2016 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Detroit Lions
13
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Houston TexansWinner
20
HOU -1 ✓U 46.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
27/41, 240 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.2 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
20/29, 186 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-0.7 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 27/41 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Riddick | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Zach Zenner | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ebron | 7 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 24% | 2.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 11 | 77 | 1 | 27% | 1.4 |
| Golden Tate | 7 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 22% | -1.9 |
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Zach Zenner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.0 |
| Anquan Boldin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -3.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavon Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyri Thornton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwione Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Bademosi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyrunn Walker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Charles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 20/29 | 186 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Alfred Blue | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Brock Osweiler | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 24% | 0.4 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 5 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 24% | 2.3 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 10% | 3.6 |
| Will Fuller | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 14% | -0.4 |
| Braxton Miller | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10% | -1.2 |
| Stephen Anderson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 1.5 |
| Lamar Miller | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Simon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Hal | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles James | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -1
- Closing total
- 46.5
- DET moneyline
- -101
- HOU moneyline
- -109
Texans closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 33 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- DET 7 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Bill O'Brien