Exhibition Week 2, 2028

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	7	0	10	10	-	27
Houston Texans	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:32 HOU - Jamal Gardner 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:03 ARI - Broderick Hammond 3 pass from Heath Horn (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 11:57 HOU - C.J. Spiller 9 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 09:42 ARI - Broderick Hammond 11 pass from Kim Westbrook (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 00:57 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 39 field goal
4Q: 03:28 ARI - Broderick Hammond 25 pass from Kim Westbrook (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
4Q: 01:03 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:32 HOU - Jamal Gardner 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:03 ARI - Broderick Hammond 3 pass from Heath Horn (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 11:57 HOU - C.J. Spiller 9 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 09:42 ARI - Broderick Hammond 11 pass from Kim Westbrook (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 00:57 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 39 field goal
4Q: 03:28 ARI - Broderick Hammond 25 pass from Kim Westbrook (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
4Q: 01:03 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 18 field goal

Team Statistics ARI HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 327 280
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 168 81
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 5.60 3.38
Net Passing Yards 159 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 2 40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:19 30:41

Team Statistics	ARI	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	327	280
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	168	81
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	5.60	3.38
Net Passing Yards	159	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 2	40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:19	30:41

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	2:10	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
1	5:22	5:22	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	12:47	0:09	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
2	11:49	2:28	OWN 36	4	19	Punt
2	3:17	2:15	OWN 37	5	51	Interception
3	15:00	5:28	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	4:39	3:47	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal
4	12:39	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:43	0:58	OWN 31	3	-8	Punt
4	7:02	3:50	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	2:22	1:24	OPP 15	5	14	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	9:29	4:07	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:13	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	12:38	0:49	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
2	9:21	6:04	OWN 20	12	50	Missed FG
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	3	26	Half
3	9:32	4:53	OWN 38	9	34	Missed FG
3	0:52	3:13	OWN 38	6	14	Punt
4	11:18	1:35	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	8:45	1:43	OWN 7	4	16	Punt
4	3:12	0:50	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	5	15	Game

Game MVP: Owen Marecic, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Owen Marecic	20	76	3.80	14	3
Alex Keyes	8	82	10.25	38	3
Kim Westbrook	1	5	5.00	5	0
Heath Horn	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
C.J. Spiller	13	43	3.31	9	1
Sammy Farrington	8	25	3.13	6	0
Kerry Blake	3	13	4.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Westbrook	21	11	148	1/8	2	29	1	87.0
Heath Horn	9	4	25	1/6	1	10	1	49.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Blake	31	14	137	0/0	0	23	0	58.1
Gene Chandler	9	7	62	0/0	1	22	0	132.4

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Hammond	4	9	42	10.50	3	25	3
WR Kirk Bode	3	5	41	13.67	6	16	0
TE Bryce Cortez	2	2	39	19.50	19	29	0
FB Owen Marecic	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Bryan Schroeder	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Alex Keyes	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Shane Carter	1	4	20	20.00	4	20	0
WR Luke Bishop	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	6	8	31	5.17	15	11	0
TE Frank Fortune	4	7	32	8.00	1	16	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	4	10	5.00	2	7	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	5	35	17.50	8	23	0
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	21	10.50	2	13	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	4	18	9.00	5	15	0
WR Tandon Doss	2	5	30	15.00	17	22	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	3	22	22.00	16	22	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kim Westbrook	1	0	0
Dwight Henley	0	1	0
Tyson Alualu	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Farrington	1	0	0
Walter Jelinek	0	1	0
Herb Hampton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	4	221	55.3	45.0	70	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	5	256	51.2	41.4	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	3	29	9.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	20	20.0	0
Timothy Doxzon	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Schroeder	2	35	17.5	0
Tyrone Richmond	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	56	28.0	0
Jamal Gardner	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colin McCarthy	9	2	0.0	23	36
S Gus Horn	5	6	0.0	17	37
ILB Nate Irving	4	3	0.0	20	28
S Christopher Prosinski	4	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Brandon Spikes	4	0	0.0	11	13
CB Kyle Wilson	3	1	0.0	17	34
DT Scottie Kemp	3	1	0.0	12	18
CB Korey Perkins	2	1	0.0	8	26
CB Tyrone Richmond	2	0	0.0	14	32
DE Bernie Watts	2	0	0.0	22	39
DE Trent Hudgins	1	2	0.0	14	23
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	0.0	14	31
DT Kelly Compton	1	1	0.0	11	9
WR Broderick Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
QB Kim Westbrook	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	0.0	19	18
S Jerome Holliman	1	0	0.0	12	14
CB Paul Fox	0	2	0.0	19	32

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
WR Jose Ingram	7	0	---	---	---
ILB Bob Hutton	5	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Alonzo Conrady	5	0	0.0	18	24
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	0	0.0	17	29
OLB Aaron Curry	3	2	0.0	11	19
S Perry Coffin	3	2	0.0	22	26
DT Chris Zlotnik	2	1	0.5	20	28
CB Victor Liotti	2	3	0.0	14	14
DE Mike McCulley	2	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Louie Shaw	2	1	0.0	13	12
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Herb Hampton	1	2	1.0	9	4
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	1	0.5	23	26
DT Cris Batten	1	1	0.0	11	6
DE Vernon Nichols	1	1	0.0	13	16
DE Artie Shorter	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB Chris Culliver	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Jerome Murphy	0	2	0.0	16	23
S Patrick Chung	0	1	0.0	22	15
CB Timothy Doxzon	0	1	0.0	19	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	0	31
DE Trent Hudgins	0	2	0	23
OLB Chris Spezzano	0	1	1	12
OLB Travis Foster	0	1	0	18
DE Bernie Watts	0	1	0	39

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Herb Hampton	1.0	0	0	4
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.5	1	0	28
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.5	0	0	26
ILB Bob Hutton	0.0	1	0	17
DE Vernon Nichols	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Louie Shaw	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gus Horn	4	0	37
CB Kyle Wilson	3	1	34
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	13
CB Korey Perkins	3	0	26
ILB Colin McCarthy	3	0	36
CB Tyrone Richmond	2	0	32
DE Trent Hudgins	1	0	23
DE Bernie Watts	1	0	39
DT Scottie Kemp	1	0	18
CB Paul Fox	0	1	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alonzo Conrady	3	1	0	24
S Perry Coffin	3	0	1	26
OLB Aaron Curry	2	1	0	19
OLB Louie Shaw	1	1	0	12
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	0	0	2
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	0	17
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	0	29
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0	18
CB Timothy Doxzon	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Joe Whitlow	3	7	29	0	28
Marty Linquist	2	5	23	1	26
Andre Smith	2	2	11	0	12
Jason Dorff	1	5	19	1	20
Andrew Jackson	1	3	17	0	18
Eugene Arnold	1	2	20	0	22
Dwight Henley	1	1	12	0	11
Gabe Buckner	0	1	17	0	18
Bryce Cortez	0	1	13	0	17
Bennie Tirman	0	1	2	0	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Hansen	2	3	0	21	32
Don Myers	1	6	0	18	29
Kent Chappell	1	4	0	14	23
Walter Jelinek	1	3	1	13	23
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	3	0	16	33
A.J. Murray	0	3	0	19	13

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Foster	2	15
Dana Brock	1	18
Bryan Schroeder	1	12
Nate Irving	1	11
Ross King	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Farrington	1	16
Frank Fortune	1	15
Ralph Livanis	1	13
C.J. Spiller	1	12
Jerome Murphy	1	10
Don Myers	1	7

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Horn	---	---	17	37	16	70
Bernie Watts	---	---	22	39	2	63
Colin McCarthy	---	---	23	36	2	61
Kyle Wilson	---	---	17	34	9	60
Nate Irving	---	---	20	28	11	59
Billy Joe Whitlow	29	28	---	---	---	57
Tyrone Richmond	---	---	14	32	8	54
Paul Fox	---	---	19	32	2	53
Travis Foster	---	---	19	18	15	52
Marty Linquist	23	26	---	---	2	51
Tyson Alualu	---	---	14	31	4	49
Eugene Arnold	20	22	---	---	5	47
Korey Perkins	---	---	8	26	12	46
Jason Dorff	19	20	---	---	6	45
Christopher Prosinski	---	---	17	26	1	44
Bryce Cortez	13	17	---	---	13	43
Broderick Hammond	20	22	---	---	---	42
Owen Marecic	21	20	---	---	1	42
Luke Bishop	13	17	---	---	11	41
Kim Westbrook	18	22	---	---	---	40
Trent Hudgins	---	---	14	23	1	38
Scottie Kemp	---	---	12	18	8	38
Gabe Buckner	17	18	---	---	1	36
Andrew Jackson	17	18	---	---	1	36
Unknown	17	5	---	---	14	36
Kirk Bode	17	17	---	---	1	35
Shane Carter	16	18	---	---	1	35
Brandon Spikes	---	---	11	13	10	34
Perry Riley	---	---	11	12	11	34
Bryan Schroeder	9	12	---	---	12	33
Dwight Henley	12	11	---	---	6	29
Jerome Holliman	---	---	12	14	2	28
Ross King	12	10	---	---	5	27
Dana Brock	3	6	---	---	18	27
Andre Smith	11	12	---	---	1	24
Alex Keyes	9	11	---	---	2	22
Heath Horn	12	10	---	---	---	22
Kelly Compton	---	---	11	9	1	21
Chris Spezzano	---	---	3	12	---	15
Bennie Tirman	2	5	---	---	6	13
R.J. Cote	0	5	---	---	7	12
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
C.J. Breeding	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charles Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Baruffi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Hernandez	20	35	---	---	12	67
Frank Fortune	18	25	---	---	15	58
Ernie Fitzgerald	16	33	---	---	7	56
Alonzo Hansen	21	32	---	---	3	56
Don Myers	18	29	---	---	7	54
Ralph Livanis	---	---	22	18	13	53
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	20	28	2	50
Perry Coffin	---	---	22	26	2	50
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	23	26	1	50
Jamal Gardner	11	28	---	---	10	49
C.J. Spiller	14	23	---	---	12	49
Jerome Murphy	---	---	16	23	10	49
Dean Rivers	11	25	---	---	12	48
Kerry Blake	17	31	---	---	---	48
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	17	29	1	47
Kent Chappell	14	23	---	---	7	44
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	18	24	2	44
Sammy Farrington	10	17	---	---	16	43
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	19	21	2	42
Roosevelt Prior	16	18	---	---	7	41
Patrick Chung	---	---	22	15	3	40
Jimmie Mahaffey	15	24	---	---	---	39
Jose Ingram	16	21	---	---	2	39
Louie Shaw	---	---	13	12	13	38
A.J. Murray	19	13	---	---	6	38
Bob Hutton	---	---	16	17	4	37
Mike McCulley	---	---	17	16	3	36
Walter Jelinek	13	23	---	---	---	36
Ethan Bowens	12	21	---	---	2	35
Vernon Nichols	---	---	13	16	5	34
Aaron Curry	---	---	11	19	3	33
Leonard Gillespie	10	21	---	---	2	33
Victor Liotti	---	---	14	14	2	30
Barry Towns	---	---	9	7	9	25
Tandon Doss	2	10	---	---	12	24
Teddy Jamison	---	---	7	2	9	18
Cris Batten	---	---	11	6	1	18
Gene Chandler	7	9	---	---	---	16
Herb Hampton	---	---	9	4	2	15
Artie Shorter	---	---	7	4	3	14
Donald Butler	---	---	6	1	4	11
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Culliver	---	---	2	3	---	5
Willie Collett	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	67	9.6
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Westbrook	21	11	3	0	5	2	2	1	1
Heath Horn	9	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Blake	31	14	2	5	2	2	5	0	0
Gene Chandler	9	7	1	0	1	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	50	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	123	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	25	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Hammond	9	4	2	42	1	22
WR Kirk Bode	5	3	1	41	0	17
WR Shane Carter	4	1	1	20	1	18
WR Bryan Schroeder	3	1	2	10	0	12
WR Luke Bishop	3	1	0	3	0	17
RB Alex Keyes	2	1	1	7	0	11
TE Bryce Cortez	2	2	0	39	1	17
FB Owen Marecic	2	2	0	11	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Spiller	8	6	2	31	0	23
TE Frank Fortune	7	4	0	32	0	25
WR Dean Rivers	5	2	1	35	1	25
WR Tandon Doss	5	2	0	30	1	10
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	2	0	10	0	24
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	2	0	18	0	35
RB Sammy Farrington	3	1	0	22	1	17
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	0	21	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Marecic	5	7	1.40	3.80
Alex Keyes	1	8	8.00	10.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	1	9	9.00	3.31
Sammy Farrington	1	1	1.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Horn	4	3	18	4.50	2.78
Kim Westbrook	2	1	11	5.50	7.05

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	8	4.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Hammond	2	2	14	7.00	4.67
RB Alex Keyes	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Bryce Cortez	1	1	10	10.00	19.50
WR Luke Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
FB Owen Marecic	1	1	5	5.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	8	8.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Marecic	3	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	2	1
Kerry Blake	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Westbrook	7	6	4
Heath Horn	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Blake	12	6	6
Gene Chandler	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Hammond	4	3	2
WR Kirk Bode	3	2	1
WR Shane Carter	1	1	1
FB Owen Marecic	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tandon Doss	4	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	3	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	3	2	2
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	2
TE Frank Fortune	2	2	2
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,100)
End Zone 10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,100)
End Zone	10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,000)