Week 2, 2019

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	7	7	-	20
Houston Texans	3	13	3	15	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 HOU - Preston Kaplan 29 field goal
2Q: 12:59 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 16 pass from Carson Palmer (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 05:10 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
2Q: 02:20 HOU - Preston Kaplan 52 field goal
2Q: 01:05 HOU - Preston Kaplan 34 field goal
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
3Q: 05:04 HOU - Preston Kaplan 37 field goal
3Q: 04:50 ATL - Matt Jones 80 pass from Brian Hoyer (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Matt Jones 1 pass from Brian Hoyer (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 11:44 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 4 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Carson Palmer pass to Courtney Klosterman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 HOU - Preston Kaplan 29 field goal
2Q: 12:59 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 16 pass from Carson Palmer (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 05:10 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
2Q: 02:20 HOU - Preston Kaplan 52 field goal
2Q: 01:05 HOU - Preston Kaplan 34 field goal
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
3Q: 05:04 HOU - Preston Kaplan 37 field goal
3Q: 04:50 ATL - Matt Jones 80 pass from Brian Hoyer (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Matt Jones 1 pass from Brian Hoyer (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 11:44 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 4 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Carson Palmer pass to Courtney Klosterman for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 21 27
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 377 525
- Offensive Plays 64 77
- Yards per Play 5.89 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 30 163
- Rushing Attempts 12 29
- Yards per Rush 2.50 5.62
Net Passing Yards 347 362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 29 - 2 45 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 359 382
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 7.54
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/22 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 22:52 37:08

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	21	27
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	377	525
- Offensive Plays	64	77
- Yards per Play	5.89	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	30	163
- Rushing Attempts	12	29
- Yards per Rush	2.50	5.62
Net Passing Yards	347	362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 29 - 2	45 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	359	382
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	7.54
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/22	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	22:52	37:08

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	5:15	4:36	OWN 21	9	44	Interception
2	12:53	2:17	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	8:19	3:17	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
2	2:14	0:22	OWN 20	2	1	Fumble
2	0:58	0:57	OWN 16	6	59	Field Goal
3	13:27	1:50	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	4:57	0:25	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	2:06	2:54	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
4	11:35	2:20	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
4	6:54	0:23	OWN 39	3	0	Interception
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 20	13	73	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	7:07	OWN 1	14	87	Field Goal
1	0:39	2:46	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	10:36	2:17	OWN 38	6	60	Interception
2	5:02	2:48	OWN 20	5	45	Field Goal
2	1:52	0:54	OPP 21	3	4	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
3	11:37	6:40	OWN 5	12	75	Field Goal
3	4:32	2:26	OWN 20	6	22	Fumble
4	14:12	2:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	9:15	2:21	OWN 7	6	17	Punt
4	6:31	4:08	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	5	9	1.80	7	0
Matt Jones	5	5	1.00	7	0
Brian Hoyer	2	16	8.00	13	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	25	160	6.40	61	3	1
Tevin Coleman	3	4	1.33	8	0	0
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	50	29	359	2/12	2	80	2	77.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	45	26	382	3/20	2	47	1	91.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	7	8	112	16.00	28	26	0
WR Justin Hardy	6	11	31	5.17	1	9	0
TE Gavin Escobar	5	7	47	9.40	13	14	0
RB Matt Jones	4	5	92	23.00	79	80	2
WR Julio Jones	3	12	54	18.00	20	28	0
WR Paul Richardson	3	5	22	7.33	0	12	0
TE Noah Floyd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR T.J. Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	15	109	13.63	44	34	1
WR A.J. Green	7	13	120	17.14	71	47	0
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	68	13.60	18	21	1
FB Cedric Nyland	3	3	41	13.67	18	31	0
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	25	25.00	22	25	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	5	22	22.00	1	22	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rey Maualuga	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0.00	0
CB Donovan Cagle	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Julio Jones	1	1	0
Brian Hoyer	1	0	0
Matt Jones	1	0	0
Danny Shelton	0	1	1
Eric Wood	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tevin Coleman	1	0	0
Devin McCourty	0	1	0
Brandon Graham	0	0	1
Gerald McCoy	0	0	1
Eddie Pleasant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	4	224	56.0	51.0	63	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	2	94	47.0	39.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	1	20	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	4	82	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	7	1	0.0	27	47
OLB Todd Caldwell	7	0	0.0	26	36
CB Jalen Collins	6	1	0.0	29	47
DT Danny Shelton	5	2	1.5	26	35
S Kendrick Forbes	5	5	0.0	29	48
CB Desmond Trufant	5	1	0.0	26	43
S William Moore	5	0	0.0	29	47
DE Vic Beasley	4	1	0.0	29	48
CB Douglas Craig	4	1	0.0	14	30
DT Johnathan Hankins	3	2	1.5	22	39
OLB Brooks Reed	2	1	0.0	15	21
DT Kent Foreman	1	1	0.0	15	30
WR Paul Richardson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Matt Jones	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	7	0	0.0	12	52
S Eddie Pleasant	5	0	0.0	4	29
OLB Brandon Graham	4	0	1.0	9	22
S Rahim Moore	4	1	0.0	12	52
CB Alterraun Verner	3	0	0.0	11	46
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	1.0	12	43
DT Gerald McCoy	2	2	0.0	11	40
ILB Akeem Dent	2	2	0.0	8	19
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0.0	1	6
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	0	0.0	4	35
CB Donovan Cagle	2	0	0.0	4	33
S Devin McCourty	1	1	0.0	10	35
QB Carson Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Mike Daniels	1	0	0.0	9	33
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0.0	12	51
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	0.0	3	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Danny Shelton	1.5	0	2	0	35
DT Johnathan Hankins	1.5	0	0	0	39
DE Quinn Linquist	0.0	1	3	0	38
ILB Rey Maualuga	0.0	1	0	0	47
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	4	3	48

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	1.0	2	0	43
OLB Brandon Graham	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Markus Golden	0.0	2	0	51
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	1	40
DE Mike Daniels	0.0	1	0	33
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	1	0	20
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	5	1	0	48
CB Desmond Trufant	4	0	0	43
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	0	47
OLB Todd Caldwell	4	0	0	36
S William Moore	2	2	0	47
ILB Rey Maualuga	2	0	1	47
OLB Brooks Reed	2	0	0	21
CB Douglas Craig	2	0	0	30
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0	48

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	0	0	52
S Eddie Pleasant	5	0	0	29
ILB Jordan Hicks	4	1	0	35
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	52
OLB Brandon Graham	2	2	0	22
ILB Akeem Dent	2	1	1	19
CB Donovan Cagle	2	0	1	33
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0	6
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	0	17
S Devin McCourty	1	0	0	35
CB Alterraun Verner	1	0	0	46
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	0	20
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Harrison	2	3	12	0	52
Fernando Crocton	1	4	12	0	52
Noah Floyd	1	1	5	0	27
Gavin Escobar	0	1	9	0	38
Michael Donaldson	0	1	12	0	52
John Sullivan	0	0	12	1	52
Matt Jones	0	0	5	1	33

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Brooks	4	6	29	0	48
Alexis Pettway	3	6	29	0	48
Chris Clark	2	3	29	1	48
Alec Keaton	1	7	29	2	48
Cordy Glenn	1	3	29	0	48
Tyler Eifert	1	2	23	0	32
Cedric Nyland	0	1	19	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Purdum	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keenan Lewis	3	14
A.J. Green	2	16
Garrett Vance	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vic Beasley	---	---	29	48	6	83
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	29	48	4	81
William Moore	---	---	29	47	4	80
Jalen Collins	---	---	29	47	4	80
Rey Maualuga	---	---	27	47	4	78
Desmond Trufant	---	---	26	43	4	73
Eric Harrison	12	52	---	---	6	70
Fernando Crocton	12	52	---	---	6	70
John Sullivan	12	52	---	---	---	64
Brian Hoyer	12	52	---	---	---	64
Eric Wood	12	52	---	---	---	64
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	22	39	3	64
Danny Shelton	---	---	26	35	3	64
Michael Donaldson	12	52	---	---	---	64
Quinn Linquist	---	---	23	38	3	64
Todd Caldwell	---	---	26	36	1	63
Douglas Craig	---	---	14	30	19	63
Rickey Davison	9	46	---	---	7	62
Julio Jones	12	48	---	---	---	60
Gavin Escobar	9	38	---	---	7	54
Matt Jones	5	33	---	---	16	54
Justin Hardy	7	26	---	---	14	47
Kent Foreman	---	---	15	30	1	46
Devonta Freeman	7	14	---	---	21	42
Noah Floyd	5	27	---	---	8	40
Brooks Reed	---	---	15	21	1	37
James Hanna	3	3	---	---	19	25
T.J. Graham	0	7	---	---	16	23
Tre Boston	---	---	1	3	19	23
Brady Davis	---	---	2	9	10	21
Paul Richardson	3	16	---	---	---	19
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	3	2	12	17
Paul Worrilow	---	---	2	1	7	10
Silas Hadavi	0	2	---	---	8	10
Ricardo Allen	---	---	0	1	7	8
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tanner Purdum	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ellis Segas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Oliver Pauly	---	---	1	3	---	4
Vincent Dole	---	---	0	0	2	2
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Hiler	---	---	0	0	2	2
Maxwell Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DeAndre Hopkins	29	46	---	---	13	88
A.J. Green	26	42	---	---	16	84
Brandon Brooks	29	48	---	---	6	83
Carson Palmer	29	48	---	---	---	77
Chris Clark	29	48	---	---	---	77
Cordy Glenn	29	48	---	---	---	77
Alec Keaton	29	48	---	---	---	77
Alexis Pettway	29	48	---	---	---	77
Alterraun Verner	---	---	11	46	14	71
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	12	52	6	70
Rahim Moore	---	---	12	52	2	66
Markus Golden	---	---	12	51	2	65
Tyler Eifert	23	32	---	---	6	61
J.J. Watt	---	---	12	43	4	59
Cedric Nyland	19	27	---	---	9	55
Gerald McCoy	---	---	11	40	1	52
Courtney Klosterman	25	23	---	---	---	48
Tevin Coleman	3	22	---	---	22	47
Devin McCourty	---	---	10	35	1	46
Jordan Hicks	---	---	4	35	7	46
Mike Daniels	---	---	9	33	3	45
Allen Robinson	8	24	---	---	12	44
Donovan Cagle	---	---	4	33	7	44
Craig Stevens	7	10	---	---	19	36
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	13	22	36
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	4	29	3	36
Brandon Graham	---	---	9	22	2	33
Akeem Dent	---	---	8	19	3	30
Danielle Hunter	---	---	3	20	4	27
Brian Cushing	---	---	8	17	---	25
Keshawn Martin	1	4	---	---	20	25
Keenan Lewis	---	---	1	6	14	21
Gilbert Fisher	---	---	1	12	1	14
Jaelen Strong	4	8	---	---	---	12
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	12	12
Garrett Vance	0	2	---	---	8	10
Heath Kobeck	---	---	0	9	1	10
Marcus Sherels	---	---	0	4	2	6
Chuck Farrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tristan Liening	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alex Tait	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Simon	---	---	0	1	3	4
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	1	0.1
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	7	99	14.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	50	29	4	2	4	5	8	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	45	26	9	2	2	3	9	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	161	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	106	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	76	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	137	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	192	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	56	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	12	3	0	54	1	48
WR Justin Hardy	11	6	2	31	0	26
WR Rickey Davison	8	7	0	112	2	46
TE Gavin Escobar	7	5	1	47	0	38
WR Paul Richardson	5	3	0	22	0	16
RB Matt Jones	5	4	0	92	1	33
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Noah Floyd	1	1	0	1	0	27

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	15	8	1	109	2	46
WR A.J. Green	13	7	1	120	2	42
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	0	68	2	32
WR Allen Robinson	5	1	0	22	1	24
FB Cedric Nyland	3	3	0	41	1	27
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	0	0	0	0	23
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	0	25	1	10
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0	-3	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	5	18	3.60	6.40
Tevin Coleman	2	8	4.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	3	2	18	6.00	7.18

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	9	2	18	2.00	8.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	2.82
RB Matt Jones	1	1	1	1.00	18.40
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	17	17.00	14.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	1	16	5.33	7.27
WR A.J. Green	2	0	0	0.00	9.23
WR Allen Robinson	2	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	2	2.00	13.60
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Jones	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Coleman	1	1
Courtney Klosterman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	10	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	14	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Hardy	4	3	1
WR Paul Richardson	3	1	0
WR Julio Jones	1	1	1
RB Matt Jones	1	1	0
WR Rickey Davison	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	2	2
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	2	2
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	2
WR Allen Robinson	2	0	0
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	1
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	1
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (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	69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (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)