2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Houston Texans
16
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Oakland RaidersWinner
27
HOU -7 upset43 push
Oakland Raiders 27–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
19/36, 255 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-8.2 expected points added · -8.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 19/36 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominique Barber | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Raiders
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -7
- Closing total
- 43
- HOU moneyline
- -285
- OAK moneyline
- +265
Texans closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 48°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · OAK 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Tom Cable