2011 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2011 · Reliant Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
10
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Houston TexansWinner
17
ATL -1 upsetU 38.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 17–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
20/47, 267 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-9.1 expected points added · -7.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
12/25, 188 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.0 expected points added · -15.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 20/47 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -9.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 23% | 5.3 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 25% | -4.5 |
| Roddy White | 4 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 36% | -8.6 |
| Harry Douglas | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 11% | 1.8 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sanders | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Peters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antone Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Yates | 12/25 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 31 | 111 | 3.6 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Ben Tate | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| T.J. Yates | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 36% | 4.0 |
| Arian Foster | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16% | 2.3 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 20% | 2.6 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16% | -1.0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Jacoby Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Reed | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Nolan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Dobbins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- ATL moneyline
- -119
- HOU moneyline
- +108
Falcons closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 27 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Gary Kubiak