Week 2, 2043

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	14	3	-	24
Houston Texans	10	0	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 HOU - Tony Bernard 34 field goal
1Q: 04:29 HOU - Rufus Crawford 7 pass from Roger Kuennen (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 07:44 ATL - Ryan Palazzo 3 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 ATL - Gabe Thomason 9 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 00:25 ATL - Spencer Murphy 2 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 13:52 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 00:06 HOU - Leonardo Fagan 1 pass from Roger Kuennen (Tony Bernard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 HOU - Tony Bernard 34 field goal
1Q: 04:29 HOU - Rufus Crawford 7 pass from Roger Kuennen (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 07:44 ATL - Ryan Palazzo 3 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 ATL - Gabe Thomason 9 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 00:25 ATL - Spencer Murphy 2 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 13:52 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 00:06 HOU - Leonardo Fagan 1 pass from Roger Kuennen (Tony Bernard extra point)

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 253 313
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 4.60 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 107 109
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 3.15 4.36
Net Passing Yards 146 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 14 - 1 40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 158 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/56 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/85 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	253	313
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	4.60	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	107	109
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	3.15	4.36
Net Passing Yards	146	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 14 - 1	40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	158	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/56	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/85	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:54	29:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	1:20	OWN 20	3	8	Fumble
1	6:55	0:46	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
1	4:23	2:23	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	14:54	3:36	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	8:18	0:42	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
2	5:55	1:26	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 27	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	5:22	5:03	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	0:01	1:14	OPP 15	3	8	Field Goal
4	12:45	1:52	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	9:05	6:17	OWN 5	8	46	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 28	7	24	Punt
1	9:41	2:46	OPP 28	6	11	Field Goal
1	6:09	1:46	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
1	2:00	2:06	OWN 31	4	23	Punt
2	11:18	3:00	OWN 23	6	59	Interception
2	7:36	1:41	OWN 25	4	15	Interception
2	4:29	3:53	OWN 8	8	31	Punt
3	9:12	3:50	OWN 25	7	43	Missed FG
3	0:19	0:18	OWN 25	2	-10	Fumble
4	13:47	1:02	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	10:53	1:48	OWN 45	6	14	Punt
4	2:48	2:48	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jimmie Sutton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ryan Palazzo	16	49	3.06	13	1	1
RB Sean Zeyen	13	45	3.46	8	0	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
TE Travis Napiecek	2	3	1.50	6	0	0
WR Spencer Murphy	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rufus Crawford	19	66	3.47	16	2	0
QB Roger Kuennen	6	43	7.17	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	19	14	158	2/12	2	33	1	111.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Kuennen	40	22	233	4/29	2	24	2	68.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Murphy	5	7	50	10.00	23	18	1
TE Otis Monroe	2	3	13	6.50	2	9	0
WR Tim Walsh	2	3	33	16.50	30	33	0
TE Renaldo Benton	2	2	39	19.50	32	25	0
WR Gabe Thomason	2	3	18	9.00	7	9	1
RB Sean Zeyen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jermaine Winters	5	6	76	15.20	16	22	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	5	9	15	3.00	0	8	1
WR Tony Grabulis	4	10	68	17.00	32	23	0
RB Rufus Crawford	4	8	37	9.25	9	11	1
TE Riddick Lyons	2	3	31	15.50	12	24	0
WR Drake Hampton	2	4	6	3.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lester VanDervoort	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tyler Singleton	1	85	85.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	0	0
RB Sean Zeyen	1	0	0
DE Buddy Green	0	1	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	0	1	0
OLB Jimmie Sutton	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Roger Kuennen	1	0	0
ILB Corey Alcorn	0	1	0
DT Lamont Bernard	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	5	223	44.6	32.6	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	5	210	42.0	34.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

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

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian England	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Zuleger	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Sutton	10	3	1.0	25	44
OLB Randy Bleeck	10	1	1.0	25	44
S Terry McIntyre	6	0	0.0	24	34
S Lucas Briley	5	1	0.0	18	33
CB Tyler Singleton	5	0	0.0	25	44
ILB Harvey Stevenson	4	5	0.0	24	28
S Earl Bruce	3	0	0.0	25	44
DE Buddy Green	2	0	1.0	22	33
CB Jake Hyland	2	2	0.0	25	44
DT Vincent Benavidez	1	1	1.0	11	23
TE Otis Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
S Mason Jordan	1	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	1	0.0	6	19
DT Rusty Bliss	0	1	0.0	22	31
DE Henry Cochrane	0	1	0.0	0	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sebastian Fanning	11	2	0.0	33	20
OLB Van Bernard	6	2	0.0	32	20
S Jesse Allen	6	1	0.0	34	20
ILB Aidan Hebron	5	4	0.0	33	20
CB Ivan Hampton	4	0	0.0	23	9
CB Jimmy Sagers	3	0	1.0	30	21
DT Lamont Bernard	3	2	0.0	25	10
ILB Desmond Alcala	3	1	0.0	11	12
CB Cristian Emerson	2	1	0.0	33	19
ILB Corey Alcorn	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Griffin Ruby	1	2	1.0	34	20
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0.0	28	15
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	0	---	---	---
CB C.J. Hines	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Buddy Green	1.0	2	1	33
OLB Jimmie Sutton	1.0	0	1	44
OLB Randy Bleeck	1.0	0	0	44
DT Vincent Benavidez	1.0	0	0	23
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	2	0	21
DT Rusty Bliss	0.0	1	0	31

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Griffin Ruby	1.0	0	5	20
CB Jimmy Sagers	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Harris Coles	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Randy Bleeck	7	1	0	44
CB Tyler Singleton	3	1	1	44
S Lucas Briley	3	0	0	33
S Terry McIntyre	2	2	0	34
S Earl Bruce	2	2	0	44
ILB Harvey Stevenson	2	1	0	28
OLB Jimmie Sutton	1	2	0	44
S Mason Jordan	1	0	0	16
CB Jake Hyland	1	0	0	44
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	0	1	19

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Van Bernard	3	0	20
CB Ivan Hampton	2	0	9
S Jesse Allen	2	0	20
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	1	21
ILB Corey Alcorn	1	0	6
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	15
ILB Aidan Hebron	1	0	20
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	20
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	0	12
CB Cristian Emerson	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Walt Lane	4	10	34	1	21
G Roger Harmon	3	4	34	0	21
G Broderick Chukwuma	2	5	34	1	21
T Howie Meier	1	6	34	0	21
G Jamie Daughtry	1	6	34	0	21
TE Renaldo Benton	0	1	33	0	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Sanders	2	4	0	25	0	44
G Bernard Hagler	2	3	0	25	0	44
G Daquan Titone	1	6	1	25	1	44
T Steve Eisner	1	3	0	25	3	44
G Tristan Clemons	1	3	0	25	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Blake	1	19
Randy Bleeck	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Winters	1	20
Zachery Zuleger	1	4

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	25	44	11	80
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	25	44	10	79
S Earl Bruce	---	---	25	44	2	71
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	25	44	2	71
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	25	44	2	71
T Howie Meier	34	21	---	---	10	65
G Roger Harmon	34	21	---	---	6	61
G Jamie Daughtry	34	21	---	---	6	61
G Broderick Chukwuma	34	21	---	---	6	61
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	24	34	1	59
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	24	28	6	58
DE Buddy Green	---	---	22	33	1	56
C Walt Lane	34	21	---	---	---	55
QB Jameson Sweeney	34	21	---	---	---	55
DT Rusty Bliss	---	---	22	31	1	54
WR Gabe Thomason	34	20	---	---	---	54
TE Renaldo Benton	33	19	---	---	---	52
S Lucas Briley	---	---	18	33	1	52
WR Spencer Murphy	28	16	---	---	1	45
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	6	19	20	45
TE Otis Monroe	8	10	---	---	19	37
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	15	21	1	37
DT Vincent Benavidez	---	---	11	23	1	35
RB Ryan Palazzo	19	8	---	---	1	28
WR Connor Sullivan	19	6	---	---	3	28
RB Sean Zeyen	15	12	---	---	---	27
S Mason Jordan	---	---	2	16	2	20
FB Logan Blake	0	1	---	---	19	20
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	5	14	1	20
CB Grady Brown	---	---	1	2	13	16
TE Travis Napiecek	6	7	---	---	3	16
WR Alex Montgomery	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Norm Riddell	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Gabe Corbett	1	1	---	---	12	14
WR Tim Walsh	7	5	---	---	---	12
S Sebastian England	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	0	10	1	11
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Efrain Baker	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Tim Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Carter Zabriskie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Rufus Crawford	25	44	---	---	20	89
T Steve Eisner	25	44	---	---	7	76
G Daquan Titone	25	44	---	---	7	76
QB Roger Kuennen	25	44	---	---	2	71
C Leroy Sanders	25	44	---	---	---	69
G Tristan Clemons	25	44	---	---	---	69
G Bernard Hagler	25	44	---	---	---	69
TE Riddick Lyons	25	41	---	---	---	66
WR Tony Grabulis	24	40	---	---	1	65
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	33	20	12	65
WR Drake Hampton	21	41	---	---	---	62
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	33	19	9	61
S Jesse Allen	---	---	34	20	1	55
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	34	20	1	55
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	28	15	11	54
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	32	20	1	53
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	33	20	---	53
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	30	21	1	52
TE Jermaine Winters	9	14	---	---	20	43
WR Leonardo Fagan	15	26	---	---	---	41
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	25	10	---	35
CB Ivan Hampton	---	---	23	9	---	32
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	9	18	5	32
DT Anthony McWilliams	---	---	9	11	6	26
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	11	12	1	24
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	6	6	11	23
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	5	2	14	21
WR Dan Pascoe	5	12	---	---	4	21
WR Jon Roebuck	0	0	---	---	19	19
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	16	2	1	19
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	1	1	16	18
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	10	2	1	13
TE Marc Schultz	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Eugene Green	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Avery Fine	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Chandler Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Emmett Jenkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	2	---	---	3	6
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Zachery Zuleger	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Jackie Lohner	---	---	0	1	1	2
CB Cornelius Ballard	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Zachery Parker	---	---	1	0	1	2
DT Eli Marquardt	---	---	0	1	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	19	14	2	2	1	0	1	5	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Kuennen	40	22	4	0	2	9	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	115	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	13	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	5	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	92	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Murphy	7	5	0	50	0	16
TE Otis Monroe	3	2	0	13	0	10
WR Tim Walsh	3	2	0	33	1	5
WR Gabe Thomason	3	2	1	18	0	20
TE Renaldo Benton	2	2	0	39	1	19
RB Sean Zeyen	1	1	0	5	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	10	4	1	68	2	40
WR Leonardo Fagan	9	5	1	15	0	26
RB Rufus Crawford	8	4	0	37	0	44
TE Jermaine Winters	6	5	0	76	1	14
WR Drake Hampton	4	2	0	6	0	41
TE Riddick Lyons	3	2	0	31	1	41

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Palazzo	4	10	2.50	3.06
RB Sean Zeyen	1	8	8.00	3.46

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	2	3	1.50	3.47
QB Roger Kuennen	1	8	8.00	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	7	5	25	3.57	8.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Kuennen	7	3	4	0.57	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Murphy	2	1	2	1.00	7.14
WR Tim Walsh	2	1	0	0.00	11.00
WR Gabe Thomason	2	2	18	9.00	6.00
RB Sean Zeyen	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonardo Fagan	3	2	-3	-1.00	1.67
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1	7	3.50	4.63
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Riddick Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ryan Palazzo	4	2
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0
TE Travis Napiecek	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	6	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Kuennen	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Thomason	3	2	1
WR Spencer Murphy	1	1	1
WR Tim Walsh	1	1	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jermaine Winters	4	3	2
RB Rufus Crawford	3	2	1
WR Tony Grabulis	2	0	0
WR Drake Hampton	2	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	2	1	1
TE Riddick Lyons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,800)
End Zone 10,000 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,800)
End Zone	10,000 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (7,500)