Week 8, 2045

played in Tennessee, TN

75 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	6	0	-	9
Tennessee Titans	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal
2Q: 02:09 TEN - Tevin Cox 19 field goal
3Q: 10:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 45 field goal
3Q: 02:26 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 39 field goal
4Q: 13:12 TEN - Nick McElroy 9 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Tevin Cox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal
2Q: 02:09 TEN - Tevin Cox 19 field goal
3Q: 10:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 45 field goal
3Q: 02:26 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 39 field goal
4Q: 13:12 TEN - Nick McElroy 9 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Tevin Cox extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-7 6-2
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 334 292
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 163 105
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 5.43 3.75
Net Passing Yards 171 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 33 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 176 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:09 26:51

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-7	6-2
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	334	292
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	163	105
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	5.43	3.75
Net Passing Yards	171	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	33 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	176	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:09	26:51

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	1:20	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
1	8:57	3:23	OWN 41	6	58	Field Goal
1	4:22	1:57	OWN 33	6	12	Punt
2	14:54	2:09	OWN 20	6	28	Interception
2	7:56	3:09	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	2:01	1:16	OWN 8	4	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 21	6	51	Field Goal
3	8:51	6:33	OWN 18	11	60	Field Goal
3	0:30	1:51	OPP 35	3	1	Missed FG
4	13:02	1:19	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	9:32	3:27	OPP 49	5	14	Missed FG
4	3:50	2:01	OWN 9	6	47	Fumble
4	1:13	0:59	OWN 14	5	42	Interception

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
1	12:05	3:08	OWN 20	7	39	Fumble
1	5:34	1:12	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	2:25	2:31	OWN 21	5	19	Punt
2	12:45	4:49	OWN 39	11	48	Interception
2	4:47	2:46	OWN 26	8	72	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 47	5	14	Punt
3	10:42	1:51	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	2:18	1:48	OWN 22	3	-18	Punt
4	13:39	0:37	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
4	11:43	2:11	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	6:05	2:15	OWN 42	5	46	Interception
4	1:49	0:36	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: B.J. Hernandez, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	22	107	4.86	43	3
O.J. Bevins	6	40	6.67	15	3
Roman Steinmetz	2	16	8.00	11	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Yeldon	13	77	5.92	50	1
Irving Basso	13	25	1.92	8	0
Teddy Bridgewater	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	37	21	176	1/5	0	27	2	46.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	33	20	209	2/22	1	43	2	63.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Grant	7	9	34	4.86	15	17
WR Butch Sonntag	6	8	94	15.67	3	27
WR Scott Frank	3	6	29	9.67	4	15
FB O.J. Bevins	3	4	21	7.00	10	12
WR Mercury Stokes	1	6	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Antonio Spencer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lee Allamon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Hernandez	8	11	135	16.88	33	43	0
WR Jalen Hammond	4	6	35	8.75	11	11	0
TE Nick McElroy	3	4	14	4.67	1	9	1
FB Skip Rowe	2	4	6	3.00	1	4	0
RB Irving Basso	2	3	12	6.00	6	7	0
TE Al Kiselak	1	2	7	7.00	5	7	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kris Caine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Luther Bates	1	8	8.00	0
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Barry Abrams	1	14	14.00	0
S Billy Joe Mattson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roman Steinmetz	1	0	0
Abel Kurtz	0	1	0
Zane Thompson	0	0	1
Denzel Perryman	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Yeldon	1	0	0
Irving Basso	1	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	0	1	0
Jalen Hammond	0	1	0
Billy Joe Mattson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	211	42.2	33.4	48	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Van Pelt	8	357	44.6	36.6	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	3/5	1/3	0/2	45	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tevin Cox	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Thompson	1	13	13.0	0
Eugene Denby	1	11	11.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Hammond	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Thompson	1	31	31.0	0
Eugene Denby	1	19	19.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Hammond	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	8	5	0.0	28	35
OLB Xavier Sheriff	6	3	0.0	26	27
S Zane Thompson	6	0	0.0	27	33
S James Sample	5	2	0.0	28	35
OLB Darnell Dietz	4	0	1.0	26	31
CB Ian Cajigal	4	2	0.0	23	29
OLB Scottie Goolsby	3	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	2	1.0	11	7
CB Mel Stazer	2	2	0.0	22	28
DE Rodney Tylke	2	1	0.0	18	23
S Casey Winters	2	0	0.0	6	7
CB Mackenzie Branch	2	0	0.0	6	13
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	2	5
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Luther Bates	1	0	0.0	11	19
FB O.J. Bevins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Abel Kurtz	0	1	0.0	19	19
DT Michael Hoy	0	1	0.0	17	16

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	10	1	0.0	30	38
S Brian Van Hoose	7	2	0.0	17	21
OLB Jerome Henry	5	2	0.0	21	34
S Billy Joe Mattson	5	1	0.0	22	33
DE Jadeveon Clowney	4	0	0.0	26	32
CB Ken Tang	3	0	1.0	27	35
DT Star Latulelei	3	2	0.0	23	27
CB Barry Abrams	3	1	0.0	20	32
DE Dion Jordan	3	1	0.0	18	22
DT Patrick Shapiro	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Norman Villanueva	1	1	0.0	26	37
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0.0	5	2
OLB Eddie Begley	1	0	0.0	9	4
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	---	---	---
CB Morlon Hinman	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Luther Barnes	1	0	0.0	26	38
WR Jalen Hammond	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Luther Bates	0.0	1	0	1	19
OLB Scottie Goolsby	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	0	1	0	23

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Ken Tang	1.0	0	0	35
DE Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	3	3	32
DE Chester Bassett	0.0	1	0	6
DE Brody Hutton	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	0	1	35
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	0	0	31
CB Mel Stazer	2	1	0	28
OLB Xavier Sheriff	2	0	0	27
S Casey Winters	2	0	0	7
CB Mackenzie Branch	2	0	0	13
CB Ian Cajigal	1	1	0	29
S James Sample	1	1	0	35
OLB Scottie Goolsby	1	0	0	29
S Zane Thompson	1	0	0	33
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	1	0	0	5
DT Luther Bates	0	0	1	19

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	4	2	0	38
OLB Jerome Henry	4	1	0	34
S Billy Joe Mattson	4	0	1	33
CB Barry Abrams	2	0	1	32
S Brian Van Hoose	2	0	0	21
CB Norman Villanueva	1	1	0	37
OLB Eddie Begley	1	0	0	4
DE Jadeveon Clowney	1	0	0	32
CB Ken Tang	1	0	0	35
S Luther Barnes	1	0	0	38
DE Chester Bassett	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	5	10	1	30	1	38
Buddy Brandon	2	4	0	30	0	38
O.J. Bevins	2	2	0	24	0	28
Albert Bertolone	1	2	0	7	0	13
Doug Beasley	0	5	0	23	0	25
Fernando King	0	3	0	30	0	38
Jessie Kaeding	0	1	0	20	0	26
Blaine Flowers	0	1	0	30	0	38

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Freels	2	8	28	1	35
J.R. Mendheim	2	4	28	1	35
Aiden Hampton	1	5	28	0	35
Weston Richburg	1	4	28	0	35
Skip Rowe	1	2	19	0	18
Willie Hodges	1	2	28	0	35
Nick McElroy	0	1	21	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Spencer	1	23
Scott Frank	1	18
Lee Allamon	1	14

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Henry	1	29
Billy Joe Mattson	1	19
Skip Rowe	1	11
Luther Barnes	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fernando King	30	38	---	---	10	78
Blaine Flowers	30	38	---	---	10	78
James Sample	---	---	28	35	9	72
Xavier Su'a-Filo	30	38	---	---	3	71
Roman Steinmetz	30	38	---	---	---	68
Buddy Brandon	30	38	---	---	---	68
Zane Thompson	---	---	27	33	6	66
O.J. Bevins	24	28	---	---	13	65
Denzel Perryman	---	---	28	35	1	64
Scott Frank	19	22	---	---	18	59
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	26	27	5	58
C.J. Grant	25	31	---	---	2	58
Darnell Dietz	---	---	26	31	---	57
Ian Cajigal	---	---	23	29	2	54
Jessie Kaeding	20	26	---	---	7	53
Mel Stazer	---	---	22	28	2	52
Scottie Goolsby	---	---	19	29	3	51
Johnny Lester	---	---	17	23	10	50
Mercury Stokes	21	27	---	---	1	49
Butch Sonntag	20	29	---	---	---	49
Doug Beasley	23	25	---	---	---	48
Abel Kurtz	---	---	19	19	7	45
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	11	7	25	43
Rodney Tylke	---	---	18	23	1	42
Lee Allamon	13	14	---	---	14	41
Antonio Spencer	7	10	---	---	23	40
Michael Hoy	---	---	17	16	1	34
Luther Bates	---	---	11	19	---	30
Albert Bertolone	7	13	---	---	7	27
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	6	13	6	25
Bryan Horn	1	3	---	---	17	21
Eugene Denby	0	0	---	---	18	18
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	1	3	12	16
Casey Winters	---	---	6	7	2	15
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	2	5	---	7
Donte Dennis	---	---	0	1	6	7
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	1	2	3	6
Asher Snyder	---	---	0	0	3	3
Emmitt Catron	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jayden Flora	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tucker Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerome Henry	---	---	21	34	29	84
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	22	33	19	74
Leon Tanner	---	---	30	38	5	73
Luther Barnes	---	---	26	38	9	73
Cole Freels	28	35	---	---	9	72
Norman Villanueva	---	---	26	37	4	67
Barry Abrams	---	---	20	32	15	67
Ken Tang	---	---	27	35	4	66
Teddy Bridgewater	28	35	---	---	---	63
Weston Richburg	28	35	---	---	---	63
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	26	32	5	63
Willie Hodges	28	35	---	---	---	63
Aiden Hampton	28	35	---	---	---	63
J.R. Mendheim	28	35	---	---	---	63
Nick McElroy	21	29	---	---	7	57
T.J. Yeldon	15	19	---	---	21	55
B.J. Hernandez	24	31	---	---	---	55
Star Latulelei	---	---	23	27	3	53
Jalen Hammond	14	30	---	---	9	53
Skip Rowe	19	18	---	---	11	48
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	17	21	8	46
Dion Jordan	---	---	18	22	2	42
Kris Caine	18	16	---	---	8	42
Irving Basso	14	19	---	---	6	39
Al Kiselak	10	12	---	---	16	38
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	15	17	5	37
Brody Hutton	---	---	12	16	6	34
Aidan Davison	---	---	7	11	3	21
Jorge Murphy	---	---	8	6	4	18
Hardy Bender	5	1	---	---	12	18
Derrick Bryant	---	---	5	2	7	14
Eddie Begley	---	---	9	4	1	14
Morlon Hinman	---	---	7	4	3	14
Chester Bassett	---	---	6	6	1	13
Mel Batcheck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Doug Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bud Dupree	---	---	5	3	1	9
Kevin Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Melvin Ferentz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tevin Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Evan Christiansen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Lerner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike May	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	21	138	6.6
Right	8	10	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	37	21	3	0	2	5	5	3	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	33	20	3	2	2	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	76	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	26	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Grant	9	7	0	34	0	31
WR Butch Sonntag	8	6	0	94	3	29
WR Mercury Stokes	6	1	0	-1	0	27
WR Scott Frank	6	3	2	29	0	22
FB O.J. Bevins	4	3	0	21	0	28
RB Antonio Spencer	1	1	0	-1	0	10
WR Lee Allamon	1	0	0	0	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Hernandez	11	8	1	135	3	31
WR Jalen Hammond	6	4	0	35	0	30
FB Skip Rowe	4	2	1	6	0	18
TE Nick McElroy	4	3	0	14	0	29
RB Irving Basso	3	2	0	12	0	19
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Al Kiselak	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Kris Caine	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	9	3.00	4.86

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irving Basso	1	-6	-6.00	1.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	7	3	19	2.71	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR B.J. Hernandez	4	2	10	2.50	12.27
FB Skip Rowe	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Nick McElroy	1	1	9	9.00	3.50
WR Jalen Hammond	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	4	3
O.J. Bevins	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yeldon	3	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	10	7	1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scott Frank	3	2	1
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	0
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	0
WR Butch Sonntag	1	1	0
WR Lee Allamon	1	0	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jalen Hammond	2	1	1
WR B.J. Hernandez	2	1	0
FB Skip Rowe	1	0	0
TE Nick McElroy	1	1	1
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	0	0
RB Irving Basso	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (19,000)
End Zone 9,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (19,000)
End Zone	9,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,500)