National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Houston 37,
Jacksonville 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 12, 2021
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Land Clark
Attendance: 68105
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Land Clark
Attendance: 68105
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Jacksonville | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Houston | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 6:39 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 7 - Jacksonville 0 Mark Ingram II 1 yd. run (Joey Slye kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:25 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 14 - Jacksonville 0 David Johnson 7 yd. pass from Tyrod Taylor (Joey Slye kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 12:20 | ||
| Jacksonville | TD |
Houston 14 - Jacksonville 7 Chris Manhertz 22 yd. pass from Trevor Lawrence (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:07 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 17 - Jacksonville 7 Joey Slye 40 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:59 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 20 - Jacksonville 7 Joey Slye 26 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:08 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 27 - Jacksonville 7 Danny Amendola 8 yd. pass from Tyrod Taylor (Joey Slye kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:24 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 34 - Jacksonville 7 Phillip Lindsay 5 yd. run (Joey Slye kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:48 | ||
| Jacksonville | TD |
Houston 34 - Jacksonville 14 DJ Chark Jr. 41 yd. pass from Trevor Lawrence (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:56 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 37 - Jacksonville 14 Joey Slye 25 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:05 | ||
| Jacksonville | TD |
Houston 37 - Jacksonville 21 Marvin Jones Jr. 4 yd. pass from Trevor Lawrence (Josh Lambo kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Jacksonville | Houston | |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 22 |
| Rushing | 5 | 6 |
| Passing | 13 | 13 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-11 | 12-21 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-49.5 | 6-44.3 |
| Return Yards | 1 | 104 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-1 | 3-17 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 2-47 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 3-40 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-82 | 5-50 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 24:56 | 35:04 |
| Total Net Yards | 395 | 449 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 75 |
| Average Gain | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 76 | 160 |
| Rushes | 16 | 41 |
| Average/Rush | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 319 | 289 |
| Comp-Att | 28-51 | 21-33 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-13 | 1-2 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 4-6-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 3-4-75% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Jacksonville Jaguars
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Lawrence | 28/51 | 332 | 3 | 3 |
Houston Texans
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Taylor | 21/33 | 291 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Hyde | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Robinson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Shenault Jr. | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Lawrence | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Ingram II | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 1 | 11 |
| T. Taylor | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 29 |
| P. Lindsay | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 |
| D. Johnson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Chark Jr. | 12 | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 1 | 41 |
| M. Jones Jr. | 9 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 33 |
| L. Shenault Jr. | 10 | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 14 |
| J. O'Shaughnessy | 8 | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
| J. Robinson | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| C. Manhertz | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| C. Hyde | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Cooks | 7 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 52 |
| P. Brown | 5 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 29 |
| D. Amendola | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Conley | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Johnson | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 |
| N. Collins | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Burkhead | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| P. Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ingram II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Akins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Reid | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| V. Hargreaves III | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| C. Kirksey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Allen | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Jenkins | 6 | 0 |
| M. Jack | 6 | 3 |
| A. Wingard | 4 | 1 |
| M. Brown | 4 | 3 |
| S. Griffin | 3 | 1 |
| C. Henderson | 3 | 1 |
| J. Allen | 3 | 2 |
| T. Bryan | 2 | 0 |
| T. Campbell | 2 | 0 |
| R. Ford | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ward | 2 | 2 |
| R. Robertson-Harris | 2 | 3 |
| A. Cisco | 1 | 0 |
| K. Chaisson | 1 | 1 |
| D. Wilson | 1 | 6 |
| C. Claybrooks | 0 | 1 |
| L. McCray | 0 | 1 |
| D. Allen | 0 | 1 |
| S. Quarterman | 0 | 2 |
| D. Hamilton | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| C. Kirksey | 5 | 1 |
| D. King II | 5 | 3 |
| T. Mitchell | 4 | 1 |
| E. Murray | 4 | 2 |
| Z. Cunningham | 3 | 4 |
| W. Mercilus | 2 | 1 |
| J. Reid | 2 | 2 |
| V. Hargreaves III | 2 | 3 |
| R. Blacklock | 1 | 0 |
| M. Collins | 1 | 0 |
| K. Grugier-Hill | 1 | 1 |
| C. Omenihu | 1 | 1 |
| V. Taylor | 1 | 1 |
| J. Jenkins | 0 | 1 |
| J. Martin | 0 | 1 |
| T. Smith | 0 | 1 |
| D. Walker | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| R. Jenkins | 1.0 |
| M. Jack | 1.0 |
| J. Allen | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Kirksey | 2.0 |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Robinson | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| T. Taylor | 1 |