2014 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2014 · NRG Stadium
Washington Commanders
6
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Houston TexansWinner
17
HOU -3 ✓U 43.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 17–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
29/37, 267 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.4 expected points added · +14.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
14/22, 206 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.6 expected points added · -2.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 29/37 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Roy Helu | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Robert Griffin | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -7.3 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles Paul | 4 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 11% | 1.4 |
| Pierre Garcon | 10 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 34% | 3.1 |
| DeSean Jackson | 8 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 26% | 2.2 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | -0.5 |
| Roy Helu | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Jordan Reed | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Logan Paulsen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Hall | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Robinson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Riley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Amerson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Orakpo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Baker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14/22 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 0 | -8.6 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 6 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 41% | 6.1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 23% | 6.4 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9% | 1.2 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9% | 0.1 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14% | -2.7 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Joseph | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Jamison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- WAS moneyline
- +159
- HOU moneyline
- -177
Texans closed -3 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 23 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Jay Gruden vs Bill O'Brien