Week 8, 2079

played in Tennessee, MI

55 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Tennessee Titans	0	10	14	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 HOU - Kendrick Mueller 15 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 13:09 TEN - Mason Cybulski 4 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
2Q: 07:39 TEN - Taylor Poston 47 field goal
3Q: 10:52 TEN - Chuck Norris recovered blocked punt in end zone (Taylor Poston extra point)
3Q: 02:51 TEN - Damian Brackins 8 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
4Q: 10:44 TEN - Mason Cybulski 5 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
4Q: 03:11 TEN - Drew Donaldson 73 interception return (Taylor Poston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 HOU - Kendrick Mueller 15 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 13:09 TEN - Mason Cybulski 4 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
2Q: 07:39 TEN - Taylor Poston 47 field goal
3Q: 10:52 TEN - Chuck Norris recovered blocked punt in end zone (Taylor Poston extra point)
3Q: 02:51 TEN - Damian Brackins 8 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
4Q: 10:44 TEN - Mason Cybulski 5 run (Taylor Poston extra point)
4Q: 03:11 TEN - Drew Donaldson 73 interception return (Taylor Poston extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 3-5 6-1
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 1 12
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 269 324
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 43 220
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 2.05 5.79
Net Passing Yards 226 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 22 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 242 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.14 4.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 6/125 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	3-5	6-1
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	1	12
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	269	324
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	43	220
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	2.05	5.79
Net Passing Yards	226	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	22 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	242	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.14	4.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	6/125	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	4:51	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
1	6:36	2:48	OWN 7	6	34	Punt
2	13:00	1:51	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	7:32	2:13	OWN 34	5	25	Punt
2	3:53	2:03	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 27	5	14	Half
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 24	6	10	Punt
3	10:38	1:40	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	2:45	3:01	OWN 27	6	13	Punt
4	10:34	3:40	OWN 46	10	51	Downs
4	4:31	1:28	OPP 49	5	10	Interception
4	3:03	1:11	OWN 26	3	4	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 32	2	1	Interception
1	9:03	2:27	OWN 28	4	15	Punt
1	3:48	5:48	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
2	11:09	3:37	OWN 26	7	44	Field Goal
2	5:19	1:26	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	1:50	0:42	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	8:58	6:13	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
4	14:44	4:10	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	6:54	2:23	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 27	3	8	Game

Game MVP: D.J. Keeley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kendrick Mueller	9	3	0.33	7	0
RB Walter Homidan	9	18	2.00	6	0
WR Brian Shiver	2	-6	-3.00	-1	0
QB D.J. Keeley	1	28	28.00	28	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leslie Palumbo	13	85	6.54	42	3	0
RB Damian Brackins	13	49	3.77	20	2	1
QB Mason Cybulski	11	83	7.55	15	2	2
RB Charlie Pritchett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	34	20	226	3/16	1	28	0	88.6
Nathan Clements	7	3	16	0/0	0	6	1	10.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Cybulski	22	12	104	0/0	0	14	1	48.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kendrick Mueller	6	9	66	11.00	37	28	1
WR Victor Holzberger	4	6	52	13.00	8	20	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	4	5	35	8.75	5	19	0
WR Brian Shiver	3	6	35	11.67	38	22	0
TE Van Otomo	2	5	22	11.00	0	13	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	3	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Buddy Ratto	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Walter Homidan	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Silas Bixler	5	7	45	9.00	21	14
TE Zachery Harner	3	5	22	7.33	12	12
WR Nickolas Porter	2	3	22	11.00	7	12
WR Marshall Minkel	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Charlie Pritchett	1	1	12	12.00	13	12
RB Leslie Palumbo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ernie Kennedy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Harry Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ralph Lane	1	17	17.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drew Donaldson	1	73	73.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Nate Duncan	1	0	0
WR Santiago Forsythe	0	1	0
CB Ruben Schmid	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Damian Brackins	1	0	1	0
T Ian Pierce	0	1	0	0
OLB Chuck Norris	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	8	348	43.5	34.4	61	5

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ivan Bailey	4	186	46.5	43.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Poston	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	2	14	7.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre McCallum	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	6	125	20.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vaughn	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Keegan Harden	6	2	31	17
OLB Lenny Levitt	6	1	37	20
S Quentin Clinton	5	0	32	18
S Ralph Lane	4	1	31	20
DT Benjamin Angelone	4	1	23	17
CB Renaldo Lapointe	4	0	24	13
ILB Derrick Runyon	3	2	7	2
CB Ruben Schmid	3	1	36	22
CB Jose Tatum	3	0	28	15
DE Spencer Tyler	2	1	25	14
CB David Edwards	2	0	10	5
DE Grady Mahoney	2	0	23	14
S Jessie Nelson	1	1	10	6
DT Sam Stortz	1	0	21	7
DT Gregory Gray	1	0	10	6
OLB Glenn Boyd	0	3	33	22
OLB Vernon Herek	0	2	15	8

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Humble	8	2	0.0	20	31
CB Drew Donaldson	6	1	0.0	21	44
ILB Gus Swan	5	2	1.0	20	35
DE Phillip Uffins	4	0	1.0	15	31
CB Damian Robbins	4	2	0.0	21	42
S Orlando Huh	4	1	0.0	19	36
S Graham Vaughn	3	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Javier Lanner	3	0	0.0	10	27
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	3	0	0.0	13	34
DE Dennis Gaines	2	0	1.0	7	25
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	1	1	0.0	1	7
DT Gage Garner	1	1	0.0	21	43
WR Silas Bixler	1	0	---	---	---
CB DeAndre McCallum	1	0	0.0	12	33
DT Thomas Tubbs	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Barry Glenn	0	1	0.0	20	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Mahoney	1	1	0	14
DE Kody Tucker	1	1	0	7
DE Spencer Tyler	1	0	0	14
DT Benjamin Angelone	0	1	2	17
DT Gregory Gray	0	1	0	6
OLB Lenny Levitt	0	1	0	20

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phillip Uffins	1.0	0	0	2	31
ILB Gus Swan	1.0	0	0	1	35
DE Dennis Gaines	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Barry Glenn	0.0	1	1	1	32
DT Gage Garner	0.0	1	1	0	43
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ralph Lane	2	0	1	20
CB David Edwards	2	0	0	5
ILB Derrick Runyon	2	0	0	2
CB Ruben Schmid	1	1	0	22
S Quentin Clinton	1	0	0	18
DE Grady Mahoney	1	0	0	14
DT Benjamin Angelone	1	0	0	17
CB Renaldo Lapointe	1	0	0	13
CB Jose Tatum	1	0	0	15

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damian Robbins	5	0	0	42
OLB Curtis Humble	4	2	0	31
CB Drew Donaldson	3	0	1	44
ILB Gus Swan	2	1	0	35
S Graham Vaughn	2	1	0	41
OLB Javier Lanner	2	0	0	27
S Orlando Huh	2	0	0	36
CB DeAndre McCallum	1	2	0	33
DE Phillip Uffins	1	0	0	31
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chandler Bridges	3	3	21	2	44
T Andres Bonar	0	6	21	0	44
T Carter Whiting	0	4	20	0	42
G Kelly Levine	0	4	21	0	44
G Jessie Giles	0	2	21	1	44
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	0	1	8	0	10

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Tim Flynn	4	8	38	22
T Alfred Hoover	2	6	38	22
T Ian Pierce	2	5	35	22
G Nickolas Metzenbaum	1	5	35	22
G Mercury Spindler	0	3	38	22
G Dashawn Beals	0	2	3	0
TE Zachery Harner	0	1	33	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Mueller	2	17
Van Otomo	1	21
Carter Whiting	1	10
Alfred Aalders	1	7
Quentin Clinton	1	2

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Hutton	2	22
Dennis Gaines	2	19
Damian Brackins	2	13
Marshall Minkel	1	18
Tracy Gomez	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Chandler Bridges	21	44	---	---	8	73
T Carter Whiting	20	42	---	---	10	72
G Jessie Giles	21	44	---	---	1	66
T Andres Bonar	21	44	---	---	---	65
G Kelly Levine	21	44	---	---	---	65
WR Demetrius Reynolds	18	36	---	---	7	61
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	36	22	1	59
WR Victor Holzberger	15	43	---	---	---	58
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	37	20	1	58
TE Buddy Ratto	20	37	---	---	---	57
QB D.J. Keeley	20	37	---	---	---	57
RB Kendrick Mueller	10	30	---	---	17	57
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	33	22	1	56
S Quentin Clinton	---	---	32	18	2	52
S Ralph Lane	---	---	31	20	1	52
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	31	17	---	48
OLB Vernon Herek	---	---	15	8	22	45
TE Van Otomo	6	16	---	---	21	43
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	28	15	---	43
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	23	17	1	41
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	24	13	4	41
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	17	9	14	40
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	25	14	---	39
WR Brian Shiver	13	25	---	---	---	38
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	23	14	---	37
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	21	7	4	32
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	8	10	---	---	13	31
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	10	6	12	28
CB David Edwards	---	---	10	5	12	27
WR Deon Zimmerman	2	11	---	---	9	22
RB Walter Homidan	11	11	---	---	---	22
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	7	2	11	20
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	10	6	1	17
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	5	7	5	17
WR Santiago Forsythe	0	1	---	---	13	14
RB Kristopher Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Alfred Aalders	2	0	---	---	7	9
C Giovanni Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Nathan Clements	1	7	---	---	---	8
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Artie Russell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Alfredo Cobbs	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Eli Schenck	1	2	---	---	---	3
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Ronnie Hirshberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damian Robbins	---	---	21	42	9	72
CB Drew Donaldson	---	---	21	44	---	65
T Alfred Hoover	38	22	---	---	5	65
G Mercury Spindler	38	22	---	---	5	65
DT Gage Garner	---	---	21	43	---	64
S Graham Vaughn	---	---	20	41	2	63
T Ian Pierce	35	22	---	---	5	62
G Nickolas Metzenbaum	35	22	---	---	5	62
WR Silas Bixler	38	22	---	---	---	60
C Tim Flynn	38	22	---	---	---	60
OLB Javier Lanner	---	---	10	27	21	58
QB Mason Cybulski	35	22	---	---	---	57
TE Zachery Harner	33	22	---	---	1	56
ILB Gus Swan	---	---	20	35	1	56
S Orlando Huh	---	---	19	36	---	55
WR Nickolas Porter	35	18	---	---	---	53
CB DeAndre McCallum	---	---	12	33	8	53
DE Barry Glenn	---	---	20	32	---	52
DE Dennis Gaines	---	---	7	25	19	51
OLB Curtis Humble	---	---	20	31	---	51
DT Riley Fitzmaurice	---	---	13	34	---	47
DE Phillip Uffins	---	---	15	31	---	46
WR Ernie Kennedy	28	15	---	---	1	44
WR Marshall Minkel	12	6	---	---	18	36
RB Leslie Palumbo	19	13	---	---	1	33
RB Damian Brackins	15	3	---	---	13	31
DT Thomas Tubbs	---	---	8	11	8	27
TE Kyle Hutton	4	0	---	---	22	26
S Neil Varney	---	---	1	4	17	22
FB Mario Phillips	0	3	---	---	18	21
CB Juan Woodard	---	---	0	1	16	17
TE Tracy Gomez	1	0	---	---	11	12
WR Harry Copeland	1	2	---	---	9	12
RB Charlie Pritchett	4	6	---	---	---	10
S Matt Buckner	---	---	2	7	---	9
OLB Chuck Norris	---	---	0	0	9	9
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Taylor Poston	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Abel Chapman	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ivan Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Dashawn Beals	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Charles Baber	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Diego Marshall	3	0	---	---	---	3
DT Lee Agan	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jeremiah Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Garrett DeVault	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	5	-7	-1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	28	144	5.1
Right	4	63	15.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	34	20	3	1	4	5	2	5	0
Nathan Clements	7	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Cybulski	22	12	0	0	0	1	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	69	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	57	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	10	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kendrick Mueller	9	6	0	66	1	30
WR Victor Holzberger	6	4	1	52	1	43
WR Brian Shiver	6	3	2	35	1	25
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	4	0	35	0	36
TE Van Otomo	5	2	1	22	0	16
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	1	1	9	0	10
RB Walter Homidan	3	1	0	5	0	11
TE Buddy Ratto	2	1	0	12	0	37
WR Deon Zimmerman	2	1	0	6	0	11

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Silas Bixler	7	5	45	22
TE Zachery Harner	5	3	22	22
WR Nickolas Porter	3	2	22	18
WR Marshall Minkel	3	1	3	6
RB Leslie Palumbo	1	0	0	13
WR Ernie Kennedy	1	0	0	15
WR Harry Copeland	1	0	0	2
RB Charlie Pritchett	1	1	12	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damian Brackins	4	1	0.25	3.77
QB Mason Cybulski	3	24	8.00	7.55
RB Leslie Palumbo	1	13	13.00	6.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	7	3	32	4.57	6.65

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mason Cybulski	2	2	12	6.00	4.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	2	19	6.33	7.33
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Van Otomo	1	1	13	13.00	4.40

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Silas Bixler	1	1	9	9.00	6.43
WR Marshall Minkel	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mason Cybulski	4	3
RB Damian Brackins	1	0
RB Charlie Pritchett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	12	9	7
Nathan Clements	2	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Cybulski	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kendrick Mueller	6	4	2
WR Victor Holzberger	3	3	2
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	2	1
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	1
TE Buddy Ratto	1	0	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Bixler	3	3	2
WR Nickolas Porter	1	1	1
TE Zachery Harner	1	0	0
WR Harry Copeland	1	0	0
RB Charlie Pritchett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 14,700 (50,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,800 (17,200)
End Zone 3,500 (12,400)
Mezzanine 2,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 3,100 (11,000)
Club Seats 400 (1,600)
Luxury Boxes 600 (700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	14,700 (50,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,800 (17,200)
End Zone	3,500 (12,400)
Mezzanine	2,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	3,100 (11,000)
Club Seats	400 (1,600)
Luxury Boxes	600 (700)