Week 1, 2039

played in Houston, TX

86 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	17	3	3	-	23
Houston Texans	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 HOU - Dave Bond 45 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 10:23 HOU - Tony Bernard 35 field goal
2Q: 06:09 TEN - Kerry Ballard 14 pass from Alexander Roberson (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 04:30 TEN - Mitch Turner 3 run (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 00:37 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Tony Bernard 37 field goal
3Q: 06:22 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 26 field goal
3Q: 03:02 HOU - Dave Bond 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 03:07 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 HOU - Dave Bond 45 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 10:23 HOU - Tony Bernard 35 field goal
2Q: 06:09 TEN - Kerry Ballard 14 pass from Alexander Roberson (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 04:30 TEN - Mitch Turner 3 run (Edgar Ahlstrom extra point)
2Q: 00:37 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Tony Bernard 37 field goal
3Q: 06:22 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 26 field goal
3Q: 03:02 HOU - Dave Bond 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 03:07 TEN - Edgar Ahlstrom 35 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 20
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 422 413
- Offensive Plays 74 58
- Yards per Play 5.70 7.12
Net Rushing Yards 81 147
- Rushing Attempts 22 21
- Yards per Rush 3.68 7.00
Net Passing Yards 341 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 2 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 374 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.56 7.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:02 27:58

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	20
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	422	413
- Offensive Plays	74	58
- Yards per Play	5.70	7.12
Net Rushing Yards	81	147
- Rushing Attempts	22	21
- Yards per Rush	3.68	7.00
Net Passing Yards	341	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 2	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	374	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.56	7.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:02	27:58

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	1:45	OWN 28	4	11	Interception
1	7:56	3:31	OWN 25	9	70	Interception
1	2:58	2:58	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
2	10:16	4:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:30	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:11	OWN 41	5	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	7	42	Downs
3	11:18	5:01	OWN 27	12	64	Field Goal
3	2:54	1:35	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:33	3:53	OWN 20	8	24	Punt
4	5:36	2:34	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 25	5	21	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 25	8	54	Missed FG
1	8:57	1:01	50	2	50	Touchdown
1	4:25	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	15:00	4:44	OWN 10	10	72	Field Goal
2	5:58	1:28	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	4:22	2:39	OWN 14	5	11	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OPP 45	1	25	Field Goal
3	12:13	0:55	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
3	6:17	3:23	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	1:19	3:46	OWN 29	6	33	Punt
4	8:40	3:04	OWN 22	7	33	Punt
4	3:02	1:13	OWN 25	4	41	Interception

Game MVP: Harris Coles, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mitch Turner	15	62	4.13	10	3	1
WR Bryant Sliva	4	11	2.75	8	0	0
QB Alexander Roberson	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
RB Bernie Shaw	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	11	34	3.09	16	1	0
RB Dave Bond	6	70	11.67	45	3	2
QB Stan Feigenbaum	4	43	10.75	14	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alexander Roberson	46	27	374	6/33	1	33	2	74.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Feigenbaum	36	23	270	1/4	0	27	1	75.0

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caden Sinclair	7	11	84	12.00	19	22	0
WR Kerry Ballard	5	8	83	16.60	22	25	1
TE DeAndre Winslet	5	14	69	13.80	20	29	0
WR Jalen Brownlee	4	4	73	18.25	29	33	0
RB Bernie Shaw	2	2	21	10.50	4	14	0
RB Mitch Turner	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Duane Maxwell	1	1	23	23.00	18	23	0
WR Jon Roebuck	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Braxton Bownes	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Bryant Sliva	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR A.J. Browning	7	9	131	18.71	14	25
WR Otis Branch	7	12	74	10.57	36	27
WR Jeremiah Manuel	4	5	41	10.25	20	23
TE Spencer O'Donnell	3	7	14	4.67	10	6
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	2	2	10	5.00	3	6
RB Dave Bond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josue Jostes	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mitch Bell	1	0	0.00	0
S Jessie O'Conner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alexander Roberson	1	0	0	0
C Mercury Abrams	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Ken Wayne	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Allison	3	132	44.0	44.0	44	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Jenkins	6	224	37.3	27.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Ahlstrom	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Mueller	2	17	8.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Blades	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	70	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Luther McWilliams	8	3	0.0	21	37
CB Vernon Porter	6	1	0.0	21	37
CB Randall Blades	5	0	0.0	12	23
S Casey Dail	4	1	0.0	15	32
DT K.C. Hammond	4	0	0.0	20	32
S Josue Jostes	3	2	0.0	20	37
DT Bobby Banks	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE Dixon Guthrie	2	1	0.5	17	34
OLB Vincent Manzo	2	2	0.0	19	37
CB Vinny Ellard	2	1	0.0	12	24
ILB Calvin Rayfield	2	0	0.0	7	5
DT Tanner Cleaver	1	1	0.5	11	27
QB Alexander Roberson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marlon Van Emmerik	1	0	0.0	13	22
WR Jon Roebuck	1	0	---	---	---
DE Peter Jackson	0	2	0.0	14	14
OLB Garrett Eisenbart	0	1	0.0	1	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cesar Kemp	11	1	0.0	22	52
CB C.J. Hines	6	1	0.0	17	40
DE Louie Sagapolutele	5	2	0.0	20	46
ILB Anthony Givens	5	0	0.0	22	46
ILB Lester O'Neal	4	2	0.0	22	46
CB Mitch Bell	4	1	0.0	20	46
DT Lamont Bernard	3	0	2.0	11	30
DE Stan Evans	3	3	1.0	22	47
S Chris Devine	3	0	0.0	20	40
OLB Harris Coles	2	1	2.0	20	46
CB Dashawn Palmer	2	1	0.0	21	43
S Jessie O'Conner	2	0	0.0	0	15
DE Ken Wayne	1	1	1.0	13	33
WR A.J. Browning	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	0	1	0.0	0	4
S Ernie Fisher	0	1	0.0	3	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dixon Guthrie	0.5	1	1	34
DT Tanner Cleaver	0.5	0	1	27
DE Dustin Kempthorne	0.0	1	1	26
DE Peter Jackson	0.0	0	1	14
OLB Vincent Manzo	0.0	0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harris Coles	2.0	1	0	1	46
DT Lamont Bernard	2.0	0	2	0	30
DE Ken Wayne	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Stan Evans	1.0	0	1	1	47
ILB Lester O'Neal	0.0	1	0	0	46
ILB Anthony Givens	0.0	0	1	1	46
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.0	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Luther McWilliams	5	1	0	37
CB Vernon Porter	3	0	0	37
CB Randall Blades	3	0	0	23
S Casey Dail	3	0	0	32
OLB Vincent Manzo	2	2	0	37
S Josue Jostes	2	1	1	37
ILB Calvin Rayfield	1	0	0	5
DT K.C. Hammond	1	0	0	32
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	0	10
CB Vinny Ellard	1	0	0	24
CB Marlon Van Emmerik	1	0	0	22

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cesar Kemp	8	0	0	52
CB C.J. Hines	6	1	0	40
S Chris Devine	4	0	0	40
CB Mitch Bell	3	1	1	46
ILB Lester O'Neal	2	1	0	46
S Jessie O'Conner	2	0	1	15
ILB Anthony Givens	1	1	0	46
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	0	43
OLB Harris Coles	0	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Korey Heimburger	3	6	0	22	0	52
G Bobby Scott	3	5	0	22	1	52
G Donnell Upshaw	2	4	0	22	1	52
TE DeAndre Winslet	1	1	0	22	0	47
C Mercury Abrams	0	2	1	22	2	52
T Avery Fine	0	1	0	22	2	52
TE Braxton Bownes	0	1	0	4	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Daquan Titone	4	4	21	1	37
G Zach Bailey	2	2	21	0	37
T Melvin Blanchard	1	5	21	0	37
T Kent Osborne	1	4	21	0	37
C Leroy Sanders	1	2	21	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Shaw	1	13
Jon Roebuck	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Browning	2	22
Omar Cassidy	1	22

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Avery Fine	22	52	---	---	6	80
G Donnell Upshaw	22	52	---	---	6	80
G Bobby Scott	22	52	---	---	6	80
G Korey Heimburger	22	52	---	---	6	80
S Josue Jostes	---	---	20	37	22	79
OLB Vincent Manzo	---	---	19	37	22	78
WR Caden Sinclair	22	52	---	---	---	74
C Mercury Abrams	22	52	---	---	---	74
QB Alexander Roberson	22	52	---	---	---	74
TE DeAndre Winslet	22	47	---	---	---	69
WR Kerry Ballard	22	44	---	---	---	66
OLB Luther McWilliams	---	---	21	37	3	61
CB Vernon Porter	---	---	21	37	2	60
WR Jalen Brownlee	17	41	---	---	---	58
DT K.C. Hammond	---	---	20	32	2	54
DE Dixon Guthrie	---	---	17	34	3	54
CB Marlon Van Emmerik	---	---	13	22	18	53
S Casey Dail	---	---	15	32	2	49
CB Randall Blades	---	---	12	23	13	48
RB Mitch Turner	17	26	---	---	---	43
DT Tanner Cleaver	---	---	11	27	2	40
TE Braxton Bownes	4	13	---	---	22	39
DE Dustin Kempthorne	---	---	10	26	2	38
WR Bryant Sliva	4	12	---	---	22	38
CB Vinny Ellard	---	---	12	24	1	37
DE Peter Jackson	---	---	14	14	7	35
WR Duane Maxwell	0	9	---	---	19	28
S Harris Mueller	---	---	6	5	17	28
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	8	10	7	25
RB Bernie Shaw	1	9	---	---	13	23
ILB Caiden White	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Jon Roebuck	0	5	---	---	10	15
ILB Calvin Rayfield	---	---	7	5	1	13
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	4	5	1	10
K Edgar Ahlstrom	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jason Talley	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Dalton MacClelland	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Garrett Eisenbart	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Darius Dumervil	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marco Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Steve McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ellis Reinhold	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Aiden Free	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ty Guidry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	20	46	22	88
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	21	43	20	84
ILB Lester O'Neal	---	---	22	46	12	80
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	22	52	3	77
DE Stan Evans	---	---	22	47	6	75
TE Spencer O'Donnell	18	37	---	---	19	74
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	22	46	6	74
WR A.J. Browning	19	32	---	---	22	73
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	17	40	15	72
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	20	46	3	69
CB Mitch Bell	---	---	20	46	3	69
T Melvin Blanchard	21	37	---	---	9	67
S Chris Devine	---	---	20	40	1	61
QB Stan Feigenbaum	21	37	---	---	---	58
WR Otis Branch	21	37	---	---	---	58
T Kent Osborne	21	37	---	---	---	58
C Leroy Sanders	21	37	---	---	---	58
G Zach Bailey	21	37	---	---	---	58
G Daquan Titone	21	37	---	---	---	58
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	15	24	---	---	13	52
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	13	33	2	48
WR Jeremiah Manuel	15	31	---	---	---	46
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	11	30	1	42
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	3	---	---	22	27
S Jessie O'Conner	---	---	0	15	11	26
RB Omar Cassidy	0	0	---	---	22	22
RB Dave Bond	6	11	---	---	4	21
ILB Lamar Hughes	---	---	7	12	1	20
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	3	14	2	19
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	---	---	0	4	13	17
C Brenden Burton	6	5	---	---	---	11
P Herman Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Blake Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bernard Hagler	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Kendrick Lucas	3	5	---	---	---	8
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	0	6	---	6
QB Benjamin Leyva	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Gino Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Roberto Horn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Harvey Kassulke	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	12	111	9.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alexander Roberson	46	27	7	0	3	5	6	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Feigenbaum	36	23	7	0	1	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	202	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	150	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	70	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE DeAndre Winslet	14	5	2	69	1	47
WR Caden Sinclair	11	7	1	84	1	52
WR Kerry Ballard	8	5	0	83	2	44
WR Jalen Brownlee	4	4	0	73	2	41
RB Mitch Turner	2	1	0	4	0	26
WR Jon Roebuck	2	1	0	3	0	5
RB Bernie Shaw	2	2	0	21	0	9
WR Bryant Sliva	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Duane Maxwell	1	1	0	23	1	9
TE Braxton Bownes	1	1	0	14	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	12	7	1	74	2	37
WR A.J. Browning	9	7	0	131	4	32
TE Spencer O'Donnell	7	3	0	14	0	37
WR Jeremiah Manuel	5	4	0	41	1	31
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	2	2	0	10	0	24
RB Dave Bond	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitch Turner	2	6	3.00	4.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Bond	1	2	2.00	11.67
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	-3	-3.00	3.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alexander Roberson	7	3	40	5.71	8.13

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Feigenbaum	3	1	6	2.00	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caden Sinclair	2	1	12	6.00	7.64
WR Kerry Ballard	2	1	14	7.00	10.38
TE DeAndre Winslet	2	0	0	0.00	4.93
TE Braxton Bownes	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
RB Dave Bond	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alexander Roberson	1	1
RB Mitch Turner	1	1
RB Bernie Shaw	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dave Bond	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alexander Roberson	9	8	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Feigenbaum	7	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE DeAndre Winslet	3	2	1
WR Jalen Brownlee	2	2	1
RB Bernie Shaw	2	2	1
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	0
WR Jon Roebuck	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Otis Branch	3	1
WR Jeremiah Manuel	3	2
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (21,800)
End Zone 13,300 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (21,800)
End Zone	13,300 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (7,500)