2015 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2015 · NRG Stadium
Tennessee Titans
6
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Houston TexansWinner
20
HOU -3.5 ✓U 43 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 20–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
23/35, 235 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-3.7 expected points added · +1.4% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
22/31, 171 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-22.6 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
8/11 for 94 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 7.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Mettenberger | 22/31 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -22.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Andrews | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kendall Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delanie Walker | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 19% | 3.8 |
| Dexter McCluster | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -2.1 |
| Kendall Wright | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 23% | -4.0 |
| Antonio Andrews | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10% | -1.0 |
| Justin Hunter | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | -0.4 |
| Dorial Green-Beckham | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -3.4 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Craig Stevens | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Rico Richardson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Griffin | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Brown | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason McCourty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurrell Casey | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Coty Sensabaugh | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaQuan Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marqueston Huff | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Morgan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 23/35 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Chris Polk | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 8 | 11 | 94 | 1 | 32% | 7.1 |
| Nate Washington | 4 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 18% | 3.7 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 15% | -0.1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -2.5 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
| Keith Mumphery | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
| Jaelen Strong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bullough | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3.5
- Closing total
- 43
- TEN moneyline
- +166
- HOU moneyline
- -185
Texans closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 43; the game landed 26 — under by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.