Week 2, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 ATL - Kim Helfrich 4 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:53 HOU - Todd Sievers 23 field goal
3Q: 10:38 ATL - Kim Helfrich 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 01:50 HOU - Todd Sievers 52 field goal
4Q: 12:37 ATL - Irv Terry 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 ATL - Kim Helfrich 4 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:53 HOU - Todd Sievers 23 field goal
3Q: 10:38 ATL - Kim Helfrich 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 01:50 HOU - Todd Sievers 52 field goal
4Q: 12:37 ATL - Irv Terry 32 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 242 300
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 3.51 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 86 99
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 3.74 3.81
Net Passing Yards 156 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/40 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.39 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 1/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	242	300
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	3.51	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	86	99
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	3.74	3.81
Net Passing Yards	156	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/40	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.39	7.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	1/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 41	5	11	Punt
1	6:48	3:46	OWN 45	7	20	Missed FG
1	1:42	3:55	OPP 40	8	34	Field Goal
2	10:59	5:32	OWN 16	9	31	Punt
2	3:33	2:14	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	10:30	2:23	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	6:03	4:18	OWN 20	9	45	Field Goal
4	14:15	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
4	12:32	7:57	OWN 21	19	66	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 16	2	-13	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	5:20	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
1	3:02	1:20	OWN 42	3	-2	Fumble
2	12:47	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:27	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 26	3	12	Half
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	8:07	2:04	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	1:45	2:30	OWN 29	5	30	Punt
4	14:07	1:35	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
4	4:35	4:15	OWN 13	9	28	Punt

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gerald Roberts	10	26	2.60	9
Al Garrison	9	43	4.78	8
Dwight Prior	4	17	4.25	5

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	17	56	3.29	12	2	2
Carl Davis	8	34	4.25	15	1	0
Marc Bulger	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Prior	40	26	196	6/40	0	18	0	76.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	23	18	216	3/15	0	34	0	105.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Thune	8	14	55	6.88	10	10
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	26	6.50	12	9
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	52	13.00	17	18
WR Roy Dixon	4	4	26	6.50	0	11
TE Rick Hammond	2	4	15	7.50	0	15
RB Al Garrison	1	3	6	6.00	3	6
WR Bucky Organ	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Gerald Roberts	1	3	5	5.00	3	5
TE Bart Varela	1	2	2	2.00	0	2

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alex Stuart	6	7	111	18.50	27	34
WR Jimmie Horton	4	5	36	9.00	6	17
WR Randall Humphrey	3	3	41	13.67	11	19
RB Kim Helfrich	2	2	10	5.00	7	5
WR Richie Becker	2	3	19	9.50	0	13
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Carl Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Glenn Bellando	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Prior	1	0	0	0
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	1	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Stuart	1	0	0
Kendall Hape	0	1	0
Leslie Ramthun	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Kemp	4	186	46.5	35.3	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	237	47.4	41.4	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	2	10	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	25	25.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	4	103	25.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	7	0	0.0	25	25
S Jeffrey Beckwith	6	3	0.0	26	25
S Ty Dollar	6	2	0.0	16	19
CB Corey Cortez	4	3	0.0	26	24
DT Earnest Maciel	3	2	1.0	22	24
DE Alan McIntyre	3	1	1.0	24	24
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	1	0.0	22	20
ILB Ty Sanders	3	1	0.0	24	23
CB James Kidder	3	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Tommy Chapman	2	1	0.5	26	25
S Eddie Murkowski	1	1	0.0	5	4
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0.0	11	5
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0.0	25	23
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Sam Wallace	0	1	0.5	3	5
S Willie Pile	0	1	0.0	1	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	12	4	0.0	23	45
DE Kendall Hape	10	0	4.5	22	46
ILB Seth Levine	7	5	0.0	22	37
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	2	0.0	22	45
DE Dusty Bronson	4	2	1.0	23	43
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	0.0	23	46
CB Ricardo Colclough	3	2	0.0	23	45
CB Kevin Logan	2	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Donovan Ricker	1	1	0.5	22	43
S Preston Ackerman	1	2	0.0	17	42
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0.0	16	31
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	1	9
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Earnest Maciel	1.0	1	24
DE Alan McIntyre	1.0	0	24
OLB Tommy Chapman	0.5	0	25
DE Sam Wallace	0.5	0	5

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	4.5	0	3	46
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	0	0	43
DT Donovan Ricker	0.5	1	0	43
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	5	0	25
CB Corey Cortez	3	2	24
CB James Kidder	3	1	17
S Ty Dollar	2	0	19
S Jeffrey Beckwith	2	0	25
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1	0	20
ILB Ty Sanders	1	0	23
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	7	1	45
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	46
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	45
CB Ricardo Colclough	2	2	45
CB Kevin Logan	2	0	40
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	13
ILB Seth Levine	2	0	37
S Preston Ackerman	1	1	42
CB Ike Benson	1	0	9
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	43
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Morton	2	4	21	0	42
Steven Randle	2	2	19	1	37
Brent Newton	1	4	19	3	34
Bucky Ratini	1	4	22	2	39
Lorenzo Thomas	0	1	21	0	41
Dusty Starks	0	1	7	0	21
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	9	0	20
Rick Hammond	0	1	9	0	17
Bart Varela	0	1	10	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Soltis	4	4	0	15	0	18
Clay Wallenbrock	2	9	1	26	0	24
Isaac Whalen	2	6	0	25	2	24
Wes Hamilton	2	4	0	23	0	20
Eddie Newsome	1	1	0	3	0	8
Raymond Matos	0	1	0	11	0	8
Dwayne Robertson	0	0	0	19	1	19

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Pile	1	8
Ty Dollar	1	8
Gerald Roberts	0	14
Harris Runyon	0	13
Tommy Bennett	0	13
Riddick Thune	0	12
Rick Hammond	0	12
Bucky Organ	0	12
Mack Waldteufel	0	11
Sean Putsche	0	9
Bart Varela	0	9
E.J. Henderson	0	7
Bucky Ratini	0	7
Ryan Sprague	0	7
Todd Sievers	0	6
Mitch Morrow	0	6
Dusty Starks	0	6
Bryce Henry	0	6
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	6
Jimmie Donovan	0	6
James Kidder	0	5
Louis Sims	0	5
Al Garrison	0	4
Kenneth Pritchett	0	4
Brady Kemp	0	4
Brent Newton	0	3
Heath Brodie	0	3
Kyle Morton	0	3
Earnest Powell	0	3
Bennie Howe	0	2
Jumbo Zellweger	0	2
Tommy Chapman	0	1
Ty Sanders	0	1
Sam Wallace	0	1
Sean Ritchie	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	2	13
Dusty Sampson	1	12
Ike Benson	1	7
Brant Shaw	1	7
Harvey Soltis	1	6
Carl Davis	0	16
Vince Jeffries	0	12
Jumbo Clayton	0	11
Quinn Crum	0	10
Glenn Bellando	0	10
Vernon Douglas	0	8
Mike Wheeler	0	7
Chester Vermeil	0	7
Tyrus Riviere	0	7
Jake Broome	0	6
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Kendall Hape	0	6
Eddie Newsome	0	6
Raymond Matos	0	6
Freddie Branch	0	6
Irv Terry	0	5
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	4
Clay Wallenbrock	0	4
Richie Becker	0	4
Ricardo Colclough	0	3
Kevin Logan	0	3
Preston Ackerman	0	3
Dusty Bronson	0	3
R.J. Myers	0	3
Donovan Ricker	0	3
Larry Buckner	0	3
Seth Levine	0	3
Randall Humphrey	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	17	63	3.7
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Prior	40	26	0	1	5	6	2	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	23	18	3	1	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	37	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	68	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	91	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	145	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	34	34.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	14	8	1	55	43
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	0	26	20
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	0	52	38
TE Rick Hammond	4	2	0	15	17
WR Roy Dixon	4	4	0	26	28
RB Al Garrison	3	1	2	6	27
RB Gerald Roberts	3	1	1	5	20
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	0	9	17
TE Bart Varela	2	1	1	2	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	7	6	111	3	20
WR Jimmie Horton	5	4	36	0	12
WR Richie Becker	3	2	19	0	14
WR Randall Humphrey	3	3	41	0	17
RB Kim Helfrich	2	2	10	0	17
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	-1	0	16
RB Carl Davis	1	0	0	0	8
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Roberts	2	11	5.50	2.60
Dwight Prior	1	3	3.00	4.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	2	5	2.50	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Prior	5	0	0	0.00	4.90

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	2	1	15	7.50	9.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
RB Al Garrison	1	2.00
WR Riddick Thune	1	3.93
TE Rick Hammond	1	3.75
WR Bucky Organ	1	4.50
TE Bart Varela	1	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	15	15.00	15.86
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Prior	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	2	1
Kim Helfrich	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Prior	16	10	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	7	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	5	3	2
TE Rick Hammond	3	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	2	2
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	1
WR Roy Dixon	2	2	2
RB Al Garrison	1	0	0
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Becker	3	2	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	1
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)