Week 1, 2054

played in Houston, TX

92 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	10	0	0	7	-	17
Houston Texans	0	13	14	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 TEN - Warren Jackson 30 field goal
1Q: 03:18 TEN - Axel Money 22 pass from Toby Chiu (Warren Jackson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Darryl VanKirk 18 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 06:18 HOU - Lamont Martin 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Lamont Martin 53 field goal
3Q: 09:43 HOU - Darryl VanKirk 9 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:00 HOU - Roy Sutter 13 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 07:44 HOU - Lamont Martin 22 field goal
4Q: 06:39 TEN - B.J. Hernandez 11 pass from Toby Chiu (Warren Jackson extra point)
4Q: 02:28 HOU - Lamont Martin 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 TEN - Warren Jackson 30 field goal
1Q: 03:18 TEN - Axel Money 22 pass from Toby Chiu (Warren Jackson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Darryl VanKirk 18 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 06:18 HOU - Lamont Martin 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Lamont Martin 53 field goal
3Q: 09:43 HOU - Darryl VanKirk 9 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:00 HOU - Roy Sutter 13 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 07:44 HOU - Lamont Martin 22 field goal
4Q: 06:39 TEN - B.J. Hernandez 11 pass from Toby Chiu (Warren Jackson extra point)
4Q: 02:28 HOU - Lamont Martin 19 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 313 457
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 5.40 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 44 178
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 2.20 6.14
Net Passing Yards 269 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 7.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:19 33:41

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	313	457
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	5.40	7.03
Net Rushing Yards	44	178
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	2.20	6.14
Net Passing Yards	269	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	7.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:19	33:41

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 27	10	60	Field Goal
1	6:32	3:29	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	14:46	2:43	OWN 5	6	21	Punt
2	6:11	0:47	OWN 25	2	4	Fumble
2	3:24	2:19	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	9:35	3:01	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
3	5:41	1:04	OWN 35	4	-17	Punt
3	3:34	1:02	OWN 34	3	14	Interception
3	1:51	4:37	OWN 33	9	29	Punt
4	7:39	1:06	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
4	2:22	0:37	OWN 25	4	1	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	3:07	OWN 24	5	44	Missed FG
1	3:03	3:17	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	12:03	5:52	OWN 40	11	46	Field Goal
2	5:24	2:00	OPP 29	3	-11	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 6	3	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:25	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	6:34	0:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:37	1:03	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	2:32	0:41	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
4	12:14	4:35	OWN 21	8	74	Field Goal
4	6:33	4:11	OWN 40	7	58	Field Goal
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 26	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leo Kalu	9	30	3.33	9	0
RB Rufus Baxter	7	32	4.57	14	1
QB Toby Chiu	2	-8	-4.00	-2	0
WR Gene Wojtas	2	-10	-5.00	-3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darryl VanKirk	21	128	6.10	28	6	1
RB Francisco Moen	6	45	7.50	16	2	0
QB Roman Steinmetz	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Toby Chiu	36	23	284	2/15	2	33	1	95.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	33	25	291	3/12	2	30	0	122.1

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Hernandez	12	18	152	12.67	42	33	1
TE Axel Money	3	6	32	10.67	18	22	1
WR Gene Wojtas	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Theodore Rose	2	3	27	13.50	10	15	0
WR Mario Moore	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Cornelius Simmons	1	2	29	29.00	1	29	0
RB Leo Kalu	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
FB Leo Rattay	1	1	18	18.00	9	18	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonah Prescott	7	11	89	12.71	24	25	0
WR Earl Wesson	5	7	62	12.40	18	30	0
WR Alexis DeNeff	5	5	31	6.20	9	26	0
RB Darryl VanKirk	4	5	51	12.75	32	28	1
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
TE Zach Humphrey	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
TE Donald Fleming	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	0
RB Carl Martin	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Rufus Baxter	1	0	0	0
S Jalen Ramsey	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	1	0
OLB Randal Mare	0	1	0
DT Al Winslett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Caldwell	5	197	39.4	32.8	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	3	129	43.0	33.7	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Warren Jackson	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	4/5	1/2	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Kalu	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis DeNeff	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rufus Baxter	2	48	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis DeNeff	2	57	28.5	0
Earl Wesson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Hayden Lassner	8	2	0.0	26	31
S Anthony Brandon	7	1	0.0	28	35
S Jalen Ramsey	6	0	0.0	29	36
CB Sedrick Fillion	4	4	0.0	28	35
CB Marquis D'Eramo	4	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Riley Holmes	4	1	0.0	8	18
ILB Jason Counts	4	0	0.0	20	19
DE Kenny Clark	3	2	0.5	29	36
CB Donnell Clements	3	1	0.0	18	25
DE Mark Benson	2	0	2.0	29	36
OLB Justics Barasch	2	2	0.5	26	28
DT Brant Booker	2	1	0.0	4	5
DT Craig Bishop	2	0	0.0	23	30
CB Christopher Bickford	1	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Bubba Linquist	1	0	0.0	10	4
QB Toby Chiu	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randal Mare	5	2	0.0	9	24
ILB Tommy Buchanan	5	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Byron Sims	4	2	0.0	20	38
S Cameron Heise	4	1	0.0	14	23
DT Al Winslett	4	1	0.0	18	31
DE Harvey Handley	3	1	1.0	17	32
DT Dustin Cosell	3	0	1.0	8	16
CB Al Endzell	3	2	0.0	17	29
OLB David Coles	2	1	0.0	12	15
CB Tanner Dobler	2	1	0.0	9	24
S Vernon Hargreaves	2	0	0.0	20	38
ILB Rondell Martin	2	0	0.0	11	12
CB Ted Geffen	2	0	0.0	8	22
S Bryant Lindsay	1	0	0.0	19	34
CB Gilbert Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Benson	2.0	1	1	36
DE Kenny Clark	0.5	0	0	36
OLB Justics Barasch	0.5	0	0	28
DT Craig Bishop	0.0	1	0	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Handley	1.0	3	1	32
DT Dustin Cosell	1.0	0	0	16
DT Emmett Flowers	0.0	2	1	9
DT Al Winslett	0.0	1	1	31
DE Rex Stevens	0.0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jalen Ramsey	6	0	36
CB Marquis D'Eramo	4	0	33
OLB Riley Holmes	3	1	18
CB Sedrick Fillion	3	0	35
S Anthony Brandon	3	0	35
DE Hayden Lassner	2	1	31
CB Donnell Clements	2	0	25
DT Brant Booker	1	0	5
CB Christopher Bickford	1	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	3	1	0	38
OLB Randal Mare	3	0	0	24
CB Ted Geffen	2	1	0	22
S Vernon Hargreaves	2	0	0	38
S Cameron Heise	2	0	0	23
S Bryant Lindsay	2	0	0	34
CB Al Endzell	2	0	0	29
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	1	1	28
CB Tanner Dobler	1	1	0	24
DE Harvey Handley	1	0	0	32
OLB David Coles	1	0	0	15
ILB Rondell Martin	1	0	0	12
DT Al Winslett	1	0	0	31
CB Gilbert Peterson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Amir King	3	7	20	1	38
G Nickolas Barker	1	6	20	0	38
C Daquan Vaughn	0	3	7	0	9
G Colin Roberson	0	2	20	1	38
TE Axel Money	0	1	18	0	34
T Leonardo Karle	0	1	20	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wyatt Hickman	4	6	0	29	3	36
G Chad Webb	3	7	1	29	0	36
G Amari Fredrickson	3	5	0	29	0	36
C Edgar Moorman	2	4	0	29	0	36
FB Seth Kirk	1	2	1	8	0	2
T Desmond Blake	1	2	0	29	0	36
TE Donald Fleming	0	1	0	24	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Justics Gilmartin	1	21
Leo Rattay	1	15
Brant Booker	1	13
Nickolas Barker	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Amari Fredrickson	2	15
Chad Webb	1	15

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jalen Ramsey	---	---	29	36	6	71
DE Kenny Clark	---	---	29	36	5	70
DE Mark Benson	---	---	29	36	4	69
CB Sedrick Fillion	---	---	28	35	3	66
OLB Justics Barasch	---	---	26	28	12	66
S Anthony Brandon	---	---	28	35	3	66
T Amir King	20	38	---	---	6	64
G Colin Roberson	20	38	---	---	6	64
G Nickolas Barker	20	38	---	---	6	64
T Leonardo Karle	20	38	---	---	6	64
CB Marquis D'Eramo	---	---	25	33	5	63
DE Hayden Lassner	---	---	26	31	2	59
QB Toby Chiu	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Craig Bishop	---	---	23	30	2	55
WR B.J. Hernandez	17	35	---	---	---	52
TE Axel Money	18	34	---	---	---	52
CB Donnell Clements	---	---	18	25	6	49
WR Theodore Rose	14	31	---	---	---	45
RB Rufus Baxter	9	18	---	---	17	44
G Riley Troxler	13	29	---	---	---	42
ILB Jason Counts	---	---	20	19	3	42
OLB Justics Gilmartin	---	---	4	10	21	35
WR Gene Wojtas	8	19	---	---	7	34
CB Christopher Bickford	---	---	6	7	17	30
FB Leo Rattay	6	9	---	---	15	30
RB Leo Kalu	10	8	---	---	10	28
OLB Riley Holmes	---	---	8	18	1	27
ILB Bubba Linquist	---	---	10	4	12	26
WR Mario Moore	3	6	---	---	15	24
TE Masiah Craig	3	0	---	---	20	23
TE Cornelius Simmons	10	13	---	---	---	23
DT Brant Booker	---	---	4	5	13	22
C Daquan Vaughn	7	9	---	---	1	17
WR Howie Gordon	1	4	---	---	11	16
S Danny Terrell	---	---	1	2	13	16
RB Chandler Armstrong	1	13	---	---	---	14
DE Jesse Fields	---	---	2	2	5	9
DT Henry McIntyre	---	---	2	3	3	8
P Nolan Caldwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Trenton Winnicki	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Warren Jackson	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Damarious Randall	---	---	1	1	2	4
T Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kristopher Poole	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ty Hermon	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Sawyer Carpenter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chad Webb	29	36	---	---	15	80
WR Earl Wesson	24	35	---	---	21	80
G Amari Fredrickson	29	36	---	---	15	80
G Wyatt Hickman	29	36	---	---	8	73
T Desmond Blake	29	36	---	---	8	73
RB Darryl VanKirk	22	33	---	---	17	72
S Bryant Lindsay	---	---	19	34	16	69
QB Roman Steinmetz	29	36	---	---	---	65
C Edgar Moorman	29	36	---	---	---	65
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	20	38	7	65
CB Al Endzell	---	---	17	29	15	61
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	20	38	1	59
WR Jonah Prescott	23	31	---	---	4	58
WR Alexis DeNeff	18	21	---	---	16	55
TE Donald Fleming	24	30	---	---	---	54
DT Al Winslett	---	---	18	31	5	54
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	16	28	9	53
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	17	32	---	49
OLB David Coles	---	---	12	15	19	46
S Cameron Heise	---	---	14	23	2	39
DT Glen Kemp	---	---	12	21	1	34
CB Tanner Dobler	---	---	9	24	1	34
OLB Randal Mare	---	---	9	24	1	34
FB Seth Kirk	8	2	---	---	21	31
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	8	22	---	30
DT Dustin Cosell	---	---	8	16	5	29
TE Maxx Williams	3	1	---	---	24	28
ILB Rondell Martin	---	---	11	12	---	23
TE Zach Humphrey	8	11	---	---	---	19
WR Roy Sutter	5	10	---	---	---	15
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	3	9	1	13
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Peter Hitchcock	---	---	3	8	1	12
DE Rex Stevens	---	---	2	7	1	10
RB Francisco Moen	7	1	---	---	2	10
CB Gilbert Peterson	---	---	2	7	1	10
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Carl Martin	3	5	---	---	---	8
WR Jose Burke	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Conrad Rainwater	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Irving Page	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Richie Hines	0	0	---	---	---	0
T John Huie	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	19	122	6.4
Right	8	52	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Toby Chiu	36	23	5	0	1	4	7	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	33	25	6	1	3	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	117	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	88	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	52	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	77	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	94	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Hernandez	18	12	0	152	3	35
TE Axel Money	6	3	0	32	1	34
WR Mario Moore	3	1	0	14	0	6
WR Theodore Rose	3	2	1	27	0	31
TE Cornelius Simmons	2	1	0	29	1	13
WR Gene Wojtas	2	2	0	-1	0	19
RB Leo Kalu	1	1	0	13	0	8
FB Leo Rattay	1	1	0	18	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonah Prescott	11	7	2	89	2	31
WR Earl Wesson	7	5	1	62	1	35
RB Darryl VanKirk	5	4	0	51	1	33
WR Alexis DeNeff	5	5	0	31	1	21
TE Donald Fleming	2	1	0	18	0	30
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	0	13	0	10
TE Zach Humphrey	1	1	0	20	1	11
RB Carl Martin	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Gene Wojtas	2	-10	-5.00	-5.00
RB Leo Kalu	1	-1	-1.00	3.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darryl VanKirk	5	11	2.20	6.10
RB Francisco Moen	3	13	4.33	7.50
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Toby Chiu	2	2	19	9.50	7.89

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	5	3	29	5.80	8.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR B.J. Hernandez	1	1	11	11.00	8.44
TE Axel Money	1	1	8	8.00	5.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonah Prescott	2	0	0	0.00	8.09
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	1	9	9.00	10.20
RB Carl Martin	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
WR Gene Wojtas	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	2
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Toby Chiu	12	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Hernandez	4	4	1
TE Axel Money	3	1	1
WR Mario Moore	2	1	1
WR Theodore Rose	2	2	2
TE Cornelius Simmons	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Wesson	3	1	1
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	1
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	0	0
TE Donald Fleming	1	1	1
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	1	1
RB Carl Martin	1	1	0
WR Jonah Prescott	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,100)
End Zone 13,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 5,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 2,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,100)
End Zone	13,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	5,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	2,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (4,000)