Week 1, 2063

played in Houston, TX

84 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 HOU - Keith Kling 39 pass from Grady Chapman (Jim McCurry extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TEN - Damian Cable 44 field goal
3Q: 05:53 TEN - Damian Cable 23 field goal
3Q: 00:22 TEN - Ricky England 12 pass from Lamont Nichols (Damian Cable extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 HOU - Keith Kling 39 pass from Grady Chapman (Jim McCurry extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TEN - Damian Cable 44 field goal
3Q: 05:53 TEN - Damian Cable 23 field goal
3Q: 00:22 TEN - Ricky England 12 pass from Lamont Nichols (Damian Cable extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 10
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 450 208
- Offensive Plays 73 48
- Yards per Play 6.16 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 215 58
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 5.81 2.52
Net Passing Yards 235 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 24 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 251 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:37 23:23

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	10
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	450	208
- Offensive Plays	73	48
- Yards per Play	6.16	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	215	58
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	5.81	2.52
Net Passing Yards	235	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	24 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	251	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:37	23:23

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	2:42	OWN 14	4	26	Punt
1	5:37	4:20	OWN 29	6	34	Punt
2	9:43	5:16	OWN 28	10	64	Interception
2	2:01	1:54	OWN 16	9	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 30	9	43	Downs
3	9:42	3:56	OWN 35	7	59	Field Goal
3	4:26	4:10	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	13:26	6:08	OWN 12	11	40	Punt
4	6:13	1:48	OWN 30	4	28	Punt
4	2:36	2:36	OPP 46	7	29	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 34	5	31	Interception
1	8:53	3:16	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	1:17	6:34	OWN 20	12	52	Downs
2	4:27	2:26	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	11:07	1:25	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	5:46	1:20	OWN 37	3	-14	Punt
3	0:16	1:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	7:18	1:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	4:25	1:49	OWN 20	5	26	Downs

Game MVP: Ricky England, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ricky England	28	125	4.46	20	5
RB Vince Long	7	83	11.86	26	4
QB Lamont Nichols	2	7	3.50	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Miguel Mason	18	45	2.50	15	2	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	5	13	2.60	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Nichols	34	22	251	2/16	1	27	1	84.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Chapman	24	12	160	1/10	1	39	2	50.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Johnnie Lester	6	9	86	14.33	5	27	0
WR Stan Ballard	5	10	53	10.60	24	20	0
RB Ricky England	4	4	48	12.00	24	22	1
WR Darrin Boyd	3	6	36	12.00	0	18	0
WR Johnny Huffman	3	4	29	9.67	1	11	0
RB Vince Long	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	4	8	36	9.00	30	18	0
FB Keith Kling	4	5	68	17.00	35	39	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	2	26	13.00	20	21	0
WR Luther Schwartz	1	5	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Miguel Mason	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Kelly Strickland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Joshua Kois	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ellis Kubrak	2	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terry Marcheck	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Darien Swindle	1	0	0	0
DE Tommy Grace	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Moe Krakowski	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Buckhalter	4	173	43.3	23.5	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Jeffries	5	267	53.4	46.2	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damian Cable	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim McCurry	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darien Swindle	5	36	7.2	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Cooley	2	50	25.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cooper Fauria	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Lake	5	1	0.0	18	12
DT Deron Rayburn	3	0	0.0	15	15
OLB Albert Carlisle	3	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Gino Gilbertson	3	0	0.0	6	16
CB Ellis Kubrak	3	0	0.0	22	25
S Victor Schneider	3	0	0.0	23	25
S Miles Evans	3	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Dwight Rivers	2	0	1.0	5	13
S Hardy Scurlock	2	1	0.0	12	14
DT Chance Brandon	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Colin Gunn	1	4	0.0	17	9
CB Danny Fancher	1	2	0.0	21	24
ILB Shaun Larimer	1	1	0.0	13	15
QB Lamont Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
DE Todd Bowler	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Lucas Kaplan	1	0	0.0	13	8
DT Josue Sutton	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Tre Jamison	0	2	0.0	13	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Wilson	10	2	0.0	34	36
S Vinny Person	9	0	0.0	37	36
CB Gene Clinton	6	3	0.0	34	33
DE Christian Godfrey	4	1	1.0	31	26
OLB Glenn Holliday	4	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	4	1	0.0	11	14
DE Ike Sante	3	1	1.0	29	27
CB Lenny Thomason	3	4	0.0	35	35
DT Cole Lightner	3	0	0.0	26	23
OLB Clyde Lane	3	0	0.0	15	13
S Terry Marcheck	3	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Moe Krakowski	2	2	0.0	16	13
DT Monty Rounds	1	1	0.0	29	25
FB Keith Kling	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mason Meyer	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Cooper Fauria	1	0	0.0	20	21
S Alec Kratky	1	0	0.0	19	14
TE Kelvin Stephens	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dwight Rivers	1.0	0	2	1	13
DE Chandler Ferrell	0.0	1	0	0	10
S Leonard Bullock	0.0	0	1	0	3
DT Chance Brandon	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Lucas Kaplan	0.0	0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Sante	1.0	1	1	27
DE Christian Godfrey	1.0	0	1	26
DT Monty Rounds	0.0	1	1	25
DT Asher Suarez	0.0	1	0	6
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gino Gilbertson	3	0	0	16
OLB Albert Carlisle	2	0	0	12
ILB Shaun Larimer	1	1	0	15
S Victor Schneider	1	1	0	25
CB Ellis Kubrak	1	0	2	25
OLB Dwight Rivers	1	0	0	13
CB Danny Fancher	1	0	0	24
OLB Michael Lake	1	0	0	12
S Miles Evans	1	0	0	19
CB Tre Jamison	0	1	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Clinton	5	0	0	33
ILB Courtney Wilson	4	0	0	36
OLB Glenn Holliday	3	0	0	23
CB Lenny Thomason	2	1	0	35
S Vinny Person	2	1	0	36
S Terry Marcheck	2	0	1	22
OLB Clyde Lane	1	1	0	13
CB Albert Heybach	1	0	0	6
S Alec Kratky	1	0	0	14
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	1	0	0	14
CB Cooper Fauria	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Blake Wilson	7	10	1	37	0	36
C Brandon Maloney	3	11	0	37	0	36
C Robert Weber	3	7	1	37	1	36
FB Lucas Harding	1	1	0	10	0	4
T Oliver Joyce	0	3	0	37	1	36
G Chester Kemp	0	2	0	37	0	36
TE Johnnie Lester	0	1	0	31	0	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Woodard	2	7	23	1	25
T Tommy Ramirez	2	6	23	0	25
G Rob Goeas	1	5	23	0	25
G Cristian Cunningham	0	5	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Bullock	2	15
Brendan Humphries	1	17
Rex Hughes	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Stephens	3	15
Keith Kling	2	15
Moe Krakowski	1	15
Grayson June	1	11

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Oliver Joyce	37	36	---	---	6	79
C Brandon Maloney	37	36	---	---	---	73
QB Lamont Nichols	37	36	---	---	---	73
C Robert Weber	37	36	---	---	---	73
G Blake Wilson	37	36	---	---	---	73
G Chester Kemp	37	36	---	---	---	73
WR Stan Ballard	36	35	---	---	---	71
WR Darrin Boyd	36	34	---	---	---	70
TE Johnnie Lester	31	36	---	---	---	67
RB Ricky England	29	30	---	---	2	61
WR Johnny Huffman	19	20	---	---	11	50
S Victor Schneider	---	---	23	25	---	48
CB Ellis Kubrak	---	---	22	25	---	47
CB Danny Fancher	---	---	21	24	---	45
OLB Michael Lake	---	---	18	12	15	45
S Miles Evans	---	---	13	19	11	43
ILB Shaun Larimer	---	---	13	15	7	35
DT Chance Brandon	---	---	13	21	---	34
DT Deron Rayburn	---	---	15	15	---	30
TE Brayden Mills	11	13	---	---	6	30
DE Todd Bowler	---	---	16	13	---	29
FB Lucas Harding	10	4	---	---	13	27
DE Colin Gunn	---	---	17	9	---	26
S Hardy Scurlock	---	---	12	14	---	26
RB Vince Long	8	6	---	---	12	26
OLB Albert Carlisle	---	---	11	12	---	23
S Leonard Bullock	---	---	4	3	15	22
OLB Gino Gilbertson	---	---	6	16	---	22
DT Lucas Kaplan	---	---	13	8	---	21
CB Tre Jamison	---	---	13	7	---	20
TE Brendan Humphries	0	2	---	---	17	19
OLB Dwight Rivers	---	---	5	13	---	18
WR Darien Swindle	3	0	---	---	13	16
DE Tommy Grace	---	---	6	5	5	16
DT Josue Sutton	---	---	5	6	5	16
S Rex Hughes	---	---	3	3	9	15
DE Chandler Ferrell	---	---	4	10	---	14
WR Omar Loucks	1	0	---	---	8	9
C Paul Hinrichs	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cameron Buckhalter	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Damian Cable	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Riddick Hoover	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Ramon McNeil	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Raymond Cooley	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Herman Jeffries	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Lamar Curry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vinny Person	---	---	37	36	12	85
CB Lenny Thomason	---	---	35	35	2	72
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	34	36	2	72
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	34	33	2	69
DE Christian Godfrey	---	---	31	26	---	57
DE Ike Sante	---	---	29	27	---	56
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	29	25	---	54
WR Luther Schwartz	21	23	---	---	10	54
G Cristian Cunningham	23	25	---	---	5	53
S Terry Marcheck	---	---	21	22	10	53
CB Cooper Fauria	---	---	20	21	11	52
DT Cole Lightner	---	---	26	23	---	49
C Logan Woodard	23	25	---	---	---	48
T Tommy Ramirez	23	25	---	---	---	48
QB Grady Chapman	23	25	---	---	---	48
T Alexander Negrelli	23	25	---	---	---	48
G Rob Goeas	23	25	---	---	---	48
OLB Glenn Holliday	---	---	22	23	2	47
OLB Moe Krakowski	---	---	16	13	15	44
OLB Clyde Lane	---	---	15	13	8	36
WR Vince Parham	16	15	---	---	4	35
FB Keith Kling	8	10	---	---	15	33
S Alec Kratky	---	---	19	14	---	33
DT Mason Meyer	---	---	12	18	2	32
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	---	---	11	14	6	31
RB Hardy Haynesworth	5	14	---	---	11	30
TE Kelvin Stephens	7	7	---	---	15	29
RB Miguel Mason	18	11	---	---	---	29
TE Joshua Kois	12	16	---	---	---	28
WR Kelly Strickland	16	10	---	---	---	26
WR Darius Thornton	7	15	---	---	---	22
DT Asher Suarez	---	---	7	6	6	19
TE Elliot Leisle	2	2	---	---	11	15
CB Albert Heybach	---	---	6	6	1	13
RB Grayson June	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Damian Law	---	---	3	5	2	10
P Winfred Jeffries	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Archie Stuart	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Ramon Cornplow	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Mel Lindsay	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Devante Creel	3	2	---	---	---	5
RB Roman McDonald	0	0	---	---	2	2
K Jim McCurry	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Darnell Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Walter Baerg	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Ernest Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	15	106	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Nichols	34	22	4	1	2	4	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Chapman	24	12	3	0	1	3	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	79	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	84	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	79	15.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	13	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	40	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Ballard	10	5	2	53	1	35
TE Johnnie Lester	9	6	0	86	2	36
WR Darrin Boyd	6	3	0	36	0	34
RB Ricky England	4	4	0	48	1	30
WR Johnny Huffman	4	3	0	29	0	20
RB Vince Long	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	8	4	1	36	0	15
FB Keith Kling	5	4	0	68	1	10
WR Luther Schwartz	5	1	0	22	1	23
WR Kelly Strickland	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	2	0	26	1	14
RB Miguel Mason	1	1	0	8	0	11
TE Joshua Kois	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ricky England	2	13	6.50	4.46
QB Lamont Nichols	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
RB Vince Long	1	-4	-4.00	11.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Nichols	5	3	15	3.00	7.38

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stan Ballard	2	1	4	2.00	5.30
TE Johnnie Lester	1	0	0	0.00	9.56
RB Ricky England	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Vince Long	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ricky England	5	1
QB Lamont Nichols	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Miguel Mason	2	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Nichols	9	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Chapman	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnnie Lester	4	2	1
WR Johnny Huffman	3	3	3
WR Stan Ballard	2	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	3	2	2
WR Kelly Strickland	1	0	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	1	1
WR Luther Schwartz	1	0	0
TE Joshua Kois	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (21,800)
End Zone 14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (21,800)
End Zone	14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)