2009 Week 11 · Mon, Nov 23, 2009 · Reliant Stadium
Tennessee TitansWinner
20
at
Houston Texans
17
HOU -4 upsetU 48 ✓
Tennessee Titans 20–17 — 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
25/39, 305 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.2 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
12/22, 116 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.3 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Young | 12/22 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 29 | 151 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Vince Young | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | 4.3 |
| LenDale White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Britt | 4 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 23% | 3.5 |
| Bo Scaife | 4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 32% | -0.2 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14% | 0.8 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 18% | -2.1 |
| Ahmard Hall | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.0 |
| Chris Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
| Lavelle Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brown | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Griffin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Fuller | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mouton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McRath | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford Keglar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 25/39 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Brown | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Steve Slaton | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 29% | 2.4 |
| David Anderson | 5 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 13% | 3.1 |
| Kevin Walter | 4 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 13% | 3.2 |
| Steve Slaton | 5 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 21% | 0.5 |
| James Casey | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 11% | -0.5 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Chris Brown | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Diles | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 48
- TEN moneyline
- +167
- HOU moneyline
- -185
Texans closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 37 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- TEN 8 days · HOU 15 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.