The Atlanta Falcons beat the Houston Texans 21-19 on Oct 8, 2023 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- C.J. Stroud threw for 249 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Dameon Pierce ran for 66 yards on 20 carries.
- Desmond Ridder threw for 329 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 46 yards on 14 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dameon Pierce | 20 | 66 | 0 | 15 |
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tank Dell | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 64 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 7 | 10 | 65 | 1 | 18 |
| Tank Dell | 3 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 29 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| Teagan Quitoriano | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| John Metchie III | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Dameon Pierce | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Devin Singletary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 32 | 249 | 1 | 29 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pitre | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Ward | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Perryman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 47 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 14 | 46 | 0 | 13 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 17 | 40 | 0 | 12 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Desmond Ridder | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 36 | 107 | 1 | 13 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 7 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 20 |
| Drake London | 6 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 32 |
| Jonnu Smith | 6 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 22 |
| Mack Hollins | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 19 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Scotty Miller | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 37 | 283 | 1 | 32 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Landman | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcco Hellams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Texans · 2023 season · Previous Oct 1, 2023: PIT 6, HOU 30 · Next Oct 15, 2023: NO 13, HOU 20
- Falcons · 2023 season · Previous Oct 1, 2023: ATL 7, JAX 23 · Next Oct 15, 2023: WSH 24, ATL 16