WEEK 8
TENNESSEE TITANS (4-2) @ HOUSTON TEXANS (1-4-1)
DATE: Sunday (10/30/22)
STADIUM NRG Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Clay Martin
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Titans lead all-time series, 22-18
STREAKS Titans have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Titans 28 at Texans 25
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22
TENNESSEE TITANS
LAST WEEK W 19-10 vs. Indianapolis
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Vrabel: 5-3
PTS. FOR 19.2
OFFENSE 274.2
PASSING Ryan Tannehill: 95-146-1,097-6-3-92.7
RUSHING Derrick Henry: 134-536-4.0-5
RECEIVING Robert Woods: 20-230-11.5-1
PTS. AGAINST 21.3
DEFENSE 374.3
SACKS Denico Autry: 5
INTs David Long: 2
TAKE/GIVE +3 (10/7)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Stonehouse (R): 54.9 (46.5)
KICKING Randy Bullock: 37 (13/13 PAT; 8/9 FG)
TITANS NOTES
• QB RYAN TANNEHILL aims for 4th in row overall & 5th in row vs. division with 0 INTs. Has 95+ rating in 3 of past 4. Passed for 287 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 138.9 rating in last meeting. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts vs. Hou.
• RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for season-high 128 yards last week, his 28th-career game with 100+ rush yards, 2nd-most in NFL since 2016. Aims for 5th in row with 130+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with 100+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 4 of past 5. Has 673 rush yards (224.3 per game) & 7 rush TDs in his past 3 vs. Hou. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Hou. with 200+ rush yards & 2+ rush TDs. Has 100+ rush yards in 9 of his past 10 vs. division. Aims for his 4th in row on road with rush TD. Is only player in NFL with 500+ rush yards & 5+ rush TDs in each of past 6 seasons.
• WR ROBERT WOODS aims for his 4th in row vs. Hou. with TD catch.
• WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had 78 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 75+ rec. yards.
• TE AUSTIN HOOPER led team with season-high 56 rec. yards last week.
• DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 6 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 7. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with TFL. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 vs. division.
• DL DENICO AUTRY had sack & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with sack. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Hou. with PD.
• LB BUD DUPREE had 2nd sack of season in Week 7.
• LB DAVID LONG aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & INT & 4th in row with PD.
• S ANDREW ADAMS had career-high 10 tackles & 76-yard INT-TD last week.
HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK L 38-20 at Las Vegas
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 2-2
PTS. FOR 17.7
OFFENSE 310.0
PASSING Davis Mills: 132-207-1,350-7-5-83.6
RUSHING Dameon Pierce (R): 106-504-4.8-3
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 28-281-10.0-1
PTS. AGAINST 22.8
DEFENSE 411.8
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 4
INTs Jalen Pitre (R): 2
TAKE/GIVE +2 (8/6)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 49.3 (43.4)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 46 (10/10 PAT; 12/14 FG)
TEXANS NOTES
• QB DAVIS MILLS completed 28 of 41 atts. (68.3 pct.) for season-high 302 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 95.8 rating last week, his 5th-career game with 300+ pass yards. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of past 3. Passed for 301 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 128.5 rating in last meeting. Has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 105 rating in his past 3 starts vs. division. Has 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 4 of his past 5 home starts.
• RB DAMEON PIERCE (rookie) led team with 117 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 25 rec.) last week. Aims for 5th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4. Leads rookies with 504 rush yards this season.
• RB REX BURKHEAD has 65+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home.
• RB DARE OGUNBOWALE had 5 catches for career-high 54 rec. yards last week.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for 3rd in row at home with 7+ catches & 55+ rec. yards.
• WR NICO COLLINS has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 67 rec. yards in last meeting.
• WR PHILLIP DORSETT had 45 rec. yards & 1st TD catch of season in Week 7.
• WR CHRIS MOORE had 1st TD catch of season last week.
• TE JORDAN AKINS led team with season-high 68 rec. yards in Week 7.
• S JONATHAN OWENS led team with 10 tackles last week, his 4th game this season with 10+ tackles, most among all DBs. Aims for his 4th in row at home with PD.
• CB DESMOND KING had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 6+ tackles & 2+ PD.
• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEYhad 9 tackles & TFL last week. Had 2 TFL & PD in last meeting.
• DE RASHEEM GREEN had season-high 2 TFL & sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of 5 games this season.
