Week 16, 2025

played in Arizona, AZ

60 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	21	10	0	-	31
Arizona Cardinals	13	14	3	22	-	52

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 ARI - Alonzo Long 44 field goal
1Q: 04:07 ARI - Alonzo Long 43 field goal
1Q: 01:59 ARI - Sam Sutton 8 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 13:44 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 11:16 HOU - Kurt Snyder 40 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 07:19 ARI - Geoff Gabree 8 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 04:53 HOU - Earl Rader 12 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 02:16 ARI - Larry Stratton 13 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Justin Chasser 21 field goal
3Q: 04:20 ARI - Alonzo Long 38 field goal
3Q: 00:26 HOU - Earl Rader 17 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 09:33 ARI - Geoff Gabree 9 run (Micah Schmidtke pass to Geoff Gabree for conversion)
4Q: 07:47 ARI - Larry Stratton 8 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 03:18 ARI - Otis Drexler 38 interception return (Alonzo Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 ARI - Alonzo Long 44 field goal
1Q: 04:07 ARI - Alonzo Long 43 field goal
1Q: 01:59 ARI - Sam Sutton 8 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 13:44 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 11:16 HOU - Kurt Snyder 40 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 07:19 ARI - Geoff Gabree 8 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 04:53 HOU - Earl Rader 12 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 02:16 ARI - Larry Stratton 13 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Justin Chasser 21 field goal
3Q: 04:20 ARI - Alonzo Long 38 field goal
3Q: 00:26 HOU - Earl Rader 17 pass from Brandon Flowers (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 09:33 ARI - Geoff Gabree 9 run (Micah Schmidtke pass to Geoff Gabree for conversion)
4Q: 07:47 ARI - Larry Stratton 8 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 03:18 ARI - Otis Drexler 38 interception return (Alonzo Long extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 6-9 10-5
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 468 387
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 7.93 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 112 99
- Rushing Attempts 16 33
- Yards per Rush 7.00 3.00
Net Passing Yards 356 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 3 34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 363 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 6/142 5/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/78
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 44
Time of Possession 24:23 35:37

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	6-9	10-5
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	468	387
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	7.93	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	112	99
- Rushing Attempts	16	33
- Yards per Rush	7.00	3.00
Net Passing Yards	356	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 3	34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	363	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	6/142	5/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/78
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 44
Time of Possession	24:23	35:37

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	2:34	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	4:00	1:20	OWN 18	3	3	Interception
1	1:52	3:14	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	11:59	0:58	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
2	7:13	2:28	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	2:08	2:07	OWN 26	9	69	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 22	9	74	Field Goal
3	4:15	3:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:01	0:08	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
4	7:41	1:56	OWN 31	5	21	Downs
4	3:18	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	3:10	0:06	OWN 20	1	8	Fumble
4	2:28	0:47	OWN 40	4	2	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 37	9	36	Field Goal
1	7:25	3:25	OWN 33	7	41	Field Goal
1	2:40	0:48	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	13:38	1:39	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	11:01	3:48	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	4:45	2:37	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 16	1	-1	Half
3	10:06	5:51	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
3	0:20	4:19	OWN 14	8	35	Punt
4	10:53	1:28	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
4	9:15	1:34	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	5:45	2:27	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
4	3:04	0:36	OPP 28	3	-5	Missed FG
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 42	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Micah Schmidtke, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	10	96	9.60	41	2
Brandon Flowers	4	13	3.25	6	0
Jamal Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Kurt Snyder	1	4	4.00	4	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Geoff Gabree	24	67	2.79	9	0	2
Craig Montague	4	17	4.25	10	1	0
Micah Schmidtke	2	12	6.00	13	1	0
Dana Peyrouse	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Alan McMurdo	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Flowers	37	23	353	1/7	4	40	3	95.9
Randal Lykins	5	2	10	0/0	0	8	0	47.9

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah Schmidtke	34	24	299	2/11	3	40	0	126.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	10	15	146	14.60	70	36	2
WR Kurt Snyder	6	9	102	17.00	16	40	1
WR Bucky Organ	2	2	70	35.00	16	37	0
TE Kelly Madera	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	4	5	2.50	0	3	1
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	15	15.00	11	15	0
WR Kelvin Quinn	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Sutton	9	14	111	12.33	42	33	1
WR Larry Stratton	8	9	108	13.50	21	40	2
TE Kirk Fox	3	3	32	10.67	0	13	0
FB Alan McMurdo	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Zach Horner	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Geoff Gabree	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Broderick Poole	1	2	31	31.00	10	31	0
TE Reggie Freeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roman Becker	2	40	20.00	0
S Otis Drexler	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Earl Rader	1	0
J.J. Donovan	1	0
Clay Raymer	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dustin Tyler	1	0	0
Craig Montague	1	0	0
Carlos Walsh	0	2	1
Andrew Powell	0	1	0
Otis Drexler	0	1	0
Brady Spencer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	1	47	47.0	45.0	47	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	134	44.7	39.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	3/4	2/3	0/1	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	-3	-3.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Tyler	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	6	142	23.7	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg
Dustin Tyler	3	56	18.7
Richard Porter	1	15	15.0
Geoff Gabree	1	28	28.0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	5	2	0.0	27	32
S Jerald Perkins	5	1	0.0	29	30
ILB Leo Murray	5	0	0.0	16	10
S J.J. Donovan	5	0	0.0	18	26
DE Ronald Woodward	4	2	0.0	30	31
CB Dean Barber	4	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	1	0.0	20	30
OLB Vernon Morrison	4	0	0.0	13	6
DT Tyrell Murack	3	1	0.0	17	19
DE Warren Lynn	2	1	1.0	16	11
CB Trevor Canas	2	2	0.0	31	32
DT Clay Raymer	2	2	0.0	20	26
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0.0	24	28
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	1.0	24	29
DT Gabe Oliver	1	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Lewis Lee	1	1	0.0	14	9
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	1	0.0	19	27
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kelvin Quinn	1	0	---	---	---

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brady Spencer	7	0	0.5	13	39
CB Jim McKnight	5	0	0.0	11	36
ILB Marty Hopper	4	2	0.0	13	34
ILB Terrell Spencer	3	0	0.0	3	8
CB J.C. Younger	3	0	0.0	13	24
S Roman Becker	2	0	0.0	16	36
S Otis Drexler	2	0	0.0	12	31
DT Corwin Jeffries	2	0	0.0	7	16
S Byron Meador	1	1	0.5	4	19
DT Chester Toledo	1	1	0.0	9	27
CB Carlos Walsh	1	1	0.0	7	24
CB Ernie Dumas	1	0	0.0	11	30
DT Antoine Thune	1	0	0.0	14	34
S Norbert Toomer	1	0	0.0	1	15
DE Winfred Welker	1	0	0.0	12	37
ILB Geoff Polston	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Bo Lemons	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE A.J. Stimpson	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Warren Lynn	1.0	1	0	11
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	0	0	29
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	2	1	13
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	1	1	26

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Brady Spencer	0.5	0	0	39
S Byron Meador	0.5	0	0	19
DT Antoine Thune	0.0	1	2	34
DE Winfred Welker	0.0	0	2	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	4	1	27
S Burt Morlando	3	1	32
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	32
CB Fred Lemons	3	0	28
S J.J. Donovan	3	0	26
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	30
S Jerald Perkins	2	0	30
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	10
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	6
OLB Lewis Lee	1	0	9
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	27

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim McKnight	4	1	0	36
CB J.C. Younger	4	0	0	24
ILB Marty Hopper	3	2	0	34
OLB Brady Spencer	3	0	0	39
CB Ernie Dumas	2	0	0	30
ILB Terrell Spencer	2	0	0	8
S Norbert Toomer	1	1	0	15
S Roman Becker	1	0	2	36
S Otis Drexler	1	0	1	31
DT Antoine Thune	1	0	0	34
CB Carlos Walsh	1	0	0	24
ILB Geoff Polston	1	0	0	4
S Byron Meador	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	2	2	1	15	0	41
Ernest Occean	1	2	0	14	0	33
Joey Crawford	1	2	0	9	0	18
Josh Buckner	0	3	0	12	0	32
Raymond Takemura	0	2	0	16	0	38
Nick Diaz	0	1	0	15	0	38
Alfred Streepy	0	1	0	4	0	11
Arnold Crews	0	0	0	3	1	17

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marc Grace	3	5	26	0	31
Todd Worley	2	6	28	0	31
Van Clancy	1	8	29	0	30
Andrew Powell	1	4	33	1	36
Damon Boyd	1	3	24	1	26
Alan McMurdo	1	2	26	0	31
Sedrick Forbes	0	1	16	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Wilcox	3	10
William Bondy	2	18
Dean Barber	1	20
J.J. Donovan	0	22
Bucky Organ	0	19
Lenny Walton	0	19
Jerame Englund	0	19
Leo Murray	0	16
Marty Douglas	0	14
Jerald Perkins	0	12
Derrick Vaughn	0	10
Vernon Morrison	0	10
Fred Lemons	0	10
Kelvin Quinn	0	9
Lewis Lee	0	9
Justin Chasser	0	8
Gabe Oliver	0	5
Joey Crawford	0	5
Trevor Canas	0	4
Tyrell Murack	0	4
Earl Rader	0	4
Oscar Battle	0	4
Burt Morlando	0	3
Max Pullen	0	3
Adrian Williamson	0	3
Warren Lynn	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Mack Ingram	0	3
Kelly Madera	0	3
Richie Lake	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	2
Wendell Giefeke	0	2
Arnold Crews	0	2
Alvin Finley	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Walsh	3	21
Zach Horner	2	24
Kirk Fox	1	21
Norbert Toomer	1	14
Alan McMurdo	0	22
Richard Porter	0	21
Jon Houston	0	21
Geoff Gabree	0	19
Terrell Spencer	0	15
Jim McKnight	0	11
Marshall Ding	0	10
Rufus Porter	0	7
Andrew Powell	0	7
Sedrick Forbes	0	6
Dustin Tyler	0	6
Geoff Polston	0	6
Marc Grace	0	5
Brady Spencer	0	4
Roman Becker	0	4
Reggie Freeman	0	4
Alonzo Long	0	4
Britt Hanson	0	4
Artie Souza	0	3
Van Clancy	0	3
Ernie Dumas	0	3
Winfred Welker	0	3
Corwin Jeffries	0	2
Marty Hopper	0	2
Antoine Thune	0	2
J.C. Younger	0	2
Damon Boyd	0	2
Gary Raley	0	2
Byron Meador	0	2
Otis Drexler	0	1
Broderick Poole	0	1
Jeff Damron	0	1
Richard Vendl	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	41	41.0
Middle	12	62	5.2
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	34	2.6
Middle	10	54	5.4
Right	7	15	2.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Flowers	37	23	7	0	3	4	3	0	3
Randal Lykins	5	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah Schmidtke	34	24	3	0	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	125	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	111	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	110	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	90	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	15	10	0	146	3	39
WR Kurt Snyder	9	6	2	102	2	31
TE Derrick Vaughn	4	1	0	4	0	21
RB Brad Barnett	4	2	0	5	0	36
TE Kelly Madera	3	2	0	15	0	13
WR Kelvin Quinn	3	1	1	6	0	23
WR Bucky Organ	2	2	0	70	2	12
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	1	15	0	18

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Sutton	14	9	2	111	1	32
WR Larry Stratton	9	8	0	108	1	35
FB Alan McMurdo	3	1	0	4	0	31
TE Kirk Fox	3	3	0	32	0	15
WR Broderick Poole	2	1	0	31	1	7
RB Zach Horner	1	1	0	13	0	4
RB Geoff Gabree	1	1	0	0	0	28
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Flowers	2	6	3.00	3.25
Brad Barnett	2	2	1.00	9.60

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Gabree	4	18	4.50	2.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Flowers	10	6	62	6.20	9.54

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah Schmidtke	6	4	41	6.83	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	3	3	36	12.00	9.73
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	23	7.67	11.33
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Brad Barnett	2	1	3	1.50	1.25

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Stratton	3	3	33	11.00	12.00
FB Alan McMurdo	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Sam Sutton	1	1	8	8.00	7.93
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Snyder	1	1
Brad Barnett	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Gabree	4	2
Dana Peyrouse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Flowers	7	4	4
Randal Lykins	1	0	0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah Schmidtke	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	3	3	3
WR Kurt Snyder	3	1	1
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Sutton	5	1	1
WR Larry Stratton	3	3	3
TE Kirk Fox	2	2	1
RB Zach Horner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (17,600)
End Zone 10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (17,600)
End Zone	10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)