Week 16, 2049

played in Arizona, AZ

77 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	21	0	0	-	21
Arizona Cardinals	21	9	7	7	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:34 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 25 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 08:02 ARI - Denzel Jenkins 58 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 02:02 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 59 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Fred Bishop 20 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 11:58 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 43 field goal
2Q: 05:53 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 25 field goal
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Leon Leverette 38 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Fred Bishop 10 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 54 field goal
3Q: 02:15 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 7 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
4Q: 04:46 ARI - Marcus Castellano 3 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:34 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 25 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 08:02 ARI - Denzel Jenkins 58 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 02:02 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 59 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Fred Bishop 20 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 11:58 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 43 field goal
2Q: 05:53 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 25 field goal
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Leon Leverette 38 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Fred Bishop 10 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 54 field goal
3Q: 02:15 ARI - Jumbo Fitzgerald 7 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
4Q: 04:46 ARI - Marcus Castellano 3 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 20 32
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 12 20
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 374 595
- Offensive Plays 55 74
- Yards per Play 6.80 8.04
Net Rushing Yards 74 173
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.70 5.09
Net Passing Yards 300 422
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 1 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 422
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.57 10.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:06 35:54

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	20	32
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	12	20
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	374	595
- Offensive Plays	55	74
- Yards per Play	6.80	8.04
Net Rushing Yards	74	173
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.70	5.09
Net Passing Yards	300	422
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 1	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	422
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.57	10.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:06	35:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	2:21	OWN 30	5	39	Missed FG
1	7:45	2:25	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
1	1:47	3:45	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
2	11:50	2:05	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	5:47	2:19	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	2:29	1:57	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	10:58	2:45	OWN 48	7	49	Interception
3	2:04	2:10	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	12:45	1:40	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	4:39	1:12	OWN 45	4	8	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 36	4	-2	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:02	0:17	OWN 42	1	58	Touchdown
1	5:20	3:33	OWN 3	7	97	Touchdown
2	13:02	1:12	OWN 25	4	49	Field Goal
2	9:45	3:58	OWN 32	11	60	Field Goal
2	3:28	0:59	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 25	3	38	Field Goal
3	12:18	1:20	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
3	8:13	6:09	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:54	2:09	OWN 20	7	55	Fumble
4	11:05	6:26	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	3:27	2:19	OWN 47	6	24	Missed FG

Game MVP: O.J. Baxter, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Denney	9	18	2.00	16	2
Kaden Montalvo	8	16	2.00	7	0
Fernando Huettner	3	40	13.33	20	2

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Castellano	27	131	4.85	16	4	1
O.J. Baxter	5	31	6.20	9	0	0
Eli Joseph	2	11	5.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	26	21	299	1/5	3	38	1	137.0
Brett Morrison	7	6	12	1/6	0	7	0	79.2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	40	28	422	0/0	4	59	0	137.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leon Leverette	7	10	170	24.29	97	38	1
RB Kim Denney	6	7	54	9.00	13	13	0
WR Fred Bishop	5	5	45	9.00	10	20	2
WR Tre Flaherty	3	5	9	3.00	4	5	0
WR Darien Blackwell	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	0
WR Tucker Messerly	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Ike Sanaee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	7	8	135	19.29	80	59	3
RB Marcus Castellano	7	9	51	7.29	30	25	0
WR Kirk Watkins	6	12	80	13.33	48	49	0
WR Denzel Jenkins	5	5	107	21.40	58	58	1
WR Timothy Carrasco	2	5	46	23.00	10	36	0
WR Danny Clemons	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kirk Riggs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kaden Montalvo	1	0	0
Chuck Foster	0	1	0
Mitchell Perry	0	1	0
Alonzo Pottinger	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jumbo Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0
Kirk Riggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	5	241	48.2	40.8	58	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dashawn Alamar	2	83	41.5	41.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronnie Bryant	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kabeer Hamilton	3/4	2/3	1/1	54	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Sanaee	2	1	0.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Russell Oliver	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	4	94	23.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	8	5	0.0	29	32
DT J.B. Small	8	0	0.0	30	30
CB Norm Briseno	8	0	0.0	33	39
S J.R. Robbins	6	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Nicky McElroy	5	1	0.0	12	29
S Sammie Holmes	4	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Dean Churchill	3	2	0.0	18	16
CB Les Peebles	3	1	0.0	34	38
CB Lucas Gentala	3	1	0.0	32	40
DE Melvin Craig	2	1	0.0	28	35
DT Parker Cleveland	1	3	0.0	31	38
S Charlie Dominguez	1	3	0.0	27	27
DE Shaquille Leblond	1	2	0.0	34	40
DE Rex Hauer	1	0	0.0	6	5
QB Fernando Huettner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chuck Foster	1	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Alonzo Pottinger	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Mitchell Perry	0	1	0.0	6	11

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad McKee	6	3	0.0	20	35
CB Clarence Middleton	6	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Hayden Finch	6	0	0.0	13	17
DT Jimmy Boyd	4	2	0.0	15	19
CB Ethan Burgess	4	1	0.0	15	35
S Edwin McGee	4	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Kirk Riggs	3	2	1.0	9	13
DE Josue Fletcher	2	1	1.0	20	30
ILB Marty Prescott	2	2	0.0	20	27
CB Emmett Harden	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Sedrick Singleton	2	0	0.0	11	21
S Conner Oja	2	0	0.0	1	9
DT Dylan Hobart	1	2	0.0	16	29
CB Lucas Haneke	1	1	0.0	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Parker Cleveland	1	0	0	38
DE Shaquille Leblond	0	4	2	40
DE Melvin Craig	0	1	0	35

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josue Fletcher	1.0	1	0	3	30
OLB Kirk Riggs	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Stanley DeLoach	0.0	0	1	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Norm Briseno	7	0	39
OLB Nicky McElroy	5	0	29
CB Les Peebles	4	0	38
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	1	32
S Sammie Holmes	3	0	24
CB Lucas Gentala	2	0	40
OLB Alonzo Pottinger	2	0	9
S J.R. Robbins	1	2	21
S Charlie Dominguez	1	0	27
DE Melvin Craig	0	1	35

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Middleton	7	0	0	33
CB Ethan Burgess	4	1	0	35
S Edwin McGee	3	0	0	29
OLB Hayden Finch	3	0	0	17
CB Emmett Harden	2	0	0	14
CB Lucas Haneke	2	0	0	23
S Chad McKee	2	0	0	35
S Conner Oja	2	0	0	9
OLB Kirk Riggs	1	0	1	13
DE Sedrick Singleton	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Mozart	2	6	20	1	35
Willie O'Neal	1	2	20	0	35
Alejandro Mathews	0	3	20	0	34
Gerald Newhart	0	2	20	0	35
Shannon Mills	0	2	16	0	24
Leslie Johnston	0	1	6	0	8
DeAndre Boyd	0	1	2	0	2
Johnny Barrett	0	0	4	1	11

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Fred Strait	5	10	0	34	40
Wesley Newton	4	7	0	34	40
Sergio McCauley	3	5	2	34	40
Dexter Dumrauf	2	3	0	34	40
Thomas Harrison	1	4	0	34	40

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Churchill	1	22
Will Sims	1	20

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Watkins	3	10
Kirk Riggs	2	19
Sergio McCauley	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	34	40	4	78
Norm Briseno	---	---	33	39	4	76
Lucas Gentala	---	---	32	40	4	76
Les Peebles	---	---	34	38	3	75
Parker Cleveland	---	---	31	38	4	73
Charlie Dominguez	---	---	27	27	17	71
Melvin Craig	---	---	28	35	4	67
J.B. Small	---	---	30	30	4	64
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	29	32	2	63
J.R. Robbins	---	---	26	21	16	63
Leslie Mozart	20	35	---	---	6	61
Alejandro Mathews	20	34	---	---	6	60
Dean Churchill	---	---	18	16	22	56
Gerald Newhart	20	35	---	---	---	55
Willie O'Neal	20	35	---	---	---	55
Tucker Messerly	19	31	---	---	---	50
Ike Sanaee	18	28	---	---	2	48
Leon Leverette	18	30	---	---	---	48
Fernando Huettner	20	27	---	---	---	47
Shannon Mills	16	24	---	---	4	44
Nicky McElroy	---	---	12	29	3	44
Kaden Montalvo	9	14	---	---	20	43
Sammie Holmes	---	---	15	24	3	42
Fred Bishop	13	25	---	---	---	38
Kim Denney	11	13	---	---	13	37
Chuck Foster	---	---	9	6	20	35
Leslie Johnston	6	8	---	---	12	26
DeAndre Boyd	2	2	---	---	20	24
Will Sims	1	0	---	---	20	21
Johnny Barrett	4	11	---	---	6	21
Mitchell Perry	---	---	6	11	2	19
Tyrus Bruce	0	6	---	---	12	18
Tre Flaherty	2	15	---	---	---	17
Alonzo Pottinger	---	---	4	9	2	15
Rex Hauer	---	---	6	5	---	11
Brett Morrison	0	8	---	---	1	9
Alvin Lindsay	1	0	---	---	8	9
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronnie Bryant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darien Blackwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Oliver Hellerstedt	0	1	---	---	2	3
Kaleb Welch	---	---	0	0	2	2
Paul Spring	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denzel Jenkins	33	38	---	---	12	83
Wesley Newton	34	40	---	---	6	80
Sergio McCauley	34	40	---	---	6	80
Dexter Dumrauf	34	40	---	---	6	80
Thomas Harrison	34	40	---	---	6	80
O.J. Baxter	34	40	---	---	---	74
Fred Strait	34	40	---	---	---	74
Jumbo Fitzgerald	32	39	---	---	---	71
Kirk Watkins	27	29	---	---	10	66
Timothy Carrasco	28	36	---	---	1	65
Marcus Castellano	32	32	---	---	1	65
Marty Prescott	---	---	20	27	10	57
Josue Fletcher	---	---	20	30	6	56
Clarence Middleton	---	---	20	33	3	56
Chad McKee	---	---	20	35	1	56
Ethan Burgess	---	---	15	35	1	51
Edwin McGee	---	---	19	29	3	51
Dylan Hobart	---	---	16	29	---	45
Danny Clemons	11	8	---	---	23	42
Kirk Riggs	---	---	9	13	19	41
Lucas Haneke	---	---	13	23	5	41
Dusty Thiel	3	11	---	---	22	36
Jimmy Boyd	---	---	15	19	---	34
Emmett Harden	---	---	5	14	15	34
Sedrick Singleton	---	---	11	21	1	33
Jerry Lafferty	---	---	6	19	6	31
Hayden Finch	---	---	13	17	1	31
Conner Oja	---	---	1	9	15	25
Dave Shepherd	1	0	---	---	21	22
Russell Oliver	1	0	---	---	16	17
Rondell Hays	0	0	---	---	17	17
Stanley DeLoach	---	---	5	10	---	15
Emmanuel Roussel	---	---	7	6	---	13
Kabeer Hamilton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Eli Joseph	2	7	---	---	---	9
Warren Turner	---	---	0	8	---	8
Demetrius Timm	---	---	2	5	---	7
Ashton Douglas	---	---	3	3	1	7
Lance Knowlton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dashawn Alamar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Augustine	---	---	0	0	5	5
Colby Reagor	0	0	---	---	1	1
Howard Heupel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Trout	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caden Dees	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	22	117	5.3
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	26	21	6	0	2	0	1	2	1
Brett Morrison	7	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	40	28	7	0	2	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	123	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	138	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	100	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	93	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	193	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leon Leverette	10	7	0	170	5	30
RB Kim Denney	7	6	1	54	0	13
WR Tre Flaherty	5	3	1	9	0	15
WR Fred Bishop	5	5	0	45	1	25
WR Darien Blackwell	2	2	0	0	0	3
WR Tucker Messerly	2	2	0	15	0	31
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	0	15	0	14
WR Ike Sanaee	1	1	0	3	0	28

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Watkins	12	6	2	80	1	29
RB Marcus Castellano	9	7	0	51	1	32
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	8	7	0	135	2	39
WR Denzel Jenkins	5	5	0	107	2	38
WR Timothy Carrasco	5	2	0	46	1	36
WR Danny Clemons	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Castellano	4	10	2.50	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	5	3	34	6.80	11.50

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	6	3	17	2.83	10.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Bishop	2	2	30	15.00	9.00
TE Leon Leverette	2	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Darien Blackwell	1	1	4	4.00	0.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Watkins	3	1	6	2.00	6.67
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	1	1	7	7.00	16.88
WR Timothy Carrasco	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
RB Marcus Castellano	1	1	4	4.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kaden Montalvo	4	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Eli Joseph	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	3	3	1
Brett Morrison	1	1	0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Bishop	2	2	1
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1	0
TE Leon Leverette	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	3	2	2
WR Kirk Watkins	3	1	1
WR Timothy Carrasco	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 21,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (17,600)
End Zone 3,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 000 (11,200)
Luxury Boxes 200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	21,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (17,600)
End Zone	3,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	000 (11,200)
Luxury Boxes	200 (2,200)