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2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Reliant Stadium
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New York Jets 24–7 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NYJ
18/31, 272 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
6.3 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
18/33, 166 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-10.8 expected points added · -15.1% completion over expected
-0.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
6/7 for 90 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 10.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 18/31 | 272 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 20 | 107 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Leon Washington | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Mark Sanchez | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 4 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 23% | -2.9 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 6 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 23% | 10.6 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 4 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 26% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Strickland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 18/33 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Texans closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 31 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
| 4.6 |
| Leon Washington | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 19% | -4.5 |
| Brad Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Ben Hartsock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| David Clowney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Jim Leonhard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrelle Revis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Gholston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Westerman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Douglas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -2.2 |
| Chris Brown | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 24% | -3.3 |
| Steve Slaton | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 18% | -3.9 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 21% | -0.8 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -0.5 |
| Andre Davis | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -1.2 |
| Chris Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Jacoby Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Cody | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Bennett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zac Diles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
