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2016 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2016 · NRG Stadium

Tennessee Titans

20

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

Brock OsweilerQB

25/37, 254 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-0.3 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected

Passing · TEN

Marcus MariotaQB

13/29, 202 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-2.7 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

DeMarco MurrayRB

25 att, 95 yds, 2 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

Lamar MillerRB

19 att, 82 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · HOU

Will FullerWR

7/9 for 81 yds, 1 TD

25% of team targets · 6.7 expected points added

Receiving · HOU

Ryan GriffinTE

3/5 for 54 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 1.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tennessee Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Marcus Mariota13/29202011-2.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
DeMarco Murray25953.821.3
Marcus Mariota4205.000.1
Derrick Henry393.00-0.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Rishard Matthews228207%7.5
Delanie Walker2834029%-7.1
Andre Johnson3533018%-1.0
DeMarco Murray222407%1.7
Tajae Sharpe2715025%-2.7
Kendall Wright2314011%1.0
Anthony Fasano01004%-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Avery Williamson730.000
Rashad Johnson530.001
Daimion Stafford420.000
Jason McCourty310.011
Karl Klug130.000
Brian Orakpo131.000
Perrish Cox120.012
Wesley Woodyard210.000
Sean Spence120.000
Al Woods110.000

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brock Osweiler25/37254221-0.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Lamar Miller19824.30-1.6
Alfred Blue3196.300.2
Brock Osweiler11414.001.9
Jay Prosch100.00-3.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Will Fuller7981125%6.7
Ryan Griffin3554014%1.4
C.J. Fiedorowicz4548114%5.6
Jaelen Strong5631017%-0.7
Lamar Miller332608%1.4
Jay Prosch11603%0.6
Alfred Blue11403%-0.3
DeAndre Hopkins164017%-10.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Benardrick McKinney720.000
Whitney Mercilus520.000
Quintin Demps510.011
Andre Hal310.002
Brian Cushing310.000
Kareem Jackson300.001
A.J. Bouye120.003
Vince Wilfork120.000
Johnathan Joseph300.001
DeAndre Hopkins200.000

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.