
- Offensive Plays 54 81
- Yards per Play 3.17 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 73 132
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 3.84 4.13
Net Passing Yards 98 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 1 45 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 138 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/40 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 2.80 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 9/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/42 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 3/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/95 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:47 36:13

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	2-5	1-7
First Downs	10	23
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	171	396
- Offensive Plays	54	81
- Yards per Play	3.17	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	73	132
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	3.84	4.13
Net Passing Yards	98	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 1	45 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	138	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/40	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	2.80	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	9/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/42	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	3/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/95	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:47	36:13

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:31	2:03	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
1	1:47	1:29	OWN 20	4	-8	Punt
2	13:29	1:28	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	5:54	2:43	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	1:49	0:50	OWN 13	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
3	11:05	1:04	OPP 8	3	-7	Field Goal
3	5:05	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	2:46	4:58	OWN 20	11	50	Missed FG
4	8:19	2:37	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
4	3:43	1:13	50	4	13	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 28	5	6	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 24	12	63	Interception
1	9:20	2:49	OWN 44	5	54	Field Goal
1	4:28	2:41	OPP 49	5	37	Interception
1	0:18	1:49	OWN 48	5	42	Field Goal
2	12:01	6:07	OWN 49	12	42	Field Goal
2	3:11	1:22	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OPP 43	4	20	Field Goal
3	12:04	0:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Fumble
3	10:01	4:56	OWN 40	8	54	Field Goal
3	4:57	2:11	OPP 40	6	17	Field Goal
4	12:48	4:29	OWN 37	7	32	Missed FG
4	5:42	1:59	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	2:30	1:16	OWN 20	7	8	Downs

Game MVP: Dion Jordan, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Montee Ball	14	66	4.71	33	1
Frankie Blanchard	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Frankie Dudgeon	2	11	5.50	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cary Hicks	17	80	4.71	21	3
Joseph de Marco	12	44	3.67	26	1
Jerald Newman	2	10	5.00	8	0
Brad Ickes	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	27	13	138	8/40	1	30	1	60.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	45	23	287	4/23	0	27	2	52.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Montee Ball	5	8	30	6.00	8	12	1
WR Roosevelt Bailey	4	7	32	8.00	8	16	0
WR Henry Hume	2	6	38	19.00	0	30	0
WR R.J. Ferguson	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Declan Harvey	1	1	21	21.00	5	21	0
TE Will Gaynord	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Howie Hardeman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mercury Stokes	9	14	103	11.44	25	27
WR Buddy Russell	5	8	74	14.80	23	19
TE Dwayne Allen	3	8	29	9.67	0	19
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	8	39	13.00	0	18
TE Coby Fleener	1	3	20	20.00	10	20
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	17	17.00	10	17
WR Gene Banks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Luke Finch	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Eddie Begley	1	95	95.00	1

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

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Recov	Force
Star Latulelei	1	0
Austin Glenn	0	1
Dion Jordan	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Jerald Newman	1	0
Cary Hicks	1	0
Dwayne Allen	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Spencer Sewell	6	242	40.3	35.2	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	2	82	41.0	41.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Cortez	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	6/7	2/3	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bailey	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	98	32.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Austin Glenn	9	2	0.0	32	49
S Eugene Catron	8	4	0.0	30	46
DT Star Latulelei	6	2	0.0	23	38
OLB Eddie Begley	6	0	0.0	29	42
DE Dion Jordan	5	1	3.0	30	36
CB Norman Villanueva	5	2	0.0	32	49
S Joseph Wright	4	1	0.0	30	47
DE Jadeveon Clowney	3	3	0.0	32	45
CB Jose Summers	3	0	0.0	32	47
DT Rod Battle	2	0	1.0	15	26
CB Luke Finch	2	3	0.0	23	33
OLB Ivan Applin	2	1	0.0	5	7
DT Edward Garcia	1	1	0.0	20	29
CB Fernando Chancey	1	0	0.0	1	12
CB Emmanuel Shearer	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Frankie Dudgeon	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	8	1	0.0	18	33
DE Rodney Tylke	6	0	3.5	15	34
CB Rod Torres	5	0	0.0	17	30
DE Abel Kurtz	3	1	1.5	17	33
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Ashton Kenny	3	0	0.0	9	21
DT Jared Hernandez	2	1	1.5	12	13
DT Butch Craig	2	0	0.5	13	25
S Dwight Marshall	1	3	0.0	19	35
OLB Donald Morehead	1	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Stephen Hicks	1	1	0.0	9	4
QB Jerald Newman	1	0	---	---	---
G Lonnie Hitchcock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jaiden Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Ty Terry	0	4	1.0	11	26
CB Kennedy Cassidy	0	1	0.0	1	10
S Alexis Carmazzi	0	1	0.0	18	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dion Jordan	3.0	1	2	1	36
DT Rod Battle	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Edward Garcia	0.0	2	0	0	29
DE Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	0	2	1	45
DT Star Latulelei	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Jorge Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rodney Tylke	3.5	3	0	2	34
DE Abel Kurtz	1.5	0	2	0	33
DT Jared Hernandez	1.5	0	0	0	13
DT Ty Terry	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Butch Craig	0.5	0	0	0	25
ILB Michael Wheeler	0.0	0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norman Villanueva	4	2	0	49
S Joseph Wright	4	1	0	47
ILB Austin Glenn	4	0	0	49
S Eugene Catron	3	0	0	46
CB Jose Summers	2	2	0	47
CB Luke Finch	2	0	1	33
OLB Eddie Begley	2	0	1	42
DT Star Latulelei	2	0	0	38
CB Emmanuel Shearer	0	1	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	4	1	1	33
CB Rod Torres	3	0	0	30
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	1	0	35
S Dwight Marshall	1	1	0	35
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0	34
OLB Ashton Kenny	1	0	0	21
CB Jaiden Matthews	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Freels	2	4	19	2	35
Donald Stephenson	1	2	19	0	35
Declan Harvey	1	2	12	0	17
Brandon Mosley	0	3	19	2	35
Shaun Schwartz	0	2	19	2	35
Jay Parker	0	2	19	1	35
Will Gaynord	0	1	8	0	16
Frankie Dudgeon	0	0	7	1	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Craig	2	4	29	1	46
Doug Beasley	1	9	32	1	49
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	6	32	0	49
Lonnie Hitchcock	1	5	32	0	49
Blake Holliman	1	1	1	0	9
Kirk Curley	0	4	24	0	28
Brant Tyler	0	1	3	0	3
Ed O'Donnell	0	0	20	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Berdys	2	5
Fernando Chancey	1	18
Will Gaynord	1	17
Montee Ball	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	1	11

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Austin Glenn	---	---	32	49	8	89
Norman Villanueva	---	---	32	49	7	88
Jose Summers	---	---	32	47	8	87
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	32	45	9	86
Joseph Wright	---	---	30	47	6	83
Eugene Catron	---	---	30	46	6	82
Eddie Begley	---	---	29	42	7	78
Dion Jordan	---	---	30	36	5	71
Luke Finch	---	---	23	33	14	70
Star Latulelei	---	---	23	38	5	66
Jay Parker	19	35	---	---	9	63
Roosevelt Bailey	19	33	---	---	10	62
Montee Ball	16	32	---	---	11	59
Henry Hume	15	29	---	---	14	58
Donald Stephenson	19	35	---	---	---	54
Brandon Mosley	19	35	---	---	---	54
Shaun Schwartz	19	35	---	---	---	54
Frankie Blanchard	19	35	---	---	---	54
Cole Freels	19	35	---	---	---	54
Edward Garcia	---	---	20	29	3	52
Rod Battle	---	---	15	26	3	44
Will Gaynord	8	16	---	---	17	41
Leroy Lake	8	15	---	---	14	37
Declan Harvey	12	17	---	---	5	34
Frankie Dudgeon	7	8	---	---	17	32
Fernando Chancey	---	---	1	12	18	31
Howie Hardeman	7	20	---	---	---	27
J.J. Strow	---	---	3	7	14	24
Jorge Murphy	---	---	5	10	5	20
R.J. Ferguson	3	5	---	---	11	19
Robert McKeever	---	---	0	0	17	17
Emmanuel Shearer	---	---	2	3	11	16
Ivan Applin	---	---	5	7	2	14
Gene Emmons	---	---	4	5	1	10
Stanley Berdys	---	---	2	3	5	10
Chuck Ingram	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Wheeler	---	---	2	5	2	9
Donny McKenzie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hayden Lane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Weston Richburg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Cortez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Sewell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nolan Legan	---	---	0	0	2	2
Myles Zuck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	32	49	---	---	9	90
Blaine Craig	29	46	---	---	9	84
Jerald Newman	32	49	---	---	---	81
Doug Beasley	32	49	---	---	---	81
Xavier Su'a-Filo	32	49	---	---	---	81
Coby Fleener	27	39	---	---	6	72
Donald Morehead	---	---	19	34	11	64
Ed O'Donnell	20	35	---	---	9	64
Mercury Stokes	27	33	---	---	1	61
Michael Wheeler	---	---	18	33	9	60
Dwayne Allen	23	27	---	---	10	60
Dwight Marshall	---	---	19	35	3	57
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	19	35	3	57
Kirk Curley	24	28	---	---	4	56
Rodney Tylke	---	---	15	34	4	53
Abel Kurtz	---	---	17	33	3	53
Rod Torres	---	---	17	30	5	52
Buddy Russell	9	26	---	---	16	51
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	18	25	2	45
Cary Hicks	19	22	---	---	1	42
Butch Craig	---	---	13	25	3	41
Joseph de Marco	12	21	---	---	6	39
Ty Terry	---	---	11	26	1	38
Kelvin Benjamin	12	25	---	---	---	37
Brad Ickes	2	7	---	---	25	34
Ashton Kenny	---	---	9	21	1	31
Lenny Bruce	---	---	1	10	19	30
Gene Banks	4	8	---	---	18	30
Blake Holliman	1	9	---	---	20	30
Jared Hernandez	---	---	12	13	3	28
Bruce Sloan	12	14	---	---	---	26
Stephen Hicks	---	---	9	4	10	23
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	1	10	12	23
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	2	5	15	22
Rufus Clayton	---	---	1	3	13	17
Francisco Reeves	---	---	6	3	7	16
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sam Bishop	---	---	0	0	13	13
Adrian Robertson	---	---	2	6	3	11
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	9	9
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brant Tyler	3	3	---	---	---	6
Ed Cash	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	61	6.8
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	11	24	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	27	13	2	1	3	3	3	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	45	23	2	3	2	6	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	124	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	52	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Montee Ball	8	5	0	30	0	32
WR Roosevelt Bailey	7	4	2	32	0	33
WR Henry Hume	6	2	0	38	1	29
TE Will Gaynord	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Howie Hardeman	2	0	1	0	0	20
WR R.J. Ferguson	1	1	0	17	0	5
TE Declan Harvey	1	1	0	21	1	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	14	9	1	103	1	33
TE Dwayne Allen	8	3	0	29	0	27
WR Buddy Russell	8	5	1	74	0	26
WR Kelvin Benjamin	8	3	0	39	0	25
TE Coby Fleener	3	1	0	20	1	39
WR Gene Banks	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0	5	0	28
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	0	17	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Montee Ball	3	2	0.67	4.71
Frankie Blanchard	2	-3	-1.50	-1.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joseph de Marco	5	8	1.60	3.67
Cary Hicks	3	7	2.33	4.71
Brad Ickes	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	3	1	8	2.67	5.11

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	10	3	15	1.50	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Hume	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Montee Ball	1	1	8	8.00	3.75
WR Howie Hardeman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	3	1	5	1.67	7.36
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	0	0	0.00	4.88
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	5	2.50	3.63
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Buddy Russell	1	0	0	0.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Montee Ball	2	0
Frankie Blanchard	1	0
Frankie Dudgeon	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Joseph de Marco	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	8	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	15	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roosevelt Bailey	3	2	2
WR Henry Hume	2	1	1
RB Montee Ball	2	2	1
WR Howie Hardeman	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	6	4	2
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	2	2
WR Buddy Russell	2	2	2
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,100)
End Zone 12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,100)
End Zone	12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)