Exhibition Week 3, 2041

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 HOU - C.J. Grant 8 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:20 ATL - Julio Harding 34 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Julio Harding 22 field goal
3Q: 02:14 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal
4Q: 12:32 ATL - Julio Harding 34 field goal
4Q: 09:28 ATL - Parker Sybrowski 63 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 HOU - C.J. Grant 8 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:20 ATL - Julio Harding 34 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Julio Harding 22 field goal
3Q: 02:14 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal
4Q: 12:32 ATL - Julio Harding 34 field goal
4Q: 09:28 ATL - Parker Sybrowski 63 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 13 14
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 256 316
- Offensive Plays 67 77
- Yards per Play 3.82 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 130 79
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.04
Net Passing Yards 126 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 13 - 1 51 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.07 4.65
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 8/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/36 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/63
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	13	14
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	256	316
- Offensive Plays	67	77
- Yards per Play	3.82	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	130	79
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.04
Net Passing Yards	126	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 13 - 1	51 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.07	4.65
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	8/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/36	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/63
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	11:47	3:40	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
1	5:06	1:17	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
1	2:18	0:47	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
2	12:14	3:45	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	3:05	1:42	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	13:15	1:50	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	9:22	0:50	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	6:50	1:36	OWN 38	5	14	Downs
3	3:56	0:40	OWN 6	2	6	Fumble
3	2:08	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:26	3:11	OWN 20	9	35	Interception
4	9:15	2:18	OWN 18	4	29	Punt
4	4:25	1:19	OPP 29	7	17	Downs
4	2:25	0:20	OWN 49	2	-6	Fumble
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	6	17	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:16	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
1	8:07	3:01	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
1	3:49	1:31	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
1	1:31	4:17	OWN 21	9	62	Field Goal
2	8:29	5:24	OWN 8	13	87	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 33	7	25	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
3	11:25	2:03	OWN 13	4	2	Punt
3	8:32	1:42	OWN 35	6	34	Missed FG
3	5:14	1:18	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
3	3:16	1:08	OPP 12	3	9	Field Goal
3	0:36	3:10	OWN 49	8	34	Field Goal
4	6:57	2:32	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	3:06	0:41	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	2:05	1:07	OPP 43	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Kennedy Woodard, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cary Hicks	17	85	5.00	27	3	0
C.J. Grant	8	48	6.00	16	3	1
Jerald Newman	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Peter Horn	12	32	2.67	8
Francisco Nixon	7	31	4.43	8
Maurice Culbertson	6	14	2.33	8
B.J. Morris	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	36	13	160	5/34	0	37	1	39.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	51	25	237	0/0	0	28	0	62.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	10	80	20.00	34	37
WR Mercury Stokes	3	7	29	9.67	13	23
WR Dixon Edwards	3	10	15	5.00	0	10
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Cedric Allison	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	2	16	16.00	0	16
TE Blake Holliman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandon Lyle	6	10	75	12.50	3	25
WR Carlton Incontro	4	12	42	10.50	17	19
WR Wayne Rogers	4	8	52	13.00	23	28
WR Korey Logan	3	4	20	6.67	0	9
TE Aaron Spar	2	5	13	6.50	0	7
RB Peter Horn	2	3	10	5.00	0	10
TE Glenn Blades	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Francisco Nixon	1	2	9	9.00	9	9
WR Mo Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Parker Sybrowski	1	63	63.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Newman	2	0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	0	0
Cary Hicks	1	0	0
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	0
Jerome Henry	0	1	0
Darnell Dietz	0	0	2

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peter Horn	2	1	0
Brandon Lyle	0	1	0
Jake Humphries	0	1	0
Conrad Boyd	0	1	0
Chester Buckley	0	0	1
Kennedy Woodard	0	0	1
Jaden Sandoval	0	0	1
Gage Yellig	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	9	361	40.1	36.9	53	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	9	381	42.3	32.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	4/6	0/2	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hildreth	4	46	11.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	4	26	6.5	0
B.J. Morris	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	2	34	17.0	0
Dixon Edwards	2	37	18.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	8	2	23	48
CB Rod Torres	6	1	22	38
S Dwight Marshall	5	1	14	38
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	1	19	44
S Alexis Carmazzi	4	1	16	39
DT Ty Terry	4	0	11	26
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	2	14	32
S Brian Van Hoose	3	1	16	26
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	2	18	39
DT Butch Craig	2	1	15	25
DE Rodney Tylke	2	0	15	27
OLB Trent Steiner	2	0	9	17
OLB Donald Morehead	1	2	17	28
OLB Max Hout	1	0	5	10
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	21	45
CB Kennedy Cassidy	1	0	12	21
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	0	11	25
ILB Emmett Cable	1	0	8	3
ILB Jerome Henry	0	3	15	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Sims	8	0	0.0	20	22
S Nathan Stargell	6	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Jaden Sandoval	5	0	0.5	19	18
DT Aaron Donald	4	1	1.0	22	28
DE Kennedy Woodard	3	1	2.0	20	36
CB Reuben Fuller	3	0	0.0	23	35
CB Chance Kelley	3	0	0.0	19	33
S Edgar McTyer	2	2	0.0	19	15
CB Parker Sybrowski	2	1	0.0	12	31
OLB Jake Humphries	1	1	1.0	10	24
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	1	0.5	13	19
S Kris Leak	1	5	0.0	22	40
DE Conrad Boyd	1	2	0.0	14	17
S Gage Yellig	1	1	0.0	17	34
OLB Chester Buckley	1	0	0.0	2	10
ILB Austin Meek	1	0	0.0	6	17
DT Maxwell Knauls	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Butch Craig	1	1	0	25
OLB Donald Morehead	0	3	1	28
DE Abel Kurtz	0	2	0	45
DE Rodney Tylke	0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kennedy Woodard	2.0	1	36
DT Aaron Donald	1.0	2	28
OLB Jake Humphries	1.0	0	24
DE Curtis Chrisman	0.5	2	19
OLB Jaden Sandoval	0.5	0	18
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rod Torres	4	2	38
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	2	44
ILB Michael Wheeler	4	0	48
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	39
S Brian Van Hoose	3	0	26
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	2	39
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	1	32
OLB Max Hout	1	1	10
S Dwight Marshall	1	0	38
DT Ty Terry	1	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chance Kelley	3	0	0	33
S Nathan Stargell	2	0	0	28
S Kris Leak	1	2	0	40
CB Parker Sybrowski	1	1	1	31
CB Reuben Fuller	1	1	0	35
OLB Chester Buckley	1	0	0	10
ILB Ted Sims	1	0	0	22
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	0	0	36
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0	28
OLB Jaden Sandoval	1	0	0	18
S Edgar McTyer	0	1	0	15
OLB Jake Humphries	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	6	18	1	35
Lonnie Hitchcock	2	5	26	0	34
Shawn Houston	2	2	23	0	35
Charles Pruett	1	6	24	3	35
Doug Beasley	0	4	24	1	35
Blaine Craig	0	1	4	0	10
Kirk Curley	0	1	17	0	17
Sammie Gwinn	0	1	4	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Peter Kowal	1	5	22	41
Junior Udeze	1	4	14	23
Wes Hare	1	4	23	45
Malachi Purnell	1	3	21	44
Darrell Stephens	0	4	19	44
Dexter Rayburn	0	3	11	12
Marco Hutton	0	2	19	43
Mitch Fletcher	0	1	13	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	16
Darnell Dietz	2	16
Coby Fleener	1	17
C.J. Grant	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shea McClellin	3	17
Chester Buckley	2	17
Mitch Fletcher	1	23
Glenn Blades	1	22
Carlton Incontro	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	19	44	25	88
Michael Wheeler	---	---	23	48	11	82
Abel Kurtz	---	---	21	45	12	78
Rod Torres	---	---	22	38	11	71
Lonnie Hitchcock	26	34	---	---	9	69
Jerald Newman	26	41	---	---	---	67
Jerome Henry	---	---	15	22	29	66
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	18	39	6	63
Darnell Dietz	---	---	14	32	16	62
Donald Morehead	---	---	17	28	16	61
Shawn Houston	23	35	---	---	1	59
Doug Beasley	24	35	---	---	---	59
Charles Pruett	24	35	---	---	---	59
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	16	39	4	59
Dwight Marshall	---	---	14	38	5	57
Cary Hicks	18	28	---	---	11	57
Dixon Edwards	16	32	---	---	8	56
Xavier Su'a-Filo	18	35	---	---	---	53
Kelvin Benjamin	14	36	---	---	---	50
Rodney Tylke	---	---	15	27	7	49
Coby Fleener	17	13	---	---	17	47
Cedric Allison	13	17	---	---	17	47
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	16	26	2	44
Ty Terry	---	---	11	26	5	42
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	12	21	9	42
Mercury Stokes	15	25	---	---	1	41
Butch Craig	---	---	15	25	1	41
Kirk Curley	17	17	---	---	7	41
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	11	25	4	40
Blake Holliman	7	12	---	---	14	33
C.J. Grant	8	11	---	---	11	30
Trent Steiner	---	---	9	17	3	29
Wesley Cook	3	15	---	---	8	26
Blaine Craig	4	10	---	---	9	23
Sammie Gwinn	4	10	---	---	9	23
Broderick Kelley	8	6	---	---	9	23
Francisco Reeves	---	---	5	6	9	20
Emmett Cable	---	---	8	3	9	20
Max Hout	---	---	5	10	3	18
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	0	2	10	12
Gene Banks	1	4	---	---	4	9
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Hare	23	45	---	---	12	80
Derek Carr	26	51	---	---	---	77
Marco Hutton	19	43	---	---	9	71
Carlton Incontro	15	38	---	---	14	67
Glenn Blades	14	30	---	---	22	66
Malachi Purnell	21	44	---	---	1	66
Peter Kowal	22	41	---	---	2	65
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	20	36	9	65
Kris Leak	---	---	22	40	2	64
Gage Yellig	---	---	17	34	13	64
Darrell Stephens	19	44	---	---	---	63
Brandon Lyle	20	40	---	---	2	62
Parker Sybrowski	---	---	12	31	18	61
Reuben Fuller	---	---	23	35	---	58
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	19	18	18	55
Mitch Fletcher	13	17	---	---	23	53
Chance Kelley	---	---	19	33	---	52
Aaron Spar	16	25	---	---	10	51
Junior Udeze	14	23	---	---	14	51
Eduardo Singleton	---	---	16	32	3	51
Aaron Donald	---	---	22	28	---	50
Nathan Stargell	---	---	21	28	---	49
Ted Sims	---	---	20	22	---	42
Peter Horn	12	22	---	---	8	42
Edgar McTyer	---	---	19	15	7	41
Jake Humphries	---	---	10	24	6	40
Dexter Rayburn	11	12	---	---	15	38
Wayne Rogers	12	23	---	---	2	37
Korey Logan	7	24	---	---	1	32
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	13	19	---	32
B.J. Morris	1	0	---	---	30	31
Conrad Boyd	---	---	14	17	---	31
Chester Buckley	---	---	2	10	17	29
Mo Horton	7	7	---	---	15	29
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	11	10	6	27
Austin Meek	---	---	6	17	3	26
Francisco Nixon	7	16	---	---	3	26
Maurice Culbertson	6	13	---	---	1	20
Shea McClellin	---	---	0	2	17	19
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jessie Buchanan	1	3	---	---	7	11
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deron Farler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	68	5.2
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	36	13	3	6	2	6	6	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	51	25	3	6	5	8	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	59	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	85	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	10	3	0	15	0	32
WR Kelvin Benjamin	10	4	1	80	2	36
WR Mercury Stokes	7	3	0	29	1	25
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	0	9	0	13
TE Sammie Gwinn	2	1	0	16	0	10
WR Cedric Allison	1	1	0	11	0	17
TE Blake Holliman	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	28

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	12	4	1	42	0	38
WR Brandon Lyle	10	6	2	75	1	40
WR Wayne Rogers	8	4	0	52	2	23
TE Aaron Spar	5	2	0	13	0	25
WR Korey Logan	4	3	0	20	0	24
RB Maurice Culbertson	3	1	0	7	0	13
RB Peter Horn	3	2	0	10	0	22
TE Glenn Blades	2	1	0	0	0	30
RB Francisco Nixon	2	1	1	9	0	16
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Mo Horton	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	8	8.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Morris	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	4	0	0	0.00	4.44

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	7	3	15	2.14	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	4.14
TE Coby Fleener	1	4.50
TE Blake Holliman	1	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlton Incontro	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Wayne Rogers	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.50
WR Brandon Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Korey Logan	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
TE Aaron Spar	1	1	7	7.00	2.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	3	0
Jerald Newman	1	0
C.J. Grant	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	2	0
B.J. Morris	1	0
Francisco Nixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	9	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	18	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	3	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	2	2
WR Cedric Allison	1	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Lyle	5	3	3
WR Wayne Rogers	3	2	1
WR Korey Logan	2	1	0
WR Carlton Incontro	2	2	2
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	1
WR Mo Horton	1	0	0
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	1	0
TE Aaron Spar	1	0	0
RB Peter Horn	1	1	1
RB Francisco Nixon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (22,200)
End Zone 14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (22,200)
End Zone	14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)