2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · EverBank Field
Houston TexansWinner
27
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Jacksonville Jaguars
7
HOU -6.5 ✓U 40 ✓
Houston Texans 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
26/35, 195 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
5.4 expected points added · +6.7% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
7/19, 53 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-12.9 expected points added · -23.8% completion over expected
Receiving · JAX
3/6 for 49 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · -0.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 26/35 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Ben Tate | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Justin Forsett | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 6 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 26% | 1.5 |
| Arian Foster | 6 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 20% | -0.7 |
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11% | 1.7 |
| Ben Tate | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| James Casey | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Nading | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Gabbert | 7/19 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -12.9 |
| Chad Henne | 2/2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Chad Henne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Robinson | 3 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 29% | -0.6 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14% | -1.6 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | -0.5 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Zach Potter | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Cecil Shorts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -1.0 |
| Justin Blackmon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19% | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Allen | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawan Landry | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Alualu | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Middleton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Bosworth | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Mincey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Lowery | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -6.5
- Closing total
- 40
- HOU moneyline
- -275
- JAX moneyline
- +244
Texans closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 40; the game landed 34 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- EverBank Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- David White
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · JAX 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Mike Mularkey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.