Week 8, 2037

played in Tennessee, TN

52 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	3	7	-	24
Tennessee Titans	17	14	0	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:48 TEN - Claude Fryar 55 interception return (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
1Q: 08:22 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 29 field goal
1Q: 02:53 TEN - Caden Sinclair 12 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 11:28 TEN - Mitch Turner 5 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 07:58 TEN - Jalen Brownlee 26 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 05:44 HOU - A.J. Browning 13 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 02:03 HOU - Otis Branch 15 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 03:26 HOU - Clarence Marcus 28 field goal
4Q: 14:48 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 48 field goal
4Q: 07:35 HOU - Otis Branch 14 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 01:55 TEN - Mitch Turner 1 run (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:48 TEN - Claude Fryar 55 interception return (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
1Q: 08:22 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 29 field goal
1Q: 02:53 TEN - Caden Sinclair 12 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 11:28 TEN - Mitch Turner 5 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 07:58 TEN - Jalen Brownlee 26 pass from Darius Dumervil (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 05:44 HOU - A.J. Browning 13 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 02:03 HOU - Otis Branch 15 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 03:26 HOU - Clarence Marcus 28 field goal
4Q: 14:48 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 48 field goal
4Q: 07:35 HOU - Otis Branch 14 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 01:55 TEN - Mitch Turner 1 run (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 4-4 7-0
First Downs 25 25
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 22 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 423 423
- Offensive Plays 75 62
- Yards per Play 5.64 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 40 139
- Rushing Attempts 15 25
- Yards per Rush 2.67 5.56
Net Passing Yards 383 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 60 - 35 - 2 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 383 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/71 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/55
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	4-4	7-0
First Downs	25	25
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	22	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	423	423
- Offensive Plays	75	62
- Yards per Play	5.64	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	40	139
- Rushing Attempts	15	25
- Yards per Rush	2.67	5.56
Net Passing Yards	383	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	60 - 35 - 2	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	383	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/71	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/55
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	4	15	Interception
1	13:35	0:54	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	8:16	1:37	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	2:47	3:41	OWN 36	6	16	Punt
2	11:21	2:08	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	7:46	2:12	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:11	2:14	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	11:19	8:00	OWN 6	17	83	Field Goal
4	14:41	3:26	OWN 25	8	38	Interception
4	9:57	2:29	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	2:46	0:45	OWN 1	4	8	Downs
4	1:48	0:37	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	4:25	OWN 22	6	66	Field Goal
1	6:39	3:52	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	14:06	2:45	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	9:13	1:27	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	5:34	1:23	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 25	4	18	Half
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
3	3:19	3:38	OWN 16	8	53	Field Goal
4	11:15	1:18	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	7:28	4:42	OWN 28	5	30	Punt
4	2:01	0:13	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 32	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Darius Dumervil, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norbert Noa	14	35	2.50	12	1	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mitch Turner	15	80	5.33	14	3	1
QB Darius Dumervil	4	17	4.25	15	1	0
RB Tristan Clancy	4	36	9.00	27	1	0
RB Norbert Cencerik	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	60	35	383	0/0	3	25	2	80.1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius Dumervil	33	20	303	4/19	3	46	0	121.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	15	23	151	10.07	36	21	2
WR A.J. Browning	13	21	149	11.46	27	25	1
RB Norbert Noa	3	6	29	9.67	15	16	0
FB Charles Farrell	2	5	29	14.50	17	19	0
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caden Sinclair	6	11	123	20.50	28	46	1
WR Jalen Brownlee	5	9	65	13.00	18	26	1
TE Itula Hackett	3	3	58	19.33	32	39	0
RB Tristan Clancy	2	3	25	12.50	4	16	0
RB Mitch Turner	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	1
WR Kaden Hennings	1	3	20	20.00	5	20	0
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Norbert Cencerik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Claude Fryar	1	55	55.00	1
CB Zane Cliett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Cesar Kemp	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Mitch Turner	1	0	0	0
C Mercury Abrams	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	4	211	52.8	41.8	60	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Allison	4	182	45.5	44.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Ahlstrom	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	5	5.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Beatty	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	3	63	21.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Blades	2	34	17.0	0
Harris Mueller	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Springer	8	0	0.0	25	37
S Cesar Kemp	6	3	0.0	25	37
CB Dashawn Palmer	5	1	0.0	25	37
OLB Neal Bessette	4	1	1.0	25	36
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	6	0.0	23	34
DE Ken Wayne	3	1	0.5	20	21
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	3	2	0.0	21	30
CB C.J. Hines	3	1	0.0	18	29
DE Asher Carter	2	0	0.5	18	32
DE Owen Springer	2	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Harris Coles	1	1	1.0	24	36
DT Karl Nuston	1	0	1.0	14	24
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR A.J. Browning	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arnie Perea	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Malcolm Kelley	0	1	0.0	7	10

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Dail	11	0	15	60
CB Vernon Porter	8	0	15	60
S Claude Fryar	7	1	12	34
OLB Garrett Eisenbart	5	1	14	43
OLB Luther McWilliams	4	4	15	60
CB Jamal Bishop	2	1	3	24
CB Zane Cliett	2	1	12	35
DT K.C. Hammond	2	0	15	52
DE Peter Jackson	1	2	12	39
DT Bobby Banks	1	1	6	32
CB Vinny Ellard	1	1	11	37
DE Dustin Kempthorne	1	0	14	53
ILB Calvin Rayfield	1	0	4	29
DT Nickolas Frenzel	1	0	9	29
OLB Wes Stokley	0	1	4	27
CB Randall Blades	0	1	1	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Karl Nuston	1.0	0	2	1	24
OLB Neal Bessette	1.0	0	2	0	36
OLB Harris Coles	1.0	0	0	1	36
DE Ken Wayne	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Asher Carter	0.5	0	1	0	32
DE Owen Springer	0.0	1	0	0	30

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dustin Kempthorne	2	6	3	53
DE Peter Jackson	0	1	0	39
DT K.C. Hammond	0	1	0	52
OLB Wes Stokley	0	1	0	27
DT Nickolas Frenzel	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carter Springer	7	1	37
S Cesar Kemp	4	0	37
CB C.J. Hines	3	0	29
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	2	1	30
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	2	34
ILB Malcolm Kelley	1	0	10
S Mickey Berry	1	0	8
OLB Neal Bessette	1	0	36
CB Dashawn Palmer	0	1	37

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Porter	8	0	0	60
S Casey Dail	8	0	0	60
S Claude Fryar	6	0	1	34
OLB Garrett Eisenbart	3	2	0	43
OLB Luther McWilliams	3	2	0	60
CB Jamal Bishop	2	0	0	24
CB Zane Cliett	1	1	1	35
DE Peter Jackson	1	0	0	39
DE Dustin Kempthorne	1	0	0	53
ILB Calvin Rayfield	1	0	0	29
DT Nickolas Frenzel	1	0	0	29
CB Vinny Ellard	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Leroy Sanders	2	3	15	60
T Kent Osborne	1	6	15	60
G Hunter Kakoza	1	2	15	60
G Daquan Titone	1	2	15	60
G Darius Bialo	0	1	15	60

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mercury Abrams	4	8	1	25	0	37
G Donnell Upshaw	3	6	0	25	0	37
G Bobby Scott	2	3	1	25	1	37
T Avery Fine	1	3	0	25	0	37
G Steve McElroy	1	1	0	25	2	37
TE Itula Hackett	0	0	0	23	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Coles	1	23
Omar Cassidy	1	22
Earnest Hatcher	1	18
Glenn Dirnabauer	1	16
Kent Osborne	1	5

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Roebuck	1	21
Clifton Beatty	1	19
Mitchell Arbuckley	1	6
Bobby Scott	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR A.J. Browning	13	54	---	---	18	85
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	25	37	23	85
RB Norbert Noa	15	57	---	---	13	85
WR Otis Branch	15	60	---	---	8	83
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	24	36	23	83
T Kent Osborne	15	60	---	---	5	80
QB Dan Puzzuoli	15	60	---	---	---	75
G Hunter Kakoza	15	60	---	---	---	75
G Darius Bialo	15	60	---	---	---	75
C Leroy Sanders	15	60	---	---	---	75
G Daquan Titone	15	60	---	---	---	75
TE Earnest Hatcher	13	41	---	---	18	72
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	---	---	21	30	18	69
CB Carter Springer	---	---	25	37	6	68
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	18	29	18	65
DE Owen Springer	---	---	21	30	13	64
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	25	37	2	64
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	25	36	2	63
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	23	34	2	59
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	14	24	15	53
DE Asher Carter	---	---	18	32	2	52
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	20	21	1	42
FB Charles Farrell	4	32	---	---	2	38
WR Kendrick Lucas	7	31	---	---	---	38
RB Omar Cassidy	1	2	---	---	22	25
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	7	10	1	18
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Jeremiah Manuel	5	10	---	---	---	15
S Mickey Berry	---	---	5	8	1	14
C Brenden Burton	1	9	---	---	---	10
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Troy Page	1	4	---	---	---	5
T Blake Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Arnie Perea	---	---	2	3	---	5
G Bernard Hagler	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	0	1	4	5
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Melvin Spencer	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Glen Stelmack	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joseph Denny	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Timothy Skidmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Cesar Hancock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Luther McWilliams	---	---	15	60	18	93
CB Vernon Porter	---	---	15	60	1	76
S Casey Dail	---	---	15	60	1	76
T Avery Fine	25	37	---	---	8	70
DE Dustin Kempthorne	---	---	14	53	1	68
DT K.C. Hammond	---	---	15	52	1	68
G Donnell Upshaw	25	37	---	---	6	68
G Steve McElroy	25	37	---	---	6	68
G Bobby Scott	25	37	---	---	6	68
C Mercury Abrams	25	37	---	---	---	62
QB Darius Dumervil	25	37	---	---	---	62
TE Itula Hackett	23	37	---	---	---	60
WR Caden Sinclair	21	37	---	---	---	58
WR Jalen Brownlee	21	37	---	---	---	58
CB Zane Cliett	---	---	12	35	10	57
OLB Garrett Eisenbart	---	---	14	43	---	57
DE Peter Jackson	---	---	12	39	---	51
CB Vinny Ellard	---	---	11	37	1	49
S Claude Fryar	---	---	12	34	1	47
S Harris Mueller	---	---	3	26	17	46
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	6	32	5	43
RB Mitch Turner	19	24	---	---	---	43
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	9	29	---	38
WR Kaden Hennings	15	22	---	---	---	37
TE Joel Stanislaw	5	8	---	---	23	36
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	4	27	5	36
ILB Calvin Rayfield	---	---	4	29	1	34
CB Randall Blades	---	---	1	12	17	30
RB Tristan Clancy	4	5	---	---	19	28
WR Jon Roebuck	3	4	---	---	21	28
CB Jamal Bishop	---	---	3	24	---	27
FB Maxwell Andrews	6	1	---	---	19	26
WR Clifton Beatty	2	3	---	---	19	24
OLB R.J. Gameau	---	---	0	0	21	21
K Edgar Ahlstrom	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Vincent Manzo	---	---	0	0	9	9
RB Norbert Cencerik	2	5	---	---	---	7
DT Tanner Cleaver	---	---	0	7	---	7
TE O.J. Dunn	4	2	---	---	---	6
C Jason Talley	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Mitchell Arbuckley	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Dixon Guthrie	---	---	0	1	---	1
CB Santiago Lyons	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dominic Pina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	10	4	0.4
Right	3	24	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	17	95	5.6
Right	3	18	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	60	35	2	2	4	6	9	4	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius Dumervil	33	20	4	0	1	5	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	153	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	135	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	56	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	131	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	23	15	4	151	1	60
WR A.J. Browning	21	13	0	149	1	54
RB Norbert Noa	6	3	0	29	0	57
FB Charles Farrell	5	2	0	29	0	32
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	0	0	0	0	41
WR Jeremiah Manuel	2	1	0	12	0	10
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	1	0	13	0	31

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caden Sinclair	11	6	1	123	1	37
WR Jalen Brownlee	9	5	0	65	1	37
WR Kaden Hennings	3	1	0	20	1	22
RB Tristan Clancy	3	2	0	25	0	5
TE Itula Hackett	3	3	0	58	1	37
RB Mitch Turner	2	2	0	9	0	24
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	1	0	3	0	1
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitch Turner	5	15	3.00	5.33
QB Darius Dumervil	1	-2	-2.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	7	5	50	7.14	6.38

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius Dumervil	3	2	17	5.67	9.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	3	2	29	9.67	6.57
WR A.J. Browning	2	2	14	7.00	7.10
RB Norbert Noa	2	1	7	3.50	4.83

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caden Sinclair	1	1	12	12.00	11.18
WR Kaden Hennings	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
RB Mitch Turner	1	1	5	5.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	0
RB Norbert Noa	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	0
RB Mitch Turner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	14	9	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius Dumervil	5	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	7	5	4
WR A.J. Browning	5	3	3
RB Norbert Noa	1	0	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caden Sinclair	2	0	0
WR Jalen Brownlee	2	0	0
RB Norbert Cencerik	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)