Week 2, 2011

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 HOU - Kenny Britt 12 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 14:33 ATL - Quentin Griffin 1 pass from Kevin Daft (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 07:11 ATL - Matt Prater 32 field goal
4Q: 12:23 ATL - Matt Prater 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 HOU - Kenny Britt 12 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 14:33 ATL - Quentin Griffin 1 pass from Kevin Daft (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 07:11 ATL - Matt Prater 32 field goal
4Q: 12:23 ATL - Matt Prater 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 171 282
- Offensive Plays 57 62
- Yards per Play 3.00 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 43 60
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 1.79 2.31
Net Passing Yards 128 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 143 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.88 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	171	282
- Offensive Plays	57	62
- Yards per Play	3.00	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	43	60
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	1.79	2.31
Net Passing Yards	128	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	143	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.88	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
1	10:01	5:28	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	14:23	2:18	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	9:57	5:00	OWN 35	9	27	Punt
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 20	6	19	Half
3	14:04	2:05	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	7:04	4:43	OWN 17	6	29	Punt
4	12:17	1:52	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	8:02	3:23	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	1:39	0:44	OWN 35	4	3	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:53	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
1	4:33	5:10	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	12:05	2:08	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	4:57	3:38	OWN 3	7	35	Punt
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	11:59	4:55	OWN 27	11	58	Field Goal
3	2:21	5:04	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
4	10:25	2:23	OWN 36	5	41	Interception
4	4:39	3:00	OWN 11	6	22	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 38	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	13	38	2.92	15	1
RB Jose Quartucci	9	10	1.11	7	0
RB Brian Leonard	2	-5	-2.50	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	19	50	2.63	10	2
QB Kevin Daft	4	5	1.25	9	0
FB Alan Ratto	3	5	1.67	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	31	20	143	2/15	1	21	0	85.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	35	27	227	1/5	1	35	1	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Britt	4	6	10	2.50	1	12	1
TE J.T. DeWalt	4	6	36	9.00	4	20	0
FB Deon Anderson	3	6	16	5.33	14	13	0
RB Jose Quartucci	3	4	17	5.67	3	6	0
WR Josh Reed	2	3	15	7.50	1	12	0
TE Zach Miller	2	2	23	11.50	7	13	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	3	21	21.00	21	21	0
WR Miles Austin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	7	7	18	2.57	0	6	1
WR Chad Johnson	6	8	57	9.50	26	22	0
TE Brad Cottam	4	4	60	15.00	17	35	0
TE Shawn Nelson	4	5	20	5.00	3	13	0
WR Golden Tate	4	8	66	16.50	23	26	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Will Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	322	46.0	37.4	59	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	5	215	43.0	38.8	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	2	53	26.5	0
Josh Reed	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	10	5	0.0	24	35
DE Albert Haynesworth	6	2	1.0	22	36
ILB H.B. Blades	6	2	0.0	17	13
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	3	0.0	25	36
CB Jeremy Bloom	5	1	0.0	23	25
CB Vincent Fuller	5	0	0.0	24	36
S Roy Williams	3	1	0.0	26	36
DT Tank Johnson	2	1	0.0	21	20
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	0.0	1	10
CB Stanley Wilson	1	1	0.0	11	15
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	19	25
CB Terence Newman	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	0.0	25	26
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.0	5	16
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0.0	8	11
S Dexter Jackson	0	2	0.0	2	6
CB Reggie Corner	0	2	0.0	20	27

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rocky McIntosh	6	3	0.0	22	25
ILB Jamie McCleskey	6	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Brandon Spikes	5	3	0.0	23	31
CB Michael Griffin	5	0	0.0	23	33
S Zachery Bowman	4	0	0.0	20	26
DT Cornelius Pisano	3	3	1.0	17	22
S Rich Greer	3	4	0.0	22	24
OLB Chet Donnelly	3	0	0.0	20	25
DE Athyba Rubin	2	1	0.5	24	31
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0.0	23	33
CB David Jones	2	1	0.0	10	10
QB Kevin Daft	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	1	13
DT Drake Nevis	1	0	0.0	7	11
DE John McCargo	0	2	0.5	7	13
DE Mike Montgomery	0	1	0.0	17	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	1	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cornelius Pisano	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Athyba Rubin	0.5	0	2	1	31
DE John McCargo	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Drake Nevis	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	0	1	1	20
CB Drew Coleman	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	0	0	35
CB Vincent Fuller	4	1	1	36
CB Jeremy Bloom	4	0	0	25
ILB H.B. Blades	4	0	0	13
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	0	10
S Roy Williams	1	1	0	36
CB Jason McCourty	1	1	0	16
CB Terence Newman	1	0	0	7
DT Tank Johnson	1	0	0	20
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	0	26
CB Stanley Wilson	1	0	0	15
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	0	36
CB Reggie Corner	0	1	0	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rocky McIntosh	5	1	25
CB Michael Griffin	4	0	33
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	33
ILB Jamie McCleskey	2	0	19
S Rich Greer	1	1	24
S Zachery Bowman	1	1	26
OLB Chet Donnelly	1	0	25
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	8
CB David Jones	1	0	10
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	13
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Philip	1	6	24	0	33
T Donald Penn	1	5	24	1	33
C Marvin Philip	1	3	24	0	33
G Gabriel Rose	0	8	24	0	33
T Mike Williams	0	2	24	1	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Stewart	2	6	26	0	36
G Tyronne Green	2	3	26	1	36
C Eric Wood	1	4	26	0	36
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	26	0	33
T Jason Fox	0	4	26	0	36
T T.J. Lang	0	2	26	0	36
FB Alan Ratto	0	1	8	0	7
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Leonard	1	18
Maurice Jones-Drew	1	13
Michael Boley	1	11
Evan Mathis	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Green	1	12
Greg Little	1	12
Michael Griffin	1	9
Brad Cottam	1	2

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Roy Williams	---	---	26	36	8	70
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	24	35	11	70
T Donald Penn	24	33	---	---	7	64
G Willie Philip	24	33	---	---	7	64
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	25	36	2	63
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	24	36	2	62
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	22	36	2	60
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	23	25	12	60
T Mike Williams	24	33	---	---	---	57
QB Tavaris Jackson	24	33	---	---	---	57
C Marvin Philip	24	33	---	---	---	57
G Gabriel Rose	24	33	---	---	---	57
WR Kenny Britt	20	32	---	---	1	53
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	25	26	1	52
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	20	27	1	48
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	19	25	2	46
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	13	20	---	---	13	46
WR Miles Austin	14	26	---	---	4	44
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	21	20	1	42
TE J.T. DeWalt	14	18	---	---	9	41
WR Josh Reed	16	17	---	---	4	37
TE Ike Barreras	10	7	---	---	18	35
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	5	16	11	32
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	17	13	1	31
TE Zach Miller	12	15	---	---	---	27
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	11	15	---	26
RB Brian Leonard	4	2	---	---	18	24
FB Deon Anderson	8	16	---	---	---	24
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	8	11	5	24
DT Alan Branch	---	---	6	16	1	23
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	1	10	11	22
RB Jose Quartucci	9	10	---	---	---	19
WR Alejandro Akers	0	2	---	---	10	12
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Terence Newman	---	---	2	7	1	10
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	2	6	1	9
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	1	0	8	9
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	2	0	5	7
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	2	0	---	2
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Dustin Fry	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G David Stewart	26	36	---	---	7	69
G Tyronne Green	26	36	---	---	7	69
T T.J. Lang	26	36	---	---	7	69
T Jason Fox	26	36	---	---	7	69
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	23	33	9	65
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	24	31	9	64
QB Kevin Daft	26	36	---	---	---	62
C Eric Wood	26	36	---	---	---	62
RB Quentin Griffin	26	35	---	---	---	61
TE Brad Cottam	26	33	---	---	2	61
WR Chad Johnson	25	35	---	---	---	60
WR Golden Tate	22	34	---	---	1	57
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	23	33	---	56
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	23	31	---	54
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	20	26	2	48
OLB Rocky McIntosh	---	---	22	25	---	47
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	17	22	7	46
S Rich Greer	---	---	22	24	---	46
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	20	25	---	45
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	17	20	---	37
TE Shawn Nelson	10	9	---	---	18	37
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	15	19	---	34
FB Alan Ratto	8	7	---	---	15	30
WR David Anderson	10	19	---	---	---	29
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	2	8	18	28
CB David Jones	---	---	10	10	7	27
CB Manny Pacquiao	---	---	3	9	13	25
WR Will Franklin	0	6	---	---	15	21
DE John McCargo	---	---	7	13	---	20
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	7	11	---	18
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	1	13	2	16
S James Butler	---	---	2	0	13	15
DT Erik Walden	---	---	2	3	7	12
RB Alex Green	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Greg Little	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	1	0	9	10
S Stanford Routt	---	---	3	7	---	10
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Oscar Wang	3	2	---	---	---	5
RB Brenden Streets	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jake Locker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	15	37	2.5
Right	7	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	19	48	2.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	31	20	2	1	2	3	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	35	27	4	0	2	4	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	23	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	58	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Deon Anderson	6	3	0	16	0	16
WR Kenny Britt	6	4	0	10	0	32
TE J.T. DeWalt	6	4	1	36	1	18
RB Jose Quartucci	4	3	0	17	0	10
WR Josh Reed	3	2	1	15	0	17
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	1	0	21	1	20
TE Zach Miller	2	2	0	23	0	15
WR Miles Austin	1	1	0	5	0	26

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	8	6	0	57	1	35
WR Golden Tate	8	4	2	66	2	34
RB Quentin Griffin	7	7	0	18	0	35
TE Shawn Nelson	5	4	0	20	0	9
TE Brad Cottam	4	4	0	60	1	33
WR David Anderson	1	1	0	2	0	19
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	3	1	12	4.00	4.61

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	3	3	21	7.00	6.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Deon Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	12	12.00	1.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	16	16.00	7.13
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1	1.00	2.57
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	2
RB Jose Quartucci	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1
QB Kevin Daft	1	0
FB Alan Ratto	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	12	10	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE J.T. DeWalt	4	2	2
WR Josh Reed	2	2	0
TE Zach Miller	2	2	2
WR Kenny Britt	2	2	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	1
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	1
WR Golden Tate	3	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	1
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	0
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)