WEEK 9 · SUN NOV 8FINAL

Shaded = the better side of each row. Rows with no clear “better” (plays, drives, attempts, penalties, possession) aren’t shaded. Efficiency, What it cost them and Early vs late downs use the nflfastR/rbsdm play filter, so a team’s EPA/play here can differ from its season figure on the team pages; Team stats follows the official box-score conventions instead.

HOUEfficiencyLAC

+0.28(68)EPA / play(plays)−0.15(72)
+0.52(43)↳ Passing−0.05(41)
−0.13(25)↳ Rushing−0.30(31)
46%Success rate38%
53%↳ Passing32%
32%↳ Rushing45%
32%1st down rate19%
42%↳ Passing20%
16%↳ Rushing19%
9(13%)Explosive plays(rate)5(7%)
5(12%)↳ Passing(20+ yd completion)2(5%)
4(16%)↳ Rushing(10+ yd run)3(10%)
+5(TO +1, expl +4)Toxic differential(turnovers + explosives)−5(TO −1, expl −4)

HOUTeam statsLAC

221st downs14
15↳ Passing 1st downs7
4↳ Rushing 1st downs5
3↳ 1st downs from penalties2
8-14↳ 3rd down efficiency5-17
0-0↳ 4th down efficiency2-4
66Total plays68
485Total yards315
13Total drives13
7.3Yards per play4.6
381Passing177
22/37↳ Comp/Att15/30
10.0↳ Yards per pass4.7
1↳ Interceptions thrown1
1-10↳ Sacks-yards lost8-40
104Rushing138
28↳ Rushing attempts30
3.7↳ Yards per rush4.6
3-4Red zone(made-att)1-2
6-36Penalties9-79
1Turnovers2
0↳ Fumbles lost1
1↳ Interceptions thrown1
0Defensive / special teams TDs0
28:33Possession31:27

Why the play counts differ. Efficiency counts every run and dropback the way nflfastR and rbsdm.com do, including sacks, scrambles, plays wiped out by penalties and 2-point tries, so HOU has 68 plays there and 66 in the official total above. Rushing attempts count kneel-downs and QB scrambles, while rush plays are the designed runs in that efficiency set, which is why HOU shows 28 attempts and 25 rush plays.

HOUWhat it cost themLAC

−6.0EPA lost to turnovers−6.1
−2.1EPA lost to sacks−10.9
−4.8EPA lost to penalties−7.7

A strip-sack counts in both the sack row and the turnover row.

HOUEarly vs late downsLAC

+0.07(53)Early downs(1st–2nd) EPA / play−0.34(49)
40%↳ Success rate37%
+1.02(15)Late downs(3rd–4th) EPA / play+0.29(22)
67%↳ Success rate41%

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSTDINTSCKRTGEPA/DBCPOESUCC%aDOT
HOU
C.J. Stroud21/35384511125.5+0.52−1.450%11.9
Davis Mills1/2700058.3+0.22−26.8100%5.0
LAC
Justin Herbert13/2319311880.5−0.09−11.031%11.2
DJ Uiagalelei2/72410081.0+0.16−39.229%7.0

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSTDYPCEPA/CARSUCC%
HOU
Woody MarksRB187003.9+0.0139%
C.J. StroudQB220010.0+1.18100%
Emari DemercadoRB61602.7−0.4317%
LAC
Omarion HamptonRB136004.6−0.2746%
Keaton MitchellRB73304.7−0.5543%
Kimani VidalRB73004.3−0.4029%
Justin HerbertQB1707.0+0.31100%

Receiving

PlayerTGTRECYDSTDTGT%YACEPA/TGTCATCH%aDOTY/TGT
HOU · 37 team targets
Kayshon BoutteWR54125213.5%46+1.2580%18.025.0
Tank DellWR94105124.3%47+0.4344%15.411.7
Nico CollinsWR4455110.8%22+1.47100%8.313.8
Dalton SchultzTE4242010.8%7+0.6550%14.810.5
Xavier HutchinsonWR5329113.5%6+0.7960%13.25.8
Marvin Harrison Jr.WR322008.1%0−0.1167%12.06.7
Emari DemercadoRB21805.4%15+0.6150%−1.54.0
Woody MarksRB414010.8%8−0.5525%2.01.0
Dare OgunbowaleRB11302.7%3−1.22100%0.03.0
LAC · 30 team targets
Quentin JohnstonWR4158113.3%53+0.6625%22.814.5
KeAndre Lambert-SmithWR4150013.3%14+0.9125%20.012.5
Keaton MitchellRB4334013.3%35+0.2575%1.88.5
Charlie KolarTE3331010.0%14+1.10100%5.710.3
Oronde Gadsden IITE3217010.0%8+0.1767%8.35.7
Derius DavisWR211516.7%0+1.1950%9.57.5
Tre HarrisWR736023.3%11−0.3643%10.70.9
Kimani VidalRB316010.0%10−0.6533%−2.72.0

Player lines won’t always add up to team totals. TGT% is a share of the team targets above — the throws charged to a receiver — not of the pass attempts in Team stats, so the two counts can differ. Yards gained after a lateral belong to no receiver, and runs by receivers and kneel-downs don’t appear in the rushing table.