Week 4, 2034

played in California, CA

83 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	3	-	13
California Chargers	0	7	6	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 HOU - Owen Howe 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 06:14 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 38 field goal
2Q: 04:16 CAL - Gavin Schwant 14 pass from Kai Hunter (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
3Q: 11:04 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 44 field goal
3Q: 04:40 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 47 field goal
4Q: 10:16 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 HOU - Owen Howe 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 06:14 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 38 field goal
2Q: 04:16 CAL - Gavin Schwant 14 pass from Kai Hunter (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
3Q: 11:04 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 44 field goal
3Q: 04:40 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 47 field goal
4Q: 10:16 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAL
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 314 304
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 143 132
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 5.11 4.55
Net Passing Yards 171 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 3 27 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.80 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/38 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/16 5/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/65
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 3/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:25 24:35

Team Statistics	HOU	CAL
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	314	304
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	143	132
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	5.11	4.55
Net Passing Yards	171	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 3	27 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.80	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/38	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/16	5/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/65
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	3/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:25	24:35

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	8:09	1:58	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	3:16	4:04	OWN 15	8	47	Interception
2	13:13	2:39	OWN 14	4	19	Punt
2	9:13	3:07	OPP 40	5	19	Field Goal
2	4:06	1:19	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	1:53	1:24	OWN 39	6	40	Interception
3	10:56	1:35	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	4:34	3:13	OWN 25	7	39	Punt
3	0:39	1:07	OWN 35	3	-7	Punt
4	14:24	4:14	OPP 34	8	25	Field Goal
4	8:06	2:25	OWN 12	5	8	Punt
4	4:10	1:37	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	1:46	0:10	OWN 9	1	0	Interception

California Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	1:22	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	6:11	2:55	OWN 16	4	9	Punt
2	14:12	0:59	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	10:34	1:21	OWN 29	3	7	Interception
2	6:06	2:00	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	2:47	0:54	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OPP 45	6	18	Field Goal
3	9:21	4:47	OWN 10	10	60	Field Goal
3	1:21	0:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:32	0:08	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	10:10	2:04	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
4	5:41	1:31	OWN 34	4	41	Field Goal
4	2:33	0:47	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	1:36	1:36	OPP 34	3	22	Game

Game MVP: Tyrus Preston, California Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Moses Waters	14	51	3.64	23	2
RB Adrian Chatham	7	40	5.71	10	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	4	35	8.75	23	2
RB Lukas Vaughn	2	20	10.00	14	1
WR Devon Ligeski	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mitchell Hopper	14	94	6.71	24	5
QB Kai Hunter	6	22	3.67	20	1
RB Griffin Steen	4	16	4.00	9	0
RB Daniel Matlosz	3	8	2.67	7	0
WR Gavin Schwant	2	-8	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	43	25	184	2/13	1	27	3	47.0

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kai Hunter	27	13	172	0/0	1	42	2	50.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Owen Howe	10	16	82	8.20	55	27	1
TE Victor Duffy	4	10	8	2.00	4	9	0
WR Craig Margolies	3	6	29	9.67	3	15	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Moses Waters	2	3	13	6.50	4	8	0
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Derek Newton	1	1	24	24.00	21	24	0
TE Kelly Nichols	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Gavin Newsome	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Mitchell Hopper	4	8	41	10.25	17	16	0
WR Gavin Schwant	2	4	22	11.00	0	14	1
WR Jalen Fuqua	2	8	31	15.50	20	25	0
TE Kevin Burton	2	2	65	32.50	33	42	0
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Sammie Dawkins	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Zach Marroquin	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Tyler Parker	1	0	0.00	0
S Quinn Hudson	1	0	0.00	0

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrus Preston	2	0	0.00	0
ILB Philip Stugg	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	0	0	0
CB Jumbo Lyon	0	1	0	0

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C Myron Mussorgsky	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	8	395	49.4	41.1	60	4

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Galloway	7	361	51.6	49.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie McGillicuddy	3/3	3/3	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Vaughn	5	16	3.2	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Schwant	5	26	5.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Poston	2	65	32.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Quinn Hudson	6	3	0.0	29	27
CB Elliot Sukova	6	0	0.0	24	26
S Richard Ford	6	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Damien Bennett	5	4	0.0	28	27
ILB Owen Ross	5	0	0.0	29	27
CB Joseph Barber	3	0	0.0	27	27
DT Ellis Ellard	2	1	0.0	14	7
OLB Brock Peterson	1	1	0.0	5	2
CB Jason Manley	1	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Owen Howe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Colin Lake	1	0	0.0	22	16
RB Moses Waters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gage Nixon	1	0	0.0	28	26
WR Craig Margolies	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Metzelaars	0	1	0.0	17	24

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Enrique Ramsay	6	1	0.0	28	45
OLB Leonard Robinson	5	1	0.0	28	45
DT D.J. Clark	5	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Dan Brodbelt	5	0	0.0	18	20
CB Heath Poston	5	0	0.0	25	36
DE Martin Hutchins	4	2	1.5	25	36
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	4	0	0.5	26	36
ILB Russell Watt	4	2	0.0	11	28
S Jon Sawyer	4	2	0.0	28	45
S Tyrus Preston	4	1	0.0	28	45
ILB Philip Stugg	3	4	0.0	25	37
CB Steve Perry	2	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Tyrus Muranaka	1	1	0.0	10	25
WR Gavin Schwant	1	0	---	---	---
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	0	---	---	---
S Lorenzo Gadget	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Terry Staggs	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Tre' Burgess	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Nixon	1	1	0	26
DT Colin Lake	0	1	1	16
OLB Ellis Riggins	0	1	0	14
DT Corey Metzelaars	0	1	0	24
DE Martin Murphy	0	1	0	6
OLB Damien Bennett	0	1	0	27

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Martin Hutchins	1.5	1	2	0	36
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	0.5	0	0	1	36
DT D.J. Clark	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Tyrus Muranaka	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Quinn Hudson	2	1	1	27
CB Elliot Sukova	2	1	0	26
OLB Damien Bennett	2	1	0	27
CB Joseph Barber	2	0	0	27
S Richard Ford	2	0	0	27
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	0	0	14
CB Jason Manley	1	0	0	7
ILB Owen Ross	1	0	0	27
DE Tyler Parker	0	0	1	20

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Poston	6	0	0	36
CB Enrique Ramsay	3	0	0	45
S Jon Sawyer	3	0	0	45
S Tyrus Preston	2	1	2	45
ILB Philip Stugg	2	1	1	37
OLB Leonard Robinson	2	0	0	45
CB Steve Perry	1	1	0	16
ILB Russell Watt	1	0	0	28
DE Martin Hutchins	1	0	0	36
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	1	0	0	36
OLB Dan Brodbelt	1	0	0	20
S Lorenzo Gadget	1	0	0	10
CB Terry Staggs	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neal Kinney	4	6	28	1	45
G Parker Wallace	2	6	28	1	45
T Michael Schwartz	2	5	28	0	45
C Rob Carbone	1	6	28	0	45
T Richie Hardy	1	4	28	0	45
FB Jonathan Wilcox	0	1	7	0	11

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Morris Donohue	4	4	29	27
T Scottie Prescott	3	8	29	27
C Myron Mussorgsky	2	6	29	27
G Willie Carter	0	5	29	27
G Antoine Kripper	0	1	29	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Wallace	4	14
Lukas Vaughn	2	26
Buddy Irwin	1	26

California	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Mussorgsky	3	12
Elijah Kosteva	1	21
Daniel Matlosz	1	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Parker Wallace	28	45	---	---	14	87
C Rob Carbone	28	45	---	---	8	81
QB Mitchell Cheever	28	45	---	---	---	73
G Neal Kinney	28	45	---	---	---	73
T Michael Schwartz	28	45	---	---	---	73
T Richie Hardy	28	45	---	---	---	73
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	29	27	15	71
TE Victor Duffy	25	41	---	---	---	66
WR Gavin Newsome	26	38	---	---	---	64
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	29	27	3	59
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	28	27	3	58
CB Joseph Barber	---	---	27	27	3	57
S Richard Ford	---	---	27	27	3	57
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	28	26	3	57
WR Owen Howe	19	37	---	---	---	56
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	24	26	3	53
DE Tyler Parker	---	---	29	20	---	49
DT Corey Metzelaars	---	---	17	24	3	44
WR Craig Margolies	18	20	---	---	5	43
DT Colin Lake	---	---	22	16	---	38
RB Moses Waters	14	23	---	---	---	37
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	20	7	9	36
FB Jonathan Wilcox	7	11	---	---	18	36
WR Derek Newton	9	9	---	---	18	36
RB Lukas Vaughn	2	4	---	---	26	32
RB Adrian Chatham	9	18	---	---	5	32
TE Buddy Irwin	2	3	---	---	26	31
OLB Brock Peterson	---	---	5	2	24	31
CB Jason Manley	---	---	6	7	17	30
TE Kelly Nichols	7	21	---	---	---	28
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	14	7	3	24
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	7	14	---	21
DT Justin Linder	---	---	5	7	7	19
S Mario Collette	---	---	2	0	16	18
DE Martin Murphy	---	---	0	6	10	16
ILB Derek Tauscher	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Devon Ligeski	2	0	---	---	9	11
G Cris Gossage	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kennedy Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Myron Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Willie Wayne	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	0	0	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrus Preston	---	---	28	45	2	75
CB Enrique Ramsay	---	---	28	45	2	75
S Jon Sawyer	---	---	28	45	2	75
OLB Leonard Robinson	---	---	28	45	2	75
C Myron Mussorgsky	29	27	---	---	12	68
G Antoine Kripper	29	27	---	---	10	66
T Morris Donohue	29	27	---	---	10	66
CB Heath Poston	---	---	25	36	5	66
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	25	36	2	63
ILB Philip Stugg	---	---	25	37	1	63
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	---	---	26	36	1	63
T Scottie Prescott	29	27	---	---	---	56
QB Kai Hunter	29	27	---	---	---	56
G Willie Carter	29	27	---	---	---	56
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	21	32	1	54
TE Kevin Burton	25	27	---	---	---	52
OLB Dan Brodbelt	---	---	18	20	13	51
WR Gavin Schwant	20	21	---	---	8	49
WR Jalen Fuqua	26	23	---	---	---	49
ILB Russell Watt	---	---	11	28	2	41
CB Steve Perry	---	---	14	16	9	39
OLB Tyrus Muranaka	---	---	10	25	1	36
RB Mitchell Hopper	15	20	---	---	---	35
TE Bernie Palos	3	4	---	---	27	34
WR Zach Marroquin	16	13	---	---	4	33
WR Marcus Geisen	9	3	---	---	20	32
FB Frankie Stewart	8	4	---	---	20	32
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	5	16	9	30
DT Elijah Kosteva	---	---	2	6	21	29
CB Terry Staggs	---	---	3	8	17	28
OLB Myron Werner	---	---	0	0	24	24
RB Daniel Matlosz	3	1	---	---	19	23
TE Sammie Dawkins	7	13	---	---	---	20
S Trevor Barton	---	---	0	0	17	17
S Lorenzo Gadget	---	---	6	10	1	17
RB Griffin Steen	10	6	---	---	---	16
DT Aidan Farley	---	---	5	7	---	12
WR Quinn Huie	3	0	---	---	9	12
P Joel Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Shaquille Page	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Weston Reed	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Ezekiel Shapiro	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jackie McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Ian Ireson	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Elijah Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Eric Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	15	88	5.9
Right	7	50	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	9	74	8.2
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	43	25	3	1	6	3	4	1	3

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kai Hunter	27	13	3	1	1	3	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	61	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	81	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	77	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Owen Howe	16	10	2	82	2	37
TE Victor Duffy	10	4	1	8	0	41
WR Craig Margolies	6	3	0	29	0	20
RB Moses Waters	3	2	1	13	0	23
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	0	12	0	11
WR Gavin Newsome	2	1	1	3	0	38
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	0	12	0	18
WR Derek Newton	1	1	0	24	1	9
TE Kelly Nichols	1	1	0	1	0	21

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jalen Fuqua	8	2	0	31	1	23
RB Mitchell Hopper	8	4	0	41	0	20
WR Gavin Schwant	4	2	0	22	0	21
TE Sammie Dawkins	2	1	1	7	0	13
TE Kevin Burton	2	2	0	65	2	27
WR Zach Marroquin	2	1	0	5	0	13
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1	0	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Moses Waters	1	5	5.00	3.64

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kai Hunter	2	-2	-1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	4	3	6	1.50	4.28

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kai Hunter	1	1	14	14.00	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	4	4.00	0.80
WR Owen Howe	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.13
WR Gavin Newsome	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gavin Schwant	1	1	14	14.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Moses Waters	1	0

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	0
RB Griffin Steen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	13	5	3

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kai Hunter	10	5	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Owen Howe	4	2	0
WR Craig Margolies	4	2	2
TE Victor Duffy	2	0	0
RB Moses Waters	2	1	1
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0

California	Targ	Catch
WR Gavin Schwant	3	1
RB Mitchell Hopper	3	2
WR Jalen Fuqua	2	0
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1
TE Sammie Dawkins	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)