Week 1, 2015

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, fair, calm

Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	0	-	0
Houston Texans	0	14	3	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 HOU - Arian Foster 3 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jaelen Strong 39 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 09:35 HOU - Nick Novak 18 field goal
4Q: 11:41 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 11:21 HOU - Alfred Blue 6 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 HOU - Arian Foster 3 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jaelen Strong 39 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 09:35 HOU - Nick Novak 18 field goal
4Q: 11:41 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 11:21 HOU - Alfred Blue 6 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics KCY HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 6 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 149 318
- Offensive Plays 51 63
- Yards per Play 2.92 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 31 128
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 1.94 3.46
Net Passing Yards 118 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 155 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 3.37 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/36 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 6/72
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	KCY	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	6	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	149	318
- Offensive Plays	51	63
- Yards per Play	2.92	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	31	128
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	1.94	3.46
Net Passing Yards	118	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	155	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	3.37	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/36	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	6/72
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	8:29	3:27	OWN 12	8	25	Punt
1	3:17	1:34	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	0:16	1:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:56	1:29	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	6:06	3:12	OWN 15	6	47	Punt
2	1:46	1:32	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
3	9:30	1:52	OWN 20	4	45	Punt
3	5:33	1:49	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	1:51	1:32	OWN 37	3	-12	Punt
4	11:34	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:11	0:48	OWN 16	2	14	Fumble
4	9:04	1:23	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
4	5:16	0:11	OWN 10	1	4	Fumble
4	4:59	1:22	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 7	2	10	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	4:16	OWN 5	7	32	Punt
1	5:02	1:45	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
1	1:43	1:27	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
2	14:15	5:19	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	7:27	1:21	OPP 48	3	-14	Punt
2	2:54	1:08	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 21	1	9	Half
3	15:00	5:30	OWN 27	9	72	Field Goal
3	7:38	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:44	1:53	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
3	0:19	3:45	OWN 34	7	37	Field Goal
4	11:21	0:10	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	10:23	1:19	OPP 30	3	-2	Missed FG
4	7:41	2:25	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	5:05	0:06	OPP 6	1	1	Fumble
4	3:37	2:31	OPP 46	3	-11	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Hoyer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jamaal Charles	7	4	0.57	4
Alex Smith	5	24	4.80	8
Charcandrick West	2	1	0.50	2
Chase Daniel	1	3	3.00	3
Knile Davis	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arian Foster	20	103	5.15	16	3	0
Alfred Blue	16	26	1.63	9	0	1
DeAndre Hopkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	28	15	145	6/37	0	41	1	53.4
Chase Daniel	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	22	16	223	4/33	2	39	0	135.2

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	6	46	11.50	18	28
RB Jamaal Charles	3	4	58	19.33	36	41
FB Anthony Sherman	2	4	2	1.00	0	6
WR Saalim Hakim	2	2	18	9.00	7	14
WR Frankie Hammond	2	4	21	10.50	2	11
WR Albert Wilson	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Chris Conley	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE James O'Shaughnessy	1	1	11	11.00	8	11

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	6	66	16.50	18	27	0
RB Arian Foster	3	3	25	8.33	15	22	1
TE Garrett Graham	2	3	35	17.50	1	18	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	3	20	10.00	0	12	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	2	25	25.00	1	25	0
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	39	39.00	0	39	1

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kareem Jackson	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Saalim Hakim	2	0	0
Stan Mayes	0	1	0
Josh Mauga	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alfred Blue	1	0	0
Christian Covington	0	1	0
Kurtis Drummond	0	1	0
Kareem Jackson	0	0	1
Andre Hal	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	12	553	46.1	36.8	65	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	8	398	49.8	46.8	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conley	2	4	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kareem Jackson	5	56	11.2	0
Kevin Johnson	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saalim Hakim	2	41	20.5	0
Chris Conley	2	41	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Hopkins	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Derrick Johnson	6	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Justin Houston	5	1	1.0	33	23
ILB Josh Mauga	5	0	1.0	20	8
S Eric Berry	5	1	0.0	30	24
CB Sean Smith	4	1	0.0	31	26
DE Allen Bailey	3	0	1.0	19	19
S Tyvon Branch	3	4	0.0	36	25
OLB Tamba Hali	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Mike DeVito	3	0	0.0	19	16
DT Stan Mayes	3	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Frank Zombo	2	0	1.0	10	4
DT Dontari Poe	2	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Dee Ford	2	1	0.0	15	6
CB Marcus Cooper	2	0	0.0	35	23
CB Marcus Peters	2	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Ramik Wilson	2	0	0.0	3	3
S Ron Parker	1	3	0.0	12	3
T Jeff Allen	1	0	---	---	---
WR Frankie Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nick Williams	1	0	0.0	18	7
CB Steven Nelson	0	1	0.0	20	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	7	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	5	1	0.5	16	31
CB Kareem Jackson	4	2	0.0	16	34
ILB Carlos Thompson	3	0	1.0	3	7
DE J.J. Watt	2	1	2.0	10	15
DT Vince Wilfork	2	1	1.0	7	13
OLB John Simon	2	0	0.5	10	18
S Rahim Moore	2	2	0.0	16	33
S Andre Hal	2	1	0.0	16	33
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0.0	15	32
DE Jared Crick	1	0	1.0	9	16
S Kurtis Drummond	1	1	0.0	7	23
QB Brian Hoyer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Charles James	1	0	0.0	9	22
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Riddick Farley	1	0	0.0	6	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Justin Houston	1.0	1	23
ILB Josh Mauga	1.0	0	8
OLB Frank Zombo	1.0	0	4
DE Allen Bailey	1.0	0	19
DE Jaye Howard	0.0	1	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	2.0	0	2	3	15
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	0	0	1	13
DE Jared Crick	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Carlos Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	7
OLB John Simon	0.5	0	2	2	18
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Drew Lapointe	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Christian Covington	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Whitney Mercilus	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sean Smith	3	0	26
CB Marcus Cooper	3	0	23
OLB Justin Houston	2	1	23
S Eric Berry	2	0	24
ILB Derrick Johnson	1	0	25
DE Mike DeVito	1	0	16
ILB Josh Mauga	1	0	8
CB Marcus Peters	1	0	4
ILB Ramik Wilson	1	0	3
DT Stan Mayes	1	0	11
S Tyvon Branch	0	1	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kareem Jackson	3	1	1	34
ILB Brian Cushing	3	0	0	28
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	33
S Andre Hal	2	0	0	33
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	1	0	31
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	0	32
CB Charles James	1	0	0	22
S Kurtis Drummond	1	0	0	23
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	0	0	5
DE Riddick Farley	1	0	0	20
OLB Whitney Mercilus	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Fanaika	2	12	1	28
Eric Fisher	2	15	1	35
Jah Reid	1	14	2	30
Jeff Allen	1	4	1	7
Zach Fulton	1	15	1	32
Ben Grubbs	1	4	0	7
Mitch Morse	1	14	0	30
James O'Shaughnessy	1	13	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Jones	4	9	0	28	0	25
Duane Brown	3	11	1	35	2	26
Brandon Brooks	2	3	0	32	1	26
Kendall Lamm	1	4	0	36	1	25
Oday Aboushi	1	4	0	31	0	25
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	2	0	7	0	1
Greg Mancz	0	2	0	9	0	1
Garrett Graham	0	1	0	25	0	17
Derek Newton	0	1	0	7	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Knile Davis	3	27
Albert Wilson	1	18
Jeff Allen	1	12
Charcandrick West	1	12
Ron Parker	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurtis Drummond	4	15
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	11
Andre Hal	1	9

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyvon Branch	---	---	36	25	11	72
Marcus Cooper	---	---	35	23	10	68
Sean Smith	---	---	31	26	2	59
Justin Houston	---	---	33	23	3	59
Zach Fulton	15	32	---	---	11	58
Derrick Johnson	---	---	30	25	2	57
Eric Berry	---	---	30	24	---	54
Eric Fisher	15	35	---	---	2	52
Steven Nelson	---	---	20	14	18	52
Alex Smith	15	34	---	---	---	49
James O'Shaughnessy	13	28	---	---	7	48
Chris Conley	10	22	---	---	14	46
Jah Reid	14	30	---	---	---	44
Mitch Morse	14	30	---	---	---	44
Allen Bailey	---	---	19	19	4	42
Jeremy Maclin	13	28	---	---	---	41
Anthony Sherman	8	16	---	---	17	41
Knile Davis	2	12	---	---	27	41
Frankie Hammond	8	17	---	---	16	41
Paul Fanaika	12	28	---	---	---	40
Dontari Poe	---	---	20	16	4	40
Tamba Hali	---	---	18	19	2	39
Mike DeVito	---	---	19	16	3	38
Frank Zombo	---	---	10	4	24	38
Nick Williams	---	---	18	7	12	37
Stan Mayes	---	---	18	11	3	32
Jamaal Charles	10	21	---	---	---	31
Josh Mauga	---	---	20	8	2	30
Jaye Howard	---	---	18	10	1	29
Albert Wilson	4	7	---	---	18	29
Dee Ford	---	---	15	6	7	28
Charcandrick West	5	11	---	---	12	28
Brian Parker	2	6	---	---	19	27
Ron Parker	---	---	12	3	11	26
Ben Grubbs	4	7	---	---	12	23
Jeff Allen	4	7	---	---	12	23
Colton Miller	2	6	---	---	11	19
Saalim Hakim	3	7	---	---	7	17
Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	12	12
James Winchester	0	0	---	---	12	12
Marcus Peters	---	---	2	4	---	6
Ramik Wilson	---	---	3	3	---	6
Travis Kelce	2	0	---	---	1	3
Chase Daniel	1	1	---	---	---	2
Cairo Santos	0	0	---	---	1	1
Aaron Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kareem Jackson	---	---	16	34	30	80
Rahim Moore	---	---	16	33	24	73
Brandon Brooks	32	26	---	---	11	69
Brian Hoyer	37	26	---	---	---	63
Duane Brown	35	26	---	---	---	61
Kendall Lamm	36	25	---	---	---	61
Cecil Shorts	20	16	---	---	24	60
Oday Aboushi	31	25	---	---	3	59
Andre Hal	---	---	16	33	9	58
Garrett Graham	25	17	---	---	13	55
Ben Jones	28	25	---	---	---	53
DeAndre Hopkins	23	22	---	---	6	51
Alfred Blue	16	8	---	---	27	51
Kevin Johnson	---	---	15	32	2	49
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	4	13	31	48
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	16	31	---	47
Kurtis Drummond	---	---	7	23	15	45
Jaelen Strong	22	22	---	---	---	44
Brian Cushing	---	---	13	28	---	41
Jay Prosch	19	13	---	---	9	41
Drew Lapointe	---	---	7	19	15	41
Arian Foster	21	14	---	---	---	35
Chandler Worthy	17	7	---	---	10	34
Ryan Griffin	12	4	---	---	16	32
Charles James	---	---	9	22	---	31
Christian Covington	---	---	9	22	---	31
J.J. Watt	---	---	10	15	5	30
John Simon	---	---	10	18	---	28
Riddick Farley	---	---	6	20	---	26
Jared Crick	---	---	9	16	---	25
Vince Wilfork	---	---	7	13	4	24
C.J. Fiedorowicz	9	4	---	---	11	24
Derek Newton	7	1	---	---	11	19
Xavier Su'a-Filo	7	1	---	---	11	19
Greg Mancz	9	1	---	---	8	18
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carlos Thompson	---	---	3	7	---	10
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	1	5	---	6
Keshawn Martin	1	3	---	---	1	5
Justin Tuggle	---	---	2	1	1	4
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Polk	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kenny Hilliard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	28	2.2
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	23	69	3.0
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	28	15	2	1	1	4	5	7	1
Chase Daniel	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	22	16	5	0	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	129	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	64	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	106	21.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	4	0	46	1	28
WR Chris Conley	5	1	0	3	0	22
RB Jamaal Charles	4	3	1	58	1	21
FB Anthony Sherman	4	2	0	2	0	16
WR Frankie Hammond	4	2	0	21	0	17
WR Albert Wilson	3	1	0	-4	0	7
WR Saalim Hakim	2	2	0	18	0	7
TE James O'Shaughnessy	1	1	0	11	0	28

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	4	0	66	2	22
RB Arian Foster	3	3	0	25	1	14
TE Garrett Graham	3	2	1	35	0	17
WR Cecil Shorts	3	2	0	20	0	16
WR Keshawn Martin	2	1	0	25	1	3
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	1	9	0	13
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	0	-2	0	4
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	0	6	0	8
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	0	39	1	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	3	20	6.67	5.15
Alfred Blue	2	7	3.50	1.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	2	1	3	1.50	10.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Smith	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	3	0
Alfred Blue	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	8	4	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2
WR Chris Conley	3	1
WR Frankie Hammond	2	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	0	0
RB Arian Foster	1	1	1
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	1
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	1
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,100 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,100 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,100)