The Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans will meet for a big time AFC South encounter Sunday at noon CT at Nissan Stadium. To get ready for the matchup, we next take a look at Titans coach Mike Vrabel and referee Bill Vinovich.
Facts and Figures for Titans, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Titans, No. 26-50
MIKE VRABEL FACTS (11)
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51. Vrabel, a former Texans coordinator, is 1-1 against his old team. Here is how other Texans coordinators have fared:
Kyle Shanahan: 1-0
Vic Fangio: 1-0
Mike Vrabel: 1-1
52. Last season, Vrabel joined Ed Biles and Jack Pardee as the only coaches in Titans franchise history to take over the team after it went to the playoffs the year prior. However, he and Biles are the only ones who then failed to qualify the club for the postseason in their first years.
53. Vrabel is 2-3 in initial encounters in the AFC South with a 1-1 record at home.
54. Vrabel is 1-1 against the Texans. Here is how that compares to the rest of the division:
Jaguars: 3-1
Texans: 1-1
Colts: 1-3
55. Vrabel is 1-0 against the Texans at home. Here is how that compares to other AFC South opponents:
Jaguars: 2-0
Texans: 1-0
Colts: 0-2
56. Vrabel’s 1-1 record against the Texans is the best after two career games since Mike Munchak’s in 2011:
Jeff Fisher: 2-0
Mike Munchak: 1-1
Mike Vrabel: 1-1
Ken Whisenhunt: 0-2
Mike Mularkey: 0-2
57. Vrabel is 6-1 in December with a 3-1 record at home.
58. Vrabel is 13-5 against playoff-winning coaches with an 8-2 record at home.
59. Vrabel is 3/9 on challenges for his career with a 3/4 rate in 2019.
60. Vrabel has not challenged anything related to pass interference.
61. The Titans have the eighth-lowest penalties in the NFL with 84.
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62. This week’s referee is Bill Vinovich. The Texans are 9-6 with Vinovich. Here are the results:
2004 – RAI, 30-17 – W
2004 – @CHI, 24-5 – W
2005 – PIT, 7-27 – L
2005 – CRD, 30-19 – W
2006 – @NYG, 10-14 – L
2012 – BUF, 21-9 – W
2013 – CLT, 24-27 – L
2014 – BUF, 23-17 – W
2015 – TB, 19-9 – W
2016 – CLT, 26-23 – W-OT
2016 – @OTI, 17-24 – L
2017 – PIT, 6-34 – L
2018 – DAL, 19-16 – W-OT
2018 – CLT, 21-24 – L
2018 – CLT, 7-21 – L
63. The Texans have had fewer penalties than the opposition 6/15 times with Vinovich:
2004 – RAI: 13/75; HTX: 4/25
2004 – CHI: 5/50; HTX: 10/89
2005 – PIT: 5/40; HTX: 7/58
2005 – CRD: 7/69; HTX: 5/43
2006 – NYG: 6/53; HTX: 8/65
2012 – BUF: 3/15; HTX: 7/42
2013 – CLT: 3/15; HTX: 5/86
2014 – BUF: 8/40; HTX: 8/90
2015 – TB: 10/84; HTX: 6/58
2016 – CLT: 7/42; HTX: 7/59
2016 – OTI: 7/50; HTX: 6/35
2017 – PIT: 4/24; HTX: 7/80
2018 – DAL: 7/72; HTX: 5/25
2018 – CLT: 9/59; HTX: 7/35
2018 – CLT: 2/10; HTX: 8/67
64. Vinovich is tied for the second-lowest home team winning percentage:
Carl Cheffers: .667
Alex Kemp: .667
Tony Corrente: .583
Clete Blakeman: .583
Brad Allen: .583
John Hussey: .583
Ron Torbert: .583
Scott Novak: .577
Walt Anderson: .538
Craig Wrolstad: .500
Brad Rogers: .500
Jerome Boger: .462
Shawn Smith: .462
Adrian Hill: .417
Shawn Hochuli: .417
Bill Vinovich: .417
Clay Martin: .385
65. Vinovich is also tied for the second-lowest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: .846
Clete Blakeman: .667
Clay Martin: .615
Shawn Smith: .615
Brad Rogers: .583
Alex Kemp: .583
John Hussey: .583
Tony Corrente: .583
Brad Allen: .583
Jerome Boger: .538
Adrian Hill: .500
Ron Torbert: .500
Craig Wrolstad: .500
Carl Cheffers: .417
Shawn Hochuli: .417
Bill Vinovich: .417
Walt Anderson: .385
66. The Titans are 6-2 with Vinovich. Here are the results:
2004 – @GB, 48-27 – W
2012 – JAX, 38-20 – W
2013 – KC, 17-26 – L
2013 – @JAX, 20-16 – W
2016 – HTX, 24-17 – W
2017 – @MIA, 10-16 – L
2018 – NE, 34-10 – W
2019 – SDG, 23-20 – W
67. The Titans have had fewer penalties 3/8 times with Vinovich. Here are the results:
2004 – GB: 3/15; OTI: 12/105
2012 – JAX: 7/35; OTI: 5/43
2013 – KC: 9/61; OTI: 6/35
2013 – JAX: 4/15; OTI: 1/4
2016 – HTX: 6/35; OTI: 7/50
2017 – MIA: 5/23; OTI: 11/77
2018 – NE: 4/31; OTI: 4/35
2019 – SDG: 4/29; OTI: 7/54
68. Vinovich’s games are tied for the highest sack rate in the NFL:
Vinovich: 6.5
Smith: 6.5
Hill: 6.2
Anderson: 6.2
Kemp: 5.5
Martin: 5.5
Corrente: 5.3
Allen: 5.3
Boger: 5.1
Cheffers: 5.0
Rogers: 4.9
Novak: 4.8
Torbert : 4.4
Blakeman: 4.3
Hussey: 4.3
Wrolstad: 4.3
Hochuli: 3.6
69. Vinovich’s games have the lowest offensive holding calls per game:
Cheffers: 4.6
Blakeman: 4.0
Wrolstad: 4.0
Torbert : 3.8
Corrente: 3.5
Rogers: 3.4
Anderson: 3.3
Hochuli: 3.3
Hill: 3.2
Allen: 3.1
Boger: 3.1
Kemp: 3.1
Smith: 2.6
Martin: 2.4
Novak: 2.2
Hussey: 1.9
Vinovich: 1.8
70. The Texans have successfully challenged Vinovich’s calls 4/7 times with opponents going 3/12. Replay assistant is 0/3 with two of those calls benefiting Houston.
71. The Titans are 0/2 when challenging Vinovich with opponents going 2/4. Replay Assistant is 0/3 with one of those calls favoring Tennessee.
72. Vinovich has the sixth-highest challenge overturn rate:
Blakeman: .667 (10/15)
Kemp: .600 (6/10)
Novak: .500 (6/12)
Anderson: .467 (7/15)
Cheffers: .444 (4/9)
Vinovich: .429 (6/14)
Smith: .429 (3/7)
Torbert : .429 (3/7)
Corrente: .375 (3/8)
Hill: .375 (3/8)
Hussey: .364 (4/11)
Boger: .364 (4/11)
Rogers: .333 (3/9)
Allen: .214 (3/14)
Martin: .154 (2/13)
Hochuli: .143 (1/7)
Wrolstad: .100 (1/10)
73. Vinovich is tied for the second-highest challenge overturn rate on calls related to pass interference:
Cheffers: .500 (1/2)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Anderson: .400 (2/5)
Hill: .333 (1/3)
Kemp: .200 (1/5)
Blakeman; .000 (0/2)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Smith: .000 (0/2)
Torbert : .000 (0/3)
Novak: .000 (0/3)
Corrente: .000 (0/3)
Hussey: .000 (0/3)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/4)
Hochuli: .000 (0/4)
Rogers: .000 (0/4)
Allen: .000 (0/8)
Martin: .000 (0/8)
74. Vinovich has not only refereed a Super Bowl (Super Bowl XLIX), but also a NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament game in 2007 between Illinois and Virginia Tech.
75. Just before the ’07 season, a heart condition forced Vinovich to retire from being an on-field official and go upstairs and serve as Ed Hochuli’s replay official from 2007-11.
