Week 14, 2024

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	6	7	7	17	-	37
Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 DET - Ernie Fletcher 23 field goal
1Q: 02:32 DET - Ernie Fletcher 43 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Calvin Smithson 67 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 08:47 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 21 field goal
3Q: 10:37 DET - Irv Tejeda 15 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 07:04 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 20 field goal
4Q: 14:19 DET - Alan Upshaw 13 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 07:37 DET - Irv Tejeda 4 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 DET - Ernie Fletcher 23 field goal
1Q: 02:32 DET - Ernie Fletcher 43 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Calvin Smithson 67 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 08:47 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 21 field goal
3Q: 10:37 DET - Irv Tejeda 15 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 07:04 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 20 field goal
4Q: 14:19 DET - Alan Upshaw 13 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 07:37 DET - Irv Tejeda 4 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal

Team Statistics DET HOU
Record 7-5-1 4-9
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 550 274
- Offensive Plays 63 54
- Yards per Play 8.73 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 123 90
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 4.10 5.00
Net Passing Yards 427 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 25 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 444 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 12.94 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/77 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/68 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:05 26:55

Team Statistics	DET	HOU
Record	7-5-1	4-9
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	550	274
- Offensive Plays	63	54
- Yards per Play	8.73	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	123	90
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	4.10	5.00
Net Passing Yards	427	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 25 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	444	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	12.94	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/77	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/68	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:05	26:55

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 15	8	79	Field Goal
1	8:17	5:50	OWN 11	10	63	Field Goal
1	0:30	0:47	OWN 6	2	94	Touchdown
2	8:39	1:53	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	3:14	2:07	OWN 24	6	24	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 33	1	-3	Half
3	13:24	2:57	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
3	6:57	4:43	OWN 8	8	23	Punt
3	1:10	1:57	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
4	12:39	5:11	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	2:58	1:49	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:05	0:05	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	1:39	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	2:27	1:57	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	14:43	6:04	OWN 25	10	71	Field Goal
2	6:46	3:32	OWN 36	9	51	Fumble
2	1:07	0:54	OPP 49	4	34	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	10:27	3:30	OWN 25	6	72	Field Goal
3	2:14	1:04	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	14:13	1:34	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	7:28	4:30	OWN 20	7	16	Punt
4	1:09	1:04	OWN 28	3	15	Fumble

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace McCreary	11	36	3.27	8	0	0
Irv Tejeda	9	44	4.89	15	1	2
Alan Upshaw	6	22	3.67	13	1	0
Deron Heimulu	4	21	5.25	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Abraham Small	10	7	0.70	5	0
Pat Crockett	5	47	9.40	31	1
Oliver Hutton	3	36	12.00	39	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	30	25	444	3/17	2	67	1	127.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	32	20	206	4/22	0	31	0	81.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	9	12	225	25.00	103	67	1
TE Drew Tetreault	6	6	103	17.17	34	27	0
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	29	9.67	16	13	1
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	55	27.50	16	40	0
TE Earnest Coles	2	4	23	11.50	1	15	0
RB Horace McCreary	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Marty DeMulling	4	5	60	15.00	22	31
WR Deron Walker	4	6	47	11.75	17	27
TE Jake Grubbs	3	3	29	9.67	15	20
WR Dennis O'Neill	3	4	16	5.33	1	14
RB Pat Crockett	2	2	13	6.50	15	15
WR Dashawn Becker	1	1	17	17.00	10	17
RB Abraham Small	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Graham Pfingsten	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	4	20	20.00	16	20
WR Sawyer Simmons	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Winston Patton	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Chris Loomis	1	1
Joey Van Pelt	1	0
Al Foltz	0	1
Brayden Luce	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Oliver Hutton	1	0
Abraham Small	1	0
Vernon Soprano	1	0
Abraham Dillon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	2	84	42.0	39.0	46	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	6	303	50.5	41.0	63	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	2/3	0/0	0/0	21	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	68	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Becker	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Tejeda	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Maxwell Grolsko	9	0	0.0	18	36
CB Dwight Henson	7	0	0.0	18	36
OLB Al Foltz	5	5	3.0	18	36
ILB Chris Loomis	4	2	0.0	17	27
DT Gerald Covington	4	1	0.0	12	28
S Brant Jamison	3	1	0.0	18	36
CB Roberto Gilman	3	0	0.0	15	31
CB Charles Turman	2	2	0.0	9	23
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	1	1.0	9	20
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	1	0.0	6	16
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	13	25
WR Calvin Smithson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Salvador Terrell	1	0	0.0	6	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Mayes	10	2	0.0	26	26
ILB Nick Reid	7	3	0.0	27	27
CB Vernon Soprano	5	3	0.0	28	31
S Winston Patton	5	1	0.0	30	33
S Mike Halama	5	0	0.0	24	24
DT Lincoln Pepper	4	2	1.5	20	27
OLB Abraham Dillon	4	2	0.0	12	24
DE Jonah Duffy	3	1	0.5	30	33
DE Omar Thompson	2	2	0.0	25	29
CB Andrew Fulcher	2	2	0.0	14	15
CB Theodore O'Shea	2	0	0.0	5	7
DT Donnell Armijo	1	0	1.0	19	11
CB Riddick Brandon	1	2	0.0	25	23
RB Abraham Small	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daquan Harrison	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Garrett Luzio	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Burt Sanders	0	4	0.0	25	26
ILB Kaleb Hardy	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	3.0	0	0	0	36
OLB Maurice Kariger	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Ronnie Smith	0.0	1	2	1	20
DT Greg Torrence	0.0	0	1	0	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lincoln Pepper	1.5	1	0	1	27
DT Donnell Armijo	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Jonah Duffy	0.5	0	0	1	33
DE Omar Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Burt Sanders	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	4	3	36
ILB Chris Loomis	4	0	27
S Maxwell Grolsko	3	1	36
S Brant Jamison	3	0	36
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	31
CB Charles Turman	2	0	23
OLB Al Foltz	1	0	36
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andy Mayes	5	0	26
OLB Abraham Dillon	4	0	24
S Winston Patton	3	1	33
ILB Nick Reid	3	0	27
CB Vernon Soprano	2	0	31
S Mike Halama	2	0	24
DE Omar Thompson	1	0	29
CB Riddick Brandon	1	0	23
CB Theodore O'Shea	1	0	7
CB Andrew Fulcher	1	0	15
CB Daquan Harrison	1	0	5
S Garrett Luzio	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	5	8	30	1	33
Javier Creighton	3	6	30	0	33
Daquan Sonntag	2	4	26	0	33
Jumbo Hill	1	7	30	2	33
Drew Tetreault	0	1	25	0	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.J. Blufer	1	5	18	0	36
Drew Stansberry	1	5	17	0	27
Caden Jones	0	2	18	1	36
Shaun Richardson	0	2	18	1	36
Jason Bell	0	2	17	0	27
Marty DeMulling	0	1	16	0	31
Marty Lee	0	1	1	0	9
DeAndre Maugh	0	0	1	2	9

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Luce	3	13
Maurice Hakeem	2	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Abraham Dillon	2	20
Lincoln Pepper	2	14
Riddick Brandon	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	30	33	---	---	13	76
Maurice Hakeem	30	33	---	---	13	76
Calvin Smithson	30	33	---	---	7	70
Jumbo Hill	30	33	---	---	5	68
Daquan Sonntag	26	33	---	---	5	64
Javier Creighton	30	33	---	---	---	63
Deron Heimulu	30	33	---	---	---	63
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	18	36	5	59
Al Foltz	---	---	18	36	3	57
Brant Jamison	---	---	18	36	3	57
Dwight Henson	---	---	18	36	3	57
Drew Tetreault	25	31	---	---	---	56
Roberto Gilman	---	---	15	31	3	49
Gerald Covington	---	---	12	28	9	49
Charles Turman	---	---	9	23	17	49
Chris Loomis	---	---	17	27	4	48
Tom McIntyre	13	12	---	---	20	45
Earnest Coles	11	11	---	---	22	44
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	13	25	1	39
Timothy Downs	20	19	---	---	---	39
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	3	17	18	38
Benjamin Franz	16	20	---	---	1	37
Ronnie Smith	---	---	13	20	1	34
Greg Torrence	---	---	12	20	1	33
Maurice Kariger	---	---	9	20	3	32
Alan Upshaw	8	7	---	---	16	31
Horace McCreary	13	12	---	---	3	28
Irv Tejeda	9	14	---	---	3	26
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	6	16	2	24
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bernard Peters	5	3	---	---	10	18
Darrin Giles	---	---	0	3	15	18
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	4	5	8	17
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	3	4	8	15
Salvador Terrell	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Pedro Jazynka	---	---	4	5	1	10
Randy Preston	---	---	0	0	8	8
Byron Beyer	4	0	---	---	2	6
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rondell Ayala	0	3	---	---	---	3
Cole Lester	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scottie Neff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josiah Beechler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Soprano	---	---	28	31	10	69
Jonah Duffy	---	---	30	33	3	66
Winston Patton	---	---	30	33	3	66
J.J. Blufer	18	36	---	---	9	63
Caden Jones	18	36	---	---	9	63
Shaun Richardson	18	36	---	---	9	63
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	20	27	14	61
Riddick Brandon	---	---	25	23	12	60
Omar Thompson	---	---	25	29	2	56
Abraham Dillon	---	---	12	24	20	56
Nick Reid	---	---	27	27	1	55
Andy Mayes	---	---	26	26	2	54
Oliver Hutton	18	36	---	---	---	54
Jason Bell	17	27	---	---	8	52
Burt Sanders	---	---	25	26	---	51
Marty DeMulling	16	31	---	---	2	49
Mike Halama	---	---	24	24	1	49
Pat Crockett	7	22	---	---	19	48
Drew Stansberry	17	27	---	---	---	44
Eugene Caldwell	16	23	---	---	---	39
Dashawn Becker	7	15	---	---	16	38
Sawyer Simmons	13	22	---	---	---	35
Abraham Small	11	14	---	---	9	34
Donnell Armijo	---	---	19	11	2	32
Graham Pfingsten	1	9	---	---	20	30
Andrew Fulcher	---	---	14	15	1	30
Garrett Luzio	---	---	6	9	15	30
Dennis O'Neill	2	13	---	---	13	28
Theodore O'Shea	---	---	5	7	16	28
Deron Walker	8	19	---	---	---	27
Caden Moose	2	4	---	---	16	22
Lester Fulcher	---	---	4	1	11	16
Jake Grubbs	7	8	---	---	---	15
Kaleb Hardy	---	---	4	6	2	12
Daquan Harrison	---	---	5	5	1	11
DeAndre Maugh	1	9	---	---	1	11
Johnny Coady	---	---	1	6	4	11
Marty Lee	1	9	---	---	---	10
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	6	6
Manuel Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelvin Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cooper Starks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Milliken	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	7	27	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	40	10.0
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	30	25	7	1	1	0	1	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	32	20	4	1	3	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	58	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	7	241	34.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	95	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	12	9	1	225	3	33
TE Drew Tetreault	6	6	0	103	3	31
TE Earnest Coles	4	2	0	23	0	11
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	0	29	0	7
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	0	55	1	19
RB Horace McCreary	2	2	0	5	0	12
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	0	4	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Walker	6	4	0	47	1	19
TE Marty DeMulling	5	4	0	60	1	31
WR Dennis O'Neill	4	3	1	16	0	13
WR Sawyer Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	22
WR Eugene Caldwell	4	1	1	20	1	23
TE Jake Grubbs	3	3	0	29	1	8
RB Abraham Small	2	1	1	1	0	14
RB Pat Crockett	2	2	0	13	0	22
WR Dashawn Becker	1	1	0	17	0	15
TE Graham Pfingsten	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McCreary	4	1	0.25	3.27
Irv Tejeda	3	24	8.00	4.89

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Small	3	1	0.33	0.70
Oliver Hutton	1	1	1.00	12.00
Pat Crockett	1	4	4.00	9.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	5	3	36	7.20	14.80

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	5	3	12	2.40	6.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	3	1	11	3.67	18.75
RB Alan Upshaw	1	1	13	13.00	9.67
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	12	12.00	17.17

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Abraham Small	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Deron Walker	2	2	11	5.50	7.83
TE Marty DeMulling	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tejeda	1	1
Alan Upshaw	1	0
Horace McCreary	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Small	3	0
Oliver Hutton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	7	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	3	3	2
TE Earnest Coles	2	1	1
TE Drew Tetreault	2	2	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marty DeMulling	2	2	1
RB Abraham Small	1	0	0
TE Jake Grubbs	1	1	1
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	0
WR Deron Walker	1	1	0
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	0	0
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)