2015 Houston Texans (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • South Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/9/2016 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-30 | L | Houston, TX | NRG Stadium | 71800 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Alfred Blue | 28 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Bouye | 34 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 24 | Central Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Brooks | 79 | ROG | 6-5 | 335 | 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| Max Bullough | 53 | MLB | 6-3 | 249 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Clark | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 307 | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Covington | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 305 | 22 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 93 | LDE | 6-4 | 285 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 56 | MLB | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Quintin Demps | 27 | SS | 5-11 | 207 | 30 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 1 |
| Akeem Dent | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 239 | 28 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Kurtis Drummond | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 209 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Dunn | 92 | LDE | 6-2 | 305 | 23 | Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 259 | 25 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 41 | RB | 5-10 | 209 | 26 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Hal | 29 | FS | 5-10 | 189 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 10 | WR | 6-1 | 214 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Hoyer | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 30 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Akeem Hunt | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 25 | LCB | 5-10 | 191 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 30 | DB-LCB | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Jones | 60 | C | 6-3 | 308 | 26 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 24 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Coffeyville CC; South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Kendall Lamm | 63 | LOT | 6-6 | 305 | 23 | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Lechler | 9 | P | 6-2 | 225 | 39 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 55 | WLB | 6-4 | 253 | 23 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 59 | SLB | 6-4 | 258 | 25 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Moore | 43 | FS | 6-2 | 203 | 22 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 21 | LCB | 5-10 | 188 | 25 | Texas State | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Mumphery | 12 | WR | 6-0 | 213 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Newton | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 314 | 28 | Hinds CC; Arkansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Novak | 8 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 34 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Peters | 52 | WLB | 6-3 | 226 | 27 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 35 | SS | 5-10 | 210 | 27 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Prosch | 45 | FB | 6-1 | 255 | 23 | Illinois; Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 18 | WR | 6-0 | 205 | 28 | Mount Union | 1 | 0 |
| John Simon | 51 | JLB | 6-1 | 256 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Jaelen Strong | 11 | WR | 6-2 | 211 | 21 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | 71 | LOG | 6-4 | 308 | 24 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Nate Washington | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 32 | Tiffin | 1 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 99 | RDE | 6-5 | 289 | 26 | Central Michigan; Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Weeks | 46 | LONG | 5-10 | 246 | 29 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 75 | NT | 6-2 | 325 | 34 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | DEF | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 37 | 29 | 0 | 8 |
| A.J. Bouye | 31 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Brandon Brooks | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bullough | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Chris Clark | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Covington | 32 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Jared Crick | 65 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Brian Cushing | 65 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Quintin Demps | 65 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Akeem Dent | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kurtis Drummond | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Brandon Dunn | 22 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryan Griffin | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 41 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Andre Hal | 68 | 0 | 62 | 6 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Kareem Jackson | 59 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 29 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Ben Jones | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Kendall Lamm | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Lechler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 62 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 65 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Corey Moore | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Darryl Morris | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Keith Mumphery | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Newton | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Peters | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Chris Polk | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jay Prosch | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Cecil Shorts | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 60 | 0 | 47 | 13 |
| Jaelen Strong | 31 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 38 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| Jon Weeks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vince Wilfork | 40 | 1 | 32 | 7 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 114 | 4.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 141 | 3.8 | 23 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 15 | 136 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 3 | 24 | 112 | 15.9 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 15 | 136 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 3 | 24 | 112 | 15.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 4 | 190 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 48 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 17 | 173 | 98.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 69 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaelen Strong | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 136 | 9.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 190 | 11.2 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Lechler | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | -12 | -0.9 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 194 | 38.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 45.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mumphery | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Novak | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 455 | 65.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 106 | 106.0 | 106t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Mercilus | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TT | TA | DT | DA | STT | STA | MT | MA | PD | QH | TFL | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Covington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dunn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurtis Drummond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 51 | 32 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 34 | 23 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Crick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Dunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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