National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Houston 23,
Tennessee 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2025
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 35°
Head Official: Brad Allen
Attendance: 61815
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 35°
Head Official: Brad Allen
Attendance: 61815
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 7:43 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Tennessee 0 - Houston 7 Nico Collins 2 yd. pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:55 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Tennessee 0 - Houston 13 Dameon Pierce 92 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:41 | ||
| Tennessee | FG |
Tennessee 3 - Houston 13 Matthew Wright 35 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Tennessee 3 - Houston 16 Ka'imi Fairbairn 27 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:47 | ||
| Tennessee | FG |
Tennessee 6 - Houston 16 Matthew Wright 38 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:50 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Tennessee 6 - Houston 23 Derek Barnett 36 yd. fumble recovery (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:41 | ||
| Tennessee | TD |
Tennessee 14 - Houston 23 Tay Martin 49 yd. pass from Will Levis (Josh Whyle pass from Will Levis) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | Tennessee | |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 14 |
| Rushing | 8 | 5 |
| Passing | 8 | 9 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-12 | 5-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Punts-Average | 4-47.8 | 5-43.8 |
| Return Yards | 75 | 113 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-9 | 1-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-66 | 3-113 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-48 | 7-68 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
| Total Net Yards | 374 | 314 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 60 |
| Average Gain | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 207 | 85 |
| Rushes | 29 | 32 |
| Average/Rush | 7.1 | 2.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 167 | 229 |
| Comp-Att | 18-28 | 16-26 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.8 | 8.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-11 | 2-16 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-4-25% | 0-2-0% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(10-7)
Tennessee Titans
(3-14)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| W. Levis | 9/17 | 175 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Rudolph | 7/9 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Pierce | 19 | 176 | 9.3 | 1 | 92 |
| J. Mixon | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Mills | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Pollard | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Chestnut | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| W. Levis | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Rudolph | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Kelley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Ridley | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Woods | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 24 |
| N. Collins | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Schultz | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Metchie III | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Johnson | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Mixon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| X. Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Pierce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Stover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Ridley | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 39 |
| N. Westbrook-Ikhine | 7 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Martin | 2 | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 1 | 49 |
| J. Whyle | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
| N. Vannett | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| B. Oliver | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Edwards Jr. | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| D. Barnett | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| H. Landry III | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. White | 5 | 0 |
| M. Stewart | 5 | 1 |
| E. Murray | 4 | 0 |
| T. Togiai | 4 | 1 |
| N. Hewitt | 4 | 1 |
| C. Bullock | 2 | 0 |
| S. Byrd | 2 | 0 |
| D. Barnett | 2 | 0 |
| M. Bryant | 2 | 1 |
| H. To'oto'o | 2 | 1 |
| D. Horton | 2 | 1 |
| M. Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| K. Lassiter | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hughes | 1 | 0 |
| R. Yeast | 1 | 0 |
| D. Phillips | 1 | 0 |
| K. Boyd | 1 | 0 |
| T. Settle Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| K. Hinish | 1 | 1 |
| A. Al-Shaair | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| C. Awuzie | 5 | 1 |
| R. McCreary | 3 | 0 |
| M. Brown | 3 | 1 |
| T. Sweat | 3 | 2 |
| J. Williams | 3 | 3 |
| D. Worley | 3 | 4 |
| H. Landry III | 2 | 0 |
| J. Lynch | 2 | 2 |
| L. Gifford | 2 | 4 |
| A. Gaye | 1 | 0 |
| J. Baker | 1 | 0 |
| K. Duke | 1 | 0 |
| D. Baker Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| J. Brownlee Jr. | 1 | 3 |
| J. Simmons | 1 | 3 |
| S. Joseph-Day | 0 | 1 |
| K. Coburn | 0 | 3 |
| C. Gray | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| M. Stewart | 2.0 |
| D. Barnett | 2.0 |
| M. Edwards Jr. | 1.0 |
| E. Murray | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| H. Landry III | 2.0 |
| A. Gaye | 1.0 |