A 10-for-15 mark on third down, 35 completions on 40 passes and a 48-6 final tell the story of Tennessee’s efficiency in Houston on Sunday. The Titans scored on the opening kickoff return, built a 35-0 halftime lead and improved to 3-0, extending their winning streak to three games and moving to 2-0 in the division.

Robert Parker’s 103-yard kickoff return touchdown put Tennessee ahead before its offense took the field. The Titans kept converting that early advantage into points: Billy Alvarado scored on a 2-yard run, then Phillip Richardson connected with Robert Bermudez for a 9-yard touchdown. Tennessee finished the first quarter up 21-0.

Richardson completed 35 of 40 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions in the team totals. His passing efficiency helped the Titans go 4-for-4 on red-zone trips, scoring a touchdown on each. William Schneider led the Titans with 117 receiving yards and a touchdown; his scoring catch came from the 1-yard line, listed as a completion for no gain. Bermudez also finished with a touchdown, while Alvarado contributed 46 rushing yards and 68 receiving yards.

Tennessee added two more passing touchdowns before halftime. Richardson found Schneider for a score that made it 28-0, then connected with Norman Race from a yard out with 39 seconds left in the half. John Kerr’s extra points made the break score 35-0. The Titans’ balance showed in the team totals: 328 passing yards and 153 rushing yards, while Houston managed just 13 yards on 16 carries.

The defensive margin was just as stark. Houston converted only one of 11 third downs and finished with 95 passing yards, one touchdown and an interception. Sammy Amador returned John Raines’ interception six yards for a third-quarter touchdown, pushing Tennessee’s lead to 42-0. Kerr added field goals from 42 yards in the third and fourth quarters.

The Texans’ only touchdown came after Michael Hill recovered Richard Cook’s fourth-quarter fumble. Raines then found Mark Swenson for a 1-yard score, cutting the margin to 45-6. Houston’s defense had three sacks and a forced fumble, but the Titans answered with their second field goal to close the scoring at 48-6.

The result leaves Tennessee first in the division at 3-0, with 102 points scored and nine allowed this season. In Week 3, the numbers showed a team winning both the possession downs and the field-position battle—and turning that control into a decisive road victory.