Week 16, 2021

played in Houston, AL

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	7	0	-	10
Houston Texans	7	6	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HOU - Brayden Robertson 7 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
1Q: 04:09 STL - Ben Mawae 25 field goal
2Q: 11:18 HOU - Julian Salyer 38 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HOU - Julian Salyer 44 field goal
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Brayden Robertson 9 pass from Matt Leinart (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 01:44 STL - Dri Archer 92 kickoff return (Ben Mawae extra point)
4Q: 10:33 HOU - Julian Salyer 24 field goal
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Julian Salyer 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HOU - Brayden Robertson 7 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
1Q: 04:09 STL - Ben Mawae 25 field goal
2Q: 11:18 HOU - Julian Salyer 38 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HOU - Julian Salyer 44 field goal
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Brayden Robertson 9 pass from Matt Leinart (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 01:44 STL - Dri Archer 92 kickoff return (Ben Mawae extra point)
4Q: 10:33 HOU - Julian Salyer 24 field goal
4Q: 02:32 HOU - Julian Salyer 42 field goal

Team Statistics STL HOU
Record 5-10 7-8
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 185 350
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 3.43 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 45 64
- Rushing Attempts 16 33
- Yards per Rush 2.81 1.94
Net Passing Yards 140 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.68 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/73 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 5/202 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:35 34:25

Team Statistics	STL	HOU
Record	5-10	7-8
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	185	350
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	3.43	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	45	64
- Rushing Attempts	16	33
- Yards per Rush	2.81	1.94
Net Passing Yards	140	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.68	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/73	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	5/202	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:35	34:25

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	5:13	OWN 25	9	67	Field Goal
1	2:17	3:26	OWN 37	7	27	Missed FG
2	11:11	4:16	OWN 32	7	23	Punt
2	3:58	2:08	OWN 39	6	-1	Punt
2	1:16	0:07	OWN 18	1	9	Fumble
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 40	5	11	Punt
3	7:59	2:05	OWN 23	5	14	Punt
3	0:03	1:11	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
4	10:28	2:28	OWN 34	4	7	Downs
4	2:27	0:26	OWN 27	2	1	Interception
4	1:26	0:42	OWN 35	3	-14	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	4:04	1:47	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
2	13:51	2:40	OWN 43	7	36	Field Goal
2	6:55	2:57	OWN 17	9	51	Missed FG
2	1:50	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:09	0:31	OPP 27	3	0	Field Goal
3	11:40	3:41	OWN 3	6	22	Punt
3	5:54	4:10	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	1:29	1:26	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	13:52	3:24	OWN 38	6	55	Field Goal
4	8:00	5:33	OPP 41	8	16	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:35	OPP 34	3	6	Missed FG
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 21	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tony Pollard	13	36	2.77	10	1
RB Dri Archer	2	3	1.50	6	0
WR Stephen Hill	1	6	6.00	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brayden Robertson	17	30	1.76	9	0	1
RB Bishop Sankey	9	16	1.78	11	1	0
WR Dante Pettis	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
WR Darnell Barlow	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
QB Matt Leinart	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
TE Travis Kelce	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
RB Jamie Ricketts	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	37	23	147	1/7	0	33	1	59.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	34	17	291	1/5	1	54	0	89.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devonte Phipps	5	6	56	11.20	34	33
WR Tyler Boyd	5	11	21	4.20	7	9
TE George Kittle	4	6	16	4.00	9	6
RB Tony Pollard	3	4	12	4.00	0	7
TE Neil Bradley	3	3	22	7.33	2	12
RB Dri Archer	2	2	19	9.50	2	10
WR Stephen Hill	1	5	1	1.00	0	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Michael Egnew	4	10	98	24.50	30	54	0
WR Adam Thielen	3	5	79	26.33	44	40	0
TE Tyler Kroft	3	4	17	5.67	0	9	0
WR Dante Pettis	3	7	39	13.00	32	26	0
WR Darnell Barlow	3	5	49	16.33	15	22	0
RB Brayden Robertson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Bishop Sankey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Jennings	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
RB Dri Archer	1	0
CB Janoris Jenkins	0	1
T Brandon Scherff	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0
CB Erik Rivera	1	0	0
TE Michael Egnew	0	1	0
CB Tharold Simon	0	1	0
G Jamil Douglas	0	1	0
S Kenny Dunlap	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riley Dixon	5	210	42.0	34.2	57	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicolas Fuller	4	211	52.8	46.8	62	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ben Mawae	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	4/6	2/4	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	3	24	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Rivera	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	5	202	40.4	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josh Allen	8	5	0.0	31	33
S Broderick Carlson	7	4	0.0	32	34
CB Jaire Alexander	5	5	0.0	31	33
OLB Haason Reddick	5	1	0.0	27	20
CB Malik Dolan	5	1	0.0	21	27
DT Chris Barker	3	1	0.5	31	22
DE Deion Jones	3	0	0.5	32	32
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	3	1	0.0	32	34
DE Deion Hamilton	3	0	0.0	22	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	3	0.0	30	35
DE Bruce Carter	2	2	0.0	18	22
WR Tyler Boyd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shaq Lawson	1	0	0.0	27	19
DE Louie Blackburn	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Dontay Moch	0	1	0.0	11	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	7	1	0.0	15	34
CB Tharold Simon	5	2	0.0	15	35
S Troy Apke	5	1	0.0	15	34
OLB Mike Jennings	4	4	0.0	15	35
S Kenny Dunlap	3	1	0.0	16	38
OLB Jay Smalley	2	2	0.0	16	38
CB Asher Guynes	2	1	0.0	1	14
CB Justin Layne	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Erik Rivera	2	0	0.0	12	19
DT Justin Jones	1	0	1.0	4	5
DE Jalyn Holmes	1	2	0.0	13	21
DE Richard Clements	1	2	0.0	13	20
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	0	0.0	1	14
DE Dee Ford	1	0	0.0	16	28
S Alvin Terrell	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	0.0	1	16
OLB Cody Barton	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deion Jones	0.5	1	1	1	32
DT Chris Barker	0.5	1	1	0	22
DE Deion Hamilton	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Louie Blackburn	0.0	1	0	0	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Justin Jones	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Dee Ford	0.0	1	2	2	28
OLB Jay Smalley	0.0	0	1	2	38
DE Jalyn Holmes	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jaire Alexander	4	2	33
CB Malik Dolan	4	0	27
ILB Josh Allen	2	1	33
DE Bruce Carter	2	0	22
OLB Haason Reddick	2	0	20
S Broderick Carlson	1	1	34
CB Janoris Jenkins	1	0	35
DE Deion Hamilton	1	0	30

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Dunlap	4	1	0	38
S Troy Apke	3	2	0	34
OLB Mike Jennings	3	0	1	35
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0	35
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	2	0	0	34
CB Justin Layne	2	0	0	19
CB Asher Guynes	2	0	0	14
S Alvin Terrell	1	0	0	4
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	0	16
DE Richard Clements	1	0	0	20
CB Erik Rivera	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jon Feliciano	3	4	0	16	0	38
T Lamar Holmes	2	3	1	16	0	38
T Brandon Scherff	1	2	0	16	1	38
C Kory Lichtensteiner	0	3	0	16	0	38
G Kelechi Osemele	0	2	0	16	0	38
TE George Kittle	0	2	0	15	0	37

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jamil Douglas	4	12	1	33	0	35
G Louis Vasquez	4	8	0	33	0	35
T Jordan Mills	1	8	0	33	1	35
T Michael Oher	1	4	0	33	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Dontay Moch	4	19
Barry Lyon	1	8
Brandon Scherff	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Sanchez	2	19
Cody Barton	2	19
Adam Thielen	1	21
Mike Jennings	1	13
Maurice Emmons	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	32	34	6	72
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	---	---	32	34	6	72
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	31	33	7	71
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	30	35	5	70
DE Deion Jones	---	---	32	32	6	70
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	31	33	6	70
G Kelechi Osemele	16	38	---	---	7	61
T Lamar Holmes	16	38	---	---	7	61
G Jon Feliciano	16	38	---	---	7	61
T Brandon Scherff	16	38	---	---	7	61
CB Malik Dolan	---	---	21	27	10	58
DE Deion Hamilton	---	---	22	30	5	57
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	27	20	9	56
DT Chris Barker	---	---	31	22	2	55
C Kory Lichtensteiner	16	38	---	---	---	54
TE George Kittle	15	37	---	---	2	54
QB Silas Frederick	16	38	---	---	---	54
WR Devonte Phipps	16	35	---	---	---	51
WR Tyler Boyd	15	32	---	---	2	49
RB Tony Pollard	13	20	---	---	14	47
WR Stephen Hill	12	32	---	---	2	46
DE Shaq Lawson	---	---	27	19	---	46
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	18	22	5	45
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	11	8	19	38
RB Dri Archer	3	17	---	---	17	37
TE Neil Bradley	3	7	---	---	20	30
DE Louie Blackburn	---	---	5	14	10	29
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	4	---	---	21	26
DT Shaun Blades	---	---	3	14	9	26
CB Kirk Perot	---	---	2	2	13	17
S Gustavo Fayo	---	---	1	1	14	16
WR Griffin Dirnabauer	1	1	---	---	14	16
ILB Everett Weber	---	---	2	2	11	15
WR Barry Lyon	1	1	---	---	8	10
TE Manuel Corral	0	3	---	---	6	9
P Riley Dixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Norm Chachick	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Deon Bush	---	---	3	1	1	5
K Ben Mawae	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB DeAndre Simmons	---	---	2	2	---	4
RB Don Meadows	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Josh Rosen	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Will Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Trey Pipkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Renell Wren	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Michael Egnew	27	34	---	---	25	86
WR Adam Thielen	31	32	---	---	21	84
S Kenny Dunlap	---	---	16	38	17	71
QB Matt Leinart	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Louis Vasquez	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Michael Oher	33	35	---	---	---	68
C Stefen Wisniewski	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Jordan Mills	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Jamil Douglas	33	35	---	---	---	68
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	15	35	13	63
WR Darnell Barlow	26	34	---	---	---	60
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	15	34	10	59
OLB Jay Smalley	---	---	16	38	2	56
WR Dante Pettis	23	22	---	---	10	55
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	15	35	4	54
RB Bishop Sankey	11	16	---	---	25	52
S Troy Apke	---	---	15	34	2	51
DE Dee Ford	---	---	16	28	1	45
RB Brayden Robertson	23	19	---	---	3	45
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	1	16	19	36
CB Erik Rivera	---	---	12	19	5	36
DE Jalyn Holmes	---	---	13	21	1	35
DE Richard Clements	---	---	13	20	1	34
CB Justin Layne	---	---	14	19	1	34
CB Josue Barber	---	---	3	11	11	25
TE Tyler Kroft	12	12	---	---	---	24
OLB Cody Barton	---	---	1	4	19	24
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	3	16	2	21
DT Johnathan Hankins	---	---	1	14	6	21
RB Jamie Ricketts	3	1	---	---	16	20
DE Herman Floyd	---	---	1	13	6	20
CB Asher Guynes	---	---	1	14	1	16
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Robert Myers	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Brandon Parker	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Maurice Emmons	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Marc Sacco	5	2	---	---	3	10
T Giovanni Warwick	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Billy Rudebusch	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Nicolas Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Justin Jones	---	---	4	5	---	9
TE Travis Kelce	4	3	---	---	---	7
S Alvin Terrell	---	---	1	4	---	5
G Drake Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sean Segas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	15	29	1.9
Right	7	2	0.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	37	23	1	2	3	3	4	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	34	17	6	1	5	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	12	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	28	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	51	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	106	26.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyler Boyd	11	5	1	21	0	32
WR Devonte Phipps	6	5	0	56	1	35
TE George Kittle	6	4	1	16	0	37
WR Stephen Hill	5	1	1	1	0	32
RB Tony Pollard	4	3	0	12	0	20
TE Neil Bradley	3	3	0	22	0	7
RB Dri Archer	2	2	0	19	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Michael Egnew	10	4	1	98	1	34
WR Dante Pettis	7	3	1	39	1	22
WR Adam Thielen	5	3	1	79	2	32
WR Darnell Barlow	5	3	2	49	2	34
TE Tyler Kroft	4	3	0	17	0	12
RB Brayden Robertson	2	1	0	9	0	19
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Pollard	1	-4	-4.00	2.77

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	2	-5	-2.50	1.78
RB Brayden Robertson	2	6	3.00	1.76
WR Darnell Barlow	1	2	2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	2	2	11	5.50	3.97

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	5	3	26	5.20	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE George Kittle	1	1	5	5.00	2.67
RB Tony Pollard	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	8	4.00	15.80
TE Tyler Kroft	2	1	9	4.50	4.25
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	3	1
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	11	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyler Boyd	4	2	0
TE George Kittle	2	1	0
TE Neil Bradley	2	2	1
WR Stephen Hill	1	0	0
RB Dri Archer	1	1	1
WR Devonte Phipps	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Michael Egnew	3	2	2
WR Adam Thielen	3	2	2
WR Dante Pettis	3	1	1
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	0
WR Darnell Barlow	2	1	1
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,100)
Club Seats 8,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,100)
Club Seats	8,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)