2004 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 2004 · Ford Field
Houston Texans
16
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Detroit LionsWinner
28
DET -3 ✓O 43.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 28–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 23/34 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | -5.8 |
| David Carr | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jonathan Wells | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Coleman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Babin | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 18/25 | 176 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Artose Pinner | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Joey Harrington | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Bryant | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bracy Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Davis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Lehman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cash | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- HOU moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Lions closed -3 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 44 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dom Capers vs Steve Mariucci