2012 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 14, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Green Bay PackersWinner
42
at
Houston Texans
24
HOU -4 upsetO 46.5 ✓Dome
Green Bay Packers 42–24 — 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 · GB
24/37, 338 yds, 6 TD, 0 INT
24.1 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
20/33, 232 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-1.2 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 24/37 | 338 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Green | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| James Starks | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -3.2 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordy Nelson | 9 | 12 | 121 | 3 | 32% | 11.1 |
| Randall Cobb | 7 | 10 | 102 | 0 | 27% | 8.1 |
| Tom Crabtree | 2 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 8% | 5.6 |
| James Jones | 3 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 19% | 2.0 |
| Jermichael Finley | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Alex Green | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Hawk | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramon Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morgan Burnett | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.D. Jennings | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shields | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clay Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerel Worthy | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 20/33 | 232 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1.2 |
| T.J. Yates | 2/5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Forsett | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Arian Foster | 17 | 29 | 1.7 | 2 | -3.0 |
| Ben Tate | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 8 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 32% | 5.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 13% | 0.9 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 8% | 2.7 |
| James Casey | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Garrett Graham | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 13% | 0.3 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 16% | -6.3 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
| DeVier Posey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Joseph | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Nolan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Braman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brice McCain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 46.5
- GB moneyline
- +176
- HOU moneyline
- -196
Texans closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 66 — over by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- GB 7 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Gary Kubiak