Week 8, 2021

played in Tennessee, TN

60 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	13	3	-	30
Tennessee Titans	3	13	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 TEN - Dan Bailey 32 field goal
1Q: 01:58 HOU - Garrett Vance 11 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 10:32 TEN - Dan Bailey 19 field goal
2Q: 08:53 HOU - Tyler Eifert 50 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 04:44 TEN - Justin Hunter 10 pass from Marcus Mariota (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Dan Bailey 39 field goal
3Q: 11:41 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 52 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 05:32 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 25 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 07:45 TEN - Dan Bailey 34 field goal
4Q: 00:25 HOU - Preston Kaplan 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 TEN - Dan Bailey 32 field goal
1Q: 01:58 HOU - Garrett Vance 11 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 10:32 TEN - Dan Bailey 19 field goal
2Q: 08:53 HOU - Tyler Eifert 50 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 04:44 TEN - Justin Hunter 10 pass from Marcus Mariota (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Dan Bailey 39 field goal
3Q: 11:41 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 52 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 05:32 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 25 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 07:45 TEN - Dan Bailey 34 field goal
4Q: 00:25 HOU - Preston Kaplan 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 418 407
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 6.97 6.78
Net Rushing Yards 115 105
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 3.48 5.00
Net Passing Yards 303 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 39 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 303 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.22 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	418	407
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	6.97	6.78
Net Rushing Yards	115	105
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	3.48	5.00
Net Passing Yards	303	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	39 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	303	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.22	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	7:44	OWN 8	15	92	Touchdown
2	10:24	1:46	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	4:34	1:16	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:13	1:43	OWN 2	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:48	3:27	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	0:58	3:27	OWN 23	7	27	Punt
4	7:37	2:19	OWN 7	4	38	Punt
4	3:23	3:03	OWN 38	8	43	Field Goal

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 20	12	65	Field Goal
1	1:49	6:25	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
2	8:38	4:04	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	3:18	1:05	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 43	2	35	Field Goal
3	11:24	2:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:21	4:23	OWN 28	7	60	Fumble
4	12:31	4:54	OWN 15	9	68	Field Goal
4	5:18	1:55	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	10	Game

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	25	74	2.96	20	2	0
Garrett Vance	5	22	4.40	11	1	1
Andy Dalton	3	19	6.33	13	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Mallard	10	48	4.80	13	2
Bishop Sankey	8	36	4.50	9	0
Marcus Mariota	2	17	8.50	9	0
Jalston Fowler	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	27	18	303	0/0	3	52	0	141.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	39	33	302	0/0	1	36	0	107.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	9	113	22.60	10	52	2
TE Tyler Eifert	3	5	61	20.33	47	50	1
WR A.J. Green	2	4	40	20.00	3	41	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	2	9	4.50	5	6	0
RB Garrett Vance	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0
TE Dion Sims	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	2	27	27.00	0	27	0
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	23	23.00	3	23	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Wright	9	12	117	13.00	45	36	0
WR Justin Hunter	9	10	63	7.00	13	11	1
WR Tristan James	5	7	79	15.80	13	27	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	4	4	15	3.75	8	10	0
RB Alfred Mallard	2	2	14	7.00	1	8	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jalston Fowler	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rahim Moore	0	1	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justin Hunter	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	4	171	42.8	36.8	52	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darryl Tubbs	3	137	45.7	41.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	2	14	7.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Hayward	1	16	16.0	0
Marqueston Huff	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	1	33	33.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Hampton	1	19	19.0	0
Alfred Mallard	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmy Burnett	7	1	21	39
OLB Brandon Graham	6	2	17	29
CB Drake Richard	6	0	10	29
OLB Markus Golden	5	3	20	38
ILB Deron Collette	5	2	21	39
S Rahim Moore	5	1	21	38
CB Donovan Cagle	4	1	21	39
DT Matthew Griffin	4	0	13	23
DE J.J. Watt	3	2	18	32
DE Heath Kobeck	2	3	17	30
S Xavier Rhodes	2	1	20	37
ILB Akeem Dent	1	1	12	10
OLB John Simon	1	0	1	1
CB Quandre Diggs	1	0	2	10

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avery Williamson	7	0	0.0	28	23
S Nicolas Gibson	6	2	0.0	28	27
S Terrell Rodriguez	5	5	0.0	31	27
DT Bill Rodriguez	5	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Jackie Cooley	5	0	0.0	27	23
DT Aaron Donald	4	1	0.0	24	21
DE Jurrell Casey	4	0	0.0	29	21
S Marqueston Huff	3	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Richie Norton	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Philip Crowder	1	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Zach Brown	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Casey Hayward	1	0	0.0	26	22
DE Jameson Bertelson	1	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Mo Tubbs	1	0	0.0	11	3
CB Josiah Westbrook	1	0	0.0	31	26
WR Jonathan Butler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Angelo Blackson	0	3	0.0	25	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	0.0	0	1	0	38
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	0	1	32

Tennessee	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demarcus Lawrence	2	2	19
DT Bill Rodriguez	2	1	13
DE Jameson Bertelson	1	0	6
ILB Avery Williamson	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drake Richard	5	1	29
S Xavier Rhodes	4	2	37
CB Donovan Cagle	4	2	39
OLB Brandon Graham	4	0	29
ILB Deron Collette	4	0	39
S Jimmy Burnett	4	0	39
S Rahim Moore	2	0	38
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	32
DT Matthew Griffin	2	0	23
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	10
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	38

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nicolas Gibson	5	0	27
S Marqueston Huff	3	0	10
OLB Jackie Cooley	2	1	23
S Terrell Rodriguez	2	0	27
DE Jurrell Casey	1	0	21
ILB Zach Brown	1	0	8
CB Casey Hayward	1	0	22
DE Jameson Bertelson	1	0	6
OLB Mo Tubbs	1	0	3
CB Josiah Westbrook	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cordy Glenn	5	7	33	27
Alec Keaton	3	9	33	27
Alexis Pettway	3	9	33	27
Brandon Brooks	1	3	33	27
Dion Sims	1	1	8	7
Tyler Eifert	0	1	30	22
Mark Farley	0	1	33	27
Cedric Nyland	0	1	19	17

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Taylor Lewan	4	6	1	21	39
Chance Warmack	2	3	0	21	39
Thomas Lewis	2	3	0	21	39
Victor Zirn	1	2	0	21	39
Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	2	0	18	14
Britt Griffith	0	3	0	21	39

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	1	12
Xavier Rhodes	1	10
Brandon Brooks	1	5
Lenny Fogg	1	5

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jalston Fowler	2	22
Nicky Alston	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	20	37	10	67
Markus Golden	---	---	20	38	9	67
Rahim Moore	---	---	21	38	7	66
Brandon Brooks	33	27	---	---	5	65
Donovan Cagle	---	---	21	39	4	64
Deron Collette	---	---	21	39	4	64
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	21	39	4	64
Andy Dalton	33	27	---	---	---	60
Cordy Glenn	33	27	---	---	---	60
DeAndre Hopkins	31	27	---	---	2	60
Mark Farley	33	27	---	---	---	60
Alec Keaton	33	27	---	---	---	60
Alexis Pettway	33	27	---	---	---	60
Brandon Graham	---	---	17	29	13	59
J.J. Watt	---	---	18	32	9	59
Tyler Eifert	30	22	---	---	7	59
A.J. Green	26	19	---	---	12	57
Drake Richard	---	---	10	29	16	55
Courtney Klosterman	28	19	---	---	5	52
Heath Kobeck	---	---	17	30	3	50
Cedric Nyland	19	17	---	---	9	45
Matthew Griffin	---	---	13	23	4	40
Dion Sims	8	7	---	---	14	29
Quandre Diggs	---	---	2	10	17	29
Noah Garrison	---	---	8	17	3	28
Akeem Dent	---	---	12	10	4	26
Tevin Coleman	4	2	---	---	19	25
Allen Robinson	11	8	---	---	---	19
Gary Burgess	2	5	---	---	12	19
Gilbert Fisher	---	---	4	9	4	17
Garrett Vance	5	6	---	---	5	16
Edward Hadavi	---	---	5	9	1	15
Keshawn Martin	0	1	---	---	12	13
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Farrell	---	---	0	0	6	6
Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tristan Liening	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Turnbull	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Clemons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jaelen Strong	1	2	---	---	---	3
John Simon	---	---	1	1	---	2
Elias Campbell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Casey Mueller	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Zirn	21	39	---	---	7	67
Kendall Wright	16	35	---	---	15	66
Avery Williamson	---	---	28	23	11	62
Chance Warmack	21	39	---	---	---	60
Taylor Lewan	21	39	---	---	---	60
Marcus Mariota	21	39	---	---	---	60
Britt Griffith	21	39	---	---	---	60
Thomas Lewis	21	39	---	---	---	60
Terrell Rodriguez	---	---	31	27	1	59
Josiah Westbrook	---	---	31	26	1	58
Angelo Blackson	---	---	25	24	8	57
Nicolas Gibson	---	---	28	27	1	56
Casey Hayward	---	---	26	22	4	52
Tristan James	8	26	---	---	18	52
Jackie Cooley	---	---	27	23	2	52
Jurrell Casey	---	---	29	21	1	51
Justin Hunter	17	34	---	---	---	51
Jalston Fowler	11	14	---	---	22	47
Aaron Donald	---	---	24	21	---	45
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	23	19	---	42
Alfred Mallard	10	17	---	---	14	41
Marqueston Huff	---	---	13	10	14	37
Nicky Alston	9	12	---	---	15	36
Ellis Katzenmoyer	18	14	---	---	4	36
Philip Crowder	---	---	17	18	---	35
Zach Brown	---	---	11	8	14	33
Bill Rodriguez	---	---	17	13	1	31
Mo Tubbs	---	---	11	3	10	24
Bishop Sankey	10	13	---	---	---	23
Dorial Green-Beckham	4	18	---	---	1	23
Brendan Meier	1	3	---	---	18	22
Jameson Bertelson	---	---	10	6	1	17
Richie Norton	---	---	7	5	2	14
Angel Hampton	---	---	3	0	10	13
Jonathan Butler	1	9	---	---	---	10
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
T.J. McDonald	---	---	2	1	6	9
Andy Gallik	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frederick Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Hotchkiss	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reginald Lynch	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mason Matich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel Pegram	---	---	0	0	4	4
Darryl Tubbs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darryl Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	63	5.3
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	4	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	27	18	6	1	2	1	5	4	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	39	33	4	0	0	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	178	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	104	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	149	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	9	5	1	113	2	27
TE Tyler Eifert	5	3	0	61	1	22
WR A.J. Green	4	2	0	40	1	19
WR Allen Robinson	2	1	1	27	1	8
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	2	0	9	0	19
RB Garrett Vance	2	2	0	15	0	6
TE Dion Sims	1	1	0	14	0	7
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	0	1	0	17
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	0	23	1	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	12	9	117	2	35
WR Justin Hunter	10	9	63	0	34
WR Tristan James	7	5	79	2	26
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	4	4	15	0	18
RB Alfred Mallard	2	2	14	0	17
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	4	0	13
FB Jalston Fowler	1	1	2	0	14
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	1	0	12
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	1	7	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	1	-2	-2.00	2.96
Garrett Vance	1	11	11.00	4.40

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Mallard	3	12	4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	2	1	8	4.00	11.22

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Mariota	6	3	17	2.83	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	12.56
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	8	8.00	7.50

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Wright	2	0	0	0.00	9.75
WR Justin Hunter	2	2	12	6.00	6.30
WR Tristan James	2	1	5	2.50	11.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Courtney Klosterman	3	1
Garrett Vance	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	5	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	2	1	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	1
RB Garrett Vance	2	2	2
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendall Wright	4	2	2
WR Tristan James	3	2	1
RB Alfred Mallard	2	2	1
WR Justin Hunter	1	1	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (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)