Week 1, 2027

played in Houston, TX

85 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	3	9	0	0	-	12
Houston Texans	0	3	7	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 TEN - Frederick Burke 32 field goal
2Q: 13:05 TEN - Bryan Rojas 2 pass from Marcus Mariota (Frederick Burke extra point failed)
2Q: 10:26 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal
2Q: 01:56 TEN - Frederick Burke 34 field goal
3Q: 07:27 HOU - Cary Williams 8 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 08:34 HOU - Carson Biletnikoff 0 fumble return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 06:28 HOU - Bert Keen 43 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 00:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 TEN - Frederick Burke 32 field goal
2Q: 13:05 TEN - Bryan Rojas 2 pass from Marcus Mariota (Frederick Burke extra point failed)
2Q: 10:26 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal
2Q: 01:56 TEN - Frederick Burke 34 field goal
3Q: 07:27 HOU - Cary Williams 8 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 08:34 HOU - Carson Biletnikoff 0 fumble return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 06:28 HOU - Bert Keen 43 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 00:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 33 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 307 253
- Offensive Plays 78 48
- Yards per Play 3.94 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 118 55
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 3.58 2.89
Net Passing Yards 189 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 218 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/18 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/83
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/114
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 36:49 23:12

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	307	253
- Offensive Plays	78	48
- Yards per Play	3.94	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	118	55
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	3.58	2.89
Net Passing Yards	189	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	218	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/18	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/83
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/114
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	36:49	23:12

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
1	6:53	2:16	OWN 23	4	24	Punt
1	3:14	5:19	OWN 49	11	51	Touchdown
2	10:20	1:17	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	7:19	2:34	OPP 43	6	16	Missed FG
2	3:51	2:00	OPP 43	5	26	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 9	3	-6	Punt
3	12:47	1:54	OWN 26	5	8	Punt
3	7:18	3:48	OWN 32	6	34	Missed FG
3	1:41	5:05	OWN 6	8	58	Missed FG
4	10:41	2:18	OWN 4	5	-6	Fumble
4	8:23	1:55	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
4	6:11	1:28	OWN 25	6	31	Downs
4	2:00	0:09	OWN 5	1	9	Fumble
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	2:34	OWN 42	4	29	Interception
1	4:37	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	12:55	2:35	OWN 37	4	37	Field Goal
2	9:03	1:44	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	4:45	0:54	OWN 34	3	3	Interception
2	1:51	1:17	OWN 36	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	10:53	3:35	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	3:30	1:49	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	11:36	0:55	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
4	6:28	0:17	OPP 43	1	43	Touchdown
4	4:43	2:43	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
4	1:51	1:48	OPP 14	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cary Williams, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Scottie Shapiro	28	103	3.68	28	4
RB Devonte Kelly	3	16	5.33	7	0
QB Marcus Mariota	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	8	14	1.75	6	0
RB Isaac Hall	7	30	4.29	13	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	11	2.75	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	41	24	218	4/29	1	37	0	81.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	29	17	198	0/0	2	43	2	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Gowan	5	9	23	4.60	10	15	0
WR Jacob Droker	5	9	48	9.60	26	30	0
WR Bryan Rojas	5	7	64	12.80	17	37	1
RB Devonte Kelly	3	5	11	3.67	3	6	0
TE Frank Schneck	2	2	21	10.50	0	18	0
RB Scottie Shapiro	2	2	23	11.50	14	14	0
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	3	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Gregory Dixon	1	3	25	25.00	17	25	0
WR Johnnie Hawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Williams	7	11	69	9.86	9	29	1
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	19	3.80	5	14	0
WR Bert Keen	2	3	64	32.00	56	43	1
WR Gary Burgess	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Troy Floyd	1	2	30	30.00	24	30	0
WR Riley Lynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jackie Cooley	1	5	5.00	0
CB Philip Crowder	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Marcus Mariota	1	0	0	0
RB Scottie Shapiro	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	1
CB Lincoln Greer	1	0	0
CB Dexter Williams	0	1	0
DE Andrew Cowles	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darryl Tubbs	5	264	52.8	32.2	66	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	7	288	41.1	38.3	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Burke	2/5	0/3	0/2	34	0/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Droker	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	83	27.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregory Dixon	2	34	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	90	30.0	0
Bert Keen	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Gibson	7	1	19	29
OLB Perry Hammond	6	2	19	29
OLB Kevin Fletcher	4	1	10	11
DE Jackie Hare	4	0	18	23
OLB Jackie Cooley	2	3	19	27
S Terrell Rodriguez	2	1	9	18
CB Vince Stokes	2	1	19	26
CB Patrick Barker	2	0	3	9
DE Trevor Kubus	2	0	10	18
S Kenyon Washington	1	1	8	9
S Tim Wilson	1	0	6	17
DT Carlos Anderson	0	1	11	16
OLB Oliver Greenberg	0	1	5	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwayne Shipley	10	1	0.0	29	38
CB Dexter Williams	6	0	0.0	32	35
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	4	0.0	32	44
OLB Deron Collette	5	3	0.0	33	39
DE Ben Lund	5	1	0.0	31	35
CB Jimmy Burnett	4	1	0.0	30	37
ILB Lenny Matson	4	1	0.0	21	14
CB Brody Fisher	3	3	0.0	31	43
CB Lincoln Greer	3	0	0.0	12	16
S Omar Austin	2	1	1.0	4	8
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	1	1.0	29	43
DE Andrew Cowles	2	0	1.0	30	29
OLB Renaldo Alexander	2	0	0.0	5	17
CB Nolan Madison	2	0	0.0	2	17
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	1.0	4	11
TE Cary Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Angel Ferguson	1	0	0.0	12	28
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0.0	21	17
TE Troy Floyd	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Arturo Stargell	1	0	21
DE Carter Vaughn	0	2	16
DE Jackie Hare	0	1	23
DE Trevor Kubus	0	1	18

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Omar Austin	1.0	0	0	8
DE Alexander Boyer	1.0	0	0	11
DE Andrew Cowles	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Chase Jeffries	1.0	0	0	43
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	2	1	44
DE Ben Lund	0.0	0	5	35
DT Angel Ferguson	0.0	0	1	28
DT Devan Forsythe	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jackie Cooley	3	0	1	27
DE Jackie Hare	3	0	0	23
S Terrell Rodriguez	2	0	0	18
CB Patrick Barker	2	0	0	9
CB Vince Stokes	2	0	0	26
CB Philip Crowder	1	2	1	23
OLB Perry Hammond	1	1	0	29
S Nicolas Gibson	1	0	0	29
OLB Kevin Fletcher	1	0	0	11
S Tim Wilson	1	0	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwayne Shipley	4	2	38
CB Dexter Williams	4	1	35
CB Lincoln Greer	3	0	16
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	2	0	44
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	43
DE Ben Lund	2	0	35
ILB Lenny Matson	2	0	14
CB Nolan Madison	2	0	17
OLB Deron Collette	1	0	39
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	37
OLB Renaldo Alexander	1	0	17
S Mickey Berry	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malcolm Sweeney	3	8	33	0	45
G Caleb Baker	2	8	33	2	45
C Karl McKnight	1	6	33	1	45
T Dale Bennett	1	6	33	0	45
C Damien Stephens	1	3	33	1	45

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	3	7	1	19	29
TE Aaron Tubbs	2	2	0	9	12
T Alexis Pettway	0	3	0	19	29
G Hunter Kakoza	0	2	0	19	29
C Steven Kirk	0	1	0	19	29
T Chance Osterhaus	0	1	0	19	29

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Cooley	4	12
Jacob Droker	1	22
Devonte Kelly	1	15
Glenn Thai	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	1	24
Phil Forney	1	24
Elijah Lincoln	1	21
Gary Burgess	1	10

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	32	37	---	---	27	96
C Damien Stephens	33	45	---	---	5	83
QB Marcus Mariota	33	45	---	---	---	78
C Karl McKnight	33	45	---	---	---	78
G Malcolm Sweeney	33	45	---	---	---	78
G Caleb Baker	33	45	---	---	---	78
T Dale Bennett	33	45	---	---	---	78
WR Bryan Rojas	28	31	---	---	17	76
WR Jacob Droker	17	35	---	---	22	74
OLB Jackie Cooley	---	---	19	27	12	58
RB Scottie Shapiro	30	26	---	---	---	56
WR Steven Gowan	25	30	---	---	---	55
S Nicolas Gibson	---	---	19	29	2	50
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	19	29	2	50
RB J.R. Andersen	14	8	---	---	27	49
CB Vince Stokes	---	---	19	26	2	47
CB Philip Crowder	---	---	19	23	4	46
DE Jackie Hare	---	---	18	23	1	42
RB Devonte Kelly	4	20	---	---	15	39
DE Arturo Stargell	---	---	15	21	1	37
DE Carter Vaughn	---	---	8	16	9	33
S Terrell Rodriguez	---	---	9	18	4	31
S Tim Wilson	---	---	6	17	8	31
DT Brandon Webster	---	---	9	14	7	30
DE Trevor Kubus	---	---	10	18	2	30
DT Carlos Anderson	---	---	11	16	1	28
CB Patrick Barker	---	---	3	9	15	27
WR Gregory Dixon	5	13	---	---	6	24
ILB Gage Stuart	---	---	0	2	21	23
TE Frank Schneck	9	14	---	---	---	23
OLB Kevin Fletcher	---	---	10	11	1	22
S Ellis Tweedie	---	---	2	3	15	20
S Kenyon Washington	---	---	8	9	---	17
TE Aaron Neil	1	4	---	---	10	15
OLB Oliver Greenberg	---	---	5	8	1	14
C Glenn Thai	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Jimmy Mahoney	---	---	0	0	13	13
WR Johnnie Hawkins	0	7	---	---	6	13
C Kristopher Foreman	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Darryl Tubbs	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Colton O'Neal	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Brayden Bruce	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Frederick Burke	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Ike Wilbanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Jesse Barnes	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Blaine Devitt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	32	44	27	103
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	31	43	5	79
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	33	39	6	78
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	29	43	5	77
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	32	35	8	75
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	30	37	5	72
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	29	38	5	72
TE Cary Williams	19	28	---	---	24	71
DE Ben Lund	---	---	31	35	5	71
WR Rod Barlow	19	29	---	---	22	70
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	30	29	7	66
T C.J. Riemersma	19	29	---	---	9	57
T Alexis Pettway	19	29	---	---	---	48
WR Gary Burgess	17	21	---	---	10	48
QB Dan Puzzuoli	19	29	---	---	---	48
C Steven Kirk	19	29	---	---	---	48
T Chance Osterhaus	19	29	---	---	---	48
G Hunter Kakoza	19	29	---	---	---	48
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	12	28	4	44
WR Bert Keen	8	17	---	---	17	42
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	21	17	1	39
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	21	14	2	37
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	2	17	17	36
FB Phil Forney	3	5	---	---	24	32
RB Pedro Bronson	11	17	---	---	2	30
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	12	16	---	28
RB Isaac Hall	8	10	---	---	10	28
S Omar Austin	---	---	4	8	15	27
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	2	17	8	27
OLB Renaldo Alexander	---	---	5	17	3	25
TE Aaron Tubbs	9	12	---	---	1	22
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	4	11	---	15
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Darrin Hasting	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Troy Floyd	1	3	---	---	3	7
S Mickey Berry	---	---	2	5	---	7
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	1	2	---	3
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Riley Lynn	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	24	2.4
Middle	17	55	3.2
Right	5	41	8.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	2	17	8.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	41	24	3	1	2	4	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	29	17	4	1	1	3	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	54	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	77	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	88	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Gowan	9	5	1	23	0	30
WR Jacob Droker	9	5	0	48	1	35
WR Bryan Rojas	7	5	0	64	1	31
RB Devonte Kelly	5	3	1	11	0	20
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	3	1	0	3	0	37
WR Gregory Dixon	3	1	0	25	1	13
TE Frank Schneck	2	2	0	21	0	14
RB Scottie Shapiro	2	2	0	23	0	26
WR Johnnie Hawkins	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	11	7	1	69	1	28
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	0	19	0	29
RB Pedro Bronson	4	1	0	5	0	17
WR Gary Burgess	3	1	0	11	0	21
WR Bert Keen	3	2	0	64	2	17
TE Troy Floyd	2	1	0	30	1	3
WR Riley Lynn	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Scottie Shapiro	3	4	1.33	3.68

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaac Hall	2	0	0.00	4.29
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	-1	-1.00	2.75
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0	0.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Mariota	8	4	12	1.50	5.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	3	2	19	6.33	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Kelly	3	1	6	2.00	2.20
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
WR Steven Gowan	1	1	1	1.00	2.56
WR Jacob Droker	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Bryan Rojas	1	1	2	2.00	9.14

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	11	5.50	3.67
TE Cary Williams	1	1	8	8.00	6.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonte Kelly	2	2
RB Scottie Shapiro	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	14	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Droker	4	2	1
RB Devonte Kelly	3	2	1
WR Bryan Rojas	3	2	1
WR Steven Gowan	2	0	0
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	1	0	0
TE Frank Schneck	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Williams	4	3	2
RB Pedro Bronson	3	1	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	0
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0
TE Troy Floyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)