Week 16, 2045

played in Houston, TX

47 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	0	3	14	7	-	24
Houston Texans	14	3	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 HOU - James Sample 81 interception return (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 06:06 HOU - Butch Sonntag 20 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 11:07 ARI - Gino Aldrich 21 field goal
2Q: 01:50 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 48 field goal
3Q: 09:25 ARI - Gino Bensen 11 pass from Archie Shabazz (Gino Aldrich extra point)
3Q: 00:51 ARI - Charlie Proxmire 9 run (Gino Aldrich extra point)
4Q: 09:10 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 28 field goal
4Q: 03:55 ARI - Tyler Eifert 82 fumble return (Gino Aldrich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 HOU - James Sample 81 interception return (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 06:06 HOU - Butch Sonntag 20 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 11:07 ARI - Gino Aldrich 21 field goal
2Q: 01:50 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 48 field goal
3Q: 09:25 ARI - Gino Bensen 11 pass from Archie Shabazz (Gino Aldrich extra point)
3Q: 00:51 ARI - Charlie Proxmire 9 run (Gino Aldrich extra point)
4Q: 09:10 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 28 field goal
4Q: 03:55 ARI - Tyler Eifert 82 fumble return (Gino Aldrich extra point)

Team Statistics ARI HOU
Record 5-10 2-13
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 375 273
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.77 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 101 173
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 5.32 5.41
Net Passing Yards 274 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 32 - 2 28 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 3.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	ARI	HOU
Record	5-10	2-13
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	375	273
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.77	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	101	173
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	5.32	5.41
Net Passing Yards	274	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 32 - 2	28 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	3.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	5:23	OWN 14	9	61	Interception
1	8:26	0:54	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
1	5:52	3:23	OWN 43	6	7	Punt
2	14:14	3:13	OWN 30	6	66	Field Goal
2	9:29	4:30	OWN 30	12	43	Missed FG
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 29	7	24	Half
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	5:47	5:06	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:04	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:55	0:25	OWN 13	1	87	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	7:32	1:40	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
1	2:29	3:15	OWN 12	8	32	Punt
2	11:01	1:32	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	4:59	3:15	OWN 34	7	35	Field Goal
3	9:16	3:29	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	0:41	6:37	OWN 17	11	72	Field Goal
4	7:26	3:31	OWN 39	6	15	Punt
4	3:30	3:30	OWN 20	15	49	Game

Game MVP: Alejandro Gentry, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Proxmire	6	14	2.33	9	0	1
Arnold Hardy	6	48	8.00	13	2	0
Archie Shabazz	6	37	6.17	15	2	0
Leslie Ballard	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	23	128	5.57	24	5
Antonio Spencer	5	7	1.40	4	0
Roman Steinmetz	3	28	9.33	14	1
O.J. Bevins	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Shabazz	43	32	289	3/15	1	45	2	80.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	28	12	127	4/27	1	21	0	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gino Bensen	8	13	104	13.00	44	45	1
WR Nicky Brock	6	8	39	6.50	9	9	0
FB Dustin Patterson	5	5	36	7.20	15	14	0
WR Leslie Ballard	3	3	41	13.67	20	25	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	22	11.00	1	16	0
WR Terrell Adkins	2	6	2	1.00	0	6	0
RB Arnold Hardy	2	2	18	9.00	21	22	0
WR Antonio Brothwell	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
TE Trenton Macri	2	2	17	8.50	3	14	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Sonntag	4	8	58	14.50	23	21	1
WR Christian Finkenstadt	4	9	46	11.50	4	15	0
TE Jessie Kaeding	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Scott Frank	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Antonio Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zane Thompson	1	0	0.00	0
S James Sample	1	81	81.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Archie Shabazz	1	0	0	0
Tyler Eifert	0	1	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Denzel Perryman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Timothy McDonald	2	84	42.0	36.0	46	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	217	43.4	35.4	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Aldrich	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Ballard	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Denby	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roman England	3	73	24.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Denby	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Allen Monroe	8	0	0.0	29	26
S Eric Reid	7	0	0.0	31	32
DE Orlando Holcomb	5	0	1.0	11	11
S Leland Sanders	5	0	0.0	29	31
DT Cristian Harrow	4	0	0.0	16	13
DT Alejandro Gentry	3	3	1.5	14	20
ILB Norbert Dozier	2	4	0.0	29	26
S Easton Duran	2	1	0.0	8	18
CB Nick Knight	2	1	0.0	29	27
ILB Gino Mahoney	2	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Paul Mueller	2	0	0.0	12	3
OLB Hunter Ervin	1	0	1.0	20	18
CB Neal Sinclair	1	2	0.0	19	29
DE Xavier Healey	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB Roman England	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Justin Gilbert	1	0	0.0	31	32
WR Gino Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Luke Berry	0	1	0.5	16	19
DT William Preston	0	5	0.0	18	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	9	1	0.0	19	45
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	0	0.0	17	43
S James Sample	7	0	0.0	19	46
CB Mel Stazer	6	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Scottie Goolsby	5	2	1.5	17	32
CB Ian Cajigal	5	1	0.0	17	33
DT Michael Hoy	3	2	0.0	12	24
S Zane Thompson	2	1	0.0	19	45
DT Luther Bates	2	0	0.0	7	21
ILB Donte Dennis	2	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Xavier Sheriff	1	0	1.0	2	14
DE Rodney Tylke	1	1	0.5	11	28
CB Mackenzie Branch	1	0	0.0	8	26
S Gilbert Woolson	1	0	0.0	2	15
ILB Asher Snyder	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alejandro Gentry	1.5	1	2	1	20
OLB Hunter Ervin	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Orlando Holcomb	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Luke Berry	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Xavier Healey	0.0	1	2	0	21
ILB Norbert Dozier	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Cristian Harrow	0.0	0	1	0	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scottie Goolsby	1.5	0	0	0	32
OLB Xavier Sheriff	1.0	0	0	1	14
DE Rodney Tylke	0.5	0	1	0	28
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Luther Bates	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Donte Dennis	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin Gilbert	2	2	32
CB Nick Knight	2	1	27
S Leland Sanders	2	1	31
OLB Allen Monroe	1	2	26
S Eric Reid	1	0	32
DT Cristian Harrow	1	0	13
DE Xavier Healey	1	0	21
DE Orlando Holcomb	1	0	11
ILB Paul Mueller	1	0	3
OLB Hunter Ervin	0	1	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	0	0	43
CB Mel Stazer	6	0	0	40
S James Sample	3	1	1	46
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	0	0	45
S Zane Thompson	2	0	1	45
CB Ian Cajigal	2	0	0	33
OLB Scottie Goolsby	2	0	0	32
ILB Donte Dennis	2	0	0	24
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0	28
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	0	24
DT Luther Bates	1	0	0	21
CB Mackenzie Branch	1	0	0	26
S Gilbert Woolson	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Ogbuehi	4	4	2	19	0	46
Mitchell Floyd	2	3	0	19	0	46
Johnny Sherman	1	1	0	19	3	46
Perry Glenn	0	4	0	19	0	46
Chandler Cousin	0	1	0	19	0	46

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	5	9	1	32	0	32
Camden Baxter	3	4	0	32	2	32
O.J. Bevins	2	3	0	17	0	16
O.J. Chaudhuri	1	4	0	32	1	32
Blaine Flanders	1	3	0	19	0	16
Emmitt Catron	0	4	0	32	1	32
Jessie Kaeding	0	1	0	6	0	10
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	23	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Trenton Macri	2	14
Samuel Gomez	2	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zane Thompson	2	9
Gustavo Johnstone	1	17
Eugene Denby	1	16
Gilbert Woolson	1	16

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Sherman	19	46	---	---	4	69
Chandler Cousin	19	46	---	---	4	69
Archie Shabazz	19	46	---	---	2	67
Perry Glenn	19	46	---	---	---	65
Eric Reid	---	---	31	32	2	65
Justin Gilbert	---	---	31	32	2	65
Mitchell Floyd	19	46	---	---	---	65
Cedric Ogbuehi	19	46	---	---	---	65
Allen Monroe	---	---	29	26	7	62
Leland Sanders	---	---	29	31	2	62
Terrell Adkins	13	33	---	---	15	61
Norbert Dozier	---	---	29	26	5	60
Nick Knight	---	---	29	27	2	58
Gino Bensen	16	42	---	---	---	58
Neal Sinclair	---	---	19	29	2	50
Tyler Eifert	13	22	---	---	11	46
Dustin Patterson	9	23	---	---	13	45
Xavier Healey	---	---	21	21	2	44
Leslie Ballard	8	25	---	---	10	43
Hunter Ervin	---	---	20	18	5	43
Charlie Proxmire	7	15	---	---	19	41
Nicky Brock	11	28	---	---	---	39
Luke Berry	---	---	16	19	2	37
Easton Duran	---	---	8	18	11	37
Cristian Harrow	---	---	16	13	7	36
William Preston	---	---	18	12	5	35
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	14	20	---	34
Arnold Hardy	8	23	---	---	1	32
Antonio Brothwell	8	11	---	---	13	32
Roman England	---	---	6	5	15	26
Trenton Macri	2	8	---	---	14	24
Orlando Holcomb	---	---	11	11	---	22
Gino Mahoney	---	---	3	6	10	19
Paul Mueller	---	---	12	3	2	17
Patrick Still	---	---	9	3	5	17
Samuel Gomez	---	---	1	0	8	9
Gino Aldrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russell Wolfstone	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steven Gray	---	---	0	0	5	5
Floyd Browning	0	0	---	---	4	4
Percy Davison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Caleb Radecki	0	0	---	---	4	4
Timothy McDonald	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leroy McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devon Carstens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zane Thompson	---	---	19	45	9	73
Emmitt Catron	32	32	---	---	7	71
O.J. Chaudhuri	32	32	---	---	7	71
James Sample	---	---	19	46	6	71
Mel Stazer	---	---	17	40	12	69
Denzel Perryman	---	---	19	45	4	68
Christian Finkenstadt	27	27	---	---	11	65
Xavier Su'a-Filo	32	32	---	---	---	64
Roman Steinmetz	32	32	---	---	---	64
Camden Baxter	32	32	---	---	---	64
Darnell Dietz	---	---	17	43	3	63
C.J. Grant	26	22	---	---	6	54
Ian Cajigal	---	---	17	33	2	52
Scottie Goolsby	---	---	17	32	3	52
Donte Dennis	---	---	13	24	10	47
Johnny Lester	---	---	13	33	---	46
O.J. Bevins	17	16	---	---	12	45
Mercury Stokes	22	20	---	---	---	42
Butch Sonntag	18	24	---	---	---	42
B.J. Lincoln	23	14	---	---	4	41
Rodney Tylke	---	---	11	28	2	41
Michael Hoy	---	---	12	24	2	38
Scott Frank	10	14	---	---	12	36
Blaine Flanders	19	16	---	---	---	35
Antonio Spencer	6	10	---	---	19	35
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	8	26	1	35
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	2	15	16	33
Luther Bates	---	---	7	21	3	31
Abel Kurtz	---	---	8	18	4	30
Blaine Flowers	13	16	---	---	---	29
Eugene Denby	5	3	---	---	16	24
Skip Wallen	---	---	6	14	1	21
Jessie Kaeding	6	10	---	---	2	18
Gustavo Johnstone	0	0	---	---	17	17
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	2	14	---	16
Asher Snyder	---	---	2	4	4	10
Fernando King	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donovan Carr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tucker Finch	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jayden Flora	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	2	20	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	20	83	4.2
Right	5	39	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Shabazz	43	32	3	4	0	1	3	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	28	12	2	0	0	7	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	9	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	166	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	78	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gino Bensen	13	8	104	1	42
WR Nicky Brock	8	6	39	0	28
WR Terrell Adkins	6	2	2	0	33
FB Dustin Patterson	5	5	36	0	23
WR Leslie Ballard	3	3	41	1	25
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	22	0	22
RB Arnold Hardy	2	2	18	1	23
WR Antonio Brothwell	2	2	10	0	11
TE Trenton Macri	2	2	17	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Christian Finkenstadt	9	4	46	0	27
WR Butch Sonntag	8	4	58	2	24
WR Mercury Stokes	4	1	5	0	20
WR Scott Frank	3	1	3	0	14
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	1	4	0	14
TE Jessie Kaeding	1	1	11	0	10
RB Antonio Spencer	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Proxmire	2	8	4.00	2.33
Leslie Ballard	1	2	2.00	2.00
Archie Shabazz	1	2	2.00	6.17

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	2	1	0.50	5.57
Roman Steinmetz	1	8	8.00	9.33
O.J. Bevins	1	10	10.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Shabazz	3	3	24	8.00	6.72

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	2	25	12.50	4.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	6	6.00	11.00
WR Gino Bensen	1	1	11	11.00	8.00
WR Nicky Brock	1	1	7	7.00	4.88

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	5	5.00	1.25
WR Butch Sonntag	1	1	20	20.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Proxmire	1	0
Arnold Hardy	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1
Roman Steinmetz	1	0
Antonio Spencer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Shabazz	8	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Adkins	2	0	0
WR Gino Bensen	2	1	1
TE Trenton Macri	2	2	1
FB Dustin Patterson	1	1	1
WR Antonio Brothwell	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Christian Finkenstadt	5	2	2
WR Butch Sonntag	3	2	2
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0
WR Scott Frank	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,100)
End Zone 10,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,100)
End Zone	10,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,000)