Week 7, 2026

played in Tennessee, TN

60 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	10	-	20
Tennessee Titans	14	3	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 TEN - Sam Houston 37 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 03:09 TEN - Shaun Hall 37 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 07:17 TEN - Darrin Mathews 18 field goal
2Q: 03:00 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 49 field goal
3Q: 03:39 TEN - Darrin Mathews 36 field goal
4Q: 13:53 HOU - Earl Rader 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
4Q: 02:58 TEN - Kerry Pinkston 43 fumble return (Darrin Mathews extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 TEN - Sam Houston 37 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 03:09 TEN - Shaun Hall 37 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 07:17 TEN - Darrin Mathews 18 field goal
2Q: 03:00 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 49 field goal
3Q: 03:39 TEN - Darrin Mathews 36 field goal
4Q: 13:53 HOU - Earl Rader 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
4Q: 02:58 TEN - Kerry Pinkston 43 fumble return (Darrin Mathews extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-5 1-5
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 372 310
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 5.72 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 96 173
- Rushing Attempts 22 41
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.22
Net Passing Yards 276 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 0 15 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.42 8.56
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 5/134
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:03 32:57

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-5	1-5
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	372	310
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	5.72	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	96	173
- Rushing Attempts	22	41
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.22
Net Passing Yards	276	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 0	15 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.42	8.56
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	5/134
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:03	32:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	6	43	Fumble
1	8:17	1:29	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	2:49	1:41	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	7:10	4:20	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:36	OWN 34	7	36	Missed FG
3	13:15	2:12	OWN 44	4	24	Field Goal
3	6:09	0:58	OWN 18	3	10	Fumble
3	3:33	4:48	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:03	3:02	OPP 43	5	20	Field Goal
4	5:07	2:16	OWN 27	5	16	Fumble
4	2:51	1:42	OWN 30	7	56	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	4:17	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	6:48	3:59	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
1	1:08	8:58	OWN 18	16	81	Field Goal
2	2:50	1:07	OWN 31	3	-9	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 37	1	15	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	11:03	4:54	OWN 29	7	23	Punt
3	5:11	1:38	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
4	13:45	2:42	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
4	8:01	2:54	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 14	4	15	Game

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	14	55	3.93	8	0	1
Jackie Barber	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
Heath Brodie	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Bucky Organ	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Joey Crawford	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Hall	22	93	4.23	37	2	1
Lionel Johnson	14	67	4.79	18	2	0
J.C. Devine	5	13	2.60	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	42	25	282	1/6	1	31	0	87.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	15	11	147	1/10	1	37	0	126.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	7	14	69	9.86	12	16	1
WR Kurt Snyder	5	6	59	11.80	9	17	0
RB Brad Barnett	5	8	23	4.60	2	9	0
WR Carlton Robinson	2	3	38	19.00	4	20	0
WR Scottie Walters	2	3	32	16.00	9	21	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	31	31.00	20	31	0
TE Reggie Freeman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sam Houston	3	4	72	24.00	56	37	1
RB Lionel Johnson	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Deron O'Donnell	2	4	17	8.50	5	16	0
TE Irving Harden	2	2	22	11.00	0	15	0
RB Shaun Hall	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB B.J. Sunia	1	1	18	18.00	20	18	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brad Barnett	1	0	0	0
Jackie Barber	1	0	0	0
Carlton Robinson	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Pinkston	1	0	1
Phil Soares	1	0	0
Junior Gaudio	1	0	0
John Murphy	0	1	0
Butch Cascadden	0	1	0
Van Pavkovich	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	2	78	39.0	36.5	40	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	5	198	39.6	29.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/3	2/3	0/0	49	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	4	52	13.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Murphy	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Forbes	4	93	23.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Chodzinski	4	110	27.5	0
Fred Finch	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	8	1	0.0	34	15
OLB Lewis Lee	8	1	0.0	27	11
DT Wendell Giefeke	6	0	0.0	29	11
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	4	0.0	29	14
DE Ronald Woodward	4	2	1.0	36	15
DE Oscar Battle	3	1	0.0	34	10
S Harold Mason	3	1	0.0	38	13
CB Andy Inthapany	3	0	0.0	25	9
S Jumbo Hines	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Fred Lemons	1	2	0.0	25	12
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	1	0.0	11	3
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	1	0.0	20	8
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0.0	32	13
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	0.0	11	4
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0.0	12	2
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.0	18	8
DT Clay Raymer	0	2	0.0	25	12
DT Keith Small	0	1	0.0	14	3

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Soares	5	2	0.0	16	23
CB John Murphy	5	1	0.0	15	22
CB Van Pavkovich	5	1	0.0	13	26
OLB Marty Springer	4	0	0.0	7	24
S Devin Matthews	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Butch Cascadden	3	1	0.0	13	21
DT Bob Knotts	3	1	0.0	21	31
CB Lewis Chodzinski	3	0	0.0	7	21
OLB Kerry Pinkston	2	2	0.0	13	23
CB Tom Olivas	2	1	0.0	12	24
S Ike Cooks	2	1	0.0	8	15
DT Chad Sanderson	2	0	0.0	11	20
DT Craig Harper	1	1	0.5	10	27
DE Peter Lynn	1	0	0.5	17	27
OLB Winston Sheldon	1	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Mitch Farmer	1	0	0.0	6	21
DE Dixon Garrett	1	0	0.0	19	32
S Riddick Wheeler	0	2	0.0	18	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Trevor Hawthorne	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	0	0	1	12

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Peter Lynn	0.5	1	0	27
DT Craig Harper	0.5	0	0	27
DT Junior Gaudio	0.0	1	0	11
DT Chad Sanderson	0.0	0	2	20
OLB Marty Springer	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	4	0	15
OLB Lewis Lee	2	1	11
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	0	3
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	8
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	12
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	14
S Jumbo Hines	1	0	3
CB Dean Barber	0	1	8

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Van Pavkovich	5	1	26
CB John Murphy	4	0	22
OLB Marty Springer	3	1	24
CB Lewis Chodzinski	3	0	21
OLB Kerry Pinkston	2	0	23
CB Butch Cascadden	2	0	21
S Ike Cooks	2	0	15
ILB Phil Soares	1	1	23
S Devin Matthews	1	0	29
DT Chad Sanderson	1	0	20
OLB Winston Sheldon	1	0	10
S Riddick Wheeler	0	2	32
CB Tom Olivas	0	1	24
DT Junior Gaudio	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Kleaver	2	5	0	17	0	35
Nick Diaz	1	4	1	22	0	43
Raymond Takemura	1	3	0	20	1	38
Josh Buckner	1	3	0	20	0	30
Kendrick Stevenson	1	2	0	6	0	10
Ernest Occean	0	2	0	22	0	43
Alfred Streepy	0	1	0	3	0	16

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Almanza	2	12	1	37	0	13
Irving Harden	2	4	1	41	0	16
Buddy Coombs	2	4	0	36	0	16
Dexter Harrison	1	7	0	34	0	13
Alfred Gilmore	1	3	0	34	0	14
Jumbo Nathan	1	2	0	35	0	14
Archie Garrett	0	3	0	12	0	2
B.J. Sunia	0	2	0	20	0	9
Cory Owens	0	1	0	7	0	3
Ross Hastings	0	0	0	10	1	2

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Organ	5	8
Quinn McKenzie	1	13
Brad Barnett	0	21
Fred Lemons	0	16
Kelly Madera	0	15
Scottie Walters	0	15
Carlton Robinson	0	14
Dean Barber	0	13
Reggie Freeman	0	13
Brady Kirk	0	11
Joey Crawford	0	10
Lewis Lee	0	7
Jackie Barber	0	7
Earl Rader	0	6
Edwin Forbes	0	6
Raymond Takemura	0	5
Tyrell Murack	0	5
Shawn Fazande	0	5
Alfred Streepy	0	5
Richie Lake	0	5
Albert Chrebet	0	5
Ernest Occean	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	4
Vernon Morrison	0	4
J.J. Donovan	0	4
Keith Small	0	4
Trevor Canas	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	3
Ronald Woodward	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	2
Andy Inthapany	0	2
Kendrick Stevenson	0	2
Wendell Giefeke	0	2
Jumbo Hines	0	2
Louie Kleaver	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Trevor Hawthorne	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
John Murphy	2	18
Ernie Bernstein	2	15
Lionel Johnson	1	20
Jimmy Banks	1	18
Ross Hastings	1	11
Archie Garrett	1	7
Fred Finch	0	16
Tom Olivas	0	13
Mitch Farmer	0	13
Donny Blackburn	0	11
Jumbo Stuart	0	10
Darrin Mathews	0	8
Curtis Almanza	0	7
Conrad Flowers	0	7
Lewis Chodzinski	0	7
Jumbo Nathan	0	7
Marty Springer	0	7
Cory Owens	0	7
Hugh Rogers	0	5
Sam Houston	0	5
Devin Matthews	0	4
Craig Harper	0	4
Riddick Wheeler	0	4
Winston Sheldon	0	4
Bob Knotts	0	3
Dixon Garrett	0	3
Peter Lynn	0	3
Raymond Poole	0	2
Kerry Pinkston	0	2
Van Pavkovich	0	2
Mike Milburn	0	2
B.J. Sunia	0	2
Irving Harden	0	2
Chad Sanderson	0	1
Phil Soares	0	1
Butch Cascadden	0	1
Deron O'Donnell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	5	29	5.8
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	33	2.8
Middle	15	82	5.5
Right	12	62	5.2
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	42	25	3	2	3	7	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	15	11	2	0	0	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	188	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	114	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	15	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	14	7	2	69	0	37
RB Brad Barnett	8	5	0	23	0	38
WR Kurt Snyder	6	5	0	59	0	31
WR Bucky Organ	4	1	0	13	0	26
WR Carlton Robinson	3	2	0	38	1	6
WR Scottie Walters	3	2	1	32	1	12
TE Reggie Freeman	2	1	0	6	0	16
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	31	1	21
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	11	0	4

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron O'Donnell	4	2	17	0	11
TE Sam Houston	4	3	72	2	16
RB Lionel Johnson	3	2	12	0	8
TE Irving Harden	2	2	22	0	16
RB Shaun Hall	1	1	6	0	8
FB B.J. Sunia	1	1	18	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	1	3	3.00	3.93

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Johnson	1	-1	-1.00	4.79
Shaun Hall	1	1	1.00	4.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	7	2	12	1.71	6.71

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Devine	3	2	15	5.00	9.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	4	1	3	0.75	4.93
RB Brad Barnett	2	1	9	4.50	2.88
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lionel Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Sam Houston	1	0	0	0.00	18.00
TE Irving Harden	1	1	7	7.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	4	1
Joey Crawford	1	0
Jackie Barber	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Hall	3	1
Lionel Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	5	3	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	2
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron O'Donnell	3	2	2
TE Sam Houston	2	1	1
RB Lionel Johnson	1	0	0
RB Shaun Hall	1	1	1
FB B.J. Sunia	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (18,400)
End Zone 11,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (11,800)
Club Seats 10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (18,400)
End Zone	11,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (11,800)
Club Seats	10,400 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)