Week 2, 2039

played in Atlanta, GA

54 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	17	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:09 ATL - Gavin Ford 10 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 09:45 ATL - Shaun Long 32 field goal
2Q: 00:56 HOU - John David Crow 21 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 11:48 ATL - Gavin Ford 16 run (Shaun Long extra point)
3Q: 04:20 ATL - Shaun Long 18 field goal
3Q: 00:10 ATL - Bob Spiak 48 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 02:53 ATL - Shaun Long 28 field goal
4Q: 00:39 ATL - Shaun Long 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:09 ATL - Gavin Ford 10 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 09:45 ATL - Shaun Long 32 field goal
2Q: 00:56 HOU - John David Crow 21 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 11:48 ATL - Gavin Ford 16 run (Shaun Long extra point)
3Q: 04:20 ATL - Shaun Long 18 field goal
3Q: 00:10 ATL - Bob Spiak 48 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 02:53 ATL - Shaun Long 28 field goal
4Q: 00:39 ATL - Shaun Long 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 327 471
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 4.81 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 28 234
- Rushing Attempts 14 41
- Yards per Rush 2.00 5.71
Net Passing Yards 299 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 28 - 2 27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 8.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/57 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/64
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:43 33:17

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	327	471
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	4.81	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	28	234
- Rushing Attempts	14	41
- Yards per Rush	2.00	5.71
Net Passing Yards	299	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 28 - 2	27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	8.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/57	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/64
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:43	33:17

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	8:15	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	3:59	4:05	OWN 25	8	19	Punt
2	9:37	4:39	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
2	3:52	1:10	OWN 37	4	43	Interception
2	1:54	1:09	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	11:35	2:44	OWN 25	6	42	Punt
3	4:12	2:18	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	15:00	5:36	OWN 7	10	56	Punt
4	7:46	1:50	OWN 35	8	17	Downs
4	4:46	0:17	OWN 20	1	-5	Interception
4	2:45	0:52	OWN 37	4	4	Downs
4	0:33	0:32	OWN 13	3	0	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:56	OWN 20	9	46	Punt
1	6:32	2:33	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	14:54	5:17	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
2	4:58	1:06	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	2:42	0:48	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 25	2	1	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:51	4:39	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
3	1:54	1:54	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
4	9:24	1:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	5:56	1:10	OWN 48	5	21	Punt
4	4:29	1:44	OPP 16	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:20	OPP 41	4	27	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Paul Hickman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Corum	9	18	2.00	6	0	0
RB Chase Weinberg	5	10	2.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Ford	30	169	5.63	26	8	2
QB Paul Hickman	6	57	9.50	26	2	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	10	2.50	3	0	0
QB Ray Dorash	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	42	26	321	5/26	1	40	2	73.6
Joe Milton	7	2	4	0/0	0	4	0	39.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	27	14	237	0/0	1	48	0	94.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John David Crow	7	12	74	10.57	17	21	1
WR Jason Brockermeyer	6	10	117	19.50	52	38	0
WR Malachi Biccum	3	5	39	13.00	11	25	0
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	3	7	55	18.33	27	40	0
FB Ted Hickman	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
TE Phil Lovstad	2	3	4	2.00	0	4	0
RB Blake Corum	2	2	15	7.50	2	11	0
TE Mason Cox	2	6	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Spiak	4	7	97	24.25	63	48	1
TE Ike Cabrer	3	10	31	10.33	7	16	0
WR John Metchie	2	2	39	19.50	4	26	0
TE Dakota Poteet	2	2	38	19.00	2	20	0
WR Roman Wilson	2	4	28	14.00	1	15	0
RB Gavin Ford	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erick Halcomb	1	0	0.00	0
S Jessie Humphries	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Don Meredith IV	1	1	0	0
DE Collin Starnes	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Gavin Ford	1	0	0
WR John Metchie	0	1	0
DE Martin Supple	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	8	383	47.9	29.9	58	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	211	42.2	32.6	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Dingle	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Long	4/4	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Kolosa	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	3	64	21.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hinton	4	96	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Franckhauser	13	3	0.0	38	27
OLB Jorge Crawford	7	1	0.0	14	8
ILB Tyrus Farmer	5	1	0.0	39	27
S Frank Finley	5	0	0.0	38	27
DE Collin Starnes	4	1	0.0	32	21
CB Antoine Winters	3	3	0.0	34	25
OLB Van Henson	3	2	0.0	31	23
DT Camden Holleran	2	3	0.0	39	24
CB Teddy Tasker	2	1	0.0	39	27
CB Terrence Wolfe	2	0	0.0	30	15
DE Jermaine Schwartz	2	0	0.0	16	11
CB Eli Jamison	1	1	0.0	10	10
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	1	0.0	34	22
DE Sammie Pearson	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mason Cox	1	0	---	---	---
S Spencer Krieger	0	1	0.0	3	0
DT Vinny Lang	0	1	0.0	9	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	6	1	1.0	14	54
CB Mo Rauch	5	1	0.0	14	54
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	5	1	0.0	14	50
OLB Nolan Springer	3	2	2.0	12	39
DE Martin Supple	3	0	1.0	6	31
S Erick Halcomb	3	1	0.0	14	53
CB Sweet Pea Smith	3	1	0.0	6	39
DT Bernard Pierce	3	0	0.0	12	51
S Jessie Humphries	3	0	0.0	14	51
ILB Bryant Brady	2	0	1.0	8	14
S Jahan Dotson	2	2	0.0	9	21
CB Devon Engler	2	1	0.0	5	37
DE Brandon Grier	2	0	0.0	8	24
ILB Trey Ruggiero	2	0	0.0	1	13
DE Tyler Raymer	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Calen Bullock	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Giovanni Booker	2	0	13
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	1	22
DE Sammie Pearson	1	1	9
DE Collin Starnes	1	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nolan Springer	2.0	0	0	1	39
OLB Jared Verse	1.0	1	0	0	54
DE Martin Supple	1.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Bryant Brady	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	1	2	1	39
DT Bernard Pierce	0.0	0	2	3	51
DE Tyler Raymer	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Brandon Grier	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Frank Finley	4	0	27
S Kenny Franckhauser	3	0	27
CB Antoine Winters	2	0	25
OLB Jorge Crawford	2	0	8
CB Teddy Tasker	1	1	27
ILB Tyrus Farmer	1	1	27
CB Terrence Wolfe	1	0	15
OLB Van Henson	0	1	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jessie Humphries	4	1	1	51
S Erick Halcomb	3	0	1	53
CB Sweet Pea Smith	3	0	0	39
CB Mo Rauch	3	0	0	54
ILB Trey Ruggiero	2	2	0	13
CB Devon Engler	2	2	0	37
OLB Jared Verse	2	2	0	54
DE Martin Supple	2	0	0	31
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	2	0	0	50
S Jahan Dotson	1	0	0	21
DE Tyler Raymer	1	0	0	14
DE Brandon Grier	1	0	0	24
ILB Bryant Brady	1	0	0	14
CB Calen Bullock	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Adrian Mazurek	1	4	14	0	54
G Kelvin Perez	1	2	14	1	51
T Nicholas Marler	1	1	14	1	47
T J.C. Latham	0	4	14	2	54
G Robert Farmer	0	3	14	1	54

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Bart Cooley	4	11	41	27
G Corwin Schultz	2	8	41	27
C Trey Rice	2	5	41	27
T Bobby Fry	1	6	41	27
T Earnest Albee	1	3	41	27
TE Ike Cabrer	1	1	29	20

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Hickman	1	23
Roy Bernstein	1	8
Adrian Mazurek	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Cabrer	1	27
Glenn Upshaw	1	27
Roman Wilson	1	26
Erick Halcomb	1	21
O.J. Vanderjagt	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Van Henson	---	---	31	23	24	78
T J.C. Latham	14	54	---	---	8	76
G Adrian Mazurek	14	54	---	---	8	76
RB Blake Corum	9	48	---	---	18	75
G Kelvin Perez	14	51	---	---	8	73
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	39	27	4	70
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	39	27	4	70
S Frank Finley	---	---	38	27	4	69
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	38	27	4	69
G Robert Farmer	14	54	---	---	---	68
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	39	24	4	67
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	34	22	8	64
WR John David Crow	14	49	---	---	---	63
CB Antoine Winters	---	---	34	25	3	62
T Nicholas Marler	14	47	---	---	---	61
QB Don Meredith IV	14	47	---	---	---	61
TE Mason Cox	13	43	---	---	2	58
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	32	21	2	55
WR Jason Brockermeyer	11	42	---	---	---	53
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	30	15	7	52
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	8	35	---	---	8	51
TE Phil Lovstad	6	17	---	---	23	46
FB Ted Hickman	2	19	---	---	23	44
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	25	13	1	39
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	10	10	17	37
OLB Jorge Crawford	---	---	14	8	12	34
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	16	11	2	29
DE Sammie Pearson	---	---	9	9	8	26
S Derek Blair	---	---	5	0	16	21
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	6	0	13	19
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	9	8	1	18
WR Cedric Hinton	0	3	---	---	15	18
WR Malachi Biccum	0	16	---	---	---	16
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	3	0	9	12
C Tim Quinn	0	3	---	---	8	11
RB Chase Weinberg	5	5	---	---	---	10
WR Brett Jean	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Joe Milton	0	7	---	---	---	7
WR Brock Kolosa	1	0	---	---	6	7
K A.J. Dingle	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Ezra Lyle	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Patrick Robustelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Louis Haroldson	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	14	53	21	88
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	14	54	18	86
G Bart Cooley	41	27	---	---	9	77
T Earnest Albee	41	27	---	---	9	77
TE Ike Cabrer	29	20	---	---	27	76
RB Gavin Ford	35	26	---	---	14	75
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	12	39	23	74
WR Roman Wilson	30	17	---	---	26	73
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	12	51	8	71
QB Paul Hickman	37	27	---	---	4	68
C Trey Rice	41	27	---	---	---	68
G Corwin Schultz	41	27	---	---	---	68
T Bobby Fry	41	27	---	---	---	68
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	14	54	---	68
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	14	51	---	65
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	14	50	---	64
WR John Metchie	32	20	---	---	11	63
WR Bob Spiak	32	22	---	---	---	54
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	8	39	---	47
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	6	39	---	45
RB Glenn Upshaw	11	5	---	---	27	43
CB Devon Engler	---	---	5	37	---	42
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	9	21	11	41
DE Martin Supple	---	---	6	31	---	37
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	8	24	---	32
TE Dakota Poteet	13	13	---	---	2	28
ILB Trey Ruggiero	---	---	1	13	10	24
ILB Bryant Brady	---	---	8	14	---	22
S O.J. Vanderjagt	---	---	0	4	17	21
DE Tyler Raymer	---	---	6	14	---	20
WR Dustin Terrell	7	7	---	---	---	14
K Shaun Long	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Brandon Coleman	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Riddick McGriff	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Arnold Carrigan	6	2	---	---	---	8
OLB Marcos Durden	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Joseph Washington	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB Ray Dorash	4	0	---	---	---	4
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Monty Vonnegut	3	0	---	---	---	3
RB Levon Troyer	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Chase Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	8	8	1.0
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	25	156	6.2
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	42	26	5	2	1	7	2	2	2
Joe Milton	7	2	0	0	0	0	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	27	14	4	3	2	3	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	122	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	146	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	45	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	44	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John David Crow	12	7	1	74	1	49
WR Jason Brockermeyer	10	6	0	117	2	42
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	7	3	0	55	1	35
TE Mason Cox	6	2	0	2	0	43
WR Malachi Biccum	5	3	0	39	1	16
FB Ted Hickman	3	2	0	14	0	19
TE Phil Lovstad	3	2	0	4	0	17
RB Blake Corum	2	2	0	15	0	48
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1	0	5	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ike Cabrer	10	3	0	31	0	20
WR Bob Spiak	7	4	0	97	2	22
WR Roman Wilson	4	2	2	28	0	17
WR John Metchie	2	2	0	39	1	20
RB Gavin Ford	2	1	0	4	0	26
TE Dakota Poteet	2	2	0	38	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	10	44	4.40	5.63
QB Paul Hickman	1	5	5.00	9.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	1	0	0	0.00	7.64

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	3	0	0	0.00	8.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John David Crow	1	0	0	0.00	6.17

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ike Cabrer	2	0	0	0.00	3.10
WR Bob Spiak	1	0	0	0.00	13.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gavin Ford	3	0
QB Paul Hickman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	11	6	4
Joe Milton	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Brockermeyer	5	2	2
TE Mason Cox	3	1	0
TE Phil Lovstad	2	1	0
WR Malachi Biccum	1	1	1
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	1
WR John David Crow	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ike Cabrer	5	0	0
WR Bob Spiak	2	1	1
WR John Metchie	1	1	0
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (25,300)
End Zone 13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (25,300)
End Zone	13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)