Week 2, 2071

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	3	7	10	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 HOU - Angel Graham 37 field goal
1Q: 03:55 ATL - Wendell Lange 11 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Angel Graham 48 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Kim Robinson 5 run (Angel Graham extra point)
4Q: 14:54 ATL - Gavin Hicks 18 field goal
4Q: 10:08 HOU - Vinny Kirkaldie 24 pass from Gino Chandler (Angel Graham extra point)
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Angel Graham 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 HOU - Angel Graham 37 field goal
1Q: 03:55 ATL - Wendell Lange 11 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Angel Graham 48 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Kim Robinson 5 run (Angel Graham extra point)
4Q: 14:54 ATL - Gavin Hicks 18 field goal
4Q: 10:08 HOU - Vinny Kirkaldie 24 pass from Gino Chandler (Angel Graham extra point)
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Angel Graham 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 361 250
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 165 133
- Rushing Attempts 44 23
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.78
Net Passing Yards 196 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 0 34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 3.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:20 23:40

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	361	250
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	165	133
- Rushing Attempts	44	23
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.78
Net Passing Yards	196	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 0	34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	3.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:20	23:40

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	2:51	OWN 20	6	60	Field Goal
1	8:05	2:11	OWN 11	5	5	Punt
1	3:45	3:51	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
2	12:24	6:23	OWN 23	13	38	Punt
2	4:48	1:07	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt
2	2:48	1:41	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	6:43	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:46	4:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	7:44	3:17	OWN 33	5	19	Punt
4	3:07	1:13	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:09	1:06	OPP 24	3	-4	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 39	5	22	Punt
1	9:13	1:08	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	5:54	2:09	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:30	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	6:01	1:13	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:41	0:53	OPP 37	3	-1	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 10	3	40	Half
3	10:27	3:44	OWN 38	6	27	Punt
3	5:10	5:24	OWN 33	14	66	Field Goal
4	9:57	2:13	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	4:27	1:20	OWN 6	5	20	Downs
4	1:54	0:45	OWN 13	3	7	Interception
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 35	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Gino Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kim Robinson	22	53	2.41	8	0	1
QB Gino Chandler	12	82	6.83	21	2	0
RB Lewis Clemons	8	26	3.25	11	1	0
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Grice	17	84	4.94	17	4	0
QB Riddick Ballard	4	28	7.00	17	1	0
RB Wendell Lange	2	21	10.50	11	2	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gino Chandler	29	15	196	0/0	1	40	0	84.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	34	19	121	1/4	0	20	1	51.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	6	9	82	13.67	55	24	1
TE Buddy Ratto	4	6	19	4.75	0	12	0
TE Ernie Giles	2	3	43	21.50	40	40	0
WR Gilbert Loukas	2	7	49	24.50	32	34	0
WR Dale Kennedy	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kim Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lorenzo Lilley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Elliot Grice	4	5	33	8.25	9	9
FB Damien Bush	3	4	10	3.33	6	9
WR Cristian Schwartz	3	5	12	4.00	2	14
WR J.J. Dineen	2	4	8	4.00	0	4
WR Chuck Abrams	2	3	19	9.50	14	12
TE Al Denis	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
TE Chuck Stewart	2	6	26	13.00	7	20
RB Wendell Lange	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Chance Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marvin Taylor	1	6	6.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Riley King	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Wendell Lange	1	0	0	0
OLB Clay Wolf	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roberto Alston	6	208	34.7	26.2	46	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	7	272	38.9	30.1	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Graham	3/4	2/3	0/0	48	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Fink	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Abrams	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Lange	5	126	25.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irving Waschke	8	0	0.0	18	21
CB Rick Fink	5	1	0.0	23	34
ILB Josue Baxter	4	1	0.0	12	15
S Darryl Porter	3	3	0.0	23	35
S Elias Mason	3	1	0.0	22	30
DT Enrique Schulz	3	1	0.0	21	28
CB Seth Lane	3	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Salvador Alcott	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Riley King	2	1	1.0	21	28
OLB Marvin Taylor	2	1	0.0	10	19
CB Erick Bailey	1	2	0.0	14	23
DE D.J. Myers	1	1	0.0	3	2
OLB Kevin Daehnke	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT B.J. Adas	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Nicholas Wayne	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Vince Coward	1	0	0.0	22	35
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	0	3	0.0	18	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	15	4	0.0	42	25
S Parker Maxwell	7	2	0.0	44	29
CB Edward Losman	6	1	0.0	44	29
CB Irv Goguen	5	0	0.0	33	23
DE Ethan Burgess	4	0	0.0	24	9
ILB Reginald Jamison	3	0	0.0	24	8
S Andy Starks	3	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Brent Chapman	2	4	0.0	10	13
CB Gene Cochrane	2	0	0.0	25	11
DE Don McCargo	2	0	0.0	40	24
CB Xavier Nader	2	0	0.0	36	19
DE Malachi McKenzie	1	3	0.0	38	21
DT Frank Michl	1	2	0.0	29	21
OLB Luis Browning	1	1	0.0	12	10
OLB Bucky Rhodes	1	1	0.0	7	10
CB Corbin Downs	1	1	0.0	13	10
RB Wendell Lange	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mackenzie Dotson	0	2	0.0	19	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Riley King	1.0	1	1	28
DT Enrique Schulz	0.0	1	0	28
DE Vince Coward	0.0	1	0	35

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ethan Burgess	2	9
DE Malachi McKenzie	1	21
OLB Weston Banks	1	25
DT Frank Michl	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Fink	4	2	0	34
OLB Irving Waschke	3	0	0	21
S Darryl Porter	3	0	0	35
S Elias Mason	2	1	0	30
CB Seth Lane	2	0	0	20
OLB Marvin Taylor	1	1	1	19
OLB Kevin Daehnke	1	0	0	10
OLB Salvador Alcott	1	0	0	15
ILB Josue Baxter	1	0	0	15
CB Nicholas Wayne	1	0	0	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	7	1	25
CB Edward Losman	3	3	29
CB Irv Goguen	2	1	23
CB Xavier Nader	1	1	19
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	11
S Andy Starks	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Edwin Branch	4	10	44	29
G Caden VanderLey	3	7	44	29
G Leland Monroe	2	8	44	29
T Santiago Oxenby	1	5	44	29
T Rickey Filar	1	1	44	29
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	0	1	6	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Henry Wanat	5	6	23	0	35
C Fernando Cooley	4	7	23	0	35
G Levon Logan	2	4	23	0	35
T Deion McDonald	0	2	23	0	35
G Andy Stargell	0	1	23	1	35
FB Damien Bush	0	1	5	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	20
Riley King	2	13
Ernie Giles	1	26
Lewis Clemons	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Herndon	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Caden VanderLey	44	29	---	---	10	83
T Santiago Oxenby	44	29	---	---	10	83
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	44	29	---	---	---	73
T Rickey Filar	44	29	---	---	---	73
G Leland Monroe	44	29	---	---	---	73
QB Gino Chandler	44	29	---	---	---	73
C Edwin Branch	44	29	---	---	---	73
TE Buddy Ratto	42	27	---	---	---	69
WR Gilbert Loukas	39	27	---	---	1	67
CB Rick Fink	---	---	23	34	8	65
DE Riley King	---	---	21	28	13	62
S Darryl Porter	---	---	23	35	2	60
DE Vince Coward	---	---	22	35	1	58
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	18	30	7	55
CB Erick Bailey	---	---	14	23	17	54
S Elias Mason	---	---	22	30	1	53
WR Dale Kennedy	31	17	---	---	5	53
RB Kim Robinson	34	18	---	---	---	52
DT Enrique Schulz	---	---	21	28	1	50
TE Ernie Giles	7	10	---	---	26	43
OLB Marvin Taylor	---	---	10	19	13	42
CB Seth Lane	---	---	12	20	10	42
OLB Irving Waschke	---	---	18	21	1	40
OLB Kevin Daehnke	---	---	6	10	22	38
RB Lewis Clemons	10	9	---	---	19	38
ILB Josue Baxter	---	---	12	15	10	37
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	6	3	---	---	20	29
OLB Salvador Alcott	---	---	11	15	1	27
CB Nicholas Wayne	---	---	9	18	---	27
DT B.J. Adas	---	---	8	12	1	21
WR Eli Owens	2	0	---	---	18	20
CB Ralph Hughes	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Lorenzo Lilley	2	4	---	---	8	14
DE D.J. Myers	---	---	3	2	7	12
G Everett Burgess	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Johnnie Prior	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Clarence Flowers	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Roberto Alston	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Angel Graham	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Ethan Rogero	---	---	0	5	---	5
S Curtis Benavidez	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Edward Escobedo	3	1	---	---	---	4
RB Perry Sigsbee	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rex Tiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Brody Austin	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Mario Stone	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	44	29	4	77
CB Edward Losman	---	---	44	29	4	77
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	42	25	4	71
DE Don McCargo	---	---	40	24	4	68
G Andy Stargell	23	35	---	---	8	66
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	38	21	4	63
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	33	23	3	59
QB Riddick Ballard	23	35	---	---	---	58
T Deion McDonald	23	35	---	---	---	58
C Fernando Cooley	23	35	---	---	---	58
T Henry Wanat	23	35	---	---	---	58
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	36	19	3	58
G Levon Logan	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE Chuck Stewart	23	34	---	---	---	57
WR Chance Cook	21	33	---	---	---	54
DT Clyde Al Shawa	---	---	22	21	9	52
S Andy Starks	---	---	18	16	18	52
DT Frank Michl	---	---	29	21	---	50
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	12	10	25	47
WR J.J. Dineen	15	25	---	---	6	46
WR Cristian Schwartz	18	27	---	---	---	45
RB Elliot Grice	20	22	---	---	1	43
DT Mackenzie Dotson	---	---	19	13	10	42
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	25	11	2	38
FB Damien Bush	5	8	---	---	23	36
RB Wendell Lange	3	10	---	---	23	36
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	24	9	1	34
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	24	8	1	33
CB Corbin Downs	---	---	13	10	7	30
OLB Brent Chapman	---	---	10	13	1	24
TE Graham Montgomery	1	0	---	---	23	24
WR Chuck Abrams	1	6	---	---	16	23
TE Al Denis	8	8	---	---	6	22
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	4	7	10	21
OLB Bucky Rhodes	---	---	7	10	---	17
CB Sebastian Lee	---	---	0	0	14	14
OLB Clay Wolf	---	---	0	0	12	12
T Ashton McKeehan	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Emmett Irani	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Frank McCormick	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Nathaniel Watson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Perry Richardson	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB James Lauher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	22	109	5.0
Right	15	36	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	9	75	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gino Chandler	29	15	5	3	0	6	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	34	19	1	3	4	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	69	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	47	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	25	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	9	6	82	3	29
WR Gilbert Loukas	7	2	49	1	27
TE Buddy Ratto	6	4	19	0	27
TE Ernie Giles	3	2	43	1	10
WR Dale Kennedy	2	1	3	0	17
RB Kim Robinson	1	0	0	0	18
WR Lorenzo Lilley	1	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chuck Stewart	6	2	1	26	1	34
RB Elliot Grice	5	4	0	33	0	22
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	3	1	12	0	27
WR J.J. Dineen	4	2	1	8	0	25
FB Damien Bush	4	3	0	10	0	8
WR Chuck Abrams	3	2	0	19	0	6
TE Al Denis	3	2	1	10	0	8
RB Wendell Lange	3	1	0	3	0	10
WR Chance Cook	1	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kim Robinson	2	8	4.00	2.41
QB Gino Chandler	1	3	3.00	6.83

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	3	10	3.33	4.94
RB Wendell Lange	1	11	11.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	4	3	11	2.75	3.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	6	6.00	6.60
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
FB Damien Bush	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gino Chandler	8	4
RB Kim Robinson	4	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wendell Lange	2	2
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gino Chandler	8	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gilbert Loukas	3	1	1
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	2	2	2
WR Dale Kennedy	2	1	0
TE Ernie Giles	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wendell Lange	3	1	0
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	0
WR Chance Cook	1	0	0
FB Damien Bush	1	1	0
WR Chuck Abrams	1	0	0
TE Chuck Stewart	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)