Week 16, 2029

played in Arizona, AZ

53 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	3	0	0	-	10
Arizona Cardinals	10	17	3	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:08 ARI - Larry Stratton 17 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
1Q: 13:09 HOU - Jackie Barber 69 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 06:02 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal
2Q: 12:12 ARI - Chris Harding 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 04:02 HOU - Darrin Borders 47 field goal
2Q: 00:41 ARI - Craig Montague 2 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 00:05 ARI - Marshall Ding 20 field goal
3Q: 08:22 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:08 ARI - Larry Stratton 17 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
1Q: 13:09 HOU - Jackie Barber 69 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 06:02 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal
2Q: 12:12 ARI - Chris Harding 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 04:02 HOU - Darrin Borders 47 field goal
2Q: 00:41 ARI - Craig Montague 2 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 00:05 ARI - Marshall Ding 20 field goal
3Q: 08:22 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 8-7 12-3
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 297 478
- Offensive Plays 57 74
- Yards per Play 5.21 6.46
Net Rushing Yards 113 178
- Rushing Attempts 12 37
- Yards per Rush 9.42 4.81
Net Passing Yards 184 300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.09 8.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:29 36:31

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	8-7	12-3
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	297	478
- Offensive Plays	57	74
- Yards per Play	5.21	6.46
Net Rushing Yards	113	178
- Rushing Attempts	12	37
- Yards per Rush	9.42	4.81
Net Passing Yards	184	300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.09	8.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:29	36:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	1:09	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	5:55	3:12	OWN 32	5	12	Punt
2	12:05	6:44	OWN 20	11	68	Fumble
2	4:33	0:36	OPP 33	3	3	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:15	2:15	OWN 27	3	11	Punt
3	3:07	1:03	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	0:01	2:36	OWN 28	7	30	Punt
4	7:42	1:20	OWN 34	8	15	Downs
4	2:52	2:52	OWN 31	11	62	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
1	12:48	6:53	OWN 23	14	70	Field Goal
1	2:43	5:38	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
2	5:21	0:48	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
2	3:57	3:22	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 21	2	18	Field Goal
3	13:20	5:05	OWN 40	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:00	2:53	OWN 23	7	29	Punt
3	2:04	2:03	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
4	12:25	4:43	OWN 20	8	46	Fumble
4	6:22	3:30	OPP 49	6	25	Missed FG

Game MVP: Todd Curtis, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Michael Whitley	8	35	4.38	17	1	0
Norm Sinclair	3	9	3.00	3	0	0
Jackie Barber	1	69	69.00	69	1	1

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Montague	24	129	5.38	40	4	1
Warren Reyna	11	28	2.55	12	1	0
Bernard Escalante	1	23	23.00	23	1	0
Alan McMurdo	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norm Sinclair	41	22	209	4/25	0	26	0	68.0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	37	25	300	0/0	2	36	1	98.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leonard Strickland	5	6	50	10.00	2	16
WR Jamal Lemke	5	9	62	12.40	5	26
RB Michael Whitley	4	8	32	8.00	11	21
WR Darian Wolfe	3	5	43	14.33	7	19
RB Jackie Barber	2	5	13	6.50	0	10
WR Troy Norton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	6	2	2.00	0	2
TE Travis Irwin	1	1	7	7.00	1	7

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Stratton	9	12	131	14.56	54	36	1
FB Alan McMurdo	4	6	50	12.50	33	23	0
WR Sam Sutton	3	8	33	11.00	0	19	0
WR Larry Joseph	3	4	30	10.00	7	19	0
TE Dan Stallings	3	3	27	9.00	10	18	0
TE Thurman Maloney	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Chris Harding	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Dominic Collins	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Canas	1	28	28.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norm Sinclair	1	0	0
Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
Lance Garrison	0	1	0
Andy Inthapany	0	0	1
Norman Barker	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Reyna	1	1	0
Larry Joseph	1	0	0
Todd Curtis	0	1	1
Sammie Ackerman	0	1	0
Chris Harding	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	5	209	41.8	36.6	45	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	2	79	39.5	39.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marshall Ding	3/4	0/1	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	3	6	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	3	83	27.7	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Joseph	2	38	19.0	0
Edward Arnold	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	9	3	0.0	28	28
S Norman Barker	9	2	0.0	30	28
OLB Trent Prewett	9	1	0.0	32	34
CB Joey Boose	5	2	0.0	29	22
S Harold Mason	4	2	0.0	35	34
DT Lamont Elliott	3	2	0.0	21	19
DE Lance Garrison	3	1	0.0	28	25
DE Ronald Woodward	2	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	1	0.0	15	14
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	1	0.0	31	29
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	0.0	31	26
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	0.0	27	29
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1	1	0.0	19	22
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	0.0	14	18
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0.0	9	17
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0.0	11	11
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	---	---	---
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB R.J. Lissvall	0	1	0.0	6	11

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	0	0.0	8	38
DE Todd Curtis	3	0	3.0	7	35
S Roman Becker	3	3	0.0	9	37
OLB Phillip Burnett	3	2	0.0	8	24
S Jamal Norton	3	1	0.0	9	40
S Otis Drexler	3	0	0.0	6	19
DT Eugene Schwartz	2	0	0.5	9	35
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	2	0.0	3	18
ILB Marty Hopper	2	0	0.0	10	28
CB Randy Roberson	2	0	0.0	7	25
ILB Kenyon Hopkins	2	0	0.0	4	21
DT Henry Timberlane	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Ken Shelton	2	0	0.0	9	38
S Byron Meador	1	2	0.0	5	25
G Sedrick Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Lemons	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Shannon Pearson	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Lee Browne	1	0	0.0	4	14
DE Xavier Terry	0	1	0.5	8	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0	34
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	1	1	29
DE Ronald Woodward	0	1	0	16
DT Clay Raymer	0	1	0	18
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	1	0	22
DE Lance Garrison	0	0	1	25

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Todd Curtis	3.0	0	1	35
DT Eugene Schwartz	0.5	1	1	35
DE Xavier Terry	0.5	0	1	31
OLB Bo Lemons	0.0	1	0	7
ILB Kenyon Hopkins	0.0	1	0	21
DE Lee Browne	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Phillip Burnett	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trent Prewett	7	0	0	34
CB Joey Boose	4	1	0	22
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	0	0	28
CB Fred Lemons	3	2	0	29
S Norman Barker	2	1	0	28
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	1	26
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	0	14
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	17
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0	15
S Harold Mason	0	2	0	34

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	2	38
S Otis Drexler	3	0	19
S Jamal Norton	2	1	40
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	0	18
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	0	24
CB Randy Roberson	2	0	25
CB Ken Shelton	2	0	38
S Roman Becker	1	1	37
S Byron Meador	1	0	25
ILB Kenyon Hopkins	1	0	21
DE Lee Browne	1	0	14
DT Henry Timberlane	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Singleton	1	2	11	1	40
Josh Buckner	1	1	9	1	37
Ernest Occean	1	1	4	0	8
Nick Diaz	0	2	12	1	45
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	11	1	41
Darren Coles	0	1	11	0	34
Travis Irwin	0	1	8	0	21

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sedrick Forbes	5	8	29	23
Todd Worley	3	11	21	29
Van Clancy	2	4	32	29
Andrew Powell	2	3	35	32
Wally Nichols	1	3	16	16
Marc Grace	0	3	16	16
Chris Harding	0	2	14	13
Brad Hopper	0	2	27	24
Alan McMurdo	0	1	20	19

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	3	17
Joey Boose	2	17
Andy Inthapany	1	14
Michael Whitley	1	13
Kelly Madera	0	16
Troy Norton	0	11
Alvin Swann	0	10
Leonard Strickland	0	10
Shawn Fazande	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	8
Richie Lake	0	8
Norman Barker	0	7
Jamal Lemke	0	7
Travis Irwin	0	7
Ernest Occean	0	6
Kendrick Stevenson	0	6
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	6
R.J. Lissvall	0	6
Darren Coles	0	5
Nick Diaz	0	4
Trent Prewett	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Lance Garrison	0	4
Raymond Wilcox	0	4
Harold Mason	0	4
Clay Raymer	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Fred Lemons	0	3
Terrell Fulkerson	0	3
Donovan Juckett	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Tracy Wagner	0	2
Norm Sinclair	0	1
Sherman Wilson	0	1
Alan Singleton	0	1
Lamont Elliott	0	1
Darrin Borders	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Durham	2	17
Chris Harding	1	14
Warren Reyna	0	19
Sammie Ackerman	0	15
Sam Sutton	0	14
Thurman Maloney	0	14
Roman Becker	0	12
Alan McMurdo	0	11
Marshall Ding	0	10
Kenyon Hopkins	0	8
Trevor Smart	0	8
Jonathan Bolender	0	7
Lee Browne	0	7
Dan Stallings	0	7
Brad Hopper	0	6
Darrin Price	0	6
Maurice Case	0	6
Larry Stratton	0	5
Henry Timberlane	0	5
Sedrick Forbes	0	4
Bo Lemons	0	4
Wally Nichols	0	4
Ken Shelton	0	4
Van Clancy	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Marty Hopper	0	3
Xavier Terry	0	3
Andrew Powell	0	2
Larry Joseph	0	2
Randy Roberson	0	2
Eugene Schwartz	0	1
Antoine Thune	0	1
Craig Montague	0	1
Jamal Norton	0	1
Byron Meador	0	1
Todd Curtis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	5	82	16.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	17	74	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norm Sinclair	41	22	2	4	3	4	4	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	37	25	5	0	0	6	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	70	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	107	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	52	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	132	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	62	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	9	5	1	62	1	44
RB Michael Whitley	8	4	1	32	1	31
WR Carlton Robinson	6	1	0	2	0	23
WR Leonard Strickland	6	5	0	50	0	31
RB Jackie Barber	5	2	0	13	0	17
WR Darian Wolfe	5	3	1	43	0	25
WR Troy Norton	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Travis Irwin	1	1	0	7	0	21

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Stratton	12	9	131	3	35
WR Sam Sutton	8	3	33	0	29
FB Alan McMurdo	6	4	50	1	19
WR Larry Joseph	4	3	30	0	4
TE Dan Stallings	3	3	27	0	13
WR Dominic Collins	2	1	23	1	13
TE Thurman Maloney	1	1	1	0	22
FB Chris Harding	1	1	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norm Sinclair	1	3	3.00	3.00
Michael Whitley	1	2	2.00	4.38

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig Montague	5	27	5.40	5.38
Warren Reyna	5	6	1.20	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Sinclair	3	3	10	3.33	5.10

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	9	5	51	5.67	8.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Norton	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	2	2.00	0.33
WR Leonard Strickland	1	1	8	8.00	8.33

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Stratton	3	1	17	5.67	10.92
TE Dan Stallings	2	2	22	11.00	9.00
FB Alan McMurdo	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Sam Sutton	1	0	0	0.00	4.13
WR Larry Joseph	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
FB Chris Harding	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Whitley	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Montague	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norm Sinclair	9	3	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	12	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	3	0	0
WR Leonard Strickland	2	2	2
RB Michael Whitley	1	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0
WR Darian Wolfe	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Sutton	3	2	2
WR Larry Joseph	3	2	2
WR Larry Stratton	3	1	1
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	1
FB Chris Harding	1	1	1
WR Dominic Collins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (17,600)
End Zone 10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (17,600)
End Zone	10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)