Week 8, 2045

played in Tennessee, TX

85 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	3	7	-	13
Tennessee Titans	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 TEN - Colston Loveland 17 pass from Caleb Williams (Omar Snyder extra point)
2Q: 05:51 HOU - Ernest Torres 19 field goal
2Q: 01:36 TEN - Omar Snyder 55 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Ernest Torres 22 field goal
4Q: 02:22 HOU - Dylan Sampson 73 punt return (Ernest Torres extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 TEN - Colston Loveland 17 pass from Caleb Williams (Omar Snyder extra point)
2Q: 05:51 HOU - Ernest Torres 19 field goal
2Q: 01:36 TEN - Omar Snyder 55 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Ernest Torres 22 field goal
4Q: 02:22 HOU - Dylan Sampson 73 punt return (Ernest Torres extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 8-0 2-6
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 288 300
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards per Play 4.17 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 62 99
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 2.00 4.13
Net Passing Yards 226 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 0 44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 10/75 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/85 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	8-0	2-6
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	288	300
- Offensive Plays	69	69
- Yards per Play	4.17	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	62	99
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	2.00	4.13
Net Passing Yards	226	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 0	44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	10/75	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/85	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	13:43	1:25	OPP 37	3	13	Fumble
1	10:43	1:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	5:18	7:37	OWN 25	14	30	Punt
2	10:37	3:49	OWN 15	7	22	Punt
2	6:34	0:49	OPP 1	3	-1	Field Goal
2	1:31	0:53	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 27	2	19	Half
3	12:11	5:59	OWN 9	11	86	Field Goal
3	4:52	1:48	OWN 16	5	26	Punt
3	2:18	1:04	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	12:08	2:29	OWN 4	5	12	Punt
4	4:26	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 30	5	17	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	1:35	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
1	9:05	3:47	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	12:41	2:04	OWN 4	6	27	Punt
2	6:48	0:14	OWN 15	1	-5	Fumble
2	5:45	4:14	OWN 20	12	42	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:28	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	6:12	1:20	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	3:04	0:46	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
3	1:14	4:06	OWN 1	7	50	Punt
4	9:39	5:13	OWN 40	10	28	Punt
4	3:26	1:14	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	2:12	0:32	OWN 25	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blake Corum	13	38	2.92	9	0
RB Dylan Sampson	11	14	1.27	13	1
RB Toby Wycheck	4	11	2.75	6	0
QB Don Meredith IV	2	5	2.50	7	0
WR Silas Brown	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Caleb Williams	8	58	7.25	15	3
RB Justin Chancellor	6	17	2.83	8	0
RB Josiah Winter	6	27	4.50	14	1
WR Jaylin Noel	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0
RB A.J. Roeglin	2	2	1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	36	20	240	2/14	0	34	0	76.1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Williams	44	21	206	1/5	1	31	0	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Travis Hunter	5	13	35	7.00	5	17
WR Elliot Naquin	4	6	43	10.75	31	19
TE Horace Burgess	3	3	28	9.33	6	15
WR Brett Jean	2	2	32	16.00	17	24
WR Tre Terry	2	4	57	28.50	29	34
FB Clay Coats	1	3	14	14.00	5	14
TE Mason Cox	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
RB Toby Wycheck	1	1	16	16.00	4	16
RB Dylan Sampson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Colston Loveland	5	13	93	18.60	8	31	1
WR Carson Martin	4	7	39	9.75	19	25	0
RB Josiah Winter	3	4	21	7.00	4	12	0
WR Jaylin Noel	3	3	25	8.33	1	15	0
RB Justin Chancellor	2	5	7	3.50	0	7	0
WR Darien Finley	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Vinny McKnight	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB A.J. Roeglin	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Norm Ramirez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	0
T J.C. Latham	0	1	0
DT Victor VanDervoort	0	1	0
G Zachery Upshaw	0	1	0
WR Brett Jean	0	0	1
DE Jerry Garcia	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Caleb Williams	1	0	0
WR Liam Nece	1	0	0
DE Shawn Beltran	0	1	0
OLB Karl Humphries	0	0	1
S Mitch Van Pelt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	9	416	46.2	43.3	58	4

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Starks	9	411	45.7	35.8	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Omar Snyder	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	4	85	21.3	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Liam Nece	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tai Felton	1	26	26.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Watson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jim Buckley	8	2	0.0	24	41
ILB Tyrus Farmer	7	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Gage Singleton	5	1	0.0	24	45
CB Mark Lorch	5	0	0.0	17	29
CB Caleb Turner	4	2	0.0	22	40
CB Lewis Young	3	1	0.0	24	39
OLB Branden Vanderjagt	2	0	0.0	0	7
DT Warren Roffmann	2	0	0.0	18	30
OLB Rob Erickson	2	0	0.0	6	15
S Nicky Monroe	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Jerry Garcia	1	2	1.0	15	30
DE Giovanni Booker	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Jaylan Ford	1	0	0.0	10	19
DE Quentin Palmer	1	0	0.0	15	27
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	---	---	---
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	0	0.0	18	41
S Kenny Franckhauser	0	1	0.0	18	38
DT Billy Hembree	0	1	0.0	12	19

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mitch Van Pelt	10	3	0.0	31	38
OLB Devan Smith	7	2	0.0	28	37
CB Travis Watson	7	0	0.0	30	36
OLB Karl Humphries	5	2	0.0	27	26
ILB C.J. Orosco	5	1	0.0	28	23
ILB D.J. Dawkins	4	3	0.0	21	22
DE Shawn Beltran	3	1	0.5	30	38
CB Harry Swank	3	1	0.0	26	35
S Timothy Muerch	2	2	0.0	12	29
OLB Donte Jarrell	2	0	0.0	4	13
DE Justin Eboigbe	1	1	1.5	9	23
DT Shemar Turner	1	2	0.0	22	14
CB Lionel Galloway	1	1	0.0	10	21
WR Carson Martin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deion Herold	1	0	0.0	15	6
DT Bob Sills	0	1	0.0	9	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerry Garcia	1.0	0	2	1	30
DE Giovanni Booker	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Warren Roffmann	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT Victor VanDervoort	0.0	0	2	1	41
DE Jaylan Ford	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Gage Singleton	0.0	0	1	1	45
OLB Rob Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	15

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Eboigbe	1.5	0	0	23
DE Shawn Beltran	0.5	2	1	38
DE Julio Ridder	0.0	3	0	8
DT Bob Sills	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Karl Humphries	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Devan Smith	0.0	1	0	37
ILB C.J. Orosco	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	4	1	38
CB Lewis Young	3	2	39
OLB Gage Singleton	3	1	45
CB Mark Lorch	3	1	29
S Jim Buckley	2	1	41
OLB Branden Vanderjagt	2	0	7
OLB Rob Erickson	2	0	15
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	2	38
S Nicky Monroe	1	0	13
CB Caleb Turner	0	1	40

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Travis Watson	6	0	36
S Mitch Van Pelt	4	1	38
CB Harry Swank	2	1	35
OLB Donte Jarrell	2	0	13
OLB Devan Smith	2	0	37
ILB D.J. Dawkins	1	0	22
ILB C.J. Orosco	1	0	23
CB Lionel Galloway	1	0	21
S Timothy Muerch	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Adrian Mazurek	2	6	0	31	2	38
T J.C. Latham	1	9	0	31	0	38
T J.J. Lake	1	4	1	31	0	38
G Zachery Upshaw	1	3	0	31	0	38
G Blake Robinson	1	2	0	15	0	18
C Carlton Threats	0	3	0	16	0	20
FB Clay Coats	0	2	0	7	0	10

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Travis Howe	2	4	24	1	45
T Stan Hoover	1	5	24	0	45
C R.J. O'Neill	1	2	24	0	45
T Abraham Huntley	0	4	24	0	45
G Xavier Flaherty	0	2	24	0	45
FB Robbie Phillips	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Jean	4	27
Clay Coats	1	27

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Bliss	2	25
Vinny McKnight	2	13
Tito Slay	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T J.C. Latham	31	38	---	---	11	80
G Adrian Mazurek	31	38	---	---	11	80
T J.J. Lake	31	38	---	---	11	80
G Zachery Upshaw	31	38	---	---	11	80
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	24	45	1	70
QB Don Meredith IV	31	38	---	---	---	69
WR Travis Hunter	31	38	---	---	---	69
TE Mason Cox	29	36	---	---	1	66
S Jim Buckley	---	---	24	41	1	66
CB Lewis Young	---	---	24	39	1	64
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	24	38	1	63
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	22	40	1	63
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	18	41	1	60
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	18	38	---	56
WR Elliot Naquin	17	31	---	---	7	55
RB Dylan Sampson	13	28	---	---	13	54
WR Brett Jean	14	10	---	---	27	51
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	15	27	9	51
DT Warren Roffmann	---	---	18	30	1	49
TE Horace Burgess	14	7	---	---	26	47
CB Mark Lorch	---	---	17	29	1	47
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	15	30	---	45
FB Clay Coats	7	10	---	---	27	44
DE Jaylan Ford	---	---	10	19	10	39
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	9	13	17	39
C Carlton Threats	16	20	---	---	---	36
RB Blake Corum	13	3	---	---	18	34
G Blake Robinson	15	18	---	---	---	33
OLB Branden Vanderjagt	---	---	0	7	25	32
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	12	19	---	31
WR Tre Terry	10	19	---	---	---	29
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	8	14	1	23
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	6	15	---	21
CB Upton Stout	---	---	0	3	16	19
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	0	7	9	16
OLB Denzel Bernstein	---	---	0	0	12	12
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Toby Wycheck	4	7	---	---	---	11
WR Silas Brown	3	1	---	---	3	7
WR Tai Felton	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Greg Gepner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kody Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Martin Tate	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Devan Smith	---	---	28	37	25	90
CB Travis Watson	---	---	30	36	14	80
T Abraham Huntley	24	45	---	---	10	79
T Stan Hoover	24	45	---	---	10	79
G Travis Howe	24	45	---	---	10	79
G Xavier Flaherty	24	45	---	---	10	79
CB Harry Swank	---	---	26	35	17	78
S Mitch Van Pelt	---	---	31	38	2	71
DE Shawn Beltran	---	---	30	38	2	70
QB Caleb Williams	24	45	---	---	---	69
C R.J. O'Neill	24	45	---	---	---	69
WR Carson Martin	24	41	---	---	1	66
WR Darien Finley	15	33	---	---	17	65
TE Colston Loveland	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR Jaylin Noel	21	34	---	---	---	55
OLB Karl Humphries	---	---	27	26	1	54
ILB C.J. Orosco	---	---	28	23	---	51
RB Justin Chancellor	10	23	---	---	17	50
S Tito Slay	---	---	24	8	16	48
DT Shemar Turner	---	---	22	14	10	46
ILB D.J. Dawkins	---	---	21	22	2	45
S Timothy Muerch	---	---	12	29	1	42
RB Josiah Winter	10	13	---	---	16	39
DT Bob Sills	---	---	9	25	2	36
TE Vinny McKnight	8	14	---	---	13	35
OLB Donte Jarrell	---	---	4	13	16	33
DE Justin Eboigbe	---	---	9	23	---	32
CB Lionel Galloway	---	---	10	21	1	32
FB Robbie Phillips	3	7	---	---	17	27
DE Julio Ridder	---	---	8	8	11	27
TE Rod Bliss	0	1	---	---	25	26
DE Deion Herold	---	---	15	6	---	21
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	---	---	4	13	2	19
WR Norm Ramirez	3	10	---	---	---	13
RB A.J. Roeglin	4	9	---	---	---	13
C Brenden Lyle	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Johnnie Starks	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Liam Nece	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Carlos Woods	---	---	3	3	1	7
WR Ike Middleton	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Omar Snyder	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Kirk Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cooper Poteet	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Branson Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Francisco Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0
G O.J. Swafford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-8	-1.6
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	11	29	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	36	20	3	3	2	2	9	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Williams	44	21	3	2	3	9	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	139	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	89	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	61	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	13	5	1	35	0	38
WR Elliot Naquin	6	4	0	43	0	31
WR Tre Terry	4	2	1	57	2	19
FB Clay Coats	3	1	0	14	0	10
TE Horace Burgess	3	3	0	28	0	7
WR Brett Jean	2	2	0	32	1	10
TE Mason Cox	2	1	0	12	0	36
RB Dylan Sampson	2	1	0	3	0	28
RB Toby Wycheck	1	1	0	16	0	7

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Colston Loveland	13	5	2	93	2	40
WR Carson Martin	7	4	1	39	1	41
RB Justin Chancellor	5	2	0	7	0	23
WR Darien Finley	5	2	0	14	0	33
RB Josiah Winter	4	3	0	21	0	13
TE Vinny McKnight	3	1	0	8	0	14
WR Jaylin Noel	3	3	0	25	0	34
WR Norm Ramirez	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB A.J. Roeglin	2	1	0	-1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	4	-6	-1.50	1.27
QB Don Meredith IV	1	-2	-2.00	2.50

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	3	1	9	3.00	6.67

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Williams	1	1	17	17.00	4.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tre Terry	1	0	0	0.00	14.25
WR Travis Hunter	1	1	9	9.00	2.69
WR Elliot Naquin	1	0	0	0.00	7.17

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Colston Loveland	1	1	17	17.00	7.15

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blake Corum	1	1
RB Dylan Sampson	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Caleb Williams	4	0
RB Josiah Winter	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	12	7	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Williams	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	7	4	2
WR Tre Terry	2	0	0
TE Horace Burgess	2	2	0
WR Brett Jean	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Colston Loveland	3	2	2
RB Justin Chancellor	2	1	1
RB Josiah Winter	2	2	1
TE Vinny McKnight	1	1	1
WR Norm Ramirez	1	0	0
WR Darien Finley	1	0	0
WR Carson Martin	1	1	1
WR Jaylin Noel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)