2015 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2015 · Georgia Dome
Final
Houston Texans 21 at Atlanta Falcons 48. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 48–21 — never really in doubt late.
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.
Houston Texans
46 dressed · 4 never used
- 72Derek NewtonT · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 79Brandon BrooksG · Every snap100%77 snaps
- —Duane BrownT · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 60Ben JonesC · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 10DeAndre HopkinsWR · Full-time96%74 snaps
- 18Cecil ShortsWR · Full-time87%67 snaps
- 78Oday AboushiT · Heavy rotation74%57 snaps
- 12Keith MumpheryWR · Heavy rotation71%55 snaps
- 88Garrett GrahamTE · Heavy rotation61%47 snaps
- 15Ryan MallettQB · Heavy rotation53%41 snaps
- 87C.J. FiedorowiczTE · Heavy rotation51%39 snaps
- 7Brian HoyerQB · Rotational47%36 snaps
- 22Chris PolkRB · Rotational42%32 snaps
- —Arian FosterRB · Rotational42%32 snaps
- 71Xavier Su'a-FiloG · Rotational26%20 snaps
- 85Nate WashingtonWR · Situational16%12 snaps
- 28Alfred BlueRB · Situational14%11 snaps
- 45Jay ProschFB · Situational10%8 snaps
- 63Kendall LammT · Situational8%6 snaps
- 99J.J. WattDE · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 4
Atlanta Falcons
45 dressed · 9 never used
- —Michael PersonC · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 65Chris ChesterG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 73Ryan SchraederT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 70Jake MatthewsT · Full-time82%58 snaps
- 67Andy LevitreG · Full-time82%58 snaps
- 2Matt RyanQB · Full-time82%58 snaps
- 80Levine ToiloloTE · Heavy rotation73%52 snaps
- 84Roddy WhiteWR · Heavy rotation68%48 snaps
- —Leonard HankersonWR · Heavy rotation68%48 snaps
- 24Devonta FreemanRB · Heavy rotation58%41 snaps
- 11Julio JonesWR · Heavy rotation55%39 snaps
- 42Patrick DiMarcoFB · Heavy rotation52%37 snaps
- 33Terron WardRB · Rotational42%30 snaps
- 15Nick WilliamsWR · Rotational41%29 snaps
- —Mickey ShulerTE · Rotational27%19 snaps
- —James StoneG · Situational18%13 snaps
- 72Bryce HarrisT · Situational18%13 snaps
- 12Sean RenfreeQB · Situational18%13 snaps
- 14Eric WeemsWR · Situational17%12 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
19/27, 256 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.6 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
17/30, 232 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.4 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
9/22 for 157 yds, 0 TD
39% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added
Receiving · ATL
6/8 for 103 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 8.2 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
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 17/30 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +13.4 |
| Ryan Mallett | 12/27 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Polk | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Arian Foster | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | −10.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 22 | 157 | 0 | 39% | +0.6 |
| Cecil Shorts | 6 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 18% | −0.4 |
| Keith Mumphery | 4 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 12% | +4.9 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 5% | −1.8 |
| Arian Foster | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 9% | −3.5 |
| Chris Polk | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/27 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terron Ward | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 1 | −0.7 |
| Devonta Freeman | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 3 | +3.8 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Sean Renfree | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hankerson | 6 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 30% | +8.2 |
| Devonta Freeman | 5 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 22% | +4.9 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 22% | +0.8 |
| Terron Ward | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | +1.5 |
| Roddy White | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 15% | −2.1 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Stupar | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bradford | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robenson Therezie | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Worrilow | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemal Ishmael | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joplo Bartu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -4
- Closing total
- 47.5
- Texans moneyline
- +181
- Falcons moneyline
- -202
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 69 — over by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- Texans 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Dan Quinn