Week 2, 2059

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	10	7	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 ATL - Mercury Greer 44 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 03:18 ATL - Wendell Humphries 24 field goal
2Q: 09:49 HOU - Joe Wilkins 55 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 03:35 ATL - Duane Peoples 5 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 01:48 HOU - Joe Wilkins 2 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 12:03 ATL - Phillip Fleming 3 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 ATL - Mercury Greer 44 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 03:18 ATL - Wendell Humphries 24 field goal
2Q: 09:49 HOU - Joe Wilkins 55 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 03:35 ATL - Duane Peoples 5 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 01:48 HOU - Joe Wilkins 2 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 12:03 ATL - Phillip Fleming 3 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 386 414
- Offensive Plays 71 69
- Yards per Play 5.44 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 48 115
- Rushing Attempts 11 27
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.26
Net Passing Yards 338 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 29 - 3 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 7.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 2/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/55
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	386	414
- Offensive Plays	71	69
- Yards per Play	5.44	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	48	115
- Rushing Attempts	11	27
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.26
Net Passing Yards	338	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 29 - 3	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	7.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	9.7
4th Down Conversions	2/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/55
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:53	32:07

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
1	10:17	1:55	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
1	7:02	0:32	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	3:13	2:06	OWN 25	5	35	Interception
2	14:53	2:03	OWN 9	4	42	Interception
2	11:49	2:15	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	7:33	0:51	OWN 35	3	-9	Punt
2	3:25	2:07	OWN 22	4	30	Punt
3	11:57	3:47	OWN 33	9	33	Downs
3	6:31	4:49	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	11:57	1:57	OWN 25	5	46	Interception
4	6:04	1:40	OWN 20	8	28	Downs
4	2:36	1:30	OWN 20	8	17	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	2:28	OWN 27	5	6	Punt
1	8:22	1:20	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
1	6:30	3:17	OWN 25	8	68	Field Goal
1	1:07	1:14	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	12:50	1:01	OPP 38	3	4	Punt
2	9:34	2:01	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	6:42	3:17	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 14	3	11	Half
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 25	8	47	Fumble
3	8:10	1:39	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	1:42	4:45	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
4	10:00	3:56	OWN 13	7	44	Punt
4	4:24	1:48	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
4	1:06	1:05	OPP 37	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Keegan Brown, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hayden Bryner	9	33	3.67	20	1	0
QB Brian Bernard	2	15	7.50	13	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Brock	15	76	5.07	11	2	0
QB Keegan Brown	6	12	2.00	11	1	0
RB Phillip Fleming	4	24	6.00	17	1	1
RB Angel Vance	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	57	29	355	3/17	2	55	3	60.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Brown	40	28	309	2/10	2	44	0	109.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hayden Howe	8	16	89	11.13	18	25	0
TE Warren Meyer	7	12	80	11.43	25	22	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	4	12	43	10.75	6	24	0
WR Brett Weber	3	4	25	8.33	1	14	0
TE Eric Valdez	3	6	50	16.67	7	34	0
WR Joe Wilkins	3	6	64	21.33	9	55	2
WR Rufus Shepherd	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Forrester	9	11	97	10.78	8	22	0
WR Duane Peoples	8	9	93	11.63	17	31	1
WR Axel Meier	3	6	5	1.67	0	6	0
TE Mercury Greer	3	4	62	20.67	46	44	1
WR Mario Meadows	2	4	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Angel Vance	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Collin McKenzie	1	4	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.R. Socha	2	46	23.00	0
CB Walt Cribbs	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
CB Al Endzell	1	0
S Johnathan Desimone	0	1
S Amos Blair	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
WR Duane Peoples	1	0
WR Artie Gomez	1	0
WR Mario Meadows	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	5	217	43.4	40.8	50	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Whiting	8	305	38.1	28.3	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	-1	-1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Garrett	1	31	31.0	0
Walt Cribbs	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Ellington	10	3	0.0	27	42
S Johnathan Desimone	7	0	0.0	27	42
DE Rufus Grisso	6	1	2.0	27	42
S Amos Blair	6	1	0.0	27	42
OLB Jay Blades	6	0	0.0	27	42
S Gary Riner	4	6	0.0	27	42
CB Al Endzell	3	2	0.0	23	35
DT Alvin Young	2	0	0.0	27	42
CB Rodolfo Hayes	2	0	0.0	4	11
S Alec Schwartz	2	0	0.0	5	19
CB Kaden Pancake	1	2	0.0	17	19
WR Brett Weber	1	0	---	---	---
CB Devante Morton	1	0	0.0	10	20
TE Warren Meyer	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wally Newman	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Derrick Gore	0	2	0.0	27	42
DE Taylor Kisbany	0	1	0.0	21	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.R. Socha	8	0	0.0	11	58
ILB Trey Austin	4	2	1.0	10	40
S Everett Garrett	4	1	0.0	2	33
S Parker Hoover	4	0	0.0	10	45
ILB Leonardo Whalen	3	2	1.0	7	19
CB Walt Cribbs	3	0	0.0	11	53
DE Mason Whittaker	2	0	0.5	5	27
CB Morris Houston	2	1	0.0	4	43
ILB Jaylen Starks	2	1	0.0	3	34
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	8	36
CB Ike Gidley	2	0	0.0	8	37
DE Sam Francis	1	2	0.5	4	28
CB Aidan Anthony	1	1	0.0	2	24
C Luke Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Amir Cousino	1	0	0.0	4	33
DE Earl Rayburn	1	0	0.0	8	22
DE Howie Sandilands	1	0	0.0	3	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rufus Grisso	2.0	0	3	42
OLB Derrick Gore	0.0	2	0	42
DT Alvin Young	0.0	0	1	42

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leonardo Whalen	1.0	0	0	19
ILB Trey Austin	1.0	0	0	40
DE Sam Francis	0.5	3	1	28
DE Mason Whittaker	0.5	0	0	27
DT Silas Rivers	0.0	2	0	18
DE James Abrams	0.0	1	0	25
DT Elijah Frenzel	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Jaylen Starks	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Johnathan Desimone	7	1	42
S Amos Blair	6	0	42
OLB Jay Blades	5	0	42
ILB Sebastian Ellington	3	0	42
S Alec Schwartz	2	1	19
S Gary Riner	1	2	42
DE Taylor Kisbany	1	1	21
CB Al Endzell	1	0	35
CB Devante Morton	1	0	20
DE Wally Newman	1	0	1
CB Kaden Pancake	0	1	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.R. Socha	8	0	2	58
S Everett Garrett	4	0	0	33
CB Walt Cribbs	2	4	1	53
S Parker Hoover	2	1	0	45
ILB Leonardo Whalen	2	0	0	19
ILB Jaylen Starks	2	0	0	34
CB Ike Gidley	2	0	0	37
CB Morris Houston	1	1	0	43
ILB Trey Austin	1	1	0	40
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	1	0	0	36
DE Sam Francis	1	0	0	28
CB Aidan Anthony	1	0	0	24
OLB Amir Cousino	1	0	0	33
DE Howie Sandilands	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Drake Robbins	2	3	11	1	60
T Desmond Blake	1	2	11	0	60
T Jumbo Stacell	0	3	11	1	60
T Bob Juedes	0	1	11	0	60
RB Hayden Bryner	0	0	10	1	50

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Luke Mathis	4	7	1	27	0	42
T Terry Malamala	4	5	0	27	0	42
C Chandler Tate	2	8	0	27	1	42
T Skip Nordland	1	2	0	27	1	42
T Ross Cooley	1	1	0	27	0	42
TE Collin McKenzie	0	1	0	19	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Geary	1	21
Salvador Merkerson	1	19
Nate Solder	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Grayson Morris	1	22
Leslie Gonzalez	1	21

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	27	42	14	83
TE Warren Meyer	11	56	---	---	8	75
OLB Derrick Gore	---	---	27	42	3	72
T Desmond Blake	11	60	---	---	---	71
C Drake Robbins	11	60	---	---	---	71
T Jumbo Stacell	11	60	---	---	---	71
G Nate Ned	11	60	---	---	---	71
S Johnathan Desimone	---	---	27	42	2	71
QB Brian Bernard	11	60	---	---	---	71
T Bob Juedes	11	60	---	---	---	71
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	27	42	1	70
OLB Jay Blades	---	---	27	42	1	70
DT Alvin Young	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Amos Blair	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Gary Riner	---	---	27	42	1	70
WR Joe Wilkins	9	59	---	---	---	68
WR Hayden Howe	9	55	---	---	1	65
CB Al Endzell	---	---	23	35	6	64
RB Hayden Bryner	10	50	---	---	---	60
WR J.J. Hennessee	4	35	---	---	5	44
TE Eric Valdez	6	24	---	---	13	43
DE Taylor Kisbany	---	---	21	21	1	43
S Alec Schwartz	---	---	5	19	15	39
CB Devante Morton	---	---	10	20	8	38
CB Kaden Pancake	---	---	17	19	1	37
CB Rodolfo Hayes	---	---	4	11	16	31
WR Brett Weber	3	11	---	---	16	30
RB Alan Geary	3	0	---	---	21	24
TE Eli Rollins	0	0	---	---	21	21
OLB Salvador Merkerson	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Dalton McKelvey	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Rufus Shepherd	0	10	---	---	---	10
T Nate Solder	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Renaldo Walton	---	---	0	0	8	8
DT Dan Ellis	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Louis Quinn	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Roberto Lynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Cris Procop	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Wally Newman	---	---	1	1	---	2
RB Jim Starks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conner Lott	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Dwayne Boothe	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Chandler Tate	27	42	---	---	9	78
T Terry Malamala	27	42	---	---	9	78
T Skip Nordland	27	42	---	---	9	78
T Ross Cooley	27	42	---	---	9	78
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	11	58	1	70
QB Keegan Brown	27	42	---	---	---	69
C Luke Mathis	27	42	---	---	---	69
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	11	53	3	67
WR Tucker Forrester	27	40	---	---	---	67
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	8	36	21	65
WR Duane Peoples	21	28	---	---	9	58
WR Mario Meadows	22	35	---	---	---	57
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	8	37	12	57
S Parker Hoover	---	---	10	45	---	55
RB Micah Brock	19	25	---	---	10	54
CB Morris Houston	---	---	4	43	6	53
ILB Trey Austin	---	---	10	40	---	50
TE Collin McKenzie	19	27	---	---	---	46
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	9	37	---	46
S Everett Garrett	---	---	2	33	3	38
CB Aidan Anthony	---	---	2	24	12	38
WR Axel Meier	6	18	---	---	13	37
OLB Amir Cousino	---	---	4	33	---	37
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	3	34	---	37
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	8	22	5	35
RB Phillip Fleming	5	7	---	---	22	34
ILB Leonardo Whalen	---	---	7	19	8	34
TE Grayson Morris	4	7	---	---	22	33
DE Mason Whittaker	---	---	5	27	---	32
DE Sam Francis	---	---	4	28	---	32
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	4	18	5	27
DE James Abrams	---	---	2	25	---	27
RB Angel Vance	3	5	---	---	17	25
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	3	22	---	25
ILB Mason Donaldson	---	---	1	5	13	19
DT Gabriel Horn	---	---	5	11	---	16
WR Artie Gomez	5	11	---	---	---	16
TE Mercury Greer	4	7	---	---	---	11
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	0	10	---	10
P Rusty Whiting	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Mickey Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daniel Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Noah Yaffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gabe Bensen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	9	33	3.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	57	29	5	7	3	7	8	1	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Brown	40	28	4	2	2	6	2	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	118	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	18	4	132	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	88	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	14	173	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hayden Howe	16	8	1	89	1	55
TE Warren Meyer	12	7	1	80	1	56
WR J.J. Hennessee	12	4	1	43	1	35
TE Eric Valdez	6	3	0	50	1	24
WR Joe Wilkins	6	3	0	64	1	59
WR Brett Weber	4	3	0	25	0	11
WR Rufus Shepherd	1	1	0	4	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Forrester	11	9	0	97	1	40
WR Duane Peoples	9	8	0	93	2	28
WR Axel Meier	6	3	1	5	0	18
WR Mario Meadows	4	2	0	13	0	35
TE Collin McKenzie	4	1	1	11	0	27
TE Mercury Greer	4	3	0	62	1	7
RB Angel Vance	1	1	0	15	0	5
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	0	13	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hayden Bryner	1	-4	-4.00	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Phillip Fleming	2	4	2.00	6.00
RB Micah Brock	2	4	2.00	5.07
QB Keegan Brown	1	1	1.00	2.00
RB Angel Vance	1	5	5.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	2	2	9	4.50	6.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Brown	7	4	34	4.86	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Wilkins	2	2	9	4.50	10.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duane Peoples	3	3	21	7.00	10.33
WR Mario Meadows	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
TE Collin McKenzie	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Axel Meier	1	0	0	0.00	0.83
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Bernard	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Keegan Brown	2	0
RB Micah Brock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	12	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Brown	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hayden Howe	4	2	1
WR Brett Weber	2	1	0
TE Eric Valdez	2	1	1
WR Joe Wilkins	2	1	1
TE Warren Meyer	1	1	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duane Peoples	7	7	3
WR Mario Meadows	1	0	0
TE Mercury Greer	1	0	0
WR Tucker Forrester	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (22,200)
End Zone 12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (22,200)
End Zone	12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (5,000)