2007 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 30, 2007 · Georgia Dome
Houston Texans
16
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
26
HOU -2.5 upsetO 39 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 26–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
28/40, 317 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
4.8 expected points added · +13.9% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
23/29, 223 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.3 expected points added · +11.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 28/40 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Matt Schaub | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jameel Cook | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Hutchins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shantee Orr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Maddox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 23/29 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Artose Pinner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Koenen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -2.5
- Closing total
- 39
- HOU moneyline
- -125
- ATL moneyline
- +115
Texans closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 42 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Bobby Petrino