Week 2, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	17	0	14	-	38
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 HOU - William Bondy 13 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 06:29 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 48 field goal
2Q: 13:39 HOU - Kelly Madera 7 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 10:24 HOU - Jerome Wilkins 5 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 55 field goal
4Q: 13:28 HOU - Jamal Rivers 2 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
4Q: 08:13 ATL - Bryan Dennis 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Jerame Englund 15 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 HOU - William Bondy 13 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 06:29 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 48 field goal
2Q: 13:39 HOU - Kelly Madera 7 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 10:24 HOU - Jerome Wilkins 5 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 55 field goal
4Q: 13:28 HOU - Jamal Rivers 2 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
4Q: 08:13 ATL - Bryan Dennis 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Jerame Englund 15 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 358 244
- Offensive Plays 72 59
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 166 128
- Rushing Attempts 41 30
- Yards per Rush 4.05 4.27
Net Passing Yards 192 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 1 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 11/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 6/51 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:23 25:37

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	358	244
- Offensive Plays	72	59
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	166	128
- Rushing Attempts	41	30
- Yards per Rush	4.05	4.27
Net Passing Yards	192	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 1	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	11/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	6/51	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:23	25:37

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	3:26	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	6:24	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:44	5:14	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	12:44	1:38	OPP 40	4	37	Interception
2	10:59	0:46	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
2	6:40	0:57	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	4:55	1:19	OWN 23	4	10	Punt
2	2:01	1:59	OWN 31	7	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
3	11:35	3:38	OWN 27	6	23	Punt
3	6:26	1:18	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
3	4:04	5:44	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
4	8:03	2:48	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	4:16	1:53	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
1	10:23	3:59	OWN 38	6	31	Field Goal
1	5:57	2:13	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	13:30	0:46	OWN 46	1	-6	Fumble
2	11:06	0:07	OWN 20	1	11	Fumble
2	10:13	3:33	OWN 22	9	27	Punt
2	5:43	0:48	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	3:36	1:35	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
3	13:33	1:58	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	7:57	1:31	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
3	5:08	1:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	13:20	5:17	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
4	5:15	0:59	OWN 17	4	8	Downs
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 20	6	43	Game

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Rivers	24	72	3.00	21	1	1
Jerame Englund	16	90	5.63	26	3	1
Heath Brodie	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shawn Rehberg	21	87	4.14	15	2
Frankie Blincoe	5	30	6.00	11	1
Ike Perez	2	3	1.50	4	0
Byron Aiken	1	0	0.00	0	0
Broderick Darquea	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	31	16	192	0/0	3	34	1	89.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	26	16	137	3/21	1	37	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	6	9	90	15.00	9	33	0
TE Kelly Madera	4	4	29	7.25	2	11	1
WR William Bondy	3	6	55	18.33	12	34	1
WR Jerome Wilkins	2	6	11	5.50	0	6	1
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Bucky Organ	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kirk Gardner	4	4	31	7.75	3	11	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	5	58	19.33	26	37	0
WR Claude Adams	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Ike Perez	2	3	24	12.00	5	13	0
WR Bryan Dennis	2	6	15	7.50	0	10	1
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerame Englund	2	0	0
Nick Diaz	0	2	0
Burt Morlando	0	1	0
Ernie Burton	0	1	0
Alonzo Bush	0	0	1
Ronald Woodward	0	0	1
Jerald Perkins	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ike Perez	1	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0
Shawn Rehberg	1	0	0
Kirk Chapman	0	1	0
Louis Nieves	0	0	1
Juan Norried	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	7	332	47.4	42.4	63	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	8	379	47.4	38.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	5	44	8.8	0
William Bondy	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	12	6.0	0
Kendrick Robak	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	1	24	24.0	0
Jerome Wilkins	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Rehberg	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	7	2	0.0	23	25
S Burt Morlando	5	2	0.0	24	24
DE Ronald Woodward	4	0	1.0	28	26
DT Tyrell Murack	4	1	0.0	17	10
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Alonzo Bush	3	2	1.0	13	21
ILB Leo Murray	3	2	1.0	22	20
OLB Winfred Stone	3	1	0.0	23	10
DE Oscar Battle	3	1	0.0	27	23
S Tom Taves	2	1	0.0	15	13
S Jerald Perkins	2	1	0.0	18	21
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Trevor Canas	1	1	0.0	26	26
DT Clay Raymer	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB Donny Willis	1	1	0.0	16	18
DT Bucky Bullock	1	1	0.0	8	4
QB Heath Brodie	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	2	0.0	9	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Cobb	12	2	36	20
OLB Craig Lyon	5	1	25	23
DE Juan Norried	4	3	31	25
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	4	2	29	21
S Grant Morton	4	0	35	25
ILB Norm Sapia	3	1	19	17
CB Max Midget	3	1	31	30
DT Winston Ansara	3	0	28	22
S Marlon Paswater	2	3	29	25
DT Louis Nieves	2	0	14	9
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	17	14
OLB Darryl Harts	1	2	19	7
DT Omar Blackburn	1	2	12	10
CB Norman Henry	1	1	4	5
S Nate Accimus	1	0	11	6
OLB Randall Osborne	1	0	13	8
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	0	13	7
S Bryant Andrew	1	0	6	6
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	15	20
CB Gus Barrett	0	1	28	24
DE Donny Weadock	0	1	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	1	2	0	26
OLB Alonzo Bush	1.0	0	0	0	21
ILB Leo Murray	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	0	2	1	23
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	0	1	0	8

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	2	25
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	11
DT Winston Ansara	1	22
DT Omar Blackburn	1	10
OLB Craig Lyon	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	4	0	25
CB Fred Lemons	3	0	16
S Burt Morlando	2	1	24
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	16
S Tom Taves	1	0	13
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	0	21
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	8
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	10
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	23
CB Trevor Canas	0	1	26
CB Donny Willis	0	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Max Midget	3	1	0	30
ILB Norm Sapia	3	0	0	17
OLB Craig Lyon	3	0	0	23
CB Winfred Cooley	2	2	1	14
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	1	0	7
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	1	0	0	21
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	0	20
S Nate Accimus	1	0	0	6
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0	25
OLB Randall Osborne	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ernest Occean	3	4	34	28
Nick Diaz	2	8	41	31
Raymond Takemura	1	12	35	25
Alvin Finley	1	8	36	27
Myron Rodriguez	1	1	11	10
Brian Devine	1	1	20	15
Monty Klinghagen	1	1	18	4
Josh Buckner	0	2	29	27
Wesley Walsh	0	1	22	13
Oscar Reese	0	1	7	3
Alfred Streepy	0	1	12	4

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	2	3	24	0	24
Leroy Keith	2	2	6	1	5
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	25	0	25
Ike Perez	1	3	26	0	23
Kirk Gardner	1	2	21	0	16
Phil Tikaran	0	5	26	0	25
Danny McClendon	0	4	15	1	15
Roger Thornton	0	2	24	1	22
Kirk Chapman	0	2	27	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Wilkins	4	24
Harvey Reeves	2	14
Alan Forbes	1	18
Kelly Madera	1	17
Dean Barber	0	20
Alonzo Bush	0	16
Wesley Walsh	0	15
Monty Klinghagen	0	15
Tom Taves	0	14
Bucky Organ	0	11
Brian Devine	0	11
Kurt Snyder	0	11
Jamal Schwartz	0	10
Donny Willis	0	10
Antoine Wijaya	0	8
Myron Rodriguez	0	8
Ronald Woodward	0	8
Mack Ingram	0	8
Oscar Reese	0	8
Arnold Lavigne	0	8
Alvin Finley	0	7
Earl Rader	0	7
Tyrell Murack	0	5
Brady Godfrey	0	4
Clay Raymer	0	4
Winfred Stone	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Ernie Burton	0	1
Jerald Perkins	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
William Bondy	0	1
Alfred Streepy	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	3	19
Ike Perez	2	10
Norm Sapia	1	19
Edgar Owens	1	19
Leroy Keith	1	9
Byron Aiken	0	19
Broderick Darquea	0	16
Bryan Dennis	0	16
Randall Osborne	0	15
Louie Podbevsek	0	14
Claude Adams	0	11
Darryl Harts	0	10
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	9
Troy Branch	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Phil Tikaran	0	9
Danny McClendon	0	9
Grant Morton	0	8
Nate Accimus	0	8
Kendrick Robak	0	8
Kirk Gardner	0	7
Shawn Rehberg	0	6
Kris Mathis	0	6
Jamie Lincoln	0	5
Charlie Mattingly	0	4
Omar Blackburn	0	4
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	3
Winfred Cooley	0	3
Juan Norried	0	2
Marlon Paswater	0	2
Gerald Buchanan	0	1
Bryant Andrew	0	1
Gus Barrett	0	1
Casey Fairbairn	0	1
Donny Weadock	0	1
Max Midget	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	54	4.5
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	19	77	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	6	48	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	31	16	2	2	1	5	6	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	26	16	1	0	1	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	39	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	9	6	0	90	1	25
WR Jerome Wilkins	6	2	1	11	0	13
WR William Bondy	6	3	0	55	1	19
WR Bucky Organ	5	0	0	0	0	25
TE Kelly Madera	4	4	0	29	0	8
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	0	7	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	6	2	0	15	0	25
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	3	1	58	1	18
TE Kirk Gardner	4	4	0	31	0	16
WR Claude Adams	3	2	0	5	0	20
FB Ike Perez	3	2	0	24	0	23
WR Casey Fairbairn	3	1	0	3	0	10
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	0	-2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerame Englund	4	18	4.50	5.63
Jamal Rivers	3	8	2.67	3.00
Heath Brodie	1	4	4.00	4.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	1	15	15.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	6	4	39	6.50	6.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	5	5.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Wilkins	2	1	5	2.50	1.83
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Earl Rader	1	1	14	14.00	10.00
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	7	7.00	7.25
WR William Bondy	1	1	13	13.00	9.17

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	5	3
Jerame Englund	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	10	6	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Bondy	3	1	1
WR Earl Rader	2	2	2
WR Jerome Wilkins	2	1	1
TE Kelly Madera	2	2	2
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	1
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	1	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1
FB Ike Perez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (22,200)
End Zone 10,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (22,200)
End Zone	10,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,000)