Exhibition Week 5, 2009

played in Atlanta, GA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	14	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:41 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 33 field goal
3Q: 12:13 ATL - Michael Griffin 21 interception return (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Chad Johnson 13 pass from Graham Corbin (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:41 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 33 field goal
3Q: 12:13 ATL - Michael Griffin 21 interception return (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Chad Johnson 13 pass from Graham Corbin (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-2-1 1-3
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 306 185
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 4.19 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 83 90
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 3.46 3.00
Net Passing Yards 223 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 1 26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 99
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 3.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-2-1	1-3
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	306	185
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	4.19	3.25
Net Rushing Yards	83	90
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	3.46	3.00
Net Passing Yards	223	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 1	26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	99
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	3.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
1	9:50	3:44	OWN 45	8	49	Missed FG
1	4:05	3:40	OWN 34	7	18	Downs
2	14:11	6:35	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
2	6:01	1:09	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	4	25	Half
3	12:35	0:33	OWN 20	3	-8	Interception
3	12:02	1:23	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	6:36	1:24	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	5:12	3:27	OPP 27	6	17	Field Goal
4	13:50	2:01	OWN 7	5	20	Punt
4	9:48	2:16	OWN 23	4	38	Punt
4	4:57	2:12	OWN 41	10	31	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	1:52	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	6:06	2:01	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	0:25	1:14	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	7:36	1:35	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	4:52	3:47	OWN 2	9	40	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	10:39	4:03	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
3	1:45	2:55	OWN 36	6	8	Punt
4	11:49	2:01	OWN 32	5	12	Punt
4	7:32	2:35	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	2:45	2:45	OWN 28	7	16	Game

Game MVP: Athyba Rubin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brian Leonard	11	19	1.73	9	0
RB Justice Hairston	11	58	5.27	15	1
RB Sammy Morris	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	25	75	3.00	11	2
QB Drew Brees	2	8	4.00	6	0
QB Graham Corbin	2	6	3.00	7	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brandstater	36	18	175	2/10	0	30	1	52.5
Jim Sorgi	10	7	61	1/3	0	15	0	85.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	13	10	36	0/0	0	11	0	78.7
Graham Corbin	13	7	63	1/4	1	19	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jason Hill	5	6	39	7.80	4	16
TE Billy Miller	4	9	45	11.25	28	30
RB Sammy Morris	4	4	28	7.00	16	13
WR Laveranues Coles	3	5	30	10.00	4	14
WR Kenny Britt	3	3	37	12.33	12	15
TE Matt Kranchick	2	5	26	13.00	0	26
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
RB Justice Hairston	1	9	6	6.00	3	6
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	13	13.00	4	13
TE Dan Gronkowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	4	9	30	7.50	6	19	1
WR Malcom Floyd	3	3	5	1.67	0	11	0
WR David Anderson	3	4	24	8.00	0	11	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	4	8	4.00	5	5	0
WR Will Franklin	2	2	9	4.50	5	6	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Michael Griffin	1	21	21.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Sammy Morris	0	1	0	0
T Freddie Witt	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	296	49.3	36.0	66	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	9	427	47.4	36.4	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/3	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	3	39	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	40	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Hill	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB H.B. Blades	7	2	0.0	30	26
S Bhawon Jue	6	0	0.0	24	15
OLB Teddy Lehman	5	0	0.0	27	26
DT Alan Branch	4	2	0.0	27	22
CB Patrick Surtain	4	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Adalius Thomas	4	1	0.0	25	19
S David Young	3	3	0.0	25	22
CB Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Stanley Wilson	3	0	0.0	29	23
ILB Mike Peterson	2	0	0.0	11	6
ILB Kendyll Pope	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1	1	1.0	28	19
CB Jason McCourty	1	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Vincent Fuller	0	2	0.0	18	17
DE Dave Tollefson	0	2	0.0	29	27
DT Greg Peterson	0	1	0.0	1	1
CB Reggie Corner	0	1	0.0	4	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Cullen Jenkins	7	2	0.0	14	39
DE John McCargo	6	1	0.5	22	49
DE Athyba Rubin	5	1	2.0	23	45
CB Craig Steltz	5	1	0.0	16	20
CB David Jones	4	1	0.0	17	38
S James Butler	3	1	0.0	9	31
S Rich Greer	3	1	0.0	15	14
DT Erik Walden	3	1	0.0	21	39
ILB Jamie McCleskey	3	1	0.0	10	15
ILB Tavaras Gooden	3	1	0.0	21	44
S Stanford Routt	3	0	0.0	8	38
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0.0	20	34
CB Michael Griffin	2	0	0.0	8	33
ILB Tristan Crossman	1	2	0.0	7	7
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	0.0	15	11
OLB Chad Daylo	1	0	0.0	7	18
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	1	0.5	9	29
ILB Clint Sintim	0	3	0.0	16	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1.0	0	0	2	19
DE Dave Tollefson	0.0	0	2	0	27

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	2.0	2	1	45
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.5	4	0	29
DE John McCargo	0.5	1	2	49
S Rich Greer	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	3	0	21
S Bhawon Jue	3	0	15
OLB Adalius Thomas	2	0	19
ILB Kendyll Pope	2	0	5
CB Stanley Wilson	2	0	23
ILB H.B. Blades	1	1	26
CB Jason McCourty	1	1	8
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	1
CB Terence Newman	1	0	11
S David Young	1	0	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Cullen Jenkins	6	0	0	39
CB David Jones	4	1	0	38
S Stanford Routt	3	1	0	38
CB Craig Steltz	3	0	0	20
CB Michael Griffin	2	2	1	33
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0	34
DT Erik Walden	2	0	0	39
ILB Jamie McCleskey	2	0	0	15
DE John McCargo	1	1	0	49
S James Butler	0	1	0	31
ILB Tavaras Gooden	0	1	0	44
S Courtney Greene	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Damien Buchholz	2	4	24	0	49
T Chris Denman	2	3	18	0	21
C Casey Rabach	1	5	24	1	49
T Mathias Nkwenti	1	4	24	2	49
G Evan Mathis	0	7	24	0	49
TE Matt Kranchick	0	1	15	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ben Grubbs	3	11	30	0	27
G David Stewart	3	4	22	0	14
C Chris Myers	2	2	22	0	14
C Logan Mankins	1	3	22	1	14
C Eric Wood	1	2	8	0	13
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	30	0	23
T Tony Moll	0	3	22	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Witt	3	9
Jason Hill	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	2	24
David Anderson	2	21

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Mathias Nkwenti	24	49	---	---	9	82
G Evan Mathis	24	49	---	---	9	82
G Damien Buchholz	24	49	---	---	9	82
WR Jason Hill	18	40	---	---	18	76
C Casey Rabach	24	49	---	---	---	73
TE Billy Miller	13	31	---	---	24	68
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	24	21	21	66
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	27	26	12	65
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	29	23	9	61
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	28	19	9	56
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	29	27	---	56
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	30	26	---	56
WR Laveranues Coles	20	33	---	---	---	53
RB Justice Hairston	12	33	---	---	8	53
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	18	17	15	50
WR Malcolm Kelly	8	27	---	---	15	50
QB Tom Brandstater	12	38	---	---	---	50
DT Alan Branch	---	---	27	22	---	49
TE Matt Kranchick	15	33	---	---	---	48
T Chris Denman	18	21	---	---	9	48
S David Young	---	---	25	22	---	47
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	25	19	---	44
T Freddie Witt	6	28	---	---	9	43
RB Sammy Morris	2	14	---	---	24	40
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	24	15	---	39
WR Kenny Britt	13	15	---	---	3	31
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	5	8	15	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	1	1	21	23
QB Jim Sorgi	12	11	---	---	---	23
RB Brian Leonard	11	9	---	---	1	21
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	8	11	---	19
CB Terence Newman	---	---	7	11	---	18
ILB Mike Peterson	---	---	11	6	---	17
TE Dan Gronkowski	5	9	---	---	---	14
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	2	7	---	9
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	4	5	---	9
DT Tim Anderson	---	---	3	5	---	8
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Deon Anderson	3	1	---	---	---	4
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Davone Bess	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE John McCargo	---	---	22	49	6	77
WR David Anderson	27	23	---	---	21	71
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	23	45	2	70
ILB Tavaras Gooden	---	---	21	44	4	69
G Ben Grubbs	30	27	---	---	9	66
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	8	33	24	65
CB David Jones	---	---	17	38	8	63
S Stanford Routt	---	---	8	38	15	61
DT Erik Walden	---	---	21	39	1	61
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	14	39	3	56
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	20	34	2	56
TE Dante Rosario	30	23	---	---	2	55
RB Quentin Griffin	30	23	---	---	---	53
WR Chad Johnson	24	27	---	---	---	51
S James Butler	---	---	9	31	2	42
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	16	20	4	40
WR Malcom Floyd	20	15	---	---	4	39
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	9	29	1	39
QB Graham Corbin	22	14	---	---	---	36
C Logan Mankins	22	14	---	---	---	36
C Chris Myers	22	14	---	---	---	36
G David Stewart	22	14	---	---	---	36
T Tony Moll	22	14	---	---	---	36
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	10	15	11	36
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	7	7	21	35
S Rich Greer	---	---	15	14	3	32
T Jake Long	8	13	---	---	9	30
G Tyronne Green	8	13	---	---	9	30
T T.J. Lang	8	13	---	---	9	30
FB Marc Wicher	4	4	---	---	21	29
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	15	11	3	29
ILB Clint Sintim	---	---	16	13	---	29
TE Shawn Nelson	5	4	---	---	19	28
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	7	18	1	26
WR Will Franklin	7	6	---	---	11	24
QB Drew Brees	8	13	---	---	---	21
DE William Joseph	---	---	4	13	4	21
C Eric Wood	8	13	---	---	---	21
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	1	5	7	13
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	5	---	---	1	7
TE Brad Cottam	2	5	---	---	---	7
S Courtney Greene	---	---	1	4	1	6
RB Marc Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	17	70	4.1
Right	6	15	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brandstater	36	18	2	1	1	8	7	3	1
Jim Sorgi	10	7	0	1	0	1	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	13	10	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Graham Corbin	13	7	0	2	1	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	102	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Billy Miller	9	4	0	45	1	31
RB Justice Hairston	9	1	1	6	0	33
WR Jason Hill	6	5	0	39	0	40
WR Laveranues Coles	5	3	0	30	0	33
TE Matt Kranchick	5	2	0	26	1	33
RB Sammy Morris	4	4	0	28	0	14
WR Malcolm Kelly	3	2	0	12	0	27
WR Kenny Britt	3	3	0	37	0	15
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	0	13	0	1
TE Dan Gronkowski	1	0	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	9	4	1	30	27
RB Quentin Griffin	4	2	0	8	23
WR David Anderson	4	3	0	24	23
WR Malcom Floyd	3	3	0	5	15
WR Will Franklin	2	2	0	9	6
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	1	10	4
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	0	8	5
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	0	5	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Leonard	2	6	3.00	1.73
RB Justice Hairston	2	12	6.00	5.27

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	3	-1	-0.33	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brandstater	3	2	3	1.00	4.86
Jim Sorgi	2	0	0	0.00	6.10

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Graham Corbin	2	2	17	8.50	4.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Matt Kranchick	2	0	0	0.00	5.20
RB Sammy Morris	1	1	0	0.00	7.00
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Dan Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	13	13.00	3.33
WR David Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sammy Morris	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Graham Corbin	2	0
QB Drew Brees	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brandstater	13	5	4
Jim Sorgi	4	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Graham Corbin	5	2	2
Drew Brees	4	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Justice Hairston	4	0	0
RB Sammy Morris	3	3	1
TE Matt Kranchick	3	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	2	1	1
WR Jason Hill	2	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	2	2	2
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	0
WR David Anderson	2	1	1
WR Will Franklin	2	2	0
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (25,300)
End Zone 15,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (25,300)
End Zone	15,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)