Post game notes | Texans vs. Jaguars, Week 1

Sep 12, 2021 at 07:13 PM

THE TEXANS…

Scored 37 points, marking the highest Week 1 point total in franchise history
Posted 27 points in the first half, tied for the fourth-highest scoring first half in franchise history and the team's most since 10/1/17 vs. Tennessee
Gained 450 total yards (161 rushing, 289 passing), tied for the largest Week 1 total in franchise history
Recorded three interceptions, marking the team's first game with three-plus interceptions since posting four vs. Tampa Bay on 12/21/19
Held the Jaguars to three-for-11 on third-down attempts (27 percent)
Won the time of possession battle 35:04 to 24:56, the team's largest time of possession margin since holding the ball for 35:53 vs. Oakland on 10/27/19

SCORING PLAYS

1st Quarter – RB Mark Ingram II scored on a 1-yard run to finish off a 14-play, 84-yard scoring drive (7:02) and gave Houston a 7-0 lead after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
1st Quarter – RB David Johnson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to complete a five-play, 55-yard scoring drive (2:14) and extended Houston's lead to 14-0 after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
2nd Quarter – K Joey Slye connected on a 40-yard field goal attempt to extend the Texans lead to 17-7, capping off a nine-play, 54-yard scoring drive (4:13)
2nd Quarter – K Joey Slye converted a 26-yard field goal attempt, finishing a five-play, 0-yard scoring drive (1:18) to increase Houston's lead to 20-7
2nd Quarter – WR Danny Amendola caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to wrap up a four-play, 69-yard scoring drive (0:29), extending the Texans lead to 27-7 after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
3rd Quarter – RB Phillip Lindsay scored on a 5-yard run to conclude a nine-play, 68-yard scoring drive (4:44) to increase the Texans lead to 34-7 after K Joey Slye converted the extra point attempt
4th Quarter – K Joey Slye connected on a 25-yard field goal attempt to cap off a seven-play, 62-yard scoring drive (2:53) to improve on the Texans lead, 37-14

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

RB Mark Ingram, RB David Johnson and RB Phillip Lindsay each scored against Jacksonville, marking the second time in franchise history (A. Foster, B. Tate, D. Ward, 11/12/11 at Tampa Bay) that three or more running backs have scored in a single game
The following seven Texans players were inactive for the game: DL Jonathan Greenard, DB Lonnie Johnson Jr., TE Brevin Jordan, WR Anthony Miller, DB Jimmy Moreland, RB Scottie Phillips LB Kevin Pierre-Louis and QB Deshaun Watson
The following Texans player did not play in the game: QB Davis Mills
The following three Texans made their NFL debuts against Jacksonville: WR Nico Collins, DL Roy Lopez and LB Garret Wallow
Jacksonville called heads and won the toss, deferring to the second half. Houston elected to receive, Jacksonville elected to defend the north endzone

WR DANNY AMENDOLA

Finished with five receptions for 34 yards (6.8 avg.)
Caught his first touchdown pass as a Texan with an 8-yard reception from QB Tyrod Taylor in the second quarter, increasing Houston's lead to 27-7

TE PHARAOH BROWN

Finished with four receptions for a career-high 67 yards (16.8 avg.)
Caught a career-long 29-yard pass from QB Tyrod Taylor in the third quarter to move the Texans into the red zone

WR BRANDIN COOKS

Finished with five receptions for 132 yards (26.4 avg.)
Posted 128 receiving yards in the first half, the fifth-highest first-half total in Texans history and the highest first-half total of his career
Caught a 40-yard pass in the first quarter and a 52-yard reception in the second quarter, giving him 30 career receptions of 40-plus yards

DB VERNON HARGREAVES III

Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence in the 2nd quarter and returned it 18 yards to the Jacksonville 7-yard line. The play gave him four interceptions for his career

RB MARK INGRAM II

Finished with 85 rushing yards on 26 carries (3.3 avg.)
Scored on a 1-yard rush to give the Texans a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The touchdown was Ingram's first as a Texan and gave him 63 career rushing touchdowns, most among active NFL players

RB DAVID JOHNSON

Caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to extend the Texans lead to 14-0 in the first quarter
The score gave Johnson 18 career receiving touchdowns, second in the NFL among active running backs

P CAMERON JOHNSTON

Punted six times for 266 yards (44.3 avg.), including a long of 52 yards
Pinned three punts inside the 20, tied for the second-highest single-game total of his career

DB DESMOND KING II

DB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY

Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence at the Houston 24-yard line in the fourth quarter, the fifth interception of his career and his first as a Texan

RB PHILLIP LINDSAY

Finished with 25 rushing yards on eight attempts (3.1 avg.)
Rushed for a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter, his first score as a Texan, to extend Houston's lead to 34-7

DL WHITNEY MERCILUS

Recorded a sack on QB Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter, the team's first sack of the season and the 55th of his career

DB JUSTIN REID

Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence in the 2nd quarter and returned it 21 yards to the Jacksonville 48-yard line, surpassing 200 career interception return yards (204)

K JOEY SLYE

Totaled 13 points, tied for the second-highest total in his career, by going three-of-three on field goal attempts with a long of 40 and four-of-four on extra point attempts

QB TYROD TAYLOR

Completed 21-of-33 passes (63.6 percent) for 291 yards with two passing touchdowns
Posted a 112.1 passer rating, the second-highest passer rating by a Texans quarterback in a Week 1 game
Added 40 yards rushing on four carries (10.0 avg.)
Threw his first touchdown pass as a Texan in the first quarter, a 7-yard completion to RB David Johnson
Recorded 229 passing yards in the first half, the fifth-highest first-half total in Texans history

LS JON WEEKS

Appeared in his 177th consecutive game for the Texans, extending his franchise record for both total and consecutive games played
Moved into sole possession of the NFL's second-longest active streak of games played, trailing only Green Bay's Mason Crosby (224 consecutive games entering the weekend) and Carolina's J.J. Jansen (193 consecutive games entering the weekend)

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