Week 8, 2021

played in Tennessee, TN

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	14	0	-	24
Tennessee Titans	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HOU - Odell Beckham 20 pass from Craig Connell (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 04:20 TEN - Bryson Kunz 16 pass from Marcus Mariota (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 06:19 HOU - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
3Q: 05:53 HOU - Jadeveon Clowney 5 fumble return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 03:01 HOU - Calvin Burgess 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 14:11 TEN - Kai Forbath 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HOU - Odell Beckham 20 pass from Craig Connell (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 04:20 TEN - Bryson Kunz 16 pass from Marcus Mariota (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 06:19 HOU - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
3Q: 05:53 HOU - Jadeveon Clowney 5 fumble return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 03:01 HOU - Calvin Burgess 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 14:11 TEN - Kai Forbath 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 6-1-1 3-5
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 269 301
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 4.80 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 115 34
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.71 1.62
Net Passing Yards 154 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 6.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/52 11/83
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	6-1-1	3-5
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	269	301
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	4.80	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	115	34
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.71	1.62
Net Passing Yards	154	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	6.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/52	11/83
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
1	9:30	2:11	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
1	4:12	4:21	OWN 25	8	43	Fumble
2	13:41	1:52	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
2	10:08	3:56	OPP 42	6	40	Field Goal
2	4:07	1:25	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
3	13:42	2:38	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	8:11	1:50	OWN 21	6	34	Punt
3	4:22	1:30	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
4	14:04	1:31	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt
4	11:00	3:15	50	5	12	Punt
4	5:00	3:52	OWN 44	8	21	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	3:18	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	7:19	3:07	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	14:51	1:10	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	11:49	1:41	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	6:12	2:05	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
2	2:42	2:42	OWN 6	7	39	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	11:04	2:53	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	6:21	0:38	OWN 20	2	-15	Fumble
3	5:43	1:21	OWN 25	4	37	Interception
3	2:52	3:48	OWN 47	5	28	Field Goal
4	12:33	1:33	OWN 24	3	-9	Punt
4	7:45	2:45	OWN 20	8	36	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	7	58	Game

Game MVP: Craig Connell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Calvin Burgess	17	69	4.06	25	3	1
RB Chad O'Donnell	12	35	2.92	11	1	0
QB Craig Connell	2	11	5.50	9	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jameson Mabry	13	-4	-0.31	10	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	23	4.60	15	1
QB Marcus Mariota	2	16	8.00	9	0
WR Tyrone Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Connell	23	17	167	2/13	1	49	0	108.4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	43	25	278	1/11	1	31	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odell Beckham	6	9	76	12.67	15	42	1
RB Calvin Burgess	4	4	24	6.00	23	20	0
WR Paul Richardson	3	3	48	16.00	0	49	0
WR K.C. Cox	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE J.B. Terry	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Martin McKillop	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrone Harris	7	10	50	7.14	6	20	0
TE Bryson Kunz	4	8	40	10.00	8	16	1
WR Keith Mumphery	3	6	50	16.67	28	31	0
WR Joshua Cote	3	6	33	11.00	3	16	0
RB Jameson Mabry	3	4	40	13.33	15	21	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	3	38	19.00	18	26	0
TE Braxton Russell	2	2	21	10.50	13	17	0
FB Gabriel Naylor	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Levine Toilolo	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	34	34.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Calvin Burgess	2	0	0	0
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0	1	0	1
G Chaz Green	0	1	0	0
DT Clayton McMullen	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Marcus Mariota	1	0	0
OLB Brody Clements	0	1	1
DT DaQuan Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Johnson	8	398	49.8	39.1	65	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Aldrige	7	313	44.7	39.9	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Burgess	2	34	17.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Copeland	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Burgess	1	12	12.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Mumphery	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	11	1	0.0	21	44
ILB Kerry Guyton	10	2	0.0	18	24
S Jairus Byrd	6	0	0.0	21	44
DE Gage Corson	3	2	0.0	20	43
S Erik Watkins	3	0	0.0	4	21
DT Clayton McMullen	2	1	1.0	16	20
CB Blaine Newton	2	1	0.0	3	20
S Will Fields	2	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Donald McGuinness	2	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Mike Hull	1	0	0.0	2	12
CB Richie Cineux	1	0	0.0	17	32
CB Stephen Money	1	0	0.0	18	39
DE Jake Singleton	1	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Asher Mang	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE J.J. Watt	0	1	0.0	11	21

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT DaQuan Jones	7	2	1.0	29	21
S Ernie Kennicott	7	3	0.0	28	18
CB Tanner Schultz	5	2	0.0	31	23
DE Bruce Jackson	5	1	0.0	24	16
ILB Kevin Minter	4	3	0.0	26	13
CB Axel Samuels	3	1	0.0	12	17
DE Johnnie Palmer	2	0	1.0	26	13
OLB Jerrell Freeman	2	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Brody Clements	2	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Preston Quinn	2	0	0.0	15	5
S Francisco Crawford	2	0	0.0	17	17
CB Horace Carr	2	0	0.0	18	9
S Dezmen Southward	1	2	0.0	19	10
DE Josiah Coward	1	0	0.0	22	21
TE Bryson Kunz	1	0	---	---	---
S Walt George	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Shawn Reeves	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Zack Copeland	1	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Abraham Heimburger	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clayton McMullen	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Gage Corson	0.0	1	4	2	43
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	1	0	0	44
DT Craig Yount	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Jake Singleton	0.0	0	1	0	24

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT DaQuan Jones	1.0	0	1	1	21
DE Johnnie Palmer	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Josiah Coward	0.0	1	1	0	21
DE Shawn Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	8	1	1	44
ILB Kerry Guyton	6	0	0	24
S Jairus Byrd	4	0	0	44
CB Blaine Newton	2	0	0	20
CB Stephen Money	1	1	0	39
ILB Mike Hull	1	0	0	12
S Erik Watkins	1	0	0	21
CB Richie Cineux	1	0	0	32
ILB Donald McGuinness	1	0	0	12
S Will Fields	0	1	0	23

Tennessee	Caught	PPlay
CB Tanner Schultz	3	23
ILB Kevin Minter	2	13
CB Axel Samuels	2	17
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1	12
DT DaQuan Jones	1	21
S Dezmen Southward	1	10
DE Josiah Coward	1	21
S Ernie Kennicott	1	18
S Francisco Crawford	1	17
CB Horace Carr	1	9
S Walt George	1	7
OLB Brody Clements	1	16
CB Zack Copeland	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G D.J. Fluker	3	4	31	0	25
G Chaz Green	2	3	31	0	25
T Sam Thornton	2	3	31	0	25
C Gerald Baker	1	8	31	0	25
TE Martin McKillop	1	2	26	0	21
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	10	0	7
T Will Castillo	0	6	31	2	25
TE J.B. Terry	0	2	5	0	9

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Taylor Lewan	2	8	21	0	44
T Dan Jennings	1	3	21	1	44
C Tony DaSilva	1	3	21	0	44
G O.J. Martinez	0	4	21	0	44
G James Waddell	0	1	15	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Kiely	2	13
Conner Danner	1	17

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Matthews	1	18
Josh Gordon	1	17
Ameer Abdullah	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	21	44	1	66
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	21	44	1	66
G D.J. Fluker	31	25	---	---	9	65
G Chaz Green	31	25	---	---	9	65
T Sam Thornton	31	25	---	---	9	65
T Will Castillo	31	25	---	---	9	65
DE Gage Corson	---	---	20	43	1	64
CB Stephen Money	---	---	18	39	1	58
WR Odell Beckham	31	25	---	---	---	56
C Gerald Baker	31	25	---	---	---	56
QB Craig Connell	31	25	---	---	---	56
CB Kendrick Lewis	---	---	12	29	10	51
CB Richie Cineux	---	---	17	32	---	49
TE Martin McKillop	26	21	---	---	---	47
WR K.C. Cox	23	21	---	---	1	45
RB Calvin Burgess	19	16	---	---	10	45
ILB Kerry Guyton	---	---	18	24	---	42
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	---	---	9	32	1	42
S Will Fields	---	---	19	23	---	42
S Erik Watkins	---	---	4	21	16	41
CB Blaine Newton	---	---	3	20	14	37
DE Jake Singleton	---	---	11	24	1	36
DT Clayton McMullen	---	---	16	20	---	36
FB Jay Prosch	10	7	---	---	16	33
RB Chad O'Donnell	12	5	---	---	16	33
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	11	21	---	32
WR Paul Richardson	18	14	---	---	---	32
OLB Rodolfo Haynesworth	---	---	1	7	23	31
WR Jalen Kuty	8	5	---	---	16	29
DT Craig Yount	---	---	4	24	1	29
TE Thomas Ford	3	1	---	---	24	28
ILB Mike Hull	---	---	2	12	11	25
OLB Asher Mang	---	---	12	13	---	25
ILB Donald McGuinness	---	---	11	12	---	23
RB Conner Danner	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE J.B. Terry	5	9	---	---	---	14
C Nickolas Kiely	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Skip Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Marcus Hardison	---	---	1	0	7	8
WR Salvador Conway	0	1	---	---	7	8
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	6	6
G James Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cornelius Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chandler Plezia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G O.J. Martinez	21	44	---	---	8	73
C Tony DaSilva	21	44	---	---	8	73
WR Tyrone Harris	20	40	---	---	10	70
T Taylor Lewan	21	44	---	---	---	65
QB Marcus Mariota	21	44	---	---	---	65
T Dan Jennings	21	44	---	---	---	65
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	29	21	8	58
TE Bryson Kunz	17	39	---	---	2	58
CB Tanner Schultz	---	---	31	23	1	55
TE Braxton Russell	12	20	---	---	22	54
WR Keith Mumphery	15	33	---	---	5	53
S Dezmen Southward	---	---	19	10	17	46
S Ernie Kennicott	---	---	28	18	---	46
OLB Preston Quinn	---	---	15	5	24	44
DE Josiah Coward	---	---	22	21	1	44
CB Horace Carr	---	---	18	9	16	43
DE Bruce Jackson	---	---	24	16	1	41
ILB Kevin Minter	---	---	26	13	1	40
RB Ameer Abdullah	6	18	---	---	16	40
G Chandler Howe	6	26	---	---	8	40
DE Johnnie Palmer	---	---	26	13	1	40
S Francisco Crawford	---	---	17	17	5	39
RB Jameson Mabry	15	24	---	---	---	39
CB Zack Copeland	---	---	14	16	8	38
G James Waddell	15	18	---	---	---	33
WR Joshua Cote	8	21	---	---	2	31
DT Bucky Sander	---	---	17	13	1	31
DE Shawn Reeves	---	---	5	12	14	31
OLB Brody Clements	---	---	15	16	---	31
FB Gabriel Naylor	2	11	---	---	17	30
CB Axel Samuels	---	---	12	17	1	30
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	14	12	1	27
DE Charlie Matthews	---	---	1	4	18	23
WR Josh Gordon	1	1	---	---	17	19
TE Levine Toilolo	8	10	---	---	---	18
S Walt George	---	---	3	7	8	18
ILB Abraham Heimburger	---	---	5	12	---	17
WR Terrell Price	1	3	---	---	6	10
C Stephen Hughes	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alvin Aldrige	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Troy Stargell	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Jeremy Zuttah	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jon Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Leo Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Herb Laroche	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	18	39	2.2
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Connell	23	17	4	2	0	0	3	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	43	25	4	0	6	3	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	91	45.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	102	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	126	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham	9	6	76	2	25
RB Calvin Burgess	4	4	24	1	16
WR Paul Richardson	3	3	48	1	14
WR K.C. Cox	3	2	6	0	21
TE Martin McKillop	2	0	0	0	21
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	10	0	7
TE J.B. Terry	1	1	3	0	9

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Harris	10	7	1	50	1	40
TE Bryson Kunz	8	4	2	40	0	39
WR Keith Mumphery	6	3	0	50	1	33
WR Joshua Cote	6	3	1	33	0	21
RB Jameson Mabry	4	3	1	40	1	24
TE Levine Toilolo	3	0	1	0	0	10
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	0	38	1	18
TE Braxton Russell	2	2	0	21	0	20
FB Gabriel Naylor	1	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Calvin Burgess	2	3	1.50	4.06
QB Craig Connell	1	9	9.00	5.50
RB Chad O'Donnell	1	1	1.00	2.92

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jameson Mabry	1	3	3.00	-0.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Connell	3	3	19	6.33	7.26

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Mariota	1	1	16	16.00	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Paul Richardson	2	2	-1	-0.50	16.00
WR Odell Beckham	1	1	20	20.00	8.44

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryson Kunz	1	1	16	16.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Calvin Burgess	3	1
RB Chad O'Donnell	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Connell	9	7	1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham	5	3	1
WR K.C. Cox	2	2	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	0
RB Calvin Burgess	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrone Harris	4	3	1
WR Joshua Cote	3	2	2
TE Bryson Kunz	3	1	1
TE Levine Toilolo	1	0	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
TE Braxton Russell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (19,200)
End Zone 13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (19,200)
End Zone	13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)