Week 8, 2048

played in Houston, TX

81 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	14	0	7	0	-	21
Houston Texans	10	0	3	11	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 TEN - Kris Caine 87 kickoff return (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 12:13 HOU - Josue Downey 9 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 09:16 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 30 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:25 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 31 field goal
3Q: 06:42 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 46 field goal
3Q: 01:36 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 3 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
4Q: 12:17 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Frankie Parker 25 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Roman Steinmetz pass to C.J. Grant for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 TEN - Kris Caine 87 kickoff return (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 12:13 HOU - Josue Downey 9 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 09:16 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 30 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:25 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 31 field goal
3Q: 06:42 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 46 field goal
3Q: 01:36 TEN - Gilbert Carlyle 3 run (Frankie Bates extra point)
4Q: 12:17 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Frankie Parker 25 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Roman Steinmetz pass to C.J. Grant for conversion)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 313 407
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.05 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 132 116
- Rushing Attempts 25 21
- Yards per Rush 5.28 5.52
Net Passing Yards 181 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/39 8/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 5/148 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	313	407
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.05	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	132	116
- Rushing Attempts	25	21
- Yards per Rush	5.28	5.52
Net Passing Yards	181	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/39	8/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	5/148	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	3:04	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
1	4:20	3:36	OWN 22	5	12	Punt
2	14:06	6:36	OWN 7	14	46	Punt
2	4:07	3:14	OWN 6	9	58	Missed FG
3	11:31	2:51	OWN 2	6	18	Punt
3	6:36	5:10	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	12:12	5:37	OWN 10	9	24	Punt
4	3:28	1:11	OWN 36	3	1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:46	2:41	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	9:01	4:41	OWN 31	7	55	Field Goal
1	0:44	1:38	OWN 8	6	26	Punt
2	7:30	3:23	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 43	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 37	5	13	Punt
3	8:40	2:04	OPP 48	5	19	Field Goal
3	1:26	4:14	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
4	6:35	3:07	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
4	2:17	2:12	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gilbert Carlyle	19	106	5.58	30	3	2
Cristian Ramsey	3	11	3.67	9	0	0
Blake Bortles	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
Floyd Balogh	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	12	36	3.00	8	0	0
Roman Steinmetz	5	41	8.20	10	1	0
Josue Downey	3	39	13.00	26	1	1
Cooper Carlisle	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Bortles	32	21	212	5/31	0	36	0	84.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	42	26	310	3/19	1	38	0	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Zach Ertz	7	7	58	8.29	5	16
WR B.J. Hernandez	5	8	56	11.20	31	36
WR Floyd Balogh	2	5	23	11.50	11	14
TE Leslie Kelley	2	4	31	15.50	20	24
RB Gilbert Carlyle	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Hardy Bender	1	2	19	19.00	10	19
RB Desmond Humphrey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Gerald Hudson	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR Rusty Frank	1	1	18	18.00	7	18
WR Kris Caine	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Grant	9	12	69	7.67	25	13	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	8	11	125	15.63	56	34	0
WR Frankie Parker	4	5	55	13.75	13	25	1
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	4	6	3.00	0	10	0
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Eugene Chopper	1	1	38	38.00	40	38	0
WR Cooper Carlisle	1	6	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Rickey Buckingham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gilbert Carlyle	1	0	0
Aiden Hampton	0	1	0
Desmond Humphrey	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Grant	1	1	0	0
Terry Mathews	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Caldwell	5	244	48.8	39.4	54	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	214	42.8	38.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Bender	1	1	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cooper Carlisle	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Hernandez	3	49	16.3	0
Kris Caine	2	99	49.5	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Stubblefield	2	50	25.0	0
C.J. Grant	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	7	0	0.0	21	43
ILB Diego Lichter	6	1	0.0	20	43
CB Kai Magnotta	5	1	0.0	17	33
S Jalen Ramsey	4	2	0.0	21	45
DT Patrick Shapiro	4	0	0.0	13	21
CB Morlon Hinman	4	0	0.0	19	40
OLB Chester Bassett	3	0	1.0	10	27
DE Kevin Dodd	3	1	0.0	18	35
CB Marquis D'Eramo	3	0	0.0	21	45
DT George Emmons	2	0	2.0	7	17
OLB Randy Gregory	2	3	0.0	16	34
OLB Eddie Begley	2	0	0.0	10	23
ILB Brant Keith	1	1	0.0	6	15
DE Steve Wolfe	1	0	0.0	14	28
S Jacob Basham	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Aidan Davison	0	1	0.0	8	24

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kody Shea	7	2	2.0	15	17
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	2	0.0	25	37
OLB Darnell Dietz	6	2	2.0	21	35
S James Sample	6	1	0.0	14	17
CB Vernon Hargreaves	4	1	0.0	25	37
S Reuben Owen	4	0	0.0	14	21
S Terry Mathews	3	1	0.0	25	37
CB Byron Jones	3	0	0.0	22	34
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	2	0.0	14	27
CB Blaine Stubblefield	2	1	0.0	14	24
DE Harvey Handley	1	0	1.0	16	22
DT Peyton Tuiososopo	1	1	0.0	12	22
DT Griffin Brooks	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Philip Babinchak	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Darius Cash	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Herman Carlson	0	1	0.0	15	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT George Emmons	2.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Chester Bassett	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Randy Gregory	0.0	1	1	1	34
DT Patrick Shapiro	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Kevin Dodd	0.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Brant Keith	0.0	0	1	0	15

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	2.0	0	0	35
ILB Kody Shea	2.0	0	0	17
DE Harvey Handley	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Scottie Jefferson	0.0	1	1	27
DE Herman Carlson	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	4	1	43
ILB Diego Lichter	4	1	43
CB Kai Magnotta	3	1	33
CB Morlon Hinman	3	0	40
CB Marquis D'Eramo	3	0	45
S Jalen Ramsey	3	0	45
OLB Eddie Begley	2	0	23
OLB Chester Bassett	1	1	27
DT Patrick Shapiro	1	0	21
OLB Randy Gregory	1	0	34
S Jacob Basham	1	0	12
ILB Brant Keith	0	1	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	5	1	37
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	0	35
CB Byron Jones	2	3	34
S Terry Mathews	2	2	37
CB Blaine Stubblefield	2	0	24
CB Vernon Hargreaves	2	0	37
CB Darius Cash	1	1	6
S James Sample	1	0	17
S Reuben Owen	1	0	21
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	27
ILB Kody Shea	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Weston Richburg	3	4	25	0	37
Mike May	2	3	25	0	37
Leslie Kelley	2	2	8	0	7
Aiden Hampton	1	6	25	2	37
Morris Packer	1	3	25	2	37
Willie Hodges	1	2	25	1	37
Zach Ertz	1	2	22	0	29
Gerald Hudson	0	1	14	0	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Rockcliffe	2	7	1	21	2	45
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	2	0	21	0	45
Buddy Brandon	1	3	0	21	0	45
Ed Webster	1	2	0	21	0	45
Chad Webb	1	1	0	21	1	45
Gustavo Johnstone	0	1	0	15	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Magnotta	3	17
Leslie Kelley	1	13
Desmond Humphrey	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Owen	2	15
C.J. Grant	1	18
Austin Hooper	1	18
Kody Shea	1	8

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marquis D'Eramo	---	---	21	45	8	74
Diego Lichter	---	---	20	43	7	70
Jalen Ramsey	---	---	21	45	3	69
Mike May	25	37	---	---	6	68
Damarious Randall	---	---	21	43	3	67
Kai Magnotta	---	---	17	33	17	67
B.J. Hernandez	25	33	---	---	8	66
Morris Packer	25	37	---	---	---	62
Blake Bortles	25	37	---	---	---	62
Weston Richburg	25	37	---	---	---	62
Willie Hodges	25	37	---	---	---	62
Morlon Hinman	---	---	19	40	3	62
Aiden Hampton	25	37	---	---	---	62
Randy Gregory	---	---	16	34	12	62
Kevin Dodd	---	---	18	35	8	61
Zach Ertz	22	29	---	---	5	56
Gilbert Carlyle	21	20	---	---	3	44
Steve Wolfe	---	---	14	28	2	44
Gerald Hudson	14	19	---	---	8	41
Chester Bassett	---	---	10	27	3	40
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	13	21	4	38
Kris Caine	7	16	---	---	13	36
Cristian Ramsey	3	15	---	---	18	36
Floyd Balogh	14	21	---	---	---	35
Aidan Davison	---	---	8	24	2	34
Eddie Begley	---	---	10	23	---	33
Luther Barnes	---	---	2	7	20	29
Leslie Kelley	8	7	---	---	13	28
Hardy Bender	4	11	---	---	11	26
George Emmons	---	---	7	17	1	25
Jacob Basham	---	---	6	12	5	23
Rusty Frank	5	7	---	---	11	23
Brant Keith	---	---	6	15	---	21
Thomas Fox	---	---	2	3	13	18
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	0	---	---	16	16
Desmond Humphrey	2	7	---	---	4	13
Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	6	6
Isaac Snider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Al Castellano	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dylan Turnbull	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nolan Caldwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Bates	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lonnie Hall	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jalen Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dashawn Winfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Grant	16	42	---	---	18	76
Cooper Carlisle	19	41	---	---	15	75
Buddy Brandon	21	45	---	---	8	74
Ed Webster	21	45	---	---	---	66
Xavier Su'a-Filo	21	45	---	---	---	66
Roman Steinmetz	21	45	---	---	---	66
Terry Mathews	---	---	25	37	4	66
John Rockcliffe	21	45	---	---	---	66
Chad Webb	21	45	---	---	---	66
Denzel Perryman	---	---	25	37	2	64
Darnell Dietz	---	---	21	35	7	63
Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	25	37	1	63
Johnnie Hanson	18	41	---	---	---	59
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	14	24	21	59
Byron Jones	---	---	22	34	1	57
Eugene Chopper	10	19	---	---	23	52
Reuben Owen	---	---	14	21	15	50
Gustavo Johnstone	15	28	---	---	5	48
Frankie Parker	11	24	---	---	13	48
Griffin Brooks	---	---	13	21	7	41
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	14	27	---	41
Harvey Handley	---	---	16	22	3	41
Kody Shea	---	---	15	17	8	40
Herman Carlson	---	---	15	21	2	38
James Sample	---	---	14	17	5	36
Peyton Tuiososopo	---	---	12	22	1	35
Johnathan Ahmad	---	---	10	16	4	30
Rickey Buckingham	4	9	---	---	14	27
Philip Babinchak	---	---	9	9	1	19
Austin Hooper	0	0	---	---	18	18
Darius Cash	---	---	3	6	8	17
Darrell Hamilton	3	8	---	---	5	16
Jorge Rossburg	---	---	5	3	5	13
Dan Burnett	4	8	---	---	---	12
Josue Downey	5	3	---	---	1	9
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	8	8
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Percy Farr	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Myre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gerald Wilson	---	---	3	1	---	4
Scott Frank	0	2	---	---	---	2
Luke Visconti	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	13	87	6.7
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	14	97	6.9
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Bortles	32	21	2	0	2	7	2	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	42	26	6	0	5	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	107	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	92	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	78	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	149	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Hernandez	8	5	1	56	1	33
TE Zach Ertz	7	7	0	58	0	29
WR Floyd Balogh	5	2	0	23	0	21
TE Leslie Kelley	4	2	0	31	1	7
WR Kris Caine	2	0	1	0	0	16
WR Hardy Bender	2	1	0	19	0	11
RB Gilbert Carlyle	1	1	0	5	0	20
RB Desmond Humphrey	1	1	0	1	0	7
FB Gerald Hudson	1	1	0	1	0	19
WR Rusty Frank	1	1	0	18	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Grant	12	9	0	69	0	42
WR Johnnie Hanson	11	8	1	125	3	41
WR Cooper Carlisle	6	1	3	10	0	41
WR Frankie Parker	5	4	0	55	2	24
TE Gustavo Johnstone	4	2	0	6	0	28
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Rickey Buckingham	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB Eugene Chopper	1	1	0	38	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Carlyle	1	3	3.00	5.58
Cristian Ramsey	1	2	2.00	3.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	5	1.67	3.00
Josue Downey	1	9	9.00	13.00
Cooper Carlisle	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Bortles	1	1	7	7.00	6.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	3	2	0	0.00	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	7	7.00	8.29

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	4	2.00	5.75
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Carlyle	2	2
Blake Bortles	1	1
Cristian Ramsey	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	0
Roman Steinmetz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Bortles	9	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Balogh	2	1	1
WR B.J. Hernandez	2	2	2
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	1
WR Kris Caine	1	0	0
WR Hardy Bender	1	1	1
FB Gerald Hudson	1	1	0
WR Rusty Frank	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,100)
End Zone 12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,100)
End Zone	12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)