Week 8, 2016

played in Houston, TX

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	0	0	7	-	14
Houston Texans	10	13	0	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 DET - Buddy Sanderson 5 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
1Q: 00:24 HOU - Emmett Carr 44 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
2Q: 11:21 HOU - Amari Covington 7 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Trey Martin 26 field goal
4Q: 12:56 HOU - Emmett Carr 3 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
4Q: 05:40 HOU - Trey Martin 28 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DET - Rob Macpherson 2 pass from Dominic Duffy (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 DET - Buddy Sanderson 5 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 05:39 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
1Q: 00:24 HOU - Emmett Carr 44 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
2Q: 11:21 HOU - Amari Covington 7 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
2Q: 04:49 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Trey Martin 26 field goal
4Q: 12:56 HOU - Emmett Carr 3 pass from Thurman Zolak (Trey Martin extra point)
4Q: 05:40 HOU - Trey Martin 28 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DET - Rob Macpherson 2 pass from Dominic Duffy (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 272 442
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.06 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 139 84
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 5.35 2.80
Net Passing Yards 133 358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 2 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 149 378
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 3.24 9.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/11 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/144 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 26:11 33:49

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	272	442
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.06	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	139	84
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	5.35	2.80
Net Passing Yards	133	358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 2	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	149	378
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	3.24	9.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/11	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/144	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	26:11	33:49

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
1	5:31	4:22	OWN 28	8	34	Downs
1	0:10	0:21	OWN 25	3	17	Interception
2	11:10	2:07	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
2	4:43	0:56	OPP 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	12:48	2:58	OWN 1	6	14	Punt
3	8:30	1:16	OWN 10	4	17	Punt
3	4:24	1:17	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
3	1:01	1:37	OWN 5	4	11	Punt
4	12:46	1:49	OWN 25	5	12	Downs
4	8:58	1:02	OWN 2	4	6	Downs
4	5:33	3:42	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 20	6	15	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	4:19	OWN 25	7	52	Field Goal
1	1:09	0:59	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
2	14:49	3:39	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	9:03	4:20	OWN 5	10	72	Field Goal
2	3:47	3:40	OWN 17	13	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
3	9:50	1:20	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
3	7:14	2:50	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
3	3:07	2:06	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	14:24	1:38	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	10:57	1:59	OPP 37	3	1	Punt
4	7:56	2:23	OPP 8	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:51	0:37	OPP 45	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Thurman Zolak, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Duff	18	109	6.06	17	4
Micah McConnell	5	23	4.60	11	1
Carlos Zastudil	3	7	2.33	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Howie Fisher	10	21	2.10	10	1
Emmett Carr	9	25	2.78	18	1
Jughead Hudson	7	15	2.14	12	1
Thurman Zolak	4	23	5.75	9	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	26	11	83	4/16	1	35	2	31.4
Dominic Duffy	11	6	66	0/0	1	31	0	102.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Zolak	36	25	378	3/20	3	44	0	131.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Sanderson	4	6	35	8.75	20	24	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	4	12	20	5.00	0	16	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	3	4	6	2.00	1	5	0
WR Kim Dawkins	2	3	44	22.00	16	31	0
WR Rob Macpherson	2	3	4	2.00	1	2	1
WR Marcus Sutter	1	3	35	35.00	28	35	0
TE Herb Allen	1	3	5	5.00	2	5	0
RB Derrick Duff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tony Fridlund	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devante Roberson	8	12	89	11.13	12	18	0
WR Tevin Marlow	8	11	163	20.38	71	39	0
TE Amari Covington	5	9	43	8.60	13	10	1
RB Emmett Carr	2	2	47	23.50	41	44	2
WR Cory Shelton	2	2	36	18.00	0	18	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allen Keith	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Gene Roye	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Micah McConnell	1	0	0	0
Derrick Duff	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gene Roye	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	5	229	45.8	44.0	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	6	269	44.8	40.0	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trey Martin	4/4	2/2	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fridlund	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Brandon	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	4	144	36.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dalton Murphy	12	5	0.0	30	39
ILB Herman Olin	8	5	0.0	30	39
S Nate Palm	6	6	0.0	30	39
OLB Ian Bradley	6	4	0.0	28	25
CB Cornell Coleman	6	1	0.0	30	38
OLB Al Foltz	4	0	0.0	15	13
CB Erik Sciacca	3	1	1.0	15	25
DE Danny Farley	3	0	1.0	28	24
CB Sebastian Everett	3	0	0.0	30	39
DE Sergio George	1	1	1.0	17	33
DT Ellis Donnelly	1	1	0.0	28	25
DT Raymond Caban	1	1	0.0	15	21
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Herb Allen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jameson Snyder	0	1	0.0	15	21
DT Christopher Humphries	0	1	0.0	17	32

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	7	2	0.0	23	27
ILB Gene Roye	5	3	0.0	22	28
CB Jamal Cullen	5	0	0.0	18	35
DE Omar Thompson	4	4	2.0	21	26
S Manuel Lawless	4	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Donte Moroney	3	0	0.0	5	15
OLB Bert Howard	3	0	0.0	10	22
DE Alexis Lofton	2	0	1.0	14	21
S Jamie Gribbon	2	1	0.0	24	26
CB Lamont Brandon	2	0	0.0	5	15
S Mitchell Borcherding	2	0	0.0	4	20
DE Alfred Perry	1	0	1.0	24	32
CB Allen Keith	1	3	0.0	21	26
CB Albert Gardner	1	1	0.0	23	38
ILB Hayden Bottoms	1	1	0.0	3	6
DT Neil Barham	1	0	0.0	14	30
DT Adrian Bandy	1	0	0.0	14	15
DT Zachary Strickland	0	1	0.0	13	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sergio George	1.0	2	0	33
DE Danny Farley	1.0	0	1	24
CB Erik Sciacca	1.0	0	0	25
DT Christopher Humphries	0.0	2	2	32
DT Ellis Donnelly	0.0	1	0	25
DE Jameson Snyder	0.0	0	1	21

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Omar Thompson	2.0	1	1	26
DE Alfred Perry	1.0	2	1	32
DE Alexis Lofton	1.0	1	1	21
OLB Bert Howard	0.0	1	0	22
DT Zachary Strickland	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nate Palm	6	0	39
CB Cornell Coleman	4	2	38
CB Sebastian Everett	4	0	39
OLB Ian Bradley	3	0	25
S Dalton Murphy	2	1	39
CB Erik Sciacca	2	1	25
OLB Al Foltz	2	0	13
DT Raymond Caban	1	0	21
ILB Herman Olin	1	0	39

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jamal Cullen	4	0	0	35
S Manuel Lawless	2	3	0	35
CB Lamont Brandon	2	1	0	15
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	2	1	0	27
OLB Donte Moroney	2	0	0	15
OLB Bert Howard	2	0	0	22
CB Albert Gardner	1	1	0	38
CB Allen Keith	1	0	1	26
ILB Hayden Bottoms	1	0	0	6
ILB Gene Roye	0	1	1	28
DT Neil Barham	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Richardson	4	8	23	0	35
K.C. Palmer	3	4	26	1	41
Myron Ridge	2	4	23	1	35
Jonah Long	2	3	26	1	41
Rusty Green	0	3	26	1	41

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Garner	2	6	30	0	39
Roosevelt Perkins	1	4	30	1	39
Christian Branch	1	3	30	0	39
Amari Covington	1	1	28	0	32
Daniel Welker	0	6	30	1	39
Henry Velasquez	0	5	30	1	39
Bobby Small	0	1	11	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Gibson	1	22

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Rocco	2	24
Bobby Small	1	20
Manuel Lawless	1	14
Howie Fisher	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herman Olin	---	---	30	39	13	82
Cornell Coleman	---	---	30	38	11	79
Dalton Murphy	---	---	30	39	4	73
Sebastian Everett	---	---	30	39	4	73
Nate Palm	---	---	30	39	4	73
Rusty Green	26	41	---	---	5	72
K.C. Palmer	26	41	---	---	5	72
Jonah Long	26	41	---	---	---	67
Myron Ridge	23	35	---	---	5	63
Brett Richardson	23	35	---	---	5	63
Ezekiel Mostizky	19	33	---	---	8	60
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	28	25	2	55
Ian Bradley	---	---	28	25	2	55
Micah McConnell	25	30	---	---	---	55
Vincent Sanderson	20	32	---	---	1	53
Derrick Duff	21	31	---	---	1	53
Danny Farley	---	---	28	24	1	53
Sergio George	---	---	17	33	3	53
Buddy Sanderson	21	31	---	---	1	53
Christopher Humphries	---	---	17	32	2	51
Marcus Sutter	16	24	---	---	8	48
Raymond Caban	---	---	15	21	10	46
Jameson Snyder	---	---	15	21	10	46
Erik Sciacca	---	---	15	25	---	40
Herb Allen	6	11	---	---	21	38
Stephen Schwant	---	---	2	14	19	35
Lester Gibson	6	6	---	---	22	34
Al Foltz	---	---	15	13	3	31
Kim Dawkins	3	8	---	---	17	28
Carlos Zastudil	5	6	---	---	15	26
Rob Macpherson	5	11	---	---	10	26
Darius Seba	---	---	0	1	23	24
Kristopher Horton	---	---	0	1	16	17
Zach Cramer	---	---	0	0	13	13
Luis Fassnacht	5	8	---	---	---	13
Tony Fridlund	3	4	---	---	6	13
Dominic Duffy	1	11	---	---	---	12
Kent Moss	3	6	---	---	---	9
Larry Sutton	3	6	---	---	---	9
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Louie Barham	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alex Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Godfrey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Christian Branch	30	39	---	---	10	79
Mercury Garner	30	39	---	---	10	79
Daniel Welker	30	39	---	---	10	79
Roosevelt Perkins	30	39	---	---	10	79
Devante Roberson	25	37	---	---	11	73
Manuel Lawless	---	---	23	35	14	72
Tevin Marlow	30	39	---	---	2	71
Henry Velasquez	30	39	---	---	---	69
Thurman Zolak	30	39	---	---	---	69
Amari Covington	28	32	---	---	2	62
Albert Gardner	---	---	23	38	---	61
Jamal Cullen	---	---	18	35	4	57
Allen Keith	---	---	21	26	9	56
Alfred Perry	---	---	24	32	---	56
Jamie Gribbon	---	---	24	26	1	51
Leland Dreyfuss	---	---	23	27	---	50
Gene Roye	---	---	22	28	---	50
Cory Shelton	16	31	---	---	---	47
Omar Thompson	---	---	21	26	---	47
Emmett Carr	13	18	---	---	15	46
Neil Barham	---	---	14	30	---	44
Donte Moroney	---	---	5	15	22	42
Alexis Lofton	---	---	14	21	5	40
Zachary Strickland	---	---	13	26	---	39
Mitchell Borcherding	---	---	4	20	15	39
Bobby Small	11	4	---	---	20	35
Lamont Brandon	---	---	5	15	15	35
Bert Howard	---	---	10	22	---	32
Howie Fisher	10	8	---	---	13	31
Adrian Bandy	---	---	14	15	---	29
Jughead Hudson	7	12	---	---	9	28
Kody Rodriguez	0	7	---	---	20	27
Daryl Rocco	0	2	---	---	24	26
Hayden Bottoms	---	---	3	6	8	17
Tyrus Gerhardt	10	5	---	---	---	15
Caleb Oskolkoff	---	---	3	6	5	14
Trey Martin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cris MacDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tyler Ketteridge	---	---	2	2	---	4
Wes Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0
Winston Dahlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Cesario	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelly Antonius	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nick Reid	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	21	37	1.8
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	26	11	2	0	4	6	3	3	2
Dominic Duffy	11	6	1	0	0	2	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Zolak	36	25	5	0	2	4	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	16	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	171	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	130	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Sanderson	12	4	1	20	0	31
WR Vincent Sanderson	6	4	2	35	1	32
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	4	3	0	6	0	33
WR Marcus Sutter	3	1	0	35	1	24
WR Kim Dawkins	3	2	0	44	1	8
TE Herb Allen	3	1	0	5	0	11
WR Rob Macpherson	3	2	0	4	0	11
RB Derrick Duff	2	0	1	0	0	31
WR Tony Fridlund	1	0	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devante Roberson	12	8	1	89	0	37
WR Tevin Marlow	11	8	0	163	4	39
TE Amari Covington	9	5	1	43	0	32
RB Emmett Carr	2	2	0	47	1	18
WR Cory Shelton	2	2	0	36	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Duff	1	-2	-2.00	6.06
Carlos Zastudil	1	-1	-1.00	2.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jughead Hudson	2	3	1.50	2.14
Howie Fisher	2	1	0.50	2.10
Emmett Carr	1	-4	-4.00	2.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dominic Duffy	4	3	20	5.00	6.00
Micah McConnell	2	1	5	2.50	3.19

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Zolak	6	2	10	1.67	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kim Dawkins	2	1	13	6.50	14.67
TE Buddy Sanderson	2	1	5	2.50	1.67
TE Herb Allen	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
WR Rob Macpherson	1	1	2	2.00	1.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Amari Covington	3	1	7	2.33	4.78
WR Devante Roberson	1	0	0	0.00	7.42
RB Emmett Carr	1	1	3	3.00	23.50
WR Tevin Marlow	1	0	0	0.00	14.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	1	1
Derrick Duff	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Fisher	4	1
Jughead Hudson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	10	7	4
Dominic Duffy	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Zolak	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Sanderson	4	3	1
WR Vincent Sanderson	2	1	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	2	1
WR Marcus Sutter	1	1	1
TE Herb Allen	1	0	0
WR Rob Macpherson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devante Roberson	5	4	2
TE Amari Covington	3	1	1
WR Tevin Marlow	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)