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2016 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2016 · NRG Stadium

Detroit Lions

13

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

Matthew StaffordQB

27/41, 240 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-1.2 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected

Passing · HOU

Brock OsweilerQB

20/29, 186 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-0.7 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Theo RiddickRB

11 att, 56 yds, 0 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

Lamar MillerRB

17 att, 56 yds, 1 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Eric EbronTE

7/10 for 79 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Theo RiddickRB

8/11 for 77 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 1.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford27/41240101-1.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Theo Riddick11565.100.3
Zach Zenner320.70-1.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Eric Ebron71079024%2.9
Theo Riddick81177127%1.4
Golden Tate7942022%-1.9
Marvin Jones3733017%1.5
Zach Zenner11502%0.0
Anquan Boldin13407%-3.9

Defense (top contributors)

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brock Osweiler20/29186113-0.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Lamar Miller17563.31-2.5
Alfred Blue9414.601.1
Jonathan Grimes2115.500.8
Brock Osweiler3-3-1.00-3.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
DeAndre Hopkins4744024%0.4
C.J. Fiedorowicz5743124%2.3
Ryan Griffin3334010%3.6
Will Fuller1423014%-0.4
Braxton Miller3318010%-1.2
Stephen Anderson221707%1.5
Lamar Miller237010%-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
John Simon520.000
Brian Cushing700.000
A.J. Bouye500.001
Andre Hal410.000
Kareem Jackson500.001
Jadeveon Clowney211.000
Benardrick McKinney120.001
Corey Moore300.002
Charles James200.000
Robert Nelson110.000

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