2014 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2014 · NRG Stadium
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars 17 at Houston Texans 23. Final.
Houston Texans 23–17.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Jacksonville Jaguars
49 dressed · 7 never used
- 76Luke JoeckelT · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 74Sam YoungT · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 70Luke BowankoC · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 68Zane BeadlesG · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 5Blake BortlesQB · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 84Cecil ShortsWR · Full-time98%56 snaps
- 11Marqise LeeWR · Full-time95%54 snaps
- 89Marcedes LewisTE · Full-time93%53 snaps
- 30Jordan TodmanRB · Heavy rotation79%45 snaps
- 65Brandon LinderG · Heavy rotation77%44 snaps
- 88Allen HurnsWR · Heavy rotation56%32 snaps
- 66Jacques McClendonC · Situational23%13 snaps
- 45Will Ta'ufo'ouFB · Situational21%12 snaps
- 86Clay HarborTE · Situational18%10 snaps
- 18Ace SandersWR · Situational18%10 snaps
- 21Toby GerhartRB · Situational14%8 snaps
- 34Storm JohnsonRB · Situational5%3 snaps
- —Nic JacobsTE · Situational4%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Houston Texans
51 dressed · 8 never used
- 60Ben JonesG · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 76Duane BrownT · Every snap100%81 snaps
- —Case KeenumQB · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 79Brandon BrooksG · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 55Chris MyersC · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 80Andre JohnsonWR · Every snap99%80 snaps
- 75Derek NewtonT · Full-time98%79 snaps
- 10DeAndre HopkinsWR · Full-time91%74 snaps
- 84Ryan GriffinTE · Heavy rotation65%53 snaps
- 13Damaris JohnsonWR · Heavy rotation65%53 snaps
- 28Alfred BlueRB · Heavy rotation58%47 snaps
- 41Jonathan GrimesRB · Rotational31%25 snaps
- 87C.J. FiedorowiczTE · Rotational30%24 snaps
- 45Jay ProschFB · Situational21%17 snaps
- 82Keshawn MartinWR · Situational21%17 snaps
- 23Arian FosterRB · Situational12%10 snaps
- 74Tyson ClaboT · Situational9%7 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
25/35, 250 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-6.8 expected points added · +0.7% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
14/33, 117 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-14.7 expected points added · -25.3% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
10/15 for 134 yds, 1 TD
43% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 14/33 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −14.7 |
| Cecil Shorts | 1/1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | +4.3 |
| Jordan Todman | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Toby Gerhart | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Shorts | 5 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 30% | −0.8 |
| Jordan Todman | 5 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 18% | +1.9 |
| Ace Sanders | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Allen Hurns | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12% | −1.3 |
| Marqise Lee | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24% | −2.8 |
| Clay Harbor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telvin Smith | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Cyprien | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius McCray | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Gratz | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Colvin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Alualu | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Keenum | 25/35 | 250 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Grimes | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 1 | −2.4 |
| Arian Foster | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Case Keenum | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | +2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 10 | 15 | 134 | 1 | 43% | +5.9 |
| Alfred Blue | 6 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 17% | +1.2 |
| Damaris Johnson | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 9% | −0.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | +0.6 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17% | −10.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Texans -8.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- Jaguars moneyline
- +346
- Texans moneyline
- -400
Texans closed -8.5, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 40 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- Jaguars 10 days · Texans 7 days
- Coaches
- Gus Bradley vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.