Exhibition Week 2, 2047

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	7	3	0	14	-	24
Houston Texans	3	10	7	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 ARI - Marcus Castellano 1 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 00:01 HOU - Ed Norton 53 field goal
2Q: 13:46 HOU - Norm Briseno 43 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 08:20 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Ed Norton 21 field goal
3Q: 07:28 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 4 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 14:10 HOU - Tucker Messerly 3 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 08:31 ARI - Russell Oliver 23 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
4Q: 02:40 HOU - Ed Norton 30 field goal
4Q: 00:59 ARI - Russell Oliver 2 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 ARI - Marcus Castellano 1 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 00:01 HOU - Ed Norton 53 field goal
2Q: 13:46 HOU - Norm Briseno 43 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 08:20 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Ed Norton 21 field goal
3Q: 07:28 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 4 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 14:10 HOU - Tucker Messerly 3 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 08:31 ARI - Russell Oliver 23 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
4Q: 02:40 HOU - Ed Norton 30 field goal
4Q: 00:59 ARI - Russell Oliver 2 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)

Team Statistics ARI HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 356 308
- Offensive Plays 78 54
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 106 82
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.73
Net Passing Yards 250 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Team Statistics	ARI	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	356	308
- Offensive Plays	78	54
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	106	82
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.73
Net Passing Yards	250	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	34:35	25:25

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	0:47	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:37	5:37	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	-2	Interception
2	13:36	5:22	OWN 25	11	62	Field Goal
2	6:52	3:13	OWN 7	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
3	10:29	1:51	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	7:19	6:23	OWN 21	12	48	Missed FG
4	13:59	5:40	OWN 25	18	75	Touchdown
4	2:32	1:43	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OPP 36	3	-3	Punt
1	12:08	2:31	OWN 41	5	22	Punt
1	4:00	4:00	OWN 42	7	22	Field Goal
2	8:14	1:22	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	3:39	3:39	OWN 37	8	59	Field Goal
3	12:49	2:20	OWN 19	5	18	Punt
3	8:38	1:19	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	0:56	1:57	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	8:19	5:47	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 45	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Fernando Huettner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Castellano	16	80	5.00	26	2	1
Daniel Pierce	15	19	1.27	10	1	0
O.J. Baxter	2	7	3.50	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kaden Montalvo	9	27	3.00	9	0
Fernando Huettner	7	38	5.43	28	1
Wyatt Ginn	5	17	3.40	10	1
Tucker Messerly	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	43	23	263	2/13	2	53	1	77.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	32	22	226	0/0	2	33	0	109.6

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Carrasco	6	13	59	9.83	22	22	0
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	4	10	86	21.50	58	53	0
WR Russell Oliver	4	7	43	10.75	12	23	2
TE Marlon Marble	2	3	28	14.00	3	15	0
RB Quentin Van Pelt	2	3	9	4.50	2	7	0
WR Denzel Jenkins	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Daniel Pierce	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Kirk Watkins	1	1	23	23.00	3	23	0
RB Marcus Castellano	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Bruce	6	8	102	17.00	33	33	0
WR Tucker Messerly	4	6	25	6.25	11	12	1
TE Alvin Lindsay	3	4	34	11.33	12	18	0
TE Leslie Johnston	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	27	13.50	14	23	1
WR Tre Flaherty	2	4	7	3.50	0	8	0
TE T.J. Murray	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	3	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Wyatt Ginn	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norm Briseno	1	43	43.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. Baxter	2	1	0
Maurice Ruff	0	1	0
Emmett Harden	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Bruce	1	0	0
Trevor Davis	0	1	0
Shaquille Leblond	0	0	1
Camden Cox	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dashawn Alamar	4	210	52.5	39.3	68	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	4	172	43.0	30.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kabeer Hamilton	1/2	0/1	0/0	30	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Caiden Stewart	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bishop	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Hagen	1	22	22.0	0
Lucas Haneke	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Boyer	2	50	25.0	0
Trevor Davis	1	52	52.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kirk Riggs	7	0	22	32
S Edwin McGee	5	1	13	22
ILB Hayden Finch	5	1	9	15
OLB Mel Mueller	4	0	16	20
ILB Marty Prescott	3	2	20	29
S Perry Wallace	2	1	22	31
CB Emmett Harden	2	1	14	16
DE Walt Hahn	2	0	16	22
CB Stan Hagen	2	0	8	7
DT Dylan Hobart	2	0	21	30
CB Ethan Burgess	2	0	8	16
CB Clarence Middleton	1	2	14	19
S Marcus Kissinger	1	0	9	11
OLB Demetrius Timm	1	0	16	20
CB Emmanuel Mueller	0	1	9	15
DE Renaldo Schaal	0	1	6	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	8	4	0.0	32	38
S J.R. Robbins	8	0	0.0	29	44
OLB Nicky McElroy	7	1	0.0	18	13
DT Camden Cox	5	3	1.0	25	38
S Sammie Holmes	5	2	0.0	31	37
S Korey Fichialos	5	0	0.0	25	41
DE Rex Hauer	5	0	0.0	31	36
DT Adrian Gillooly	4	0	0.0	27	41
DE Shaquille Leblond	1	2	1.0	31	42
OLB Asher Marsh	1	3	0.0	9	15
CB Norm Briseno	1	2	0.0	24	35
CB Les Peebles	1	1	0.0	31	45
OLB Ed Demyan	1	0	0.0	21	37
DT Manuel Terhorst	1	0	0.0	12	11
ILB Dean Churchill	1	0	0.0	0	6
CB Steven Graham	1	0	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mel Mueller	1	0	0	20
ILB Marty Prescott	1	0	0	29
DE Renaldo Schaal	1	0	0	12
DT Dylan Hobart	0	2	0	30
OLB Demetrius Timm	0	0	1	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	1.0	0	1	2	42
DT Camden Cox	1.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Ed Demyan	0.0	1	1	0	37
DT Adrian Gillooly	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Manuel Terhorst	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hayden Finch	4	1	15
OLB Kirk Riggs	4	0	32
S Edwin McGee	4	0	22
CB Emmett Harden	3	0	16
CB Ethan Burgess	2	1	16
CB Stan Hagen	1	1	7
OLB Ted Swindle	1	1	11
S Perry Wallace	1	0	31
ILB Marty Prescott	1	0	29
OLB Demetrius Timm	1	0	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Korey Fichialos	4	0	0	41
S J.R. Robbins	3	0	0	44
OLB Nicky McElroy	3	0	0	13
OLB Ed Demyan	2	1	0	37
S Sammie Holmes	2	1	0	37
CB Norm Briseno	2	0	1	35
DT Adrian Gillooly	2	0	0	41
DE Rex Hauer	1	1	0	36
OLB Asher Marsh	1	1	0	15
CB Steven Graham	1	1	0	13
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	1	0	0	38
ILB Dean Churchill	1	0	0	6
CB Les Peebles	0	2	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerome Bensen	3	8	33	0	45
Fred Strait	3	8	19	0	14
Sergio McCauley	2	5	33	0	45
Conrad Freeney	2	2	33	0	45
J.C. Chandler	1	5	33	0	45
Maurice Ruff	0	2	14	1	31
Marlon Marble	0	1	6	0	8
Dave Shepherd	0	1	2	0	0
Daniel Pierce	0	0	17	1	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leslie Mozart	1	3	22	32
Joe Myles	1	3	12	16
Trevor Davis	1	2	6	10
Gerald Newhart	1	2	10	16
Raymond Horner	0	2	12	16
Wyatt Slone	0	2	10	16
Shannon Mills	0	2	22	32
Lee Inzinna	0	1	12	16

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Wallace	2	12
Dave Shepherd	1	21
Demetrius Timm	1	20
J.C. Chandler	1	6
Sergio McCauley	1	6
Marcus Castellano	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Churchill	1	19
Silas Boyer	1	15
Tyrus Bruce	1	11

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.C. Chandler	33	45	---	---	6	84
Sergio McCauley	33	45	---	---	6	84
Conrad Freeney	33	45	---	---	6	84
Jerome Bensen	33	45	---	---	6	84
O.J. Baxter	33	45	---	---	---	78
Jumbo Fitzgerald	33	45	---	---	---	78
Timothy Carrasco	32	45	---	---	1	78
Perry Wallace	---	---	22	31	12	65
Marty Prescott	---	---	20	29	13	62
Kirk Riggs	---	---	22	32	3	57
Demetrius Timm	---	---	16	20	20	56
Dylan Hobart	---	---	21	30	3	54
Edwin McGee	---	---	13	22	16	51
Quentin Van Pelt	6	27	---	---	17	50
Clarence Middleton	---	---	14	19	16	49
Daniel Pierce	17	31	---	---	---	48
Russell Oliver	14	33	---	---	---	47
Maurice Ruff	14	31	---	---	---	45
Denzel Jenkins	23	17	---	---	2	42
Walt Hahn	---	---	16	22	2	40
Mel Mueller	---	---	16	20	3	39
Marlon Marble	6	8	---	---	21	35
Emmett Harden	---	---	14	16	5	35
Fred Strait	19	14	---	---	---	33
Kirk Watkins	16	12	---	---	---	28
Jerry Lafferty	---	---	9	14	5	28
Marcus Castellano	16	7	---	---	4	27
Emmanuel Mueller	---	---	9	15	2	26
Ethan Burgess	---	---	8	16	2	26
Hayden Finch	---	---	9	15	2	26
Dave Shepherd	2	0	---	---	21	23
Stan Hagen	---	---	8	7	7	22
Marcus Kissinger	---	---	9	11	1	21
Renaldo Schaal	---	---	6	12	1	19
Ted Swindle	---	---	6	11	1	18
Lucas Haneke	---	---	3	8	6	17
Caiden Stewart	0	0	---	---	16	16
Darren Terry	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kabeer Hamilton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lawrence Herndon	---	---	1	2	4	7
Lance Knowlton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dashawn Alamar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ross Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dusty Thiel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duane Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Korey Fichialos	---	---	25	41	17	83
Les Peebles	---	---	31	45	2	78
J.R. Robbins	---	---	29	44	2	75
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	31	42	2	75
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	32	38	2	72
Sammie Holmes	---	---	31	37	2	70
Adrian Gillooly	---	---	27	41	1	69
Rex Hauer	---	---	31	36	---	67
Camden Cox	---	---	25	38	2	65
Tyrus Bruce	20	31	---	---	11	62
Ed Demyan	---	---	21	37	3	61
Leslie Mozart	22	32	---	---	7	61
Norm Briseno	---	---	24	35	1	60
Fernando Huettner	22	32	---	---	3	57
Shannon Mills	22	32	---	---	---	54
Leslie Johnston	20	28	---	---	1	49
Bart Mandzuk	11	19	---	---	18	48
Kaden Montalvo	15	23	---	---	5	43
Trevor Davis	6	10	---	---	25	41
Steven Graham	---	---	15	13	9	37
Raymond Horner	12	16	---	---	7	35
Joe Myles	12	16	---	---	7	35
Lee Inzinna	12	16	---	---	7	35
Nicky McElroy	---	---	18	13	1	32
Tucker Messerly	12	18	---	---	---	30
Wyatt Ginn	7	8	---	---	14	29
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	12	11	5	28
Leo Kehl	10	16	---	---	---	26
Gerald Newhart	10	16	---	---	---	26
Wyatt Slone	10	16	---	---	---	26
Asher Marsh	---	---	9	15	1	25
Dean Churchill	---	---	0	6	19	25
Bryce Phillips	2	0	---	---	21	23
Alvin Lindsay	9	11	---	---	---	20
J.C. Allen	---	---	2	0	18	20
Tre Flaherty	6	11	---	---	---	17
Silas Boyer	---	---	0	0	15	15
Fred Bishop	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.C. Miceli	---	---	0	2	4	6
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Murray	2	1	---	---	---	3
Melvin Craig	---	---	0	1	---	1
Nathan Madrid	---	---	0	0	---	0
Andre Quintana	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	7	13	1.9
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	43	23	4	4	3	7	4	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	32	22	3	1	0	4	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	121	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	35	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	58	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	46	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	33	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Timothy Carrasco	13	6	1	59	1	45
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	10	4	2	86	1	45
WR Russell Oliver	7	4	0	43	1	33
TE Marlon Marble	3	2	0	28	0	8
RB Quentin Van Pelt	3	2	0	9	0	27
WR Denzel Jenkins	3	2	0	8	0	17
RB Daniel Pierce	2	1	0	5	0	31
WR Kirk Watkins	1	1	0	23	1	12
RB Marcus Castellano	1	1	0	2	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Bruce	8	6	102	2	31
WR Tucker Messerly	6	4	25	0	18
WR Tre Flaherty	4	2	7	0	11
TE Alvin Lindsay	4	3	34	0	11
TE Leslie Johnston	3	2	7	0	28
WR Bart Mandzuk	3	1	12	0	19
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	27	1	23
TE T.J. Murray	1	1	6	0	1
RB Wyatt Ginn	1	1	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Castellano	6	14	2.33	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaden Montalvo	3	15	5.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	5	3	8	1.60	6.12

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	4	3	13	3.25	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Carrasco	2	1	1	0.50	4.54
WR Denzel Jenkins	1	1	5	5.00	2.67
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
WR Russell Oliver	1	1	2	2.00	6.14

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	1	6	3.00	12.75
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	4	4.00	13.50
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1	3	3.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Pierce	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kaden Montalvo	2	0
Fernando Huettner	1	0
Tucker Messerly	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	16	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	4	2	1
WR Timothy Carrasco	3	1	0
WR Russell Oliver	3	2	2
RB Quentin Van Pelt	2	1	0
RB Daniel Pierce	2	1	1
WR Denzel Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Kirk Watkins	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	1	1
WR Tre Flaherty	2	1	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	1	1
TE Leslie Johnston	1	1	1
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (9,900)