Week 8, 2063

played in Tennessee, TN

71 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	7	-	17
Tennessee Titans	3	6	7	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 HOU - Kelly Strickland 11 pass from Grady Chapman (Jim McCurry extra point)
1Q: 02:59 TEN - Damian Cable 47 field goal
2Q: 10:18 TEN - Damian Cable 19 field goal
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Jim McCurry 27 field goal
2Q: 00:14 TEN - Damian Cable 33 field goal
3Q: 10:55 TEN - Ricky England 4 run (Damian Cable extra point)
4Q: 09:30 HOU - Zack Hill 1 fumble return (Jim McCurry extra point)
4Q: 00:48 TEN - Damian Cable 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 HOU - Kelly Strickland 11 pass from Grady Chapman (Jim McCurry extra point)
1Q: 02:59 TEN - Damian Cable 47 field goal
2Q: 10:18 TEN - Damian Cable 19 field goal
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Jim McCurry 27 field goal
2Q: 00:14 TEN - Damian Cable 33 field goal
3Q: 10:55 TEN - Ricky England 4 run (Damian Cable extra point)
4Q: 09:30 HOU - Zack Hill 1 fumble return (Jim McCurry extra point)
4Q: 00:48 TEN - Damian Cable 29 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-7 5-3
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 289 334
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.66 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 103 82
- Rushing Attempts 28 17
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.82
Net Passing Yards 186 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 45 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:17 27:43

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-7	5-3
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	289	334
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.66	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	103	82
- Rushing Attempts	28	17
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.82
Net Passing Yards	186	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	45 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:17	27:43

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	6:45	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
1	2:52	3:01	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	10:12	2:06	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
2	6:49	3:54	OWN 11	8	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:46	1:15	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	7:43	0:10	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
3	6:31	6:39	OWN 20	11	62	Missed FG
4	12:38	2:20	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
4	7:05	1:47	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	4:20	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	5	30	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
1	6:14	3:22	OWN 26	7	44	Field Goal
2	14:51	4:39	OWN 21	7	77	Field Goal
2	8:06	1:17	OWN 27	4	23	Punt
2	2:55	2:48	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
3	13:24	2:38	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	9:31	1:48	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	7:33	1:02	OPP 29	3	-4	Punt
4	14:52	2:14	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	10:18	1:04	OWN 10	3	-9	Fumble
4	9:14	2:09	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
4	5:18	0:58	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	2:34	1:52	OWN 47	7	41	Field Goal

Game MVP: Lamont Nichols, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Miguel Mason	15	61	4.07	11	2
RB Hardy Haynesworth	8	17	2.13	7	0
QB Darnell Garrison	5	25	5.00	12	2

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ricky England	13	66	5.08	35	2	1
QB Lamont Nichols	3	15	5.00	6	0	0
RB Vince Long	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darnell Garrison	19	9	95	1/3	0	22	1	40.5
Grady Chapman	13	11	98	1/4	1	32	0	123.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Nichols	45	30	268	2/16	0	33	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	7	11	51	7.29	0	18	0
WR Kelly Strickland	4	6	59	14.75	14	32	1
WR Luther Schwartz	4	4	34	8.50	18	22	0
TE Elliot Leisle	3	6	41	13.67	19	29	0
RB Miguel Mason	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Joshua Kois	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Darius Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stan Ballard	11	17	127	11.55	52	33
RB Ricky England	6	9	33	5.50	14	23
WR Johnny Huffman	6	7	41	6.83	16	11
WR Omar Loucks	3	3	27	9.00	19	18
WR Darrin Boyd	2	4	30	15.00	18	25
TE Johnnie Lester	1	2	14	14.00	8	14
FB Lucas Harding	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Darien Swindle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Michael Lake	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Darnell Garrison	1	0	0	0
DE Zack Hill	0	1	0	1
C Logan Woodard	0	1	0	0
DE Ike Sante	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Lamont Nichols	1	0	0	0
DE Colin Gunn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Jeffries	7	256	36.6	33.6	49	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Buckhalter	7	306	43.7	36.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim McCurry	1/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damian Cable	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	1	14	14.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darien Swindle	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	70	35.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Cooley	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lenny Thomason	9	1	0.0	15	44
OLB Moe Krakowski	7	1	0.0	8	23
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	7	1	0.0	17	47
S Vinny Person	4	3	0.0	17	47
OLB Chad Whiting	4	0	0.0	7	7
DE Ike Sante	3	0	1.0	16	34
S Alec Kratky	3	2	0.0	9	28
CB Gene Clinton	3	1	0.0	14	43
OLB Glenn Holliday	2	1	0.5	9	24
CB Albert Heybach	2	2	0.0	14	43
DT Cole Lightner	2	0	0.0	12	27
S Rusty Grier	1	1	0.0	8	20
DE Christian Godfrey	1	1	0.0	14	40
TE Joshua Kois	1	0	---	---	---
DT Monty Rounds	0	1	0.5	12	31
DE Zack Hill	0	1	0.0	4	20
DT Mason Meyer	0	1	0.0	8	22

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Lake	7	2	0.5	28	34
CB Danny Fancher	7	3	0.0	28	33
S Victor Schneider	6	3	0.0	28	33
ILB Shaun Larimer	6	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Albert Carlisle	3	1	0.0	7	16
DE Chandler Ferrell	3	0	0.0	8	11
DT Deron Rayburn	2	1	0.5	16	19
CB Ellis Kubrak	2	3	0.0	27	30
DE Tommy Grace	2	2	0.0	20	18
OLB Gino Gilbertson	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Hardy Scurlock	2	0	0.0	20	18
CB Tre Jamison	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Colin Gunn	1	1	1.0	12	20
DT Lucas Kaplan	1	1	0.0	20	23
DT Levon Hartman	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Dwight Rivers	1	0	0.0	8	15
S Rex Hughes	1	0	0.0	8	15
DT Chance Brandon	0	3	0.0	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Sante	1.0	0	2	1	34
DT Monty Rounds	0.5	0	0	0	31
OLB Glenn Holliday	0.5	0	0	0	24
DE Christian Godfrey	0.0	1	1	0	40
DE Zack Hill	0.0	0	2	0	20

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Gunn	1.0	0	0	20
DT Deron Rayburn	0.5	0	1	19
OLB Michael Lake	0.5	0	0	34
OLB Gino Gilbertson	0.0	1	0	14
DE Tommy Grace	0.0	0	3	18
OLB Albert Carlisle	0.0	0	1	16
DE Todd Bowler	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lenny Thomason	6	0	44
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	5	2	47
OLB Moe Krakowski	4	0	23
S Alec Kratky	3	0	28
OLB Chad Whiting	3	0	7
CB Gene Clinton	2	0	43
S Vinny Person	2	0	47
DE Ike Sante	2	0	34
OLB Glenn Holliday	1	2	24
CB Albert Heybach	1	1	43
S Rusty Grier	1	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Lake	6	0	1	34
CB Danny Fancher	3	1	0	33
S Victor Schneider	3	1	0	33
OLB Albert Carlisle	2	0	0	16
CB Tre Jamison	2	0	0	15
CB Ellis Kubrak	1	1	0	30
OLB Gino Gilbertson	1	0	0	14
S Hardy Scurlock	1	0	0	18
ILB Shaun Larimer	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cristian Cunningham	4	7	28	0	34
T Alexander Negrelli	2	3	28	0	34
C Logan Woodard	1	5	28	1	33
G Rob Goeas	1	3	28	1	34
T Tommy Ramirez	1	3	28	0	34
FB Keith Kling	1	2	9	0	9

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chester Kemp	2	5	1	17	0	47
T Oliver Joyce	2	3	0	17	0	47
C Brandon Maloney	1	5	0	17	1	47
G Blake Wilson	0	1	0	17	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Kling	2	26
Grayson June	1	26
A.J. Jones	1	24
Miguel Mason	1	19
Archie Stuart	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Humphries	1	28
Darien Swindle	1	17
Oliver Joyce	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vinny Person	---	---	17	47	21	85
WR Vince Parham	28	34	---	---	17	79
ILB Eduardo Alabaso	---	---	17	47	10	74
T Tommy Ramirez	28	34	---	---	9	71
G Cristian Cunningham	28	34	---	---	9	71
G Rob Goeas	28	34	---	---	9	71
CB Lenny Thomason	---	---	15	44	4	63
DE Christian Godfrey	---	---	14	40	9	63
T Alexander Negrelli	28	34	---	---	---	62
C Logan Woodard	28	33	---	---	---	61
WR Luther Schwartz	20	15	---	---	26	61
CB Albert Heybach	---	---	14	43	4	61
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	14	43	3	60
DE Ike Sante	---	---	16	34	2	52
TE Elliot Leisle	20	31	---	---	---	51
RB Miguel Mason	16	15	---	---	19	50
WR Kelly Strickland	21	26	---	---	---	47
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	12	31	1	44
FB Keith Kling	9	9	---	---	26	44
DT Cole Lightner	---	---	12	27	2	41
RB Hardy Haynesworth	12	17	---	---	10	39
S Alec Kratky	---	---	9	28	---	37
OLB Glenn Holliday	---	---	9	24	3	36
DE Zack Hill	---	---	4	20	11	35
DT Mason Meyer	---	---	8	22	4	34
QB Darnell Garrison	12	20	---	---	1	33
OLB Moe Krakowski	---	---	8	23	1	32
OLB Chad Whiting	---	---	7	7	18	32
QB Grady Chapman	16	14	---	---	1	31
S Rusty Grier	---	---	8	20	3	31
RB Grayson June	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB A.J. Jones	---	---	0	0	24	24
DT Asher Suarez	---	---	2	14	2	18
TE Joshua Kois	4	13	---	---	---	17
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Darius Thornton	6	6	---	---	---	12
T Archie Stuart	0	1	---	---	9	10
C Mel Lindsay	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Winfred Jeffries	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Kelvin Stephens	0	1	---	---	6	7
WR Devante Creel	4	3	---	---	---	7
K Jim McCurry	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Roman McDonald	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Andrew Duran	---	---	1	3	---	4
C Walter Baerg	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Terry Marcheck	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Brandon Maloney	17	47	---	---	13	77
G Blake Wilson	17	47	---	---	11	75
T Riddick Hoover	17	47	---	---	11	75
G Chester Kemp	17	47	---	---	11	75
T Oliver Joyce	17	47	---	---	11	75
QB Lamont Nichols	17	47	---	---	---	64
OLB Michael Lake	---	---	28	34	2	64
S Victor Schneider	---	---	28	33	3	64
CB Danny Fancher	---	---	28	33	2	63
WR Stan Ballard	16	46	---	---	---	62
RB Ricky England	16	43	---	---	---	59
TE Johnnie Lester	15	43	---	---	---	58
CB Ellis Kubrak	---	---	27	30	1	58
WR Darrin Boyd	16	39	---	---	---	55
CB Tre Jamison	---	---	16	15	19	50
OLB Dwight Rivers	---	---	8	15	26	49
DT Lucas Kaplan	---	---	20	23	2	45
DT Deron Rayburn	---	---	16	19	8	43
WR Johnny Huffman	9	34	---	---	---	43
ILB Shaun Larimer	---	---	15	15	12	42
DE Colin Gunn	---	---	12	20	9	41
S Hardy Scurlock	---	---	20	18	---	38
DE Tommy Grace	---	---	20	18	---	38
WR Omar Loucks	3	12	---	---	21	36
DE Todd Bowler	---	---	17	15	---	32
TE Brendan Humphries	1	2	---	---	28	31
FB Lucas Harding	5	2	---	---	21	28
RB Vince Long	1	4	---	---	21	26
S Leonard Bullock	---	---	0	1	24	25
S Rex Hughes	---	---	8	15	2	25
DT Chance Brandon	---	---	11	12	1	24
OLB Albert Carlisle	---	---	7	16	---	23
OLB Gino Gilbertson	---	---	9	14	---	23
DT Levon Hartman	---	---	9	14	---	23
DE Chandler Ferrell	---	---	8	11	2	21
WR Darien Swindle	0	3	---	---	17	20
S Miles Evans	---	---	1	3	16	20
C Paul Hinrichs	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Cameron Buckhalter	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Damian Cable	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Brayden Mills	3	7	---	---	---	10
WR Raymond Cooley	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Robert Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Herman Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Curry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ramon McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	20	85	4.3
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	12	67	5.6
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darnell Garrison	19	9	1	1	0	3	5	0	1
Grady Chapman	13	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Nichols	45	30	4	3	1	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	51	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	59	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	17	136	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	11	7	51	0	34
WR Kelly Strickland	6	4	59	1	26
TE Elliot Leisle	6	3	41	1	31
WR Luther Schwartz	4	4	34	1	15
RB Miguel Mason	2	1	6	0	15
TE Joshua Kois	2	1	2	0	13
WR Darius Thornton	1	0	0	0	6

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Ballard	17	11	0	127	2	46
RB Ricky England	9	6	0	33	1	43
WR Johnny Huffman	7	6	0	41	0	34
WR Darrin Boyd	4	2	0	30	1	39
WR Omar Loucks	3	3	0	27	0	12
TE Johnnie Lester	2	1	0	14	0	43
WR Darien Swindle	2	0	1	0	0	3
FB Lucas Harding	1	1	0	-4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	5	2.50	2.13
QB Darnell Garrison	2	1	0.50	5.00
RB Miguel Mason	2	3	1.50	4.07

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ricky England	3	7	2.33	5.08
QB Lamont Nichols	2	9	4.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Chapman	4	3	12	3.00	7.54
Darnell Garrison	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Nichols	4	3	4	1.00	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vince Parham	3	2	1	0.33	4.64
WR Kelly Strickland	2	2	14	7.00	9.83

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stan Ballard	2	2	2	1.00	7.47
WR Johnny Huffman	2	1	2	1.00	5.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	0
QB Darnell Garrison	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamont Nichols	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Chapman	6	6	4
Darnell Garrison	4	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Nichols	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stan Ballard	5	3	1
WR Johnny Huffman	3	2	1
TE Johnnie Lester	2	1	1
RB Ricky England	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)