2021 · Week 1
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Sep 12, 2021 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans topped Jacksonville Jaguars 37–21. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (53%) going in. Texans improve to 1-0; Jaguars fall to 0-1. Tyrod Taylor was the story of the game with 291 passing yards and 2 TDs; 40 rushing yards. Jaguars turned it over 3 times to Texans's 0.
Team stats
| JAX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 19 |
| 408 | Total yards | 451 |
| 332 | Passing yards | 291 |
| 76 | Rushing yards | 160 |
| 28/51 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:43) 64-J.McCray reported in as eligible. 2-M.Ingram left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q1(4:44) 4-J.Lambo 55 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-R.Matiscik, Holder-9-L.Cooke.
- Q1(2:30) (Shotgun) 5-Ty.Taylor pass short left to 31-D.Johnson for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(12:25) 16-T.Lawrence pass deep left to 84-C.Manhertz for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-J.Lambo extra point is GOOD, Center-46-R.Matiscik, Holder-9-L.Cooke.
- Q2(8:11) 16-J.Slye 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(1:02) 16-J.Slye 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:12) (Shotgun) 5-Ty.Taylor pass short middle to 89-D.Amendola for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(3:28) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 2-M.Ingram. 30-P.Lindsay left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(1:56) 16-T.Lawrence pass deep left to 17-D.Chark for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-J.Lambo extra point is GOOD, Center-46-R.Matiscik, Holder-9-L.Cooke.
- Q4(11:59) 16-J.Slye 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(:09) (Shotgun) 16-T.Lawrence pass short middle to 11-M.Jones for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-J.Lambo extra point is GOOD, Center-46-R.Matiscik, Holder-9-L.Cooke.
Box score
JAX
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence | 28/51 | 332 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| James Robinson | 5 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Chark | 3 | 12 | 86 | 1 |
| Marvin Jones | 5 | 9 | 77 | 1 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | 7 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| James Robinson | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Chris Manhertz | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Tyron Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Devin Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 21/33 | 291 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 26 | 85 | 1 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| David Johnson | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 7 | 132 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 4 | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 5 | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Nico Collins | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |