| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 56 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 50 yards from the DET30. Jamal Gardner returned the ball 39 yards to the DET41. Tackled by The 'Dube' Dubester. |
| 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 14:40) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. S Kendrick Lewis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET41 (1Q: 14:30) Billy Lutes ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 3-10-DET41 (1Q: 13:50) Gene Chandler kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by CB Rich Markowitz. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. Caldwell ran over Dan Batten to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 13:05) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. DE Dan Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET22 (1Q: 12:53) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Johannsen. DE Billy Joe Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET22 (1Q: 12:44) Gene Chandler pass was intended for WR Dean Rivers and was intercepted by OLB Norman Colon in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 12:32) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. ILB Bob Hutton drove right through Norbert Crane to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DET20 (1Q: 12:27) Ricky Johnstone ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Johnstone made a great move on Gregory Toler. Key block delivered by Quentin Dernbach. |
| 3-1-DET29 (1Q: 11:59) Maurice Greer sacked by ILB Bob Hutton for a loss of 5 yards. Hutton ran right past Dennis Hannam and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-6-DET24 (1Q: 11:31) Duane Grant punted 47 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by The 'Dube' Dubester. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 11:20) Billy Lutes ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. Gillespie ran over Percy Press to set up the play. |
| 2-5-HOU41 (1Q: 10:56) Billy Lutes ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Damon Sampson. Key block delivered by Darrell Erickson. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 10:14) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hansen. |
| 2-1-DET45 (1Q: 09:50) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Darrell Erickson. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-DET45 (1Q: 09:44) Brett Murphy ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Timothy Rood, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. |
| 1-10-DET44 (1Q: 09:03) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. Houston's LeSean McCoy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-DET44 (1Q: 08:55) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE R.J. Cote for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries, assisted by DE Billy Joe Corbett. |
| 3-9-DET43 (1Q: 08:17) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. OLB Norman Colon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET43 (1Q: 08:10) Steve Watanabe punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the DET01. |
| 1-10-DET01 (1Q: 08:03) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. ILB Bucky Baxter crushed Dennis Rawls to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-DET03 (1Q: 07:35) Ricky Johnstone ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones, assisted by OLB Ralph Livanis. |
| 3-2-DET09 (1Q: 06:51) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right tackle for 66 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Key block delivered by Anthony Sneller. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 06:08) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrell Helfrich. OLB Herb Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (1Q: 06:02) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by S Luke Hartland. |
| 3-4-HOU19 (1Q: 05:25) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 4-1-HOU16 (1Q: 04:43) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 33 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 04:35) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE R.J. Cote for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. Cote gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 03:50) Gene Chandler sacked by ILB Nicky Jeffries for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leonard Gillespie. |
| 2-16-HOU27 (1Q: 03:10) Billy Lutes ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Dees, assisted by ILB Nicky Jeffries. |
| 3-12-HOU31 (1Q: 02:32) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Rivers. DE Tyson Jackson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU31 (1Q: 02:23) Steve Watanabe punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the DET18. |
| 1-10-DET18 (1Q: 02:15) Ricky Johnstone ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Houston's Lawrence Abbey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-DET19 (1Q: 01:33) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Carlos Dunlap hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-DET19 (1Q: 01:23) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET25 (1Q: 00:36) Duane Grant punted 43 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Buddy Detsch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 00:25) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Johannsen. ILB Nicky Jeffries defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (1Q: 00:18) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. CB Rich Markowitz defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU44 (1Q: 00:12) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. Gardner gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET35 (2Q: 15:00) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Rood. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| 2-2-DET27 (2Q: 14:28) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. Gardner gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-DET02 (2Q: 13:44) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 13:44) Extra point by Jack Kemnitzer was good. Houston 7, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 13:37) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Golden Tate returned the ball 17 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 13:05) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Donovan Sampson for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones, assisted by CB Gregory Toler. |
| 2-8-DET24 (2Q: 12:39) Ryan Mathews ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ralph Livanis, assisted by S Luke Hartland. Key block delivered by Karl Wolfe. |
| 1-10-DET35 (2Q: 12:09) Maurice Greer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| 2-5-DET40 (2Q: 11:37) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Darrell Helfrich and was intercepted by CB Tyrell Johnson at the HOU38. Tackled by Darrell Helfrich. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 11:29) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. Gardner gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-HOU46 (2Q: 11:00) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. Gillespie flattened Billy Joe Corbett to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 10:22) Gene Chandler sacked by ILB Karl Sabin for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Herb Bradford. |
| 2-17-HOU44 (2Q: 09:58) Billy Lutes ran inside the right tackle for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 09:20) LeSean McCoy ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-6-DET17 (2Q: 08:54) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-DET22 (2Q: 08:47) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Dean Rivers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-DET22 (2Q: 08:37) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Johannsen. CB Perry Dees defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET22 (2Q: 08:31) Jack Kemnitzer attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 08:23) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 52 yards from the HOU30. Golden Tate returned the ball 16 yards to the DET34. Tackled by Billy Lutes. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 07:52) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Ernest Henderson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by CB Gregory Toler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-DET16 (2Q: 07:24) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Golden Tate. DE Carlos Dunlap blocked the pass. |
| 3-11-DET16 (2Q: 07:16) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. CB Lawrence Abbey defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-DET16 (2Q: 07:09) Duane Grant punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU49. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:00) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. DE Billy Joe Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (2Q: 06:54) Gene Chandler scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz and assisted by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| 3-4-DET45 (2Q: 06:34) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. OLB Norman Colon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET45 (2Q: 06:26) Steve Watanabe punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:21) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrell Helfrich. OLB Cary Torres defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:10) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore, assisted by S Chad Jones. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-DET25 (2Q: 06:01) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. Key block delivered by Quentin Dernbach. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 05:26) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. DE Carlos Dunlap drove right through Karl Wolfe to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (2Q: 05:15) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (2Q: 04:53) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Crane. DT Levon Jacobs simply tossed Karl Wolfe aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-HOU16 (2Q: 04:44) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 7 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. |
| 3-3-HOU09 (2Q: 04:28) Ryan Mathews ran around left end for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Hills. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 3-8-HOU14 (2Q: 04:18) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 9 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Mankey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 03:57) Maurice Greer sacked by ILB Bob Hutton for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Norbert Crane. |
| 2-14-HOU14 (2Q: 03:37) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. ILB Bob Hutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-HOU14 (2Q: 03:30) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Donovan Sampson for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 4-5-HOU05 (2Q: 03:09) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 03:01) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 37 yards to the DET44. Tackled by The 'Dube' Dubester. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 02:45) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. |
| 2-8-HOU38 (2Q: 02:04) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by TE Frank Fortune. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 01:58) Billy Lutes ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| 2-1-DET42 (2Q: 01:37) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 01:19) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Dean Rivers. |
| 2-10-DET34 (2Q: 01:09) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. DE Billy Joe Corbett blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET34 (2Q: 01:02) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Johannsen. S Kendrick Lewis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET34 (2Q: 00:55) Jack Kemnitzer attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 00:47) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Darrell Helfrich and was intercepted by ILB Bob Hutton at the HOU41. The interception was returned 29 yards. Tackled by Karl Wolfe. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 00:39) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Leonard Gillespie to the DET25. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-5-DET25 (2Q: 00:31) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Dubester. Key block delivered by Herb Bradford. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET19 (2Q: 00:20) Billy Lutes ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-6-DET15 (2Q: 00:12) Jack Kemnitzer attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 13, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 00:07) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Golden Tate returned the ball 2 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Billy Lutes. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (2Q: 00:02) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 51 yards from the HOU25. Darrell Helfrich returned the ball 7 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Darrell Erickson. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 61 yards from the HOU30. Golden Tate returned the ball 23 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Frank Fortune. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 14:40) Quentin Dernbach ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Calvin Green, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. Key block delivered by Fraiser Crane. |
| 2-1-DET41 (3Q: 14:01) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (3Q: 13:55) Quentin Dernbach ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-6-HOU37 (3Q: 13:20) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Calvin Green. DT Levon Jacobs knocked down Dennis Hannam to break up the play. |
| 3-3-HOU34 (3Q: 12:35) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Donovan Sampson for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 4-1-HOU32 (3Q: 12:11) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 12:06) Gene Chandler scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Darrell Erickson on the HOU44. |
| 2-5-HOU44 (3Q: 11:30) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB Darrell Erickson for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 3-7-HOU42 (3Q: 10:59) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Dubester, assisted by CB Perry Dees. Beadnell gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 10:22) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. Key block delivered by Jimmy Fulcher. |
| 2-2-DET38 (3Q: 09:43) Gene Chandler scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 08:55) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 2-7-DET29 (3Q: 08:13) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. S Kendrick Lewis defended the pass. |
| 3-7-DET29 (3Q: 08:06) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-DET34 (3Q: 07:59) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-12-DET34 (3Q: 07:53) Steve Watanabe punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 07:48) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Gregory Toler, assisted by ILB Bucky Baxter. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 07:08) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-DET41 (3Q: 06:23) Maurice Greer kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 06:01) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. DE Joey Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET43 (3Q: 05:55) Damon Lebiedzinski ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. S Kent Jarvis knocked down Buddy Detsch to break up the play. |
| 3-8-DET45 (3Q: 05:13) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 16 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones. Crane gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 04:44) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. |
| 2-14-HOU43 (3Q: 04:12) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 3-13-HOU42 (3Q: 03:42) Maurice Greer scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (3Q: 03:31) Maurice Greer pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 2-4-HOU31 (3Q: 02:51) Maurice Greer sacked by DE Carlos Dunlap for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis Hannam. |
| 3-11-HOU38 (3Q: 02:03) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU38 (3Q: 01:53) Duane Grant punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 01:48) Billy Lutes ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. Gillespie ran over Damon Sampson to set up the play. |
| 2-2-HOU28 (3Q: 01:04) Billy Lutes ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by CB The 'Dube' Dubester. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 00:34) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by DT Damon Sampson. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (3Q: 00:01) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Batten, assisted by DT Percy Press. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Gosder Cherilus to the HOU42. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 15:00) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| 2-4-HOU48 (4Q: 14:27) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Laudenback. Detroit's Winfred Laudenback was hurt on the play. |
| 3-1-DET49 (4Q: 13:58) Brett Murphy ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-DET49 (4Q: 13:13) Steve Watanabe punted 49 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 13:06) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Dubester. Fortune gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 12:38) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET39 (4Q: 12:31) Gene Chandler scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 2-8-DET32 (4Q: 11:50) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Damon Sampson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET CB Nolan Carroll to the DET25. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 11:42) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. DE Carlos Dunlap drove right through Karl Wolfe to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET25 (4Q: 11:35) Maurice Greer pass was dropped by FB Quentin Dernbach. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 11:28) Maurice Greer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-4-DET36 (4Q: 10:53) Maurice Greer kept the ball, running around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones, assisted by ILB Bob Hutton. Key block delivered by Tony Hills. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 10:16) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DET47 (4Q: 09:47) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 09:06) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by S Clarence Mankey. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-2-HOU39 (4Q: 08:23) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 3-1-HOU38 (4Q: 07:57) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. Key block delivered by Dennis Hannam. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 07:21) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-5-HOU25 (4Q: 06:53) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Mankey, assisted by CB Lawrence Abbey. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 06:06) Maurice Greer pass was dropped by WR Ernest Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 06:00) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. DE Carlos Dunlap knocked down Dennis Rawls to break up the play. |
| 2-9-HOU14 (4Q: 05:44) Maurice Greer sacked by OLB Herb Hampton for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Karl Wolfe. |
| 3-17-HOU22 (4Q: 05:26) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Joey Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-HOU22 (4Q: 05:17) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Golden Tate and was intercepted by CB Lawrence Abbey in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:09) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 2-11-HOU19 (4Q: 04:23) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett. Key block delivered by Mickey Brandon. |
| 3-1-HOU29 (4Q: 03:38) Brett Murphy ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hansen. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:51) Darrell Erickson ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-12-HOU28 (4Q: 02:41) Billy Lutes ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-6-HOU34 (4Q: 02:32) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right tackle for 66 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. Houston 19, Detroit 3 |
| (4Q: 02:32) Extra point by Jack Kemnitzer was good. Houston 20, Detroit 3 |
| (4Q: 02:17) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Golden Tate returned the ball 15 yards to the DET18. Tackled by Frank Fortune. |
| 1-10-DET18 (4Q: 02:08) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by CB Lawrence Abbey. Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 02:00) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 28 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. Williams gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 01:42) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. DT Levon Jacobs blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU39 (4Q: 01:34) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 1 yard. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. |
| 3-9-HOU38 (4Q: 01:17) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson, assisted by ILB Bob Hutton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (4Q: 01:06) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 9 yards. Tackled by S Luke Hartland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-HOU15 (4Q: 00:44) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Donovan Sampson. CB D.J. Moore knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-1-HOU15 (4Q: 00:38) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Helfrich gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 20, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 00:38) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Houston 20, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 00:28) Rusty Sheldon kicked off (onside) from the DET30. HOU Billy Lutes recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 00:21) Gene Chandler dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-11-DET44 (4Q: 00:14) Gene Chandler dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 20, Detroit Lions 10 |