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2008 Week 13 · Mon, Dec 1, 2008 · Reliant Stadium

Jacksonville Jaguars

17

Houston TexansWinner

30

HOU -3 ✓U 48.5 ✓

Houston Texans 30–17.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · JAX

David GarrardQB

25/35, 287 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.8 expected points added · +13.3% completion over expected

Passing · HOU

Sage RosenfelsQB

14/24, 200 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.8 expected points added · -5.1% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Steve SlatonRB

21 att, 130 yds, 2 TD

2.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · JAX

Fred TaylorRB

9 att, 67 yds, 1 TD

5.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Jacksonville Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
David Garrard25/35287113-1.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Fred Taylor9677.415.0
Maurice Jones-Drew12494.10-5.4
David Garrard5102.00-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Gerald Sensabaugh410.000
Brian Williams410.001
Mike Peterson310.000
Reggie Nelson220.001
Rashean Mathis300.011
Daryl Smith300.000
Justin Durant300.000
John Henderson120.001
Montell Owens200.000
Clint Ingram200.000

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Sage Rosenfels14/242001100.8
Matt Turk0/10000-2.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Steve Slaton211306.222.6
Sage Rosenfels221.001.2
Ryan Moats2-1-0.50-1.0
Jacoby Jones1-5-5.00-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Eugene Wilson700.000
Nick Ferguson520.000
Kevin Bentley430.000
Jacques Reeves600.013
Mario Williams413.000
Dunta Robinson400.000
DeMeco Ryans310.000
Antwaun Molden400.000
Anthony Weaver120.000
Xavier Adibi210.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
HOU -3
Closing total
48.5
JAX moneyline
+155
HOU moneyline
-165

Texans closed -3 and covered, winning by 13.

Total closed 48.5; the game landed 47 — under by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Reliant Stadium
Roof / surface
open · grass
Kickoff weather
Referee
Scott Green
Rest
JAX 8 days · HOU 8 days
Coaches
Jack Del Rio vs Gary Kubiak

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.