The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Houston Texans, 48 to 21, on October 4, 2015.

Final

Texans

1-3-0

21

Falcons

4-0-0

48

Team

HOU

ATL

1

0

7

2

0

21

3

0

14

4

21

6

Total

21

48

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

ATL

Devonta Freeman 16-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

HOU

ATL

Devonta Freeman 23-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)

0

14

Desmond Trufant 24-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick)

0

21

Leonard Hankerson 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)

0

28

3rd quarter

HOU

ATL

Devonta Freeman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)

0

35

Terron Ward 8-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)

0

42

4th quarter

HOU

ATL

C.J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick)

7

42

Chris Polk 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick)

14

42

Cecil Shorts 8-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick)

21

42

Nate Stupar 84-yard fumble return (two-point conversion failed)

21

48

Texans

Falcons

1st Downs

24

22

Passing 1st Downs

19

10

Rushing 1st Downs

3

8

1st downs from penalties

2

4

3rd down efficiency

7 - 15

9 - 16

4th down efficiency

0 - 2

1 - 1

Total Plays

75

64

Total Yards

428

378

Yards per play

5.7

5.9

Passing

374

243

Comp - Att

29 - 57

19 - 27

Yards per pass

6.4

8.4

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

2 - 13

Rushing

54

135

Rushing Attempts

17

35

Yards per rush

3.2

3.9

Penalties

5

10

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

24:08

35:52

Texans

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Brian Hoyer	17	30	232	7.7	2	0	1	103.8
Ryan Mallett	12	27	150	5.6	0	1	0	46.8
Team	29	57	374	6.7	2	1	1	76.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chris Polk	3	27	9.0	1
Alfred Blue	6	17	2.8	0
Arian Foster	8	10	1.3	0
Team	17	54	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
DeAndre Hopkins	9	157	17.4	0	22
Cecil Shorts	6	87	14.5	1	10
Keith Mumphery	4	56	14.0	0	7
C.J. Fiedorowicz	3	28	9.3	1	3
Arian Foster	3	25	8.3	0	5
Chris Polk	3	23	7.7	0	4
Garrett Graham	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	29	382	6.7	2	57

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST
C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1
Arian Foster	1	1
Cecil Shorts	1	1
Team	3	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Brian Cushing	11	7	0.0	1	0	0
Kevin Johnson	5	5	0.0	0	0	0
Kareem Jackson	5	4	0.0	0	0	0
J.J. Watt	5	4	1.0	3	2	1
Jared Crick	4	3	1.0	1	0	1
Johnathan Joseph	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Benardrick McKinney	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Whitney Mercilus	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Darryl Morris	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
John Simon	5	2	0.0	0	0	0
A.J. Bouye	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	2	1	0.0	0	1	0
Quintin Demps	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Garrett Graham	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Andre Hal	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Rahim Moore	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Brian Peters	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Eddie Pleasant	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Justin Tuggle	3	1	0.0	0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Max Bullough	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Christian Covington	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jon Weeks	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Team	66	44	2.0	5	3	2

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Novak	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Shane Lechler	4	194	48.5
Team	4	194	48.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Mumphery	3	70	23.3	0
Team	3	70	23.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Cecil Shorts	4	40	10.0	0
Team	4	40	10.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Ryan	19	27	256	9.5	1	0	2	112.6
Team	19	27	243	9.5	1	0	2	112.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terron Ward	19	72	3.8	1
Devonta Freeman	14	68	4.9	3
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.0	0
Sean Renfree	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	35	135	3.9	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Leonard Hankerson	6	103	17.2	1	8
Devonta Freeman	5	81	16.2	0	6
Julio Jones	4	38	9.5	0	6
Terron Ward	1	18	18.0	0	1
Roddy White	2	8	4.0	0	4
Nick Williams	1	8	8.0	0	1
Patrick DiMarco	0	0		0	1
Team	19	256	9.5	1	27

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Nate Stupar	0	0	1
Desmond Trufant	0	0	2
Team	0	0	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Nate Stupar	6	6	0.0	0	0	0
Phillip Adams	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
Allen Bradford	5	4	0.0	0	0	0
William Moore	4	4	0.0	0	1	0
Robenson Therezie	5	3	0.0	0	1	0
Paul Worrilow	4	3	0.0	0	0	1
Joplo Bartu	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Kroy Biermann	2	2	0.0	0	0	1
Jalen Collins	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Patrick DiMarco	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Kemal Ishmael	4	2	0.0	0	1	0
Brooks Reed	2	2	0.0	1	0	0
Desmond Trufant	2	2	0.0	0	3	0
Robert Alford	1	1	0.0	0	3	0
Jonathan Babineaux	1	1	0.0	0	1	0
Vic Beasley	1	1	0.0	0	0	1
Justin Durant	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ra'Shede Hageman	2	1	1.0	1	0	1
Josh Harris	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Grady Jarrett	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Dezmen Southward	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Paul Soliai	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	54	46	1.0	2	10	5

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Bryant	0	0		6	6
Team	0	0		6	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Matt Bosher	6	286	47.7
Team	6	286	47.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eric Weems	1	29	29.0	0
Team	1	29	29.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eric Weems	2	29	14.5	0
Team	2	29	14.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Houston Texans, 48 to 21, on October 4, 2015.

Final

Texans

21

Falcons

48

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,836

976

905

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule