Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, January 1, 2012
Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
Top Performers
Passing: M. Hasselbeck (TEN) - 297 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: B. Tate (HOU) - 16 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: N. Washington (TEN) - 4 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TEN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 05:15 | Ben Tate 4 Yd Run (Neil Rackers Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | TEN | HOU | |||
| FG | 13:06 | Rob Bironas 21 Yd | 3 | 7 | |
| TD | 03:48 | Donnie Avery 1 Yd Pass From Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas Kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| FG | 01:09 | Neil Rackers 52 Yd | 10 | 10 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Rob Bironas 43 Yd | 13 | 10 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | TEN | HOU | |||
| FG | 11:46 | Neil Rackers 37 Yd | 13 | 13 | |
| FG | 07:22 | Rob Bironas 33 Yd | 16 | 13 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TEN | HOU | |||
| FG | 14:57 | Neil Rackers 22 Yd | 16 | 16 | |
| TD | 04:31 | Nate Washington 23 Yd Pass From Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas Kick) | 23 | 16 | |
| TD | 00:14 | Bryant Johnson 5 Yd Pass From Jake Delhomme (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 23 | 22 | |
Team Stat Comparison
TEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 17 | 22 |
Passing 1st downs | 15 | 11 |
Rushing 1st downs | 2 | 9 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-14 | 5-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 65 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 387 |
| Yards per play | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Total Drives | 14 | 12 |
| Passing | 275 | 235 |
Comp - Att | 22-35 | 22-32 |
Yards per pass | 7.9 | 7.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 3-22 | 3-23 |
| Rushing | 86 | 152 |
Rushing Attempts | 22 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Penalties | 6-47 | 7-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:22 | 34:38 |
| Tennessee Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| M. Hasselbeck | 22/35 | 297 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-22 | 81.7 | 108.9 |
| Team | 22/35 | 275 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 3-22 | -- | -- |
| Houston Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| J. Delhomme | 18/28 | 211 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 2-18 | 50.4 | 99.0 |
| T. Yates | 4/4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 76.4 | 115.6 |
| Team | 22/32 | 235 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 3-23 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| C. Johnson | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 | 27 | |
| J. Harper | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| A. Hall | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| M. Hasselbeck | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 0 | 27 | |
| Houston Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| B. Tate | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 1 | 56 | |
| D. Ward | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| J. Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 30 | 152 | 5.1 | 1 | 56 | |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| N. Washington | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | 55 | 9 | |
| J. Cook | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
| C. Johnson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| D. Avery | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |
| D. Williams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| L. Hawkins | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| J. Harper | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| A. Hall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| M. Mariani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 22 | 297 | 13.5 | 2 | 55 | 35 | |
| Houston Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Casey | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
| B. Johnson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| J. Jones | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| B. Tate | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| G. Graham | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| A. Johnson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| J. Dreessen | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| J. Maehl | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| L. Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Walter | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 22 | 258 | 11.7 | 1 | 40 | 31 | |
| Houston Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Delhomme | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Nading | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| M. Griffin | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. McCourty | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McCarthy | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Casey | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Hayes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ayers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ball | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Witherspoon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Marks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Clayton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mariani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Malast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sheppard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Verner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Roos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Finnegan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Morgan | 1 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| Q. Demps | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Alexander | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ryans | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Dobbins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Bulman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. McCain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Braman | 2 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Nading | 2 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Turk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 61 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tennessee Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Mariani | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Houston Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Q. Demps | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tennessee Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Mariani | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| S. Keo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tennessee Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Bironas | 3/3 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Houston Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Rackers | 3/3 | 100.0 | 52 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 52 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Kern | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Team | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Turk | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Team | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
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