2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Chicago Bears
14
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Houston TexansWinner
23
HOU -5.5 ✓U 43 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 23–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
22/35, 231 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.6 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
16/29, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.5 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 16/29 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Langford | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshon Jeffery | 4 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 21% | 3.5 |
| Eddie Royal | 4 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 21% | 6.5 |
| Kevin White | 3 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 25% | -6.5 |
| Zach Miller | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14% | 0.8 |
| Jeremy Langford | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14% | -0.9 |
| Logan Paulsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrell Freeman | 7 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Jones-Quartey | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Goldman | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Glenn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deiondre' Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 22/35 | 231 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 28 | 106 | 3.8 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Brock Osweiler | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Fuller | 5 | 11 | 107 | 1 | 31% | 6.9 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 23% | 0.1 |
| Stephen Anderson | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 2.3 |
| Ryan Griffin | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Lamar Miller | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -1.2 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | -0.8 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Simon | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Bullough | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alfred Blue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -5.5
- Closing total
- 43
- CHI moneyline
- +210
- HOU moneyline
- -235
Texans closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 43; the game landed 37 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill O'Brien