Week 1, 2021

played in Houston, TX

69 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	0	0	7	0	-	7
Houston Texans	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:29 HOU - Calvin Burgess 14 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:59 HOU - Calvin Burgess 42 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:38 TEN - Tanner Schultz 61 interception return (Kai Forbath extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:29 HOU - Calvin Burgess 14 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:59 HOU - Calvin Burgess 42 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:38 TEN - Tanner Schultz 61 interception return (Kai Forbath extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 7 26
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 4 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 149 479
- Offensive Plays 50 78
- Yards per Play 2.98 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 66 194
- Rushing Attempts 17 38
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.11
Net Passing Yards 83 285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 1 37 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 95 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 2.52 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/-8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/61 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 22:46 37:14

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	7	26
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	4	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	149	479
- Offensive Plays	50	78
- Yards per Play	2.98	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	66	194
- Rushing Attempts	17	38
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.11
Net Passing Yards	83	285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 1	37 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	95	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	2.52	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/-8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/61	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	22:46	37:14

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 45	6	4	Punt
1	10:21	1:29	OPP 40	3	-3	Punt
1	5:04	3:51	OWN 13	9	29	Punt
2	11:23	2:01	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	6:07	1:43	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
2	2:00	1:27	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	11:39	2:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	6:06	1:01	OPP 38	4	5	Downs
4	15:00	3:33	OWN 38	8	18	Punt
4	8:51	2:24	OWN 8	5	28	Punt
4	1:43	0:23	OWN 20	3	5	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	1:13	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
1	8:52	3:48	OWN 5	7	47	Punt
1	1:13	4:50	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
2	9:22	3:15	OWN 8	5	36	Punt
2	4:24	2:24	OWN 42	5	20	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 13	3	19	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
3	9:37	3:31	OWN 12	6	17	Interception
3	5:05	0:39	OWN 33	2	11	Interception
3	4:26	4:26	OWN 25	12	37	Downs
4	11:27	2:36	OWN 20	8	72	Fumble
4	6:27	4:44	OWN 21	12	40	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 31	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Calvin Burgess, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	6	27	4.50	12	1
QB Marcus Mariota	5	32	6.40	10	1
RB Jameson Mabry	5	2	0.40	10	1
WR Joshua Cote	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Calvin Burgess	30	162	5.40	42	8	2
QB Craig Connell	5	17	3.40	12	1	0
RB Chad O'Donnell	3	15	5.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	31	15	95	2/12	0	17	1	41.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Connell	37	26	299	3/14	0	46	2	71.8

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrone Harris	5	7	37	7.40	7	9
TE Jordan Cameron	2	5	22	11.00	14	17
WR Joshua Cote	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
TE Bryson Kunz	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Keith Mumphery	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
WR Terrell Price	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
FB Gabriel Naylor	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Braxton Russell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Odell Beckham	11	15	153	13.91	81	46
RB Calvin Burgess	5	6	28	5.60	8	13
TE Martin McKillop	4	4	48	12.00	10	15
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	11	11.00	1	11
WR Paul Richardson	1	3	19	19.00	7	19
WR Jalen Kuty	1	1	25	25.00	21	25
TE J.B. Terry	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR K.C. Cox	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
RB Chad O'Donnell	1	1	4	4.00	2	4

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tanner Schultz	1	61	61.00	1
S Francisco Crawford	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jairus Byrd	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Tyrone Harris	1	0	0
S Dezmen Southward	0	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0	0
CB Richie Cineux	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Aldrige	9	425	47.2	45.9	57	6

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Johnson	5	208	41.6	31.6	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dezmen Southward	2	10	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Burgess	3	-8	-2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Price	1	22	22.0	0
Francisco Crawford	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Money	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Francisco Crawford	8	2	0.0	23	29
CB Tanner Schultz	7	3	1.0	38	38
DT DaQuan Jones	7	1	0.0	37	38
S Ernie Kennicott	6	2	0.0	33	29
CB Travis Barker	6	2	0.0	36	40
ILB Kevin Minter	5	1	0.0	32	26
OLB Stephone Anthony	5	1	0.0	34	28
DE Bruce Jackson	4	1	1.0	32	27
S Dezmen Southward	3	2	0.0	24	19
DT Kristopher Petelle	3	0	0.0	33	29
DE Robbie Morton	2	1	0.0	36	40
OLB Preston Quinn	2	0	0.0	13	10
DT Bucky Sander	1	0	1.0	6	13
DE Josiah Coward	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Horace Carr	1	0	0.0	13	16
S Walt George	1	0	0.0	4	10
FB Gabriel Naylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Axel Samuels	1	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Abraham Heimburger	0	1	0.0	6	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Will Fields	6	1	0.0	13	23
DE J.J. Watt	4	1	1.5	10	21
CB Richie Cineux	3	2	0.0	12	23
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Donald McGuinness	3	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Kerry Guyton	3	0	0.0	13	23
DT Clayton McMullen	3	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	2	0	0.0	8	18
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	1	0.0	17	33
CB Stephen Money	1	1	0.0	4	10
DE Jake Singleton	1	1	0.0	9	15
CB Kendrick Lewis	1	0	0.0	8	19
DT Marcus Hardison	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Blaine Newton	1	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Asher Mang	1	0	0.0	9	15
WR K.C. Cox	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gage Corson	0	2	0.5	15	30
S Erik Watkins	0	1	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bucky Sander	1.0	1	1	13
DE Bruce Jackson	1.0	0	0	27
CB Tanner Schultz	1.0	0	0	38
DT DaQuan Jones	0.0	1	1	38
ILB Kevin Minter	0.0	1	0	26
DT Kristopher Petelle	0.0	1	0	29

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	1.5	0	2	21
DE Gage Corson	0.5	1	1	30
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	0.0	1	0	18
DE Jake Singleton	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Asher Mang	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tanner Schultz	5	0	1	38
S Francisco Crawford	4	0	1	29
ILB Kevin Minter	3	0	0	26
S Dezmen Southward	3	0	0	19
DT DaQuan Jones	2	0	0	38
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	0	28
DE Bruce Jackson	2	0	0	27
S Ernie Kennicott	2	0	0	29
CB Travis Barker	2	0	0	40
CB Horace Carr	1	0	0	16
OLB Preston Quinn	0	1	0	10
S Walt George	0	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richie Cineux	2	2	0	23
S Jairus Byrd	2	1	1	33
ILB Donald McGuinness	2	1	0	25
S Will Fields	2	1	0	23
ILB Kerry Guyton	2	0	0	23
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	1	0	33
CB Kendrick Lewis	1	0	0	19
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	1	0	0	18
CB Stephen Money	1	0	0	10
DT Clayton McMullen	1	0	0	19
CB Blaine Newton	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G James Waddell	1	4	17	0	33
G Chandler Howe	1	3	17	1	33
T Dan Jennings	1	3	17	1	33
C Tony DaSilva	1	2	17	0	33

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G D.J. Fluker	4	8	0	38	1	40
G Chaz Green	4	7	1	38	1	40
C Gerald Baker	3	8	1	38	0	40
T Chandler Plezia	3	5	0	38	0	40
T Sam Thornton	1	1	0	10	0	11
FB Jay Prosch	0	2	0	10	1	15
G James Lewis	0	2	0	28	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Ameer Abdullah	2	14
Jordan Cameron	1	12
Troy Stargell	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Ford	1	19
Jay Prosch	1	17
Nickolas Kiely	1	8
Chad O'Donnell	1	3

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tanner Schultz	---	---	38	38	---	76
CB Travis Barker	---	---	36	40	---	76
DE Robbie Morton	---	---	36	40	---	76
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	37	38	---	75
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	34	28	2	64
WR Tyrone Harris	17	33	---	---	14	64
DT Kristopher Petelle	---	---	33	29	---	62
S Ernie Kennicott	---	---	33	29	---	62
TE Jordan Cameron	16	32	---	---	12	60
DE Bruce Jackson	---	---	32	27	---	59
G Chandler Howe	17	33	---	---	9	59
ILB Kevin Minter	---	---	32	26	---	58
S Francisco Crawford	---	---	23	29	3	55
S Dezmen Southward	---	---	24	19	10	53
T Taylor Lewan	17	33	---	---	---	50
RB Ameer Abdullah	10	26	---	---	14	50
QB Marcus Mariota	17	33	---	---	---	50
G James Waddell	17	33	---	---	---	50
C Tony DaSilva	17	33	---	---	---	50
T Dan Jennings	17	33	---	---	---	50
TE Bryson Kunz	8	21	---	---	18	47
OLB Preston Quinn	---	---	13	10	17	40
WR Terrell Price	5	15	---	---	10	30
CB Horace Carr	---	---	13	16	1	30
ILB Abraham Heimburger	---	---	6	12	8	26
DT Bucky Sander	---	---	6	13	5	24
CB Axel Samuels	---	---	4	10	9	23
DE Josiah Coward	---	---	8	13	---	21
WR Keith Mumphery	8	12	---	---	---	20
WR Joshua Cote	6	9	---	---	5	20
S Walt George	---	---	4	10	5	19
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	6	12	---	18
FB Gabriel Naylor	3	5	---	---	10	18
RB Jameson Mabry	7	7	---	---	---	14
C Stephen Hughes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G O.J. Martinez	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alvin Aldrige	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Troy Stargell	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Braxton Russell	4	5	---	---	---	9
T Herb Laroche	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Zack Copeland	---	---	0	1	5	6
DE Charlie Matthews	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Jon Alexander	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Leo Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Brody Clements	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Calvin Burgess	34	37	---	---	13	84
G D.J. Fluker	38	40	---	---	5	83
G Chaz Green	38	40	---	---	5	83
T Chandler Plezia	38	40	---	---	5	83
C Gerald Baker	38	40	---	---	---	78
QB Craig Connell	38	40	---	---	---	78
WR Odell Beckham	38	39	---	---	---	77
TE Martin McKillop	34	34	---	---	---	68
WR K.C. Cox	33	35	---	---	---	68
G James Lewis	28	29	---	---	---	57
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	17	33	---	50
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	17	33	---	50
ILB Donald McGuinness	---	---	13	25	11	49
CB Blaine Newton	---	---	17	31	---	48
DE Gage Corson	---	---	15	30	---	45
WR Paul Richardson	16	25	---	---	2	43
FB Jay Prosch	10	15	---	---	17	42
CB Kendrick Lewis	---	---	8	19	12	39
ILB Kerry Guyton	---	---	13	23	---	36
S Will Fields	---	---	13	23	---	36
CB Richie Cineux	---	---	12	23	---	35
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	10	21	---	31
DT Clayton McMullen	---	---	11	19	---	30
WR Jalen Kuty	9	7	---	---	13	29
S Erik Watkins	---	---	4	10	14	28
CB Stephen Money	---	---	4	10	13	27
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	---	---	8	18	---	26
DE Jake Singleton	---	---	9	15	---	24
OLB Asher Mang	---	---	9	15	---	24
T Sam Thornton	10	11	---	---	2	23
OLB Rodolfo Haynesworth	---	---	1	1	19	21
TE Thomas Ford	0	1	---	---	19	20
DT Craig Yount	---	---	5	13	---	18
TE J.B. Terry	11	4	---	---	---	15
DT Marcus Hardison	---	---	1	1	9	11
RB Conner Danner	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	0	0	9	9
RB Chad O'Donnell	4	1	---	---	3	8
C Nickolas Kiely	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Ron Blaylock	1	2	---	---	4	7
C Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Skip Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Will Castillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Cornelius Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Nicholas Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	101	10.1
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	10	55	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	31	15	0	0	4	7	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Connell	37	26	3	3	0	2	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	92	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	125	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tyrone Harris	7	5	1	37	33
TE Jordan Cameron	5	2	1	22	32
WR Joshua Cote	4	2	0	11	9
WR Terrell Price	4	1	1	5	15
TE Braxton Russell	4	0	0	0	5
TE Bryson Kunz	3	2	0	10	21
WR Keith Mumphery	2	1	1	7	12
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	5	26
FB Gabriel Naylor	1	1	0	-2	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham	15	11	153	2	39
RB Calvin Burgess	6	5	28	0	37
TE Martin McKillop	4	4	48	0	34
WR K.C. Cox	4	1	4	0	35
WR Paul Richardson	3	1	19	0	25
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	11	0	15
WR Jalen Kuty	1	1	25	1	7
TE J.B. Terry	1	1	7	0	4
RB Chad O'Donnell	1	1	4	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Calvin Burgess	1	14	14.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Connell	2	1	8	4.00	8.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Martin McKillop	1	1	8	8.00	12.00
WR K.C. Cox	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marcus Mariota	3	0
RB Jameson Mabry	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Craig Connell	3	1
RB Calvin Burgess	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	9	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Connell	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joshua Cote	3	1	1
WR Tyrone Harris	3	2	1
TE Jordan Cameron	1	0	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0
WR Terrell Price	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham	3	2	1
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	1
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	1
TE Martin McKillop	1	1	1
WR K.C. Cox	1	0	0
RB Calvin Burgess	1	1	0

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

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