2012 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 30, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Tennessee Titans
14
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Houston TexansWinner
38
HOU -13 ✓O 44.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 38–14 — 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
20/28, 202 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
10.0 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
17/25, 193 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-14.9 expected points added · +4.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 17/25 | 193 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -14.9 |
| Jake Locker | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Javon Ringer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Wright | 4 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 31% | 2.4 |
| Nate Washington | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19% | 2.1 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 15% | 0.4 |
| Craig Stevens | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 8% | 5.2 |
| Quinn Johnson | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Chris Johnson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Damian Williams | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -9.2 |
| Lavelle Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Taylor Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -8.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Babineaux | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Ayers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurrell Casey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pannel Egboh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 20/28 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 1 | -5.0 |
| Ben Tate | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 6 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 21% | 5.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 21% | 1.5 |
| James Casey | 5 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 18% | 3.6 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11% | 0.8 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Ben Tate | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Dobbins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Braman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -13
- Closing total
- 44.5
- TEN moneyline
- +569
- HOU moneyline
- -700
Texans closed -13 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 52 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Munchak vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.