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2026 · WEEK 5 · 2026-10-11 · FINAL

HOU at TEN

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans · Alex Kemp

26 — 3
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 5

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

8.4Accepted penalties / game
77.6Accepted yards / game
5Games played
6.0Accepted penalties / game
49.6Accepted yards / game
5Games played
REFEREE GROUPAlex Kemp
13.5Accepted penalties / game
112.8Accepted yards / game
4Games officiated

NFL average: 15.1 accepted penalties per game across both teams

HOU PENALTIES
11

95 accepted yards

TEN PENALTIES
7

83 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
18

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
178

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding44%8 accepted
Delay of Game11%2 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference11%2 accepted
Neutral Zone Infraction6%1 accepted
Unsportsmanlike Conduct6%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense12Defense4
67% of accepted22% of accepted

2 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON HOUNeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(11:41) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU-90-J.Clowney, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 18 - No Play.

Q1ON HOUUnsportsmanlike Conduct15 yds

(7:43) 3-T.Townsend punts 48 yards to HOU 39, Center-46-M.Cox, fair catch by 13-J.Noel. PENALTY on HOU-34-B.Hall, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at HOU 39.

Q1ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:51) (Shotgun) 4-W.Marks right tackle for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on HOU-9-B.Jordan, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 18.

Q2ON HOUFace Mask15 yds

(10:41) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 13-J.Noel pushed ob at TEN 22 for 9 yards (26-M.Harris; 18-C.Flott). PENALTY on HOU-13-J.Noel, Face Mask, 15 yards, enforced at TEN 23.

Q2ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(8:40) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short right. PENALTY on HOU-77-T.Brown, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 11 - No Play.

Q2ON HOUDelay of Game5 yds

(4:21) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 48 - No Play.

Q3ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(12:53) (Shotgun) 4-W.Marks up the middle to HOU 46 for 9 yards (38-T.Burgess; 21-M.Robinson). PENALTY on HOU-17-J.Wayne, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 39.

Q3ON HOUIneligible Downfield Pass5 yds

(8:48) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short middle to 19-X.Hutchinson (50-C.Barton). PENALTY on HOU-79-A.Ersery, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 16 - No Play.

Q3ON HOUDefensive Pass Interference10 yds

(4:12) (Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass incomplete short left to 0-C.Ridley. PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Defensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 38 - No Play.

Q3ON TENOffensive Holding10 yds

(2:49) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass short right to 14-C.Tate pushed ob at HOU 15 for 32 yards (2-C.Bullock). PENALTY on TEN-75-D.Moore, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 47 - No Play.

Q3ON TENDefensive Pass Interference28 yds

(2:05) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete deep left to 12-N.Collins. PENALTY on TEN-24-A.Taylor, Defensive Pass Interference, 28 yards, enforced at HOU 26 - No Play.

Q4ON TENOffensive Holding10 yds

15-K.Fairbairn kicks 58 yards from HOU 35 to TEN 7. 17-C.Dike to TEN 31 for 24 yards (9-B.Jordan). PENALTY on TEN-52-J.Williams, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 31.

Q4ON TENOffensive Holding10 yds

(12:21) (Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass short left to 2-T.Spears pushed ob at HOU 8 for 35 yards (6-R.Blankenship). HOU-5-J.Pitre was injured during the play. PENALTY on TEN-51-A.Schlottmann, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 41.

Q4ON HOUDefensive Holding5 yds

(12:06) (Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass incomplete deep left to 14-C.Tate [55-D.Hunter]. HOU-24-D.Stingley was injured during the play. PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 49 - No Play.

Q4ON TENOffensive Holding10 yds

(12:02) (Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass incomplete deep right. PENALTY on TEN-55-J.Latham, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 46 - No Play.

Q4ON TENOffensive Holding10 yds

(10:05) (Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass short right to 84-G.Helm to HOU 33 for 9 yards (27-K.Ramsey). PENALTY on TEN-75-D.Moore, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 42 - No Play.

Q4ON HOUDelay of Game5 yds

(5:56) (Punt formation) PENALTY on HOU, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 40 - No Play.

Q4ON TENFalse Start5 yds

(1:35) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on TEN-75-D.Moore, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 43 - No Play. 10-second runoff avoided.