Week 2, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

83 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	14	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	6	6	7	10	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:38 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 48 field goal
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 23 field goal
2Q: 09:15 HOU - Gary Burgess 2 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 04:00 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 35 field goal
3Q: 11:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 45 field goal
3Q: 09:00 ATL - Clyde Danskin 5 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Bert Keen 35 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 08:42 ATL - Rickey Davison 2 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 06:40 HOU - Bert Keen 28 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:38 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 48 field goal
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 23 field goal
2Q: 09:15 HOU - Gary Burgess 2 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 04:00 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 35 field goal
3Q: 11:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 45 field goal
3Q: 09:00 ATL - Clyde Danskin 5 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Bert Keen 35 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 08:42 ATL - Rickey Davison 2 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 06:40 HOU - Bert Keen 28 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 30
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 9 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 328 494
- Offensive Plays 46 76
- Yards per Play 7.13 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 84 144
- Rushing Attempts 16 28
- Yards per Rush 5.25 5.14
Net Passing Yards 244 350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 47 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 354
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/15 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.13 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/61 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/39 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/154 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:28 36:32

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	30
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	9	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	328	494
- Offensive Plays	46	76
- Yards per Play	7.13	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	84	144
- Rushing Attempts	16	28
- Yards per Rush	5.25	5.14
Net Passing Yards	244	350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	47 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	354
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/15	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.13	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/61	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/39	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/154	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:28	36:32

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	2:26	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
1	3:23	1:55	OWN 32	3	-9	Punt
2	14:07	4:59	OWN 3	9	97	Touchdown
2	3:55	1:20	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 18	5	54	Field Goal
3	8:53	2:52	OWN 25	4	39	Punt
3	4:11	3:16	OWN 24	5	13	Punt
4	14:53	0:48	50	3	50	Touchdown
4	8:36	1:09	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
4	7:27	1:01	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
4	2:17	0:50	OWN 45	3	6	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
1	9:07	5:44	OWN 21	9	73	Field Goal
1	1:28	2:21	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
2	9:08	5:13	OWN 34	9	54	Field Goal
2	2:35	2:35	OWN 19	8	63	Field Goal
3	10:57	2:04	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	6:01	1:50	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	0:55	1:02	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	14:05	5:29	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
4	6:26	4:09	OWN 34	8	52	Field Goal
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 23	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaac Hall	8	28	3.50	11	1
RB Pedro Bronson	6	44	7.33	38	2
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	12	6.00	15	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Wiltz	19	92	4.84	16	5
QB Brayden Abeykoon	6	38	6.33	13	1
RB Gerald Stargell	2	13	6.50	9	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	29	20	259	1/15	3	38	1	116.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	47	33	354	1/4	2	45	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	6	7	67	11.17	34	30	0
TE Cary Williams	5	8	53	10.60	13	19	0
WR Bert Keen	5	7	128	25.60	81	38	2
RB Pedro Bronson	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Troy Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levi Razo	11	14	164	14.91	67	45	0
WR Rickey Davison	10	14	118	11.80	22	26	1
TE Clyde Danskin	8	12	49	6.13	1	13	1
TE Daquan Vargas	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Stephen Blaine	1	3	13	13.00	8	13	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marty Temes	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Darrin Hasting	0	1	0	0
FB Phil Forney	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR A.J. Whiting	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	262	43.7	34.5	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	3	126	42.0	29.0	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Kingsblood	5/5	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Whiting	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	4	110	27.5	0
Bert Keen	2	44	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwayne Shipley	11	3	0.0	27	46
OLB Deron Collette	9	3	0.0	28	47
ILB Lenny Matson	7	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Chase Jeffries	6	1	1.0	27	47
CB Brody Fisher	5	0	0.0	27	47
CB Jimmy Burnett	4	2	0.0	27	46
CB Dexter Williams	4	1	0.0	26	45
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	3	2	0.0	28	47
OLB Renaldo Alexander	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Andrew Cowles	2	0	0.0	25	45
CB Nolan Madison	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Devan Forsythe	1	1	0.0	14	26
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0.0	7	11
WR Bert Keen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Lund	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Alexander Boyer	0	2	0.0	12	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aiden Ward	7	0	1.0	16	29
ILB Alejandro Thornton	6	1	0.0	16	27
CB Marc Cook	4	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Brett Walendy	3	2	0.0	16	29
DE Alan Webster	3	0	0.0	11	17
CB Nicholas Whitfield	3	0	0.0	16	30
S Kendrick Forbes	2	0	0.0	6	19
S Marty Temes	2	0	0.0	16	26
DE Conrad Torres	1	1	0.0	16	30
CB Aaron McKissick	1	1	0.0	10	17
S Johnnie Leonavicius	1	0	0.0	10	18
DE Jim Poston	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Eduardo Everett	0	2	0.0	5	14
DT Butch Stone	0	2	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	1.0	1	2	47
DT Angel Ferguson	0.0	0	3	43
DE Andrew Cowles	0.0	0	1	45

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aiden Ward	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Conrad Torres	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Alan Webster	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Marco Taylor	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Butch Stone	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwayne Shipley	6	1	46
CB Brody Fisher	5	1	47
CB Dexter Williams	4	0	45
OLB Chase Jeffries	4	0	47
OLB Deron Collette	3	1	47
CB Jimmy Burnett	3	1	46
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	2	1	47
CB Nolan Madison	2	0	7
OLB Renaldo Alexander	1	0	5
DE Andrew Cowles	1	0	45
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	31
OLB Taylor Freestone	1	0	1

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nicholas Whitfield	4	0	0	30
CB Marc Cook	3	1	0	26
S Marty Temes	2	0	1	26
S Kendrick Forbes	2	0	0	19
ILB Alejandro Thornton	2	0	0	27
OLB Aiden Ward	2	0	0	29
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	0	29
CB Aaron McKissick	1	1	0	17
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0	17
S Johnnie Leonavicius	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Steven Kirk	2	3	16	1	30
T C.J. Riemersma	1	4	16	0	30
G Hunter Kakoza	1	3	16	0	30
T Alexis Pettway	1	1	16	0	30
T Chance Osterhaus	0	2	16	0	30
TE Aaron Tubbs	0	1	4	0	14
TE Cary Williams	0	1	16	0	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rodolfo Boss	3	8	1	28	0	48
G Earnest Nixon	3	5	0	28	0	48
T Jake Lochtefeld	2	2	1	28	0	48
C Bryson Howard	1	4	0	28	0	48
T Bart Cable	1	3	0	28	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Forney	2	22
Rod Barlow	2	21
Carson Biletnikoff	1	26
Cary Williams	1	22

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mackenzie Glover	2	20
Kendrick Forbes	2	12
Stephen Blaine	2	12
Daquan Vargas	1	26
Carlos Rayburn	1	26
Eduardo Wiltz	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	28	47	26	101
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	28	47	26	101
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	27	46	18	91
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	26	45	17	88
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	27	47	5	79
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	27	47	4	78
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	27	46	4	77
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	25	45	6	76
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	24	43	5	72
TE Cary Williams	16	30	---	---	22	68
WR Rod Barlow	16	30	---	---	21	67
T C.J. Riemersma	16	30	---	---	7	53
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	18	31	2	51
WR Gary Burgess	15	23	---	---	12	50
T Alexis Pettway	16	30	---	---	---	46
QB Dan Puzzuoli	16	30	---	---	---	46
C Steven Kirk	16	30	---	---	---	46
T Chance Osterhaus	16	30	---	---	---	46
G Hunter Kakoza	16	30	---	---	---	46
WR Bert Keen	11	16	---	---	16	43
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	14	26	1	41
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	12	18	3	33
RB Isaac Hall	10	12	---	---	11	33
FB Phil Forney	2	4	---	---	22	28
RB Pedro Bronson	6	17	---	---	2	25
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	7	11	2	20
TE Aaron Tubbs	4	14	---	---	1	19
DE Ben Lund	---	---	7	9	1	17
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	4	7	5	16
OLB Renaldo Alexander	---	---	3	5	3	11
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	2	4	5	11
TE Troy Floyd	0	3	---	---	6	9
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Darrin Hasting	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Omar Austin	---	---	1	2	2	5
S Mickey Berry	---	---	1	1	1	3
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Riley Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jake Lochtefeld	28	48	---	---	8	84
G Earnest Nixon	28	48	---	---	8	84
TE Daquan Vargas	21	37	---	---	26	84
WR Rickey Davison	28	47	---	---	5	80
QB Brayden Abeykoon	28	48	---	---	---	76
T Bart Cable	28	48	---	---	---	76
G Rodolfo Boss	28	48	---	---	---	76
C Bryson Howard	28	48	---	---	---	76
TE Clyde Danskin	19	38	---	---	5	62
WR Levi Razo	18	40	---	---	---	58
RB Eduardo Wiltz	23	28	---	---	7	58
TE Mickey Dennis	17	18	---	---	20	55
DE Conrad Torres	---	---	16	30	1	47
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	16	30	1	47
S Johnnie Leonavicius	---	---	10	18	18	46
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	16	29	1	46
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	16	29	1	46
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	16	27	1	44
CB Marc Cook	---	---	16	26	1	43
S Marty Temes	---	---	16	26	1	43
WR Stephen Blaine	10	16	---	---	12	38
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	10	---	---	26	38
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	6	19	12	37
DT Butch Stone	---	---	14	21	1	36
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	5	14	13	32
DE Alan Webster	---	---	11	17	---	28
CB Aaron McKissick	---	---	10	17	---	27
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	1	4	20	25
WR Norman Hazelwood	0	0	---	---	23	23
DE Jim Poston	---	---	5	14	1	20
S Mike Tullo	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	2	9	6	17
K Daniel Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Collin Malfara	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR A.J. Whiting	0	1	---	---	6	7
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Gerald Stargell	2	4	---	---	---	6
S Mike Booker	---	---	0	0	6	6
TE Darnell Lyons	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Chase Walters	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Grant Minevich	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dave Wolcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	10	69	6.9
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	5	37	7.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	29	20	5	0	3	2	2	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	47	33	4	0	2	5	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	52	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	90	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	163	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	67	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	8	5	0	53	0	30
WR Rod Barlow	7	6	1	67	1	30
WR Bert Keen	7	5	0	128	4	16
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	0	2	0	23
RB Pedro Bronson	2	2	0	6	0	17
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	1	0	0	1
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Troy Floyd	1	0	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	14	10	0	118	1	47
WR Levi Razo	14	11	0	164	3	40
TE Clyde Danskin	12	8	2	49	0	38
WR Stephen Blaine	3	1	0	13	0	16
TE Daquan Vargas	3	2	0	9	0	37
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaac Hall	1	2	2.00	3.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Wiltz	6	16	2.67	4.84
QB Brayden Abeykoon	3	13	4.33	6.33
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Gerald Stargell	1	4	4.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	3	3	11	3.67	8.93

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	9	7	25	2.78	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	6	6.00	9.57
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clyde Danskin	4	3	12	3.00	4.08
WR Levi Razo	2	2	5	2.50	11.71
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	2	2.00	8.43
WR Stephen Blaine	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
TE Daquan Vargas	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0
RB Isaac Hall	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	0
RB Gerald Stargell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	7	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Williams	3	3	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	0
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clyde Danskin	6	4	3
WR Rickey Davison	3	1	1
WR Stephen Blaine	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (9,900)