2012 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 22, 2012 · Ford Field
Houston TexansWinner
34
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Detroit Lions
31
HOU -3.5 no coverO 48.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 34–31 — 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 · DET
31/61, 441 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.5 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
29/48, 315 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.0 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
8/17 for 140 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 29/48 | 315 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Justin Forsett | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 9 | 15 | 188 | 0 | 31% | 9.4 |
| James Casey | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 10% | 0.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 13% | -1.9 |
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 17% | -0.1 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Garrett Graham | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10% | -0.2 |
| Arian Foster | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -1.9 |
| Justin Forsett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danieal Manning | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Ball | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 31/61 | 441 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 17 | 140 | 1 | 28% | 4.6 |
| Ryan Broyles | 6 | 12 | 126 | 0 | 20% | 3.1 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 8 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 25% | -2.9 |
| Tony Scheffler | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 10% | 6.5 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Joique Bell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
| Kevin Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo Silva | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delmas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashlee Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- HOU moneyline
- -170
- DET moneyline
- +153
Texans closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 65 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- HOU 4 days · DET 4 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Jim Schwartz