Pre-Season Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans
August 27, 2016 80° Reliant Stadium
Attendance: 65,740 (66%)
Arizona Cardinals 3 0 7 27 - 37
Houston Texans 0 3 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Arizona Cardinals: 4-7-HOU 20 (1:17) 19-Terry McFalls 37 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 0 ARZ 3
(Qtr 2) Houston Texans: 4-5-ARZ 15 (10:32) 4-Patrick Polster 33 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 ARZ 3
(Qtr 3) Houston Texans: 4-12-ARZ 34 (12:43) 4-Patrick Polster 53 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 ARZ 3
(Qtr 3) Arizona Cardinals: 1-10-HOU 34 (10:01) 8-Frank Atkins pass complete to 16-Charles Butts for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Terry McFalls. HOU 6 ARZ 10
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 1-10-HOU 12 (13:00) 8-Frank Atkins pass complete to 80-Nicholas Cowling for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Terry McFalls. HOU 6 ARZ 17
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 1-10-HOU 24 (9:00) 15-Daniel Rogers pass complete to 87-Andrew Hudgens for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Terry McFalls. HOU 6 ARZ 24
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-4-HOU 14 (5:44) 19-Terry McFalls 31 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 ARZ 27
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 1-5-HOU 30 (5:37) 11-Michael Brown pass complete to 21-John Keith to HOU 33 for 3 yards. 21-John Keith FUMBLES (4-Wm Wells) recovered by ARZ-38-Ralph Gantt for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Terry McFalls. HOU 6 ARZ 34
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-3-HOU 24 (1:21) 19-Terry McFalls 41 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 ARZ 37
Team Statistics
Houston Texans Arizona Cardinals
First Downs 13 21
- Rushing 1 8
- Passing 9 7
- Penalty 3 6
Total Net Yards 167 369
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards Per Play 2.78 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 24 147
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards Per Rush 1.20 4.08
Net Passing Yards 143 222
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 18 / 3 33 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 46 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.58 6.53
- Yards Per Completion 10.50 12.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 9 / 92 5 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 49 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 1 / 20
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 3 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:53 34:10
Drive Charts
Houston Texans
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:09 OWN 27 3 -6 Punt
1 8:10 3:23 OWN 20 6 -7 Punt
1 1:14 5:45 OWN 25 10 60 Field Goal
2 7:37 2:49 OWN 20 6 35 Interception
2 3:23 0:52 OWN 23 3 -8 Punt
2 1:37 1:37 OWN 9 3 7 Half
3 14:04 1:26 OPP 38 5 4 Field Goal
3 9:55 1:34 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 5:05 2:14 OWN 27 5 32 Punt
4 12:55 1:25 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
4 9:52 0:05 OWN 26 1 0 Interception
4 8:55 1:02 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 5:41 0:14 OWN 25 1 5 Punt
4 1:18 1:18 OWN 25 4 45 Game
Arizona Cardinals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:51 4:41 OWN 37 8 62 Interception
1 4:47 3:33 OWN 34 6 47 Field Goal
2 10:29 2:52 OWN 24 5 21 Punt
2 4:48 1:25 OWN 39 3 -2 Punt
2 2:31 0:54 OWN 33 4 16 Punt
3 15:00 0:56 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 12:39 2:44 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 8:21 3:16 OWN 12 6 20 Punt
3 2:51 4:57 OWN 6 10 94 Touchdown
4 11:30 1:39 OWN 37 3 -4 Punt
4 9:46 0:51 OPP 42 4 42 Touchdown
4 7:53 2:12 OWN 38 7 47 Field Goal
4 5:27 1:13 OPP 25 4 -8 Interception
4 4:14 2:57 OPP 44 5 20 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Houston Texans
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Lyle Sample 6 10 1.67 5 0 0
#25 Henry Woodrow 10 9 0.90 3 0 0
#21 John Keith 2 3 1.50 4 0 0
#23 Derek Escarcega 2 2 1.00 3 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Matthew Ligon 14 66 4.71 13 4 0
#37 Micah Reeder 19 53 2.79 11 1 0
#35 Sylvester Fisher 2 15 7.50 9 0 0
#8 Frank Atkins 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
Passing Stats
Houston Texans
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Michael Brown 21 11 96 2 / 14 0 21 2 25.20
#8 Larry Holmes 13 7 93 4 / 32 0 28 1 44.71
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Frank Atkins 27 17 196 0 / 0 2 41 1 94.06
#15 Daniel Rogers 6 2 32 1 / 6 1 24 0 91.67
Receiving Stats
Houston Texans
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Steven Gaddis 3 64 21.33 28 0
#86 Roberto Forrest 3 35 11.67 21 0
#25 Henry Woodrow 3 27 9.00 12 0
#21 John Keith 2 17 8.50 14 0
#84 Freddy Lewis 2 14 7.00 8 0
#23 Derek Escarcega 2 9 4.50 5 0
#88 Kenneth Kennedy 1 9 9.00 9 0
#80 Lawrence Toller 1 9 9.00 9 0
#16 Larry Hyland 1 5 5.00 5 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 William Murray 3 56 18.67 41 0
#80 Nicholas Cowling 7 53 7.57 14 1
#16 Charles Butts 1 34 34.00 34 1
#24 Matthew Ligon 2 25 12.50 21 0
#87 Andrew Hudgens 1 24 24.00 24 1
#81 Sean Smith 3 22 7.33 9 0
#37 Micah Reeder 2 14 7.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Houston Texans
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Dennis Kiser 21 17 3 5
#63 Aaron Hoover 21 17 1 1
#53 Clay Robbins 32 11 1 1
#56 Darrell Kaya 28 7 1 2
#98 George Maestas 0 1 0 0
#36 John Merrill 7 4 0 0
#91 Andrew Perrotta 0 3 0 0
#52 Andrew Slay 0 1 0 0
#44 Troy Holland 0 1 0 0
#62 Thomas Fowler 0 4 0 1
#93 Wendell Garrett 0 1 0 0
#36 Michael Gross 0 4 0 1
#38 Numbers Garrett 0 2 0 0
#55 Thomas Smith 21 15 0 0
#80 Steven Gaddis 5 11 0 0
#70 Ryan Mack 17 15 0 0
#82 Ricardo Taylor 1 10 0 1
#85 Alex Hurwitz 8 13 0 0
#60 Sammy Isaacs 17 15 0 1
#15 William Fauver 0 5 0 0
#73 Ronald Poore 32 7 0 1
#58 Douglas Nance 0 1 0 0
#26 Thomas Wilson 0 1 0 0
#99 Paul Marshall 0 2 0 0
#97 Allen Sherwood 0 1 0 0
#34 Lyle Sample 7 0 0 0
#25 Henry Woodrow 7 1 0 0
#86 Roberto Forrest 5 15 0 1
#16 Larry Hyland 1 3 0 0
#84 Freddy Lewis 12 11 0 0
#80 Lawrence Toller 0 2 0 0
#23 Derek Escarcega 5 5 0 0
#76 George Singletary 29 10 0 0
#71 Carlos Peterson 30 13 0 0
#21 John Keith 2 1 0 0
#22 Robert Goodwin 0 1 0 0
#57 Brian Myers 1 1 0 0
#72 Bernard Harrington 4 1 0 0
#88 Kenneth Kennedy 0 1 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Bernard Mance 13 12 1 2
#73 Eric Coleman 33 26 0 0
#59 Gil Ely 34 28 0 1
#74 Jerry Franklin 29 31 0 1
#58 Jeromy Arthur 34 31 0 2
#16 Charles Butts 0 15 0 0
#83 William Murray 0 14 0 0
#80 Nicholas Cowling 13 22 0 0
#65 Raymond Puente 26 25 0 3
#81 Sean Smith 1 21 0 1
#24 Matthew Ligon 6 1 0 0
#11 David Wise 4 26 0 2
#35 Sylvester Fisher 18 18 0 1
#66 Michael Boston 17 14 0 2
#79 Pedro Wright 22 14 0 1
#37 Micah Reeder 9 3 0 0
#87 Andrew Hudgens 0 5 0 0
#46 Victor Arnold 10 9 0 0
#50 Brent Spataro 17 15 0 2
#1 Joseph Williams 20 14 0 1
#55 Jack Murray 0 2 0 0
#97 Donald Martinez 5 3 0 0
#93 Scott Perkins 0 1 0 1
#92 James Footman 0 3 0 0
#38 Ralph Gantt 0 2 0 0
#29 Joshua Barajas 0 1 0 0
#70 Wilfredo Clark 0 1 0 0
#28 James Peters 0 2 0 0
#22 Leon Platz 0 1 0 0
#78 Peter Weaver 0 2 0 0
#63 Willie Boone 0 1 0 0
#89 Willie Turek 0 5 0 0
#61 Jeremy Brown 4 1 0 0
#69 Joe Dement 0 1 0 0
#29 Daniel Spillers 0 2 0 0
#18 John Vargas 0 1 0 0
#10 Joe Knapp 0 1 0 0
#57 Kenneth Lanning 0 1 0 0
#4 Wm Wells 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Houston Texans
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 Patrick Tate 1 3 3.00 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#28 James Peters 1 0 0.00 0
#56 George Reynolds 1 0 0.00 0
#92 James Footman 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Houston Texans
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 John Keith 1 0 0 0
#45 Richard Callahan 0 0 1 0
#36 John Merrill 0 0 1 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#24 Matthew Ligon 1 0 0 0
#37 Micah Reeder 1 1 0 0
#58 Jeromy Arthur 0 1 0 0
#38 Ralph Gantt 0 1 0 1
#4 Wm Wells 0 0 1 0
Punting
Houston Texans
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 William Kemble 4 176 44.00 44.00 54 2
#17 Scott Lehner 3 147 49.00 49.00 54 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 David Phillips 5 235 47.00 33.40 59 1
#16 Brad Tessier 1 45 45.00 41.00 45 0
Kicking
Houston Texans
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Patrick Polster 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Terry McFalls 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 4 / 4
Punt Return
Houston Texans
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Lawrence Toller 3 49 16.3 34 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Houston Texans
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Henry Woodrow 1 26 26.0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#37 Micah Reeder 1 20 20.0 0
Defensive Stats
Houston Texans
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Andrew Perrotta 8 0
#22 Robert Goodwin 5 0
#95 Michael Fife 5 0
#36 John Merrill 4 0
#45 Richard Callahan 3 0
#31 William Coleman 3 0
#36 Michael Gross 3 0
#90 Russell Macias 3 0
#58 Douglas Nance 3 0
#52 Andrew Slay 3 0
#98 George Maestas 2 0
#93 Wendell Garrett 2 0
#26 Thomas Wilson 2 0
#41 Louis Thomas 2 0
#99 Paul Marshall 2 0
#62 Thomas Fowler 2 1
#44 Troy Holland 1 0
#84 Freddy Lewis 1 0
#30 Patrick Tate 1 0
#25 Henry Woodrow 1 0
#23 Derek Escarcega 1 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Chad Hoff 6 0
#97 Donald Martinez 5 0
#37 Philip Adams 5 0
#29 Joshua Barajas 4 0
#93 Scott Perkins 4 0
#78 Peter Weaver 4 3
#28 James Peters 3 0
#63 Willie Boone 2 1
#4 Wm Wells 2 0
#92 James Footman 2 0
#87 Andrew Hudgens 1 0
#55 Jack Murray 1 0
#31 Edward Cote 1 0
#38 Ralph Gantt 1 0
#70 Wilfredo Clark 1 0
#68 Walter Shafer 1 1
#35 Sylvester Fisher 1 0
#69 Joe Dement 1 1
#56 George Reynolds 1 0
#29 Daniel Spillers 1 0