THE TEXANS…
- Scored 37 points, marking the highest Week 1 point total in franchise history
- Posted 27 points in the first half, tied for the fourth-highest scoring first half in franchise history and the team's most since 10/1/17 vs. Tennessee
- Gained 450 total yards (161 rushing, 289 passing), tied for the largest Week 1 total in franchise history
- Recorded three interceptions, marking the team's first game with three-plus interceptions since posting four vs. Tampa Bay on 12/21/19
- Held the Jaguars to three-for-11 on third-down attempts (27 percent)
- Won the time of possession battle 35:04 to 24:56, the team's largest time of possession margin since holding the ball for 35:53 vs. Oakland on 10/27/19
SCORING PLAYS
- 1st Quarter – RB Mark Ingram II scored on a 1-yard run to finish off a 14-play, 84-yard scoring drive (7:02) and gave Houston a 7-0 lead after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
- 1st Quarter – RB David Johnson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to complete a five-play, 55-yard scoring drive (2:14) and extended Houston's lead to 14-0 after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
- 2nd Quarter – K Joey Slye connected on a 40-yard field goal attempt to extend the Texans lead to 17-7, capping off a nine-play, 54-yard scoring drive (4:13)
- 2nd Quarter – K Joey Slye converted a 26-yard field goal attempt, finishing a five-play, 0-yard scoring drive (1:18) to increase Houston's lead to 20-7
- 2nd Quarter – WR Danny Amendola caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to wrap up a four-play, 69-yard scoring drive (0:29), extending the Texans lead to 27-7 after K Joey Slye made the extra point attempt
- 3rd Quarter – RB Phillip Lindsay scored on a 5-yard run to conclude a nine-play, 68-yard scoring drive (4:44) to increase the Texans lead to 34-7 after K Joey Slye converted the extra point attempt
- 4th Quarter – K Joey Slye connected on a 25-yard field goal attempt to cap off a seven-play, 62-yard scoring drive (2:53) to improve on the Texans lead, 37-14
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- RB Mark Ingram, RB David Johnson and RB Phillip Lindsay each scored against Jacksonville, marking the second time in franchise history (A. Foster, B. Tate, D. Ward, 11/12/11 at Tampa Bay) that three or more running backs have scored in a single game
- The following seven Texans players were inactive for the game: DL Jonathan Greenard, DB Lonnie Johnson Jr., TE Brevin Jordan, WR Anthony Miller, DB Jimmy Moreland, RB Scottie Phillips LB Kevin Pierre-Louis and QB Deshaun Watson
- The following Texans player did not play in the game: QB Davis Mills
- The following three Texans made their NFL debuts against Jacksonville: WR Nico Collins, DL Roy Lopez and LB Garret Wallow
- Jacksonville called heads and won the toss, deferring to the second half. Houston elected to receive, Jacksonville elected to defend the north endzone
Texans Player Notes
WR DANNY AMENDOLA
- Finished with five receptions for 34 yards (6.8 avg.)
- Caught his first touchdown pass as a Texan with an 8-yard reception from QB Tyrod Taylor in the second quarter, increasing Houston's lead to 27-7
TE PHARAOH BROWN
- Finished with four receptions for a career-high 67 yards (16.8 avg.)
- Caught a career-long 29-yard pass from QB Tyrod Taylor in the third quarter to move the Texans into the red zone
WR BRANDIN COOKS
- Finished with five receptions for 132 yards (26.4 avg.)
- Posted 128 receiving yards in the first half, the fifth-highest first-half total in Texans history and the highest first-half total of his career
- Caught a 40-yard pass in the first quarter and a 52-yard reception in the second quarter, giving him 30 career receptions of 40-plus yards
DB VERNON HARGREAVES III
- Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence in the 2nd quarter and returned it 18 yards to the Jacksonville 7-yard line. The play gave him four interceptions for his career
RB MARK INGRAM II
- Finished with 85 rushing yards on 26 carries (3.3 avg.)
- Scored on a 1-yard rush to give the Texans a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The touchdown was Ingram's first as a Texan and gave him 63 career rushing touchdowns, most among active NFL players
RB DAVID JOHNSON
- Caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyrod Taylor to extend the Texans lead to 14-0 in the first quarter
- The score gave Johnson 18 career receiving touchdowns, second in the NFL among active running backs
P CAMERON JOHNSTON
- Punted six times for 266 yards (44.3 avg.), including a long of 52 yards
- Pinned three punts inside the 20, tied for the second-highest single-game total of his career
DB DESMOND KING II
- Led the team with eight total tackles (five solo)
DB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY
- Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence at the Houston 24-yard line in the fourth quarter, the fifth interception of his career and his first as a Texan
RB PHILLIP LINDSAY
- Finished with 25 rushing yards on eight attempts (3.1 avg.)
- Rushed for a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter, his first score as a Texan, to extend Houston's lead to 34-7
DL WHITNEY MERCILUS
- Recorded a sack on QB Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter, the team's first sack of the season and the 55th of his career
DB JUSTIN REID
- Intercepted a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence in the 2nd quarter and returned it 21 yards to the Jacksonville 48-yard line, surpassing 200 career interception return yards (204)
K JOEY SLYE
- Totaled 13 points, tied for the second-highest total in his career, by going three-of-three on field goal attempts with a long of 40 and four-of-four on extra point attempts
QB TYROD TAYLOR
- Completed 21-of-33 passes (63.6 percent) for 291 yards with two passing touchdowns
- Posted a 112.1 passer rating, the second-highest passer rating by a Texans quarterback in a Week 1 game
- Added 40 yards rushing on four carries (10.0 avg.)
- Threw his first touchdown pass as a Texan in the first quarter, a 7-yard completion to RB David Johnson
- Recorded 229 passing yards in the first half, the fifth-highest first-half total in Texans history
LS JON WEEKS
- Appeared in his 177th consecutive game for the Texans, extending his franchise record for both total and consecutive games played
- Moved into sole possession of the NFL's second-longest active streak of games played, trailing only Green Bay's Mason Crosby (224 consecutive games entering the weekend) and Carolina's J.J. Jansen (193 consecutive games entering the weekend)
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