Week 16, 2037

played in Arizona, AZ

45 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21
Arizona Cardinals	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:02 HOU - Griffin Barton 1 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ARI - Horace Slattery 9 run (Damien Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:21 HOU - Darnell Bates 44 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 02:13 HOU - Phillip Burgraff 39 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:02 HOU - Griffin Barton 1 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ARI - Horace Slattery 9 run (Damien Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:21 HOU - Darnell Bates 44 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 02:13 HOU - Phillip Burgraff 39 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ARI
Record 9-6 6-9
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 395 282
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 6.69 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 235 110
- Rushing Attempts 35 28
- Yards per Rush 6.71 3.93
Net Passing Yards 160 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 12 - 1 39 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 160 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 4.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 8/30 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 2/48 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	HOU	ARI
Record	9-6	6-9
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	395	282
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	6.69	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	235	110
- Rushing Attempts	35	28
- Yards per Rush	6.71	3.93
Net Passing Yards	160	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 12 - 1	39 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	160	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	4.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	8/30	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	2/48	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	2:39	OWN 17	5	31	Punt
1	4:20	3:25	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
1	0:12	2:05	OWN 26	5	34	Punt
2	10:16	1:52	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	4:31	2:26	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:41	OPP 38	4	13	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 29	4	18	Punt
3	10:07	2:20	OWN 38	5	44	Interception
3	6:47	2:48	OWN 10	4	2	Punt
3	1:33	2:20	OWN 17	6	26	Punt
4	12:06	1:27	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	7:38	1:47	OWN 26	4	28	Punt
4	3:34	1:14	OWN 30	3	8	Punt

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	10:24	6:04	OWN 3	10	45	Punt
1	0:55	0:43	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	13:07	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:29	1:13	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
2	8:24	3:53	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:18	OWN 32	5	12	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 32	1	12	Half
3	11:51	1:44	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	7:47	1:00	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	3:59	2:26	OWN 31	6	20	Punt
4	14:13	2:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	10:39	3:01	OWN 22	4	28	Punt
4	5:51	2:17	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	2:20	0:15	OWN 26	2	0	Interception
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 22	8	60	Game

Game MVP: Darnell Bates, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Bates	26	164	6.31	36	4
Earnest Stadtmauer	6	41	6.83	25	1
Todd Downs	3	30	10.00	15	2

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Pena	19	51	2.68	9	0	0
Horace Slattery	6	37	6.17	12	2	1
Leland McEachern	3	22	7.33	22	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	24	12	160	0/0	2	44	1	81.9

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leland McEachern	39	20	194	3/22	0	31	2	44.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Siders	4	5	51	12.75	6	19	0
WR Gino Holliday	4	8	53	13.25	16	25	0
TE Griffin Barton	2	5	13	6.50	4	12	1
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Darnell Bates	1	5	44	44.00	39	44	1

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leslie Rice	7	13	66	9.43	34	27
RB Reggie Pena	4	5	38	9.50	22	31
WR Harold Townsend	3	6	46	15.33	5	27
TE Roy Beattie	2	5	18	9.00	6	18
WR Riley Barrett	2	2	21	10.50	2	15
WR Damon Hill	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Horace Slattery	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
TE Bart Geib	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Phillip Burgraff	1	39	39.00	1
S Marco Hardy	1	9	9.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Grady Tomaceski	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Durham	1	0	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Everett	0	1	0	0
Steven Money	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	9	437	48.6	39.1	57	3

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wesley James	11	469	42.6	39.9	57	7

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damien Andersen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Durham	8	30	3.8	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Tomaceski	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Fisher	1	25	25.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Tomaceski	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	8	1	0.0	28	41
ILB Floyd Juarez	7	1	0.0	27	39
S Harold Mason	5	3	1.0	28	42
CB Wendell Begay	5	0	0.0	19	32
DT Eric Sarfaty	4	1	0.0	16	16
CB Lamar Timpson	4	0	0.0	26	41
DT Barry Kamin	3	0	1.0	15	20
S Marco Hardy	3	1	0.0	27	42
DE Sammie Back	2	1	1.0	21	27
DE Scott Meier	2	3	0.0	13	17
DT Wendell Fletcher	2	1	0.0	19	32
S Barry Durham	2	0	0.0	7	15
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	0.0	26	34
S Alan Cutler	1	0	0.0	1	8
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Rusty Ansara	0	1	0.0	22	41

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bart Brandon	10	1	0.0	34	24
CB Reuben Brooks	6	1	0.0	34	24
OLB Rico Fredrickson	5	1	0.0	23	21
S Lamar Switzer	4	5	0.0	34	23
CB Grady Tomaceski	3	1	0.0	32	21
CB Grady Pearson	3	0	0.0	31	20
DE Timothy Megorden	3	0	0.0	29	20
DT Carlos Malcolm	3	0	0.0	21	13
ILB Trevor Baniewicz	2	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Lucas Boles	1	3	0.0	12	0
WR Leslie Rice	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dana McCarroll	1	0	0.0	13	4
DE Irving Gentry	1	0	0.0	22	17
ILB Deion Vance	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Leo Zordich	1	0	0.0	27	23
CB Gene Eloms	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Ian Seelig	0	1	0.0	16	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammie Back	1.0	0	3	1	27
DT Barry Kamin	1.0	0	1	0	20
S Harold Mason	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	1	1	0	41
DT Wendell Fletcher	0.0	0	2	3	32
DE Scott Meier	0.0	0	1	0	17

Arizona	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Timothy Megorden	1	0	20
DE Max Stewart	0	1	11
DE Irving Gentry	0	1	17
DT Billy Givens	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	4	0	1	41
S Marco Hardy	3	1	1	42
CB Lamar Timpson	3	1	0	41
CB Wendell Begay	3	0	0	32
ILB Floyd Juarez	2	1	0	39
S Harold Mason	1	0	0	42
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	0	34
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	0	0	16
DT Barry Kamin	1	0	0	20
S Barry Durham	1	0	0	15

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Brooks	3	0	0	24
S Lamar Switzer	2	1	0	23
OLB Rico Fredrickson	2	1	0	21
CB Grady Tomaceski	2	0	1	21
CB Grady Pearson	1	1	0	20
ILB Trevor Baniewicz	1	0	0	9
ILB Bart Brandon	1	0	0	24
OLB Leo Zordich	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Darren Coles	5	8	35	24
Arnie Reed	3	4	35	24
Cole Bennett	2	7	35	24
Corwin Hicks	2	6	35	24
Kent Niechniedowicz	2	4	35	24
Trevor Davis	1	2	29	14
Griffin Barton	0	1	33	22

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tristan Shapiro	4	8	28	1	42
Greyson Westbrook	3	9	28	1	42
Don Wilkins	1	4	28	0	42
Oscar Flannery	1	3	28	0	42
Roy Beattie	0	1	22	0	30
Timothy Roberts	0	0	28	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Cutler	2	14
Tommie Drake	2	7
Marco Hardy	1	13
Floyd Juarez	1	6

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Ian Seelig	3	18
Grady Pearson	2	18
Steven Money	2	13
Terry Guthrie	2	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Hardy	---	---	27	42	13	82
Rusty Ansara	---	---	22	41	11	74
Floyd Juarez	---	---	27	39	6	72
Pete Siders	35	24	---	---	12	71
Harold Mason	---	---	28	42	---	70
Phillip Burgraff	---	---	28	41	1	70
Darren Coles	35	24	---	---	10	69
Trevor Davis	29	14	---	---	25	68
Lamar Timpson	---	---	26	41	---	67
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	26	34	1	61
Kent Niechniedowicz	35	24	---	---	---	59
Cole Bennett	35	24	---	---	---	59
Todd Downs	35	24	---	---	---	59
Arnie Reed	35	24	---	---	---	59
Corwin Hicks	35	24	---	---	---	59
Griffin Barton	33	22	---	---	1	56
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	19	32	---	51
Wendell Begay	---	---	19	32	---	51
Gino Holliday	27	20	---	---	4	51
Sammie Back	---	---	21	27	---	48
Darnell Bates	29	15	---	---	3	47
Barry Kamin	---	---	15	20	5	40
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	16	16	6	38
Barry Durham	---	---	7	15	16	38
Earnest Stadtmauer	6	9	---	---	17	32
Rodney Burney	7	6	---	---	17	30
Scott Meier	---	---	13	17	---	30
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	9	4	11	24
Alan Cutler	---	---	1	8	14	23
Carl Ingram	---	---	0	1	22	23
Tommie Drake	7	9	---	---	7	23
Winston Bensen	---	---	2	8	11	21
Lonnie Jackson	2	1	---	---	15	18
Mo Dole	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	10	10
Irving Bauer	---	---	0	0	10	10
Chris Sturgeon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Peter Bates	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norman Nixon	---	---	2	2	2	6
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Fisher	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	1	1
Junior Peters	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ted Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Bryant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tristan Shapiro	28	42	---	---	11	81
Timothy Roberts	28	42	---	---	---	70
Oscar Flannery	28	42	---	---	---	70
Don Wilkins	28	42	---	---	---	70
Greyson Westbrook	28	42	---	---	---	70
Leland McEachern	28	42	---	---	---	70
Grady Pearson	---	---	31	20	18	69
Grady Tomaceski	---	---	32	21	13	66
Leslie Rice	24	38	---	---	---	62
Roy Beattie	22	30	---	---	10	62
Reuben Brooks	---	---	34	24	3	61
Lamar Switzer	---	---	34	23	2	59
Bart Brandon	---	---	34	24	1	59
Timothy Megorden	---	---	29	20	10	59
Harold Townsend	24	35	---	---	---	59
Horace Slattery	11	15	---	---	26	52
Leo Zordich	---	---	27	23	1	51
Reggie Pena	20	30	---	---	---	50
Rico Fredrickson	---	---	23	21	3	47
Ian Seelig	---	---	16	11	18	45
Bart Geib	15	13	---	---	17	45
Irving Gentry	---	---	22	17	1	40
Billy Givens	---	---	15	12	10	37
Damon Hill	9	25	---	---	1	35
Lucas Boles	---	---	12	0	23	35
Carlos Malcolm	---	---	21	13	---	34
Trevor Baniewicz	---	---	15	9	6	30
Max Stewart	---	---	19	11	---	30
Riley Barrett	5	9	---	---	14	28
Steven Money	6	9	---	---	13	28
Dana McCarroll	---	---	13	4	5	22
Gene Eloms	---	---	3	3	12	18
Hardy Nixon	---	---	3	6	6	15
Mike Finley	4	6	---	---	3	13
Wesley James	0	0	---	---	11	11
Van Williams	0	0	---	---	11	11
Terry Guthrie	0	0	---	---	11	11
David Everett	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tevin Minter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Benjamin Worthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deion Vance	---	---	1	1	4	6
Sean Sikma	---	---	1	1	3	5
Damien Andersen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ellis Finney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Forbes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	20	142	7.1
Right	10	58	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	18	68	3.8
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	24	12	2	1	2	4	3	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leland McEachern	39	20	3	2	2	3	8	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	96	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gino Holliday	8	4	1	53	1	20
TE Pete Siders	5	4	0	51	0	24
RB Darnell Bates	5	1	1	44	1	15
TE Griffin Barton	5	2	0	13	0	22
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	0	-1	0	9

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Rice	13	7	0	66	1	38
WR Harold Townsend	6	3	0	46	1	35
WR Damon Hill	5	1	0	-1	0	25
TE Roy Beattie	5	2	1	18	0	30
RB Reggie Pena	5	4	1	38	1	30
WR Riley Barrett	2	2	0	21	0	9
TE Bart Geib	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Horace Slattery	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	1	11	11.00	10.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Pena	1	3	3.00	2.68
Horace Slattery	1	9	9.00	6.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	2	1	1	0.50	6.67

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leland McEachern	1	0	0	0.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	0	0.00	8.80
TE Griffin Barton	1	1	1	1.00	2.60

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Rice	1	0	0	0.00	5.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	5	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Pena	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	6	1	1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leland McEachern	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gino Holliday	2	0	0
RB Darnell Bates	2	0	0
TE Griffin Barton	2	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Rice	5	3	1
WR Damon Hill	2	1	0
RB Reggie Pena	2	2	1
TE Roy Beattie	1	0	0
WR Harold Townsend	1	1	0
WR Riley Barrett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (17,600)
End Zone 9,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (17,600)
End Zone	9,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)