Week 3, 2031

played in New York, NJ

56 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	3	20	-	33
New York Jets	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 NYJ - Ty Ruschak 2 run (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
1Q: 06:34 HOU - Jamal Lemke 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 14:56 NYJ - Jumbo Mueller 7 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
2Q: 04:43 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
2Q: 01:05 NYJ - Sammie Rogero 4 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
3Q: 03:46 HOU - Darrin Borders 45 field goal
3Q: 03:38 NYJ - Jumbo Mueller 85 kickoff return (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
4Q: 11:45 HOU - Jackie Barber 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:17 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 1 run (Brad Barnett run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 NYJ - Ty Ruschak 2 run (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
1Q: 06:34 HOU - Jamal Lemke 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 14:56 NYJ - Jumbo Mueller 7 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
2Q: 04:43 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
2Q: 01:05 NYJ - Sammie Rogero 4 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
3Q: 03:46 HOU - Darrin Borders 45 field goal
3Q: 03:38 NYJ - Jumbo Mueller 85 kickoff return (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
4Q: 11:45 HOU - Jackie Barber 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:17 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 1 run (Brad Barnett run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NYJ
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 464 236
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 6.93 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 214 73
- Rushing Attempts 37 28
- Yards per Rush 5.78 2.61
Net Passing Yards 250 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.33 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/84 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 6/180
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 34:56 25:04

Team Statistics	HOU	NYJ
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	464	236
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	6.93	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	214	73
- Rushing Attempts	37	28
- Yards per Rush	5.78	2.61
Net Passing Yards	250	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.33	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/84	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	6/180
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	34:56	25:04

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:29	OWN 32	1	-3	Fumble
1	12:24	5:57	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	14:50	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:39	1:38	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	8:49	4:12	OWN 42	6	46	Field Goal
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	12:29	1:59	OWN 14	4	53	Missed FG
3	8:38	5:00	OWN 12	9	60	Field Goal
3	3:24	6:48	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	9:30	3:24	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	3:53	2:43	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:31	2:07	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
1	6:27	6:37	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
2	13:35	1:56	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	10:01	1:12	OWN 49	3	12	Interception
2	4:37	3:42	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	10:30	1:52	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	11:36	2:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:06	2:13	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 30	8	17	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	18	82	4.56	16	1	1
Jackie Barber	17	123	7.24	46	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	2	9	4.50	8	0	1

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ty Ruschak	14	9	0.64	7	0	1
Jeremy Wayne	11	53	4.82	15	2	0
Marcus Brennan	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Gerald Yantis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
A.J. Nunley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	29	20	258	1/8	1	39	0	108.1

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Lanner	25	18	163	0/0	2	23	1	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	5	7	72	14.40	37	22	0
WR Jamal Lemke	5	6	74	14.80	17	33	1
WR Scottie Walters	4	5	44	11.00	11	17	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	4	39	19.50	30	39	0
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	20	10.00	16	14	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Brian Bullock	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marcus Brennan	4	5	66	16.50	18	23	0
WR Jumbo Mueller	4	6	43	10.75	14	19	1
WR Alonzo Nitti	3	4	24	8.00	5	15	0
WR J.R. Fleming	2	4	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Sammie Rogero	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	1
FB A.J. Nunley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Ty Ruschak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jeremy Wayne	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Timothy Mullins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	16	16.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jackie Barber	2	0	0	0
Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Raymond Bauer	0	1	1	0
Donald Hancock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bo Janis	3	144	48.0	44.0	51	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McCormick	5	212	42.4	41.0	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/3	1/2	0/1	45	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Wolfe	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	7	3.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hancock	1	7	7.0	0
Jumbo Mueller	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Michael Whitley	2	39	19.5
Earl Rader	1	25	25.0
Jamal Lemke	1	32	32.0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Mueller	6	180	30.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	9	2	0.0	21	15
CB Rufus Hodson	5	0	0.0	20	20
ILB Norman Nixon	4	1	0.0	7	8
S Alan Cutler	3	3	0.0	22	22
DT Donny Starling	3	2	0.0	15	9
OLB Lonnie Kinney	3	0	0.0	8	3
S Harold Mason	2	3	0.0	19	22
DE Oscar Battle	2	0	0.0	17	20
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Norman Barker	2	0	0.0	15	14
DT Daryl Poly	1	2	0.0	13	11
S Donovan Juckett	1	2	0.0	9	12
CB Hunter Russell	1	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Carl Ingram	1	1	0.0	20	21
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	0.0	25	18
TE Brian Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Terry Jarvis	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	0	0.0	24	17
DT Keith Small	0	4	0.0	15	10
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Nolan Duncan	0	1	0.0	3	1

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Freddie Rodriguez	11	2	0.0	37	29
DT Harris Spencer	6	3	0.0	23	22
S Donald Hancock	6	0	0.0	35	28
ILB Warren Echevarria	5	1	0.0	25	22
CB Allen Aiton	4	3	0.0	26	19
CB Howie Geary	3	0	0.0	24	19
CB Cary McWilliams	3	0	0.0	13	9
DT Lamar Capstraw	2	1	0.5	13	12
S Harry Basinger	2	3	0.0	37	29
CB Roger Lissvall	2	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Jeffrey Norris	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT Craig Beyer	2	0	0.0	14	8
DE Raymond Bauer	2	0	0.0	25	23
DE Lonnie McGarrahan	1	2	0.0	15	5
CB Amos Thompson	1	2	0.0	35	26
S Otis Drexler	1	0	0.0	7	13
TE Marcus Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Barton	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Marty Blouch	0	1	0.5	0	3
DE Bryan Bryant	0	2	0.0	27	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	18
DE Oscar Battle	0	1	20
DT Daryl Poly	0	1	11
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0	1	15

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Marty Blouch	0.5	0	3
DT Lamar Capstraw	0.5	0	12
DE Raymond Bauer	0.0	2	23
DE Bryan Bryant	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	0	15
CB Rufus Hodson	3	0	0	20
ILB Norman Nixon	3	0	0	8
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	0	8
OLB Lonnie Kinney	2	0	0	3
S Harold Mason	1	1	0	22
DT Daryl Poly	1	0	0	11
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0	17
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0	12
OLB Carl Ingram	1	0	0	21
CB Jackie Bruseloff	0	0	1	17

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Freddie Rodriguez	5	0	29
CB Allen Aiton	3	0	19
S Donald Hancock	2	1	28
CB Cary McWilliams	2	0	9
CB Roger Lissvall	2	0	17
DE Raymond Bauer	2	0	23
ILB Warren Echevarria	2	0	22
CB Howie Geary	1	1	19
S Harry Basinger	1	1	29
CB Amos Thompson	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Coles	4	10	1	30	0	20
Nick Diaz	3	7	1	29	0	28
Ernest Occean	3	6	0	32	0	25
Patrick Savard	3	4	0	30	1	25
Cole Bennett	1	1	0	27	0	22
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	4	0	22	0	17
Joey Crawford	0	1	0	13	0	9
Brian Bullock	0	1	0	13	0	13
Lee Murray	0	1	0	18	0	12

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Preston Chapman	2	6	2	26	22
Hardy Grant	2	6	0	28	25
Skip Henry	2	6	0	25	20
Sean Lee	1	5	0	27	25
Ike McKenzie	0	2	0	8	11
Brant Eberhart	0	2	0	23	17
A.J. Nunley	0	1	0	15	11

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	2	19
Norman Barker	2	14
Michael Whitley	1	19
Brad Barnett	1	18
Earl Rader	1	16
Hunter Shelton	0	16
Lee Murray	0	14
Raymond Wilcox	0	12
Alan Cutler	0	12
Joey Crawford	0	10
Jamal Lemke	0	9
Carl Ingram	0	8
Rufus Hodson	0	7
Eddie Daniels	0	7
Ernest Occean	0	6
Nick Diaz	0	6
Jackie Barber	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	6
Darren Coles	0	6
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	6
Trent Prewett	0	5
Keith Small	0	4
Norman Nixon	0	4
Bo Janis	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	3
Nolan Duncan	0	3
Lamont Elliott	0	2
Brian Bullock	0	2
Terry Jarvis	0	2
Terrell Fulkerson	0	1
Lonnie Kinney	0	1

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Hancock	3	20
Timothy Mullins	1	15
Sammie Rogero	1	12
Jeremy Wayne	1	2
Gerald Yantis	0	20
Otis Drexler	0	18
A.J. Nunley	0	17
Jumbo Mueller	0	15
Marcus Brennan	0	14
Chuck Moss	0	14
Cary McWilliams	0	11
Norman Shonek	0	7
Roger Lissvall	0	6
Jesse Wolfe	0	5
Preston Chapman	0	5
Hardy Grant	0	5
Skip Henry	0	5
Sean Lee	0	5
Gino McCormick	0	5
Freddie Rodriguez	0	4
Howie Geary	0	4
J.R. Fleming	0	4
Jeffrey Norris	0	4
Lamar Capstraw	0	4
Tim Barton	0	4
Bill Riley	0	4
Brant Eberhart	0	4
Harry Basinger	0	3
Amos Thompson	0	3
Blaine Roffmann	0	3
Bryan Bryant	0	2
Harris Spencer	0	2
Raymond Bauer	0	2
Warren Echevarria	0	2
Craig Beyer	0	1
Allen Aiton	0	1
Ike McKenzie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	63	7.9
Middle	22	91	4.1
Right	7	60	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	29	20	3	0	2	4	3	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Lanner	25	18	2	1	0	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	7	5	0	72	1	24
WR Jamal Lemke	6	5	0	74	1	28
WR Scottie Walters	5	4	0	44	0	25
RB Brad Barnett	4	2	1	39	1	20
TE Brian Bullock	3	0	1	0	0	13
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0	20	0	12
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	0	10	0	6
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	-1	0	9

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jumbo Mueller	6	4	43	0	15
TE Marcus Brennan	5	4	66	2	24
WR J.R. Fleming	4	2	7	0	17
WR Alonzo Nitti	4	3	24	0	13
WR Sammie Rogero	2	2	13	0	6
FB A.J. Nunley	1	1	6	0	11
RB Ty Ruschak	1	1	3	0	12
RB Jeremy Wayne	1	1	1	0	9
TE Timothy Mullins	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	7	36	5.14	4.56
Frankie Blincoe	2	9	4.50	4.50
Jackie Barber	1	6	6.00	7.24

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ty Ruschak	3	11	3.67	0.64
Jeremy Wayne	2	3	1.50	4.82
Gerald Yantis	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	3	30	7.50	8.90

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Lanner	4	3	14	3.50	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	10.29
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0	0.00	9.75
WR Scottie Walters	1	1	16	16.00	8.80
WR Jamal Lemke	1	1	14	14.00	12.33

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jumbo Mueller	1	1	7	7.00	7.17
WR J.R. Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
RB Ty Ruschak	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Sammie Rogero	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	2
Jackie Barber	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Wayne	3	1
A.J. Nunley	1	0
Ty Ruschak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	13	9	8

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Lanner	6	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	5	4	4
WR Earl Rader	2	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	2	1	1
WR Scottie Walters	2	2	2
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0
TE Brian Bullock	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Mueller	2	2	1
WR Sammie Rogero	2	2	1
TE Marcus Brennan	1	1	1
WR Alonzo Nitti	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,700 (79,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (17,900)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,700 (79,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (17,900)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)