Week 8, 2007

played in Tennessee, TX

57 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans717147-45
Tennessee Oilers77024-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 TEN - Heath Miller 7 pass from Craig Nall (Robbie Gould extra point)
1Q: 03:13 HOU - Cedric Benson 44 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:31 HOU - Tony Stewart 14 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 08:59 HOU - David Akers 40 field goal
2Q: 05:19 TEN - Chester Taylor 6 pass from Craig Nall (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Jeremy Bloom 9 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:07 HOU - Brian Leonard 15 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 02:59 HOU - Travis Taylor 5 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:51 TEN - Robbie Gould 44 field goal
4Q: 10:37 HOU - Roy Williams 31 interception return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:02 TEN - Seth Wand 11 fumble return (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 04:15 TEN - Greg Jennings 78 pass from Scott Webb (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 01:11 TEN - Greg Jennings 40 pass from Scott Webb (Robbie Gould extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUTEN
Record5-31-6
First Downs1919
- by Rushing72
- by Passing1214
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards409402
- Offensive Plays5868
- Yards per Play7.055.91
Net Rushing Yards19353
- Rushing Attempts2726
- Yards per Rush7.152.04
Net Passing Yards216349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 21 - 040 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards216364
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/15
- Yards per Pass Play6.978.31
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions3/126/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.36.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/478/65
Punt Returns/Yards3/265/44
Kick Returns/Yards1/244/97
Interception Ret./Yards2/400/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 23
Time of Possession29:3530:25

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:19OWN 2534Punt
16:163:22OWN 25675Touchdown
11:121:28OWN 6418Punt
214:331:09OPP 43443Touchdown
211:482:54OWN 21556Field Goal
25:131:40OWN 2535Punt
21:511:03OWN 38417Punt
312:572:51OWN 20615Punt
38:430:43OWN 36264Touchdown
37:004:12OWN 44756Touchdown
412:451:23OWN 25533Punt
48:524:14OWN 26515Punt
43:431:20OWN 2534Punt
40:380:38501-1Game
Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:417:25OWN 271573Touchdown
12:541:42OWN 2834Punt
214:440:11OWN 32111Fumble
213:241:36OWN 2637Punt
28:543:41OWN 37663Touchdown
23:331:42OWN 1835Punt
20:480:13OWN 210Interception
20:350:35OWN 221-6Half
315:002:03OWN 2635Punt
310:061:23OWN 203-1Punt
38:001:00OWN 2535Punt
32:485:03OWN 251248Field Goal
411:220:54OWN 203-1Interception
410:281:36OWN 25418Punt
44:380:55OWN 19281Touchdown
42:231:45OWN 29771Touchdown

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cedric Benson12877.254441
RB Brian Leonard6274.501511
QB Mark Brunell5255.001420
RB Sammy Morris351.67400
WR Terrell Owens14949.004910
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Chester Taylor20582.90800
RB Eric Shelton3-13-4.33-300
QB Craig Nall252.50400
WR Greg Jennings133.00300

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Brunell31212160/02310109.0
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Craig Nall27181892/15250280.6
Scott Webb1381750/02780145.0

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrell Owens56326.405150
WR Miles Austin45276.751100
WR Travis Taylor345919.6730311
RB Cedric Benson34196.339190
TE Todd Heap263015.005160
TE Tony Stewart223718.5018231
WR Nigea Carter1188.00680
RB Brian Leonard1144.00040
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo0100.00000
RB Sammy Morris0100.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Greg Jennings91421924.33103782
RB Chester Taylor712497.0018121
WR Dwayne Bowe46276.755130
TE Dustin Lyman334314.339240
WR Tommy Kerr22199.500200
TE Heath Miller1277.00071
RB Eric Shelton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Roy Williams13131.001
CB Jeremy Bloom199.001
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Sammy Morris1000
OLB Antonio Pierce0100
OLB Demarrio Williams0010
CB Vincent Fuller0010
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
TE Dustin Lyman1000
CB Eric Wright1000
G Seth Wand0101
CB Deltha O'Neal0100
TE Heath Miller0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dustin Colquitt839649.541.5555
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Michael Koenen735350.443.9693

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers1/11/10/0406/6
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Robbie Gould1/11/10/0445/5

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sammy Morris3268.70
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Wright5448.80

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Miles Austin12424.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Hayden37926.30
Eric Wright11818.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth601.52538
S Roy Williams610.02638
OLB Takeo Spikes530.01324
OLB Demarrio Williams530.02542
CB Terence Newman510.02540
ILB Chase Blackburn510.01516
CB Patrick Surtain400.01530
CB Jeremy Bloom310.02233
OLB Antonio Pierce300.01516
S Bhawon Jue210.02634
OLB Adalius Thomas120.01023
CB Vincent Fuller120.01322
DT Tank Johnson100.01526
DE Dave Tollefson010.51318
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Deltha O'Neal800.02630
S Pat Watkins510.02630
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa430.01111
OLB Ray Edwards410.01418
CB Eric Wright400.02628
DE Dashawn Pierce310.02424
OLB Nick Roach300.01218
OLB Jason Babin210.02731
CB Kelvin Hayden210.01719
DE Quinn Pitcock210.01219
DE Justin Smith200.02731
DT Marcus Tubbs110.01716
S Tony Parrish100.01519
S James Sanders100.01313
ILB Will Herring100.0910
CB Nic Harper010.067

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth1.502238
DE Dave Tollefson0.501018
OLB Adalius Thomas0.001023
DT Alan Branch0.001026
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Justin Smith0.010031
OLB Ray Edwards0.010018

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Patrick Surtain60030
OLB Takeo Spikes40024
CB Terence Newman40040
OLB Antonio Pierce30016
S Roy Williams22138
CB Jeremy Bloom21133
OLB Demarrio Williams20042
OLB Adalius Thomas11023
CB Vincent Fuller11022
DT Tank Johnson10026
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Deltha O'Neal51030
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa30011
S Pat Watkins30030
CB Eric Wright30028
OLB Nick Roach20018
S Tony Parrish10019
DE Justin Smith10031
DT Marcus Tubbs10016
CB Kelvin Hayden10019
ILB Will Herring10010
OLB Jason Babin01031

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jeff Diehl59027031
T Nat Dorsey26027031
C Casey Rabach25027031
T Jammal Brown13027031
G Cristian Dronett02027031
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo0107011
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Seth Wand37126042
C Jeff Grau17026238
T Sean Locklear12026042
TE Heath Miller11024041
C Mike Flanagan04026042
G Jonathan Goodwin03026042

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Patrick Surtain331
Demarrio Williams231
Sammy Morris131
Kevin Jones116
Barry Barham19
Jammal Brown19
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Heath Miller115
Jonathan Goodwin18
Sean Locklear18
Chester Taylor13

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Demarrio Williams------25423198
S Roy Williams------26382185
CB Patrick Surtain------15303176
G Jeff Diehl2731------967
T Nat Dorsey2731------967
G Cristian Dronett2731------967
T Jammal Brown2731------967
CB Terence Newman------2540166
DE Albert Haynesworth------2538164
ILB Chase Blackburn------15163162
WR Terrell Owens2323------1561
S Bhawon Jue------2634---60
QB Mark Brunell2731---------58
C Casey Rabach2731---------58
CB Jeremy Bloom------2233156
WR Miles Austin2026------753
CB Vincent Fuller------13221752
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo711------3149
TE Todd Heap2029---------49
RB Sammy Morris57------3143
DT Tank Johnson------1526---41
WR Nigea Carter2020---------40
DT Alan Branch------1326140
WR Travis Taylor78------2338
OLB Takeo Spikes------1324---37
DE Jimmy Kennedy------1218737
OLB Adalius Thomas------1023---33
OLB Antonio Pierce------1516132
DE Dave Tollefson------1318132
RB Brian Leonard612------1331
RB Cedric Benson1510---------25
CB Alexander Pierce------112720
RB Kevin Jones00------1616
TE Tony Stewart67------114
K David Akers00------99
C Barry Barham00------99
P Dustin Colquitt00------99
S David Young------26---8
WR Robert Meachem52---------7
TE Matt Kranchick10---------1
ILB Rod Davis------0011
QB Charlie Batch00---------0
T Cornell Green00---------0
G Damien Buchholz00---------0
C Marvin Philip00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Heath Miller2441------1580
C Mike Flanagan2642------876
G Jonathan Goodwin2642------876
G Seth Wand2642------876
T Sean Locklear2642------876
OLB Jason Babin------27311573
CB Eric Wright------26281670
CB Deltha O'Neal------26301066
WR Greg Jennings2640---------66
RB Chester Taylor2338------364
C Jeff Grau2638---------64
DE Justin Smith------2731159
S Pat Watkins------2630157
QB Craig Nall2629------156
DE Dashawn Pierce------2424149
RB Eric Shelton711------2846
CB Kelvin Hayden------1719844
WR Plaxico Burress1823------142
DT Marcus Tubbs------1716942
OLB Ray Edwards------1418941
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa------11111739
WR Dwayne Bowe1325---------38
TE Joe Delaney16------3037
CB Nic Harper------672336
S Tony Parrish------1519135
OLB Lofa Tatupu------113032
DE Quinn Pitcock------1219---31
OLB Nick Roach------1218---30
WR Tommy Kerr59------1428
DE Haloti Ngata------1315---28
WR Karsten Bailey12------2427
S James Sanders------1313127
TE Dustin Lyman1214---------26
S Melvin Bullitt------002222
ILB Will Herring------910120
RB Ted Short01------1617
QB Scott Webb013---------13
K Robbie Gould00------88
C Donnie Carpenter00------88
P Michael Koenen00------77
G Jamar Nesbit04---------4
OLB Levon Peppars------11---2
WR Ezra Alston00---------0
T Jeremy Trueblood00---------0
T Dustin Fry00---------0
DE Jay Richardson------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1015015.0
Middle10222.2
Right6223.7
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left351.7
Middle17291.7
Right6193.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Brunell31213512000
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Craig Nall27182013322
Scott Webb1383012200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1391138.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)979710.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64152.5
Short (0-8 Yds)22141948.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)74446.3
Long (19+ Yds)5411122.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrell Owens65032023
TE Todd Heap62030029
WR Miles Austin54027026
WR Travis Taylor4315928
RB Cedric Benson43019010
TE Tony Stewart2203717
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo1000011
WR Nigea Carter1108020
RB Sammy Morris100007
RB Brian Leonard1104012
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Greg Jennings1490219340
RB Chester Taylor127249038
WR Dwayne Bowe64027025
TE Dustin Lyman33043114
TE Heath Miller2107041
WR Tommy Kerr2201919
RB Eric Shelton1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Cedric Benson252.507.25
RB Brian Leonard11515.004.50
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Chester Taylor4123.002.90
RB Eric Shelton2-9-4.50-4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mark Brunell22199.506.97
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Craig Nall44205.007.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Travis Taylor1155.0014.75
TE Tony Stewart111414.0018.50
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Chester Taylor1166.004.08
TE Heath Miller1177.003.50
WR Greg Jennings1166.0015.64
WR Dwayne Bowe1111.004.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Brian Leonard20
RB Cedric Benson10
TennesseeRushesConversions
RB Chester Taylor11
RB Eric Shelton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Mark Brunell963
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Craig Nall1175
Scott Webb100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Terrell Owens331
TE Todd Heap200
WR Miles Austin211
WR Travis Taylor111
RB Brian Leonard110
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
RB Chester Taylor443
WR Greg Jennings400
WR Dwayne Bowe211
TE Dustin Lyman110
TE Heath Miller111

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,000 (21,400)
End Zone12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,300 (3,300)