2023 · Week 5
Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 8, 2023 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · open · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons held off Houston Texans 21–19. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (59%). Falcons improve to 3-2; Texans fall to 2-3. Desmond Ridder paced the offense with 329 passing yards and 1 TD; 10 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Falcons out-gained the opponent 447–313 in total yards.
Team stats
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 26 |
| 313 | Total yards | 447 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 351 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 96 |
| 20/35 | Comp / Att | 29/38 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:42) 15-K.Fairbairn 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q1(6:53) (Shotgun) 9-D.Ridder left end for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(14:15) 15-K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:06) 15-K.Fairbairn 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(9:39) 15-K.Fairbairn 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(12:17) (Shotgun) 9-D.Ridder pass short middle to 7-B.Robinson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(7:00) 6-Y.Koo 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(1:54) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep middle to 86-D.Schultz for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(:02) 6-Y.Koo 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion. Penalty on HOU-25-G.Arnold, Defensive Offside, declined. Penalty on HOU-25-G.Arnold, Running Into the Kicker, declined.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 20/35 | 249 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 20 | 66 | 0 |
| Tank Dell | 2 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dameon Pierce | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 7 | 10 | 65 | 1 |
| Tank Dell | 3 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Teagan Quitoriano | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Ridder | 28/37 | 329 | 1 | 0 |
| Drake London | 1/1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Ridder | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 14 | 46 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 17 | 40 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | 7 | 11 | 87 | 0 |
| Drake London | 6 | 9 | 78 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 6 | 7 | 67 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Miller | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |