| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 98 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Joey Padron kicked off 55 yards from the TBY30. Michael Whitley returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Jessie Kelley. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU16 (1Q: 14:33) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Leonard Strickland for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Norm Leat, assisted by CB Edwin Guthrie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 14:01) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HOU38 (1Q: 13:17) Jackie Barber ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Rice, assisted by DE Xavier Flagg. Key block delivered by Kent Niechniedowicz. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU50 (1Q: 12:45) Michael Whitley ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Xavier Flagg. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU50 (1Q: 12:16) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. Key block delivered by Cole Bennett. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Frazer is blitzing. 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 11:45) Chad Manning sacked by S Kendall Frazer for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Patrick Savard. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU The Bulldozer Barber on the TBY44. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-TBY44 (1Q: 11:04) Jackie Barber ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Robinson. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fryer is blitzing. 3-12-TBY41 (1Q: 10:24) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Carlton Robinson for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Edwin Guthrie. Robinson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Simmons is blitzing. 1-10-TBY19 (1Q: 09:47) The Bulldozer Barber ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Al Dresback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-TBY16 (1Q: 09:14) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Kurt Snyder for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Edwin Guthrie, assisted by S Jerald Tallent. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-2-TBY02 (1Q: 08:41) Chad Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB The Bulldozer Barber. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-12-TBY12 (1Q: 08:36) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Edwin Guthrie, assisted by S Jerald Tallent. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-TBY11 (1Q: 08:10) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Leonard Strickland for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tommy Fryer. Strickland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-TBY03 (1Q: 07:24) Chad Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Leonard Strickland. DT Brock Robinson blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-TBY03 (1Q: 07:17) Darrin Borders attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 07:09) Darrin Borders kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Jessie Kelley returned the ball 12 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by Kurt Snyder. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY26 (1Q: 06:36) Henry Garcia pass completed to WR D.J. Carpenter for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Hunter Russell, assisted by S Alan Cutler. Carpenter gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Prewett is blitzing. 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 05:57) Henry Garcia sacked by DE Oscar Battle and OLB Trent Prewett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Donald Peterson. |
| Tampa Bay: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-16-TBY42 (1Q: 05:27) Henry Garcia pass completed to FB Troy Bruce for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Barker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-17-TBY41 (1Q: 04:57) Henry Garcia pass was intended for WR Isaac Briggs and was intercepted by S Alan Cutler at the HOU40. Tackled by Isaac Briggs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU40 (1Q: 04:44) Jackie Barber ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein, assisted by S Jerald Tallent. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fryer and Tallent are blitzing. 2-9-HOU41 (1Q: 03:58) Jackie Barber ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein, assisted by DT Clarence Rice. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Guthrie and Leat are blitzing. 3-5-HOU45 (1Q: 03:31) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Carlton Robinson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kendall Frazer. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Bornstein is blitzing. 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 03:00) Chad Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Strickland. S Bernard Donovan defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-TBY48 (1Q: 02:51) Chad Manning pass completed to RB Michael Whitley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jessie Kelley. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-TBY42 (1Q: 02:15) Chad Manning pass completed to RB Jackie Barber for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein, assisted by CB Al Dresback. Barber gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-TBY39 (1Q: 01:43) Richie Lake punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| Tampa Bay: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 01:38) Henry Garcia pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Walton. S Donovan Juckett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Prewett is blitzing. 2-10-TBY20 (1Q: 01:29) Lionel Chmielewski ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shawn Fazande, assisted by DT Keith Small. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-TBY23 (1Q: 01:03) Henry Garcia pass completed to WR Victor Hayes for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Barker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY23 (1Q: 00:25) Norm Burton punted 38 yards. Carlton Robinson called for a fair catch at the HOU39. Tampa Bay's Ralph Oliveira was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Fryer is blitzing. 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 00:14) Chad Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Strickland. CB Jessie Kelley defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-HOU39 (1Q: 00:07) Michael Whitley ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Nathan McIntyre, assisted by S Bernard Donovan. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU41 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HOU36 (2Q: 14:51) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Fryer. Key block delivered by Patrick Savard. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 14:05) Chad Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Robinson. S Jerald Tallent defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-TBY48 (2Q: 13:58) Michael Whitley ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jessie Kelley. Key block delivered by Kendrick Stevenson. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Fryer is blitzing. 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 13:14) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Xavier Flagg. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Bornstein, Kelley and Tallent are blitzing. 2-10-TBY30 (2Q: 12:41) Jackie Barber ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Tallent. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-TBY27 (2Q: 12:04) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Carlton Robinson for 15 yards. Tackled by S Norm Leat. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY12 (2Q: 11:33) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Kurt Snyder for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Snyder gained 6 yards after the catch. Houston 9, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 11:33) Extra point by Darrin Borders was good. Houston 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 11:22) Darrin Borders kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Kelvin Bohme returned the ball 26 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Kurt Snyder. |
| Tampa Bay: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 10:47) Lionel Chmielewski ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Boose. Key block delivered by Perry Dubose. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-TBY30 (2Q: 10:08) Henry Garcia pass completed to TE O.J. DeVries for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hunter Russell, assisted by CB Joey Boose. DeVries gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 09:44) Henry Garcia pass fell incomplete, intended for WR D.J. Carpenter. DE Terry Jarvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-TBY42 (2Q: 09:36) Henry Garcia pass completed to TE Bennie Walton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Hunter Russell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-TBY45 (2Q: 09:07) Henry Garcia pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR D.J. Carpenter. DE Oscar Battle blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY45 (2Q: 09:01) Norm Burton punted 33 yards. Jackie Barber called for a fair catch at the HOU22. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 08:54) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kendall Frazer. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU26 (2Q: 08:16) Jackie Barber ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Xavier Flagg. Key block delivered by Kent Niechniedowicz. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 07:45) Jackie Barber ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein, assisted by S Norm Leat. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-HOU34 (2Q: 07:19) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tommy Fryer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 06:49) Jackie Barber ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-TBY47 (2Q: 06:11) Michael Whitley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Duerr. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-TBY45 (2Q: 05:30) Chad Manning pass completed to RB Michael Whitley for 16 yards. Tackled by S Kendall Frazer, assisted by CB Al Dresback. Whitley gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Sanderson is blitzing. 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 05:00) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Tallent, assisted by CB Edwin Guthrie. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY18 (2Q: 04:22) Michael Whitley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Al Dresback, assisted by ILB Al Bornstein. Key block delivered by Josh Buckner. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-TBY13 (2Q: 03:55) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Kurt Snyder for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 16, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:55) Extra point by Darrin Borders was good. Houston 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:47) Darrin Borders kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Kelvin Bohme returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Gus Emmons. |
| Tampa Bay: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Morley and Cutler are blitzing. 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 03:17) Henry Garcia pass completed to TE Bennie Walton for 8 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Juckett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Strong is blitzing. 2-2-TBY41 (2Q: 02:56) Henry Garcia sacked by DE Terry Jarvis for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Bert Elkon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Dan Clewell for 5 yards to the TBY43. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 02:38) Todd Downs pass was intended for WR D.J. Carpenter and was intercepted by CB Hunter Russell at the HOU45. Tackled by Lionel Chmielewski. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 02:29) Michael Whitley ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Robinson, assisted by CB Jessie Kelley. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-HOU47 (2Q: 02:00) Michael Whitley ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HOU46 (2Q: 01:14) The Bulldozer Barber ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Al Dresback. |
| 4-8-HOU47 (2Q: 00:43) Richie Lake punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:38) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Kelvin Bohme for 7 yards. Tackled by S Gus Emmons, assisted by CB Hunter Russell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 00:32) Lionel Chmielewski ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Barker, assisted by S D.J. Juckett. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-TBY27 (2Q: 00:15) Todd Downs pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lionel Chmielewski. DE Lance Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-TBY27 (2Q: 00:09) Todd Downs pass completed to TE O.J. DeVries for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Hodson. DeVries gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY O.J. DeVries on the TBY43. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Darrin Borders kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Craig Simmons returned the ball 17 yards to the TBY18. Tackled by The Bulldozer Barber. |
| Tampa Bay: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Prewett is blitzing. 1-10-TBY18 (3Q: 14:41) Todd Downs sacked by DT Keith Small for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Lester Sawyer. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-19-TBY09 (3Q: 14:12) Todd Downs pass fell incomplete, intended for TE O.J. DeVries. DE Terrell Fulkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-19-TBY09 (3Q: 14:01) Todd Downs pass completed to WR D.J. Carpenter for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Trent Prewett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-TBY10 (3Q: 13:16) Norm Burton punted 42 yards. Jackie Barber called for a fair catch at the HOU48. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 13:05) The Bulldozer Barber ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Rice, assisted by CB Jessie Kelley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Chad Manning to the TBY45. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-TBY45 (3Q: 12:23) Chad Manning pass completed to WR Leonard Strickland for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Duerr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 11:41) Michael Whitley ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. Key block delivered by Kendrick Stevenson. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Duerr is blitzing. 2-2-TBY22 (3Q: 10:59) Norm Sinclair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Michael Whitley. DE Nathan McIntyre hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-TBY22 (3Q: 10:49) Norm Sinclair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Travis Irwin. CB Edwin Guthrie defended the pass. Tampa Bay's Neal Duerr was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-2-TBY22 (3Q: 10:44) Darrin Borders attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 10:37) Darrin Borders kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Kelvin Bohme returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Gus Emmons. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 10:00) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Kelvin Bohme for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Morley. Bohme gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Kinney is blitzing. 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 09:25) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Kelvin Bohme for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Morley. Bohme gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Strong is blitzing. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 08:41) Todd Downs pass completed to RB Lionel Chmielewski for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Kinney. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-HOU39 (3Q: 08:06) Todd Downs pass completed to FB Dan Clewell for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Shawn Fazande. Clewell gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU14 (3Q: 07:31) Todd Downs pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Walton. S Gus Emmons defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU14 (3Q: 07:24) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Sam Arce for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Barker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-HOU15 (3Q: 06:57) Todd Downs pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Bohme. CB Rufus Hodson defended the pass. |
| 4-11-HOU15 (3Q: 06:51) Joey Padron attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 06:46) Joey Padron kicked off 61 yards from the TBY30. Jackie Barber returned the ball 34 yards to the HOU43. Tackled by Kendall Frazer. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 06:25) Norm Sinclair pass completed to RB Jackie Barber for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kendall Frazer. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-2-TBY49 (3Q: 06:00) Michael Whitley ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-TBY48 (3Q: 05:23) Michael Whitley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Andrew Shorter, assisted by DT Clarence Rice. Key block delivered by Joey Crawford. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Tallent is blitzing. 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 04:50) Norm Sinclair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Michael Whitley. DE Andrew Shorter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-TBY46 (3Q: 04:40) Jackie Barber ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Robinson. Key block delivered by Darren Coles. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Fryer, Windham and Dresback are blitzing. 3-2-TBY38 (3Q: 03:56) Norm Sinclair pass completed to WR Leonard Strickland for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Edwin Guthrie. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 03:30) Michael Whitley ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Fryer. Key block delivered by Patrick Savard. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 02:58) Michael Whitley ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Clarence Rice. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Guthrie and Kelley are blitzing. 2-9-TBY24 (3Q: 02:24) Nobby Sinclair pass completed to RB Jackie Barber for 8 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Tallent. Barber gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-TBY16 (3Q: 01:42) Nobby Sinclair pass completed to WR Carlton Robinson for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Neal Duerr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-TBY15 (3Q: 01:14) Norm Sinclair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Walters. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Kelley is blitzing. 2-10-TBY15 (3Q: 01:08) Norm Sinclair pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Edwin Guthrie. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-5-TBY05 (3Q: 00:59) Norm Sinclair pass was dropped by WR Carlton Robinson. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-TBY05 (3Q: 00:53) Nobby Sinclair pass completed to RB Jackie Barber for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Donnell Ramsey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Kendall Frazer for 96 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 20, Tampa Bay 9 |
| (3Q: 00:53) Extra point by Joey Padron was good. Houston 20, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (3Q: 00:44) Joey Padron kicked off 59 yards from the TBY30. Michael Whitley returned the ball 28 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Kendall Frazer. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Guthrie is blitzing. 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 00:22) Jackie Barber ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Duerr, assisted by S Jerald Tallent. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HOU41 (4Q: 15:00) Michael Whitley ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Andrew Shorter. Key block delivered by Cole Bennett. Bennett ran over Al Dresback to set up the play. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY48 (4Q: 14:19) Norm Sinclair pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Bornstein and Tallent are blitzing. 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 13:31) Norm Sinclair pass completed to RB Michael Whitley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Al Dresback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fryer, Guthrie and Leat are blitzing. 2-6-TBY25 (4Q: 12:58) Jackie Barber ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Al Dresback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-TBY23 (4Q: 12:19) Norm Sinclair sacked by DE Xavier Flagg for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Joseph Wooden. |
| 4-9-TBY28 (4Q: 11:43) Darrin Borders attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 23, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (4Q: 11:36) Darrin Borders kicked off 47 yards from the HOU30. Jessie Kelley returned the ball 17 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Kurt Snyder. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY40 (4Q: 10:59) Lionel Chmielewski ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shawn Fazande. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-TBY43 (4Q: 10:33) Shaun Hall ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Trent Prewett. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-TBY46 (4Q: 09:56) Todd Downs pass completed to RB Lionel Chmielewski for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Boose, assisted by OLB Kendrick Morley. Chmielewski gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 09:11) Todd Downs pass completed to FB Troy Bruce for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Morley. Bruce gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Fazande is blitzing. 2-1-HOU22 (4Q: 08:25) Todd Downs pass completed to WR D.J. Carpenter for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 23, Tampa Bay 16 |
| (4Q: 08:25) Extra point by Joey Padron was good. Houston 23, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 08:10) Joey Padron kicked off 66 yards from the TBY30. Kurt Snyder returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Isaac Briggs. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU19 (4Q: 07:39) Michael Whitley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Bornstein. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU22 (4Q: 06:55) Michael Whitley ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Norm Leat, assisted by DT Clarence Rice. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Kelley is blitzing. 3-8-HOU21 (4Q: 06:10) Norm Sinclair pass completed to TE Tracy Wagner for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Al Dresback. |
| 4-7-HOU22 (4Q: 05:22) Richie Lake punted 46 yards. D.J. Carpenter returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Travis Irwin. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 05:13) Shaun Hall ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Alan Cutler, assisted by DT Wendell Giefeke. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU CB Joey Boose for 8 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Isaac Briggs. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 05:06) Michael Whitley ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Robinson. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-TBY34 (4Q: 04:22) Nobby Sinclair sacked by DT Brock Robinson for a loss of 6 yards. Robinson ran right past Josh Buckner and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Sanderson, Guthrie and Leat are blitzing. 3-13-TBY40 (4Q: 03:34) Norm Sinclair pass completed to WR Scottie Walters for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jessie Kelley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 03:27) Norm Sinclair pass completed to WR Leonard Strickland for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Strickland gained 11 yards after the catch. Houston 29, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 03:27) Nobby Sinclair kept the ball and ran for the two-point conversion. Houston 31, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 03:13) Darrin Borders kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Jessie Kelley returned the ball 14 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Leonard Strickland. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY16 (4Q: 03:07) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Kelvin Bohme for 22 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Juckett. Bohme gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 02:51) Todd Downs pass completed to WR D.J. Carpenter for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Morley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 02:35) Todd Downs pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR D.J. Carpenter. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU43 (4Q: 02:25) Todd Downs pass completed to WR Victor Hayes for 31 yards. Tackled by S Norman Barker. Hayes gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Morley is blitzing. 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 02:03) Todd Downs pass completed to WR D.J. Carpenter for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 31, Tampa Bay 23 |
| (4Q: 02:03) Extra point by Joey Padron was good. Houston 31, Tampa Bay 24 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:56) Joey Padron kicked off 51 yards from the TBY30. Jackie Barber returned the ball 12 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Jackie Andersen. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 01:46) The Bulldozer Barber ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Xavier Flagg. Key block delivered by Joseph Wooden. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-HOU39 (4Q: 01:38) Jackie Barber ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Rice. Key block delivered by Patrick Savard. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 01:31) Michael Whitley ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Rice, assisted by S Bernard Donovan. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-HOU45 (4Q: 01:19) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-11-HOU40 (4Q: 01:19) Michael Whitley ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Robinson. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-11-HOU40 (4Q: 00:35) Nobby Sinclair dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 |