Week 8, 2009

played in Tennessee, TX

67 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	3	7	-	13
Tennessee Oilers	6	7	0	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 TEN - Robbie Gould 28 field goal
1Q: 06:09 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal
1Q: 01:26 TEN - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
2Q: 01:38 TEN - LeBron James 13 pass from Michael Baxter (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 04:07 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 23 field goal
4Q: 09:31 HOU - Malcolm Kelly 92 punt return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 04:40 TEN - Robbie Gould 41 field goal
4Q: 02:50 TEN - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
4Q: 00:11 TEN - Robbie Gould 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 TEN - Robbie Gould 28 field goal
1Q: 06:09 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal
1Q: 01:26 TEN - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
2Q: 01:38 TEN - LeBron James 13 pass from Michael Baxter (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 04:07 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 23 field goal
4Q: 09:31 HOU - Malcolm Kelly 92 punt return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 04:40 TEN - Robbie Gould 41 field goal
4Q: 02:50 TEN - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
4Q: 00:11 TEN - Robbie Gould 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-7 4-4
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 330 326
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 148 177
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 6.17 5.21
Net Passing Yards 182 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 18 - 1 34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 7/144 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/104 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-7	4-4
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	330	326
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	148	177
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	6.17	5.21
Net Passing Yards	182	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 18 - 1	34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	7/144	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/104	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	4:20	OWN 25	8	63	Field Goal
1	1:20	4:50	OWN 29	8	27	Punt
2	7:23	2:12	OWN 15	5	45	Punt
2	3:19	0:44	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 25	4	57	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
3	11:52	0:41	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	9:43	5:42	OWN 31	10	63	Field Goal
3	3:10	2:38	OWN 22	7	49	Missed FG
4	14:44	2:54	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
4	4:34	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	2:44	0:30	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
1	6:03	4:43	OWN 28	7	43	Field Goal
2	11:30	4:07	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	5:11	1:52	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	2:35	1:05	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	13:00	1:08	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	11:11	1:28	OWN 9	4	14	Punt
3	4:01	0:51	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:32	0:48	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	11:50	2:27	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
4	9:23	4:49	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
4	4:26	1:42	OPP 26	3	-3	Field Goal
4	2:14	2:09	OPP 25	6	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Robbie Gould, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	18	108	6.00	36	2
QB Mark Brunell	2	22	11.00	16	1
RB Justice Hairston	2	12	6.00	6	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Arian Foster	22	119	5.41	52	3
RB Chester Taylor	4	10	2.50	9	0
QB Michael Baxter	3	16	5.33	10	1
RB Kevin Smith	3	10	3.33	6	0
WR Greg Jennings	2	22	11.00	20	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	39	18	182	0/0	0	34	1	49.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Baxter	34	16	164	2/15	1	34	0	71.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Matt Kranchick	4	5	26	6.50	13	12
WR Laveranues Coles	3	5	32	10.67	11	21
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	6	22	7.33	3	8
WR Miles Austin	3	11	67	22.33	29	34
RB Brian Leonard	2	4	11	5.50	6	8
WR Robert Meachem	2	4	11	5.50	9	10
TE Todd Heap	1	2	13	13.00	13	13
TE Billy Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Justice Hairston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arian Foster	3	4	8	2.67	4	10	0
RB Chester Taylor	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
TE LeBron James	2	3	30	15.00	1	17	1
WR Tommy Kerr	2	3	31	15.50	0	17	0
WR Greg Jennings	2	4	10	5.00	9	14	0
WR DeSean Jackson	2	6	27	13.50	1	17	0
TE Joe Delaney	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dwayne Bowe	1	4	34	34.00	35	34	0
RB Kevin Smith	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
TE Heath Miller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Melvin Bullitt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	288	48.0	33.3	63	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	7	350	50.0	35.3	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/4	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	5/5	3/3	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	7	144	20.6	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Hayden	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Hill	2	68	34.0	0
Miles Austin	1	36	36.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	8	2	0.0	34	35
ILB H.B. Blades	6	2	0.0	34	35
S Roy Williams	6	1	0.0	34	36
OLB London Fletcher	5	1	1.0	34	36
DE Albert Haynesworth	5	2	0.0	33	35
ILB Kendyll Pope	4	2	0.0	20	25
CB Terence Newman	3	1	0.0	33	36
DE Dan Bazuin	3	1	0.0	23	28
CB Vincent Fuller	2	2	0.0	34	35
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0.0	31	32
DT Alan Branch	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	1.0	12	8
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Tank Johnson	1	0	0.0	20	26
RB Justice Hairston	1	0	---	---	---
S David Young	0	1	0.0	0	1
CB Reggie Corner	0	1	0.0	12	10

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Will Herring	9	3	24	38
OLB Nick Roach	5	0	10	17
OLB Jason Babin	4	2	24	39
CB Thomas DeCoud	4	2	24	38
OLB Ray Edwards	4	1	24	39
DE Haloti Ngata	4	1	21	34
CB Deltha O'Neal	3	0	24	39
DT Aubrayo Franklin	2	2	20	32
CB Kelvin Hayden	2	1	22	34
CB Eric Wright	2	0	16	27
S Melvin Bullitt	2	0	14	22
DE Frank Okam	2	0	7	12
S Axel Geddes	0	1	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Dave Tollefson	1.0	0	0	1	8
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	0	3	1	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	0	2	2	35

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Smith	0.0	1	1	0	39
OLB Jason Babin	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roy Williams	4	2	36
CB Terence Newman	3	1	36
ILB H.B. Blades	2	0	35
OLB London Fletcher	1	0	36
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	5
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	35
ILB Kendyll Pope	1	0	25
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	35
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	0	32
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	1	35
CB Reggie Corner	0	1	10

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Will Herring	5	2	0	38
OLB Jason Babin	3	3	0	39
S Melvin Bullitt	2	1	0	22
OLB Ray Edwards	2	0	0	39
OLB Nick Roach	2	0	0	17
CB Deltha O'Neal	1	3	1	39
DE Haloti Ngata	1	0	0	34
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0	27
CB Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0	38
CB Kelvin Hayden	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Casey Rabach	5	10	24	39
G Willie Philip	3	4	24	39
G Jeff Diehl	2	6	24	39
T Chris Denman	1	3	24	39
T Freddie Witt	0	1	24	39

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Seth Wand	3	6	34	0	36
T Sean Locklear	3	5	34	0	36
G Jonathan Goodwin	2	7	34	0	36
T Mike McGlynn	1	3	34	0	36
T Dustin Fry	0	8	34	2	36
TE LeBron James	0	1	23	0	26
TE Heath Miller	0	1	31	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Witt	2	14
D'Qwell Jackson	1	29
Billy Miller	1	28

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Taylor	2	29
Joe Delaney	2	28
DeSean Jackson	2	14
Levon Peppars	1	22
Kevin Smith	1	16
Jonathan Goodwin	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	34	35	29	98
S Roy Williams	---	---	34	36	13	83
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	34	35	12	81
T Freddie Witt	24	39	---	---	14	77
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	34	36	5	75
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	31	32	12	75
CB Terence Newman	---	---	33	36	5	74
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	34	35	5	74
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	33	35	5	73
WR Miles Austin	20	31	---	---	22	73
G Willie Philip	24	39	---	---	10	73
WR Robert Meachem	24	37	---	---	11	72
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	22	33	---	---	15	70
T Chris Denman	24	39	---	---	6	69
QB Mark Brunell	24	39	---	---	---	63
C Casey Rabach	24	39	---	---	---	63
G Jeff Diehl	24	39	---	---	---	63
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	23	28	5	56
TE Todd Heap	21	33	---	---	---	54
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	20	26	5	51
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	20	25	5	50
TE Billy Miller	4	8	---	---	28	40
TE Matt Kranchick	9	19	---	---	10	38
WR Laveranues Coles	14	18	---	---	---	32
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	6	5	18	29
RB Sammy Morris	0	0	---	---	28	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	0	1	24	25
DT Alan Branch	---	---	14	10	---	24
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	12	10	---	22
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	12	8	---	20
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Brian Leonard	4	6	---	---	---	10
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Justice Hairston	2	5	---	---	---	7
WR Jason Hill	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Deon Anderson	0	4	---	---	---	4
ILB Mike Peterson	---	---	0	1	---	1
S David Young	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Kenny Britt	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Jim Sorgi	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Damien Buchholz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jonathan Goodwin	34	36	---	---	12	82
G Seth Wand	34	36	---	---	12	82
T Sean Locklear	34	36	---	---	12	82
TE Heath Miller	31	36	---	---	15	82
T Mike McGlynn	34	36	---	---	12	82
WR DeSean Jackson	31	29	---	---	14	74
T Dustin Fry	34	36	---	---	---	70
QB Michael Baxter	34	36	---	---	---	70
CB Deltha O'Neal	---	---	24	39	6	69
OLB Jason Babin	---	---	24	39	6	69
CB Kelvin Hayden	---	---	22	34	13	69
OLB Ray Edwards	---	---	24	39	4	67
DE Justin Smith	---	---	23	39	4	66
ILB Will Herring	---	---	24	38	4	66
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	24	38	4	66
CB Eric Wright	---	---	16	27	19	62
DT Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	20	32	9	61
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	21	34	3	58
RB Chester Taylor	6	18	---	---	29	53
TE LeBron James	23	26	---	---	---	49
WR Greg Jennings	13	12	---	---	22	47
RB Arian Foster	25	18	---	---	---	43
S Melvin Bullitt	---	---	14	22	2	38
TE Joe Delaney	2	7	---	---	28	37
WR Tommy Kerr	18	12	---	---	1	31
WR Dwayne Bowe	15	16	---	---	---	31
OLB Nick Roach	---	---	10	17	2	29
RB Kevin Smith	6	6	---	---	16	28
S Axel Geddes	---	---	9	17	1	27
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Pat Watkins	---	---	1	2	18	21
DE Frank Okam	---	---	7	12	2	21
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	---	---	0	0	10	10
WR Kenny Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Nathan Hammond	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Shaun Phillips	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Dashawn Pierce	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Donovan McNabb	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brian Waters	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jay Richardson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Alex Mack	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	15	90	6.0
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	95	9.5
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	6	23	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	39	18	3	3	4	10	2	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Baxter	34	16	1	1	3	5	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	53	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	55	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	21	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Austin	11	3	2	67	2	31
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	6	3	2	22	0	33
WR Laveranues Coles	5	3	0	32	1	18
TE Matt Kranchick	5	4	0	26	0	19
RB Brian Leonard	4	2	0	11	0	6
WR Robert Meachem	4	2	0	11	0	37
TE Todd Heap	2	1	0	13	0	33
TE Billy Miller	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Justice Hairston	1	0	0	0	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeSean Jackson	6	2	0	27	0	29
RB Chester Taylor	4	2	0	5	0	18
WR Greg Jennings	4	2	0	10	0	12
WR Dwayne Bowe	4	1	1	34	1	16
RB Arian Foster	4	3	0	8	0	18
TE LeBron James	3	2	0	30	0	26
TE Heath Miller	3	0	0	0	0	36
WR Tommy Kerr	3	2	1	31	0	12
TE Joe Delaney	2	1	1	8	0	7
RB Kevin Smith	1	1	0	11	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justice Hairston	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	1.00	6.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	3	0	0.00	5.41
QB Michael Baxter	1	-1	-1.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	2	4	1.33	4.67

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Baxter	5	3	11	2.20	4.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	3	3.00	2.75
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	1	1.00	2.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chester Taylor	2	1	-1	-0.50	1.25
TE LeBron James	1	1	13	13.00	10.00
WR DeSean Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Arian Foster	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	2	1
QB Michael Baxter	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	13	7	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Baxter	13	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Austin	4	1	0
TE Matt Kranchick	3	2	1
WR Laveranues Coles	2	1	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	1
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	0
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	3	1	0
WR DeSean Jackson	3	2	2
TE Heath Miller	2	0	0
WR Tommy Kerr	2	1	1
TE LeBron James	1	0	0
WR Greg Jennings	1	0	0
WR Dwayne Bowe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)