Exhibition Week 5, 2028

played in Detroit, MI

64 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans7077-21
Detroit Lions 201033-36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 HOU - Cary Williams 5 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 08:56 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 5 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 05:18 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 36 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point failed)
1Q: 03:03 DET - Britt Norris 60 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 11:22 DET - Kendall Pearson 28 field goal
2Q: 04:49 DET - Skip Samuels 8 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 07:06 DET - Kendall Pearson 49 field goal
3Q: 03:03 HOU - Mercury Maxwell 18 pass from Francisco Maticic (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 06:04 DET - Kendall Pearson 18 field goal
4Q: 03:34 HOU - Myron Myers 8 pass from Francisco Maticic (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUDET
Record0-42-2
First Downs2121
- by Rushing19
- by Passing1911
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards359386
- Offensive Plays7661
- Yards per Play4.726.33
Net Rushing Yards37136
- Rushing Attempts2028
- Yards per Rush1.854.86
Net Passing Yards322250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt52 - 36 - 132 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards337256
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/151/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.757.58
Fumbles/Lost2/13/1
3rd Down Conversions5/174/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.27.9
4th Down Conversions1/40/0
Penalties/Yards8/593/15
Punt Returns/Yards4/364/28
Kick Returns/Yards2/453/68
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/6
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 38
Time of Possession33:1726:43

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:53OWN 1935Punt
113:070:36OPP 28228Touchdown
18:491:52OWN 2530Punt
15:032:00OWN 2539Punt
12:441:38OWN 253-5Punt
211:143:34OWN 25737Punt
26:241:35OWN 434Fumble
24:411:55OWN 3832Punt
21:451:08OWN 40527Interception
313:121:21OWN 1537Punt
36:594:03OWN 25875Touchdown
30:292:36OWN 16512Punt
411:433:30OWN 672Downs
45:572:29OWN 25975Touchdown
43:231:51OPP 49845Downs
40:520:50OWN 3547Downs
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:313:42OWN 17783Touchdown
16:571:54OWN 38562Touchdown
13:030:19OWN 40160Touchdown
11:064:52OWN 33956Field Goal
27:401:16OWN 20639Punt
24:490:08OPP 818Touchdown
22:461:01OWN 20416Punt
20:370:37OWN 33329Missed FG
315:001:48OWN 343-2Punt
311:514:52OWN 34834Field Goal
32:562:27OWN 2352Punt
412:531:10OWN 4031Punt
48:132:16OPP 837Field Goal
41:320:40OWN 436Punt
40:020:02OPP 421-1Game

Game MVP: Raymond Gerhardt, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Myron Myers791.29600
QB Francisco Maticic6203.33700
RB Isaac Hall5204.00900
QB Dan Puzzuoli1-5-5.00-500
WR Mercury Maxwell1-7-7.00-700
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt201055.251941
QB Douglas Diaz441.00300
RB Amir Meyer2147.001310
WR Skip Samuels166.00600
QB Caiden Heaton177.00700

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Francisco Maticic40282643/11224194.2
Dan Puzzuoli128731/41230110.7
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Douglas Diaz2110681/6131071.1
Caiden Heaton1191880/02600158.3

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mercury Maxwell101010410.4052221
WR Bert Keen7713118.7166240
WR Rod Barlow613376.170120
TE Cary Williams68376.174101
RB Myron Myers57275.402181
TE Troy Floyd2510.50450
TE Aaron Tubbs0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Skip Samuels69599.8325141
TE Geoff Foreman3431.00720
FB Britt Norris3310234.0068601
RB Raymond Gerhardt244221.0036361
WR Leroy Howard2231.50050
RB Amir Meyer1177.00170
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar1300.00000
WR Ted Lester144040.0039400
TE Salvador Burk0100.00000
WR Butch Huntley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Oliver Haywood166.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Myron Myers1000
QB Francisco Maticic1000
TE Cary Williams0100
FB Phil Forney0100
WR Rod Barlow0020
OLB Chase Jeffries0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
WR Skip Samuels1000
S Braden Ford1000
QB Douglas Diaz1000
S Bernie Chappell0100
G Tommy Hopkins0100
TE Geoff Foreman0100
ILB Junior Knopf0010
ILB Kevin Cox0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Shawn Barnes836045.036.5600
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Trey Riazi631752.846.8714

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Samuel Stallings0/00/00/003/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kendall Pearson3/41/20/1493/4

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow4369.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Braden Ford4287.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow24522.50
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Skip Samuels36822.70

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dwayne Shipley900.02833
ILB Elijah Lincoln730.02325
OLB Chase Jeffries421.02831
CB Bryson Fenderson400.02629
DE Andrew Cowles400.01718
OLB Deron Collette340.01626
OLB Malachi Cobb330.01811
CB Emmanuel Buckley300.02121
CB Brody Fisher210.01215
DT Keegan Humphries200.068
DE Ben Lund130.02731
TE Cary Williams10---------
OLB Taylor Freestone100.01017
CB Lincoln Greer030.01315
S Pat Behan010.0610
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Devin Robbins840.02055
ILB Junior Knopf820.02056
S Brent Green800.02056
ILB Kevin Cox631.01130
OLB Nicky Nails501.01652
CB Oliver Haywood520.01752
DT Josh Clinton311.01746
S Bernie Chappell320.02052
CB Giovanni Burgess320.01133
DE Alex Reid300.01852
DT Erick Newton300.01555
OLB Renaldo Chapman101.0813
CB Rodolfo Mahoney110.0515
DT Kris Walsh100.0811

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries1.001031
DE Ben Lund0.001031
CB Bryson Fenderson0.001029
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Nicky Nails1.010052
DT Josh Clinton1.000246
ILB Kevin Cox1.000030
OLB Renaldo Chapman1.000013
DE Alex Reid0.002152
DE Roosevelt Jones0.001119

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Elijah Lincoln40025
OLB Chase Jeffries31031
OLB Deron Collette21026
CB Dwayne Shipley21033
CB Brody Fisher20015
CB Emmanuel Buckley20021
S Mickey Berry11011
CB Bryson Fenderson10029
DE Andrew Cowles10018
DT Keegan Humphries1008
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Devin Robbins71055
S Brent Green63056
CB Oliver Haywood41152
ILB Junior Knopf41056
CB Giovanni Burgess30033
OLB Nicky Nails30052
S Bernie Chappell20052
ILB Kevin Cox20030
DT Josh Clinton10046
CB Rodolfo Mahoney10015
DE Alex Reid10052
DT Kris Walsh10011
OLB Renaldo Chapman10013

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Hunter Kakoza12020056
C Steven Kirk06020056
T Chance Osterhaus04020156
TE Cary Williams02018054
G Connor Garber01010034
G Luke Mayes00010222
T Darrin Hasting00010134
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Roman King34012023
G Fernando Robbins25028033
T Darien Bronson24228033
C Karl McKnight23116110
G Tommy Hopkins23028033
G Larry Lolicht13028033
TE Salvador Burk010407
TE Geoff Foreman01019020

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Rod Barlow426
Cary Williams126
Horace Covington126
Emmanuel Buckley119
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Nicky Nails326
Skip Samuels219
Devin Robbins120

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Cary Williams1854------2698
WR Rod Barlow1947------2692
C Steven Kirk2056---------76
T Chance Osterhaus2056---------76
G Hunter Kakoza2056---------76
CB Dwayne Shipley------2833566
WR Bert Keen1735------1264
ILB Elijah Lincoln------23251664
OLB Chase Jeffries------2831463
DE Ben Lund------2731462
CB Bryson Fenderson------2629661
CB Emmanuel Buckley------21211961
RB Myron Myers1243------459
OLB Malachi Cobb------18113059
QB Francisco Maticic1543---------58
G Connor Garber1034------852
T Darrin Hasting1034------852
WR Mercury Maxwell1438---------52
OLB Deron Collette------1626446
DE Alexander Boyer------2020444
DE Andrew Cowles------1718944
CB Nolan Madison------18151043
G Luke Mayes1022------840
FB Phil Forney29------2637
S Pat Behan------6101733
T Clifton Burgo1022---------32
WR Horace Covington13------2630
TE Aaron Tubbs417------829
CB Lincoln Greer------1315129
CB Brody Fisher------1215---27
OLB Taylor Freestone------1017---27
DE Devin Tanner------918---27
WR Mason Rasmussen49------1225
DT Keegan Humphries------68620
QB Dan Puzzuoli513---------18
S Mickey Berry------511218
DT Devan Forsythe------59115
RB Isaac Hall78---------15
TE Troy Floyd213---------15
P Shawn Barnes00------88
C Erik Sununu00------88
G Damon Strickland00------88
K Samuel Stallings00------44
WR Riley Lynn04---------4
Unknown00---------0
Unknown00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Devin Robbins------20552095
OLB Nicky Nails------16522694
ILB Junior Knopf------20561288
S Bernie Chappell------2052981
S Brent Green------2056---76
G Fernando Robbins2833------1071
DE Alex Reid------1852---70
DT Erick Newton------1555---70
CB Oliver Haywood------1752---69
WR Skip Samuels2326------1968
DT Josh Clinton------1746---63
G Larry Lolicht2833---------61
G Tommy Hopkins2833---------61
TE Geoff Foreman1920------2261
T Darien Bronson2833---------61
RB Raymond Gerhardt2329------456
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar1913------2355
ILB Kevin Cox------11301455
C Roman King1223------1045
CB Giovanni Burgess------1133---44
QB Douglas Diaz2022---------42
TE Salvador Burk47------3041
WR Butch Huntley179------1036
RB Griffin Nelson12------3033
FB Britt Norris1021---------31
WR Ted Lester917------228
DE Roosevelt Jones------919---28
DT Kris Walsh------811827
C Karl McKnight1610---------26
S Braden Ford------031922
RB Amir Meyer1011---------21
OLB Renaldo Chapman------813---21
CB Rodolfo Mahoney------515---20
OLB William Fitzgerald------514---19
QB Caiden Heaton811---------19
WR Leroy Howard410---------14
K Kendall Pearson00------1212
C Johnnie Wynn00------1010
T Jonathan Hancock00------1010
DE Jamie Sachs------02810
S Lamar Harvey------0088
P Trey Riazi00------66
G Alejandro Jamison00------44
QB Jerry Lee00------44
WR Juan Anderson10---------1
OLB Daryl Bravata------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left441.0
Middle10373.7
Right6-4-0.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6345.7
Middle14846.0
Right7192.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Francisco Maticic40283314231
Dan Puzzuoli1282002110
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Douglas Diaz21101314300
Caiden Heaton1193110000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)16121137.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)16101368.5
Long (19+ Yds)31217.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen108222.2
Short (0-8 Yds)15916611.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)626811.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rod Barlow136137047
WR Mercury Maxwell10100104138
TE Cary Williams86037054
RB Myron Myers75027043
WR Bert Keen770131435
TE Troy Floyd5201013
TE Aaron Tubbs1000017
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Skip Samuels96159026
RB Raymond Gerhardt42042129
TE Geoff Foreman4303020
WR Ted Lester41140117
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar3100013
FB Britt Norris330102221
WR Leroy Howard2203010
RB Amir Meyer1107011
TE Salvador Burk100007
WR Butch Huntley100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt5102.005.25
WR Skip Samuels166.006.00
QB Douglas Diaz111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Francisco Maticic76557.866.60
Dan Puzzuoli1155.006.08
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Caiden Heaton2163.0017.09
Douglas Diaz22136.503.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rod Barlow21126.002.85
TE Cary Williams2284.004.63
WR Mercury Maxwell222010.0010.40
RB Myron Myers1188.003.86
WR Bert Keen111212.0018.71
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Skip Samuels32144.676.56
WR Leroy Howard1155.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
QB Francisco Maticic31
RB Myron Myers10
DetroitRushesConversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt42
QB Douglas Diaz20

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Francisco Maticic754
Dan Puzzuoli330
DetroitAttCompConversions
Douglas Diaz500
Caiden Heaton222

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Myron Myers221
WR Rod Barlow210
WR Bert Keen221
WR Mercury Maxwell222
TE Cary Williams100
TE Troy Floyd110
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Skip Samuels322
RB Raymond Gerhardt100
TE Salvador Burk100
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar100
TE Geoff Foreman100

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)