Week 1, 2048

played in Tennessee, TN

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	5	10	10	-	25
Tennessee Titans	3	3	0	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 TEN - Kerry DiMaggio 52 field goal
2Q: 10:53 HOU - Safety: Nicky McElroy sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 06:54 HOU - Ed Norton 28 field goal
2Q: 00:30 TEN - Kerry DiMaggio 41 field goal
3Q: 06:18 HOU - Ed Norton 32 field goal
3Q: 01:23 HOU - Leslie Johnston 1 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 13:05 HOU - Ed Norton 40 field goal
4Q: 04:05 HOU - Tyrus Bruce 8 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 00:06 TEN - Mike Apple 15 pass from Arturo Brees (Leon Singleton run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 TEN - Kerry DiMaggio 52 field goal
2Q: 10:53 HOU - Safety: Nicky McElroy sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 06:54 HOU - Ed Norton 28 field goal
2Q: 00:30 TEN - Kerry DiMaggio 41 field goal
3Q: 06:18 HOU - Ed Norton 32 field goal
3Q: 01:23 HOU - Leslie Johnston 1 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 13:05 HOU - Ed Norton 40 field goal
4Q: 04:05 HOU - Tyrus Bruce 8 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 00:06 TEN - Mike Apple 15 pass from Arturo Brees (Leon Singleton run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 263 295
- Offensive Plays 60 75
- Yards per Play 4.38 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 99 61
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.59
Net Passing Yards 164 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 52 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 6/35
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	263	295
- Offensive Plays	60	75
- Yards per Play	4.38	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	99	61
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.59
Net Passing Yards	164	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	52 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	6/35
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:39	31:21

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:07	3:18	OWN 35	6	15	Punt
1	2:21	2:21	OWN 40	5	38	Fumble
2	13:27	1:19	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	10:39	1:56	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
2	8:32	1:43	OPP 15	3	4	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 37	2	3	Half
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	9:32	3:19	OPP 48	6	33	Field Goal
3	4:59	3:45	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:51	OPP 42	5	19	Field Goal
4	9:32	1:32	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	6:24	2:30	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:53	OWN 25	10	40	Field Goal
1	6:49	4:28	OWN 3	9	37	Punt
2	15:00	1:33	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	12:08	1:29	OWN 13	3	-13	Safety
2	8:43	0:11	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
2	6:49	3:45	OWN 23	7	31	Punt
2	1:52	1:28	OWN 36	8	40	Field Goal
3	11:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:13	1:14	OWN 25	4	22	Interception
3	1:14	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	12:58	3:26	OWN 18	6	38	Punt
4	8:00	1:36	OWN 37	3	-12	Punt
4	3:54	3:54	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Fernando Huettner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kaden Montalvo	10	9	0.90	5	0
Wyatt Ginn	7	36	5.14	21	1
Fernando Huettner	5	49	9.80	15	2
Tucker Messerly	1	0	0.00	0	0
Kim Denney	1	5	5.00	5	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leon Singleton	14	46	3.29	11	3
Arturo Brees	2	9	4.50	12	1
Darrell Salazar	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	34	22	176	2/12	2	18	0	97.1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arturo Brees	52	29	269	6/35	1	25	1	68.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Messerly	5	6	43	8.60	25	18	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	4	5	29	7.25	3	13	1
RB Kim Denney	3	6	14	4.67	2	9	0
TE Leslie Johnston	2	3	6	3.00	1	5	1
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	21	10.50	8	12	0
WR Tre Flaherty	2	7	25	12.50	3	16	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	2	2	19	9.50	2	13	0
RB Wyatt Ginn	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Apple	6	12	96	16.00	23	25	1
RB Leon Singleton	5	7	36	7.20	1	11	0
WR Kaden Farrell	3	7	19	6.33	5	11	0
TE Hunter Dewey	3	6	29	9.67	0	20	0
WR Corwin Perles	3	7	23	7.67	2	14	0
RB Darrell Salazar	3	5	27	9.00	5	15	0
WR Byron Radford	2	2	7	3.50	4	5	0
WR Floyd Bannan	2	3	21	10.50	4	19	0
WR Damien Fatafehi	2	2	11	5.50	10	6	0
RB Rick Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steven Graham	1	2	2.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Bruce	1	0	0
J.B. Small	0	1	0
Rex Hauer	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arturo Brees	1	0	0	0
Ronald Curtis	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	6	280	46.7	39.3	52	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Shaw	7	254	36.3	26.7	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kerry DiMaggio	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	3	47	15.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Harding	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	3	71	23.7	0
Kim Denney	1	25	25.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Fatafehi	1	15	15.0	0
Rick Harding	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Les Peebles	7	1	0.0	14	53
DT Parker Cleveland	5	1	1.5	17	42
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	5	2	0.0	10	23
DE Shaquille Leblond	4	0	0.5	15	39
S Sammie Holmes	4	5	0.0	17	58
OLB Ed Demyan	4	2	0.0	6	24
S J.R. Robbins	4	1	0.0	10	27
DE Rex Hauer	3	1	2.0	14	50
OLB Nicky McElroy	3	2	1.0	9	36
OLB Chuck Foster	3	0	1.0	7	33
CB Steven Graham	3	0	0.0	13	44
S Maximus Rayburn	2	2	0.0	7	31
ILB Dean Churchill	2	0	0.0	6	22
CB Norm Briseno	2	0	0.0	16	58
DT J.B. Small	0	1	0.0	8	36

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ian Heath	7	1	0.0	22	28
S Adrian Aikman	5	2	0.0	24	36
CB Rickey Kolodziejski	4	1	0.0	23	35
OLB Erik Martinez	4	1	0.0	10	15
S Ronald Curtis	4	0	0.0	22	35
DE Justics Ramsey	3	1	1.0	23	31
ILB Cornell O'Dwyer	3	3	0.0	23	32
CB Tre McCormick	3	2	0.0	14	24
OLB Jermaine McClary	3	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Cooper Daniels	2	2	0.0	14	22
CB Tommy Daniels	2	1	0.0	24	36
ILB Daniel Houston	2	0	0.0	10	10
DT Mack Abrams	1	0	1.0	3	8
OLB Ricky Wretzky	1	1	0.0	11	20
DE Adrian Gladden	1	0	0.0	21	31
WR Corwin Perles	1	0	---	---	---
S Britt Morton	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rex Hauer	2.0	2	1	50
DT Parker Cleveland	1.5	1	0	42
OLB Nicky McElroy	1.0	2	2	36
OLB Chuck Foster	1.0	0	0	33
DE Shaquille Leblond	0.5	3	1	39
DT Manuel Terhorst	0.0	2	0	38
DT J.B. Small	0.0	0	1	36

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Justics Ramsey	1.0	1	31
DT Mack Abrams	1.0	0	8
DE Adrian Gladden	0.0	2	31
DT Ian Heath	0.0	1	28
OLB Cooper Daniels	0.0	1	22
DE Irving Rasmussen	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Les Peebles	7	1	0	53
CB Steven Graham	3	1	1	44
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	0	0	23
S Sammie Holmes	3	0	0	58
OLB Ed Demyan	2	1	0	24
S Maximus Rayburn	2	0	0	31
S J.R. Robbins	2	0	0	27
ILB Dean Churchill	2	0	0	22
OLB Chuck Foster	1	3	0	33
OLB Nicky McElroy	1	1	0	36
CB Norm Briseno	1	1	0	58
DE Shaquille Leblond	1	0	0	39
DE Rex Hauer	1	0	0	50

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ronald Curtis	4	0	35
DE Justics Ramsey	3	0	31
S Adrian Aikman	3	0	36
CB Tre McCormick	2	1	24
OLB Erik Martinez	2	0	15
CB Tommy Daniels	2	0	36
OLB Cooper Daniels	2	0	22
ILB Cornell O'Dwyer	1	1	32
DT Ian Heath	1	0	28
OLB Jermaine McClary	1	0	16
ILB Daniel Houston	1	0	10
CB Rickey Kolodziejski	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver Hellerstedt	2	3	24	1	36
Gerald Newhart	2	2	24	0	36
Willie O'Neal	1	6	24	0	36
Leslie Mozart	1	5	24	0	36
Shannon Mills	0	3	24	1	36

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Horn	3	6	17	3	58
Chester Rossum	2	5	17	1	58
Neal Melaragni	2	3	17	0	58
Myron Chelios	0	2	17	1	58
Xavier Reid	0	1	17	1	58

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Davis	1	26
Wyatt Ginn	1	26
Dean Churchill	1	25

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Aikman	2	14
Rick Harding	1	25
Britt Morton	1	23
Byron Radford	1	11
Myron Chelios	1	9
Blake Verstegen	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Holmes	---	---	17	58	2	77
Norm Briseno	---	---	16	58	2	76
Steven Graham	---	---	13	44	19	76
Leslie Mozart	24	36	---	---	9	69
Les Peebles	---	---	14	53	2	69
Shannon Mills	24	36	---	---	9	69
Rex Hauer	---	---	14	50	2	66
Parker Cleveland	---	---	17	42	7	66
Chuck Foster	---	---	7	33	25	65
Leslie Johnston	22	34	---	---	4	60
Fernando Huettner	24	36	---	---	---	60
Gerald Newhart	24	36	---	---	---	60
Willie O'Neal	24	36	---	---	---	60
Oliver Hellerstedt	24	36	---	---	---	60
Tre Flaherty	22	36	---	---	1	59
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	9	38	9	56
Tyrus Bruce	19	33	---	---	2	54
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	15	39	---	54
Tucker Messerly	15	26	---	---	12	53
Dean Churchill	---	---	6	22	25	53
Maximus Rayburn	---	---	7	31	9	47
J.B. Small	---	---	8	36	2	46
Nicky McElroy	---	---	9	36	1	46
Kaden Montalvo	14	18	---	---	10	42
J.R. Robbins	---	---	10	27	---	37
Wyatt Ginn	8	2	---	---	26	36
Trevor Davis	5	3	---	---	26	34
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	10	23	---	33
Ed Demyan	---	---	6	24	---	30
Kim Denney	2	10	---	---	13	25
Zack Chun	---	---	1	1	17	19
Demetrius Dodge	4	4	---	---	11	19
Billy Raines	2	1	---	---	16	19
Warren Turner	---	---	5	12	---	17
Alvin Lindsay	7	8	---	---	1	16
Melvin Craig	---	---	2	11	1	14
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ben Humphries	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kerry Gellings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Bishop	0	5	---	---	---	5
Brett Morrison	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.C. Allen	---	---	1	0	---	1
Leo Kehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Miceli	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Floyd Bannan	17	49	---	---	25	91
Myron Chelios	17	58	---	---	9	84
Ricky Horn	17	58	---	---	---	75
Arturo Brees	17	58	---	---	---	75
Xavier Reid	17	58	---	---	---	75
Neal Melaragni	17	58	---	---	---	75
Chester Rossum	17	58	---	---	---	75
Adrian Aikman	---	---	24	36	14	74
Rickey Kolodziejski	---	---	23	35	14	72
Kaden Farrell	17	48	---	---	1	66
Tommy Daniels	---	---	24	36	3	63
Ronald Curtis	---	---	22	35	3	60
Cornell O'Dwyer	---	---	23	32	3	58
Mike Apple	13	45	---	---	---	58
Justics Ramsey	---	---	23	31	3	57
Ian Heath	---	---	22	28	7	57
Tre McCormick	---	---	14	24	17	55
Adrian Gladden	---	---	21	31	1	53
Jermaine McClary	---	---	14	16	22	52
Leon Singleton	14	38	---	---	---	52
Corwin Perles	13	35	---	---	---	48
Cooper Daniels	---	---	14	22	9	45
Rick Harding	1	14	---	---	25	40
Hunter Dewey	4	20	---	---	12	36
Ricky Wretzky	---	---	11	20	4	35
Darrell Salazar	1	21	---	---	10	32
Daniel Houston	---	---	10	10	12	32
Erik Martinez	---	---	10	15	1	26
Britt Morton	---	---	1	1	23	25
Byron Radford	2	12	---	---	11	25
Brandon Tyler	0	0	---	---	25	25
Irving Rasmussen	---	---	4	10	2	16
Mack Abrams	---	---	3	8	2	13
Damien Fatafehi	3	2	---	---	6	11
Caiden Shaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Acree	0	0	---	---	9	9
Blake Verstegen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zachery Curtis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Landon Owens	---	---	1	6	---	7
Rickey Anderson	0	6	---	---	---	6
Kerry DiMaggio	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Lang	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryson Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Garner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Santiago Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Randy Horst	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	7	1	0.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	34	22	0	1	2	3	6	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arturo Brees	52	29	3	3	1	8	10	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	24	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	99	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tre Flaherty	7	2	1	25	36
WR Tucker Messerly	6	5	0	43	26
RB Kim Denney	6	3	1	14	10
WR Tyrus Bruce	5	4	0	29	33
TE Leslie Johnston	3	2	0	6	34
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	0	21	18
TE Alvin Lindsay	2	2	0	19	8
WR Demetrius Dodge	2	1	0	11	4
RB Wyatt Ginn	1	1	0	8	2

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mike Apple	12	6	0	96	2	45
WR Kaden Farrell	7	3	0	19	0	48
WR Corwin Perles	7	3	0	23	0	35
RB Leon Singleton	7	5	1	36	0	38
TE Hunter Dewey	6	3	0	29	1	20
RB Darrell Salazar	5	3	0	27	0	21
WR Floyd Bannan	3	2	0	21	0	49
WR Byron Radford	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR Damien Fatafehi	2	2	0	11	0	2
RB Rick Harding	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaden Montalvo	3	5	1.67	0.90
Wyatt Ginn	2	-2	-1.00	5.14

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	6	4	30	5.00	5.18

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arturo Brees	2	2	21	10.50	5.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kim Denney	2	1	3	1.50	2.33
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	1	8	8.00	5.80
TE Leslie Johnston	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
WR Tre Flaherty	1	0	0	0.00	3.57
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1	18	18.00	7.17

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Apple	1	1	15	15.00	8.00
WR Damien Fatafehi	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	1	0
Kaden Montalvo	1	1
Kim Denney	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Singleton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	11	6	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arturo Brees	15	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kim Denney	6	3	0
WR Tre Flaherty	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	0	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	1
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Darrell Salazar	5	3	2
TE Mike Apple	5	2	2
WR Corwin Perles	2	1	1
WR Kaden Farrell	1	1	0
TE Hunter Dewey	1	1	0
RB Rick Harding	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (16,800)
End Zone 10,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (10,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (16,800)
End Zone	10,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (10,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)