Week 2, 2035

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	3	6	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 ATL - Jamal Barton 12 pass from Bob Filby (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
1Q: 01:10 HOU - Gavin Newsome 66 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Reggie Doxzon 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Hugh Woodson 50 field goal
3Q: 11:20 HOU - Kelly Nichols 10 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point failed)
3Q: 06:04 ATL - Irving Fredrickson 4 run (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
4Q: 08:06 ATL - Reggie Doxzon 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 ATL - Jamal Barton 12 pass from Bob Filby (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
1Q: 01:10 HOU - Gavin Newsome 66 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Reggie Doxzon 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Hugh Woodson 50 field goal
3Q: 11:20 HOU - Kelly Nichols 10 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point failed)
3Q: 06:04 ATL - Irving Fredrickson 4 run (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
4Q: 08:06 ATL - Reggie Doxzon 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 420 324
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 6.36 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 72 123
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 4.24 3.73
Net Passing Yards 348 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 2 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 354 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 10/86
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	420	324
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	6.36	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	72	123
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	4.24	3.73
Net Passing Yards	348	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 2	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	354	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	10/86
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:52	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	6:35	1:42	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	2:09	1:18	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	9:08	4:51	OWN 25	8	55	Fumble
2	2:52	0:57	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OPP 49	4	16	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	5:57	3:20	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
3	1:52	1:20	OWN 29	3	22	Interception
4	13:54	1:57	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	7:59	3:03	OWN 25	6	50	Interception
4	2:27	2:27	OWN 10	13	80	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
1	10:23	3:48	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
1	4:53	2:44	OWN 21	6	40	Punt
1	0:51	6:43	OWN 22	12	63	Field Goal
2	4:17	1:25	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	1:55	1:17	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	11:14	5:17	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	2:37	0:45	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	0:32	1:38	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	11:57	3:58	OWN 36	7	32	Field Goal
4	4:56	2:29	OWN 31	6	6	Punt

Game MVP: Bob Filby, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Moses Waters	7	41	5.86	11	1
RB Denzel Buckley	6	8	1.33	9	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	3	23	7.67	23	1
WR Sean Newland	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Davidson	20	55	2.75	18	1	0
RB Irving Fredrickson	6	36	6.00	11	2	1
QB Bob Filby	5	17	3.40	7	0	0
FB Jake Perry	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
RB Tim Burgess	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	47	30	354	2/6	2	66	2	83.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Filby	32	18	211	2/10	1	30	0	86.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gavin Newsome	11	14	166	15.09	133	66	1
TE Victor Duffy	4	11	56	14.00	14	25	0
TE Kelly Nichols	4	5	22	5.50	3	10	1
RB Moses Waters	4	4	33	8.25	14	18	0
WR Devon Ligeski	2	5	25	12.50	19	26	0
TE Edgar Andrews	2	2	33	16.50	18	20	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
WR Sean Newland	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Denzel Buckley	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Craig Margolies	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Coffey	5	7	75	15.00	31	22	0
TE Ben Everett	3	6	42	14.00	19	17	0
RB Tim Burgess	3	3	41	13.67	23	30	0
RB Irving Fredrickson	2	4	8	4.00	3	5	0
RB Tony Davidson	2	4	23	11.50	18	20	0
TE Lincoln Turnbull	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Phil Banks	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jamal Barton	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	1
FB Jake Perry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kim Brooks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lorenzo Puzzuoli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Arnie Newhart	1	0	0.00	0
CB Walt Collier	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Denzel Buckley	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Walt Collier	0	1	0	0
OLB Tyrell Mills	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	5	246	49.2	40.2	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	7	347	49.6	40.1	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Doxzon	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	2	26	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Coffey	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	2	41	20.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Puzzuoli	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Quinn Hudson	11	2	0.0	33	34
ILB Owen Ross	9	2	0.0	33	34
OLB Damien Bennett	5	4	0.0	33	34
CB Damien Roberts	4	1	0.0	33	33
OLB Casey Sutton	4	0	0.0	16	13
S Omar Fregoso	3	2	0.0	28	27
DT Tyler Parker	3	1	0.0	32	29
S Mario Collette	3	0	0.0	5	7
DE Gage Nixon	2	2	2.0	33	34
DT Ellis Ellard	2	1	0.0	20	22
DE Colin Lake	2	1	0.0	25	27
TE Victor Duffy	2	0	---	---	---
CB Elliot Sukova	1	1	0.0	30	33
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Alec Worthy	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Edwin Hutton	0	1	0.0	16	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jon Press	12	5	0.0	17	49
S Josh Devitt	5	1	0.0	17	42
CB Terrell West	5	1	0.0	16	43
DT Derek Jordan	4	1	1.5	13	41
ILB Oliver Baker	4	2	0.0	8	26
CB Walt Collier	3	3	0.0	13	36
OLB Connor Carlson	3	0	0.0	17	49
OLB Tyrell Mills	3	0	0.0	10	25
DE Rodolfo Godfrey	2	1	0.5	15	39
ILB Arnie Newhart	2	3	0.0	16	39
S Omar Owens	1	0	0.0	1	7
DT Rusty Klepfer	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Lester White	1	0	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Nixon	2.0	2	0	34
DE Colin Lake	0.0	2	0	27
ILB Owen Ross	0.0	1	1	34
DT Tyler Parker	0.0	1	0	29
DT Ellis Ellard	0.0	1	0	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	1.5	0	1	2	41
DE Rodolfo Godfrey	0.5	0	3	1	39
DT Lester White	0.0	1	0	0	3
DE Kai Harrison	0.0	0	1	2	44
DT Jackson Bernstein	0.0	0	1	1	5
OLB Connor Carlson	0.0	0	1	0	49
DT Rusty Klepfer	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	4	0	34
S Quinn Hudson	3	1	34
OLB Damien Bennett	3	0	34
CB Damien Roberts	3	0	33
S Omar Fregoso	2	1	27
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	1	0	8
S Mario Collette	1	0	7
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	13
CB Elliot Sukova	0	1	33

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jon Press	6	2	0	49
OLB Connor Carlson	4	0	0	49
CB Terrell West	3	1	0	43
ILB Arnie Newhart	3	0	1	39
CB Walt Collier	3	0	1	36
S Josh Devitt	3	0	0	42
ILB Oliver Baker	2	0	0	26
DT Derek Jordan	2	0	0	41
S Omar Owens	1	0	0	7
DE Rodolfo Godfrey	1	0	0	39
OLB Tyrell Mills	1	0	0	25
DT Rusty Klepfer	1	0	0	15
CB Artie Back	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kennedy Hill	2	6	17	0	49
G Grayson Fecht	2	3	17	1	49
T Michael Schwartz	1	5	17	0	49
T Richie Hardy	0	2	17	0	49
G Parker Wallace	0	0	17	1	49

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Pedro Van Pelt	4	7	0	33	0	34
G Arnold Coomes	2	8	0	33	0	34
G Shaun Humphries	1	5	0	33	2	34
T Mack Sherp	1	5	0	33	0	34
C Lance Erickson	1	3	1	33	0	34
TE Lincoln Turnbull	1	1	0	11	0	14
TE Ben Everett	0	3	0	27	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Wallace	2	9
Kenyon Bishop	1	16
Quinn Hudson	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Davidson	2	16
Omar Owens	1	20
Derek Jordan	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	33	34	10	77
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	33	33	9	75
G Parker Wallace	17	49	---	---	9	75
C Kennedy Hill	17	49	---	---	5	71
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	33	34	3	70
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	33	34	2	69
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	33	34	2	69
QB Mitchell Cheever	17	49	---	---	---	66
G Grayson Fecht	17	49	---	---	---	66
T Michael Schwartz	17	49	---	---	---	66
T Richie Hardy	17	49	---	---	---	66
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	30	33	2	65
TE Victor Duffy	16	47	---	---	---	63
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	32	29	2	63
WR Gavin Newsome	16	46	---	---	---	62
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	28	27	1	56
RB Moses Waters	8	32	---	---	14	54
DE Colin Lake	---	---	25	27	1	53
WR Craig Margolies	13	35	---	---	5	53
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	20	22	2	44
DT Marlon Ackerman	---	---	17	17	7	41
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	16	15	7	38
TE Kelly Nichols	5	26	---	---	2	33
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	16	13	2	31
TE Edgar Andrews	0	10	---	---	19	29
FB Jonathan Wilcox	5	7	---	---	16	28
S Mario Collette	---	---	5	7	16	28
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	---	---	4	8	15	27
WR Devon Ligeski	7	15	---	---	5	27
RB Denzel Buckley	7	18	---	---	---	25
WR Sean Newland	6	7	---	---	8	21
OLB Ralph Griffith	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Kenyon Bishop	2	0	---	---	16	18
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	1	1	8	10
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	4	6	---	10
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Tim Fecht	0	2	---	---	---	2
S Sean Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jorge Hastings	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun Humphries	33	34	---	---	9	76
T Mack Sherp	33	34	---	---	9	76
T Pedro Van Pelt	33	34	---	---	---	67
OLB Connor Carlson	---	---	17	49	1	67
C Lance Erickson	33	34	---	---	---	67
S Jon Press	---	---	17	49	1	67
G Arnold Coomes	33	34	---	---	---	67
QB Bob Filby	33	34	---	---	---	67
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	13	41	13	67
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	16	39	9	64
WR Kim Brooks	31	27	---	---	3	61
DE Kai Harrison	---	---	16	44	1	61
S Josh Devitt	---	---	17	42	1	60
CB Terrell West	---	---	16	43	1	60
WR Jamal Barton	32	27	---	---	---	59
TE Ben Everett	27	30	---	---	---	57
OLB Tyrell Mills	---	---	10	25	21	56
RB Tony Davidson	25	15	---	---	16	56
DE Rodolfo Godfrey	---	---	15	39	1	55
CB Camden Poston	---	---	10	27	14	51
CB Walt Collier	---	---	13	36	1	50
TE Lincoln Turnbull	11	14	---	---	22	47
WR Bryan Coffey	14	23	---	---	8	45
OLB Giovanni Cameron	---	---	8	30	---	38
ILB Oliver Baker	---	---	8	26	---	34
FB Jake Perry	11	7	---	---	15	33
S Omar Owens	---	---	1	7	20	28
DT Rusty Klepfer	---	---	3	15	5	23
WR Terrance Danner	3	0	---	---	15	18
CB Artie Back	---	---	2	10	5	17
RB Irving Fredrickson	6	7	---	---	1	14
RB Tim Burgess	2	12	---	---	---	14
WR Lorenzo Puzzuoli	2	1	---	---	8	11
DT Jackson Bernstein	---	---	0	5	5	10
S Levon Sawyer	---	---	1	9	---	10
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Wes Dempsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bernie Cochrane	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Phil Banks	1	7	---	---	---	8
K Reggie Doxzon	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Lester White	---	---	4	3	---	7
S Jose Dallesandro	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Andy Tinkis	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Howard Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Terry Ifill	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	17	38	2.2
Right	8	52	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	47	30	6	2	0	4	8	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Filby	32	18	3	1	3	3	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	12	91	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	195	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	136	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gavin Newsome	14	11	166	3	46
TE Victor Duffy	11	4	56	1	47
TE Kelly Nichols	5	4	22	0	26
WR Devon Ligeski	5	2	25	1	15
RB Moses Waters	4	4	33	0	32
WR Sean Newland	2	1	3	0	7
RB Denzel Buckley	2	1	5	0	18
TE Edgar Andrews	2	2	33	1	10
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	11	0	7
WR Craig Margolies	1	0	0	0	35

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Coffey	7	5	1	75	1	23
TE Ben Everett	6	3	0	42	0	30
RB Irving Fredrickson	4	2	1	8	0	7
RB Tony Davidson	4	2	0	23	1	15
RB Tim Burgess	3	3	0	41	1	12
TE Phil Banks	2	1	1	3	0	7
WR Kim Brooks	2	0	0	0	0	27
TE Lincoln Turnbull	1	1	0	7	0	14
FB Jake Perry	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Jamal Barton	1	1	0	12	0	27
WR Lorenzo Puzzuoli	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	-1	-1.00	7.67
RB Denzel Buckley	1	-4	-4.00	1.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Irving Fredrickson	2	5	2.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	4	4	21	5.25	7.53

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Filby	4	1	12	3.00	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kelly Nichols	2	2	16	8.00	4.40
WR Gavin Newsome	2	2	5	2.50	11.86

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jake Perry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Phil Banks	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Jamal Barton	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Tony Davidson	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bob Filby	1	0
RB Tony Davidson	1	1
RB Tim Burgess	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	12	8	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Filby	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gavin Newsome	6	4	1
TE Victor Duffy	3	2	2
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	1
TE Kelly Nichols	1	1	1
WR Devon Ligeski	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Coffey	4	3	3
RB Tim Burgess	3	3	1
TE Lincoln Turnbull	1	1	0
TE Phil Banks	1	0	0
TE Ben Everett	1	1	1
WR Jamal Barton	1	1	1
WR Lorenzo Puzzuoli	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (15,100)
End Zone 10,000 (10,900)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (9,600)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (15,100)
End Zone	10,000 (10,900)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (9,600)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,400)