Week 3, 2061

played in New York (A), NJ

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	17	0	7	3	-	27
New York (A) Jets	0	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Andre Crawford 18 field goal
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Cooper Fauria 35 interception return (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 05:32 NYJ - Johnathan Kafka 19 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Jay McDaniel 2 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 08:33 NYJ - Monty Sutton 3 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
4Q: 11:17 NYJ - Paul Hall 29 field goal
4Q: 04:53 HOU - Vince Parham 4 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NYJ - Mackenzie Watkins 33 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
OT: 05:11 HOU - Andre Crawford 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Andre Crawford 18 field goal
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Cooper Fauria 35 interception return (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 05:32 NYJ - Johnathan Kafka 19 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Jay McDaniel 2 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 08:33 NYJ - Monty Sutton 3 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
4Q: 11:17 NYJ - Paul Hall 29 field goal
4Q: 04:53 HOU - Vince Parham 4 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NYJ - Mackenzie Watkins 33 pass from Howard Mueller (Paul Hall extra point)
OT: 05:11 HOU - Andre Crawford 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NYJ
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 25 20
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 469 383
- Offensive Plays 82 63
- Yards per Play 5.72 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 212 102
- Rushing Attempts 45 17
- Yards per Rush 4.71 6.00
Net Passing Yards 257 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 0 46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:19 28:38

Team Statistics	HOU	NYJ
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	25	20
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	469	383
- Offensive Plays	82	63
- Yards per Play	5.72	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	212	102
- Rushing Attempts	45	17
- Yards per Rush	4.71	6.00
Net Passing Yards	257	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 0	46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:19	28:38

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	4:30	OWN 10	8	56	Punt
1	4:45	5:22	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	11:50	2:49	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
2	5:24	1:15	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	4:09	1:28	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 42	4	16	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	8:23	3:41	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
3	2:56	3:12	OWN 28	9	40	Downs
4	11:12	6:30	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
4	1:45	0:30	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 5	4	84	Half
OT1	8:56	3:53	OWN 37	9	44	Field Goal

New York (A) Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
1	8:01	3:16	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	14:23	2:33	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	9:01	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	8:48	3:24	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	2:41	2:03	OWN 32	5	6	Punt
3	12:38	4:15	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	4:42	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:44	3:32	OWN 32	8	56	Field Goal
4	4:42	2:57	OWN 7	7	93	Touchdown
4	1:15	0:45	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
OT1	10:00	1:04	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Howard Mueller, New York (A) Jets

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jay McDaniel	29	131	4.52	31	3	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	11	49	4.45	12	1	0
QB Earnest Upshaw	4	27	6.75	18	1	0
FB Mack Hammond	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Monty Sutton	9	48	5.33	12	3
RB Otis Bailey	6	40	6.67	30	2
QB Howard Mueller	2	14	7.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	37	16	257	0/0	1	47	0	76.0

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Mueller	46	28	281	0/0	3	39	1	90.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	9	18	125	13.89	71	37	1
TE Elliot Jarvis	3	5	44	14.67	0	23	0
WR Darius Thornton	2	6	60	30.00	3	47	0
WR Kelly Strickland	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Arnold Simmons	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Jay McDaniel	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Luther Schwartz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kyle Syms	7	12	46	6.57	16	23	0
WR Jason Perez	6	10	21	3.50	0	9	0
RB Monty Sutton	6	7	64	10.67	42	39	1
WR David Vera	2	3	36	18.00	0	25	0
WR Mackenzie Watkins	2	5	44	22.00	6	33	1
WR Ernest Rico	2	3	41	20.50	20	21	0
WR Vincent Huntley	1	2	7	7.00	9	7	0
FB Johnathan Kafka	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	1
TE Deion Scheponik	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Colton Barnes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cooper Fauria	1	35	35.00	1

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
T Marlon Alley	1	0
TE Daquan Walton	0	1
CB Albert Heybach	0	1

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov
RB Otis Bailey	1	0
WR Mackenzie Watkins	1	0
QB Howard Mueller	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Stanton	6	267	44.5	32.3	57	3

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Jeffries	7	294	42.0	39.4	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Hall	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	18	9.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackenzie Watkins	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	3	83	27.7	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Huntley	3	80	26.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawrence Blackburn	6	3	17	46
S Vinny Person	5	0	17	46
OLB Shaquille George	4	1	5	14
CB Kevin Stargell	4	1	8	29
CB Gene Clinton	4	1	13	33
OLB Cody Rhodes	4	0	5	16
ILB Courtney Wilson	3	0	12	32
OLB Clyde Lane	3	0	5	14
DT Dominic Gunn	2	0	10	22
DE Everett Harrison	2	0	14	32
CB Albert Heybach	2	0	6	23
OLB Glenn Holliday	1	2	12	23
DT Monty Rounds	1	0	10	29
DE Damian Law	1	0	8	20
CB Cooper Fauria	0	2	8	22
DE Ike Sante	0	1	9	26

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clyde Gomez	10	1	24	12
S DeAndre Hancock	5	2	30	30
DT Gilbert Crook	4	4	22	17
DT Donte Lake	4	2	23	11
CB Floyd Conley	4	2	45	37
OLB Darien Rodgers	4	1	42	26
OLB Leslie Muirbrook	4	1	7	12
S Nicky Heredia	4	0	19	14
S Tim Olsson	3	3	40	29
DE Justin Ferrari	3	1	25	24
CB Gage Bellamy	3	0	28	26
OLB Efrain Dunlap	2	1	16	15
OLB Arturo Cheyne	2	1	24	18
ILB Gabriel Murray	2	0	14	7
ILB Chuck Powell	2	0	17	15
DE Raymond Ismail	1	1	28	27
DE Junior Middleton	1	1	23	27
CB Jim McCarthy	1	0	5	7
CB Ivan Ingram	0	1	5	11
CB Rickey Clinton	0	1	41	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nathan Cranwell	1	0	0	23
DE Everett Harrison	0	2	1	32
DE Demetrius Tynes	0	2	0	14
DT Dominic Gunn	0	1	0	22
DT Ezra Asumaa	0	1	0	18

New York (A)	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Ferrari	1	2	1	24
OLB Darien Rodgers	0	1	0	26
DE Vernon Grant	0	1	0	9
DE Junior Middleton	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lawrence Blackburn	5	0	0	46
OLB Shaquille George	5	0	0	14
S Vinny Person	4	0	0	46
CB Gene Clinton	3	3	0	33
CB Kevin Stargell	3	0	0	29
OLB Clyde Lane	3	0	0	14
ILB Courtney Wilson	2	0	0	32
CB Albert Heybach	1	1	0	23
DE Everett Harrison	1	0	0	32
OLB Cody Rhodes	1	0	0	16
CB Cooper Fauria	0	0	1	22

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S DeAndre Hancock	4	1	30
OLB Leslie Muirbrook	3	0	12
CB Gage Bellamy	2	0	26
CB Floyd Conley	1	2	37
S Nicky Heredia	1	1	14
OLB Efrain Dunlap	1	0	15
DE Justin Ferrari	1	0	24
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	15
S Tim Olsson	1	0	29
CB Jim McCarthy	1	0	7
CB Rickey Clinton	0	2	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Cory Miller	6	9	45	37
T Archie Stuart	4	12	45	37
G Blaine Levine	3	9	45	37
G Cristian Cunningham	3	7	45	37
C Logan Woodard	2	4	45	37

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Tristan Ross	3	6	0	17	46
G Grady Kidder	1	4	1	17	46
T Jake Kaplan	1	4	0	17	46
TE Kyle Syms	0	1	0	17	41

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Daquan Walton	2	26
Chad Ferguson	2	19
Mack Hammond	1	26
Elliot Jarvis	1	19
Hardy Haynesworth	1	6

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Olsson	2	24
Deion Scheponik	1	24
Arturo Cheyne	1	22
Ramon Hitchcock	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Blaine Levine	45	37	---	---	8	90
T Cory Miller	45	37	---	---	6	88
WR Vince Parham	36	35	---	---	12	83
TE Elliot Jarvis	36	28	---	---	19	83
C Logan Woodard	45	37	---	---	---	82
G Cristian Cunningham	45	37	---	---	---	82
QB Earnest Upshaw	45	37	---	---	---	82
T Archie Stuart	45	37	---	---	---	82
S Vinny Person	---	---	17	46	19	82
RB Jay McDaniel	36	23	---	---	6	65
S Lawrence Blackburn	---	---	17	46	1	64
WR Darius Thornton	32	22	---	---	---	54
CB Cooper Fauria	---	---	8	22	18	48
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	10	29	8	47
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	14	32	1	47
WR Kelly Strickland	24	23	---	---	---	47
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	13	33	1	47
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	12	32	1	45
RB Hardy Haynesworth	19	18	---	---	6	43
OLB Clyde Lane	---	---	5	14	24	43
CB Albert Heybach	---	---	6	23	12	41
DE Damian Law	---	---	8	20	12	40
DT Nathan Cranwell	---	---	9	23	7	39
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	8	29	1	38
DE Ike Sante	---	---	9	26	1	36
OLB Glenn Holliday	---	---	12	23	1	36
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	10	22	1	33
S Alec Kratky	---	---	11	21	---	32
FB Mack Hammond	2	2	---	---	26	30
WR Arnold Simmons	19	11	---	---	---	30
WR Luther Schwartz	5	4	---	---	20	29
TE Daquan Walton	0	0	---	---	26	26
WR Jerald Spencer	12	14	---	---	---	26
DT Ezra Asumaa	---	---	5	18	---	23
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	5	16	---	21
RB Chad Ferguson	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	5	14	---	19
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	3	14	---	17
TE Chad Horner	4	5	---	---	---	9
P Vincent Stanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Marlon Alley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ramon Cornplow	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Luther Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Colby Christiansen	---	---	0	3	1	4
QB Darnell Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tim Olsson	---	---	40	29	24	93
CB Floyd Conley	---	---	45	37	3	85
CB Rickey Clinton	---	---	41	31	7	79
RB Monty Sutton	11	37	---	---	25	73
OLB Darien Rodgers	---	---	42	26	4	72
G Grady Kidder	17	46	---	---	8	71
T Jake Kaplan	17	46	---	---	8	71
T Branden Brewer	17	46	---	---	8	71
G Tristan Ross	17	46	---	---	8	71
TE Kyle Syms	17	41	---	---	12	70
QB Howard Mueller	17	46	---	---	1	64
OLB Arturo Cheyne	---	---	24	18	22	64
C Roman Hayes	17	46	---	---	---	63
S DeAndre Hancock	---	---	30	30	1	61
CB Gage Bellamy	---	---	28	26	7	61
DE Raymond Ismail	---	---	28	27	1	56
WR Jason Perez	12	26	---	---	13	51
DE Junior Middleton	---	---	23	27	1	51
DE Justin Ferrari	---	---	25	24	---	49
ILB Clyde Gomez	---	---	24	12	13	49
DT Gilbert Crook	---	---	22	17	8	47
WR Mackenzie Watkins	6	32	---	---	6	44
WR David Vera	11	13	---	---	18	42
S Nicky Heredia	---	---	19	14	8	41
DT Donte Lake	---	---	23	11	7	41
ILB Chuck Powell	---	---	17	15	1	33
OLB Efrain Dunlap	---	---	16	15	1	32
TE Deion Scheponik	2	2	---	---	24	28
WR Colton Barnes	11	15	---	---	---	26
DE Vernon Grant	---	---	15	9	1	25
WR Vincent Huntley	2	11	---	---	11	24
TE Gavin Hatcher	4	19	---	---	1	24
ILB Gabriel Murray	---	---	14	7	---	21
OLB Leslie Muirbrook	---	---	7	12	1	20
CB Ramon Hitchcock	---	---	2	2	16	20
WR Ernest Rico	1	13	---	---	5	19
CB Ivan Ingram	---	---	5	11	1	17
FB Johnathan Kafka	2	13	---	---	---	15
RB Otis Bailey	6	8	---	---	---	14
CB Jim McCarthy	---	---	5	7	1	13
C Chris Hoover	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Winfred Jeffries	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Paul Hall	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Todd Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vinny Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	54	4.2
Middle	22	91	4.1
Right	10	67	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	36	12.0
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	2	17	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	37	16	5	3	6	6	5	1	0

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Mueller	46	28	6	4	2	4	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	94	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	38	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	110	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	63	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	18	9	2	125	2	35
WR Darius Thornton	6	2	1	60	1	22
TE Elliot Jarvis	5	3	1	44	1	28
WR Kelly Strickland	3	1	0	22	1	23
RB Jay McDaniel	2	0	1	0	0	23
WR Arnold Simmons	2	1	0	6	0	11
WR Luther Schwartz	1	0	1	0	0	4

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kyle Syms	12	7	0	46	1	41
WR Jason Perez	10	6	0	21	0	26
RB Monty Sutton	7	6	1	64	1	37
WR Mackenzie Watkins	5	2	0	44	1	32
WR David Vera	3	2	0	36	1	13
WR Ernest Rico	3	2	1	41	2	13
WR Vincent Huntley	2	1	0	7	0	11
WR Colton Barnes	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Johnathan Kafka	1	1	0	19	0	13
TE Deion Scheponik	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	5	2	0.40	4.52
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	3	3.00	4.45

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Monty Sutton	1	2	2.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	6	3	14	2.33	6.95

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howard Mueller	6	4	26	4.33	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vince Parham	3	2	8	2.67	6.94
RB Jay McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Arnold Simmons	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Luther Schwartz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Perez	2	1	-3	-1.50	2.10
TE Kyle Syms	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Vincent Huntley	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
FB Johnathan Kafka	1	1	19	19.00	19.00
RB Monty Sutton	1	1	3	3.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hardy Haynesworth	3	1
RB Jay McDaniel	1	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	1	1

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Monty Sutton	2	2
QB Howard Mueller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	13	8	6

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Mueller	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	5	4	2
WR Darius Thornton	3	1	1
WR Kelly Strickland	2	1	1
TE Elliot Jarvis	2	2	2
WR Luther Schwartz	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Perez	3	2	1
TE Kyle Syms	2	1	0
RB Monty Sutton	2	2	2
WR Vincent Huntley	1	0	0
WR Mackenzie Watkins	1	0	0
TE Deion Scheponik	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,700 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 12,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,700 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	12,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)