Week 14, 2041

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	0	0	10	-	17
Houston Texans	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 STL - Alshon Jeffery 9 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 10:05 HOU - Dixon Edwards 51 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 07:47 STL - Eugene White 8 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:30 STL - Richard Burgess 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 STL - Alshon Jeffery 9 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 10:05 HOU - Dixon Edwards 51 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 07:47 STL - Eugene White 8 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:30 STL - Richard Burgess 33 field goal

Team Statistics STL HOU
Record 6-7 5-8
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 251 297
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 91 114
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 2.94 4.56
Net Passing Yards 160 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 172 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/37
- Yards per Pass Play 5.52 4.07
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/41 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 5/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

Team Statistics	STL	HOU
Record	6-7	5-8
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	251	297
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	91	114
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	2.94	4.56
Net Passing Yards	160	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	172	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/37
- Yards per Pass Play	5.52	4.07
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/41	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	5/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:45	30:15

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:37	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
1	5:33	4:06	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	0:21	1:58	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	9:51	4:09	OWN 32	5	5	Punt
2	1:53	1:19	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 30	9	30	Punt
3	6:12	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:09	2:28	OWN 6	5	15	Punt
4	13:06	1:50	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	9:53	2:12	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
4	3:54	1:30	OPP 29	4	13	Field Goal
4	1:21	0:39	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 40	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 49	7	14	Punt
1	7:24	1:51	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	1:27	1:06	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	13:23	3:32	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	5:42	3:49	OWN 13	10	48	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	1	-7	Half
3	9:34	3:22	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
3	5:06	1:57	OPP 48	5	8	Punt
3	0:41	2:35	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	11:16	1:23	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
4	7:41	3:47	OWN 20	7	31	Interception
4	2:24	1:03	OWN 20	5	28	Interception
4	0:42	0:31	OPP 48	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Jimmy Garappolo, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Glaser	15	48	3.20	18	2
Bryson Mayes	12	37	3.08	9	0
Eugene White	2	5	2.50	3	0
Dwayne Allen	1	2	2.00	2	0
Jimmy Garappolo	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	14	60	4.29	10	2	1
Cary Hicks	7	24	3.43	10	1	0
Jerald Newman	4	30	7.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garappolo	27	19	172	2/12	2	28	0	111.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	41	19	220	4/37	1	51	2	50.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Maurice Kinney	7	9	62	8.86	7	17	0
TE Robbie Rayburn	3	6	36	12.00	7	19	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	1
FB Eugene White	2	2	10	5.00	5	8	1
WR Dan Murphy	2	2	35	17.50	21	28	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Broderick Stultz	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donnie Mineo	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Norbert Frederick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	5	12	106	21.20	57	51	1
TE Coby Fleener	3	3	44	14.67	27	23	0
WR Gene Banks	2	4	7	3.50	0	8	0
FB Kirk Curley	2	2	9	4.50	1	8	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	11	21	10.50	20	20	0
RB C.J. Grant	2	4	11	5.50	7	12	0
WR Cedric Allison	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Nelson	1	26	26.00	0
S Lewis Matthews	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nolan Slatken	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerald Newman	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Rhodes	9	383	42.6	33.7	48	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Marshak	7	289	41.3	29.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Stultz	3	24	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hildreth	5	40	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	3	70	23.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Nelson	6	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	0.0	21	38
DT Austin Holmes	4	1	0.5	20	38
CB Walt Lynch	4	3	0.0	24	41
DE Dee Ford	3	0	1.0	23	34
S Lewis Matthews	3	1	0.5	24	44
S Gabe Frederick	3	2	0.0	24	43
DT C.J. Russell	3	1	0.0	14	24
DE Malcolm Unutoa	3	1	0.0	18	39
OLB Renaldo Gardner	3	1	0.0	11	15
S Riddick Clemons	3	0	0.0	6	16
ILB Walt Turnbull	2	2	1.0	24	35
CB Nolan Slatken	2	0	1.0	24	42
DT Brandon Thompson	1	1	0.0	17	15
DT Curtis Mason	1	0	0.0	3	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	11	2	0.0	31	29
OLB Darnell Dietz	8	2	2.0	29	27
CB Percy Van DeWege	6	2	0.0	31	29
S Alexis Carmazzi	5	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Donald Morehead	4	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Max Hout	4	1	0.0	19	12
CB Rod Torres	3	0	0.0	29	24
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	0	0.0	26	20
CB Kennedy Cassidy	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Butch Craig	1	2	0.0	11	13
DT Ty Terry	1	1	0.0	15	7
CB Jaiden Matthews	1	1	0.0	7	13
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0.0	20	19
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Steiner	0	1	0.0	7	9
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0	1	0.0	23	25

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dee Ford	1.0	0	1	0	34
ILB Walt Turnbull	1.0	0	0	0	35
CB Nolan Slatken	1.0	0	0	0	42
DT Austin Holmes	0.5	0	2	1	38
S Lewis Matthews	0.5	0	0	0	44
DE Malcolm Unutoa	0.0	1	2	0	39
DT Curtis Mason	0.0	0	2	0	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	2.0	0	0	0	27
DT Butch Craig	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	0	1	1	23
DE Francisco Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Nelson	5	0	1	36
ILB Walt Turnbull	2	2	0	35
CB Walt Lynch	2	1	0	41
OLB Zach Brown	2	0	0	38
OLB Renaldo Gardner	2	0	0	15
S Riddick Clemons	2	0	0	16
S Lewis Matthews	1	0	1	44
S Gabe Frederick	1	0	0	43
DT Austin Holmes	1	0	0	38
CB Nolan Slatken	1	0	0	42
DT C.J. Russell	0	1	0	24
CB J.B. Serino	0	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	7	1	29
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	0	27
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	1	20
CB Rod Torres	2	0	24
S Dwight Marshall	2	0	29
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	21
OLB Max Hout	1	0	12
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart McNeil	3	9	1	31	0	29
Arnie Peters	2	6	0	31	1	29
Jermaine Farr	1	5	0	31	1	29
Ethan Brown	1	5	0	31	0	29
Alfred Walton	1	3	0	31	0	29
Eugene White	1	2	0	23	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	5	9	0	25	0	45
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	5	2	25	1	45
Bruce Sloan	1	3	0	25	0	45
Shawn Houston	1	1	0	25	3	45
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	3	0	25	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene White	3	13
Broderick Stultz	2	23
Bryson Mayes	1	23
Donnie Mineo	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	12
Darnell Dietz	2	10
Cedric Allison	1	16
Sam Bishop	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Brown	31	29	---	---	10	70
Gabe Frederick	---	---	24	43	1	68
Lewis Matthews	---	---	24	44	---	68
Nolan Slatken	---	---	24	42	---	66
Walt Lynch	---	---	24	41	---	65
Austin Holmes	---	---	20	38	4	62
Robbie Rayburn	27	26	---	---	7	60
Arnie Peters	31	29	---	---	---	60
Bart McNeil	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jermaine Farr	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jimmy Garappolo	31	29	---	---	---	60
Alfred Walton	31	29	---	---	---	60
Alshon Jeffery	24	22	---	---	13	59
Zach Brown	---	---	21	38	---	59
Walt Turnbull	---	---	24	35	---	59
Malcolm Unutoa	---	---	18	39	---	57
Dee Ford	---	---	23	34	---	57
Eugene White	23	13	---	---	13	49
Vernon Nelson	---	---	13	36	---	49
Bryson Mayes	13	11	---	---	23	47
Maurice Kinney	19	23	---	---	2	44
Renaldo Gardner	---	---	11	15	18	44
Billy Joe Glaser	18	18	---	---	3	39
Riddick Clemons	---	---	6	16	17	39
C.J. Russell	---	---	14	24	---	38
Donnie Mineo	11	19	---	---	7	37
Brandon Thompson	---	---	17	15	4	36
J.B. Serino	---	---	2	9	22	33
Norbert Frederick	9	6	---	---	17	32
Broderick Stultz	0	1	---	---	23	24
Curtis Mason	---	---	3	14	6	23
Hayden Lynn	---	---	6	8	6	20
Dan Murphy	6	5	---	---	6	17
Dwayne Allen	5	1	---	---	4	10
Mickey Poston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norbert Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Oliver Duffy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeffrey Nixon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Drew Rhodes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Allen Phinisee	---	---	1	4	3	8
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Fouts	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mercury Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cody Snyder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	25	45	---	---	7	77
Dixon Edwards	24	43	---	---	7	74
Jerald Newman	25	45	---	---	---	70
Bruce Sloan	25	45	---	---	---	70
Shawn Houston	25	45	---	---	---	70
Doug Beasley	25	45	---	---	---	70
Xavier Su'a-Filo	25	45	---	---	---	70
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	23	25	19	67
Darnell Dietz	---	---	29	27	10	66
C.J. Grant	16	32	---	---	14	62
Dwight Marshall	---	---	31	29	1	61
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	31	29	1	61
Coby Fleener	19	30	---	---	10	59
Donald Morehead	---	---	26	21	12	59
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	27	28	2	57
Rod Torres	---	---	29	24	2	55
Michael Wheeler	---	---	26	20	6	52
Kirk Curley	16	27	---	---	7	50
Abel Kurtz	---	---	25	23	1	49
Kelvin Benjamin	15	32	---	---	---	47
Trent Steiner	---	---	7	9	28	44
Francisco Reeves	---	---	20	19	1	40
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	12	17	7	36
Gene Banks	10	20	---	---	3	33
Max Hout	---	---	19	12	2	33
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	7	13	9	29
Blake Holliman	5	10	---	---	13	28
Cedric Allison	3	8	---	---	16	27
Butch Craig	---	---	11	13	---	24
Cary Hicks	9	11	---	---	4	24
Ty Terry	---	---	15	7	---	22
Mercury Stokes	7	10	---	---	1	18
Sammie Gwinn	1	2	---	---	12	15
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	0	0	13	13
Sam Bishop	---	---	3	2	7	12
Wesley Cook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Massare	---	---	0	1	6	7
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wayne Marshak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jerome Henry	---	---	0	0	3	3
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	4	2	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	19	90	4.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garappolo	27	19	1	2	1	2	2	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	41	19	5	3	4	5	7	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	145	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Kinney	9	7	0	62	0	23
TE Robbie Rayburn	6	3	1	36	0	26
WR Alshon Jeffery	4	2	0	12	0	22
FB Eugene White	2	2	0	10	0	13
WR Dan Murphy	2	2	0	35	1	5
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	0	5	0	1
WR Broderick Stultz	1	1	0	0	0	1
TE Norbert Frederick	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Donnie Mineo	1	1	0	12	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	12	5	0	106	2	43
WR Kelvin Benjamin	11	2	3	21	1	32
WR Gene Banks	4	2	1	7	0	20
RB C.J. Grant	4	2	0	11	0	32
TE Coby Fleener	3	3	0	44	2	30
WR Cedric Allison	3	1	0	3	0	8
FB Kirk Curley	2	2	0	9	0	27
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	0	11	0	10
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Glaser	3	-6	-2.00	3.20

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	2	7	3.50	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garappolo	3	3	22	7.33	6.37

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
FB Eugene White	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Maurice Kinney	1	1	5	5.00	6.89

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Bryson Mayes	3	1
Billy Joe Glaser	2	1
Dwayne Allen	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Newman	2	1
C.J. Grant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garappolo	6	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robbie Rayburn	2	0	0
WR Maurice Kinney	2	1	1
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	0	0
FB Kirk Curley	2	2	1
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,100)
End Zone 13,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,100)
End Zone	13,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)