Week 1, 2078

played in Houston, TX

77 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	3	3	3	0	-	9
Houston Texans	10	7	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Caden Buysse 28 field goal
1Q: 07:27 TEN - Taylor Poston 31 field goal
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 3 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 03:15 HOU - Deon Zimmerman 1 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Taylor Poston 24 field goal
3Q: 03:55 TEN - Taylor Poston 39 field goal
4Q: 11:25 HOU - Caden Buysse 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Caden Buysse 28 field goal
1Q: 07:27 TEN - Taylor Poston 31 field goal
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 3 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 03:15 HOU - Deon Zimmerman 1 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Taylor Poston 24 field goal
3Q: 03:55 TEN - Taylor Poston 39 field goal
4Q: 11:25 HOU - Caden Buysse 37 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 240 319
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 3.93 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 76 113
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 4.22 3.42
Net Passing Yards 164 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 1 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/35 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/61 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/105
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 40
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	240	319
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	3.93	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	76	113
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	4.22	3.42
Net Passing Yards	164	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 1	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/35	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/61	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/105
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 40
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	3:51	OWN 25	7	61	Field Goal
1	1:34	1:44	OWN 28	4	18	Punt
2	10:32	3:27	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
2	3:05	3:05	OWN 25	11	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
3	8:59	5:09	OWN 31	10	47	Field Goal
3	2:27	1:54	OWN 22	3	-11	Punt
4	14:36	0:48	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	11:18	1:23	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
4	8:05	1:09	OPP 40	3	-7	Punt
4	2:22	0:55	OWN 18	4	-11	Downs
4	0:52	0:37	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 47	6	42	Field Goal
1	7:20	5:46	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	14:50	4:18	OWN 13	9	25	Punt
2	7:05	4:00	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
3	12:27	3:28	OWN 40	7	29	Downs
3	3:50	1:23	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	0:33	0:57	OWN 43	5	18	Punt
4	13:48	2:30	OPP 29	4	9	Field Goal
4	9:55	1:50	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	6:56	4:34	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	1:27	0:35	OPP 7	4	-19	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 26	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: D.J. Keeley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Zachery Parker	10	30	3.00	7	0
QB Mason Cybulski	5	45	9.00	19	1
RB Leslie Palumbo	3	1	0.33	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kristopher Johnston	17	35	2.06	13	2
RB Kendrick Mueller	12	60	5.00	18	3
QB D.J. Keeley	3	15	5.00	10	1
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Cybulski	40	19	199	3/35	0	41	1	52.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	33	21	217	2/11	2	23	0	102.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Silas Bixler	8	20	107	13.38	52	33
TE Zachery Harner	3	5	27	9.00	7	12
WR Marshall Minkel	3	6	13	4.33	6	7
WR Zachery Parker	2	2	5	2.50	0	4
WR Harry Copeland	2	2	41	20.50	37	41
WR Ernie Kennedy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Kyle Hutton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nickolas Porter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Ratto	8	10	71	8.88	11	20	0
WR Victor Holzberger	3	5	58	19.33	21	23	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	5	20	6.67	0	11	0
WR Deon Zimmerman	3	5	32	10.67	1	16	1
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Keegan Kakoza	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
TE Kody Mahaffey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trent Corbett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Fulcher	6	258	43.0	40.2	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	6	232	38.7	28.7	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Poston	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre McCallum	3	20	6.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Elliott	3	67	22.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Reynolds	3	105	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Barry Glenn	8	2	1.0	31	34
ILB Gus Swan	8	2	0.0	32	35
CB Ronald Mohler	6	1	0.0	27	32
OLB Curtis Humble	5	2	0.0	29	25
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	4	2	1.0	28	22
CB Drew Donaldson	4	0	0.0	32	35
OLB Carson Kirchhof	3	1	0.0	12	16
S Matt Buckner	3	1	0.0	4	10
S Neil Varney	2	5	0.0	33	35
DT Gage Garner	2	2	0.0	31	26
DE Phillip Uffins	2	0	0.0	24	22
S Orlando Huh	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB DeAndre McCallum	1	1	0.0	18	9
DT Thomas Tubbs	1	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Alonzo Shapiro	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Silas Bixler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Damian Robbins	1	0	0.0	10	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Spencer Tyler	5	0	1.5	15	32
ILB Darius Collier	4	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Allen Linquist	4	1	0.0	11	30
S Collin Darchi	3	2	0.0	15	23
OLB R.J. Marshall	3	0	0.0	15	21
CB Nate Duncan	3	0	0.0	10	36
S Adam Sutter	3	0	0.0	3	21
DT Benjamin Angelone	2	1	1.5	10	34
CB Rondell Medley	2	2	0.0	16	28
CB Trent Corbett	2	0	0.0	5	25
OLB Dave Craig	2	0	0.0	7	26
OLB Glenn Boyd	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Ruben Schmid	1	1	0.0	18	42
DE Grady Mahoney	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Quinn Mathis	1	1	0.0	4	21
ILB Timothy Sherman	1	0	0.0	2	13
S Silas Greer	1	0	0.0	18	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Barry Glenn	1.0	1	1	34
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	1.0	0	1	22
DE Phillip Uffins	0.0	0	1	22
DT Thomas Tubbs	0.0	0	1	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Benjamin Angelone	1.5	1	1	2	34
DE Spencer Tyler	1.5	0	0	0	32
OLB Allen Linquist	0.0	1	2	0	30
ILB Darius Collier	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Grady Mahoney	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Kody Tucker	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gus Swan	5	0	35
CB Drew Donaldson	3	0	35
OLB Carson Kirchhof	3	0	16
S Orlando Huh	3	0	25
S Matt Buckner	2	1	10
CB Ronald Mohler	2	0	32
CB DeAndre McCallum	1	1	9
OLB Curtis Humble	1	1	25
DT Gage Garner	1	0	26
S Neil Varney	0	1	35

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nate Duncan	3	1	0	36
CB Trent Corbett	2	2	1	25
ILB Darius Collier	2	1	0	30
CB Rondell Medley	2	0	0	28
OLB R.J. Marshall	2	0	0	21
OLB Allen Linquist	2	0	0	30
S Adam Sutter	1	1	0	21
DE Spencer Tyler	1	0	0	32
ILB Timothy Sherman	1	0	0	13
OLB Dave Craig	1	0	0	26
CB Ruben Schmid	1	0	0	42
OLB Glenn Boyd	1	0	0	5
S Silas Greer	0	1	0	43
DE Quinn Mathis	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Everett Joslin	2	4	18	0	43
C Tim Flynn	1	6	18	0	43
G Dashawn Beals	1	2	18	1	43
T Ian Pierce	0	2	18	1	43
T Alfred Hoover	0	0	18	1	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josue Arcenaux	3	12	33	0	35
T Carter Whiting	3	7	33	0	35
G Jessie Giles	1	4	33	0	35
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	10	0	8
T Andres Bonar	0	4	33	1	35
G Brock Foreman	0	1	33	1	35
TE Van Otomo	0	1	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Hutton	2	23
Alonzo Shapiro	1	22
Neal Elliott	1	11
Marshall Minkel	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ruben Schmid	5	20
Kody Mahaffey	1	22

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Neil Varney	---	---	33	35	3	71
G Everett Joslin	18	43	---	---	9	70
CB Ronald Mohler	---	---	27	32	11	70
T Alfred Hoover	18	43	---	---	9	70
G Dashawn Beals	18	43	---	---	9	70
T Ian Pierce	18	43	---	---	9	70
CB Drew Donaldson	---	---	32	35	2	69
ILB Gus Swan	---	---	32	35	2	69
DE Barry Glenn	---	---	31	34	2	67
WR Silas Bixler	18	43	---	---	---	61
QB Mason Cybulski	18	43	---	---	---	61
C Tim Flynn	18	43	---	---	---	61
TE Zachery Harner	16	40	---	---	2	58
DT Gage Garner	---	---	31	26	1	58
OLB Curtis Humble	---	---	29	25	---	54
S Orlando Huh	---	---	29	25	---	54
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	---	---	28	22	2	52
WR Harry Copeland	14	32	---	---	5	51
WR Zachery Parker	14	35	---	---	---	49
DE Phillip Uffins	---	---	24	22	---	46
WR Marshall Minkel	10	28	---	---	8	46
TE Kyle Hutton	6	12	---	---	23	41
CB Damian Robbins	---	---	10	13	16	39
OLB Alonzo Shapiro	---	---	4	10	22	36
DT Thomas Tubbs	---	---	7	22	7	36
CB DeAndre McCallum	---	---	18	9	6	33
DE Dennis Gaines	---	---	10	13	8	31
RB Leslie Palumbo	4	4	---	---	23	31
S Matt Buckner	---	---	4	10	15	29
OLB Carson Kirchhof	---	---	12	16	---	28
WR Ernie Kennedy	1	7	---	---	17	25
WR Nickolas Porter	3	13	---	---	---	16
RB Neal Elliott	3	1	---	---	11	15
TE Tracy Gomez	1	0	---	---	12	13
ILB Gage Pressnall	---	---	1	0	11	12
C Ernie Dreher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P B.J. Fulcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Grant Meier	---	---	1	1	6	8
K Taylor Poston	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Ike Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mercury Spindler	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Preston Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Frankie Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Chuck Norris	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Darius Cobb	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Lee Agan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	18	42	20	80
G Brock Foreman	33	35	---	---	8	76
S Silas Greer	---	---	18	43	14	75
T Carter Whiting	33	35	---	---	---	68
C Josue Arcenaux	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Jessie Giles	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Andres Bonar	33	35	---	---	---	68
QB D.J. Keeley	33	35	---	---	---	68
TE Buddy Ratto	30	31	---	---	---	61
WR Victor Holzberger	28	29	---	---	---	57
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	10	36	11	57
WR Keegan Kakoza	28	28	---	---	---	56
OLB Dave Craig	---	---	7	26	23	56
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	15	32	3	50
RB Kendrick Mueller	12	20	---	---	16	48
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	17	30	---	47
CB Trent Corbett	---	---	5	25	15	45
WR Deon Zimmerman	20	22	---	---	3	45
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	10	34	1	45
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	16	28	---	44
OLB Allen Linquist	---	---	11	30	3	44
S Adam Sutter	---	---	3	21	17	41
S Collin Darchi	---	---	15	23	---	38
OLB R.J. Marshall	---	---	15	21	---	36
RB Kristopher Johnston	21	14	---	---	---	35
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	10	8	---	---	16	34
DE Quinn Mathis	---	---	4	21	9	34
TE Van Otomo	8	11	---	---	11	30
TE Kody Mahaffey	3	4	---	---	22	29
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	11	18	---	29
ILB Timothy Sherman	---	---	2	13	12	27
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	7	6	8	21
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	7	---	---	8	20
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	6	12	---	18
WR Terrence Jaster	0	1	---	---	16	17
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	6	5	---	11
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Alejandro Compton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Spencer Barnes	0	0	---	---	8	8
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Donte Crutchfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	9	21	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Cybulski	40	19	3	1	4	7	6	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	33	21	3	2	1	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	67	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Silas Bixler	20	8	2	107	2	43
WR Marshall Minkel	6	3	0	13	0	28
TE Zachery Harner	5	3	1	27	0	40
WR Zachery Parker	2	2	0	5	0	35
TE Kyle Hutton	2	0	1	0	0	12
WR Nickolas Porter	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Harry Copeland	2	2	0	41	1	32
WR Ernie Kennedy	1	1	0	6	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Ratto	10	8	0	71	1	31
WR Victor Holzberger	5	3	1	58	2	29
RB Kendrick Mueller	5	3	0	20	0	20
WR Deon Zimmerman	5	3	0	32	0	22
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	1	0	8	0	8
WR Keegan Kakoza	2	1	0	19	0	28
TE Kody Mahaffey	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Zachery Parker	2	1	0.50	3.00
QB Mason Cybulski	1	5	5.00	9.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kristopher Johnston	5	-8	-1.60	2.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mason Cybulski	4	1	1	0.25	4.98

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	6	4	13	2.17	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Silas Bixler	1	0	0	0.00	5.35
WR Zachery Parker	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
TE Kyle Hutton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Nickolas Porter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Ratto	2	1	5	2.50	7.10
WR Deon Zimmerman	2	1	1	0.50	6.40
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mason Cybulski	1	0
RB Leslie Palumbo	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Cybulski	14	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Bixler	9	2	2
TE Zachery Harner	3	2	2
TE Kyle Hutton	1	0	0
WR Ernie Kennedy	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	2	1	1
WR Keegan Kakoza	2	1	1
WR Deon Zimmerman	2	1	1
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0
TE Buddy Ratto	1	0	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	1
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,200 (18,200)
End Zone 4,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,700 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 6,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,200 (18,200)
End Zone	4,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,700 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	6,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,500)