New York Jets vs Houston Texans Match Player Stats On Nov 22, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 22, 2015

HOUSTON – Backup quarterback T.J. Yates tossed two touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins as the Houston Texans unleashed a versatile offensive attack in their 24-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at NRG Stadium.

The Texans (5-5) claimed their third consecutive win by challenging the Jets' stout run defense with surprising personnel packages, including deploying the Wildcat with running back Jonathan Grimes and receiver Cecil Shorts III taking snaps. That gambit enabled the Texans to feature Hopkins, who produced five catches for 118 yards.

Hopkins' first scoring grab came against Jets All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, a 61-yard post pattern aided by a splendid throw from Yates that delivered Houston a 10-3 lead with 3:04 left in the first half. Revis left the game in the second half with a concussion and did not return.

With the Texans leading 17-10 late in the third quarter, Yates found Hopkins again, this time matched up against Marcus Williams. The resulting 20-yard touchdown pushed the Houston lead to two scores.

Yates, subbing for injured starter Brian Hoyer (concussion), finished 16 for 34 for 229 yards. Shorts rushed for 26 yards, added 51 receiving yards, and threw a 21-yard scoring pass to running back Alfred Blue in the third quarter, snapping a 10-10 deadlock at the 7:51 mark.

Former Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 216 yards, including a 21-yard strike to Brandon Marshall in the third quarter that pulled the Jets (5-5) even at 10-10. Fitzpatrick added a 6-yard touchdown run with 4:20 remaining but tossed an interception with 2:47 left, a fourth-down pass picked off by Texans safety Eddie Pleasant.

After the Jets held defensively, Fitzpatrick threw another interception, this one to Texans safety Andre Hal with 1:52 remaining in the game.

NOTES: The Texans had their streak of consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown snapped at 12, the longest such streak in the NFL this season and second-longest in franchise history (13, Dec. 12, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005). … Texans CB A.J. Bouye departed in the second quarter with a concussion and did not return. With Kareem Jackson inactive and Johnathan Joseph temporarily sidelined with a knee injury, the Texans were down three cornerbacks late in the first half. … Jets C Nick Mangold suffered a hand injury in the first quarter and did not return. … Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins tied the franchise record for single-season touchdown receptions (nine), set by Andre Johnson in 2009. … Jets DT Sheldon Richardson was scratched with a hamstring injury. Richardson did not practice last week but Jets coach Todd Bowles said his availability would be determined after pregame warmups.