Exhibition Week 3, 2059

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	7	7	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:33 DET - Kaleb Austin 40 interception return (Jimmie Macpherson extra point)
1Q: 02:03 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 35 field goal
2Q: 11:28 DET - Jimmie Macpherson 19 field goal
3Q: 04:46 HOU - Vincent Starks 34 pass from Bryson McGregor (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 09:29 HOU - Pat Leska 23 interception return (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DET - Jimmie Macpherson 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:33 DET - Kaleb Austin 40 interception return (Jimmie Macpherson extra point)
1Q: 02:03 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 35 field goal
2Q: 11:28 DET - Jimmie Macpherson 19 field goal
3Q: 04:46 HOU - Vincent Starks 34 pass from Bryson McGregor (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 09:29 HOU - Pat Leska 23 interception return (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DET - Jimmie Macpherson 44 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 260 381
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 44 100
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 1.76 3.57
Net Passing Yards 216 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 2 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/13 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 2/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	260	381
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	44	100
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	1.76	3.57
Net Passing Yards	216	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 2	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/13	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	2/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 23	3	7	Interception
1	13:23	4:48	OWN 34	8	27	Punt
1	5:56	3:58	OWN 27	7	55	Field Goal
2	11:22	4:04	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
2	2:45	0:54	OWN 34	5	17	Downs
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	12:04	2:57	OWN 32	5	10	Punt
3	5:54	1:22	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
3	2:03	4:23	OWN 22	9	45	Interception
4	10:50	1:21	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	3:04	1:15	OWN 25	3	4	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	2:39	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	1:58	5:36	OWN 27	9	71	Field Goal
2	7:18	4:33	OWN 20	10	46	Downs
2	1:51	1:29	OWN 49	6	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 25	5	56	Fumble
3	9:07	3:13	OWN 13	5	21	Punt
3	4:32	2:29	OWN 21	4	30	Punt
4	12:40	1:50	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	9:29	0:10	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
4	9:19	6:15	OWN 25	14	48	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 27	10	70	Game

Game MVP: Pat Leska, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Whitfield	19	42	2.21	10	1
Antonio Kayer	5	3	0.60	5	0
Bryson McGregor	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tim Turner	18	52	2.89	12	2
Darien Varney	5	18	3.60	6	0
Travis Brotherton	2	15	7.50	13	1
Leonard Fulcher	1	7	7.00	7	0
Johnnie Lukehart	1	10	10.00	10	1
Todd Marone	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson McGregor	21	13	146	0/0	1	34	1	78.7
Doug Nardi	7	6	86	2/16	0	32	1	78.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leonard Fulcher	34	23	227	2/12	0	32	1	74.0
Travis Brotherton	7	6	66	0/0	0	46	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. Harden	4	4	65	16.25	22	32	0
WR Blaine Ballinger	4	5	25	6.25	10	11	0
TE Brian Richardson	3	5	15	5.00	9	8	0
TE Duane Reid	3	5	32	10.67	0	14	0
WR Rob Henderson	2	3	40	20.00	26	30	0
WR Vincent Starks	2	5	45	22.50	18	34	1
WR Carter Reid	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Tim Turner	9	11	33	3.67	10	8
WR Todd Marone	5	10	79	15.80	54	32
WR Giovanni Diaz	3	3	54	18.00	24	46
WR Dean Fly	3	5	51	17.00	10	19
TE Tracy O'Donnell	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
TE Courtney Lynch	2	3	39	19.50	0	26
TE Tyrus Barker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Johnnie Lukehart	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Darien Varney	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
WR Grady Speight	1	1	20	20.00	15	20
WR Francisco Chavous	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pat Leska	1	23	23.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jay Briggs	1	4	4.00	0
CB Kaleb Austin	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
David Gartland	1	0
Warren Lowe	0	1
Derrick Horn	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Leonard Fulcher	1	0
Tim Turner	1	0
Courtney Lynch	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Clancy	5	212	42.4	33.0	50	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Reed	5	210	42.0	35.8	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Bradley	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Macpherson	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	3	31	10.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Diaz	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	2	49	24.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Drakeford	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Horn	11	1	1.0	28	43
ILB Pat Leska	11	1	0.5	24	35
S Shannon Dawkins	9	2	0.0	28	43
DT Warren Lowe	6	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Dakota Nixon	5	1	0.0	21	31
CB Tre Buckley	4	0	0.0	22	39
S Brian Burmester	3	1	0.0	25	40
OLB Christian Benson	3	0	0.0	13	19
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	3	0	0.0	26	40
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	2	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Mitchell Roddy	1	1	0.0	3	4
RB Ed Whitfield	1	0	---	---	---
CB Freddie Mincey	1	0	0.0	21	30
DE Gene Pegram	0	3	0.5	4	9
DE David Gartland	0	2	0.0	24	31

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colin Sabin	5	3	0.0	25	30
S Leslie Curtis	5	1	0.0	20	20
DT Alvin Hanks	4	1	1.0	18	23
OLB Stan Anthony	4	2	0.0	25	30
ILB Norbert Burgess	4	2	0.0	25	28
S Jerry Pochman	4	0	0.0	17	22
CB Jay Briggs	4	0	0.0	24	30
CB Mickey Arnold	3	1	0.0	17	24
DE Zachary Newsome	3	0	0.0	20	18
ILB Monty Gochanour	2	0	0.0	9	5
DE Damon Thomas	2	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Walter Humphries	1	0	1.0	25	29
ILB Jaylen Rainey	1	2	0.0	9	12
G Robert Boege	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kaleb Austin	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Evan Leemans	0	1	0.0	7	9
S Chad Swift	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Horn	1.0	0	0	1	43
DE Gene Pegram	0.5	0	0	0	9
ILB Pat Leska	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE David Gartland	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Clifton Boller	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Warren Lowe	0.0	0	1	0	39
CB Freddie Mincey	0.0	0	1	0	30

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Walter Humphries	1.0	2	2	29
DT Alvin Hanks	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Stan Anthony	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Derrick Horn	6	0	0	43
ILB Pat Leska	5	0	1	35
S Shannon Dawkins	3	2	0	43
CB Tre Buckley	3	0	0	39
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	3	0	0	40
S Brian Burmester	2	0	0	40
OLB Christian Benson	2	0	0	19
OLB Dakota Nixon	2	0	0	31
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	1	0	0	8
CB Freddie Mincey	1	0	0	30
ILB Mitchell Roddy	1	0	0	4

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jay Briggs	4	0	1	30
S Jerry Pochman	4	0	0	22
S Leslie Curtis	4	0	0	20
OLB Stan Anthony	2	0	0	30
CB Mickey Arnold	2	0	0	24
S Colin Sabin	1	1	0	30
CB Kaleb Austin	1	0	1	9
ILB Norbert Burgess	1	0	0	28
OLB Walter Humphries	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Horner	1	6	25	0	30
Robbie Cote	1	5	16	1	16
Grant Trufant	1	5	25	0	30
Brian Richardson	0	2	13	0	17
Blaine Hammond	0	2	9	0	14
Derrick Baxter	0	2	16	0	16
Ron Clark	0	1	25	1	30
Henry Lofton	0	1	13	0	1

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donny McKenzie	3	4	28	0	43
Robert Fulcher	2	5	16	1	26
Robert Boege	1	7	28	0	43
R.J. Schneider	1	6	28	0	43
Tracy O'Donnell	1	1	18	0	30
Damon Fiset	0	1	12	1	17
Britt Manning	0	1	28	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Horn	1	20
Clifton Boller	1	16
J.C. Harden	1	8
Ross Horner	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Sabin	3	10
Tyrus Barker	1	3
Todd Marone	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Horn	---	---	28	43	20	91
Shannon Dawkins	---	---	28	43	15	86
Tre Buckley	---	---	22	39	15	76
Ezekiel Simpkins	---	---	26	40	6	72
Clifton Boller	---	---	19	35	16	70
Dakota Nixon	---	---	21	31	17	69
Brian Burmester	---	---	25	40	1	66
Warren Lowe	---	---	25	39	2	66
Vincent Starks	24	29	---	---	9	62
Ross Horner	25	30	---	---	6	61
Pat Leska	---	---	24	35	1	60
Blaine Ballinger	19	25	---	---	14	58
David Gartland	---	---	24	31	2	57
Grant Trufant	25	30	---	---	---	55
Ron Clark	25	30	---	---	---	55
Freddie Mincey	---	---	21	30	1	52
Ed Whitfield	20	30	---	---	---	50
Brian Richardson	13	17	---	---	19	49
Bryson McGregor	14	21	---	---	---	35
Christian Benson	---	---	13	19	3	35
J.C. Harden	13	13	---	---	8	34
Robbie Cote	16	16	---	---	---	32
Derrick Baxter	16	16	---	---	---	32
Timothy Castillo	9	14	---	---	6	29
Blaine Hammond	9	14	---	---	6	29
Carter Reid	1	4	---	---	19	24
Duane Reid	12	9	---	---	---	21
Doug Nardi	11	9	---	---	---	20
Geoff Escamilla	---	---	9	11	---	20
Henry Lofton	13	1	---	---	5	19
Chuck Branch	2	11	---	---	4	17
Rob Henderson	2	10	---	---	4	16
Jimmy Sawyers	---	---	4	8	1	13
Gene Pegram	---	---	4	9	---	13
Bryant Roper	---	---	4	6	1	11
Alejandro Buckley	---	---	3	4	1	8
Mitchell Roddy	---	---	3	4	1	8
Antonio Kayer	6	1	---	---	---	7
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raymond Mohring	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raymond Clancy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Liam Sawyer	---	---	3	3	---	6
Alejandro Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Tatum	---	---	0	0	5	5
Warren Dawkins	---	---	2	3	---	5
Roosevelt Garrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Boege	28	43	---	---	7	78
Donny McKenzie	28	43	---	---	7	78
R.J. Schneider	28	43	---	---	7	78
Britt Manning	28	43	---	---	7	78
Todd Marone	27	38	---	---	3	68
Tracy O'Donnell	18	30	---	---	17	65
Colin Sabin	---	---	25	30	10	65
Jay Briggs	---	---	24	30	10	64
Tim Turner	21	39	---	---	4	64
Dean Fly	23	34	---	---	---	57
Walter Humphries	---	---	25	29	2	56
Stan Anthony	---	---	25	30	1	56
Giovanni Diaz	20	28	---	---	7	55
Norbert Burgess	---	---	25	28	1	54
Leonard Fulcher	16	36	---	---	---	52
Jerry Pochman	---	---	17	22	13	52
Alvin Hanks	---	---	18	23	5	46
Mickey Arnold	---	---	17	24	2	43
Tom Bell	---	---	16	21	6	43
Robert Fulcher	16	26	---	---	---	42
Leslie Curtis	---	---	20	20	---	40
Zachary Newsome	---	---	20	18	1	39
Johnnie Lukehart	6	9	---	---	15	30
Jaylen Rainey	---	---	9	12	9	30
Damon Fiset	12	17	---	---	---	29
Tyrus Barker	10	14	---	---	3	27
Darien Varney	6	4	---	---	15	25
Kaleb Austin	---	---	5	9	10	24
Damon Thomas	---	---	12	10	---	22
Jack Morton	---	---	0	2	17	19
Travis Brotherton	12	7	---	---	---	19
Francisco Chavous	6	6	---	---	6	18
Evan Leemans	---	---	7	9	1	17
Monty Gochanour	---	---	9	5	---	14
Joey Drakeford	---	---	0	2	12	14
Grady Speight	0	1	---	---	12	13
Courtney Lynch	2	9	---	---	---	11
Chad Swift	---	---	1	6	1	8
Shaun Reed	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caleb Thatcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmie Macpherson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tanner Fulton	1	3	---	---	---	4
T.J. Catlett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dixon Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-1	-0.1
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson McGregor	21	13	2	2	0	2	3	2	1
Doug Nardi	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leonard Fulcher	34	23	4	2	2	2	3	1	1
Travis Brotherton	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	11	75	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	72	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Richardson	5	3	15	0	17
WR Blaine Ballinger	5	4	25	0	25
WR Vincent Starks	5	2	45	1	29
TE Duane Reid	5	3	32	0	9
WR J.C. Harden	4	4	65	1	13
WR Rob Henderson	3	2	40	1	10
WR Carter Reid	1	1	10	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tim Turner	11	9	0	33	0	39
WR Todd Marone	10	5	2	79	2	38
WR Dean Fly	5	3	0	51	0	34
WR Giovanni Diaz	3	3	0	54	1	28
TE Courtney Lynch	3	2	0	39	1	9
TE Tracy O'Donnell	2	2	0	-1	0	30
RB Darien Varney	2	1	0	8	0	4
WR Francisco Chavous	2	1	0	5	0	6
TE Tyrus Barker	1	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Johnnie Lukehart	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Grady Speight	1	1	0	20	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antonio Kayer	1	3	3.00	0.60

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darien Varney	2	8	4.00	3.60
Tim Turner	2	8	4.00	2.89
Travis Brotherton	1	2	2.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leonard Fulcher	6	3	14	2.33	6.68
Travis Brotherton	1	1	5	5.00	9.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tim Turner	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Tracy O'Donnell	1	1	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Giovanni Diaz	1	1	3	3.00	18.00
WR Dean Fly	1	0	0	0.00	10.20
WR Todd Marone	1	1	11	11.00	7.90
WR Francisco Chavous	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Whitfield	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Turner	3	2
Leonard Fulcher	1	0
Darien Varney	1	1
Travis Brotherton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson McGregor	7	4	3
Doug Nardi	2	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leonard Fulcher	7	5	3
Travis Brotherton	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Blaine Ballinger	3	2	1
TE Duane Reid	3	1	1
WR J.C. Harden	1	1	1
TE Brian Richardson	1	0	0
WR Vincent Starks	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Marone	4	2	1
TE Tyrus Barker	1	1	0
WR Giovanni Diaz	1	1	1
WR Dean Fly	1	1	1
RB Tim Turner	1	1	0
TE Courtney Lynch	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)