Week 1, 2015

played in Houston, TX

91 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	3	7	3	6	-	19
Houston Texans	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 HOU - Jon Weeks 24 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 04:43 KCY - Lance Money 36 field goal
2Q: 08:44 KCY - Chris Conley 48 pass from Alex Smith (Lance Money extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Johnathan Joseph 32 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 01:29 KCY - Lance Money 22 field goal
4Q: 02:00 KCY - Knile Davis 15 run (Jamaal Charles run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 HOU - Jon Weeks 24 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 04:43 KCY - Lance Money 36 field goal
2Q: 08:44 KCY - Chris Conley 48 pass from Alex Smith (Lance Money extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Johnathan Joseph 32 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 01:29 KCY - Lance Money 22 field goal
4Q: 02:00 KCY - Knile Davis 15 run (Jamaal Charles run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics KCY HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 401 261
- Offensive Plays 72 64
- Yards per Play 5.57 4.08
Net Rushing Yards 92 60
- Rushing Attempts 36 22
- Yards per Rush 2.56 2.73
Net Passing Yards 309 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 1 42 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 309 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.58 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/73 13/101
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 19
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	KCY	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	401	261
- Offensive Plays	72	64
- Yards per Play	5.57	4.08
Net Rushing Yards	92	60
- Rushing Attempts	36	22
- Yards per Rush	2.56	2.73
Net Passing Yards	309	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 1	42 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	309	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.58	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/73	13/101
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 19
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	10:52	1:57	OWN 47	3	-6	Punt
1	7:41	3:03	OWN 38	5	43	Field Goal
1	1:54	2:05	OWN 38	5	-2	Punt
2	10:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	2:47	0:43	OWN 20	4	-11	Punt
2	0:59	0:42	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 34	2	23	Half
3	13:41	3:41	OPP 47	8	21	Interception
3	8:00	6:39	OWN 4	14	91	Field Goal
4	14:43	2:28	OPP 40	5	19	Missed FG
4	9:42	2:36	OWN 10	8	22	Punt
4	5:13	3:20	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 27	3	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:50	OWN 9	5	25	Punt
1	8:55	1:14	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
1	4:38	2:44	OWN 20	6	34	Interception
2	14:49	4:49	OWN 4	13	86	Interception
2	8:29	5:42	OWN 13	10	45	Punt
2	2:04	1:05	OWN 40	6	22	Interception
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	4	-10	Punt
3	10:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:21	1:38	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	12:15	2:33	OWN 28	4	10	Punt
4	7:06	1:53	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	1:53	1:27	OWN 26	7	1	Downs

Game MVP: Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamaal Charles	22	48	2.18	12	3	0
Knile Davis	7	41	5.86	15	2	1
Anthony Sherman	3	-10	-3.33	-3	0	0
Alex Smith	2	14	7.00	8	0	0
Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Tyler Bray	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arian Foster	11	43	3.91	15	1
T.J. Yates	5	24	4.80	8	0
Chris Polk	5	-12	-2.40	0	0
Alfred Blue	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	21	16	198	0/0	1	48	1	100.9
Tyler Bray	15	11	111	0/0	0	27	0	94.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	42	23	201	0/0	0	27	3	37.9

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Conley	9	11	118	13.11	59	48	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	8	13	98	12.25	62	34	0
WR Albert Wilson	6	6	67	11.17	28	33	0
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Jason Avant	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	0
FB Anthony Sherman	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frankie Hammond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeAndre Hopkins	7	14	89	12.71	43	27
WR Nate Washington	5	13	48	9.60	6	19
WR Jaelen Strong	3	3	35	11.67	4	17
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	4	2.00	0	8
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	21	10.50	4	15
RB Arian Foster	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Keshawn Martin	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Chris Polk	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Cecil Shorts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Peters	2	0	0.00	0
S Tyvon Branch	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
Albert Wilson	1	0
Chris Conley	1	0
Frank Zombo	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arian Foster	1	0	0	0
Johnathan Joseph	0	1	1	1
Jon Weeks	0	1	0	1
DeAndre Hopkins	0	1	0	0
Kareem Jackson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	258	51.6	49.8	60	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	8	374	46.8	42.0	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lance Money	2/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Wilson	3	18	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Avant	3	76	25.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Berry	10	3	0.0	22	42
CB Phillip Gaines	7	2	0.0	22	42
OLB Justin Houston	7	1	0.0	21	38
ILB Frank Zombo	5	4	0.0	21	39
CB Marcus Peters	3	1	0.0	22	42
OLB Josh Mauga	3	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Tamba Hali	2	1	0.0	21	26
CB Alfredo Stargell	2	1	0.0	10	28
DE Mike DeVito	2	0	0.0	12	21
S Tyvon Branch	1	5	0.0	22	42
DE Jaye Howard	1	1	0.0	22	39
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
ILB D.J. Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Allen Bailey	0	1	0.0	10	24
DT Damian Bush	0	1	0.0	16	34
DT Corbin Tarplin	0	1	0.0	6	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	8	3	0.0	36	36
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	6	4	0.0	34	35
S Andre Hal	6	1	0.0	36	35
DE Rob Ninkovich	6	0	0.0	27	26
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	1	0.0	36	36
DE J.J. Watt	5	1	0.0	27	31
S Rahim Moore	4	2	0.0	36	36
ILB Akeem Dent	4	1	0.0	12	7
CB Kevin Johnson	4	1	0.0	36	36
OLB John Simon	3	1	0.0	20	21
DT Vince Wilfork	2	0	0.0	26	21
CB Kareem Jackson	2	0	0.0	24	29
QB T.J. Yates	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jared Crick	2	0	0.0	9	10
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Christian Covington	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Don Clemons	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Whitney Mercilus	0	1	0.0	14	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Allen Bailey	1	1	1	24
ILB Dee Ford	1	0	0	5
OLB Tamba Hali	0	1	1	26
OLB Justin Houston	0	1	1	38
DT Damian Bush	0	1	0	34
DT Corbin Tarplin	0	1	0	8

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	1	1	2	31
DT Vince Wilfork	0	1	0	21
DE Rob Ninkovich	0	1	0	26
DT Christian Covington	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillip Gaines	6	0	0	42
OLB Justin Houston	3	1	0	38
CB Marcus Peters	3	0	2	42
S Eric Berry	3	0	0	42
OLB Josh Mauga	3	0	0	12
ILB Frank Zombo	3	0	0	39
ILB D.J. Alexander	1	0	0	3
CB Alfredo Stargell	1	0	0	28
S Tyvon Branch	0	0	1	42

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	6	0	0	36
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	0	0	36
S Andre Hal	3	1	0	35
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	3	0	1	35
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	0	7
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0	36
OLB John Simon	2	0	0	21
DE Rob Ninkovich	1	0	0	26
DT Christian Covington	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Morse	2	7	0	36	36
Eric Fisher	2	5	1	36	36
Anthony Sherman	2	3	0	23	19
Ben Grubbs	1	11	0	36	36
Paul Fanaika	1	5	0	36	36
Jeff Allen	0	2	0	36	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brandon Brooks	2	3	22	42
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	6	22	42
Ben Jones	1	3	22	42
Duane Brown	0	2	22	42
Chris Clark	0	2	22	42
Jay Prosch	0	2	10	17

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Dee Ford	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keshawn Martin	3	20
Kareem Jackson	2	14
Jay Prosch	1	8

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Berry	---	---	22	42	16	80
Paul Fanaika	36	36	---	---	8	80
Ben Grubbs	36	36	---	---	---	72
Jeff Allen	36	36	---	---	---	72
Eric Fisher	36	36	---	---	---	72
Mitch Morse	36	36	---	---	---	72
Jeremy Maclin	35	34	---	---	1	70
Jaye Howard	---	---	22	39	8	69
Phillip Gaines	---	---	22	42	3	67
Tyvon Branch	---	---	22	42	1	65
Marcus Peters	---	---	22	42	1	65
Frank Zombo	---	---	21	39	1	61
Justin Houston	---	---	21	38	---	59
Anthony Sherman	23	19	---	---	16	58
Chris Conley	27	31	---	---	---	58
Damian Bush	---	---	16	34	8	58
Jamaal Charles	27	29	---	---	1	57
James O'Shaughnessy	23	21	---	---	9	53
Tamba Hali	---	---	21	26	1	48
Alfredo Stargell	---	---	10	28	7	45
Albert Wilson	15	19	---	---	8	42
Alex Smith	20	21	---	---	---	41
Knile Davis	9	5	---	---	23	37
Allen Bailey	---	---	10	24	---	34
Tyler Bray	16	15	---	---	3	34
Mike DeVito	---	---	12	21	---	33
Derrick Johnson	---	---	1	4	24	29
Josh Mauga	---	---	11	12	5	28
Travis Kelce	7	6	---	---	15	28
Saalim Hakim	12	11	---	---	2	25
Husain Abdullah	---	---	1	13	7	21
Dee Ford	---	---	1	5	12	18
Jason Avant	2	4	---	---	11	17
Frankie Hammond	0	1	---	---	16	17
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	6	8	---	14
Charcandrick West	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jah Reid	0	0	---	---	8	8
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Winchester	0	0	---	---	8	8
Christopher Phillips	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Money	0	0	---	---	8	8
D.J. Alexander	---	---	1	3	2	6
Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Heath Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aaron Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Braden Thomason	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	36	36	11	83
Andre Hal	---	---	36	35	11	82
Brian Cushing	---	---	36	36	9	81
Rahim Moore	---	---	36	36	8	80
Kevin Johnson	---	---	36	36	3	75
J.J. Watt	---	---	27	31	16	74
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	34	35	4	73
Xavier Su'a-Filo	22	42	---	---	8	72
DeAndre Hopkins	20	40	---	---	8	68
Kareem Jackson	---	---	24	29	14	67
Duane Brown	22	42	---	---	---	64
Chris Clark	22	42	---	---	---	64
T.J. Yates	22	42	---	---	---	64
Brandon Brooks	22	42	---	---	---	64
Ben Jones	22	42	---	---	---	64
Arian Foster	16	27	---	---	16	59
Nate Washington	16	32	---	---	8	56
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	27	26	3	56
Vince Wilfork	---	---	26	21	2	49
Keshawn Martin	7	21	---	---	20	48
C.J. Fiedorowicz	15	30	---	---	---	45
John Simon	---	---	20	21	3	44
Jay Prosch	10	17	---	---	8	35
Chris Polk	6	13	---	---	11	30
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	14	8	7	29
Christian Covington	---	---	10	15	1	26
Jared Crick	---	---	9	10	5	24
Garrett Graham	8	8	---	---	5	21
Akeem Dent	---	---	12	7	---	19
Ryan Griffin	2	1	---	---	16	19
Alfred Blue	8	7	---	---	2	17
Don Clemons	---	---	9	5	2	16
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	4	8	2	14
Jaelen Strong	2	11	---	---	---	13
Charles James	---	---	0	0	10	10
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cecil Shorts	0	3	---	---	5	8
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. Bouye	---	---	0	1	1	2
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	33	2.5
Middle	18	46	2.6
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	21	16	3	0	1	0	2	1	1
Tyler Bray	15	11	2	1	0	1	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	42	23	2	2	6	1	5	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	207	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	73	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	109	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	17	2.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	13	8	1	98	1	34
WR Chris Conley	11	9	0	118	2	31
WR Albert Wilson	6	6	0	67	1	19
FB Anthony Sherman	2	1	0	0	0	19
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	2	0	5	0	21
WR Jason Avant	1	1	0	21	1	4
WR Frankie Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	14	7	2	89	2	40
WR Nate Washington	13	5	3	48	0	32
WR Keshawn Martin	3	1	1	8	0	21
WR Jaelen Strong	3	3	0	35	0	11
WR Cecil Shorts	2	0	0	0	0	3
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	0	4	0	7
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	0	21	0	30
RB Arian Foster	1	1	0	-1	0	27
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	0	-4	0	8
RB Chris Polk	1	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Knile Davis	2	22	11.00	5.86
Jamaal Charles	1	-1	-1.00	2.18

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	1	1	1.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Bray	2	0	0	0.00	7.40

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Yates	1	0	0	0.00	4.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	7.54
WR Frankie Hammond	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0.00	3.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Knile Davis	2	0
Alex Smith	1	0
Tyler Bray	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	1	0
T.J. Yates	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	6	4	1
Tyler Bray	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Albert Wilson	3	3	1
WR Chris Conley	3	3	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	0	0
WR Frankie Hammond	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	4	2	0
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	1
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	1
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)