2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · LP Field
Houston Texans
12
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Tennessee TitansWinner
31
TEN -5 ✓O 40 ✓
Tennessee Titans 31–12 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TEN
14/26, 189 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.1 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
17/37, 188 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-23.4 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 17/37 | 188 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -23.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Chris Taylor | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Matt Schaub | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Demps | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaun Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Reeves | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| C.C. Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 14/26 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 0 | -1.9 |
| LenDale White | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Ahmard Hall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fowler | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Haynesworth | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric King | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jevon Kearse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donnie Nickey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TEN -5
- Closing total
- 40
- HOU moneyline
- —
- TEN moneyline
- —
Titans closed -5 and covered, winning by 19.
Total closed 40; the game landed 43 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- LP Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 80°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- HOU 14 days · TEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Jeff Fisher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.