Week 1, 2012

played in Tennessee, TX

88 degrees, stormy, 12 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	3	3	-	20
Tennessee Oilers	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 2 run (Scott Mesa extra point)
1Q: 04:00 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 30 field goal
2Q: 13:26 HOU - Zach Miller 5 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 05:26 TEN - Marc Mariani 10 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)
2Q: 00:43 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 44 field goal
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Scott Mesa 42 field goal
3Q: 02:14 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 33 field goal
4Q: 11:27 HOU - Scott Mesa 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 2 run (Scott Mesa extra point)
1Q: 04:00 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 30 field goal
2Q: 13:26 HOU - Zach Miller 5 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 05:26 TEN - Marc Mariani 10 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)
2Q: 00:43 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 44 field goal
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Scott Mesa 42 field goal
3Q: 02:14 TEN - Charlie Dalgliesh 33 field goal
4Q: 11:27 HOU - Scott Mesa 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 305 269
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 91 4
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 3.50 0.17
Net Passing Yards 214 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.38 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 11.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 3/56
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	305	269
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	91	4
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	3.50	0.17
Net Passing Yards	214	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.38	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	11.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	3/56
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	11:32	2:53	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
1	5:40	0:07	OWN 20	1	8	Fumble
1	3:52	5:35	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	12:19	1:54	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	3:22	0:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	1	2	Half
3	12:54	2:49	OPP 48	5	23	Field Goal
3	2:09	5:48	OWN 40	11	54	Field Goal
4	9:13	0:54	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	7:09	5:09	OWN 34	11	55	Missed FG

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:28	50	3	-5	Punt
1	8:39	2:59	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
1	5:33	1:41	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
2	13:17	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	10:25	5:07	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	5:13	1:51	OPP 30	3	-9	Punt
2	2:31	1:55	OWN 44	7	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 16	3	-15	Punt
3	10:05	7:56	OWN 33	13	51	Field Goal
4	11:21	2:08	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	8:19	1:10	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 20	8	76	Game

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	15	60	4.00	16	3	1
RB Jose Quartucci	7	4	0.57	6	0	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	13	6.50	7	0	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	16	16.00	16	1	0
WR Alejandro Akers	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Arian Foster	10	-7	-0.70	6	0
RB Kevin Smith	9	-10	-1.11	5	0
QB Blaine Gabbert	3	21	7.00	11	1
WR DeSean Jackson	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	29	20	214	0/0	1	84	0	101.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	39	25	280	1/15	1	41	0	93.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alejandro Akers	5	9	28	5.60	15	19	0
WR Miles Austin	4	5	44	11.00	12	31	0
TE Zach Miller	3	5	18	6.00	2	7	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Kenny Britt	2	3	85	42.50	64	84	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Josh Reed	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE LeBron James	6	9	59	9.83	30	30	0
TE Heath Miller	4	4	47	11.75	12	19	0
WR Kenny Moore	4	7	69	17.25	21	41	0
WR DeSean Jackson	3	8	30	10.00	0	15	0
RB Arian Foster	3	5	9	3.00	0	4	0
WR Marc Mariani	3	3	48	16.00	2	27	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Damian Williams	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0
WR Miles Austin	1	0
WR Alejandro Akers	1	0
WR Ruben Randle	1	0
WR Kenny Britt	0	1
DE Robert Quinn	0	1

Tennessee	Recov	Force
ILB Will Herring	1	0
T Brenden Kaesviharn	1	0
TE Heath Miller	0	2
CB Kelvin Hayden	0	1
DE Lawrence Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	201	50.3	31.3	58	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	7	294	42.0	34.7	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	2/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Dalgliesh	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ruben Randle	3	11	3.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Hayden	3	56	18.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	2	56	28.0	0
Ruben Randle	2	33	16.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Williams	2	47	23.5	0
Kelvin Hayden	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	8	1	0.0	21	36
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	6	1	0.0	23	40
CB Jason McCourty	6	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Chase Blackburn	5	2	0.0	21	25
CB Jeremy Bloom	5	0	0.0	22	28
CB Reggie Corner	3	0	1.0	9	26
OLB Sedric Dodge	3	1	0.0	21	34
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	2	0.0	20	29
CB Terence Newman	2	0	0.0	4	18
DE Matt Roth	2	0	0.0	20	25
DE Robert Quinn	2	0	0.0	4	12
CB Vincent Fuller	1	3	0.0	23	40
DT Tank Johnson	1	2	0.0	11	8
ILB H.B. Blades	1	2	0.0	13	12
DT Alan Branch	1	1	0.0	12	32
G Willie Philip	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Teddy Lehman	0	1	0.0	2	6

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Da'Norris Searcy	9	2	23	29
OLB Stanley Arnoux	8	2	23	19
OLB Jason Babin	6	3	24	29
CB Eric Wright	3	0	19	29
DE Frank Okam	3	0	7	6
CB Lito Sheppard	2	4	21	19
CB Thomas DeCoud	2	2	23	21
S Melvin Bullitt	2	1	4	10
CB Josh Robinson	2	0	6	10
ILB Will Herring	1	1	22	19
OLB Courtney Watson	1	0	6	10
DE Haloti Ngata	1	0	17	14
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	0	4	3
DE Camreon Jordan	1	0	22	24
OLB Scottie Barker	1	0	16	15
CB Kelvin Hayden	0	1	16	18
DE Darryl Tapp	0	1	19	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Reggie Corner	1.0	0	0	26
DE Matt Roth	0.0	2	0	25
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	2	0	14
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	1	1	40
OLB Sedric Dodge	0.0	1	0	34
DE Robert Quinn	0.0	1	0	12
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	0	1	29

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darryl Tapp	1	0	0	20
OLB Jason Babin	0	1	1	29
DE Haloti Ngata	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roy Williams	4	2	36
CB Jeremy Bloom	4	0	28
CB Jason McCourty	4	0	40
ILB Chase Blackburn	3	0	25
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	40
CB Terence Newman	2	0	18
CB Reggie Corner	1	1	26
OLB Sedric Dodge	1	0	34
DE Matt Roth	1	0	25
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	40
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	12

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Babin	5	1	29
CB Eric Wright	3	0	29
OLB Stanley Arnoux	3	0	19
S Da'Norris Searcy	3	0	29
S Melvin Bullitt	2	0	10
CB Lito Sheppard	1	1	19
OLB Scottie Barker	1	1	15
OLB Courtney Watson	1	0	10
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	0	18
CB Thomas DeCoud	0	1	21
DE Camreon Jordan	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Gabriel Rose	4	8	0	26	29
T Donald Penn	3	6	0	26	29
T Leonard Davis	2	4	0	26	29
G Willie Philip	0	4	1	26	29
C Marvin Philip	0	1	0	26	29
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0	14	25

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sean Locklear	1	4	23	0	37
G Jonathan Goodwin	0	6	23	1	40
C Alex Mack	0	6	23	0	40
T Mike McGlynn	0	2	23	0	40
TE Heath Miller	0	1	15	0	14
T Trent Williams	0	1	23	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Leonard	3	17
Maurice Jones-Drew	2	24
Ashley Lelie	1	24

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Miller	3	24
Kevin Smith	1	21
Harold Burnett	1	17
Jason Babin	1	15
Brenden Kaesviharn	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	23	40	10	73
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	22	28	20	70
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	20	25	---	---	24	69
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	23	40	3	66
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	23	40	3	66
T Donald Penn	26	29	---	---	7	62
G Willie Philip	26	29	---	---	7	62
S Roy Williams	---	---	21	36	4	61
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	21	34	3	58
T Leonard Davis	26	29	---	---	---	55
QB Tavaris Jackson	26	29	---	---	---	55
C Marvin Philip	26	29	---	---	---	55
G Gabriel Rose	26	29	---	---	---	55
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	20	29	3	52
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	21	25	4	50
WR Miles Austin	18	26	---	---	5	49
DE Matt Roth	---	---	20	25	3	48
WR Kenny Britt	19	27	---	---	1	47
DT Alan Branch	---	---	12	32	1	45
WR Alejandro Akers	17	19	---	---	9	45
TE Zach Miller	14	25	---	---	---	39
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	9	26	---	35
TE Seth Boyd	7	1	---	---	23	31
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	2	6	21	29
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	13	12	3	28
WR Ashley Lelie	0	3	---	---	24	27
TE J.T. DeWalt	12	8	---	---	6	26
S Richie Clark	---	---	2	6	16	24
RB Brian Leonard	6	0	---	---	17	23
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	2	14	7	23
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	4	12	7	23
CB Terence Newman	---	---	4	18	---	22
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	11	8	2	21
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	0	9	11	20
WR Ruben Randle	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Josh Reed	2	8	---	---	---	10
RB Jose Quartucci	8	2	---	---	---	10
FB Marcel Reece	7	1	---	---	---	8
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roberto Snyder	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Riley Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Trent Williams	23	40	---	---	11	74
T Sean Locklear	23	37	---	---	10	70
OLB Jason Babin	---	---	24	29	15	68
G Jonathan Goodwin	23	40	---	---	---	63
T Mike McGlynn	23	40	---	---	---	63
C Alex Mack	23	40	---	---	---	63
QB Blaine Gabbert	23	40	---	---	---	63
TE LeBron James	21	39	---	---	---	60
WR DeSean Jackson	18	40	---	---	---	58
CB Eric Wright	---	---	19	29	7	55
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	23	29	3	55
TE Heath Miller	15	14	---	---	24	53
DE Camreon Jordan	---	---	22	24	6	52
CB Kelvin Hayden	---	---	16	18	17	51
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	23	19	9	51
WR Marc Mariani	17	31	---	---	---	48
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	23	21	---	44
RB Arian Foster	11	33	---	---	---	44
ILB Will Herring	---	---	22	19	---	41
WR Kenny Moore	8	23	---	---	10	41
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	21	19	---	40
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	6	10	24	40
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	19	20	---	39
RB Kevin Smith	12	6	---	---	21	39
OLB Scottie Barker	---	---	16	15	3	34
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	17	14	---	31
S Melvin Bullitt	---	---	4	10	17	31
CB Josh Robinson	---	---	6	10	11	27
RB Benjamin Barton	2	1	---	---	23	26
WR Harold Burnett	1	2	---	---	17	20
OLB Ray Edwards	---	---	6	10	3	19
WR Damian Williams	6	6	---	---	5	17
DT Darryl Richard	---	---	4	9	3	16
T Brenden Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Frank Okam	---	---	7	6	---	13
DE Lawrence Jackson	---	---	4	3	5	12
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Cameron Stephenson	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Patrick Estes	4	5	---	---	---	9
S Reshad Jones	---	---	3	4	1	8
K Charlie Dalgliesh	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Seth Wand	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	1	1	---	2
K Rich Ansley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-7	-0.9
Middle	14	8	0.6
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	29	20	2	1	0	5	2	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	39	25	4	2	2	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	73	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	6	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	115	28.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	90	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	68	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alejandro Akers	9	5	28	0	19
WR Miles Austin	5	4	44	1	26
TE Zach Miller	5	3	18	0	25
WR Kenny Britt	3	2	85	1	27
TE J.T. DeWalt	3	2	14	0	8
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	2	5	0	25
WR Josh Reed	1	1	11	0	8
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	9	0	2

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE LeBron James	9	6	1	59	1	39
WR DeSean Jackson	8	3	0	30	0	40
WR Kenny Moore	7	4	0	69	2	23
RB Arian Foster	5	3	1	9	0	33
TE Heath Miller	4	4	0	47	0	14
WR Marc Mariani	3	3	0	48	1	31
WR Damian Williams	2	1	0	5	0	6
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	8	1.60	4.00
RB Jose Quartucci	4	-5	-1.25	0.57

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	4	-7	-1.75	-0.70
RB Kevin Smith	2	-1	-0.50	-1.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	3	3	15	5.00	7.38

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blaine Gabbert	6	4	18	3.00	7.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Zach Miller	1	1	5	5.00	3.60
WR Alejandro Akers	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.11

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	2	2	5	2.50	1.80
TE LeBron James	1	1	3	3.00	6.56
WR Kenny Moore	1	0	0	0.00	9.86
WR DeSean Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Marc Mariani	1	1	10	10.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Arian Foster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	9	7	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	15	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alejandro Akers	5	3	1
WR Miles Austin	2	2	1
TE Zach Miller	1	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeSean Jackson	4	3	2
WR Marc Mariani	3	3	2
WR Kenny Moore	2	0	0
RB Arian Foster	2	1	0
TE LeBron James	1	1	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	1
TE Heath Miller	1	1	0
WR Damian Williams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)