Week 4, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

71 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	14	3	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:53 ATL - Devonta Freeman 79 run (Matt Bryant extra point)
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 7 pass from Brian Hoyer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 06:25 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 07:26 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 30 field goal
3Q: 02:56 ATL - Matt Bryant 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:53 ATL - Devonta Freeman 79 run (Matt Bryant extra point)
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 7 pass from Brian Hoyer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 06:25 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 07:26 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 30 field goal
3Q: 02:56 ATL - Matt Bryant 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 3-1 2-2
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 309 331
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.48 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 148 87
- Rushing Attempts 45 10
- Yards per Rush 3.29 8.70
Net Passing Yards 161 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 0 47 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 175 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/65 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 36:29 23:31

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	3-1	2-2
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	309	331
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.48	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	148	87
- Rushing Attempts	45	10
- Yards per Rush	3.29	8.70
Net Passing Yards	161	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 0	47 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	175	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/65	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 20
Time of Possession	36:29	23:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	4:21	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
1	5:38	1:35	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
1	2:34	2:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:05	6:47	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	4:38	0:35	OWN 48	3	-9	Punt
2	2:08	0:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	3	4	Half
3	15:00	7:42	OWN 37	12	50	Field Goal
3	2:50	5:48	OWN 39	12	20	Punt
4	7:54	4:30	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
4	1:47	0:32	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 4	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	9:10	3:32	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
1	4:03	1:29	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
2	14:52	1:47	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:18	1:40	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	4:03	1:55	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	1:13	0:50	50	4	10	Missed FG
3	7:18	4:28	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
4	12:02	4:08	OWN 3	7	47	Punt
4	3:24	1:37	OWN 5	11	53	Downs
4	1:15	0:31	OWN 7	2	10	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Hoyer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alfred Blue	31	88	2.84	16	4	1
Arian Foster	8	25	3.13	13	1	0
Brian Hoyer	6	35	5.83	17	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	9	89	9.89	79	1	1
Terron Ward	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	22	15	175	2/14	1	30	0	107.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	47	27	253	1/9	0	35	1	63.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alfred Blue	4	6	29	7.25	7	12	0
WR Nate Washington	3	3	21	7.00	0	12	0
TE Garrett Graham	2	3	41	20.50	21	27	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	3	46	23.00	7	30	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	3	25	12.50	0	18	1
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roddy White	8	14	67	8.38	25	17
WR Justin Hardy	4	7	36	9.00	2	11
TE Jacob Tamme	3	4	11	3.67	3	8
WR Leonard Hankerson	3	7	13	4.33	0	7
WR Julio Jones	3	3	76	25.33	21	35
WR Eric Weems	2	6	34	17.00	27	23
FB Patrick DiMarco	2	2	7	3.50	1	8
TE Levine Toilolo	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Devonta Freeman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Johnson	1	19	19.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	282	47.0	43.0	61	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	305	50.8	41.5	70	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	2	16	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	60	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roddy White	1	14	14.0	0
Devonta Freeman	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles James	5	0	0.0	3	39
ILB Brian Cushing	4	2	0.0	10	48
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	2	0.0	10	46
DE J.J. Watt	3	1	0.5	9	41
CB Kevin Johnson	3	3	0.0	10	48
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	0.0	6	6
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0.0	10	48
S Lonnie Ballentine	3	0	0.0	2	23
OLB John Simon	2	2	0.5	3	22
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0.0	10	48
S Eddie Pleasant	2	0	0.0	9	44
DE Rob Ninkovich	1	0	0.0	6	37
DE Don Clemons	1	0	0.0	4	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S William Moore	10	2	0.0	45	24
DT Jonathan Babineaux	6	3	0.0	34	19
CB Robert Alford	6	0	0.0	42	19
CB Jalen Collins	6	0	0.0	45	24
CB Phillip Adams	5	1	0.0	26	19
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	4	3	0.5	21	11
ILB Paul Worrilow	3	2	0.0	45	24
S Ricardo Allen	3	2	0.0	42	22
OLB Brooks Reed	3	1	0.0	20	8
OLB Joplo Bartu	3	0	0.0	17	3
DE Adrian Clayborn	2	3	1.0	31	20
DE Vic Beasley	2	2	0.5	43	22
OLB Justin Durant	2	2	0.0	28	21
S Charles Godfrey	2	0	0.0	15	10
DT Haloti Ngata	1	4	0.0	19	9
WR Justin Hardy	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	0.5	4	2	41
OLB John Simon	0.5	1	0	22
DT Vince Wilfork	0.0	3	1	27
DE Rob Ninkovich	0.0	1	0	37
DT Christian Covington	0.0	1	0	21
DE Don Clemons	0.0	1	0	11

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Adrian Clayborn	1.0	0	20
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	1	22
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.5	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	5	2	0	48
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	1	0	46
CB Charles James	4	0	0	39
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	1	48
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0	48
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0	48
S Lonnie Ballentine	2	0	0	23
DE Rob Ninkovich	1	0	0	37
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	6
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	0	41
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0	44
OLB John Simon	1	0	0	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	6	1	24
S William Moore	2	2	24
OLB Justin Durant	2	0	21
CB Robert Alford	2	0	19
CB Phillip Adams	1	1	19
OLB Brooks Reed	1	0	8
S Ricardo Allen	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	3	8	45	0	24
Chris Clark	3	5	45	2	24
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	9	45	0	24
Ben Jones	1	10	45	0	24
Brandon Brooks	1	7	45	0	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	1	1	10	0	48
Jake Matthews	0	3	10	1	48
Jake Long	0	3	10	0	48
Mike Person	0	2	10	0	31
Chris Chester	0	1	10	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kareem Jackson	1	15
DeAndre Hopkins	1	8
Chris Polk	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Durant	2	11
Terron Ward	1	12
Jake Long	1	1

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Su'a-Filo	45	24	---	---	8	77
DeAndre Hopkins	43	24	---	---	8	75
Nate Washington	39	19	---	---	14	72
Brian Hoyer	45	24	---	---	2	71
Duane Brown	45	24	---	---	---	69
Chris Clark	45	24	---	---	---	69
Brandon Brooks	45	24	---	---	---	69
Ben Jones	45	24	---	---	---	69
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	10	48	10	68
Brian Cushing	---	---	10	48	10	68
Rahim Moore	---	---	10	48	8	66
Kevin Johnson	---	---	10	48	8	66
J.J. Watt	---	---	9	41	14	64
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	10	46	1	57
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	9	44	2	55
Alfred Blue	35	15	---	---	---	50
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	6	37	3	46
Charles James	---	---	3	39	2	44
Jay Prosch	19	5	---	---	15	39
Garrett Graham	25	11	---	---	2	38
Arian Foster	12	7	---	---	16	35
Vince Wilfork	---	---	5	27	1	33
Cecil Shorts	16	13	---	---	---	29
C.J. Fiedorowicz	15	8	---	---	6	29
Christian Covington	---	---	5	21	2	28
John Simon	---	---	3	22	1	26
Lonnie Ballentine	---	---	2	23	1	26
Don Clemons	---	---	4	11	9	24
Kareem Jackson	---	---	1	6	15	22
Keshawn Martin	1	5	---	---	16	22
Chris Polk	10	4	---	---	7	21
Jaelen Strong	9	8	---	---	2	19
Ryan Griffin	1	1	---	---	14	16
Akeem Dent	---	---	6	6	3	15
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	6	4	3	13
A.J. Bouye	---	---	0	0	12	12
Jared Crick	---	---	1	7	1	9
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Coles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	0	2	3	5
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Moore	---	---	45	24	2	71
Paul Worrilow	---	---	45	24	2	71
Jalen Collins	---	---	45	24	2	71
Phillip Adams	---	---	26	19	22	67
Vic Beasley	---	---	43	22	2	67
Chris Chester	10	48	---	---	8	66
Ricardo Allen	---	---	42	22	2	66
Robert Alford	---	---	42	19	1	62
Justin Durant	---	---	28	21	11	60
Jake Long	10	48	---	---	1	59
Matt Ryan	10	48	---	---	---	58
Andy Levitre	10	48	---	---	---	58
Jake Matthews	10	48	---	---	---	58
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	34	19	4	57
Devonta Freeman	9	38	---	---	10	57
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	31	20	3	54
Leonard Hankerson	8	34	---	---	8	50
Eric Weems	5	29	---	---	14	48
Roddy White	7	34	---	---	5	46
Mike Person	10	31	---	---	---	41
Jacob Tamme	4	30	---	---	6	40
Charles Godfrey	---	---	15	10	14	39
Patrick DiMarco	5	16	---	---	16	37
Haloti Ngata	---	---	19	9	7	35
Joplo Bartu	---	---	17	3	12	32
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	21	11	---	32
Justin Hardy	2	18	---	---	10	30
Terron Ward	2	16	---	---	12	30
Kroy Biermann	---	---	18	7	4	29
Brooks Reed	---	---	20	8	---	28
Jimmie Robertson	0	17	---	---	7	24
Tony Moeaki	0	4	---	---	15	19
Julio Jones	6	13	---	---	---	19
Levine Toilolo	2	7	---	---	7	16
Philip Wheeler	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Schraeder	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyson Jackson	---	---	4	2	1	7
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tevin Coleman	0	1	---	---	4	5
O'Brien Schofield	---	---	0	0	4	4
Antonio Koopman	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kenneth Tate	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	66	3.9
Middle	24	72	3.0
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	80	26.7
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	22	15	2	1	1	4	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	47	27	3	2	1	5	11	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	103	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	9	103	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Alfred Blue	6	4	1	29	0	15
WR Nate Washington	3	3	0	21	0	19
TE Garrett Graham	3	2	0	41	1	11
WR Cecil Shorts	3	2	0	46	1	13
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	2	0	25	0	24
WR Jaelen Strong	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	13	0	8
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roddy White	14	8	0	67	0	34
WR Leonard Hankerson	7	3	1	13	0	34
WR Justin Hardy	7	4	0	36	0	18
WR Eric Weems	6	2	0	34	1	29
TE Jacob Tamme	4	3	0	11	0	30
WR Julio Jones	3	3	0	76	2	13
FB Patrick DiMarco	2	2	0	7	0	16
TE Levine Toilolo	2	1	0	3	0	7
RB Devonta Freeman	2	1	0	6	0	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Blue	9	16	1.78	2.84
Brian Hoyer	2	5	2.50	5.83

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	1	1	7	7.00	7.95

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	7	7.00	8.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	6	2
Arian Foster	4	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	7	5	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	14	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	2	2	2
WR Cecil Shorts	2	1	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	2
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roddy White	5	3	1
WR Leonard Hankerson	3	1	0
WR Eric Weems	2	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	0
WR Julio Jones	1	1	1
FB Patrick DiMarco	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)