2008 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2008 · Reliant Stadium
Tennessee Titans
12
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Houston TexansWinner
13
TEN -3 upsetU 45 ✓
Houston Texans 13–12 — 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
23/39, 284 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-6.9 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
15/33, 181 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-8.3 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 15/33 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| LenDale White | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Kerry Collins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Justin McCareins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin McCareins | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 100% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Griffin | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Haynesworth | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Ford | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 23/39 | 284 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 24 | 100 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bentley | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DelJuan Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TEN -3
- Closing total
- 45
- TEN moneyline
- -143
- HOU moneyline
- +133
Titans closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 25 — under by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- 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.