Houston Texans vs New York Jets Match Player Stats

Houston Texans vs New York Jets Match Player Stats (Oct 31, 2024)

Houston Texans vs New York Jets match player stats tell you everything about Thursday night football at its worst. Eight sacks. Fifty-six yards backwards. C.J. Stroud spent more time on his arse than a Sunday league keeper after twelve pints. The NFL Week 9 stats from this match read like a horror story for offensive coordinators everywhere.

October 31st, 2024. MetLife Stadium. Halloween night. And the Texans’ offensive line dressed up as traffic cones.

Table of Contents

The Basics Before We Get Into the Bloodbath

Right then, here’s your match info for this Week 9 primetime shocker. These Thursday Night Football player statistics show exactly why some teams shouldn’t play on short rest:

Date Thursday, October 31, 2024
Competition NFL Week 9 (Thursday Night Football)
Venue MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Final Score New York Jets 21, Houston Texans 13
Attendance 79,818
Weather 74°F, Partly Cloudy
Broadcast Amazon Prime Video
Missing Players Nico Collins (OUT), Stefon Diggs (OUT)

How the Points Actually Went Down

Forget the final score for a second. This match had more plot twists than a soap opera.

Quarter Houston Texans New York Jets
1st 0 0
2nd 7 0
3rd 3 7
4th 3 14
FINAL 13 21

Every Single Score (Because Details Matter)

Second Quarter:

  • 3:21 remaining – Joe Mixon bulldozes in from 3 yards. Ka’imi Fairbairn adds the extra point. Houston 7, Jets 0. Capped off a 14-play, 98-yard drive. Proper football that.

Third Quarter:

  • 9:03 remaining – Garrett Wilson snags a 21-yarder from Aaron Rodgers. Riley Patterson’s good. All square at 7-7. Jets are alive.
  • 4:11 remaining – Fairbairn drills a 54-yard field goal. Houston back on top 10-7.

Fourth Quarter:

  • 12:54 remaining – Wilson again! One-handed beauty from 26 yards out. Patterson converts. Jets lead 14-10.
  • 2:56 remaining – Davante Adams. Thirty-seven yards. Touchdown. Patterson’s perfect. 21-10 Jets.
  • 0:39 remaining – Fairbairn hits from 29 yards. Too little, too late. 21-13 final.

Quarterback Stats: One Played Football, One Played Victim

Here’s your tale of two quarterbacks. One forgot how to throw in the first half, then remembered. The other never got a chance to throw because he was too busy getting flattened.

Quarterback Comp/Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating
C.J. Stroud 11/30 36.7% 191 0 0 59.2
Aaron Rodgers 22/32 68.8% 211 3 0 118.1

The Beating C.J. Stroud Took

QB Times Sacked Yards Lost Sack %
Stroud 8 -56 21.1%
Rodgers 2 -18 5.9%

Eight bloody sacks. EIGHT. That’s not protection, that’s abandonment.

Stroud’s Scrambling Stats (Because He Had To)

C.J. Stroud Scrambling Stats
Attempts 8 Yards 59 Average 7.4 Long 25

Poor lad ran 59 yards just trying to stay alive. That 25-yarder? Fourth down desperation.

Rodgers’ Jekyll and Hyde Performance

Half Comp/Att Yards TD Rating
First 7/14 32 0 39.6
Second 15/18 179 3 149.3

Thirty-two first half yards. THIRTY-TWO! My nan could throw for more than that, and she’s been dead five years. Then boom – 179 yards and three touchdowns after the break. Mental.

The Ground Game: Mixon vs Everyone

Joe Mixon earned every penny of his paycheck. Shame nobody else on offense showed up.

Full Rushing Breakdown

Player Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fumbles
Joe Mixon HOU 24 106 4.4 29 1 0
Breece Hall NYJ 15 74 4.9 16 0 1 (not lost)
C.J. Stroud HOU 8 59 7.4 25 0 1 (lost)
J.J. Taylor HOU 3 23 7.7 9 0 0
Malachi Corley NYJ 1 18 18.0 18 0 1 (lost)*
Braelon Allen NYJ 4 9 2.3 5 0 0
Dare Ogunbowale HOU 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0
Aaron Rodgers NYJ 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0

Corley’s fumble? Absolute shocker. Drops the ball celebrating before crossing the goal line. Touchback. Seven points binned. Rookie.

Team Rushing Numbers

Team Attempts Yards Average TD
Texans 36 187 5.2 1
Jets 21 100 4.8 0

Houston ran for 187 yards. Nearly double the Jets. Still lost by eight. Football’s cruel like that.

Air Attack: Tank Dell Had No Help

Without Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs, Tank Dell was basically playing one-on-eleven.

Every Single Reception

Player Team Rec Targets Yards Avg Long TD Catch %
Tank Dell HOU 6 9 126 21.0 50 0 66.7%
Davante Adams NYJ 7 11 91 13.0 37 1 63.6%
Garrett Wilson NYJ 9 10 90 10.0 26 2 90.0%
Robert Woods HOU 2 3 44 22.0 32 0 66.7%
Dalton Schultz HOU 3 6 21 7.0 8 0 50.0%
Kenny Yeboah NYJ 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 100%
Breece Hall NYJ 2 4 11 5.5 13 0 50.0%
Mike Williams NYJ 1 2 6 6.0 6 0 50.0%
Jeremy Ruckert NYJ 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 100%
Tyler Conklin NYJ 1 2 -3 -3.0 -3 0 50.0%

The Lads Who Caught Nothing

Player Team Targets Catches
Xavier Hutchinson HOU 3 0
John Metchie HOU 2 0
Cade Stover HOU 2 0
Dare Ogunbowale HOU 3 0
C.J. Stroud HOU 1 0
Braelon Allen NYJ 1 0

Stroud threw to 11 different players. Only four caught anything. Tells you everything about the pressure he was under.

Pass Rush Destruction: How Eight Sacks Happened

Six different Jets players got sacks. Proper team effort this. The Jets defense sacks total reached eight, matching their best performance of the 2024 season.

Who Got to Stroud (and Rodgers)

Player Team Sacks QB Hits Hurries
Denico Autry HOU 2.0 2 1
Quinnen Williams NYJ 1.5 3 2
Micheal Clemons NYJ 1.0 2 1
D.J. Reed NYJ 1.0 1 1
Solomon Thomas NYJ 1.0 1 0
Jamien Sherwood NYJ 1.0 1 0
Haason Reddick NYJ 0.5 2 1

Denico Autry tried his best for Houston with two sacks. Might as well have been pissing in the wind.

Pressure Stats Tell the Story

Team Total Sacks Yards Lost QB Hits Hurries Knockdowns
Jets 8 -56 11 8 5
Texans 2 -18 4 3 1

The Jets defense sacks numbers here show complete domination. Eight sacks in primetime? That’s making a statement on Thursday Night Football.

Third Down: Nobody Impressed

Team Successful Attempts Percentage
Texans 6 17 35.3%
Jets 5 12 41.7%

Both teams were rubbish on third down. Jets just got the stops when they needed them most.

Red Zone: Where Houston Fell Apart

Four trips inside the 20. One touchdown. Criminal.

Team RZ Trips TDs FGs Failures TD %
Texans 4 1 1 2 25%
Jets 3 2 0 1 66.7%

Red Zone Breakdown by Quarter

Texans:

  • Q2: Mixon 3-yard TD run ✓
  • Q3: Settled for field goal
  • Q4: Fairbairn missed 27-yarder
  • Q4: Fairbairn made 29-yarder

Jets:

  • Q1: Corley fumble at goal line
  • Q3: Wilson 21-yard TD ✓
  • Q4: Wilson 26-yard TD ✓

Time of Possession: Meaningless Stat of the Night

Team TOP Plays Drives Avg/Drive
Texans 33:42 66 10 3:22
Jets 26:18 54 10 2:38

Houston had the ball for 33 minutes and 42 seconds. Lot of good it did them.

Fourth Down Gambles

Team Attempts Successful Percentage
Texans 2 2 100%
Jets 1 1 100%

Both teams perfect on fourth down. Texans had to go for it twice because they were desperate.

Special Teams: Fairbairn’s Horror Show

Ka’imi Fairbairn picked the worst possible night to forget how to kick.

Field Goal Details

Kicker Team 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Points
Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU 1/2 0/0 0/0 1/2 2/4 7
Riley Patterson NYJ 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3

Fairbairn’s Misses That Hurt

  • 56 yards – Wide right. Tough ask, but makeable for him.
  • 27 yards – Wide left. After a penalty gave Houston new life. Unforgivable.

Extra Points

Kicker Made Attempted Percentage
Fairbairn 1 1 100%
Patterson 3 3 100%

Punting War

Punter Team Punts Yards Average Long Inside 20
Tommy Townsend HOU 3 154 51.3 56 1
Thomas Morstead NYJ 5 274 54.8 75 1

Morstead’s 75-yard bomb pinned Houston at their own 2. That’s how you flip field position.

Kick Returns

Returner Team Returns Yards Average Long
Steven Sims HOU 1 31 31.0 31

The Onside Kick That Sealed It

Fairbairn tried an onside kick late. Davante Adams recovered. Game over. Pack your bags.

Injuries That Changed Everything

Before the Game:

  • Nico Collins (HOU) – OUT, shoulder injury
  • Stefon Diggs (HOU) – OUT, knee injury

During the Game:

  • Kenyon Green (HOU) – Left at halftime, shoulder injury

Losing your top two receivers hurts. Losing your left guard at halftime when you’re already getting murdered? That’s when you know the football gods hate you.

Jets Injuries:

  • John Simpson – Groin injury
  • Jake Hanson – Hamstring injury

Jets lost two offensive linemen but still only gave up two sacks. Says it all really.

Penalties: Sloppy From Both Sides

Team Total Yards First Downs Declined Offsetting
Texans 7 60 2 1 0
Jets 9 83 3 2 0

Notable Penalties

Texans:

  • Laremy Tunsil – False start
  • Cade Stover – Holding
  • J.Hill – Holding

Jets:

  • O.Fashanu – Holding
  • Sauce Gardner – Holding
  • Isaiah Oliver – Pass interference
  • Eric Watts – Unnecessary roughness
  • Quinnen Williams – Defensive offside

Jets were sloppier but got away with it. Their penalties came at better times.

Turnovers: Both Teams Gave Gifts

Team Fumbles Lost INT Total
Texans 2 1 0 1
Jets 2 1 0 1

The Costly Fumbles

Malachi Corley (NYJ) – First quarter goal line fumble. Celebrating early. Ball goes out the back of the end zone. Touchback. Seven points gone. Absolute muppet.

C.J. Stroud (HOU) – Fourth quarter strip-sack by Micheal Clemons. Will McDonald recovers. Jets ball. Game basically over.

Near Misses

Tyler Conklin fumbled but the ruling was weird and Houston didn’t get it. Jalen Pitre forced it but no takeaway.

Defensive Stats Beyond Sacks

Tackles Leaders (From Play-by-Play)

Jets:

  • Sauce Gardner – Multiple on Mixon, Woods
  • Jamien Sherwood – Multiple on Mixon, Stroud
  • Jalen Mills – Tackles on Dell, Mixon, Stroud
  • Quinnen Williams – Multiple tackles

Texans:

  • Jalen Pitre – Tackles on Hall, Allen, Wilson, Adams
  • Henry To’oTo’o – Tackles on Hall, Allen
  • Derek Stingley Jr. – Multiple tackles
  • Kamari Lassiter – Tackles on Wilson, Hall, Adams

Pass Breakups

Jets:

  • Sauce Gardner – 1 (vs Cade Stover)
  • D.J. Reed – 1 (vs C.Stover)
  • Jalen Mills – 1 (vs X.Hutchinson)
  • Quinnen Williams – 1 (vs T.Dell)

Texans:

  • Derek Stingley Jr. – 2 (vs Davante Adams)
  • Kamari Lassiter – Defended Wilson TD attempt

Drive Chart: How It All Went Wrong

Texans Drives

  1. Three and out (Punt)
  2. 14 plays, 98 yards, TD
  3. Three and out (Punt)
  4. 8 plays, 31 yards (Punt)
  5. 7 plays, 54 yards (FG)
  6. 6 plays, 25 yards (Missed FG)
  7. Three and out (Punt)
  8. 10 plays, 48 yards (Missed FG)
  9. 4 plays, -5 yards (Fumble)
  10. 5 plays, 49 yards (FG)

Jets Drives

  1. 6 plays, 18 yards (Fumble)
  2. Three and out (Punt)
  3. 5 plays, 14 yards (Punt)
  4. Three and out (Punt)
  5. 6 plays, 75 yards (TD)
  6. Three and out (Punt)
  7. 8 plays, 80 yards (TD)
  8. 6 plays, 66 yards (TD)
  9. 3 plays, 5 yards (Punt)
  10. Victory formation

Historical Context From the Experts

Pro Football Reference shows teams giving up 8+ sacks win just 11.8% of the time since 2000. That’s not a stat, that’s a death sentence. These NFL Week 9 stats put Houston’s offensive line performance in historical perspective.

ESPN Stats & Info noted this was the most sacks allowed by Houston in 2024. Previous high was five against Buffalo.

Comparing to Other Beatdowns

Check out Houston’s game against Dallas earlier this season. The offensive line problems were already showing. This Jets game just exposed them completely.

For what good quarterback protection looks like, see the Bills vs Dolphins shootout.

Five Moments That Decided Everything

1. Corley’s Goal Line Stupidity (Q1, 8:42) Kid runs 18 yards. One yard from glory. Drops the ball early celebrating. Officials review. Touchback. Seven points deleted. You can’t teach stupid.

2. Fairbairn’s 27-Yard Disaster (Q4, 7:23) Isaiah Oliver’s pass interference gives Houston new life. First and goal. Can’t punch it in. Settle for chip shot. Fairbairn bottles it. Six points minimum gone begging.

3. Wilson’s Physics-Defying Grab (Q4, 12:54) Twenty-six yards. One hand. Initially ruled incomplete. Review shows he got it. TD stands. NFL Next Gen Stats says 13.6% catch probability. Sometimes you just tip your hat.

4. Clemons Gets Home (Q4, 5:41) Sack number eight. Forces fumble. McDonald scoops. Houston’s done. That’s what relentless pressure gets you.

5. Adams’ Exclamation Point (Q4, 2:56) Thirty-seven yards. Wide open. Touchdown. 21-10. Thanks for coming, Houston.

Post-Game Reality Check

First half Aaron Rodgers: 32 passing yards. That’s not a typo. Thirty. Two. I’ve seen better numbers in a car park kickabout.

Second half Aaron Rodgers: 179 yards, three touchdowns. Whatever Jeff Ulbrich said at halftime, bottle it and sell it.

Tank Dell: Warrior. 126 yards without his running mates. Deserved better.

Joe Mixon: Fifth straight 100-yard game. Wasted effort.

C.J. Stroud: Poor bastard. Sacked every 3.75 dropbacks. No quarterback survives that.

The Questions Everyone’s Asking

Q: Eight sacks? Really?

A: Really. Quinnen Williams and mates turned MetLife into a torture chamber. Stroud hit the deck more times than a drunk at closing time.

Q: What happened to Rodgers at halftime?

A: Went from looking washed to looking like vintage Aaron. 32 yards became 179. Three touchdown passes. Football’s weird.

Q: How bad was missing Collins and Diggs?

A: Catastrophic. Tank Dell can’t beat double and triple coverage every play. Xavier Hutchinson, John Metchie, and Cade Stover combined for zero catches on seven targets.

Q: A 27-yard field goal miss?

A: After getting a fresh set of downs from a penalty. Fairbairn pushed it left. Crowd went mental. Momentum gone.

Q: Did time of possession matter?

A: Houston had the ball for 33:42. Meant nothing. Can’t score in the red zone (25% success), can’t win games.

Q: Tell me about Wilson’s catch.

A: One-handed while falling backwards. Defender draped on him. 13.6% completion probability per Next Gen Stats. Catch of the year candidate.

What This All Means

Eight sacks kills everything. Doesn’t matter if you run for 187 yards. Doesn’t matter if you control the clock. Doesn’t matter if Joe Mixon breaks tackles all night. These Thursday Night Football player statistics prove one simple truth: protect your quarterback or go home.

The Jets proved one thing: Get after the quarterback and everything else falls into place. The Texans proved another: You can’t protect your quarterback with thoughts and prayers.

Halloween 2024 at MetLife Stadium. The night C.J. Stroud’s offensive line went trick-or-treating and never came back. Those Houston Texans vs New York Jets match player stats will haunt them all season.

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