Week 7, 2015

played in Miami, FL

74 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	3	3	-	12
Miami Dolphins	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 MIA - Andrew Franks 37 field goal
1Q: 01:31 HOU - Nick Novak 24 field goal
2Q: 08:06 HOU - Nick Novak 29 field goal
3Q: 09:20 MIA - Andrew Franks 22 field goal
3Q: 03:19 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 11:23 MIA - Andrew Franks 40 field goal
4Q: 03:12 HOU - Nick Novak 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 MIA - Andrew Franks 37 field goal
1Q: 01:31 HOU - Nick Novak 24 field goal
2Q: 08:06 HOU - Nick Novak 29 field goal
3Q: 09:20 MIA - Andrew Franks 22 field goal
3Q: 03:19 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 11:23 MIA - Andrew Franks 40 field goal
4Q: 03:12 HOU - Nick Novak 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIA
Record 4-3 3-3
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 255 397
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 3.70 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 86 131
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 2.97 6.89
Net Passing Yards 169 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 42 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 197 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 3/49 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:40 30:20

Team Statistics	HOU	MIA
Record	4-3	3-3
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	255	397
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	3.70	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	86	131
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	2.97	6.89
Net Passing Yards	169	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	42 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	197	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	3/49	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:40	30:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	7:27	OWN 20	15	73	Field Goal
2	14:51	1:50	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
2	11:32	1:33	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	9:59	2:00	OPP 21	3	9	Field Goal
2	6:31	4:36	OWN 1	11	56	Punt
2	0:54	0:25	OWN 44	2	8	Interception
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 44	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 33	5	26	Punt
3	9:15	2:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:59	0:45	OPP 29	3	0	Field Goal
4	11:15	2:10	OWN 30	5	8	Punt
4	5:57	1:26	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	4:11	1:04	OPP 30	3	-2	Field Goal
4	2:03	0:38	OWN 26	4	19	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 38	2	-2	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 14	11	66	Field Goal
1	1:24	1:33	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	13:01	1:29	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	7:59	1:28	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
2	1:55	1:01	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:29	0:26	OWN 38	2	25	Missed FG
3	11:42	2:27	OWN 11	6	84	Field Goal
3	6:59	3:00	OWN 36	6	35	Interception
3	3:14	6:59	OWN 13	13	64	Field Goal
4	9:05	3:08	OWN 32	5	31	Punt
4	4:31	0:20	OWN 18	1	-9	Interception
4	3:07	1:04	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	1:25	0:58	OWN 16	5	41	Interception

Game MVP: Nick Novak, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arian Foster	20	49	2.45	11	1
Brian Hoyer	4	17	4.25	13	1
Alfred Blue	4	19	4.75	14	1
Jay Prosch	1	1	1.00	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lamar Miller	11	60	5.45	16	2	0
Damien Williams	8	71	8.88	57	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	36	20	197	4/28	0	24	1	59.6

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	42	23	294	3/28	0	40	3	47.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cecil Shorts	5	9	61	12.20	12	22
RB Arian Foster	3	6	51	17.00	50	24
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	3	4	26	8.67	9	15
FB Jay Prosch	3	3	15	5.00	7	9
WR Keith Mumphery	3	4	26	8.67	0	15
RB Kenny Hilliard	1	1	5	5.00	7	5
WR Jaelen Strong	1	5	6	6.00	0	6
WR Dale Everett	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Garrett Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Keshawn Martin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeVante Parker	9	14	106	11.78	12	34
WR Rowdy Everett	4	7	72	18.00	37	31
TE Jordan Cameron	3	5	54	18.00	12	31
RB Lamar Miller	3	5	19	6.33	4	12
WR Greg Jennings	2	6	41	20.50	30	40
RB Jay Ajayi	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Jeffery Cook	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Rishard Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dion Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jarvis Landry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	45	45.00
CB Kareem Jackson	1	0	0.00
S Eddie Pleasant	1	4	4.00

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Grimes	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Keith Mumphery	1	0	0
Arian Foster	0	1	0
Jon Weeks	0	1	0
Vince Wilfork	0	0	1
Kevin Johnson	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Damien Williams	2	1	0	0
Reshad Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	8	332	41.5	36.1	62	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Darr	6	245	40.8	34.2	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Franks	3/4	1/2	0/1	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	2	20	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Williams	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	3	61	20.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Williams	3	62	20.7	0
Rowdy Everett	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	10	3	0.5	18	42
CB Kareem Jackson	7	0	0.0	19	44
OLB Whitney Mercilus	6	0	1.0	10	26
ILB Benardrick McKinney	4	0	0.0	4	10
DE J.J. Watt	3	2	0.5	16	34
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	3	0.0	18	41
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0.0	14	33
ILB Justin Tuggle	1	0	0.5	1	4
S Rahim Moore	1	3	0.0	15	43
OLB John Simon	1	3	0.0	15	29
DT Vince Wilfork	1	1	0.0	13	29
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	1	0.0	9	23
S Andre Hal	1	1	0.0	8	11
DE Jared Crick	1	0	0.0	12	23
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0.0	19	43
CB Charles James	1	0	0.0	1	8
WR Keith Mumphery	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Carlos Thompson	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Drew Lapointe	0	1	0.5	7	22

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	8	2	0.0	29	40
CB Bobby McCain	6	3	0.0	29	40
S Reshad Jones	5	4	0.0	27	40
OLB Koa Misi	5	1	0.0	13	12
OLB Jelani Jenkins	5	1	0.0	16	24
DT Ndamukong Suh	4	1	0.5	27	31
DE Cameron Wake	3	1	1.5	26	35
S Walt Aikens	2	2	1.0	29	40
CB Brent Grimes	2	1	0.0	28	40
CB Zack Bowman	2	1	0.0	16	33
S Michael Thomas	2	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Neville Hewitt	2	0	0.0	11	10
DT Edwin Hudson	2	0	0.0	21	22
DE Olivier Vernon	1	1	1.0	27	36
DT Earl Mitchell	1	1	0.0	9	21
WR Greg Jennings	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jay Ajayi	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tony Lippett	1	0	0.0	0	1
G Johnny Kayton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE J.J. Watt	0.5	0	1	2	34
ILB Brian Cushing	0.5	0	1	0	42
ILB Justin Tuggle	0.5	0	0	0	4
DT Drew Lapointe	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB John Simon	0.0	1	2	0	29
DT Vince Wilfork	0.0	1	1	0	29

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	1.5	2	2	0	35
DE Olivier Vernon	1.0	0	0	0	36
S Walt Aikens	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.5	0	1	1	31
DT Earl Mitchell	0.0	0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kareem Jackson	7	1	1	44
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	1	41
OLB Whitney Mercilus	3	0	0	26
ILB Brian Cushing	2	1	0	42
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	0	34
ILB Benardrick McKinney	2	0	0	10
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	1	43
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	0	0	23
CB Charles James	1	0	0	8
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	33

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby McCain	5	1	0	40
OLB Jelani Jenkins	3	0	0	24
CB Brent Grimes	2	1	1	40
S Reshad Jones	2	1	0	40
CB Zack Bowman	2	0	0	33
OLB Koa Misi	2	0	0	12
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	0	0	31
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1	0	0	40
OLB Neville Hewitt	1	0	0	10
CB Tony Lippett	1	0	0	1
S Walt Aikens	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	3	9	29	1	40
Ben Jones	2	6	29	1	40
Brandon Brooks	1	5	29	0	40
Jay Prosch	1	2	18	0	15
Oday Aboushi	0	2	29	1	40
Derek Newton	0	1	29	1	40

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	3	5	19	0	45
Billy Turner	2	4	19	0	45
Branden Albert	2	3	19	2	45
Johnny Kayton	1	3	19	1	45
Jordan Cameron	1	1	15	0	29
Jason Fox	0	2	19	0	45
Jeffery Cook	0	1	11	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	3	27
Charles James	1	23
Ryan Griffin	1	20
Andre Hal	1	20
Dale Everett	1	13
Jon Weeks	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Stoneburner	3	19
Tony Lippett	1	15
Dion Sims	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Brooks	29	40	---	---	12	81
Kevin Johnson	---	---	14	33	27	74
Duane Brown	29	40	---	---	---	69
Brian Hoyer	29	40	---	---	---	69
Derek Newton	29	40	---	---	---	69
Ben Jones	29	40	---	---	---	69
Oday Aboushi	29	40	---	---	---	69
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	19	43	7	69
Kareem Jackson	---	---	19	44	4	67
Brian Cushing	---	---	18	42	4	64
Cecil Shorts	27	35	---	---	2	64
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	18	41	4	63
Rahim Moore	---	---	15	43	5	63
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	10	26	23	59
Arian Foster	23	32	---	---	---	55
J.J. Watt	---	---	16	34	3	53
Jaelen Strong	18	31	---	---	---	49
Vince Wilfork	---	---	13	29	3	45
Keshawn Martin	8	24	---	---	13	45
John Simon	---	---	15	29	1	45
Jay Prosch	18	15	---	---	12	45
C.J. Fiedorowicz	18	20	---	---	4	42
Jared Crick	---	---	12	23	5	40
Andre Hal	---	---	8	11	20	39
Drew Lapointe	---	---	7	22	10	39
Alfred Blue	4	6	---	---	27	37
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	9	23	3	35
Charles James	---	---	1	8	23	32
Keith Mumphery	10	17	---	---	4	31
Garrett Graham	10	10	---	---	6	26
Christian Covington	---	---	6	16	2	24
Ryan Griffin	1	0	---	---	20	21
Dale Everett	4	4	---	---	13	21
Kenny Hilliard	4	6	---	---	6	16
Riddick Farley	---	---	3	11	1	15
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	4	10	---	14
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	12	12
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	0	---	---	12	12
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	12	12
Foghorn Thomas	0	0	---	---	12	12
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Tuggle	---	---	1	4	4	9
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlos Thompson	---	---	1	3	4	8
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Fox	19	45	---	---	10	74
Walt Aikens	---	---	29	40	5	74
Billy Turner	19	45	---	---	10	74
Cameron Wake	---	---	26	35	12	73
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	29	40	4	73
Bobby McCain	---	---	29	40	4	73
Brent Grimes	---	---	28	40	4	72
Reshad Jones	---	---	27	40	3	70
Olivier Vernon	---	---	27	36	3	66
Branden Albert	19	45	---	---	---	64
Mike Pouncey	19	45	---	---	---	64
Ryan Tannehill	19	45	---	---	---	64
Johnny Kayton	19	45	---	---	---	64
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	27	31	3	61
Lamar Miller	11	23	---	---	27	61
DeVante Parker	16	39	---	---	5	60
Rowdy Everett	10	30	---	---	17	57
Zack Bowman	---	---	16	33	6	55
Edwin Hudson	---	---	21	22	11	54
Jordan Cameron	15	29	---	---	8	52
Greg Jennings	16	32	---	---	---	48
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	16	24	6	46
Neville Hewitt	---	---	11	10	24	45
Damien Williams	8	20	---	---	13	41
Jeffery Cook	11	18	---	---	11	40
Koa Misi	---	---	13	12	10	35
Earl Mitchell	---	---	9	21	1	31
Michael Thomas	---	---	2	6	17	25
Jarvis Landry	5	18	---	---	---	23
Jake Stoneburner	0	1	---	---	19	20
Chris McCain	---	---	3	0	15	18
Rishard Matthews	1	3	---	---	13	17
Dion Sims	2	7	---	---	8	17
Derrick Shelby	---	---	6	9	1	16
Tony Lippett	---	---	0	1	15	16
John Denney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Darr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cristian Garrett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jose Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andrew Franks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jay Ajayi	0	5	---	---	---	5
Mike Hull	---	---	0	0	5	5
Elijah Wilson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Matt Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dallas Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jace McClendon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	2	20	10.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	73	12.2
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	36	20	2	2	3	4	4	2	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	42	23	6	3	3	2	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	38	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	65	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cecil Shorts	9	5	1	61	1	35
RB Arian Foster	6	3	0	51	1	32
WR Jaelen Strong	5	1	0	6	0	31
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	4	3	1	26	0	20
WR Keith Mumphery	4	3	0	26	0	17
FB Jay Prosch	3	3	0	15	0	15
WR Keshawn Martin	2	0	1	0	0	24
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Kenny Hilliard	1	1	0	5	0	6
WR Dale Everett	1	1	0	7	0	4

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVante Parker	14	9	2	106	2	39
WR Rowdy Everett	7	4	0	72	2	30
WR Greg Jennings	6	2	0	41	1	32
TE Jordan Cameron	5	3	0	54	1	29
RB Lamar Miller	5	3	0	19	0	23
WR Rishard Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Dion Sims	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Jarvis Landry	1	0	1	0	0	18
RB Jay Ajayi	1	1	0	3	0	5
FB Jeffery Cook	1	1	0	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	3	0	0.00	2.45

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	4	3	14	3.50	5.47

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	7	3	4	0.57	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	5	5.00	6.78
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	8	8.00	6.50
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	1	1.00	5.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Miller	3	1	-1	-0.33	3.80
WR DeVante Parker	2	2	5	2.50	7.57
WR Greg Jennings	1	0	0	0.00	6.83
WR Rishard Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	2	1
Alfred Blue	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	12	7	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaelen Strong	4	1	0
WR Cecil Shorts	3	3	1
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	1
RB Kenny Hilliard	1	1	0
WR Keith Mumphery	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVante Parker	4	3	2
WR Greg Jennings	3	2	1
RB Lamar Miller	2	2	0
WR Rishard Matthews	1	0	0
WR Jarvis Landry	1	0	0
WR Rowdy Everett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (75,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (21,900)
End Zone 10,700 (15,800)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (75,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (21,900)
End Zone	10,700 (15,800)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,500)