Week 16, 2013

played in Arizona, AZ

69 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	7	13	-	27
Arizona Cardinals	0	20	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 2 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 13:29 ARI - Mike Scifres 30 field goal
2Q: 07:28 ARI - Johnny Aalders 4 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 06:02 ARI - Terrell Ragland 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 00:50 ARI - Mike Scifres 38 field goal
3Q: 05:54 ARI - Mike Scifres 39 field goal
3Q: 01:24 HOU - Riddick Thune 17 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 03:15 ARI - Mike Scifres 34 field goal
4Q: 01:57 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 29 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 00:01 HOU - Riddick Thune 1 pass from Chad Pennington (Chad Pennington pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 2 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 13:29 ARI - Mike Scifres 30 field goal
2Q: 07:28 ARI - Johnny Aalders 4 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 06:02 ARI - Terrell Ragland 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 00:50 ARI - Mike Scifres 38 field goal
3Q: 05:54 ARI - Mike Scifres 39 field goal
3Q: 01:24 HOU - Riddick Thune 17 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 03:15 ARI - Mike Scifres 34 field goal
4Q: 01:57 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 29 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 00:01 HOU - Riddick Thune 1 pass from Chad Pennington (Chad Pennington pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 23 26
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 389 421
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 6.82 6.01
Net Rushing Yards 78 140
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.52
Net Passing Yards 311 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/149 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:53 35:07

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	23	26
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	389	421
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	6.82	6.01
Net Rushing Yards	78	140
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.52
Net Passing Yards	311	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/149	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:53	35:07

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:04	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
1	5:19	2:33	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
2	13:22	2:39	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
2	5:55	2:20	OWN 34	6	11	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 22	1	3	Half
3	13:02	2:08	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:47	4:28	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	14:43	1:13	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	3:09	1:23	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:56	2:37	OWN 39	4	23	Punt
1	2:46	4:24	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
2	10:43	3:24	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
2	7:14	1:19	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
2	3:35	2:52	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	10:54	5:07	OWN 22	11	56	Field Goal
3	1:19	1:36	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	13:30	10:21	OWN 19	16	64	Field Goal
4	1:46	0:45	OWN 16	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Chad Pennington, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	12	57	4.75	14	1
Russell Gillespie	5	15	3.00	6	0
Chad Pennington	1	6	6.00	6	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Aalders	19	57	3.00	13	2	1
Terrell Ragland	11	82	7.45	26	2	0
Jesse Brunell	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	38	25	318	1/7	4	47	0	126.8

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	37	25	305	2/24	1	31	0	101.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	8	13	85	10.63	7	17	2
WR Reche Caldwell	4	6	120	30.00	18	47	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	8	52	13.00	10	29	2
RB Russell Gillespie	2	3	16	8.00	1	14	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	0
TE Jumbo Stallings	2	2	18	9.00	6	11	0
FB Dean Poole	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0
WR Irving Haneke	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jeff Bridges	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anquan Boldin	5	11	82	16.40	11	23	0
WR Vince Powell	5	6	93	18.60	14	31	0
FB Terrell Ragland	4	4	27	6.75	9	15	1
TE Derek Sherp	3	5	44	14.67	24	22	0
RB Johnny Aalders	3	3	18	6.00	3	8	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	3	21	10.50	0	17	0
WR Allen Bates	2	3	17	8.50	3	12	0
TE Phillip Goodin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Michael Lewis	1	0	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tommy McAninch	0	1	0	0
Phillip Goodin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	5	214	42.8	34.6	56	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	4	181	45.3	34.3	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Scifres	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	1	4	4.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Fox	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	5	149	29.8	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Bates	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Lewis	9	1	0.0	26	32
S Leslie Franz	7	2	0.0	30	39
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	5	5	1.0	31	39
DE Bryce Henry	5	0	1.0	30	38
ILB Nicky Sullivan	5	3	0.0	26	36
DE Darren Balderas	5	1	0.0	30	39
DT Earnest Maciel	5	1	0.0	28	38
S Eddie Murkowski	5	0	0.0	6	10
CB Bennie Howe	4	1	0.0	29	39
CB Corey Cortez	3	2	0.0	28	37
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	0	0.0	26	31
ILB Winston Brass	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Alan McIntyre	0	1	0.0	7	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Artie Gredzinski	5	1	0.0	18	39
S Derek Alcott	5	1	0.0	16	33
S Herman Norton	4	4	0.0	15	38
CB Brad Moore	4	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Wayne Witte	4	1	0.0	9	23
DE Justin Alexander	3	0	1.0	17	36
S Artie McDaniel	2	2	0.0	8	15
CB Horace Porterfield	2	1	0.0	17	39
CB Mario McCammon	2	1	0.0	14	32
DE Terry Crist	2	0	0.0	15	37
OLB Marlon Hiscock	1	2	0.0	16	39
DT Joe Dunn	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Cornelius Sturdivant	1	0	0.0	16	36
CB Thurman Pierce	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Kyle Fox	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Karlos Dansby	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Henry	1.0	2	0	38
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.0	1	1	39
DE Darren Balderas	0.0	3	0	39
OLB Tommy Chapman	0.0	1	0	31

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Alexander	1.0	0	1	1	36
OLB Wayne Witte	0.0	2	0	0	23
DT Cornelius Sturdivant	0.0	1	1	0	36
DT Joe Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	6
OLB Marlon Hiscock	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Terry Crist	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Michael Lewis	5	0	32
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	2	39
CB Bennie Howe	3	1	39
S Leslie Franz	3	1	39
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	37
S Eddie Murkowski	3	0	10
ILB Nicky Sullivan	2	0	36
ILB Phillip Morton	1	0	6
ILB Winston Brass	1	0	3
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	38

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derek Alcott	5	0	33
S Herman Norton	4	1	38
CB Brad Moore	4	0	37
CB Horace Porterfield	2	1	39
DE Terry Crist	2	0	37
S Artie McDaniel	2	0	15
ILB Artie Gredzinski	1	1	39
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	5
OLB Marlon Hiscock	1	0	39
DE Justin Alexander	1	0	36
OLB Wayne Witte	1	0	23
CB Mario McCammon	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Langston Walker	2	4	17	1	34
Chris Bober	2	2	13	0	26
Bucky Ratini	1	4	17	0	34
Steven Randle	1	3	13	0	35
Dusty Starks	1	2	16	0	33
Lorenzo Thomas	1	1	2	0	7
Tommie Welch	0	1	6	0	14

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Furio	2	6	26	0	33
Wade Smith	2	5	31	1	38
Joe Lane	2	4	13	0	19
Floyd Goldsmith	1	5	15	1	37
Hank Fraley	1	3	19	0	15
Bart Rivera	1	3	21	0	28
Terrell Murphy	1	3	22	0	23
Warren Ellard	0	1	8	0	2
Phillip Goodin	0	1	18	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dunta Robinson	1	23
Bryan Scott	1	19
Michael Lewis	1	15
Al Garrison	1	7
Dusty Starks	1	5
Russell Gillespie	0	20
Donnell Peterson	0	16
Reche Caldwell	0	15
Tommy Chapman	0	12
Irving Haneke	0	11
Jeff Bridges	0	10
Bennie Howe	0	8
Bryce Henry	0	8
Burt Tisdall	0	8
Phillip Morton	0	7
Dean Poole	0	6
Nicky Sullivan	0	6
Burt Shields	0	5
Brent Newton	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	5
Jumbo Zellweger	0	5
Leslie Franz	0	5
Alan McIntyre	0	5
Devin Price	0	5
Todd Sievers	0	4
Darren Balderas	0	4
Earnest Maciel	0	4
Winston Brass	0	4
Corey Cortez	0	4
Jumbo Stallings	0	4
DeAngelo Hall	0	3
Chris Bober	0	3
Tommie Welch	0	2
Eddie Murkowski	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Goodin	2	16
Karlos Dansby	2	15
Terrell Ragland	2	15
Tommy McAninch	0	23
Thurman Pierce	0	20
Kyle Fox	0	16
Larry Fitzgerald	0	15
Bryant Johnson	0	15
Derek Sherp	0	15
Mike Scifres	0	11
Mario McCammon	0	11
Nicky Bellevue	0	10
Dominic Furio	0	8
Warren Ellard	0	8
Wade Smith	0	7
Hank Fraley	0	7
Joe Lane	0	7
Wayne Witte	0	6
Justin Alexander	0	5
Mark Chandler	0	4
Leon Venegas	0	4
Allen Bates	0	4
Mo Perlman	0	4
Byron Crist	0	4
Jimmie Caminiti	0	4
Bart Rivera	0	3
Anquan Boldin	0	1
Joe Dunn	0	1
Brad Moore	0	1
Vince Powell	0	1
Artie Gredzinski	0	1
Herman Norton	0	1
Johnny Aalders	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	7	55	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	38	25	4	1	0	3	5	1	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	37	25	4	0	0	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	14	5	153	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	108	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	102	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	74	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	13	8	85	0	35
WR Kenneth Pritchett	8	4	52	1	33
WR Reche Caldwell	6	4	120	3	21
RB Russell Gillespie	3	2	16	0	20
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	2	12	0	7
TE Jumbo Stallings	2	2	18	0	16
FB Dean Poole	1	1	3	0	17
WR Irving Haneke	1	1	6	0	4
TE Jeff Bridges	1	1	6	0	13

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anquan Boldin	11	5	82	1	31
WR Vince Powell	6	5	93	2	31
TE Derek Sherp	5	3	44	1	26
FB Terrell Ragland	4	4	27	0	27
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	2	21	0	18
RB Johnny Aalders	3	3	18	0	23
WR Allen Bates	3	2	17	0	22
TE Phillip Goodin	2	1	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	2	11	5.50	4.75
Russell Gillespie	1	6	6.00	3.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Ragland	3	7	2.33	7.45
Johnny Aalders	2	3	1.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	8	7	50	6.25	8.37

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	4	3	23	5.75	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	30	10.00	6.54
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	2	16	8.00	6.50
FB Dean Poole	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	2	21	10.50	7.00
WR Anquan Boldin	1	0	0	0.00	7.45
FB Terrell Ragland	1	1	2	2.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Chad Pennington	1	1
Russell Gillespie	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Ragland	5	2
Jesse Brunell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	7	4	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Russell Gillespie	2	1	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	1	0
WR Reche Caldwell	1	0	0
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	1
TE Jeff Bridges	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Allen Bates	3	2	1
WR Anquan Boldin	2	1	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	1	0
TE Derek Sherp	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (17,600)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (17,600)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)