2008 Week 13 · Mon, Dec 1, 2008 · Reliant Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars
17
at
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
25/35, 287 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.8 expected points added · +13.3% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
14/24, 200 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.8 expected points added · -5.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 25/35 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | -5.4 |
| David Garrard | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashean Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daryl Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montell Owens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Ingram | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 14/24 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Matt Turk | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 21 | 130 | 6.2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ryan Moats | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Williams | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwaun Molden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Adibi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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.