Week 16, 2013

played in St. Louis, MO

34 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 STL - Armard Hall 21 pass from Alex Smith (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 13:20 STL - Caleb Sturgis 50 field goal
2Q: 09:56 STL - Janoris Jenkins 76 interception return (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Scott Mesa 43 field goal
3Q: 02:54 HOU - Scott Mesa 38 field goal
4Q: 10:40 STL - Caleb Sturgis 46 field goal
4Q: 04:29 STL - Caleb Sturgis 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 STL - Armard Hall 21 pass from Alex Smith (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 13:20 STL - Caleb Sturgis 50 field goal
2Q: 09:56 STL - Janoris Jenkins 76 interception return (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Scott Mesa 43 field goal
3Q: 02:54 HOU - Scott Mesa 38 field goal
4Q: 10:40 STL - Caleb Sturgis 46 field goal
4Q: 04:29 STL - Caleb Sturgis 38 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 5-10 2-13
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 5 2
Total Net Yards 319 249
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.37 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 89 110
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.79
Net Passing Yards 230 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 2 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 246 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/76
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	5-10	2-13
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	5	2
Total Net Yards	319	249
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.37	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	89	110
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.79
Net Passing Yards	230	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 2	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	246	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/76
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:54	29:06

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	1:00	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	8:17	2:32	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
1	4:13	2:02	OPP 32	3	5	Missed FG
2	12:38	2:53	OWN 19	6	39	Interception
2	9:45	2:19	OWN 29	4	11	Punt
2	5:47	1:50	50	5	15	Punt
2	2:33	2:21	OWN 2	8	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	8:52	OWN 8	13	58	Punt
3	4:58	2:09	OPP 47	5	26	Field Goal
4	14:27	1:50	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	10:33	0:54	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	8:44	0:15	OWN 30	2	6	Fumble
4	4:23	0:27	OWN 25	4	0	Interception
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 30	9	52	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
1	12:06	3:49	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	5:45	1:32	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
1	2:11	3:56	OWN 34	9	33	Field Goal
2	7:26	1:39	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
2	3:57	1:24	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 29	1	3	Half
3	6:08	1:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	2:49	3:22	OWN 28	6	15	Punt
4	12:37	2:04	50	4	21	Field Goal
4	9:39	0:55	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	8:29	4:06	OPP 36	6	15	Field Goal
4	3:56	2:06	OPP 36	5	14	Missed FG

Game MVP: Mike Patterson, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	13	30	2.31	11	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	6	39	6.50	9	0
RB Jose Quartucci	5	20	4.00	11	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Javon Ringer	13	36	2.77	9	0
QB Alex Smith	7	35	5.00	17	1
RB Mercury Moss	7	39	5.57	8	0
WR Kyle Williams	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Heath Fisk	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	46	23	246	3/16	0	43	2	47.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	29	15	146	1/7	1	30	1	63.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adam Thielen	6	13	110	18.33	42	43
TE Zach Miller	5	7	28	5.60	15	11
WR Dominique Edison	3	7	15	5.00	4	6
WR Alejandro Akers	3	8	26	8.67	1	15
WR Miles Austin	2	3	30	15.00	31	29
FB Marcel Reece	2	2	17	8.50	0	9
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
RB Jose Quartucci	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Javon Ringer	6	8	63	10.50	29	30	0
TE Armard Hall	4	7	40	10.00	21	21	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	4	24	12.00	5	19	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	4	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Dexter McCluster	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Kyle Williams	1	3	13	13.00	15	13	0
RB Mercury Moss	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Akeem Jordan	1	0	0.00	0
CB Janoris Jenkins	1	76	76.00	1

Fumble Statistics

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

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Brandon Flowers	0	1	0	0
S Courtney Greene	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	308	44.0	31.7	56	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	6	260	43.3	39.5	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	3/4	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ruben Randle	2	23	11.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	1	24	24.0	0
Adam Thielen	1	18	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Ringer	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	7	4	0.0	28	27
ILB H.B. Blades	6	0	0.0	16	5
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	2	0.0	29	30
CB Vincent Fuller	4	0	0.0	7	16
CB Reggie Corner	3	0	0.0	24	18
DE Robert Quinn	3	0	0.0	15	18
DT Alan Branch	2	3	1.0	16	23
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	2	0.0	26	16
DE Matt Roth	2	1	0.0	23	16
CB Jason McCourty	2	1	0.0	17	25
DE Quinn Pitcock	2	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	1	0.0	1	5
DT Tank Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	5
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Spencer Adkins	1	0	0.0	12	20
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0.0	2	9
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Justin Rogers	0	3	0.0	19	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Akeem Jordan	8	2	0.0	21	39
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	1	0.0	24	49
S Will Davis	5	1	0.0	24	49
DT Mike Patterson	4	0	1.5	20	36
OLB Spencer Larson	4	0	0.0	15	20
S Courtney Greene	4	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Erin Henderson	3	4	1.0	24	39
CB Brandon Flowers	3	0	0.0	12	35
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	1	0.0	24	49
DE O'Brien Schofield	2	0	0.0	17	25
S Winfred Carter	2	0	0.0	3	17
DE Cory Redding	1	2	0.5	20	33
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	0	0.0	17	35
DT Jared Clauss	1	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0.0	4	19
OLB Donnie Patrick	1	0	0.0	0	10
RB Mercury Moss	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Branch	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Justin Rogers	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Robert Quinn	0.0	0	3	1	18

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Patterson	1.5	0	0	0	36
ILB Erin Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Cory Redding	0.5	1	6	3	33
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Spencer Larson	0.0	0	2	1	20
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE O'Brien Schofield	0.0	0	1	2	25
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vincent Fuller	3	1	0	16
ILB H.B. Blades	2	1	0	5
CB Reggie Corner	2	1	0	18
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	1	25
S Roy Williams	2	0	0	27
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	1	0	30
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	0	0	5
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	9
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0	16
ILB Chase Blackburn	0	1	0	16

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	0	1	49
CB Brandon Flowers	3	1	0	35
OLB Akeem Jordan	3	0	1	39
S Courtney Greene	2	2	0	33
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	0	49
S Will Davis	2	0	0	49
S Winfred Carter	2	0	0	17
ILB Erin Henderson	1	2	0	39
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0	33
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0	19
OLB Donnie Patrick	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gabriel Rose	1	7	24	0	49
C Marvin Philip	1	5	24	0	49
T Sean Locklear	0	4	24	0	49
G Logan Gonzalez	0	1	24	2	49
T Leonard Davis	0	1	24	1	49

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Christopher Williams	2	7	29	0	30
G Kelechi Osemele	2	6	29	1	30
C Max Unger	1	5	29	0	30
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	7	0	5
T Bobby Massie	0	4	29	0	30
T Justin Pugh	0	3	29	0	30
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	2	14	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sawyer Joyner	2	19
D'Qwell Jackson	2	14
Spencer Adkins	1	26
Vincent Fuller	1	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Juszczyk	2	26
Diego Schultz	1	15
Brandon Flowers	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Leonard Davis	24	49	---	---	10	83
T Sean Locklear	24	49	---	---	10	83
G Gabriel Rose	24	49	---	---	10	83
G Logan Gonzalez	24	49	---	---	10	83
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	16	36	---	---	25	77
WR Adam Thielen	22	46	---	---	6	74
QB Tavaris Jackson	24	49	---	---	---	73
C Marvin Philip	24	49	---	---	---	73
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	29	30	14	73
TE J.T. DeWalt	15	23	---	---	25	63
WR Alejandro Akers	21	41	---	---	---	62
S Roy Williams	---	---	28	27	5	60
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	17	25	18	60
OLB Spencer Adkins	---	---	12	20	26	58
TE Zach Miller	19	35	---	---	---	54
WR Dominique Edison	11	32	---	---	7	50
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	26	16	1	43
DT Alan Branch	---	---	16	23	4	43
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	19	19	4	42
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	24	18	---	42
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	7	16	18	41
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	15	18	8	41
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	23	16	1	40
DE Matt Roth	---	---	23	16	---	39
S Duron Harmon	---	---	23	16	---	39
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	17	16	4	37
WR Miles Austin	5	6	---	---	18	29
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	2	9	15	26
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	4	12	8	24
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	2	13	9	24
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	16	5	---	21
RB Sawyer Joyner	0	2	---	---	19	21
RB Jose Quartucci	7	12	---	---	---	19
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	12	5	---	17
WR Ruben Randle	0	1	---	---	14	15
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	10	10
FB Marcel Reece	2	7	---	---	---	9
S Richie Clark	---	---	3	5	1	9
TE Seth Boyd	2	4	---	---	3	9
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	1	5	---	6
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roberto Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Mills	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	24	49	11	84
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	24	49	3	76
S Will Davis	---	---	24	49	3	76
G Christopher Williams	29	30	---	---	10	69
G Kelechi Osemele	29	30	---	---	10	69
T Bobby Massie	29	30	---	---	10	69
T Justin Pugh	29	30	---	---	10	69
WR Calvin Johnson	27	29	---	---	8	64
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	24	39	1	64
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	17	35	10	62
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	21	39	2	62
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	12	35	14	61
QB Alex Smith	29	30	---	---	---	59
C Max Unger	29	30	---	---	---	59
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	20	36	2	58
RB Javon Ringer	17	22	---	---	19	58
S Courtney Greene	---	---	21	33	2	56
DE Cory Redding	---	---	20	33	1	54
TE Armard Hall	28	24	---	---	1	53
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	24	29	---	---	---	53
WR Kyle Williams	13	26	---	---	9	48
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	3	15	25	43
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	17	25	---	42
FB Kyle Juszczyk	14	1	---	---	26	41
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	11	27	1	39
S Winfred Carter	---	---	3	17	17	37
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	15	20	1	36
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	4	19	10	33
TE Devonte McElroy	3	1	---	---	25	29
WR Dexter McCluster	1	5	---	---	20	26
CB Diego Schultz	---	---	3	7	15	25
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	0	10	12	22
RB Heath Fisk	3	1	---	---	9	13
RB Mercury Moss	8	5	---	---	---	13
TE Bernard Blair	7	5	---	---	---	12
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Ezra Klopfenstein	0	2	---	---	2	4
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	2	---	3
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Yepremian	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cary Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Chester Ambrose	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brian Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	46	23	3	1	2	5	11	7	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	29	15	2	2	1	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	90	12.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	44	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	13	6	0	110	2	46
WR Alejandro Akers	8	3	1	26	0	41
TE Zach Miller	7	5	0	28	0	35
WR Dominique Edison	7	3	1	15	0	32
WR Miles Austin	3	2	0	30	1	6
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	0	6	0	36
FB Marcel Reece	2	2	0	17	0	7
TE J.T. DeWalt	2	0	0	0	0	23
RB Jose Quartucci	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	1	0	14	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Javon Ringer	8	6	0	63	1	22
TE Armard Hall	7	4	1	40	1	24
WR Calvin Johnson	4	1	0	5	0	29
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	2	0	24	0	29
WR Kyle Williams	3	1	0	13	0	26
RB Mercury Moss	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Dexter McCluster	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alex Smith	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Javon Ringer	3	0
QB Alex Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	15	6	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Thielen	4	2	2
TE Zach Miller	3	2	0
WR Alejandro Akers	3	1	0
WR Miles Austin	2	1	1
TE J.T. DeWalt	2	0	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Javon Ringer	5	3	3
TE Armard Hall	3	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	1
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)