Week 2, 2071

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	6	10	7	3	-	26
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 HOU - Trevor Hicks 41 field goal
1Q: 02:52 HOU - Trevor Hicks 48 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Trevor Hicks 25 field goal
2Q: 06:45 HOU - Aaron Littlejohn 10 pass from Javier Sharpe (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:57 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 39 field goal
3Q: 02:24 HOU - Kurt Fitzgerald 27 pass from Javier Sharpe (Trevor Hicks extra point)
4Q: 11:09 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 49 field goal
4Q: 02:51 HOU - Trevor Hicks 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 HOU - Trevor Hicks 41 field goal
1Q: 02:52 HOU - Trevor Hicks 48 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Trevor Hicks 25 field goal
2Q: 06:45 HOU - Aaron Littlejohn 10 pass from Javier Sharpe (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:57 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 39 field goal
3Q: 02:24 HOU - Kurt Fitzgerald 27 pass from Javier Sharpe (Trevor Hicks extra point)
4Q: 11:09 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 49 field goal
4Q: 02:51 HOU - Trevor Hicks 28 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 8 4
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 353 247
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 179 136
- Rushing Attempts 39 36
- Yards per Rush 4.59 3.78
Net Passing Yards 174 111
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 23 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:46 25:14

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	8	4
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	353	247
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	179	136
- Rushing Attempts	39	36
- Yards per Rush	4.59	3.78
Net Passing Yards	174	111
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	23 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:46	25:14

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
1	7:28	4:41	OWN 16	9	53	Field Goal
1	1:37	1:45	OPP 44	4	36	Field Goal
2	10:56	4:18	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
2	4:48	2:08	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	0:50	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	10:25	1:20	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
3	7:28	5:14	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
4	13:15	0:38	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	11:01	8:18	OWN 30	11	59	Field Goal
4	1:58	1:14	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	3:05	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
1	2:47	1:10	OWN 30	4	26	Interception
2	14:52	3:56	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
2	6:38	1:50	OWN 25	3	10	Punt
2	2:40	1:50	OWN 25	6	53	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 41	3	8	Half
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 25	13	49	Missed FG
3	9:05	1:37	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	2:14	3:59	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
4	12:37	1:36	OPP 38	3	6	Field Goal
4	2:43	0:45	OWN 25	5	26	Downs
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 18	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Javier Sharpe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gino Bradley	31	152	4.90	42	3
RB Willie Dodge	4	5	1.25	7	0
QB Javier Sharpe	4	22	5.50	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Glenn Barber	20	86	4.30	19	2
RB Alec Borrelli	15	47	3.13	14	1
QB Ruben Tate	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Javier Sharpe	25	16	192	3/18	2	42	0	114.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Christopher Parker	13	6	78	1/16	0	36	1	33.5
Ruben Tate	10	5	49	0/0	0	18	0	64.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dominique Sharber	3	8	32	10.67	21	28	0
WR Aaron Littlejohn	3	5	42	14.00	19	28	1
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	3	3	33	11.00	26	27	1
WR Chester Gaines	2	4	8	4.00	1	5	0
WR Zach Meier	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Gino Bradley	2	2	17	8.50	8	12	0
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	42	42.00	32	42	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dale Henson	3	6	20	6.67	0	8
RB Glenn Barber	3	3	35	11.67	7	18
TE Arturo Barker	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
WR Lionel Branston	1	4	19	19.00	0	19
WR Marshall Guerrero	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Braden Myers	1	2	36	36.00	27	36
WR Salvador Mathews	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Alec Borrelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Wesley Lane	1	18	18.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Javier Sharpe	1	1	0	0
DE Alfredo Barton	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Christopher Parker	1	0	0
TE Dale Henson	0	1	0
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	5	221	44.2	35.2	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Farr	5	202	40.4	36.8	47	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hicks	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kristopher Kraus	2/3	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	18	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alec Borrelli	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn Barber	1	23	23.0	0
Leon Thurman	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brendan Tongue	9	4	0.0	34	21
OLB Archie Pearce	8	4	0.0	36	21
S Darrell Whitehurst	5	1	0.0	34	24
DT Sawyer McIntyre	3	2	0.0	25	19
ILB Lenny Theisen	3	2	0.0	18	5
DE Kyle Howen	3	2	0.0	35	23
OLB Tevin Gibson	3	1	0.0	8	10
CB Irv Detsch	3	1	0.0	34	24
DE Alfredo Barton	2	0	1.0	25	12
DT Richie Martinez	2	2	0.0	11	5
S Randy Tusch	2	0	0.0	11	12
DE Gabe Morton	1	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Shane Adamski	1	0	0.0	16	7
CB Chester Schulz	1	0	0.0	27	12
CB Nickolas Alston	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Phil Baker	1	0	0.0	12	10
S Wesley Lane	0	2	0.0	30	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	12	3	1.0	36	28
S Derrick Leisure	9	4	0.0	39	28
DE Clifton Elliott	5	0	1.0	35	27
CB Tyrone Greene	4	0	0.0	28	17
CB Tanner Kennedy	3	5	0.0	39	28
DT Norman Jefferies	3	2	0.0	31	18
CB Alfredo Luster	3	1	0.0	26	21
ILB Thomas Hutchins	3	0	0.0	30	19
DT Stephen Harry	3	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Amos Brown	2	1	1.0	15	20
CB Hardy Gil	2	1	0.0	7	1
S Aiden Perreault	2	1	0.0	25	11
DE Sam Brito	2	0	0.0	7	8
DT Rod Guthrie	1	1	0.0	24	19
DE Deon Griffin	1	1	0.0	29	13
RB Glenn Barber	1	0	---	---	---
S Christian Thomas	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfredo Barton	1.0	1	1	12
DE Kyle Howen	0.0	4	4	23
DT Sawyer McIntyre	0.0	1	1	19
DE Gabe Morton	0.0	0	1	11

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Amos Brown	1.0	1	0	20
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	1.0	0	1	28
DE Clifton Elliott	1.0	0	0	27
DT Stephen Harry	0.0	1	0	11
DT Norman Jefferies	0.0	0	1	18
OLB Jalen McElroy	0.0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Archie Pearce	3	0	0	21
CB Irv Detsch	3	0	0	24
S Darrell Whitehurst	2	1	0	24
OLB Tevin Gibson	1	0	0	10
S Randy Tusch	1	0	0	12
CB Nickolas Alston	1	0	0	7
CB Kim Hernandez	0	1	0	19
S Wesley Lane	0	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	6	28
CB Tyrone Greene	3	17
CB Alfredo Luster	2	21
CB Hardy Gil	1	1
OLB Amos Brown	1	20
CB Tanner Kennedy	1	28
S Derrick Leisure	1	28
S Aiden Perreault	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gage Bennett	5	12	0	39	0	28
T Dean Cochrane	3	5	0	39	0	28
G Micah Bernard	2	6	1	39	0	28
C Brendan Stevenson	2	5	0	19	2	22
C Emmanuel Bennetts	2	5	0	20	0	6
T Daryl Riner	1	2	0	39	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ronald Williams	4	4	9	0	2
G Mo Baptiste	3	9	36	0	24
T Tony Suzaka	2	6	36	0	24
G Mason Klaff	1	6	36	0	24
T Alfredo Zeidenfeld	1	4	27	1	22
T Kirk Atwood	0	2	36	0	24
FB Grayson Malone	0	2	9	0	2
TE Arturo Barker	0	1	19	0	14
TE Nathaniel Cantu	0	1	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Stevenson	2	8
Dominique Sharber	1	18
Phil Baker	1	18
Aaron Littlejohn	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen McElroy	1	21
Clifton Elliott	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Dominique Sharber	31	28	---	---	18	77
T Dean Cochrane	39	28	---	---	9	76
G Gage Bennett	39	28	---	---	9	76
G Micah Bernard	39	28	---	---	9	76
T Daryl Riner	39	28	---	---	9	76
WR Aaron Littlejohn	36	24	---	---	15	75
QB Javier Sharpe	39	28	---	---	---	67
WR Chester Gaines	38	28	---	---	---	66
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	34	24	7	65
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	35	23	3	61
CB Irv Detsch	---	---	34	24	3	61
OLB Archie Pearce	---	---	36	21	3	60
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	34	21	3	58
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	19	19	18	56
RB Gino Bradley	34	18	---	---	3	55
DT Sawyer McIntyre	---	---	25	19	8	52
C Brendan Stevenson	19	22	---	---	8	49
S Wesley Lane	---	---	30	15	2	47
WR Zach Meier	24	17	---	---	---	41
OLB Phil Baker	---	---	12	10	18	40
S Randy Tusch	---	---	11	12	16	39
CB Chester Schulz	---	---	27	12	---	39
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	6	8	---	---	24	38
RB Willie Dodge	5	8	---	---	24	37
DE Alfredo Barton	---	---	25	12	---	37
C Emmanuel Bennetts	20	6	---	---	---	26
OLB Shane Adamski	---	---	16	7	2	25
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	11	11	3	25
WR Richie Schneggenburger	5	0	---	---	19	24
ILB Lenny Theisen	---	---	18	5	---	23
OLB Tevin Gibson	---	---	8	10	3	21
WR Philip Ogden	11	6	---	---	---	17
DT Richie Martinez	---	---	11	5	---	16
CB Nickolas Alston	---	---	6	7	3	16
K Trevor Hicks	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Leonard Newsome	5	3	---	---	2	10
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	2	0	7	9
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	1	2	5	8
CB Jamal Writer	---	---	0	3	5	8
T Randall Chorak	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Andres Hatton	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Thomas Davison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Derrick Leisure	---	---	39	28	19	86
CB Tanner Kennedy	---	---	39	28	10	77
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	---	---	36	28	12	76
DE Clifton Elliott	---	---	35	27	12	74
TE Dale Henson	36	24	---	---	10	70
G Mason Klaff	36	24	---	---	8	68
G Mo Baptiste	36	24	---	---	---	60
T Kirk Atwood	36	24	---	---	---	60
T Tony Suzaka	36	24	---	---	---	60
T Alfredo Zeidenfeld	27	22	---	---	7	56
RB Glenn Barber	21	11	---	---	23	55
DT Rod Guthrie	---	---	24	19	9	52
ILB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	30	19	---	49
DT Norman Jefferies	---	---	31	18	---	49
CB Alfredo Luster	---	---	26	21	2	49
WR Lionel Branston	24	20	---	---	2	46
CB Tyrone Greene	---	---	28	17	1	46
WR Salvador Mathews	25	18	---	---	---	43
QB Christopher Parker	28	14	---	---	---	42
WR Braden Myers	20	14	---	---	8	42
DE Deon Griffin	---	---	29	13	---	42
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	15	20	4	39
S Aiden Perreault	---	---	25	11	---	36
RB Alec Borrelli	15	8	---	---	12	35
TE Arturo Barker	19	14	---	---	---	33
ILB Chandler Yang	---	---	8	9	16	33
DT Stephen Harry	---	---	19	11	2	32
WR Marshall Guerrero	5	5	---	---	18	28
TE Nathaniel Cantu	6	1	---	---	21	28
OLB Jalen McElroy	---	---	3	2	21	26
CB Eric Feenstra	---	---	11	11	1	23
DE Sam Brito	---	---	7	8	8	23
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	9	8	2	19
QB Ruben Tate	8	10	---	---	---	18
CB Ed Nyren	---	---	3	0	14	17
S Christian Thomas	---	---	5	9	2	16
RB Albert Horn	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Ronald Williams	9	2	---	---	1	12
FB Grayson Malone	9	2	---	---	---	11
CB Hardy Gil	---	---	7	1	2	10
WR Leon Thurman	0	3	---	---	7	10
P Isaiah Farr	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Derrick Schaaf	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Phillip Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kristopher Kraus	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Alonzo Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	21	104	5.0
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	20	42	2.1
Right	11	69	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Javier Sharpe	25	16	4	0	4	0	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Christopher Parker	13	6	1	2	0	1	3	5	1
Ruben Tate	10	5	0	0	1	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	166	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	23	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	8	3	3	32	1	28
WR Aaron Littlejohn	5	3	0	42	1	24
WR Chester Gaines	4	2	1	8	0	28
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	3	3	0	33	1	8
WR Zach Meier	2	2	0	18	0	17
RB Gino Bradley	2	2	0	17	0	18
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	0	42	1	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dale Henson	6	3	1	20	0	24
TE Arturo Barker	4	2	0	9	0	14
WR Lionel Branston	4	1	0	19	0	20
RB Glenn Barber	3	3	0	35	0	11
WR Salvador Mathews	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Braden Myers	2	1	0	36	1	14
WR Marshall Guerrero	1	1	0	8	0	5
RB Alec Borrelli	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gino Bradley	6	6	1.00	4.90
RB Willie Dodge	1	-3	-3.00	1.25
QB Javier Sharpe	1	5	5.00	5.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Javier Sharpe	4	3	18	4.50	7.68

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Gaines	3	2	8	2.67	2.00
WR Aaron Littlejohn	1	1	10	10.00	8.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Dodge	4	2
RB Gino Bradley	1	1
QB Javier Sharpe	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alec Borrelli	7	1
RB Glenn Barber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Javier Sharpe	8	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Christopher Parker	4	2	1
Ruben Tate	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	3	3	1
WR Chester Gaines	2	1	0
WR Aaron Littlejohn	2	1	1
TE Dominique Sharber	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dale Henson	3	2	1
TE Arturo Barker	1	0	0
WR Lionel Branston	1	0	0
RB Alec Borrelli	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (22,200)
End Zone 10,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (22,200)
End Zone	10,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)