Week 2, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	8	8	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	14	21	0	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 ATL - Matt Jones 12 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
1Q: 06:55 ATL - Michael Vick 2 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
1Q: 01:16 HOU - Clyde Carpenter 24 field goal
2Q: 10:22 ATL - Braylon Edwards 10 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 06:22 ATL - Freddie Smithen 2 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Matt Jones 23 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Toby Carr 7 pass from Kyle Boller (Kyle Boller pass to Bryan Kidman for conversion)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Travis Wilson 29 pass from Kyle Boller (Kyle Boller pass to Kendrick Vance for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 ATL - Matt Jones 12 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
1Q: 06:55 ATL - Michael Vick 2 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
1Q: 01:16 HOU - Clyde Carpenter 24 field goal
2Q: 10:22 ATL - Braylon Edwards 10 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 06:22 ATL - Freddie Smithen 2 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Matt Jones 23 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Toby Carr 7 pass from Kyle Boller (Kyle Boller pass to Bryan Kidman for conversion)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Travis Wilson 29 pass from Kyle Boller (Kyle Boller pass to Kendrick Vance for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 346 366
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 5.49 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 66 141
- Rushing Attempts 14 39
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.62
Net Passing Yards 280 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 2 21 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 10.71
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/39 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/125 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 2/2 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	346	366
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	5.49	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	66	141
- Rushing Attempts	14	39
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.62
Net Passing Yards	280	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 2	21 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	10.71
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/39	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/125	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	2/2	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	1:30	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
1	6:44	5:36	OWN 20	9	73	Field Goal
2	10:12	1:15	OWN 41	2	16	Fumble
2	6:12	1:34	OWN 47	4	19	Punt
2	1:55	0:51	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	6:30	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	6:26	3:00	OWN 32	5	8	Punt
4	14:50	1:04	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	10:17	3:12	OWN 23	9	62	Interception
4	4:48	1:12	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
4	3:28	1:41	OWN 42	8	22	Downs
4	1:09	0:36	OWN 30	4	9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	8:07	1:23	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
1	1:08	5:56	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	8:57	2:45	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	4:38	2:43	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 30	3	15	Half
3	8:30	2:04	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	3:26	3:36	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	13:46	3:29	OWN 36	5	48	Missed FG
4	7:05	2:17	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
4	1:47	0:38	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 39	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Carr	8	32	4.00	12	1
Devin Maxwell	5	32	6.40	13	1
Kyle Boller	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freddie Smithen	29	110	3.79	35	1	1
Michael Vick	5	12	2.40	7	0	1
Wes Elkon	5	19	3.80	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Boller	46	26	307	3/27	2	32	2	73.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	21	19	225	0/0	3	47	0	150.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Wilson	9	14	119	13.22	5	30	1
RB Toby Carr	6	8	31	5.17	6	10	1
WR Patrick Lucas	4	5	65	16.25	16	32	0
WR Max Mieske	3	5	43	14.33	1	21	0
WR Sam Kaplan	3	11	40	13.33	4	16	0
RB Devin Maxwell	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Bryan Kidman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Orr	5	6	88	17.60	14	47	0
WR Braylon Edwards	4	4	43	10.75	0	13	1
WR Matt Jones	3	3	44	14.67	5	23	2
RB Freddie Smithen	2	3	23	11.50	12	18	0
FB Kenneth Ragon	2	2	8	4.00	6	4	0
TE Danny Clinton	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Lance Prior	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Wes Elkon	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chad Greenway	1	5	5.00	0
CB J.R. Andrews	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Kyle Boller	2	0
Toby Carr	1	0
Sam Kaplan	1	0
Daryl Zimmerman	0	1
Jeremy Sanches	0	1
Max Mieske	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Kendall Grant	1	1
Nick Collins	0	2
Allen Roche	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Koch	4	181	45.3	31.3	60	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Dodge	4	169	42.3	32.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Edinger	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwaan Randle El	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Andrews	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwaan Randle El	2	62	31.0	0
Everett Schneider	2	63	31.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	1	32	32.0	0
Dixon Ouellette	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brady Stensrud	7	0	0.0	39	21
S Norm Schechter	6	0	0.0	14	7
ILB Alonzo Ola	5	3	0.0	22	11
DE Irv Bissel	5	0	0.0	12	5
DE Richard Horner	4	3	0.0	34	20
S Zack Foreman	4	0	0.0	18	14
ILB Ike Niffenegger	3	9	0.0	33	19
CB Willie Barrett	3	0	0.0	33	19
S Thurman Falk	3	0	0.0	27	13
DT Arnie Wayne	2	2	0.0	39	20
CB Ricardo Bradford	2	1	0.0	30	18
S Everett Schneider	2	0	0.0	8	3
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	1	1	0.0	32	17
CB Willie Andrews	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Jerome Saylors	1	0	0.0	33	17
DE Roosevelt Wolfe	1	0	0.0	19	8
OLB J.J. Porter	1	0	0.0	10	3
WR Max Mieske	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sam Kaplan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Larry Osborne	1	0	0.0	20	13
OLB Steven Shelton	0	1	0.0	4	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tommy Tatum	7	0	0.0	11	44
ILB Chad Greenway	5	1	1.0	13	46
CB Doug Tietsworth	5	1	0.0	14	48
S Nick Collins	4	0	0.5	14	48
OLB Allen Roche	4	2	0.0	14	49
DE Kendall Grant	3	3	1.0	13	47
S Drayton Florence	3	0	0.0	13	46
S Kent Freeman	2	3	0.0	3	21
CB J.R. Andrews	2	1	0.0	14	48
DT Brad Morales	2	0	0.0	11	29
DT Jose Burks	2	0	0.0	13	46
DE Will Smith	1	1	0.5	13	48
OLB Lance Fryer	1	0	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Alonzo Ola	1	0	11
DE Larry Osborne	1	0	13
OLB Brady Stensrud	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendall Grant	1.0	1	1	47
ILB Chad Greenway	1.0	0	0	46
DE Will Smith	0.5	1	2	48
S Nick Collins	0.5	0	0	48

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	PPlay
S Zack Foreman	3	14
ILB Alonzo Ola	3	11
ILB Ike Niffenegger	3	19
DE Irv Bissel	2	5
CB Ricardo Bradford	2	18
S Thurman Falk	2	13
S Everett Schneider	1	3
CB Willie Barrett	1	19
S Norm Schechter	1	7
CB Willie Andrews	1	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Tietsworth	4	1	0	48
ILB Chad Greenway	4	0	1	46
CB Tommy Tatum	4	0	0	44
OLB Allen Roche	3	1	0	49
S Nick Collins	3	1	0	48
CB J.R. Andrews	2	2	1	48
S Drayton Florence	2	1	0	46
S Kent Freeman	2	1	0	21
DT Brad Morales	1	0	0	29
DT Jose Burks	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Sanches	2	5	14	2	43
Daryl Zimmerman	2	4	12	1	37
Casey Buchanan	1	2	11	0	38
Nat Dorsey	1	1	11	0	34
Dan Tate	0	1	12	0	41

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyler Reed	4	10	1	30	17
Andre Polston	3	3	1	39	21
Kenneth Ragon	2	3	0	19	11
Darnell Dunlap	1	5	0	31	18
Kevin Wyrick	0	6	0	19	4
Henry Escamilla	0	5	0	29	21
Blake Ellis	0	2	0	23	19
Zach Stephenson	0	2	0	8	3

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Andrews	2	14
Bryan Kidman	1	14
Marlon Adjemian	1	5
Antwaan Randle El	0	14
Devin Maxwell	0	13
Willie Barrett	0	11
D'Qwell Jackson	0	11
Sherman Lando	0	10
Patrick Lucas	0	10
Everett Schneider	0	9
Max Mieske	0	9
Sam Kaplan	0	9
Ike Niffenegger	0	9
Larry Coleman	0	8
Ricardo Bradford	0	8
Alonzo Ola	0	6
Norbert Zorn	0	6
Butch Burnett	0	5
Arnie Wayne	0	5
Skip Lee	0	5
Clyde Carpenter	0	5
Irv Bissel	0	4
Daryl Zimmerman	0	4
Zack Foreman	0	4
Sam Koch	0	4
Casey Buchanan	0	3
Nat Dorsey	0	2
Toby Carr	0	2
Thurman Falk	0	2
Norm Schechter	0	1
Travis Wilson	0	1
Jerome Saylors	0	1
Erik Marshall	0	1
Richard Horner	0	1
Brady Stensrud	0	1
Kendrick Vance	0	1
Larry Osborne	0	1
Steven Shelton	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
LenDale White	2	19
Bob Bright	1	15
Adrian Weddle	1	13
Les Sutton	1	9
Henry Escamilla	1	5
Gerald Knight	0	16
Lorenzo Deshell	0	15
Matt Jones	0	14
Dixon Ouellette	0	12
Danny Clinton	0	9
Tommy Tatum	0	8
Kent Freeman	0	8
Paul Edinger	0	7
Morris James	0	7
Andrew Whitworth	0	5
Zach Stephenson	0	5
Walter Rayford	0	5
J.R. Andrews	0	5
Tyler Reed	0	4
Kenneth Ragon	0	4
Lance Prior	0	4
Lee Dodge	0	4
Lance Fryer	0	4
Allen Roche	0	3
Doug Tietsworth	0	3
Drayton Florence	0	2
Chad Greenway	0	2
Brad Morales	0	2
Wes Elkon	0	2
Will Smith	0	1
Braylon Edwards	0	1
Nick Collins	0	1
J.J. Bradetich	0	1
Jose Burks	0	1
Keith Caleca	0	1
Kendall Ward	0	1
Kevin Wyrick	0	1
Kendall Grant	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	9	55	6.1
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	24	107	4.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Boller	46	26	5	3	3	7	3	0	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	21	19	2	0	0	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	125	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	104	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	69	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Wilson	14	9	0	119	3	40
WR Sam Kaplan	11	3	2	40	0	32
RB Toby Carr	8	6	0	31	0	32
WR Patrick Lucas	5	4	0	65	1	26
WR Max Mieske	5	3	1	43	1	35
RB Devin Maxwell	2	1	0	9	0	14
TE Bryan Kidman	1	0	0	0	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Orr	6	5	88	1	16
WR Braylon Edwards	4	4	43	0	17
WR Matt Jones	3	3	44	1	7
RB Freddie Smithen	3	2	23	0	11
FB Kenneth Ragon	2	2	8	0	11
TE Danny Clinton	1	1	13	0	11
TE Lance Prior	1	1	-1	0	9
RB Wes Elkon	1	1	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Carr	2	0	0.00	4.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Smithen	7	26	3.71	3.79
Michael Vick	1	2	2.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Boller	6	3	16	2.67	6.67

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	2	22	11.00	10.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Toby Carr	3	2	10	3.33	3.88
WR Sam Kaplan	2	0	0	0.00	3.64
WR Max Mieske	1	1	6	6.00	8.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	1	1	12	12.00	14.67
WR Braylon Edwards	1	1	10	10.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Devin Maxwell	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Freddie Smithen	6	2
Michael Vick	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Boller	11	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	5	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Toby Carr	4	4	1
WR Sam Kaplan	3	0	0
WR Travis Wilson	2	1	1
WR Patrick Lucas	1	1	1
RB Devin Maxwell	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	2	2	1
WR Jonathan Orr	2	2	2
TE Danny Clinton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)