2009 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2009 · Edward Jones Dome
Houston TexansWinner
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St. Louis Rams
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HOU -14 no coverU 43.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 16–13 — 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
28/40, 367 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
16.2 expected points added · +11.7% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
9/10 for 196 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 11.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 28/40 | 367 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moats | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Chris Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | -4.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 9 | 10 | 196 | 0 | 27% | 11.8 |
| Kevin Walter | 4 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 16% | 1.7 |
| Joel Dreessen | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 11% | 2.3 |
| David Anderson | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 14% | 1.9 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -0.2 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | -3.5 |
| Chris Brown | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -1.0 |
| Vonta Leach | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pollard | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Smith | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Adibi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -14
- Closing total
- 43.5
- HOU moneyline
- -900
- STL moneyline
- +720
Texans closed -14, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 29 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Steve Spagnuolo