Week 1, 2035

played in Jacksonville, FL

96 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	3	10	-	34
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 HOU - Pete Siders 4 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 14:24 HOU - Pete Siders 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 05:18 JAX - Wes Gmerek 11 pass from Preston Garcia (Carlton Floyd extra point)
2Q: 00:28 HOU - Jamal Lemke 42 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 01:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 33 field goal
4Q: 11:01 HOU - Darnell Bates 26 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:50 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 HOU - Pete Siders 4 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 14:24 HOU - Pete Siders 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 05:18 JAX - Wes Gmerek 11 pass from Preston Garcia (Carlton Floyd extra point)
2Q: 00:28 HOU - Jamal Lemke 42 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 01:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 33 field goal
4Q: 11:01 HOU - Darnell Bates 26 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:50 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 410 253
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 6.31 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 139 107
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 4.48 4.28
Net Passing Yards 271 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 271 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 3.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/31 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	410	253
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	6.31	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	139	107
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	4.48	4.28
Net Passing Yards	271	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	271	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	3.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/31	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
1	11:23	4:28	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
1	4:35	5:20	OWN 8	13	92	Touchdown
2	10:04	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	5:09	2:41	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	0:57	0:40	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	12:06	2:19	OWN 10	6	19	Punt
3	3:58	2:50	OWN 7	7	77	Field Goal
4	14:43	3:58	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	8:08	1:25	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal
4	4:13	2:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 1	1	0	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	1:31	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
1	6:55	2:20	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	14:15	4:11	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	8:48	3:39	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	2:28	1:31	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	9:47	5:49	OWN 34	12	59	Fumble
3	1:08	1:25	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
4	10:45	2:37	OWN 27	7	6	Downs
4	6:43	2:30	OWN 35	6	56	Interception
4	1:51	1:26	OWN 46	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	19	100	5.26	26	2	1
Jackie Barber	6	23	3.83	12	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	4	15	3.75	8	0	0
Norman Pomeranz	2	1	0.50	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jorge Anthony	12	39	3.25	11	2
Kelvin Handley	10	65	6.50	13	4
Preston Garcia	2	0	0.00	2	0
Wes Gmerek	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	24	271	0/0	3	42	0	123.5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Preston Garcia	37	16	155	2/9	1	31	1	53.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Siders	8	8	61	7.63	10	14	2
WR Jamal Lemke	6	10	109	18.17	60	42	1
RB Darnell Bates	6	7	37	6.17	23	15	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	35	35.00	35	35	0
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Rodney Burney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Randal Posante	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. Vance	4	9	44	11.00	7	17	0
WR Wes Gmerek	4	8	31	7.75	6	11	1
TE Jackie Alston	2	3	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Jorge Anthony	2	3	16	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ethan Scheffler	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Kelvin Handley	1	2	31	31.00	30	31	0
WR Kendrick Kemp	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Dixon Barnes	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rusty Shapiro	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norman Pomeranz	1	0	0
Herman Engelke	0	1	0
Bernie Flowers	0	1	0
Wendell Fletcher	0	0	1
Sammie Back	0	0	1
Carl Ingram	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Preston Garcia	2	0	0
J.C. Vance	1	1	0
Irving Rehberg	0	1	0
Drew Domico	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	5	213	42.6	39.0	53	2

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Devine	7	341	48.7	43.4	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Floyd	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	3	17	5.7	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Shapiro	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	2	50	25.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Scheffler	3	59	19.7	0
Korey Gonzalez	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ingram	7	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Floyd Juarez	5	0	0.0	25	36
DT Wendell Fletcher	4	1	1.0	21	27
S Barry Durham	4	1	0.0	24	36
S Harold Mason	3	1	0.0	23	35
CB Lamar Timpson	3	1	0.0	21	31
ILB Norman Nixon	3	0	0.0	2	5
DT Keith Small	2	3	0.0	13	23
CB Wendell Begay	2	1	0.0	16	33
DT Barry Kamin	2	1	0.0	10	9
DE Sammie Back	1	0	1.0	16	30
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	2	0.0	21	32
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	1	0.0	6	4
S Alan Cutler	1	1	0.0	5	14
DE Herman Engelke	1	0	0.0	20	30
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Eric Sarfaty	0	1	0.0	15	23

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Bartoszek	9	3	0.0	25	32
OLB Reggie Reilly	5	1	0.0	24	23
S Kendrick Wooden	5	0	0.0	24	30
ILB Archie Shepherd	4	1	0.0	22	13
OLB Kelvin Couture	3	3	0.0	29	30
CB Zach Preston	3	1	0.0	26	32
CB Korey Gonzalez	3	1	0.0	27	34
DE Jonathan Stephens	3	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Drew Domico	3	0	0.0	7	3
CB Al Albo	2	3	0.0	12	21
DE Andy Wagner	2	1	0.0	19	10
CB Fred Bensen	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Ellis Nevicosi	2	0	0.0	15	16
ILB Lance Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Marty Schwartz	1	1	0.0	17	18
S Edgar McGee	1	0	0.0	6	2
QB Preston Garcia	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Daniel Hudson	0	3	0.0	26	31
DT Ethan Blades	0	1	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Fletcher	1.0	3	0	27
DE Sammie Back	1.0	1	3	30
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	1	1	23
DE Herman Engelke	0.0	1	1	30
DT Keith Small	0.0	1	0	23
DT Barry Kamin	0.0	1	0	9

Jacksonville	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Reggie Reilly	1	0	23
DE Ellis Nevicosi	1	0	16
OLB Kelvin Couture	1	0	30
DE Hardy Adderly	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	1	0	36
S Barry Durham	3	1	0	36
ILB Norman Nixon	3	0	0	5
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	0	33
S Harold Mason	1	3	0	35
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	1	0	32
CB Wendell Begay	1	1	0	33
CB Lamar Timpson	1	1	0	31
S Donovan Juckett	0	2	0	4
DT Keith Small	0	0	1	23

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zach Preston	4	1	32
CB Korey Gonzalez	4	0	34
S Troy Bartoszek	3	1	32
CB Al Albo	3	0	21
OLB Reggie Reilly	2	0	23
ILB Lance Fitzgerald	2	0	6
ILB Archie Shepherd	2	0	13
CB Fred Bensen	1	0	10
S Kendrick Wooden	1	0	30
ILB Daniel Hudson	1	0	31
OLB Drew Domico	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nick Diaz	2	7	0	29	34
Bernie Flowers	2	5	0	31	34
Matthew Hatcher	2	5	0	23	18
Mo Dole	2	3	0	31	34
Cole Bennett	1	4	1	29	34
Corwin Hicks	1	4	0	31	34

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Applewhite	4	6	1	25	1	37
Damon Boyd	2	5	0	25	1	38
Irving Rehberg	2	2	0	24	0	37
Brant Hansen	1	3	0	24	0	36
Jimmy Morton	1	3	0	15	0	17
Jackie Alston	1	1	0	21	0	23
Justin Thomason	0	2	0	24	0	33
Jeff Leemans	0	1	0	2	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	1	15
Jim Shea	1	14
Kurt Snyder	1	13
Emmanuel Makovicka	1	12
Alan Cutler	1	9
Bernie Flowers	1	7

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Handley	2	21
Al Albo	1	16
Wes Gmerek	1	15
Nolan Binette	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Dole	31	34	---	---	7	72
Bernie Flowers	31	34	---	---	7	72
Jamal Lemke	31	34	---	---	2	67
Frankie Blincoe	31	34	---	---	---	65
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	21	32	12	65
Corwin Hicks	31	34	---	---	---	65
Carl Ingram	---	---	18	33	13	64
Nick Diaz	29	34	---	---	---	63
Floyd Juarez	---	---	25	36	2	63
Cole Bennett	29	34	---	---	---	63
Barry Durham	---	---	24	36	---	60
Harold Mason	---	---	23	35	---	58
Darnell Bates	23	27	---	---	8	58
Kurt Snyder	18	26	---	---	13	57
Matthew Hatcher	23	18	---	---	15	56
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	21	27	5	53
Herman Engelke	---	---	20	30	2	52
Lamar Timpson	---	---	21	31	---	52
Wendell Begay	---	---	16	33	---	49
Sammie Back	---	---	16	30	2	48
Rodney Burney	24	20	---	---	4	48
Pete Siders	14	19	---	---	9	42
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	15	23	3	41
Keith Small	---	---	13	23	---	36
Jackie Barber	11	8	---	---	15	34
Alan Cutler	---	---	5	14	9	28
Tommie Drake	5	7	---	---	14	26
Winston Bensen	---	---	4	8	12	24
C.J. Stewart	---	---	6	8	9	23
Barry Kamin	---	---	10	9	3	22
Raymond Wilcox	---	---	6	4	9	19
Norman Pomeranz	2	0	---	---	17	19
Jim Shea	3	1	---	---	14	18
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	6	5	6	17
Randal Posante	1	10	---	---	1	12
Darren Coles	2	0	---	---	7	9
Donovan Juckett	---	---	2	4	3	9
Arnie Reed	2	0	---	---	7	9
Norman Nixon	---	---	2	5	---	7
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaun Kane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Cutler	---	---	1	3	---	4
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cayden O'Neal	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joel Grzybowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Korey Gonzalez	---	---	27	34	9	70
Brant Hansen	24	36	---	---	7	67
Irving Rehberg	24	37	---	---	6	67
Damon Boyd	25	38	---	---	1	64
Preston Garcia	25	39	---	---	---	64
Lionel Applewhite	25	37	---	---	---	62
Kelvin Couture	---	---	29	30	2	61
J.C. Vance	21	28	---	---	10	59
Zach Preston	---	---	26	32	1	59
Daniel Hudson	---	---	26	31	2	59
Troy Bartoszek	---	---	25	32	2	59
Wes Gmerek	18	26	---	---	15	59
Justin Thomason	24	33	---	---	---	57
Jackie Alston	21	23	---	---	12	56
Kendrick Wooden	---	---	24	30	1	55
Al Albo	---	---	12	21	16	49
Reggie Reilly	---	---	24	23	2	49
Kelvin Handley	12	15	---	---	21	48
Hardy Adderly	---	---	17	22	4	43
Jimmy Morton	15	17	---	---	9	41
Fred Bensen	---	---	9	10	20	39
Archie Shepherd	---	---	22	13	3	38
Marty Schwartz	---	---	17	18	2	37
Jonathan Stephens	---	---	11	20	6	37
Jorge Anthony	13	21	---	---	1	35
Ethan Scheffler	7	20	---	---	7	34
Ethan Blades	---	---	15	16	2	33
Andy Wagner	---	---	19	10	2	31
Ellis Nevicosi	---	---	15	16	---	31
Dixon Barnes	4	9	---	---	16	29
Rusty Shapiro	3	13	---	---	11	27
Drew Domico	---	---	7	3	17	27
Kendrick Kemp	7	19	---	---	---	26
Lance Fitzgerald	---	---	4	6	9	19
Jeff Leemans	2	6	---	---	7	15
Walter Greer	---	---	6	5	2	13
Easton Witt	4	4	---	---	3	11
Edgar McGee	---	---	6	2	2	10
Nolan Binette	0	2	---	---	7	9
Fred Carpenter	1	6	---	---	---	7
Kendall Devine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Malik McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonathan Manusky	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed Buckley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlton Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	24	3	1	3	2	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Preston Garcia	37	16	1	0	2	10	8	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	56	18.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	146	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	80	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	10	6	1	109	2	34
TE Pete Siders	8	8	0	61	0	19
RB Darnell Bates	7	6	0	37	0	27
WR Kurt Snyder	3	1	1	8	0	26
TE Rodney Burney	2	0	0	0	0	20
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	35	1	8
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	0	8	0	7
WR Randal Posante	1	0	1	0	0	10
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	0	13	0	18

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Vance	9	4	0	44	0	28
WR Wes Gmerek	8	4	1	31	0	26
WR Ethan Scheffler	5	1	0	4	0	20
WR Kendrick Kemp	4	1	1	13	0	19
TE Jackie Alston	3	2	0	10	0	23
RB Jorge Anthony	3	2	0	16	0	21
WR Rusty Shapiro	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Kelvin Handley	2	1	0	31	1	15
TE Dixon Barnes	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	4	17	4.25	5.26

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Handley	1	1	1.00	6.50
Jorge Anthony	1	1	1.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	6	3	16	2.67	7.97

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Garcia	4	3	26	6.50	4.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	3	1	3	1.00	10.90
TE Pete Siders	2	2	13	6.50	7.63
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Gmerek	2	2	18	9.00	3.88
WR J.C. Vance	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
RB Jorge Anthony	1	1	8	8.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	3	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Handley	1	1
Jorge Anthony	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	10	6	5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Preston Garcia	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	5	3	3
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	1
TE Pete Siders	1	1	0
WR Randal Posante	1	0	0
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	1

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Vance	3	1	1
WR Wes Gmerek	3	1	1
WR Ethan Scheffler	2	1	0
WR Kendrick Kemp	2	1	1
RB Jorge Anthony	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,000 (22,400)
End Zone 5,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine 3,400 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 5,400 (14,300)
Club Seats 4,400 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,000 (22,400)
End Zone	5,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine	3,400 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	5,400 (14,300)
Club Seats	4,400 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (1,800)