Week 8, 2018

played in Tennessee, TN

64 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	14	7	7	-	42
Tennessee Titans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 05:44 HOU - Craig Stevens 24 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 12:34 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 07:50 TEN - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
2Q: 03:57 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 45 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 11:35 HOU - Craig Stevens 70 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 09:22 HOU - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 05:44 HOU - Craig Stevens 24 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 12:34 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 07:50 TEN - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
2Q: 03:57 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 45 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 11:35 HOU - Craig Stevens 70 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 09:22 HOU - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 7-1 4-4
First Downs 22 8
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 18 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 457 174
- Offensive Plays 67 50
- Yards per Play 6.82 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 69 19
- Rushing Attempts 31 14
- Yards per Rush 2.23 1.36
Net Passing Yards 388 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 411 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 10.78 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 35:23 24:37

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	7-1	4-4
First Downs	22	8
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	18	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	457	174
- Offensive Plays	67	50
- Yards per Play	6.82	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	69	19
- Rushing Attempts	31	14
- Yards per Rush	2.23	1.36
Net Passing Yards	388	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	411	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	10.78	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	35:23	24:37

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	4:36	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
1	6:12	0:42	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
1	0:58	3:38	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	10:54	0:51	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
2	7:45	2:08	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
2	4:20	0:41	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 16	4	14	Half
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
3	12:18	0:59	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	9:04	3:26	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	4:06	2:43	OWN 28	6	41	Missed FG
4	13:27	4:15	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	7:15	7:15	OWN 38	10	38	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 35	4	32	Missed FG
1	7:41	1:29	OWN 21	3	6	Fumble
1	5:30	4:32	OWN 32	9	36	Missed FG
2	12:20	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:03	2:18	OPP 26	4	16	Field Goal
2	5:37	1:17	OWN 23	3	0	Interception
2	3:39	1:55	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	13:52	1:34	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
3	11:19	2:15	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	5:38	1:32	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	1:23	2:56	OWN 38	6	22	Punt
4	9:12	1:57	OWN 22	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shane Visconti	18	24	1.33	8	0
Courtney Klosterman	10	36	3.60	10	1
Carson Palmer	2	6	3.00	6	0
Cedric Nyland	1	3	3.00	3	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Mallard	7	7	1.00	4	0
Sammie James	4	14	3.50	10	1
Marcus Mariota	2	4	2.00	4	0
Kendall Wright	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	34	24	411	2/23	6	70	0	150.8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	34	21	170	2/15	0	31	1	62.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	8	102	20.40	27	45	2
RB Shane Visconti	4	4	37	9.25	12	13	0
TE Craig Stevens	3	4	119	39.67	118	70	2
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	38	12.67	18	26	1
WR Jaelen Strong	3	5	78	26.00	14	38	0
WR A.J. Green	2	2	16	8.00	2	8	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	1
FB Cedric Nyland	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Keshawn Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Allen Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Justin Hunter	6	7	66	11.00	14	25
WR Kendall Wright	4	10	50	12.50	16	31
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	3	5	19	6.33	2	11
FB Vince Guthrie	2	2	4	2.00	0	3
TE Erik Tate	2	3	10	5.00	2	11
TE Ryan Horton	2	2	10	5.00	7	9
WR Andre Caldwell	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
RB Sammie James	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Jalston Fowler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Rahim Moore	1	0
Brian Cushing	0	1
Cody Nelson	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justin Hunter	1	1	0	0
Vince Guthrie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	4	166	41.5	30.3	48	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scottie Martinez	7	302	43.1	33.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	6/6

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/3	0/2	0/1	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	1	6	6.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marqueston Huff	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	43	21.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lucas Klepfer	3	59	19.7	0
Angel Hampton	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	5	2	0.0	12	29
CB Cody Nelson	5	0	0.0	7	31
S Rahim Moore	3	2	0.0	11	25
CB Byron Maxwell	3	0	0.0	1	8
DT Jay Bromley	3	0	0.0	7	22
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Markus Golden	2	0	1.0	10	20
OLB Brandon Graham	2	1	0.0	8	28
ILB Akeem Dent	2	0	0.0	7	4
S Eddie Pleasant	2	0	0.0	4	14
OLB John Simon	1	1	1.0	4	12
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	2	0.0	10	25
DE J.J. Watt	1	1	0.0	10	20
CB Keenan Lewis	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Don Clemons	1	0	0.0	6	15
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Heath Kobeck	1	0	0.0	8	21

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	10	0	1.0	28	34
OLB Derrick Morgan	4	0	0.0	9	18
DT Bill Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	26	21
DE Jurrell Casey	3	1	0.0	23	26
ILB Zach Brown	3	1	0.0	15	13
CB Coty Sensabaugh	3	1	0.0	28	31
OLB David Bass	3	1	0.0	20	18
S T.J. McDonald	3	1	0.0	15	25
S Angel Hampton	3	1	0.0	18	12
DT Josiah Butler	2	0	1.0	10	21
ILB Demario Davis	2	3	0.0	17	22
CB Casey Hayward	2	3	0.0	23	31
ILB Avery Williamson	2	1	0.0	14	14
CB Josiah Westbrook	2	1	0.0	19	22
DE Jameson Bertelson	2	0	0.0	19	20
WR Kendall Wright	1	0	---	---	---
S Marqueston Huff	1	0	0.0	11	8
DE Angelo Blackson	1	0	0.0	17	22
S Reginald Lynch	1	0	0.0	21	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Simon	1.0	0	1	12
OLB Markus Golden	1.0	0	0	20
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	3	3	20
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	1	0	14
CB Stephon Gilmore	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Archie Sims	0.0	1	0	7
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	1	0	21

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	1.0	0	1	1	34
DT Josiah Butler	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Bill Rodriguez	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Jameson Bertelson	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Jurrell Casey	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	4	0	0	29
CB Cody Nelson	4	0	0	31
CB Byron Maxwell	3	0	0	8
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	0	25
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	25
CB Keenan Lewis	1	0	0	12
OLB Brandon Graham	1	0	0	28
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0	14
DT Jay Bromley	1	0	0	22
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0	20
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	0	11
S Devin McCourty	0	1	0	27
CB Stephon Gilmore	0	0	1	25

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S T.J. McDonald	3	1	25
ILB Demario Davis	3	0	22
CB Coty Sensabaugh	2	1	31
OLB Derrick Morgan	2	0	18
ILB Zach Brown	2	0	13
CB Casey Hayward	2	0	31
OLB David Bass	2	0	18
S Reginald Lynch	2	0	33
CB Josiah Westbrook	2	0	22
S Marqueston Huff	1	0	8
DE Jameson Bertelson	1	0	20
S Angel Hampton	1	0	12
DT Bill Rodriguez	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	2	6	18	0	28
Brandon Brooks	1	6	27	0	31
Alexis Pettway	1	6	21	0	30
Cordy Glenn	1	3	16	0	29
Alex Tait	1	2	14	0	9
Cedric Nyland	1	1	10	0	16
Chris Clark	0	2	27	2	33
Tristan Liening	0	2	19	0	12
Craig Stevens	0	1	24	0	25

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chance Warmack	1	4	11	0	31
Daquan Connor	1	3	13	0	32
Andy Gallik	1	1	10	0	30
Taylor Lewan	0	4	12	0	28
Thomas Lewis	0	1	12	1	30
Jalston Fowler	0	1	10	0	13
John Greco	0	0	4	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	4	17
Jelani Jenkins	2	25
Keshawn Martin	1	10
DeAndre Hopkins	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Tate	2	18
Avery Williamson	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carson Palmer	31	36	---	---	---	67
Chris Clark	27	33	---	---	2	62
Brandon Brooks	27	31	---	---	3	61
A.J. Green	16	25	---	---	17	58
Shane Visconti	19	18	---	---	20	57
Craig Stevens	24	25	---	---	5	54
Alexis Pettway	21	30	---	---	---	51
Tyler Eifert	22	12	---	---	12	46
Alec Keaton	18	28	---	---	---	46
Brian Cushing	---	---	12	29	4	45
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	10	25	10	45
Cordy Glenn	16	29	---	---	---	45
DeAndre Hopkins	11	23	---	---	9	43
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	8	10	25	43
Devin McCourty	---	---	11	27	4	42
Rahim Moore	---	---	11	25	4	40
Brandon Graham	---	---	8	28	3	39
Cody Nelson	---	---	7	31	1	39
Kevin Johnson	---	---	10	25	3	38
Cedric Nyland	10	16	---	---	12	38
Heath Kobeck	---	---	8	21	9	38
Courtney Klosterman	11	18	---	---	7	36
Tristan Liening	19	12	---	---	5	36
Markus Golden	---	---	10	20	5	35
Keshawn Martin	13	11	---	---	10	34
Jay Bromley	---	---	7	22	5	34
J.J. Watt	---	---	10	20	3	33
Allen Robinson	13	18	---	---	2	33
Jaelen Strong	16	14	---	---	---	30
Alex Tait	14	9	---	---	5	28
Keenan Lewis	---	---	3	12	12	27
Chuck Farrell	13	8	---	---	5	26
Don Clemons	---	---	6	15	5	26
Donovan Cagle	---	---	4	11	7	22
Letroy Guion	---	---	7	14	---	21
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	4	14	3	21
Juan Copper	---	---	4	16	1	21
Akeem Dent	---	---	7	4	9	20
John Simon	---	---	4	12	3	19
Byron Maxwell	---	---	1	8	8	17
Archie Sims	---	---	2	7	8	17
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	8	8
Les Pemberton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Donald	---	---	28	34	5	67
Casey Hayward	---	---	23	31	8	62
Coty Sensabaugh	---	---	28	31	1	60
Reginald Lynch	---	---	21	33	---	54
Jurrell Casey	---	---	23	26	4	53
Daquan Connor	13	32	---	---	7	52
Marcus Mariota	14	36	---	---	---	50
Josiah Westbrook	---	---	19	22	9	50
David Bass	---	---	20	18	10	48
Bill Rodriguez	---	---	26	21	1	48
Kendall Wright	7	28	---	---	12	47
Zach Brown	---	---	15	13	16	44
Chance Warmack	11	31	---	---	2	44
Avery Williamson	---	---	14	14	16	44
Ryan Horton	13	20	---	---	11	44
Thomas Lewis	12	30	---	---	---	42
T.J. McDonald	---	---	15	25	---	40
Taylor Lewan	12	28	---	---	---	40
Angelo Blackson	---	---	17	22	1	40
Andy Gallik	10	30	---	---	---	40
Jameson Bertelson	---	---	19	20	1	40
Angel Hampton	---	---	18	12	10	40
Demario Davis	---	---	17	22	---	39
Erik Tate	7	13	---	---	18	38
Andre Caldwell	8	21	---	---	7	36
Marqueston Huff	---	---	11	8	17	36
Jalston Fowler	10	13	---	---	12	35
Justin Hunter	8	24	---	---	---	32
Josiah Butler	---	---	10	21	---	31
Derrick Morgan	---	---	9	18	3	30
Lucas Klepfer	0	8	---	---	22	30
Alfred Mallard	9	13	---	---	8	30
Dorial Green-Beckham	2	23	---	---	---	25
John Greco	4	9	---	---	10	23
Austin Howard	2	8	---	---	10	20
Willie Ordonez	2	6	---	---	10	18
Vince Guthrie	1	8	---	---	7	16
Sammie James	5	9	---	---	---	14
Brian Orakpo	---	---	8	5	---	13
Karl McKnight	4	6	---	---	1	11
Frederick Peterson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scottie Martinez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darryl Strong	0	0	---	---	3	3
Colt McCoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Parker Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	18	38	2.1
Right	8	8	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	34	24	9	1	3	2	3	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	34	21	2	2	1	2	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	132	33.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	150	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	110	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	49	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	5	1	102	3	23
WR Jaelen Strong	5	3	0	78	2	14
TE Craig Stevens	4	3	1	119	3	25
RB Shane Visconti	4	4	0	37	0	18
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	0	38	1	12
FB Cedric Nyland	3	2	0	8	0	16
WR A.J. Green	2	2	0	16	0	25
WR Allen Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	2	0	13	0	18
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	1	0	0	11

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	10	4	0	50	1	28
WR Justin Hunter	7	6	0	66	1	24
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	5	3	0	19	0	23
WR Andre Caldwell	3	1	1	12	0	21
TE Erik Tate	3	2	0	10	0	13
FB Vince Guthrie	2	2	0	4	0	8
TE Ryan Horton	2	2	0	10	0	20
FB Jalston Fowler	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Sammie James	1	1	0	-1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Visconti	3	-3	-1.00	1.33

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Mallard	1	-4	-4.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	5	3	22	4.40	12.09

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	12	6.00	12.67
WR Allen Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0	0.00	15.60
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	10	10.00	6.50

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Visconti	2	1
Carson Palmer	1	0
Courtney Klosterman	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	11	7	7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	15	10	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	3
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	2
WR A.J. Green	1	1	1
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	0	0
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendall Wright	5	2	1
WR Justin Hunter	4	4	1
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	2	1	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	1
FB Jalston Fowler	1	0	0
FB Vince Guthrie	1	1	0
TE Erik Tate	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)