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Week 7 Game Recap: Tennessee Titans 38, Houston Texans 36
What you need to know
| Tennessee Titans |
Rob Bironas not only won the game on his last second field goal but, he kicked his way into the NFL record book by making his eighth field goal of the game. He connected on all eight of his field goal attempts and broke the previous record of seven field goals held by four other players. Bironas hit his last one with two seconds left to give the Titans a 38-36 victory as time expired. He clearly benefited from Tennessee's inability to finish drives but, Bironas' consistency saved the Titans from a complete collapse as they gave up a 25 point lead in the fourth quarter.
QB Kerry Collins started the game for the injured QB Vince Young. Collins played a very solid game going 25 for 42 for 280 yards but, he had no passing touchdowns and struggled to get the ball in the end zone. The Titans gave up a 25 point lead in the fourth quarter, and found themselves trailing by one point with 57 seconds left in the game. Collins methodically moved the ball 63 yards down the field by making some exceptional passes, putting Tennessee in position to kick a 29 yard game winning field goal with two seconds left in the game.
LenDale White had a big game rushing for 104 yards on 27 carries, including a one yard touchdown. Tennessee tried to pound the ball on the Texans' defense as they had an overwhelming advantage in time of possession and had built a big lead in the first three quarters of the game. RB Chris Henry added 57 yards on 11 carries and scored his first NFL touchdown on a four yard run.
WR Roydell Williams had very good game by leading all receivers with 124 yards on five receptions. His biggest catch was a 46 yard reception with about a half minute left in the game that set up a short game winning field goal for Tennessee.
| Houston Texans |
Matt Schaub was knocked out of this game late in the first half and replaced by backup Sage Rosenfels. Neither quarterback did much for three quarters but, Rosenfels led a spirited comeback in the fourth quarter by scoring 29 points off of four touchdown passes. It was an amazing comeback considering how much the Texans' pass offense struggled to that point, and that they were down by 25 points going into the fourth quarter. After recovering an onside kick, Rosenfels hit WR Andre Davis on a 53 yard touchdown with 57 seconds left in the game to give Houston a 36-35 lead. Rosenfels finished the game with 290 passing yards and four touchdowns but, he did have four turnovers in the game.
The Texans rushing game continued to struggle as they had only 39 yards rushing in the game. Starter RB Ahman Green got all 11 carries as there were was very little running room against a tough Titans rush defense.
WR Andre Davis and WR Kevin Walter led the team in receiving as they combined for 185 yards receiving. Davis' biggest play was a 53 yard touchdown reception that gave the Texans a brief lead with less then a minute left. Davis finished the game with 88 yards. Walter did not have a catch until the fourth quarter and then had four catches for 77 yards on Houston's second touchdown drive in the quarter. Walter caught a six yard pass for touchdown to cap off the drive. He finished as Houston's leading receiver with 97 yards.
What you ought to know
| QB Kerry Collins, Pass: 25 - 42 - 280 - 0 TD / 0 INT |
As expected, Collins got the start for the injured QB Vince Young in this game. The game got off to a rocky start for Collins as he was sacked and fumbled. The ball was returned for a touchdown by Houston in the first quarter. Collins did lead the team to two fields in the first quarter as he went six for 11 for 58 yards in the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter, Collins threw a bullet to WR Roydell Williams on a 39 yard pass over the middle. It was his best pass of the first half and Tennessee's biggest play of the half as well. The play would set up the Titans' third field goal of the game. Collins showed his good arm strength on another pass to WR Justin Gage for 24 yards later in the second quarter. He had a nice first half finishing 17 for 26 for 188 yards. Collins did everything but get the ball in the end zone in the first half.
Collins wasn't as sharp in the second half only completing five of 12 attempts for the first 29 minutes of the second half but, he played well when the game was on the line at the end of the contest. The Titans built a big lead by halftime and tried to run the ball a lot in the second half to run down the clock. But the Texans made an improbable comeback in the fourth quarter and Titans were one point down with 57 seconds left. Collins calmly led his team 63 yards down the field for a game winning field goal. The 13 year veteran was unflappable at the end of the game as he made some amazing throws on that last drive, putting his team in easy field goal range with two seconds left in the game.
| QB Vince Young |
Backup QB Kerry Collins got the start, but Young was active in this game and served as the backup. Young is nursing a quad injury he sustained last week.
| RB LenDale White, Rush: 27 - 104 - 1, Rec: 4 - 22 - 0 (6 targets) |
White did not split carries with RB Chris Brown in this game because Brown did not play because of an ankle injury. He got a lot of carries in the first quarter of the game. He had nine carries in the first quarter but, only had 23 yards against a tough Texans run defense. But his fortunes changed in the second quarter when he got a one yard touchdown plunge. He continued to get lots of carries in the first half as the Titans dominated the time of possession. He finished the first half with 16 carries for 50 yards. Tennessee continued to pound the ball in the second half and White broke a 28 yard run in the fourth quarter, the longest run of the day by the Titans. RB Chris Henry was mixed into the rushing game a little more in the second half, but White still had 11 carries for 57 yards. It was big day for White who finished the game with 27 carries and 107 yards, including a touchdown.
| RB Chris Henry, Rush: 11 - 57 - 1, Rec: 2 - 12 - 0 (2 targets) |
Henry only had two carries for eight yards in the first half but, did catch two passes for 12 yards. He did have a long run of 24 yards off the right tackle in the third quarter. He followed that up a few plays later with a four yard touchdown run, his first score in the NFL. He played a bigger role in the second half as he had nine carries for 49 yards rushing in the second half.
| RB Chris Brown |
Brown was inactive for this game because of an ankle injury from last week's game.
| WR Roydell Williams, Rush: 1 - -6 - 0, Rec: 5 - 124 - 0 (9 targets) |
Williams got off to a good start catching an 18 yard pass on the first play of the game. He would catch a 39 yard pass that would set up the Titans third field goal of the game early in the second quarter. He led Tennessee with 61 yards receiving at halftime. Williams came up with his biggest catch of the game by going up and getting a 46 yard catch with 31 seconds left to help set up a last second field goal. He finished with two catches for 63 yards in the second half.
| WR Justin Gage, Rec: 5 - 48 - 0 (8 targets) |
Gage used his exceptional height in making a leaping catch for 24 yards over the middle of the field in the second quarter. He drew a questionable interference penalty in the end zone that put the ball on the Texans one yard line and set up Tennessee's first touchdown. He had a nice first half catching four balls for 40 yards. Gage bobbled a big catch out of bounds for an incompletion late in the game as the Titans were driving to get in field goal range with less then a minute left. He only had one catch for eight yards in the second half.
| WR Chris Davis, Rec: 1 - 13 - 0 (1 targets) |
Davis caught a 13 yard pass for a first down on the second play of the game for his only catch of the game.
| WR Eric Moulds (1 targets) |
Moulds was not a factor in this game as he made no receptions and had only one pass thrown his way.
| WR Brandon Jones |
Jones was out of this game because he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery this week that will cause him to miss two to three weeks.
| TE Bo Scaife, Rec: 6 - 49 - 0 (8 targets) |
On Scaife's first catch of the game he fumbled the ball, turning it over deep in the Texans territory. But he would be targeted the most in the first half for Tennessee as he had six balls thrown his way. He had four catches for 38 yards in the first half. Scaife would have two catches for 11 yards in the seconds half but, would finish as the Titans second leading receiver and had a team high six catches for the Titans.
| TE Ben Hartsock, Rec: 2 - 12 - 0 (5 targets) |
Hartsock, the backup tight end, had one catch for six yards in the first half. He would add another catch for six yards in the second half.
| PK Rob Bironas 8 - 8 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 26 points |
Bironas had a huge first half kicking five field goals in the first 30 minutes of the game. He nailed his first on a 52 yard field goal in the first quarter. It was the first time this year that the Titans scored on the first drive of the game. Bironas would hit a 25 yard field goal later in the first quarter. He would add field goals of 21, 30, and 28 yards in the second quarter. He tied a franchise record for number of field goals by halftime of the game. Bironas benefited the most from the Titans inability to finish drives.
Bironas would hit his sixth field goal on a 43 yard attempt early in the third quarter. He just barely made a 29 yard field goal in the fourth quarter, becoming only the fifth player in history to kick seven field goals in a game. He got a chance to make history and win the game on his eighth attempt of the game with two seconds left in the game on a 29 yard attempt. He made the kick to win the game and became the first player in NFL history to kick eight field goals in a game.
| TEN Rush Defense |
The rush defense played an excellent game holding RB Ahman Green and the Houston rush offense to only 39 yards in the game.
| TEN Pass Defense |
The pass defense played very well for three quarters, but gave up four passing touchdown in the fourth quarter to QB Sage Rosenfels. The Titans did intercept Rosenfels three times in the game.
| QB Sage Rosenfels, Pass: 22 - 35 - 290 - 4 TD / 3 INT, Rush: 1 - 0 - 0 |
Rosenfels came in after QB Matt Schaub was shaken up the first time, and promptly threw an interception. He would play one more series before Schaub returned to the game. Schaub would get knocked out the game again late in the first half, and Rosenfels would come in and fumble the ball on his first play back. Schaub would not return to the game, and Rosenfels would play the rest of the game for Houston. He threw his second interception of the game on the first drive of the second half.
The offense did nothing until late in the third quarter. He did lead the Texans on a 70 touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter. He hit WR David Anderson on a seven yard touchdown pass and converted the two point conversion by throwing a short pass to WR Andre Davis. He had a big 53 yard pass completion negated after a penalty in the fourth quarter but, he did come back a couple of plays later and hooked up with WR Kevin Walter for 40 yards. He would come back to Walters four more times in that drive, including a six yard touchdown pass to cap it off. Rosenfels hit Walters five times for 77 yards on that drive. Rosenfels' big fourth quarter continued as he drove his team down the field on a 75 yard drive and hit TE Jeb Putzier on a seven yard touchdown pass. It was Rosenfels third touchdown pass of the quarter. The Texans got a huge break late in the game as the special teams unit recovered an on-side kick with a minute and half left in the game. This set up another big pass play as Rosenfels threw up a prayer of more then fifty yards into the end zone and Davis came up with the ball for a 53 yard touchdown with 57 seconds left in the game. This was the fourth touchdown for Rosenfels in the fourth quarter as he led them to 29 points in the fourth quarter.
| QB Matt Schaub, Pass: 5 - 9 - 23 - 0 TD / 0 INT |
Schaub injured his ankle midway through the first quarter after a sack. He limped to the Texans locker room shortly after the play. It was reported as a left ankle sprain but, he did return to the game after getting the ankle taped. Schaub would get knocked out of the game again when DT Albert Haynesworth was penalized for a helmet-to-helmet hit and drove him into the turf. He would not return to the game after being knocked out a second time. Schaub and QB Sage Rosenfels had a bad first half as both combined for only 29 yards passing and they mustered only one first down in the first half.
| RB Ahman Green, Rush: 11 - 39 - 0, Rec: 5 - 32 - 0 (5 targets) |
The Texans' rush game struggled again early in the game as Green only had four yards on three carries in the first quarter. He would break off an 11 yard run in the second quarter on a third and long play, but he finished the first half with only 15 yards rushing and two catches for nine yards. Things didn't go much better for Green rushing the ball in the second half, as he only had 24 yards in the half. He had three catches for 23 yards in the second half.
| RB Ron Dayne, Rec: 1 - 10 - 0 (1 targets) |
Dayne didn't get into the game until the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. On his first play in he caught a ten yard pass for a first down. It was his only touch of the game as he did not have a carry in the game.
| WR Kevin Walter, Rec: 6 - 97 - 1 (7 targets) |
After having a big game in week six, Walter was all but invisible in the first three quarters of the game. But he would have a huge fourth quarter. He finally caught his first pass early in the fourth quarter for 11 yards. His second catch was a deep 40 yard reception up the middle of the field on the next drive. He would add two more catches of 23 and eight yards later in the drive. He would catch a six yard touchdown to cap off that drive. He had four catches for 77 yards on the drive. Walter had a catch for big yards late in the game but, the official ruled he did not have both feet in bounds. After not having a single pass thrown in his direction for three quarters, he finished the game with a team high six receptions for 97 yards.
| WR Andre Davis, Rec: 4 - 88 - 1 (12 targets) |
Even though Davis was targeted five times in the first half, he only caught one pass for nine yards. He would have a much bigger second half. He would catch a pass for a two point conversion early in the fourth quarter. Davis had a long 53 yard pass reception negated on a penalty in the fourth quarter. He would come up with an even bigger play as he caught a 53 yard touchdown pass with 57 seconds left in the game to give Houston an improbable lead late in the game. Davis had a game high 12 targets.
| WR David Anderson, Rec: 4 - 45 - 1 (5 targets) |
Anderson got his first NFL touchdown in the fourth quarter on a seven yard reception. He would have a costly fumble on a punt return late in the game as Houston was making a comeback. His biggest play came on a 24 yard catch to the Tennessee seven yard line.
| WR Jacoby Jones, Rec: 3 - 11 - 0 (3 targets) |
On the Texans' second offensive play of the game, Jones fumbled the ball and the Titans recovered it. Jones would catch a 12 yard pass over the middle for a first down in the first quarter on what would be his biggest play of the game. He had three catches for 11 yards, all in the first half.
| WR Andre Johnson |
Johnson missed his fifth consecutive game with his knee injured that incurred in week two.
| TE Owen Daniels, Rec: 2 - 20 - 0 (4 targets) |
Daniels didn't catch his first pass until late in the fourth quarter and didn't really factor into the passing game. He had two receptions for 20 yards.
| TE Jeb Putzier, Rec: 1 - 7 - 1 (1 targets) |
Putzier's first and only catch was a seven yard touchdown with less then two minutes left in the game.
| PK Kris Brown 0 - 0 FG, 4 - 4 XP, 4 points |
Brown did not get a field goal attempt in this game but, did have four extra points.
| HOU Rush Defense |
The Houston rush defense played well early in the game but, got wore down as the game went on. Houston's offense had trouble making first downs, forcing the defense to stay on the field a lot. They gave up 155 yards rushing, including over a hundred yards to starting Titans' RB LenDale White.
| HOU Pass Defense |
LB DeMeco Ryans sacked QB Kerry Collins and forced a fumble. Ryans then picked up the ball and returned it 27 yards for his first NFL touchdown. The Texans did not give up a passing touchdown but, did give up 280 yards of passing to QB Kerry Collins, including a 63 yard winning field goal drive with less then a minute left in the game.
