Week 2, 2047

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	6	13	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 HOU - Brandon Dagen 2 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 01:51 ATL - Alexander Winters 27 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Alexander Winters 71 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:55 ATL - Julio Harding 37 field goal
3Q: 08:07 ATL - Julio Harding 24 field goal
3Q: 03:49 ATL - Julio Harding 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 ATL - Quinn Rubio 8 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point failed)
4Q: 06:06 ATL - Reginald Innes 94 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 HOU - Brandon Dagen 2 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 01:51 ATL - Alexander Winters 27 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Alexander Winters 71 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:55 ATL - Julio Harding 37 field goal
3Q: 08:07 ATL - Julio Harding 24 field goal
3Q: 03:49 ATL - Julio Harding 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 ATL - Quinn Rubio 8 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point failed)
4Q: 06:06 ATL - Reginald Innes 94 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 342 311
- Offensive Plays 71 46
- Yards per Play 4.82 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 108 178
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 3.86 6.85
Net Passing Yards 234 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 2 19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 6.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/89 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/94
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 43
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	342	311
- Offensive Plays	71	46
- Yards per Play	4.82	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	108	178
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	3.86	6.85
Net Passing Yards	234	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 2	19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	6.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/89	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/94
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 43
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	12:07	6:42	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	3:48	1:28	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
1	1:39	3:08	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	11:53	4:28	OWN 26	7	37	Fumble
2	5:42	1:50	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	8:00	2:38	OWN 8	4	14	Interception
3	3:41	2:04	OWN 23	5	40	Punt
4	11:30	5:32	OWN 10	13	75	Interception
4	5:58	5:18	OWN 31	9	39	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:32	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
1	5:25	1:37	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	2:20	0:41	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
2	13:31	1:38	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
2	7:25	1:43	OWN 47	4	39	Interception
2	3:52	2:05	OPP 41	6	21	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:00	OWN 29	10	64	Field Goal
3	5:22	1:41	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
3	1:37	5:07	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 37	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Alexander Winters, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	16	63	3.94	10	1	0
Brandon Dagen	8	14	1.75	4	0	1
Roman Steinmetz	4	31	7.75	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	22	157	7.14	71	3	2
Norman Gordon	2	16	8.00	15	1	0
Leon Wilkins	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	42	27	237	1/3	0	38	2	59.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Gordon	19	14	140	1/7	1	29	1	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edgar Ellis	8	12	106	13.25	49	38
RB C.J. Grant	4	5	17	4.25	5	8
WR Darrell Hamilton	4	11	30	7.50	14	17
TE Gustavo Johnstone	4	4	36	9.00	4	14
WR Maurice Kinney	2	2	11	5.50	0	6
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	2	2	1.00	0	3
WR Wesley Rodriguez	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	14	14.00	9	14
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Francisco Alcott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Wand	4	5	37	9.25	22	22	0
WR Quinn Rubio	3	5	46	15.33	24	29	1
TE Mark Greer	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Devonte Bose	2	2	24	12.00	19	28	0
WR Casey Utley	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Maxx Williams	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	19	19.00	19	19	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tanner Tripplehorn	1	0	0.00	0
CB Reginald Innes	1	94	94.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roman Steinmetz	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Aaron Donald	0	1	0	0
Charles Roth	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	6	211	35.2	28.2	41	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	2	111	55.5	45.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	4	82	20.5	0
Maurice Kinney	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Stuart	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	6	2	0.0	24	18
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	2	0.0	17	17
DE Herman Carlson	3	0	0.5	16	9
ILB Keegan Jennings	3	0	0.0	10	5
S Emmanuel Bennett	3	0	0.0	22	19
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	0	0.0	23	19
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	2	0.5	16	16
S Terry Mathews	2	2	0.0	23	18
DE Harvey Handley	2	2	0.0	16	11
DT Alejandro Gentry	2	1	0.0	20	15
OLB Trenton Herndon	2	0	0.0	16	12
CB Darius Cash	2	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Jim Lukes	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	0.0	26	20
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
T Buddy Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	0.0	8	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charles Roth	10	2	1.0	26	41
S Jaquiski Tartt	7	3	0.0	26	37
CB Reginald Innes	6	1	0.0	26	38
CB Renaldo Jefferson	5	1	0.0	28	41
S Tanner Tripplehorn	5	0	0.0	28	38
OLB Hayden Wilcox	4	2	0.0	21	24
DE Conrad Boyd	3	1	0.0	20	30
CB Austin Shoate	2	3	0.0	20	35
DT Randall Horner	2	1	0.0	26	39
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	1	0.0	22	32
DE Craig Pierce	2	0	0.0	16	21
DT Quinn Fisher	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Grayson Mosley	2	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Winfred Simonson	1	1	0.0	8	8
ILB Silas Beeston	1	1	0.0	5	12
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	---	---	---
CB Juan Reinert	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Aaron Donald	0	1	0.0	11	27
S Lucas Pritchett	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Herman Carlson	0.5	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Charles Roth	1.0	0	0	41
OLB Earnest Schwartz	0.0	2	1	32
OLB Grayson Mosley	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	0	19
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	0	18
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	0	19
S Terry Mathews	2	0	18
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	1	20
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	17
OLB Trenton Herndon	1	0	12
CB Darius Cash	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reginald Innes	5	3	1	38
CB Renaldo Jefferson	5	1	0	41
ILB Charles Roth	4	1	0	41
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	0	24
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	0	0	37
S Tanner Tripplehorn	2	2	1	38
CB Austin Shoate	1	1	0	35
DT Randall Horner	1	0	0	39
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	0	30
CB Juan Reinert	1	0	0	7
ILB Silas Beeston	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Woodson	3	6	0	27	0	42
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	5	1	27	0	38
Gustavo Johnstone	2	2	0	19	0	24
Buddy Brandon	1	4	1	28	0	43
Quentin Hanson	0	3	1	26	0	36
John Rockcliffe	0	3	0	26	1	39
Kyle Long	0	1	0	2	0	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tucker Hutchins	4	7	1	25	0	20
Devonte Bose	2	3	0	19	0	10
Malachi Purnell	1	4	0	26	0	20
Willie Blackburn	1	4	0	25	0	20
Laken Tomlinson	0	5	0	26	0	20
Blaine Flanders	0	1	0	1	0	0
Ernest Hallmann	0	0	0	25	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Lincoln	2	14
Quentin Hanson	2	6
Owen Robbins	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maxx Williams	2	13
Devonte Bose	1	14
Vince Wand	1	13
Walt Lynch	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Steinmetz	28	43	---	---	---	71
Buddy Brandon	28	43	---	---	---	71
Kevin Woodson	27	42	---	---	---	69
Quentin Hanson	26	36	---	---	6	68
Xavier Su'a-Filo	27	38	---	---	---	65
John Rockcliffe	26	39	---	---	---	65
Edgar Ellis	25	32	---	---	---	57
Darrell Hamilton	20	25	---	---	10	55
Gustavo Johnstone	19	24	---	---	10	53
Darius Cash	---	---	19	16	16	51
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	26	20	3	49
Wesley Rodriguez	20	27	---	---	1	48
C.J. Grant	19	28	---	---	---	47
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	22	19	4	45
Denzel Perryman	---	---	24	18	3	45
Terry Mathews	---	---	23	18	3	44
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	23	19	2	44
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	20	15	3	38
Darnell Dietz	---	---	17	17	3	37
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	16	16	5	37
B.J. Lincoln	4	17	---	---	14	35
Melvin Ferentz	7	13	---	---	12	32
Trenton Herndon	---	---	16	12	3	31
Walt Lane	7	6	---	---	18	31
Harvey Handley	---	---	16	11	2	29
Ryan Tittle	8	16	---	---	4	28
Brandon Dagen	9	15	---	---	4	28
Herman Carlson	---	---	16	9	---	25
Bobby Walker	---	---	10	6	9	25
Bruce Hackney	---	---	11	9	3	23
Jim Lukes	---	---	7	6	10	23
Francisco Alcott	2	5	---	---	16	23
Maurice Kinney	0	7	---	---	15	22
Owen Robbins	---	---	2	2	16	20
Keegan Jennings	---	---	10	5	3	18
Cole Freels	2	7	---	---	7	16
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	8	2	4	14
Morris Packer	2	4	---	---	7	13
Kyle Long	2	3	---	---	7	12
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	3	---	---	1	4
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lamar Newhart	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Roth	---	---	26	41	13	80
Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	28	41	8	77
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	28	38	8	74
Austin Shoate	---	---	20	35	13	68
Randall Horner	---	---	26	39	1	66
Reginald Innes	---	---	26	38	1	65
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	26	37	1	64
Conrad Boyd	---	---	20	30	13	63
Alexander Winters	24	18	---	---	21	63
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	22	32	2	56
Quinn Rubio	25	20	---	---	5	50
Tucker Hutchins	25	20	---	---	5	50
Maxx Williams	22	12	---	---	13	47
Malachi Purnell	26	20	---	---	---	46
Norman Gordon	26	20	---	---	---	46
Vince Wand	18	15	---	---	13	46
Laken Tomlinson	26	20	---	---	---	46
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	21	24	---	45
Willie Blackburn	25	20	---	---	---	45
Ernest Hallmann	25	20	---	---	---	45
Devonte Bose	19	10	---	---	14	43
Aaron Donald	---	---	11	27	---	38
Craig Pierce	---	---	16	21	1	38
Juan Reinert	---	---	2	7	22	31
Winfred Simonson	---	---	8	8	10	26
Mark Greer	13	9	---	---	2	24
Quinn Fisher	---	---	11	12	---	23
Walt Lynch	---	---	3	7	12	22
Silas Beeston	---	---	5	12	5	22
Grayson Mosley	---	---	6	11	2	19
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	3	13	1	17
Denzel Stuart	1	0	---	---	13	14
Casey Utley	3	8	---	---	---	11
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dillon Borders	0	4	---	---	7	11
Blaine Flanders	1	0	---	---	5	6
Angel Sturdivant	3	2	---	---	---	5
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	5	5
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Parisi	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leon Wilkins	2	2	---	---	---	4
Gustavo Munkres	1	0	---	---	---	1
Dave Bruce	1	0	---	---	---	1
Caleb Lavelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	12	96	8.0
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	42	27	2	1	1	8	3	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Gordon	19	14	3	3	1	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	20	145	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Ellis	12	8	1	106	2	32
WR Darrell Hamilton	11	4	0	30	0	25
RB C.J. Grant	5	4	0	17	0	28
TE Gustavo Johnstone	4	4	0	36	0	24
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	1	0	13	0	27
WR Maurice Kinney	2	2	0	11	0	7
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	2	0	2	0	13
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	14	0	17
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	0	8	0	16
TE Francisco Alcott	1	0	0	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	5	3	1	46	1	20
WR Vince Wand	5	4	0	37	1	15
WR Casey Utley	2	1	0	7	0	8
TE Mark Greer	2	2	0	5	0	9
FB Devonte Bose	2	2	0	24	1	10
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Maxx Williams	1	1	0	2	0	12
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	0	19	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Dagen	2	3	1.50	1.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Winters	3	7	2.33	7.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	1	8	4.00	5.64

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Gordon	4	3	12	3.00	7.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	2.73

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Greer	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	8	8.00	9.20
WR Vince Wand	1	1	2	2.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	2	1
C.J. Grant	2	2
Brandon Dagen	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Winters	4	3
Norman Gordon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	11	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Gordon	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Hamilton	5	1	0
WR Edgar Ellis	2	1	1
WR Wesley Rodriguez	1	1	1
WR Maurice Kinney	1	1	1
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	1	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Wand	3	2	1
WR Casey Utley	2	1	0
WR Quinn Rubio	2	2	2

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

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