Week 8, 2037

played in Tennessee, TN

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 TEN - Vince Riley 21 field goal
2Q: 10:17 HOU - Derrick Seaman 18 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 04:18 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
3Q: 09:31 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Harold Mason 33 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:54 TEN - Freddie Hopkins 3 run (Vince Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:42 TEN - Hugh Rasmussen 15 run (Vince Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Bryan Fisher 102 kickoff return (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 09:44 TEN - Vince Riley 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 TEN - Vince Riley 21 field goal
2Q: 10:17 HOU - Derrick Seaman 18 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 04:18 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
3Q: 09:31 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Harold Mason 33 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:54 TEN - Freddie Hopkins 3 run (Vince Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:42 TEN - Hugh Rasmussen 15 run (Vince Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Bryan Fisher 102 kickoff return (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 09:44 TEN - Vince Riley 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 6-2 3-4
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 376 441
- Offensive Plays 59 75
- Yards per Play 6.37 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 155 158
- Rushing Attempts 36 27
- Yards per Rush 4.31 5.85
Net Passing Yards 221 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 3 46 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 221 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 9.61 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/57 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/150 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 4/33 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:14 31:46

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	6-2	3-4
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	376	441
- Offensive Plays	59	75
- Yards per Play	6.37	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	155	158
- Rushing Attempts	36	27
- Yards per Rush	4.31	5.85
Net Passing Yards	221	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 3	46 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	221	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	9.61	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/57	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/150	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	4/33	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:14	31:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	0:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	4:26	2:05	OWN 24	5	47	Fumble
1	0:33	5:27	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	8:45	4:34	OWN 31	8	46	Field Goal
2	1:24	1:20	OWN 24	5	50	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 23	9	71	Field Goal
3	5:45	3:48	OWN 34	6	13	Punt
4	14:51	0:13	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	9:36	1:12	OWN 13	3	3	Interception
4	7:01	1:28	OWN 29	3	50	Interception
4	2:56	0:34	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 1	3	2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 31	10	65	Field Goal
1	8:07	3:41	OWN 26	7	32	Interception
1	2:21	1:48	OWN 34	5	28	Punt
2	10:06	1:21	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
2	4:11	2:47	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 33	1	-6	Half
3	9:26	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	9:18	3:33	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:57	2:06	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
4	14:38	2:05	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
4	12:18	2:42	OWN 20	6	50	Field Goal
4	8:24	1:23	OPP 19	3	-3	Missed FG
4	5:33	2:37	OWN 10	6	51	Interception
4	2:22	1:26	OWN 18	7	70	Interception

Game MVP: Darnell Bates, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Bates	21	103	4.90	21	2
Earnest Stadtmauer	11	45	4.09	9	0
Todd Downs	3	2	0.67	4	0
Trevor Davis	1	5	5.00	5	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freddie Hopkins	20	132	6.60	24	5	1
Hugh Rasmussen	6	19	3.17	15	2	1
Randy Collins	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	23	15	221	0/0	1	46	3	71.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Collins	46	23	296	2/13	0	35	4	34.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Seaman	5	5	60	12.00	32	18	1
RB Darnell Bates	4	6	93	23.25	58	46	0
TE Pete Siders	3	3	46	15.33	12	19	0
TE Griffin Barton	2	7	7	3.50	4	7	0
TE O.J. Sampras	1	1	15	15.00	8	15	0
FB Trevor Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Heffernan	7	17	113	16.14	42	35
WR Pete Thornton	6	13	107	17.83	52	35
TE Sam Houston	3	3	8	2.67	0	7
TE Wendell Mixon	2	3	22	11.00	13	25
WR Roy Barevics	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
WR Antoine McCrea	2	5	21	10.50	7	11
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	2	11	11.00	5	11

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Mason	1	33	33.00	1
ILB Floyd Juarez	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Phillip Burgraff	1	0	0.00	0
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jimmy Kiani	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lionel Allen	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Harvey Hernandez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Seaman	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Claude Swillis	0	1	0	0
Corey Van der Haak	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	140	46.7	48.3	57	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jude Horton	4	174	43.5	36.8	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Riley	2/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Seaman	3	7	2.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Van der Haak	2	-5	-2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Fisher	3	150	50.0	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Guthrie	2	36	18.0	0
Corey Van der Haak	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	7	1	1.0	27	48
S Harold Mason	7	4	0.0	27	48
OLB Phillip Burgraff	6	2	0.0	25	45
CB Wendell Begay	5	1	0.0	18	36
DT Barry Kamin	4	0	1.0	18	36
DT Eric Sarfaty	4	0	0.0	18	25
DT Wendell Fletcher	3	0	0.0	18	33
S Marco Hardy	3	0	0.0	27	48
CB Lamar Timpson	3	0	0.0	26	46
TE Griffin Barton	3	0	---	---	---
DE Rusty Ansara	2	2	0.0	20	47
DE Sammie Back	1	0	0.0	18	28
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	0.0	27	45
OLB Carl Ingram	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Barry Durham	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0.0	8	5
FB Trevor Davis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Aidan Ford	1	0	0.0	6	12
ILB Norman Nixon	0	1	0.0	1	1

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Van der Haak	6	5	0.0	36	23
ILB Jimmy Kiani	6	2	0.0	28	16
S Jessie Hines	5	1	0.0	32	21
OLB Harvey Hernandez	5	0	0.0	34	20
DT Corey Knutzen	4	0	0.0	17	7
OLB Claude Swillis	3	2	0.0	28	17
OLB Bernard Gott	3	1	0.0	22	13
DE Archie Devenny	2	2	0.0	22	12
DT Tommie Blackburn	2	1	0.0	19	16
CB Edwin Guthrie	2	0	0.0	36	23
CB William Stephens	2	0	0.0	32	22
WR Antoine McCrea	2	0	---	---	---
DE Graham Kight	2	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Trent Horn	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Keith Frederick	1	2	0.0	28	15
S Ike Erhardt	1	0	0.0	4	0
CB Lionel Allen	1	0	0.0	18	14
RB Ethan Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alexander Covington	0	1	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Barry Kamin	1.0	0	2	36
ILB Floyd Juarez	1.0	0	0	48
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	1	0	47
OLB Phillip Burgraff	0.0	0	2	45
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	0	2	25
DE Sammie Back	0.0	0	1	28

Tennessee	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harvey Hernandez	1	0	20
DT Tommie Blackburn	1	0	16
OLB Claude Swillis	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	4	1	1	45
CB Wendell Begay	4	0	0	36
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	0	1	48
S Marco Hardy	3	0	0	48
S Harold Mason	2	1	1	48
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	1	1	45
OLB Carl Ingram	1	1	0	3
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	1	0	5
CB Lamar Timpson	1	1	0	46
DT Wendell Fletcher	1	0	0	33
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	0	0	25
DT Barry Kamin	1	0	0	36

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Corey Van der Haak	4	1	0	23
OLB Bernard Gott	2	0	0	13
CB Edwin Guthrie	2	0	0	23
S Jessie Hines	2	0	0	21
CB William Stephens	2	0	0	22
ILB Jimmy Kiani	1	0	1	16
CB Lionel Allen	1	0	1	14
OLB Trent Horn	1	0	0	6
OLB Harvey Hernandez	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bernie Flowers	7	11	1	36	23
Corwin Hicks	5	7	0	36	23
Arnie Reed	2	6	0	36	23
Cole Bennett	1	4	0	36	23
Trevor Davis	1	2	0	26	14
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	3	0	36	23

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Barton	3	6	1	27	0	48
Desmond Karczewski	3	4	2	27	1	48
Edwin Andrews	2	6	0	27	0	48
Quinn Robertson	2	5	0	27	0	48
Lester Whittington	0	5	0	27	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Hardy	2	12
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	21
Pete Siders	1	17
Lonnie Jackson	1	15

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Guthrie	3	18
Mason Coolidge	1	14
Bernard Gott	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Floyd Juarez	---	---	27	48	13	88
Marco Hardy	---	---	27	48	12	87
Harold Mason	---	---	27	48	3	78
Pete Siders	36	23	---	---	17	76
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	27	45	3	75
Lamar Timpson	---	---	26	46	3	75
Rusty Ansara	---	---	20	47	7	74
Phillip Burgraff	---	---	25	45	3	73
Bernie Flowers	36	23	---	---	6	65
Kent Niechniedowicz	36	23	---	---	---	59
Cole Bennett	36	23	---	---	---	59
Todd Downs	36	23	---	---	---	59
Arnie Reed	36	23	---	---	---	59
Corwin Hicks	36	23	---	---	---	59
Barry Kamin	---	---	18	36	3	57
Trevor Davis	26	14	---	---	17	57
Wendell Begay	---	---	18	36	2	56
Griffin Barton	31	23	---	---	---	54
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	18	33	---	51
Sammie Back	---	---	18	28	2	48
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	18	25	4	47
Earnest Stadtmauer	15	11	---	---	21	47
Darnell Bates	22	17	---	---	5	44
Derrick Seaman	17	15	---	---	9	41
Gino Holliday	17	7	---	---	14	38
O.J. Sampras	12	4	---	---	5	21
Lonnie Jackson	4	1	---	---	15	20
Bryce Bullock	---	---	1	8	10	19
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	8	5	5	18
Aidan Ford	---	---	6	12	---	18
Scott Meier	---	---	8	2	5	15
Alan Cutler	---	---	0	0	14	14
Carl Ingram	---	---	2	3	7	12
Winston Bensen	---	---	0	3	9	12
Barry Durham	---	---	2	9	1	12
Norman Nixon	---	---	1	1	5	7
Darren Coles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mo Dole	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Bates	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Fisher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	3	3
Junior Peters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ted Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edwin Andrews	27	48	---	---	7	82
Edwin Guthrie	---	---	36	23	18	77
Corey Van der Haak	---	---	36	23	17	76
Quinn Robertson	27	48	---	---	---	75
Randy Collins	27	48	---	---	---	75
Lester Whittington	27	48	---	---	---	75
Fred Barton	27	48	---	---	---	75
Wendell Mixon	23	42	---	---	10	75
Desmond Karczewski	27	48	---	---	---	75
Sam Houston	21	30	---	---	15	66
Pete Thornton	24	40	---	---	1	65
Freddie Hopkins	21	43	---	---	---	64
Charlie Heffernan	22	41	---	---	---	63
Harvey Hernandez	---	---	34	20	4	58
Jessie Hines	---	---	32	21	3	56
William Stephens	---	---	32	22	2	56
Bernard Gott	---	---	22	13	13	48
Claude Swillis	---	---	28	17	3	48
Keith Frederick	---	---	28	15	3	46
Jimmy Kiani	---	---	28	16	1	45
Lionel Allen	---	---	18	14	8	40
Tommie Blackburn	---	---	19	16	3	38
Antoine McCrea	6	19	---	---	13	38
Archie Devenny	---	---	22	12	3	37
Ethan Brandon	3	7	---	---	21	31
Roy Barevics	4	10	---	---	14	28
Corey Knutzen	---	---	17	7	2	26
Graham Kight	---	---	14	11	1	26
James Huntley	---	---	10	8	5	23
Calvin Edinger	5	1	---	---	14	20
Alexander Covington	---	---	8	8	3	19
Ike Erhardt	---	---	4	0	11	15
Mason Coolidge	---	---	0	0	14	14
Marlon McDaniel	---	---	5	1	7	13
Hugh Rasmussen	6	7	---	---	---	13
Trent Horn	---	---	3	6	3	12
Vince Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nolan Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kurt Voigt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Cortez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mercury Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jude Horton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck McNeil	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clay Moss	---	---	0	0	2	2
Earnest Harrow	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richie Tchoukaleff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	26	123	4.7
Right	5	26	5.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	8	54	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	23	15	2	2	0	1	0	1	3

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Collins	46	23	4	2	3	6	7	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	113	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	108	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	14	155	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	100	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Griffin Barton	7	2	7	0	23
RB Darnell Bates	6	4	93	2	17
WR Derrick Seaman	5	5	60	0	15
TE Pete Siders	3	3	46	0	23
TE O.J. Sampras	1	1	15	0	4
FB Trevor Davis	1	0	0	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Heffernan	17	7	1	113	1	41
WR Pete Thornton	13	6	1	107	2	40
WR Antoine McCrea	5	2	1	21	0	19
TE Sam Houston	3	3	0	8	0	30
TE Wendell Mixon	3	2	0	22	1	42
WR Roy Barevics	3	2	0	14	0	10
RB Freddie Hopkins	2	1	0	11	0	43

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	3	10	3.33	4.90
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	0	0.00	4.09

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Hopkins	4	14	3.50	6.60
Hugh Rasmussen	2	25	12.50	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	1	1	18	18.00	9.61

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Collins	8	2	4	0.50	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Seaman	1	1	18	18.00	12.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pete Thornton	2	0	0	0.00	8.23
WR Charlie Heffernan	2	0	0	0.00	6.65
TE Sam Houston	1	1	7	7.00	2.67
TE Wendell Mixon	1	1	-3	-3.00	7.33
WR Antoine McCrea	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Downs	2	0
Darnell Bates	2	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Freddie Hopkins	4	3
Hugh Rasmussen	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	5	1	1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Collins	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Griffin Barton	3	0	0
RB Darnell Bates	1	1	1
FB Trevor Davis	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Thornton	3	2	2
WR Charlie Heffernan	2	0	0
WR Roy Barevics	1	1	0
WR Antoine McCrea	1	0	0

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

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