2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Reliant Stadium

Kansas City Chiefs

Houston TexansWinner

HOU -3 ✓U 37.5 ✓DomeTexans closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.

Houston Texans 20–3 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · HOU

16/22, 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

5.4 expected points added · +7.2% completion over expected

Passing · KC

22/33, 168 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-8.9 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

16 att, 73 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

10 att, 43 yds, 0 TD

2.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Damon Huard	22/33	168	0	2	3	-8.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Larry Johnson	10	43	4.3	2.0
Michael Bennett	5	24	4.8	-0.1
Eddie Kennison	1	5	5.0	0.0
Damon Huard	1	0	0.0	-1.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Napoleon Harris	5	3	0.0	0	1
Derrick Johnson	7	0	0.0	0	0
Tamba Hali	5	1	0.0	0	0
Benny Sapp	5	0	0.0	0	0
Jarrad Page	3	1	0.0	1	1
Alfonso Boone	3	1	1.0	0	1
Tyron Brackenridge	3	0	0.0	0	0
Donnie Edwards	2	1	1.0	0	0
Ron Edwards	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Schaub	16/22	225	1	1	2	5.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Ahman Green	16	73	4.6	-1.6
Ron Dayne	13	33	2.5	-2.0
Jacoby Jones	1	4	4.0	-0.1
Matt Schaub	1	-1	-1.0	-2.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jamar Fletcher	7	0	0.0	0	0
DeMeco Ryans	6	1	0.0	0	0
Danny Clark	4	2	0.0	0	0
C.C. Brown	2	3	0.0	0	1
Mario Williams	3	1	2.0	0	0
Travis Johnson	2	1	0.0	1	1
Demarcus Faggins	2	0	0.0	0	2
Dunta Robinson	2	0	0.0	1	1
Von Hutchins	2	0	0.0	0	1
N. D. Kalu	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Texans closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 23 — under by 14.5.

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