Week 3, 2026

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, calm

New York Jets71006-23
Houston Texans01003-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NYJ - Sammie Matos 1 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 12:28 NYJ - Steven Cora 3 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 09:39 HOU - Bruce Darche 32 field goal
2Q: 04:18 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 44 field goal
2Q: 01:35 HOU - Dean Rivers 31 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 11:25 HOU - Bruce Darche 33 field goal
4Q: 07:59 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 37 field goal
4Q: 02:27 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 24 field goal

Team StatisticsNYJHOU
Record3-02-1
First Downs2516
- by Rushing81
- by Passing1315
- by Penalty40
Total Net Yards409338
- Offensive Plays6762
- Yards per Play6.105.45
Net Rushing Yards16546
- Rushing Attempts2715
- Yards per Rush6.113.07
Net Passing Yards244292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 23 - 144 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards276309
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/323/17
- Yards per Pass Play6.106.21
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions5/134/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.46.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards7/505/31
Punt Returns/Yards2/231/3
Kick Returns/Yards2/434/83
Interception Ret./Yards1/111/27
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 26
Time of Possession35:2724:33

Drive Charts

New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:32OWN 301170Touchdown
15:313:24OWN 20652Missed FG
215:002:42OWN 38562Touchdown
29:342:11OWN 2038Punt
26:001:48OPP 44617Field Goal
21:141:14OWN 20227Half
311:572:51OWN 34826Punt
37:401:58OWN 373-5Punt
34:064:14OWN 32854Interception
411:203:27OWN 33647Field Goal
46:013:42OPP 35728Field Goal
41:481:48OPP 2834Game
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:283:57OWN 20838Punt
12:072:07OWN 35627Downs
212:182:44OWN 36649Field Goal
27:231:23OWN 4535Fumble
24:122:58OWN 201080Touchdown
315:003:03OWN 14515Punt
39:061:26OWN 20445Fumble
35:421:36OWN 2239Punt
414:523:32OWN 30954Field Goal
47:531:52OWN 21416Interception
42:190:31OWN 2840Downs

Game MVP: Carlos Dunlap, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sammie Matos151006.672631
Steven Cora10646.402921
Josh Johnson1-1-1.00-100
Marcus Young122.00200
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
J.T. Garrison8162.00500
LeSean McCoy6284.67900
Gene Chandler122.00200

Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Josh Johnson35232765/32027177.8
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler44283093/17147182.5

Receiving Statistics

New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen485112.758220
WR Eric Bryant455313.2517270
RB Steven Cora333311.0015150
RB Sammie Matos35227.336120
WR Dexter Jackson223015.0020260
TE Shawn Nelson222412.0012220
WR Marcus Young243417.006180
WR Bryan Johnson252110.501150
FB Drew Adams1188.00180
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamal Gardner81011414.2558470
WR Preston Beadnell469122.7544430
WR Dean Rivers46338.252311
FB Darrell Erickson34124.00070
TE Frank Fortune35258.338130
RB LeSean McCoy23178.507130
WR Jessie Johannsen1266.00060
RB J.T. Garrison1255.00250
TE Daryl Barricelli1166.00060
WR Spencer Hanson1400.00000
RB Sammy Farrington0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD
S Andy Estevez11111.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Herb Hampton12727.000

Fumble Statistics

New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Perry Riley0110
Bart Krcik0100
Marcus Lincoln0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Gene Chandler1000
J.T. Garrison1000

Punting Statistics

New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
A.J. Welch311638.731.0491
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ralph Flannery313946.332.0531

Kicking Statistics

New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mel Hawkins3/41/20/0442/2
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche2/20/00/0331/1

Punt Return Statistics

New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Sammie Matos22311.50
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy133.00

Kick Return Statistics

New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Victor Liotti11919.00
Cheshire Kit Claussen12424.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy25527.50
Max Castillo22814.00

Defensive Statistics

New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ronald Kournikova730.01431
OLB Perry Riley600.51139
S Jeff McNeil440.01128
S Shannon Merchberger410.01134
DE Johnny Bell311.0930
ILB Roosevelt Calmus310.01444
S Michael Smith310.0220
DT Pat Dodge300.0616
DT Cris Batten300.01031
DE Terry Densmore101.0621
DE Derrick Morgan130.51225
S Barry Towns110.01134
S Andy Estevez110.0420
G Herb Bradford10---------
CB Victor Liotti100.01031
ILB Marcus Lincoln100.033
CB Charlie Linstrom100.0424
OLB Quentin Nixon100.016
OLB Christian Claycomb100.01233
CB Jerry Cassidy010.0515
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton710.02740
OLB Ralph Livanis610.02636
DT Levon Jacobs521.02129
OLB Herb Hampton511.02228
S Perry Coffin500.01928
DE Carlos Dunlap402.52235
ILB Lawrence Fisk410.01414
S Clarence Mankey320.02138
S Allen Dawson300.01425
CB Lawrence Abbey210.02538
CB Jon Wolfe210.01627
T Mitch Petrus20---------
DE Kendrick Hussey110.51826
CB Tyrell Johnson140.02435
WR Jessie Johannsen10---------
DT Bert Klepfer100.023
ILB Alonzo Conrady100.01315
DT Butch Ena100.01322

Pass Rush Statistics

New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Johnny Bell1.011030
DE Terry Densmore1.002021
OLB Perry Riley0.501039
DE Derrick Morgan0.500025
DT Cris Batten0.010031
DT Pat Dodge0.001116
OLB Bart Krcik0.001014
OLB Ronald Kournikova0.001031
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap2.512035
DT Levon Jacobs1.010029
OLB Herb Hampton1.000028
DE Kendrick Hussey0.510026
ILB Bob Hutton0.001040

Pass Defense Statistics

New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Perry Riley50039
S Jeff McNeil40028
ILB Roosevelt Calmus30044
OLB Ronald Kournikova30031
S Michael Smith30020
S Shannon Merchberger20034
CB Victor Liotti11031
S Andy Estevez10120
S Barry Towns10034
DT Pat Dodge10016
CB Charlie Linstrom10024
DT Cris Batten10031
OLB Quentin Nixon1006
OLB Christian Claycomb10033
CB Jerry Cassidy01015
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis51036
S Allen Dawson31025
OLB Herb Hampton30128
CB Jon Wolfe30027
ILB Bob Hutton20040
CB Lawrence Abbey20038
S Perry Coffin20028
CB Tyrell Johnson10035
ILB Lawrence Fisk10014
DE Kendrick Hussey10026

Blocking Statistics

New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Herb Bradford36022237
Breno Giacomini35122133
Drew Adams22011017
Don Middleton14019025
Austin Horn13017134
Alex Urena03026138
Rick Dobler010609
Marco Lynch0101509
Kent Shapiro0108015
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walter Jelinek14015047
Leonard Gillespie12012037
Ethan Bowens02014146
Gosder Cherilus02010036
Alonzo Hansen02015047
Darrell Erickson01011125
Daryl Barricelli0106017
Mitch Petrus0008121

Special Teams Tackles

New YorkTacklesSTPlays
Perry Riley29
Dexter Jackson114
Cheshire Kit Claussen113
Jerry Cassidy111
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dean Rivers113
Mitch Petrus15
Herb Hampton14
Sammy Farrington13

Participation

New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Josh Johnson2740------471
Alex Urena2638------367
Roosevelt Calmus------1444462
Herb Bradford2237---------59
Perry Riley------1139959
Austin Horn1734------758
Breno Giacomini2233---------55
Don Middleton1925------751
Victor Liotti------1031748
Christian Claycomb------1233348
Cheshire Kit Claussen1222------1347
Shannon Merchberger------1134247
Ronald Kournikova------1431146
Barry Towns------1134---45
Steven Cora1018------1745
Bryan Johnson1626------143
Shawn Nelson1922------142
Charlie Linstrom------4241442
Jeff McNeil------1128342
Cris Batten------1031---41
Johnny Bell------930140
Sammie Matos1622------240
Marcus Young1520------439
Derrick Morgan------1225---37
Tito Griffin1113------1337
Andy Estevez------4201236
Bart Krcik------5141534
Eric Bryant1123---------34
Drew Adams1117------432
Terry Densmore------621431
Jerry Cassidy------5151131
Marco Lynch159------731
Dexter Jackson69------1429
Kent Shapiro815------427
Henry Boyer88------1026
Jose Frederick------418426
Pat Dodge------616224
Michael Smith------220224
Rick Dobler69------722
Chad Robbins00------1212
Quentin Nixon------16310
A.J. Welch00------99
Marcus Lincoln------3328
Mel Hawkins00------44
Phil Moran00---------0
Unknown00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tyrell Johnson------24351473
Lawrence Abbey------25381073
Ralph Livanis------26361173
Bob Hutton------2740471
Alonzo Hansen1547------567
Clarence Mankey------2138463
Gene Chandler1547---------62
Walter Jelinek1547---------62
Carlos Dunlap------2235360
Ethan Bowens1446---------60
Levon Jacobs------2129454
Herb Hampton------2228454
Gosder Cherilus1036------551
Allen Dawson------14251251
Leonard Gillespie1237---------49
Perry Coffin------1928249
Kendrick Hussey------1826448
LeSean McCoy828------1147
Jamal Gardner1136---------47
Jon Wolfe------1627346
Dean Rivers822------1343
Frank Fortune1027------643
Lawrence Fisk------14141442
Butch Ena------1322540
Darrell Erickson1125------238
J.T. Garrison820------937
Alonzo Conrady------1315937
Mitch Petrus821------534
Daryl Barricelli617------1134
Preston Beadnell525---------30
Spencer Hanson49------1225
Jessie Johannsen122---------23
Max Castillo00------1818
Stephen Harvey------01910
Sammy Farrington34------310
Antoine Caldwell11------57
Bruce Darche00------66
Nolan Brooks00------66
Bert Klepfer------23---5
Ralph Flannery00------55
Damon Connell00------55
Calvin Green------0033
Wayne Snyder------00---0
Hugh Cooper00---------0
Dwayne Hogenmiller00---------0
Leonard Westbrook------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7659.3
Middle14644.6
Right5377.4
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3165.3
Middle11292.6
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Josh Johnson35234122301
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler44284222711

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16121147.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691479.2
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen7450.7
Short (0-8 Yds)22171617.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)115938.5
Long (19+ Yds)425012.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen84151122
WR Bryan Johnson52021026
WR Eric Bryant54053123
RB Sammie Matos53122022
WR Marcus Young42034020
RB Steven Cora33033018
WR Dexter Jackson2203019
TE Shawn Nelson22024122
FB Drew Adams1108017
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner1080114136
WR Preston Beadnell64091225
WR Dean Rivers64033122
TE Frank Fortune53025027
FB Darrell Erickson43112025
WR Spencer Hanson410009
RB LeSean McCoy32017028
WR Jessie Johannsen2106022
RB J.T. Garrison2115020
TE Daryl Barricelli1106017
RB Sammy Farrington100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sammie Matos6193.176.67
Steven Cora482.006.40
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Josh Johnson52204.007.89
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler41-1-0.257.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bryan Johnson21157.504.20
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen1000.006.38
WR Eric Bryant1000.0010.60
RB Sammie Matos1155.004.40
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Preston Beadnell1000.0015.17
FB Darrell Erickson11-1-1.003.00
TE Frank Fortune1000.005.00
WR Spencer Hanson1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New YorkRushesConversions
Sammie Matos20
Josh Johnson10
Steven Cora11
HoustonRushesConversions
J.T. Garrison10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompConversions
Josh Johnson754
HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler964

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargCatchConversions
WR Eric Bryant322
RB Steven Cora221
WR Marcus Young111
RB Sammie Matos100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jamal Gardner444
WR Spencer Hanson210
WR Preston Beadnell100
RB J.T. Garrison100
TE Daryl Barricelli110

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck16,000 (21,100)
End Zone11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats5,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes3,600 (4,000)