Davis Mills threw for 274 yards on 26 completions, Matthew Wright converted all three of his field goal attempts, and the Houston Texans beat the Tennessee Titans 16-13 on a walk-off 35-yarder as time expired at Nissan Stadium. Mills started in place of the concussed C.J. Stroud; Wright replaced the injured Ka’imi Fairbairn. Tennessee’s Cam Ward had just driven the Titans 95 yards in two minutes to tie it at 13 with 1:35 left, but Mills found Nico Collins for 17 yards on third-and-16 to keep Houston’s final drive alive, and Wright finished it.
Nico Collins 3-yd pass from Davis Mills (Wright PAT) (7 plays, 65 yds, 3:24)
7
6
3
1:32
Houston
Matthew Wright 41-yd FG (10 plays, 63 yds, 4:22)
10
6
4
11:59
Houston
Matthew Wright 43-yd FG (4 plays, 9 yds, 1:31)
13
6
4
1:35
Tennessee
Van Jefferson 4-yd pass from Cam Ward (Slye PAT) (11 plays, 95 yds, 3:22)
13
13
4
0:00
Houston
Matthew Wright 35-yd FG (9 plays, 48 yds, 1:35)
16
13
Team Stats
Stat
Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans
Total Yards
315
229
Total Plays
68
57
Yards per Play
4.6
4.0
Passing Yards (net)
240
171
Completions/Attempts
26/41
24/37
Yards per Pass Attempt
5.3
4.3
Rushing Yards
75
58
Rushing Attempts
23
17
Yards per Rush
3.3
3.4
1st Downs
20
14
Passing 1st Downs
13
10
Rushing 1st Downs
5
2
Penalty 1st Downs
2
2
3rd Down Efficiency
4/13 (30.8%)
6/15 (40.0%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
0/0
Red Zone (Made/Att)
1/3
1/1
Sacks Allowed
4 for -34 yds
3 for -23 yds
Penalties
5 for -53 yds
9 for -62 yds
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Time of Possession
31:03
28:57
Total Drives
11
10
Passing Stats
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Davis Mills, HOU
26/41
274
6.7
1
0
4-34
36.4
90.9
Cam Ward, TEN
24/37
194
5.2
1
0
3-23
63.6
87.0
Gross passing yards per individual line; team net passing figures account for sack yardage lost (HOU: 240 net, TEN: 171 net).
Rushing Stats
Houston Texans
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Woody Marks
18
44
2.4
0
12
Nick Chubb
3
17
5.7
0
8
Davis Mills
2
14
7.0
0
10
Team
23
75
3.3
0
12
Tennessee Titans
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Cam Ward
3
33
11.0
0
20
Tony Pollard
10
22
2.2
0
7
Tyjae Spears
4
3
0.8
0
1
Team
17
58
3.4
0
20
Receiving Stats
Houston Texans
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Nico Collins
9
10
92
10.2
1
18
Dalton Schultz
6
9
51
8.5
0
13
Jayden Higgins
4
7
55
13.8
0
23
Xavier Hutchinson
3
5
42
14.0
0
22
Jaylin Noel
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
Dare Ogunbowale
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Woody Marks
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
Christian Kirk
1
4
6
6.0
0
6
Nick Chubb
0
2
0
—
0
—
Team
26
40
274
10.5
1
23
Tennessee Titans
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Chig Okonkwo
3
3
56
18.7
0
39
Tyjae Spears
5
5
31
6.2
0
15
Gunnar Helm
4
5
29
7.3
0
11
Van Jefferson
3
7
22
7.3
1
11
Mason Kinsey
1
3
14
14.0
0
14
Chimere Dike
2
3
14
7.0
0
9
Calvin Ridley
1
1
13
13.0
0
13
Elic Ayomanor
2
6
11
5.5
0
6
Tony Pollard
3
3
4
1.3
0
9
Team
24
36
194
8.1
1
39
Defensive Stats
Houston Texans Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Myles Bryant
9
4
0
1
0
0
Calen Bullock
6
3
0
0
0
0
E.J. Speed
5
2
0
0
1
0
Azeez Al-Shaair
5
1
0
0
0
0
Derek Stingley Jr.
4
3
0
0
1
0
Will Anderson Jr.
4
2
1
2
0
1
Danielle Hunter
4
1
1.5
1
0
3
Dylan Horton
3
3
0
0
0
1
Tommy Togiai
3
2
0.5
0
1
1
Henry To’oTo’o
3
2
0
0
0
0
Sheldon Rankins
3
1
0
1
0
0
Mario Edwards Jr.
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jalen Mills
2
1
0
0
0
0
Kamari Lassiter
2
1
0
0
1
0
Denico Autry
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tremon Smith
1
1
0
0
0
0
Derek Barnett
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tim Settle
1
0
0
0
1
0
Team
59
30
3
5
5
6
Tennessee Titans Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Darrell Baker Jr.
12
9
0
0
1
0
Cedric Gray
11
6
0
1
2
0
Amani Hooker
9
8
0
0
1
0
Cody Barton
6
2
1
1
3
1
Kevin Winston Jr.
6
2
0
0
0
1
Marcus Harris
4
2
0
0
1
0
Arden Key
3
2
1.5
2
0
3
Jeffery Simmons
3
2
1
1
0
1
Kendell Brooks
3
2
0
0
0
0
Sebastian Joseph-Day
3
1
0
1
0
0
Jalyn Armour-Davis
2
2
0
1
1
0
Samuel Womack III
2
1
0
0
0
0
T’Vondre Sweat
2
1
0
1
0
0
Jaylen Harrell
2
0
0.5
0
0
1
Joe Bachie
1
1
0
0
0
0
David Martin-Robinson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Micah Robinson
1
1
0
0
0
0
James Lynch
1
0
0
0
0
0
Truman Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jihad Ward
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team
73
43
4
8
9
8
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Cam Ward
TEN
1
1
0
Chimere Dike
TEN
1
0
0
Cedric Gray
TEN
0
0
1
Will Anderson Jr.
HOU
0
0
1
Anderson stripped the ball from Ward and recovered it himself.
Kicking Stats
Player
Team
FG
PCT
FG Long
XP
PTS
Matthew Wright
HOU
3/3
100.0%
43 yds
1/1
10
Joey Slye
TEN
2/2
100.0%
56 yds
1/1
7
Wright missed a 31-yd attempt in the first quarter (right upright) before converting his next three. His walk-off came from 35 yards as time expired.
Punting Stats
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Tommy Townsend
HOU
5
208
41.6
1
4
51
Johnny Hekker
TEN
6
305
50.8
0
1
62
Return Stats
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Jaylin Noel
HOU
2
51
25.5
28
0
Julius Chestnut
TEN
2
49
24.5
25
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Jaylin Noel
HOU
5
38
7.6
23
0
Mason Kinsey
TEN
1
1
1.0
1
0
Chimere Dike
TEN
1
0
0.0
0
0
Houston won its fifth straight in Nashville despite starting a backup quarterback and a replacement kicker. The Texans reached .500 at 5-5 for the first time that season. For Tennessee, the loss clinched a fourth consecutive losing year. Calvin Ridley caught his only target of the game for 13 yards on the first offensive play and broke his right fibula on the play, ending his day immediately. Ward’s 95-yard drive with under two minutes left was the best thing the 1-9 Titans had done in weeks. It just wasn’t enough.
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