Week 2, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	6	0	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	6	7	20	7	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 HOU - Rod Barlow 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 01:55 ATL - Brayden Abeykoon 7 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
2Q: 12:56 HOU - Preston Kaplan 30 field goal
2Q: 09:41 HOU - Preston Kaplan 49 field goal
2Q: 02:09 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 11:07 ATL - Aaron Tubbs 16 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 07:06 ATL - Rickey Davison 2 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:47 ATL - Levi Razo 4 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 03:44 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Preston Kaplan 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 HOU - Rod Barlow 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 01:55 ATL - Brayden Abeykoon 7 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
2Q: 12:56 HOU - Preston Kaplan 30 field goal
2Q: 09:41 HOU - Preston Kaplan 49 field goal
2Q: 02:09 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 11:07 ATL - Aaron Tubbs 16 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 07:06 ATL - Rickey Davison 2 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:47 ATL - Levi Razo 4 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 03:44 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Preston Kaplan 52 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 12 29
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 246 507
- Offensive Plays 56 76
- Yards per Play 4.39 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 37 157
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 1.61 4.62
Net Passing Yards 209 350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 358
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/57
Punt Returns/Yards 3/49 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 6/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:22 34:38

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	12	29
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	246	507
- Offensive Plays	56	76
- Yards per Play	4.39	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	37	157
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	1.61	4.62
Net Passing Yards	209	350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	358
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/57
Punt Returns/Yards	3/49	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	6/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:22	34:38

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:28	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	1:44	3:55	OWN 33	8	54	Field Goal
2	12:41	3:07	OPP 46	6	14	Field Goal
2	7:32	1:49	OWN 28	4	25	Punt
2	2:03	0:57	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 33	2	12	Half
3	10:57	1:35	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	6:57	1:19	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	5:10	0:47	OWN 35	2	5	Interception
3	2:36	1:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	12:44	1:03	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	3:37	2:28	OWN 25	7	40	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:32	6:48	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	12:49	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	9:34	2:02	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	5:43	3:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:06	0:49	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	9:22	2:25	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	5:38	0:28	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	4:23	1:47	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
3	1:05	3:21	OWN 22	8	50	Missed FG
4	11:41	8:04	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 10	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Courtney Klosterman	13	20	1.54	8	0
RB Garrett Vance	7	7	1.00	10	1
QB Andy Dalton	2	13	6.50	8	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ramon Luster	21	92	4.38	12	2	2
RB Calvin McDonald	6	38	6.33	13	2	0
QB Brayden Abeykoon	5	30	6.00	18	1	1
QB Alonzo Beardsley	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	32	17	211	1/2	1	30	1	71.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	40	27	358	2/8	3	42	1	110.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	7	14	65	9.29	23	30	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	8	82	16.40	28	30	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	5	25	25.00	20	25	0
WR Don White	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Cary Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	9	11	144	16.00	36	42	1
TE Clyde Danskin	6	7	86	14.33	41	40	0
WR Levi Razo	5	7	36	7.20	8	16	1
RB Calvin McDonald	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	2	3	15	7.50	15	16	1
WR Dean Maier	2	5	42	21.00	17	29	0
WR Courtney Eisner	1	1	32	32.00	32	32	0
WR Wade Fellin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Clayton Czaplicki	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roberto Glaros	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tyler Rodgers	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	259	43.2	39.0	50	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	3	167	55.7	39.3	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/6

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	49	16.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	29	29.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	12	4	0.0	32	41
OLB Luke Kuechly	8	1	0.0	31	35
CB Roberto Glaros	6	0	0.0	33	41
OLB Jesse Barnes	4	1	0.0	21	18
S Elias Campbell	4	0	0.0	30	37
DT Matthew Griffin	3	3	0.0	32	41
CB Drake Richard	3	1	0.0	28	36
S Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0.0	31	30
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	0	1.0	29	31
DT Noah Garrison	2	2	0.0	23	30
CB Jimmy Burnett	2	1	0.0	14	18
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	1.0	8	19
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0.0	18	9
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	---	---	---
DE Josh Matthews	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Cody Fields	0	1	0.0	0	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Upshaw	6	1	0.0	19	14
ILB Alejandro Thornton	6	0	0.0	21	21
DT Danny Shelton	4	1	0.0	19	20
S Jameson Hanson	4	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Archie Sims	4	0	0.0	14	18
DE Alan Webster	3	1	0.5	16	29
CB Marc Cook	3	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Tyler Rodgers	3	0	0.0	5	20
S Aidan Slusarczyk	2	5	0.0	11	23
S Deone Bucannon	2	1	0.0	23	33
DE Vic Beasley	1	2	0.5	23	27
DE Donnell Armstrong	1	0	0.0	14	27
WR Dean Maier	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rusty Weathers	1	0	0.0	14	16
S Riddick Grisham	0	1	0.0	17	22
CB Jim Christen	0	1	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner	1.0	0	2	1	31
DE Alexander Boyer	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Luke Kuechly	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Noah Garrison	0.0	0	2	0	30
OLB Markus Golden	0.0	0	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	0.5	3	29
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	1	27
S Deone Bucannon	0.0	1	33
DE Rusty Weathers	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roberto Glaros	5	0	1	41
OLB Luke Kuechly	4	1	0	35
OLB Deron Collette	4	1	0	41
CB Drake Richard	3	0	0	36
S Elias Campbell	2	0	0	37
OLB Jesse Barnes	2	0	0	18
CB Brody Fisher	1	1	0	24
DT Matthew Griffin	1	0	0	41
CB Lester Reese	1	0	0	11
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0	18
DT Noah Garrison	1	0	0	30
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	1	0	0	26
DE Josh Matthews	1	0	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tyler Rodgers	3	0	1	20
S Jameson Hanson	3	0	0	30
S Aidan Slusarczyk	2	1	0	23
ILB Archie Sims	2	0	0	18
ILB Randall Upshaw	2	0	0	14
ILB Alejandro Thornton	2	0	0	21
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0	27
DT Danny Shelton	1	0	0	20
CB Marc Cook	1	0	0	33
S Deone Bucannon	0	3	0	33
DE Alan Webster	0	1	0	29
DT Hector Vince	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tristan Liening	5	7	23	0	33
T C.J. Riemersma	1	5	22	0	27
G Kaleb Bidwell	1	1	1	1	6
T Alexis Pettway	0	3	23	0	33
C Chuck Farrell	0	2	22	0	27
FB Cedric Nyland	0	2	6	0	2
TE Tyler Eifert	0	1	22	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earnest Nixon	6	9	0	34	0	42
G Rodolfo Boss	4	7	1	34	1	42
C Rod Sutter	2	6	0	34	0	42
T Bart Cable	2	5	0	34	0	42
TE Clyde Danskin	2	2	0	31	0	28
T Eric Fisher	1	1	0	34	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Don White	1	24

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Weathers	2	10
Deone Bucannon	1	24
Eric Fisher	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	32	41	11	84
OLB Luke Kuechly	---	---	31	35	13	79
CB Roberto Glaros	---	---	33	41	1	75
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	32	41	1	74
CB Drake Richard	---	---	28	36	6	70
S Elias Campbell	---	---	30	37	1	68
G Tristan Liening	23	33	---	---	9	65
T Alexis Pettway	23	33	---	---	9	65
G Billy Clemons	23	33	---	---	9	65
WR Rod Barlow	22	33	---	---	10	65
S Xavier Rhodes	---	---	31	30	3	64
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	29	31	1	61
WR Gary Burgess	19	27	---	---	12	58
T C.J. Riemersma	22	27	---	---	9	58
QB Andy Dalton	23	33	---	---	---	56
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR DeAndre Hopkins	14	25	---	---	12	51
C Chuck Farrell	22	27	---	---	---	49
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	18	9	20	47
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	9	24	13	46
TE Tyler Eifert	22	22	---	---	1	45
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	---	---	18	26	1	45
OLB Jesse Barnes	---	---	21	18	1	40
TE Cary Williams	5	8	---	---	24	37
WR A.J. Green	1	7	---	---	24	32
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	14	18	---	32
WR Don White	0	7	---	---	24	31
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	8	19	3	30
RB Courtney Klosterman	14	15	---	---	---	29
RB Garrett Vance	9	13	---	---	---	22
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	5	11	3	19
FB Cedric Nyland	6	2	---	---	8	16
S Cody Fields	---	---	0	3	13	16
TE Donald Moss	3	6	---	---	6	15
CB Lester Reese	---	---	4	11	---	15
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kaleb Bidwell	1	6	---	---	---	7
T Lewis Turnbull	1	6	---	---	---	7
ILB Akeem Dent	---	---	4	1	---	5
OLB Derek Salari	---	---	4	0	---	4
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Sebastian Finney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Steven Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Eric Fisher	34	42	---	---	4	80
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	23	33	24	80
G Earnest Nixon	34	42	---	---	4	80
T Bart Cable	34	42	---	---	4	80
G Rodolfo Boss	34	42	---	---	4	80
C Rod Sutter	34	42	---	---	---	76
CB Marc Cook	---	---	23	33	20	76
WR Rickey Davison	33	41	---	---	---	74
QB Brayden Abeykoon	32	42	---	---	---	74
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	19	30	16	65
TE Clyde Danskin	31	28	---	---	5	64
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	23	27	3	53
WR Dean Maier	11	23	---	---	19	53
DE Donnell Armstrong	---	---	14	27	9	50
OLB Tyler Rodgers	---	---	5	20	24	49
DE Alan Webster	---	---	16	29	3	48
WR Levi Razo	17	30	---	---	---	47
ILB Archie Sims	---	---	14	18	14	46
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	21	21	1	43
DT Danny Shelton	---	---	19	20	2	41
TE Aaron Tubbs	23	18	---	---	---	41
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	14	16	10	40
S Riddick Grisham	---	---	17	22	---	39
RB Ramon Luster	22	16	---	---	1	39
S Aidan Slusarczyk	---	---	11	23	3	37
RB Calvin McDonald	9	20	---	---	5	34
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	19	14	---	33
RB J.J. Politte	14	15	---	---	---	29
TE Marshall White	4	2	---	---	21	27
DT Hector Vince	---	---	8	13	6	27
WR Wade Fellin	3	4	---	---	18	25
RB J.B. Zlotnik	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Courtney Eisner	3	6	---	---	5	14
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	5	5	2	12
S Keith Liao	---	---	2	5	2	9
K Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alan Crane	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Clayton Czaplicki	0	7	---	---	---	7
CB Jim Christen	---	---	0	7	---	7
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Alonzo Beardsley	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Randall Dixon	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Randal Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Corey Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Isaac McNeil	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-10	-2.0
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	19	94	4.9
Right	9	27	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	32	17	3	2	0	6	6	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	40	27	5	1	2	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	188	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	14	7	65	1	33
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	5	82	1	25
WR Gary Burgess	5	1	25	1	27
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	16	0	22
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	14	0	13
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0	0	8
WR Don White	1	1	9	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	11	9	0	144	2	41
TE Clyde Danskin	7	6	0	86	1	28
WR Levi Razo	7	5	0	36	0	30
WR Dean Maier	5	2	0	42	1	23
RB Calvin McDonald	3	2	0	3	0	20
TE Aaron Tubbs	3	2	0	15	0	18
WR Clayton Czaplicki	2	0	1	0	0	7
WR Wade Fellin	1	0	1	0	0	4
WR Courtney Eisner	1	1	0	32	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Klosterman	5	8	1.60	1.54
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0.00	1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ramon Luster	8	26	3.25	4.38
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	11	5.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	3	2	10	3.33	6.59

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	10	8	68	6.80	8.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barlow	2	1	1	0.50	4.64
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	9	9.00	10.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Davison	3	3	32	10.67	13.09
RB Calvin McDonald	2	1	4	2.00	1.00
TE Clyde Danskin	2	1	7	3.50	12.29
WR Levi Razo	2	2	9	4.50	5.14
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	16	16.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	2	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	1
RB Garrett Vance	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ramon Luster	4	3
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	8	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	5	3	3
WR Gary Burgess	2	0	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	5	4	3
TE Clyde Danskin	3	3	3
WR Clayton Czaplicki	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)