Week 14, 2028

played in Houston, TX

38 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	0	0	-	10
Houston Texans	7	10	14	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 DET - Geoff Foreman 6 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 06:36 HOU - Cary Williams 22 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 08:40 DET - Kendall Pearson 27 field goal
2Q: 04:22 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
2Q: 00:28 HOU - Lincoln Greer 56 fumble return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 10:39 HOU - Jerry Thornton 28 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 03:21 HOU - Mercury Maxwell 10 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:44 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
4Q: 00:44 HOU - Samuel Stallings 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 DET - Geoff Foreman 6 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 06:36 HOU - Cary Williams 22 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 08:40 DET - Kendall Pearson 27 field goal
2Q: 04:22 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
2Q: 00:28 HOU - Lincoln Greer 56 fumble return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 10:39 HOU - Jerry Thornton 28 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 03:21 HOU - Mercury Maxwell 10 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:44 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
4Q: 00:44 HOU - Samuel Stallings 36 field goal

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 10-3 8-5
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 291 354
- Offensive Plays 72 65
- Yards per Play 4.04 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 127 110
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 4.38 3.33
Net Passing Yards 164 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 1 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 7.63
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 9/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 43
Time of Possession 28:20 31:40

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	10-3	8-5
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	291	354
- Offensive Plays	72	65
- Yards per Play	4.04	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	127	110
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	4.38	3.33
Net Passing Yards	164	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 1	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	7.63
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	9/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 43
Time of Possession	28:20	31:40

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	7:02	0:13	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
1	6:21	3:01	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
2	14:42	6:08	OWN 1	15	89	Field Goal
2	4:17	1:35	OWN 25	5	53	Missed FG
2	1:51	0:37	OPP 40	3	2	Missed FG
2	0:35	0:18	OWN 48	2	8	Fumble
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	1	3	Half
3	10:26	1:33	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
3	3:15	3:15	OWN 25	6	14	Fumble
4	13:36	1:57	OWN 4	4	13	Punt
4	9:43	2:16	OWN 20	8	18	Downs
4	2:36	0:43	OWN 25	4	-2	Downs
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	2:07	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
1	6:49	0:28	OPP 17	1	17	Touchdown
1	3:20	3:38	OWN 10	7	32	Punt
2	8:34	4:17	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
2	2:42	0:51	OWN 29	3	17	Fumble
2	1:14	0:39	OWN 45	4	7	Downs
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:53	1:35	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	7:18	4:03	OPP 31	8	31	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:24	OPP 39	3	4	Punt
4	11:39	1:56	OWN 41	5	19	Punt
4	7:27	4:51	OPP 38	7	32	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:17	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Gerhardt	11	38	3.45	12	2
RB Amir Meyer	8	46	5.75	18	2
QB Caiden Heaton	4	17	4.25	8	0
QB Douglas Diaz	4	19	4.75	8	0
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Griffin Nelson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	22	73	3.32	16	2
RB Isaac Hall	7	19	2.71	13	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	3	14	4.67	16	1
WR Rod Barlow	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Heaton	28	14	157	0/0	1	33	1	64.1
Douglas Diaz	15	4	7	0/0	0	6	0	39.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	32	24	244	0/0	3	28	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Britt Norris	6	14	65	10.83	3	22	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	6	10	3.33	7	10	0
TE Geoff Foreman	3	6	37	12.33	17	28	1
WR Ted Lester	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
RB Amir Meyer	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	1	7	33	33.00	20	33	0
WR Butch Huntley	1	5	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Griffin Nelson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Williams	8	9	102	12.75	38	22	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	5	7	43	8.60	13	12	1
RB Pedro Bronson	4	5	24	6.00	0	7	0
WR Rod Barlow	2	4	17	8.50	5	11	0
WR Bert Keen	2	3	14	7.00	2	12	0
RB Isaac Hall	2	2	16	8.00	5	13	0
TE Jerry Thornton	1	2	28	28.00	4	28	1

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmanuel Buckley	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
FB Britt Norris	1	1	0
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	1	0	0
S Braden Ford	1	0	0
QB Douglas Diaz	1	0	0
CB Devin Robbins	0	1	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0	0	0
CB Lincoln Greer	0	1	1	1
S Dave James	0	1	1	0
T Chance Osterhaus	0	1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	0	0	1	0
CB Brody Fisher	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trey Riazi	3	142	47.3	47.3	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	5	205	41.0	36.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	1/3	0/1	0/1	27	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Ford	1	2	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brent Green	10	1	0.0	33	32
CB Devin Robbins	8	1	0.0	32	32
ILB Junior Knopf	7	3	0.0	15	18
OLB Nicky Nails	6	3	0.0	32	23
ILB Kevin Cox	5	1	0.0	18	14
DE Alex Reid	4	1	0.0	32	28
DE Roosevelt Jones	3	1	0.0	32	26
S Bernie Chappell	2	2	0.0	32	23
OLB Renaldo Chapman	2	1	0.0	11	14
DT Kris Walsh	2	0	0.0	30	19
CB Giovanni Burgess	1	0	0.0	23	15
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	0.0	29	31
OLB William Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	1	5
WR Butch Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
S Braden Ford	1	0	0.0	1	9
DT Josh Clinton	0	2	0.0	25	24
CB Henry Hickman	0	1	0.0	4	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	10	2	0.0	29	43
OLB Deron Collette	6	2	0.0	28	39
CB Brody Fisher	6	1	0.0	22	36
S Dave James	5	5	0.0	29	39
CB Dwayne Shipley	5	0	0.0	27	38
DE Ben Lund	3	2	0.0	27	36
CB Bryson Fenderson	2	2	0.0	26	32
ILB Lenny Matson	2	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	0	0.0	26	36
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Mickey Berry	1	1	0.0	2	5
CB Dexter Williams	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Bert Keen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Malachi Cobb	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Ike Baumgardner	0	1	0.0	25	33
DT Angel Ferguson	0	1	0.0	14	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nicky Nails	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Roosevelt Jones	0.0	0	1	1	26

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	0	33
DT Angel Ferguson	0	2	1	30
DE Ben Lund	0	2	0	36
OLB Deron Collette	0	1	0	39
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0	1	0	43
DT Devan Forsythe	0	1	0	13
DE Marshall Akiyama	0	1	0	17
OLB Chase Jeffries	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brent Green	6	0	32
CB Devin Robbins	5	2	32
ILB Junior Knopf	3	1	18
OLB Renaldo Chapman	2	2	14
OLB Nicky Nails	2	1	23
S Bernie Chappell	2	0	23
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	31
OLB William Fitzgerald	1	0	5
ILB Ethan Gietka	1	0	10
S Braden Ford	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	1	0	43
OLB Deron Collette	4	2	0	39
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0	36
CB Lincoln Greer	2	0	0	27
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	4	0	36
CB Dwayne Shipley	1	2	0	38
ILB Lenny Matson	1	1	0	16
CB Dexter Williams	1	0	0	14
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0	5
CB Emmanuel Buckley	0	1	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tommy Hopkins	4	9	29	43
T Darien Bronson	3	6	29	43
G Larry Lolicht	1	4	29	43
C Roman King	1	3	28	43
T Jonathan Hancock	1	3	28	39
FB Britt Norris	1	1	25	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	4	10	33	32
G Hunter Kakoza	4	8	33	32
T Chance Osterhaus	2	6	33	32
C Steven Kirk	1	4	33	32
T Clifton Burgo	1	3	33	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Braden Ford	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Barlow	1	19

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Larry Lolicht	29	43	---	---	6	78
G Tommy Hopkins	29	43	---	---	6	78
T Darien Bronson	29	43	---	---	6	78
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	32	32	11	75
T Jonathan Hancock	28	39	---	---	6	73
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	28	43	---	---	1	72
C Roman King	28	43	---	---	---	71
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	32	23	15	70
S Brent Green	---	---	33	32	3	68
DE Alex Reid	---	---	32	28	7	67
FB Britt Norris	25	38	---	---	---	63
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	29	31	2	62
RB Raymond Gerhardt	22	31	---	---	8	61
WR Ted Lester	21	38	---	---	1	60
DE Roosevelt Jones	---	---	32	26	1	59
S Bernie Chappell	---	---	32	23	3	58
WR Butch Huntley	17	23	---	---	18	58
DT Kris Walsh	---	---	30	19	5	54
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	25	24	3	52
ILB Kevin Cox	---	---	18	14	20	52
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	23	15	9	47
QB Caiden Heaton	18	28	---	---	---	46
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	15	18	7	40
TE Geoff Foreman	8	15	---	---	14	37
DT Erick Newton	---	---	11	21	3	35
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	4	8	21	33
RB Amir Meyer	15	18	---	---	---	33
RB Griffin Nelson	3	4	---	---	21	28
S Braden Ford	---	---	1	9	16	26
QB Douglas Diaz	11	15	---	---	---	26
OLB Renaldo Chapman	---	---	11	14	1	26
TE Salvador Burk	1	1	---	---	22	24
ILB Ethan Gietka	---	---	2	10	3	15
WR Juan Anderson	4	0	---	---	10	14
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	1	5	2	8
C Johnnie Wynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Damien Dubin	1	4	---	---	---	5
WR Leroy Howard	0	4	---	---	1	5
S Lamar Harvey	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Trey Riazi	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Jerry Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Karl McKnight	1	0	---	---	---	1
TE Brian Anthony	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Dustin Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	29	43	19	91
TE Cary Williams	33	31	---	---	22	86
WR Rod Barlow	33	32	---	---	19	84
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	27	38	16	81
T C.J. Riemersma	33	32	---	---	8	73
T Chance Osterhaus	33	32	---	---	8	73
S Dave James	---	---	29	39	3	71
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	28	39	3	70
WR Bert Keen	31	25	---	---	11	67
C Steven Kirk	33	32	---	---	---	65
T Clifton Burgo	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Hunter Kakoza	33	32	---	---	---	65
DE Ben Lund	---	---	27	36	1	64
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	26	36	2	64
QB Dan Puzzuoli	30	32	---	---	---	62
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	25	33	2	60
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	22	36	2	60
CB Bryson Fenderson	---	---	26	32	1	59
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	14	30	3	47
RB Pedro Bronson	26	19	---	---	---	45
WR Mercury Maxwell	24	18	---	---	---	42
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	15	27	---	42
TE Jerry Thornton	7	12	---	---	22	41
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	7	14	17	38
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	15	16	1	32
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	6	17	6	29
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	15	13	---	28
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	3	3	20	26
RB Myron Myers	3	6	---	---	14	23
WR Mason Rasmussen	0	4	---	---	17	21
RB Isaac Hall	7	9	---	---	---	16
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	2	8	5	15
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Mickey Berry	---	---	2	5	1	8
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Kim Rico	3	0	---	---	3	6
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	1	4	---	5
TE Troy Floyd	1	0	---	---	3	4
WR Riley Lynn	0	4	---	---	---	4
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	0	4	---	4
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	13	55	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	20	65	3.3
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Heaton	28	14	3	0	2	6	5	1	1
Douglas Diaz	15	4	0	0	1	5	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	32	24	3	0	0	6	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	9	57	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	120	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	67	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Britt Norris	14	6	0	65	1	38
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	7	1	2	33	1	43
RB Raymond Gerhardt	6	3	0	10	0	31
TE Geoff Foreman	6	3	1	37	1	15
WR Butch Huntley	5	1	0	1	0	23
RB Amir Meyer	2	1	0	3	0	18
WR Ted Lester	2	2	0	14	0	38
RB Griffin Nelson	1	1	0	1	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	9	8	102	2	31
WR Mercury Maxwell	7	5	43	0	18
RB Pedro Bronson	5	4	24	0	19
WR Rod Barlow	4	2	17	0	32
WR Bert Keen	3	2	14	0	25
TE Jerry Thornton	2	1	28	1	12
RB Isaac Hall	2	2	16	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	3.45
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pedro Bronson	4	20	5.00	3.32
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	-2	-2.00	4.67
RB Isaac Hall	1	2	2.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Heaton	4	1	6	1.50	5.61

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	5	3	24	4.80	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Huntley	2	0	0	0.00	0.20
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	6	6.00	6.17
FB Britt Norris	1	0	0	0.00	4.64

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Maxwell	3	1	10	3.33	6.14
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	11	11.00	4.25
TE Cary Williams	1	1	3	3.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	2
QB Caiden Heaton	1	0
QB Douglas Diaz	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pedro Bronson	2	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Heaton	6	4	3
Douglas Diaz	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	3	0	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	2	1
FB Britt Norris	2	1	1
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	1
WR Ted Lester	1	1	0
WR Butch Huntley	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Maxwell	4	3	2
WR Rod Barlow	2	0	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	0
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)