Exhibition Week 3, 2029

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	14	3	3	9	-	29
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:46 HOU - Brad Barnett 77 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Earl Rader 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:39 ATL - Bobby Clark 37 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 39 field goal
3Q: 05:55 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 39 field goal
4Q: 06:25 HOU - Darrin Borders 22 field goal
4Q: 02:36 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:46 HOU - Brad Barnett 77 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 06:45 HOU - Earl Rader 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:39 ATL - Bobby Clark 37 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 39 field goal
3Q: 05:55 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 39 field goal
4Q: 06:25 HOU - Darrin Borders 22 field goal
4Q: 02:36 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 446 282
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 6.37 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 184 121
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 5.75 6.05
Net Passing Yards 262 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 31 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/60 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 5/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 21
Time of Possession 36:39 23:21

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	446	282
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	6.37	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	184	121
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	5.75	6.05
Net Passing Yards	262	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	31 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/60	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	5/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 21
Time of Possession	36:39	23:21

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
1	12:12	0:47	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	9:56	3:20	OPP 30	7	30	Touchdown
1	3:56	3:41	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	12:05	0:51	OWN 18	2	11	Interception
2	10:23	1:50	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	4:31	4:28	OWN 32	9	46	Field Goal
3	13:14	1:59	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	11:01	5:13	OWN 21	9	73	Field Goal
3	1:22	5:32	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
4	9:04	2:44	OWN 24	9	71	Field Goal
4	4:15	1:46	OPP 17	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:45	1:14	OPP 25	3	5	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	1:02	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
1	11:25	1:29	OWN 9	2	10	Interception
1	6:36	2:40	OWN 15	5	47	Punt
1	0:15	3:10	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
2	11:14	0:51	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
2	8:33	4:02	OWN 6	8	20	Punt
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	11:15	0:14	OWN 27	1	52	Fumble
3	5:48	4:26	OWN 28	8	29	Punt
4	10:50	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	6:20	2:05	OWN 7	7	10	Downs
4	2:29	0:44	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 27	4	28	Game

Game MVP: Brad Barnett, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	28	174	6.21	77	4	1
Jackie Barber	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Michael Whitley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	10	87	8.70	47	2
Toby Livesay	9	30	3.33	10	1
Shane Huffman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norm Sinclair	21	14	205	3/16	0	48	0	98.3
Frankie Blincoe	14	9	73	0/0	1	15	1	71.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	24	11	173	3/16	1	52	0	84.1
Kerry Thomason	7	2	13	2/9	0	7	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	10	12	105	10.50	22	19	0
WR Earl Rader	5	8	40	8.00	2	15	1
WR Kurt Snyder	3	6	88	29.33	50	48	0
FB Joey Crawford	2	3	17	8.50	4	9	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	3	13	13.00	8	13	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Desmond Poston	3	8	37	12.33	19	24	0
WR Martin Lofton	2	8	25	12.50	5	14	0
WR Bryan Dennis	2	7	59	29.50	35	52	0
WR Bobby Clark	2	2	41	20.50	7	37	1
TE Wes Witt	2	3	11	5.50	2	7	0
WR Levon Frederick	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Canas	1	33	33.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norm Sinclair	1	1	0
Brad Barnett	1	0	0
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	0
Donovan Juckett	0	1	0
Lance Garrison	0	0	1
Harold Mason	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shane Huffman	1	1	0
Bryan Dennis	1	0	0
Kris Mathis	0	0	1
Spencer Way	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	165	41.3	38.5	48	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	7	326	46.6	38.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	5/6	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	8	8.0	0
Ben Haney	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	2	47	23.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart McKnight	5	58	11.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	2	0.0	18	22
S Norman Barker	5	1	0.0	18	29
DE Lance Garrison	4	0	1.5	16	26
DE Oscar Battle	2	1	1.5	13	23
DT Keith Small	2	3	1.0	11	25
DT Clay Raymer	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	0.0	2	14
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	0	0.0	16	29
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	1.0	5	10
DT Tyrell Murack	1	1	0.0	3	1
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	0.0	6	4
WR Earl Rader	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	15	30
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0.0	13	22
CB Joey Boose	1	0	0.0	10	27
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Rondell Grier	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Rufus Hodson	1	0	0.0	6	12
ILB Dexter Strong	0	1	0.0	3	0
S Harold Mason	0	1	0.0	18	31

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dusty Kim	6	2	0.0	19	19
OLB Oliver Hanson	5	2	0.0	25	26
ILB Chris Torrez	5	1	0.0	15	16
S Freddie Lipscomb	5	0	0.0	12	19
DE Kris Mathis	4	1	1.0	20	26
ILB Charlie Sims	4	1	0.0	17	22
S Tito Justice	3	3	0.0	16	15
CB Max Midget	3	0	0.0	14	24
CB Arnie Cooley	3	0	0.0	19	33
S Spencer Way	3	0	0.0	24	25
CB Ben Haney	3	0	0.0	27	24
DE Zach Strickland	2	0	2.0	12	12
S Grant Morton	2	3	0.0	19	27
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	0.0	11	20
DT Britt Langley	2	0	0.0	17	12
OLB Adam Wright	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Bart McKnight	1	1	0.0	20	14
DE Clarence Holdgate	1	0	0.0	10	17
G Tony Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Garner	0	1	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Garrison	1.5	4	1	26
DE Oscar Battle	1.5	0	0	23
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	0	0	10
DT Keith Small	1.0	0	0	25
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0.0	1	0	13

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Strickland	2.0	0	0	12
DE Kris Mathis	1.0	0	1	26
DE Clarence Holdgate	0.0	2	0	17
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	1	0	19
S Freddie Lipscomb	0.0	1	0	19
DT Britt Langley	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Barker	3	1	0	29
S Harold Mason	2	1	0	31
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	0	14
CB Trevor Canas	1	2	1	27
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	16
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0	22
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	0	26
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	0	22
CB Rufus Hodson	1	0	0	12
OLB Trent Prewett	0	1	0	30
CB Joey Boose	0	1	0	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	1	33
S Tito Justice	3	0	0	15
S Spencer Way	3	0	0	25
S Freddie Lipscomb	3	0	0	19
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	1	0	26
OLB Adam Wright	2	0	0	10
CB Ben Haney	2	0	0	24
CB Max Midget	1	1	0	24
S Grant Morton	1	0	0	27
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	20
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0	16
ILB Charlie Sims	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Stevenson	2	9	0	29	1	34
Alan Singleton	2	6	0	28	1	33
Nick Diaz	2	4	1	26	0	34
Darryl Akiyama	1	5	1	29	1	33
Cole Bennett	1	1	0	8	0	12
Darren Coles	0	4	0	13	0	13
Ernest Occean	0	2	0	27	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Thornton	3	5	17	0	29
Justin Wolfe	2	3	16	0	27
Tony Reeves	1	3	19	1	30
Joseph Wooden	1	1	9	2	20
Mack Mauro	1	1	4	0	8
Wes Witt	1	1	18	0	27
Billy Vandermause	0	2	10	2	10
Mario Sanford	0	1	11	0	16
Preston Peters	0	1	8	0	22
Tyrus Tate	0	1	10	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Shapiro	2	22
Kelly Madera	1	19
Joey Crawford	1	19
Jackie Barber	1	17
Kurt Snyder	1	14
Donovan Juckett	1	9
Michael Whitley	0	27
Earl Rader	0	18
Rondell Grier	0	13
Richie Lake	0	12
Travis Irwin	0	12
Ernest Occean	0	10
Andy Inthapany	0	10
Kendrick Stevenson	0	10
Darren Coles	0	10
Cole Bennett	0	10
Rufus Hodson	0	7
Norm Sinclair	0	6
Dexter Strong	0	6
Terrell Fulkerson	0	6
Darrin Borders	0	6
Winfred Dillon	0	5
Oscar Battle	0	5
Clay Raymer	0	4
Shawn Fazande	0	4
Keith Small	0	3
Sherman Wilson	0	2
Trent Prewett	0	2
Norman Barker	0	2
Raymond Wilcox	0	2
Jamal Lemke	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Witt	1	17
Grant Morton	1	7
Bart McKnight	0	21
Martin Lofton	0	20
Oliver Hanson	0	19
Toby Livesay	0	19
Levon Frederick	0	17
Andrew Nield	0	16
Ben Haney	0	15
Tito Justice	0	12
Bobby Clark	0	11
Chris Torrez	0	10
Joseph Wooden	0	7
Marc Joyner	0	7
Billy Vandermause	0	7
Preston Peters	0	7
Freddie Lipscomb	0	7
Mario Sanford	0	5
Roger Thornton	0	5
Kris Mathis	0	5
Jeffrey Walters	0	5
Max Midget	0	4
Mack Mauro	0	4
Mickey Parker	0	4
Dusty Kim	0	4
Arnie Cooley	0	4
Zach Strickland	0	4
Charlie Sims	0	4
Mike Garner	0	4
Spencer Way	0	4
Britt Langley	0	4
Clarence Holdgate	0	3
Charlie Mattingly	0	2
Bryan Dennis	0	2
Justin Wolfe	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Myron Sutter	0	2
Tony Reeves	0	2
Adam Wright	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	141	8.3
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	10	61	6.1
Right	8	51	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norm Sinclair	21	14	2	0	1	2	4	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	14	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	24	11	3	3	1	4	5	1	0
Kerry Thomason	7	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	181	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	55	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	88	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	12	10	0	105	0	36
WR Earl Rader	8	5	0	40	0	28
WR Kurt Snyder	6	3	1	88	2	30
RB Brad Barnett	3	1	0	13	0	30
FB Joey Crawford	3	2	0	17	0	17
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	11	0	6
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	1	0	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Lofton	8	2	0	25	0	22
WR Desmond Poston	8	3	0	37	1	31
WR Bryan Dennis	7	2	1	59	1	20
TE Wes Witt	3	2	0	11	0	27
WR Bobby Clark	2	2	0	41	1	8
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Levon Frederick	1	1	0	11	0	7
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	0	2	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	2	5	2.50	6.21
Jackie Barber	1	2	2.00	2.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Sinclair	5	1	7	1.40	9.76
Frankie Blincoe	4	3	23	5.75	5.21

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	4	2	16	4.00	5.00
RB Brad Barnett	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	14	7.00	8.75
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	3	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norm Sinclair	8	5	4
Frankie Blincoe	6	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	6	2	1
Kerry Thomason	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	3	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	3	1	1
WR Earl Rader	2	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	2
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	1
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	3	1	1
WR Desmond Poston	3	1	1
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	0
TE Wes Witt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (22,200)
End Zone 9,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,100 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (22,200)
End Zone	9,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,100 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (5,000)