2017 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2017 · NRG Stadium
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
29
Houston Texans
7
Jacksonville Jaguars 29–7 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · JAX
11/21, 125 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.9 expected points added · -7.1% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
12/23, 102 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-17.3 expected points added · -11.6% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
7/16 for 55 yds, 1 TD
44% of team targets · -2.3 expected points added
Receiving · HOU
4/4 for 46 yds, 0 TD
11% of team targets · 1.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 11/21 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Fournette | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Chris Ivory | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Blake Bortles | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hurns | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 19% | 4.1 |
| Leonard Fournette | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14% | 1.3 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Allen Robinson | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5% | 1.9 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Chris Ivory | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5% | 0.5 |
| Marqise Lee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19% | -5.0 |
| Keelan Cole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.5 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Jack | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Calais Campbell | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yannick Ngakoue | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Malik Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lerentee McCray | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 12/23 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -17.3 |
| Tom Savage | 7/13 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -21.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Deshaun Watson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Tyler Ervin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.6 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 44% | -2.3 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Lamar Miller | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 6% | 2.6 |
| Tyler Ervin | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -0.2 |
| Stephen Anderson | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14% | -7.3 |
| Ryan Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Bruce Ellington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Braxton Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reader | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -5.5
- Closing total
- 38
- JAX moneyline
- +201
- HOU moneyline
- -225
Texans closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 36 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.