Week 1, 2035

played in Jacksonville, FL

65 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	10	3	-	23
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 HOU - Theodore Rivera 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 04:12 JAX - Raymond Howell 27 pass from Amari Galloway (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 02:01 HOU - Clarence Marcus 26 field goal
3Q: 07:19 HOU - J.R. Covington 2 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Clarence Marcus 27 field goal
4Q: 02:11 HOU - Clarence Marcus 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 HOU - Theodore Rivera 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 04:12 JAX - Raymond Howell 27 pass from Amari Galloway (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 02:01 HOU - Clarence Marcus 26 field goal
3Q: 07:19 HOU - J.R. Covington 2 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Clarence Marcus 27 field goal
4Q: 02:11 HOU - Clarence Marcus 20 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 8
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 12 4
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 388 136
- Offensive Plays 77 54
- Yards per Play 5.04 2.52
Net Rushing Yards 130 45
- Rushing Attempts 28 19
- Yards per Rush 4.64 2.37
Net Passing Yards 258 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 0 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 99
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 2.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 4/69 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:21 24:39

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	8
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	12	4
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	388	136
- Offensive Plays	77	54
- Yards per Play	5.04	2.52
Net Rushing Yards	130	45
- Rushing Attempts	28	19
- Yards per Rush	4.64	2.37
Net Passing Yards	258	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 0	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	99
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	2.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	4/69	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:21	24:39

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	7:58	1:07	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
1	3:57	1:21	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
1	0:53	0:58	OPP 37	3	-6	Punt
2	13:31	1:44	OWN 39	3	-9	Punt
2	9:08	2:33	OWN 7	7	30	Punt
2	5:07	3:15	OPP 48	5	39	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 19	4	49	Half
3	11:58	4:48	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	5:54	4:42	OWN 37	9	53	Field Goal
4	14:51	2:07	OWN 39	6	20	Punt
4	8:58	1:03	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
4	6:37	4:31	OWN 47	8	50	Field Goal
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 15	2	1	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	2:40	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	6:51	2:54	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
1	2:36	1:43	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	14:55	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	11:47	2:39	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
2	6:35	1:28	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
2	1:52	1:10	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 36	7	16	Punt
3	7:10	1:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	1:12	1:21	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	12:44	3:46	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	7:55	1:18	OWN 40	3	-3	Interception
4	2:06	0:54	OWN 25	4	-10	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.R. Covington	20	103	5.15	34	4	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	16	4.00	10	1	0
RB Sergio Marek	4	11	2.75	6	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Zachery Nesbitt	9	-5	-0.56	5	0
QB Amari Galloway	5	27	5.40	14	1
RB Raymond Howell	3	24	8.00	13	1
RB Chad Rayburn	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Alex Montgomery	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	45	24	287	4/29	1	42	0	80.5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amari Galloway	33	19	99	2/8	1	31	1	60.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	13	20	133	10.23	44	42	0
WR Theodore Rivera	6	15	84	14.00	32	33	1
RB J.R. Covington	3	3	27	9.00	28	22	0
WR Enrique Hayes	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	2	36	36.00	21	36	0
WR Troy Page	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sergio Marek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Montgomery	5	10	7	1.40	1	4	0
RB Raymond Howell	4	5	32	8.00	29	27	1
WR Wes Boyd	3	4	18	6.00	4	8	0
WR Zachery Nesbitt	2	2	10	5.00	10	5	0
WR Deron Barton	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
RB Chad Rayburn	1	1	31	31.00	22	31	0
TE Arnie Henson	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	5	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB C.J. Hines	1	40	40.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB C.J. Hines	1	0	1	0
OLB Omar Parker	0	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Alex Montgomery	1	0	0
RB Raymond Howell	0	1	0
T Javier Sell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	7	330	47.1	41.1	53	2

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	10	467	46.7	37.8	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	3/3	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ivan Thomas	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	4	69	17.3	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Donnelly	2	3	1.5	0
Derrick McClover	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	27	27.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Montgomery	2	51	25.5	0
Wes Boyd	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dashawn Palmer	6	1	0.0	19	35
DE Louie Sagapolutele	5	1	1.0	14	30
OLB Omar Parker	4	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Marquis Cote	3	2	1.0	16	32
S Chris Devine	3	4	0.0	16	26
CB C.J. Hines	3	1	0.0	19	33
DE Dale Lee	3	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	2	2	0.0	19	29
S Cesar Kemp	2	1	0.0	19	33
S Mickey Berry	1	1	0.0	3	9
DE Ken Wayne	1	1	0.0	14	18
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE Owen Springer	1	0	0.0	12	28
CB Bryan Thomas	0	1	0.0	3	9

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick McClover	11	3	0.0	28	43
OLB Malik Fulcher	6	1	3.0	25	44
CB Josiah Bixler	5	0	0.0	26	48
S Emmitt Craig	4	3	0.0	25	35
CB Tyler Gann	4	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Robert Sanderson	4	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Blake Robertson	3	3	0.0	16	23
OLB Antoine Schurman	3	2	0.0	22	43
ILB Jace Westbrook	2	2	0.0	27	33
DE Ray Peterson	2	1	0.0	21	23
S Shaquille Spruill	2	0	0.0	3	20
ILB Shane Badgro	2	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Cooper George	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Rico Koehke	1	0	1.0	4	13
CB Martin Reynolds	1	2	0.0	25	35
DE T.J. Robinson	1	1	0.0	27	31
QB Amari Galloway	1	0	---	---	---
CB Drew Elliott	0	1	0.0	3	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Marquis Cote	1.0	0	32
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1.0	0	30
DE Dale Lee	0.0	2	22
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	0.0	1	29
DE Ken Wayne	0.0	1	18

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Malik Fulcher	3.0	0	0	44
DT Rico Koehke	1.0	0	0	13
DE T.J. Robinson	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Robert Sanderson	0.0	0	1	22
DE Terrell Forte	0.0	0	1	20
DE Ray Peterson	0.0	0	1	23
DE Kim Davis	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Omar Parker	3	1	0	26
CB Dashawn Palmer	3	0	0	35
S Cesar Kemp	2	2	0	33
CB C.J. Hines	2	1	1	33
OLB Marquis Cote	2	0	0	32
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0	23
CB Bryan Thomas	1	0	0	9
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0	12
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0	9
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	0	30
S Chris Devine	1	0	0	26

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derrick McClover	5	0	43
CB Josiah Bixler	4	1	48
OLB Robert Sanderson	3	0	22
ILB Blake Robertson	3	0	23
CB Tyler Gann	2	3	41
S Shaquille Spruill	2	0	20
S Emmitt Craig	1	2	35
OLB Antoine Schurman	1	1	43
ILB Jace Westbrook	1	0	33
OLB Malik Fulcher	1	0	44
CB Martin Reynolds	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chance Osterhaus	3	7	28	1	49
G Hunter Kakoza	3	7	28	0	49
G Tito Sweeney	2	4	28	1	49
T Jamal Singer	2	3	28	2	49
C Neil Marion	0	3	28	0	49

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Victor Tripp	2	4	19	1	35
T Darien Bronson	1	3	19	0	35
TE Scottie Brown	1	2	17	0	33
T Riley Carden	1	1	19	0	35
G Caiden Boone	0	4	19	0	35
G Christian Duff	0	2	19	1	35
TE Arnie Henson	0	1	6	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Hatcher	2	28
Karl Nuston	2	23
Dashawn Palmer	1	25
Santiago Kagan	1	18

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Robinson	2	13
Antoine Schurman	1	27
Raymond Howell	1	25
Javier Sell	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Earnest Hatcher	28	39	---	---	28	95
RB J.R. Covington	24	42	---	---	28	94
T Chance Osterhaus	28	49	---	---	10	87
G Hunter Kakoza	28	49	---	---	10	87
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	19	35	25	79
QB Dan Puzzuoli	28	49	---	---	---	77
C Neil Marion	28	49	---	---	---	77
G Tito Sweeney	28	49	---	---	---	77
T Jamal Singer	28	49	---	---	---	77
WR Otis Branch	28	49	---	---	---	77
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	16	32	25	73
WR Bert Keen	25	45	---	---	---	70
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	19	33	12	64
WR Theodore Rivera	22	37	---	---	---	59
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	16	26	12	54
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	19	33	---	52
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	19	29	---	48
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	14	30	---	44
S Chris Devine	---	---	16	26	---	42
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	11	12	18	41
DE Owen Springer	---	---	12	28	---	40
DE Dale Lee	---	---	12	22	---	34
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	5	5	23	33
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	14	18	---	32
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	8	23	---	31
WR Troy Page	0	7	---	---	21	28
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	0	2	18	20
RB Sergio Marek	4	7	---	---	6	17
WR Enrique Hayes	5	11	---	---	---	16
RB Walt Tubbs	0	3	---	---	11	14
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	2	10	12
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	3	9	---	12
S Mickey Berry	---	---	3	9	---	12
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	3	9	---	12
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Donald Cayen	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Patrick Harden	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	9	9
FB Charles Farrell	4	5	---	---	---	9
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Caleb Greathouse	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Richie Cole	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Leroy Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Antoine Schurman	---	---	22	43	27	92
S Derrick McClover	---	---	28	43	18	89
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	26	48	11	85
TE Scottie Brown	17	33	---	---	25	75
OLB Malik Fulcher	---	---	25	44	3	72
DE T.J. Robinson	---	---	27	31	13	71
S Emmitt Craig	---	---	25	35	4	64
CB Tyler Gann	---	---	20	41	2	63
WR Alex Montgomery	17	33	---	---	12	62
ILB Jace Westbrook	---	---	27	33	1	61
CB Martin Reynolds	---	---	25	35	1	61
ILB Blake Robertson	---	---	16	23	16	55
T Darien Bronson	19	35	---	---	---	54
G Christian Duff	19	35	---	---	---	54
T Riley Carden	19	35	---	---	---	54
QB Amari Galloway	19	35	---	---	---	54
G Caiden Boone	19	35	---	---	---	54
C Victor Tripp	19	35	---	---	---	54
RB Raymond Howell	8	20	---	---	25	53
WR Wes Boyd	16	27	---	---	7	50
DE Ray Peterson	---	---	21	23	1	45
CB Drew Elliott	---	---	3	20	16	39
OLB Robert Sanderson	---	---	16	22	---	38
DE Kim Davis	---	---	3	17	9	29
WR Zachery Nesbitt	11	13	---	---	2	26
DE Terrell Forte	---	---	3	20	3	26
S Shaquille Spruill	---	---	3	20	2	25
WR Deron Barton	12	13	---	---	---	25
DT Rico Koehke	---	---	4	13	7	24
TE Riley Meier	1	6	---	---	16	23
TE Arnie Henson	6	14	---	---	---	20
WR Darrin Donnelly	2	3	---	---	14	19
RB Chad Rayburn	2	9	---	---	6	17
DE Ramon Burks	---	---	3	12	2	17
ILB Cooper George	---	---	8	8	1	17
T Javier Sell	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Shane Badgro	---	---	3	8	---	11
C Clifton Mutzel	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Miguel Yeager	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jared Landers	0	0	---	---	10	10
C James Irizarry	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Percy Spriggs	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Ivan Thomas	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Walt Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Leyva	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	39	13.0
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	7	31	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	45	24	6	6	3	7	4	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amari Galloway	33	19	2	1	4	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	63	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	175	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	28	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	71	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	20	13	2	133	2	49
WR Theodore Rivera	15	6	1	84	2	37
RB J.R. Covington	3	3	0	27	1	42
WR Enrique Hayes	3	1	0	7	0	11
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	1	0	36	1	39
WR Troy Page	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Sergio Marek	1	0	0	0	0	7

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Montgomery	10	5	1	7	0	33
RB Raymond Howell	5	4	1	32	1	20
TE Scottie Brown	5	1	0	-4	0	33
WR Wes Boyd	4	3	0	18	0	27
TE Arnie Henson	3	1	1	6	0	14
WR Deron Barton	3	2	1	-1	0	13
WR Zachery Nesbitt	2	2	0	10	0	13
RB Chad Rayburn	1	1	0	31	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.R. Covington	8	33	4.13	5.15
RB Sergio Marek	2	5	2.50	2.75
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	8	7	30	3.75	6.38

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	3	3	8	2.67	6.65
WR Enrique Hayes	2	1	7	3.50	2.33
WR Theodore Rivera	2	2	11	5.50	5.60
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	4	4.00	9.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	1
RB J.R. Covington	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
QB Amari Galloway	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	14	8	6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amari Galloway	12	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	7	5	4
WR Theodore Rivera	5	2	2
WR Enrique Hayes	2	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Montgomery	5	3	1
RB Raymond Howell	3	3	1
WR Wes Boyd	2	1	0
TE Arnie Henson	1	0	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)