Exhibition Week 2, 2027

played in St. Louis, MO

81 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:08 STL - Evan McPherson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:52 STL - Tony Pollard 2 run (Evan McPherson extra point)
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Cody Parkey 37 field goal
3Q: 07:08 HOU - Cody Parkey 27 field goal
3Q: 03:27 STL - Evan McPherson 33 field goal
4Q: 02:22 STL - Evan McPherson 27 field goal
4Q: 01:18 STL - T. J. Green 78 interception return (Evan McPherson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:08 STL - Evan McPherson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:52 STL - Tony Pollard 2 run (Evan McPherson extra point)
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Cody Parkey 37 field goal
3Q: 07:08 HOU - Cody Parkey 27 field goal
3Q: 03:27 STL - Evan McPherson 33 field goal
4Q: 02:22 STL - Evan McPherson 27 field goal
4Q: 01:18 STL - T. J. Green 78 interception return (Evan McPherson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 274 360
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 5.17 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 32 155
- Rushing Attempts 19 40
- Yards per Rush 1.68 3.88
Net Passing Yards 242 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/91 10/72
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/78
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:15 34:45

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	274	360
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	5.17	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	32	155
- Rushing Attempts	19	40
- Yards per Rush	1.68	3.88
Net Passing Yards	242	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/91	10/72
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/78
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:15	34:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:31	2:05	OWN 23	4	23	Punt
1	4:13	2:07	OWN 15	4	19	Punt
2	14:02	1:01	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	7:46	3:05	OWN 26	6	54	Field Goal
2	2:32	1:57	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	7:58	OWN 25	15	65	Field Goal
3	3:19	2:44	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
4	11:20	1:49	OPP 49	4	14	Downs
4	2:16	1:09	OWN 25	4	36	Interception
4	1:07	0:43	OWN 33	4	-1	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:29	OWN 8	13	76	Missed FG
1	6:26	2:13	OWN 13	4	37	Punt
1	2:06	3:04	OWN 24	8	51	Field Goal
2	13:01	5:15	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	4:41	2:09	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	7:02	3:43	OWN 25	13	59	Field Goal
3	0:35	4:15	OWN 20	8	29	Fumble
4	9:31	7:15	OWN 35	14	55	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tony Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brayden Robertson	14	28	2.00	14	2
RB Norm Copeland	3	0	0.00	4	0
QB Francisco Waldorf	1	6	6.00	6	0
RB Clyde Duffy	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Pollard	31	116	3.74	13	1	1
QB Ian Book	5	16	3.20	6	0	0
QB Silas Frederick	1	21	21.00	21	1	0
WR Tee Higgins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Freddie Dukes	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Francisco Waldorf	26	19	199	0/0	0	45	1	78.8
Wesley Brayshaw	7	4	47	1/4	0	17	0	77.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Book	20	14	97	0/0	0	19	0	80.6
Silas Frederick	14	8	108	0/0	0	29	0	81.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry McLaurin	5	8	72	14.40	16	45
WR Dexter Schneider	4	5	59	14.75	4	33
WR Caleb McConnell	4	5	23	5.75	0	13
TE George Kittle	3	5	24	8.00	6	14
WR Brandon Aiyuk	3	4	25	8.33	1	17
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	2	22	11.00	0	18
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1	22	22.00	24	22
WR James Proche	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Norm Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tee Higgins	7	10	68	9.71	17	19
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	6	9	88	14.67	50	29
RB Tony Pollard	4	6	25	6.25	0	8
WR Eric McCarthy	4	7	24	6.00	16	21
WR Donnie Kinney	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Freddie Dukes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S T. J. Green	1	78	78.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	1	0
CB Deandre Baker	0	1
DE Scottie Boyd	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
WR Tee Higgins	1	0
QB Ian Book	1	0
RB Tony Pollard	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kai Dodge	5	209	41.8	34.8	46	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Tobin	3	144	48.0	44.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Evan McPherson	3/4	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Schneider	2	11	5.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Perdue	2	46	23.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rod Mirer	7	0	27	16
DE Walter Hou	6	3	40	34
S Horace Brockway	5	3	30	29
OLB Collin Gorcester	5	2	32	21
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	4	3	27	16
CB Marshall Perdue	4	3	24	20
CB Tyrone Dolliver	4	0	29	23
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	4	0	10	14
DE Jason Strowbridge	3	2	37	33
OLB Kerry Meadows	2	3	25	24
DE Scottie Boyd	2	1	34	30
CB Eric Stokes	2	1	16	16
CB Deandre Baker	2	0	20	15
DE Dave Bryant	2	0	10	10
CB Jeff Okudah	1	0	29	20
DT Ted Jenkins	1	0	8	12
DT Marco Quesnel	1	0	12	8
S Zach Stockman	1	0	8	4
S T.J. Peterson	1	0	12	16
S Roman Kemp	0	1	10	13

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leroy Taylor	9	3	0.0	19	28
CB Jaire Alexander	6	0	0.0	19	29
CB Blake Kassell	5	1	0.0	12	13
ILB Josh Allen	4	2	1.0	19	33
S Broderick Briggs	4	4	0.0	13	22
OLB Daniel Hacker	3	1	0.0	16	14
S T. J. Green	2	0	0.0	7	21
DT Chris Barker	2	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Sergio Stewart	2	0	0.0	1	13
DT Jonathan Greenard	2	0	0.0	17	33
S Nickolas Kirk	2	0	0.0	18	34
CB Ryan Webb	1	1	0.0	17	32
DE Duane Newnam	0	1	0.0	19	34
DE Pete Werner	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	1	2	3	34
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	1	0	0	16
DT Ted Jenkins	1	0	0	12
DE Jason Strowbridge	0	1	0	33
CB Jeff Okudah	0	1	0	20

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Josh Allen	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Terrance Raymond	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Pete Werner	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Leroy Taylor	0.0	0	1	1	28
DT Jonathan Greenard	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Chris Barker	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marshall Perdue	3	0	20
CB Eric Stokes	2	1	16
OLB Rod Mirer	2	0	16
CB Tyrone Dolliver	2	0	23
DE Scottie Boyd	2	0	30
S Horace Brockway	2	0	29
OLB Collin Gorcester	2	0	21
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	2	0	14
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	15
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	1	0	16
DE Walter Hou	1	0	34
DE Dave Bryant	1	0	10
S T.J. Peterson	1	0	16
OLB Kerry Meadows	0	1	24

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jaire Alexander	5	1	0	29
OLB Leroy Taylor	4	0	0	28
S Broderick Briggs	3	0	0	22
S T. J. Green	2	0	1	21
CB Blake Kassell	2	0	0	13
CB Ryan Webb	1	1	0	32
ILB Josh Allen	1	0	0	33
DT Chris Barker	1	0	0	32
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	0	0	14
OLB Sergio Stewart	1	0	0	13
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	0	0	33
S Nickolas Kirk	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neil Derosa	1	4	19	0	34
T Isaiah Wilson	0	4	19	0	34
C James Daniels	0	3	12	0	19
C Trey Hill	0	2	7	1	15
G Billy Rudebusch	0	2	12	0	19
G Aaron Banks	0	2	7	0	15
T Sean Segas	0	1	12	0	19

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tony Peterson	4	8	40	34
C Martin Groza	4	7	40	34
G Nolan Palmer	2	8	40	34
T Mekhi Becton	2	5	40	34
T Shawntae Francis	2	3	20	21
TE Harrison Bryant	1	2	31	26
T Tommy Doyle	1	1	20	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Terry McLaurin	1	14
Kerry Meadows	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Newnam	2	11
Harrison Bryant	1	21
Daniel Hacker	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Walter Hou	---	---	40	34	4	78
DE Jason Strowbridge	---	---	37	33	4	74
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	34	30	4	68
S Horace Brockway	---	---	30	29	4	63
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	---	---	27	16	18	61
WR Terry McLaurin	19	26	---	---	14	59
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	25	24	10	59
OLB Collin Gorcester	---	---	32	21	3	56
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	29	23	3	55
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	20	15	19	54
CB Marshall Perdue	---	---	24	20	9	53
G Neil Derosa	19	34	---	---	---	53
T Isaiah Wilson	19	34	---	---	---	53
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	29	20	3	52
TE George Kittle	18	33	---	---	---	51
OLB Rod Mirer	---	---	27	16	3	46
RB Brayden Robertson	15	21	---	---	6	42
QB Francisco Waldorf	16	26	---	---	---	42
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	16	16	7	39
C James Daniels	12	19	---	---	7	38
WR Dexter Schneider	14	19	---	---	3	36
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	10	14	10	34
G Billy Rudebusch	12	19	---	---	---	31
T Sean Segas	12	19	---	---	---	31
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	10	---	---	19	31
S T.J. Peterson	---	---	12	16	2	30
C Trey Hill	7	15	---	---	7	29
G Aaron Banks	7	15	---	---	7	29
T Paul McCormick	7	15	---	---	7	29
WR James Proche	11	6	---	---	8	25
RB Norm Copeland	3	10	---	---	11	24
S Roman Kemp	---	---	10	13	1	24
DT Marco Quesnel	---	---	12	8	4	24
S Zach Stockman	---	---	8	4	12	24
DE Dave Bryant	---	---	10	10	4	24
RB Clyde Duffy	1	3	---	---	19	23
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	8	12	1	21
WR Brandon Aiyuk	4	14	---	---	1	19
WR Caleb McConnell	6	13	---	---	---	19
FB Philip Hines	2	15	---	---	---	17
QB Wesley Brayshaw	3	8	---	---	---	11
C Stanley O'Malley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kai Dodge	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Santiago Butler	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Clayton Feagles	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Eric McCarthy	36	34	---	---	12	82
G Nolan Palmer	40	34	---	---	7	81
G Tony Peterson	40	34	---	---	7	81
T Mekhi Becton	40	34	---	---	7	81
TE Harrison Bryant	31	26	---	---	21	78
C Martin Groza	40	34	---	---	---	74
RB Tony Pollard	34	27	---	---	8	69
WR Tee Higgins	34	27	---	---	7	68
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	17	32	16	65
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	19	34	11	64
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	31	29	---	---	---	60
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	19	33	2	54
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	18	34	2	54
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	17	33	2	52
DT Chris Barker	---	---	18	32	1	51
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	19	29	2	50
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	13	22	15	50
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	19	28	2	49
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	16	14	18	48
QB Ian Book	28	20	---	---	---	48
T Shawntae Francis	20	21	---	---	7	48
T Tommy Doyle	20	13	---	---	---	33
S T. J. Green	---	---	7	21	1	29
FB Denzel Carr	6	4	---	---	18	28
QB Silas Frederick	12	14	---	---	---	26
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	12	13	1	26
RB Freddie Dukes	4	5	---	---	16	25
CB Asante Samuel Jr	---	---	5	11	6	22
WR Donnie Kinney	2	2	---	---	17	21
TE Morris Henry	12	8	---	---	---	20
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	3	13	1	17
OLB Sergio Stewart	---	---	1	13	---	14
K Evan McPherson	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Pete Werner	---	---	2	8	---	10
TE Gino Fox	4	4	---	---	---	8
OLB Bradley Sandberg	---	---	0	0	8	8
DE Alex Highsmith	---	---	1	1	5	7
DT Damon Akiyama	---	---	2	0	5	7
C Rico Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jake Tobin	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Erik Jacobs	3	2	---	---	---	5
DT Ezekiel Sampson	---	---	1	3	1	5
RB Randal Garner	0	1	---	---	3	4
Unknown	3	1	---	---	---	4
S Christopher Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Eugene Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	13	6	0.5
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	29	2.4
Middle	23	103	4.5
Right	4	24	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Francisco Waldorf	26	19	3	2	0	1	2	1	1
Wesley Brayshaw	7	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Book	20	14	0	1	1	0	2	3	0
Silas Frederick	14	8	3	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	78	15.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	59	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry McLaurin	8	5	72	1	26
TE George Kittle	5	3	24	0	33
WR Dexter Schneider	5	4	59	1	19
WR Caleb McConnell	5	4	23	0	13
WR Brandon Aiyuk	4	3	25	0	14
WR James Proche	2	1	-1	0	6
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	2	22	0	10
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1	22	1	21
RB Norm Copeland	1	0	0	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tee Higgins	10	7	0	68	0	27
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	9	6	0	88	2	29
WR Eric McCarthy	7	4	1	24	1	34
RB Tony Pollard	6	4	0	25	0	27
RB Freddie Dukes	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Donnie Kinney	1	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	4	-5	-1.25	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Pollard	8	25	3.13	3.74
RB Freddie Dukes	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Francisco Waldorf	2	2	7	3.50	7.65

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Book	3	0	0	0.00	4.85
Silas Frederick	1	1	0	0.00	7.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry McLaurin	1	1	-4	-4.00	9.00
WR Dexter Schneider	1	1	11	11.00	11.80

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric McCarthy	2	1	0	0.00	3.43
WR Tee Higgins	2	0	0	0.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	1	0
RB Norm Copeland	1	0
RB Clyde Duffy	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Pollard	4	3
QB Ian Book	3	0
RB Freddie Dukes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Francisco Waldorf	8	6	3
Wesley Brayshaw	1	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Book	6	5	4
Silas Frederick	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry McLaurin	4	3	2
TE George Kittle	1	0	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	1	1	0
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	1	0
WR Dexter Schneider	1	1	1
WR Caleb McConnell	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Pollard	3	2	2
WR Tee Higgins	3	3	2
WR Eric McCarthy	2	1	1
RB Freddie Dukes	1	0	0
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)