2015 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2015 · NRG Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9
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Houston TexansWinner
19
HOU -6 ✓U 41 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 19–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
17/36, 261 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.2 expected points added · -8.3% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
24/39, 228 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
1.5 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
8/14 for 101 yds, 1 TD
36% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 17/36 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Charles Sims | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 7 | 17 | 101 | 0 | 50% | -8.2 |
| Louis Murphy | 3 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 18% | 2.1 |
| Charles Sims | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 6% | 4.4 |
| Vincent Jackson | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 12% | 2.8 |
| Brandon Myers | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | -0.8 |
| Russell Shepard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonte David | 3 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley McDougald | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwon Alexander | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clinton McDonald | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conte | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gholston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 24/39 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jay Prosch | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Chris Polk | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 8 | 14 | 101 | 1 | 36% | 5.2 |
| Cecil Shorts | 6 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 23% | 1.2 |
| Nate Washington | 4 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 23% | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Jay Prosch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -4.9 |
| Chandler Worthy | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -6
- Closing total
- 41
- TB moneyline
- +225
- HOU moneyline
- -253
Texans closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 41; the game landed 28 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- TB 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Bill O'Brien