Week 1, 2015

played in Houston, AL

61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	7	3	20	0	-	30
Houston Texans	0	21	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 TEN - DeSean Jackson 18 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Dominique Edison 35 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:40 HOU - Stephen Sanders 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 02:35 HOU - Jeremy Bloom 86 interception return (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 00:37 TEN - Paul Ernster 23 field goal
3Q: 14:33 TEN - Mykkele Thompson 22 interception return (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 11:41 HOU - Tavaris Jackson 4 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 09:27 TEN - Devin Smith 20 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 05:19 TEN - Paul Ernster 40 field goal
3Q: 01:27 TEN - Paul Ernster 39 field goal
4Q: 11:55 HOU - Stephen Sanders 9 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 TEN - DeSean Jackson 18 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Dominique Edison 35 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:40 HOU - Stephen Sanders 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 02:35 HOU - Jeremy Bloom 86 interception return (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 00:37 TEN - Paul Ernster 23 field goal
3Q: 14:33 TEN - Mykkele Thompson 22 interception return (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 11:41 HOU - Tavaris Jackson 4 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 09:27 TEN - Devin Smith 20 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 05:19 TEN - Paul Ernster 40 field goal
3Q: 01:27 TEN - Paul Ernster 39 field goal
4Q: 11:55 HOU - Stephen Sanders 9 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 28 20
- by Rushing 6 12
- by Passing 19 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 522 399
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 7.68 6.88
Net Rushing Yards 91 158
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 4.79 4.27
Net Passing Yards 431 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 27 - 2 21 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 439 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 11.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/38 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 2/86
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	28	20
- by Rushing	6	12
- by Passing	19	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	522	399
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	7.68	6.88
Net Rushing Yards	91	158
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	4.79	4.27
Net Passing Yards	431	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 27 - 2	21 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	439	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	11.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/38	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	2/86
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 25	8	49	Missed FG
1	7:22	1:58	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	2:48	1:38	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	14:46	5:07	OWN 25	11	61	Interception
2	4:29	2:04	OWN 35	5	44	Interception
2	2:25	1:53	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
3	11:30	2:16	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	7:02	1:51	OWN 27	7	50	Field Goal
3	3:01	1:42	OPP 43	4	21	Field Goal
4	11:46	1:52	OWN 39	4	8	Punt
4	6:37	2:33	OWN 20	7	46	Fumble
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 1	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	2:42	OWN 33	4	22	Punt
1	5:24	2:36	OWN 17	5	27	Punt
1	1:10	1:24	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
2	9:39	5:10	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 25	1	6	Half
3	15:00	0:36	OWN 25	2	-2	Interception
3	14:24	2:54	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	9:14	2:12	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	5:11	2:10	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
3	1:19	4:33	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
4	9:54	3:17	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	4:04	3:56	OWN 34	9	29	Punt

Game MVP: Jeremy Bloom, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	16	58	3.63	17	3	0
QB Blaine Gabbert	3	33	11.00	13	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Stephen Sanders	20	96	4.80	25	2	2
RB Bishop Sankey	10	38	3.80	13	2	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	6	26	4.33	7	0	1
WR Dominique Edison	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	48	27	439	1/8	2	35	2	83.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	21	16	241	0/0	1	46	1	109.4

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Breshad Perriman	7	12	133	19.00	72	35	0
WR DeSean Jackson	6	8	98	16.33	24	31	1
TE Leo Moates	5	8	55	11.00	21	24	0
WR Devin Smith	5	10	99	19.80	15	27	1
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	3	8	29	9.67	1	11	0
WR Torrey Smith	1	1	25	25.00	17	25	0
RB James Starks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Thielen	7	7	129	18.43	85	46	0
TE Julius Thomas	6	7	56	9.33	22	24	0
TE Zach Miller	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	4	35	35.00	30	35	1
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	15	15.00	8	15	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mykkele Thompson	1	22	22.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	86	86.00	1
CB Tharold Simon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Blaine Gabbert	1	0	0
WR Devin Smith	1	0	0
WR Breshad Perriman	0	1	0
S Da'Norris Searcy	0	0	2
CB Thomas DeCoud	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	2	0
TE Julius Thomas	1	0	0
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0
DE Phil Taylor	0	1	0
DE Dan Bazuin	0	0	1
CB Jason McCourty	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	2	85	42.5	26.5	53	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	272	45.3	32.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Torrey Smith	2	38	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arian Foster	2	44	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	4	107	26.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Da'Norris Searcy	15	3	0.0	37	20
ILB Marcos Wynn	8	1	0.0	37	21
OLB Jason Babin	7	4	0.0	37	21
CB Thomas DeCoud	7	1	0.0	32	18
CB Dana Rogers	2	1	0.0	26	9
CB Johnthan Banks	2	0	0.0	26	11
DE Junior Galette	1	3	0.0	31	18
OLB Jake Ryan	1	2	0.0	34	20
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB Phillip Gaines	1	1	0.0	25	10
DE Haloti Ngata	1	0	0.0	17	6
DE Frank Okam	1	0	0.0	18	12
RB James Starks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ross Humphries	1	0	0.0	10	12
S Dakota Palagonia	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Devin Taylor	0	2	0.0	25	8
DE John McCargo	0	1	0.0	7	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jason McCourty	9	0	0.0	19	49
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	3	0.0	18	36
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	3	0.0	19	48
CB Jeremy Bloom	5	1	0.0	16	31
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	4	3	0.0	19	49
DE Dan Bazuin	3	0	0.5	4	15
CB Vincent Fuller	3	1	0.0	3	19
DT Alan Branch	3	0	0.0	15	27
DE Phil Taylor	3	0	0.0	18	46
S Richie Clark	2	2	0.0	19	49
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	2	0.0	18	39
DT Everson Griffen	0	1	0.5	4	22
DE Danny Shelton	0	1	0.0	16	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Devin Taylor	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Junior Galette	0.0	0	1	0	18

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Everson Griffen	0.5	3	2	22
DE Dan Bazuin	0.5	0	0	15
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	2	0	46
DT Alan Branch	0.0	1	1	27
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	1	0	48
CB Jason McCourty	0.0	1	0	49
ILB Chase Blackburn	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Da'Norris Searcy	4	0	0	20
CB Thomas DeCoud	3	0	0	18
ILB Marcos Wynn	2	0	0	21
CB Ross Humphries	2	0	0	12
CB Dana Rogers	1	1	0	9
DE Haloti Ngata	1	0	0	6
CB Johnthan Banks	1	0	0	11
CB Phillip Gaines	1	0	0	10
S Dakota Palagonia	1	0	0	4
CB Mykkele Thompson	0	0	1	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason McCourty	10	1	0	49
CB Jeremy Bloom	3	3	1	31
ILB Chase Blackburn	3	2	0	36
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3	1	0	49
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	0	48
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	0	19
S Richie Clark	1	1	0	49
CB Marcus Trufant	1	0	0	3
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0	15
OLB Keenan Robinson	0	1	0	39
CB Tharold Simon	0	0	1	45

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lance Louis	2	6	19	1	49
G Larry Warford	2	5	19	0	49
C Alex Mack	1	2	19	0	49
G Luke Joeckel	0	3	19	0	49

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jordan Mills	4	9	37	21
G Gabriel Rose	3	7	37	21
G Willie Philip	3	7	37	21
C Marvin Philip	3	6	37	21
T Sean Locklear	2	5	37	21
FB Tyler Ecker	1	1	6	6

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
DeSean Jackson	1	25
Leo Moates	1	25
Jason Babin	1	21
Jake Ryan	1	19
James Starks	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Fuller	3	18
Zak DeOssie	1	25

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Leo Moates	19	49	---	---	25	93
WR DeSean Jackson	18	47	---	---	25	90
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	19	47	---	---	19	85
WR Devin Smith	19	49	---	---	13	81
OLB Jason Babin	---	---	37	21	21	79
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	37	20	19	76
G Lance Louis	19	49	---	---	6	74
G Larry Warford	19	49	---	---	6	74
OLB Jake Ryan	---	---	34	20	19	73
QB Blaine Gabbert	19	49	---	---	4	72
C Edward Ta'amu	19	49	---	---	---	68
C Alex Mack	19	49	---	---	---	68
G Luke Joeckel	19	49	---	---	---	68
WR Breshad Perriman	19	49	---	---	---	68
ILB Marcos Wynn	---	---	37	21	---	58
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	32	18	---	50
DE Junior Galette	---	---	31	18	---	49
DT Devin Taylor	---	---	25	8	12	45
CB Dana Rogers	---	---	26	9	6	41
CB Johnthan Banks	---	---	26	11	---	37
CB Phillip Gaines	---	---	25	10	---	35
DE Frank Okam	---	---	18	12	---	30
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	17	6	6	29
CB Ross Humphries	---	---	10	12	6	28
DE Lawrence Jackson	---	---	12	13	---	25
RB Arian Foster	0	0	---	---	25	25
CB Mykkele Thompson	---	---	12	10	---	22
ILB Manuel Woodley	---	---	9	10	---	19
TE Lamar Wyoming	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Dakota Palagonia	---	---	7	4	---	11
DE John McCargo	---	---	7	3	---	10
WR Torrey Smith	1	3	---	---	6	10
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	2	1	6	9
RB James Starks	0	1	---	---	7	8
T Alan Bishop	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Chris Harrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Maurice Mastromonaco	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Raptor Clemons	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Dana Maloney	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ja'Wuan James	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jose Pinkston	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Richie Clark	---	---	19	49	5	73
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	19	48	5	72
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	19	49	4	72
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	19	49	4	72
WR Dominique Edison	36	20	---	---	13	69
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	18	46	4	68
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	19	45	4	68
T Sean Locklear	37	21	---	---	6	64
G Gabriel Rose	37	21	---	---	6	64
G Willie Philip	37	21	---	---	6	64
T Jordan Mills	37	21	---	---	6	64
QB Tavaris Jackson	37	21	---	---	---	58
C Marvin Philip	37	21	---	---	---	58
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	18	39	---	57
WR Adam Thielen	31	17	---	---	8	56
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	18	36	---	54
TE Julius Thomas	30	21	---	---	1	52
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	16	36	---	52
RB Nelson Agholor	29	10	---	---	9	48
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	16	31	---	47
DT Alan Branch	---	---	15	27	---	42
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	3	19	18	40
RB Bishop Sankey	11	11	---	---	18	40
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	1	10	25	36
RB Stephen Sanders	24	9	---	---	1	34
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	4	22	6	32
FB Tyler Ecker	6	6	---	---	15	27
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	4	15	6	25
TE Seth Boyd	3	1	---	---	20	24
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	0	3	15	18
WR Donte Moncrief	2	1	---	---	14	17
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	0	5	10	15
TE Zach Miller	7	8	---	---	---	15
S Duron Harmon	---	---	0	0	14	14
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	8	3	12
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	1	11	12
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Santonio Holmes	4	1	---	---	---	5
RB Jose Quartucci	2	0	---	---	---	2
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	0	1	---	1
T Donald Penn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tre' Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	12	77	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	48	27	10	0	2	9	8	4	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	21	16	4	1	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	156	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	13	202	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	81	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	185	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	12	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Breshad Perriman	12	7	0	133	2	49
WR Devin Smith	10	5	1	99	4	49
WR DeSean Jackson	8	6	0	98	2	47
TE Leo Moates	8	5	1	55	1	49
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	8	3	0	29	0	47
RB James Starks	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Torrey Smith	1	1	0	25	1	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Julius Thomas	7	6	56	1	21
WR Adam Thielen	7	7	129	2	17
WR Dominique Edison	4	1	35	1	20
TE Zach Miller	2	1	6	0	8
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	15	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	1	-2	-2.00	3.63

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	3	17	5.67	4.80
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	4	4.00	4.33
RB Bishop Sankey	1	3	3.00	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blaine Gabbert	8	3	39	4.88	9.15

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	1	1	15	15.00	11.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeSean Jackson	2	1	18	9.00	12.25
TE Leo Moates	2	1	1	0.50	6.88
WR Devin Smith	2	1	20	10.00	9.90
RB James Starks	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	1	0	0	0.00	3.63

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Blaine Gabbert	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stephen Sanders	2	1
RB Bishop Sankey	2	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	9	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Breshad Perriman	4	2	2
WR DeSean Jackson	2	1	1
WR Devin Smith	2	1	1
TE Leo Moates	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	3	1	1
WR Adam Thielen	2	2	1
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)