Week 16, 2017

played in St. Louis, MO

40 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	7	17	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:04 STL - Tre Mason 51 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
1Q: 01:11 HOU - Julian Salyer 23 field goal
2Q: 10:11 STL - George Kittle 9 pass from Glen Yepremian (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 06:07 HOU - Michael Egnew 20 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 03:43 HOU - Adam Thielen 13 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 00:36 STL - Glen Yepremian 18 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 11:51 HOU - Stephen Sanders 8 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 04:06 HOU - Michael Egnew 15 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 02:07 HOU - Julian Salyer 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:04 STL - Tre Mason 51 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
1Q: 01:11 HOU - Julian Salyer 23 field goal
2Q: 10:11 STL - George Kittle 9 pass from Glen Yepremian (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 06:07 HOU - Michael Egnew 20 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 03:43 HOU - Adam Thielen 13 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 00:36 STL - Glen Yepremian 18 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 11:51 HOU - Stephen Sanders 8 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 04:06 HOU - Michael Egnew 15 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 02:07 HOU - Julian Salyer 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 5-10 5-10
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 328 318
- Offensive Plays 61 54
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 111 129
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 3.58 6.45
Net Passing Yards 217 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.23 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:12 24:48

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	5-10	5-10
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	328	318
- Offensive Plays	61	54
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	111	129
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	3.58	6.45
Net Passing Yards	217	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.23	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:12	24:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	2:05	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:21	2:27	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
1	5:29	4:24	OPP 43	8	37	Field Goal
2	10:02	4:09	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:34	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	8	42	Missed FG
3	9:59	2:07	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	5:20	1:47	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
3	0:23	3:43	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	8:52	4:57	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	3:47	1:46	OPP 35	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 43	2	-3	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
1	11:38	2:17	OWN 7	4	27	Punt
1	6:54	1:25	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
1	1:05	6:03	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	5:53	3:04	OWN 10	4	12	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 8	3	12	Half
3	11:05	1:06	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	7:52	2:32	OWN 26	6	10	Fumble
3	3:33	3:10	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	11:40	2:48	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
4	3:55	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	2:01	1:16	OWN 25	8	32	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bishop Sankey	17	70	4.12	14	3	0
RB Stephen Sanders	9	20	2.22	9	0	1
QB Joe Flacco	4	9	2.25	7	0	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tre Mason	10	59	5.90	51	2	1
RB David Wilson	7	35	5.00	16	2	0
QB Glen Yepremian	2	24	12.00	18	1	1
WR Camden Todd	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	29	23	221	1/4	3	33	0	132.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Yepremian	31	23	207	3/18	1	33	1	89.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Michael Egnew	7	7	97	13.86	30	21	2
WR Adam Thielen	5	6	58	11.60	11	33	1
RB Stephen Sanders	4	4	11	2.75	0	9	0
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	17	8.50	0	17	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	5	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Nelson Agholor	2	4	21	10.50	8	15	0
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE George Kittle	9	14	112	12.44	28	32	1
TE Bernard Blair	4	4	14	3.50	8	7	0
RB Tre Mason	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Camden Todd	2	2	21	10.50	18	18	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	33	33.00	31	33	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	7	7.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	0
TE Michael Egnew	0	2	0
TE Julius Thomas	0	1	1
DE Jordan Hill	0	1	0
DE Phil Taylor	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Glen Yepremian	1	0	0
RB Dri Archer	1	0	0
DT Dante Fowler	0	1	0
S LaRon Landry	0	0	1
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	0	1
S Deon Bush	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	214	53.5	52.0	61	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riley Dixon	5	200	40.0	33.4	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	4	33	8.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	1	25	25.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Phil Taylor	8	1	2.0	19	27
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	2	0.0	19	34
CB Tharold Simon	4	2	0.0	19	33
DE Danny Shelton	3	1	0.5	20	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	2	0.0	19	25
ILB Bobby Carpenter	3	1	0.0	19	25
S Ladarius Webb	3	1	0.0	12	29
OLB Desmond Bishop	3	0	0.0	12	28
DT Justin Ellis	2	1	0.5	14	30
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	2	0.0	19	31
DT Austin Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	25
CB Zack Sanchez	2	0	0.0	1	9
DT Alan Branch	1	1	0.0	7	5
S Duron Harmon	1	1	0.0	10	5
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0	1	0.0	1	9

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deon Bush	10	1	0.0	31	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	10	0	0.0	31	30
S LaRon Landry	5	3	0.0	30	25
OLB Donnie Patrick	5	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Ryan Shazier	5	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Haason Reddick	3	0	0.0	14	10
DE Deion Jones	2	1	1.0	27	28
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Matthew Mattos	2	0	0.0	31	26
DT Adam Gotsis	2	0	0.0	15	18
CB Brenden Porter	2	0	0.0	16	18
CB Ike Cassaday	1	5	0.0	31	30
TE George Kittle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jaleel Johnson	1	0	0.0	16	12
OLB Keith Rivers	0	2	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phil Taylor	2.0	0	1	27
DE Danny Shelton	0.5	1	2	28
DT Justin Ellis	0.5	0	0	30

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deion Jones	1.0	1	1	0	28
DE Matthew Mattos	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Shaq Lawson	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ladarius Webb	4	1	0	29
CB Tharold Simon	3	1	0	33
OLB Desmond Bishop	3	0	0	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	1	1	25
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	1	0	25
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	2	0	0	34
CB Zack Sanchez	2	0	0	9
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0	16
DE Phil Taylor	1	0	0	27
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0	31
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	0	28
DT Austin Johnson	1	0	0	25

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
S Deon Bush	6	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	4	30
S LaRon Landry	2	25
OLB Donnie Patrick	2	30
DE Matthew Mattos	2	26
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	24
OLB Haason Reddick	2	10
OLB Philip Schmaltz	1	1
DE Deion Jones	1	28
CB Brenden Porter	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Courtney Bronson	3	5	0	31	0	30
G Tre' Jackson	3	5	0	31	0	30
T Jammal Brown	2	8	0	31	0	30
G Cody Whitehair	1	4	1	31	0	30
TE Michael Egnew	1	2	0	29	0	29
G Willie Philip	0	4	0	31	1	29

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brandon Scherff	3	7	1	20	1	34
G Kelechi Osemele	1	4	0	20	1	34
G Arie Kouandjio	1	4	0	20	0	34
T Bobby Massie	1	2	0	20	1	34
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	1	0	4	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	2	11
Julius Thomas	1	23
Rhett Ellison	1	19

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Rivers	2	22
Max Unger	2	9
Kyle Juszczyk	1	20

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	31	30	---	---	14	75
G Tre' Jackson	31	30	---	---	7	68
G Willie Philip	31	29	---	---	7	67
RB Nelson Agholor	31	29	---	---	5	65
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	19	34	11	64
T Jammal Brown	31	30	---	---	---	61
QB Joe Flacco	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Courtney Bronson	31	30	---	---	---	61
TE Michael Egnew	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Adam Thielen	27	26	---	---	5	58
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	19	33	---	52
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	19	31	---	50
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	14	30	5	49
RB Bishop Sankey	18	14	---	---	16	48
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	20	28	---	48
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	19	27	---	46
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	19	25	1	45
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	19	25	---	44
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	17	25	---	42
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	12	29	---	41
TE Julius Thomas	9	9	---	---	23	41
OLB Desmond Bishop	---	---	12	28	---	40
WR Dominique Edison	16	19	---	---	5	40
FB Rhett Ellison	9	5	---	---	19	33
RB Stephen Sanders	13	16	---	---	2	31
S Duron Harmon	---	---	10	5	16	31
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	9	16	1	26
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	1	9	15	25
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	0	2	19	21
WR Donte Moncrief	2	1	---	---	18	21
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	2	12	5	19
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	9	9	19
DT Alan Branch	---	---	7	5	---	12
WR Taywan Taylor	1	1	---	---	10	12
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Lester Meerdink	0	1	---	---	4	5
CB Jourdan Lewis	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Ryan Pontbraind	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joshua Dobbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Leonard Fournette	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	31	30	14	75
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	31	30	9	70
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	31	30	3	64
S Deon Bush	---	---	31	30	3	64
C Max Unger	20	34	---	---	9	63
G Kelechi Osemele	20	34	---	---	5	59
T Bobby Massie	20	34	---	---	5	59
G Arie Kouandjio	20	34	---	---	5	59
T Brandon Scherff	20	34	---	---	5	59
DE Matthew Mattos	---	---	31	26	1	58
DE Deion Jones	---	---	27	28	3	58
S LaRon Landry	---	---	30	25	1	56
QB Glen Yepremian	20	34	---	---	---	54
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	29	24	1	54
TE George Kittle	20	34	---	---	---	54
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	17	21	---	---	11	49
WR Camden Todd	16	31	---	---	---	47
RB David Wilson	7	21	---	---	16	44
CB Brenden Porter	---	---	16	18	2	36
OLB Keith Rivers	---	---	7	6	22	35
TE Bernard Blair	11	24	---	---	---	35
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	15	18	2	35
DT Adam Gotsis	---	---	15	18	2	35
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	16	12	5	33
TE Malcolm Beyer	4	8	---	---	20	32
FB Kyle Juszczyk	3	9	---	---	20	32
DE Shaq Lawson	---	---	11	15	3	29
RB Tre Mason	13	13	---	---	1	27
S Gustavo Fayo	---	---	3	7	17	27
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	14	10	1	25
WR Kelvin Benjamin	9	9	---	---	1	19
RB Dri Archer	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Tyler Boyd	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Aiden Schwartz	---	---	1	0	13	14
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	2	2	4	8
RB Aaron Jones�	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Riley Dixon	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB E. J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donnie Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Braden Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Leonard Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	10	24	2.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	14	88	6.3
Right	2	27	13.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	29	23	4	2	1	0	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Yepremian	31	23	2	2	0	4	1	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	71	23.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	54	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	85	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Michael Egnew	7	7	0	97	3	29
WR Adam Thielen	6	5	0	58	1	26
RB Bishop Sankey	5	2	0	11	0	14
RB Stephen Sanders	4	4	0	11	0	16
RB Nelson Agholor	4	2	1	21	0	29
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	0	17	0	19
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	0	6	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Kittle	14	9	112	1	34
TE Bernard Blair	4	4	14	0	24
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	2	3	0	9
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	1	7	0	8
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1	16	0	21
RB Tre Mason	2	2	-2	0	13
WR Camden Todd	2	2	21	0	31
RB David Wilson	1	1	3	0	21
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	33	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	4	11	2.75	2.22
RB Bishop Sankey	3	10	3.33	4.12

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Glen Yepremian	1	18	18.00	12.00
RB David Wilson	1	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	3	48	9.60	7.62

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Yepremian	3	3	15	5.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Egnew	2	2	35	17.50	13.86
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	13	6.50	9.67
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	2	2.00	3.50
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	4	4.00	1.00
TE George Kittle	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	2	1
QB Joe Flacco	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Wilson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	6	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Yepremian	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	3	1	0
TE Michael Egnew	2	2	1
WR Adam Thielen	2	2	1
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE George Kittle	5	5	4
RB David Wilson	1	1	0
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)