2009 · Week 1
New York Jets at Houston Texans
Sep 13, 2009 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
New York Jets topped Houston Texans 24–7. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Jets only a 39% shot beforehand. Jets improve to 1-0; Texans fall to 0-1. Mark Sanchez was the story of the game with 272 passing yards and 1 TD; 6 rushing yards. Jets out-gained the opponent 462–204 in total yards.
Team stats
| NYJ | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 10 |
| 462 | Total yards | 204 |
| 272 | Passing yards | 166 |
| 190 | Rushing yards | 38 |
| 18/31 | Comp / Att | 18/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 18/31 | 272 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 20 | 107 | 2 |
| Leon Washington | 15 | 60 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 4 | 7 | 94 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 6 | 7 | 90 | 0 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 4 | 8 | 64 | 1 |
| Leon Washington | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Clowney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hartsock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 18/33 | 166 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Slaton | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Steve Slaton | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Davis | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |