Week 2, 2042

played in Washington, DC

74 degrees, stormy, 21 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	3	-	13
Washington Commanders	0	6	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:13 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 10 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 04:40 WAS - Drew Prochelo 81 interception return (Eli Kennedy extra point failed)
3Q: 08:22 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
3Q: 05:21 WAS - Eli Kennedy 28 field goal
4Q: 11:10 WAS - Eli Kennedy 19 field goal
4Q: 03:26 HOU - Ernest Torres 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:13 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 10 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 04:40 WAS - Drew Prochelo 81 interception return (Eli Kennedy extra point failed)
3Q: 08:22 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
3Q: 05:21 WAS - Eli Kennedy 28 field goal
4Q: 11:10 WAS - Eli Kennedy 19 field goal
4Q: 03:26 HOU - Ernest Torres 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU WAS
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 271 271
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 3.99 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 92 145
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 3.07 6.59
Net Passing Yards 179 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 2.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:22 27:38

Team Statistics	HOU	WAS
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	271	271
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	3.99	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	92	145
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	3.07	6.59
Net Passing Yards	179	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	2.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:22	27:38

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
1	9:22	1:25	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
1	6:43	1:27	OPP 42	3	-5	Punt
1	1:28	1:28	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
2	13:25	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:34	4:32	OWN 6	10	94	Touchdown
2	5:51	1:21	OPP 46	3	22	Interception
2	4:30	2:36	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	2	3	Half
3	12:32	4:17	OPP 44	8	32	Field Goal
3	5:13	0:54	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	2:50	1:07	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	11:03	1:45	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	7:47	4:29	OWN 46	7	28	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 43	5	15	Game

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	2:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:57	1:14	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
1	5:16	3:48	OWN 23	7	39	Punt
2	15:00	1:35	OPP 49	3	-5	Punt
2	11:48	1:14	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	6:02	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	1:54	1:18	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	8	32	Fumble
3	8:15	3:02	OWN 23	5	66	Field Goal
3	4:19	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	1:43	5:40	OWN 20	13	78	Field Goal
4	9:18	1:31	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	3:18	2:24	OWN 25	10	39	Missed FG

Game MVP: Collin Starnes, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Wycheck	23	68	2.96	16	3
QB Don Meredith IV	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
RB Blake Corum	2	8	4.00	6	0
WR Danny Parrish	2	19	9.50	13	1

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwayne Pressnall	10	4	0.40	7	0
QB Jake Mathews	6	29	4.83	7	0
RB Zack Bening	4	69	17.25	57	1
WR Big Mickey Doran	2	43	21.50	40	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	36	23	195	2/16	1	36	1	75.5

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Mathews	39	23	150	4/24	0	24	1	56.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	10	11	88	8.80	13	36	1
WR Jason Brockermeyer	5	11	12	2.40	0	10	0
TE Greg Gepner	5	6	65	13.00	22	29	0
WR Tre Terry	2	7	21	10.50	4	15	0
RB Toby Wycheck	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Dotson	10	16	50	5.00	0	11
WR Big Mickey Doran	5	10	27	5.40	6	12
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	4	6	55	13.75	27	24
RB Zack Bening	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Liam Woodard	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
RB Chance Crnish	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	0	0.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drew Prochelo	1	81	81.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Don Meredith IV	1	1	0
DE Jermaine Schwartz	0	1	0
CB Terrence Wolfe	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jake Mathews	1	0	0	0
OLB Geoff Walton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	9	447	49.7	38.6	59	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miles Janssen	8	354	44.3	38.1	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eli Kennedy	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Brown	4	29	7.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Big Mickey Doran	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	11	1	0.0	20	42
OLB Jorge Crawford	4	4	0.5	15	28
CB Caleb Turner	4	0	0.0	18	32
DE Giovanni Booker	3	2	1.0	16	26
DT Camden Holleran	3	0	0.0	17	24
CB Terrence Wolfe	3	0	0.0	9	16
DE Jermaine Schwartz	3	0	0.0	9	25
CB Jim Buckley	3	0	0.0	14	27
DE Collin Starnes	2	0	2.0	17	28
S Kenny Franckhauser	2	3	0.0	22	43
CB Teddy Tasker	2	1	0.0	22	43
OLB Shannon Donaldson	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	2	0	0.0	16	31
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	2	0.5	17	29
CB Eddie Nixon	1	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Gene Burnett	1	0	0.0	2	11
DT Billy Hembree	1	0	0.0	6	18
DE Quentin Palmer	0	1	0.0	2	7

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlos Ballard	6	4	0.0	30	38
ILB Andre Hansen	5	3	0.0	25	21
CB Oliver Hutton	5	0	0.0	17	28
DE Mo Lucas	4	0	1.0	26	35
CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	4	1	0.0	29	38
S Bernard Fruth	4	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Cary Tuaolo	3	2	0.0	27	35
ILB Frankie Mason	3	1	0.0	18	27
CB Albert Wilkins	3	1	0.0	27	24
DT Heath Raines	3	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Geoff Walton	2	1	1.0	26	21
DE A.J. Rogers	2	1	0.0	26	23
CB Drew Prochelo	2	1	0.0	4	15
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	1	0	---	---	---
G Cary Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Lyle	1	0	0.0	4	15
S Louie Stephenson	1	0	0.0	12	11
DT Donte Siavii	1	0	0.0	11	20
DT Jaylen Beckett	1	0	0.0	13	9
CB George Jackson	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Collin Starnes	2.0	3	4	28
DE Giovanni Booker	1.0	1	0	26
OLB Jorge Crawford	0.5	0	0	28
DT Victor VanDervoort	0.5	0	0	29
DE Jermaine Schwartz	0.0	3	1	25
ILB Gene Burnett	0.0	1	0	11
DE Quentin Palmer	0.0	1	0	7

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Geoff Walton	1.0	1	0	1	21
DE Mo Lucas	1.0	0	0	0	35
CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	0.0	1	1	0	38
DE A.J. Rogers	0.0	0	2	0	23
DT Donte Siavii	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	6	1	0	42
OLB Jorge Crawford	2	1	0	28
CB Terrence Wolfe	2	0	0	16
DE Jermaine Schwartz	2	0	0	25
CB Caleb Turner	2	0	0	32
CB Jim Buckley	2	0	0	27
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	0	1	43
DT Camden Holleran	1	0	0	24
DE Giovanni Booker	1	0	0	26
ILB Gene Burnett	1	0	0	11
CB Eddie Nixon	1	0	0	13
OLB Shannon Donaldson	1	0	0	12
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	1	0	0	31
DT Billy Hembree	0	1	0	18

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oliver Hutton	4	0	0	28
S Carlos Ballard	3	0	0	38
S Bernard Fruth	3	0	0	27
CB Albert Wilkins	3	0	0	24
CB Drew Prochelo	2	1	1	15
OLB Cary Tuaolo	2	1	0	35
ILB Andre Hansen	2	0	0	21
CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	1	1	0	38
DT Heath Raines	1	0	0	9
DE Norman Lyle	1	0	0	15
ILB Frankie Mason	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.C. Latham	3	8	1	30	1	38
T Juan Jeffries	2	4	0	30	0	38
G Adrian Mazurek	1	4	0	30	1	38
G Julio Witt	1	4	0	30	0	38
TE Greg Gepner	1	1	0	28	0	34
C Carlton Threats	0	5	1	30	0	38
FB Ted Hickman	0	1	0	4	0	8

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cary Hammond	2	4	22	1	43
G Alan Monroe	1	4	22	1	43
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	1	1	21	0	42
C Maurice Washington	0	4	22	0	43
T Phil Quinlan	0	2	22	1	43
T Dominique Stephenson	0	1	22	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Hickman	3	27

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Lucas	2	23
Zack Bening	1	18
Donte Siavii	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Juan Jeffries	30	38	---	---	11	79
T J.C. Latham	30	38	---	---	11	79
G Adrian Mazurek	30	38	---	---	11	79
G Julio Witt	30	38	---	---	11	79
QB Don Meredith IV	30	38	---	---	---	68
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	30	38	---	---	---	68
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	22	43	3	68
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	22	43	3	68
C Carlton Threats	30	38	---	---	---	68
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	20	42	2	64
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	---	---	16	31	16	63
TE Greg Gepner	28	34	---	---	---	62
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	17	29	10	56
WR Jason Brockermeyer	24	29	---	---	---	53
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	18	32	2	52
RB Toby Wycheck	25	21	---	---	4	50
WR Tre Terry	17	28	---	---	5	50
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	17	28	2	47
OLB Shannon Donaldson	---	---	6	12	28	46
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	17	24	3	44
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	9	16	19	44
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	16	26	1	43
OLB Jorge Crawford	---	---	15	28	---	43
CB Jim Buckley	---	---	14	27	---	41
FB Ted Hickman	4	8	---	---	27	39
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	9	25	3	37
WR Brett Jean	4	3	---	---	25	32
CB Eddie Nixon	---	---	5	13	14	32
TE Phil Lovstad	0	0	---	---	27	27
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	6	18	1	25
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	6	15	1	22
RB Blake Corum	3	17	---	---	---	20
TE Mason Cox	11	9	---	---	---	20
ILB Kerry Reynolds	---	---	3	3	13	19
RB Skip Keeler	0	0	---	---	19	19
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	2	7	8	17
WR Silas Brown	0	0	---	---	17	17
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	2	11	1	14
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Danny Parrish	4	3	---	---	4	11
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Zak Zinter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sebastian Switzer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kirk Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	0	0	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Mo Lucas	---	---	26	35	23	84
WR Big Mickey Doran	22	43	---	---	13	78
T Phil Quinlan	22	43	---	---	11	76
T Dominique Stephenson	22	43	---	---	11	76
G Cary Hammond	22	43	---	---	11	76
G Alan Monroe	22	43	---	---	11	76
OLB Geoff Walton	---	---	26	21	24	71
S Carlos Ballard	---	---	30	38	2	70
WR Ernest Dotson	22	41	---	---	6	69
CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	---	---	29	38	1	68
CB Albert Wilkins	---	---	27	24	17	68
C Maurice Washington	22	43	---	---	---	65
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	21	42	---	---	2	65
QB Jake Mathews	22	43	---	---	---	65
OLB Cary Tuaolo	---	---	27	35	2	64
ILB Andre Hansen	---	---	25	21	13	59
DE A.J. Rogers	---	---	26	23	1	50
ILB Frankie Mason	---	---	18	27	2	47
CB Oliver Hutton	---	---	17	28	2	47
WR Liam Woodard	19	28	---	---	---	47
TE Ben Sinnott	3	16	---	---	26	45
S Bernard Fruth	---	---	16	27	1	44
DT Donte Siavii	---	---	11	20	13	44
S Louie Stephenson	---	---	12	11	17	40
RB Zack Bening	5	17	---	---	18	40
DT Jaylen Beckett	---	---	13	9	9	31
RB Dwayne Pressnall	13	13	---	---	1	27
OLB Corwin Jurevicius	---	---	4	17	2	23
WR Charlie Harmon	1	1	---	---	19	21
DE Norman Lyle	---	---	4	15	1	20
CB Drew Prochelo	---	---	4	15	1	20
FB Leo Coles	0	0	---	---	20	20
DT Heath Raines	---	---	7	9	1	17
RB Chance Crnish	4	12	---	---	---	16
CB George Jackson	---	---	3	2	10	15
C Enrique Briles	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Miles Janssen	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Todd Ruffin	---	---	4	3	2	9
K Eli Kennedy	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Bob Nussmeier	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Shawn Settles	---	---	1	0	1	2
TE Roosevelt Long	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Isaac Copeland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Stan Harry	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Travis Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sedrick Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	12	13	1.1
Right	7	41	5.9
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	101	16.8
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	36	23	2	2	2	3	3	2	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Mathews	39	23	1	2	1	3	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	41	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	120	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	36	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	4	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	100	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jason Brockermeyer	11	5	1	12	0	29
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	11	10	0	88	1	38
WR Tre Terry	7	2	0	21	0	28
TE Greg Gepner	6	5	1	65	1	34
RB Toby Wycheck	1	1	0	9	0	21

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Dotson	16	10	0	50	0	41
WR Big Mickey Doran	10	5	1	27	0	43
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	6	4	0	55	1	42
WR Liam Woodard	4	2	0	9	0	28
RB Zack Bening	2	2	0	9	0	17
RB Chance Crnish	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	3	-4	-1.33	2.96

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwayne Pressnall	2	1	0.50	0.40
RB Zack Bening	1	0	0.00	17.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	3	2	10	3.33	5.42

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Mathews	6	3	26	4.33	3.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Brockermeyer	1	1	0	0.00	1.09
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
TE Greg Gepner	1	0	0	0.00	10.83

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Dotson	3	2	14	4.67	3.13
WR Big Mickey Doran	2	1	12	6.00	2.70
WR Liam Woodard	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jake Mathews	4	0
RB Dwayne Pressnall	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	15	11	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Mathews	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	5	5	2
WR Tre Terry	5	2	2
TE Greg Gepner	3	2	0
WR Jason Brockermeyer	2	2	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Dotson	6	5	4
TE Nick Pietrosante Jr.	2	2	1
WR Big Mickey Doran	2	1	1
RB Chance Crnish	1	0	0
WR Liam Woodard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (80,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (18,300)
End Zone 12,500 (13,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (80,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (18,300)
End Zone	12,500 (13,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (9,900)