National Football League
BOXSCORE
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| RECAP
Houston 19,
Tampa Bay 9
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 27, 2015
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 71718
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 71718
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:58 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 7 - Tampa Bay 0 DeAndre Hopkins 5 yd. pass from Ryan Mallett (Randy Bullock kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:15 | ||
| Tampa Bay | FG |
Houston 7 - Tampa Bay 3 Kyle Brindza 58 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:51 | ||
| Tampa Bay | TD |
Houston 7 - Tampa Bay 9 Charles Sims 32 yd. pass from Jameis Winston (kick failed) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:37 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 10 - Tampa Bay 9 Randy Bullock 39 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 9:14 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 16 - Tampa Bay 9 Alfred Blue 20 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:12 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 19 - Tampa Bay 9 Randy Bullock 19 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Tampa Bay | Houston | |
| 1st Downs | 14 | 30 |
| Rushing | 2 | 10 |
| Passing | 11 | 16 |
| Penalty | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1-12 | 8-18 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 7-44.6 | 6-44.3 |
| Return Yards | 75 | 63 |
| Punts-Returns | 5-48 | 5-17 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 1-27 | 2-46 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-84 | 6-58 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Time of Possession | 23:44 | 36:16 |
| Total Net Yards | 318 | 413 |
| Total Plays | 56 | 86 |
| Average Gain | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 57 | 186 |
| Rushes | 20 | 46 |
| Average/Rush | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 261 | 227 |
| Comp-Att | 17-36 | 24-39 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Field Goals | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(1-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Winston | 17/36 | 261 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Texans
(1-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Mallett | 24/39 | 228 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Blue | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
| J. Prosch | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Grimes | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Polk | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Mallett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Evans | 17 | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 0 | 20 |
| L. Murphy | 6 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 33 |
| C. Sims | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 32 |
| V. Jackson | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 |
| B. Myers | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| R. Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Hopkins | 14 | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | 29 |
| C. Shorts | 9 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 18 |
| N. Washington | 9 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Grimes | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| G. Graham | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Prosch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Worthy | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| K. Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| Q. Demps | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| H. Melton | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| C. Conte | 5 | 2 |
| S. Moore | 5 | 4 |
| K. Alexander | 5 | 5 |
| J. Smith | 4 | 1 |
| D. Swearinger | 4 | 2 |
| T. Jennings | 4 | 2 |
| C. McDonald | 4 | 4 |
| M. Jenkins | 3 | 0 |
| B. McDougald | 3 | 5 |
| L. David | 3 | 12 |
| G. Johnson | 2 | 0 |
| B. Carter | 2 | 1 |
| W. Gholston | 2 | 2 |
| A. Verner | 1 | 0 |
| T. McDaniel | 1 | 1 |
| G. McCoy | 1 | 1 |
| H. Melton | 1 | 2 |
| K. Tandy | 0 | 1 |
| J. Banks | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Jackson | 6 | 0 |
| Q. Demps | 4 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 3 | 1 |
| J. Tuggle | 2 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 2 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 2 | 1 |
| K. Johnson | 2 | 1 |
| J. Watt | 2 | 3 |
| J. Crick | 1 | 0 |
| J. Simon | 1 | 0 |
| C. Covington | 1 | 0 |
| B. McKinney | 1 | 1 |
| E. Pleasant | 1 | 1 |
| J. Clowney | 1 | 1 |
| W. Mercilus | 1 | 1 |
| V. Wilfork | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| W. Gholston | 2.0 |
| J. Smith | 1.0 |
| K. Alexander | 1.0 |
| H. Melton | 1.0 |
| C. Conte | 1.0 |
| L. David | 1.0 |
| T. Jennings | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Watt | 1.0 |
| C. Covington | 1.0 |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 |