Week 15, 2047

played in Tennessee, TN

34 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	10	0	7	-	23
Tennessee Titans	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 43 field goal
1Q: 08:18 TEN - Hardy Bender 29 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:12 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 30 field goal
2Q: 13:51 TEN - Kris Caine 6 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
2Q: 10:36 HOU - B.J. Lincoln 3 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 02:40 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Frankie Bates 26 field goal
4Q: 12:53 HOU - Walt Lane 9 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
4Q: 00:32 TEN - Abel Hutton 44 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 43 field goal
1Q: 08:18 TEN - Hardy Bender 29 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:12 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 30 field goal
2Q: 13:51 TEN - Kris Caine 6 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
2Q: 10:36 HOU - B.J. Lincoln 3 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 02:40 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Frankie Bates 26 field goal
4Q: 12:53 HOU - Walt Lane 9 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
4Q: 00:32 TEN - Abel Hutton 44 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 5-9 10-4
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 405
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 122 160
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 3.94 5.52
Net Passing Yards 217 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 0 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.35 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:24 28:36

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	5-9	10-4
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	405
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	122	160
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	3.94	5.52
Net Passing Yards	217	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 0	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.35	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:24	28:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 43	6	31	Field Goal
1	8:03	3:59	OWN 34	6	53	Field Goal
2	13:43	3:13	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	7:30	4:55	OWN 26	9	72	Field Goal
3	11:59	4:26	OWN 6	7	38	Punt
3	5:55	1:48	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	2:11	4:24	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
4	9:30	3:57	OWN 8	6	19	Punt
4	1:48	0:40	OWN 12	3	2	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	4:23	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
1	4:04	5:21	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	10:30	3:00	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
2	2:35	2:35	OWN 26	8	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
3	7:33	1:38	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	4:07	1:56	OPP 46	4	9	Downs
4	12:47	3:17	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
4	5:33	3:45	OWN 31	10	56	Interception
4	1:08	1:06	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown

Game MVP: Blake Bortles, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walt Lane	19	88	4.63	29	2	1
Arnold Whiting	9	8	0.89	9	0	0
Roman Steinmetz	2	19	9.50	12	1	0
Vernon Porterfield	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gilbert Carlyle	23	134	5.83	17	3
Blake Bortles	3	19	6.33	12	1
T.J. Yeldon	3	7	2.33	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	25	20	229	1/12	1	26	0	118.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Bortles	33	23	250	2/5	3	44	1	109.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edgar Ellis	5	5	44	8.80	22	25	0
WR Melvin Ferentz	4	6	48	12.00	15	25	0
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	5	33	11.00	3	16	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	3	48	16.00	36	26	1
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	3	44	14.67	27	26	0
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	16	16.00	17	16	0
TE Francisco Alcott	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Walt Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kris Caine	6	6	23	3.83	0	6	1
WR Abel Hutton	3	6	72	24.00	8	44	1
RB Gilbert Carlyle	3	4	11	3.67	0	8	0
WR Ray Morris	3	5	53	17.67	10	40	0
FB Edwin Gorin	2	2	3	1.50	0	5	0
TE Zach Ertz	2	5	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Hardy Bender	2	2	57	28.50	19	29	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Colin Crangle	1	3	3.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walt Lane	1	0	0
John Rockcliffe	0	1	0
Darius Cash	0	0	1
Vernon Porterfield	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gilbert Carlyle	1	0	0
Kris Caine	1	0	0
Luther Barnes	0	1	0
Leslie Kelley	0	1	0
Kai Magnotta	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	4	165	41.3	39.3	51	0

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Caldwell	4	208	52.0	49.0	67	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Bates	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	2	12	6.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Bender	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	4	101	25.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kris Caine	3	57	19.0	0
Hardy Bender	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	8	0	0.0	29	35
ILB Denzel Perryman	5	2	0.0	27	35
S Emmanuel Bennett	5	1	0.0	26	32
CB B.J. Phares	5	1	0.0	17	29
S Reuben Owen	5	0	0.0	7	17
DT Alejandro Gentry	3	0	2.0	24	28
S Bobby Walker	3	2	0.0	7	15
CB Colin Crangle	3	0	0.0	19	29
DE Harvey Handley	3	0	0.0	15	25
ILB Keegan Jennings	2	1	0.0	11	5
S James Sample	2	0	0.0	22	18
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	2	0.0	19	17
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1	2	0.0	17	22
ILB Trenton Herndon	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Jorge Murphy	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Blaine Stubblefield	1	0	0.0	10	6
CB Darius Cash	1	0	0.0	6	4
ILB Owen Robbins	0	1	0.0	8	1

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	11	6	0.0	30	26
S Damarious Randall	5	3	0.0	30	25
DT Patrick Shapiro	4	2	1.0	19	18
OLB Eddie Begley	4	3	0.0	25	19
CB Marquis D'Eramo	4	2	0.0	31	26
CB Kai Magnotta	4	1	0.0	17	15
CB Morlon Hinman	4	0	0.0	28	23
DE Jadeveon Clowney	3	0	0.0	30	21
S Jacob Basham	3	0	0.0	30	26
OLB Avery Kois	2	1	0.0	6	7
DT Lonnie Hall	2	1	0.0	13	8
S Luther Barnes	2	0	0.0	9	4
DE Chester Bassett	1	1	0.0	23	24
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gabriel Fulton	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT George Emmons	0	1	0.0	13	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alejandro Gentry	2.0	0	0	0	28
DT Jorge Murphy	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Harvey Handley	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.0	0	0	1	35
ILB Denzel Perryman	0.0	0	0	1	35
OLB Scottie Jefferson	0.0	0	0	1	22

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Patrick Shapiro	1.0	0	18
DE Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	1	21
DT George Emmons	0.0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	4	1	0	35
S Emmanuel Bennett	4	0	0	32
CB B.J. Phares	3	2	0	29
S Bobby Walker	3	0	0	15
S James Sample	2	1	0	18
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	0	0	35
S Reuben Owen	2	0	0	17
ILB Keegan Jennings	1	0	0	5
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	0	31
DE Harvey Handley	1	0	0	25
CB Colin Crangle	0	0	1	29

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	6	1	26
CB Morlon Hinman	3	2	23
OLB Eddie Begley	3	0	19
S Damarious Randall	3	0	25
CB Marquis D'Eramo	2	0	26
OLB Avery Kois	1	0	7
S Jacob Basham	1	0	26
CB Kai Magnotta	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	8	31	0	26
Quentin Hanson	3	7	28	0	26
Dana Walton	3	6	31	0	26
Buddy Brandon	2	5	31	0	26
John Rockcliffe	1	2	31	1	26
Ryan Tittle	0	1	9	0	11

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aiden Hampton	4	5	0	29	2	35
Dylan Turnbull	3	4	0	29	0	35
Al Castellano	2	7	1	29	0	35
Mike May	2	3	0	29	0	35
Zach Ertz	1	4	1	28	0	29
Willie Hodges	1	2	1	29	0	35
Edwin Gorin	1	1	0	17	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Porterfield	2	20
Colin Crangle	2	15
Reuben Owen	1	8
Morris Packer	1	7

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Yeldon	2	15
Avery Kois	1	24
Hardy Bender	1	15
Morlon Hinman	1	13
Abel Hutton	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denzel Perryman	---	---	27	35	5	67
Darnell Dietz	---	---	29	35	1	65
Colin Crangle	---	---	19	29	15	63
B.J. Phares	---	---	17	29	16	62
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	26	32	3	61
Quentin Hanson	28	26	---	---	5	59
John Rockcliffe	31	26	---	---	2	59
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	24	28	5	57
Xavier Su'a-Filo	31	26	---	---	---	57
Roman Steinmetz	31	26	---	---	---	57
Buddy Brandon	31	26	---	---	---	57
Dana Walton	31	26	---	---	---	57
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	23	31	---	54
Melvin Ferentz	23	20	---	---	8	51
Edgar Ellis	23	24	---	---	---	47
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	17	22	8	47
Gustavo Johnstone	21	18	---	---	4	43
James Sample	---	---	22	18	1	41
Harvey Handley	---	---	15	25	1	41
Luke Visconti	---	---	19	20	1	40
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	19	17	4	40
Wesley Rodriguez	21	14	---	---	---	35
B.J. Lincoln	11	8	---	---	16	35
Walt Lane	21	13	---	---	1	35
Reuben Owen	---	---	7	17	8	32
Arnold Whiting	9	13	---	---	10	32
Jorge Murphy	---	---	12	15	---	27
Ryan Tittle	9	11	---	---	6	26
Francisco Alcott	8	5	---	---	12	25
Maurice Kinney	6	4	---	---	14	24
Bobby Walker	---	---	7	15	---	22
Vernon Porterfield	1	0	---	---	20	21
Keegan Jennings	---	---	11	5	4	20
Owen Robbins	---	---	8	1	11	20
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	10	6	2	18
Darrell Hamilton	2	0	---	---	13	15
Darius Cash	---	---	6	4	1	11
Sammie Collins	3	0	---	---	7	10
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Trenton Herndon	---	---	1	1	1	3
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike May	29	35	---	---	5	69
Blake Bortles	29	35	---	---	---	64
Willie Hodges	29	35	---	---	---	64
Morlon Hinman	---	---	28	23	13	64
Aiden Hampton	29	35	---	---	---	64
Al Castellano	29	35	---	---	---	64
Dylan Turnbull	29	35	---	---	---	64
Hardy Bender	18	27	---	---	15	60
Marquis D'Eramo	---	---	31	26	3	60
Leon Tanner	---	---	30	26	3	59
Jacob Basham	---	---	30	26	3	59
Zach Ertz	28	29	---	---	1	58
Damarious Randall	---	---	30	25	3	58
Kris Caine	23	27	---	---	7	57
Gilbert Carlyle	26	24	---	---	4	54
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	30	21	2	53
Chester Bassett	---	---	23	24	3	50
Eddie Begley	---	---	25	19	1	45
Edwin Gorin	17	18	---	---	5	40
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	19	18	3	40
Avery Kois	---	---	6	7	24	37
Ray Morris	8	19	---	---	10	37
Kai Magnotta	---	---	17	15	3	35
Abel Hutton	7	15	---	---	12	34
Aidan Davison	---	---	13	13	5	31
George Emmons	---	---	13	12	3	28
Luther Barnes	---	---	9	4	14	27
T.J. Yeldon	3	9	---	---	15	27
Leslie Kelley	8	4	---	---	15	27
Lonnie Hall	---	---	13	8	---	21
Gabriel Fulton	---	---	9	7	4	20
Bud Dupree	---	---	11	8	---	19
Derrick Bryant	---	---	4	4	10	18
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	7	3	---	---	4	14
Cristian Ramsey	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ken Tang	---	---	0	0	8	8
Andrew Lerner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Isaac Snider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Demetrius Shaw	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sawyer Logan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Bates	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nolan Caldwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Floyd Balogh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keith Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	66	7.3
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	25	20	4	0	0	3	2	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Bortles	33	23	4	0	1	4	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	117	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	72	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	112	22.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Ferentz	6	4	48	1	20
WR Wesley Rodriguez	5	3	33	0	14
WR Edgar Ellis	5	5	44	1	24
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	3	48	1	8
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	3	44	1	18
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0	0	13
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	16	0	11
TE Francisco Alcott	1	1	-4	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abel Hutton	6	3	1	72	1	15
WR Kris Caine	6	6	0	23	0	27
TE Zach Ertz	5	2	0	8	0	29
WR Ray Morris	5	3	0	53	1	19
RB Gilbert Carlyle	4	3	0	11	0	24
FB Edwin Gorin	2	2	0	3	0	18
WR Hardy Bender	2	2	0	57	2	27
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0	9	0	3
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	0	14	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Lane	4	26	6.50	4.63
Arnold Whiting	3	2	0.67	0.89

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Carlyle	4	18	4.50	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	3	2	9	3.00	9.16

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Bortles	3	1	6	2.00	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	3	3.00	16.00
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	6	6.00	8.80

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	0	0.00	1.60
RB Gilbert Carlyle	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Kris Caine	1	1	6	6.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	2	1
Walt Lane	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Carlyle	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	8	6	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Bortles	10	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	2	1
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	2	2
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	1	0
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Morris	3	2	2
WR Abel Hutton	2	2	2
WR Kris Caine	2	2	0
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	1
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	1
WR Hardy Bender	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (19,000)
End Zone 11,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,300 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (19,000)
End Zone	11,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,300 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)