Week 1, 2057

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	10	7	17	0	-	34
Houston Texans	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 TEN - Baby Face Gunn 4 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 07:08 TEN - Tony Assenov 50 field goal
1Q: 02:21 HOU - Andre Crawford 24 field goal
2Q: 13:06 TEN - Omar Loucks 17 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 12:42 TEN - Johnnie Lester 34 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 09:56 HOU - Andre Crawford 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 TEN - Isaac Micallef 35 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 00:51 TEN - Tony Assenov 42 field goal
4Q: 13:36 HOU - Heath Schmidtke 16 pass from Weston Swolley (Andre Crawford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 TEN - Baby Face Gunn 4 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 07:08 TEN - Tony Assenov 50 field goal
1Q: 02:21 HOU - Andre Crawford 24 field goal
2Q: 13:06 TEN - Omar Loucks 17 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 12:42 TEN - Johnnie Lester 34 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 09:56 HOU - Andre Crawford 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 TEN - Isaac Micallef 35 pass from Lamont Nichols (Tony Assenov extra point)
3Q: 00:51 TEN - Tony Assenov 42 field goal
4Q: 13:36 HOU - Heath Schmidtke 16 pass from Weston Swolley (Andre Crawford extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 449 315
- Offensive Plays 73 63
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 114 71
- Rushing Attempts 27 15
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.73
Net Passing Yards 335 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 33 - 0 46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/76 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/96 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:01 25:59

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	449	315
- Offensive Plays	73	63
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	114	71
- Rushing Attempts	27	15
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.73
Net Passing Yards	335	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 33 - 0	46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/76	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/96	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:01	25:59

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	9:01	1:59	OWN 42	4	25	Field Goal
1	2:14	4:17	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	11:08	2:15	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
2	7:46	2:01	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 13	5	26	Half
3	13:31	1:03	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
3	9:48	4:58	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
3	3:25	2:40	OWN 38	10	37	Field Goal
4	13:27	5:05	OWN 32	9	36	Missed FG
4	6:01	3:25	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OPP 19	6	12	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	3:35	OWN 25	8	40	Missed FG
1	7:02	4:48	OWN 30	8	63	Field Goal
2	12:57	1:49	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	8:53	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	5:45	3:55	OWN 7	9	43	Punt
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:28	2:40	OWN 33	5	52	Field Goal
3	4:50	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	0:45	2:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	8:22	2:21	OWN 43	9	36	Downs
4	2:36	0:32	OWN 15	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Lamont Nichols, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lewis Williamson	17	57	3.35	7	0
RB Mason Randle	7	56	8.00	16	3
QB Lamont Nichols	3	1	0.33	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Hardy Haynesworth	6	15	2.50	12	1
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	10	3.33	6	0
RB Jim Hamilton	3	19	6.33	9	0
WR Duane Bradford	1	1	1.00	1	0
WR Brody Kernbach	1	14	14.00	14	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Nichols	44	33	355	2/20	4	35	0	128.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Weston Swolley	24	10	136	0/0	1	30	0	74.3
Earnest Upshaw	22	13	118	2/10	0	23	0	73.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Micallef	9	14	120	13.33	80	35	1
RB Lewis Williamson	6	7	18	3.00	10	9	0
WR Omar Loucks	5	6	65	13.00	7	23	1
TE Johnnie Lester	5	6	55	11.00	25	34	1
WR Darrin Boyd	4	5	61	15.25	17	32	0
TE Roger Gardner	2	2	25	12.50	0	13	0
WR Courtney Firebaugh	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Baby Face Gunn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duane Bradford	7	11	90	12.86	27	22	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	6	10	59	9.83	14	23	1
WR Vince Parham	5	10	71	14.20	33	30	0
WR Brody Kernbach	2	4	14	7.00	0	15	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	4	10	5.00	5	9	0
TE Hunter Palmer	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Mack Hammond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bobby Chapman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Crichlow	3	129	43.0	35.0	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	5	220	44.0	25.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	2/3	2/3	1/1	50	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	2/3	0/1	0/1	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Outlaw	4	96	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Levine	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wayne Barton	6	2	0.0	11	43
S Hardy Scurlock	6	1	0.0	15	46
DT Drake Vanden Bosch	4	1	0.0	8	31
CB Conner Perry	3	2	1.0	12	39
OLB Gerald Randle	3	1	1.0	15	46
OLB Ricardo Fulcher	3	2	0.0	15	48
CB Tre Jamison	3	1	0.0	8	23
S Lucas Poliska	3	0	0.0	4	25
CB Ellis Kubrak	2	1	0.0	7	32
ILB Courtney Lynch	1	1	0.0	2	13
DE Kelly Forbes	1	1	0.0	9	20
CB Tyrone Michaelson	1	1	0.0	8	15
S Leonard Bullock	1	1	0.0	11	26
DT Santiago Abrams	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Brett Threats	1	0	0.0	14	40
DT Deron Rayburn	0	1	0.0	5	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tanner Cichanski	10	4	0.0	27	46
ILB Blaine Stone	8	0	0.0	22	43
ILB Geoff Monroe	5	3	0.0	23	38
S Erick Strong	4	6	0.0	19	37
S Junior Jarzyna	4	2	0.0	20	34
OLB Emmanuel Barton	4	1	0.0	17	21
CB Brock Raag	4	0	0.0	10	20
DE Everett Harrison	3	0	0.0	25	45
DE Demetrius Tynes	2	0	1.0	17	31
S Darnell Sheldon	2	0	0.0	8	10
CB Jesse Radda	2	0	0.0	21	38
CB Kevin Stargell	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Efrain Cyr	2	0	0.0	17	29
DE Cory MacMath	1	0	1.0	12	16
DT Monty Rounds	1	2	0.0	22	44
ILB Shaun Woodson	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	0.0	15	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gerald Randle	1.0	0	1	46
CB Conner Perry	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Ricardo Fulcher	0.0	1	1	48
DT Deron Rayburn	0.0	1	0	27
DE Brett Threats	0.0	0	2	40
DE Kelly Forbes	0.0	0	1	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demetrius Tynes	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE Cory MacMath	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Monty Rounds	0.0	1	1	0	44
DE Everett Harrison	0.0	0	1	1	45
OLB Shaquille George	0.0	0	0	2	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wayne Barton	5	2	43
S Hardy Scurlock	5	0	46
CB Tre Jamison	3	0	23
S Lucas Poliska	2	0	25
OLB Ricardo Fulcher	2	0	48
S Leonard Bullock	1	1	26
CB Ellis Kubrak	1	1	32
ILB Courtney Lynch	1	0	13
CB Conner Perry	1	0	39
OLB Gerald Randle	1	0	46
DT Drake Vanden Bosch	1	0	31
CB Jay Farrell	0	1	24
CB Tyrone Michaelson	0	1	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tanner Cichanski	8	1	46
ILB Geoff Monroe	5	0	38
CB Brock Raag	3	1	20
S Junior Jarzyna	3	0	34
S Erick Strong	3	0	37
ILB Blaine Stone	2	1	43
CB Efrain Cyr	2	1	29
S Darnell Sheldon	2	0	10
OLB Shaquille George	2	0	34
OLB Emmanuel Barton	1	0	21
CB Jesse Radda	1	0	38
CB Kevin Stargell	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lester Poole	4	7	2	27	0	46
G Jared Laney	3	4	0	27	0	46
C Robert Weber	3	4	0	27	0	46
T Fernando Gorton	1	4	0	27	2	46
G Kaden Daniels	0	5	0	27	0	46

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Woodard	2	3	15	1	48
T Cory Miller	1	5	15	0	48
G Cristian Cunningham	1	3	15	0	48
G Blaine Levine	0	3	15	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Bullock	2	22
Rodolfo Meadows	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Solano	3	19
Cristian Cunningham	2	12

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jared Laney	27	46	---	---	6	79
C Robert Weber	27	46	---	---	6	79
S Hardy Scurlock	---	---	15	46	17	78
G Kaden Daniels	27	46	---	---	---	73
T Lester Poole	27	46	---	---	---	73
T Fernando Gorton	27	46	---	---	---	73
QB Lamont Nichols	27	46	---	---	---	73
RB Lewis Williamson	20	37	---	---	14	71
TE Johnnie Lester	19	44	---	---	6	69
OLB Ricardo Fulcher	---	---	15	48	3	66
WR Isaac Micallef	23	41	---	---	---	64
WR Darrin Boyd	24	39	---	---	---	63
OLB Gerald Randle	---	---	15	46	1	62
S Leonard Bullock	---	---	11	26	22	59
OLB Wayne Barton	---	---	11	43	3	57
DE Brett Threats	---	---	14	40	1	55
CB Conner Perry	---	---	12	39	3	54
CB Tre Jamison	---	---	8	23	15	46
DT Drake Vanden Bosch	---	---	8	31	5	44
WR Courtney Firebaugh	13	9	---	---	19	41
WR Omar Loucks	10	30	---	---	---	40
CB Ellis Kubrak	---	---	7	32	1	40
CB Jay Farrell	---	---	11	24	3	38
DE Kelly Forbes	---	---	9	20	3	32
DT Deron Rayburn	---	---	5	27	---	32
S Lucas Poliska	---	---	4	25	2	31
TE Roger Gardner	10	15	---	---	---	25
TE Baby Face Gunn	1	2	---	---	22	25
RB Eddie Atkins	0	2	---	---	22	24
CB Tyrone Michaelson	---	---	8	15	1	24
OLB Dwight Rivers	---	---	0	2	21	23
ILB Courtney Lynch	---	---	2	13	2	17
DT Santiago Abrams	---	---	5	9	3	17
WR Aidan Levine	8	5	---	---	4	17
WR Patrick Outlaw	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Rodolfo Meadows	---	---	0	0	15	15
DT Ethan Duncan	---	---	2	9	2	13
RB Mason Randle	7	6	---	---	---	13
ILB Shaquille Ellis	---	---	1	2	9	12
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Lee Hillard	---	---	2	8	---	10
P Avery Crichlow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Paul Hinrichs	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Blake Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jamie Hotchkiss	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Robbie Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	27	46	3	76
G Cristian Cunningham	15	48	---	---	12	75
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	25	45	3	73
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	22	44	6	72
G Blaine Levine	15	48	---	---	8	71
T Cory Miller	15	48	---	---	8	71
T Archie Stuart	15	48	---	---	8	71
WR Vince Parham	15	45	---	---	10	70
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	15	34	20	69
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	22	43	3	68
C Logan Woodard	15	48	---	---	---	63
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	23	38	1	62
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	21	38	2	61
CB Efrain Cyr	---	---	17	29	15	61
WR Brody Kernbach	12	30	---	---	17	59
S Erick Strong	---	---	19	37	2	58
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	20	34	1	55
TE Hunter Palmer	11	39	---	---	2	52
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	17	31	1	49
CB Brock Raag	---	---	10	20	15	45
OLB Emmanuel Barton	---	---	17	21	4	42
WR Duane Bradford	10	29	---	---	2	41
RB Hardy Haynesworth	7	25	---	---	7	39
QB Earnest Upshaw	10	24	---	---	3	37
WR Heath Schmidtke	9	22	---	---	---	31
DE Cory MacMath	---	---	12	16	2	30
QB Weston Swolley	5	24	---	---	---	29
FB Mack Hammond	3	8	---	---	17	28
RB Jim Hamilton	8	20	---	---	---	28
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	10	10	5	25
TE Sam Shapiro	0	3	---	---	20	23
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	8	10	2	20
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Eddie Walling	0	0	---	---	19	19
FB Bobby Chapman	0	17	---	---	---	17
ILB Shaun Woodson	---	---	7	8	1	16
WR Tre Whiting	0	2	---	---	9	11
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Caiden White	---	---	5	2	---	7
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Ramon Cornplow	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Damian Law	---	---	0	0	3	3
DT Sebastian Harrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Amos Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kurt Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	19	90	4.7
Right	5	30	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	3	20	6.7
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Nichols	44	33	6	1	2	4	3	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Weston Swolley	24	10	2	3	2	4	4	0	0
Earnest Upshaw	22	13	2	3	2	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	65	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	99	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	115	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	76	25.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	115	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Micallef	14	9	1	120	2	41
RB Lewis Williamson	7	6	0	18	0	37
WR Omar Loucks	6	5	0	65	1	30
TE Johnnie Lester	6	5	1	55	1	44
WR Darrin Boyd	5	4	0	61	2	39
WR Courtney Firebaugh	3	1	0	7	0	9
TE Roger Gardner	2	2	0	25	0	15
TE Baby Face Gunn	1	1	0	4	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duane Bradford	11	7	1	90	2	29
WR Heath Schmidtke	10	6	1	59	1	22
WR Vince Parham	10	5	0	71	1	45
TE Hunter Palmer	4	1	1	10	0	39
WR Brody Kernbach	4	2	1	14	0	30
RB Hardy Haynesworth	4	2	0	10	0	25
FB Bobby Chapman	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Mack Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Williamson	4	15	3.75	3.35
QB Lamont Nichols	2	-3	-1.50	0.33
RB Mason Randle	1	-3	-3.00	8.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jim Hamilton	1	1	1.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Nichols	4	4	39	9.75	8.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	3	3	8	2.67	5.36
Weston Swolley	1	1	16	16.00	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Micallef	1	1	15	15.00	8.57
TE Baby Face Gunn	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Omar Loucks	1	1	17	17.00	10.83
WR Darrin Boyd	1	1	3	3.00	12.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	3	25	8.33	5.90
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Williamson	3	2
QB Lamont Nichols	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Hamilton	3	2
WR Brody Kernbach	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Nichols	11	10	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	5	2	0
Weston Swolley	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Micallef	4	3	2
WR Omar Loucks	3	3	3
TE Johnnie Lester	2	2	1
RB Lewis Williamson	1	1	1
WR Darrin Boyd	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	4	2	1
WR Duane Bradford	3	2	1
TE Hunter Palmer	1	0	0
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 19,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,800 (21,800)
End Zone 4,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 2,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 3,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 1,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	19,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,800 (21,800)
End Zone	4,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	2,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	3,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	1,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	900 (7,500)