Week 8, 2036

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	6	3	3	0	-	12
Houston Texans	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 25 field goal
1Q: 01:27 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 25 field goal
2Q: 10:24 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 30 field goal
3Q: 01:03 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 29 field goal
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Clarence Marcus 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 25 field goal
1Q: 01:27 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 25 field goal
2Q: 10:24 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 30 field goal
3Q: 01:03 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 29 field goal
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Clarence Marcus 40 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 8-0 2-6
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 14 3
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 387 243
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 108 139
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 3.72 6.04
Net Passing Yards 279 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 1 35 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 294 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 2.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:47 27:13

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	8-0	2-6
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	14	3
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	387	243
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	108	139
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	3.72	6.04
Net Passing Yards	279	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 1	35 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	294	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	2.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:47	27:13

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:16	2:55	OPP 44	7	36	Field Goal
1	9:18	2:58	OWN 5	8	30	Punt
1	4:58	3:38	OPP 47	7	39	Field Goal
1	0:02	4:43	OWN 6	11	81	Field Goal
2	6:47	1:51	OWN 20	6	43	Punt
2	2:11	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	10:10	0:42	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
3	5:09	0:09	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
3	4:06	3:08	OWN 24	8	64	Field Goal
4	14:05	1:26	OWN 22	4	25	Punt
4	11:29	1:17	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	7:04	4:27	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	OPP 26	6	24	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 25	2	4	Interception
1	11:21	2:03	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
1	6:20	1:22	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	1:20	1:18	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	10:19	3:32	OWN 25	8	33	Punt
2	4:56	2:45	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	1:07	0:42	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
3	12:40	2:30	OWN 2	4	14	Punt
3	9:28	4:19	OWN 20	8	44	Downs
3	5:00	0:54	OPP 44	3	16	Interception
3	0:58	1:53	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	12:39	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	10:12	3:08	OWN 34	6	43	Field Goal
4	2:37	0:35	OWN 26	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Neal Bessette, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mitch Turner	15	72	4.80	15	1
RB Norbert Cencerik	10	23	2.30	6	0
QB Alexander Roberson	3	3	1.00	5	0
RB Tristan Clancy	1	10	10.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Norbert Noa	18	91	5.06	22	6
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	46	11.50	22	2
RB J.R. Covington	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alexander Roberson	44	21	294	3/15	0	42	1	60.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	35	18	111	2/7	0	28	2	34.3

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Clifton Beatty	5	10	78	15.60	15	42
WR Clayton Battle	4	6	67	16.75	26	33
RB Mitch Turner	4	5	34	8.50	18	21
TE Itula Hackett	3	12	64	21.33	42	38
TE Daniel Van der Haak	2	2	24	12.00	4	12
WR Quentin Cates	1	2	21	21.00	11	21
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Rickey Blanchard	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
WR Kaden Hennings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jon Roebuck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Keen	4	9	22	5.50	7	15
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	4	28	9.33	1	14
FB Charles Farrell	2	3	14	7.00	0	10
WR Troy Page	2	2	5	2.50	0	5
RB Norbert Noa	2	4	4	2.00	0	3
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	28	28.00	29	28
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Enrique Hayes	1	3	6	6.00	4	6
TE Gabe Harvey	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
WR Eduardo Packer	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
WR Theodore Rivera	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Butch Garcia	1	0	0.00	0
CB Vernon Porter	1	2	2.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB C.J. Hines	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alexander Roberson	1	0	0	0
T Avery Fine	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Neal Bessette	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Stiltner	8	377	47.1	35.4	61	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	9	438	48.7	37.9	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Ahlstrom	4/4	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Beatty	3	37	12.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Blades	2	44	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Butch Garcia	9	3	0.0	23	37
OLB Luther McWilliams	7	0	0.0	21	36
S Casey Dail	7	0	0.0	23	36
CB Vernon Porter	6	4	0.0	23	37
DT K.C. Hammond	3	3	0.5	23	37
DE Dustin Kempthorne	2	0	1.0	20	31
CB Zane Cliett	2	1	0.0	18	29
S Josue Jostes	2	1	0.0	23	37
OLB Marvin Galland	1	1	0.0	6	11
CB Randall Blades	1	1	0.0	11	13
DT A.J. McKay	1	0	0.0	1	5
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Nickolas Frenzel	1	0	0.0	13	23
DT Leroy Cerny	0	2	0.5	21	34

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Louie Sagapolutele	8	1	0.5	25	36
S Chris Devine	8	2	0.0	29	47
CB C.J. Hines	7	2	0.0	29	44
OLB Neal Bessette	5	1	2.5	29	47
CB Dashawn Palmer	3	3	0.0	29	47
ILB Malcolm Kelley	3	2	0.0	22	35
S Mickey Berry	3	0	0.0	22	22
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	0	0.0	7	14
CB Carter Springer	3	0	0.0	22	22
DT Karl Nuston	2	0	0.0	7	24
DE Ken Wayne	1	1	0.0	26	33
DE Owen Springer	1	1	0.0	25	32
OLB Harris Coles	1	1	0.0	3	9
S Claude Carruthers	1	0	0.0	5	23
WR Enrique Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	1	0	0.0	29	47
CB Stan Ferrara	1	0	0.0	3	14
WR Eduardo Packer	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dustin Kempthorne	1.0	0	0	31
DT Leroy Cerny	0.5	1	3	34
DT K.C. Hammond	0.5	0	0	37
DT Nickolas Frenzel	0.0	0	1	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Bessette	2.5	0	1	0	47
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.5	0	0	0	36
DE Ken Wayne	0.0	2	1	0	33
DT Karl Nuston	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Owen Springer	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Asher Carter	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Butch Garcia	6	1	1	37
CB Vernon Porter	5	1	1	37
OLB Luther McWilliams	3	2	0	36
S Josue Jostes	2	1	0	37
S Casey Dail	1	2	0	36
OLB Marvin Galland	1	0	0	11
CB Vinny Ellard	0	1	0	27
CB Zane Cliett	0	1	0	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB C.J. Hines	6	4	1	44
S Chris Devine	4	0	0	47
CB Carter Springer	2	1	0	22
DE Louie Sagapolutele	2	0	0	36
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0	14
S Mickey Berry	1	1	0	22
S Claude Carruthers	1	0	0	23
CB Stan Ferrara	1	0	0	14
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	0	47
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0	9
ILB Malcolm Kelley	0	2	0	35
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	0	1	0	47
DE Ken Wayne	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marco Sanders	3	7	1	29	0	47
C Mercury Abrams	2	6	0	29	0	47
T Avery Fine	2	3	0	29	1	47
T Cameron Hanks	1	5	1	29	2	47
G Steve McElroy	0	3	0	29	0	47
FB Maxwell Andrews	0	2	0	7	0	4

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kent Osborne	2	5	23	0	37
C Joseph Denny	2	4	23	1	37
G Hunter Kakoza	2	4	23	0	37
G Arnie Gaylor	1	4	23	0	37
G Tito Sweeney	1	3	23	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Luther McWilliams	3	25
Josue Jostes	1	25
Tristan Clancy	1	19
Vernon Porter	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Carruthers	2	26
Harris Coles	1	25
Karl Nuston	1	21
Dashawn Palmer	1	19

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Avery Fine	29	47	---	---	12	88
G Marco Sanders	29	47	---	---	12	88
T Cameron Hanks	29	47	---	---	12	88
G Steve McElroy	29	47	---	---	12	88
ILB Butch Garcia	---	---	23	37	25	85
S Josue Jostes	---	---	23	37	25	85
OLB Luther McWilliams	---	---	21	36	25	82
CB Vernon Porter	---	---	23	37	17	77
C Mercury Abrams	29	47	---	---	---	76
QB Alexander Roberson	29	47	---	---	---	76
WR Clifton Beatty	25	30	---	---	12	67
TE Itula Hackett	24	41	---	---	---	65
CB Zane Cliett	---	---	18	29	15	62
DT K.C. Hammond	---	---	23	37	1	61
S Casey Dail	---	---	23	36	1	60
DT Leroy Cerny	---	---	21	34	1	56
DE Dustin Kempthorne	---	---	20	31	1	52
WR Ronald Reader	17	33	---	---	---	50
TE Daniel Van der Haak	3	18	---	---	28	49
CB Vinny Ellard	---	---	17	27	1	45
WR Quentin Cates	20	23	---	---	---	43
RB Mitch Turner	16	24	---	---	---	40
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	13	23	1	37
WR Rickey Blanchard	6	8	---	---	20	34
FB Maxwell Andrews	7	4	---	---	20	31
CB Randall Blades	---	---	11	13	2	26
RB Norbert Cencerik	12	13	---	---	---	25
WR Clayton Battle	6	16	---	---	---	22
RB Tristan Clancy	1	2	---	---	19	22
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	10	10	---	20
WR Jon Roebuck	3	9	---	---	6	18
OLB Marvin Galland	---	---	6	11	---	17
DT A.J. McKay	---	---	1	5	9	15
C Jason Talley	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Dominique Stiltner	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Kaden Hennings	2	9	---	---	---	11
DE Dixon Guthrie	---	---	0	1	9	10
K Edgar Ahlstrom	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Joel Stanislaw	3	5	---	---	---	8
ILB Calvin Rayfield	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Bobby Blackburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Darius Dumervil	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Jamal Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Donnell Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Tim Cherpeski	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	29	47	19	95
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	29	44	19	92
TE Earnest Hatcher	22	34	---	---	25	81
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	29	47	4	80
S Chris Devine	---	---	29	47	4	80
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	29	47	4	80
WR Eduardo Packer	22	35	---	---	16	73
G Hunter Kakoza	23	37	---	---	10	70
G Tito Sweeney	23	37	---	---	10	70
DE Owen Springer	---	---	25	32	10	67
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	25	36	4	65
RB Norbert Noa	21	35	---	---	8	64
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	22	35	4	61
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	26	33	2	61
QB Dan Puzzuoli	23	37	---	---	---	60
G Arnie Gaylor	23	37	---	---	---	60
T Kent Osborne	23	37	---	---	---	60
C Joseph Denny	23	37	---	---	---	60
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	5	23	26	54
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	7	24	21	52
S Mickey Berry	---	---	22	22	2	46
CB Carter Springer	---	---	22	22	---	44
WR Enrique Hayes	19	23	---	---	---	42
WR Bert Keen	17	22	---	---	---	39
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	3	9	25	37
RB J.R. Covington	1	2	---	---	25	28
DE Asher Carter	---	---	3	14	10	27
WR Theodore Rivera	8	16	---	---	---	24
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	7	14	1	22
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	3	14	2	19
FB Charles Farrell	2	8	---	---	5	15
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	0	13	13
T Steve Bruce	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Troy Page	3	6	---	---	---	9
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	3	5	---	8
RB Walt Tubbs	0	2	---	---	5	7
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Brenden Kramer	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Gabe Harvey	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Caleb Greathouse	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Leland Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	6	29	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	11	18	1.6
Right	7	88	12.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alexander Roberson	44	21	6	1	4	10	5	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	35	18	1	0	1	9	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	185	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	48	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	34	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Itula Hackett	12	3	1	64	1	41
WR Clifton Beatty	10	5	2	78	2	30
WR Clayton Battle	6	4	0	67	1	16
RB Mitch Turner	5	4	0	34	1	24
RB Norbert Cencerik	4	1	0	-4	0	13
TE Daniel Van der Haak	2	2	0	24	0	18
WR Quentin Cates	2	1	0	21	1	23
WR Kaden Hennings	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Rickey Blanchard	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Jon Roebuck	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	9	4	0	22	0	22
TE Earnest Hatcher	4	3	0	28	0	34
RB Norbert Noa	4	2	0	4	0	35
WR Eduardo Packer	4	1	0	2	0	35
WR Enrique Hayes	3	1	1	6	0	23
FB Charles Farrell	3	2	0	14	0	8
WR Theodore Rivera	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Troy Page	2	2	0	5	0	6
TE Gabe Harvey	2	1	0	3	0	2
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	0	28	1	2
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	0	-1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Cencerik	4	6	1.50	2.30
RB Mitch Turner	3	4	1.33	4.80
QB Alexander Roberson	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alexander Roberson	6	1	-4	-0.67	6.68

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	1	1	-3	-3.00	3.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clifton Beatty	2	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Clayton Battle	1	0	0	0.00	11.17
WR Kaden Hennings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	1	-4	-4.00	-1.00
TE Itula Hackett	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Keen	1	1	-3	-3.00	2.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Cencerik	2	1
QB Alexander Roberson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alexander Roberson	16	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	12	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Itula Hackett	5	2	2
RB Norbert Cencerik	3	1	0
WR Clifton Beatty	3	2	1
WR Clayton Battle	2	2	2
TE Daniel Van der Haak	1	1	1
WR Kaden Hennings	1	0	0
WR Jon Roebuck	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Keen	3	1	0
WR Eduardo Packer	3	1	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	1	1
RB Norbert Noa	2	0	0
FB Charles Farrell	1	1	0
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)