2009 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2009 · Reliant Stadium
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
31
at
Houston Texans
24
HOU -4 upsetO 47 ✓Dome
Jacksonville Jaguars 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
26/35, 300 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
14.1 expected points added · +11.1% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
18/30, 214 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
11.1 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 18/30 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 4.0 |
| David Garrard | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Rashad Jennings | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sims-Walker | 6 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 33% | 1.6 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 23% | 3.5 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 23% | -1.1 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | 0.8 |
| Ernest Wilford | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Rashad Jennings | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Smith | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Durant | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Alexander | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Ingram | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Cox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montavious Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 26/35 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Chris Brown | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Walter | 7 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 20% | 8.5 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 20% | 3.1 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 20% | 5.7 |
| Steve Slaton | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 9% | 2.6 |
| Jacoby Jones | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 9% | 0.4 |
| David Anderson | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
| Vonta Leach | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.4 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Bennett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaun Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zac Diles | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 47
- JAX moneyline
- +180
- HOU moneyline
- -200
Texans closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 55 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Jack Del Rio vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.