Week 2, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	7	3	7	3	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HOU - Joey Crawford 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 03:13 ATL - Gerald Yantis 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:03 ATL - Andy Alston 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Brad Barnett 30 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 26 field goal
3Q: 00:49 HOU - Darrin Borders 28 field goal
4Q: 10:53 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 01:10 ATL - Bryan Dennis 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
OT: 13:32 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HOU - Joey Crawford 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 03:13 ATL - Gerald Yantis 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:03 ATL - Andy Alston 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Brad Barnett 30 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 26 field goal
3Q: 00:49 HOU - Darrin Borders 28 field goal
4Q: 10:53 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 01:10 ATL - Bryan Dennis 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
OT: 13:32 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 25
- by Rushing 10 12
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 392 348
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 6.88 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 205 174
- Rushing Attempts 37 28
- Yards per Rush 5.54 6.21
Net Passing Yards 187 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 10 - 2 36 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 9.35 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:13 31:23

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	25
- by Rushing	10	12
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	392	348
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	6.88	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	205	174
- Rushing Attempts	37	28
- Yards per Rush	5.54	6.21
Net Passing Yards	187	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 10 - 2	36 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	9.35	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:13	31:23

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
1	3:04	3:15	OWN 26	6	21	Interception
2	11:57	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	9:58	3:32	OWN 17	5	20	Punt
2	3:18	0:17	OPP 30	1	30	Touchdown
3	12:59	2:59	OWN 16	6	26	Punt
3	7:26	6:44	OWN 3	12	86	Field Goal
4	14:00	3:16	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	6:10	1:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 31	5	25	Half
OT1	15:00	1:36	OWN 35	2	53	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	6:55	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	14:49	2:52	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	11:46	1:48	OPP 33	4	16	Interception
2	6:26	3:08	OWN 3	6	16	Interception
2	3:01	2:58	OWN 33	9	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	10:00	2:34	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
3	0:42	1:42	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
4	10:44	4:34	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
4	4:24	3:23	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brad Barnett, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	24	137	5.71	30	3	2
Jackie Barber	9	46	5.11	16	2	0
Michael Whitley	4	22	5.50	16	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	17	69	4.06	10	1	1
Gerald Yantis	6	67	11.17	40	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	3	21	7.00	14	1	0
Corwin Oja	2	17	8.50	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	16	9	135	0/0	1	29	2	65.3
Shane Huffman	4	1	52	0/0	0	52	0	79.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	36	20	189	2/15	1	22	2	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	64	21.33	47	29	0
WR Kurt Snyder	2	3	41	20.50	11	29	0
FB Joey Crawford	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	1
WR Jamal Lemke	2	5	69	34.50	19	52	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Earl Rader	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kelly Madera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	8	14	97	12.13	12	22	1
TE Johnnie Haus	4	6	39	9.75	5	13	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	9	30	10.00	4	12	0
RB Andy Alston	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Warren Finch	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Martin Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burt Morlando	1	9	9.00	0
CB Joey Boose	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Rader	1	0	0	0
Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnnie Haus	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	126	42.0	42.0	60	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	172	43.0	33.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	18	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	3	67	22.3	0
Jamal Lemke	2	43	21.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	37	18.5	0
Marlon Paswater	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lewis Lee	7	0	0.0	22	25
CB Joey Boose	6	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	2	0.0	17	26
S Harold Mason	4	3	0.0	27	33
CB Trevor Canas	4	0	0.0	23	30
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	2	0.5	25	30
DE Oscar Battle	3	0	0.5	21	27
S Burt Morlando	3	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	0	0.0	11	12
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0.0	14	20
DT Clay Raymer	2	0	0.0	11	14
DE Sam Taliancich	1	1	1.0	9	12
CB Andy Inthapany	1	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	0	0.0	6	13
WR Earl Rader	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.0	9	11
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Trent Prewett	0	2	0.0	8	8
OLB Drew Weedman	0	1	0.0	0	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	7	1	0.0	19	7
S Grant Morton	6	3	0.0	34	16
DT Dusty Kim	6	2	0.0	30	15
OLB Mo Gardner	6	1	0.0	17	14
CB Darrell Apold	4	0	0.0	8	4
S Marlon Paswater	2	1	0.0	18	14
CB Amos Hawkins	2	0	0.0	24	11
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0.0	26	15
DT Norm Fulcher	2	0	0.0	19	7
DE Kris Mathis	1	2	0.0	28	17
S Tito Justice	1	2	0.0	22	12
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	0.0	35	19
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Max Midget	1	0	0.0	30	16
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0.0	8	1
DE Mercury Herndon	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Juan Norried	0	2	0.0	36	16
ILB Earl Noll	0	1	0.0	16	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Taliancich	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Oscar Battle	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0.0	1	2	1	25
DT Keith Small	0.0	0	1	0	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	1	2	17
DE Mercury Herndon	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lewis Lee	5	0	0	25
CB Joey Boose	3	0	1	26
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0	20
S Burt Morlando	2	0	1	33
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	0	30
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	0	26
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	0	0	13
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	12
DT Keith Small	1	0	0	24
S Harold Mason	1	0	0	33
CB Andy Inthapany	0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Max Midget	2	0	2	16
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0	7
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	0	19
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0	11
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	0	4
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	14
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0	3
DE Mercury Herndon	1	0	0	10
S Tito Justice	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nick Diaz	4	9	36	20
Raymond Takemura	3	5	31	17
Kendrick Stevenson	2	7	32	18
Ernest Occean	2	5	33	18
Louie Kleaver	1	4	12	5
Josh Buckner	1	3	32	20
Joey Crawford	1	3	24	9
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	9	2

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	4	6	25	0	35
Roger Thornton	3	7	25	1	32
Billy Vandermause	3	4	24	0	31
Danny McClendon	2	5	22	0	30
Justin Wolfe	1	1	26	1	33
Mitchell Maloney	1	1	6	0	8
Warren Finch	1	1	7	0	3
Orlando Walker	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	2	13
Kelly Madera	1	15
Michael Whitley	0	19
Tracy Wagner	0	15
Dean Barber	0	14
Scottie Walters	0	14
Donovan Juckett	0	14
Spencer Doyle	0	13
Carlton Robinson	0	13
Richie Lake	0	10
Kurt Snyder	0	8
Joey Crawford	0	8
Trent Prewett	0	6
Jamal Lemke	0	6
Raymond Takemura	0	5
Earl Rader	0	5
Darryl Akiyama	0	5
Keith Small	0	4
Ernest Occean	0	3
Andy Inthapany	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Sam Taliancich	0	3
Lewis Lee	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
J.J. Donovan	0	3
Louie Kleaver	0	3
Chester Moss	0	3
Kendrick Stevenson	0	2
Shawn Fazande	0	2
Terrell Fulkerson	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Clay Raymer	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1
Brad Barnett	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1
Drew Weedman	0	1
Joey Boose	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	4	9
Gerald Yantis	2	8
Bobby Clark	1	12
Byron Aiken	0	19
Warren Finch	0	16
Martin Lofton	0	15
Darrell Apold	0	15
Tito Justice	0	14
Andrew Nield	0	14
Rico Barrington	0	11
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Marlon Paswater	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Amos Hawkins	0	7
Chris Torrez	0	7
Earl Noll	0	6
Orlando Walker	0	5
Joseph Wooden	0	5
Juan Norried	0	4
Grant Morton	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Charlie Sims	0	4
Mitchell Maloney	0	3
Justin Wolfe	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Danny McClendon	0	2
Mario Sanford	0	2
Oliver Hanson	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Corwin Oja	0	2
Norm Fulcher	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Dusty Kim	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1
Quinn Reilly	0	1
Mercury Herndon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	16	89	5.6
Right	12	62	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	101	10.1
Middle	9	54	6.0
Right	9	19	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	16	9	3	1	2	1	1	1	2
Shane Huffman	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	36	20	1	6	1	2	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	18	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	81	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	11	139	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	5	2	1	69	1	14
WR Earl Rader	3	0	2	0	0	17
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	0	41	1	9
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	0	64	2	16
TE Tracy Wagner	2	1	0	6	0	13
FB Joey Crawford	2	2	0	7	0	9
TE Kelly Madera	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	14	8	0	97	1	36
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	3	0	30	0	22
TE Johnnie Haus	6	4	0	39	0	16
RB Andy Alston	3	2	1	7	0	29
TE Warren Finch	2	2	0	13	0	3
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0	3	0	23
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	7	23	3.29	5.71
Michael Whitley	2	4	2.00	5.50
Jackie Barber	1	1	1.00	5.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	14	14.00	7.00
Andy Alston	1	5	5.00	4.06
Gerald Yantis	1	10	10.00	11.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	3	1	3	1.00	8.44

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	10	3	14	1.40	5.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0	0.00	13.80

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	5	1	3	0.60	6.93
RB Andy Alston	2	1	4	2.00	2.33
TE Johnnie Haus	2	1	7	3.50	6.50
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	2
Jackie Barber	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	6	3	3
Shane Huffman	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	1
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	1
TE Kelly Madera	1	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	0	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 10,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	10,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (5,000)