Week 16, 2069

played in Houston, TX

44 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	14	0	0	10	-	24
Houston Texans	0	17	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 ARI - Lance Heath 1 run (Levi Jefferson extra point)
1Q: 04:54 ARI - Erick Peterson 9 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Levi Jefferson extra point)
2Q: 13:58 HOU - Glen Trueblood 30 field goal
2Q: 08:11 HOU - Ivan Burgess 2 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Ivan Burgess 7 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
3Q: 06:07 HOU - Glen Trueblood 37 field goal
4Q: 13:08 ARI - Brody Clements 3 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Levi Jefferson extra point)
4Q: 02:49 ARI - Levi Jefferson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 ARI - Lance Heath 1 run (Levi Jefferson extra point)
1Q: 04:54 ARI - Erick Peterson 9 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Levi Jefferson extra point)
2Q: 13:58 HOU - Glen Trueblood 30 field goal
2Q: 08:11 HOU - Ivan Burgess 2 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Ivan Burgess 7 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
3Q: 06:07 HOU - Glen Trueblood 37 field goal
4Q: 13:08 ARI - Brody Clements 3 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Levi Jefferson extra point)
4Q: 02:49 ARI - Levi Jefferson 32 field goal

Team Statistics ARI HOU
Record 8-7 9-5-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 12 6
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 388 217
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 5.11 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 190 88
- Rushing Attempts 40 25
- Yards per Rush 4.75 3.52
Net Passing Yards 198 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 15 - 0 35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 3.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/65 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 4/64
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	ARI	HOU
Record	8-7	9-5-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	12	6
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	388	217
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	5.11	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	190	88
- Rushing Attempts	40	25
- Yards per Rush	4.75	3.52
Net Passing Yards	198	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 15 - 0	35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	3.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/65	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	4/64
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 25	7	32	Downs
1	9:34	3:50	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
1	4:54	0:06	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
1	3:08	2:15	OWN 7	5	5	Punt
2	13:52	2:19	OWN 10	4	11	Punt
2	8:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	2:54	2:37	OWN 12	7	45	Punt
3	13:15	2:19	OWN 14	7	25	Punt
3	9:20	1:25	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
3	6:00	2:59	OWN 25	6	1	Punt
3	1:04	3:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:10	1:43	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	7:45	5:03	OWN 33	9	52	Field Goal
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 42	4	29	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:36	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
1	5:44	0:50	OWN 25	2	4	Interception
1	4:48	1:40	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	0:53	2:01	OPP 42	5	29	Field Goal
2	11:33	3:33	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	6:42	3:48	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 4	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	4	4	Punt
3	10:56	1:36	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	7:55	1:55	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
3	3:01	1:57	OWN 33	5	5	Punt
4	12:59	1:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	9:27	1:42	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:42	1:22	OWN 20	8	38	Downs

Game MVP: Cristian DeMeester, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Noah Adams	28	95	3.39	26	3	0
RB Lance Heath	7	67	9.57	25	3	1
QB Cristian DeMeester	5	28	5.60	12	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ivan Burgess	13	32	2.46	8	0	2
QB Michael Stephens	9	35	3.89	10	1	0
RB Melvin Smolka	2	17	8.50	10	1	0
WR Timothy Crawford	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian DeMeester	33	15	215	3/17	2	42	0	87.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Stephens	35	18	129	0/0	0	18	1	48.4

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brody Clements	5	7	36	7.20	6	12	1
WR Erick Peterson	5	8	77	15.40	40	42	1
TE Tito Hennings	4	12	75	18.75	15	33	0
WR Jim Thompson	1	4	27	27.00	16	27	0
TE Bucky Haitsuka	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Crawford	5	9	22	4.40	6	14
WR Allen Weber	4	13	33	8.25	10	14
RB Ivan Burgess	3	4	40	13.33	12	18
TE Dan Kagan	2	3	15	7.50	1	11
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
FB James Lyle	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Brady Stargell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ernie England	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Amir Cason	1	23	23.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Protokowicz	8	322	40.3	32.3	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Gonzalez	7	321	45.9	44.1	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Levi Jefferson	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Trueblood	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erick Peterson	2	12	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	4	64	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dubin	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Camden Davison	6	2	25	34
OLB Louie McCormick	5	3	24	33
S Dave McKenzie	4	4	24	34
DT Byron Guenther	4	1	24	24
CB Jamie Williams	4	0	23	34
CB Amir Cason	3	1	23	33
OLB Lionel Andrews	3	0	7	6
S Kaden Weingrad	2	3	8	21
DT John Kappe	1	2	18	22
S Lincoln Douglas	1	1	12	9
CB Alex Browning	1	1	12	16
ILB Sherman Whiting	1	0	1	1
CB Lee Benson	1	0	5	15
DE Carson Barton	1	0	19	28
S Omar Giles	1	0	5	5
DT Dominique Schumacher	1	0	9	14
OLB Raymond Summers	0	1	5	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roosevelt Lee	13	1	0.0	39	35
OLB Cooper Janto	9	1	1.0	37	35
ILB Kenny Stargell	5	2	0.0	27	25
CB Shaun Dubin	5	0	0.0	31	26
S Norman Hardig	4	1	0.0	40	36
DT Avery Arneson	3	1	0.0	34	27
DE Donny Ricks	2	0	1.0	40	36
DT Carson Dyrda	2	0	1.0	6	9
OLB Kerlin Fisk	2	2	0.0	39	35
CB Jimmy Joseph	2	0	0.0	40	36
CB Brant Lang	2	0	0.0	39	35
DE Benjamin Frederick	2	0	0.0	31	26
ILB Zack Chaplin	1	3	0.0	10	11
WR Timothy Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Terrence Mastny	1	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Drew Sedrick	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zack Brewster	1	1	20
DE Carson Barton	0	1	28
DE Nickolas Midler	0	1	18

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donny Ricks	1.0	0	1	1	36
OLB Cooper Janto	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Carson Dyrda	1.0	0	0	0	9
CB Jimmy Joseph	0.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Kerlin Fisk	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Avery Arneson	0.0	0	1	1	27
OLB Drew Sedrick	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Arnold Mason	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jamie Williams	3	3	0	34
OLB Louie McCormick	3	2	0	33
S Dave McKenzie	3	1	0	34
OLB Camden Davison	2	1	0	34
CB Amir Cason	2	0	1	33
CB Lee Benson	1	0	0	15
S Omar Giles	1	0	0	5
OLB Lionel Andrews	1	0	0	6
S Kaden Weingrad	1	0	0	21
CB Alex Browning	1	0	0	16
S Lincoln Douglas	0	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shaun Dubin	5	0	26
CB Jimmy Joseph	3	1	36
S Roosevelt Lee	2	1	35
ILB Terrence Mastny	1	1	10
OLB Cooper Janto	1	0	35
ILB Zack Chaplin	1	0	11
ILB Kenny Stargell	1	0	25
OLB Kerlin Fisk	1	0	35
CB Brant Lang	0	2	35
S Norman Hardig	0	1	36
DT Carson Dyrda	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Hector Massa	4	9	40	0	36
T Bruce Null	3	6	40	1	36
G Rodney Schroeder	1	8	40	1	36
G Francisco Tanuvasa	1	7	40	1	36
C Warren Lapointe	1	5	40	0	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Brady Atkins	3	6	0	25	35
T Brian Powell	2	5	0	25	35
G Freddie Alexander	2	3	1	25	35
C Josiah Cote	2	3	0	25	35
G Conrad Gilmore	1	2	0	25	35
TE Dan Kagan	0	1	0	9	10

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Whiting	2	25
Lee Benson	1	27
Lance Heath	1	26
O.J. Ramsey	1	20
Courtney Warren	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Mason	2	24

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tito Hennings	37	35	---	---	26	98
WR Erick Peterson	40	36	---	---	12	88
T Hector Massa	40	36	---	---	9	85
G Rodney Schroeder	40	36	---	---	9	85
G Francisco Tanuvasa	40	36	---	---	9	85
WR Brody Clements	34	34	---	---	10	78
QB Cristian DeMeester	40	36	---	---	---	76
C Warren Lapointe	40	36	---	---	---	76
T Bruce Null	40	36	---	---	---	76
CB Jamie Williams	---	---	23	34	7	64
OLB Camden Davison	---	---	25	34	2	61
S Dave McKenzie	---	---	24	34	2	60
OLB Louie McCormick	---	---	24	33	2	59
CB Amir Cason	---	---	23	33	2	58
RB Noah Adams	30	24	---	---	1	55
WR Jim Thompson	31	22	---	---	---	53
DE Zack Brewster	---	---	19	20	11	50
DE Carson Barton	---	---	19	28	2	49
RB Lance Heath	11	12	---	---	26	49
DT Byron Guenther	---	---	24	24	---	48
DT John Kappe	---	---	18	22	8	48
CB Lee Benson	---	---	5	15	27	47
S Kaden Weingrad	---	---	8	21	12	41
DE Nickolas Midler	---	---	10	18	2	30
S Omar Giles	---	---	5	5	18	28
CB Alex Browning	---	---	12	16	---	28
ILB Sherman Whiting	---	---	1	1	25	27
DT Dominique Schumacher	---	---	9	14	1	24
TE Bucky Haitsuka	9	14	---	---	---	23
S Lincoln Douglas	---	---	12	9	---	21
CB O.J. Ramsey	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE Marco Webster	---	---	2	14	2	18
WR Deron Cote	0	0	---	---	17	17
OLB Lionel Andrews	---	---	7	6	---	13
OLB Raymond Summers	---	---	5	4	1	10
RB Courtney Warren	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Max Protokowicz	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Daniel Berry	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Nathaniel Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Reggie Slayton	5	2	---	---	---	7
K Levi Jefferson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Clarence Cooper	3	1	---	---	---	4
QB Roman Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Deon Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Tanner Van Verth	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Colin Lester	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	39	35	25	99
CB Brant Lang	---	---	39	35	18	92
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	40	36	14	90
CB Shaun Dubin	---	---	31	26	25	82
S Norman Hardig	---	---	40	36	2	78
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	40	36	1	77
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	39	35	1	75
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	37	35	2	74
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	34	27	9	70
T Brian Powell	25	35	---	---	9	69
G Freddie Alexander	25	35	---	---	9	69
G Conrad Gilmore	25	35	---	---	9	69
TE Tracy Wilkins	22	27	---	---	13	62
C Josiah Cote	25	35	---	---	---	60
T Brady Atkins	25	35	---	---	---	60
QB Michael Stephens	25	35	---	---	---	60
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	31	26	1	58
RB Ivan Burgess	23	30	---	---	1	54
WR Timothy Crawford	22	30	---	---	1	53
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	27	25	---	52
TE Dan Kagan	9	10	---	---	27	46
WR Glen Kaczmarek	14	18	---	---	12	44
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	8	9	24	41
WR Allen Weber	11	20	---	---	---	31
TE Alexander Baker	3	1	---	---	26	30
WR Brady Stargell	12	16	---	---	---	28
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	6	9	8	23
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	10	11	1	22
ILB Terrence Mastny	---	---	10	10	1	21
S Levi Peterson	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Melvin Smolka	2	4	---	---	9	15
C Ken Shepherd	0	0	---	---	13	13
FB Darren Armstrong	1	4	---	---	7	12
FB James Lyle	3	9	---	---	---	12
T Demetrius Aghemo	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Cameron Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Ernie England	3	6	---	---	---	9
K Glen Trueblood	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Drew Sedrick	---	---	4	2	---	6
CB Zach Rose	---	---	3	0	---	3
DE Desmond Poston	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Jake Walley	---	---	1	1	---	2
CB Ernie Sluiter	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Johnathan Durant	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Walter Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Dixon Brewer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	13	62	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	7	18	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian DeMeester	33	15	4	4	2	7	3	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Stephens	35	18	0	1	3	8	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	59	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tito Hennings	12	4	1	75	2	35
WR Erick Peterson	8	5	0	77	1	36
WR Brody Clements	7	5	0	36	0	34
WR Jim Thompson	4	1	1	27	1	22
TE Bucky Haitsuka	2	0	0	0	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Allen Weber	13	4	2	33	20
WR Timothy Crawford	9	5	0	22	30
RB Ivan Burgess	4	3	0	40	30
TE Dan Kagan	3	2	1	15	10
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	1	0	4	27
FB James Lyle	1	1	0	2	9
WR Brady Stargell	1	1	0	4	16
WR Ernie England	1	1	0	9	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lance Heath	2	13	6.50	9.57
RB Noah Adams	1	0	0.00	3.39

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Michael Stephens	3	14	4.67	3.89
RB Ivan Burgess	2	9	4.50	2.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian DeMeester	4	2	12	3.00	6.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Stephens	6	4	22	3.67	3.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tito Hennings	2	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Brody Clements	1	1	3	3.00	5.14
WR Erick Peterson	1	1	9	9.00	9.63

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Allen Weber	2	1	8	4.00	2.54
TE Dan Kagan	1	1	11	11.00	5.00
WR Timothy Crawford	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.44
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Brady Stargell	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lance Heath	5	3
QB Cristian DeMeester	2	2
RB Noah Adams	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Michael Stephens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian DeMeester	10	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Stephens	11	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tito Hennings	3	1	1
WR Jim Thompson	3	1	1
WR Erick Peterson	2	2	1
WR Brody Clements	1	1	1
TE Bucky Haitsuka	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Crawford	5	4	1
WR Allen Weber	4	2	1
TE Dan Kagan	1	0	0
WR Ernie England	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,800)
End Zone 14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,800)
End Zone	14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)