Week 2, 2059

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	6	7	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 ATL - Willie Holliday 25 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 04:55 HOU - Duane Bradford 51 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 00:40 HOU - Vince Parham 32 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 13:58 HOU - Andre Crawford 39 field goal
3Q: 09:01 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 1 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
3Q: 06:20 HOU - Andre Crawford 47 field goal
4Q: 11:31 HOU - Tre Whiting 5 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 08:25 ATL - Dillon Bernard 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 ATL - Willie Holliday 25 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 04:55 HOU - Duane Bradford 51 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 00:40 HOU - Vince Parham 32 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 13:58 HOU - Andre Crawford 39 field goal
3Q: 09:01 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 1 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
3Q: 06:20 HOU - Andre Crawford 47 field goal
4Q: 11:31 HOU - Tre Whiting 5 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 08:25 ATL - Dillon Bernard 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 11 10
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 399 371
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 6.54 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 207 159
- Rushing Attempts 35 40
- Yards per Rush 5.91 3.98
Net Passing Yards 192 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 198 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.38 9.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/56 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	11	10
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	399	371
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	6.54	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	207	159
- Rushing Attempts	35	40
- Yards per Rush	5.91	3.98
Net Passing Yards	192	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	198	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.38	9.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/56	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:35	1:42	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
1	7:18	2:42	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	1:19	3:37	OWN 20	7	50	Missed FG
2	10:37	2:03	OWN 22	4	22	Punt
2	3:06	2:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	14:14	0:24	OPP 17	3	-5	Field Goal
3	8:51	2:38	OWN 25	5	45	Field Goal
3	1:56	5:31	OWN 42	12	58	Touchdown
4	8:14	2:12	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	5:11	2:52	OWN 20	6	48	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 49	4	12	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	0:15	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
1	12:53	5:35	OWN 14	10	46	Punt
1	4:36	3:17	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
2	12:42	2:05	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	8:34	5:28	OWN 16	9	48	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 35	3	28	Half
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	13:50	4:59	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	6:13	4:17	OWN 25	9	33	Downs
4	11:25	3:11	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	6:02	0:51	OPP 31	3	0	Punt
4	2:19	0:30	OWN 20	2	14	Interception

Game MVP: Earnest Upshaw, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jay McDaniel	19	120	6.32	40	2
RB Hardy Haynesworth	13	80	6.15	20	2
QB Earnest Upshaw	3	7	2.33	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonardo Guillen	19	51	2.68	13	2	1
RB Willie Holliday	17	98	5.76	25	5	1
QB Darrin Carr	4	10	2.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	25	14	198	1/6	3	51	0	121.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	22	14	212	0/0	1	49	1	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	5	8	88	17.60	51	32	1
WR Duane Bradford	3	5	68	22.67	39	51	1
TE Hunter Palmer	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	32	32.00	27	32	0
RB Jay McDaniel	1	5	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Tre Whiting	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
TE Elliot Jarvis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Bernard	5	6	53	10.60	22	22	1
WR Brent Norris	3	6	86	28.67	33	49	0
WR Mo Lehan	2	3	51	25.50	45	31	0
TE Randal Berryman	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Liam Erickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vinny Person	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Vince Parham	1	0	0	0
DE Demetrius Tynes	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Willie Holliday	1	0	0
CB Cary Vega	0	1	0
G Jorge LaRiche	0	1	0
WR Giovanni Finch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	4	152	38.0	27.3	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	6	201	33.5	18.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Sukova	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	48	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Finch	2	68	34.0	0
Cary Vega	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Person	7	6	40	22
ILB Blaine Stone	5	0	38	21
OLB Trenton Brimberry	5	0	33	16
DE Demetrius Tynes	4	6	23	17
ILB Geoff Monroe	4	2	22	18
OLB Bruce Thurston	3	2	20	4
S Erick Strong	3	1	24	11
S Lawrence Blackburn	3	1	16	10
CB Efrain Cyr	3	0	23	16
DT Monty Rounds	2	2	21	17
CB Gene Clinton	2	2	34	20
DT Dominic Gunn	2	0	19	5
ILB Jeffrey Rudzinski	2	0	23	8
DE Ike Sante	2	0	13	10
DE Everett Harrison	1	1	27	13
CB Tanner Cichanski	1	0	17	14
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	5	5
CB Kevin Stargell	1	0	2	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harold Marshall	6	1	0.0	25	18
DE Blaine Everett	5	1	1.0	30	21
S Tyrus Mascorella	5	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Nicky Ena	4	3	0.0	34	25
ILB Cesar Saffran	4	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Keegan Beeler	4	0	0.0	8	2
CB Cary Vega	3	0	0.0	21	15
S Lamont Cash	3	0	0.0	35	26
S Connor Lowe	2	3	0.0	34	25
CB Artie Perez	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Leo Sobczak	1	1	0.0	26	18
DE Marlon McGregor	1	1	0.0	21	19
S Otis Aberdeen	1	0	0.0	7	0
CB Kris Gargac	1	0	0.0	20	12
OLB Donald Thornton	1	0	0.0	15	14
DE Sedrick Kane	1	0	0.0	19	7
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donte Myers	1	0	0.0	13	8
DT Barry James	0	1	0.0	21	17
DE Donovan Whiting	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Sante	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Damian Law	0.0	0	1	0	5

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Blaine Everett	1.0	0	21
DE Marlon McGregor	0.0	2	19
DT Barry James	0.0	1	17
DE Donovan Whiting	0.0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vinny Person	3	0	1	22
ILB Blaine Stone	2	0	0	21
S Lawrence Blackburn	2	0	0	10
CB Tanner Cichanski	1	2	0	14
ILB Geoff Monroe	1	1	0	18
CB Brock Raag	1	0	0	9
DE Demetrius Tynes	1	0	0	17
ILB Jeffrey Rudzinski	1	0	0	8
OLB Trenton Brimberry	1	0	0	16
CB Gene Clinton	1	0	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	3	2	25
S Lamont Cash	3	1	26
ILB Cesar Saffran	2	1	25
CB Leo Sobczak	2	1	18
S Connor Lowe	1	1	25
CB Kris Gargac	1	0	12
ILB Harold Marshall	1	0	18
OLB Keegan Beeler	1	0	2
S Tyrus Mascorella	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cory Miller	5	11	1	35	1	26
G Cristian Cunningham	4	6	0	35	0	26
C Logan Woodard	3	6	0	35	0	26
T Archie Stuart	3	5	0	35	0	26
G Blaine Levine	2	4	0	35	0	26
FB Mack Hammond	1	1	0	8	0	1

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Rufus Groh	5	12	1	40	22
G Jorge LaRiche	4	7	0	40	22
T Dave Stephenson	3	7	0	38	17
G Brad Connell	3	4	1	40	22
C Ted Arnold	0	5	0	40	22
TE Randal Berryman	0	2	0	29	19

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Person	2	20
Blaine Stone	1	20
Shannon Walters	1	17
Geoff Monroe	1	12
Duane Bradford	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Connor Lowe	1	23
Devante Diaz	1	16
Giovanni Finch	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vinny Person	---	---	40	22	20	82
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	38	21	20	79
TE Hunter Palmer	28	24	---	---	23	75
WR Vince Parham	35	26	---	---	10	71
WR Duane Bradford	35	24	---	---	10	69
G Blaine Levine	35	26	---	---	7	68
T Cory Miller	35	26	---	---	4	65
C Logan Woodard	35	26	---	---	---	61
G Cristian Cunningham	35	26	---	---	---	61
QB Earnest Upshaw	35	26	---	---	---	61
T Archie Stuart	35	26	---	---	---	61
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	21	17	16	54
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	34	20	---	54
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	22	18	12	52
OLB Trenton Brimberry	---	---	33	16	---	49
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	23	17	6	46
ILB Jeffrey Rudzinski	---	---	23	8	10	41
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	27	13	---	40
CB Efrain Cyr	---	---	23	16	---	39
CB Brock Raag	---	---	23	9	6	38
RB Jay McDaniel	20	16	---	---	---	36
S Erick Strong	---	---	24	11	---	35
WR Tre Whiting	19	16	---	---	---	35
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	17	14	---	31
RB Hardy Haynesworth	15	10	---	---	4	29
FB Mack Hammond	8	1	---	---	19	28
TE Elliot Jarvis	6	9	---	---	13	28
S Lawrence Blackburn	---	---	16	10	---	26
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	19	5	---	24
OLB Bruce Thurston	---	---	20	4	---	24
DE Ike Sante	---	---	13	10	---	23
WR Brody Kernbach	1	2	---	---	19	22
DE Damian Law	---	---	17	5	---	22
RB Shannon Walters	0	0	---	---	17	17
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Kurt Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ramon Cornplow	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Luther Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Derek Levine	4	1	---	---	---	5
WR Darius Thornton	4	1	---	---	---	5
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Richard Henn	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jake Grillo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Connor Lowe	---	---	34	25	23	82
S Lamont Cash	---	---	35	26	17	78
G Jorge LaRiche	40	22	---	---	6	68
T Rufus Groh	40	22	---	---	6	68
TE Randal Berryman	29	19	---	---	20	68
QB Darrin Carr	40	22	---	---	---	62
G Brad Connell	40	22	---	---	---	62
C Ted Arnold	40	22	---	---	---	62
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	34	25	3	62
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	30	21	5	56
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	28	25	3	56
T Dave Stephenson	38	17	---	---	---	55
WR Brent Norris	32	20	---	---	---	52
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	15	14	23	52
CB Cary Vega	---	---	21	15	14	50
WR Dillon Bernard	21	18	---	---	10	49
RB Willie Holliday	30	15	---	---	---	45
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	26	18	---	44
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	25	18	---	43
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	21	19	3	43
WR Mo Lehan	24	16	---	---	---	40
DT Barry James	---	---	21	17	2	40
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	20	12	7	39
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	16	20	3	39
RB Leonardo Guillen	21	10	---	---	---	31
DE Sedrick Kane	---	---	19	7	---	26
TE Liam Erickson	14	6	---	---	6	26
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	1	1	20	22
FB Vince Giles	7	1	---	---	14	22
DT Donte Myers	---	---	13	8	---	21
CB Artie Perez	---	---	10	7	3	20
RB Devante Diaz	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Giovanni Finch	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Hugh Blackwell	11	2	---	---	---	13
OLB Keegan Beeler	---	---	8	2	---	10
DE Donovan Whiting	---	---	1	6	3	10
WR Erik Sukova	4	2	---	---	4	10
TE Brenden Dulaney	7	1	---	---	---	8
S Otis Aberdeen	---	---	7	0	---	7
C Antonio McElroy	2	5	---	---	---	7
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Matthew Phifer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Graham Watkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Efrain Nikolaus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	17	137	8.1
Right	10	38	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	17	33	1.9
Right	14	80	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	25	14	4	0	0	7	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	22	14	5	2	0	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	116	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	109	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	8	5	88	2	26
WR Duane Bradford	5	3	68	1	24
RB Jay McDaniel	5	1	-3	0	16
TE Hunter Palmer	3	1	-3	0	24
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	32	1	2
WR Tre Whiting	1	1	5	0	16
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	1	7	0	10
TE Elliot Jarvis	1	1	4	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brent Norris	6	3	86	2	20
WR Dillon Bernard	6	5	53	1	18
TE Randal Berryman	4	2	12	0	19
WR Mo Lehan	3	2	51	2	16
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	8	0	1
TE Liam Erickson	1	0	0	0	6
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	2	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Earnest Upshaw	1	9	9.00	2.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	4	12	3.00	5.76
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	1.00	2.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	4	1	5	1.25	7.92

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	1	1	1	1.00	9.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	2	0	0	0.00	-0.60
TE Hunter Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00
WR Tre Whiting	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Bernard	1	1	1	1.00	8.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay McDaniel	5	4

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonardo Guillen	4	2
RB Willie Holliday	2	1
QB Darrin Carr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	7	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jay McDaniel	3	0	0
WR Vince Parham	3	1	1
WR Duane Bradford	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Norris	2	1	1
WR Dillon Bernard	1	1	1
WR Mo Lehan	1	1	1
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	0
TE Liam Erickson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)