Week 14, 2016

played in Houston, TX

53 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	10	7	10	-	27
Houston Texans	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:24 DET - Johnnie Lyon 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DET - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
3Q: 00:31 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 14 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 08:18 DET - Cary Bielby 1 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 06:19 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 10 pass from Kenny Banks (Kenny Banks run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:21 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:24 DET - Johnnie Lyon 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DET - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
3Q: 00:31 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 14 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 08:18 DET - Cary Bielby 1 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 06:19 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 10 pass from Kenny Banks (Kenny Banks run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:21 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 4-9 3-10
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 273
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 155 89
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 3.60 5.24
Net Passing Yards 184 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 37 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 184 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 4.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 3/46 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:31 23:29

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	4-9	3-10
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	339	273
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	155	89
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	3.60	5.24
Net Passing Yards	184	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	37 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	184	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	4.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	3/46	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:31	23:29

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 14	7	30	Interception
1	8:31	5:08	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
2	12:01	7:44	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
2	2:21	2:20	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
3	8:45	2:15	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
3	5:48	5:25	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	13:30	0:46	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	11:23	3:11	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
4	6:10	3:49	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	1:51	0:38	OPP 23	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 44	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	2:38	OWN 47	5	11	Punt
1	3:23	6:22	OWN 20	13	59	Fumble
2	4:17	1:56	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	6:15	OWN 20	12	72	Interception
3	6:30	0:42	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:44	1:21	OWN 23	3	10	Interception
4	8:12	2:02	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	2:21	0:30	OWN 23	4	0	Downs
4	1:13	0:33	OWN 40	3	10	Interception

Game MVP: Johnnie Lyon, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bob McNally	19	69	3.63	11	1	0
Robert Clark	13	45	3.46	12	1	0
Marshall Enos	6	29	4.83	9	0	0
Johnnie Lyon	4	13	3.25	7	0	1
Quinn Cox	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	8	52	6.50	12	2
Russell Gillespie	5	20	4.00	6	0
Heath Brodie	2	12	6.00	8	0
Gerald Roberts	2	5	2.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnnie Lyon	27	21	184	0/0	2	18	1	104.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	28	17	162	2/14	0	49	2	47.0
Kenny Banks	9	3	36	0/0	1	16	1	44.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Scott	7	8	66	9.43	4	18	0
RB Bob McNally	3	3	26	8.67	20	10	0
TE Brant Armstrong	3	5	33	11.00	5	17	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	3	32	16.00	2	18	1
TE Steven Kerns	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Robert Clark	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Leo Brazzell	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Cary Bielby	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Erik Springer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Mack Waldteufel	7	8	58	8.29	26	11	0
RB Russell Gillespie	3	4	15	5.00	1	8	0
WR Riddick Thune	3	9	23	7.67	4	14	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	3	7	75	25.00	11	49	1
WR Rex Emmons	2	2	15	7.50	3	10	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Al Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gerald Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Van Blick	1	25	25.00
S Alfred Perrigo	1	14	14.00
OLB Charles Sawyer	1	7	7.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Cortez	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Whiting	0	1	0	0
Marshall Carroll	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	4	180	45.0	37.8	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	4	175	43.8	36.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Springer	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Emmons	2	59	29.5	0
Al Garrison	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Marshall Carroll	7	0	2.0	14	21
CB Clarence Cassidy	7	0	0.0	13	36
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	1	0.0	17	39
ILB Aaron Samuels	3	3	0.0	15	39
CB Darryl Troy	3	2	0.0	15	37
S Lonnie Albright	3	2	0.0	17	38
DT Claude Hodges	3	0	0.0	16	35
S Edward Evans	2	1	0.0	1	17
DE Karl Jarvis	2	0	0.0	17	36
S Alfred Perrigo	1	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Van Blick	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Kirk Whiting	1	0	0.0	15	21
DE Vinny Mayes	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dana Owens	0	1	0.0	3	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeffrey Beckwith	15	3	0.0	40	26
ILB Ty Sanders	8	4	0.0	39	27
S Burt Morlando	8	2	0.0	35	17
CB Corey Cortez	6	3	0.0	42	26
OLB Sean Ritchie	4	3	0.0	36	19
CB Bennie Howe	4	2	0.0	41	26
DE Alan McIntyre	4	0	0.0	40	23
OLB Harris Runyon	2	4	0.0	36	17
CB Tom Taves	2	2	0.0	24	16
DE Sam Wallace	2	0	0.0	7	1
DT Roy Rodgers	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	1	0.0	9	10
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0.0	41	26
T Sean Moss	1	0	---	---	---
RB Al Garrison	1	0	---	---	---
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Earnest Powell	1	0	0.0	18	10
ILB Louis Sims	0	1	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marshall Carroll	2.0	0	1	0	21
DE Karl Jarvis	0.0	1	1	0	36
DE Kirk Whiting	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	0	2	1	35
DE Johnny Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	18

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mitch Morrow	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Cassidy	7	0	0	36
S Lonnie Albright	3	0	0	38
CB Darryl Troy	2	1	0	37
S Edward Evans	2	1	0	17
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	0	1	39
OLB Van Blick	1	0	1	6
DE Vinny Mayes	1	0	0	3
ILB Aaron Samuels	1	0	0	39
DE Karl Jarvis	1	0	0	36
S Alfred Perrigo	0	2	1	37
CB Willie Netter	0	1	0	35

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	4	1	0	17
CB Corey Cortez	4	0	1	26
S Jeffrey Beckwith	3	1	0	26
ILB Ty Sanders	3	0	0	27
DT Roy Rodgers	2	0	0	9
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	0	0	10
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0	23
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0	26
DE Sam Wallace	1	0	0	1
CB Tom Taves	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brad Blades	3	6	35	23
Larry Jagger	3	4	10	3
Nat Dorsey	2	6	33	23
Terrell Forbes	2	6	43	27
Brant Armstrong	2	5	32	21
Leo Brazzell	1	3	22	9
Donny Cavazos	1	3	35	22
Jermaine Lynn	0	4	32	24
Steven Kerns	0	2	20	12
Gerald Madison	0	2	16	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Newton	2	3	11	0	33
Jimmie Donovan	1	3	4	0	14
Bucky Ratini	1	1	14	1	34
Sean Moss	1	1	16	1	33
Roosevelt Beckinsale	1	1	13	0	25
Mack Waldteufel	1	1	9	0	22
Adrian McCotter	1	1	6	0	6
Billy Ah Yat	0	2	15	0	34
Dusty Starks	0	1	3	0	5
Ryan Sprague	0	1	2	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Brazzell	1	15
Marshall Enos	1	13
Otis Dukas	1	13
Dana Owens	1	8
Clarence Cassidy	0	15
Steven Kerns	0	12
Marco Bensen	0	11
Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	11
Edward Evans	0	9
Robert Clark	0	9
A.J. Neiderer	0	8
Dana Fields	0	8
Mickey Flynn	0	6
Brant Armstrong	0	6
Donny Cavazos	0	6
Gerald Madison	0	6
Jermaine Lynn	0	5
Ronald Fleming	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	4
Erik Springer	0	4
Vinny Mayes	0	4
Tyrus Humphrey	0	3
Johnny Gardner	0	3
Ben Farley	0	3
Nat Dorsey	0	2
Leslie Chandler	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	2
Bob McNally	0	1
Alfred Perrigo	0	1
Kirk Whiting	0	1
Willie Netter	0	1
Charles Sawyer	0	1
Marshall Carroll	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Organ	1	11
Russell Gillespie	0	15
Tom Taves	0	15
Rex Emmons	0	13
Earl Fiume	0	11
Ty Sanders	0	10
Mack Waldteufel	0	9
Riddick Thune	0	8
Tommy Chapman	0	8
Desmond Clancy	0	8
Sean Putsche	0	7
Tommy Bennett	0	7
Louis Sims	0	6
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	5
Billy Ah Yat	0	4
Dusty Starks	0	4
Al Garrison	0	4
Steven Randle	0	4
Jimmie Donovan	0	4
Winfred Dalton	0	4
Sam Wallace	0	4
Earnest Powell	0	4
Jimmy Reischl	0	4
Bennie Howe	0	3
Ryan Sprague	0	3
Sean Ritchie	0	3
Todd Sievers	0	2
Mitch Morrow	0	2
Alan McIntyre	0	2
Kenneth Pritchett	0	2
Corey Cortez	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Harris Runyon	0	2
Bart Varela	0	2
Bucky Ratini	0	1
Gerald Roberts	0	1
Roy Rodgers	0	1
Burt Morlando	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	44	3.7
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	14	52	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnnie Lyon	27	21	0	0	2	2	1	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	28	17	1	1	1	3	3	0	2
Kenny Banks	9	3	0	0	0	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	94	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	77	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jose Scott	8	7	0	66	19
TE Brant Armstrong	5	3	1	33	21
RB Bob McNally	3	3	0	26	12
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	2	0	32	12
TE Steven Kerns	2	2	0	4	12
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	0	1	13
RB Robert Clark	1	1	0	3	10
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0	11	11
WR Erik Springer	1	0	1	0	10
FB Leo Brazzell	1	1	0	8	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	9	3	0	23	0	36
FB Mack Waldteufel	8	7	0	58	0	22
WR Kenneth Pritchett	7	3	0	75	1	27
RB Russell Gillespie	4	3	0	15	0	15
WR Bucky Organ	3	1	0	7	0	15
WR Rex Emmons	2	2	0	15	0	22
TE Earl Fiume	2	1	0	5	0	27
RB Al Garrison	1	0	1	0	0	18
RB Gerald Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnnie Lyon	2	1	0.50	3.25
Bob McNally	1	1	1.00	3.63
Marshall Enos	1	3	3.00	4.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	1	12	12.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnnie Lyon	6	6	40	6.67	6.81

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenny Banks	1	1	10	10.00	4.00
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Scott	2	2	14	7.00	8.25
RB Robert Clark	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	14	14.00	10.67
FB Leo Brazzell	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Cary Bielby	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	10	10.00	10.71
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Clark	3	1
Marshall Enos	2	1
Johnnie Lyon	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Roberts	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnnie Lyon	10	7	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	6	3	3
Kenny Banks	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brant Armstrong	3	2	2
WR Jose Scott	2	2	2
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	1
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	1
RB Bob McNally	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	3	1	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0
RB Gerald Roberts	1	0	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,000)