Week 1, 2021

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	0	0	0	-	0
Houston Texans	7	20	13	0	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 HOU - Andy Dalton 11 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - A.J. Green 29 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 13:42 HOU - Heath Kobeck 15 fumble return (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
2Q: 05:36 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 7 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 11:07 HOU - Tevin Coleman 5 run (Roderick Bownes extra point)
3Q: 06:55 HOU - Roderick Bownes 22 field goal
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Roderick Bownes 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 HOU - Andy Dalton 11 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - A.J. Green 29 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 13:42 HOU - Heath Kobeck 15 fumble return (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
2Q: 05:36 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 7 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 11:07 HOU - Tevin Coleman 5 run (Roderick Bownes extra point)
3Q: 06:55 HOU - Roderick Bownes 22 field goal
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Roderick Bownes 49 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 22
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 4 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 157 366
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 2.85 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 91 178
- Rushing Attempts 21 45
- Yards per Rush 4.33 3.96
Net Passing Yards 66 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 2 21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 92 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 1.94 8.55
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 5/46
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 39
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	22
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	4	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	157	366
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	2.85	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	91	178
- Rushing Attempts	21	45
- Yards per Rush	4.33	3.96
Net Passing Yards	66	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 2	21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	92	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	1.94	8.55
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	5/46
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 39
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	2:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	4:26	1:26	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
2	14:47	1:20	OWN 15	3	0	Fumble
2	13:27	2:40	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	6:26	0:17	OWN 31	2	0	Interception
2	5:28	2:02	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	1:55	1:07	OWN 32	5	29	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 32	3	5	Interception
3	11:01	1:03	OWN 20	3	-7	Fumble
3	6:50	2:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:13	1:21	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:21	1:58	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
4	10:19	3:27	OWN 5	6	25	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 2	6	54	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:57	3:31	OWN 29	6	0	Punt
1	3:00	3:13	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	10:47	4:21	OWN 2	7	30	Punt
2	6:09	0:41	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:31	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 46	3	20	Missed FG
3	13:06	2:05	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
3	9:58	3:08	OPP 2	5	-3	Field Goal
3	4:50	3:37	OWN 43	6	25	Field Goal
4	14:52	1:31	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	11:23	1:04	50	3	0	Punt
4	6:52	4:36	OWN 34	6	14	Punt

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Mallard	8	29	3.63	14	1
Jalston Fowler	7	30	4.29	12	1
Sammie James	3	4	1.33	5	0
Mason Matich	3	28	9.33	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrett Vance	17	27	1.59	8	0	0
Courtney Klosterman	16	102	6.38	37	2	1
Tevin Coleman	6	10	1.67	5	0	1
Andy Dalton	5	40	8.00	11	2	1
Cedric Nyland	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Matich	30	14	92	4/26	0	26	2	26.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	21	14	194	1/6	1	30	0	112.0

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tristan James	4	8	40	10.00	1	26
FB Jalston Fowler	3	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	2	6	10	5.00	0	12
WR Jonathan Butler	2	4	4	2.00	0	7
WR Kendall Wright	1	4	5	5.00	4	5
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	26	26.00	28	26
TE Brendan Meier	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Sammie James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Allen Robinson	5	6	58	11.60	7	30	0
TE Tyler Eifert	4	4	50	12.50	3	24	0
WR A.J. Green	2	4	35	17.50	7	29	1
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	39	19.50	20	26	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Dion Sims	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gary Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rahim Moore	1	5	5.00	0
CB Quandre Diggs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov
Mason Matich	2	0
Emmanuel Pegram	1	0
Ellis Katzenmoyer	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Kobeck	1	0	1
Noah Garrison	1	0	0
Akeem Dent	0	1	0
Tyler Eifert	0	1	0
Edward Hadavi	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darryl Tubbs	8	397	49.6	41.4	59	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	291	48.5	42.5	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roderick Bownes	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1
Preston Kaplan	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Pegram	2	22	11.0	0
Casey Hayward	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	4	44	11.0	0
Keshawn Martin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Hayward	4	67	16.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmanuel Pegram	9	0	0.0	25	16
DT Aaron Donald	7	1	0.0	44	19
S Reginald Lynch	5	3	0.0	38	17
CB Casey Hayward	5	2	0.0	32	20
CB Josiah Westbrook	5	0	0.0	31	16
ILB Zach Brown	4	0	0.0	25	9
ILB Avery Williamson	4	0	0.0	18	6
S Terrell Rodriguez	3	3	0.0	18	15
DE Jurrell Casey	2	1	1.0	18	12
DT Angelo Blackson	2	5	0.0	33	16
OLB Mo Tubbs	2	2	0.0	26	9
DE Jameson Bertelson	2	0	0.0	25	13
WR Jonathan Butler	2	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Rodriguez	1	2	0.0	26	8
ILB Mel Caleca	1	2	0.0	27	16
OLB Richie Norton	1	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Demario Davis	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Kendall Wright	1	0	---	---	---
CB T.J. McDonald	1	0	0.0	14	6
S Nicolas Gibson	1	0	0.0	20	10
DE Josiah Butler	0	2	0.0	34	16
OLB Jackie Cooley	0	1	0.0	13	4
CB Philip Crowder	0	1	0.0	17	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Edward Hadavi	4	0	1.0	15	21
S Jimmy Burnett	4	3	0.0	12	21
CB Donovan Cagle	4	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Deron Collette	3	2	0.0	15	27
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	0.0	12	25
S Rahim Moore	3	1	0.0	12	23
S Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0.0	15	30
S Elias Campbell	3	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Akeem Dent	2	2	1.0	6	10
DE J.J. Watt	2	1	0.5	14	19
OLB Markus Golden	2	0	0.5	10	17
CB Quandre Diggs	2	2	0.0	12	21
ILB Casey Mueller	2	1	0.0	9	10
OLB John Simon	1	0	1.0	11	17
CB Drake Richard	1	1	0.0	15	20
DT Gilbert Fisher	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jurrell Casey	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Angelo Blackson	0.0	1	0	0	16

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edward Hadavi	1.0	2	21
ILB Akeem Dent	1.0	0	10
OLB John Simon	1.0	0	17
OLB Markus Golden	0.5	2	17
DE J.J. Watt	0.5	0	19
S Xavier Rhodes	0.0	1	30
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Casey Hayward	3	0	20
S Emmanuel Pegram	3	0	16
CB Josiah Westbrook	2	0	16
S Reginald Lynch	1	1	17
OLB Demario Davis	1	0	4
CB T.J. McDonald	1	0	6
DT Angelo Blackson	1	0	16
OLB Mo Tubbs	1	0	9
S Nicolas Gibson	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0	30
OLB Brandon Graham	2	0	0	25
CB Donovan Cagle	2	0	0	22
ILB Deron Collette	2	0	0	27
CB Quandre Diggs	1	1	1	21
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0	17
ILB Casey Mueller	1	0	0	10
S Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0	21
S Elias Campbell	1	0	0	14
CB Brandon Farrell	0	1	0	12
S Rahim Moore	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Gallik	1	3	14	1	23
Chance Warmack	1	3	18	0	30
Victor Zirn	1	2	13	0	24
Louie McDonald	1	2	4	0	10
Thomas Lewis	0	2	18	1	25
Jalston Fowler	0	2	12	0	18
Nicky Alston	0	2	10	0	14
Taylor Lewan	0	1	18	1	32
Michael Donaldson	0	1	9	0	14
Gilbert Hotchkiss	0	0	11	1	12

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alexis Pettway	4	11	43	1	20
Alec Keaton	2	5	34	0	18
Lewis Turnbull	1	6	20	0	6
Brandon Brooks	1	3	37	0	19
Mark Farley	1	3	27	0	16
Cedric Nyland	1	2	18	0	6
Tristan Liening	1	2	19	0	7
Billy Clemons	1	2	16	0	6
Cordy Glenn	0	6	29	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Avery Williamson	2	11
Jalston Fowler	1	18
Brendan Meier	1	18
Louie McDonald	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Quandre Diggs	3	15
Tyler Eifert	2	16
Keshawn Martin	2	13

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Donald	---	---	44	19	9	72
Casey Hayward	---	---	32	20	14	66
Reginald Lynch	---	---	38	17	3	58
Zach Brown	---	---	25	9	23	57
Mason Matich	21	34	---	---	1	56
Tristan James	15	23	---	---	15	53
Josiah Butler	---	---	34	16	3	53
Angelo Blackson	---	---	33	16	3	52
Josiah Westbrook	---	---	31	16	4	51
Taylor Lewan	18	32	---	---	---	50
Mel Caleca	---	---	27	16	6	49
Chance Warmack	18	30	---	---	---	48
Jalston Fowler	12	18	---	---	18	48
Nicolas Gibson	---	---	20	10	16	46
Sammie James	10	22	---	---	13	45
Emmanuel Pegram	---	---	25	16	4	45
Brendan Meier	8	18	---	---	18	44
Thomas Lewis	18	25	---	---	---	43
Victor Zirn	13	24	---	---	5	42
Jameson Bertelson	---	---	25	13	1	39
Mo Tubbs	---	---	26	9	4	39
Dorial Green-Beckham	11	19	---	---	8	38
Kendall Wright	14	13	---	---	10	37
Andy Gallik	14	23	---	---	---	37
Nicky Alston	10	14	---	---	12	36
Bill Rodriguez	---	---	26	8	2	36
Avery Williamson	---	---	18	6	11	35
Terrell Rodriguez	---	---	18	15	2	35
Jurrell Casey	---	---	18	12	2	32
Michael Donaldson	9	14	---	---	9	32
Ellis Katzenmoyer	10	15	---	---	7	32
Gilbert Hotchkiss	11	12	---	---	9	32
Philip Crowder	---	---	17	6	8	31
T.J. McDonald	---	---	14	6	8	28
Jonathan Butler	5	19	---	---	---	24
Louie McDonald	4	10	---	---	9	23
Alfred Mallard	10	9	---	---	1	20
Jackie Cooley	---	---	13	4	3	20
Richie Norton	---	---	8	4	5	17
Demario Davis	---	---	3	4	8	15
Frederick Peterson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darryl Tubbs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Britt Griffith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marcus Mariota	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darryl Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyler Eifert	36	16	---	---	16	68
Andy Dalton	45	22	---	---	---	67
Alexis Pettway	43	20	---	---	---	63
Brandon Brooks	37	19	---	---	6	62
Garrett Vance	25	10	---	---	21	56
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	15	30	10	55
Alec Keaton	34	18	---	---	---	52
J.J. Watt	---	---	14	19	18	51
Cordy Glenn	29	18	---	---	4	51
Quandre Diggs	---	---	12	21	15	48
Brandon Graham	---	---	12	25	10	47
Drake Richard	---	---	15	20	12	47
Tevin Coleman	23	5	---	---	18	46
Deron Collette	---	---	15	27	2	44
A.J. Green	16	15	---	---	12	43
Rahim Moore	---	---	12	23	8	43
Mark Farley	27	16	---	---	---	43
Allen Robinson	23	16	---	---	---	39
Noah Garrison	---	---	15	22	2	39
DeAndre Hopkins	24	14	---	---	---	38
Brandon Farrell	---	---	9	12	16	37
Edward Hadavi	---	---	15	21	---	36
Donovan Cagle	---	---	12	22	1	35
Gilbert Fisher	---	---	12	15	8	35
Lewis Turnbull	20	6	---	---	9	35
Dion Sims	19	5	---	---	10	34
Tristan Liening	19	7	---	---	8	34
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	12	21	1	34
Courtney Klosterman	19	11	---	---	1	31
Billy Clemons	16	6	---	---	9	31
Elias Campbell	---	---	11	14	5	30
Markus Golden	---	---	10	17	2	29
Cedric Nyland	18	6	---	---	5	29
John Simon	---	---	11	17	---	28
Heath Kobeck	---	---	8	16	1	25
Matthew Griffin	---	---	6	12	6	24
Gary Burgess	3	3	---	---	17	23
Jaelen Strong	15	7	---	---	---	22
Casey Mueller	---	---	9	10	2	21
Keshawn Martin	4	2	---	---	13	19
Akeem Dent	---	---	6	10	---	16
Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	2	2
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	74	6.2
Middle	26	97	3.7
Right	7	7	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Matich	30	14	2	2	4	2	6	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	21	14	4	4	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	28	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	83	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan James	8	4	1	40	1	23
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	6	2	0	10	0	19
WR Kendall Wright	4	1	1	5	0	13
FB Jalston Fowler	4	3	0	0	0	18
WR Jonathan Butler	4	2	1	4	0	19
RB Sammie James	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	0	26	1	14
TE Brendan Meier	1	1	0	7	0	18
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	0	1	0	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Allen Robinson	6	5	0	58	1	16
WR A.J. Green	4	2	0	35	1	15
TE Tyler Eifert	4	4	0	50	1	16
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	0	12	0	14
TE Dion Sims	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	0	39	1	7
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrett Vance	5	6	1.20	1.59
Andy Dalton	1	11	11.00	8.00
Tevin Coleman	1	5	5.00	1.67
Courtney Klosterman	1	7	7.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	1	0	0	0.00	9.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dion Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Jalston Fowler	1	0
Mason Matich	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Vance	5	2
Courtney Klosterman	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Matich	11	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tristan James	4	2	1
WR Kendall Wright	2	0	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	2	1	1
WR Jonathan Butler	2	1	0
TE Brendan Meier	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	2
WR A.J. Green	1	1	1
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)