Week 1, 2036

played in Tennessee, TN

70 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	10	3	0	-	20
Tennessee Titans	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 4 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
1Q: 01:17 TEN - Jesse Wooden 4 run (Dustin Hines extra point)
2Q: 14:04 HOU - Gavin Newsome 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 08:45 TEN - Jesse Wooden 2 run (Dustin Hines extra point)
2Q: 01:36 HOU - Gage Bensen 21 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Gage Bensen 39 field goal
4Q: 13:27 TEN - Ashton Francis 2 pass from Blake Davison (Dustin Hines extra point)
4Q: 04:31 TEN - Jesse Wooden 2 run (Dustin Hines extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 4 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
1Q: 01:17 TEN - Jesse Wooden 4 run (Dustin Hines extra point)
2Q: 14:04 HOU - Gavin Newsome 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 08:45 TEN - Jesse Wooden 2 run (Dustin Hines extra point)
2Q: 01:36 HOU - Gage Bensen 21 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Gage Bensen 39 field goal
4Q: 13:27 TEN - Ashton Francis 2 pass from Blake Davison (Dustin Hines extra point)
4Q: 04:31 TEN - Jesse Wooden 2 run (Dustin Hines extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 370 346
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 6.27 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 99 94
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.62
Net Passing Yards 271 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 276 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:30 33:30

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	370	346
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	6.27	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	99	94
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.62
Net Passing Yards	271	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	276	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:30	33:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	2:36	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
1	6:59	1:27	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
1	1:06	2:12	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
2	8:35	2:35	OWN 14	5	25	Punt
2	4:11	2:40	OPP 49	10	45	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 25	9	53	Field Goal
3	7:38	2:53	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
4	13:21	3:52	OWN 25	9	35	Downs
4	4:22	2:53	OWN 21	7	77	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	10:31	3:32	OWN 22	6	20	Punt
1	5:32	4:26	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	13:54	5:19	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	6:00	1:49	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
2	1:31	1:16	OWN 40	6	14	Interception
3	10:31	2:53	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
3	4:45	6:24	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
4	9:29	5:07	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 2	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Efrain Milne	9	58	6.44	16	3	0
RB Anthony Riley	7	31	4.43	8	0	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	3	1.50	4	0	1
WR Eduardo Sall	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Craig Margolies	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
RB Bobby Pritchett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jesse Wooden	17	57	3.35	15	1	3
RB Casey Miles	7	35	5.00	8	0	0
QB Blake Davison	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	37	24	276	1/5	1	40	0	96.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Davison	39	29	269	3/17	1	39	1	90.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gavin Newsome	10	17	99	9.90	44	24	1
WR Hugh Hickman	5	5	60	12.00	28	28	0
WR Craig Margolies	3	6	25	8.33	0	11	0
RB Efrain Milne	2	2	21	10.50	18	18	0
TE Drew Armstrong	2	3	53	26.50	27	40	0
WR Eduardo Sall	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Rufus Witt	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ben Mueller	6	10	80	13.33	12	39	0
RB Casey Miles	5	5	47	9.40	11	18	0
WR Mike Leake	5	5	43	8.60	9	19	0
TE Wyatt Bauer	4	4	24	6.00	0	9	0
TE Ashton Francis	3	6	26	8.67	4	24	1
WR Marcus Geisen	2	5	18	9.00	6	19	0
RB Logan Rivera	2	2	15	7.50	6	11	0
RB Jesse Wooden	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Monty Sousa	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edwin Hutton	1	7	7.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Damien Roberts	1	0	0	0
DE Lamont Guthrie	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Leo Nichols	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	3	156	52.0	50.3	56	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Drauch	4	173	43.3	33.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Bensen	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hines	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	1	19	19.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Miles	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	2	59	29.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Olsson	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Quinn Hudson	9	1	0.0	26	42
ILB Owen Ross	8	3	1.0	26	42
S Omar Fregoso	8	3	0.0	24	39
OLB Damien Bennett	6	1	0.0	26	37
DT Tyler Parker	5	0	0.5	25	33
CB Elliot Sukova	5	1	0.0	20	33
CB Damien Roberts	4	3	0.0	26	42
DT Ed Fallon	2	2	0.5	26	32
DE Alexander Moyer	2	0	0.5	23	38
OLB J.J. Kus	2	3	0.0	10	19
S Mario Collette	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Zack Rosano	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0.5	26	42
CB Edwin Hutton	0	2	0.0	15	22

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Conner Kuhnert	8	2	0.0	21	36
OLB Broderick de Groh	5	0	0.0	7	21
S Clay Gilmore	5	0	0.0	20	31
CB Isaiah Miller	4	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Kennedy Tatum	3	2	0.0	13	16
DT Shaun Clemons	3	1	0.0	21	36
DE Cornelius Paswater	3	0	0.0	21	36
DT Roderick Fones	3	0	0.0	21	37
CB Shaun Woody	2	0	0.0	7	23
CB Shirley Wesley	2	0	0.0	17	31
DE Leo Nichols	1	0	1.0	4	15
ILB Ted Roset	1	5	0.0	21	37
S Rob Olsson	1	1	0.0	1	6
WR Ben Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
S Irving Bensen	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Jack Freeman	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE Martin Hutchins	0	1	0.0	17	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	1.0	0	0	42
DT Ed Fallon	0.5	1	1	32
DT Tyler Parker	0.5	1	0	33
DE Gage Nixon	0.5	1	0	42
DE Alexander Moyer	0.5	0	2	38

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leo Nichols	1.0	0	0	15
DT Roderick Fones	0.0	2	0	37
DE Cornelius Paswater	0.0	1	3	36
DT Shaun Clemons	0.0	1	0	36
ILB Ted Roset	0.0	1	0	37
DE Martin Hutchins	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Quinn Hudson	6	0	0	42
S Omar Fregoso	5	1	0	39
CB Elliot Sukova	4	1	0	33
ILB Owen Ross	4	0	0	42
CB Damien Roberts	3	0	0	42
DT Tyler Parker	2	0	0	33
OLB Damien Bennett	2	0	0	37
S Mario Collette	1	0	0	2
DE Gage Nixon	1	0	0	42
OLB J.J. Kus	1	0	0	19
CB Edwin Hutton	0	0	1	22

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clay Gilmore	5	0	31
S Conner Kuhnert	3	0	36
OLB Broderick de Groh	3	0	21
CB Shaun Woody	2	1	23
OLB Kennedy Tatum	2	0	16
DE Cornelius Paswater	2	0	36
CB Isaiah Miller	2	0	35
CB Shirley Wesley	1	0	31
S Rob Olsson	1	0	6
S Irving Bensen	1	0	2
ILB Ted Roset	1	0	37
OLB Jack Freeman	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Terrence Elston	2	5	21	0	38
C Kennedy Hill	2	4	21	0	38
G Parker Wallace	1	4	21	1	38
T Michael Schwartz	1	4	21	0	38
T Richie Hardy	1	2	21	0	38

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bubba Witt	4	5	26	1	42
C Curtis Buchanan	3	7	26	0	42
T Freddie Burke	2	6	26	0	42
T Nathaniel O'Neill	1	3	26	1	42
G Brendan Reilly	1	2	26	1	42
TE Ashton Francis	1	1	26	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Moyer	4	8
Rufus Witt	1	16

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Nichols	2	13
Marco Menoskey	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	26	42	4	72
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	23	38	8	69
G Parker Wallace	21	38	---	---	10	69
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	26	42	---	68
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	26	42	---	68
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	26	42	---	68
G Terrence Elston	21	38	---	---	5	64
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	26	37	---	63
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	24	39	---	63
QB Mitchell Cheever	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Michael Schwartz	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Richie Hardy	21	38	---	---	---	59
C Kennedy Hill	21	38	---	---	---	59
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	25	33	---	58
DT Ed Fallon	---	---	26	32	---	58
WR Gavin Newsome	20	38	---	---	---	58
WR Craig Margolies	18	32	---	---	5	55
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	20	33	---	53
RB Efrain Milne	13	35	---	---	1	49
TE Drew Armstrong	12	29	---	---	2	43
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	15	22	4	41
WR Hugh Hickman	11	19	---	---	1	31
TE Edgar Andrews	8	5	---	---	17	30
OLB J.J. Kus	---	---	10	19	---	29
OLB Zack Rosano	---	---	3	8	17	28
FB Rufus Witt	3	9	---	---	16	28
CB Steve Perry	---	---	4	7	14	25
WR Eduardo Sall	3	12	---	---	9	24
RB Anthony Riley	7	2	---	---	14	23
WR William Mahon	0	1	---	---	16	17
TE Keegan Prior	9	8	---	---	---	17
S Mario Collette	---	---	0	2	14	16
DT Kendrick Talley	---	---	2	9	4	15
DE Lamont Guthrie	---	---	3	5	4	12
DE Kurt Currey	---	---	1	10	---	11
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Gage Bensen	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Bobby Pritchett	1	0	---	---	5	6
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ruben O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ralph Griffith	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Bubba Witt	26	42	---	---	9	77
G Brendan Reilly	26	42	---	---	---	68
QB Blake Davison	26	42	---	---	---	68
C Curtis Buchanan	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Nathaniel O'Neill	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Freddie Burke	26	42	---	---	---	68
TE Ashton Francis	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Mike Leake	25	36	---	---	---	61
DT Roderick Fones	---	---	21	37	2	60
ILB Ted Roset	---	---	21	37	2	60
DT Shaun Clemons	---	---	21	36	2	59
DE Cornelius Paswater	---	---	21	36	2	59
S Conner Kuhnert	---	---	21	36	2	59
CB Isaiah Miller	---	---	21	35	2	58
RB Jesse Wooden	19	32	---	---	1	52
S Clay Gilmore	---	---	20	31	1	52
WR Ben Mueller	23	27	---	---	---	50
CB Shirley Wesley	---	---	17	31	1	49
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	17	26	1	44
RB Casey Miles	7	19	---	---	17	43
WR Monty Sousa	15	20	---	---	5	40
CB Shaun Woody	---	---	7	23	5	35
DE Leo Nichols	---	---	4	15	13	32
CB Marco Menoskey	---	---	6	12	13	31
OLB Kennedy Tatum	---	---	13	16	1	30
OLB Broderick de Groh	---	---	7	21	1	29
OLB Jack Freeman	---	---	12	13	4	29
TE Wyatt Bauer	6	19	---	---	1	26
WR Marcus Geisen	4	8	---	---	13	25
S Rob Olsson	---	---	1	6	14	21
TE Kelly Nichols	2	3	---	---	16	21
OLB Nicky Glover	---	---	0	2	17	19
RB Logan Rivera	3	4	---	---	12	19
WR Donnie Hillson	0	3	---	---	10	13
ILB Jackson Garner	---	---	0	1	8	9
S Irving Bensen	---	---	0	2	5	7
K Dustin Hines	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Marc Drauch	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Montrae Patton	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Buddy Barnette	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Raul Stevenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Thomas Crawford	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Dwight Brooks	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Eugene Wilson	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Damon Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Marco Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	5	48	9.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	17	71	4.2
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	37	24	6	0	3	1	4	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Davison	39	29	2	0	4	2	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	73	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	62	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	124	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	48	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	77	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gavin Newsome	17	10	2	99	3	38
WR Craig Margolies	6	3	0	25	0	32
WR Hugh Hickman	5	5	0	60	2	19
WR Eduardo Sall	3	1	0	11	0	12
TE Drew Armstrong	3	2	1	53	1	29
RB Efrain Milne	2	2	0	21	0	35
FB Rufus Witt	1	1	0	7	0	9

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ben Mueller	10	6	1	80	1	27
TE Ashton Francis	6	3	1	26	1	39
WR Marcus Geisen	5	2	2	18	0	8
RB Casey Miles	5	5	0	47	0	19
WR Mike Leake	5	5	0	43	0	36
TE Wyatt Bauer	4	4	0	24	0	19
RB Logan Rivera	2	2	0	15	0	4
RB Jesse Wooden	1	1	0	12	0	32
WR Monty Sousa	1	1	0	4	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	4	4.00	1.50

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jesse Wooden	6	31	5.17	3.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	6	3	19	3.17	7.46

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Davison	6	5	32	5.33	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gavin Newsome	3	1	3	1.00	5.82
WR Eduardo Sall	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	0	0.00	17.67
WR Craig Margolies	1	1	5	5.00	4.17

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ben Mueller	3	2	14	4.67	8.00
TE Ashton Francis	1	1	2	2.00	4.33
RB Jesse Wooden	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Mike Leake	1	1	4	4.00	8.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Efrain Milne	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Miles	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	10	6	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Davison	14	12	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Margolies	4	2	1
WR Gavin Newsome	2	1	0
WR Hugh Hickman	1	1	0
WR Eduardo Sall	1	0	0
RB Efrain Milne	1	1	1
FB Rufus Witt	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Casey Miles	4	4	3
WR Ben Mueller	3	2	2
TE Wyatt Bauer	2	2	1
WR Mike Leake	2	2	2
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1	0
TE Ashton Francis	1	0	0
RB Logan Rivera	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (20,100)
End Zone 13,100 (14,500)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,900)
Club Seats 12,900 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (20,100)
End Zone	13,100 (14,500)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,900)
Club Seats	12,900 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)