Week 2, 2043

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	20	-	30
Houston Texans	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 ATL - Quinn Rubio 91 fumble return (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Julio Harding 37 field goal
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Cedric Allison 5 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 06:26 HOU - Angel McTermid 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Angel McTermid 29 field goal
4Q: 12:51 ATL - Maurice Culbertson 34 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 07:33 ATL - Julio Harding 47 field goal
4Q: 03:09 ATL - Julio Harding 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 ATL - Quinn Rubio 91 fumble return (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Julio Harding 37 field goal
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Cedric Allison 5 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 06:26 HOU - Angel McTermid 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Angel McTermid 29 field goal
4Q: 12:51 ATL - Maurice Culbertson 34 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 07:33 ATL - Julio Harding 47 field goal
4Q: 03:09 ATL - Julio Harding 23 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 288 401
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 97 154
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 3.59 5.50
Net Passing Yards 191 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 39 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 202 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 3/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:26 33:34

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	288	401
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	97	154
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	3.59	5.50
Net Passing Yards	191	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	39 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	202	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	3/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:26	33:34

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:26	OWN 3	2	97	Touchdown
1	7:15	2:46	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	1:56	2:04	OPP 44	6	24	Field Goal
2	12:05	1:36	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	8:36	1:18	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
2	4:50	1:38	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 29	3	24	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	6:19	3:55	OWN 36	6	36	Missed FG
4	14:54	2:16	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
4	10:59	3:31	OWN 20	8	50	Field Goal
4	5:26	2:23	OPP 15	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:47	0:57	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 32	6	24	Interception
1	10:49	3:34	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
1	4:29	2:33	OWN 21	5	18	Interception
2	14:52	2:47	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	10:29	1:53	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	7:18	2:28	OWN 33	4	3	Punt
2	3:12	2:30	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
3	12:23	6:04	OWN 23	11	63	Field Goal
3	2:24	2:30	OWN 38	6	50	Field Goal
4	12:38	1:39	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	7:28	2:02	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
4	3:03	0:16	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 25	5	29	Game

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Horn	21	81	3.86	16	2	1
Maurice Culbertson	5	9	1.80	6	0	0
Derek Carr	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	24	136	5.67	35	3
Cary Hicks	2	8	4.00	8	0
Hayden Covington	2	10	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	24	15	202	2/11	1	41	0	103.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Covington	39	25	258	2/11	1	38	3	59.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Rubio	5	8	23	4.60	1	14	0
WR Korey Logan	3	6	30	10.00	0	14	0
RB Maurice Culbertson	3	3	82	27.33	61	41	1
TE Allen Mojica	2	2	34	17.00	2	26	0
FB Graham Gomez	1	1	30	30.00	26	30	0
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Greg Hibbard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Allison	8	14	52	6.50	6	13	1
WR Dusty Harvey	5	8	79	15.80	35	38	0
RB C.J. Grant	4	5	36	9.00	13	32	0
WR Gene Banks	3	5	25	8.33	11	13	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	3	27	13.50	14	20	0
TE Blake Holliman	1	1	21	21.00	19	21	0
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Jake Humphries	1	21	21.00
ILB Ted Sims	1	0	0.00
CB Bryson Stolowitz	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Maurice Culbertson	1	0	0	0
Quinn Rubio	0	1	0	1
Ted Sims	0	1	0	0
Colin Tubbs	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dusty Harvey	1	0	0	0
Darnell Dietz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	5	227	45.4	45.2	61	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	235	47.0	37.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	2	0	0.0	0
Gene Banks	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Nixon	4	95	23.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	3	74	24.7	0
Dixon Edwards	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Sims	8	0	0.0	22	37
S Tanner Tripplehorn	7	0	0.0	27	40
CB Bryson Stolowitz	5	1	0.0	25	39
ILB Randall Vijitakula	4	1	0.0	15	11
OLB Jake Humphries	4	0	0.0	17	16
DE Curtis Chrisman	3	0	1.0	24	33
ILB Kurt McElroy	3	1	0.0	8	6
S Colin Tubbs	3	0	0.0	4	14
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	2	1.0	27	30
DE Conrad Boyd	2	2	0.0	14	19
DT Maxwell Knauls	2	2	0.0	11	19
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	0.0	27	39
S Gage Yellig	2	0	0.0	11	28
CB Chance Kelley	2	0	0.0	28	38
OLB Neil Hancock	1	2	0.0	7	16
DT Aaron Donald	1	1	0.0	20	26
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Isaac Kerr	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB J.R. Guthrie	0	1	0.0	2	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Lee Kirkaldie	4	0	1.0	10	12
OLB Darnell Dietz	4	4	0.0	24	22
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	2	0.0	14	19
DE Rodney Tylke	4	0	0.0	20	22
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	2	1.0	26	24
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	0	0.0	27	26
ILB Donte Dennis	3	0	0.0	17	7
S Leonardo Ramirez	3	0	0.0	10	19
S Brian Van Hoose	2	2	0.0	17	7
OLB Donald Morehead	2	1	0.0	15	5
DT Michael Hoy	2	1	0.0	21	15
CB Rod Torres	2	0	0.0	23	20
ILB Jerome Henry	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Abel Kurtz	1	1	0.0	7	4
S Sam Bishop	1	1	0.0	2	12
WR Cedric Allison	1	0	---	---	---
TE Blake Holliman	1	0	---	---	---
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	0.0	23	21
DT Luther Bates	1	0	0.0	17	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Chrisman	1.0	1	1	1	33
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Kennedy Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1.0	1	12
S Alexis Carmazzi	1.0	0	24
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	1	22
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.0	1	22
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	1	4
DT Michael Hoy	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ted Sims	6	0	1	37
S Colin Tubbs	3	0	0	14
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	0	0	40
CB Bryson Stolowitz	2	1	1	39
CB Chance Kelley	2	1	0	38
ILB Kurt McElroy	2	0	0	6
OLB Jake Humphries	1	0	1	16
CB Isaac Kerr	1	0	0	1
S Gage Yellig	1	0	0	28
DT Maxwell Knauls	1	0	0	19
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1	0	0	11
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	0	30
OLB Neil Hancock	1	0	0	16
S Kevin Hindman	0	1	0	39

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	1	26
CB Jaiden Matthews	2	0	19
S Alexis Carmazzi	2	0	24
ILB Jerome Henry	2	0	19
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	22
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	22
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	7
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	21
ILB Donte Dennis	1	0	7
S Leonardo Ramirez	1	0	19
ILB Emmett Cable	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Stephens	3	3	0	27	1	26
Wes Hare	2	9	2	27	1	26
Peter Kowal	2	2	0	27	0	26
Marco Hutton	1	8	0	27	0	26
Jack Fanelli	1	2	0	10	0	7
Malachi Purnell	0	2	0	27	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Brandon	3	6	1	28	1	39
Shawn Houston	2	5	0	27	0	39
Broderick Kelley	2	3	0	28	1	40
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	6	1	28	0	40
Doug Beasley	0	5	0	27	0	40
Sammie Gwinn	0	1	0	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Guthrie	4	15
Maurice Culbertson	1	25
Gage Yellig	1	10
Junior Udeze	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Henry	2	18
Sam Bishop	1	25
Rod Torres	1	18
Gene Banks	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Hindman	---	---	27	39	3	69
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	27	40	2	69
Chance Kelley	---	---	28	38	2	68
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	25	39	2	66
Marco Hutton	27	26	---	---	9	62
Malachi Purnell	27	26	---	---	9	62
Ted Sims	---	---	22	37	2	61
Quinn Rubio	24	22	---	---	14	60
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	24	33	2	59
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	27	30	2	59
Peter Kowal	27	26	---	---	---	53
Darrell Stephens	27	26	---	---	---	53
Derek Carr	27	26	---	---	---	53
Wes Hare	27	26	---	---	---	53
Gage Yellig	---	---	11	28	10	49
Aaron Donald	---	---	20	26	1	47
Maurice Culbertson	6	13	---	---	25	44
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	15	26	1	42
Greg Hibbard	9	18	---	---	15	42
Neil Hancock	---	---	7	16	17	40
Conrad Boyd	---	---	14	19	6	39
Allen Mojica	12	8	---	---	18	38
Korey Logan	14	18	---	---	4	36
Graham Gomez	16	7	---	---	13	36
Peter Horn	21	9	---	---	5	35
Chase Zachery	19	15	---	---	---	34
Jake Humphries	---	---	17	16	---	33
Jack Fanelli	10	7	---	---	14	31
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	11	19	1	31
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	15	11	3	29
Colin Tubbs	---	---	4	14	6	24
J.R. Guthrie	---	---	2	6	15	23
Charles Baruffi	---	---	3	4	14	21
Kurt McElroy	---	---	8	6	4	18
Isaac Kerr	---	---	0	1	15	16
Ben Smart	---	---	1	3	10	14
Johnnie Hanson	4	8	---	---	---	12
Francisco Nixon	0	5	---	---	6	11
Donnell Staples	0	0	---	---	9	9
Junior Udeze	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	5	5
T.J. Murphy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Grant	26	34	---	---	22	82
Broderick Kelley	28	40	---	---	7	75
Shawn Houston	27	39	---	---	7	73
Hayden Covington	28	41	---	---	---	69
Xavier Su'a-Filo	28	40	---	---	---	68
Doug Beasley	27	40	---	---	---	67
Buddy Brandon	28	39	---	---	---	67
B.J. Lincoln	21	30	---	---	15	66
Cedric Allison	25	40	---	---	---	65
Rod Torres	---	---	23	20	18	61
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	27	26	4	57
Gene Banks	18	25	---	---	10	53
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	26	24	3	53
Dusty Harvey	14	26	---	---	12	52
Darnell Dietz	---	---	24	22	4	50
Jerome Henry	---	---	13	19	18	50
Johnny Lester	---	---	23	21	4	48
Rodney Tylke	---	---	20	22	5	47
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	10	19	14	43
Blake Holliman	14	17	---	---	9	40
Sam Bishop	---	---	2	12	25	39
Michael Hoy	---	---	21	15	3	39
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	14	19	2	35
Luther Bates	---	---	17	14	3	34
Donald Morehead	---	---	15	5	11	31
Donte Dennis	---	---	17	7	7	31
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	17	7	1	25
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	10	12	2	24
Dixon Edwards	5	4	---	---	14	23
Kelvin Benjamin	5	14	---	---	2	21
Sammie Gwinn	4	3	---	---	13	20
Abel Kurtz	---	---	7	4	9	20
Joseph de Marco	6	5	---	---	4	15
Herb Brady	---	---	4	5	5	14
Charles Pruett	1	4	---	---	7	12
Francisco Reeves	---	---	4	5	2	11
Earl Gietzen	1	3	---	---	7	11
Cary Hicks	2	7	---	---	1	10
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	4	5	9
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trent Steiner	---	---	2	2	2	6
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	1	2	---	3
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	20	92	4.6
Right	1	35	35.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	24	15	4	2	0	2	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Covington	39	25	4	2	2	3	3	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	90	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	117	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	8	5	23	0	22
WR Korey Logan	6	3	30	0	18
RB Maurice Culbertson	3	3	82	2	13
TE Allen Mojica	2	2	34	1	8
WR Johnnie Hanson	2	0	0	0	8
WR Greg Hibbard	1	0	0	0	18
FB Graham Gomez	1	1	30	1	7
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	3	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Allison	14	8	1	52	0	40
WR Dusty Harvey	8	5	1	79	1	26
WR Gene Banks	5	3	0	25	0	25
RB C.J. Grant	5	4	0	36	1	34
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	2	0	27	1	30
TE Blake Holliman	1	1	0	21	1	17
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0	6	0	7
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	0	12	0	3
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	4	12	3.00	3.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	4	4.00	5.67
Hayden Covington	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	1	1	6	6.00	8.42

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Covington	4	2	18	4.50	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Korey Logan	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Allison	2	2	18	9.00	3.71
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	0	0.00	9.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	5	2
Derek Carr	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	1	1
Hayden Covington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	7	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Covington	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	4	3	1
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	1	1
WR Greg Hibbard	1	0	0
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Allison	3	3	1
RB C.J. Grant	3	2	1
WR Gene Banks	2	2	2
WR Dusty Harvey	2	1	1
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,100)
End Zone 12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,100)
End Zone	12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)