2007 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2007 · Reliant Stadium
Tennessee TitansWinner
38
at
Houston Texans
36
HOU -2 upsetO 37.5 ✓Dome
Tennessee Titans 38–36 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
22/35, 290 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
6.6 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
25/42, 280 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.2 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 25/42 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LenDale White | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 1 | -3.3 |
| Chris Henry | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Roydell Williams | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Harper | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Hope | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Bulluck | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Calvin Lowry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Haynesworth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Nickey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 22/35 | 290 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 5/9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Von Hutchins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| C.C. Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Winston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -2
- Closing total
- 37.5
- TEN moneyline
- +118
- HOU moneyline
- -128
Texans closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 74 — over by 36.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.