2016 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Tennessee Titans
20
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Houston TexansWinner
27
HOU -4 ✓O 40 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
25/37, 254 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-0.3 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
13/29, 202 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-2.7 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 13/29 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Marcus Mariota | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Derrick Henry | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishard Matthews | 2 | 2 | 82 | 0 | 7% | 7.5 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 29% | -7.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 18% | -1.0 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 25% | -2.7 |
| Kendall Wright | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Anthony Fasano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Williamson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daimion Stafford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karl Klug | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Orakpo | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perrish Cox | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Woods | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 25/37 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brock Osweiler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Fuller | 7 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 25% | 6.7 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 14% | 1.4 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 14% | 5.6 |
| Jaelen Strong | 5 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 17% | -0.7 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17% | -10.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Bouye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 40
- TEN moneyline
- +176
- HOU moneyline
- -196
Texans closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 40; the game landed 47 — over by 7.0.
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 10 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.