Week 2, 2043

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	3	-	17
Houston Texans	10	7	10	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 HOU - Zach Jacquet 41 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Ed Norton 36 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Quentin Slechta 11 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:49 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 10 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 00:23 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 33 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 07:39 HOU - Trevor Davis 7 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 01:13 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 11:42 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 08:20 ATL - Preston Burks 41 field goal
4Q: 01:39 HOU - Ed Norton 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 HOU - Zach Jacquet 41 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Ed Norton 36 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Quentin Slechta 11 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:49 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 10 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 00:23 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 33 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 07:39 HOU - Trevor Davis 7 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 01:13 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 11:42 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 08:20 ATL - Preston Burks 41 field goal
4Q: 01:39 HOU - Ed Norton 27 field goal

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 256 305
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 66 185
- Rushing Attempts 21 42
- Yards per Rush 3.14 4.40
Net Passing Yards 190 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 2 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 197 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/63 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-2 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/57
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:57 35:03

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	256	305
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	66	185
- Rushing Attempts	21	42
- Yards per Rush	3.14	4.40
Net Passing Yards	190	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 2	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	197	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/63	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-2	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/57
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:57	35:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 9	2	4	Interception
1	13:41	2:50	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
1	9:43	1:22	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
1	5:38	1:35	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
1	1:37	0:36	OWN 20	4	-10	Punt
2	14:52	2:37	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	11:27	1:22	OPP 45	3	-10	Punt
2	6:48	1:09	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	4:55	2:16	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	1:12	0:59	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	7:31	4:15	OWN 20	9	29	Interception
3	1:07	1:06	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	11:36	3:22	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:43	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:08	OPP 37	3	8	Missed FG
1	8:21	2:43	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	4:03	2:26	OPP 31	5	12	Field Goal
1	1:01	1:09	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	12:15	0:48	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	10:05	3:17	OWN 6	6	30	Punt
2	5:39	0:44	OWN 38	2	9	Fumble
2	2:39	1:27	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	15:00	7:29	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
3	3:16	2:09	OPP 44	4	13	Field Goal
3	0:01	3:25	OWN 33	10	36	Field Goal
4	8:14	6:40	OWN 42	11	48	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 28	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Quentin Slechta, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devan Fenimore	11	41	3.73	29	1	0
Rufus Satterlee	10	25	2.50	11	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ben Whiting	28	129	4.61	38	4	0
Earnest Stadtmauer	8	22	2.75	10	1	0
Quentin Slechta	6	34	5.67	11	2	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Covert	37	17	197	1/7	2	33	2	58.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Slechta	29	18	132	2/12	1	16	0	84.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Billodeaux	5	10	87	17.40	22	33	2
WR Colby Frankel	4	12	41	10.25	34	24	0
TE Jon Henderson	3	3	33	11.00	0	15	0
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	4	2.00	0	8	0
TE Phillip Sockanathan	1	1	18	18.00	12	18	0
FB J.B. Simonsen	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Bart Roby	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Rufus Satterlee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jose Merrell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Greer	5	9	34	6.80	8	11	0
TE Henry Ramsey	3	5	19	6.33	2	9	0
RB Ben Whiting	2	4	16	8.00	1	13	0
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	17	8.50	3	12	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	3	14	7.00	1	10	0
WR B.J. Randle	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jon Moss	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zach Jacquet	1	41	41.00	1
S Terrence Kelly	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Jerry Fishley	1	0
Terrell McGowan	0	1
Lukas Wolcott	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Whiting	2	0	0	0
Henry Ramsey	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trevor Jouette	8	407	50.9	43.6	67	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	4	206	51.5	52.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	4/5	2/3	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Powell	2	-2	-1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Greer	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Troy Donaldson	8	0	2.0	40	31
S Jerry Fishley	8	4	0.0	41	31
S Arnold Barnhart	7	2	0.0	42	31
ILB Lukas Wolcott	7	1	0.0	42	31
DE Raul Davis	5	1	0.0	28	22
CB Owen Falwell	5	1	0.0	41	31
CB Neil Bishop	4	1	0.0	42	27
OLB Eli Bech	3	3	0.0	25	12
ILB Lee Kaplan	3	1	0.0	29	12
CB Victor West	3	0	0.0	14	19
DT Gavin McKnight	2	2	0.0	25	17
S Ellis Wyse	2	0	0.0	1	7
DT Terrell McGowan	1	2	0.0	18	14
DE Clay Horton	1	0	0.0	15	16
WR Bart Roby	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christian Guido	0	3	0.0	27	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	10	5	0.0	21	38
S Shawn Hickman	5	3	0.0	17	32
DE Oliver Shire	3	1	0.5	10	22
S Gabe Hanks	3	2	0.0	21	38
CB Marcus Szypulski	3	0	0.0	17	35
S Terrence Kelly	3	0	0.0	10	21
DE Rusty Ansara	2	1	0.0	13	24
DT Rex Hauer	2	0	0.0	14	27
OLB J.T. Phillips	1	1	0.5	21	36
CB J.R. Robbins	1	1	0.0	18	34
OLB Korey Fichialos	1	0	0.0	11	15
CB Zach Jacquet	1	0	0.0	21	36
S Richard Parrish	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Ricky Wretzky	0	3	0.0	19	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Troy Donaldson	2.0	0	3	0	31
DE Rick Horton	0.0	0	2	0	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	0.5	2	4	4	36
DE Oliver Shire	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Ricky Wretzky	0.0	1	1	2	30
DT Rex Hauer	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Owen Falwell	4	1	31
CB Victor West	3	0	19
S Ellis Wyse	2	0	7
CB Neil Bishop	2	0	27
S Arnold Barnhart	2	0	31
S Jerry Fishley	1	0	31
ILB Lukas Wolcott	1	0	31
OLB Eli Bech	1	0	12
DE Raul Davis	1	0	22
OLB Troy Donaldson	1	0	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	1	0	38
CB Marcus Szypulski	3	1	0	35
S Terrence Kelly	3	0	1	21
S Shawn Hickman	2	1	0	32
OLB Korey Fichialos	2	0	0	15
S Gabe Hanks	1	1	0	38
CB J.R. Robbins	1	0	0	34
S Richard Parrish	1	0	0	5
DT Rex Hauer	1	0	0	27
CB Zach Jacquet	0	1	1	36
OLB Zachary Coffey	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blake Heap	2	5	21	0	38
Justin Thomason	1	4	21	0	38
Jon Henderson	1	3	14	0	25
John Stoops	0	5	21	0	38
J.B. Simonsen	0	3	12	0	11
Elijah Howe	0	1	21	1	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zane Duran	5	6	0	42	1	31
Jimmy Greene	3	9	0	42	0	31
Frankie Hardy	2	9	0	42	1	31
Bernie Flowers	2	6	0	42	0	31
Leslie Mozart	1	3	1	42	0	31
Henry Ramsey	0	2	0	40	0	26
Trevor Davis	0	1	0	20	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Bech	1	21
Owen Falwell	1	10
Carlos Crump	1	9
Travis Stewart	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zachary Coffey	1	33
Trevor Davis	1	20

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnold Barnhart	---	---	42	31	24	97
Owen Falwell	---	---	41	31	10	82
Lukas Wolcott	---	---	42	31	5	78
Jerry Fishley	---	---	41	31	5	77
Troy Donaldson	---	---	40	31	5	76
Neil Bishop	---	---	42	27	7	76
Neil Hanks	21	38	---	---	9	68
Colby Frankel	13	32	---	---	15	60
Reuben Covert	21	38	---	---	---	59
Justin Thomason	21	38	---	---	---	59
Elijah Howe	21	38	---	---	---	59
Jose Billodeaux	21	37	---	---	1	59
John Stoops	21	38	---	---	---	59
Blake Heap	21	38	---	---	---	59
Eli Bech	---	---	25	12	21	58
Devan Fenimore	14	21	---	---	21	56
Victor West	---	---	14	19	22	55
Raul Davis	---	---	28	22	5	55
Lee Kaplan	---	---	29	12	13	54
J.B. Simonsen	12	11	---	---	24	47
Christian Guido	---	---	27	15	3	45
Jon Henderson	14	25	---	---	5	44
Rufus Satterlee	12	31	---	---	1	44
Gavin McKnight	---	---	25	17	1	43
Clay Horton	---	---	15	16	8	39
Terrell McGowan	---	---	18	14	5	37
Phillip Sockanathan	7	8	---	---	20	35
Bart Roby	6	18	---	---	7	31
Rick Horton	---	---	14	9	1	24
Mitch Buckner	---	---	12	9	2	23
Trey Joyner	---	---	6	3	10	19
Jose Merrell	6	6	---	---	5	17
Jerome Grier	0	1	---	---	14	15
Ellis Wyse	---	---	1	7	2	10
Carlos Crump	0	0	---	---	9	9
Travis Stewart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trevor Jouette	0	0	---	---	9	9
Malik McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricardo Barnes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adrian Powell	---	---	0	4	4	8
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dalton Kelly	---	---	0	0	4	4
Clyde Davison	---	---	0	0	1	1
Leroy Rauch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmitt Gutowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Flowers	42	31	---	---	9	82
Henry Ramsey	40	26	---	---	9	75
Quentin Slechta	42	31	---	---	---	73
Frankie Hardy	42	31	---	---	---	73
Leslie Mozart	42	31	---	---	---	73
Jimmy Greene	42	31	---	---	---	73
Zane Duran	42	31	---	---	---	73
DeAndre Greer	39	28	---	---	3	70
Ben Whiting	33	22	---	---	11	66
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	17	35	10	62
Gabe Hanks	---	---	21	38	1	60
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	21	38	1	60
J.T. Phillips	---	---	21	36	2	59
Ricky Wretzky	---	---	19	30	9	58
Jon Moss	36	21	---	---	---	57
Zach Jacquet	---	---	21	36	---	57
Trevor Davis	20	16	---	---	20	56
J.R. Robbins	---	---	18	34	---	52
Shawn Hickman	---	---	17	32	2	51
Bart Mandzuk	14	14	---	---	19	47
Rex Hauer	---	---	14	27	---	41
Zachary Coffey	---	---	4	4	33	41
Chris Terry	6	6	---	---	28	40
Leslie Johnston	9	10	---	---	21	40
Rusty Ansara	---	---	13	24	1	38
Terrence Kelly	---	---	10	21	4	35
Oliver Shire	---	---	10	22	---	32
Korey Fichialos	---	---	11	15	6	32
Camden Cox	---	---	7	11	9	27
B.J. Randle	0	1	---	---	19	20
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	5	4	11	20
Earnest Stadtmauer	9	8	---	---	1	18
Leonard O'Donnell	---	---	2	4	12	18
Richard Parrish	---	---	0	5	12	17
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	13	13
T.J. Womack	4	3	---	---	4	11
Corwin Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Craig	---	---	0	2	7	9
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	8	8
Howard Heupel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmy Murray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	12	12	1.0
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	24	111	4.6
Right	12	58	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Covert	37	17	3	1	2	6	5	6	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Slechta	29	18	0	3	2	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	25	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	111	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	79	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	30	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colby Frankel	12	4	1	41	1	32
WR Jose Billodeaux	10	5	0	87	2	37
WR Bart Roby	4	1	0	5	0	18
TE Jon Henderson	3	3	0	33	0	25
FB J.B. Simonsen	2	1	0	9	0	11
WR Jose Merrell	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	0	4	0	21
TE Phillip Sockanathan	1	1	0	18	0	8
RB Rufus Satterlee	1	0	0	0	0	31

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR DeAndre Greer	9	5	1	34	28
TE Henry Ramsey	5	3	0	19	26
RB Ben Whiting	4	2	0	16	22
WR Jon Moss	3	1	0	-1	21
WR Bart Mandzuk	3	2	1	14	14
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	0	17	10
WR B.J. Randle	1	1	0	10	1
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	0	16	8
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	0	7	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ben Whiting	5	0	0.00	4.61
Quentin Slechta	2	18	9.00	5.67
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	-2	-2.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Covert	1	1	10	10.00	5.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Slechta	2	1	7	3.50	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	1	10	10.00	8.70

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR DeAndre Greer	1	0	0	0.00	3.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devan Fenimore	4	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Whiting	6	3
Quentin Slechta	1	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Covert	11	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Slechta	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colby Frankel	5	1	1
WR Jose Billodeaux	2	1	1
TE Jon Henderson	1	1	0
WR Jose Merrell	1	0	0
RB Devan Fenimore	1	1	0
WR Bart Roby	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Greer	4	2	2
WR B.J. Randle	1	1	0
WR Jon Moss	1	0	0
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	1
TE Henry Ramsey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,200)