Week 1, 2012

played in Tennessee, TN

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	7	13	-	26
Tennessee Titans	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 TEN - Zach Schroeder 14 run (Kelly Nellor extra point)
1Q: 02:51 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 10:08 HOU - Todd Sievers 28 field goal
2Q: 05:37 TEN - Kelly Nellor 45 field goal
2Q: 02:58 TEN - Kelly Nellor 34 field goal
3Q: 06:47 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 5 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 01:49 TEN - Kelly Nellor 29 field goal
4Q: 09:38 HOU - Todd Sievers 22 field goal
4Q: 02:19 HOU - Russell Gillespie 5 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 01:01 HOU - Todd Sievers 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 TEN - Zach Schroeder 14 run (Kelly Nellor extra point)
1Q: 02:51 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 10:08 HOU - Todd Sievers 28 field goal
2Q: 05:37 TEN - Kelly Nellor 45 field goal
2Q: 02:58 TEN - Kelly Nellor 34 field goal
3Q: 06:47 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 5 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 01:49 TEN - Kelly Nellor 29 field goal
4Q: 09:38 HOU - Todd Sievers 22 field goal
4Q: 02:19 HOU - Russell Gillespie 5 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 01:01 HOU - Todd Sievers 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 413 241
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 5.99 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 174 113
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards per Rush 4.83 5.65
Net Passing Yards 239 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 30 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 3.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.0 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 5/115
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:06 26:54

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	413	241
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	5.99	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	174	113
- Rushing Attempts	36	20
- Yards per Rush	4.83	5.65
Net Passing Yards	239	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	30 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	3.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.0	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	5/115
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:06	26:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	6:32	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
1	0:26	5:25	OWN 37	10	52	Field Goal
2	5:29	0:44	OWN 26	1	13	Fumble
2	2:50	1:48	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	11:05	4:26	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	1:44	7:14	OWN 23	12	72	Field Goal
4	6:07	3:56	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
4	1:35	0:39	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 43	2	-1	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	2:45	2:19	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
2	10:01	4:32	OWN 22	8	50	Field Goal
2	4:45	1:55	OPP 30	5	13	Field Goal
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 21	4	13	Punt
3	13:01	1:56	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
3	6:39	4:55	OWN 38	8	50	Field Goal
4	9:30	3:23	OWN 28	6	43	Missed FG
4	2:11	0:36	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	0:56	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Chad Pennington, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Russell Gillespie	22	106	4.82	14	3	1
Al Garrison	10	59	5.90	21	2	0
Chad Pennington	3	5	1.67	6	0	0
Dean Poole	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Schroeder	11	63	5.73	17	3	1
Ben Lesky	8	44	5.50	10	1	0
Kendall McCammon	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	33	23	239	0/0	1	20	0	100.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall McCammon	30	14	147	3/19	0	34	1	47.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Russell Gillespie	6	7	43	7.17	8	10	0
WR Riddick Thune	6	6	76	12.67	1	20	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	23	5.75	0	9	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	9	56	14.00	6	18	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	33	16.50	7	18	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Reche Caldwell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mo Clark	4	7	42	10.50	8	34
WR Mickey Bradford	4	10	41	10.25	4	15
WR Ernest Boyer	3	6	44	14.67	11	17
RB Ben Lesky	2	2	16	8.00	0	13
FB Luke Gonzalez	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Ben Troupe	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Drew Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Zach Schroeder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Howell	1	5	5.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Russell Gillespie	1	0	0
Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0
Derrick McIntosh	0	1	0
Dan Morgan	0	0	1
Leslie Franz	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kendall McCammon	1	0	0
Mo Clark	1	0	0
Tommy Turnbull	0	1	1
Donald Kalin	0	1	0
Darren Wall	0	1	0
Broderick Goodwin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Upshaw	2	96	48.0	44.5	64	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	3	120	40.0	40.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Nellor	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zach Schroeder	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	3	58	19.3	0
Derrick McIntosh	1	22	22.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Clark	4	89	22.3	0
Drew Bennett	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	8	4	0.0	19	33
S Ramon Walker	7	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Antwan Peek	4	3	1.0	12	23
S John Howell	3	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	0	0.0	19	32
DE Cornell Bush	2	1	1.0	19	33
CB Dunta Robinson	2	1	0.0	18	32
CB Bryan Scott	2	0	0.0	15	28
DE Rob Andersen	2	0	0.0	4	0
CB Corey Cortez	2	0	0.0	2	1
DE Bryan Thomas	1	0	1.0	17	33
RB Russell Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
S Ruffin Battaglia	0	1	0.0	6	9
CB Bennie Howe	0	1	0.0	19	33

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tank Williams	8	2	0.0	33	32
ILB Rocky Calmus	7	4	0.0	35	30
DE Donald Kalin	5	1	0.0	34	31
S Sammie Horn	5	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Fred Kemp	4	4	0.0	35	29
ILB Tommy Turnbull	4	2	0.0	14	14
CB Rich Gardner	4	0	0.0	35	29
S Lamont Thompson	4	0	0.0	7	9
DE Artis Chapman	3	1	0.0	33	31
DT Mario Fatafehi	2	0	0.0	12	10
S Richard Somerville	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Broderick Goodwin	2	0	0.0	35	31
CB Courtney Levine	1	2	0.0	36	32
DT Randy Starks	1	1	0.0	27	22
CB Richard McNown	1	1	0.0	22	19
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tito Cash	1	0	0.0	5	5
ILB Rickey Shelton	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryan Thomas	1.0	0	2	0	33
DE Cornell Bush	1.0	0	1	2	33
OLB Antwan Peek	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	0.0	1	1	2	32
DT Mitch Morrow	0.0	1	1	0	31
CB Bryan Scott	0.0	0	1	0	28
S Ramon Walker	0.0	0	1	0	32

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Rocky Calmus	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Tito Cash	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	3	0	0	33
S Ramon Walker	2	1	0	32
S John Howell	2	0	1	31
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	2	0	0	32
CB Bryan Scott	1	0	0	28
OLB Antwan Peek	1	0	0	23
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	0	32
DE Cornell Bush	1	0	0	33
CB Corey Cortez	1	0	0	1
CB Bennie Howe	0	2	0	33

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammie Horn	3	1	26
S Tank Williams	3	0	32
S Lamont Thompson	3	0	9
ILB Tommy Turnbull	3	0	14
OLB Fred Kemp	3	0	29
CB Rich Gardner	2	0	29
CB Courtney Levine	1	3	32
DT Mario Fatafehi	1	0	10
ILB Rocky Calmus	1	0	30
DE Donald Kalin	1	0	31
S Richard Somerville	1	0	5
ILB Rickey Shelton	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Bober	2	7	0	34	33
Mack Waldteufel	2	4	0	24	26
Langston Walker	2	3	1	30	27
Erron Kinney	2	3	1	29	23
Bucky Ratini	1	5	0	28	26
Steven Randle	1	4	0	29	25
Dusty Starks	1	3	0	28	30
Chris Baker	1	1	0	10	5
Burt Shields	1	1	0	11	8
Tommie Welch	1	1	0	9	6
Brent Newton	0	1	0	9	10

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Nunn	2	4	15	2	29
Allen Winters	2	4	20	0	33
Chris Snee	2	3	20	1	32
Clay George	2	3	18	0	23
Allen Phillips	2	2	17	0	29
Luke Gonzalez	0	2	15	0	13
Lorenzo Zimmerman	0	1	3	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Scott	4	14
Al Garrison	1	14
Leslie Franz	1	11
T.J. Main	0	19
Chris Baker	0	16
Reche Caldwell	0	16
Antwan Peek	0	15
Dean Poole	0	14
Derrick McIntosh	0	14
Corey Cortez	0	14
Todd Sievers	0	11
Ty Sanders	0	9
Cornell Bush	0	7
Erron Kinney	0	6
Burt Shields	0	6
Brent Newton	0	6
Nicky Sullivan	0	6
Dusty Starks	0	6
Sean Hines	0	6
Mack Waldteufel	0	6
Dunta Robinson	0	5
Kenneth Pritchett	0	5
Dan Morgan	0	4
John Howell	0	4
Ramon Walker	0	4
Dwight Prior	0	4
Bennie Howe	0	4
Jumbo Zellweger	0	4
Winston Brass	0	4
Chris Bober	0	3
Bryan Thomas	0	3
Mitch Morrow	0	3
Geoff Brazell	0	3
Russell Gillespie	0	2
Tracy Upshaw	0	2
Earnest Maciel	0	2
Riddick Thune	0	1
Rob Andersen	0	1
Phillip Morton	0	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Needham	1	16
Rich Gardner	1	15
Drew Bennett	1	13
Robert Pauly	1	6
Duane Chandler	0	21
Marc Boerigter	0	18
Ernest Boyer	0	14
Tommy Turnbull	0	12
Richard Somerville	0	11
Tank Williams	0	10
Ben Troupe	0	9
Luke Gonzalez	0	9
Kelly Nellor	0	9
Ben Lesky	0	8
Chris Snee	0	7
Darren Wall	0	7
Mo Clark	0	7
Kris Rivers	0	7
Lorenzo Zimmerman	0	7
Rocky Calmus	0	6
Rickey Shelton	0	6
Karl Araujo	0	6
Clay George	0	5
Randy Starks	0	4
Artis Chapman	0	4
Broderick Goodwin	0	4
Fred Kemp	0	4
Richard McNown	0	4
Lorenzo Lake	0	4
Tito Cash	0	4
Donald Kalin	0	3
Courtney Levine	0	3
Sammie Horn	0	3
Arnie Terry	0	3
Kenny Juneau	0	2
Zach Schroeder	0	2
Mario Fatafehi	0	1
Lamont Thompson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	64	4.9
Middle	14	89	6.4
Right	7	22	3.1
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	56	5.6
Middle	9	56	6.2
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	33	23	1	2	2	4	2	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall McCammon	30	14	1	1	2	3	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	123	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	38	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	41	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	34	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Pritchett	9	4	2	56	0	23
RB Russell Gillespie	7	6	0	43	0	25
WR Riddick Thune	6	6	0	76	1	30
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	0	23	0	26
WR Derrick McIntosh	3	1	0	8	0	12
WR Reche Caldwell	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	33	0	23

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Bradford	10	4	1	41	0	26
WR Mo Clark	7	4	0	42	1	26
WR Ernest Boyer	6	3	1	44	0	25
TE Ben Troupe	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Ben Lesky	2	2	0	16	0	12
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Zach Schroeder	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Luke Gonzalez	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Gillespie	6	12	2.00	4.82
Al Garrison	3	12	4.00	5.90

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Schroeder	3	20	6.67	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	6	4	26	4.33	7.24

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall McCammon	2	0	0	0.00	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	12	6.00	5.75
WR Reche Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1	9	9.00	6.14
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	5	5.00	12.67
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0	0.00	6.22

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Boyer	2	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	4	1
Al Garrison	2	1
Dean Poole	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	5	3	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall McCammon	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	0	0
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Boyer	3	1	1
WR Mickey Bradford	3	1	1
TE Ben Troupe	1	0	0
RB Zach Schroeder	1	0	0
RB Ben Lesky	1	1	0
WR Mo Clark	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (19,000)
End Zone 12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,900 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (19,000)
End Zone	12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,900 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)