2012 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 2, 2012 · LP Field
Houston TexansWinner
24
Tennessee Titans
10
Houston Texans 24–10. Played in 19 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TEN
21/45, 309 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-13.4 expected points added · -13.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
21/35, 207 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
0.9 expected points added · -7.3% completion over expected
Receiving · TEN
6/10 for 78 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · -0.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 21/35 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Forsett | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Arian Foster | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ben Tate | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 20% | -0.1 |
| Lestar Jean | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 3% | 6.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 29% | -1.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 14% | 1.4 |
| Arian Foster | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 14% | -1.7 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| James Casey | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -3.2 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roc Carmichael | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barrett Ruud | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Crick | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Locker | 21/45 | 309 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Jake Locker | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 3 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 13% | 6.4 |
| Kendall Wright | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 22% | -0.8 |
| Jared Cook | 4 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 27% | -6.7 |
| Kenny Britt | 2 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 18% | -1.9 |
| Damian Williams | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | -0.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 11% | -0.9 |
| Taylor Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Shaw | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Babineaux | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sen'Derrick Marks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jurrell Casey | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Morgan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akeem Ayers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -7
- Closing total
- 47.5
- HOU moneyline
- -295
- TEN moneyline
- +260
Texans closed -7 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 34 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- LP Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 19 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- HOU 10 days · TEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Mike Munchak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 19 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.