Week 1, 2048

played in Tennessee, TX

65 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	0	7	7	-	21
Tennessee Titans	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 TEN - Luther Burden III 10 pass from Caleb Williams (Dana Solari extra point)
1Q: 03:42 TEN - Colston Loveland 13 pass from Caleb Williams (Dana Solari extra point)
1Q: 00:59 HOU - Tanner Cartwright 46 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Travis Hunter 26 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 08:00 HOU - Howard Banks 29 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 TEN - Luther Burden III 10 pass from Caleb Williams (Dana Solari extra point)
1Q: 03:42 TEN - Colston Loveland 13 pass from Caleb Williams (Dana Solari extra point)
1Q: 00:59 HOU - Tanner Cartwright 46 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Travis Hunter 26 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 08:00 HOU - Howard Banks 29 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 432 327
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 6.45 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 209 100
- Rushing Attempts 37 28
- Yards per Rush 5.65 3.57
Net Passing Yards 223 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/48 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:27 27:33

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	432	327
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	6.45	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	209	100
- Rushing Attempts	37	28
- Yards per Rush	5.65	3.57
Net Passing Yards	223	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/48	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:27	27:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
1	8:15	1:42	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
1	3:36	2:57	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
2	14:22	2:52	OWN 25	6	35	Interception
2	10:41	4:13	OWN 37	6	21	Punt
2	5:34	2:29	OWN 35	5	28	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 44	2	29	Missed FG
3	10:46	2:12	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
3	4:09	2:23	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	13:49	3:40	OWN 43	8	24	Downs
4	9:26	1:37	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	6:25	6:25	OWN 34	13	60	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	5:15	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
1	6:33	2:57	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	0:39	1:17	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	11:30	0:49	OPP 36	2	-1	Fumble
2	6:28	0:54	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:05	2:32	OWN 20	8	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 27	8	35	Punt
3	8:34	4:25	OWN 22	9	51	Missed FG
3	1:46	2:57	OWN 25	7	32	Downs
4	10:09	0:43	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	7:49	1:24	OWN 24	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Caleb Williams, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kevin Taylor	18	102	5.67	28	4	0
RB Tanner Cartwright	9	91	10.11	46	2	1
FB Claude Mantovani	7	16	2.29	7	0	0
QB Don Meredith IV	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
WR Tre Terry	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Willie Gabreleski	13	35	2.69	11	2
RB A.J. Roeglin	12	39	3.25	19	1
QB Caleb Williams	3	26	8.67	13	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	30	20	223	0/0	2	29	1	96.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Williams	36	22	227	0/0	2	26	0	97.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Hunter	7	12	87	12.43	37	26	1
WR Howard Banks	4	6	56	14.00	38	29	1
WR Rufus Ellard	4	5	61	15.25	13	24	0
TE Horace Burgess	3	4	8	2.67	2	6	0
RB Tanner Cartwright	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Elliot Naquin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carson Martin	6	8	59	9.83	19	20	0
WR Luther Burden III	5	6	52	10.40	24	26	1
WR Philip Barlup	4	7	59	14.75	19	26	0
TE Colston Loveland	3	9	38	12.67	22	16	1
RB Willie Gabreleski	2	2	19	9.50	13	11	0
TE Justics Hartman	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
FB Daryl Collins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ernie McElroy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lionel Galloway	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Tanner Cartwright	1	1	0
CB Martin Tate	0	1	0
OLB Gage Singleton	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB A.J. Roeglin	1	0	0	0
S Lance Gibson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	5	234	46.8	36.2	72	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Starks	5	236	47.2	37.2	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dana Solari	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Greer	3	30	10.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Martin	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Cunningham	1	18	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gabreleski	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	7	3	0.0	27	34
ILB Tyrus Farmer	5	2	0.0	26	27
S Jim Buckley	5	2	0.0	28	36
S Mack Cunningham	5	1	0.0	23	22
CB Martin Tate	4	1	0.0	26	30
DT Jalen Gillespie	4	1	0.0	17	19
DT Victor VanDervoort	4	0	0.0	27	34
CB Lewis Young	3	0	0.0	21	31
DE Andrew McIntyre	3	0	0.0	22	27
DE Josiah Trotter	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Jonas Sanker	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Jeff Armstrong	1	1	0.0	2	3
DE Jerry Garcia	1	0	0.0	21	22
WR Travis Hunter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Darren Raggio	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Adam Kelley	1	0	0.0	15	11
DT Hector Stanton	0	2	0.0	10	16
ILB Morris Romero	0	2	0.0	2	9
CB Lukas Small	0	1	0.0	11	13

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lance Gibson	9	4	32	23
ILB Jack Neville	6	4	36	30
S Timothy Muerch	5	1	17	28
DE Shawn Beltran	4	0	29	30
OLB Ivan Fairbanks	3	1	31	17
OLB Sean Penman	3	1	25	24
CB Azareye'h Thomas	3	0	16	25
DT Rick McClover	3	0	23	28
OLB Reuben Wiggins	3	0	18	19
CB Harry Swank	2	1	8	14
CB Travis Watson	2	1	24	9
CB Avieon Terrell	2	1	31	20
DE Wayne Thomason	2	1	17	27
CB Lionel Galloway	1	1	12	18
S Quentin Alcott	1	1	20	2
DT Shemar Turner	1	0	14	2
DE Alfred Strong	1	0	12	1
DE Lonnie Daniels	1	0	16	2
S Melvin Perry	1	0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darren Raggio	2	12
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	34
DE Jerry Garcia	1	22
DT Jalen Gillespie	1	19
DE Josiah Trotter	1	11

Tennessee	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Beltran	2	1	30
OLB Sean Penman	1	1	24
OLB Reuben Wiggins	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	4	1	34
S Mack Cunningham	4	0	22
CB Lewis Young	2	1	31
CB Jonas Sanker	2	1	19
ILB Tyrus Farmer	2	0	27
CB Martin Tate	2	0	30
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	0	34
S Jim Buckley	1	0	36
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	6
DT Jalen Gillespie	1	0	19
OLB Adam Kelley	1	0	11
DT Jeff Armstrong	1	0	3

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lance Gibson	3	0	0	23
ILB Jack Neville	3	0	0	30
S Timothy Muerch	2	1	0	28
CB Harry Swank	2	0	0	14
CB Azareye'h Thomas	2	0	0	25
OLB Sean Penman	2	0	0	24
CB Avieon Terrell	2	0	0	20
CB Lionel Galloway	1	0	1	18
OLB Ivan Fairbanks	1	0	0	17
OLB Reuben Wiggins	1	0	0	19
S Melvin Perry	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Carlton Threats	4	9	0	37	30
T Irving Palmer	3	9	0	37	30
G Aidan DeSpirito	3	4	0	37	30
G Zachery Upshaw	2	6	0	37	30
T J.J. Lake	1	6	1	37	30
TE Horace Burgess	0	1	0	36	29

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Xavier Flaherty	3	8	28	36
C R.J. O'Neill	1	6	28	36
T Kadyn Proctor	1	5	28	36
T J.C. Beyer	1	2	28	36
G Cooper Beebe	0	3	28	36
FB Daryl Collins	0	1	6	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Gilbertson	1	18
Claude Mantovani	1	13
Horace Burgess	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Swank	2	18
Ernie McElroy	1	19
Reuben Wiggins	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Horace Burgess	36	29	---	---	9	74
T Irving Palmer	37	30	---	---	6	73
T J.J. Lake	37	30	---	---	6	73
G Zachery Upshaw	37	30	---	---	6	73
G Aidan DeSpirito	37	30	---	---	6	73
QB Don Meredith IV	37	30	---	---	---	67
C Carlton Threats	37	30	---	---	---	67
WR Travis Hunter	37	30	---	---	---	67
WR Howard Banks	37	30	---	---	---	67
S Jim Buckley	---	---	28	36	2	66
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	27	34	2	63
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	27	34	2	63
CB Martin Tate	---	---	26	30	7	63
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	26	27	1	54
CB Lewis Young	---	---	21	31	2	54
DE Andrew McIntyre	---	---	22	27	1	50
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	23	22	4	49
WR Rufus Ellard	16	24	---	---	7	47
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	21	22	2	45
RB Kevin Taylor	27	17	---	---	---	44
OLB Adam Kelley	---	---	15	11	18	44
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	9	19	13	41
DT Jalen Gillespie	---	---	17	19	1	37
RB Tanner Cartwright	9	13	---	---	13	35
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	5	14	13	32
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	10	16	1	27
FB Claude Mantovani	10	2	---	---	13	25
CB Lukas Small	---	---	11	13	---	24
DE Josiah Trotter	---	---	5	11	6	22
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	8	12	---	20
TE Mason Cox	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Howard Gilbertson	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Greg Gepner	11	3	---	---	---	14
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	2	9	1	12
DT Jeff Armstrong	---	---	2	3	5	10
WR Elliot Naquin	0	2	---	---	7	9
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	3	6	---	9
ILB Marquis Frederick	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Mo Greer	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Tre Terry	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Adrian Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Shaun Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cooper Beebe	28	36	---	---	10	74
G Xavier Flaherty	28	36	---	---	5	69
WR Carson Martin	28	28	---	---	12	68
ILB Jack Neville	---	---	36	30	1	67
T J.C. Beyer	28	36	---	---	---	64
QB Caleb Williams	28	36	---	---	---	64
C R.J. O'Neill	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Kadyn Proctor	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Philip Barlup	28	34	---	---	---	62
DE Shawn Beltran	---	---	29	30	1	60
TE Colston Loveland	26	32	---	---	---	58
S Timothy Muerch	---	---	17	28	13	58
DT Rick McClover	---	---	23	28	6	57
S Lance Gibson	---	---	32	23	1	56
OLB Ivan Fairbanks	---	---	31	17	5	53
CB Avieon Terrell	---	---	31	20	1	52
OLB Sean Penman	---	---	25	24	1	50
OLB Reuben Wiggins	---	---	18	19	13	50
CB Azareye'h Thomas	---	---	16	25	8	49
DE Wayne Thomason	---	---	17	27	1	45
RB Willie Gabreleski	14	25	---	---	4	43
CB Harry Swank	---	---	8	14	18	40
CB Travis Watson	---	---	24	9	4	37
FB Daryl Collins	6	15	---	---	14	35
WR Luther Burden III	15	20	---	---	---	35
RB A.J. Roeglin	14	7	---	---	14	35
ILB Bob Gonzalez	---	---	20	3	9	32
CB Lionel Galloway	---	---	12	18	1	31
S Quentin Alcott	---	---	20	2	---	22
TE Ernie McElroy	0	2	---	---	19	21
WR Don Julio	2	4	---	---	14	20
DE Alfred Strong	---	---	12	1	5	18
DE Lonnie Daniels	---	---	16	2	---	18
TE Justics Hartman	7	9	---	---	---	16
DT Shemar Turner	---	---	14	2	---	16
S Melvin Perry	---	---	6	8	---	14
C John Leaf	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Johnnie Starks	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Wally Lovett	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bryson Lewis	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jerald Engott	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dana Solari	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Malachi McCalla	0	4	---	---	---	4
G Casey Reese	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cooper Poteet	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nicholas O'Neill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	19	145	7.6
Right	9	41	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	30	20	3	4	0	1	4	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Williams	36	22	3	1	4	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	106	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	101	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	108	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	12	7	87	1	30
WR Howard Banks	6	4	56	1	30
WR Rufus Ellard	5	4	61	1	24
TE Horace Burgess	4	3	8	0	29
WR Elliot Naquin	1	0	0	0	2
RB Tanner Cartwright	1	1	5	0	13
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	6	0	2

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Colston Loveland	9	3	1	38	0	32
WR Carson Martin	8	6	1	59	1	28
WR Philip Barlup	7	4	0	59	1	34
WR Luther Burden III	6	5	0	52	1	20
TE Justics Hartman	2	1	1	-3	0	9
RB Willie Gabreleski	2	2	0	19	0	25
TE Ernie McElroy	1	0	1	0	0	2
FB Daryl Collins	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kevin Taylor	3	6	2.00	5.67
RB Tanner Cartwright	2	9	4.50	10.11
QB Don Meredith IV	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB A.J. Roeglin	1	3	3.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Williams	3	2	23	7.67	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Colston Loveland	1	1	13	13.00	4.22
WR Luther Burden III	1	1	10	10.00	8.67
WR Philip Barlup	1	0	0	0.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kevin Taylor	4	2
QB Don Meredith IV	2	0
FB Claude Mantovani	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Gabreleski	3	2
QB Caleb Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	7	5	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Williams	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	4	3	3
TE Horace Burgess	1	1	0
WR Howard Banks	1	0	0
WR Rufus Ellard	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Colston Loveland	5	2	2
WR Carson Martin	3	2	1
TE Justics Hartman	1	0	0
WR Luther Burden III	1	1	1
RB Willie Gabreleski	1	1	1
WR Philip Barlup	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)