Week 1, 2015

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	7	0	7	7	-	21
Houston Texans	7	13	14	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 TEN - Neal Matthews 7 run (Mark Craig extra point)
1Q: 00:23 HOU - Devin Maxwell 1 run (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Sam Kaplan 2 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Travis Wilson 31 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:09 HOU - Devin Maxwell 6 run (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 06:29 TEN - Vernon Wischer 5 run (Mark Craig extra point)
3Q: 00:08 HOU - Patrick Lucas 6 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 09:36 TEN - Kelly Perry 4 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 TEN - Neal Matthews 7 run (Mark Craig extra point)
1Q: 00:23 HOU - Devin Maxwell 1 run (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Sam Kaplan 2 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Travis Wilson 31 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:09 HOU - Devin Maxwell 6 run (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 06:29 TEN - Vernon Wischer 5 run (Mark Craig extra point)
3Q: 00:08 HOU - Patrick Lucas 6 pass from Kyle Boller (Clyde Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 09:36 TEN - Kelly Perry 4 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 8 12
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 359
- Offensive Plays 57 60
- Yards per Play 5.70 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 135 192
- Rushing Attempts 19 41
- Yards per Rush 7.11 4.68
Net Passing Yards 190 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 2 19 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 198 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 8.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/106 4/115
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	8	12
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	359
- Offensive Plays	57	60
- Yards per Play	5.70	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	135	192
- Rushing Attempts	19	41
- Yards per Rush	7.11	4.68
Net Passing Yards	190	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 2	19 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	198	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	8.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/106	4/115
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	10:45	4:17	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	0:13	1:09	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
2	10:03	1:33	OWN 13	5	11	Interception
2	6:01	2:43	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	1:41	0:53	OWN 43	3	-8	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 33	1	-1	Half
3	11:00	4:38	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	3:49	1:44	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	15:00	5:34	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	7:50	4:16	OWN 20	9	68	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	2:11	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	6:28	6:15	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	14:04	4:01	OWN 3	7	35	Punt
2	8:30	2:29	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
2	3:18	1:37	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:33	OPP 33	3	7	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	6:22	2:33	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	2:05	2:05	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
4	9:26	1:36	OPP 47	4	25	Interception
4	3:34	3:34	OWN 12	8	24	Game

Game MVP: Nat Dorsey, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Matthews	9	23	2.56	7	0	1
Vernon Wischer	7	103	14.71	33	4	1
Larry Gibson	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Carr	20	96	4.80	20	1	0
Devin Maxwell	17	82	4.82	11	2	2
Kyle Boller	4	14	3.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Gibson	37	25	198	1/8	1	19	2	67.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Boller	19	15	167	0/0	3	39	1	120.9

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mario Grier	11	13	91	8.27	12	17	0
WR Sedrick Arnold	5	10	40	8.00	11	19	0
WR Kelly Perry	4	5	39	9.75	0	14	1
RB Neal Matthews	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Gilbert Stachelski	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Howard McBee	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
TE Chad Hamner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Lamar Cucina	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Kaplan	4	5	54	13.50	4	39	1
WR Travis Wilson	3	3	39	13.00	0	31	1
WR Max Mieske	3	4	50	16.67	3	20	0
FB Larry Coleman	2	2	8	4.00	10	9	0
RB Toby Carr	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Patrick Lucas	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Devin Maxwell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Bryan Kidman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Norbert Zorn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB T.J. Rushing	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Barrett	1	14	14.00	0
CB Ricardo Bradford	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mario Grier	1	0	0	0
Vernon Wischer	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gus Cook	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Juan Follette	4	169	42.3	37.8	49	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Koch	3	150	50.0	46.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Craig	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Carpenter	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Brock	2	10	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwaan Randle El	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg
Mario Grier	2	42	21.0
Marlon Stone	2	42	21.0
Kelly Brock	1	22	22.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Schneider	4	115	28.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Walter Coursen	8	5	0.0	40	19
OLB B.J. Webster	7	0	0.0	37	16
ILB Jon Foster	6	4	0.0	40	18
DE Ty Warren	6	3	0.0	38	18
DT Cornell Rosenbaum	3	1	0.0	31	13
CB T.J. Rushing	3	0	0.0	34	17
DE Cris Farrell	2	2	0.0	32	14
DT Marcus Tubbs	2	1	0.0	20	9
CB Kent Mull	2	1	0.0	22	13
DT Harvey James	2	1	0.0	25	12
CB Marlon Stone	2	1	0.0	37	15
S Roman Harper	2	0	0.0	37	17
OLB Gilbert Claire	2	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Emmanuel Oswald	1	2	0.0	17	8
S Johnny Butler	1	1	0.0	4	3
WR Lamar Cucina	1	0	---	---	---
FB Gilbert Stachelski	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joey Vance	1	0	0.0	9	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brady Stensrud	8	2	1.0	19	38
CB Willie Barrett	6	2	0.0	18	37
CB Ricardo Bradford	6	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Alonzo Ola	5	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Ike Niffenegger	4	1	0.0	16	36
S Jerome Saylors	3	1	0.0	17	37
S Thurman Falk	2	1	0.0	15	35
S Zack Foreman	1	2	0.0	12	32
QB Kyle Boller	1	0	---	---	---
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	0.0	11	26
DT Arnie Wayne	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Richard Horner	1	0	0.0	18	36
DT Gus Cook	1	0	0.0	16	37
OLB J.J. Porter	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Norm Schechter	0	2	0.0	5	2
S Everett Schneider	0	1	0.0	7	13
DE Larry Osborne	0	1	0.0	13	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harvey James	0.0	0	1	0	12

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brady Stensrud	1.0	0	0	0	38
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Irv Bissel	0.0	0	1	1	2
DT Gus Cook	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Walter Coursen	3	0	0	19
CB T.J. Rushing	2	1	1	17
OLB Gilbert Claire	2	0	0	4
OLB B.J. Webster	2	0	0	16
ILB Jon Foster	2	0	0	18
CB Kent Mull	1	0	0	13
OLB Emmanuel Oswald	1	0	0	8
S Johnny Butler	1	0	0	3
CB Marlon Stone	1	0	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Barrett	6	2	1	37
CB Ricardo Bradford	5	0	1	34
ILB Ike Niffenegger	3	0	0	36
S Thurman Falk	3	0	0	35
S Jerome Saylors	2	0	0	37
OLB Brady Stensrud	2	0	0	38
ILB Alonzo Ola	2	0	0	7
S Zack Foreman	1	0	0	32
DT Gus Cook	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neal Hastings	4	5	17	1	33
Gabe Griffith	1	4	10	0	17
Richard Hipp	1	3	11	0	31
Junius Coston	1	2	19	0	37
Rashad Butler	1	2	17	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nat Dorsey	8	12	0	33	12
Casey Buchanan	6	7	0	37	17
Daryl Zimmerman	2	3	1	31	15
Dan Tate	2	3	0	34	16
Larry Coleman	1	3	0	13	3
Bryan Kidman	1	2	0	30	12
Marlon Adjemian	1	1	0	8	8
Jeremy Sanches	0	6	0	40	18

Special Teams Statistics

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wischer	1	16
Gilbert Claire	1	14
Johnny Butler	1	10
Neal Matthews	1	6
Junius Coston	1	4
Kelly Brock	0	16
Lamar Cucina	0	13
Chad Hamner	0	13
Erik Burks	0	13
Emmanuel Oswald	0	11
Gilbert Stachelski	0	11
Leroy Hill	0	8
Howard McBee	0	7
Mario Grier	0	6
Marlon Stone	0	6
Antonio Smithson	0	5
Gus Mahoney	0	4
Gabe Griffith	0	4
Hunter Baker	0	4
Mark Craig	0	4
Juan Follette	0	4
R.J. Rivera	0	4
Lofa Tatupu	0	3
Kent Mull	0	2
Roman Harper	0	2
Ty Warren	0	1
T.J. Rushing	0	1
Cornell Rosenbaum	0	1
Walter Coursen	0	1
Cris Farrell	0	1
Harvey James	0	1
Rodney Beaulieu	0	1
Jon Foster	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Andrews	4	13
Norbert Zorn	1	13
Sam Kaplan	1	13
Everett Schneider	1	12
Antwaan Randle El	0	15
Devin Maxwell	0	13
Ricardo Bradford	0	13
Sherman Lando	0	11
Patrick Lucas	0	11
J.J. Porter	0	9
Bryan Kidman	0	8
Ike Niffenegger	0	8
Clyde Carpenter	0	7
Larry Coleman	0	5
Irv Bissel	0	4
Zack Foreman	0	4
Marlon Adjemian	0	4
Skip Lee	0	4
Roosevelt Wolfe	0	4
Alonzo Ola	0	4
Steven Shelton	0	4
Butch Burnett	0	3
Sam Koch	0	3
Casey Buchanan	0	3
Kendrick Vance	0	3
Fernando Hall	0	2
Toby Carr	0	1
Willie Barrett	0	1
Travis Wilson	0	1
D'Qwell Jackson	0	1
Erik Marshall	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	36	12.0
Middle	12	84	7.0
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	64	4.9
Middle	19	106	5.6
Right	8	24	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Gibson	37	25	0	3	2	2	2	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Boller	19	15	3	0	1	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	19	124	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	24	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	70	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mario Grier	13	11	1	91	31
WR Sedrick Arnold	10	5	1	40	22
WR Kelly Perry	5	4	0	39	21
RB Neal Matthews	3	2	0	10	20
FB Gilbert Stachelski	2	1	0	0	21
TE Chad Hamner	2	1	0	4	27
WR Lamar Cucina	1	0	0	0	10
TE Howard McBee	1	1	0	14	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Kaplan	5	4	0	54	1	13
WR Max Mieske	4	3	0	50	1	13
WR Travis Wilson	3	3	0	39	1	16
FB Larry Coleman	2	2	0	8	0	3
RB Toby Carr	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Patrick Lucas	1	1	0	6	0	7
RB Devin Maxwell	1	1	0	4	0	7
TE Bryan Kidman	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Norbert Zorn	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Matthews	2	10	5.00	2.56
Vernon Wischer	2	4	2.00	14.71

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devin Maxwell	6	21	3.50	4.82
Toby Carr	3	11	3.67	4.80
Kyle Boller	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Gibson	7	6	26	3.71	5.35

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Boller	4	4	25	6.25	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Arnold	3	2	7	2.33	4.00
WR Mario Grier	2	2	11	5.50	7.00
WR Kelly Perry	1	1	4	4.00	7.80
TE Chad Hamner	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Lucas	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Travis Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	13.00
WR Max Mieske	1	1	11	11.00	12.50
WR Sam Kaplan	1	1	2	2.00	10.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Matthews	1	1
Larry Gibson	1	0
Vernon Wischer	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Devin Maxwell	4	2
Toby Carr	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Gibson	8	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Boller	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mario Grier	3	3	1
WR Sedrick Arnold	2	0	0
WR Lamar Cucina	1	0	0
WR Kelly Perry	1	1	1
FB Gilbert Stachelski	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Kaplan	2	1	1
RB Toby Carr	1	1	0
WR Max Mieske	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,100)
End Zone 13,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,100)
End Zone	13,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)