Week 1, 2029

played in Jacksonville, FL

66 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	0	14	-	28
Jacksonville Jaguars	13	9	10	0	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 JAX - Freddie Brooks 1 pass from Bryan Eid (Rondell Glover extra point failed)
1Q: 07:45 JAX - Leslie Graham 91 run (Rondell Glover extra point)
1Q: 01:48 HOU - Victor Duffy 27 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 05:56 JAX - Leslie Graham 5 run (Rondell Glover extra point failed)
2Q: 03:43 JAX - Rondell Glover 42 field goal
2Q: 01:56 HOU - Victor Duffy 14 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 04:42 JAX - Rondell Glover 31 field goal
3Q: 01:43 JAX - Tony Lucas 48 interception return (Rondell Glover extra point)
4Q: 12:05 HOU - Nicky Gaines 10 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Mitchell Cheever pass to Roderick Dillon for conversion)
4Q: 04:51 HOU - Casey Holliday 7 run (Cedric Hover extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 JAX - Freddie Brooks 1 pass from Bryan Eid (Rondell Glover extra point failed)
1Q: 07:45 JAX - Leslie Graham 91 run (Rondell Glover extra point)
1Q: 01:48 HOU - Victor Duffy 27 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 05:56 JAX - Leslie Graham 5 run (Rondell Glover extra point failed)
2Q: 03:43 JAX - Rondell Glover 42 field goal
2Q: 01:56 HOU - Victor Duffy 14 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 04:42 JAX - Rondell Glover 31 field goal
3Q: 01:43 JAX - Tony Lucas 48 interception return (Rondell Glover extra point)
4Q: 12:05 HOU - Nicky Gaines 10 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Mitchell Cheever pass to Roderick Dillon for conversion)
4Q: 04:51 HOU - Casey Holliday 7 run (Cedric Hover extra point failed)

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 426 414
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 6.98 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 148 186
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 5.69 5.64
Net Passing Yards 278 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.94 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/48
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	426	414
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	6.98	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	148	186
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	5.69	5.64
Net Passing Yards	278	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.94	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/48
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	3:04	OWN 28	5	19	Punt
1	7:26	1:58	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
1	3:42	2:04	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
2	14:01	3:07	OWN 33	6	39	Missed FG
2	5:47	0:37	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	3:35	1:47	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 7	1	5	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	10:14	1:16	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
3	4:35	0:56	OWN 25	3	24	Fumble
3	3:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
3	1:30	4:36	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
4	9:05	4:23	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	8:19	0:53	OWN 4	2	96	Touchdown
1	5:28	1:46	OWN 11	3	-6	Punt
1	1:38	2:37	OWN 37	6	37	Missed FG
2	10:54	5:07	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	5:10	1:35	OWN 37	7	38	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:41	OWN 24	4	12	Punt
3	12:33	2:19	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
3	8:58	4:23	OPP 40	8	26	Field Goal
3	3:39	0:39	OPP 40	3	2	Punt
4	11:54	2:49	OWN 25	5	-5	Punt
4	4:42	4:42	OWN 23	9	19	Punt

Game MVP: Leslie Graham, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Holliday	16	107	6.69	23	3	1
RB Herb Downs	8	26	3.25	8	0	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	15	7.50	12	1	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leslie Graham	26	178	6.85	91	2	2
QB Bryan Eid	3	-8	-2.67	-1	0	0
WR Cesar Payne	2	7	3.50	7	0	0
RB Freddie Brooks	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	35	23	278	0/0	3	27	1	106.6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Eid	38	24	228	0/0	1	40	0	88.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Victor Duffy	7	12	121	17.29	42	27	2
TE Graham Naeole	5	6	45	9.00	13	19	0
WR Keegan Church	2	3	34	17.00	15	18	0
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	15	7.50	8	10	1
WR Amir Forbes	2	2	16	8.00	4	11	0
WR Roderick Dillon	2	5	25	12.50	17	18	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	3	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Herb Downs	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
WR Roger Feather	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Devante Hock	6	7	54	9.00	18	36	0
RB Leslie Graham	6	8	63	10.50	50	30	0
WR Clyde Brinsfield	4	11	15	3.75	0	7	0
RB Freddie Brooks	3	4	17	5.67	8	10	1
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	4	54	27.00	38	40	0
WR Zach Coles	2	2	22	11.00	0	15	0
WR Cesar Payne	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Troy Epstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tony Lucas	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Casey Holliday	1	0	0
WR Sean Newland	1	0	0
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0	1	0
S Vernon Cales	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Cesar Payne	1	0	0
DT Harvey Nieuwstadt	0	1	0
TE Phil Banks	0	1	0
DT J.T. White	0	0	1
ILB Dwight Vaughn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terry Blanchard	5	235	47.0	42.2	60	2

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Downs	6	298	49.7	43.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/3

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rondell Glover	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	2/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	4	18	4.5	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Brinsfield	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	3	59	19.7	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Gonzalez	2	48	24.0	0
Zach Coles	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	10	5	0.0	32	38
S Vernon Cales	9	4	0.0	33	38
CB Jumbo Lyon	9	3	0.0	32	37
ILB Devin Blackledge	6	0	0.0	32	38
S Frank Van Fleet	4	0	0.0	33	38
DE Louis Rice	4	0	0.0	33	38
OLB Wally Castillo	3	0	0.0	9	19
DE Jose Lewis	2	1	0.0	26	19
DT Tyler Parker	2	0	0.0	24	21
DT Dale Schokora	1	2	0.0	16	30
CB Rick Tolbert	1	2	0.0	30	37
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	0	0.0	23	20
TE Riley Tindale	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lonnie Felkey	1	0	0.0	7	10

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Ruben Riley	9	1	25	34
ILB Alfredo Pearson	7	2	22	25
CB Joel Moore	5	1	26	35
CB Thomas Gonzalez	3	4	23	31
S Tony Lucas	3	2	21	25
DT Harvey Nieuwstadt	3	0	17	21
ILB Dwight Vaughn	3	0	22	24
CB Sean Barber	2	1	15	22
OLB Phil Horn	2	1	22	28
OLB Julian Conley	1	2	3	6
DT J.T. White	1	0	9	14
DE Alex Joseph	1	0	12	19
ILB Raymond Holmes	1	0	13	20
DT Dan Adams	1	0	16	22
S Leon Dick	1	0	3	4
OLB Harry Fulton	1	0	24	33
CB Erick Holliday	1	0	2	3
S Glen Petko	0	1	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jose Lewis	2	0	19
DE Louis Rice	1	1	38
DT Dale Schokora	1	0	30
DT Tyler Parker	1	0	21

Jacksonville	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Joseph	2	0	19
S Leon Dick	1	0	4
OLB Harry Fulton	1	0	33
DT Harvey Nieuwstadt	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jumbo Lyon	8	0	37
S Vernon Cales	5	1	38
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	38
OLB Wally Castillo	3	1	19
S Frank Van Fleet	2	1	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	1	0	38
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	0	20

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Joel Moore	4	2	0	35
S Ruben Riley	4	0	0	34
S Tony Lucas	3	0	1	25
ILB Alfredo Pearson	3	0	0	25
OLB Phil Horn	2	1	0	28
CB Thomas Gonzalez	1	1	0	31
OLB Julian Conley	1	0	0	6
CB Sean Barber	1	0	0	22
DT J.T. White	1	0	0	14
DT Dan Adams	1	0	0	22
OLB Harry Fulton	1	0	0	33
CB Erick Holliday	1	0	0	3
S Glen Petko	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	4	7	1	26	35
T Isaiah Bensen	4	7	1	26	35
T Michael Schwartz	3	5	0	26	35
G Juan Collins	1	5	0	26	35
G Desmond Bloom	0	2	0	26	35

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Van Schneider	4	6	0	33	38
C Deon Kemp	3	6	0	33	38
G Arnie Duran	2	11	1	33	38
G Ed Rison	2	7	0	33	38
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	1	0	15	19
T Dominique Keaton	1	1	0	33	38

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Lewis	2	10
Graham Naeole	1	24
Nicky Gaines	1	24
Wally Castillo	1	11
Desmond Bloom	1	6

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. White	3	19
C.J. Wirthel	1	23
Alejandro Jefcoat	1	23
Chase Lane	1	14
Troy Epstein	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Frank Van Fleet	---	---	33	38	3	74
S Vernon Cales	---	---	33	38	3	74
DE Louis Rice	---	---	33	38	3	74
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	32	38	3	73
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	32	38	3	73
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	32	37	3	72
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	30	37	2	69
G Juan Collins	26	35	---	---	6	67
G Desmond Bloom	26	35	---	---	6	67
T Isaiah Bensen	26	35	---	---	6	67
T Michael Schwartz	26	35	---	---	6	67
C Gerald Peterson	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Keegan Church	22	31	---	---	8	61
QB Mitchell Cheever	26	35	---	---	---	61
CB Chester Johnston	---	---	24	25	9	58
TE Victor Duffy	23	32	---	---	---	55
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	26	19	10	55
TE Graham Naeole	13	15	---	---	24	52
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	23	20	9	52
WR Amir Forbes	17	25	---	---	8	50
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	16	30	3	49
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	24	21	---	45
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	9	19	11	39
RB Herb Downs	9	15	---	---	13	37
WR Roderick Dillon	14	21	---	---	1	36
RB Casey Holliday	18	17	---	---	---	35
RB Nicky Gaines	1	6	---	---	24	31
WR Roger Feather	6	4	---	---	16	26
OLB Alex Logan	---	---	1	1	23	25
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	5	1	19	25
WR Sean Newland	2	2	---	---	18	22
DE Lonnie Felkey	---	---	7	10	2	19
S Nicholas Harrison	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Rondell Gomez	---	---	2	8	6	16
ILB Collin Chun	---	---	1	0	13	14
TE Riley Tindale	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Marvin Pritchett	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Terry Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Dana Asperilla	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Marquis Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jose Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Alvin Chandler	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Richie Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Van Schneider	33	38	---	---	9	80
G Arnie Duran	33	38	---	---	9	80
G Ed Rison	33	38	---	---	9	80
T Dominique Keaton	33	38	---	---	9	80
WR Clyde Brinsfield	33	36	---	---	5	74
TE Devante Hock	17	30	---	---	26	73
QB Bryan Eid	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Deon Kemp	33	38	---	---	---	71
RB Leslie Graham	31	32	---	---	1	64
CB Joel Moore	---	---	26	35	1	62
WR Cesar Payne	32	28	---	---	---	60
S Ruben Riley	---	---	25	34	1	60
CB Thomas Gonzalez	---	---	23	31	6	60
OLB Harry Fulton	---	---	24	33	1	58
OLB Phil Horn	---	---	22	28	1	51
ILB Alfredo Pearson	---	---	22	25	---	47
ILB Dwight Vaughn	---	---	22	24	---	46
S Tony Lucas	---	---	21	25	---	46
CB Sean Barber	---	---	15	22	8	45
RB Freddie Brooks	7	10	---	---	26	43
DT J.T. White	---	---	9	14	19	42
WR Zach Coles	24	11	---	---	5	40
DT Dan Adams	---	---	16	22	1	39
DT Harvey Nieuwstadt	---	---	17	21	---	38
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	12	19	6	37
ILB Raymond Holmes	---	---	13	20	1	34
TE Xavier Lincoln	15	19	---	---	---	34
OLB C.J. Wirthel	---	---	3	5	23	31
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	3	4	23	30
S Leon Dick	---	---	3	4	17	24
WR Marlon Fisher	1	0	---	---	20	21
CB Erick Holliday	---	---	2	3	15	20
RB Chase Lane	1	4	---	---	14	19
TE Phil Banks	4	13	---	---	---	17
S Glen Petko	---	---	5	10	1	16
WR Troy Epstein	0	4	---	---	12	16
K Rondell Glover	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Julian Conley	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Barry Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mitch Downs	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Dave Chatas	0	3	---	---	---	3
T Donte Riddick	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Justics Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leslie Bradetich	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Bryson Neu	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Zack Kerr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	3	36	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	12	109	9.1
Right	12	30	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	35	23	2	0	2	5	4	1	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Eid	38	24	3	1	4	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	118	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	56	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	97	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	24	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	12	7	0	121	2	32
TE Graham Naeole	6	5	0	45	0	15
WR Roderick Dillon	5	2	0	25	0	21
RB Casey Holliday	3	1	1	7	0	17
WR Keegan Church	3	2	1	34	0	31
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	0	15	0	6
WR Amir Forbes	2	2	0	16	0	25
RB Herb Downs	1	1	0	7	0	15
WR Roger Feather	1	1	0	8	0	4

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clyde Brinsfield	11	4	2	15	0	36
RB Leslie Graham	8	6	0	63	1	32
TE Devante Hock	7	6	1	54	1	30
TE Xavier Lincoln	4	2	1	54	1	19
RB Freddie Brooks	4	3	0	17	0	10
WR Zach Coles	2	2	0	22	0	11
WR Cesar Payne	1	1	0	3	0	28
WR Troy Epstein	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Holliday	3	12	4.00	6.69
RB Herb Downs	2	9	4.50	3.25
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	3	3.00	7.50

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leslie Graham	2	5	2.50	6.85
WR Cesar Payne	1	0	0.00	3.50
RB Freddie Brooks	1	6	6.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	4	3	31	7.75	7.94

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Eid	3	2	-3	-1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keegan Church	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
RB Nicky Gaines	1	1	10	10.00	7.50
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	14	14.00	10.08
RB Herb Downs	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clyde Brinsfield	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.36
RB Freddie Brooks	1	1	1	1.00	4.25
RB Leslie Graham	1	0	0	0.00	7.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Holliday	1	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leslie Graham	3	3
QB Bryan Eid	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	7	2	1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Eid	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Victor Duffy	3	0	0
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	1
WR Roderick Dillon	2	0	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Leslie Graham	5	3	1
TE Devante Hock	4	3	2
WR Clyde Brinsfield	2	0	0
RB Freddie Brooks	1	1	1
WR Zach Coles	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)