Week 1, 2042

played in Houston, TX

66 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	10	6	0	7	-	23
Houston Texans	3	3	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 32 field goal
1Q: 03:13 HOU - Angel McTermid 36 field goal
1Q: 01:42 TEN - Montee Ball 21 run (Tyrell Wulfeck extra point)
2Q: 11:52 HOU - Angel McTermid 38 field goal
2Q: 01:55 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 48 field goal
3Q: 02:27 HOU - Angel McTermid 24 field goal
4Q: 13:51 TEN - Montee Ball 25 run (Tyrell Wulfeck extra point)
4Q: 09:34 HOU - Cedric Allison 19 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 03:59 HOU - Angel McTermid 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 32 field goal
1Q: 03:13 HOU - Angel McTermid 36 field goal
1Q: 01:42 TEN - Montee Ball 21 run (Tyrell Wulfeck extra point)
2Q: 11:52 HOU - Angel McTermid 38 field goal
2Q: 01:55 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Tyrell Wulfeck 48 field goal
3Q: 02:27 HOU - Angel McTermid 24 field goal
4Q: 13:51 TEN - Montee Ball 25 run (Tyrell Wulfeck extra point)
4Q: 09:34 HOU - Cedric Allison 19 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 03:59 HOU - Angel McTermid 35 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 342 359
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 6.22 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 122 166
- Rushing Attempts 28 37
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.49
Net Passing Yards 220 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.15 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 2/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:54 34:06

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	342	359
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	6.22	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	122	166
- Rushing Attempts	28	37
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.49
Net Passing Yards	220	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.15	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	2/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:54	34:06

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:01	5:16	OPP 48	10	33	Field Goal
1	3:08	1:40	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
2	11:47	3:28	OWN 46	7	42	Fumble
2	4:00	2:12	OWN 37	6	29	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 37	3	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
3	11:16	2:15	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
3	2:20	3:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	9:28	2:04	OWN 44	4	16	Interception
4	3:53	1:51	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	1:27	1:13	OPP 40	3	3	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	8:45	5:37	OWN 20	11	61	Field Goal
1	1:28	4:41	OWN 31	7	48	Field Goal
2	8:19	4:19	OWN 12	8	24	Punt
2	1:48	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:41	1:25	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	9:01	6:41	OWN 22	15	71	Field Goal
4	13:39	4:11	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	7:24	3:31	OWN 28	9	54	Field Goal
4	2:02	0:35	OWN 31	2	9	Fumble
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Game MVP: C.J. Grant, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donny Barnette	15	19	1.27	10	1	0
Montee Ball	9	75	8.33	25	3	2
Frankie Blanchard	3	25	8.33	14	1	0
Damien Clifford	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	23	124	5.39	19	4
Jerald Newman	5	14	2.80	7	0
Cary Hicks	5	20	4.00	9	0
Kirk Curley	4	8	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	25	17	231	2/11	0	34	1	80.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	33	21	198	1/5	1	28	0	90.2

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roosevelt Bailey	6	10	85	14.17	25	31
WR Leslie Ballard	5	7	90	18.00	17	31
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	3	14	7.00	6	7
WR Adrian Sperr	2	3	41	20.50	5	34
TE Joel Bisson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Damien Clifford	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Coby Fleener	5	7	28	5.60	8	10	0
WR Dixon Edwards	5	7	69	13.80	33	28	0
WR Cedric Allison	4	6	24	6.00	9	19	1
RB C.J. Grant	4	5	48	12.00	15	21	0
WR Mercury Stokes	3	5	29	9.67	2	14	0
WR Gene Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Torres	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blanchard	2	0	0
Donny Barnette	1	1	0
Eddie Begley	0	1	0
Damien Clifford	0	1	0
Jose Summers	0	0	1
Dion Jordan	0	0	1
Mel Stazer	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Coby Fleener	1	1	0
Roderick Hutton	1	1	0
Jerald Newman	1	0	0
Rodney Tylke	0	1	0
Donald Morehead	0	0	2
Max Hout	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	4	167	41.8	26.3	45	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Brew	4	129	32.3	32.3	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Wulfeck	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bailey	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hutton	2	36	18.0	0
Kelvin Benjamin	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bailey	3	62	20.7	0
Brett Mowen	2	54	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	1	32	32.0	0
Gene Banks	1	38	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	9	5	0.5	37	32
DE Dion Jordan	9	2	0.5	30	23
S Luther Barnes	7	5	0.0	37	34
OLB Eddie Begley	7	1	0.0	34	26
DE Jadeveon Clowney	5	1	0.0	33	31
CB Norman Villanueva	4	1	0.0	27	29
CB Jose Summers	4	0	0.0	33	31
S Brett Mowen	2	2	0.0	37	34
CB Morlon Hinman	2	2	0.0	37	34
DT Star Latulelei	2	1	0.0	32	27
OLB J.J. Strow	2	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Austin Glenn	1	2	0.0	6	7
DT Edward Garcia	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Mel Stazer	1	1	0.0	9	11
WR Roosevelt Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chester Bassett	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Patrick Shapiro	1	0	0.0	26	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerome Henry	8	0	0.0	28	27
OLB Donald Morehead	6	2	1.0	27	20
CB Rod Torres	5	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Max Hout	4	1	1.0	27	26
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	1	0.0	28	27
DT Lee Kirkaldie	4	1	0.0	13	11
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	3	0.0	27	27
S Sam Bishop	3	1	0.0	28	27
DE Abel Kurtz	3	0	0.0	22	23
ILB Sam Massare	1	5	0.0	18	8
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0.0	16	16
CB Jaiden Matthews	1	0	0.0	10	19
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	0.0	10	11
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dion Jordan	0.5	0	0	23
ILB Leon Tanner	0.5	0	0	32
DE Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	1	3	31
DT Edward Garcia	0.0	1	0	10
DT Star Latulelei	0.0	0	1	27
DT Patrick Shapiro	0.0	0	1	19

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Max Hout	1.0	0	0	26
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	1	1	23
DE Francisco Reeves	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jose Summers	4	0	31
ILB Leon Tanner	3	2	32
OLB Eddie Begley	3	0	26
CB Norman Villanueva	2	1	29
OLB J.J. Strow	2	0	8
CB Morlon Hinman	2	0	34
S Luther Barnes	2	0	34
S Brett Mowen	1	1	34
DE Chester Bassett	1	0	3
CB Mel Stazer	1	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	1	0	27
CB Rod Torres	3	0	1	25
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	0	27
OLB Max Hout	2	0	0	26
S Sam Bishop	2	0	0	27
ILB Sam Massare	1	0	0	8
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0	10
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	0	0	27
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	0	11
S Brian Van Hoose	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zebrie Sanders	2	4	28	1	27
Shaun Schwartz	2	4	22	0	18
Cole Freels	1	7	28	0	27
Marvin Harrelson	1	6	28	1	27
Willie Hodges	0	3	28	0	27
Damien Clifford	0	1	14	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Sloan	3	8	37	0	34
Kirk Curley	3	4	25	0	21
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	7	37	0	34
Doug Beasley	2	6	37	0	34
Buddy Brandon	1	5	37	0	34
Wesley Cook	1	2	37	1	34
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	15	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Stazer	1	23
Adrian Sperr	1	19
Damien Clifford	1	15
Brett Mowen	1	13
Marvin Harrelson	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Bishop	2	22
B.J. Lincoln	1	17
Cedric Allison	1	15
Max Hout	1	13
Charles Pruett	1	8

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Morlon Hinman	---	---	37	34	15	86
Brett Mowen	---	---	37	34	13	84
Luther Barnes	---	---	37	34	8	79
Leon Tanner	---	---	37	32	4	73
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	33	31	5	69
Roosevelt Bailey	27	26	---	---	15	68
Jose Summers	---	---	33	31	4	68
Star Latulelei	---	---	32	27	4	63
Eddie Begley	---	---	34	26	3	63
Marvin Harrelson	28	27	---	---	7	62
Willie Hodges	28	27	---	---	6	61
Dion Jordan	---	---	30	23	7	60
Norman Villanueva	---	---	27	29	2	58
Zebrie Sanders	28	27	---	---	---	55
Frankie Blanchard	28	27	---	---	---	55
Cole Freels	28	27	---	---	---	55
Joel Bisson	21	22	---	---	7	50
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	26	19	4	49
Donny Barnette	19	11	---	---	18	48
Mel Stazer	---	---	9	11	23	43
Damien Clifford	14	14	---	---	15	43
Shaun Schwartz	22	18	---	---	1	41
Marcus Fitzgerald	12	11	---	---	14	37
Leslie Ballard	18	19	---	---	---	37
Adrian Sperr	8	8	---	---	19	35
Roderick Dahnke	9	7	---	---	18	34
Montee Ball	12	17	---	---	4	33
Austin Glenn	---	---	6	7	11	24
Edward Garcia	---	---	9	10	2	21
Lamont Harlan	---	---	7	11	---	18
J.J. Strow	---	---	3	8	4	15
Weston Richburg	6	9	---	---	---	15
Gene Emmons	---	---	3	0	8	11
Jorge Murphy	---	---	3	4	2	9
Tyrell Wulfeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Bassett	---	---	4	3	1	8
Tommy Blanton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrew Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Duane Volmert	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Sciacca	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bernie Stuart	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brandon Mosley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Legan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Edwards	34	33	---	---	15	82
Wesley Cook	37	34	---	---	8	79
Sam Bishop	---	---	28	27	22	77
C.J. Grant	32	22	---	---	23	77
Jerald Newman	37	34	---	---	---	71
Bruce Sloan	37	34	---	---	---	71
Doug Beasley	37	34	---	---	---	71
Xavier Su'a-Filo	37	34	---	---	---	71
Buddy Brandon	37	34	---	---	---	71
Coby Fleener	32	27	---	---	7	66
Max Hout	---	---	27	26	13	66
Rod Torres	---	---	26	25	14	65
Kirk Curley	25	21	---	---	18	64
Donald Morehead	---	---	27	20	13	60
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	28	27	3	58
Jerome Henry	---	---	28	27	3	58
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	27	27	3	57
Abel Kurtz	---	---	22	23	7	52
Mercury Stokes	22	22	---	---	1	45
B.J. Lincoln	15	10	---	---	17	42
Cedric Allison	11	15	---	---	15	41
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	10	19	9	38
Rodney Tylke	---	---	16	16	1	33
Sam Massare	---	---	18	8	6	32
Johnny Lester	---	---	10	11	10	31
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	13	11	2	26
Ty Terry	---	---	14	5	---	19
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	2	8	9	19
Herb Brady	---	---	7	6	4	17
Gene Banks	4	7	---	---	5	16
Francisco Reeves	---	---	5	10	1	16
Cary Hicks	5	9	---	---	---	14
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	10	10
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Gietzen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Levon Biakabutuka	0	3	---	---	3	6
Joseph de Marco	5	1	---	---	---	6
Roderick Hutton	---	---	0	1	3	4
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lionel Brew	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kelvin Benjamin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Steiner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	19	83	4.4
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	23	74	3.2
Right	6	54	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	25	17	4	2	1	2	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	33	21	2	0	1	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	121	15.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	139	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roosevelt Bailey	10	6	0	85	1	26
WR Leslie Ballard	7	5	0	90	2	19
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	3	2	1	14	0	11
WR Adrian Sperr	3	2	0	41	1	8
TE Joel Bisson	1	1	0	-1	0	22
FB Damien Clifford	1	1	0	2	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Coby Fleener	7	5	0	28	0	27
WR Dixon Edwards	7	5	0	69	1	33
WR Cedric Allison	6	4	0	24	0	15
WR Mercury Stokes	5	3	1	29	0	22
RB C.J. Grant	5	4	0	48	1	22
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Montee Ball	2	4	2.00	8.33
Donny Barnette	1	10	10.00	1.27

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	1	7	7.00	2.80
Cary Hicks	1	-2	-2.00	4.00
C.J. Grant	1	2	2.00	5.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	3	1	-1	-0.33	9.24

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	4	1	19	4.75	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roosevelt Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Joel Bisson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Leslie Ballard	1	0	0	0.00	12.86

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Cedric Allison	1	1	19	19.00	4.00
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	9.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Montee Ball	2	1
Donny Barnette	2	1
Frankie Blanchard	1	1
Damien Clifford	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Newman	2	0
Cary Hicks	1	0
Kirk Curley	1	1
C.J. Grant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	6	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roosevelt Bailey	2	0	0
WR Leslie Ballard	2	0	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Adrian Sperr	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	3	2	2
WR Cedric Allison	2	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	2	0	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,100)
End Zone 13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,100)
End Zone	13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)