Sunday, 01/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Houston | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:09 |
| Attendance | 71,512 |
Scoring Summary
| TEN - HOU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 5:15 | HOU | TD | Ben Tate 4 yd run (Neil Rackers kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13:06 | TEN | FG | Rob Bironas 21 yd FG | 3 - 7 |
| 3:48 | TEN | TD | Donnie Avery 1 yd pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick) | 10 - 7 | |
| 1:09 | HOU | FG | Neil Rackers 52 yd FG | 10 - 10 | |
| 0:00 | TEN | FG | Rob Bironas 43 yd FG | 13 - 10 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:46 | HOU | FG | Neil Rackers 37 yd FG | 13 - 13 |
| 7:22 | TEN | FG | Rob Bironas 33 yd FG | 16 - 13 | |
| 4th Quarter | 14:57 | HOU | FG | Neil Rackers 22 yd FG | 16 - 16 |
| 4:31 | TEN | TD | Nate Washington 23 yd pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick) | 23 - 16 | |
| 0:14 | HOU | TD | Bryant Johnson 5 yd pass from Jake Delhomme (failed 2pt Rush) | 23 - 22 | |
Team Statistics
| TEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 22 |
| Passing | 15 | 11 |
| Rushing | 2 | 9 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-14 | 5-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 361 | 387 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 86 | 152 |
| Rushes | 22 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| Net Yards Passing | 275 | 235 |
| Completions - Attempts | 22-35 | 22-32 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Times Sacked | 3 | 3 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 22 | 23 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 6 | 6 |
| Average Punt | 47.7 | 44.7 |
| Penalties | 6 | 7 |
| Penalty Yards | 47 | 55 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
Passing
| Tennessee | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hasselbeck | 22 | 35 | 297 | 62.9 | 8.5 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| J. Delhomme | 18 | 28 | 211 | 64.3 | 7.5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Yates | 4 | 4 | 47 | 100.0 | 11.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Tennessee | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Johnson | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 27 | 0 |
| J. Harper | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| A. Hall | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| M. Hasselbeck | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Houston | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| B. Tate | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 56 | 1 |
| D. Ward | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Tennessee | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Washington | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 55 | 1 |
| J. Cook | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| D. Avery | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 1 |
| L. Hawkins | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| J. Harper | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| A. Hall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| M. Mariani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Casey | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| J. Dreessen | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 40 | 1 |
| A. Johnson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| G. Graham | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| J. Maehl | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Walter | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Tennessee | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Bironas | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 43 | 11 |
| Houston | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| N. Rackers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 52 | 10 |
Punting
| Tennessee | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Kern | 6 | 47.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| M. Turk | 6 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Tennessee | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Mariani | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Houston | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Q. Demps | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Keo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Defense
| Tennessee | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Griffin | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. McCourty | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McCarthy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Casey | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Hayes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ayers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ball | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Witherspoon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Marks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Clayton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Finnegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Verner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Roos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mariani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Malast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| Q. Demps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ryans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Dobbins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McCain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Bulman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Nading | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Braman | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Turk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










