Week 2, 2026

played in Washington, DC

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	8	8	-	19
Washington Redskins	7	7	16	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 WAS - Harold Gerhardt 30 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
1Q: 02:41 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal
2Q: 02:59 WAS - Marco Finch 12 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 13:19 WAS - Jerome Preston 59 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Thomas Chapman 2 run (Garrett Grayson pass to Cary Williams for conversion)
3Q: 03:16 WAS - Chris Boswell 44 field goal
3Q: 00:26 WAS - Jerome Preston 45 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point failed)
4Q: 12:58 HOU - Bert Keen 62 pass from Garrett Grayson (Garrett Grayson pass to Thomas Chapman for conversion)
4Q: 07:57 WAS - Chris Boswell 26 field goal
4Q: 01:37 WAS - Gabe Heney 4 run (Chris Boswell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 WAS - Harold Gerhardt 30 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
1Q: 02:41 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal
2Q: 02:59 WAS - Marco Finch 12 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 13:19 WAS - Jerome Preston 59 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Thomas Chapman 2 run (Garrett Grayson pass to Cary Williams for conversion)
3Q: 03:16 WAS - Chris Boswell 44 field goal
3Q: 00:26 WAS - Jerome Preston 45 pass from Rico Fjelstad (Chris Boswell extra point failed)
4Q: 12:58 HOU - Bert Keen 62 pass from Garrett Grayson (Garrett Grayson pass to Thomas Chapman for conversion)
4Q: 07:57 WAS - Chris Boswell 26 field goal
4Q: 01:37 WAS - Gabe Heney 4 run (Chris Boswell extra point)

Team Statistics HOU WAS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 243 453
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 3.86 7.43
Net Rushing Yards 104 64
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 4.73 2.46
Net Passing Yards 139 389
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 31 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 408
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/34 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.39 11.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/47
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 1/18
2pt Conversions 2/2 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	HOU	WAS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	243	453
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	3.86	7.43
Net Rushing Yards	104	64
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	4.73	2.46
Net Passing Yards	139	389
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	31 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	408
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/34	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.39	11.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/47
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	1/18
2pt Conversions	2/2	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 45	3	-16	Punt
1	11:29	3:35	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
1	4:54	2:19	OPP 24	5	-3	Field Goal
2	14:54	4:45	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
2	7:17	2:15	OWN 11	6	13	Punt
2	2:50	2:20	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
3	13:02	1:19	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	10:26	3:12	OPP 24	8	24	Touchdown
3	3:08	1:24	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	0:09	2:30	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	7:49	1:03	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	3:00	0:58	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs
4	1:27	0:57	OWN 25	3	26	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	0:51	50	2	50	Touchdown
1	7:54	3:00	OWN 20	5	4	Fumble
1	2:35	2:41	OWN 27	5	35	Punt
2	10:09	2:52	OWN 39	5	23	Punt
2	5:02	2:12	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 24	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	11:43	1:17	OWN 38	3	3	Interception
3	7:14	4:06	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
3	1:44	1:35	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
4	12:39	4:50	OWN 24	9	67	Field Goal
4	6:46	3:46	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
4	2:02	0:35	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 39	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Rico Fjelstad, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Chapman	10	48	4.80	13	3	1
RB Pedro Bronson	9	36	4.00	19	1	0
QB Garrett Grayson	3	20	6.67	10	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gabe Heney	17	33	1.94	8	0	1
QB Rico Fjelstad	7	27	3.86	14	1	0
RB Raul Zimmerman	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	34	19	173	7/34	1	62	1	67.4

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fjelstad	31	26	408	4/19	4	59	1	144.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	6	8	64	10.67	16	17	0
WR Bert Keen	5	9	73	14.60	49	62	1
TE Cary Williams	3	6	6	2.00	0	4	0
WR Gary Burgess	2	4	26	13.00	14	16	0
RB Thomas Chapman	2	4	0	0.00	0	2	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Harold Gerhardt	6	7	73	12.17	29	30	1
RB Gabe Heney	4	4	27	6.75	7	11	0
TE Marco Finch	4	6	68	17.00	34	22	1
WR Jerome Preston	4	5	120	30.00	93	59	2
WR Preston Ashby	3	4	61	20.33	26	35	0
RB Raul Zimmerman	2	2	22	11.00	13	15	0
WR Emmanuel Hastings	2	2	22	11.00	5	23	0
RB Derrick McCollom	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	22	22.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Victor Stuart	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0	0
DE Ike Baumgardner	0	1	1
T Alexis Pettway	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Rico Fjelstad	1	0	0	0
DE Corbin Blake	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	7	295	42.1	32.6	49	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin McDonald	3	115	38.3	25.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	0/0

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Boswell	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Preston	3	47	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	76	25.3	0
Bert Keen	1	26	26.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Oliveira	1	24	24.0	0
Christian Preston	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jackie Schenck	7	0	1.0	11	17
OLB Deron Collette	7	3	0.0	25	32
OLB Clayton St. Clair	7	2	0.0	26	35
S Elias Campbell	7	2	0.0	24	33
DE Ike Baumgardner	4	1	3.0	23	29
OLB Edgar Stecker	4	0	0.0	24	30
CB Dexter Williams	3	0	0.0	23	29
DT Noah Garrison	3	0	0.0	11	18
CB Brody Fisher	3	0	0.0	21	33
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	0	0.0	16	22
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	1	0.0	25	32
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0	1	0.0	2	5
DE Ben Lund	0	1	0.0	24	31

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aiden Brady	6	1	1.0	21	41
ILB Wendell Wayne	6	2	0.0	20	34
DE Corbin Blake	5	0	3.5	21	36
S Daquan Seguin	5	2	0.0	11	28
OLB Ellis Richard	4	1	0.0	21	41
CB Nolan Burris	4	0	0.0	11	30
CB Marco Heskew	4	0	0.0	12	14
CB Victor Stuart	3	0	0.0	22	41
S Cooper Martinez	2	1	0.0	12	31
DT Brandon Holliday	2	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Cory Shrawder	2	0	0.0	7	7
CB Claude Oliveira	1	2	1.0	22	41
DE Micah Netter	1	0	1.0	3	12
TE Marco Finch	1	0	---	---	---
S Clyde Clemons	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Sam Barlow	0	1	0.5	13	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner	3.0	0	3	29
ILB Jackie Schenck	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Clayton St. Clair	0.0	1	0	35
DE Ben Lund	0.0	0	1	31

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corbin Blake	3.5	0	2	36
DE Micah Netter	1.0	0	1	12
CB Claude Oliveira	1.0	0	0	41
OLB Aiden Brady	1.0	0	0	41
DT Sam Barlow	0.5	2	0	27
CB Victor Stuart	0.0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	4	0	0	32
S Elias Campbell	4	0	0	33
OLB Edgar Stecker	3	1	0	30
ILB Jackie Schenck	3	0	0	17
CB Brody Fisher	3	0	0	33
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	0	0	22
CB Dexter Williams	2	1	0	29
OLB Clayton St. Clair	2	0	0	35
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	1	32
DT Noah Garrison	1	0	0	18

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Victor Stuart	3	1	1	41
CB Nolan Burris	3	0	0	30
S Cooper Martinez	3	0	0	31
S Daquan Seguin	3	0	0	28
OLB Ellis Richard	2	1	0	41
OLB Aiden Brady	2	0	0	41
S Clyde Clemons	1	1	0	10
ILB Wendell Wayne	1	0	0	34
OLB Cory Shrawder	1	0	0	7
CB Marco Heskew	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Steven Kirk	2	4	22	3	41
G Hunter Kakoza	2	4	22	0	41
T Chance Osterhaus	2	3	22	1	41
G Cedric Ellison	1	5	22	2	41
FB Cedric Nyland	0	2	8	0	5
T Alexis Pettway	0	1	22	1	41

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Charlie Welch	3	8	26	0	35
C J.B. Barber	3	7	26	0	35
G Max Zlotnik	1	3	26	0	35
T Freddie Lichtenberger	1	1	26	2	35
G Ken Phillips	0	4	26	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	2	24
Nolan Madison	1	14
Jamie Lord	1	13
Gary Burgess	1	12

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Finch	1	24
Nolan Burris	1	23
Hector Rasmussen	1	20
Corbin Blake	1	20

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	21	40	---	---	22	83
TE Cary Williams	20	36	---	---	24	80
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	24	30	23	77
T Chance Osterhaus	22	41	---	---	9	72
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	25	32	11	68
WR Gary Burgess	19	34	---	---	12	65
G Hunter Kakoza	22	41	---	---	2	65
QB Garrett Grayson	22	41	---	---	---	63
T Alexis Pettway	22	41	---	---	---	63
G Cedric Ellison	22	41	---	---	---	63
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	26	35	2	63
C Steven Kirk	22	41	---	---	---	63
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	25	32	2	59
S Elias Campbell	---	---	24	33	---	57
DE Ben Lund	---	---	24	31	2	57
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	23	29	4	56
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	21	33	2	56
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	23	29	2	54
WR Bert Keen	13	30	---	---	8	51
RB Pedro Bronson	12	14	---	---	24	50
CB Ezra Cheramie	---	---	16	22	2	40
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	15	17	5	37
RB Thomas Chapman	10	23	---	---	---	33
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	11	18	---	29
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	11	17	---	28
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	3	4	17	24
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	5	---	---	17	23
TE Aaron Tubbs	5	15	---	---	---	20
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	0	2	14	16
CB Lester Reese	---	---	7	6	2	15
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	5	7	3	15
FB Cedric Nyland	8	5	---	---	---	13
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Moe Hancock	1	3	---	---	8	12
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	2	5	4	11
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	1	0	10	11
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jerome Preston	26	33	---	---	21	80
DE Corbin Blake	---	---	21	36	20	77
TE Marco Finch	23	29	---	---	24	76
ILB Wendell Wayne	---	---	20	34	21	75
RB Gabe Heney	22	28	---	---	24	74
CB Claude Oliveira	---	---	22	41	6	69
G Ken Phillips	26	35	---	---	5	66
T Charlie Welch	26	35	---	---	5	66
CB Victor Stuart	---	---	22	41	2	65
CB Nolan Burris	---	---	11	30	23	64
OLB Ellis Richard	---	---	21	41	2	64
OLB Aiden Brady	---	---	21	41	2	64
C J.B. Barber	26	35	---	---	---	61
QB Rico Fjelstad	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Max Zlotnik	26	35	---	---	---	61
T Freddie Lichtenberger	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Emmanuel Hastings	21	28	---	---	---	49
DT Sam Barlow	---	---	13	27	8	48
S Cooper Martinez	---	---	12	31	1	44
OLB Hector Rasmussen	---	---	10	10	20	40
S Daquan Seguin	---	---	11	28	1	40
DT Brandon Holliday	---	---	17	21	---	38
WR Preston Ashby	16	20	---	---	---	36
DT Pedro Augustine	---	---	5	20	2	27
CB Marco Heskew	---	---	12	14	1	27
RB Raul Zimmerman	4	7	---	---	14	25
TE Harold Gerhardt	7	16	---	---	---	23
DE Richie Wheeler	---	---	1	0	22	23
DE Micah Netter	---	---	3	12	7	22
S Clyde Clemons	---	---	9	10	1	20
RB Derrick McCollom	5	6	---	---	8	19
S Christian Preston	---	---	1	7	11	19
OLB Cory Shrawder	---	---	7	7	1	15
TE Lucas Spearman	3	4	---	---	4	11
K Chris Boswell	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Jamison Crowder	3	4	---	---	---	7
C Gary Patton	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Caiden Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Horace Goebel	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Kelvin McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Devin Swartz	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Nate Astrosky	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Brendan Hutton	---	---	1	0	---	1
C William Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kent Ballard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	90	5.6
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	8	24	3.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	34	19	1	3	4	4	3	3	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fjelstad	31	26	8	0	1	2	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	45	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	118	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	97	13.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	181	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	109	18.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	9	5	1	73	1	30
WR Rod Barlow	8	6	0	64	0	40
TE Cary Williams	6	3	0	6	0	36
WR Gary Burgess	4	2	2	26	0	34
RB Thomas Chapman	4	2	1	0	0	23
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	5

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Harold Gerhardt	7	6	0	73	1	16
TE Marco Finch	6	4	0	68	2	29
WR Jerome Preston	5	4	0	120	2	33
WR Preston Ashby	4	3	1	61	2	20
RB Gabe Heney	4	4	0	27	0	28
RB Raul Zimmerman	2	2	0	22	0	7
WR Emmanuel Hastings	2	2	0	22	1	28
RB Derrick McCollom	1	1	0	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Chapman	3	1	0.33	4.80

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rico Fjelstad	2	7	3.50	3.86
RB Gabe Heney	2	7	3.50	1.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	4	2	14	3.50	5.09

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fjelstad	5	2	19	3.80	13.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	10	5.00	6.50
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0.00	8.11
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marco Finch	2	1	12	6.00	11.33
RB Raul Zimmerman	1	1	7	7.00	11.00
TE Harold Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	10.43
WR Jerome Preston	1	0	0	0.00	24.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Chapman	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico Fjelstad	2	2
RB Raul Zimmerman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	12	5	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fjelstad	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	3	2	2
TE Cary Williams	3	1	0
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	1
WR Bert Keen	2	1	1
RB Thomas Chapman	1	0	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Raul Zimmerman	2	2	1
WR Preston Ashby	1	0	0
TE Marco Finch	1	0	0
WR Emmanuel Hastings	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)