Week 1, 2027

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	7	0	10	7	-	24
Houston Texans	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 TEN - Shaun Hall 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 02:29 HOU - Jackie Barber 2 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 10:56 TEN - Darrin Mathews 45 field goal
3Q: 05:18 HOU - Darrin Borders 50 field goal
3Q: 04:25 TEN - Sam Houston 16 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 11:00 TEN - Shaun Hall 84 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Jamal Lemke 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 TEN - Shaun Hall 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 02:29 HOU - Jackie Barber 2 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 10:56 TEN - Darrin Mathews 45 field goal
3Q: 05:18 HOU - Darrin Borders 50 field goal
3Q: 04:25 TEN - Sam Houston 16 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 11:00 TEN - Shaun Hall 84 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Jamal Lemke 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 345 370
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 237 190
- Rushing Attempts 37 34
- Yards per Rush 6.41 5.59
Net Passing Yards 108 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 8 - 0 31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 113 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.70 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 0/0 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:39 33:21

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	345	370
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	237	190
- Rushing Attempts	37	34
- Yards per Rush	6.41	5.59
Net Passing Yards	108	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 8 - 0	31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	113	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.70	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	0/0	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:39	33:21

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	4:07	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
1	6:02	1:27	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	2:22	5:14	OWN 23	9	34	Punt
2	5:49	1:39	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	5	17	Half
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 29	8	43	Field Goal
3	8:40	1:52	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
3	5:10	0:55	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
3	0:42	2:09	OWN 23	5	41	Missed FG
4	11:40	0:55	OWN 12	3	88	Touchdown
4	6:30	1:38	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	2:50	0:32	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 29	3	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	9:29	3:27	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
1	4:35	2:13	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	12:08	6:19	OWN 1	12	69	Missed FG
2	4:10	2:23	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	10:51	2:11	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	6:48	1:38	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
3	4:15	3:33	OWN 24	7	25	Interception
4	13:33	1:53	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
4	10:45	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	4:52	2:02	OWN 43	6	10	Downs
4	2:18	1:14	OWN 11	5	18	Downs

Game MVP: Shaun Hall, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Hall	20	158	7.90	84	2	2
Deion Mendola	11	34	3.09	11	1	0
J.C. Devine	6	45	7.50	41	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	25	143	5.72	46	5
Jackie Barber	7	34	4.86	13	2
Michael Whitley	2	13	6.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	22	8	113	1/5	1	27	0	68.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	31	16	197	2/17	2	31	1	79.6

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winston Wilkins	5	8	82	16.40	9	27	0
TE Sam Houston	1	6	16	16.00	6	16	1
RB Deion Mendola	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jimmy Banks	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB B.J. Sunia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	4	12	77	19.25	35	31	0
WR Jamal Lemke	4	5	46	11.50	2	18	1
WR Kurt Snyder	2	4	12	6.00	0	13	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	32	16.00	22	22	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	3	21	21.00	0	21	0
TE Tracy Wagner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lewis Chodzinski	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frankie Bertolone	6	252	42.0	32.3	46	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	5	200	40.0	33.2	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Murphy	3	14	4.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Chodzinski	4	75	18.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lewis Chodzinski	8	1	0.0	29	28
S Ike Cooks	6	4	0.5	31	27
ILB Mitch Farmer	6	4	0.0	33	29
CB Tom Olivas	5	0	0.0	21	25
S Donny Blackburn	4	1	0.0	25	22
DT James Hill	4	0	0.0	22	16
DE Dixon Garrett	3	2	0.5	28	23
OLB Marty Springer	3	2	0.0	32	29
CB Van Pavkovich	3	2	0.0	21	22
S Gerald Mendelssohn	3	1	0.0	5	11
DE Peter Lynn	2	1	1.0	24	22
DT Victor Borders	1	3	0.0	33	27
CB John Murphy	1	2	0.0	12	14
OLB Kerry Pinkston	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Craig Harper	0	1	0.0	14	19
DE Jumbo Fein	0	1	0.0	14	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Trevor Canas	5	0	0.0	29	17
CB Joey Boose	5	0	0.0	23	15
DT Keith Small	4	0	0.0	27	15
DE Oscar Battle	3	0	0.0	27	14
CB Dean Barber	3	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Lewis Lee	3	0	0.0	28	17
DE Sam Taliancich	2	0	1.0	14	11
S Harold Mason	2	4	0.0	36	19
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	3	0.0	28	20
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	2	0.0	31	19
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	1	0.0	9	3
S Burt Morlando	2	0	0.0	34	18
CB Andy Inthapany	1	2	0.0	24	9
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	1	0.0	9	6
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	0.0	5	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0.0	14	15
DE Chester Moss	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	1	0.0	21	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Peter Lynn	1.0	1	0	22
DE Dixon Garrett	0.5	2	0	23
S Ike Cooks	0.5	0	0	27
DT Victor Borders	0.0	1	1	27
ILB Mitch Farmer	0.0	1	0	29
DE Jumbo Fein	0.0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Taliancich	1.0	0	1	0	11
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	0	2	1	19
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Chester Moss	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Olivas	4	0	0	25
CB Lewis Chodzinski	3	0	1	28
S Gerald Mendelssohn	3	0	0	11
ILB Mitch Farmer	2	0	0	29
S Donny Blackburn	1	2	0	22
CB John Murphy	1	1	0	14
CB Van Pavkovich	1	1	0	22
DT Victor Borders	1	0	0	27
OLB Marty Springer	0	2	0	29
S Ike Cooks	0	1	0	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trevor Canas	5	0	17
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	15
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	3
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	19
OLB Lewis Lee	0	1	17
CB Joey Boose	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Nathan	2	11	0	34	0	22
Buddy Coombs	2	7	1	35	0	22
Alan Randle	2	4	0	31	0	19
Cory Owens	2	4	0	27	0	18
B.J. Sunia	1	1	0	17	0	12
Doug Hakeem	0	3	0	30	0	19
Sam Houston	0	1	0	37	0	23
Archie Garrett	0	1	0	7	0	4
J.T. Welbourn	0	0	0	10	1	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	6	10	1	32	0	33
Kendrick Stevenson	3	8	0	34	0	23
Josh Buckner	2	5	0	26	0	26
Ernest Occean	0	6	0	30	0	33
Raymond Takemura	0	2	0	26	1	26
Darryl Akiyama	0	2	0	12	1	7
Louie Kleaver	0	1	0	10	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Sunia	2	8
Deron O'Donnell	1	12
Ernie Bernstein	1	11
Paul Webber	1	8
John Murphy	0	29
Deion Mendola	0	17
Sam Houston	0	15
Winston Sheldon	0	14
Alfred Sullivan	0	13
Hunter Dostoyevsky	0	13
Gerald Mendelssohn	0	10
Jumbo Nathan	0	8
Phil Soares	0	8
Alan Randle	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	8
Alfred Gilmore	0	8
Darrin Mathews	0	7
J.T. Welbourn	0	7
Lewis Chodzinski	0	6
Jimmy Banks	0	6
Shaun Hall	0	6
Frankie Bertolone	0	6
Bob Knotts	0	5
James Hill	0	5
Tom Olivas	0	3
Mitch Farmer	0	3
Kerry Pinkston	0	3
Peter Lynn	0	3
Raymond Poole	0	2
Victor Borders	0	2
Marty Springer	0	2
Donny Blackburn	0	2
Dixon Garrett	0	2
Curtis Almanza	0	1
Craig Harper	0	1
Ike Cooks	0	1
Winston Wilkins	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	4	18
Kelly Madera	1	16
Jackie Barber	1	13
Carlton Robinson	1	12
Michael Whitley	0	22
Dean Barber	0	15
Joey Crawford	0	12
Spencer Doyle	0	11
Richie Lake	0	11
Tracy Wagner	0	10
Earl Rader	0	9
Donovan Juckett	0	9
Raymond Takemura	0	7
Darryl Akiyama	0	7
Shawn Fazande	0	6
Louie Kleaver	0	6
Chester Moss	0	6
Nick Diaz	0	5
Oscar Battle	0	5
Trent Prewett	0	5
J.J. Donovan	0	5
Jamal Lemke	0	5
Kendrick Stevenson	0	4
Sam Taliancich	0	4
Scottie Walters	0	4
Burt Morlando	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	3
Ernest Occean	0	3
Terrell Fulkerson	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Lewis Lee	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Clay Raymer	0	2
Andy Inthapany	0	2
Brad Barnett	0	2
Raymond Wilcox	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Drew Weedman	0	2
Joey Boose	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	84	4.2
Middle	9	142	15.8
Right	6	13	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	97	6.5
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	12	66	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	22	8	2	2	3	3	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	31	16	3	0	1	7	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	1	1	4	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	65	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	85	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	39	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Winston Wilkins	8	5	1	82	2	17
TE Sam Houston	6	1	1	16	0	23
TE Jimmy Banks	5	0	1	0	0	23
FB B.J. Sunia	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Deion Mendola	1	1	0	4	0	15
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	0	11	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	12	4	0	77	1	26
WR Jamal Lemke	5	4	0	46	0	21
WR Kurt Snyder	4	2	0	12	0	23
WR Scottie Walters	3	1	1	21	1	9
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	0	32	1	26
RB Jackie Barber	2	1	0	2	0	6
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	3	0	14
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Hall	2	3	1.50	7.90

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	2	2	1.00	5.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Devine	3	2	27	9.00	5.14

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	2	2	20	10.00	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sam Houston	2	1	16	8.00	2.67
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Jamal Lemke	1	1	18	18.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Hall	5	3
Deion Mendola	2	0
J.C. Devine	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Barber	3	1
Brad Barnett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	5	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jimmy Banks	2	0	0
TE Sam Houston	2	0	0
WR Winston Wilkins	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	2	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	0
WR Scottie Walters	2	1	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	1
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)