TEAM NOTES
- The Titans played their first of three consecutive road games. They will travel to play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5 and then to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6.
- Eight rookies played in the game, including starts by quarterback Cam Ward and wide receivers Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike. It marked the third time in four games in 2025 that at least eight rookies have participated for the team.
- Two players made their team debut: tackle Brandon Crenshaw Dickson (NFL debut) and linebacker Curtis Jacobs.
- The Titans allowed the Texans to score six points on a pair of field goals in the first half, marking the lowest first-half point total by a Titans opponent since the Titans shut out the Jaguars in the first half on Dec. 8, 2024. That was also the last time the Titans did not allow their opponents to score a touchdown in the first half.
- Seven players ended with at least five tackles: Cedric Gray (17), Cody Barton (nine), Jeffery Simmons (five), Amani Hooker (five), Quandre Diggs (five), Jalyn Armour-Davis (five) and Roger McCreary (five). The team finished with 74 combined tackles, their highest mark in a game this season.
- The Titans were penalized one time in the first half. It was the team's lowest penalty total in the first half since a zero-penalty first half against Green Bay on Sept. 22, 2024.
- The Titans were penalized four times in the game, representing their fewest penalties through the first four games of 2025.
WR ELIC AYOMANOR
- Recorded a team-high 44 receiving yards on a pair of receptions.
- Hauled in a 33-yard pass in the first quarter. It was his longest career reception to date.
- Became the team's first player with at least two receptions in each of the first four games of his rookie season since Tajae Sharpe (first five games) in 2016.
- Joined Carolina's Tetairoa McMillan and Tampa Bay's Emeka Egbuka as the NFL's only rookie wide receivers with at least two receptions in every game in 2025.
- Became the team's fourth player since 1999 with 12 or more receptions in the team's first four games of his rookie season, joining Kendall Wright (18 in 2012), Kenny Britt (17 in 2009) and Tajae Sharpe (16 in 2016).
CB JALYN ARMOUR-DAVIS
- Made five tackles, tying his career-best.
LB CODY BARTON
- Registered nine tackles.
- Logged his 21st career game with nine or more tackles.
S QUANDRE DIGGS
- Started and recorded five tackles and a pass defensed.
WR CHIMERE DIKE
- Returned six kickoffs for a 23.5-yard average (long of 29).
- Became the NFL's first rookie since Chad Morton of the New Orleans Saints in 2000 with at least four kickoff returns in each of the first four games of his rookie season.
LB CEDRIC GRAY
- Collected 17 tackles – a career-high, the most for a Titans defender this season, and the most tackles for a Titans defender since Daryl Worley had 17 at Washington on Dec. 1, 2024. Gray's previous career-high was 11 tackles at Indianapolis on Dec. 22, 2024.
- His 17 tackles tied for the highest figure by a Titans player since 2020 (Worley). It was the 11th time since 2000 (press box statistics) in which a Titans defender registered 15 or more tackles in a game.
- Through the early slate of games in Week 4, Gray's 17 stops at Houston were the most of any defender in the NFL during a single game in the 2025 season. The last NFL player to register 17 tackles in a game was Philadelphia's Oren Burks on Jan. 5, 2025.
- Added a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.
CB MARCUS HARRIS
- Registered two special teams tackles on punt coverage.
P JOHNNY HEKKER
- Averaged 42.6 gross yards and 39.6 net yards on five punts with two punts placed inside the 20.
S AMANI HOOKER
- Registered five tackles.
LB CURTIS JACOBS
- Made his Titans debut.
DE SEBASTIAN JOSEPH-DAY
- Recorded four tackles and a quarterback hit.
OLB ARDEN KEY
- Notched his first sack of the season in the second quarter, taking down C.J. Stroud to force a third-and-17. It was his first sack since Dec. 1, 2024 at Washington.
- Added two tackles and a quarterback hit.
RB TONY POLLARD
- Led the team with 64 rushing yards on 14 carries and added a team-high three receptions for 12 yards.
- Rushed for a 21-yard gain in the second quarter. It was his longest run since a 21-yarder against Jacksonville on Dec. 8, 2024.
- Tallied his third game in 2025 with at least 76 scrimmage yards.
WR CALVIN RIDLEY
- Totaled 30 yards on a pair of receptions.
- Converted a third-and-six with a 22-yard catch in the second quarter.
- Registered his 23rd reception of 20-plus yards since the start of the 2024 season. Through the early afternoon games of September 28, his total tied for third in the NFL.
DT JEFFERY SIMMONS
- Produced five tackles, one sack, four tackles for loss and one quarterback hit.
- Logged his second sack of the season (33.5 career) in the first quarter, dropping C.J. Stroud for a loss of three yards. It was his fifth career sack against the Texans, his highest career total against any opponent.
- Became the only Titans player with at least four tackles for loss in a game since the beginning of the 2008 season.
- His four tackles for loss were a career-best. He joined three other NFL players in 2025 to record four or more tackles for loss in a single game: Tuli Tuipulotu (five on Sept. 28), Myles Garrett (four on Sept. 7) and Derwin James Jr. (four on Sept. 21). He joined the same four players as the only players in 2025 with five tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack in a game.
- According to NFL NextGenStats, Simmons sacked Stroud 2.09 seconds after the ball was snapped, the fastest sack in the NFL since the beginning of the 2024 season. His get-off time was recorded at 0.32 seconds, the fastest time by a defensive tackle in 2025.
T OLISAEMEKA UDOH
- Started at right tackle, logging his 20th career start and his first start in a Titans uniform.
QB CAM WARD
- Joined Marcus Mariota (2015) as the only rookie quarterbacks in franchise history to start the first four games of a season.
- Completed 10-of-26 passes for 108 yards with one interception.
- Added 22 yards and a first down on two rushing attempts.
- Found Elic Ayomanor for a 33-yard completion in the first quarter. It was his longest career completion to date.
- Converted a third-and-six with a 22-yard pass to Calvin Ridley in the second quarter.
G KEVIN ZEITLER
- Registered his 200th NFL start.
