Week 1, 2048

played in Tennessee, TN

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	0	6	-	9
Tennessee Titans	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 32 field goal
2Q: 01:33 TEN - B.J. Hernandez 22 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:59 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 1 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
4Q: 07:37 HOU - C.J. Grant 3 run (Roman Steinmetz pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:00 TEN - Frankie Bates 44 field goal
4Q: 01:26 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 1 run (Frankie Bates extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 32 field goal
2Q: 01:33 TEN - B.J. Hernandez 22 pass from Blake Bortles (Frankie Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:59 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 1 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
4Q: 07:37 HOU - C.J. Grant 3 run (Roman Steinmetz pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:00 TEN - Frankie Bates 44 field goal
4Q: 01:26 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 1 run (Frankie Bates extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 280 293
- Offensive Plays 72 59
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 126 127
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 3.82 4.38
Net Passing Yards 154 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 1 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 163 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/19 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 2/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/45
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	280	293
- Offensive Plays	72	59
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	126	127
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	3.82	4.38
Net Passing Yards	154	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 1	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	163	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/19	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	2/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/45
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:23	28:37

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 47	9	38	Field Goal
1	3:42	7:54	OWN 16	16	71	Missed FG
2	8:21	4:09	OWN 24	9	54	Missed FG
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 20	6	18	Half
3	10:41	3:01	OWN 23	7	18	Punt
3	6:19	0:59	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	0:53	3:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	10:34	3:07	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
4	2:55	0:48	OWN 35	4	11	Interception
4	1:18	1:00	OWN 37	5	17	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	5:35	OWN 20	11	64	Fumble
2	10:48	2:27	OWN 31	6	6	Punt
2	4:12	2:53	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
3	7:40	1:21	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	5:20	4:27	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	12:31	1:57	OWN 33	4	11	Interception
4	7:27	4:32	OWN 35	5	38	Field Goal
4	2:07	0:49	OPP 11	5	11	Touchdown
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Marquis D'Eramo, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	21	74	3.52	10	1	1
Dan Burnett	5	10	2.00	7	0	0
Roman Steinmetz	3	25	8.33	10	1	0
Josue Downey	3	17	5.67	7	0	0
Eugene Chopper	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gilbert Carlyle	17	48	2.82	11	2	2
Cristian Ramsey	8	58	7.25	14	2	0
Blake Bortles	4	21	5.25	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	37	19	163	2/9	0	42	1	52.0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Bortles	25	18	196	5/30	1	25	1	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cooper Carlisle	6	10	53	8.83	21	17
WR Johnnie Hanson	4	8	63	15.75	11	42
WR Frankie Parker	3	5	17	5.67	0	14
RB C.J. Grant	2	4	18	9.00	19	13
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	6	9	4.50	0	10
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Dan Burnett	1	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Hernandez	5	8	82	16.40	24	23	1
WR Floyd Balogh	3	4	42	14.00	5	25	0
RB Gilbert Carlyle	3	3	16	5.33	4	7	0
TE Zach Ertz	2	4	24	12.00	11	18	0
WR Kris Caine	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
FB Gerald Hudson	2	2	19	9.50	16	19	0
RB Cristian Ramsey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	13	13.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marquis D'Eramo	1	45	45.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Peyton Tuiososopo	1	0
Byron Jones	0	1
Angel Bavinck	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov
Blake Bortles	1	0
Hardy Bender	1	0
Damarious Randall	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	3	123	41.0	35.3	44	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Caldwell	3	117	39.0	35.7	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	1/3	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Bates	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cooper Carlisle	1	10	10.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Bender	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Stubblefield	3	88	29.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kris Caine	1	9	9.0	0
B.J. Hernandez	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	6	1	1.0	26	28
S Terry Mathews	6	1	1.0	26	30
CB Darqueze Dennard	6	1	0.0	14	21
CB Byron Jones	5	1	1.0	27	25
ILB Denzel Perryman	5	0	0.0	29	30
DE Harvey Handley	4	0	0.0	18	16
S James Sample	3	2	0.0	29	30
OLB Grant Kowal	3	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	1	1.0	20	17
DT Griffin Brooks	2	0	1.0	15	8
DE Herman Carlson	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Johnathan Ahmad	1	2	0.0	13	10
ILB Kody Shea	1	2	0.0	17	8
DT Peyton Tuiososopo	1	0	0.0	16	22
T Chad Webb	1	0	---	---	---
CB Vernon Hargreaves	1	0	0.0	29	30

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	10	2	0.0	33	39
CB Marquis D'Eramo	7	0	0.0	33	39
DT Aidan Davison	5	0	0.5	16	18
CB Morlon Hinman	4	5	0.0	30	37
S Jalen Ramsey	4	1	0.0	33	39
DT Patrick Shapiro	4	0	0.0	17	21
DE Jadeveon Clowney	3	2	1.0	28	33
S Damarious Randall	3	4	0.0	32	38
CB Kai Magnotta	3	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Eddie Begley	3	0	0.0	28	30
OLB Chester Bassett	2	2	0.5	23	26
ILB Brant Keith	2	0	0.0	10	5
DE Kevin Dodd	1	1	0.0	18	16
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	---	---	---
S Luther Barnes	1	0	0.0	8	16
DE Gabriel Fulton	1	0	0.0	15	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	1	1	28
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1.0	1	0	17
DT Griffin Brooks	1.0	0	0	8
S Terry Mathews	1.0	0	0	30
CB Byron Jones	1.0	0	0	25
DE Johnathan Ahmad	0.0	0	1	10

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jadeveon Clowney	1.0	1	33
OLB Chester Bassett	0.5	1	26
DT Aidan Davison	0.5	1	18
DE Kevin Dodd	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Byron Jones	4	1	0	25
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	1	21
S Terry Mathews	3	0	0	30
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	0	0	30
OLB Grant Kowal	2	0	0	12
CB Vernon Hargreaves	1	1	0	30
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	0	28
S James Sample	1	0	0	30
ILB Kody Shea	1	0	0	8

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	5	1	0	39
CB Marquis D'Eramo	4	3	1	39
S Jalen Ramsey	3	0	0	39
OLB Eddie Begley	2	2	0	30
CB Morlon Hinman	1	2	0	37
S Damarious Randall	1	2	0	38
DE Jadeveon Clowney	1	0	0	33
OLB Chester Bassett	1	0	0	26
CB Kai Magnotta	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	6	9	0	33	1	39
Ed Webster	4	8	0	33	0	39
Chad Webb	3	4	0	33	0	39
Buddy Brandon	2	3	1	33	0	39
J.B. Greene	0	3	0	26	1	39
Eugene Chopper	0	1	0	16	0	22
Gustavo Johnstone	0	1	0	28	0	25
John Rockcliffe	0	1	0	7	0	0

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aiden Hampton	3	6	29	0	30
Willie Hodges	2	6	29	0	30
Dylan Turnbull	2	2	29	1	30
Weston Richburg	1	5	29	3	30
Mike May	1	3	29	1	30
Gerald Hudson	1	2	13	0	15
Zach Ertz	0	1	27	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Hooper	2	13
Angel Bavinck	1	14
Reuben Owen	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Caine	1	11
Leslie Kelley	1	10
Desmond Humphrey	1	6
Gerald Hudson	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Su'a-Filo	33	39	---	---	6	78
C.J. Grant	26	31	---	---	17	74
Ed Webster	33	39	---	---	---	72
Roman Steinmetz	33	39	---	---	---	72
Buddy Brandon	33	39	---	---	---	72
Chad Webb	33	39	---	---	---	72
J.B. Greene	26	39	---	---	6	71
Cooper Carlisle	28	36	---	---	6	70
Denzel Perryman	---	---	29	30	2	61
James Sample	---	---	29	30	1	60
Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	29	30	1	60
Terry Mathews	---	---	26	30	3	59
Darnell Dietz	---	---	26	28	3	57
Johnnie Hanson	24	33	---	---	---	57
Gustavo Johnstone	28	25	---	---	4	57
Byron Jones	---	---	27	25	---	52
Eugene Chopper	16	22	---	---	13	51
Frankie Parker	16	19	---	---	11	46
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	20	17	3	40
Peyton Tuiososopo	---	---	16	22	1	39
Grant Kowal	---	---	11	12	16	39
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	14	21	1	36
Herman Carlson	---	---	16	20	---	36
Harvey Handley	---	---	18	16	2	36
Kody Shea	---	---	17	8	6	31
Philip Babinchak	---	---	12	14	4	30
Austin Hooper	7	8	---	---	13	28
Griffin Brooks	---	---	15	8	1	24
Johnathan Ahmad	---	---	13	10	1	24
Josue Downey	11	5	---	---	6	22
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	0	6	12	18
Angel Bavinck	0	1	---	---	14	15
Dan Burnett	5	8	---	---	---	13
Darrell Hamilton	4	7	---	---	---	11
John Rockcliffe	7	0	---	---	---	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	6	6
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reuben Owen	---	---	0	0	6	6
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Percy Farr	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corbin Myre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wesley Grier	---	---	1	3	2	6
Darius Cash	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gerald Wilson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Tanner	---	---	33	39	9	81
Marquis D'Eramo	---	---	33	39	8	80
Damarious Randall	---	---	32	38	9	79
Jalen Ramsey	---	---	33	39	3	75
Kai Magnotta	---	---	25	34	14	73
Morlon Hinman	---	---	30	37	2	69
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	28	33	2	63
Mike May	29	30	---	---	4	63
Eddie Begley	---	---	28	30	2	60
Blake Bortles	29	30	---	---	---	59
Weston Richburg	29	30	---	---	---	59
Willie Hodges	29	30	---	---	---	59
Aiden Hampton	29	30	---	---	---	59
B.J. Hernandez	26	30	---	---	3	59
Dylan Turnbull	29	30	---	---	---	59
Chester Bassett	---	---	23	26	3	52
Zach Ertz	27	21	---	---	3	51
Gilbert Carlyle	20	22	---	---	2	44
Gabriel Fulton	---	---	15	23	5	43
Floyd Balogh	16	24	---	---	---	40
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	17	21	1	39
Kevin Dodd	---	---	18	16	3	37
Luther Barnes	---	---	8	16	12	36
Aidan Davison	---	---	16	18	2	36
Gerald Hudson	13	15	---	---	4	32
Kris Caine	6	14	---	---	11	31
Cristian Ramsey	9	6	---	---	13	28
Leslie Kelley	8	5	---	---	10	23
Desmond Humphrey	12	2	---	---	6	20
Hardy Bender	5	8	---	---	6	19
Jacob Andersen	---	---	5	3	8	16
Rusty Frank	3	3	---	---	9	15
Brant Keith	---	---	10	5	---	15
Diego Lichter	---	---	4	6	4	14
George Emmons	---	---	5	6	2	13
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Frankie Bates	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	4	4
Isaac Snider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Castellano	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nolan Caldwell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jalen Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Demetrius Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dashawn Winfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	21	70	3.3
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	77	7.7
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	6	8	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	37	19	1	1	1	10	4	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Bortles	25	18	3	1	1	2	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cooper Carlisle	10	6	0	53	0	36
WR Johnnie Hanson	8	4	1	63	1	33
TE Gustavo Johnstone	6	2	0	9	0	25
WR Frankie Parker	5	3	0	17	0	19
RB C.J. Grant	4	2	0	18	0	31
RB Dan Burnett	2	1	0	0	0	8
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	0	3	0	7

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Hernandez	8	5	0	82	2	30
TE Zach Ertz	4	2	1	24	0	21
WR Floyd Balogh	4	3	0	42	1	24
RB Gilbert Carlyle	3	3	0	16	0	22
WR Kris Caine	3	2	0	12	0	14
FB Gerald Hudson	2	2	0	19	0	15
RB Cristian Ramsey	1	1	0	1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	10	3.33	3.52
Josue Downey	1	3	3.00	5.67
Dan Burnett	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Carlyle	8	9	1.13	2.82
Cristian Ramsey	1	6	6.00	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	4	1	3	0.75	4.41

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Frankie Parker	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Cooper Carlisle	1	0	0	0.00	5.30

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1
Josue Downey	2	2

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Blake Bortles	1	1
Gilbert Carlyle	1	1
Cristian Ramsey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	15	8	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Bortles	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cooper Carlisle	5	2	2
WR Johnnie Hanson	3	2	2
WR Frankie Parker	3	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	2
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	1
RB Dan Burnett	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Caine	2	2	2
WR B.J. Hernandez	2	2	2
WR Floyd Balogh	1	0	0
RB Cristian Ramsey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (19,000)
End Zone 10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (19,000)
End Zone	10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,500)