Week 8, 2015

played in Tennessee, TX

67 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	7	6	-	23
Tennessee Oilers	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 TEN - DeSean Jackson 2 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
1Q: 07:11 HOU - Seth Boyd 12 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:38 HOU - Matt Prater 45 field goal
2Q: 00:40 TEN - Leo Moates 42 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 08:47 HOU - Bishop Sankey 4 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 03:38 TEN - Paul Ernster 41 field goal
4Q: 14:35 HOU - Matt Prater 38 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Matt Prater 20 field goal
4Q: 01:00 TEN - Devin Smith 8 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 TEN - DeSean Jackson 2 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
1Q: 07:11 HOU - Seth Boyd 12 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:38 HOU - Matt Prater 45 field goal
2Q: 00:40 TEN - Leo Moates 42 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)
3Q: 08:47 HOU - Bishop Sankey 4 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 03:38 TEN - Paul Ernster 41 field goal
4Q: 14:35 HOU - Matt Prater 38 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Matt Prater 20 field goal
4Q: 01:00 TEN - Devin Smith 8 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Paul Ernster extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 382 362
- Offensive Plays 74 62
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 83 84
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 2.77 3.65
Net Passing Yards 299 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 29 - 1 36 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/50 9/68
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	382	362
- Offensive Plays	74	62
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	83	84
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	2.77	3.65
Net Passing Yards	299	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 29 - 1	36 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/50	9/68
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	2:51	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	4:20	1:00	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
1	2:37	2:31	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
2	13:20	4:44	OWN 20	11	57	Interception
2	7:04	2:34	OPP 44	4	16	Field Goal
2	2:34	0:22	OWN 44	3	-5	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	3:32	4:03	OWN 28	11	51	Field Goal
4	13:36	5:39	OWN 32	10	65	Field Goal
4	6:19	1:58	OWN 12	4	19	Punt
4	0:51	0:33	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:05	2:45	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	3:20	0:43	OPP 42	2	15	Fumble
1	0:06	1:46	OWN 23	4	33	Punt
2	8:36	1:32	OWN 13	3	-6	Punt
2	4:30	1:56	OWN 25	5	17	Interception
2	2:12	1:46	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:37	5:05	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
4	14:29	0:53	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	7:57	1:38	OWN 36	3	-10	Punt
4	4:21	3:30	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 34	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Blaine Gabbert, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jose Quartucci	11	33	3.00	12	1	0
RB Stephen Sanders	8	14	1.75	4	0	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	5	10	2.00	7	0	0
RB Bishop Sankey	4	22	5.50	12	1	1
WR Dominique Edison	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB James Starks	15	58	3.87	22	1
QB Blaine Gabbert	6	23	3.83	11	1
RB Arian Foster	2	3	1.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	44	29	299	0/0	1	46	1	83.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	36	24	300	3/22	3	42	1	108.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominique Edison	8	9	58	7.25	20	17	0
TE Julius Thomas	6	6	57	9.50	12	15	0
RB Nelson Agholor	5	7	96	19.20	38	46	0
WR Santonio Holmes	4	6	40	10.00	6	15	0
RB Bishop Sankey	3	6	21	7.00	6	10	0
TE Zach Miller	1	3	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Seth Boyd	1	3	12	12.00	8	12	1
WR Donte Moncrief	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jose Quartucci	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Stephen Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeSean Jackson	7	10	103	14.71	18	36	1
WR Devin Smith	6	9	77	12.83	7	19	1
TE Leo Moates	5	6	80	16.00	40	42	1
RB James Starks	3	4	28	9.33	11	17	0
WR Breshad Perriman	3	7	12	4.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Richie Clark	0	1	0	0
CB Tharold Simon	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB James Starks	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	205	51.3	36.8	61	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	247	49.4	42.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	3	17	5.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Hayden	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tharold Simon	1	25	25.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Hayden	3	85	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vincent Fuller	7	0	0.0	4	19
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	6	2	0.0	22	37
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	6	0	0.0	23	39
ILB Chase Blackburn	4	1	0.0	23	27
CB Jeremy Bloom	4	0	0.0	18	21
S Richie Clark	4	0	0.0	23	39
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0.0	22	34
DE Phil Taylor	2	1	0.5	22	35
OLB Keenan Robinson	2	2	0.0	23	27
DE Danny Shelton	1	1	1.0	21	26
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	1.0	3	17
CB Jason McCourty	1	3	0.0	22	38
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	1	0.0	2	3
CB Marcus Trufant	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alan Branch	1	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0.0	0	12
DT Everson Griffen	0	1	0.5	2	18
OLB Zak DeOssie	0	1	0.0	0	12

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marcos Wynn	8	2	0.0	30	44
OLB Nate Irving	7	2	0.0	27	40
S Da'Norris Searcy	6	3	0.0	29	43
OLB Jason Babin	5	0	0.0	30	44
CB Dana Rogers	4	0	0.0	14	23
CB Johnthan Banks	3	1	0.0	17	23
ILB Manuel Woodley	3	1	0.0	10	20
DE Frank Okam	3	0	0.0	20	28
CB Phillip Gaines	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Mykkele Thompson	2	1	0.0	14	20
DE Haloti Ngata	2	0	0.0	10	12
DE Lawrence Jackson	2	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Jake Ryan	1	2	0.0	4	5
DE Junior Galette	1	1	0.0	27	33
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	0	0.0	19	28
CB Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0.0	27	38
DT Devin Taylor	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Raptor Clemons	1	0	0.0	0	4
WR Breshad Perriman	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Bazuin	1.0	1	0	0	17
DE Danny Shelton	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Phil Taylor	0.5	2	1	0	35
DT Everson Griffen	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	2	2	22
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	12

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	2	1	22
DE Junior Galette	1	2	1	33
DT Devin Taylor	1	1	1	20
OLB Jason Babin	0	1	1	44
ILB Marcos Wynn	0	1	0	44
OLB Nate Irving	0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vincent Fuller	7	0	0	19
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3	1	0	37
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	0	39
OLB Keenan Robinson	2	0	1	27
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0	21
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	0	38
CB Tharold Simon	2	0	0	34
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	0	0	27
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	0	0	3
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	12
S Richie Clark	0	1	0	39

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jason Babin	4	0	0	44
OLB Nate Irving	3	1	0	40
S Da'Norris Searcy	3	0	0	43
ILB Marcos Wynn	3	0	0	44
CB Johnthan Banks	3	0	0	23
CB Phillip Gaines	3	0	0	19
DE Frank Okam	2	0	0	28
ILB Manuel Woodley	2	0	0	20
CB Dana Rogers	2	0	0	23
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	1	1	28
DT Raptor Clemons	1	0	0	4
OLB Jake Ryan	1	0	0	5
CB Mykkele Thompson	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jordan Mills	3	6	30	44
G Gabriel Rose	2	5	30	44
C Marvin Philip	1	7	30	44
T Sean Locklear	0	5	30	44
G Willie Philip	0	2	30	44

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lance Louis	1	5	23	1	39
C Alex Mack	1	4	23	0	39
G Luke Joeckel	1	3	23	1	39
TE Leo Moates	1	1	23	0	39
C Edward Ta'amu	0	2	23	0	39
G Larry Warford	0	2	23	0	39
RB James Starks	0	0	20	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
D'Qwell Jackson	2	11
Zak DeOssie	1	20
Marcus Trufant	1	17
Vincent Fuller	1	15

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Arian Foster	2	21
DeSean Jackson	1	21
Jake Ryan	1	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Julius Thomas	27	41	---	---	23	91
T Sean Locklear	30	44	---	---	7	81
G Gabriel Rose	30	44	---	---	7	81
G Willie Philip	30	44	---	---	7	81
T Jordan Mills	30	44	---	---	7	81
WR Dominique Edison	27	40	---	---	11	78
QB Tavaris Jackson	30	44	---	---	---	74
C Marvin Philip	30	44	---	---	---	74
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	23	39	11	73
S Richie Clark	---	---	23	39	2	64
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	22	38	1	61
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	22	34	5	61
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	22	37	---	59
WR Santonio Holmes	23	34	---	---	---	57
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	22	35	---	57
RB Nelson Agholor	20	23	---	---	10	53
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	23	27	1	51
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	23	27	1	51
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	21	26	1	48
RB Stephen Sanders	9	14	---	---	23	46
DT Alan Branch	---	---	21	22	1	44
RB Bishop Sankey	7	20	---	---	14	41
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	18	21	---	39
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	4	19	15	38
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	0	12	20	32
WR Donte Moncrief	8	5	---	---	19	32
RB Jose Quartucci	15	15	---	---	---	30
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	3	17	6	26
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	2	18	5	25
TE Zach Miller	9	14	---	---	---	23
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	1	2	17	20
TE Seth Boyd	5	14	---	---	---	19
S Duron Harmon	---	---	1	1	16	18
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	2	3	11	16
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	0	12	---	12
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Donald Penn	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Tre' Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jason Babin	---	---	30	44	18	92
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	29	43	18	90
TE Leo Moates	23	39	---	---	21	83
WR DeSean Jackson	23	38	---	---	21	82
OLB Nate Irving	---	---	27	40	14	81
WR Devin Smith	23	39	---	---	16	78
ILB Marcos Wynn	---	---	30	44	3	77
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	27	38	3	68
G Lance Louis	23	39	---	---	6	68
G Larry Warford	23	39	---	---	6	68
RB James Starks	20	37	---	---	6	63
QB Blaine Gabbert	23	39	---	---	1	63
C Edward Ta'amu	23	39	---	---	---	62
C Alex Mack	23	39	---	---	---	62
DE Junior Galette	---	---	27	33	2	62
G Luke Joeckel	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Breshad Perriman	23	39	---	---	---	62
CB Kelvin Hayden	---	---	19	28	10	57
DE Frank Okam	---	---	20	28	3	51
DE Lawrence Jackson	---	---	17	22	3	42
CB Johnthan Banks	---	---	17	23	---	40
CB Dana Rogers	---	---	14	23	3	40
DT Devin Taylor	---	---	14	20	4	38
CB Mykkele Thompson	---	---	14	20	3	37
CB Phillip Gaines	---	---	17	19	---	36
ILB Manuel Woodley	---	---	10	20	3	33
OLB Jake Ryan	---	---	4	5	19	28
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	10	12	4	26
RB Arian Foster	3	2	---	---	21	26
DE John McCargo	---	---	2	11	1	14
RB Devonta Freeman	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Ross Humphries	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	0	2	4	6
WR Torrey Smith	0	1	---	---	5	6
T Alan Bishop	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Chris Harrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Lamar Wyoming	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Maurice Mastromonaco	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Raptor Clemons	---	---	0	4	---	4
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

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	6	4	0.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	6	28	4.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	44	29	2	1	1	2	7	5	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	36	24	4	1	1	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	41	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	117	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	141	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	145	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominique Edison	9	8	0	58	0	40
RB Nelson Agholor	7	5	1	96	2	23
WR Santonio Holmes	6	4	0	40	0	34
TE Julius Thomas	6	6	0	57	0	41
RB Bishop Sankey	6	3	0	21	0	20
TE Zach Miller	3	1	0	3	0	14
TE Seth Boyd	3	1	0	12	0	14
WR Donte Moncrief	2	1	0	12	0	5
RB Jose Quartucci	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeSean Jackson	10	7	0	103	3	38
WR Devin Smith	9	6	1	77	0	39
WR Breshad Perriman	7	3	0	12	0	39
TE Leo Moates	6	5	0	80	1	39
RB James Starks	4	3	0	28	0	37

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	2	6	3.00	5.50
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	1.00	2.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James Starks	1	3	3.00	3.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	4	4	29	7.25	6.80

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blaine Gabbert	3	2	10	3.33	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	14	7.00	6.44
TE Zach Miller	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	12	12.00	4.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Smith	2	1	8	4.00	8.56
WR DeSean Jackson	1	1	2	2.00	10.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Blaine Gabbert	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	13	9	7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	3	1	1
RB Nelson Agholor	3	3	2
WR Santonio Holmes	2	0	0
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	2
TE Julius Thomas	2	2	1
WR Donte Moncrief	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeSean Jackson	6	3	2
WR Breshad Perriman	2	2	1
WR Devin Smith	2	1	1
TE Leo Moates	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)