Week 2, 2034

played in Houston, AL

87 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Washington Commanders	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	14	14	14	3	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 HOU - Justin Jefferson 11 pass from Mackenzie Ward (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Stanley Griffin 66 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 00:10 WAS - Andy Mersky 8 run (Eli Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 11:33 HOU - Stanley Griffin 16 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
2Q: 07:33 HOU - Caleb McConnell 94 pass from Mackenzie Ward (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
3Q: 13:02 HOU - Chase Weinberg 26 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
3Q: 05:35 HOU - Christian Watson 97 punt return (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
4Q: 14:33 HOU - Justin Rohrwasser 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 HOU - Justin Jefferson 11 pass from Mackenzie Ward (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Stanley Griffin 66 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 00:10 WAS - Andy Mersky 8 run (Eli Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 11:33 HOU - Stanley Griffin 16 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
2Q: 07:33 HOU - Caleb McConnell 94 pass from Mackenzie Ward (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
3Q: 13:02 HOU - Chase Weinberg 26 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
3Q: 05:35 HOU - Christian Watson 97 punt return (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
4Q: 14:33 HOU - Justin Rohrwasser 46 field goal

Team Statistics WAS HOU
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 246 562
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 3.78 9.21
Net Rushing Yards 64 300
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 2.67 8.11
Net Passing Yards 182 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 23 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 221 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/39 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 10.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 1/33 3/114
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	WAS	HOU
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	246	562
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	3.78	9.21
Net Rushing Yards	64	300
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	2.67	8.11
Net Passing Yards	182	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	23 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	221	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/39	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	10.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	1/33	3/114
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
1	7:07	1:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	5:16	0:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	3:39	3:39	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	11:16	2:58	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	7:15	2:55	OWN 25	9	7	Punt
2	2:37	1:03	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
3	12:48	2:34	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
3	6:52	1:26	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
3	5:26	2:26	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	14:27	3:08	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	5:20	3:18	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 42	1	9	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	4:32	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	5:39	0:23	OWN 34	1	66	Touchdown
1	4:32	0:53	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	3:44	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	8:18	1:03	OWN 20	2	79	Touchdown
2	4:20	1:43	OWN 25	5	22	Interception
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	4	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
3	10:14	3:22	OWN 8	7	45	Interception
3	3:00	3:33	OWN 32	9	39	Field Goal
4	11:19	5:59	OWN 11	9	39	Punt
4	2:02	1:45	OWN 22	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Stanley Griffin, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Andy Mersky	18	46	2.56	8	1
QB Elliot Schwartz	3	14	4.67	9	0
QB Howard Blair	2	1	0.50	5	0
WR Archie Brunsvold	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Stanley Griffin	29	232	8.00	66	6	2
RB Chase Weinberg	7	57	8.14	26	2	1
WR Christian Watson	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Blair	22	11	147	3/21	0	27	0	71.6
Elliot Schwartz	14	11	74	2/18	0	22	0	88.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mackenzie Ward	17	13	240	1/3	2	94	1	132.6
Justics Erman	6	2	25	0/0	0	19	1	7.6

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kadarius Toney	6	10	70	11.67	8	27
WR Ronald McMorris	4	5	42	10.50	13	26
RB Andy Mersky	4	8	21	5.25	23	14
WR Archie Brunsvold	4	4	28	7.00	13	11
WR Dusty Blanchard	1	2	22	22.00	13	22
RB Brian Robinson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Norm Firth	1	3	18	18.00	15	18
TE Evan Douglas	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
TE Benjamin Atkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb McConnell	5	5	146	29.20	108	94	1
WR Justin Jefferson	4	6	54	13.50	34	29	1
TE Broderick Peterman	3	4	42	14.00	6	21	0
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	18	18.00	6	18	0
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Ted Hickman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Carl Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Christian Watson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jason Brockermeyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shawn Settles	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Prophet Hampton	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Jones	11	496	45.1	35.4	55	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	3	142	47.3	29.7	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eli Kennedy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Rohrwasser	1/2	1/2	0/1	46	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Robinson	1	33	33.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Watson	3	114	38.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Ingram	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Riley Jacobs	7	0	0.0	36	24
DE Bruce Delap	6	0	1.0	32	19
OLB Todd Ruffin	5	3	0.0	24	19
DT Hector Wiley	5	1	0.0	27	18
CB Kurt Phillips	5	0	0.0	11	19
S Jumbo Sonntag	4	3	0.0	34	20
DE Eli Lane	3	2	0.0	37	24
OLB Terrel Bernard	3	1	0.0	22	18
DT Hardy Arcenaux	2	0	0.0	25	9
CB Neil Tweedie	2	0	0.0	29	22
OLB Rodolfo O'Neal	2	0	0.0	20	5
OLB Prophet Hampton	2	0	0.0	37	24
S Shawn Settles	1	3	0.0	26	21
ILB Geoff Walton	1	0	0.0	16	4
S Jimmie Satterlee	0	1	0.0	22	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Darrell Taylor	5	2	1.5	12	31
OLB Christopher Jeffries	5	2	0.0	20	22
S Derek Blair	5	2	0.0	24	40
DE Jeffrey Ardrey	4	0	1.5	19	31
ILB Elliot Poole	4	2	0.0	7	25
CB Braden Horton	4	1	0.0	24	39
CB Eli Jamison	4	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Dean Villars	3	4	1.0	22	25
DT Derrick Brown	3	1	0.0	24	37
S Frank Finley	3	0	0.0	22	30
DE Richard Talley	2	1	0.5	17	20
OLB Monty Layne	2	2	0.0	8	20
S Spencer Krieger	2	1	0.0	8	18
DT Torque Lewith	1	1	0.5	6	23
TE Carl Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Christian Watson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	0	0.0	9	12
CB Antoine Winters	1	0	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bruce Delap	1.0	0	0	19
DE Eli Lane	0.0	1	0	24
DT Hardy Arcenaux	0.0	0	1	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeffrey Ardrey	1.5	0	3	3	31
DE Darrell Taylor	1.5	0	0	0	31
OLB Dean Villars	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Richard Talley	0.5	0	0	1	20
DT Torque Lewith	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Derrick Brown	0.0	1	1	0	37
CB Braden Horton	0.0	1	0	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kurt Phillips	4	0	0	19
OLB Todd Ruffin	2	1	0	19
S Jumbo Sonntag	2	0	0	20
CB Riley Jacobs	2	0	0	24
S Shawn Settles	1	0	1	21
OLB Prophet Hampton	1	0	1	24
CB Neil Tweedie	1	0	0	22
S Jimmie Satterlee	1	0	0	9
DE Eli Lane	1	0	0	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eli Jamison	4	1	24
CB Braden Horton	3	0	39
ILB Elliot Poole	2	0	25
DE Richard Talley	2	0	20
OLB Christopher Jeffries	2	0	22
S Spencer Krieger	2	0	18
S Frank Finley	2	0	30
S Derek Blair	1	1	40
CB Antoine Winters	1	1	28
DT Derrick Brown	1	0	37
OLB Monty Layne	1	0	20
OLB Dean Villars	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dominique Stephenson	2	4	22	1	35
G Quinn Jarvis	1	4	24	2	41
C Maurice Washington	1	3	24	0	41
T Teddy Smith	1	2	24	1	41
G Allen Thomason	0	8	24	0	41
TE Evan Douglas	0	1	9	0	16
G Mercury Carlson	0	0	2	1	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Paul McCormick	6	8	0	37	0	24
G Patrick Robustelli	3	11	0	37	1	24
T Nicholas Marler	3	5	1	37	0	24
TE Carl Jordan	3	4	0	17	0	3
G Sedrick Compton	2	4	1	30	0	24
C Christian Whiting	2	4	0	37	0	24
FB Ted Hickman	0	1	0	9	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Ruffin	1	25
Andy Mersky	1	13
Dominique Stephenson	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Dubester	1	26

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Allen Thomason	24	41	---	---	11	76
T Teddy Smith	24	41	---	---	11	76
G Quinn Jarvis	24	41	---	---	11	76
RB Andy Mersky	23	40	---	---	13	76
T Dominique Stephenson	22	35	---	---	11	68
OLB Todd Ruffin	---	---	24	19	25	68
OLB Terrel Bernard	---	---	22	18	26	66
C Maurice Washington	24	41	---	---	---	65
DE Eli Lane	---	---	37	24	2	63
OLB Prophet Hampton	---	---	37	24	2	63
CB Riley Jacobs	---	---	36	24	1	61
S Jumbo Sonntag	---	---	34	20	2	56
WR Kadarius Toney	19	28	---	---	8	55
DE Bruce Delap	---	---	32	19	2	53
CB Neil Tweedie	---	---	29	22	2	53
WR Dusty Blanchard	15	24	---	---	10	49
S Shawn Settles	---	---	26	21	2	49
DT Hector Wiley	---	---	27	18	1	46
TE Charlie Kolar	18	25	---	---	1	44
QB Howard Blair	15	25	---	---	---	40
FB Norm Firth	6	20	---	---	13	39
WR Ronald McMorris	11	18	---	---	8	37
WR Archie Brunsvold	14	23	---	---	---	37
DT Hardy Arcenaux	---	---	25	9	---	34
TE Benjamin Atkins	3	7	---	---	23	33
S Jimmie Satterlee	---	---	22	9	---	31
CB Kurt Phillips	---	---	11	19	1	31
OLB Rodolfo O'Neal	---	---	20	5	3	28
RB Brian Robinson	0	3	---	---	24	27
QB Elliot Schwartz	9	16	---	---	---	25
TE Evan Douglas	9	16	---	---	---	25
CB Anthony Roberts	---	---	7	3	14	24
ILB Geoff Walton	---	---	16	4	1	21
WR Alfred Zeppelin	2	1	---	---	13	16
S Carlos Ballard	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Dixon Conway	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Mercury Carlson	2	6	---	---	---	8
DE A.J. Rogers	---	---	0	4	4	8
OLB Luis Western	---	---	2	2	---	4
DT Heath Raines	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Eli Kennedy	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Todd Mills	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Jeffery Child	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Braden Horton	---	---	24	39	11	74
G Sedrick Compton	30	24	---	---	13	67
T Paul McCormick	37	24	---	---	5	66
G Patrick Robustelli	37	24	---	---	5	66
S Derek Blair	---	---	24	40	1	65
WR Justin Jefferson	37	24	---	---	---	61
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	24	37	---	61
WR Caleb McConnell	37	24	---	---	---	61
C Christian Whiting	37	24	---	---	---	61
T Nicholas Marler	37	24	---	---	---	61
RB Stanley Griffin	29	15	---	---	15	59
TE Broderick Peterman	32	18	---	---	5	55
OLB Monty Layne	---	---	8	20	24	52
S Frank Finley	---	---	22	30	---	52
DE Jeffrey Ardrey	---	---	19	31	---	50
OLB Dean Villars	---	---	22	25	---	47
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	8	18	20	46
CB Antoine Winters	---	---	18	28	---	46
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	12	31	---	43
OLB Christopher Jeffries	---	---	20	22	---	42
FB Ted Hickman	9	8	---	---	23	40
DT Torque Lewith	---	---	6	23	11	40
QB Mackenzie Ward	20	18	---	---	---	38
WR Jason Brockermeyer	12	13	---	---	13	38
DE Richard Talley	---	---	17	20	---	37
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	11	24	---	35
ILB Elliot Poole	---	---	7	25	---	32
S Roman Kemp	---	---	2	9	21	32
TE Edward Dubester	0	0	---	---	26	26
WR Walt Garber	0	0	---	---	23	23
QB Justics Erman	17	6	---	---	---	23
WR Christian Watson	4	6	---	---	11	21
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	9	12	---	21
TE Carl Jordan	17	3	---	---	---	20
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Chase Weinberg	8	9	---	---	---	17
ILB Seth Delgado	---	---	0	0	13	13
S Noah Greene	---	---	2	7	2	11
DE Shannon Wainright	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Justin Rohrwasser	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Daquan Ingram	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Wayne Wachter	7	0	---	---	---	7
C Tanner George	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Eddie Whitfield	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Clyde Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	108	18.0
Middle	20	128	6.4
Right	11	64	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Blair	22	11	2	3	1	2	3	2	0
Elliot Schwartz	14	11	1	0	1	1	1	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mackenzie Ward	17	13	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Justics Erman	6	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	121	30.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kadarius Toney	10	6	1	70	1	28
RB Andy Mersky	8	4	0	21	0	40
WR Ronald McMorris	5	4	0	42	1	18
WR Archie Brunsvold	4	4	0	28	0	23
FB Norm Firth	3	1	0	18	0	20
WR Dusty Blanchard	2	1	0	22	1	24
RB Brian Robinson	2	1	1	8	0	3
TE Benjamin Atkins	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Evan Douglas	1	1	0	12	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Jefferson	6	4	2	54	1	24
WR Caleb McConnell	5	5	0	146	1	24
TE Broderick Peterman	4	3	0	42	1	18
WR Christian Watson	3	0	0	0	0	6
TE Carl Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	0	18	0	15
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1	0	1	0	9
FB Ted Hickman	1	1	0	4	0	8
WR Jason Brockermeyer	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andy Mersky	3	11	3.67	2.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stanley Griffin	2	18	9.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mackenzie Ward	1	1	11	11.00	14.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Jefferson	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
QB Elliot Schwartz	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stanley Griffin	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Blair	9	4	3
Elliot Schwartz	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mackenzie Ward	5	3	3
Justics Erman	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kadarius Toney	5	3	2
FB Norm Firth	2	0	0
WR Dusty Blanchard	1	0	0
WR Ronald McMorris	1	1	1
RB Andy Mersky	1	1	0
WR Archie Brunsvold	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Atkins	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb McConnell	3	3	3
TE Broderick Peterman	2	2	2
WR Christian Watson	1	0	0
WR Jason Brockermeyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (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	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (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)